2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

I HAVE JUST GOT BACK FROM WORK, AND ON MY WAY HOME MY POWER STEERING WENT, I LIVE IN A CITY SO THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ALSO I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN AND AS I HAVE READ THE COMMENTS I ASSUME THIS ISN'T THE LAST TIME, THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF [XXX], I HAVE TOLD MANY PEOPLE NOT TO BUY THIS CAR, SINCE I GOT IT I HAVE TO DO ALOT OF PART REPLACEMENTS WHICH AREN'T CHEAP.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY COBALT IN 2008, WITH APPROX. 30,000 MILES. WHEN I HAD AROUND 35,000, MILES IT STARTED TO GET LOUD ,RATTLING NOISES, LIKE METAL ON METAL, COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. THEY USUALLY HAPPEN WHEN I GO OVER RIPPLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD , AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASKED HIM IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS OR RECEIVED ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HE SAID THEY HAD NOT. (JULY 2009) I TOLD HIM TO INFORM ME IF THEY DID. IN THE MEANTIME, MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. AT THAT TIME,I HAD ALREADY STARTED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND NETWORK WITH SOME OTHER PERSONS, LOCALLY, TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY SUCH PROBLEM. WELL LO AND BEHOLD, IT SEEMS THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED ON 11-9-2005 (# 050232005) THAT DETAILS THIS PROBLEM. AND YES,APPARENTLY, OTHER PERSONS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO, AND ALSO WITH THE RESEARCH THAT I DID ONLINE, DEFINITELY SHOWED THAT MANY OTHERS ARE ALSO HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM! I FEEL THAT AS A RESPONSIBLE AUTO MANUFACTURER THAT GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS HORRIBLE RATTLE.A RECALL FOR THIS IS IN ORDER,ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2005. I DO NOT FEEL THAT WE,,THE CONSUMER ,SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR,AS GM IS TRYING TO REPAIR THEIR IMAGE,"DO THE RIGHT" AND FIX THIS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER--RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT I COULD FEEL IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. AFTER AWHILE THE WHOLE FRONT IN WAS STARTING TO VIBRATE. WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING IT FELT LIKE TO WHOLE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. THE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD AND ANNOYING. I SERIOUSLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I FINALLY GOT IT REPLACED, BUT THIS IS TWO THINGS IN THE LAST YEAR, THE FRONT END BUSHING AND THE STEERING COLUMN. ON THIS CAR WE WERE TOLD YOU COULD OF JUST REPLACE THE BUSHINGS THAT YOU HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PART HOLDING IT UP. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALL SPEED LIMITS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BASED ON THE VIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,917.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THERE WAS GASOLINE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING INTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I AM A OWNER OF A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND I JUST HIT THE 33,000 MILE MARK. AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 60 MPH, MY STEERING GOT REALLY HARD WHEN I WAS TURNING ON A SMALL CURVE. THEN ON THE DASH BOARD "POWER STEERING" CAME OUT AND IT STARTED MAKING A BEEPING NOISE. SINCE THAT HAPPEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY, AS I WAS TURNING INTO A SAVE AREA TO CHECK THE CAR, THE STEERING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER. "*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT LOCATE A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMITATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL HAD SETTLED ON THE FUEL TANK AND WAS LEAKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,527 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,303.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ANYTIME AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DETECTED A FUEL PUMP LEAK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,587. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/25/11*JB

FRONT END NOISE WHEN HITTING ANY SMALL BUMP. DEALER SAYS FRONT END BUSHINGS NEED REPLACEMENT. CAR IS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CAR HAS 45,00 KM AND IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. CAR WAS DRIVEN BY A WOMAN AND SHE DIDN'T NOTICE THE FRONT END NOISE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A WHILE AS THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH SUCH LOW KM. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT, 20,000 MILES, FNT END CREAKING, GROANING/MOANING. FEELS VERY LOOSE/RIDES VERY HARD OVER THE SMALLEST DEFECT IN ROAD! COLE MUFFLER DIAGNOSED CAR BUSHINGS/CONTROL ARMS BOTH SIDES NEED REPLACE. SPOKE TO MANY OWNERS OF COBALT & SEARCHED ONLINE-SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AROUND THIS SAME MILEAGE WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE! BUSHINGS/CONTROL ARMS ON CARS W/LIMITED MILEAGE SHOULD BE A DEFECT OF THE MANUFACTURER! THIS DEFECT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING AFTER THE 3YR WARRANTY & IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 5YR WARRANTY! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I S/W PPL THAT HAD THE BUSHINGS REPLACED/AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE & THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE CONTROL ARMS REPLACED TOO! MOST OF THE TIME, I FEEL I DON'T EVEN HAVE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES MY WHOLE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT. WHEN I CHANGE LANES, IT FEELS LIKE I'M JUMPING TO THE NEXT LANE. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT TIRES BC OF THIS FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEM. MOST PPL ARE NOT AWARE HOW, WHERE, TO WHOM TO REPORT A PROBLEM LIKE THIS TO. MOST PPL USE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR COMPLAINTS, OR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER, THEREFORE, YOUR DATABASE IS NOT ACCURATE FOR THE NO. OF COMPLAINTS RE: THE COBALT FNT SUSPENSION. MOST PPL I TALKED TO HAVEN'T REPORTED IT, THEY JUST PD TO REPLACE IT BC IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. COSTLY REPAIRS! OVER $1000 OR MORE. WHEN ARE U GOING TO MAKE GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT IN THE COBALTS?? THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SHOULD HAV

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FEELS A VERY BAD VIBRATION WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH SHE COULD NOT RECALL THE EVENTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, WHICH CAUSED THE CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WHILE DRIVING 07 CHEVROLET COBALT ON HIGHWAY IN NEVADA WHEN SMOKE EMITTED FILLING THE VEHICLE, ROLLED DOWN WINDOWS TO SEE AND PULLED OVER 2 LANES TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND JUST GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. TIRES POPPED THEN VEHICLE EXPLODED. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT (VIN NUMBER [XXX]) WHICH WAS PURCHASED AND LICENSED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR SOME 2007 CHEVY COBALTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000). THE DEALER I CONTACTED INDICATED THAT MY AUTO WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTIONS AS CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE SYMPTIONS ARE: (1) GAS SMALL (2) NOTICABLE REDUCTION IN FUEL MILEAGE (FROM 27 MPG TO 18 MPG) (3) DIFFICULT STARTING I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS WELL. IS THERE ANY WAY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT EQUIPPED WITH NANKANG MILESTAR BST RADIAL TIRES (N/A). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BELTS WITHIN THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

WELL I BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT 2 WEEKS AGO. THEY DID THE RECALLS ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN I THEN DROVE THE CAR DOWN A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AT MY GIRL FRIENDS DADS HOUSE AND THE FRONT END SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL APART. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP , THEY THEN BASICALLY DISASSEMBLED MY ENTIRE DASH AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. UNFORTUNATELY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS THEY TIED PRACTICALLY ALL MY WIRING IN KNOTS AND TAPED IT ALL UP WITH ELECTRIC TAPE. THE STEERING STILL RATTLES AND THE PROBLEM IS BETTER BUT STILL EXIST. I DON'T THINK DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE SELLING CARS WITH THIS DEFECT. I MEAN I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A CAR IN GOOD CONDITION WITH 37,000 MILES AND I END UP WITH THE HUNK OF CRAP. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. ON JULY 19, MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A WEEK LATER, OUR CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS (NOT RELATING TO THE GASOLINE ODOR), AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED, AND LEAKING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD CATCH FIRE IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL PUMP HAD EXPIRED TWO MONTHS PREVIOUS, AND WAS ON RECALL, BUT NOT IN THE STATE WE RESIDE IN. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, AND THE COST CAME OUT OF POCKET. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. CONTINUED DRIVING THOUGH VERY DIFFICULT TO EVEN CHANGE LANES. ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION, HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN PARKING MY VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND AT THAT POINT POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. NO WHERE IN THE VEHICLE MANUAL DID IT INDICATE I CAN TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART SHOULD I SUDDENLY LOSE POWER STEERING. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY INFORMED ME OF THE POWER STEERING RECALL OF WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AS WELL AS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR, AGAIN, NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE BOTH ITEMS FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING. HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED, BACK FIRES AND THEN BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE STARTED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE SMELLED GASOLINE. WHEN SHE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE SHE FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 53,700. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 CHEVY COBALT SMELL STRONG GAS SMELL. POOR STARTING. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON FUEL PUMPS BUT ONLY ISSUED IN CERTAIN STATES. CAR IS REGISTERED IN MISSOURI WHICH IS NOT ON LIST BUT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN GEORGIA WHICH IS ON LIST. VIN NUMBER FALLS WITHIN RANGE LISTED ON THIS WEB SITE ON DOCUMENT 2410373 LISTED ON THIS SITE BY GM DIRECTOR SCOTT LAWSON. CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. NO HELP OR CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION. THIS IS DANGEROUS ,MANY INCIDENTS OUT THERE LIKE THIS ON THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

REAR BRAKES MAKE A LOUD EERIE SOUND WHEN IN REVERSE, NOT ALWAYS BUT USUALLY ON A COLD START, COLD MORNING, AFTER A CAR WASH, AFTER RAIN, OR PARKED FOR A COUPLE DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME OR THAT IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

HI MY NAME IS [XXX]-I HAVE BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT. AND IT HAS A PRETTY DANGEROUS FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST TIME WHEN EVER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I DIDN'T KNOW SO I ALMOST CRASH, I WAS ABOUT TO TURN AND THAT'S WHEN EVER I REALIZE THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS TOTALLY GONE. IT WAS SO HARD THAT I HAD TO USED BOTH HANDS TO TURN THE CAR TO THE SIDE . NOW ITS HAPPENING EVERY 5 MINUTES, AND I NEED TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEM TURN IT ON. SO I CAN RESET THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING.. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS CARS. ITS NOT FAIR THAT WE HAVE TO PAID MORE THAN $1500 FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT ITS HAPPENING. HOW CAN A 2007 CAR, HAD SUCH A DANGEROUS FAILURE LIKE THIS.. THEY NEED TO RECALL ALL CHEVY COBALTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CHEVY COBALT FRONT END RATTLING SUSPENSION NOISE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING FUNCTION WAS SHAKY. SHE RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL ID NUMBER: 10V073000, STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, IN MAY 2010 AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER NAME WOULD BE PUT ON A LIST AND WHEN THE PART ARRIVED THEY WOULD CALL HER. SHE CALLED THE DEALER ON JULY 29,2010 AND THEY STATED THAT HER NAME WAS NOT ON THE LIST AND THEY ONLY RECEIVE TWO REPLACEMENT PARTS A WEEK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN EMAIL RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND FUEL SPILL LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DROPPED AND THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN OHIO IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,600. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF UPDATED 10/27/10*JB

POWER STEERING MY WHEEL TIGHTENS UP AND IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN AND SWITCH CURVEY LANES. *TR

VEHICLE & MODEL: 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. BUSHINGS ON RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AT MILEAGE 14325 AND 2 YEARS 6 MONTHS USAGE OF FAIR WEAR & TEAR REQUIRING CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT FOR SAFETY OF USE. BUSHINGS ON LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AT MILEAGE 15,644 AND 2 YEARS 9 MONTHS OF FAIR WEAR & TEAR REQUIRING CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT FOR SAFETY OF USE. NO ACCIDENT, BUMPS OR POT HOLES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO FAILURE. *TR

WE WERE SIMPLY DRIVING TO THE HAIRDRESSER, AND MY MOTHER COMPLAINED THAT THE POWER STEERING SIGN CAME ON AND SHE WAS HARDLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE COBALT IS A 2007 AND HAS ABOUT 44,000 KILOMETERS ON IT. *TR

THE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES A SCREECHING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE IA APPLIED. I HAVE CHANGED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM TO MY COBALT 2007 AND MY CAR STILL SEEMS TO SHAKE AND SHRIEK WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE AT A FAST SPEED. *TR

SINCE ABOUT 40K MILES, THE FRONT END STARTED CLUNKING OVER POTHOLES, LIKE IT WAS METAL HITTING METAL; NOW AT OVER 80K THEY BOTH CLUNK. ONE MECHANIC SAID STRUTS WERE GONE, AND ANOTHER THE BUSHINGS FAILED. A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT, WHICH I SUSPECT IS A BUSHING FROM THE SOUND, SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 40K-AND I AM SIMPLY HOPING FOR A RECALL, AS THIS ALSO INTERFERES WITH SAFE HANDLING AND CAUSES CAR TO WOBBLE ACROSS ROUGH ROADS. ONE DEALER SAID HAVE ZONE PERSON LOOK AT-BUT I BELIEVE THE DEFECT IS WIDESPREAD, AND SO THEY ARE TREATING AS A CASE-BY-CASE SITUATION. IT IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM IN MANUFACTURE. HAD A TOYOTA BEFORE-NO MAJOR ISSUES EVEN AT 237K!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT DIDN'T SAY WHAT COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LAND AND WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR UNTIL THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

IT STARTED OUT OF NO WHERE A WARNING OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS APPEARED AND THE STEERING GOES OUT. WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN THE PROBLEM IS FIXED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN IT HAPPENS AROUND EVERY 20-30 MIN. ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AT TIMES IM NOT ABLE TO FINISH A TURN AND I GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT VIN# [XXX] . FUEL LEAK COMING FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE. EXISTING RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, THAT GM SAYS DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. CAR IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WAS PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN ALABAMA, AND NEW MEXICO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TOTAL MILES:27900 THE CAR MAKES LOUD NOISES WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHEN YOU HIT POT HOLES OR NOT. THE BUSHINGS GAVE UP ON THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM AND LEAKS CAN BE NOTICED ON THE STRUTS ON BOTH SIDES. EARLIER THEIR WAS A SIMILAR NOISE WHICH RESULTED IN CHANGING THE WHEEL RIM. THESE FIXES ARE TOO EXPENSIVE, AT REALLY LOW MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT HAD RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V73000 FOR THE POWER STEERING DEFECT REPAIRED AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING WORSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND THE TIRES REPLACED WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND NOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE CONTACT HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN STRAIGHT LINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34000.

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, WHILE I AM DRIVING AND HAPPENED TO ALMOST COLLIDE INTO A PASSING VEHICLE ON THE LANE NEXT TO ME. IT HAPPENS WITHIN 5-10 MIN. AFTER I TURN ON THE CHEVY COBALT 2007. IT OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME I INTEND TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN USE FOR I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM AFRAID AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. I HAVE NOT YET CHANGED THE PART BUT THE MECHANIC AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR FOR THE STEERING WHEEL PUMP. I WILL BE CHANGING THE PART AND I WILL HOLD ON TO THE FACTORY PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO LOCK. SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FLUIDS, FILTERS AND SPARK PLUGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND I FOUND A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I TOOK THIS CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY FAILED. I REALLY THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR A RECALL. I'M FINDING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT IN 2006 , THEY SOLD ME THE VEHICLE THAT THEY USED FOR TEST DRIVING, WHICH I TOLD THEM WAS OUT OF LINE AND THEY STILL MADE ME PURCHASE IT. I BOUGHT IT BACK A WEEK LATER AND THEY HAD TO LINE IT UP BECAUSE IT WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. A MONTH LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY $1200.00 TO GET IT FIXED UNTIL I NOTIFIED THE DISTRICT MANAGER AND HE MADE THEM FIX IT.THEN THE SECURITY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AND THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THAT. I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MONEY ON TIRES ALL THE TIME, SPEND MONEY ON BRAKES ALL THE TIME, HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL UNITS TO THE RADIO KEEPS GOING OUT, BEARINGS IN THE WHEEL IS GONE, AND IT KEEPS CUTTING OFF. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I GOT A LETTER FOR THE RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING AND WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, THEY MESSED UP MY BOOT AND NOW TELLING ME I NEED TO FIX IT WHEN THEY HAD SOMEONE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR 12 MILES. NOW ALL I GET IS A LOT OF DISRESPECT FROMTHEM AND THEY DON'T WANT TO REPAIR WHAT THEY MESSED UP. I ALSO WANTED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR LAST MONTH FOR MY SON WHO GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND I HAD TO LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS TO SEE VEHICLES INSTEAD OF THE SALESMAN OPENING THE DOOR AND LETTING ME LOOK IN THE INSIDE. MIND YOU I BOUGHT A 16,000.00 CAR FROM THEY AND THAT'S HOW THEY APPRECIATE MY BUSINESS. I AM HEART BROKEN BECAUSE I FEEL AS

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR WHEN I START THE CARE REMOTELY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I NOTICED THIS. IT HAPPENED IN 2007 WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER WHOSE RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I WAS COASTING IN A PARKING LOT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. IT DROVE FINE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THAT DAY. EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS, I PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAIT AND THEN RESTART IT. IT USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD OR PARKING LOT. MY CAR HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED A GM DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FACTORY MY CAR CAME FROM HAS NOT HAD THE RECALL YET. THEY ALSO SAID IT COULD TAKE UP TO FIVE YEARS BEFORE THERE'S A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT FOR COBALTS YEARS 2005-2010. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY DEFECT IN STEERING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM WIRING AND CONNECTOR WHICH WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 20, 2007, THE SECOND TIME ON JULY 3 , 2007 THE HVAC SYSTEM RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE THIRD TIME ON JULY 6, 2007 THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD TO REPLACED. ALSO, THE STEERING SHAFT AND STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED, THERE WAS A BUBBLE ON THE TIRE WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACED. *JB

OK, I HAVE A 07 COBALT LS AND 2007 COBALT SS THE FIRST ONE I WRECKED ONE NIGHT GOING AROUND A TURN AT ABOUT 30 WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME I POPPED THE CURB WENT THROUGH A FIRE HYDRANT AND SMASHED INTO A FENCE TOTALING MY CAR WITH WELL OVER 8500 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS THE SECOND ONES POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT ON ME ON THE WAY HOME WITH MY PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND IN THE CAR LUCKILY WE WERE TURNING ON OUR STREET SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. BOTH CARS JUST HIT 40,000 MILES AND RAN PERFECTLY INTEL THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO RIDE . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT STATED SHE COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,413.

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, NO PREVIOUS ISSUE UNTIL THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO FLY OFF THE ROAD AND CRASH. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED, NEW AXLE, TIE ROD ENDS, WHEEL SPINDLE, ETC BUT NOT THE POWER STEERING UNIT. THE CARS POWER STEERING UNIT HAS FAILED 4 MORE TIMES SINCE REPAIRING THE FRONT END PARTS. AS I STATED I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING OR I WOULD HAVE HAD THAT FIXED ALSO. *TR