2008 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

MY FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE OF, AS THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. *JS

POWER STEERING FAILED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET IN TEMPE AZ SAID THAT STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHARGED $970 TO REPLACE IT. MAY 26 THE POWER STEERING AGAIN FAILED AND THIS TIME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS UNDER RECALL AND PARTS UNAVAILABLE. ABOUT A MONTH AND 1/2 LATE REPAIRS WERE MADE. AUGUST 2,2014 AGAIN FAILED AND .AGAIN POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET AND GM ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ON NUMEROUS GM CARS INCLUDING 2010 COBALTS,, 2004/05/06/08/09 MALIBUS, SATURN AURA 2008/09, CHEV HHR 2009/10,. IT IS PROBABLY THE SAME STEERING COLUMN USED IN ALL THESE VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2008 COBALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 06/9/2015 *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I CHANGED LANES AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO; MY TRACTION CONTROL DID NOT WORK AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO, WHICH RESULTED IN ME LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. A MONTH EARLIER, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO RANCHO MOTOR COMPANY TO HAVE A RECALL PART ON MY VEHICLE FIXED. THEY NOTICED THAT MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE, THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH MY VEHICLES ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS BUT THE SOFTWARE WAS OUTDATED AND NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THEY FIXED THE IGNITION. IGNITION STILL STICKS AFTER FIXING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND NECK INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO THE NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A SECOND CRASH WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUOUSLY GOT JAMMED WHILE SEATBELT WAS ON. COULDN'T GET OUT OF SEATBELT, HAD TO CUT SEATBELT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OF REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY POST NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

OUR VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEM. WE CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN FIRST. AFTER WAITING 8+ WEEKS WE WERE TOLD THE PARTS WERE IN AND WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP OUR VEHICLE WE WERE TOLD THAT A VEHICLE, WITH THE SAME VIN # WAS ALREADY REPAIRED IN ILLINOIS. WE LIVE IN NJ AND OUR VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN IL. THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER (FREEHOLD CHEVY) AGREED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED BY LOOKING AT THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE VIN # ISSUE NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE THEY CAN WORK ON OUR CAR. IT'S NOW 6+ WEEKS LATER AND OUR FOLLOW UP PHONE CALLS HAVE NOT BROUGHT US ANY CLOSER TO HAVING THE REPAIR DONE. I BELIEVE THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE SINCE THEY COULD TELL THE PARTS WERE NEVER REPLACED ON OUR VEHICLE AND THE VIN # SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND STALLED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

NOTED FUEL SMELL UNDER CAR. FOUND PUDDLE OF FUEL AND CORRODED FUEL LINES AT A PLASTIC CHASSIS BRACKET. LINES ARE COMING FROM THE PUMP RUNNING FORWARD UNDER THE PASSENGER DOOR. WITNESSED FUEL DRIPPING. FUEL LINES ARE ONLY INCHES FROM EXHAUST PIPE WHICH COULD BE A SOURCE OF IGNITION FIRE. SEVERAL ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS MENTION THIS SAME ISSUE AS A PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP BUT NOT ON THE FUEL LINES? THIS DEFECT/POOR QUALITY FUEL LINE MATERIAL SHOULD BE RECALLED AS ITS A MAJOR FIRE/SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE THERMOSTAT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

OWNER OF A 2008 CHEVY COBALT, RECENTLY STARTED HAVING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN AND AROUND VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING AND EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT OVER NIGHT. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS AND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT RECALLS ARE ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. I'M SORRY CHEVROLET DOESN'T TAKE THE SAFETY OF IT'S CUSTOMERS SERIOUSLY AS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. CHEVROLET PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW BEING IN A DIFFERENT STATE CHANGES THE FACT THAT YOU MADE A CAR WITH YET ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART YET YOU WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE VEHICLES THAT YOU PUT IT IN??? *TR

THE STEERING LOCKED AND HIT A TREE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER DIED. DRIVER WAS AIR LIFTED. *TR

ONCE MY IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, I BEGAN SMELLING GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON BUT THE SMELL HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A LONG OR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IT HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING; ALSO SINCE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BEGAN. *TR

MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE JUNE 25, 2014. THIS TIME IT RESTARTED AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE GM DEALERSHIP WHICH FIXED IT BEFORE. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED IN JULY AND NOW THE PROBLEM WAS THE MODULE CONNECTORS. BOTH OF WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIRS. GM DOESN'T CARE UNLESS THERE IS A DEATH WITH THESE CARS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THEM. I WAS TOLD GM WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND ANY OF THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE I HAD A HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE. AT WHAT MILEAGE SHOULD YOU EXPECT A GM CAR TO START SHUTTING DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING? I WASN'T GIVEN THAT INFORMATION WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. THE 59 CENT IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM SHUTTING DOWN GM VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR THE OTHER PARTS THAT THEY SAY ARE SHUTTING MY VEHICLE DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE INCURRED TOO MUCH MONEY TO FIX A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I WILL ALSO LOOSE MONEY WHEN TRADING IT BECAUSE OF THIS HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE. MAKE GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR

STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER DRIVING, NOTICED WET SPOTS ON PLASTIC TUBES GOING INTO GAS TANK THAT SMELLED LIKE GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC TUBES ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK WERE COVERED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED 5/4/2015 *JS

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, I HIT A TREE AND THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR WAS DAMAGED BUT MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. INSURANCE DEEMED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. WAS TAKEN TO ER VIA AMBULANCE AND SEEN FOR MINOR SEATBELT BRUISING,RIB BRUISING AND BACK PAIN. I HAD TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR FOR MY BACK PAIN FOR THE FOLLOWING 4 MONTHS. *TR

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. REPAIR GARAGE STATED THE PROBLEMS WAS CRACKED PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP EXACTLY LIKE EXISTING RECALL STATES (GM CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12190). ACCORDING TO GM MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, WITH THE SAME DEFECT. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER VEHICLES (INCLUDING MY OWN) THAT ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD

STRONG SMELL OF GAS ... GAS LEAKING. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRAINS THE BATTERY CAUSING THE KEYS TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION I NEED TO GET A JUMP TO START IT AND THIS IS A NEW BATTERY SIX MONTHS OLD. *TR

AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON, I COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE CYLINDER AND I COULDN'T TURN MY CAR OFF ! I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP ( SANTA FE CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC, 4450 CERRILLOS RD , SANTA FE, N.M. ) WHICH I DID. I WASNT OFFERED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD RESERVED A RENTAL FROM HERTZ FOR THE WEEK-END, WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. THE REPAIR WAS DONE THE NEXT DAY SO I ONLY NEEDED THE RENTAL FOR THAT NIGHT BUT HAD PAID FOR THE WHOLE WEEK-END (RE: SF CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC) IT TOOK QUITE SOME TIME FOR ME TO BE REIMBURSED BY HERTZ FOR THE TIME I HAD PAID TO HAVE THE RENTAL, BUT DID NOT NEED. NO HELP WITH THAT PROBLEM FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I AM THE VERY UNHAPPY DRIVER OF A 2008 CHEVY COBALT WITH 4 RECALL REPAIRS TO DATE. I REPORTED NOTICING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, STRUTS AND INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS AS EARLY AS SEPT 2010, WHILE HAVING ROUTINE SERVICE DONE TO MY COBALT. (THE INTERIOR DASH DIGITAL READ OUT LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN MISINFORMATION AND WOULD DIM ON A REGULAR BASIS.) I'VE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING THE POWER STEERING TOTALLY GOING OUT ON MY CAR (ONCE ON JUNE 25, 2014 AND AGAIN ON SEPT 4, 2014) WHICH MAKES IT PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER MY CAR. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THESE RECALL ISSUES SINCE 2010 AND HAVE FOLLOWED GM'S INSTRUCTIONS TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE, ONLY TO HAVE CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS PERFORMANCE. IT'S NOT ONLY A INCONVENIENCE, BUT IS STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I'VE REQUESTED TO HAVE GM HELP ME GET INTO ANOTHER CAR MORE THAN ONCE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT HAVE BEEN DENIED. NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT GM HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW "BUY BACK PROGRAM" FOR DRIVERS SUCH AS MYSELF AND HAVE REQUESTED THEY GET ME OUT OF THIS VEHICLE AND INTO ANOTHER CAR, BUT AGAIN, HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED CONCERNING MY REQUEST.. I CAN NOT AND DO NOT WANT TO BE WITHOUT A CAR TO DRIVE AND FEEL THAT I DESERVE TO HAVE MY CAR REPLACED BY GENERAL MOTORS AT NO COST TO MYSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209,000.

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT CUT OFF. I HEARD A POP. VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP. I PARKED, LOCKED VEHICLE AND HAD TO WALK TO GET HELP. BY THE TIME I RETURNED, THE VEHICLE WAS GONE. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE AFTER I LEFT TO GET HELP AND THE POLICE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTEMENT AND HAD FIRE PUT OUT AND VEHICLE TOWED. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT BEGAN TO PUT OFF A STRONG FUEL ODOR, BOTH AFTER BEING PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A CRACK IN IT AND WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND I PERSONALLY PAID FOR ALL THE COSTS. A WEEK LATER, I WAS NOTIFIED BY A FRIEND WITH THE SAME VEHICLE THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE IN THE MAIL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 AND THEY WERE FULLY REIMBURSED. I NEVER RECEIVED THIS NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT I AM REQUESTING A REIMBURSEMENT FOR HAVING THIS ISSUE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIMING SOUND BEFORE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THIS EVENING WHEN I PULLED INTO THE GARAGE, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PROCEEDED TO TURN OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN KEY FORWARD AND THEN BACK, I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR AND THEN PUTTING IT IN PARK AGAIN. THE KEY STILL WOULD NOT COME FREE. I DIDN'T WANT TO BURN THE 1/2 TANK OF FUEL SO I REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP FUSE, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR AND THEN HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SO AS NOT TO DRAIN THE BATTERY AS THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE "ON' POSITION. DIFFERENT THAN OTHER STORIES I HAVE READ ABOUT THE KEY BEING STUCK ON, IS THAT I AM STILL ABLE TO TURN IT FORWARD A BIT. HOPEFULLY, I CAN PUT THE FUSE BACK IN, CONNECT THE BATTERY AND START IT SO THAT I CAN DRIVE IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V486000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

THE RECALL OF IGNITION WAS DONE BUT YET THE IGNITIONS STILL ARE FAILING,IF U TURN KEY IT STICKS ON THE ON POSITION AND KEEPS STARTER GOINING..OBVIOUSLY THE GARAGES DONT LISTEN...SOONER THAN LATER THIS WILL TURN INTO A ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN FROM AN OFF TO AN ON POSITION IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ UPDATED 02/15/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY CAR RAN INTO 3 TIMES (2012 - 2, 2014 -1) LOST CONTROL WHEN I DRIVE TO HIGH WAY AND CAR LOST POWER AND CONTROL. LUCKILY I DON'T HAVE ANY INJURY. BUT IT'S HUGE DANGEROUS WHEN MY FAMILY ALSO IN THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW EXACT REASON AT BEGINNING. I ALWAYS SEND CAR TO FULL MAINTENANCE AFTER THE INCIDENT. THEY ALWAYS CHARGED ME DIFFERENT FIX AS WELL. RECENTLY I CONTINUOUSLY RECEIVED GM SAFETY RECALL LETTER TO FIX THE GM SAFETY RECALL 14115. I TRIED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT WITH DIFFERENT DEALERS. THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THE PARTS IS NOT READY AND THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME, MAYBE TAKE VERY LONG TIME (MONTHS) TO WAIT, EVEN GM URGE ME TO FIX IT AT THE SAME TIME. UNTIL NOW, I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 LETTERS FROM GM CHEVROLET AND TELL ME FIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PARTS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR BRANCHES TAKE SO LONG TIME AND IT SEEMS PUT INTO A SUCH A LOW AND SLOW PRIORITY. A MANUFACTURER MAY HAVE FLAW IN THEIR PRODUCTS. HOWEVER, IF THEY COULD NOT FIX IT FOR CUSTOMER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THEY SHOULD NOT DESERVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND RESPECT. THEY REGARD CUSTOMER SAFETY AS NOTHING. I WON'T BUY ANY CARS OF THIS VENDER, NOR MY FRIEND. I AND MY FRIENDS DISCUSSED THIS AND THEY ARE ALL SURPRISED AND SUGGESTED ME SELL CARS. AND ALSO SHARE THE COMMENTS AND FEELINGS IN THIS CHANNEL. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

"SERVICE SEATBELT" WARNING DISPLAYED ON DASH. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. DEALER WANTS $500 FOR THE REPAIR. I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE FAILURE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL NOTICE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,499. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER PUT HER FINGER INTO A SMALL DOOR BY THE STEERING WHEEL TO ACCESS A SWITCH THAT WOULD RELEASE THE KEY. THE CONSUMER REFUSED FOR FEAR OF BEING ELECTROCUTED. UPDATED 1/13/2015 8JS

I HAVE HAD MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WHEN I ORIGINALLY CONTACTED SOMEONE AT DEALER, WAS TOLD MY YEAR NOT AFFECTED. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT I WAS AFFECTED BUT CONTACTED GM AFTER HEARING ON THE NEWS OTHERWISE. I WAS TOLD THEY CONTACTED DEALER ON MY BEHALF AND DIDN'T GET EXPECTED "FIX" DATE. I CONTACTED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER AND TOLD THEM OF MY SITUATION- I NEED TO MOVE OUT OF STATE TO COLORADO ON AUGUST 11TH AND THIS IS MY ONLY CAR. I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM BECAUSE I NEED A VEHICLE I FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, BECAUSE IT HAS SHUT OFF DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES, LUCKILY ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. FINALLY, SOMEONE SAID THAT I COULD HAVE A RENTAL BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY THE CAR COULD BE DEEMED SAFE TO DRIVE 20 HOURS ON HIGHWAY WITH THIS HISTORY, BUT THEY STILL WANT ME TO PAY THE COST TO SHIP FIXED CAR AND ALL RENTAL EXPENSES UNTIL SHIPPED CAR ARRIVES, WHICH I DO NOT FEEL IS FAIR, AS THESE ARE COSTS INCURRED TO ME THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE INCURRED IF I DIDN'T HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH. I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THIS SHIPPING COST, WHICH IS WHY I AM DRIVING TO DENVER IN FIRST PLACE TO START A NEW JOB, AND MAY HAVE TO PASS OFFER FOR RENTAL AND CHANCE DRIVING. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,812. UPDATED 09/30/14*LJ THE RECALL REPAIR WAS WAS COMPLETED BY 7/20/14. THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED ANY FURTHER FAILURES. UPDATED 2/24/2015 *JS

CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOOK POSSESSION OF CAR BEGINNING OF JUNE WITH NOTHING WRONG TO APPEARANCE OR MECHANICALLY ; JULY 18 THEY CALL SAYING THE CAR IS READY TO BE PICKED UP FROM THE WORK ON THE RECALL ISSUE FOR IGNITION SWITCHES. FIRST THEY ONLY WANTED TO GIVE US ONE SINGLE KEY WHEN WE GAVE THEM TWO WITH THE ELEC REMOTES; HOUR LATER THEY PRODUCE 2 KEY/ 2 REMOTES AND APOLOGIZE THAT THEY APPARENTLY LOST THE KEYS AS THEY HAD MOVED THE CAR AROUND MULTIPLE TIME OVER LAST 2 MONTHS....THEN WHEN KEY WILL ONLY START THE CAR AND THE REMOTES DON'T WORK AND DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED; THEY TOLD US TO SCHEDULE TO BRING IT BACK TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED! THE RECALL WAS ON THE IGNITION WHICH WE WERE TOLD REQUIRED THEY REPLACE IT / MAKE NEW KEYS AND PROGRAM THEM TO THE CAR AND THE DOORS.....THEY DID NOT: DEALERSHIP WAS VERY RUDE SAYING CAR IS OLD ANDMUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT..THERE WAS NOT ! AND THAT SOMEONE HAD "SCREWED WITH AND TAKEN OFF A PANEL ON THE COLUMN"..WE NEVER WORK ON OUR OWN CARS. THIS CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON BY ANOTHER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND THEY SWITCHED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE OUR SERVICE REP THERE HAD HEARD OF A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTED IT; THIS LATEST REPAIR, WE WERE TOLD TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN AS THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF THE RIGHT PARTS WERE USED WHEN IT WAS WORKED ON BEFORE. I EXP ALL THAT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE MANAGER ADV THEM THEY COULD CALL OR GO ON THEIR SITES ETC AND SEE WHAT WORK WAS DONE ON THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTERWARDS, THE AIR BAG, SERVICE TIRE MONITOR, AND SERVICE ENGINE SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPAIRED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL VAPORS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.