2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

I HAVE READ RECALLS ON 2007 CHEVY COBALTS FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM HAVING A CRACK IN THE LINE CAUSING A FUEL LEAK, BUT THE RECALLS ARE FOR CERTAIN STATES. MY CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED IN INDIANA-AUCTIONED IN OHIO. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATE THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL, BUT IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER RECALLS IN THE OTHER STATES. I THINK IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, IF YOU SEARCH THE WEB ON COMMON POSTS RELATED PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL CAP. THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE O-RING IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS STILL A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SMELL AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,881 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH HE NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ABOUT TO FRACTURE.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT WITH AN FUEL LEAK. STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. FUEL TANK COMING APART WHERE THE FILL TUBE ENTERS THE TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE WALKS UP TO HER VEHICLE OR WHEN INSIDE SHE GETS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

A WEEK AGO WE NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE CAR WHEN PARKED.THIS MORNING, I STARTED TO CAR TO LET IT WARM UP AND NOTICED GAS LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A FRIENDS AUTO REPAIR SHOP THIS MORNING TO FIND OUT THAT THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. RECALL #09226B MY FRIEND SUGGESTED I TAKE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER (WAGNER GMC) IN BELLEVILLE, IL. SO I DROVE TO THE DEALER WITH THE RECALL IN HAND ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THIS RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO VEHICLES MADE IN FL, CA, AZ, NV & TX. SO AS I STOOD IN THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP WITH GAS DRIPPING OUT OF THE TANK, I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD COST ME $572.00. I THINK THIS IS A HORRIBLE MISTAKE ON GM'S BEHALF THAT COULD HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. I ONLY FEEL FORTUNATE THAT MY FAMILY DOESN'T SMOKE. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF OUR CAR WOULD HAVE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION SOURCE. I ALSO CALL THE GM HOTLINE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME "CONDITIONS" LISTED IN THEIR RECALL NOTICE, REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT WAS MADE. THE DEALER THEN CALLED ME BACK TO INFORM ME THAT THEIR GM REP SAID THEY WOULD COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. SO THE WHY I SEE IT IS THAT'S A 50% ADMISSION OF GUILT?? I'M JUST CURIOUS TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT REALLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A DEADLY SITUATION. *TR

I AM CURRENTLY HAVING CAR ISSUES AND STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH. I RAN ACROSS THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE DATES. I DIDN'T RECEIVE A LETTER FOR A FUEL PUMP RECALL BUT I DID HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ON THE RECALL (CRACKED FUEL PUMP). I DID GET IT FIXED AT A LOCAL KWIK CAR SHOP. I JUST CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER SHIP TO ASK WHY MY VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL. I DO HAVE THE RECEIPT WHERE THE PART WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED AROUNG THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER PARKING HE NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000: (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF, KEY GOES TO ACC THEN WONT TURN ANY FARTHER. I HAVE TO PUSH THE SHIFTER BUTTON BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,281.

STARTED NOTICING A STRONG FUEL SMELL OUTSIDE OF MY 2007 COBALT AND IT QUICKLY GOT WORSE AND EVENTUALLY HAD SUCH A STRONG ODOR INSIDE MY CAR THAT I HAD TO KEEP THE WINDOW CRACKED ANY TIME I WAS IN MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED. I WAS VERY UPSET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT VERY ISSUE BUT IT ONLY APPLIED TO A COUPLE OF STATES. THEN A FEW WEEKS AFTER REPAIRS ARE MADE ON MY CAR THE RECALL IS EXTENDED TO INCLUDE A HANDFUL MORE STATES BUT STILL MISSOURI WAS NOT INCLUDED SO I CAN NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT; YET I HAD TO COME UP WITH ALMOST $600 TO TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN ONE OF THE COVERED STATES. I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE IN THOSE STATES ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN MYSELF AND MANY OTHER AFFECTED OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN OPERATION, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WOULD EMIT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000; (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY HER HUSBAND AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY LEAKS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,664. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK AND CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK AND CAR TO CATCH FIRE. I LIVE IN THE STATE OF OHIO . I HAVE TO 2 CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE WITH IN MY CAR. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY GOING ON IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. THIS RECALL NEED TO BE FOR ALL STATES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE; HOWEVER THE FUEL ODOR DID NOT CEASE INSTEAD THE FUEL ODOR BECAME STRONGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,129.

STARTED SMELLING FUEL AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE. *TR

AT THE END OF AUG 2012, I NOTICED A FAINT SMELL OF GAS WHILE DRIVING. I CHECKED THE GAS CAP , UNDER THE CAR FOR LEAKS AND CHECKED THE INJECTORS FOR LEAKS. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. WHEN I OPEN THE TRUNK THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG. ALSO ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING I HAD TO PUMP THE GAS PEDDLE OFTEN TO START THE CAR, SEEMS THAT I WAS LOSING PRESSURE SOMEWHERE IN THE FUEL LINE. I WAS READY TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHEN I READ ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE INTERNET, BUT NOT FOR MY STATE. WHAT A BUNCH OF#@$. I CALLED GMC AND COMPLAINED, THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND THEN POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED. TODAY ON THE INTERNET GMC STATED I COULD GET A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY. I'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. GMC'S RATIONALIZATION THAT THE STATES THEY LISTED FOR RECALL HAVE HIGHER TEMPERATURES THAN COLORADO DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE IN THAT STATE, I ASSURE YOU IT GETS JUST AS HOT IN COLORADO. REGARDLESS, GMC SHOULD GIVE SOME TYPE OF NOTIFICATION TO ALL OWNERS OF SAID RECALLED VEHICLES. SO THEY COULD AT LEAST BE AWARE OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *TR

I NOTICED THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM MY CAR.I TOOK MY CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR HAD A GAS LEAK AND THERE WAS A CRACK CAUSING THE LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP LINE. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS RARE AND I SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND TO SEE IF I WOULD BE REIMBURSE THE MONEY SPENT FOR THE PART TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS VIA EMAIL. I EXPLAINED MY ISSUE WITH A GAS LEAK AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THE TIME WHICH WAS JULY OF 2010. RECENTLY I WAS MADE AWARE OF A RECALL WITH THE CHEVY COBALT 2007 HAVING A GAS LEAK. I AGAIN CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ONLY TO BE TOLD MY CAR IS NOT VIN SPECIFIC TO THE RECALL.NO ONE WAS ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHY MY CAR IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS STATED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. CLEARLY THERE IS A LARGER PROBLEM THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING. I'VE SENT TWO MORE COMPLAINTS ASKING THAT THE RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE VIN'S AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THOSE COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING HIS VEHICLE HE SMELLED FUEL FUMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE INSIDE THE VEHICLE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER WAS SCHEDULED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FUEL PUMP LINES ARE CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE RECALL IN PLACE DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. ITS OBVIOUS THAT IT SHOULD. WHAT TO DO? *TR

I STARTED SMELLING GAS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME MY FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING AND IS BAD. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMPS OF 2007-2009 COBOLTS ONLY IN SOME WARM WEATHER STATES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A NATIONAL RECALL BECAUSE AND KIND OF SPARK COULD START A FIRE. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED A FAINT SMELL OF GAS AS I WOULD DRIVE THE CAR. OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 2 WEEKS, IT GOT SO STRONG I WOULD BE NAUSEOUS BY THE TIME I GOT TO WORK. MY CAR ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND NOT THE DEALER DUE TO A BETTER PRICE FOR THE WORK. HE DISCOVERED A CRACK AND I HAD A FUEL LEAK, WHICH HE PROMPTLY FIXED. I HAVE THE RECEIPT AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE WORK. NOW THERE IS A RECALL, BUT NOT IN MY STATE. IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO? SHOULD I NOTIFY GENERAL MOTORS OR WAIT AND SEE IF I DO GET A RECALL? ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PLASTIC AROUND THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK IN AND ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE BEING EMITTED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE LEAKING GASOLINE AND PERFORMED REPAIRS PERSONALLY. WHILE DISMANTLING THE FUEL TANK, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE IN THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 AND 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,303 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,403.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

BATTERY DIED IN CAR, HAD TO JUMP THE CAR. CAR STARTED FINE, STEERING SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE TIGHT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING THE TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING WENT AWAY. HOWEVER UPON ARRIVING AT HOME THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND THE SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR EASILY WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS IN THE SHIFTER BUTTON. ALSO IN ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEY THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOW LOCKED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WITH THE WHEELS LOCKED IN THE RIGHT POSITION. WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION BY LOCATING THE EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN BUT CAR WILL NOT START NOW AS KEY WONT TURN ALL THE WAY, AND SHIFTER STILL SHIFTS INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE SHIFTER BUTTON. CAR WAS PARKED FRONT FIRST AGAINST BUILDING SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WILL GET IT TOWED OUT OF THERE TO A SHOP TO FIX IT! I SUSPECT THE SHIFTER CABLE ASSEMBLY AT THE END OF THE SHIFTER WHICH IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC IS BROKEN. WILL VERIFY WHEN ITS TAKEN APART. I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 50 OTHER CASES ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS PIECE BREAKS AND CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO REGISTER IT BEING IN PARK AND WILL NOT RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION. GM RECALLED CERTAIN YEARS FOR SHIFTER PROBLEMS BUT NOT THE 2007 UNFORTUNATELY! *TR

NOTICING STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. AFTER BEING DRIVEN, THE ODOR IS VERY STRONG WITHIN THE CAR. ODOR IS ALSO OUTSIDE AND VERY STRONG. CAN BE SMELLED EVERY TIME ENTERING OR EXITING VEHICLE. ODOR REMAINS EVEN WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CHECKED FOR DRIPS/LEAKS AND COULD NOT LOCATE. VIN # IS PART OF RECALL DATA BASE BUT RECALL "DOESN'T APPLY" TO MY CAR BECAUSE OF WHAT STATE I LIVE IT (???). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED GAS COULD STILL BE SMELLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE TANK WAS DAMAGED AS WELL, DUE TO FACTORY DEFAULTED GAS TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPLETELY COMPENSATED FOR ALL EXPENSES PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. UPDATED 1/4/2013*JS

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS TURNING AROUND IN MY DRIVE WAY.. CAUSING ME TO HIT AND DAMAGE MY GARAGE DOOR..CAUSING 2,000. IN DAMAGE. THIS CAR HAS ALREADY HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL WORK DONE..BUT THE POWER STEERING IS STILL GOING IN AND OUT...MAJOR PROBLEM..VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

RAW GAS SMELL FROM DRIVER'S REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. LOW GAS MILEAGE AND BAD PERFORMANCE. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK. IDENTIFIED BY A MECHANIC AS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS THE EXACT RECALL FOR THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT. CHEVROLET IS REFUSING TO IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS DAMAGED AND HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WAS PURCHASED NEW FEBRUARY 2007. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 24,800 MILES ON IT WHEN I STARTED SMELLING GAS IN JULY OF THIS YEAR 2012, THIS YEAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO GET A OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC. THAT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT HOME AND CHECKED ON LINE ABOUT GAS LEAKS ON A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE MODEL CARS IN 2010. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THE STATE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE(IN MARYLAND) WAS NOT ONE OF THE STATES FOR THE RECALL. I CALLED MY NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER AND TOLD HIM OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I WAS INFORMED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND IT WAS THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTED PART. A FUEL PUMP FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 60,000 MILES. I BABYSIT FOR A LIVING AND THERE IS A SMALL CHILD IN MY VEHICLE ALMOST EVERYDAY. THIS COULD OF CAUSED SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES OVER GM'S NEGLECT. WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY I PARKED MY CAR FOR 2 MONTHS UNTIL I HAD THE MONEY TO PAY FOR GM'S PROBLEM. SO NOW I AM OUT OF MONEY TO HAVE SOMETHING FIXED THAT WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I FEEL GM SHOULD REIMBURSE EVERYONE WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN. I AM INFORMING ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THIS AND TELLING THEM NEVER TO BUY A GM CAR. THIS IS A TERRIBLE WAY TO RUN A BUSINESS.

I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007. I NOTICED AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES THE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO MAKE LOTS OF CLUNKING NOISES AND RATTLING WHENEVER I WENT OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. THERE IS ALSO A REALLY AWFUL NOISE WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND RELEASE THEM THE CAR JERKS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GONNA FALL OFF THE CAR. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE STRUTS AND CONTROL ARM. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THOSE PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS CURRENT MILEAGE. HE RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP BUT MY WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED AND THE DEALER SHIP WILL NOT FIX THE CAR. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE CAR WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY TURN ON WHEN STARTING. IT ALWAYS STARTS WHEN ATTEMPTING A SECOND TIME. A STRONG GAS ODOR WAS NOTICED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AROUND THIS TIME. GM HAS RECALLED THIS VEHICLE (2007 CHEVROLET COBALT) IN 5 STATES ONLY, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN A TON OF STATES, INCLUDING VIRGINIA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED TWO OF THE FUEL LINES WERE FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES, DELAWARE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000) I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT LEAKED FUEL WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL. IF THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL PUMP WHY WOULD IT MATTER WHAT STATE YOUR VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN? I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. I SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT COVER MY EXPENSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ LOW WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

KEY WONT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, STAY IN THE ACC POSITION. IVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LEAK WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND GAS SMELL FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSUME MORE FUEL THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,974.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING FUEL SMELL FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FUEL MODULE. THE OVER FLOAT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) FOR THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND AS A RESULT, THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO HAVE THE CIRCUIT CLEARED, BUT THAT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,690.

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF LEAKING GASOLINE. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR A FUEL LEAK ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, BUT NOT IN VIRGINIA!? NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL, SAYING IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM, AND WHAT STATE I AM IN SHOULD NOT EXCLUDE THEM FROM RESPONSIBILITY. THIS RECALL MUST BE EXTENDED TO ALL AFFECTED OWNERS IN EVERY STATE. *TR