2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS STRONGEST WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER BEING RECENTLY DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

IN 2012, MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WAS RECALLED FOR A POWER STEERING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN NEBRASKA WHERE THEY PERFORMED THE WORK BUT STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PERMANENTLY. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND ENDED UP PAYING TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK OR SO. I TRIED TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I COULD GET THIS ISSUE FIXED BUT THEY JUST SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO EXCEPT PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN / RACK AND PINION. WHEN THE IGNITION RECALL CAME OUT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRICK'S CHEVROLET IN CARY, NC. THEY PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR AND I WAITED FOR 3 MONTHS TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED. I ASSUMED THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FIX THE POWER STEERING SINCE IT WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER RECALL AND THE RECALL WAS NOT EVER HANDLED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, GM STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD FIXED THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND THAT BETWEEN THE CURRENT POWER STEERING RECALL AND THE ONE FROM 2012, THERE HAS TO BE A CONNECTION THAT THIS CAR'S STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS NOT EVER PROPERLY FIXED. GM ASKED THAT I COME PICK MY CAR UP AND IS REFUSING TO DO ANY FURTHER REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY FEEL THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND THAT I WAITED TOO LONG (I WASN'T WAITING ON ANYTHING - I HAD BEEN EXPECTING GM TO HONOR THE RECALL AT SOME POINT IN TIME. I BELIEVE THAT GM HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF ME BECAUSE I AM A YOUNG WOMAN AND DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). ONE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT IT HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING ASSIST EVER SINCE THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE GAUGES START FLASHING I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY DO NOT DO RECALLS ON RECALLS THEY SAID IT WOULD BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO REPAIR. *TR

PURCHASED A USED CAR AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON IN THE CAR.THEY WERE FULLY AWARE OF THAT..SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE AIRBAG.I HAVE A CAR FAX ON THE CAR .WHOEVER OWNED IT BEFORE HAD A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE FRONT.THAT WAS NEVER FIXED.SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A SENSOR IN THE BUMPER IN THE FRONT.WHENI PURCHASED THE CAR I SAID I DIDN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MY TO SPEND.I AM ON A FIXED INCOME .HOPING TO GET SOME HELP SOMEWHERE. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I PURCHASED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.THANK YOU

I CAN'T FIND A RECALL FOR MY FUEL LINE LEAKING BACK BY FUEL TANK.. THE GAS SMELL IS REALLY BAD AND IM FINDING GAS DRIPPING SLIGHTLY UNDERNEATH MY CAR HAVE TALKED TO CHEVY RECALL LINE THAY SAID THERE ISN'T ONE I HAVE SEEN SOME PEOPLE TALKING ONLY IN SOME STATES. I PURCHESED BRAND NEW IN KENTUCKY NOT SURE WHAT TO DO FOR THERE PART MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP.. THX INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A RECALL TO REPLACE FUEL MODULE FOR FUEL ODOR? WELL THE MODULE WAS REPLACED WITH THE NEW MODULE KIT(3.107). BEFORE THIS REPLACEMENT WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND FUEL ODOR/FUEL GAUGE. NOW THAT WE HAD THE RECALL DOWN THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR AND THE GAS GAUGE WILL READ FULL AT TIMES AND WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AFTER DRIVER .7 MILES THE GAUGE WILL SAY ITS ONLY GOT A 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND WE SWITCH THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES AND IT WILL FINALLY GO BACK TO FULL BUT AFTER DRIVING IT ABOUT 3 MILES THE GAUGE WILL GO BACK DOWN TO A 1/4 TANK AND WE HAVE TO STOP AND CYCLE THE KEY ON AND OFF AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR IT TO GIVE A SOMEWHAT ACCURATE READING BUT AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE MILES THE GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY. EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS EMPTY THE GAUGE WILL SAY THERE'S A HALF TANK OF GAS, I HAVE EVEN GOT STUCK MULTIPLE TIMES THINKING THERE WAS GAS IN THE CAR. ANYWAY POINT BEING THAT THIS MODULE KIT 3.107 GAVE ME ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF WHY IT WAS BEING RECALLED AND MESSED UP MY FUEL GAUGE AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT AS WARRANTY SO BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. SO I FURTHER INVESTIGATED ON MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS AND IT SEEMS EVERYONE THAT GETS THIS RECALL DOWN HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND A FUEL ODOR THEY DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE THE RECALL. SO IM HOPING THE NHTSA WILL FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD/HIGHWAY/DARK LONG DIRT ROADS WITH NO GAS STATIONS FOR MILES. SO PLEASE READ THIS AND CHECK YOUR COBALT BY CYCLING THE IGNITION AND YOU WILL SEE AFTER MODULE REPLACEMENT THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC/GAS ODOR IS NOW PRESENT. CHEVYS CHEAP RECALL IS JUST NOT CUTTING IT AND THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO RECALLING THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WITH THE MODULE CAUSE THIS PROBLEM SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS TO EVERY COBALT I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS RECALL. *TR

DOOR WONT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. *TR

OUR 2007 COBALT LS IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT BELOW FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO WHERE IT WAS SOLD OR REGISTERED IS NOT IN THE STATES LISTED. THE GAS SMELL/FUMES AND VISIBLE LEAK WHEN PARKED AT AN INCLINE ARE EXTREME. WE ARE TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR IT WILL EXPLODE OR CATCH FIRE. IT WAS PURCHASED USED IN MID-2010 FROM A DEALER WHO WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT CHARGING A SIGNIFICANT FEE, LET ALONE THE COST OF REPLACING WHATEVER IT IS THAT NEEDS REPLACED. NOTE - THIS VEHICLE IS REGISTERED AND TITLED IN MY MOTHER-IN-LAWS NAME. SUMMARY = GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA; AND MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5 AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA AND TEXAS. THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOPS A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOCATED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I HAVE A FUEL LEAK IN THE UPPER PART OF MY GAS TANK. *TR

STARTED SMELLING GAS. CHECKED FUEL SYSTEM. FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL CELL WHERE PLASTIC LINES ENTER TANK. GOOGLED PROBLEM....FOUND MANY, MANY REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT ONLY FOR THOSE SOLD OR REGISTERED IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA. CONTACTED GM...WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE I WAS NOT IN EITHER OF THOSE STATES. MY VEHICLE HAS 77,740 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM NO MATTER WHERE THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED. *TR

I STARTED TO SMELL GAS WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE VIN IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF GM'S RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 09226, BUT WHEN I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE EXACT VIN, EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME DEFECT IMPACTING THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS COSTING APPROXIMATELY $600 TO $700 TO FIX. THAT IS ABOUT 20- 30 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND GM KNOWS THIS ISSUE. THEY DID PROVIDE ME WITH A CLAIM OR COMPLAINT NUMBER. THEY NEED TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE RECALL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO BECOME HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT HIS CAR NOV.6, 2008 AND SINCE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM ANYTHING BUT THAT ONE WINDOW ON THE RIGHT OF THE BACK SEAT WON'T MOVE. ANYWAY, ON OCT.22, 2011, MY HUSBAND WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF, THANK GOD HE MADE IT SAFE TO OUR HOME. ON MONDAY, HE MADE THE APPOINTMENT TO THE DEALER PLACE FOR THE RECALL WE KEPT ON PUTTING OFF. SO THE FOLLOWING MORNING, TUESDAY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE THAT WHOLE DAY. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR WON'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL. THE UN/LOCK BUTTON WON'T WORK AS IF THERE'S NO POWER AND THE CAR WON'T START. *TT

EXPERIENCED STRONG FUEL ODOR IN AND AROUND VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND SCHEDULED APPT TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. OWNER RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND VEHICLE RECALL 09226A. WHEN VEHICLE WENT IN FOR SERVICE, OWNER WAS ADVISED BY SERVICE REP THAT RECALL WAS NOT FOR THE VEHICLE AND CHARGES WOULD APPLY. VIN INDICATES IT WAS IN THE VIN BREAKPOINTS BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THE STATES IDENTIFIED (ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS). APPEARS THE GM AND/OR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE MISINTERPRETED THE RECALL TO MEAN BOTH THE VIN BREAKPOINTS AND THE AFFECTED STATES HAVE TO BE VALID FOR THE RECALL TO APPLY. REPAIR WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. OWNER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL VEHICLE OWNERS WITH VINS WITHIN THE BREAKPOINTS WITH NO CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO A PARTICULAR STATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL AND NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK THAT WOULD SPILL FUELS UNDER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP 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 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 10/28/11*LJ

THE ODOR OF GASOLINE AROUND THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM, HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT. THE ISSUES THAT ARE UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS CAR ARE WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, YET MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER MORE THAN ONE ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE FRAME WAS LOOSE AND THE PADDING WAS EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONTS DRIVERS SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WAS REPLACED. THE AIR BAG SENSOR, VEHICLE STALLING AND FAILURE WITH THE KEY NOT TURNING IN THE IGNITION CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID APRIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30000. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED THE SMELL OF FUEL FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START PROPERLY AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE FUEL PUMP COULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,642.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK AND GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THEY DID NOT SEE ANY FUEL LEAKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE MECHANIC ALSO DID NOT SEE ANY FUEL LEAK AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,174.

FUEL PUMP STARTED LEAKING FUEL. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND NO PROBLEMS TILL NOW. 22 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING VEHICLE, SHE IS A COLLEGE STUDENT. SHE DRIVES IN MAJOR CITY DAILY AND DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL GAUGE CLUSTER WENT CRAZY AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SCARING HER, SHE PARKED THE CAR IN A CHURCH LOT AND I SENT THE CAR TO A DEALER THE NEXT DAY. I HAD FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF SUCH WHEN THE WORK WAS TO BE DONE. THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR UNDER THE RECALL BUT ALSO CHARGED ME $780.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH THEY SAID WAS BAD. I HAVE FOUND 1000 + COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE SAYING THEIR STEERING COLUMNS WERE SUPPOSEDLY BAD AS WELL WITH 1 PERSON HAVING THEIRS REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW. SHE PICKED THE CAR UP AND 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURS AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKS AT IT FOR 4 DAYS AND CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO DO NOTHING BUT INVESTIGATE. THEY CLAIM THE CODES WERE ERASED ON THE COMPUTER BECAUSE WE DROVE IT AFTER THE FAULT BUT THE CAR WAS PARKED AND IMMEDIATELY HAULED TO THE DEALER ON A FLATBED TRUCK. AS I SAID BEFORE THERE ARE WELL OVER 1,000 COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THAT I HAVE FOUND MYSELF SO I AM SURE THERE ARE A LOT MORE. AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD IT THIS CAR WILL BE PUT IN TOWN SQUARE WITH A BIG LEMON SIGN ON IT AND SHE WILL BE DRIVING SOMETHING OTHER THAN GM. *TR

WAS DRIVING INTERSTATE ABOUT 60MPH WHEN A BEEP SOUNDED AND STEERING LIGHT WENT ON THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR. *TT

WAS DRIVING INTERSTATE ABOUT 60MPH WHEN STEERING WENT OUT ON THE COBALT. BEEPING SOUND ALARMED AND POWER STEERING STARTED TO FLASH ON THE DASH BOARD. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCHED DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A MAJOR CRACK IN THE PLASTIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACK DEVELOPING IN THE LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP *TGW THE REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACING THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DENIED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE, HE WAS TOLD REPEATEDLY, THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR HIS MODEL YEAR. HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE HAD THE EXACT DEFECT FOR WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED, JUST NOT HIS SPECIFIC VIN. *JB

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. DEALER SAYS ITS CAUSED BY SITTING SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT ISN'T VERY HEAVY (PURSE, BOOK, SHOPPING BAG, ETC) AND "CONFUSING" THE SENSOR, THOUGH I DO NOT PLACE ANYTHING IN THE SEAT. WHEN THE SERVICE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. WAS TOLD BY A DEALER SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY REALLY WEREN'T SURE HOW TO/IF THEY COULD FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS EMITTED FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAK VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP); AND PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE DEALER REGARDING THE VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,630. UPDATED 11/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS WERE PAID WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 06/15/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FRACTURED LATCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP ON 2007 CHEVROLET COBALTS BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. I SMELLED GASOLINE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE SHOWING MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/CHEVROLET/COBALT/FUEL+SYSTEM I SAW THAT PEOPLE HAD REPORTED FIRES AND I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAD IT FIXED AT THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO HOME, IT WAS A CHEVROLET DEALER BUT IS NO LONGER AND IS NOW AN ACDELCO REPAIR CENTER. IT COST ME $615.86 TO GET THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP REPAIRED AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY PROBLEM WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE PROBLEM IN THE CARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET MANY TIMES AND HAVE SENT THEM MY RECEIPTS BUT THEY DO NOT RETURN MY CALLS. I DO HAVE AN OPEN CASE NUMBER WITH THEM BUT HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS IN RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007. I NOTICED AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES THE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO MAKE LOTS OF CLUNKING NOISES AND RATTLING WHENEVER I WENT OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. THERE IS ALSO A REALLY AWFUL NOISE WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND RELEASE THEM THE CAR JERKS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GONNA FALL OFF THE CAR. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE STRUTS AND CONTROL ARM. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THOSE PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS CURRENT MILEAGE. HE RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP BUT MY WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED AND THE DEALER SHIP WILL NOT FIX THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT AND NOTICED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,468. RVK

IT'S MY MOTHER INLAWS CAR SHE STARTED SMELLING STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE THE CAR AND GAS LEAKS ON THE GROUND WHILE IT IS RUNNING I LOOKED TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM BECAUSE I AM A MECHANIC IT'S LEAKING FROM THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES ON TOP THE GAS TANK THEY'RE CRACKED AND LEAKING GAS THE FUMMES ARE STRONG I ASLO NOTICE ONLINE THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL LINES CRACKING ON 2006 AND 2007 COBALT BUT I GUESS IT DOESN'T COVER VIRGINIA I DON'T KNOW BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT I WOULD FOR IT TO GET FIXED ITS A FIRE HAZZARD IF THE OTHER STATES COVERED THE RECALL FOR FREE THEN THEY SHOULD COVER THE OTHER STATES COMPLAINTS BECAUSE IT DID GET VERY HOT AND DRY THIS SUMMER AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY CAUSES THEM TO CRACK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE ENVIROMENT HAVING 2007 VEHICLES LEAKING GAS DUE TO MANUFACTURES PARTS IT'S NOT OUR FAULT THE LINES CRACK IT'S THE MANUFACTURES WHO BUILT OR MADE THE CHEAP PLASTIC LINES MY KIDS AND HER OTHER GRAND KIDS RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE IT'S HER ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SHE BOUGHT HOPEING IT WOULD BE RELIABLE THANKS FOR LISTENING. *TT

MY CAR WOULD RATTLE OVER EVER LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE MY WHEELS WOULD FALL OFF ANY MINUTE. I TOOK IT TO FLEET FARM AUTOMOTIVE TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, BUSHINGS / CONTROL ARM WERE DAMAGED AND THAT TYPE OF FAILURE COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS. THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD LOOK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A CONCERN FOR THIS YOUNG OF A VEHICLE. I COULDN'T FIND ONE BUT I DID FIND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS SO I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND WOULD LIKE OTHER CONSUMERS TO KNOW. CHEVY SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A REPLACEMENT PUMP WAS NECESSARY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE 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 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I BOUGHT MY COBALT IN MARCH OF 2007. FOR THE LAST YEAR THE RADIO WILL ONLY PLAY ON THE BACK SPEAKERS. THE STERO IT SELF WILL PLAY BUT SOME TIME NOTHING ON SREEN TO SHOW STATION OR TIME. THAT NOT A MAGIOR AS THE PROBLEM THE HAS HAPPENED NOW THREE TIME. WHEN WE GO TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND PUSH IN ON THE CLUCK THE CAR WILL DIE AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WILL SHOOT OVER TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT SIDE FAST. THE CAR WILL RESTART. IN THE LAST MONTH THE FRONT IN WILL SHIMMY AND SHAKE WHEN SPPLING THE BREAKS. DOSE IT REAL BAD WHEN YOU SLOWING DOWN WHEN OVER 55 MILE PER HOUR. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINS ON THE FRONT END. WLL IT TAKE A PERSON TO BE KILLED FOR THE CHEVY COMPANY TO HAVE THE VEHICLES CALLED IN AND LOOKED AT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE PRICE, MILE PER GALLON OF GAS.AND OVER ALL LOOK. *TT

FUEL LEAK AROUND THE TOP OF FUEL TANK. STRONG FUEL SMELL IN GARAGE COULD HAVE CAUGHT HOUSE ON FIRE IF IGNITED BY A SPARK OR OTHER SOURCE. *KB

I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT TWICE ON THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY SINCE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT PROMPTLY BUT EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BLINKERS NOT CLICKING OFF, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY GAS TANK LEAKING. I HAD SOMEONE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS POURING GAS OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY WHAT A DEALER WOULD CHARGE. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I HAD IT FIXED I GOT RECALL IN THE MAIL FOR THE FAULTY GAS TANK. I ALSO HAD A WHEEL BEARING THAT WENT OUT BUT THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. 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 INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHEN HE NOTICED A FUEL LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. A PRIVATE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK WITH THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

2007 CHEVY COBALT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. STARTED READING ON INTERNET ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAS FAILURES. THIS NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO. KNOW STUFF WEARS OUT. BUT THINK THAT GM MAY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART. MANY COMPLAINTS FALL INTO 20K TO 40K MILES PRODUCT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT. *TR