2008 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILURE LEADS TO TEMPORARY POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE ALL STARTED BOUNCING AROUND ERRATICALLY. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER STARTED FLASHING "POWER STEERING". THIS ALL TOOK PLACE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AY ABOUT 60 MPH. AS I WAS TRYING TO PULL TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I THOUGHT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. AFTER GETTING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING IT OFF I CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME HE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND TOLD ME TO RESTART THE CAR. I DID AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO HIS SHOP WHERE HE PLUGGED IN HIS DIAGNOSTIC CHECK COMPUTER. HE TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION MODULE AND IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE SINCE GOOGLED IT AND FOUND MANY COBALT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 125,000 MILES IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED. I DON'T CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THAT AS THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE ON THE ROAD AGAIN IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE AND I HAVE MANAGED TO PULL OVER BEFORE THE STEERING SHUT DOWN. IS THIS AN ISSUE YOU COULD LOOK INTO ON THESE CARS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,628 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, TOYING WITH THE KEY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,113.

SINCE BEGINNING OF 2011 THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING AND VIBRATING WHEN I START THE CAR. IN MARCH 2011 I WENT TO PEPBOYS AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR. BEGINNING OF APRIL I STARTED THE CAR AND A LOT OF WHITE THICK SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST EMISSION SO I DROVE BACK TO PEPBOYS. THEY FIGURED IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKET OR EVEN GASKET HEAD WHICH WAS THE FOLLOWING WEEK CONFIRMED BY THE GM DEALER. THE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 28000 MILES! *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE IGNITION IS STUCK AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH THE VEHICLE. USING FORCE THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE CAR STARTED, BUT THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN ANOTHER INCIDENT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION ONLY COVERS THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT. THIS WAS ALSO NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND BEGAN VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

WE FIRST HAD ELECTRONICS ISSUES THE WITH OUR COBALT WHEN PARKING.WAS TOLD WIFE OVER DROVE STEERING MECH. LATER THEY CALLED A RECALL & REPLACED THE STEERING MOTOR.CONSTANTLY WE HAVE HAD IT THAT HE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT TURN OF AFTER A TURN. AGAIN THEY TELL ME THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE .THEN THE PASSENGER DOOR NOT UNLOCK FOR THE KEY. SEVERAL TIMES THIS OCCURRED & ONE TIME THE ISSUE LASTED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. ANOTHER ISSUES WAS THAT THE INSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON THIS LASTED ABOUT 2-3 DAYS SOMETIMES WE SMELT RUBBERISH SMOKE FUMES THEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED & THEN WENT AWAY.WE CALLED CHEVY & EMMA SET UP A FILE & WE TURNED THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIME TO JBA CHEVY IN GLEN BURNIE ,MD 21062 AND EACH TIME THEY SAY THE ISSUES COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN TELLING THEM OF THE ISSUES AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THEM . THIS LAST ISSUE HAS OCCURED ABOUT 500+ MILES LATER. I JUST HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND TIRES ROTATED . I ASKED FOR A COMPLETE CHECK BUT THE ATTENDANT ONLY SET IT UP FOR OILCHANGE ,BRAKES AND TIRE ROTATION. THEY SAID ALL WAS OKAY. ON FRIDAY THE 8TH OF APRIL ON THE WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AS I TOOK OFF THECAR ACTED FUNNY AND THE SPEEDOMETER REACHED 80 & TE REV WAS HIGH YET I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 20MPH THE TRANS DOWNSHIFTED REAL HARD. I NOTICED IT WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY BUT SEEMED BETTER. SO I TRIED TO PROCEED TO WORK. AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL PAST THE NEXT LIGHT THE CAR FROZE UP AND I WENT INTO A SKID. I TRIED TO ST

HAD NO PROBLEM LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND WORKED FINE AND CAME OUT OF NO WHERE. MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS WON'T TURN OFF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME OUT OR TURN OFF. I CALLED MY DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH COBALTS PRIOR TO THIS AND IT'S THE CYLINDER IGNITION. IT'S IN THE SHOP NOW AND WON'T KNOW ANYTHING TILL TOMORROW. IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS THEN WHY ISN'T THIS TAKING CAR OF? I DO NOT HAVE 300 PLUS DOLLARS TO PUT INTO MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED TWICE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. DURING THE CRASH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE CONTACT NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED TWO BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN PELVIS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DURING THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT JUST STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS APRIL 2, 2011. I PURCHASED IT ON MARCH 15, 2011. I WENT TO LEAVE WORK AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. ALL MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT DOWN ON ME AND MY KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT THE IGNITION. WHEN I TURNED THE SWITCH IT JUST MADE A CLICKING NOISE. SO I JUST SAT THERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. SO I WALKED AWAY TRYING TO GET HELP. WHEN I RETURNED THE RADIO WAS ON AND THE CAR JUST STARTED RIGHT UP. ALSO IT DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. AT 65MPH IT SEEMS AS IF I'M JUST BARELY MOVING. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO SIT AND WONDER IF MY CAR IS GONNA START EVERYTIME I TURN THE SWITCH. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY AND I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD MY CAR FOR A MONTH. I AM HIGHLY UPSET. *TR

THE STEERING IN MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME HARD TO CONTROL, HARD TO TURN AND YOU HAVE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AFTER A TURN AND THEN THE CAR JERKS. THIS HAPPENED AFTER MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING DEFECTS, AND AFTER THE APPROPRIATE WORK WAS DONE TO REPLACE THE RECALLED PART. I NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING ( EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO PREVIOUS STEERING DIFFICULTIES PRIOR T RECALL ). THAT THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AS APPARENTLY IT IS NOT THE POWER STEERING( YET TWO OTHER MECHANICS FROM OTHER SHOPS ARE REPORTING TO ME THAT IT IS INDEED THE POWER STEERING AT TO GO BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AS THIS IS ON RECALL ) THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD AND I AM THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR, THE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE IT HAS REQUIRED. I HAVE PUT MORE WORK INTO THIS 2008 CHEVY COBALT IN THE PAST THREE YEARS THAN MY TEN YEAR OLD 10 YEAR OLD MAZDA EVER HAD. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY A CHEVY AS THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS REQUIRED A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND, THE QUALITY IS VERY POOR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, SWAY BAR (TWICE ), BRAKES, SHOCKS, TIRES, BUSHEL'S AND MY FUSES ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING IN MY CAR AND NOW CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND A VERY SERIOUS STEERING AND SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS PAST THE WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMITS. I NOTICED SEVERAL DAYS AGO A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE GOING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND ASKED TO HAVE THE FRONT END CHECKED. THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE WORN OUT AND I HAVE TO PAY $300+ FOR THE REPAIR. GRANTED, I AM OUTSIDE THE MILEAGE LIMITS OF THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS BARELY THREE YEARS OLD. IT APPEARS I'M NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN EITHER. I HAVE BEEN A CHEVROLET AND GM FAN FOR YEARS, BUT WITH THIS ISSUE PLUS THE PROBLEMS I HAD WITH MY LAST PICKUP, A 2004 GMC SIERRA, I'M BEGINNING TO QUESTION MY CHOICES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER WERE REPORTED INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOT AND WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

WHENEVER MY REAR DISC BRAKES GET WET AND THEN DRY OFF - THEY MAKE A VERY LOAD SQUEALING NOISE. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE WITHOUT BRAKING. I AM AFRAID THE NOISE WILL WAKE MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE HER BEDROOM IS ABOVE THE GARAGE. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEY TELL ME THE BRAKES ARE FINE. ALSO, THEY KNOW THIS MODEL CAR DOES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IF GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS WHY DO THEY NOT REMEDY IT. ONCE I DRIVE IT A FEW MILES IT SEEMS TO GO AWAY. BUT ONCE THE REAR BRAKES GET WET AGAIN I GUARANTEE THE SQUEAL WILL BE BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN FROZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,948.

THE IGNITION CYLINDER ON MY 08 CHEVROLET COLBALT IMPLODED AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND REPAIRED. THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THERE WAS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS TRUE? HOW DOES SOMEONE GET AN INVESTIGATION STARTED? *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED THE TIRES AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE; THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2008 COBALT AS A PROGRAM CAR IN NOVEMBER 2008. I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN SEPTEMBER 2010. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM OF THE INTERMITTENT EASE OF TURNING THE KEY. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR FOR THAT REPAIR I WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKING UP. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND THEN THE EMERGENCY SWITCH BROKE, THAT WAS REPLACED AND DURING THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT SPEAKERS BLEW OUT. THOSE WERE REPLACED, AND NOW THE RADIO/CLOCK HAS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT MY TWO-YEAR CAR IS RELIABLE. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I BELIEVE THE CAR IS FAULTY BECAUSE IT IS "TOO YOUNG" TO HAVE THIS MUCH REPAIR WORK IN A VERY SHORT TIME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR TO THE STEERING SYSTEM BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSISTS SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE ELECTRONIC ASSISTS, BUT THE FAILURE HAD CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING TOWARD TWO PARKED VEHICLES AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 10V073000, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM WHICH SHE RECEIVED TWO MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND PARK THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. NHTSA RECALL 10V073000, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. A WEEK AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING USUALLY MALFUNCTIONS IN COLD WEATHER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER NEEDS A NEW PART TO REPAIR THE STEERING SYSTEM BEFORE THIS CAUSES A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I DRIVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT, I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TWICE TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO TURN THEMSELVES OFF AFTER TURNING. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IS MY PARKING BRAKE, THE RACHET FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BROKE OFF, I ASKED HOW THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW. I ASKED HOW COMMON THIS HAPPENS THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE, YET SOMEHOW I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. I BELIEVE IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, PARKING BRAKES DO NOT JUST BREAK LIKE THAT. I DRIVE A MANUAL AND MY PARKING BRAKE IS KIND OF IMPERATIVE TO PREVENT FROM ROLLING WHEN IT SPARKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

LEFT FRONT BRAKE GRABS AND WON'T LET GO, CAUSES PULL TO LEFT..REPLACED BRAKE HOSE, AND CALIPER, STILL DOES IT, BELIEVE IT WILL KILL MY FAMILY YET..IT DOES IT FOR FEW MILES, QUITS, THEN REPEATS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.. *TR

WHILE HEADING SOUTH ON 8 MILE ROAD IN CINCINNATI,OHIO. MY CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN THE CAR LANDED AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL I WAS HEADING NORTH. THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT THIS YEAR WITH THIS CAR. FIRST ONE WAS FEB.2010 ODI #10307249. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH , IT HAD STOPPED RAINING AND THE STREET WAS STILL A LITTLE WET. THE RECALL OF THE STEERING MOTOR, HAD BEEN REPLACED. MY CONCERN NOW THE NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE TOTALED. WHICH WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET THIS LEMON OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10V073000 STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM IN AUGUST OF 2010. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, BECAUSE THE PART WASN'T AVAILABLE. ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010 WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/18/11

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME IN MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE WARNING CHIME CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE READ ON THE DASH "POWER STEERING" LUCKILY WHERE I LIVE THE ROADS ARE FAIRLY STRAIGHT AND TRAFFIC WASN'T HEAVY. I MADE IT HOME AND PARKED AND THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER ASKING WHY A CAR I HAD FOUND TO BE UNDER RECALL ONLINE SINCE MARCH 2010 HAD BEEN INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HAPPENED ONLY AN HOUR AGO AND SO I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE BUT I'M NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES WITH IT. *TR

I HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH A 2008 CHEVY COBALT; THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO ON AND OFF BUT EVEN WHEN THE COMPUTER SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF IT MIGHT STILL BE WORKING OR IT MIGHT NOT. THIS PAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING HOME AND STARTED TO GO ACROSS THE LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE. THE COMPUTER SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF BUT IT WASN'T. IT CAUSED ME TO OVER-CORRECT, HIT A DITCH AND FLIP MY CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SWAYED BACK AND FORTH AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A STEERING FAILURE. THE POLICE RESPONDED BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. THE POLICE TOWED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONLY ONE OCCUPANT WHO WAS WEARING A SEATBELT WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WILL CONTACT WITH HIM WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,200.

2008 CHEVY COBALT, I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN JAN. 2008! I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT END AND FRONT BRAKES. IN THE BEGINNING, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NOW IT IS NOT, BUT THE PROBLEMS KEEP HAPPENING AND I HAVE HAD IT BACK IN FOR SERVICE MANY, MANY TIMES! ALWAYS FOR THE SAME ISSUES, FRONT END AND BRAKES! YOU WILL SEE WHEN YOU PULL THE SERVICE REPORTS! I CONTACTED GM AND I HAD A WONDERFUL LADY WORKING WITH ME AND SHE SAID SHE WAS PUTTING SOMEONE ON MY ACCT, A GUY CALLED ME SAID THEY ACCEPTED MY ACCT, NOW TODAY HE CALLED AND SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THE BUY BACK PROGRAM WITH THE CAR AND JUST TO KEEP SERVICING THE CAR! IM TELLING YOU THEY SERVICE IT AND THEN IN A MATTER OF A SHORT PERIOD, ITS BACK IN THE SERVICE DEPT. THE CAR SHOULD IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM, HAVE ALL THESE ISSUES AND FOR GODS SAKE FRONT END OR BRAKES, ITS STILL FAIRLY NEW! I PRAY NOTHING SERIOUSLY HAPPENS TO ME OR ANYONE RIDING IN THIS CAR DUE TO SOMETHING BEING BROKE OR BREAKING! THE SERVICE DEPT WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR SAYS THEY FIX IT, BUT SHORTLY THERE AFTER ITS BACK! NOW, THEY TREAT ME LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT AND I AM FURIOUS! PLEASE CHECK OUT THE SERVICE REPORTS AND YOU TELL ME! I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE CAR! THERE ALSO HAS BEEN OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE FRONT ENDS AND BRAKES WITH THESE CARS EVEN THE OWNER OF THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT AT ADMITTED THAT! THERE ARE SEVERAL BULLETINS OUT ON IT ALSO, I KNOW FOR A FACT! I AM ONE VERY DISSATISFIED CUS

HAVE AN 2008 CHEVY COBALT.. DRIVING AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON DASH AND CANNOT HARDLY TURN VEHICLE... CAN TURN OFF CAR AND IT WILL START WORKING... IT WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY SOMETIMES 2 TIMES DAILY OTHER TIMES 8-10 TIMES DAILY... WILL RESET EVERYTIME CAR IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED BACK UP... NOTICED IT WILL ALSO GO OUT WHEN USING BLINKER TO TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY THREE MINUTES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND WOULD FUNCTION CORRECTLY AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH SHE DROVE OVER A PATCH OF GRAVEL AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND SUFFERED NECK INJURIES, ABRASIONS, LACERATIONS, INCLUDING A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE CRASH AND FILED A POLICE REPORT. CHEVROLET WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND AT THE SAME TIME I WANTED TO PULL DOWN THE WINDOW IT DIDN'T WORK. I THINK IT WAS ALREADY TOO MUCH FOR THE CAR. IT HAPPENED ALREADY 3 TIMES IN 2.5 YEARS AND THE CAR WAS NEW. EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER TO CHANGE THE REGULATOR IN THE WINDOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADWAY AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH HER HEAD STICKING OUT OF THE WINDOW TO SEE THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED A NUT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,882 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,574.

2008 CHEVY COBALT. WON'T TURN OFF AND KEY WON'T TURN OR COME OUT. *TR

MY SON WAS TAKING ME TO WORK ON MAY 25TH 2010 IN OUR 2008 CHEVY COBALT. ON THE RETURN HOME THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IN WHICH CAUSED US TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH AND TURNED ON ITS SIDE. ALSO NONE OF THE 6 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED..WE DID NOT KNOW OF A RECALL ON THE POWER A STEERING UNTIL ALMOST 2 WEEKS LATER. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. OUR 2 INSURANCES COMPANIES PAID THE CAR OFF. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK THE CAR SO WE DO NOT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT SENDING US THE RECALL. IF WE WOULD OF RECEIVED THE RECALL THE WRECK WOULD NOT HAD HAPPENED IT WOULD OF BEEN FIXED AND OUR SONS WOULD NOT HAD GOTTEN HURT.. CONSEQUENCES 2 HURT NO VEHICLE GAP PAID CAR OFF. *TR

COBALT 08 PASSENGER AIRBAGS NEED SERVICE. *TR

2008 CHEVY COBALT 60,000 MILES, LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FAILED ENABLING FRONT WHEELS TO MOVE A FEW INCHES RELATIVE TO THE FRAME. R & R CONTROL ARMS. MECHANIC SAID WHEEL WAS READY TO DETACH FROM CAR, REPLACED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE AND BEGAN TO SWERVE. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS HAD INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, THE HEADLINER WAS DAMAGED FROM THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,869.

RECENTLY HEARD CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END. HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET, BUT WILL SHORTLY. SUSPECT IT IS BUSHINGS MENTIONED IN REPORT # 10335840. THE MILEAGE IS 26100. *TR

CHROME COVER ON 2008 CHEVY COBALT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOUND FOUR OTHER INCIDENTS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT ONLY 16,000 MILES AND POWER STEERING IS GONE WHEN DRIVING ON CITY OR HIGHWAY, THIS IS A HIGH RISK PROBLEM I CANNOT BELIEVE IT HAS NOT BEEN SOLVE IN A 30 MINUTES RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THIS CASES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY YET THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TOP THE CRASH BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WOULD PARTIALLY DEPLOY FROM ITS HOUSING. THE DEALER WOULD PUSH THE AIR BAG BACK INTO PLACE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE ENTIRE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,650.

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS AND COMPLAINT REGARDING THE DEATH OF A DRIVER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND HER SISTER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LANDED AND ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF A BRIDGE, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS SCATTERED IN PIECES. THE CONSUMER STATED HER SISTER LOST CONTROL AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING FAILING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES AND FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE FRONT END WOULD RATTLE AS IF WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BEFORE AND THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE BUSHINGS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS YET CONTACTED REGARDING THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT, TRYING TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN HE GOT THE CHIMING NOISE AND AT THAT POINT WAS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. TRAVELING @15-20 MILES PER HOUR AND A 6FT MAN AT 200LBS HAD EVERYTHING HE COULD DO TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT WHEN MY SON COULD NOT MOVE AND WAS IN IMMEASURABLE PAIN HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A CERVICAL SPINAL SPRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF WYLER CHEVY IN SPRINGFIELD OHIO AFTER THE CRASH. IN RESPONSE TO MY REQUEST FOR SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE KNOWN TO BE PART OF A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SITUATION I WAS TOLD THAT THE THEY DETERMINED THE CODE FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS NEVER TRIGGERED. I EXPLAINED OF THE CHIMING DESCRIBED BY MY SON AND WAS TOLD BY THERE SERVICE MANAGER TJ THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL DIRECTED BY GM. I HAVE SPENT FOUR DAYS TRYING TO GET GM TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE, I WAS ACTUALLY TOLD I COULD PUT IT THROUGH MY PERSONAL INSURANCE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT? SERIOUSLY? AT THIS POINT MY SON IS HURT AND OUT OF WORK, WE HAVE NO VEHICLE AND NO RENTAL WHICH I HAVE REQUESTED SINCE THIS BEGAN. I WAS ACTUALLY TOLD BY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ON THE PHONE THAT SHE DID NOT SEE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I ADVISED HER I HAD RECEIVED VIA MAIL THE NOTIFICATION AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT AS AN ANSWER. HOW CAN GM CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE FOR FOUR DAY