2008 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,783.

FUEL IS POURING OUT OF THE TOP OF FUEL TANK.

MULTIPLE TIMES (NOT ONLY TODAY) MY VEHICLE DID NOT LET ME OPEN THE DOORS, THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE HAD TOO MUCH GIVE AND DID NOT ALLOW MY PASSENGER TO OPEN THEIR (PASSENGER) DOOR. I HAD TO WALK AROUND THE CAR AND TRY TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHICH DID NOT WORK, EITHER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TRYING I BANGED MY FIST NEXT TO THE LOCK, WHICH ALLOWED THE CAR TO OPEN. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY, BUT IF THERE WERE, IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER ISSUE THE CAR IS HAVING IS STEREO PROBLEMS AND SPEAKER MALFUNCTION. MY FRONT SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SPEAKER) IS THE ONE WARNING CHIMES COME OUT OF, INCLUDING THE BLINKER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS A VERY COMMON MALFUNCTION. IT IS NOT DANGEROUS PER SE, BUT A BLINKER LEFT ON UNKNOWINGLY COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED BOTH OF THE ISSUES ONLINE, ESPECIALLY THE LATTER IS VERY COMMON FOR COBALT OWNERS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM, AND WAS TOLD I NEED TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FOR MY OWN MONEY, EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY IS A MALFUNCTION BY THE PARTS/FLAW IN DESIGN TO GET GM CUSTOMERS TO PAY PREMIUMS FOR FIXING PARTS THAT SHOULD NOT GO WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

WE LEFT THE YARD AND GOT A QUARTER MILE SOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT WHACKY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY LOST THE POWER STEERING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED BACK IN 2012 AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM SO WORRIED I'M GOING TO GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO STEER. THANK GOD MY FIANC WAS WITH ME SO HE COULD DRIVE US BACK TO THE HOUSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE THE ODOR WAS STRONG. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,263.

ON THE COBALT COUPE THERE IS A SEAT BELT GUIDE ATTACHED TO THE FRONT SEAT HEADREST ASSEMBLIES. FOR A TALLER DRIVER THAT SITS WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN A REARWARD POSITION, WHEN LEANING FORWARD THE SEAT BELT CAN BECOME PINCHED BETWEEN THE GUIDE'S OPENING DUE TO THE SLOT BEING ALONG THE HORIZONTAL (SIDE) EDGE OF THE GUIDE. WHEN LEANING FORWARD THIS CAUSES THE BELT TO GET CAUGHT, THEN IF THE DRIVER LEANS BACK INTO THE SEAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE INCHES OF SLACK IN THE UPPER SEAT BELT AND IT WILL NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER NEEDS TO CONSTANTLY MANUALLY FREE AND RE-SEAT THE BELT INSIDE THE GUIDE LOOP OR LEAVE IT OUTSIDE THE GUIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS DAMAGED AN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE AIR BAG SWITCHED TURNED ON AND DOES NOT CUT OFF AND NOW THE CAR HESITATES TO START UP. ALL MY RECALLS HAVE BEEN DUE TO EITHER ELECTRICAL, STEERING AND IGNITION PROBLEMS. NOW THEIR IS AN ISSUE WITJ THE AIR BAG AND IGNITION. IT CHOKES THEM STARTS AFTER TURNING THE KEY ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT BUT IT HESITATES TO START. THIS DUDNT NOT HAPPEN UNITL THE AIR BAGS LIGHT STARTED TO STAY ON.

TOOK CAR IN TO REPLACE STRUTS DUE TO CLUNKING SOUND WHILE GOING OVER ANY SURFACE THAT WAS NOT PERFECTLY SMOOTH. TURNS OUT THE SWAY BAR AND BEARINGS WERE FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO A POSSIBLE BAD ACCIDENT. IT WAS QUITE COSTLY TO REPAINT AND I AM FINDING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM GM IS AWARE OF.

CAR SPLITTERS WHEN PRESSING GAS. CAR WON'T GO BUT 40 MPH WHILE DRIVING AND SHUTS OFF. DASH SHOWS FUEL POWER REDUCTION MESSAGE. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED, AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,500.

WAS DRIVING TO SAN DIEGO, FIRST STOP OF SEVERAL ON A VACATION. STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WENT TO PROCEED AS LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HEARD A SCRAPING AND GRINDING SOUND; THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO POWER FOR THE CAR. IT COULDN'T GO ABOVE 30 MPH, AND MADE A "LOUD NOISE" (AS STATED ON PAPERWORK FROM DEALERSHIP). GOT TO CITY (BY THE BAY) CHEVROLET. I ENDED UP SPENDING $1334.21 FOR A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TWO GASKETS. I WAS ALSO OUT $111.26 FOR A RENTAL AS I WAS GOING TO DISNEYLAND AND KNOTT'S BERRY FARM AFTER A STOP TO SAN DIEGO. I HAD TO HAVE THE RENTAL FROM THURSDAY TO SATURDAY OR I WOULD HAVE MISSED TIME AT DISNEYLAND. I PICKED THE DAY FOR KNOTT'S BERRY FARM. ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, THE 2005-2007 COBALTS IN NEVADA (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND LIVE) ARE AFFECTED BY A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUE; HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING CHEVROLET AND ADVISING THEM OF MY ISSUE -- THEY TELL ME (DESPITE THE IDENTICAL ISSUE) -- MY MODEL IS NOT AFFECTED. I AM LOOKING FOR $1445.47 IN COMPENSATION FOR ACTUAL LOSSES. I WOULD LIKE COMPENSATORY DAMAGES SINCE CHEVROLET IS REFUSING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND INVESTIGATE OR REIMBURSE ME AND IT AFFECTED MY VACATION. ALSO, I WANT THE RECALL EXTENDED TO THE 2008 MODELS. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ UPDATED 11/03/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROUTE 20 AT ABOUT 50MPH IT STARTED TO RAIN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT WENT ON. MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I HAD TO TURN TO THE CLOSEST STREET SO THAT I WASN'T HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, LAST YEAR WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING TO CLEVELAND, MY CAR BEGAN RAPIDLY SLOWING DOWN AND I COULDN'T PICK UP SPEED WHILE PRESSING THE GAS. I TOOK THE NEAREST EXIT AND HAD TO WAIT TWO HOURS BEFORE THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. ALSO, WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, IT ALSO SAYS "TRACTION OFF" AND MY CAR SHAKES. BOTH TIMES IT WAS RAINING, AND I WAS DRIVING AT 50MPR SPEEDS. *TR

CAR HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO START. STRONG SMELL OF GAS BUT NO SIGN OF LEAKS. UPDATED 09/01/2015*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/27/2015*JS

THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT..... SHIFTS REALLY HARD AND RUNS VERY ROUGH AND FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL. VERY AFRAID.... BEING TOLD IT IS A CYLINDER MISFIRE... I HAVE READ A LOT ABOUT THIS ON LINE AND FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS SAME ISSUE IN THIS SAME MODEL.... PLEASE HELP... I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER.... COULD STOP IN TRAFFIC OR ON EXPRESSWAY WHICH I TRAVEL EACH DAY. MANY THANKS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,110.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF AFTER THE DEALERSHIPS FIXED THE DEFECTIVE KEY SLOTS OF COBALTS AND OTHER CARS, MANY PEOPLE HAD THEIR WIRING SYSTEM MESS UP ONLY TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHARGE YOU FOR FIXING UP THE WIRING THAT LED FROM THE KEY SLOT ( WHERE YOU INSERT THE KEY TO START THE CAR) DOWN TO WHEREVER IT GOES. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. ABOUT A MONTH TO TWO MONTHS LATER ( I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND CHECK) AFTER THEY FIXED THE KEY SLOT MY CAR JUST WENT DEAD AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE WIRING FROM THE KEY SLOT FROM THE IGNITION TO WHEREVER IT LEADS AND THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE IT AND WHEN I TRIED TO TALK TO THE MANAGER ABOUT IT I NEVER GOT THROUGH TO HIM ON HIS PHONE, HE NEVER ANSWERED HIS CELL PHONE AND WASN'T AT THE OFFICE AND I JUST GAVE UP ON IT. SO MY QUESTION IS DID OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DID WHERE THEY HAD TO PAY FOR WIRING THAT I THINK WAS PART OF THE SAME THING THAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY HAD RECALLED TO FIX. IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT; THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION KEYS, THAT COULD ACCIDENTALLY JUST TURN YOUR CAR OFF AND YOU WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STEERING THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL AS THE CAR WAS OFF. SORRY, IF I AM NOT BEING SPECIFIC ENOUGH, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD ABOUT HAVING TO FIX THE WIRING AND PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES AS I BELIEVE IT WAS THEIR NEGLIGENCE OF HANDLING THE WIRING SYSTEM. I AM NOT SURE ON THE DATES AS I AM NOT LOOKING UP THE INFORMATION, I AM JUST APPROXIMATING

I GOT THE CAR NEW, WITH 13 MILES ON IT, IN 2008. THE " SERVICE AIRBAG " LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I DID GET IT CHECKED WHEN I WENT IN FOR SERVICE, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR 4 DAYS, AND THEN IT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE, WHEN I WENT AGAIN FOR SERVICE, I MENTIONED IT, THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. THEY DID NOTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, STEERING COLUMN, AND ANOTHER PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EBCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,080. UPDATED 7/9/15*CN UPDATED 10/13/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY SISTER, STARTED TO CAR AND IT WOULD NOT TURN WHILE BACKING UP SO I RE-PARK. THE NEXT DAY I TRIED IT AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FINE SO I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN TILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN YESTERDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 AROUND 4P.M. WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO PICK UP MY GRANDSON FROM HIS JOB.. I CAME HOME AND IT IS PARK ON THE LOT. HARD OF STEERING IS WHAT HAPPEN, IT IS A GOOD THING I WAS ONLY GOING THIS SECOND TIME, STARTING FROM A CORNER TURN, SO MY SPEED WAS VERY SLOW. *TR

WHEN THE CAR WAS LEFT RUNNING GAS WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE CHANNEL THAT THE GAS LINES RUN IN WAS SOAKED IN GAS, A OPEN FLAME WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE. I HAD THE GAS LINES REPLACED AND THERE WERE 7 LEAKS ON BOTH GAS LINES AND THEY WERE 90% RUSTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR TO THE GAS TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK ABOVE THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,297.

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED. GM HAS ISSUED A MASSIVE RECALL ABOUT THIS BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH OTHER 2008 COBALTS ARE COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON 12/7/14, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS BACKING UP. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/12/14 AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND PAID ABOUT $830 FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. ON 2/25/15, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS PUT IN TWO MONTHS BEFORE WAS ALSO FAULTY. IT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE SINCE THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ELEVEN DAYS LATER, ON 3/8/15, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE BATTER CABLES WERE LOSE AND THAT THE BATTERY FAILED THE LOAD TEST, AND THAT THIS IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT THIS TIME, BUT THEY STILL INSISTED THAT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMNS THE FIRST TWO TIMES. I WAS TOLD IF I PAID FOR THE BATTERY, THE LABOR WOULD BE FREE. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED ELSEWHERE AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND THE BBB. I WILL ALSO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE AZ ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SINCE THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 4/30/15*CN

"SERVICE ESC" DASH WARNING CAME ON. BOTH "TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC" DASH LIGHTS WERE LIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE ONTO THE SIDE OF ROAD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) WAS PERFORMED ONE AND A HALF YEAR AGO; HOWEVER THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,404.

I AM USING MY PARTNER'S GRANDPARENT'S 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS TO GET BACK AND FOR TO WORK. THIS MORNING I GOT UP AS USUAL, AND WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LET IT WARM UP. I STARTED MY CAR, MIND YOU I KEEP THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN BECAUSE MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS, AND STARTED THE CAR. DOORS LOCKED AS PER USUAL. HOWEVER, UPON HITTING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY FOB, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK, PASSENGER SIDE DID. I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND CLOSED THE DOOR, I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE, I HAVE TO WORK. ANYWAY, I HAD TO CLIMB IN THROUGH EITHER THE OPEN WINDOW OR THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CALLED REEDER CHEVROLET IN KNOXVILLE AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX POTENTIALLY ONE OF TWO PARTS IN THE VEHICLE. I WOULDN'T HAVE MINDED IF I HADN'T DONE MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND NO ONE HAS DONE A RECALL ON THIS OR DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALERS HALF THE TIME SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT OR THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE ACTUALLY DID A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

CAR ROLLED DOWN SLIGHT HILL AFTER TURNING OFF AND EXITING VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTER APPEARED TO BE IN PARK BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT AS CAR ROLLED AFTER LEAVING ALONE ON SLIGHT SLOPE. AFTER ACCIDENT, I PLACED KEY IN IGNITION, STARTED CAR BUT WILL NOT BACK UP OR CHANGE POSITION OF GEAR FROM NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. WILL NOT GO BACK INTO PARK. KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION NOW. BUMPER AND RADIATOR ARE DAMAGED AFTER CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

CLUTCH IS LOSING PRESSURE, CAN NOT SHIFT GEARS TO DRIVE THE 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS (MANUAL). MUST PUMP CLUTCH OVER 200 TIMES TO GET PRESSURE BACK. THE CLUTCH PRESSURE GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING ON STREET AND THE HIGHWAYS, MAKING IT NO WAY TO DOWNSHIFT/ SLOW DOWN. COULD CAUSE INJURY TO ALL PASSENGERS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, THE ODOMETER GOES CRAZY, MY SEARCH ENGINE AND SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, STARTS SAYING LOW FUEL (WHEN ON A FULL TANK), THE MILEAGE GOES BLANK AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR

1/10/15, KEPT THINKING I WAS SMELLING GAS WHILE DRIVING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THEN ON THE 10TH OF JANUARY 2015 I PULLED IN AND PARKED CAR IN GARAGE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, I RETURNED AND NOTED A SMALL PUDDLE BY DRIVERS DOOR. I INSPECTED IT AND SMELLED IT, YES IT WAS GASOLINE. I STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT BACK TO SEE HOW MUCH IT LEAKED, IT WAS THEN THAT FUEL BEGAN RUNNING OUT EVERYWHERE AROUND MY SHOES, HAD 1/2 TANK. I SHUT OFF THE CAR, AS IT SCARED ME. AND LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. IT STILL SETS I'M MY GARAGE NOW. I NOTED MANY!!! COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM UPSET AS I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS AND A FIRE COULD HAVE OCCURRED WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THE BACK. THANKS GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER WAS DEACTIVATED, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REMOTE KEY FOB TO EXIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAG ON INDICATOR AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 65,306.

TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL; THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR MECHANICALLY WHEN THEY TOOK POSSESSION. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS , THEY MOVED IT AROUND ON THEIR LOT BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION, DID A REQ OIL CHANGE AND WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THEY HAD LOST THE KEYS. WHEN THEY AGREED TO MAKE NEW KEYS, THEY COULD NOT GET THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK TO WORK AND AFTER NOW 6 MONTHS OF DISCUSSIONS THEY STILL WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ALTHOUGH A SECOND DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAYS "THEY MUST HAVE SHORTED OUT THE SYSTEM CHANGING THE IGNITION OR PROGRAMMING THE KEYS" .. I NEED HELP GETTING THEM TO FIX THE LOCKS. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING. BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL. STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. SLOWING DOWN. MAKING A TURN. TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE CLEANED PARTS OF THE CAR, REPLACED PARTS OF THE CAR, LOOKED ONLINE FOR THE ISSUE (I FIND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH NO RESOLUTIONS), TAKEN IT TO CHEVY (THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG). SOMETIMES THROWING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WILL SAVE IT, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. AS TIME HAS GONE ON IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, BUT AFTER ALL THE RECALLS I HAVE HAD NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WILL BE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING AT ME AND THE CAR DIES. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE GM NEEDS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PEOPLE TO DIE FOR AN ISSUE BEFORE THEY WILL ADDRESS IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE GAUGES WERE MISREADING THE OPPOSITE TIRES AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY WOULD ILLUMINATE EXTREMELY DIMLY CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO READ. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS BURNED AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.