2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. WHILE LIT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION. IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY A CHEVROLET DEALER AT LEAST TWICE (12/2010 AND 2/2011). BOTH OF THOSE TIMES THE ERROR CODE WAS B0020. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ON 8/2015 AND CODES B1370, B0081, AND B0020 SHOWED. THE PROBLEM WAS ALWAYS FIXED, TEMPORARILY, BY APPLYING CONNECTOR GREASE TO THE WIRE CONNECTIONS. ON 9/2017, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEATBELT RETRACTOR. THIS ALSO FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. BY PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR IS AFFECTED BY THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 65F THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND RENDERS THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS USELESS! I HAVE YET TO FIND ANY PERMANENT FIX FOR THE ISSUE. HOWEVER THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS ONLINE. IT SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME THAT A VITAL PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS MALFUNCTIONING YET THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER WILL NOT TAKE ANY STEPS TO FIX IT.

I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR PARKED. WENT IN THE HOUSE FOR HALF HOUR CAME BACK TO THE CAR TO GO OUT STARTED THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL IT SO HAD TO TURN SO I TURNED IT OFF. WENT UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE WHERE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WENT COULDN'T FIND IT. WHAT WRONG WITH MY CAR.

THERE IS AN OBSERVED LEAK ON DRIVER SIDE, IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. SMELL OF GAS IS PROMINENT WHEN PARKED. GAS IS DRIPPING FROM FUEL LINES ATTACHED TO FRAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE WALKING PAST THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR. HE NOTICED THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREG BELL CHEVROLET CADILLAC (1313 US-223, ADRIAN, MI 49221, (877) 265-7156) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXTRA STRENGTH TO TURN. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,783. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS A GAINING SMELL OF FUEL HAS BEEN SMELLED IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THERE IS A "PEEING" OF GAS OUT OF MY CAR FROM UNDER THE GAS TANK. IT DOES NOT LEAK AS BAD WHILE IN PARK. AFTER SOME INITIAL DIAGNOSING, THERE IS A FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON MANY CHEVY COBALTS, BUT NOT MINE. BELOW IS THE RECALL INFORMATION: RECALL NUMBER 12V459000 RECALL DATE 09/19/2012 COMPONENT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP SUMMARY GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND PONTIAC TORRENT VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS; MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA, OR TEXAS; MODEL YEAR 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, ARIZONA; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, ARKANSAS, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, OKLAHOMA, OR TEXAS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. CONSEQUENCE FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS BEGAN ON ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012. OWNERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO NOT BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR UNTIL JANUARY 2013. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS AT 1-800-521-7300. *TR

Key can be removed while a car is still running. It still does this. Hasn't been repaired.

ONE YEAR AGO I WAS EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK NEAR MY REAR LEFT WHEEL, CLOSE TO WHERE THE LINE CONTACTED THE MOUNTING BLOCK. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, AND I NEEDED TO HAVE THE LINES REPLACED BEFORE MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, OBVIOUSLY. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC (BECAUSE I AM A STUDENT AND COULDN'T AFFORD THEIR $1300 ESTIMATE) AND THEY REPAIRED IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT MODEL 2008 AND 2009 COBALTS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS EXACT LEAK. MY CAR IS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT AND IT HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DETAILED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR THE 2008/2009 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO IMPRESS THE NHTSA TO EXPAND THE INVESTIGATION TO THE EARLIER MODELS, INCLUDING THE 2007 COBALT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED THE ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING MORE FUEL THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

THIS CAR HAS A RECALL ALREADY IN REGARDS TO FUEL LEAKAGE BUT ONLY FOR VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES. MY CAR LEAKS FUEL AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD TO CORRECT AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL, AS WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE FOR ALL COBALTS AS I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS THOSE IN ARC, AZ, ETC. I HAVE LIVED AND HAD MY VEHICLE REGISTERED IN TX AS WELL. THIS ISSUE MAKES IT WHERE THE CAR LEAKS GAS ONTO THE PAVEMENT WHEN STATIONARY OR COME TO A STOP. THE CAR RUNS HARD DUE TO LEAKING FUEL AND AFRAID IT WILL RUN OUT OF GAS.

LEAKING FUEL AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND IS A COMMON ISSUE.

FUEL IS LEAKING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND MAY HAVE A BAD EVAP CANNISTER VALVE ACCORDING TO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK.

I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT WHILE I NOTICED TGE HOOD WAS SMOKING WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND POPPED MY HOOD I REALIZED MY ENGINE WAS ON FIRE VERY SMALL BY COOLENT THERMOSTAT WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR I REALISED THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, CLICKING NOISES WERE HEARD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. MOMENTS LATER, THE STEERING LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,838.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED(~6 MONTHS APART). WHEN I'M GOING AROUND 50-60 MPH AND NEED TO HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR QUICKLY (NOT SLAM THE BRAKES), THEY LOCK UP. I HIT THE BRAKES AND TURNED TO THE LEFT THE FIRST TIME AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT THE SECOND. BOTH TIMES THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, I WENT FISHTAILING ACROSS 3 LANES AND ENDING UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC BOTH TIMES. I'VE BEEN LUCKY BOTH TIMES AND NOT BEEN HIT BY ANYONE ELSE BUT I'M SURE MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT ONE DAY. ADDITIONAL NOTE: THE CAR TURNED OFF THE FIRST TIME. AND THE 2ND TIME, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS SHREDDED.--2007 COBALT- 125K MILES. BRAKE JOB DONE 2016. THIS ENTRY IS 2/27/19.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING LOCATION, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MOMENT, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

FUEL PUMP LEAKING

MY DAUGHTER'S 2007 COBALT SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING TO AND FROM SCHOOL. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARK ON THE SHOULDER. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, IT SEEMS AS IF THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DEAD. THE CAR WILL NOT START, THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED.

STEERING IS VERY HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN CUT OFF, I COULDN'T ACCELERATE THE STREARING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND IT JUST SO HAPPEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOT CRASH MY CAR OR EVEN HURT MYSELF..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY AROUND, BUT THE FRONT WHEELS DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,600.

A FUEL LEAK DEVELOPED AND FUEL IS DRIPPING ALONG THE FUEL LINES UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

OEM FUEL LINES ARE EXTREMELY PRONE TO RUSTING AND ROTTING OUT. HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS IS A VERY FAST PROBLEM THAT HAD A RECALL DONE ON PREVIOUS YEARS (RECALL/WARRENTY EXTENSION REFERENCE #12191) DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE FUEL LINE CAN VIBRATE AND RUST THROUGH CAUSING A FUEL LINE LEAK/RUPTURE.

THE STEERING GIVES OUT AND LOCKS UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THERE IS ALSO PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR SITTING STATIONARY. THE STEERING MAKES POPPING AND RATTLING NOISES WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR WHEN SITTING STATIONARY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY COBALT AND I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THESE ISSUES WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH AND BARLEY AVOIDED A HEAD ON COLLISION.

THE STEERING GIVES OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEN IT DOES WORK AS WELL AS POPPING AND RATTLING NOISES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, HARD TO STEER, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AS A RESULT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT.

MARKESHIA WAS DRIVING IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE SWERVED INTO A POLE WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A STRAY DOG. HER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND HER 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS DID NOT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCIDENT SHE WENT IN AMBULANCE TO TX. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHERE HER DAUGHTER WAS RUSHED TO TRAUMA UNIT FOR IMMEDIATE SURGERY. HER DAUGHTER HAS A PERMANENT BRAIN INJURY.

IT STARTING HAVING FLASHING DASHBOARD LIGHTS ONCE AS I WAS DRIVING IT JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY HOME THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ALL GAUGES GO EVERYWHERE UP DOWN OR STOP IT LOOKS LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE! AND BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFT HAD SOME CLICKING AT TIMES. THE CLICKING STARTED THEN THE GAUGES STARTED GOING ALL OVER AND THE SPEED WAS ALL OVER THEN DROPPED TO 0 NOT TO MOVE AGAIN. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS BUT AS TIME GOES ON IT'S GETTING REALLY BAD I'VE KEPT LOOKING FOR RECALLS AS DID MY MOTHER AS SHE HAD THE CAR BEFORE MY OWNING IT. IT NOW DOES THIS ANYTIME AND THE STEERING STOPS WORKING WITH NO NOTICE OR IF IT'S NOT WORKING AND TRYING TO PULL OVER AS IT DID ON AN ON-RAMP IT KICKED ON AND MADE THE CAR JUMP INTO SIDE LANE ABOUT HALF WAY INTO THAT LANE. HAD IT BEEN A TWO LANE ROAD AND A CAR COMING TOWARDS ME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEAD HEAD HEAD ON COLLISION AS IT TAKES TIME AND A LOT OF POWER TO MOVE THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING IS LIKE A 1950 TRACTOR IN A WET FIELD! I HAVE BACK ISSUES AND DON'T HAVE THE UPPER ARM STRENGTH THAT IT REALLY NEEDS. THERE IN NO REAL WARNING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT SOMETIMES I HEAR A CLICK AND IT HAPPENS A FEW SECONDS LATER. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS EVERY ONE THROUGH INSIDE OF THE CAR STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 3 MONTHS WHEN MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE CAR USED BACK IN JUNE 08 THEY HAVE NEVER WORKED SINCE. IT HAD LIKE 23,000 MILES ON IT ROUGHLY. THEY WAS IN MIDDLE 60S BACK THEN. IT'S NOW A FAMILY CAR AND IT'S SCARY TO HAVE TO DRIVE IT BUT I'VE GOT MONEY IN IT I CAN'T AFFORD A REPLACEMENT NOW. I HAVE VIDEO OF WHAT IT DOES. I JUST HAVE VIDEOS NO PICTURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER FILLED THE FUEL TANK WITH FUEL AND, WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE FUEL LEAKED OUT FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TAKATA RECALL AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT ALL THE DASHBOARD NEEDLES WENT CRAZY THEN MY STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN SO I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T WANT TO START EVENTUALLY IT STARTED AFTER A FEW MORE TRYS TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON. ALSO THE KEY IGNITION IS HARD TO TURN WHEN INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, AIR BAG SERVICE IS ALWAYS SHOWING ON MY DASH WHEN I'M DRIVING

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND PUT IN REVERSE AND I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS A LITTLE STIFF. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THE POWER STEERING SIGNAL ON THE DASH. ON THE EXPRESSWAY, ON THE WAY HOME, AT TIMES IT WORKED SMOOTHLY AND AT OTHER TIMES IT GOT HARD TO HANDLE. IT WAS FAIRLY CONSISTENT (ON WORKING INTERMITTENTLY) ON THE WAY HOME EVEN ON MAIN ROADS DOING 35-45 MILES PER HOUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (FISHER CHEVROLET GMC BUICK, 775 E 32ND ST, YUMA, AZ 85365) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS UNDER THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY FUEL LINE BEGAN LEAKING PROFUSELY. I AM LOSING QUITE A BIT OF GASOLINE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY CATCH FIRE AND KILL ME. I SEE THAT CERTAIN 2007 COBALTS WERE RECALLED OVER THIS ISSUE AND AM WONDERING WHY MINE WASN'T. THE LEAK OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, WHETHER I AM STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TURNER CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1005 E. MAIN ST, PARK HILLS, MO 63601, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND FAILURE CODE NUMBER: C0550 (POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE) AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE GAS LINK THAT CONNECTS TO THE GAS TANK. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON AND OFFICE ISSUE. THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH ON A OFFICE. I CAN GO FROM HAVING A HALF OF TANK TO NEARLY EMPTY THE SAME DAY. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG I CAN NOT PART THE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE.

POWER STEERING UNIT HAS GONE OUT. I WAS ON THE STREET MOVING AT 55 MPH

GAS SMELL IS AWFUL AN GAS LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE TANK! NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP! MANY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

MY CAR DIES UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

GAS LINE LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE UNDER A CLAMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND INSTALLED A FUEL MODULE KIT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

FUEL PUMP LEAKING GAS WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY

SAYS ECM BUT ALL GAUGES GOING NUTS

GOT OUT OF CAR AND SMELLED STRONG GAS ODER. CAR IS IN DAUGHTERS NAME AND MINE, I PUT INSIDE MY GARAGE AND SEEN IMMEDIATE PILE OF GAS DRIPPING. FELT LIKE RUSTED OUT FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM FILTER UP TOWARDS TANK. VEHICLE LEAKS STEADY WHEN STATIONARY AFTER SHUTTING OFF

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH GETTING OFF EXIT 100 OFF OF ROUTE 81, THE POWER STEERING TO THE RIGHT WASN'T WORKING, BEING VERY HARD TO TURN. AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL A LITTLE TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING LOOSENED AND ALLOWED ME TO TURN RIGHT VERY SLOWLY. I RETURNED TO DRIVING AS THE STEERING SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY AS A FEW TESTS IN THE PARKING LOT INDICATED THAT IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. FORTUNATELY, I MADE IT HOME BUT AS I TURNED TO THE STREET TO TAKE ME HOME, I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK FROM THE FRONT. AS I TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, I HEARD THE CLUNK AGAIN. I LET THE CAR SIT OVERNIGHT. WHEN LEAVING THE NEXT MORNING, THE STEERING WHEEL, NOR THE TIRES THEMSELVES, WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT AT ALL! THE STEERING MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED BY A RECALL AND THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE REPLACEMENT 3 YEARS LATER! I HAD TO HAVE THE TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH ONLY 15,000! NOW I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO IT. IT WASN'T A HORRIBLE CAR AND IT DID WELL, BUT SEEING ALL THESE POSTS MAKES ME THINK THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT THEY TURNED A BLIND TO.

TWICE NOW I'VE LOST ALL POWER TO MY CAR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY, THERE IS NO POWER TO ANYTHING. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER THE 1ST TIME. EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. *TT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT LEAKED FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC CONNECTION OVER THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF FUEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,386.