2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

FIRST OFF 10,000 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY ENDED THE CLUTCH WENT ON THIS CAR. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH 3 MORE TIMES, REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. WHOEVER AT CHEVY DECIDED TO USE ATF IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARE DUE TO THEIR OWN DESIGN FLAW OF A SMALLER WHOLE THEREBY CREATING SYNCHOS WHICH WERE NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED SHOULD BE SHOT. SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN FOR ANNUAL TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE..IE: THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME WE CHANGED IT AND SINCE ALL THE FRAME BOLTS WERE STRIPPED OUT FROM THE "LICENSED MECHANIC" WHO DID IT THE LAST 3 TIMES, WE HAD TO TAKE IT OUT THE TOP. NEXT CAME THE NEW STARTER THAT HAD TO BE PUT IN AND NOW IT IS ALL BACK TOGETHER, ALL FUSES CHECKED OUT OK, THE BATTERY IS OK, THE STARTER CHECKS OUT OF, BUT....THE CAR WILL NOT START. DASH LIGHTS INDICATE THAT THERE IS A POWER STEERING ISSUE AND I AM OUT OF GAS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE INCORRECT SO SOMETHING IS WRONG AND I AM OUT OF IDEAS AS TO WHAT ON THIS STUPID CAR THAT I NEVER SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS JUNK!! *TR

THE PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE AREA. FUEL CAN BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT A FIRE. I HAVE CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY HAVE SAID MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE REPAIR WILL BE CLOSE TO $700. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE AS I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES THAT ARE "OUTSIDE" OF THE AFFECTED AREA. *TR

WE STARTED TO SMELL GASOLINE EVERYTIME WE WALKED BY OR GOT INTO THE CAR. ABOUT A WEEK LATER FRIENDS WOULD SAY YOUR CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE. WE TOOK CAR TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP ASKED IF A PROBLEM OR RECALL EXISTED ON THE 2007 COBALT. WE WHERE TOLD THAT NO PROBLEM OR RECALL EXISTED AT THAT TIME. TWO GM EMPLOYEES WALKED AROUND THE CAR WITH US AND WE FIGURED THE GAS TO BE LEAKING NEAR THE FUEL TANK. FINANCES WHERE AN ISSUE AT THAT TIME , AS PAYMENTS ARE STILL OWED ON THE CAR, FINALLY IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 LEAK SEEMED TO BE WORSE. TOOK CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND PAID $ 427.58 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A PINHOLE / SMALL CRACK IN A FUEL LINE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PUMP. DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION WAS VERY STRESSFUL, THINKING OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. JUST SEEKING A REFUND ON THIS ISSUE, THANKS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON THE LODGE FREEWAY IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. MY CAR STALLED AND I SPENT OUT WITH NO CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR STALL OUT ON ME AND SPEND OUT OF CONTROL SUCH AS THIS ONE. MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER AND FENDER WAS CRUSHED. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE GM RECALL UNTIL PRESENT AND HAD GM DISCLOSED THE RECALL INFORMATION BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (PAID IN FULL) WITH MY CASH, HARD EARNED MONEY I WOULD HAVE NEVER DRIVEN TO MONROE MICHIGAN TO GET SUCH A VEHICLE AS THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER. GENERAL MOTORS HAD NO RIGHT TO WITHHOLD THIS INFORMATION AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. IN CONCLUSION, I THINK GM OWES ME A REFUND. *TR

I WAS ON THE LODGE FREEWAY, HIGHWAY 10, HEADING EAST WHEN I LOSS CONTROL BY 7 ME RD, SKINNED OUT, HIT THE WALL ON THE REAR LEFT FENDER AND BUMPER.

WHILE REMOVING A CRACKED FUEL TANK TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE, THE SUPPLY PORT OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLE CRACKED AND BROKE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT MUCH FORCE AT ALL, AND IS CERTAINLY NOT NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH KEY AND COMPUTER SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TWO PREVIOUS REPAIRS, PRIOR TO THE RECALL.

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. IT WAS ABOUT 10:00AM IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. I COULD NOT EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION BEFORE MY COBALT BEGAN TO GIVE OUT ON ME. I MADE A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP SIGN, AND MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO "ROLL" I WOULD SAY, BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER OR PRESS THE BRAKES. BASICALLY THE CAR HAD CUT OFF WITHOUT ME KNOWING. I DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN SINCE IT WAS ON A FULL TANK OF GAS. BUT ANYWAYS AS IT WAS ROLLING IT WAS PULLING TOWARDS THE RIGHT SINCE THAT'S HOW MY STEERING WHEEL WAS ALREADY TURNED FROM ME MAKING A RIGHT AT A STOP SIGN. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO STOP AND I WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL DRIFTING OFF INTO PEOPLES YARDS. THE CAR ROLLED INTO A BRICK MAILBOX. IT HIT PRETTY HARD. THE BRICK MAILBOX CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE GROUND AND LUCKILY FELL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I SLUNG FORWARD ONE THE CAR HIT THE MAILBOX. I BLACKED OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A PANIC ATTACK WHICH CAUSED ME TO GO INTO AN ASTHMA ATTACK. I HAVE ASTHMA PRETTY BAD. THE AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS ALL SMASHED IN AND ALL THE FUELS HAD LEAKED OUT. BECAUSE I SLUNG FORWARD I HAD WHIPLASH, AND ALSO A KNOT ON MY HEAD AND A SWOLLEN BUSTED LIP. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR A WHILE DUE TO THE PACK NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AND OF COURSE THE CAR WAS TOTALED OUT, WHICH ALSO LEFT ME WITH NO TRANSPORTATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL COULD BE NOTICED INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

A WEEK AGO WE NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE CAR WHEN PARKED.THIS MORNING, I STARTED TO CAR TO LET IT WARM UP AND NOTICED GAS LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A FRIENDS AUTO REPAIR SHOP THIS MORNING TO FIND OUT THAT THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. RECALL #09226B MY FRIEND SUGGESTED I TAKE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER (WAGNER GMC) IN BELLEVILLE, IL. SO I DROVE TO THE DEALER WITH THE RECALL IN HAND ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THIS RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO VEHICLES MADE IN FL, CA, AZ, NV & TX. SO AS I STOOD IN THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP WITH GAS DRIPPING OUT OF THE TANK, I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD COST ME $572.00. I THINK THIS IS A HORRIBLE MISTAKE ON GM'S BEHALF THAT COULD HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. I ONLY FEEL FORTUNATE THAT MY FAMILY DOESN'T SMOKE. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF OUR CAR WOULD HAVE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION SOURCE. I ALSO CALL THE GM HOTLINE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME "CONDITIONS" LISTED IN THEIR RECALL NOTICE, REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT WAS MADE. THE DEALER THEN CALLED ME BACK TO INFORM ME THAT THEIR GM REP SAID THEY WOULD COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. SO THE WHY I SEE IT IS THAT'S A 50% ADMISSION OF GUILT?? I'M JUST CURIOUS TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT REALLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A DEADLY SITUATION. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT WITH AN FUEL LEAK. STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. FUEL TANK COMING APART WHERE THE FILL TUBE ENTERS THE TANK. *TR

THE SAFETY CHIMES FOR THE TURN SIGNAL, SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING, KEYS LEFT IN, LIGHTS ON WORK THROUGH THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS DOOR RADIO SPEAKER. THIS SPEAKER SEEMS TO GO IN MANY CARS. THE REST OF THE SPEAKERS WORK FINE BUT ARE NOT CONNECTED THE SAFETY SYSTEM. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED EXAMPLES OF THIS ON LINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF A CHILD IS LEFT IN A CAR WHILE THE KEYS WERE LEFT IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR IS STARTED AND THE CHILD SENDS THE CAR INTO THE STREET RESULTING IN MANY FATALITIES. WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVER THAT FORGETS TO FASTEN SEATBELTS AND DON'T GET THE WARNING CHIME. THIS IS NOT A EASY FIX FOR THE DO IT YOURSELF AS THE DOOR NEEDS TO CAME APART TO ACCESS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AND GM NEEDS TO CORRECT BEFORE A TRAGEDY HAPPENS. *TR

STRONG FUEL SMELL. SMELLS LIKE IT MIGHT BE NEAR THE REAR OF THE CAR. WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT STARTED SMELLING VERY STRONGLY OF GAS FUMES- SO MUCH SO THAT I WAS AFRAID TO START IT IN THE GARAGE & BEGAN PARKING IT OUTSIDE. I THEN NOTICED PUDDLES ON THE GROUND AND MY GAS MILEAGE DROPPED DRASTICALLY FROM MY AVERAGE 30-32 HIGHWAY MPG TO ABOUT 18-19 MPG. I AM CURRENTLY OVERSEAS ON MILITARY ORDERS IN GERMANY. I HAD TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND GOT THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT HAS A MAJOR GAS LEAK AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP IS LIMITED TO "WARM WEATHER STATES." A DEFECTIVE PART IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT KNOWS NO GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES. I HAVE BEEN ACCUMULATING A LOT OF DEBT FROM HAVING TO HAVE A RENTAL CAR, WHICH I AM DRIVING FOR SAFETY REASONS, UNTIL I CAN GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHETHER GM WILL REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. I SHOULD NOT BEAR THE BURDEN OF THE COST IN ADDITION TO THE INCONVENIENCE DUE TO A KNOWN & RECALLED DEFECTIVE PART BASED ON MY GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. *TR

I STARTED TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AND CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK POSSIBLY FROM A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR ISN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN ONE OF THE "AFFECTED" STATES. SMELL IS SO BAD WE DON'T DRIVE THE CAR WITH OUR KIDS IN IT ANYMORE - CAUSES HEADACHES. WAITING FOR GM TO MAIL LETTERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO EVERYONE WHO IS AFFECTED REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE FROM OCTOBER 2012 "..THE COMPANY ALSO PLANS TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS IN OTHER STATES OFFERING A FREE REPAIR WITHIN A LIMITED TIME PERIOD IF THE PARTS ARE CRACKED." ---> HURRY UP GM BEFORE SOMEONE WHO ISN'T COVERED BUT HAS THIS GAS LEAK GETS HURT. READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.NYDAILYNEWS.COM/AUTOS/GM-RECALLS-41-000-VEHICLES-ARTICLE-1.1171884#IXZZ2ERZWQV4Y. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL CAP. THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE O-RING IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS STILL A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SMELL AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,881 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE AN EXTREME VIBRATION AND SOME CLANKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WHENEVER APPLYING MY BRAKES ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE. I DO MOSTLY FREEWAY DRIVING AND FORTUNATELY THERE AREN'T A LOT OF HILLS , SO MY BRAKES ARE NOT UNDER MUCH STOP AND GO STRAIN. I WAS TOLD THE MY CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT MAY COST $900 OR MORE AFTER LABOR. DUE TO THE COST, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS AND AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND REPLACED THESE PARTS ONLY TO FIND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN AS LITTLE AS A YEAR. MY LAST CHEVY HAD NEARLY 300,000 MILES ON IT AND THERE WAS NEVER AN ISSUE WITH THE CONTROL ARMS, SO THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,281.

FUEL PUMP LINES ARE CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE RECALL IN PLACE DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. ITS OBVIOUS THAT IT SHOULD. WHAT TO DO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED AROUNG THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER PARKING HE NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000: (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. LEAKS FUEL COULD RESULT IN FIRE. *TR

THE TRACTION AND ABS LIGHT FREQUENTLY COMES ON. I'M NOT SURE IF IT SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT, OR IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENS. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM, THE FUEL PUMP HAD NO PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK, WHICH WAS LEAKING. THE LEAK WAS WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED CHEVROLET AND THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. A MONTH LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL, REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *JB

BATTERY DIED IN CAR, HAD TO JUMP THE CAR. CAR STARTED FINE, STEERING SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE TIGHT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING THE TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING WENT AWAY. HOWEVER UPON ARRIVING AT HOME THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND THE SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR EASILY WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS IN THE SHIFTER BUTTON. ALSO IN ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEY THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOW LOCKED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WITH THE WHEELS LOCKED IN THE RIGHT POSITION. WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION BY LOCATING THE EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN BUT CAR WILL NOT START NOW AS KEY WONT TURN ALL THE WAY, AND SHIFTER STILL SHIFTS INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE SHIFTER BUTTON. CAR WAS PARKED FRONT FIRST AGAINST BUILDING SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WILL GET IT TOWED OUT OF THERE TO A SHOP TO FIX IT! I SUSPECT THE SHIFTER CABLE ASSEMBLY AT THE END OF THE SHIFTER WHICH IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC IS BROKEN. WILL VERIFY WHEN ITS TAKEN APART. I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 50 OTHER CASES ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS PIECE BREAKS AND CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO REGISTER IT BEING IN PARK AND WILL NOT RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION. GM RECALLED CERTAIN YEARS FOR SHIFTER PROBLEMS BUT NOT THE 2007 UNFORTUNATELY! *TR

I STARTED SMELLING GAS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME MY FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING AND IS BAD. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMPS OF 2007-2009 COBOLTS ONLY IN SOME WARM WEATHER STATES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A NATIONAL RECALL BECAUSE AND KIND OF SPARK COULD START A FIRE. *TR

NOTICING STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. AFTER BEING DRIVEN, THE ODOR IS VERY STRONG WITHIN THE CAR. ODOR IS ALSO OUTSIDE AND VERY STRONG. CAN BE SMELLED EVERY TIME ENTERING OR EXITING VEHICLE. ODOR REMAINS EVEN WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CHECKED FOR DRIPS/LEAKS AND COULD NOT LOCATE. VIN # IS PART OF RECALL DATA BASE BUT RECALL "DOESN'T APPLY" TO MY CAR BECAUSE OF WHAT STATE I LIVE IT (???). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE BEING EMITTED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE LEAKING GASOLINE AND PERFORMED REPAIRS PERSONALLY. WHILE DISMANTLING THE FUEL TANK, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS 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 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PLASTIC AROUND THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK IN AND ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

RAW GAS SMELL FROM DRIVER'S REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. LOW GAS MILEAGE AND BAD PERFORMANCE. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS TURNING AROUND IN MY DRIVE WAY.. CAUSING ME TO HIT AND DAMAGE MY GARAGE DOOR..CAUSING 2,000. IN DAMAGE. THIS CAR HAS ALREADY HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL WORK DONE..BUT THE POWER STEERING IS STILL GOING IN AND OUT...MAJOR PROBLEM..VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

VEHICLE REEKS OF FUEL AND HAS A FUEL LEAK. GM OFFERED A RECALL IN SEVERAL STATES STOPPING AT THE ONE RIGHT BELOW MINE BECAUSE THE HEAT IS THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE ISN'T DRIVEN NEARLY AS MUCH AS OTHERS DUE TO SHORT DISTANCE TO WORK, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED GAS COULD STILL BE SMELLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE TANK WAS DAMAGED AS WELL, DUE TO FACTORY DEFAULTED GAS TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPLETELY COMPENSATED FOR ALL EXPENSES PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. UPDATED 1/4/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING HIS VEHICLE HE SMELLED FUEL FUMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE INSIDE THE VEHICLE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER WAS SCHEDULED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I HAD TO GET MY REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY CHANGED OUT AT AROUND 45000 MILES AS WELL AS MY E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY. APPARENTLY COBALT REAR BRAKES ARE KNOWN TO WEAR EXTREMELY QUICKLY, PLEASE RECALL EVERYTHING THAT WAS REPLACED: ROTORS CALIPERS PADS E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY BRAKE LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE WALKS UP TO HER VEHICLE OR WHEN INSIDE SHE GETS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

KEY WONT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, STAY IN THE ACC POSITION. IVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR

FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK AND CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK AND CAR TO CATCH FIRE. I LIVE IN THE STATE OF OHIO . I HAVE TO 2 CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE WITH IN MY CAR. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY GOING ON IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. THIS RECALL NEED TO BE FOR ALL STATES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN OPERATION, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WOULD EMIT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000; (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY CAR BEGAN SMELLING OF GASOLINE AND GOT WORSE OVER A FEW DAYS. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. I THEN SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO AN UNAUTHORIZED SHOP FOR REPAIR. WAS I SUPPOSE TO DRIVE AROUND IN A CAR LEAKING GAS UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SHOP THEY LIKED? I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT IF I HAD ALREADY MADE THE REPAIR. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED TWO OF THE FUEL LINES WERE FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (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 NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE IN MY VEHICLE HAS CRACKED WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. I STARTED TO NOTICE A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE IN LATE AUGUST. I CALLED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FOR SOME 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND WHILE MY VIN WAS WITHIN THE AFFECTED NUMBERS, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF THE STATE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED/ I RESIDE. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND AM NOT HAPPY THAT GM WOULD ALLOW OWNERS OF THEIR PRODUCT BE IN DANGER WHEN THEY KNOW THEY HAVE PRODUCED A FAULTY PRODUCT. IF RECALLS WERE ISSUED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS WHY DO THE REST OF US HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT???? I READ IN USA TODAY THAT GM WOULD OFFER A REPAIR TO THOSE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WHO WERE WITHIN A CERTAIN MILEAGE BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING MORE FROM GM ON THIS ISSUE. "BUT THE COMPANY ALSO PLANS TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS IN OTHER STATES OFFERING A FREE REPAIR WITHIN A LIMITED TIME PERIOD IF THE PARTS ARE CRACKED. THAT OFFER IS VALID FOR 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD, SPOKESMAN ALAN ADLER SAID." (HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2012/09/29/GENERAL-MOTORS-RECALL/1602747/). *TR

AT THE END OF AUG 2012, I NOTICED A FAINT SMELL OF GAS WHILE DRIVING. I CHECKED THE GAS CAP , UNDER THE CAR FOR LEAKS AND CHECKED THE INJECTORS FOR LEAKS. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. WHEN I OPEN THE TRUNK THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG. ALSO ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING I HAD TO PUMP THE GAS PEDDLE OFTEN TO START THE CAR, SEEMS THAT I WAS LOSING PRESSURE SOMEWHERE IN THE FUEL LINE. I WAS READY TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHEN I READ ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE INTERNET, BUT NOT FOR MY STATE. WHAT A BUNCH OF#@$. I CALLED GMC AND COMPLAINED, THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND THEN POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED. TODAY ON THE INTERNET GMC STATED I COULD GET A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY. I'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. GMC'S RATIONALIZATION THAT THE STATES THEY LISTED FOR RECALL HAVE HIGHER TEMPERATURES THAN COLORADO DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE IN THAT STATE, I ASSURE YOU IT GETS JUST AS HOT IN COLORADO. REGARDLESS, GMC SHOULD GIVE SOME TYPE OF NOTIFICATION TO ALL OWNERS OF SAID RECALLED VEHICLES. SO THEY COULD AT LEAST BE AWARE OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000

MY VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK. IDENTIFIED BY A MECHANIC AS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS THE EXACT RECALL FOR THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT. CHEVROLET IS REFUSING TO IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS DAMAGED AND HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LEAK WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND GAS SMELL FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS 97,000.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES, DELAWARE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000) I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT LEAKED FUEL WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL. IF THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL PUMP WHY WOULD IT MATTER WHAT STATE YOUR VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN? I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. I SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT COVER MY EXPENSES. *TR