Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →
MY FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING, SO WE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER/DEFROST SYSTEMS NO LONGER WORK. WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, THE FUEL INJECTION, AND A LEAKING FRONT WINDSHIELD TWICE.ALSO THE FUEL SWITCH. NOW THE CAR SOMEWHAT STALLS WHEN TRYING TO START.
I JUST BOUGHT 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE SELLER REPORTED THE MILEAGE INITIALLY AS 112,000. AT TIME OF PURCHASE, 150,000 APPROXIMATELY. HOWEVER THERE WAS/IS NO WAY TO VIEW MILEAGE ON DASH OF CAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BRIEFLY PRIOR TO STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT ACTUALLY SHOWS APPROXIMATELY 159,000 KM. CONVERSION OF KM INTO MILES SAYS 98,000. IN ADDITION TO MILEAGE DISCREPANCY, THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL IS UPSIDE DOWN, 2 OR 3 MOTOR AND OR TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ARE BROKEN OR NOT ATTACHED, RIGHT FRONT ROTOR BAD, NO FUNCTIONING BLINKERS OR BRAKE LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS INDICATE SVC TIRE MONITOR NEEDS ATTENTION, AIR BAGS NEED SERVICED, BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE TRUNK RELEASE ISN'T WORKING, THE WIRING IS QUESTIONABLE, ONLY ONE SPEAKER WORKS, NO STEREO ANTENNAE, NO HORN, NO WAY TO VIEW CRITICAL ENGINE INFORMATION, SUCH AS TEMPERATURE OR BATTERY LIFE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, SELLER INDICATED ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN ADDRESSED AND HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAXES ON VEHICLE WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN PRICE, BUT I WOUND UP PAYING BACK REGISTRATION FEES FROM 2014. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RIGHT THIS HAVE BEEN IGNORED. SELLER IMPLIES THAT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP LEFT THE CAR IN THE CURRENT CONDITION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER NEEDLES MOVED BACK AND FORTH AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE TO TWO TIMES DAILY. IN 2010, THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR POSSIBLY UNDER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. THE FAILURE RECURRED MOST RECENTLY AND THE DEALER DENIED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 0V073000 (STEERING) DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. I CHECKED FUSE AND IT WAS BLOWN. I THEN BUT NEW FUSE IN AND STARTED CAR. THE SECOND I STARTED THE CAR THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE STRANG THING WAS THAT EVEN THO THE FUES HAD BLOWN THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. ALSO MY RADIO STARTED CHANGING STATIONS BY ITSELF AND AIRBAG WARNING CAME ACROSS THE DASH THEN A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THAT STARTED I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T. RADIO, OUTSIDE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS WOULD ALL STILL WORK, BUT IT SEEMED THAT NO POWER WAS GETTING TO THE STARTER NOR THE FULE PUMP. AT THIS TIME THE CAR STILL WON'T START
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN HAD DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL FILTER TO CORRODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.
I BOUGHT A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT FOR MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN 2012. SHE COMPLAINED OF THE CAR LOSING POWER STEERING ON OCCASION , BUT I DID NOT KNOW TO WHAT EXTENT UNTIL I DROVE THE CAR. THE GAUGES WOULD SUDDENLY START FLUCTUATING AND THE CAN WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND THE TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT. I TOOK CAR TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN MOREHEAD CITY N.C. AND THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE SYMPTOMS. I WAS CHARGED FOR INSPECTING CAR, BUT CAR WAS NOT FIXED. I CONTACTED CHEVYS MAINI HEADQUARTERS AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. I INFORMED REPRESENT I'VE THAT I DID NOT FEEL SAFE WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THE CAR. SHE ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR. PROBLEM IS IS THAT I STILL AM MAKING PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE ON VEHICLE MY DAUGHTER ENDED UP BUYING ANOTHER CAR SINCE THEN , DO TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I NOW HAVE CAR, WHICH I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE FOR THE LAST MONTH AND IT IS DOING THE SAME THING, YET MORE FREQUENTLY. I AGAIN TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND HE QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH HAVING A BAD BATTERY. $200 LATER, I AM NOW HOPEFUL THE CAR IS FINALLY FIXED AFTER YEARS OF DEALING WITH IT. NO , I WAS WRONG AGAIN. I AM COMPLETE DISSAPPOINTED IN CHEVY FOR MAKING SUCH A WORTHLESS PIECE OF JUNK AND THEN NOT HAVING THE INTEGRITY TO OWE UP TO IT'S FAULT IN DEVELOPING A SUBSTAINDURED PRODUCT. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION OR REPAIR FOR THIS, I HAVE COME ACROSS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOISTURE FROM THE MUFFLER PIPE CORRODED THE FUEL LINE, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,954. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE INDICATORS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLICKER AND THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
FUEL LINES RUSTED IN TWO AND BEGAN LEAKING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A SERVICE CENTER, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND PASSENGER SEAT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
I SMELLED FUEL FUMES REAL BAD ONE MORNING SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND ONCE THEY LIFTED IT UP, THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL TANK. SO THE NEXT MORNING, WHICH WAS MONDAY, I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP GILLMAN CHEVROLET IN SAN BENITO, TEXAS. BEFORE TAKING IT, I DECIDED TO CALL SO I CAN FIRST MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK. THE GENTLEMAN I SPOKE TO SAID "YES MA'AM THERE IS A RECALL AND WE CAN REPAIR IT". I SAID GREAT, LET ME TAKE IT IN. I LEFT IT THERE ALL DAY MONDAY AND HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD BE READY BY THE NEXT DAY ON TUESDAY. WELL COME TUESDAY AND I GET A CALL FROM THE THE SAME MAN TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE FUEL PUMP, IT'S THE FUEL TANK. WHEN DID I SAY FUEL PUMP? I SAID FUEL TANK. SO NOWWWW IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IT'S GOING TO COST ME AT LEAST $700 TO FIX IT. I TOLD HIM HAD I KNOWN THAT IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT MY CAR SITTING THERE FOR 2 DAYS! I COULD'VE TAKEN IT SOMEWHERE ELSE! IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME! HE SAID THAT HE OVER LOOKED IT. WELL HOW IS THAT MY FAULT??! NOW TO DRIVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE WHICH IS DANGEROUS! DOES SOMETHING HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WANT TO HELP ME?? THIS IS NONSENSE!
SOME TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, CAN NOT GO LONG DISTANCE ON TURN PIKE, CAR WILL STALL OUT. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, HAS A PROBLEM ALSO, BUT WILL NOT LET ME CLICK ON BOX ABOVE.
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CORROSION OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES CAUSING FLUID LOSS AND IMPAIRMENT OF FULL SYSTEM BRAKING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ *TR
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER STATES B0081 71 CODE FOUND WHEN SCANNED AND PASSENGER PRESENCE CODE 23 SET. FOUND BULLETIN 09-06-40-003A COVERING THIS ISSUE. CHECKED WIRING, MODIFIED SLEEVE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSIONER. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT AND DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THIS BY MODIFYING THE CONNECTOR SLEEVE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING, WHICH RESULTED IN A DRIVER SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
FOR 2 TO 3 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN SMELLING A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY LEAKS ANYWHERE. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I AM DRIVING OR STATIONARY
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN GOING SLOW IN DRIVE AND REVERSE MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE STEERING. IT PHYSICALLY GO TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS MANUALLY TURNING IT MY SELF WITH NO HELP FROM THE POWER STEERING. THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, NONE OF THEM ARE CURRENTLY WORKING....I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH A FLASH LIGHT SECURED TO MY DASH JUST TO SEE MY GAUGES. I AM UNABLE TO SEE ANY THING ELSE THAT COMES UP ON MY DASH THAT HAS TO BE SEEN BY A LIGHT. MY GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I MUST TURN ON THE DOME LIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE THE GEAR I SHIFT INTO. HEATING/AC LIGHTS ARE GONE. TAIL LIGHTS ALSO ARE NOT WORKING. HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS AND STILL NO TAIL LIGHTS.
AIRBAG : WARNING INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON.. THEN RESETS ON THE NEXT IGNITION START. THEN WILL REAPPEAR AGAIN. SUSPENSION: SEVERE CLUNKING IN FRONT END ONLY WHEN TURNING OR MANEUVERING . THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE 46K MILES TOTAL.
ONE MORNING WHEN I STARTED MY 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH THE 2LT TRIM PACKAGE, THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON THE WHOLE TIME I WAS DRIVING, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR OFF SYMBOL WAS LIT. THE CAR HAD NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE APPROXIMATE MILLAGE ON MY CAR AT THIS TIME WAS 50,577. THERE WAS A PERSON SETTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 140 POUNDS, SO THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON. EVER SINCE THAT DAY, EVERY TIME I START MY CAR THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LITE COME ON AND STAYS ON. I CHECKED THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND ALL WERE CONNECTED. I TOOK MY CAR, PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO GET THE ERROR CODES FOR THIS BUT NO CODES WERE SHOWN. RECENTLY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED. AFTER READING CHEVROLET COBALT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT AIRBAGS, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM, RECALLS THAT HAD THE TERM AIRBAGS MENTIONED, I DECIDED TO TELL MY CONCERN TO THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND WAS TOLD THIS WASN'T COVERED, THAT I COULD PAY FOR THEM TO DO TESTING ON IT. SEEING AS I HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE EXACT SAME TESTING BEFORE WITH NO RESULTS AS TO WHAT WAS WRONG, I DECLINED TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET BY EMAIL CONCERNING THIS. THEY EMAILED ME BACK ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I REPLYED WITH THAT INFORMATION AND HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDED TO BE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,025.
FUEL LEAKING AT SUPPLY SIDE OF FUEL TANK OUTLET / PUMP, MATCHES DESCRIPTION OF PREVIOUS RECALL BUT DEALER STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN A COMPLETE STOP AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY, BUT IT WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED IN 2012 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
MY CAR HAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VENTS AND AROUND THE CAR . EVEN WHEN PARKED IT STILL SURROUNDS THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE A CRACKED SEAL. I CAN ONLY GET IT STARTED WHEN I VIGOROUSLY PUMP THE ACCELERATOR WHILE TURNING THE KEY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT NEVER GOT IT IN THE MAIL....? I BELIEVE THIS IS THE RECALL NUMBER 12V459000 .I FOUND THAT ONLINE. BUT STILL NEED A PHYSICAL COPY TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO INCREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN......UPDATED 01/27/16 *BF UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ UPDATED 02/16/16*JB *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WIRES MELTED NEAR THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THERE WOULD BE AN ODOR OF FUEL AND A FUEL PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,127.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND ALSO NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
I HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT BEFORE ABOUT MY CAR STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR IDLING AND THE ISSUE STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED. STILL NO ONE CAN DIAGNOSE MY CAR, EVEN THOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS NOW STARTED DYING WHEN I AM DRIVING. I'LL GET UP TO A SPEED AND SUDDENLY MY CAR IS OFF ON THE FREEWAY. I STILL HAVE NO CODE BEING THROWN ON MY CAR. I HAVE PUT MONEY INTO THE CAR AND NOTHING HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE.
THE HOOD LATCH HOOK PART OF THE HOOD IS RUSTING TO A POINT WHERE ITS READY TO BREAK OFF WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE HOOD BEING OPENED WHEN DRIVING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITED THIRTY MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,497.
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE OFF A USED CAR LOT FEB/2015 WITHIN A MONTH OF USE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES BROKE. GOT BACK ON THE ROAD, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING SENSOR AS WELL. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO BECOME HARDER TO HANDLE. I'M SCARED THAT IT WILL CUT OUT ON MY WIFE AND INFANT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MERGING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,048. ...UPDATED 01/20/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
BOUGHT IN NOV 2015 FROM CARMAX. IMMEDIATELY HAD TO FLUSH ALL FLUIDS, REPLACE BREAKS, AND ROTORS. THE CAR SHUTS OFF. GAUGES GO HAYWIRE, ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT. THE CAR THEN SHUTS DOWN. THIS SERIES OF EVENTS HAPPENS WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. WHEN I'VE JUST PUT GAS IN IT, ON THE INTERSTATE, IN AN INTERSECTION, IN THE RAIN, OR IN 85 DEGREE WEATHER FOR EXAMPLE. SO FAR GMC HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP OR SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL PUMP (I'M NO MECHANIC, SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS) BUT I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED. OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOW HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. I EVEN HAVE VIDEO GRAPHIC PROOF. HONESTLY, I'M TERRIFIED OF THE CAR AND I JUST WANT RID OF IT WITH MY MONEY BACK. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS CAR KILLS ME AND OR OTHER PEOPLE WHILE I'M DRIVING IT? I'VE SET UP AN APT WITH CARMAX TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, BUT IF THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM WHAT THEN? I'VE GOT AN APPRAISER COMING OUT FROM CHEVY ON THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH. I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME.
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ENG PWR REDUCED NOTIFICATION CAME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THERE WAS A THUMP SOUND, THE CAR HESITATED AND LOST ACCELERATION FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND THE CAR HAD OBVIOUS PERFORMANCE ISSUES AFTER THAT. AT THE TIME THAT THIS OCCURRED, I WAS MERGING INTO MOVING TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME, SINCE THE CAR HESITATED FOR A MOMENT, REDUCING MY MERGING SPEED AT A TIME THAT I NEEDED TO BE ACCELERATING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION!
FUEL LINE LEAKING GAS AT FUEL TANK. DEALER SAID NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS OR CAMPAIGNS, ALTHOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. QUOTED $950 TO REPAIR. APPEARS CAMPAIGN COVERS COBALTS FROM SOUTHERN STATES, BUT NOT OTHERS. VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS CAR COULD CATCH FIRE. CAR HAS 150,000 MILES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES EMITTING INTERMITTENTLY IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED WHICH WERE CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,759.
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS PROBLEM. SYMPTOMS: DASH WARNING LIGHTS (IE: ENGINE, TRACTION, THEFT) CAME ON. DIGITAL DISPLAY WARNING: LOW FUEL (OVER 1/2 TANK OF GAS) POWER STEERING (WHICH STOPPED OPERATING) AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE (TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING SMOOTHLY). GAUGES (SPEED, FUEL AND TACH) OPERATED ERRATICALLY, NOT AT ALL OR COMBINATION OF THE TWO CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION STARTED WITH A FEW OF THE LISTED SYMPTOMS WHICH INITIALLY CLEARED THEM SELVES. LATER AS MORE SHOWED AT SAME TIME, I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THEM OR SOMETIME THEY CLEARED THEMSELVES . THIS HAPPENED OVER A YEARS TIME. WHEN ALL SYMPTOMS SHOWED AND WOULD NOT CLEAR, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TRUSTED MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM BUT DUE TO OUTSTANDING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, SUGGEST THAT REPAIR MAY FIX THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND RECALL SERVICE PREFORMED AND NO OTHER OUTSTANDING RECALLS WERE FOUND. VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT A PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A MONTH BEFORE THE LISTED SYMPTOMS REAPPEARED. WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE FAULT CODES BUT SYMPTOMS RETURNED WITHIN THE DAY AND WON'T CLEAR. A CHECK OF RECALLS FOUND THAT A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING LOSS AS DESCRIBED WAS ISSUED AND DONE AT APPROX. 49,000 MILES. SEVERAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKS WERE FOUND IN MAINTENANCE HISTORY (DONE AFTER POWER STEERING RECALL) AND PREFORMED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE DESCRIBE HAS BECOME WORSE OVER TIME AND HAS EFFECTED THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY THOSE OPERATING THE VEHICLE BUT ANY ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WHEN TH
WHEELS- THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WEAR TREMENDOUSLY AND RATTLE MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. STEERING- THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A TON OF "PLAY" BEFORE IT ENGAGES IN A TURN. BRAKES- THE REAR DRUMS AND SHOES WEAR EXCESSIVELY FAST CAUSING SEVERE DETERIORATION AND GRINDING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000...UPDATED 02/01/16 *BF *CN
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