2009 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53, 000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 21, 2014. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXACT DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT COULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO RECEIVE THE RECALL SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS SPEWING FUEL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAL, FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM AND GASOLINE) AND 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM AND GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN IGNITION RECALL BUT NOT THE FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 8/17/17*CN

INTERMITTENTLY, MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, AND IN THE MESSAGE CENTER ON MY DASH BOARD, THE MESSAGE "SERVICE AIR BAG" IS SEEN. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, SOMETIMES UP TO 5 TIMES IN A 20 MILE DRIVE. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED, AND AT ANY SPEED. ROAD CONDITIONS ALSO DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN EFFECT AS IT HAPPENS IN SNOW, RAIN, DRY, BUMPY OR SMOOTH ROADS. I HAVE PHYSICALLY CALLED GM TO REPORT THIS AS WELL. I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO BE CHECKED AS I WAS TOLD IT IS PROBABLY A "BAD CONNECTION" WHICH IS SCARY. BAD CONNECTION AS IN THEY WON'T GO OFF WHEN I NEED THEM, OR BAD CONNECTION AS IN THEY CAN GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, ENGINE POWER REDUCED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25 - 30 MPH WHEN WITH OUT WARNING MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT BEGAN TO SPIN IN THE MOST VIOLENT SPIN I HAVE EVER BEEN IN A VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING ME THE REAR OF THE CAR THEN SLID AROUND AND SLAMMED MY CAR INTO A POST OR CHAIN LINK FENCE HITTING IT HARD.THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS CREASED DOWN THE WHOLE SIDE, THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL WAS ALL RIPPED UP AND THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED AND BROKEN. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED MY HAND WAS TWISTED IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE CAR WAS SPINNING AND THE FORCE OF THE CAR HITTING SPRAINED MY BACK. NO AIR BAGS WERE SET OFF AND I WAS BROUGHT TO THE ER BY AMBULANCE. I HAVE BEGUN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SINCE THIS ACCIDENT. MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE ACCS POSITION AND I CAN NOT MOVE IT EITHER WAY. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR A WHILE SOMETIMES HOURS BEFORE IT WILL UNLOCK. VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR NOW. *TR

AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE LOST POST WITHOUT AN APPARENT CAUSE. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I REMOVED MY KEY AND WAITED FOR AROUND TEN MINUTES. I WAS THEN ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. I APPROACHED A LOCAL DEALER WITH THE PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME A LIKELY CAUSE. IT HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN BOTH SIMILAR AND DISSIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT, EACH TIME WITH OUT ANY PRECURSOR EVENT OR WARNING. IT IS TRULY FRIGHTENING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY UPON STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING MALFUNCTION PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,900.

LOST POWER IN STEERING IT WAS REPLACED 13 MONTHS PRIOR FOR A RECALL. BEFORE THAT STEERING LOCKED UP ON US. *TR

POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT SEVERAL TIMES OVER A FEW WEEKS. IT WOULD JUST QUIT WORKING AND MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE TO STEER HARD. IF SHE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE CAR IT WOULD FIX IT. WE HAD HER TAKE IT IN WHICH THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL AND CHARGED US $239.00 TO FIX THIS. THEY SAID IT SHOWED IT HAD BEEN FIXED ONCE BEFORE IN THE PAST. I SEE THIS HAS A RECALL NOW FOR THE EXACT THING THAT WAS WRONG WITH HER CAR AND I FEEL I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED CORRECTLY AND REIMBURSED FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FIXED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

MY ENTIRE COLUMN SHAKES AND MAKES A DRAGGING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. *TR

MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, SO I HAD IT CHANGED. I HAVE POWER BUT IT STILL WILL NOT START. I DOESN'T MAKE ANY SOUNDS WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO START IT. THERE IS NO HESITATION, JUST PURE SILENCE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I'M JUST GLAD I DECIDED NOT TO GO OUT OF TOWN THE DAY IT HAPPENED. I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED! *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT APP. 60 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, SWERVING, HITTING A BUMP OR HAVING AN ACCIDENT, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING MY PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE WARNING PANEL ON THE DASH WHICH STATED...SERVICE AIRBAG AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.....I WAS THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AT THE TIME OR THIS INCIDENT.....ALSO VERY THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT HAVE ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT OR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THIS AIRBAG......AGES 11 YEARS AND 16 MONTHS!!!!!!!! MY PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED....JUST SOME SORENESS OF HIS FACE AND EAR. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING WHERE GM WAS NOTIFIED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION BY GM AND MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME. DURING THE 30 DAYS THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR I WAS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH A GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. WHO KEPT ME UP TO DATE ON REPAIRS AND ASSURED ME THAT THE OTHER AIRBAGS WERE ALSO CHECKED. I REPEATEDLY DID ASK IF THERE WOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THIS INCIDENT BUT WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL AT THIS TIME SINCE THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY.THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100.

I SHUT MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT OFF AFTER I RETURNED HOME. UPON RE-ENTRY, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAR WAS CLEARLY IN PARK, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED. LOCKSMITH IS COMING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION KEY, IN THE HOPES IT WILL FIX. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS SINCE THE 2005-2007 MODELS OF MY CAR ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME REASONS (PER GM'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 13454). IT DID NOT DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING, EXCEPT FOR ONCE A WEEK OR SO AGO WHEN I HIT A SPEEDBUMP AND HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID WORK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE I ALWAYS LOOK TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE I SHOULD STOP. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PULL UP A LITTLE BIT MORE THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND WENT INTO MY SON'S TOOL BOX AND IF IT WASN'T THERE WOULD OF GONE THROUGH THE DINING ROOM WALL OUT THE OTHER SIDE. AS IT WAS THE TOOL BOX WENT INTO THE WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEPT ON GO AS FULL SPEED, THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AND THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE GARAGE WAS FULL OF SMOKE FROM THE TIRES THAT IS HOW FAST THE CAR WAS GOING. I HAD TROUBLE SHUTTING OFF THE CAR.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND PUT MY COBALT IN PARK AND COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF. I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I ASKED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN ON A NEW CAR. AND THE DEALER SAID THE SWITCH WAS ELECTRONIC. THE SWITCH WAS BAD. I HAD TO PAY TO GET THE SWITCH FIXED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I RECENTLY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. GENERAL MOTORS SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP RETRIEVE MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT ON 2009 COBALTS. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET WAS STILL USING THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES ON LATER MODELS. I WILL NOT GET MY MONEY BACK, BUT MAYBE PEOPLE WITH LATER MODEL COBALTS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FIXED AS A RECALL. I HAVE SINCE TRADED IN MY COBALT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TO TURN INTO MY PARKING LOT I STARTED TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT WHEN I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DROVE OVER THE CURB OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX CAUSING MY WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR $1300.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME FIRST TIME NO DAMAGE WAS DONE THAT WAS BACK IN OCTOBER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND DESCENDING DOWN A HILL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DEFECT OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE DESCENDING DOWN THE SAME HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A GRASSY FIELD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE WITHIN A ONE WEEK PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE ACCIDENT ON MAKING A SWEEPING TURN AND THE CAR LOSS CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS GOT A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM CHEVY FOR A RECALL 10023 LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACCIDENT. IF FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE FOR $942.00. THE STEERING COLUMN REMAINED LOCKED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WHEELS MUST REMAIN STRAIGHT AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE IGNITION TO BE ENGAGED. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS TO FOLLOW UP ON THE DEFECT AND REIMBURSEMENT; HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS NOTIFIED HIM. THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT ON THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIR WHICH HE DENIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,520.

MY CAR RADIO AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES TO AUX ON ITS OWN. THIS IS NOT JUST WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP, OR WHEN I'M DRIVING. I CAN BE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT LISTENING TO A RADIO WAITING AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE RADIO CUTS OUT AND I LOOK AND ITS IN AUX MODE. I FIRST NOTICED IT DOING THIS WHEN I WOULD COME OUT TO MY CAR. I HAVE A REMOTE START AND MY RADIO IS ALWAYS ON BUT THE VOLUME TURNED DOWN. FOR THE PAST MONTH OR TWO I NOTICED WHEN I CAME OUT TO MY CAR IT WAS ON AUX. I KNEW I DIDN'T LEAVE IT THAT WAY, SO I WAS SO CONFUSED ON HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I WOULD SWITCH IT TO RADIO AND WHILE I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION IT WAS FINE. THEN IT STARTED TO GET WORSE, HAPPENING WHILE I'M SITTING IN MY CAR IN THE MORNING. I'D TURN IT TO RADIO AND SECONDS LATER IT WAS SWITCHING TO AUX. I'D BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF NOWHERE I LOSE THE RADIO AND LOOK AND IT'S ON AUX. IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST BECAUSE I'M DRIVING OVER A BUMP, OR ITS GETTING BUMPED SOMEHOW. IT NOW HAPPENS EVERYTIME I USE MY VEHICLE. IF I'VE REMOTED STARTED MY CAR, I ALWAYS COME OUT TO IT ON AUX, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW FOR A FACT I HAVE NOT LEFT IT THAT WAY. I STARTED JUST TURNING THE RADIO OFF WHEN I GET OUT OF MY CAR. *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKED. IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EMIT A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,998.

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR WAS ALREADY REPLACED BACK IN 2010 UNDER MY WARRANTY. NOW, THEY STATE THIS "PROBLEM" WITH THE EPS WAS NEVER A "NATIONAL RECALL" PROBLEM AND ALL REPAIRS WILL BE AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A LOCAL, WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED PUMPING WATER BY ITSELF AND THE WIPERS WENT ON BY ITSELF. WHEN ALL THE WATER WAS PUMPED OUT, THE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT THROUGH THE AC VENTS. I TURN THE AC OFF; PARKED ON THE SIDE, OPENED THE HOOP AND THERE WAS NOT ANY SMOKE COMING OUT ANY WHERE. I RETURNED INSIDE THE CAR TURNED ON, KEPT THE WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE SMELL INSIDE, AND WENT BACK HOME. I REFILLED THE WINDSHIELD PUMP WITH CLEANING FLUID, TURNED THE CAR ON, TRIED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ARE OK. I NOTICED RIGHT AFTER THAT MY AC AND OR HEATER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. I CHECK WITH A MECHANIST WHO TOLD ME AFTER SEVERAL TEST, THAT IT SEEMS THE AC/HEATER CONTROL PANEL WHEN BAD. THIS INCIDENT SCARED THE EXPLETIVE OUT OF MY SON WHO WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THAT TIME. *TR

I JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT DUE TO FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR / SYSTEM. AS I LOOKED IT UP I FOUND 2 ADDITIONAL RECALLS WHICH CHEVROLET WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME ON ALL 3. I WAS NOT CONTACTED, AND DO NOT KNOW IF MY CAR HAS HAD THE REPAIRS DONE PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2011. THE 2 OTHER RECALLS ARE AS FOLLOWS. SHIFTER CABLE PROBLEM WITH CAR NOT IN PROPER GEAR, CLIP ON CABLE, IF NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, CHEVROLET IS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CABLE. ALSO, A FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR, CAUSING A FIRE, DUE TO A PLASTIC SUPPLY AND/OR RETURN PORT BREAKAGE ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SHE DROVE 55 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,539.

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED THIS TIME BECAUSE IT REMAINS DEFECTIVE EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS CLAIMED IN 2010. I THINK IT IS MORALLY WRONG OF THEM TO NOT FIX THE SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY FREE OF CHARGE KNOWING THE UNIT IS CONSISTENTLY DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HIS NECK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 12/23/13*LJ

POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON IN THE DASH, WHEEL HARD TO TURN, DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AT 35 MPH, READ MANUAL AND FIND OUT IT HAS ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST MOTOR, CALLED DEALER FOR RECALLS OR WARRANTY, NONE. AMAZING HOW WE CAN SELL VEHICLES THAT DON'T EVEN MAKE IT TO 50K MILES BEFORE TEARING INTO TODAYS THIN WALLETS. VERY SAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON MY CAR. EVERY TWO YEARS IT GETS REPLACED. POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. GM HAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

I DROVE MY CAR AROUND 7:15 AM UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 AM. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN I HEARD THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK. MY FLEX PIPE WAS DISCONNECTED. THIS ATTACHED TO THE MANIFOLD. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED THE REPAIR MAN WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT AND HE DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. SHE EMPLOYED THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ASSOCIATE, WHO WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE TO BE THE FUEL PUMP. HE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN BURNED OFF AND CAUSED WIRES TO BE EXPOSED, EFFECTIVELY CREATING A TICKING TIME BOMB. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR OVER 60 I GET A SWAY SIDE TO SIDE AND I FEEL LIKE ITS GOING TO SWAY IN TO ANOTHER CAR WHEN I GO BY THEM. I HAD IT IN A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY DID NOTHING BUT PUT A PULL IN THE CAR AND IT SILL SWAYS. I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE RACK IN THE CAR AND OR THE ELECTRICAL STEERING IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS " ITS BEEN FIXED IN THE FIRST RECALL" WELL I AM SAYING ITS NOT SO I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AGAIN AND FIXED RIGHT THIS TIME.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED ON A LATER DATE BY A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

LETTER FROM SENATOR GRASSLEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE THE POTENTIAL EXPLOSIONS THROUGH FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE GM COBALT (ATTN: SHERRY KUNTZ) *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM, STATING HIS/HER VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO FUEL LEAKAGE, BUT SINCE THE CONSUMER DID NOT LIVE IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE AREA, HE/SHE SHOULD MONITOR IT FOR A FUEL SMELL. THE LETTER STATED IF THERE WAS A FUEL SMELL, TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE.

I TOOK MY 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT 1LT SEDAN TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM TODAY TO GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AS REQUIRED PER MY STATE. PRIOR TO TODAY, FOR ABOUT THE PAST WEEK OR SO, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO AUTOZONE AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT SAYING A CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPLACED IT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN CAME BACK ON. (REPLACED BOTH OF THE SENSORS TO BE SAFE) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF FOR DAYS THEN RANDOMLY COME ON. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED I NEEDED A NEW FRONT RIGHT STRUT SINCE MINE'S WAS LEAKING. CALLED UP A FEW OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE SAID THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH COBALTS. IF YOU GOOGLE "COBALT STRUT LEAKING", THERE ARE MANY RESULTS, YET NO RECALL. THIS ISN'T JUST COMMON IN MY VEHICLE'S MODEL YEAR BUT WITH ALL COBALTS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THIS IS COMMON AMONG THIS MAKE/MODEL. *TR

IGNITION CYLINDER BROKE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. UNABLE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE OR REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION CYLINDER. THIS IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY UNDER WARRANTY AT AROUND 20,000 MILES AND HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 102 AND AMSTERDAM AVENUE IN NYC, I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WHEEL GOT KIND OF HARD BUT IT STILL WORKED. WHEN I WANTED TO PARK THE CAR I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO PUT A LOT OF EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BECAUSE I THOUGHT I TOUCHED THE CURB; HOWEVER, WHEN I LEFT THE SPOT AND I WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING AND I ALMOST HIT 2 CARS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HENRY HUDSON HIGHWAY. I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND I PARKED THE CAR. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING ON THESE TYPES OF CARS AND I NEED CHEVY TO TEST AND FIX MY CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS NOTHING SPECIFIC THAT DOES IT. I COULD BE GOING 10MPH OR 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST ALL OF THE SUDDEN COMES ON. IT IS ON ANYWHERE FROM 5-30 SECONDS EACH TIME AND THEN GOES OFF AND THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. UNABLE TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG BECAUSE IF ITS NOT ON WHEN ITS BROUGHT IN THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NOTICEABLE FUEL ODOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, STATING HIS VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE. IN THE LETTER, IT LISTED THE SYMPTOMS OF THE CONDITON. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE SYTMPTOMS AND MADE AN APPINTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LETTER STATED THE REPAIR WOULD BE FREE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TOLL AT THE VEHICLE, UNLESS, HE PAID $49.95.

POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. MY COBALT LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES THE SWITCHES OR FOB WILL WORK. BY DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DEFECTIVE AND GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ABOUT THIS. *TR

PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR, NOISE STARTED AT 17500 MILES, COMPLETE FAILURE AT 23500 MILES, THIS CAR HAS BEEN PAMPERED AND NEVER DRIVEN IN SNOW AND ONLY DRIVEN BY ONE DRIVER. ROTORS ARE BADLY SCORED, PADS GONE, UNHEARD OF WEAR FOR THIS KIND OF MILEAGE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN

I WAS DRIVING INTO A ROUNDABOUT AND AS I CAME OUT OF THE ROUNDABOUT I LOST THE POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO PULL AWAY FROM MY HAND. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A COLLISION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I DROVE HOME AND GOT OUT MY BOOK TO SEE IF IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS ELECTRIC. IN BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A CERTIFIED NEW CAR WITH ABOUT 30,000 MI. THE CAR NOW HAS A BIT OVER 75,000 MILES. TODAY I DROVE TO WORK AND BACK AND AGAIN I LOST THE POWER STEERING. THIS TIME I WAS EXPECTING IT TO HAPPEN AND IT DID. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT IS AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THESE CARS AND FOR MANY MODELS AND YEARS. I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A THREE POINT TURN AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL BUT THE STEERING FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS HAD FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR