2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, AND IT IS VERY HARD TO START THE CAR. THE AUTOSHOP SAID THERE IS A SEVERE FUEL LEAKAGE, AND THEY FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK, AND THE SOURCE OF FUEL LEAK WAS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, AND THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL FOR THE CAR MODEL, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT COVER CAR REGISTERED IN MY STATE. I SUGGEST THEY INCLUDE THIS STATE, AND REIMBURSE MY REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMELL OF GASOLINE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,136.

FUEL PUMP AND LINES ARE LEAKING . PURCHASED CAR NEW IN 2007 IN MO.. WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICES #09V419000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS A RESULT OF THE SENSORS BEING COVERED BY CRUSHED METAL FROM THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 05/21/12 *BF UPDATED 05/23/12

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IN APRIL 2007, AT APPROX. 50,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED TO MISS, THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND LUNGE AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED, WE WERE THEN SENT ON "WILD GOOSE CHASE," FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A FUEL PEDAL SENSOR, NXT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, FOLLOWED BY THE WIRING HARNESS, THIS HOWEVER, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, WE TOOK IT BACK FOR A FOURTH TIME AND THE ENDED UP REBUILDING THE HEAD ON THE MOTOR, CAR HAS NOT RAN CORRECTLY EVER SINCE. WE TRIED TO FILE A LEMON LAW CLAIM BUT NEEDED FOUR RECEIPTS TO PROVE WARRANTY WORK, WE HAD THREE AND AFTER THE FOURTH WHEN PICKED UP CAR THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE FOURTH, THAT WAS A YEAR AGO. MY CAR NOW HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT, IT IS BEGINNING TO IDLE ROUGH AGAIN AND WHEN I PUT FUEL IN IT, THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START, AT FIRST IT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING, AND THEN IT WILL TRY TO TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START I THEN HAVE TO SLAM THE FUEL TO IT IN ORDER TO GET IT STARTED, ONCE IT STARTS IT WILL IDLE ROUGH AND I HAVE TO KEEP GIVING IT FUEL IN ORDER FOR THE IDLE TO SMOOTH. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED, I WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT SUPER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,100. UPDATED 6/20/12 *CN UPDATED 06/22/12*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A RECALL TO REPLACE FUEL MODULE FOR FUEL ODOR? WELL THE MODULE WAS REPLACED WITH THE NEW MODULE KIT(3.107). BEFORE THIS REPLACEMENT WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND FUEL ODOR/FUEL GAUGE. NOW THAT WE HAD THE RECALL DOWN THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR AND THE GAS GAUGE WILL READ FULL AT TIMES AND WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AFTER DRIVER .7 MILES THE GAUGE WILL SAY ITS ONLY GOT A 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND WE SWITCH THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES AND IT WILL FINALLY GO BACK TO FULL BUT AFTER DRIVING IT ABOUT 3 MILES THE GAUGE WILL GO BACK DOWN TO A 1/4 TANK AND WE HAVE TO STOP AND CYCLE THE KEY ON AND OFF AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR IT TO GIVE A SOMEWHAT ACCURATE READING BUT AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES THE GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY. EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS EMPTY THE GAUGE WILL SAY THERE'S A HALF TANK OF GAS, I HAVE EVEN GOT STUCK MULTIPLE TIMES THINKING THERE WAS GAS IN THE CAR. ANYWAY POINT BEING THAT THIS MODULE KIT 3.107 GAVE ME ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF WHY IT WAS BEING RECALLED AND MESSED UP MY FUEL GAUGE AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT AS WARRANTY SO BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. SO I FURTHER INVESTIGATED ON MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS AND IT SEEMS EVERYONE THAT GETS THIS RECALL DOWN HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND A FUEL ODOR THEY DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE THE RECALL. SO IM HOPING THE NHTSA WILL FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD/HIGHWAY/DARK LONG DIRT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HE NECK AND BACK. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT HAD NOT ASSISTED THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

I PLACED MY CAR IN PARK LAST NIGHT, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE LOCK POSITION FOR THE KEY TO BE RELEASED. I CHECKED MY CAR'S WHEELS TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE STRAIGHT AND EVERY OTHER THING THAT I COULD THINK OF TO TRY AND MAKE THE KEY GO TO THE LOCK POSITION. AFTER READING THE MANUAL, I WAS ABLE TO FIND THAT THERE WAS A CAP ON THE PANEL UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT ONCE REMOVED, CONTAINED AN EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON THAT WHEN PUSHING IT ALLOWED FOR THE IGNITION TO BE TURNED TO THE LOCK POSITION AND THEY KEY TO BE RELEASED. I HAVE STARTED MY CAR SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AND ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. I DID A FAIR AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND READ A NUMBER OF REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET, AND I CAME TO REALIZE THIS IS A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM IN THE CHEVY COBALT. IT NOW SEEMS THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS COMMON PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REMEDIED, SO THAT I WON'T HAVE TO PUSH A SPECIAL BUTTON FOR MY CAR TO TURN COMPLETELY OFF AND HAVE MY KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR

ON MARCH 4, 2011 I HAD MY 2007 COBALT'S ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FIXED DUE TO THE RECALL I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. THIS WAS AS EMICH CHEVORLET IN COLORADO. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES MAKING TURNS AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND SOMETIME UNABLE TO TURN AT ALL. I CONTACTED MY PERSONAL SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE DEALER NEEDED TO DO THE WORK AND THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS DEFUNCT PART. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TODAY WHO STRAIGHT AWAY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IF YOU SCOUR THE INTERNET NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE STILL POSTING THAT EVEN AFTER THE RECALL THESE PARTS (STEERING) ARE STILL FAILING AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TOP PAY FOR A PART THAT CANNOT LAST A YEAR AND 3 DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (FRONT AND REAR) ARE BAD ALONG WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD NOR IS THE MILEAGE HIGH. WHEN PROBLEM IS SEARCHED ON INTERNET, MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE COMPLAINT IS FOR THE RADIO IN MY CAR. IT WAS WORKING FINE THEN IT STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SPEAKERS CUTTING IN AND OUT. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE RADIO IT'S TIDED INTO THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE CAR AND LETS YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH YOUR CAR. IF YOU FORGET YOUR SEATBELT IT DINGS LETTING YOU KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN BUCKLED AND KEEPS DINGING UNTIL YOU PUT IT ON. IF YOU TURN YOUR BLINKER IS ON IT MAKES A NOISE WITH THE BLINKER SO YOU KNOW IT?S ON. IF YOUR BLINKER STAYS ON IT LETS YOU KNOW TO TURN IT OFF. IF YOUR CAR HAS MECHANICAL ISSUES IT WILL DINGS LETTING YOU KNOW SOMETHING?S WRONG. AS IT SITS NOW MY TWO FRONT SPEAKERS DON?T WORK AT ALL SO I DON?T KNOW IF SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR BEFOREHAND. IF MY CAR WAS TO OVERHEAT I WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL IT ACTUALLY BROKE DOWN ON ME. AT LEAST IF I WAS TO HEAR A CHIME OR THE WARNING BEFORE ANY DAMAGE COULD HAPPEN THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. ALSO THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE CAR AND THE PERSON DRIVING IT. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THIS MODEL CAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED. HERS ONE OF THE LINKS YOU CAN READ FOR YOURSELF. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/TDUJ7VFPAEC901FN4. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,236.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL AND NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOCATED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I BEGAN SMELLING FUEL, ESPECIALLY PARKED ON AN INCLINE. I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK, AND WITNESSED LOOSING OVER 1/2 A TANK OF GAS! I AM TERRIFIED TO PUT MORE THAN 5 GALLONS OF GAS NOW. ANYTIME I PUT ANY AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN, THE FUMES ARE VERY STRONG INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I CANNOT EVEN GET THIS CAR INSPECTED SINCE I LIVE IN NORTH TEXAS (DENTON). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS! THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WAS 1100.00 WHICH IS MORE THAN 25% OF IT'S VALUE. THEY SAID IT DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. I BOUGHT THE CAR AND LIVE IN TEXAS. SO FAR I HAVE HAD THE STEERING ASSEMBLY REPLACED (RECALL) AS WELL AS THE WINDSHIELD (NOT A RECALL BUT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM SO TERRIFIED OF DYING IN THIS CAR AND NO ONE WANTS TO FIX IT FOR UNDER 1100.00! *TT

MY DAUGHTER'S CAR (2007 CHEVY COBALT LT, TITLED IN MY NAME) DEVELOPED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE WARANTY HAD RECENTLY EXPIRED IN DECEMBER. THE DEALERSHIP HAD RECENTLY MADE A WARRANTY REPAIR AND A RECALL REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE 11/2011, BUT WAS NOT OPEN ON A SATURDAY. A LOCAL SHOP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX BASED ON A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM & MODEL #, NHTSA # 09V419000. THEY REFUSED BASED A NC SALVAGE TITLE ON THE CAR THAT WAS DUE TO A REPLACED BUMPER, 3 YEARS AGO, WHICH HAD NO IMPACT ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. REMEMBER THEY HAD JUST DONE WARRANTY WORK 2 MONTHS AGO, BUT SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, ALTHOUGH THE GM REP SAID THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED FOR 10 YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM AS A PART OF A SETTLEMENT, BUT SAID THE SALVAGE TITLE DID NOT WARRANT REPAIR. WHEN PUSHED ABOUT THE PREVIOUS WORK THEY HAD PERFORMED, THE RECALL ON RECORD, AND WHY DID THEY NOT FIX IT WHEN THEY FIXED A STEERING RECALL; HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING FINE AND DID NOT SHOW THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL AT THE TIME. MY EXACT SAME POINT!!! THE SALVAGE TITLE/BUMPER HAD NO IMPACT TO THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR 3 YEARS; AND THEIR (GM) RESPONSIBILITY IN MEETING A NHTSA RECALL. THEY ARE TRYING TO USE A LOOPHOLE TO AVOID THEIR RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS RECALL. I HAD TO PAY $593 TODAY SO MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WOULD NOT CATCH ON FIRE AS WAS MENTIONED ON SEVERAL INTERNET WEBSITES IN RELATION TO THIS RECALL. BOTH GENTLEMEN I SPOKE TO WERE

I CAN'T FIND A RECALL FOR MY FUEL LINE LEAKING BACK BY FUEL TANK.. THE GAS SMELL IS REALLY BAD AND IM FINDING GAS DRIPPING SLIGHTLY UNDERNEATH MY CAR HAVE TALKED TO CHEVY RECALL LINE THAY SAID THERE ISN'T ONE I HAVE SEEN SOME PEOPLE TALKING ONLY IN SOME STATES. I PURCHESED BRAND NEW IN KENTUCKY NOT SURE WHAT TO DO FOR THERE PART MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP.. THX INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

AFTER BEING REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE GOING 80+ MPH AN HOUR INTO THE BACK OF THE CHEVY COBALT GOING 50MPH AND ROLLING INTO A 20 FOOT BAR DITCH, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS NOT A VISIBLE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

OUR 2007 COBALT LS IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT BELOW FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO WHERE IT WAS SOLD OR REGISTERED IS NOT IN THE STATES LISTED. THE GAS SMELL/FUMES AND VISIBLE LEAK WHEN PARKED AT AN INCLINE ARE EXTREME. WE ARE TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR IT WILL EXPLODE OR CATCH FIRE. IT WAS PURCHASED USED IN MID-2010 FROM A DEALER WHO WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT CHARGING A SIGNIFICANT FEE, LET ALONE THE COST OF REPLACING WHATEVER IT IS THAT NEEDS REPLACED. NOTE - THIS VEHICLE IS REGISTERED AND TITLED IN MY MOTHER-IN-LAWS NAME. SUMMARY = GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA; AND MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5 AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA AND TEXAS. THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOPS A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I HAVE A FUEL LEAK IN THE UPPER PART OF MY GAS TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). ONE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

REAR WINDOW DEFROST STOPPED WORKING. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE REAR DEFROST WAS MELTED. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON DEFECTIVE REAR DEFROSTER ON 2007 CHEVY COBALT, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PART. *TR

I CAN NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR MILEAGE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 2006 NEW. THE MAIN ANNOYANCE WITH THIS CAR IS THE BUSHINGS. I HAVE GOTTEN THEM FIXED 3 TIMES SINCE 06, AND YET MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN WHEN I BREAK WHICH INDICATES THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SECOND ANNOYANCE IS THE RADIO, I HAVE HAD MY SPEAKERS REPLACED AS ONLY THE BACK ONES WOULD WORK. EVERY WINTER MY SPEAKERS GO OUT, ONE DAY WILL BE THE LEFT FRONT, NEXT DAY WILL BE FRONT RIGHT - THEY CHOOSE WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK AND WHEN THEY DO NOT WANT TO, AND THE OTHER DAY NONE OF THE SOUND WOULD WORK! THIRD MY RPM'S WILL RANDOMLY SHOOT UP WHILE I'M DRIVING, GOING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. DEALER SAYS ITS CAUSED BY SITTING SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT ISN'T VERY HEAVY (PURSE, BOOK, SHOPPING BAG, ETC) AND "CONFUSING" THE SENSOR, THOUGH I DO NOT PLACE ANYTHING IN THE SEAT. WHEN THE SERVICE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. WAS TOLD BY A DEALER SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY REALLY WEREN'T SURE HOW TO/IF THEY COULD FIX IT. *TR

DOOR WONT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 10V073000 ( STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS IN SEPTEMBER 2010. SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE RADIO WOULD SHUT ON AND OFF, A PICTURE OF A LOCK SYMBOL WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF, INCLUDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND THEN ON IT WOULD RESET ITSELF AND PERFORM AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

I STARTED TO SMELL GAS WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE VIN IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF GM'S RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 09226, BUT WHEN I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE EXACT VIN, EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME DEFECT IMPACTING THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS COSTING APPROXIMATELY $600 TO $700 TO FIX. THAT IS ABOUT 20- 30 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND GM KNOWS THIS ISSUE. THEY DID PROVIDE ME WITH A CLAIM OR COMPLAINT NUMBER. THEY NEED TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE RECALL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

STARTED SMELLING GAS. CHECKED FUEL SYSTEM. FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL CELL WHERE PLASTIC LINES ENTER TANK. GOOGLED PROBLEM....FOUND MANY, MANY REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT ONLY FOR THOSE SOLD OR REGISTERED IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA. CONTACTED GM...WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE I WAS NOT IN EITHER OF THOSE STATES. MY VEHICLE HAS 77,740 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM NO MATTER WHERE THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO START. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO BECOME HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS EMITTED FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAK VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP); AND PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE DEALER REGARDING THE VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,630. UPDATED 11/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS WERE PAID WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 06/15/2012 *JS

THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP ON 2007 CHEVROLET COBALTS BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. I SMELLED GASOLINE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE SHOWING MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/CHEVROLET/COBALT/FUEL+SYSTEM I SAW THAT PEOPLE HAD REPORTED FIRES AND I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAD IT FIXED AT THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO HOME, IT WAS A CHEVROLET DEALER BUT IS NO LONGER AND IS NOW AN ACDELCO REPAIR CENTER. IT COST ME $615.86 TO GET THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP REPAIRED AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY PROBLEM WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE PROBLEM IN THE CARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET MANY TIMES AND HAVE SENT THEM MY RECEIPTS BUT THEY DO NOT RETURN MY CALLS. I DO HAVE AN OPEN CASE NUMBER WITH THEM BUT HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS IN RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A MAJOR CRACK IN THE PLASTIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACK DEVELOPING IN THE LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP *TGW THE REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACING THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DENIED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE, HE WAS TOLD REPEATEDLY, THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR HIS MODEL YEAR. HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE HAD THE EXACT DEFECT FOR WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED, JUST NOT HIS SPECIFIC VIN. *JB

IT'S MY MOTHER INLAWS CAR SHE STARTED SMELLING STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE THE CAR AND GAS LEAKS ON THE GROUND WHILE IT IS RUNNING I LOOKED TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM BECAUSE I AM A MECHANIC IT'S LEAKING FROM THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES ON TOP THE GAS TANK THEY'RE CRACKED AND LEAKING GAS THE FUMMES ARE STRONG I ASLO NOTICE ONLINE THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL LINES CRACKING ON 2006 AND 2007 COBALT BUT I GUESS IT DOESN'T COVER VIRGINIA I DON'T KNOW BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT I WOULD FOR IT TO GET FIXED ITS A FIRE HAZZARD IF THE OTHER STATES COVERED THE RECALL FOR FREE THEN THEY SHOULD COVER THE OTHER STATES COMPLAINTS BECAUSE IT DID GET VERY HOT AND DRY THIS SUMMER AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY CAUSES THEM TO CRACK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE ENVIROMENT HAVING 2007 VEHICLES LEAKING GAS DUE TO MANUFACTURES PARTS IT'S NOT OUR FAULT THE LINES CRACK IT'S THE MANUFACTURES WHO BUILT OR MADE THE CHEAP PLASTIC LINES MY KIDS AND HER OTHER GRAND KIDS RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE IT'S HER ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SHE BOUGHT HOPEING IT WOULD BE RELIABLE THANKS FOR LISTENING. *TT

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT HIS CAR NOV.6, 2008 AND SINCE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM ANYTHING BUT THAT ONE WINDOW ON THE RIGHT OF THE BACK SEAT WON'T MOVE. ANYWAY, ON OCT.22, 2011, MY HUSBAND WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF, THANK GOD HE MADE IT SAFE TO OUR HOME. ON MONDAY, HE MADE THE APPOINTMENT TO THE DEALER PLACE FOR THE RECALL WE KEPT ON PUTTING OFF. SO THE FOLLOWING MORNING, TUESDAY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE THAT WHOLE DAY. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR WON'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL. THE UN/LOCK BUTTON WON'T WORK AS IF THERE'S NO POWER AND THE CAR WON'T START. *TT

EXPERIENCED STRONG FUEL ODOR IN AND AROUND VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND SCHEDULED APPT TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. OWNER RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND VEHICLE RECALL 09226A. WHEN VEHICLE WENT IN FOR SERVICE, OWNER WAS ADVISED BY SERVICE REP THAT RECALL WAS NOT FOR THE VEHICLE AND CHARGES WOULD APPLY. VIN INDICATES IT WAS IN THE VIN BREAKPOINTS BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THE STATES IDENTIFIED (ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS). APPEARS THE GM AND/OR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE MISINTERPRETED THE RECALL TO MEAN BOTH THE VIN BREAKPOINTS AND THE AFFECTED STATES HAVE TO BE VALID FOR THE RECALL TO APPLY. REPAIR WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. OWNER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL VEHICLE OWNERS WITH VINS WITHIN THE BREAKPOINTS WITH NO CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO A PARTICULAR STATE. *TR

THE ODOR OF GASOLINE AROUND THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM, HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT. THE ISSUES THAT ARE UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS CAR ARE WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, YET MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PURCHASED VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND NO PROBLEMS TILL NOW. 22 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING VEHICLE, SHE IS A COLLEGE STUDENT. SHE DRIVES IN MAJOR CITY DAILY AND DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL GAUGE CLUSTER WENT CRAZY AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SCARING HER, SHE PARKED THE CAR IN A CHURCH LOT AND I SENT THE CAR TO A DEALER THE NEXT DAY. I HAD FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF SUCH WHEN THE WORK WAS TO BE DONE. THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR UNDER THE RECALL BUT ALSO CHARGED ME $780.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH THEY SAID WAS BAD. I HAVE FOUND 1000 + COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE SAYING THEIR STEERING COLUMNS WERE SUPPOSEDLY BAD AS WELL WITH 1 PERSON HAVING THEIRS REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW. SHE PICKED THE CAR UP AND 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURS AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKS AT IT FOR 4 DAYS AND CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO DO NOTHING BUT INVESTIGATE. THEY CLAIM THE CODES WERE ERASED ON THE COMPUTER BECAUSE WE DROVE IT AFTER THE FAULT BUT THE CAR WAS PARKED AND IMMEDIATELY HAULED TO THE DEALER ON A FLATBED TRUCK. AS I SAID BEFORE THERE ARE WELL OVER 1,000 COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THAT I HAVE FOUND MYSELF SO I AM SURE THERE ARE A LOT MORE. AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD IT THIS CAR WILL BE PUT IN TOWN SQUARE WITH A BIG LEMON SIGN ON IT AND SHE WILL BE DRIVING SOMETHING OTHER THAN GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED THE SMELL OF FUEL FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START PROPERLY AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE FUEL PUMP COULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,642.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK THAT WOULD SPILL FUELS UNDER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP 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 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 10/28/11*LJ

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IT DOES THIS AT RANDOM TIMES, TODAY AT STOP SIGN THE CAR SPEEDOMETER ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH AND CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. NO CODES TO READ NOR DID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. *KB

24,866 MILE FUEL TANK DEFECT. CRACK IN THE TANK CLOSE TO THE FILLER NECK. NO IMPACT , NO COLLISION. SUPPLIER DEFECT. *TR