2009 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE 2005 COBALT? THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE! WHY DO YOU HAVE THE RECALL ONLY FOR 2009, IT SHOULD BE FOR 2005 AND ALL MODELS AFFECTED, REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR! JUST PICKING ONE YEAR IS NOT ACCURATE FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. THIS NEED TO BE FIXED ASAP! PLEASE AND THANK YOU! "TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT", AND FMVSS 114, "THEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION". ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED. IF THE CLIP IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT MATCH. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVE COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO "PARK" AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN "PARK". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CERAMIC BRAKES PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,077 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,110.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTING. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR LEVER DID NOT SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE FUEL PUMP PLASTIC PART BROKE CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH THEN CAUSED THE PORT AND MODULE TO MELT AND BURN. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP RUNNING ALTOGETHER. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL EXISTS FOR THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT , I CALLED GM AN THEY SAID ITS VIN SPECIFIC AND I DO NOT QUALIFY ALTHOUGH IT'S THE SAME MODEL YEAR AND DEFECT. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. POWER STEERING WARNING CAME UP ON DIGITAL PANEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN SHE WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,205.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFLATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEELS WERE BENT, WHICH ALLOWED AIR TO ESCAPE PAST THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000......UPDATED 05/09/13 *BF UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS

AFTER DRIVING THE CABIN AND TRUNK AREA FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE FUMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED AFTER STARTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED, AND THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED NINE TIMES FOR A RECURRING FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LOWER BEARINGS ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE WITH AN ENGINEER, WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE COMPONENT REPLACED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,634. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 01/30/13

WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON 12/1/08. MILEAGE 75 MILES. WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THREE DEALERSHIPS WITH A COMPLAINT OF NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT WAS DETERMINED A LOWER BEARING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. TO DATE THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY LOWER BEARING AND G.M. SAYS THERE ISN'T A FIX FOR IT. I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT'S A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN BEARING AND IF IT SEIZES I WOULD ASSUME IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH/WRECK SINCE STEERING WOULD APPARENTLY NO LONGER BE AN OPTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICEABLE FROM THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,527. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE OUTLET PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND STARTING LEAKING GAS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR MY CAR BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY STATE OF ILLINIOS JUST THE WARMER STATES. BUT WE HAD AN EXTREMELY HOT SUMMER THIS YEAR. CALLED GM AND THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMMENTS WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE IN STATES THAT WE NOT UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING." AT THAT TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STEER THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RETURNING MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT ALL TYPES OF SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE FUEL SMELL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT ABNORMALLY LOOSE. IN ADDITION, AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING SHAFT. THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING SHAFT WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,696.

FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. *TR

MY TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS 1/3 FILLED WITH WATER, DUE TO A BROKEN SEAL (WHICH IS ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER). DUE TO THE BROKEN SEAL, THE WATER DAMAGED THE ENTIRE L/R TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY, REAR TURN SIGNAL (DRIVERS REAR), THE LAMPS, BULBS, FLASHER, AND SWITCH. SEVERAL MECHANICS SAID THAT THE BROKEN SEAL IN MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT, APPEARS TO BE A CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000. THAT ID NUMBER COVERS RECALLS IN SEVERAL STATES BUT TENNESSEE IS NOT INCLUDED. I BELIEVE TENNESSEE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,900. UPDATED 12/06/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM) THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHENEVER HE MADE A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY DO NOT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSE BY THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,530 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 19,000. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN UPDATED 12/10/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING MORE FUEL THAN NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND A GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE CABIN. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTARTED IT IMMEDIATETLY AFTER IT STARTED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A GASOLINE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

WE WENT TO EAT, CAME OUT TO GO HOME STARTED CAR AND LOST COMPLETE STEERING, COULD NOT GET IT TO STEER CORRECTLY. HAD TO DRIVE AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE TO GET HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, WHICH WAS MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED A POOL OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD FILE A COMPLAINT FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE MONTH AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 11/29/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL THE STEERING WOULD STICK. IT MADE A SQUEAKING AROUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/10/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I NOTICED THE PAST WEEK MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND NO ONE WAS SITTING THERE AND THEN THIS MORNING 10/02/12 I TURN MY CAR ON AND IT SAYS SERVICE AIRBAG DID SOME RESEARCH AND ITS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY PASSENGER CAUSE IT DOES NOT WORK AND NO PROTECTION I ALSO NOTICE THAT THE 2006 COBALTS AND 2007 COBALTS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM I PERSONALLY HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A 2006 COBALT LS THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM MINE IS A 09 COBALT LT IV ALREADY HAD TO PAY 500 TO FIX MY FUEL PUMP MODULE WHICH THEY JUST PUT A RECALL ON IT THIS PAST MONTH AND I CANT GET MY MONEY BACK SO BEFORE I GO OUT AND SPEND 300 TO FIX MY AIR BAG I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I CAN GET IT FIXED FOR FREE THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I STARTED MY VEHICLE UP AND PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN AND I COULDN'T GET MY KEY OUT. IN ORDER TO TURN THE CAR OFF, I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY. I'M TAKING THE CAR TO SCHMIDT CHEVROLET IN CENTRALIA, IL FIRST THING TOMORROW, BUT THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. I SEE THAT HIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MULTIPLE COBALT OWNERS AND EVEN THE MECHANICS THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND THAT ANY MONEY SPENT SHOULD BE REFUNDED TO ME BY CHEVROLET FOR A POORLY DESIGNED IGNITION. *TR

NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. DISCONNECTED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS THE PLASTIC SENDING LINE ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP THAT HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAK. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, NOW NO FUEL LEAK OR FUEL SMELLS. *TR

CAR IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND HAD CAR ALIGNMENT DONE AND NEW TIRES PUT ON. STILL PULLING TO THE LEFT AND HEAR RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AND WHEN SPEED AT 50 MPH. IT ALSO RATTLES WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO STOP. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR MY FAMILY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS IS THE STEERING COLUMN. PRODUCTION ERROR. I AM NOT GOING TO BE PAYING HIGH COST FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FAULT OF A PRODUCTION ERROR. *JB

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CURTAINS BOTH DEPLOYED AND BLEW OUT THE HEADLINER OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES AND DRY. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE INCIDENT WAS AN INSURANCE CLAIM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DENIED THE CLAIM SAYING THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. A GM INVESTIGATOR READ THE DATA BOX AND THE CDR FILE INFORMATION SHOWS THERE WAS NO EVENT RECORDED TO RECOVER. SOMETHING WAS PREVENTING THE DATA BOX FROM BEING READ AT THE COMPUTER PORT UNDER THE DASH, THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE DATA BOX AND PLUG THEIR COMPUTER DIRECTLY INTO IT. INITIALLY GM CLAIMED I PUT THE VEHICLE IN A ROLLOVER SITUATION. NOW THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN WRONG, THEY ARE SAYING SOMETHING LIKE MOISTURE MADE THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE AND SITTING BECAUSE OF GM'S FAILURE TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT MY CASE. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING TO WORK, HE WAS HEADING DOWN A LONG WINDING ROAD WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES HAD SUDDENLY FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO TO THE FLOOR; IT WAS STUCK AND UNABLE TO MOVE. HE DESCRIBED THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO STALL AND CONTINUE TO DRIFT DOWN THE HILL WITH NO ABILITY TO STOP, GRADUALLY PICKING UP SPEED. HE GOT IN THE CURB LANE AND CONTINUED STEERING THE VEHICLE WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE SAFEST PLACE TO CRASH, AS THIS WAS HIS ONLY OPTION BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW TO A STOP. IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING RUSH HOUR, HE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY CROSS OPPOSING LANES OF TRAFFIC AND CRASH HEAD-ON INTO A HILLSIDE IN A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMASHED IN, DAMAGING THE FRAME BEYOND REPAIR. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, WHICH RESULTED IN BRUISING OF THE CHEST. HE DID NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS, AND DID NOT ACQUIRE ANY CUTS OR SCRATCHES. HE DID REQUIRE TRANSPORTATION TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, AND WAS STRAPPED TO A BACKBOARD AND PUT IN A NECKBRACE. AT THE HOSPITAL, HE WAS GIVEN A CHEST X-RAY AND AN EXAMINATION, WHICH DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS BROKEN OR FRACTURED. HE DID SUFFER MICRO TEARS IN THE MUSCLES OF HIS BACK DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH, AND A BRUISED CHEST AS A RESULT OF THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG. NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE MISSED WORK THAT DAY AND THE NEXT THREE WEEKS OF WORK WHILE RECOVERING. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING OR AFTER THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOMENTARILY REST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, A PASSENGER HAPHAZARDLY STRUCK THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD FROM THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 6/12/12 *CN

WATER IS LEAKING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE LEAK IS LOOKS LIKE ITS COMING FROM BLOWER HEATER WHEN THE A/C IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED.THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER BEING INFORMED BY NEIGHBORS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ALL NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE COMPUTER SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND PUTTING THE PARKING THE CAR IN ITS SPOT, THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE TURN OFF THE CAR. WHEN YOU TRIED TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND IT CONTINUE TO RUN. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE WERE FINALLY ABOUT TO GET THE CAR OFF BUT WE COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (VOSS CHEVROLET) SO THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TO CALL GM TO AUTHORIZED PAYMENT. THE TECHNICIAN (JAMES) SAID HE WOULD CONTACT GM REPRESENTATIVE, MIKE (1-866-790-5700), OPENED A CASE NUMBER #711054174869 AND TURN THE CASE OVER TO JAMEELAH (EXT:41241) ON 04/02/2012. SHE WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL AND WOULD NOT GET BACK WITH ME AND I HAD TO KEEP CALLING HER SINCE SHE DID NOT CALL ME. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY HEARD FROM GM, SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I FINALLY CONTACTED HER SUPERVISOR, HEATHER (X21146), ON 04/16/2012 BECAUSE I WAS NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM JAMEELAH. JAMEELAH WOULD SAYS WILL LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK WITH ME. WHEN I TALKED TO HEATHER, HEATHER SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON 2009 COBALT WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING GM COULD DO FOR US. I DID NOT LIKE THIS ANSWER SO I FOUND YOUR SITE AND I TALKED TO ONE OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE TOLD ME TO FILL OUT THIS COMPLAINT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2009 COBAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER: CAN NOT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF OR REMOVE THE KEY, THE KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION. COST $323 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM 2009 COBALT OWNERS OF THE SAME ISSUE. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS, OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR