2008 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

ON TUESDAY MORNING I WENT TO PICK UP MY MAIL AND I NOTICE SOMETHING HANGING FROM MY CAR CEILING INSIDE THE CAR WHEN I WENT TO TAKE A LOOK, IT LOOK LIKE MY AIRBAG FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM FRONT ALL THE WAY BACK ARE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT NOR ANYONE ATTEMPT TO STEEL THE CAR. I'M 70 YEARS OLD IMAGINE IF THIS THING DEPLOYED WHILE I'M DRIVING, FOR SURE THERE WILL BE SOMEONE DEAD. I CONTACTED GMC TO HELP ME OUT SO FAR THEY KEEP SAYING THEY WILL SEND AN INSPECTOR TO TAKE A LOOK BUT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO. SO I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR SAFETY ISSUES AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR. WHAT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AND I DO NEED A CAR WHAT THEN? I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDING ME. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY, IF IT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE FOR SURE THERE WILL BE A FIDELITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE TOP FILLER AND ONTO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP), THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,277.

UPON PARKING MY 2008 COBALT, I COULD SMELL RAW (UNBURNED) GAS. I DID NOT SEE ANY DRIPS ON THE GROUND BUT WHEN I INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE; THE FUEL PUMP AREA NEAR THE GAS TANK, I COULD SEE LIQUID GAS TRAILS COMING DOWN AND A BUILD UP OF DIRT WHICH HAD COATED THE SURROUNDING AREA DUE TO THE GAS THAT HAD LEAKED AND DRIED. THE COBALT WAS HESITATING, THE ENGINE WAS SURGING AND I ALSO NOTICED A SMALL DROP IN FUEL MILEAGE. I TOOK MY COBALT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND SHOWED ME THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND I OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE CONNECTION WHERE THE FUEL LINES ARE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE LEAK BECAUSE IT IS ALL PLASTIC SO THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. IT APPEARS THAT IN TIME THIS NEW ASSEMBLY WILL FAIL AGAIN DUE TO ITS DESIGN AND I WILL HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVE A SLIGHT GAS ODOR WHEN STOPPED OR PARKED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS THE GAS SMELL FROM FUMES ARE VERY STRONG. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN TO EVEN USE THE VEHICLE (LIVING IN TEXAS IS IT HOT AND MAKES IT HOTTER WITH THE WINDOW DOWN) THE CAR SEEMS TO NOW MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN STARTING, AND SEEMS TO NOT HAVE THE GAS MILEAGE THAT IT USE TO. I AM AFRAID OF SOMETHING IGNITING THE GAS WITH SUCH STRONG FUMES. I CALLED PARKWAY CHEVROLET IN TOMBALL TEXAS AS WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL WAS COMING, BUT IT WAS NOT OUT YET. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET OR FEAR IGNITION OF THE FUMES FROM THE VEHICLE. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION AND MONEY IS TIGHT. CAN YOU GIVE ANY INDICATION OF WHEN THIS WOULD BE AN ACTUAL RECALL? AND WHEN IT MIGHT BE MAILED OUT? IT SADDENS ME TO SEE THAT THEY KNOW A RECALL IS COMING AND WONT FIX A VEHICLE WITH APPARENT DANGERS. ALSO NOW MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON SAYING THAT IT NEEDS ATTENTION. *TR

I NOTICED A SLIGHT TAPPING/RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE NOISE ONLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH AND ONLY WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS COMPLETELY. THEN I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL AN IGNITION CYLINDER RECALL. MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOCKING UP AND DIFFICULTIES TURNING THE KEY. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM ABOUT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING THEN WAITED A WEEK WITH NO CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO I CALLED THEM. THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WOULD BE FINISHED BY NOON, I ARRIVED AT 4 PM. THEY THEN TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT YET FINISHED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT EVEN PUT IN THE NEW IGNITION CYLINDER EVEN AFTER A WEEK. I WAS TOLD THE NOISE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. I WAITED FOR THE IGNITION TO BE PUT IN (ABOUT 30 MINS) THEN TOOK ONE OF THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS ON A TEST DRIVE TO HEAR THE NOISE. NOISE WAS HEARD AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP. CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTHING WRONG COULD BE FOUND. THE LEAD MECHANIC TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE BUT DUE TO THE HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN NOTHING WAS HEARD. I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON MONDAY DUE TO POSSIBLE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. DROPPED THE CAR BACK OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY. A TEST DRIVE AND A LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM, NOISE COMING FROM RACK AND PINION WHILE HITTING BUMPS RACK WORN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN MAKING NOISE AS WELL RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT WITH OUT REPLACEMENT THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE NO STEERING ABILITY AT ALL: COST $1524 NO WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE POWE

GAS FUMES WERE SMELLED BY MY DAUGHTERS PASSENGERS AS THEY CARPOOLED TO COLLEGE. WHEN PARKED, I SMELLED GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE FOR UP TO 5 HOURS. MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT USE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF FIRE INCIDENT. I REPORTED A SEVERE DECLINE IN FUEL ECONOMY FOR THIS VEHICLE, MONTHS AGO. PRIOR TO BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER FOR A RECALL ON THIS MODEL YEAR, WHO REPORTED NO RECALL . ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2012 MECHANIC DISCOVERED FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. I PURCHASED A NEW FUEL PUMP AND FILTER AND IT WAS REPLACED. FUEL EFFICIENCY STILL SEVERELY DEFICIENT. *TR

WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS OUTSIDE MY CAR. THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG RIGHT AFTER MAKING A TRIP, EVEN SHORT TRIPS, AND STILL HAS STRONG SMELL WHEN CAR HASN'T BEEN USED. OTHERS HAVE NOTICED THE GAS SMELL WHEN APPROACHING MY CAR WHILE IT IS RUNNING AND AFTER I STOP THE CAR! THERE IS NOTHING LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR OR AROUND THE MOTOR THAT I CAN SEE. IT IS BEGINNING TO HAVE SMELL IN MY CAR NOW, AND MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE IT CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND IF IT WILL CATCH FIRE!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS SERIOUS ISSUE!! *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT THAT WE SMELLED GAS FUMES COMING FROM BACK SEAT AND AT REAR OF VEHICLE, AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE FOUND GAS LEAK FROM TOP OF GAS TANK FROM WHERE THE FUEL PUMP GOES INTO THE TANK, THERE IS RECALL NOTICES FOR 06,07,09 AND SO FORTH FOR TEXAS BUT NOT FOR THE 2008 IN TEXAS AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE UNITED STATES WIDE AS THIS IS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE AND KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE IN ALL STATES NOT JUST THE ONES WITH HOT WEATHER, AS IT IS THE VEHICLE IS AT DEALER NOW FOR RECALL ON POWER STEERING DEFECT AND CHECKING ON GAS LEAK TO SEE IF IT IS COMING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK. *TR

AN HEAVY SMELL OF FUEL CAUSED ME TO TAKE THIS CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING. HE REPLACED THE PUMP AND FUEL LINES. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE CARS FOR MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC :( THIS MODEL YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

PURCHASED THE CAR FROM DON CARLSON HYUNDAI IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA ON THE EVENING OF 19 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND DROVE IT TO OUR HOME IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, AND BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE DEALER HAD JUST TOLD US THAT THE CAR HAD JUST HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED, SO WE JUST CHALKED IT UP TO THE CURING OF THE ADHESIVES THEY USED INSTALLING THE WINDSHIELD, BUT IT IS NOW THE 28TH OF SEPTEMBER 2012, THE ODOR IS GETTING STRONGER, AND THE CAR IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO START. YOU HAVE TO LET IT CRANK AND CRANK BEFORE IT WILL FINALLY START, ALMOST LIKE IT IS FLOODED AS BACK IN THE OLD DAYS OF CARBS. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS BEING REPORTED ON VARIOUS SITES AND IT SEEMS TO BE ONE THAT I WOULD DEEM AS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE WITH IT RELATING TO GASOLINE AND GASOLINE FUMES. WITH OUR CAR, I HAVE LOOKED UNDER IT AND HAVE SEEN NO SIGNS OF PUDDLING, WHICH CONCERNS ME OF WHERE IT MIGHT BE COLLECTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION MODULE, STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,600.

ON 9/24/2012 AT AROUND 5 PM MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE AT THE NAVARRO COUNTY COLLEGE TO SEE A TEACHER, MY DAUGHTER WHO HAD JUST HAD MAJOR SURGERY GOT LOCKED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. AFTER 10 MINUTES AND 2 SECURITY GUARDS AND 2 NICE GENTLEMEN TRIED ALL THEY COULD THEY COULD NOT GET MY DAUGHTER SEATBELT TO COME UNBUCKLED SO THEY HAD TO CUT HER OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. THIS IS A SERIOUS INCIDENT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED , WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER IN ENNIS HE SAID OH ITS NO BIG DEAL ! HE WASN'T THE ONE WHO JUST HAD SURGERY ON HER ARM AND WAS STUCK IN A SEATBELT. I WANT SOMEONE TO CALL ME BACK ON THIS! I THINK CHEVY SHOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I ALSO THINK CHEVY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPILLED FROM THE FUEL TANK ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN PARKED, THE CONTACT WOULD ALSO SMELL AN ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER WHO STATED THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

THE CAR HAD SMALL SMELL OF GAS COME FROM THE AC VENTS ,BUT WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR THE SMELL GOT STRONGER SO I LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHERE IT CAME FROM,YET THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE LEAK BUT LATER THAT DAY I SAW A SMALL SPOT OF WATER NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAR AT FIRST BUT IT WAS TOO FAR BACK TO BE WATER AT FIRST SO I CHECKED WHERE THIS LEAK CAME FROM AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW IT COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND ALREADY ITS BEEN ALMOST THREE WEEKS AND BECAME WORST AND THE CAR MAY EXPLODE. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING O DECELERATE, THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A STOP SIGN. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

MY FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING CAUSING SEVERE FUEL LOSS WHILE DRIVING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN (226B) THAT CORRECTED THIS DEFECT. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY VEHICLE HAD THE CORRECTED FUEL PUMP. APPARENTLY THE CORRECTED FUEL PUMP DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE ENTIRELY. I AM OUT $854.16 FOR SOMETHING THAT THERE IS AN OPEN CAMPAIGN AGAINST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS LEAKING AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,900.

GASOLINE IS VISIBLY LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM BENEATH THE CAR. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY GM AND RECALLED FOR 2006-07 MODEL YEARS, BUT 2008 AND NEWER MODEL YEARS THAT ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM ARE NOT COVERED BY THAT RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE SMELL HAD BECOME OVERPOWERING FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE PERFORMED BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF THE OFFENSIVELY OVERPOWERING ODOR. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE POSSIBLE EXHIBITED A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT THE SMELL WOULD BECOME PERMANENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO FIRST PERFORM FURTHER RESEARCH FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND CAUSED WIRES TO FRAY, CORRODE, BREAK, AND BECOME EXPOSED. THIS LED TO FAILURE OF DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. DEALER HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SAFETY RISK ASSOCIATED WITH FAILING ELECTRONICS IS SEVERE AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WIRING FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD AND SHIFT CONSOLE FAILED. THE REAR TAILLIGHTS ALSO FAILED AND WERE ONLY OPERABLE IF THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED FROM THE REAR SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,128. .. UPDATED 08-27-12 *BF THE COIL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATE 08/28/12

THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AS WELL AS TRACTION CONTROL. ALSO I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE KEY NOT COMING OUT OF THE STEERING AND CAME OUT OF DEALERSHIP WITH A BROKEN TURN SIGNAL (IT WORKS BUT I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY AND START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. SPORADICALLY, THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND THE HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS A NEW SET OF KEYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE KEYS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION TO THE CONTACT AS THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO A FUEL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. AFTER GOING ON LINE I NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 2006 THROUGH THE 2008 MODEL YEAR COBALT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE EXHAUST PIPE PASSES BELOW THE FUEL TANK. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH THE 2007 RECALL AS I HAVE HEARD THERE IS ONE. WHAT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A RECALL FOR SAFETY ON THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND THE BURDEN SHOULD BE ON THE MANUFACTURE TO CORRECT. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS PLAYING WITH PEOPLES LIVES AND ALSO ALLOWING FUMES TO ESCAPE INTO THE AIR. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES DIFFICULTY STARTING VEHICLE AND SMELLS GAS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006/2007 MODELS FOR THE FUEL PUMP, THE SAME FUEL PUMP THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

2008 COBALT NOW WITH 70K MILES HAS STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AND WHEN AT IDLE LEAKS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL. I HAVE A NEWBORN BABY AND A 1YR OLD TODDLER AND WITH A PROBLEM THAT SEVERE I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR AND FEEL SAFE. I ALSO DID RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE MANY CHEVY COBALTS WITH FUEL PROBLEMS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR 2008 NOT ONLY 2006-2007 COBALTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY DESTROYED DUE TO A CRASH, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS NOT RELATED TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 08/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE CRASH WAS CAUSED BY THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION HAPPENED 4-6 TIMES. THE ACCELERATION WOULD OCCUR ON LEVEL GROUND, HIGHWAY, AND UPHILLS AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH AND 55MPH. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK. UPDATED 08/02/2012 *JS

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION WINDOW. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS. CURRENTLY THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL RECENTLY THAT WHEN LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAGS ARE INOPERATIVE IN A CRASH. MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ARE LOGGED IN ON THE INTERNET GOING BACK TO 2005. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBERS ARE ON LINE PLUS TWO NHTSA ITEMS NUMBERS. CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING FROM $300.00 TO $1000.00 TO HAVE THEIR CHEVROLET COBALT'S REPAIRED. DEALERS ARE CHANGING THE AIR BAG MODULES. THIS IS SAFETY ITEM AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

LATE 2011 MY CAR STARTING HAVING ISSUES WITH THE RPMS GOING UP AND DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE. BY DEC 2011 MY CAR SMELLED LIKE IT HAD A SMALL FUEL LEAK; ONE THAT I COULD ONLY SMELL WHILE MY CAR WAS IDLING. SINCE FEBRUARY 2012 THE SMELL OF GASOLINE HAS GONE FROM A FAINT SMELL WHILE IDLING TO AN ALMOST UNBEARABLE SMELL THAT I CAN SMELL EVEN DOING 70+ MPH ON THE FREEWAY. WITH THE FUEL LINES NOT ALLOWING ENOUGH FUEL TO BE PUMPED INTO MY ENGINE IT ALSO DOES NOT LIKE TO START IF IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY LET THE ENGINE TURN OVER A FEW TIMES, LET IT SIT, THEN ATTEMPT TO START IT UP AGAIN. CHEVY HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR COBALT'S SINCE THEY HAVE STARTED MAKING THEM IT SEEMS. THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2008'S THEY HAVE JUST CHOSEN TO IGNORE THAT OUR CARS HAVE THIS ISSUE AS WELL. WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THAT THE 2008 MODELS DO NOT HAVE THE ISSUE THAT THE EARLIER MODELS HAD, BUT THEY ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR ME AT A COST OF $150 AND THEY CAN FIX IT AT DOUBLE THE PRICE ANYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THEY ARE A DEALERSHIP. NO THANK YOU! I WILL NOT PAY CHEVY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE CAUSED AND REFUSE TO FIX. I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER CHEVY ONCE I AM ABLE TO GET RID OF THIS CAR. *TT

SINCE SEPTEMBER 2011 I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN FUEL EFFICIENCY. THE FUEL EFFICIENCY HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THEN. I NOW GET ABOUT 12 MILES TO THE GALLON. TIRES ARE CHECKED AND I USE FUEL WITH NO ETHANOL. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON THE 2007 MODELS FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND WHY NOT FOR THE 2008 MODEL? THIS HAS BECOME A FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN LOUISIANA WHERE I LIVE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TUMBLER AND THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I NOTICED MY CAR HAD A HARD TIME STARTING ON THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012. THEN ON FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012, I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS HEAVILY IN MY CAR. BY SATURDAY, MY CAR HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. AFTER I TURNED ON THE CAR, I RECEIVED AGAIN A HEAVY ODOR OF GAS INSIDE MY CAR. I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR THE ENTIRE WEEK OF MAY 7 - 11, 2012. I HAVE A MECHANIC CHECK MY CAR AND FOUND GAS LEAKING ONTO MY GAS TANK. I THEN SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS OF FAULTINESS HAD BEEN REPORTED FOR 2007 MODELS AND I CAME UPON THIS WEBSITE AGAIN WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2008 MODELS. *TR

MY MOTHER IN LAW HAS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT AND SHE HAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN SIDE THE VEHICLE AND SHE HAS TO RIDE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, AND CANT TAKE HER GRANDCHILDREN ANY WHERE WITH ME BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. ALSO HER FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED CONSIDERABLY SHE ONLY PUT $10 WORTH THE GAS IN AT A TIME BECAUSE SHE AM IN FEAR OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF SHE FILLS IT UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT REALEASE TO ALLOW ANYONE TO SIT WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND BUCKLE UP. I BROUGHT THIS ALONG TO THE ATTENTION OF MY SERVICE PROVIDER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT AND THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS EQUIPMENT ALONG WITH A TROUBLE SHOOTING CHARGE AS TO WHY IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM HAS FAILED, THEREBY CAUSING LIGHT TO DISPLAY ON THE DASH. I HAVE TAKEN THIS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A THIRD TIME AND NOW A PART HAS BEEN ORDERED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MONITOR AND I'M BEING BILLED FOR THIS AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A LOANER, SINCE THE PART WAS GOING TO TAKE OVERNIGHT TO ARRIVE AND THE DEALER'S LOANER HAS THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE OBTAIND THE VIN FOR THIS VEHICLE OF NEEDED, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF EITHER OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND THE ACTUAL REPLACEMENT COSTS. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:55 A.M. ON MONDAY, APRIL 16TH, I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON STATE ROUTE 605 TO WORK (CENTER VILLAGE/NEW ALBANY OHIO AREA). GOING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, AND AT 50 MPH, I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME A LITTLE SPONGY AS I WAS DRIVING WHEN I WAS MAKING A SMALL CORRECTION IN THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENSURE I WAS PROPERLY IN MY LANE. WHEN I MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT A FRACTION, THE CAR DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AS IT SHOULD. HOWEVER, UPON MAKING A CORRECTION TO THE LEFT THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR VEERED RIGHT STRIKING A MAILBOX AND CRASHING INTO SOME TREES. THE CAR IS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS LOOKING AT IT TODAY. I HAD THE ELECTRICAL STEERING BOX REPLACED LAST YEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF AS IT SHOULD BUT THE CAR ENDED UP ON ITS SIDE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY TREE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

PURCHASED 2008 CAR USED IN 2010 WITH APPROX. 10K MILES. HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH STEREO SPEAKERS GOING OUT. CAR NOW HAS LESS THAN 60K MILES. RECENTLY DEVELOPED KNOCK IN FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALLED STEERING BOX FIXED. CHEVROLET SAYS LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING, AND SWAY BAR END LINKS NEED REPLACED SOON. ALMOST $1500 DOLLARS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THOUGH ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS RAMPANT ISSUES. *JS

AFTER 12,000 MILES HAD TO GET NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS DO TO LOUD SQUEALING. HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME THING. *TR

BEGAN SMELLING A FAINT GAS ODOR IN JAN. 2012 WHILE SITTING AT STOPLIGHT COMING FROM MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT. ODOR HAS SINCE GROWN STRONGER AND MY MPG'S HAVE GONE FROM AROUND 30-32 MPG TO 26 MPG ON LAST FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 COBALTS. THERE WAS A RECALL I HAVE COME ACROSS IN MY RESEARCH FOR YEARS 2005-2007 AND PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OF SIMILAR NATURE, BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES, MY CAR WAS PURCHASED IN TEXAS BUT CURRENTLY RESIDES IN OKLAHOMA AND I BELIEVE IT WAS KEPT IN ANOTHER STATE BY PREVIOUS OWNER. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY GM AND CORRECTED ON THEIR SIDE OF THE DEAL. *TR