2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

I HAVE BEEN SMELLING FUEL VAPOR ORDER IN MY CAR FOR A WHILE AND HAD RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR IT. SO I TOOK IT IN TO TOM GILL CHEVROLET AND THEY HAD REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP FOR FREE. AT THE SAME TIME I HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND IT READ "P0442 EVAP SYSTEM SMALL LEAK DETECTED" FIGURED THE FUEL PUMP WAS RELATED. AFTER THEY HAVE REPLACED IT, I STILL HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND IT CAME TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME, I BEEN HAVING PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND EVERY TIME I PARKED THE CAR I STILL SMELL GAS AS I GET OUT OF THE CAR. I GOT MY BRAKES REPLACED AND WHILE THEY WERE UP THERE I CHECKED THE GAS TANK AND FOUND OUT THAT THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING WHERE THE FILLER HOSE WAS CONNECTED TO. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYONE OR MYSELF MESSED WITH THE GAS TANK SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW OFF THE LOT IN 2007 TILL TOM GILL CHEVROLET IN FLORENCE, KY HAD RECENTLY DID WORK ON IT. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM THE NEXT DAY I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE GAS TANK AND HAD THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE GAS TANK IS CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PRICED IT TO BE $1000. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THEM WHY THEY DID NOT DETECT THIS BEFORE AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT THE LEAK WAS FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK AND THERE WAS NO WAY OF TELLING THAT THE LEAK CAME FROM WHERE THE FILLER HOSE WAS CONNECTED TO. THE THING IS AFTER LOOKING UNDER MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR A MINUTE, AND I KNOW JUST BY LOOKING THAT YOU CAN DISTINGUISH FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK AND THE SIDE OF THE TANK WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. I COME FROM A FAMILY OF MECHANICS AND KNOW WELL ENOUGH THAT THEY WERE BLOWING SMOKE AT ME AND COVERING UP THEIR ISSUES. I HAVE ALSO INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE AND ALSO BEEN THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT THE SAME RING AROUND LIKE I HAVE. *TR

STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCKING AND FOUND OUT MOTOR BURNING OIL NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON SO IN TURN FOUND OUT A PISTON WENT IN MOTOR SO I HAD TO GET NEW MOTOR. *TR

I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR'S DIALS WOULD NOT WORK THEN START BOUNCING AROUND. THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WOULD READ OUT, I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING. IF I SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD TAKE MORE OF AN EFFORT TO GET THE CAR UP TO SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD JUMP IN TO GEARS HARD. IT WOULDN'T SHIFT SMOOTH. NONE OF THE GAUGES WOULD WORK, AND IF THE A/C WAS ON IT WOULDN'T WORK. WHEN IT STARTED BACK WORKING, THE ENGINE LOCK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITH OUT JERKING. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD TRAP A DRIVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND ANOTHER PART THAT GOES WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON THE CHEVY COBALT. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER SO A FRIEND REPLACED THE PARTS FOR ME AT COST. (YES HE GOT THE FUEL PUMP FROM THE DEALER) AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER ON THESE PARTS I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE GOING TO DO EXACTLY WHAT I HAD ALREADY PAID TO HAVE DONE. I FOUND MY RECEIPT FROM THE MECHANIC AND FILLED OUT THE FORM THAT WAS SENT WITH THE RECALL LETTER AND MAILED THEM IN. INSTEAD OF BEING REIMBURSED FOR HAVING IT ALREADY FIXED I AM BEING TOLD THAT SINCE I DID NOT TAKE IT TO A DEALER I CANNOT BE REIMBURSED. I PERSONALLY DO THINK THIS IS FAIR. I COULD NOT AFFORD 800.00 PLUS DOLLARS THAT THE DEALER OR AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WANTED TO DO THIS WORK. I GUESS I CAN UNDERSTAND RULES ARE RULES, BUT YOU SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER THAT NOT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO AFFORD THE OUTLANDISH PRICES DEALERSHIPS AND CERTAIN MECHANICS ARE CHARGING FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST KIND OF HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN AND STARTED SPINNING OUT DOING DONUTS ACROSS THREE LANES. I HIT A JEEP AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. IT WAS A MIRACLE WE WEREN'T KILLED AND THE CAR IS DEMOLISHED, AND IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE CONCRETE BARRIER ONLY GOD KNOWS WHERE WE WOULD HAVE WENT. THE STEERING JUST SEEMED TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STEERED TO THE LEFT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN IN A CIRCLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN INTO THE RETAINING WALL. THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE WITH MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA. UPDATED 07/08/2014 *JS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR..UPDATE 04-10-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD FREEZE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE STEERING FAILURE ON APRIL 29, 2013. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED IN EARLY MAY 2013 BY A CHEVROLET DEALER. UPDATED 05/20/14

4/22/13 APPROX 7:30 AM, APPROACHED RED-LIGHT, GENTLY APPLYING BRAKES. CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER! DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIMMED WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YR. AS SOON AS LIGHT TURNED GREEN,CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND WAS GOING TO STALL OUT! (LIKE IF YOU WERE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. STEPPED ON THE GAS, AS SOON AS I SAW THE LIGHT TURN GREEN, TO TRY TO PREVENT THE STALL OUT, AND ABOUT 1/4 INTO INTERSECTION, ANOTHER CAR WAS RUNNING A CAUTION LIGHT, WHICH TURNED TO RED... MY CAR REGAINED POWER WITH A THRUST OF THE ENGINE, WHICH TOOK ME INTO THE PATH OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WHO HIT ME AT ABOUT 35 MPH, WHICH CAUSED US TO SPIN COMPLETELY AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORT STATED I FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. IN PART THAT IS TRUE, AS I FELT I HAD TO APPLY THE GAS TO THE CAR TO KEEP IT FROM "STALLING! HEAVY DAMAGE TO DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT END, HOOD, BUMPER AND SUPPORT BEAM BY ENGINE. THERE ARE MANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR. 5/9/2012, FUEL ODOR OR SPOTTING ON GROUND; 9/16/10-LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST; 3/1/2010-RECALL 10V073000 POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACEMENT; 1022/2009-FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACEMENT. IN THE PASS THREE YRS I ADVISED EAST SYRACUSE CHEVY DEALER THAT MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS,LIGHTED AREAS RADIO, ETC; GO IN AND OUT LIKE THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DOOR LEFT-OPEN, LIGHTS, LOW-FUEL, SINGLE LIGHTS CHIMES ALL DON'T WORK. DEALER ADVISED ME THERE IS A SHORT IN THE DASH SOMEWHERE CAUSING ALL THESE PROBLEMS,RADIO SPEAKERS ARE ALL CONNECTED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR WHICH WAS OVER $2,000. REMOTES DON'T WORK. I HAVE HAD MANY FRONT END PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, I.E. SWAY BAR, STEERING COLUMN BUSHINGS; STRUTS;STEERING COMPONENTS, LINKAGE/CV DRIVE AXLE BOOTS, CONTROL ARMS; REPAIRS;11/30/11, 2/16/2011. *TR

STARTED SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE AND OUT OF MY CAR TO WHERE I WOULD SMELL OF GAS WHEN I DROVE MY CAR, LOOKED ON LINE FOR ANY PROBLEMS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND SAW THAT THEIR HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP IN 2012 I BELIEVE IT WAS, ANYWAY I DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE FOR CALLED GM EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED WHICH IT WAS WELL, A DAY IN A HALF LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHICH IT HASN'T IN THE PAST I TRY TO CALL GM NUMEROUS TIMES AND LEAVE MESSAGES NO ONE RETURNS MY CALLS. I TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER THEY PUT IT ON MACHINE COME OUT SAY YOUR TANK IS FILLING UP WITH A VAPOR YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE IT WE HAVE TO REMOVE THE TANK. I GET A CALL COUPLE DAYS LATER THEY REPLACED MY RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH BUT MY GAS TANK HAS A CRACK. I GO UP THERE WITH MY SISTER AND AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSION I WAS TOLD THAT THE CRACK WAS A DEFECT ON THE MANUFACTURER END,IT'S UP TO ME TO GET IT FIXED SO, I POINT BLANK ASKED SHOULDN'T THEY BE RECALLED IF IT'S A DEFECT AND I WAS TOLD YES THEY SHOULD BUT THEY WON'T BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MUCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. MY OPINION I JUST THINK IT'S JUST SAD THAT SOMEONE HAS TO GET HURT BEFORE ANYONE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

DRIVING WEST APPROX. 35 MPH LADY PULLED IN FRONT OF ACROSS 4 LANES TRAFFIC HIT BROADSIDE ON HER PASSENGER SIDE. LITTLE DAMAGE TO HER CAR. OVER $6000. DAMAGE TO MY CAR. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER OF MY CAR HURT WRIST AND HIT KNEES ON DASH. ENDED UP 8 MONTHS LATER HAVING KNEE SURGERY BECAUSE OF TEAR IN KNEE FROM WRECK. PASSENGER HURT WRISTS. *TR

TOOK VEHICHLE TO DEALERSHIP REGARDING FUEL PUMP/RETURN PORT CRACK RECALL WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER, WAS TOLD THAT MY FUEL TANK WAS ALSO CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALL TOGETHER. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED OR RELATED TO RECALL AND COST WOULD BE OUT OF MY POCKET (CLOSE TO $700), INCLUDING COST OF THE RENTAL VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, FUMES WOULD STILL BE EMITTED AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS THAT RESULTED IN HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK AS WELL. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS A RELATED ISSUE TO THE CURRENT RECALL. I FEEL THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE HOW THIS RECALL IMPACTS THE ENTIRE FUEL AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, GM STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN THE CORRECT STATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND I HAVE 89000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON 2009 CHEVY COBALTS BUT THERE ISN'T ONE FOR 2007 MODELS. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH 2007 MODELS AND THE COST IS $425 TO GET IT FIXED. BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THAT AMOUNT, I HAVE TO PRESS A LITTLE BUTTON IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB

DRIVING MY 2007 COBALT I NOTICED AFTER TURNING A STREET CORNER THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND I HAD TO PHYSICALLY PULL BACK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EFFORT, THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AFTER TURNING A CORNER AT SLOW SPEED, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A GM DEALER ON APRIL 1, 2013. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN IT FELT AS IF I WERE DRIVING ON ROCKS. THE T/C LIGHT WENT ON. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. FOUND NOTHING. TURNED ON THE IGNITION ON AGAIN. RETURNED TO ORIGIN I HAD LEFT LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY FROM INCIDENT AND PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. IT HAD STOPPED BY NOW. I TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT MY DRIVE ON SAME ROAD. THE CAR BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING, THIS TIME IT DID NOT STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE MADE A RATTLING NOISE. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE PROBLEM. I HAD A USED BODY THROTTLE INSTALLED AND ON 03/16/13 I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, MIAMI LAKES AUTOMALL TO HAVE A NEW THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE ME WARRANTY ON IT. ON WEDNESDAY 07/17/13 THE T/C LIGHT CAME ON AND GOT MESSAGE, SERVICE TRACTION ON THE DISPLAY WINDOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I HAD THE NEW THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND THEY CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND COULDN'T HELP ME. *TR

IN MY WORDS AND EXPERIENCE THAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY OF 03/13/2013, APPX 4:30 PM ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, LIKE ANY OTHER DAY OVER CROWDED TRAFFIC HOUR , STOP AND GO, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER IN MY VEHICLE. TWICE IT STARTED LOOSING POWER THEN THE VEHICLE VEERED TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC I STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER BACK INTO NORMAL POSITION CAUSING ME TO GO OVER A DIRT EMBANKMENT AND OFF A CLIFF, AT THAT POINT I DO NOT THINK THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, I LITERALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS THE END OF MY LIFE, GOING THROUGH TREES ,HITTING ROCKS. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BUT TO WAIT TO DIE. THEN THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING REAL HARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND COME TO A STOP. I JUST REMEMBER WANTING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AS FAST AS I COULD. I HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET OUT. I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE I COULDN'T SEE THE ROADWAY I WAS SO FAR DOWN. I HEARD PEOPLE YELLING IF I WAS OK. I THEN REMEMBERED I NEEDED MY PURSE AND MY PHONE TO GET HELP SO I CRAWLED BACK INTO THE CAR I FOUND MY PURSE BUT NO PHONE OR KEYS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RECOVERED BY CHP RECOVERY. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T FEEL I NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION, BUT SINCE THE ACCIDENT MY BACK AND MY BALANCE ARE NOT THE SAME AS THEY USE TO. I'VE ALSO BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY MEMORY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL SEEPED FROM THE FUEL TANK FILLER SEAL. THE CONTACT ADDED THAT IN ORDER TO AVOID THE FAILURE, THE TANK COULD BE FILLED TO NO MORE THAN HALF OF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE TURNING FELT STEERING WAS HARD AND NOT STRAIGHTENING OUT, TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT IS VERY STIFF. *TR

GMAC ISSUED RECALL OF 07 COBALTS AS WELL AS OTHER MODEL YEARS REGARDING FUEL PUMP. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WASN'T REGISTERED IN THE FEW STATES INVOLVED, I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. I BELIEVE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. MY CAR WAS IN FLORIDA, FOR A WHILE. I HAVE RELATIVES THERE, BUT SINCE IT'S NOT REGISTERED THERE, SUPPOSEDLY MY ISSUE WASN'T THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE RIDING IN THE CAR , WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A AWFUL GAS ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE I WAS TOLD MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER AND THEY DID NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE ORDERED. ALSO, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING AT TIMES....UPDATED 01/29/15 *BF

ON 02/16/2013 WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED ATTENTION WAS BROUGHT TO A SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE GAS LEAKING OUT OF MY GAS TANK. I TOOK MY CAR TO CHEVY BECAUSE I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. *TR

STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE SO I TOOK THE CAR INTO ED BOZART AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT WOULD COST $700 TO REPLACE IT AND THE FILTER. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE FUEL PUMP BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEM UNTIL 75,000 TO 124,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO RECOUPLE MY EXPENSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 11/25/13*CN THE EMERGENCY LEVER WOULD NOT HOLD THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN PLACE. A PIECE IN THE LEVER WOULD NOT LET CABLES HOLD TENSION. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE STEERING WHEEL COIL HAD TO REPLACED, TO RECTIFY THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM.

FUEL PUMP/SENDER ASSEMBLY LEAK - THIS ISSUE IS A RECALL ISSUE IN SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING ARKANSAS, BUT NOT MISSOURI OR KANSAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE CAR KEEP UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THE LOCKS WILL ALSO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE CAR IS OFF AND LOCKED LEAVING IT VULNERABLE TO THEFT. I HAVE TO KEEP MY CAR IN MY GARAGE FOR FEAR OF THEFT. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AS THEY WILL TRY AND OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING A FEW TIMES. IT IS GETTING COSTLY TO NO AVAIL. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS TURNED ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT USUALLY GOES AWAY. WHILE HITTING MY BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY TO EXIT, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON TODAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 AND SLOWING WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SLAM FORWARD IN MY CHAIR AND ALMOST CAUSING THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. ONCE I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, IT AGAIN JERKED. I PARKED MY CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR JOLTS. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS EACH TIME I SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND FROM BRAKING TO DRIVING. *TR

AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE WAS NOTICED. ON FEBRUARY 4, 2013, WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES INSTALLED, A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER NOTIFIED US THAT GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THEN VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,678.

WE TOOK OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT INTO OUR CHEVY DEALERSHIP HERE IN ROSEVILLE,CA TO GET OUR RECALLED FUEL SENSOR REPLACED. WE WERE THEN NOTIFIED THAT OUR FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN IT, AND THAT WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT AN $800+ REPAIR FOR A NEW FUEL TANK. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING, SO I KNOW IT DID NOT CRACK FROM THAT. AFTER DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE BEING AFFECTED BY A) THE SENSOR FAILURE,OUTSIDE OF "QUALIFIED" STATES, AND ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED, AND B) A NUMBER ARE GETTING THE SAME CALL FROM DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THEIR WHOLE FUEL TANK NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS CRACKING. TO ME IT SEEMS THAT CHEVY PROBABLY USED THE SAME MATERIALS ON THE FUEL TANK AS THEY DID THIS SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACING DUE TO "HEAT". NOW ALONG WITH THE SENSORS CRACKING, THE TANKS ARE DOING THE SAME ONLY THEY ARE NOT COVERING THEM IN A RECALL. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE JUST COINCIDENCE AND THAT I CAN FIND A HANDFUL OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND ARE NOW SET BACK OVER $1000 FOR THE REPAIR. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/CHEVROLET/COBALT/FUEL+SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHAFFED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

CALIPER LEAKING. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. IN 2013 MY CAR WENT CRAZY. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND ALL THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. RPM'S WERE GOING UP AND DOWN, FULL TANK OF GAS SAID IT WAS EMPTY, GEAR SHIFTER WAS CLICKING, AND THE CAR WAS JERKING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE 2 RECALLS, DURING THE SAME TIME MY GARAGE SMELLED STRONG LIKE GAS. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE. NOW IN DECEMBER 2016 THE CAR IS GOING HAYWIRE AGAIN.POWER STEERING GOES OUT, ALL ELECTRIC COMPONENTS START FLIPPING OUT AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER LIGHT ON THE DASH. MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NOW DRIVES THE CAR AND IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE CONSIDERING SHE IS UNABLE TO STEER AND ALL THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS GO OUT. THIS MUST BE TREATED AS A RECALL! I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL FIXES THE PROBLEM? I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR AND BOUGHT IT IN 2007 WITH 12 MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST GM!

THE RIMS ON THESE 2007 COBALTS BEND EASY WITH THE SIZE OF TIRE THEY ARE SOLD WITH. ANY POT HOLE HIT AT SPEEDS OF 30 - 55 MPH WILL BEND THESE TIRE RIMS. I HAVE REPLACED 2 RIMS AT $ 111.00 A PIECE AND MY BACK RIMS ARE BENT ALSO. WAL-MART, TIEMANS TIRE AND OTHER TIRE STORES ARE AWARE OF THE BAD RIMS ON THESE COBALTS. YOU CAN NOT FIND ANY USED RIMS ANYMORE DUE TO ALL ARE USED TO REPLACE OTHER BENT RIMS ON COBALTS. THIS CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR IF A POT HOLE BENDS A RIM AN YOU LOOSE ALL AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. IT WILL ACT AS THOUGH THE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH SUDDEN AIR PRESSURE LOSS. IT IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES TO HER LEFT FOOT, ANKLE WRIST AND PAINS TO HER CHEST. THE CONTACT HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

EDITED PARTIAL NEWS ENTRY FROM THE DEADLY ACCIDENT: SOUTH IDAHO CRASH KILLS TWO, INCLUDING NAMPA WOMAN; IPT (IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE) NEWSROOM; GOODING COUNTY--A NAMPA WOMAN DIED AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT IN GOODING COUNTY FRIDAY (12-21-12), ACCORDING TO IDAHO STATE POLICE. A BURLEY MAN ALSO DIED IN THE TWO-VEHICLE CRASH, WHICH TOOK PLACE AROUND 6:45 P.M. ON INTERSTATE 84 ABOUT 35 MILES OUTSIDE MOUNTAIN HOME. THREE OTHERS FROM BURLEY WERE INJURED. YOUNG WOMAN, 22, OF NAMPA, WAS DRIVING WEST ON THE INTERSTATE IN A CHEVROLET COBALT. AUTHORITIES AREN'T SURE WHY SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE DROVE INTO THE MEDIAN AND OVERTURNED. HER VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE EASTBOUND LANES OF TRAVEL, COLLIDING WITH A NISSAN MAXIMA DRIVEN BY 23- YEAR-OLD YOUNG MAN OF BURLEY. YOUNG MAN DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. YOUNG WOMAN WAS TRANSPORTED BY AIR AMBULANCE TO A BOISE HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE LATER DIED. THREE PASSENGERS RELATED TO YOUNG MAN, ALL OF BURLEY...WERE TAKEN BY AIR AMBULANCE TO A BOISE HOSPITAL. ALL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. [SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.IDAHOPRESS.COM/NEWS/S-IDAHO-CRASH-KILLS-TWO-INCLUDING-NAMPA-WOMAN/ART- - ICLE_7E5CE650-4C9A-11E2-8D7F-001A4BCF887A.HTML] BECAUSE THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND DRY, THE IDAHO STATE POLICE SPECULATED THAT THE YOUNG WOMAN WAS PERHAPS SOMEHOW "INATTENTIVE" IN HER DRIVING. BUT THE FACT SHE WAS NOT ON HER CELL PHONE OR OTHERWISE ENGAGED WITH ANY OTHER KNOWN DISTRACTION AND THE FACT THAT HER WRIST WAS SNAPPED BACK RESULTING IN A SERIOUS COMPOUND FRACTURE SUGGESTS THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY AND SUDDENLY JERKED OUT OF HER CONTROL. WE KNOW THE CHEVY COBALT VEHICLES WERE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR "STEERING PROBLEMS" BY THE NHTSA AND THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED IN JULY 2010. WITH THESE FATALITIES PERHAPS IT IS TIME TO REVIEW YOUR PREVIOUS FINDINGS. UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF UPDATED 9/24/13*CN UPDATED 09/25/2013 *JS

CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN AND CAR LOST GAS MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. .. UPDATED 02-07-13 *BF UPDATED 02/14/2013 *JS

MY EXHAUST PIPE BROKE RIGHT BEFORE IT CONNECTS TO THE HEADERS. ON THE 4 1/2" RIPPLED STEEL THAT LOOKS LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO ABSORB VIBRATIONS. FROM THE LOOK OF THE STEAL IT IS TOO THIN TO WITHSTAND VIBRATIONS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRESSURE OR FORCED PULLING AGAINST THE AREA OF PROBLEM."LIKE BOTTOMING OUT THE CAR". THERE ARE NO SCRAPES, DENTS, OR SCRATCHES ON ANY PART OF MY EXHAUST PIPE THEREFORE I SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS IMMEDIATELY. FOR THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE SO EASILY. THERE WILL BE MORE OF YOUR VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 12190 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE DUE TO FUEL LEAKS. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS LEAK BUT GM WON'T REIMBURSE ME, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEMS IN COBALTS. THE AUTO SHOP ALSO CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHICH MY PERSONAL RECALL WAS DESIGNED FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS SINCE THE SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PREVENTED HER FROM TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

COBALT BEGAN NOTICEABLY LOOSING FUEL AND APPEARED TO BE LOSING POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN A FEW DAYS EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. DROVE THE CAR TO A "CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP" FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WHO STATED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW MOTOR; ($ 3000.00). HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM THE "CERTIFIED CHEVY REPAIR SHOP" TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC BECAUSE IT NOW WOULD NOT EVEN START, WHICH NEW (HONEST) MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM. CONSEQUENTLY WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE WE ARE NOW FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO OURS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT FOR SOME REASON DUE TO OUR GEOLOGICAL LOCATION OUR VEHICLES ARE NOT UNDER THE 2009 RECALL FOR FUEL/PROPULSION ISSUES? IS APPEARS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT SHOULD COVER ALL 2007 CHEVY COBALTS NOT JUST SOME IN A FEW SELECT LOCATIONS. *TR

THE CAR IS HARD TO STEER SOMETIMES. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND RATTLES. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OR ELECTRICAL STEERING ASSIST. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL PUMP WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. AS THE TECHNICIAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE GAS TANK TO ADDRESS THE FUEL PUMP RECALL ISSUE, HE IDENTIFIED A FUEL LEAK AT THE FILLER NECK ON OR TO THE GAS TANK. IN THE END, I HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK, BUT THE FUEL PUMP RECALL DID NOT COVER THE COST. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. I DID NOT FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

THERE WAS THE SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT IN. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL WAS LEAKING AND THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MINE. FURTHER IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ORDINARY WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM. THE PART IS E3726M FP MODULE ASSEMBLY. *TR

FRONT SEATBELTS ARE COMING APART AT THE SAME LOCATION ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE RENDERING THEM UNSAFE. *TR

STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR AND UNDER CAR CAN SEE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.