2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

GAS LINE DRIP REAR LEFT PASSENGER NEAR REAR TIRE DISCOVERED AFTER PARKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 251,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO START. REPLACED BODY MODULE CONTROL AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WONT GO OFF, SAYS AIR BAGS NEED SERVICE, RADIO IS LOCKED OUT, WITH A SLEW OF OTHER PROBLEMS. TOOK IT CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND NO RESOLUTION. MY CAR ALSO LOST POWER STEERING BRIEFLY AFTER ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,939.

INITIALLY SMELLED FUEL WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING (BUT NOT WHEN TURNED OFF); A FEW DAYS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO SHOP. REPAIR SHOP INFORMS ME THAT THE FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED, LEAKING, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED -- A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! I DID SOME SEARCHES ONLINE AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF 2007 COBALTS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE WITH RUSTED, LEAKING FUEL LINES. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, ISSUE A RECALL, AND REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO UNDERGO THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,929.

THE GAS LINES CRACKED AND CAN SMELL GAS CONSTANTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THE CAR SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING, IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS AND ACTS LIKE IT JUST STALLED. ONCE RESTARTED, THE CAR RUNS FINE. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES BOTH WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND ALSO AFTER DRIVING LONG PERIODS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SEIZED AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

WHEN BRAKING, THE TIRES BOUNCE CAUSING A SERIOUS VIBRATION WHICH MAKES STEERING DIFFICULT WHEN BRAKING HARD. THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE OR LOSE SUSPENSION PARTS BUT I'M GUESSING IT'S EITHER BAD STRUTS OR CONTROL ARMS? I'M REPLACING THE PARTS TODAY AS A GUESS AND HOPE IT FIXES THE ISSUE. THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND SHE'S AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

A SEVERE FUEL LEAK DETECTED ON THE GROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING GASOLINE VAPOR SMELL. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINES. I WAS NOTIFIED BY SERVICING DEALER THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL DELIVERY LINES WOULD NEED REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 PLUS. I BELIEVE THESE LINES ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST / EMISSIONS SYSTEMS. THIS IS DESCRIBED AND SEEN AS AN EXPLOSION/ FIRE HAZARD. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND, AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. IN 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WAS ACCIDENTALLY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LINKAGE WAS FAULTY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN *CN

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT STAYS DIM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HAD TWO FUEL PUMPS INSTALLED. THE CAR LAST NIGHT HAD POWER BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR ATTEMPT TO START. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING IS LOOSE, AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING SOMETIMES WORKS. LOUD POPPING IN SLOW SHARP TURNS. JUST HAD IT CHECKED AND NEW TIRES SAID SUSPENSION WAS GREAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SWITCHED OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT REQUIRED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ON THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILING ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. TERRY CULLEN CHEVROLET SUPPOSEDLY MADE THE RECALL REPAIR ON THIS CAR IN 2010. HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED TWICE. THE SECOND TIME IT FAILED, I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ON NOVEMBER 22, 2015 AT 11:36 AM AND HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE. THE CAR FELT LIKE A STALL; I COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND ON THE DASHBOARD THE MESSAGE READ "POWER STEERING". THIS FLASHED ON, REMAINED LIT UP FOR AWHILE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE OF THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING. I HAVE REQUESTED AGAIN THAT GENERAL MOTORS REPAIR THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE IN 2010 SINCE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND SHOWS UP UNEXPECTEDLY AT ANY TIME. I REQUESTED TERRY CULLEN TO ASK THAT GENERAL MOTORS REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE TO ME. I ALSO HAVE SPOKEN TO A FEMALE CSR AT GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME. SHE STATED THAT TERRY CULLEN WOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR $99.00. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND DO NOT HAVE $99.00 FOR THIS REPAIR. SO, I AM FACED WITH THE PROBLEM OF RISKING MY LIFE WHEN I MUST DRIVE. I HAVE INFORMED THE MANAGER AT TERRY CULLEN, LEE POWELL, AND THE GENERAL MOTORS CSR THAT IF I AM IN A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ASSISTED POWER STEERING THAT I HAVE INSTRUCTED MY FAMILY TO TAKE LEGAL ACTIION BY FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, TERRY CULLEN CH

WE NOTICED A GAS SMELL IN THE CAR, BOTH ON THE ROAD AND STATIONARY. THE SMELL BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE IN LATE NOVEMBER, EARLY DECEMBER. MY MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN THE HOSE CONNECTION AT THE FUEL PUMP. IT BROKE OFF WHEN HE TOUCHED IT. HE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND HOSE LINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR AND A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT LEG THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,769.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING POWER MOTTO. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,326. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER. *JB

DEFECTIVE KEYS GM CHANGED METAL IN KEYS WHICH CAUSE KEYS TO BEND AND BRAKE. GM OFFERS FREE LIFETIME REPLACEMENT OF KEYS AND REFUSES TO VOLUNTARILY CORRECT DEFECT. FILED COMPLAINT WITH INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG ZOELLER FILE NO. 15-CP-60325 [XXX] VS. GMC/CHEVROLET MOTOR. RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT OF KEY PROGRAM AND TOW BUT NOT FOR LOSS OF DAY PAY OR COST TO REMOVE BROKEN KEYS FROM LOCKS. SAUERS; LAPORTE HAS DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS DUE TO DEFECTIVE GM KEYS. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL OF THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THE COMPANY KNOWINGLY CONTINUES TO PRODUCE, MARKET, AND SUPPLY CUSTOMERS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VIN WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,850. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED AN ISSUE WITH THE FUSE BLOCK. HOWEVER, HE WAS TWO BLOCKS FROM THE DEALER, WHEN THE STEERING FAILED AGAIN. UPDATED 03/09/16. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 03/15/16.*JB UPDATED 4/24/18*JB *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AT TIMES IT COULD BE RE-STARTED AND AT TIMES IT HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND LOCAL MECHANICS ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS REPAIRS BUT COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. AFTER YEARS OF UNSAFE DRIVING THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE PROBLEM WAS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 07-06-04-0190 ELECTRICAL INTERMITTENT REDUCED POWER DATED 6/28/2011. THE DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM BUT MY LOCAL MECHANIC FINALLY DID. IN OUR SMALL VILLAGE HE HAS SINCE REPAIRED NUMEROUS COBALTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED HIM IF A RECALL WOULD BE ISSUED AND HE SAID NOT UNTIL A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIE AS A RESULT AND THE PROBLEM COULD BE PINPOINTED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. IT TOOK ALMOST TWO YEARS OF UNSAFE DRIVING BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AND REPAIRED.

AT ROUGHLY 110,000 ON A GENTLY USED 07 COBALT THE INTERNAL TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND RENDERED THE ENGINE USELESS. THE REPAIR - A TOTAL MOTOR SWAP FOR $5K! AFTER I RAN INTO THIS PROBLEM MY WIFE LOOKED UP OTHER REVIEWS ON THE COBALT AND FOUND OUT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SUPPER EXPENSIVE ERROR THAT CHEVY HAS OVERLOOKED AND COSTLY FOR THE CONSUMER - US! AS WITH OTHERS, I WENT THROUGH ALL THE OFFICIAL RECALLS SUCH AS THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING, AND THEN I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM TO REPLACE - ANOTHER NOTORIOUS PROBLEM OF THE COBALT, AND NOW THIS!? COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. IF YOU CANT MAKE A CAR OUT OF QUALITY PARTS, DON'T MAKE ONE AT ALL! ANYWAYS, LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE PARKED BUT OF COURSE IT WAS VERY INCONVENIENT PLUS WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE TOW. IT MIGHT HAVE SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF A PROBLEM TWO WEEKS PRIOR WITH OCCASIONAL DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR WITH EITHER PROLONGED CRANKING, OR EVEN A SECOND TRY WAS NEEDED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IS FAILING WHETHER IT'S THE PLASTIC PARTS OR THE TIMING CHAIN ITSELF, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING HERE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND ULTIMATELY LIFTED TO A RECALL CAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE AFFECTED BY THIS, AND $5K ISN'T SOMETHING THAT ANYBODY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A CORPORATION'S INCOMPETENCE.

THE BOTH FRONT SPEAKER QUIT WORKING. THAT THE TURN SIGNAL CHIME DID NOT WORK EITHER THIS AFTER TAKE MI CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP CAUSE SOMETHING ABOUT POWER STEERING RECALL

IN 2010 THERE WAS A GENERAL MOTORS RECALL RE THE ELECTRIC ASSISTED POWER STEERING ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. I HAD NO PROBLEM UP TO THAT TIME. TERRY CULLEN CHEVROLET REPAIRED THE CAR ACCORDING TO THEM. HOWEVER, ON WED., OCTOBER 28, 2015 AT AROUND 1:30 PM THE POWER STEERING FAILED. MY CAR SUDDENLY APPEARED TO STOP; THEN I TRIED TO DRIVE AND COULD BARELY MOVE THE CAR. THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND MOVE INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. I HAVE SPOKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO A GM CSR OVER THE PHONE WHO STATED THAT SHE WOULD REACH OUT TO THE DEALER TERRY CULLEN WHO HAD "REPAIRED" THE CAR. I ALSO SPOKE TO LEE POWELL, THE SERVICE MANAGER (770-968-4444) WHO STATED THAT TO REPAIR THE CAR IT WOULD COST. THE CSR, STACY, (1-790-5600, EXT 5913487) AT GM TELEPHONED ME AND STATED THAT LEE POWELL, SERVICE MANAGER TOLD HER THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR MY AUTO FOR $95.00. I BELIEVE THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REPAIR MY CAR FOR FREE SINCE THE PROBLEM IS ONE OF THE SEVEN RECALLS THAT ARE ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT AND EVEN THOUGH THE ASSISTED POWER STEERING WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON OCTOBER 28, 2015. I AM 80 YEARS OLD, ON A VERY LOW FIXED INCOME OF SOCIAL SECURITY, AND DO NOT HAVE ANY FUNDS FOR THIS REPAIR. SINCE LEE POWELL, SERVICE MANAGER AT TERRY CULLEN CHEVROLET AT 1250 BATTLECREEK RD., JONESBORO, GA 30236 CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSI

I RECEIVED A LETTER, #12191, FROM GM IN MARCH 2013 STATING SPECIAL COVER OF MY 07 CHEVROLET COBALT LT FOR A CONDITION "WHERE THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS AND LEAKS FUEL OR FUEL VAPORS. FUEL VAPORS, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE." AT THAT TIME I WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ON OCTOBER 21, 2015 I STARTED NOTICE A POWERFUL FUEL ODOR FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN PARK AFTER RUNNING. I REMEMBER THE LETTER, #12191, THAT STATED MY CAR WAS COVERED, SO I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, JIM TRENARY IN TROY, MO, AND STATED THE PROBLEM AND LETTER. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY WOULD RAISE THE CAR UP AND CHECK FOR FUEL LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE CAR. I TOLD THEM THAT AT THIS TIME ONLY FUEL VAPORS WERE LEAKING, AND HE SAID IF THAT THE CASE THEN IT WOULD NOT BE FIXED. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF THE STATEMENT S IN LETTER #12191. I ALSO CALLED THE GM RECALL CENTER AND WAS TOLD TO JUST TAKE IT TO DEALER TO TELL ME THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. THIS RESULTED IN ME DROPPING THE FUEL TANK, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT INDEED THE SUPPLY LINE ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED. I ORDER AN AC DELCO MU 1970 DIRECT OEM REPLACEMENT PUMP, AND INSTALLED THE UNIT. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER THE COST OF THE FUEL PUMP. BASICALLY GM IS REFUSING TO FIX A SPECIAL COVERAGE OF MY CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FIRE THAT THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX BUT ARE REFUSING TO FIX. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE NHTSA AWARE OF WHAT GM

MY CAR STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS WHENEVER I SHUT IT OFF AND I NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING. BECAUSE I LIVE IN MARYLAND MY CAR ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. CURRENT RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP IN OTHER STATES IS #090226. WHY IS THIS RECALL ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES? DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE DYING FOR THIS RECALL TO BE PERFORMED IN OTHER STATES BEFORE EITHER GM STEPS UP OR THE GOVERNMENT STEPS UP AND DOES THE RIGHT THING. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY ANYTHING CHEVROLET OR GM. THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD PEOPLE CARS THAT WERE PILES OF DEFECTIVE CRAP. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT I DON'T DRIVE AND THE TRADE IN VALUE IS VIRTUALLY NON EXISTENT, AND MOST CAR DEALERS WON'T GIVE YOU A DIME FOR THESE DEFECTIVE CARS.

I BOUGHT A USED 07 COBALT TWO WEEKS AGO. IT WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL JUST LAST NIGHT (10/23/15) POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I WAS PARKING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,930.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,708.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

A PLASTIC COMPONENT IN THE FUEL RETURN CRACKED CAUSING A GAS LEAK THAT WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AT FIRST. FIRST NOTICED THE SCENT A WEEK AFTER ADOPTING A CAT AND ASSUMED IT MUST HAVE PEED IN THE CAR OR SOMETHING. AT FIRST, ONLY NOTICED IT AFTER DRIVING MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES AND PARKING THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR WAS LEFT IN PARK OVERNIGHT, IT WOULD NOT SMELL IN THE MORNING, HOWEVER ONCE IT WAS DRIVEN ANY DISTANCE, THE SMELL WOULD BECOME APPARENT BY THE TIME THE TRIP WAS DONE. THE SMELL WAS FAINT AND SEEMED TO COME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, BUT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO BE NARROWED DOWN MORE THAN THAT. EVENTUALLY THE SCENT WAS STRONG ENOUGH THAT IT COULD BE RECOGNIZED AS GASOLINE AND BY THAT TIME IT WAS CLEAR THAT IT WAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPON LIFTING THE BACK END TO LOOK AT THE CAR, THE UNDERSIDE WAS WET WITH GASOLINE AND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK COULD BE ISOLATED TO THE TOP OF THE TANK. TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED AND FIXED TO FIND OUT IT WAS A CRACK IN A PLASTIC COMPONENT OF THE FUEL RETURN AND THE WAY THE COMPONENT IS DESIGNED, THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM ABOUT POTENTIAL FUEL LEAKS AND SUBMITTED MY INFORMATION ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE CURRENT BULLETIN PERTAINS TO THE FUEL TANK ITSELF AND ALL OTHER SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE ARE FOR DIFFERENT CAR BATCHES SOLD MOSTLY TO WARMER CLIMATE STATES SO GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR.

FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE LEAKING. FUEL/GAS ODOR CAN BE DETECTED AROUND VEHICLE.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING STRONG GAS ODOR FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER DRIVING AND INSIDE MY CAR WHILE DRIVING.NO HUGE LEAK BUT THE ODOR IS MAKING ME SICK :( I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL BUT I LIVE IN MARYLAND....CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP. I HAVE 2 YOUNG KIDS AND HAVING TO PAY TO FIX THIS WILL BE EXTREMELY HARD. ESPECIALLY WHEN LOTS OF THESE CARS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE MAKE MARYLAND A PART OF THIS RECALL BETTER YET ALL STATES.....SINCE THESE CARS ARE IN ALL STATES THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY KEY HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR NOT REASON, I HAVE TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TO START MY CAR ABOUT 5 TIMES AND PUT IT IN ALL THE GEARS BEFORE IT WILL ALLOW ME TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED HEAVILY FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL VALVE AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO SENT THE CONTACT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE BEING MORE THAN 150,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT STEER IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,210.

THE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING. APPARENTLY THERE ARE TWO FUEL LINES WRAPPED IN AN ENCASEMENT WITH A VENT TUBE. THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 78,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAZARD WAS DISCOVERED. IT IS ONLY A 2007, BUT THE FUEL LINES ARE NOT MADE WELL AT ALL. BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THAT ENCASEMENT WITH THE VENT THEY RUST QUICKLY. IT CAUSED A VERY STRONG ODOR, AND GAS WAS VISIBLY LEAKING OUT OF THE BACK END OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER HAD HEADACHES EVERY TIME AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR WAS BARELY STARTING AS WELL. AFTER PUTTING THE KEY IN AND TURNING IT, IT WOULD TAKE AWHILE BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTED. THE DRIVER TOOK IT INTO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED THINKING IT WAS THE CRACKED FUEL TANK INLET CONTROL VALVE SPECIAL SERVICE PROBLEM THAT HAD JUST BEEN ISSUED IN AUGUST 2015. THAT WOULD HAVE MEANT IT WOULD BE FIXED WITH NO CHARGE TO THE DRIVER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NEITHER RELATED TO THAT ISSUE NOR TO ANOTHER SPECIAL SERVICE ISSUE DEALING WITH LEAKING GAS THAT THE DRIVER HAD ALREADY GOTTEN FIXED IN APRIL 2014. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS INSTEAD RELATED TO THE FUEL LINES RUSTING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND THAT IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $659.38 TO GET IT FIXED. THE DRIVER EVENTUALLY GOT IT FIXED SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR $250 LESS. IN THE MEANTIME THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO GET HEADACHES AND FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR. THE DRIVER KNOWS OF OTHER CHEVY COBALTS WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER BEFORE A SERIOUS INCIDENT

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTING UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ NO ONE COULD TELL THE CONSUMER WHY ONLY CARS SOLD OR REGISTERED IN AZ,CA,FL,NV, OR TX ARE ONLY RECALLED. CONSUMER HAD SAME PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS PURCHASED IN MO...UPDATED 03/19/18*JB, 05/15/18*JB

MY 16 YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING IN A CUL-DE-SAC WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY THRU THE CURVE HIS STEERING FAILED AND HE HIT A LIGHT POLE. HE STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP ON HIM. HE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS ALREADY COMPLETED. THEN WHY ARE WE CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM? MY SON IS SUFFERING FROM WHIPLASH AND IS GOING TO CHIROPRACTOR VISITS TWICE WEEKLY.

IN JUNE 2015, WE SMELLED FUEL UNDER CAR. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO OUR MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT A COST OF $531.85. IN AUGUST OF 2015, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET THAT INDICATED OUR COBALT MAY HAVE A CRACKED FUEL TANK INLET CONTROL VALVE. THE LETTER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EMIT A STRONG FUEL ODOR FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS WHAT WE DETECTED. THE LETTER INDICATED WE COULD BE REIMBURSED IF WE SUBMITTED THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS IF WE ALREADY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I SUBMITTED ALL DOCUMENTS TO OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER BUT WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT.