2008 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT WITH A RANDOM MESSAGE LIGHT "POWER STEERING". WHEN THE MESSAGE LIGHT COMES ON, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE MESSAGE LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND WILL RANDOMLY APPEAR AGAIN, EITHER GOING AT A SLOW SPEED, SUCH AS TURNING A CORNER OR JUST GOING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHO TELLS ME THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS GOING OUT AND IS EXPECTED TO COST ABOUT $500.00. THE CAR WAS PUT INTO THE SHOP TODAY AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME NOW THAT THEY WANT TO CHECK EVERYTHING OUT AND WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY FIND THE "EXACT" PROBLEM. I HAVE TODAY BECOME AWARE THAT AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN STARTED BY THE NHTSA BECAUSE OF APPROXIMATELY 1132 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COBALT'S FAILING POWER STEERING SYSTEMS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY DO NOT SEE THIS PROBLEM VERY OFTEN. HOWEVER, IF THERE HAVE BEEN THIS MANY REPORTED INCIDENTS THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY HAVE GONE UNREPORTED. *TR

2008 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING APPROX LENGTH OF TRIP WAS 70 MILES. SHUT VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED APPROX 15 MINS LATER AND SEEMED FINE. DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

MY POWER STEERING FAILED - SEVERAL TIMES, AFTER MY 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT HIT AROUND 45,00MILES. I WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD JUST RUN OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I REFUSED, BECAUSE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WERE COMPLAINTS FROM CHEVROLET COBALT USERS SAYING THAT EVEN AFTER IT WAS FIXED, THE ISSUE RETURNED. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO FIX IT FOR FREE. THE PART WAS REPLACED. *TR

1. SQUEALING WHILE TURNING SQUEALING UPON START-UP STIFF STEERING ERRATIC FUNCTION LACK OF POWER 2. IT OCCURS OFTEN, CANNOT STEER, I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR UNTIL I FOUND THE SYMPTOMS ON-LINE AND I HAVE ALL OF THEM. 3. WILL TAKE IT INTO DEALERSHIP. *TR

SLOWED FROM 25 MPH TO TURN CORNER. POWER STEERING FAILED IN TURN; ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHED. UNABLE TO PULL CAR BACK IN TIME BEFORE ENTERING OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE. FORTUNATELY, NO OPPOSING TRAFFIC PRESENT. LET CAR ROLL TO A STOP ON OPPOSITE SHOULDER & TURNED CAR OFF. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED CAR BACK ON. POWER STEERING WAS WORKING WHEN I TURNED CAR BACK ON. CAR IS AT DEALERSHIP TO BE EVALUATED FOR THAT AND FOR ENGINE LIGHT ON THIS MORNING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND "POWER STEERING" SHOWED UP ON MY CARS MESSAGE CENTER. IF, WHILE DRIVING, I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS, USUALLY LONG ENOUGH TO DO A TURN. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES THAT I HAVE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I LOST MY POWER STEERING RIGHT BEFORE A TURN. *TR

ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SHIFTED. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE WHEEL IS TURNED A QUARTER TURN TO THE LEFT. WHENEVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HEAR A SQUEAKING NOISE AND SOMETIMES A "CLUNK" NOISE. *TR

POWER STEERING COMING ON AND GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE IT MYSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER USED EXTREME FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENT . NOT WORKING AT THE MOMENT. *TR

IN MARCH OF 2008 I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 CHEVROLET COBAL IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 THE POWER STEERING STARTED RANDOMLY GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING, COMPLETELY OUT *TW

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WITH 51,000 MILES ON IT I HAVE REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE, SWAY BAR BUSHING, SWAY BAR, AND TIRES. AND NOW I HAVE TO FIX THE LEFT SIDE I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD THE SAME CAR, SAME YEAR AND ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE HE ALSO HAD TO DO THE SAME REPAIRS. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING GOES OUT ON MY 2008 CHEVEROLET COBALT AND I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE '08 CHEVY COBALT SEEMS TO OCCUR AT RANDOM. WITH ONLY 6K MILES ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED. NOW AT 10K MILES THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING AND THE LIGHT IN THE DASH WILL FLASH AT RANDOM. THE LONGER IT GOES WITHOUT REPAIR THE WORSE IT GETS. EVENTUALLY IT WILL GO OUT EVERY 5 MINUTES OR LESS. ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING IT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND SHE WENT THROUGH A FENCE INTO A HAY FIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SHE WAS UNABLE TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25724.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, CAN NO LONGER STEER THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE IT WAS HARD TO STEER AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING POPPED UP ON MY DASH. THERE WAS LOTS OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF ONCE I GOT HOME FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND I STARTED IT UP AND TOOK IT AROUND THE BLOCK, NOT EVEN ONE MINUTE OF STARTING IT POWER STEERING FLASHED ON MY DASH. I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THIS WILL BE MY 3RD TIME TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER FOR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. MY WARRANTY ENDED AT 30,000 IT CURRENTLY HAD 30,060. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER FIVE MINUTES RESTARTED IT AND HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE OFFERED SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; MY PROBLEM HAPPENS TO BE A SERIOUS ONE INVOLVING THE HEAD LAMPS OF OUR 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHAT I SPEAK OF IS THE LIGHTS, UPON ENGAGING ONLY THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SHUT OFF,FLICKER....WITH NO CONTROL FOR A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW SECONDS. NOW, THE CONCERN I HAVE IS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MYSELF OR OTHER MOTORISTS TO HAVE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS. DURING THAT SMALL PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH THE HEADLAMPS FAILED, MY FAMILY'S LIFE WAS JEOPARDIZED,WHICH IS SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO,AND WILL NOT TOLERATE. I HAVE MADE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT MALFUNCTION BY USING CHEVY DEALER TECHNICIANS. PROBLEM WAS ALLEGEDLY FIXED,THEN OCCURRED AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ME WITH ANY INFORMATION YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO FURTHER AID MY PROGRESS IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND THE MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31400.

TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL TOURINGCONTACT AS TIRES, SIZE 195/60/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOST AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,322 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,300.

PROBLEM STARTED SPEED AT 55 NOISE ON RIGHT FRONT THEN HARD VIBRATION WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKES IT IS WORSE .NOW AT 45 IT DOES THIS NOT ALL THE TIME ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND AFTER 5 MILES OR MORE IT WILL FINALLY QUIT HAVE HAD WHEELS REBALANCED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE CHANGED TIRES STILL NO DIFFERENCE.THEY DID TELL ME SEEPAGE AROUND STRUTS BUT NOT BAD.TOLD ME TO TAKE TO DEALER AS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER IT DROVE OK FOR THEM AND THEY HAD ME DRIVE IT TO EXPLAIN MY PROB THEY PUT ON A LIFT AND THEY SEE NOTHING SEEPAGE AROUND STRUTS NO BIG DEAL UNLESS DRIPPING. THEY SAID UNLESS IT HAD VIBRATION WHEN THEY DROVE OR I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS COULDN'T HELP ME NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM .DEALER TOLD ME NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED TO BRING IT IN AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE. THAT WAS A JOKE. WHEN IT HAPPENS MAY NOT BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO A DEALER UNLESS I PAY A TOW PERSON TO TAKE IT THERE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABT 3 MONTHS. *TR

AT SOUTHPOINT MALL IN DURHAM N.C. VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN PARKING LOT OF SOUTH POINT MALL WHEN VEHICLE 2 PULLED INTO ITS LANE OF TRAVEL FROM A PARKING AISLE VEHICLE2 STRUCK VEHICLE1 IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER AREA WITH ITS FRONT LEFT PORTION. *TR

I OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LT SEDAN, BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE CAR. THERE IS A STRONG PULSATION FROM THE BRAKES. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT NOT QUITE SURE SINCE OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME. HAVE NOT BEEN TO GM TO HAVE IT CHECKED, BUT WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE THAT WAS NORMAL. *TR

A 2008 CHEVY COBALT WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 10 MILES, PARKED, SHUT OFF, THE KEY REMOVED & LOCKED WITH REMOTE. A FEW HOURS LATER THE CAR WAS UNLOCKED WITH REMOTE, THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN NOR COULD THE GEAR SHIFTER BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WAS STARTED USING THE REMOTE BUT SHUT OFF AFTER THE 10 MINUTE TIME-OUT. TRIED TO CALL ON-STAR BUT NOTICED THE GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO USE HOME PHONE TO CONTACT THEM. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT W/O COST EVEN THOUGH THERE APPEARS TO BE A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. CAR HAD ABOUT 37,000 MILES HOWEVER PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION NOT TURNING ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT WERE NOTICED ON MANY OCCASIONS PRIOR TO FAILURE. *TR

MY BACK WINDOW IN MY CAR BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON AT ALL. ON BOTH SIDES WHERE THE HEAT SENSORS ARE THE GLASS IS COMPLETELY GONE. THE DAY THIS HAPPENED I HAD MY DEFROSTER ON AND THIS IS WHEN IT HAPPENED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T THERE PROBLEM SINCE I HAD OVER 10,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW IT HAPPENED AND STILL NO POSITIVE RESPONSE. I CALLED THE POLICE AND HE FOUND NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY AND SAID TO ME IT LOOKED LIKE A DEFECTIVE WINDOW MY CONCERN IS THAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITH KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT SOMEONE CAN GET HURT. I HAVE PICTURES TO SHOW WHERE THE GLASS IS COMPLETELY GONE FROM BOTH SIDES WHERE THE HEAT SENSORS ARE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN PARALLEL PARKING IN REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 21,000. UPDATED 5/27/09 *CN UPDATED 06/01/09.*JB

CAR ALARM GOES OFF WHEN PARKED AND LOCKED FOR NO REASON. ALSO CAR HAS STARTED TWICE, ENGINE MISSES WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART AND IT THEN IS FINE UNTIL NEXT TIME. *TR

PURCHASED COBALT "REVOLUTION" WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN FEB 2009. ALWAYS GOT SOME MINOR GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR. WAITED DURING BREAK-IN PERIOD BUT ONLY GOT WORSE. AROUND 15,000 MILES TOOK TO DEALER, HE COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE GRINDING GOT WORSE AND EXTENDED TO 3RD GEAR TOO. AT APPROX 30,000 MILES IT WAS ALMOST CONSTANT. DEALER REPLACED THE 3RD AND 4TH SYNCRO GEARS. PROBLEM RECURRED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IN 3RD ONLY. SHIFTER FAILED AND HAD TO BE TOWED AT APPROX. 50,000 MILES. DEALER AGAIN REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED A SHIFTER LINKAGE PIN. PROBLEM RECURRED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IN 3RD ONLY. SHIFTER AGAIN FAILED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER WAITING FOR BACKORDERED CABLE FOR SHIFTER AND THEN WILL "TRY" TO FIX GRINDING. DEALER SAYS CABLE IS NOT PART OF POWER TRAIN WARRANTY! *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 COBALT SPORT AND FROM THE FIRST FEW WEEKS THAT I GOT IT , TO THIS DAY, I FOUND THAT SOMETIMES WHEN GOING INTO THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR W/CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED THERE IS A VIBRATION AND NOTICEABLE GRINDING WHILE ENGAGING INTO GEAR, IT IS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO GET INTO 2ND GEAR IN VERY COLD WEATHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 19-25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED A THREE VEHICLE CRASH. UPON IMPACT, A FIRE ERUPTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. WITHIN MINUTES, THE FIRE QUICKLY ENGULFED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 500. UPDATED 06/17/09. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEYS WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE FROM THE FUEL PUMP IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT DIGITAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WILL NOT INDICATE TIRE PRESSURE. ATTEMPTS TO RESET VIA INSTRUCTION MANUAL HAVE FAILED. *TR

WENT TO START 2008 CHEVY COBALT WITH JUST OVER 8000MILES. WHEN INSERTED KEY INTO IGNITION KEY GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE/TURN TO START VEHICLE. CAR WOULD NOT EVEN SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

I OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LT SEDAN, BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE CAR. THERE IS A STRONG PULSATION FROM THE BRAKES, SQUEALING, AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND PULL TO THE LEFT EASILY. WHILE BRAKING ON THE HIGHWAY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WENT INTO A SKID, GM CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTER 6 REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND THEREFORE CAN'T FIX IT. I WAS RECENTLY TOLD BY DEALER, I WOULD JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND IM NOT "JUST LIVING WITH IT" AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH ONLINE I AM FINDING PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS REGARDING THERE COBALTS IN FACT 2 PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE'S.... PLEASE CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION. *TR

DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, CAR PERFORMS POORLY. HARD TO CONTROL AND POOR TRACTION. CAR HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT. SPOKE TO AN OWNER WITH SIMILAR CAR (PONTIAC G5) WHO HAS SIMILAR COMPLAINT. A WEEK AGO AN 18 YEAR OLD GIRL LOST CONTROL OF HER 2007 COBALT DURING WINTER WEATHER. WORST CAR IN WINTER WEATHER I HAVE OWNED. *TR

MY SON WAS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. IT WAS A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WENT OFF THE ROAD, HIT A TREE STUMP AND THEN THE CAR WAS SPUN SIDES, ROLLED ONTO IT'S SIDE AND INTO A TREE. NONE OF HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE WAS KILLED IN THE CAR ACCIDENT WHILE 3 OTHER KIDS WALKED AWAY. HE WAS THE DRIVER AND THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT WAS BURNED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $12,000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING FLUID TO CHECK IN THESE CARS AND IT COST $600 JUST FOR THE PART NOT INCLUDING LABOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND GAUGES WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE IN THE DAYLIGHT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PROPERLY AT NIGHT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OPERATION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

I WAS DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT AT ABOUT 30MPH ON A SUNNY AND BEAUTIFUL DAY WHEN FOR NO REASON AT ALL THE DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGERS FRONT, PASSENGERS SIDE, AND BOTH REAR PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SECURE STOP. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT LIGHT UP, NOR DID AN ALARM GO OFF TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DONE AN INVESTIGATION AND HAS REFUSED TO RELEASE THE REASON THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

4TH GEAR SYNCHRO NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL(MANUAL TRANSMISSION)....AVERAGE OF 10% OF THE TIME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SELECT 4TH GEAR W/CLUTH FULLY ENGAGED GRINDING NOISE & VIBRATION OCCURS...DOES GO INTO GEAR, BUT GRINDS...DEALER TOLD ME THAT CHEVY TOLD THEM THAT NO DAMAGE WILL BE CAUSED BY PROBLEM, AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH DEFECTIVE PART...NEW PART FOR 08 IN TRANNY VS 05-07 TRANNY. *TR