2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

I BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. OVER TIME, THE SMELL BECAME STRONGER AND I NOTICED I WAS HAVING TO FILL MY TANK MORE FREQUENTLY. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD ACTUALLY SEE A LEAK UNDERNEATH OF MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTOSHOP TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY MENTIONED WORK NEEDING TO BE DONE ON MY FUEL PUMP, BUT I FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL ON 2007 AND 2006 CHEVROLET COBALTS (I DRIVE A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT). THE RECALL MENTIONED A LEAK, AN ODOR AND A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T CONCERN MY SPECIFIC VIN. I'M STILL EXTREMELY CONCERNED, SEEING AS THE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING WITH MY CHEVROLET COBALT SOUND IDENTICAL TO THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE RECALL OF THESE OTHER CHEVROLET COBALTS. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO TAKE MY COBALT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING RECALL. FYI, SEE BELOW. THANK YOU! RECALL DATE: OCT 29, 2009 MODEL AFFECTED: 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. 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. CONSEQUENCE: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *KB

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IT DOES THIS AT RANDOM TIMES, TODAY AT STOP SIGN THE CAR SPEEDOMETER ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH AND CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. NO CODES TO READ NOR DID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. *KB

STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN IM DRIVING THE CAR IN AND OUTSIDE. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING, I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD EVEN THOUGH THEIR WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR MY STATE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE LEAK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS LEAK DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART. I HOPE MY FAMILY DOESN'T DIE FROM INHALING FUMES OR BLOW UP. KINDA MAKES YOU THINK ITS ANOTHER PINTO EXPLODING GAS TANK DEAL. I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STARTING A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT NEW. KNOCKING WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS, USING OIL NOW, AIRBAGS NOT WORKING, SMALL ELECTRICAL THINGS KEEP GOING WRONG. WHEN I TAKE IT IN IM TOLD THEY CANT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEMS. *KB

FUEL LEAK AROUND THE TOP OF FUEL TANK. FUEL SMELL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPLY FUEL MODULE IN THE FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING A LEAKAGE. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS; THEREFORE, SHE HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DAIRY QUEEN WHEN THE CAR VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE. OUT OF MY CONTROL. WAS VERY DIFFICULT MANEUVERING TURNS. THE POWER STEERING RECALL WAS REPLACED BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED. ANOTHER $800. I HAVE A INFANT SO I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED NO FUEL LEAKAGE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL, THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE REPAIR AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING CURRENTLY REGISTERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES AS INDICATED WITHIN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

I BEGAN SMELLING FUEL, ESPECIALLY PARKED ON AN INCLINE. I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK, AND WITNESSED LOOSING OVER 1/2 A TANK OF GAS! I AM TERRIFIED TO PUT MORE THAN 5 GALLONS OF GAS NOW. ANYTIME I PUT ANY AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN, THE FUMES ARE VERY STRONG INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I CANNOT EVEN GET THIS CAR INSPECTED SINCE I LIVE IN NORTH TEXAS (DENTON). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS! THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WAS 1100.00 WHICH IS MORE THAN 25% OF IT'S VALUE. THEY SAID IT DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. I BOUGHT THE CAR AND LIVE IN TEXAS. SO FAR I HAVE HAD THE STEERING ASSEMBLY REPLACED (RECALL) AS WELL AS THE WINDSHIELD (NOT A RECALL BUT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM SO TERRIFIED OF DYING IN THIS CAR AND NO ONE WANTS TO FIX IT FOR UNDER 1100.00! *TT

OWNER HEARD CLUNKING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT. FOUND THE TIRE MOVES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER FOUND RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WORN AND RIGHT FRONT STRUT WORN. OWNER FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT STRUT TO BE LEAKING AND RIGHT CONTROL ARM BADLY WORN. CORPORATION RECOMMENDED ONLY RIGHT SIDE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND RIGHT SIDE STRUT TO BE FIXED. NOTHING WAS DONE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OWNER REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. SPORADICALLY, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE FOR AN INSPECTION AND DETECTED THE INEXPENSIVE PLASTIC LINES CRACKED ON THE FUEL TANK MODULE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) WAS RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, DUE TO A CRACK ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED 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 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF UPDATED 3/05/2012 *LN

24,866 MILE FUEL TANK DEFECT. CRACK IN THE TANK CLOSE TO THE FILLER NECK. NO IMPACT , NO COLLISION. SUPPLIER DEFECT. *TR

I SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR AND THE MINUTES LATER HALF OF MY GAS WAS LEAKING OUT ONTO THE PARKING LOT WITH GAS SO HIGH IT IS EXPENSIVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SAID I HAD A CRACK IN MY FILLER NECK OF THE FUEL TANK AND THAT IT WOULD BE $1150 TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT BOTH OF THE BUSHINGS ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WERE WORN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE WHENEVER HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER ARE IN THE VEHICLE OR IF NO ONE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE AIRBAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE CODES HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO REMOVE THE KEY MORE THAN ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IN APRIL 2007, AT APPROX. 50,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED TO MISS, THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND LUNGE AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED, WE WERE THEN SENT ON "WILD GOOSE CHASE," FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A FUEL PEDAL SENSOR, NXT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, FOLLOWED BY THE WIRING HARNESS, THIS HOWEVER, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, WE TOOK IT BACK FOR A FOURTH TIME AND THE ENDED UP REBUILDING THE HEAD ON THE MOTOR, CAR HAS NOT RAN CORRECTLY EVER SINCE. WE TRIED TO FILE A LEMON LAW CLAIM BUT NEEDED FOUR RECEIPTS TO PROVE WARRANTY WORK, WE HAD THREE AND AFTER THE FOURTH WHEN PICKED UP CAR THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE FOURTH, THAT WAS A YEAR AGO. MY CAR NOW HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT, IT IS BEGINNING TO IDLE ROUGH AGAIN AND WHEN I PUT FUEL IN IT, THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START, AT FIRST IT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING, AND THEN IT WILL TRY TO TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START I THEN HAVE TO SLAM THE FUEL TO IT IN ORDER TO GET IT STARTED, ONCE IT STARTS IT WILL IDLE ROUGH AND I HAVE TO KEEP GIVING IT FUEL IN ORDER FOR THE IDLE TO SMOOTH. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED, I WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO ALLOW THE STEERING TO RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,500.

AT 54000 MILES A "CLUNKING" NOISE BEGAN FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR GOING OVER MODERATE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IM AT 57000 NOW AND THE NOISE HAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO. HAVE NOT YET HAD THE CHANCE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT I FEEL ITS SAFE TO ASSUME MY PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE THE SAME AS ALL THE REST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN 20 MILES AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY, THE FUEL TANK HAD BURNED ONE QUARTER OF A TANK OF GASOLINE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE OVERPOWERING ODOR WOULD CAUSE THE CONTACT HEADACHES WHENEVER SHE OPERATED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE SHUTS OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEN IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE. I THINK IT IS SENSOR ON THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. *TR

"SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DISABLES PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. NOW IT COMES ON AT SOMETIME DURING EVERY TRIP I TAKE NOW! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT WITH A LEAKING SUNROOF. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED 4 TIMES. I WAS TOLD: IT CANNOT BE FIXED PERMANENTLY, DON'T PARK IT OUTSIDE IN THE ELEMENTS, BRING IT IN REGULARLY TO HAVE THE DRAIN LINES CLEARED OUT, ETC. IT HAS BEEN PARKED UNDER OUR CARPORT ALL WINTER. TOOK IT OUT 2 DAYS AGO AND IT RAINED LAST NIGHT.... IT LEAKS! THE CAR SMELLS AND IT ONLY HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT. A CAR WITH A SUNROOF/MOONROOF SHOULD BE MADE TO DRIVE OUT IN THE ELEMENTS. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CARS WITH THE SAME KIND OF ROOF AND IT NEVER LEAKED. THE CAR IS FAULTY AND I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. SPOKE TO GM EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND THE SAID "BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED". LESSON: IF YOUR ROOF LEAKS ON A GM CAR, GET A NEW ONE! VERY POOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION REPLACED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WENT TO THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED, AND IT COST $478.31. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SWAY BAR LINKS, CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND THE SHIFTER IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED THIS YEAR. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE BLINKERS NOT MAKING THE CLICKING SOUND, THEY WORK BUT I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE MY FRONT SPEAKER. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS A LOT TO GO WRONG WITH A VEHICLE IN ONE YEAR. I ALSO THINK THAT THESE PROBLEMS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED THIS EARLY. I ONLY HAVE 57,000 MILES ON MY CAR. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE WITH THESE VEHICLES SEEING HOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS.

LOUD NOISE/CLUNKING WHILE GOING OVER MINOR TO MODERATE BUMPS AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE 'GRABS" WHEN APPLYING BRAKE AND "JUMPS WHEN RELEASING. HAVE HAD PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AS WELL AS POWER ASSISTED STEERING MOTOR UNDER RECALL. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN VERY LITTLE DUE TO OUT OF STATE WORK. I HAVE NOT HAD IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT PLAN TO DO SO SOON. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO START. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHUT OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

JUST PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVY COBALT LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO. NOW, WE ARE STUCK WITH HAVING TO REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE CONTINUOUSLY HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT LEAKING FUEL FROM FUEL TANK. KNOW PROBLEM, GM ISSUED RECALL IN SEVERAL STATES. CALLED DEALERSHIP, WAS ADVISED VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED IN INDIANA. OFFERED TO SELL REPLACEMENT TANK AT COST OF $1200. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007. THE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO MAKE LOTS OF CLUNKING NOISES AND RATTLING WHENEVER I WENT OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED L FRONT CONTROL ARM TWICE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THOSE PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS CURRENT MILEAGE. I ALSO HAVE VERY DANGEROUS SOUND IN STEERING COLUMN EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO DEALERSHIP. OF COURSE, THEY INITIALLY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING. I HAD MY STEERING LOCK ON ME AND COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT, THUS I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2011. THEY FIXED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS ONLY GOT WORSE SINCE THAT TIME. DECEMBER 16, 2014, I TOOK CAR IN FOR THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FALLING APART AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1100.00 TO FIX. THEY INSISTED THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS BARELY HOLDING TOGETHER LIKE ON SQUEAKY HINGES. *TR

I PURCHASED A CAR FROM COX CHEVROLET IN BRADENTON, FL WHICH HAPPENED TO BE A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT AND IT HAD NUMEROUS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD AFFECT DRIVE-ABILITY DURING HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT GAINESVILLE CHEVROLET IN FLORIDA WHICH COST ME OVER 900 DOLLARS. THE MANUFACTURER SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE AND FAILED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST, ALSO I HAD A FUEL LEAK WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL AND YET TO NO AVAIL THE CAR SMELLED OF FUEL AND HAD SPARKS FROM THE WIRING. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND YET THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER, DID NOT PURCHASE THE CAR BACK FROM ME, THEY MADE ME PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND AS WELL DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE RECALL UNTIL AFTER THE FACT. I AM UPSET TO LEARN THAT ONLY NOW THE NHTSA AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE WILLING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I WANT COMPENSATION FOR ALL OF THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY CHEVROLET AND BY COX CHEVROLET IN FLORIDA. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT, 60,000 MILES. BUSHING ON DRIVER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY MISSING, BUSING ON PASSENGER SIDE WAS ALMOST GONE. CAR WOULD VEER TO THE LEFT, COUNTER STEERING WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO BE VERY ERRATIC. WAS TOLD BY CHEVY THAT ONLY THE BUSHING WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANT, HOWEVER MY MECHANIC WOULD NOT REPLACE JUST THE BUSING AS THE CONTROL ARM WOULD BE COMPROMISED. REPLACED PARTS - ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR START ACTING THE SAME WAY. ON A RECENT TRIP UPNORTH FOR THE HOLIDAYS, WHEN I REACHED 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND IT FELT LIKE THE WHEEL WAS NOT ON SECURELY. MY SON AND I WERE BOUNCED AROUND INSIDE OF THE CAR AS IF WE WERE SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. I WAS TOLD BY OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BUSHINGS IS NOT GOING TO BE RECALLED AS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I REALLY MUST DISAGREE, I WAS VERY NERVOUS BEING ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING 70 MPH ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR START SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND DROVE BACK HOME. I WILL BE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS, AND THEN WILL BE TRADING THE CAR IN TO NEVER OWN A CHEVY AGAIN IN THIS LIFETIME. THIS IS UNFORTUNATE AS I LOVED MY COBALT - GREAT GAS MILEAGE, PERFECT SIZE CAR.....I HAVE NOTICED THROUGH MY RESEARCH THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR WHERE MAJOR EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 4 YEARS OF DRIVING. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY WEAR AND TEAR, HOWEVER POOR PRODUCTION ON THE PART OF CHEVY. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT OWNER, 55,000 MILES, SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR APPLYING BREAKS, DIAGNOSED AS CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (LIKE EVERYONE ELSE) DEALERSHIP WONT REPLACE THEM SAYING THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. QUOTED 1200 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

CHROME PLATED DOOR HANDLE ON 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE CHROME HAS COME OFF AND SLICED OPENED MY HAND. YOU ARE TAKING TO LONG TO FORCE GM TO RECALL VEHICLES WITH BAD HANDLES. YOU ARE ALREADY INVESTIGATING THE 2007 TAHOE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THAT WE ARE ALL PART OWNER OF GM AND TAXPAYERS KEEP NHTSA RUNNING, STOP TAKING SO LONG WITH THE "RED TAPE" AND DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) FOR THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND AS A RESULT, THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO HAVE THE CIRCUIT CLEARED, BUT THAT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,690.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN HE COULD SMELL AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MARCH 22, 2011 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL STRAIGHT POSITION AFTER BEING TURNED AND WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,197 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,733.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL POWER WINDOWS QUIT, AT A LATER DATE THE CAR STARTED IDLING ROUGH, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THIS CONTINUED FOR SOME TIME THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS STARTED GOING CRAZY AS WELL AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES GOING HAYWIRE, THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM AS DEALERS HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S WRONG. *TR

STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY. CAUSES YOUR STEERING WHEEL TO TIGHTEN OR COMPLETELY LOCK UP WHEN MAKING TURNS.

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT CAR. I AM FACING MY THIRD REPLACEMENT OF FRONT END STRUTS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. AS A TAXPAYER WHO HELPED BAILOUT GM AND EVEN PURCHASED GM PRODUCT FOR THE FIRST TIME, I AM EXTREMELY UPSET. MY GM DEALER AT JACK MATIA IN ELYRIA, OHIO 44035 HAS REPLACED THE OTHER STRUTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY, THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY HOURS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT ALSO PURCHASED ANOTHER KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH VANDALISM OR THEFT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ABOVE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WOULD PULL OVER ON A SHOULDER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS (GM) FOR NOT MAKING NECESSARY REPAIRS ON HIS 2007 COBALT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER CONTROL BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF INHALING THE FUMES SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT ONLY CERTAIN STATES WERE INCLUDED IN A RECALL, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE HER STATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL FROM THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE MECHANIC ALSO MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A CLUNK ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IN THE WHEEL AREA. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE SUSPENSION NEEDED REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY PUNCTURED UP IN THE VERY TOP OF THE SUSPENSION. AS OF YET I HAVENT GOTTEN IT REPLACED AS I WAS WAITING TO GET IT ALL DONE WHEN THE CAR GETS INSPECTED ALONG WITH NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2007 COBOLT AND FIX IT. I ALSO HAVE ONLY BACK SPEAKERS THAT WORK FOR THE RADIO AND THE ELECTRIC LOCKS MECHANISM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FOR PASSENGER DOOR HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE I GOT IT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTED REPAIRS AT AUTO DEALERSHIP. WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. GOING TO A FOREIGN AUTO MAKER FOR NEXT PURCHASE. *TR