2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

SINCE DECEMBER 2014, MY CAR STARTED FLASHING THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT AIRBAG IS COILED AND TO REPLACE IS $1,600.00. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW ON ALL THE TIME (NO MORE FLASHING). I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINT ON CHEVROLET CARS AND AIRBAG PROBLEMS. NOW THE RECALL FOR IT IS OUT BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP TO KNOW TO GET MY AIRBAG PROBLEM FIXED THROUGH THE RECALL. I WILL REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN A WARNING SIGNAL WENT OFF ON MY CAR, A MESSAGE CAME UP THAT SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND MY CARS ACCELERATION WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. I COULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION THAT I WAS LUCKILY CLOSE TO, AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN PARK, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE BUILDING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY PARKING SPOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR MINUTE, ONLY TO TURN IT BACK ON AND HAVE IT ACT COMPLETELY NORMAL. I HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, AND SEVERAL THINGS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. MY CAR CANNOT GO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES WITHOUT HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT ALMOST KILLED ME AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME. I HAVE READ THE CHEVY FORUMS AND COMPLAINS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE, IN MY POSITION WHO CANNOT AFFORD NEW CARS, WHO BOUGHT CHEVY'S BC OF THE AMERICAN NAME TO ONLY BE SCREWED BY THE CORPORATION. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE CAR AS I HAVE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK IN ORDER TO LIVE, WHILE THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. SOMEONE. NEEDS TO MAKE CHEVY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR TERRIBLE CARS!

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS USING CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THIS ABRUPT SLOWING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I ALONG WITH THE OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME HAD NO WARNING OF SUCH A SUDDEN REDUCTION OF SPEED. A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO A SAFE HIGHWAY SPEED, AND IT NO LONGER EXHIBITED THE POWER NECESSARY TO CLIMB A HILL. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY OR ON A MOUNTAIN PASS IT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR DEADLY. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. THIS HOWEVER DIDN'T RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND THE CONDITION STILL RANDOMLY HAPPENS. WE NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

SE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY STRONG GAS ODOR IN CABIN AND SURROUNDING VEHICLE. PARKED VEHICLE. NEXT DAY STRONG FUEL ODOR SURROUNDING VEHICLE. INVESTIGATION FOUND GAS LEAKING ON GROUND UNDER FUEL TANK. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED BOTH PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN PORTS ON FUEL PUMP CRACKED. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP. ($467). RESEARCH FOUND 2 RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM 10/29/2009 AND 9/19/2012 NEITHER OF WHICH COVERED VEHICLES IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE 2012 RECALL DID EXPAND INTO NC AND SURROUNDING STATES BUT FOR 2006 MODEL VEHICLES NOT 2007. NHTSA # 12V459000 (09) AND # 09V419000 (12) IT IS MY CONTENTION GM SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL STATES IN THESE RECALLS OR HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT PLAN IN EFFECT IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN AREAS NOT COVERED. TWO SEPARATE RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM CLEARLY INDICATES GM WAS AWARE OF THE CRACKING PORTS ON THE FUEL PUMP. (I WOULD APPRECIATE A REIMBURSEMENT) IN A SEPARATE, YET VERY CLOSELY RELATED ISSUE, I NOW HAVE A LETTER DATED AUGUST 2015 ABOUT A CRACKED FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD TANK REMOVAL PROCEDURES (REPLACE FUEL PUMP JULY) ARE "ESPECIALLY AT RISK" FOR THIS CONDITION. SE LIGHT IS BACK ON, SLIGHT HINT OF GAS FUMES, AND ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY AFTER REFUELING. I NOW HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS GAS TANK ISSUE.

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT MY DRIVEWAY TO THE RIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. MY STREET CURVES, AND AS I WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY A CAR WAS COMING AROUND THE CURVE AND I JUST MISSED HITTING IT. THE DRIVER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO STOP AND GOT MY CAR BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. HE TOLD ME TO LOOK ON THE DASHBOARD, AND I SAW THE 'POWER STEERING' LIGHT LIT. I WAS EXTREMELY SHAKEN UP BY THIS INCIDENT AND CALLED MY DEALER, LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET IN POMPANO BEACH. THIS WAS A SUNDAY AND THE SERVICE DEPT. WAS CLOSED. I SPOKE WITH A SALESMAN, ALEX, WHO LEFT A MESSAGE FOR JEREMY IN THE SERVICE DEPT. I SPOKE WITH JEREMY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT HAPPENED. I TOLD HIM MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR WHEN HE CAME HOME FROM WORK AND THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. JEREMY SAID IT'S BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM CALLED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. HE CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE JEREMY SAID THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. HE SAID IT'S A MOTOR PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE REPAIRED. I AM NOT PAYING FOR YET ANOTHER CHEVY PROBLEM. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED LAST YEAR. THIS CAR IS MY TRANSPORTATION FOR WORK. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL ALL COBALTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THAT DAY I SENT AN EMAIL TO GM, BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE CABIN FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING AT THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG DISPLAYED ON DASH. PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINS OFF WHEN PASSENGERS ARE SEATED. BOTH ISSUES HAVE BEEN PRESENT SINCE PUCHASE DATE. IGNITION SWITCH RECALL DID NOT FIX THE ISSUES,

REPLACED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS SINCE PURCHASE: BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS DUE TO BUSHING FAILURES; BOTH FRONT SHOCK AND STRUT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO SHOCK FAILURES/LEAKS; BOTH SWAY BAR LINKS DUE TO FAILED COMPONENTS; BOTH FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS DUE TO DRY-ROT; BOTH FRONT ROTORS DUE TO FAILED/WARPED COMPONENTS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE BRAKE CALIPERS; HARMONIC BALANCER DUE TO DEFECTIVE/WEAK COMPONENT; BOTH REAR SHOCKS DUE TO FAILURES/LEAKS. STILL NEED TO REPLACE REAR COIL SPRINGS DUE TO WEAKNESS, ALL WHEEL HUB BEARINGS DUE TO UNSTABLE DRIVING/STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CAUSING HIGH IDLE AND ERRATIC IDLING AFTER WARM-UP.

FUEL LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR BY EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD WHILE PARKED.

I WAS ON THE LODGE FREEWAY, HIGHWAY 10, HEADING EAST WHEN I LOSS CONTROL BY 7 ME RD, SKINNED OUT, HIT THE WALL ON THE REAR LEFT FENDER AND BUMPER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHEVROLET EMBLEM ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SUNKEN IN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY THE SOUND OF AN EXPLOSION THAT CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY COBALT HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE MY PURCHASE IN 2012. I FINALLY FOUND A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE CONTROL ARMS AND HAD THEM REPLACED, AND WITHIN THE YEAR WAS TOLD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN. NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY SUSPENSION IS GONE. THESE COMPLICATIONS SEEM LIKE REOCCURRING ISSUES WITH NOT ONLY COBALTS BUT MANY CHEVY VEHICLES.

FILLED UP 6/29/2015 RAN OUT OF GAS, AFTER 50 MILES, SMELT A LITTLE GAS PUT GAS IN AND IT POURED OUT FROM ABLVE THE FUEL TANK RIGHT ONTO EXHAUST. NO FIRE BUT WHAT A HAZARD.

I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE MAY PERHAPS BE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ISSUE. .MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND I NOW HAVE AN MY (SERVICE AIR BAG) LIGHT ALWAYS ON. I NO LONGER FEEL SAGE IN THIS CAR I ALSO HAD ANOTHER ISSUE WITH TI TODAY WITH MY POWER STEERING I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR RECENTLY SERVICED AND WAS NOT TOLD ANYTHING WHEN SERVICED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND NOTIFY ME AS SOON AS THIS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,657.

WENT OVER POTHOLE AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND BOTH AIR BAGS INFLATED. ONE PASSENGER WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN FROM IMPACT OF AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. MA 08/17/15 UPDATED 10/25/2017*CN

I SMELT GAS VERY STRONGLY AND WAS COMING OUT OF TOP OF GAS TANK. I TOOK IT TO WEEKS TIRES,1883 HICKMAN AVE, ELBA, ALABAMA,36323... (334)897-2270. UPON TAKING IT TO THEM I WAS SHOWN THE HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE ON THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE NOTICED THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE IN OTHER STATES. I HAD TO PAY $543.70 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.

I AM HAVING A SEVERE GAS LEAK, AND THOUGH I LIVE IN FLORIDA, AND THE RECALL WAS LISTED IN 2012 (NHTSA 12V459000) I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE AND WHEN I RUN RECALLS BY VIN # IT DOES NOT LIST IT. I DO NOT KNOW IF I CAN HAVE IT FIXED UNDER THIS RECALL OR NOT. I DID LIVE IN FLORIDA AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL

WHEN I DRIVING THERE IS A SUPER STRONG SMELL OF GAS,IT HAS THE SAME SMELL EVEN IN PARK. THE SMELL IS SO OVERWHELMING. IT LIKE A GAS CAN SITTING ON MY LAP WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

A WIRE HARNESS FAILED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG/SEAT BELT WHICH WOULD LEAVE THE AIR BAG DISABLED. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO GET FIXED WE WERE INFORMED A WHOLE NEW SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WHICH INCLUDED THE HARNESS HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM A DEALER TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE THEN INFORMED US THE NEW FACTORY OEM HARNESS AND ASSEMBLY WAS DELIVERED WITH NEW ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS TO PREVENT THE HARNESS FROM BEING DAMAGED AGAIN. THEN INDICATES TO ME THE COMPANY KNOWS OF THE POTENTIONALLY DEADLY ISSUE YET FAILS TO RECALL IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BUSHINGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, STEERING COLUMN, AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

SMELL GAS VERY STRONGLY AND GAS IS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK.THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL IN 2009. NOW IT IS CLOSED. NO LONGER OPEN. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?

I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK EVERYDAY AROUND 50 MILES EVERYDAY. I HAVE HAD ALL THIS WORK DONE THE THE CAR I HAVE TRIED TO GET GENERAL MOTORS TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH AFTER ALL THIS WORK THE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES VERY LOUD NOISES ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED A GENERAL MOTORS HELPER LAST WEEK WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO GET ME SOME INFORMATION AND HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BACK YET. I HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TO GO TO AND FROM WORK, IS IT GOING TO TAKE THE CAR BEING WREAKED AND ME AND OR ANOTHER PERSON ON THE FREEWAY TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYBODY TAKES THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY? THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET SO I AM NOT JUST TRYING TO SAY IT IS JUST ME. I HAVE SPENT ALL MONEY I HAD PUT BACK TRYING TO GET THIS CAR SAFE ON THE FREEWAY, I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM RODNEY COBB IN EATON, OHIO AND WAS HOPING GENERAL MOTORS WOULD TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY BUT I GUESS NOT SO I AM HOPING AND PRAYING TO GET SOME HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT. PLEASE I NEED HELP AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY ANYMORE OR GET RID OF THE CAR. GENERAL MOTORS AND RODNEY COBB CHEVROLET WILL NOT HELP ME ON MY OWN I HAVE TRIED, THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY MONEY FOR A FAULTY CAR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD, SO I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE HELP....THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BACK INJURY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED A NECK AND BACK INJURY AND THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT SUSTAINED A HEAD AND RIGHT SIDE INJURY. ALL OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING TODAY IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE POWER STEERING RECALL WAS PERFORMED I'M MARCH OF 2011. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR A KNOCKING NOISE PREVIOUS TO THIS DATE (2007). NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND. I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE KNOCKING WAS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING. I IGNORED THE KNOCKING BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND NOTHING. THIS IS A RECALL THAT WAS NEVER FULLY CORRECTED. I FEEL AS THOUGH GM IGNORED THE REAL ISSUE. I STILL HAVE KNOCKING NOISE AND NOW, LOSS OF STEERING. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND AT A STOP CAN NOT STEER AT ALL FOR A MIN THEN IT RE ENGAGES BUT THEN IS STIFF. SEEMS INTERMITTENT, BUT SEEMS AS IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

BROUGHT 2007 COBALT ON 7/09/14. REPORTED THE PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE SHUTTING- OFF ON ME AND NO INSPECTION STICKER WAS ON THE CAR 7/10/14. THEY WROTE A WORK ORDER OUT. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ARCHER AUTO TO GET WORK PERFORMED AND FOR A INSPECTION STICKER. ARCHER AUTO KEPT MY 2007 COBALT FOR 3 MONTHS. UNTIL I CALLED BBB BUSINESS AND FILED A COMPLAINT. ARCHER AUTO SAID THEY FIX MY VEHICLE BUT DIDN'T. ARCHER AUTO PUT A ILLEGAL INSPECTION STICKER ON IT TO PASS THE EMISSION TEST. ARCHER AUTO RETURNED MY VEHICLE. THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. BROUGHT IT TO FIRESTONE TO GET FIX. THEN LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. THE 2007 COBALT WAS SHUTTING-OFF ON ME AND LOSING ALL POWER..THEN I TOOK IT BACK BECAUSE THEIR WAS ANOTHER RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THEN ON 9/13/14 THE ENGINE SHUT-OFF ON ME. LOSING ALL POWER , LOCKING THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING ALSO. I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE AND TOTALED PUT THE 2007 COBALT. *TR

MY CAR HAD SMELLED OF GASOLINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY. IT HAD LEAKING AND CRACKED LINES. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED RECALLS FOR THIS SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY POSSIBLE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHE FOR MY FAMILY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND I AM TRYING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A BUILT IN ANTI THEFT SYSTEM . THIS SYSTEM IS CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER . AS WELL AS AN ETCHING IN THE KEY THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IGNITION . THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR US WHERE THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING . WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE YOUR INSTRUMENTATION, POWER STEERING , YOUR TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND YOUR ENGINE SPUTTERS . THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US AT HIGH SPEED IN THE FREEWAY , SLOW SPEED ON CITY STREETS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN . THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT IT IS SO SPORADIC THAT OUR LOCAL GM DEALER IS UNABLE TO ASSESS THE ISSUE . *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED TO WORK. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. I DID NOT OWN VEHICLE WHEN ORIGINAL RECALL WAS SENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL, FUEL STARTED LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. ....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/05/2017*CN

I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO LET ANOTHER CAR OUT AND AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE CAR MADE THE CHIME NOISE AS IF IT WAS TELLING ME TO PUT ON MY SEATBELT SECONDS LATER POWER STEERING WAS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD THE RPM GAUGE WAS JUMPING, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH, LOW FUEL BLINKING ON DASHBOARD WITH FULL TANK OF GAS, STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, SECURITY LOCK LIGHT IS ON, TRANSMISSION CLICKS WHEN SHIFTING. CALLED THE DEALER I FINANCED THE CAR FROM HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP CALLED PRECISION AUTO SERVICES HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT PROBLEM SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE SO I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INFORM WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET AND THEY DID A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH ALSO SAID THERE WAS A BROKEN SHIFT CABLE INSTALLED A NEW CABLE, THEY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT. AFTER ALL THAT I PICK UP CAR AND MAKE PAYMENT A WEEK AND A HALF LATER CAR DOES THE SAME THING. I CALL AND EXPLAIN TO SERVICE ASSISTANT MANAGER HE SAYS THAT HE DIDN'T CHECK FOR POWER STEERING AFTER I EXPLAINED WAS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF HAVING THE CAR LOOKED AT LONG STORY SHORT HE GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND SO I THOUGHT TO LOOK ELSEWHERE I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED FREE OF CHARGE HE SAID THAT THERE WERE LOTS OF CODES ON MY CAR. BUT THE CAR WAS BACK TO NORMAL AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM TOOK IT BACK HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WHOEVER DISCONNEC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE FILLER ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL TANK AND, AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,300.

SEATBELT WILL NOT BUCKLE. HUSBAND HAD TO SLIDE OUT UNDER THE SEATBELT AND WE CANNOT GET IT UNSTUCK. *TR

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, IT WAS DRIPPING GASOLINE ONTO THE MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD AND ONTO THE PAVEMENT. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SEE THAT CERTAIN CHEVY COBALTS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP CRACKING AND LEAKING. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONES UNDER RECALL, THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED CAUSING THE LEAK. WHEN I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, I WAS TOLD SORRY YOUR VIN # IS NOT UNDER RECALL. I AM NOT HAPPY THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED CARS BUT I AM STUCK PAYING THE BILL FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED ALONG WITH THE REST. *TR

THE AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR, TOOK CAR TO GM DEALER AND STATED THAT THERE WAS BROKEN WIRE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE RETRACTOR AND CLEAR CODE. HAVING HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS IS NOT SAFETY RELATED AND WHY I AM HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS. THIS PART DOES NOT HARDLY MOVE AND SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO MOVE SO MANY REVOLUTIONS. MY OPINION THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. *TR

THE KEY IS STUCK ON THE ON POSITION AN STUCK IN THE IGNITION {CAN NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION }. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED ON 0 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NUMEROUS DEALERS, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.