2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

NOISY BROKEN STABILIZER LINKS, CONTROL ARM BUSHING BROKEN. QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A WISE SPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008 3:21 A.M. I WAS CALLED BY ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL (AGH) IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA TO INFORM ME THAT MY SON WAS TAKEN THERE BY HELICOPTER AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE. HE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND SUFFERED SEVERE BRAIN TRAUMA. UNFORTUNATELY HE DIED ON FEBRUARY 29, 2008. THIS WAS MY SON'S FIRST "NEW" VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED IT ON 12/3/2007 AND HE DIED IN IT 2 MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED AND THE POLICE BELIEVE MY SON FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AS HE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE OF A 2 LANE ROAD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PERSON IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SURVIVED. AFTER RECEIVING THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE I CONTACTED THE CAR MANUFACTURER (GENERAL MOTORS) TO INQUIRE ABOUT WHETHER THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY A GM REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS THEY HAD FILED BANKRUPTCY. I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICES WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT MY SON'S DEATH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHEVY COBALT DEATHS. I FIRST CONTACT THE US DEPT. OF JUSTICE AND GOT NOWHERE. I THEN CONTACTED YOUR ORGANIZATION (NHTSA) - REFERENCE# 614104 AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO GO BACK TO GM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ARE INVOLVED IN AN INVESTIGATION OF GM HOWEVER NOBODY AT EITHER ORGANIZATION SEEMS TO WANT TO TALK TO ME. I DON'T TRUST GM AFTER SOME READING I HAVE BEEN DOING HOWEVER I PLAN TO MAKE THAT CALL. THIS IS RELIVING A NIGHTMARE! *TR

RE: 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. SPOKANE, WA. EVENTS: IN A MIX OF ICE, DEEP SLUSH AND SNOW (WITH MICHILIN X-ICE WINTER TIRES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS), VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, LOW SPEED (E.G., DRIVING DOWN ALLEY FROM MY GARAGE), FAILURE: THE ELECTRONIC STEERING BECAME ERRATIC. I FELT OUT OF CONTROL, COULDN'T KEEP THE CAR MOVING DIRECTLY FORWARD UNTIL I SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP. THIS WAS NOT SLIPPING OR SKIDDING THAT OCCURS WHEN SLIDING ON ICE OR SNOW. RATHER, IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL HAVING A FEEL OF BEING DISCONNECTED FROM THE WHEELS. WHAT WAS DONE: NO REPAIR WAS SOUGHT. I JUST WAS ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AT LOW SPEEDS. IN NORMAL DRIVING, EVEN IN ICY OR SNOWY CONDITION ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS THERE WAS NO PROBLEM STEERING. THE STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED ON EVERY OCCASION THROUGHOUT THE WINTER THAT THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OUTLINED ABOVE OCCURRED. *TR

THE AIRBAG ICON CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE AIRBAG UNIT NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF 900.00. THERE IS NO DAMAGE ON THE CAR IT JUST FAILED. THE CAR IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A SNOWY ROAD, THE VEHICLE DROVE ACROSS A PATCH OF SLUSH. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GUARDRAIL, AND THEN DROPPED APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET FROM THE INTERSTATE TO THE OFF RAMP. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW THE VEHICLE COULD START AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,084 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,315.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SHE MUST HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY WITH BOTH HANDS TO PREVENT FROM DRIVING INTO THE NEXT LANE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE RETRIEVED A PARTIAL CARFAX HISTORY REPORT AND IT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NINE REPORTS. BECAUSE SHE DID NOT PURCHASE THE FULL REPORT, SHE IS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURES LISTED IN THE REPORTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,900.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 7:30 A.M., ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SO WAS ONLY TRAVELING AROUND 30 -35 MPH AT THE MOST. SHE SOMEHOW LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE, VEERED OFF THE ROAD, HIT THE GUARD RAILING AND TOOK OUT ABOUT 15 - 20 FT. OF IT, AND LANDED DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT. NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. SHE HAD NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED, NOBODY HAD HIT HER, THE ROADS WERE CLEAR, NO BAD WEATHER, NO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, JUST SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. HER CAR WAS TOTALED!!! AFTER HEARING OF THE STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE COBALT, THIS WOULD CERTAINLY EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO HER. SHE DID HURT HER NECK AND BACK AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE ER, SCARED TO DEATH!. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT, BUT BRUISED AND SORE MUSCLES, WITH MUSCLE SPASMS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER ACCIDENT. SHE HAD OWNED THIS CAR LESS THAN 1 YEAR. CHEVY AND THE NHTSA DEFINITELY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND RECALL THE COBALTS SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OTHERS! *TR

BRAKES DONE TWICE IN A YEAR STRUTS GOING BAD AND FAN MOTOR SQUEAKING GAS TANK SENSOR REPLACED NEED NEW TIRES. FIRST TIME BRAKES WERE SANDED DOWN THEN PUT BACK ON. SECOND TIME THEY WERE REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT FISHTAILED TO THE LEFT. SPUN ABOUT 3 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPS/STARTS WORKING. DURING A MID WAY THROUGH A TURN WITH THE CAR, POWER STEERING ON DASH CAME ON AND IT WAS A REAL STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CONTINUE TURNING WITHOUT ENTERING THE OTHER LANE. CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY FOR THE PROBLEM AT WHICH TIME THEY INDICATED IT WAS THE CLUTCH SWITCH(?). CAR IS TWO WEEKS OLD AND HAS 850 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO BRAKE BEFORE A CURB AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL I WAS NOT EVEN GOING FAST I MIGHT HAVE BEEN DOING 25M.P.H. BEFORE THE CURB WHEN THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO A TREE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A LARGE ROCK-CAUSING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. NO LIGHTS OR WARNING SOUNDS WENT OFF NOTIFYING ME THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN AND THAT OIL WAS LEAKING OUT. VEHICLE IS STILL AT BLUE RIBBON GMC IN SALLISAW OK, THEY ARE ADVISING THAT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY ANY OF THE DAMAGES. *TR

STOCK AM/FM RADIO - CD PLAYER IN VEHICLE WOULD NOT POWER ON UPON START UP OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPLICATE ITSELF FOR THE DEALER, AS IT OCCURS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. NO TIME WOULD DISPLAY ON RADIO. NO AUDIO THROUGH SPEAKERS. *TR

POWER STEERING. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW, EVERY SINCE I HAVE HAD IT THEY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. FIRST THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DIDN'T WORK SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME PLACE I BOUGHT IT FROM WHICH IS A HOUR DRIVE ONE WAY & THEY SAID THEY REPLACED IT. NEXT THE DOORS STARTED LEAKING AIR SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME PLACE THEY TOOK ALL DAY BUT SUPPOSE TO HAVE FIXED THAT PROBLEM. NOW THE RUBBER SEALS ON BOTH BACK DOORS KEEPS FALLING OFF FINALLY FIXED THEM. TOTAL UPSET BECAUSE THEY FIXED ONE THING AND MESSED ANOTHER UP. I START TAKING MY CAR TO RAMEYS, WERE THEY FIX THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WHICH THE OTHER PLACE WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX. AT LESS THAN 35,000MILES THE ROTOR HAD TO BE TURNED. I TAKE IT FOR A OIL CHANGE EXPLAIN THAT THE SPEED AND TACK HAND MOVES ON IT OWN YOU WHEN THE ENGINE IS CUT OFF & THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE IT DO ANYTHING.I TAKE IT BACK TO THE RAMEYS FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE AND AT THIS TIME THE RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE STEERING & I TOLD THEM THAT SOMETIMES ITS DIFFICULT TO STEER & AGAIN THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WELL AS TIME HAS GONE BY IT IS GETTING WORSE. NOW THE DOORS ARE ALL STICKING. I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE & NOTICED MY LIGHT WERE STILL ON, THEY NEVER TURNED OFF UNTIL I TWISTED THE NOB THAT WORKED FOR A LITTLE BIT THEN IT GOT TO WERE THEY WOULDN'T EVEN GO OFF IF YOU TWISTED THE NOB SO MY HUSBAND TOOK OUT THE FUSE OUT NOW I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BUT BRIGHT LIGHTS. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SIGNAL LIGHTS STOP MAKE A SOUND I THOUGHT THAT MY BULB WAS BLOWN SO I CHECKED THEM ALL & THEY ALL WORKED BUT THE ODD THING IS SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING THEY WILL MAKE THE SOUND. AFTER GOING TO RAMEYS& GETTING THE ANSWER NOTHING WRONG, I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE GARAGE WERE HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE SWITCH ITSELF, HE INSTALLED A NEW ONE & THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS BOARD IN THE FUSE BOX .THE SPEAKER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DON'T WORK EITHER & THE TRUNK SLAMS DOWN WHEN YOU LET GO OF THE TRUNK DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ONLY LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS MINIMAL MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,100.

NO INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPEN, BUT I NOTICED MY SIX YEAR OLD SITTING IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE SEDAN LS AND THE SHOULDER BELT COVERS OVER HIS NECK AND CHIN AREA, THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST IT?? AND HE IS EVEN TALL FOR HIS AGE, HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS?? AND IF NOT MAYBE SOMEONE COULD LOOK IN TO IT ?? WE JUST BOUGHT THIS 2007 CHEVY CO BOLT LS. *JB

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 18TH OF THIS YEAR. I HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR AT 50MPH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVY CAR THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME. *TR

I BOUGHT A '07 BRAND NEW CHEVY COBALT. WHEN MY ODOMETER WAS AROUND 60,000 MILES, I MADE A LEFT TURN AND LOST MY POWER STEERING. PRETTY MUCH WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF BEGINNING DRIVING, EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO CORRECT ITSELF. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED BY ANY FORM OF WARRANTY BECAUSE ONE WAS FACTORY( UP TO 36,000 MILES) AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT ALL. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 CHEVY COBALT 4-DOOR IN JUNE 2007--IN SEPTEMBER I TOLD MY MOTHER THAT MY STEERING WAS STRANGE, THAT SOMETIMES I FELT LIKE I WASN'T REALLY STEERING MY CAR. IN OCTOBER I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS RAINING AND I SLOWED DOWN. UPON SLOWING DOWN TO APPROX 15-20 AROUND A CURVE I COULDN'T STEER MY CAR. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY CAR JUST SEEMED TO GO ON ITS' OWN. THAT SAME DECEMBER, I WAS TURNING INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND AGAIN COULDN'T STEER MY CAR AND HIT A PARKING BLOCK. MY MOM THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRES AND INVESTED IN A NEW SET OF TIRES ON A NEW CAR. TWO WEEKS AGO (AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY) I CAME UPON AN ACCIDENT, SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND ONCE AGAIN LOST MY STEERING JUST LONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR A LITTLE TRYING TO GET IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, HIT THE GUARDRAIL SUPPORT AND SMASHED THE HEADLIGHT. I BACKED UP, FELT MY STEERING GRAB AND CONTINUED ON. MY STEERING I AM CONVINCED CAUSED ALL 3 ACCIDENTS. THERE IS STILL DAMAGE ON MY CAR AND MY INSURANCE RATES HAVE GONE UP. I WANT MY DAMAGE FIXED, MY STEERING FIXED, MY MOM REIMBURSED $500.00 FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE AND A LETTER I CAN GIVE MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. IT OCCURS FAIRLY FREQUENTLY, BUT LUCKILY THERE HAS ONLY BEEN THREE ACCIDENTS AND NO FATALITIES THERE IS STILL DAMAGE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN IT INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY WITHOUT MY RATES GOING UP. WHEN I TOLD PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY THOUGHT I WAS NUTS AND SO DID I UNTIL A TOW DRIVER WHO ALSO HAPPENED TO OWN A COBALT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 CHEVY COBALT 4-DOOR IN JUNE 2007--IN SEPTEMBER I TOLD MY MOTHER THAT MY STEERING WAS STRANGE, THAT SOMETIMES I FELT LIKE I WASN'T REALLY STEERING MY CAR. IN OCTOBER I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS RAINING AND I SLOWED DOWN. UPON SLOWING DOWN TO APPROX 15-20 AROUND A CURVE I COULDN'T STEER MY CAR. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY CAR JUST SEEMED TO GO ON ITS' OWN. THAT SAME DECEMBER, I WAS TURNING INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND AGAIN COULDN'T STEER MY CAR AND HIT A PARKING BLOCK. MY MOM THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRES AND INVESTED IN A NEW SET OF TIRES ON A NEW CAR. TWO WEEKS AGO (AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY) I CAME UPON AN ACCIDENT, SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND ONCE AGAIN LOST MY STEERING JUST LONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR A LITTLE TRYING TO GET IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, HIT THE GUARDRAIL SUPPORT AND SMASHED THE HEADLIGHT. I BACKED UP, FELT MY STEERING GRAB AND CONTINUED ON. MY STEERING I AM CONVINCED CAUSED ALL 3 ACCIDENTS. THERE IS STILL DAMAGE ON MY CAR AND MY INSURANCE RATES HAVE GONE UP. I WANT MY DAMAGE FIXED, MY STEERING FIXED, MY MOM REIMBURSED $500.00 FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE AND A LETTER I CAN GIVE MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. IT OCCURS FAIRLY FREQUENTLY, BUT LUCKILY THERE HAS ONLY BEEN THREE ACCIDENTS AND NO FATALITIES THERE IS STILL DAMAGE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN IT INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY WITHOUT MY RATES GOING UP. WHEN I TOLD PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY THOUGHT I WAS NUTS AND SO DID I UNTIL A TOW DRIVER WHO ALSO HAPPENED TO OWN A COBALT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 COBALT ON 8/1/07. I COULD NOT START THE CAR AT NIGHT ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GO TO WORK AS A NURSE AND THE THIRD TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF . IT KEPT RUNNING AND WAS TOWED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO UPSHIFT. THE GEAR WOULD REMAIN IN THE DOWNSHIFT POSITION. WHEN A TRAILER WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, THE GEARS WOULD NOT UPSHIFT AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRAILER NEARLY REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY BELIEVE A NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IS NEEDED. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,048 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,449. UPDATED 12/22/08 *LJ. UPDATED 12/22/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IN A RAINSTORM, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FLOOR PANEL WAS DRENCHED WITH FOUR INCHES OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD CONSTANTLY STICK. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE PEDAL WOULD RELEASE. THERE WAS ALSO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE STEERING ROD. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT WITH NO RESOLUTIONS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

BRAND NEW CAR THAT SHAKES AND VIBRATES AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALERSHIP MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CONTACT HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WITH OTHER CHEVROLET COBALT'S. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT DIDN'T SAY WHAT COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT, AND AFTER 9,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THE CAR WHEELS DENTED IN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER LOUDLY. BROUGHT IT INTO THE CHEVY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAD HIT SOMETHING. UNFOUNDED CLAIM WHEREAS I HAD HIT NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR LESS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE ALSO MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,500.

OUR '07 CHEVY COBALT'S LEFT REAR TIRE OUTBOARD SIDEWALL JUST SEPARATED JUST BELOW THE EDGE OF TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. LUCKILY WAS JUST ACCELERATING UP AN ON-RAMP TO HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN IT BLEW. NO TREAD OR OTHER SIDEWALL DAMAGE LEAD TO THIS (I.E. PUNCTURES/DEBREE IN TIRE) - CAR HAS UNDER 1,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT PASSENGER RIM WAS DENTED AND ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TIRE BLEW OUT IN DRY CONDITIONS. DURING THE SECOND FAILURE, THE TIRE FLATTENED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE HOW THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE ALIGNMENT WAS CORRECT AND THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS BOTH TIRES THAT FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

THERE WEREN'T REALLY ANY EVENTS THAT LED TO THIS POINT - BUT MY CAR STARTS BASICALLY WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE STARTING - I BROUGHT IT INTO DEALER FOR HELP AND THEY WON'T HELP ME BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING SPENDING TIME IN MY CAR TRYING TO GET IT STARTED. AND IT IS UNDER WARRANTY AND I CAN'T GET IT RESOLVED - WHY EVEN BOTHER GETTING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY? JUST A WASTE OF MONEY WHEN THE CAR IS SO BAD I AM READY TO GET IT FIXED OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I AM FED UP! *TR

BRAND NEW CAR HAD TO REPLACE TIRES JUST UNDER 30K MILES. *JB

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END MAKING THE CAR SHIMMY AND SHAKE UPON BRAKING...CAUSES CLUNKING NOISES AND SUCH. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE WHETHER OR NOT OTHER OWNERS OF SAID VEHICLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. SOME HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON REPAIRS AND STILL THE PROBLEM IS THERE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A CERTIFIED CHEVY MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE EXAMINE THIS ISSUE FURTHER AS I FEEL IT IS RECALL WORTHY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME REGARDING THIS ISSUE AS OWNING A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ME AND THOSE I SHARE THE ROAD WITH. HELPFUL LINK TO WHERE OTHERS ARE MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD ON THIS MATTER: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/CHEVROLET/COBALT/FRONT+SUSPENSION AGAIN THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE DEER. SIX MONTHS LATER, HE STRUCK ANOTHER DEER HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED NO MATTER HOW THE DEER WAS STRUCK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

WHILE DRIVING E. ON HIGHWAY 60 IN AZ, I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL STICKING ONCE IN A WHILE. AFTER DRIVING THRU DEVEL'S CANYON THE STEERING KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE THEN IT WOULD STOP PULLING, OVER AND OVER. WHEN I WAS ON FLAT ROAD AGAIN THE STEERING PULLED REAL SHARP TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT TURN LEFT, AFTER A SECOND OF THIS THE STEERING FINALLY FREED ITSELF AGAIN BUT MAKING THE STEERING VERY TOUCHY, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CAR STARTED SWEERVING SIDE TO SIDE AND ENDED UP HITTING THE GUARD RAIL ON THE EAST BOUND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING APROX. 52 MPH IN A 55 MPH AREA. WHEN I HIT THE GUARD RAIL THE CAR HIT ALMOST HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AS IF METAL TO METAL WERE KNOCKING TOGETHER IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2007. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW BRAKES PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES AND THE MOST RECENT WAS FEBRUARY 2010 WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE TWO FRONT STRUTS. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900.

POPPING OR KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ,WHEN TURNING AT TIMES THE STEERING DOESN'T RETURN AND HAS TO BE PULLED BACK, FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKED OR SOMETHING, SHUTTERS AT TIMES . *TR

I HAD A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION WITH MY NEW 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I WAS TRAVELING 40 TO 45 MPH WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURED. MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT UNHARMED BUT MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY HAD AN ENGINEER INSPECT MY CAR AND DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND NO ONE WAS HURT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

TERRIBLE CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2007 COBALT. DEALER SAYS ITS CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. PERSONAL MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE SWAY BAR LINKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT ALSO SAW THAT THE ARM BUSHINGS WERE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND PERFECTLY TIGHT. REPLACED LINKS, BUT NOISE PERSISTS. WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT I WENT TO THE INTERNET WHERE I DISCOVERED THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HELP PLEASE AND INVESTIGATE SO GM CAN RECALL THE FAULTY MATERIALS. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY DEFECT IN STEERING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM WIRING AND CONNECTOR WHICH WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 20, 2007, THE SECOND TIME ON JULY 3 , 2007 THE HVAC SYSTEM RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE THIRD TIME ON JULY 6, 2007 THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD TO REPLACED. ALSO, THE STEERING SHAFT AND STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED, THERE WAS A BUBBLE ON THE TIRE WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND VIBRATE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE SNOWY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE SNOW TRAPPED IN THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE A DEFECTIVE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 119,000. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS ISSUE WITH TORQUE CONVERTER STAYING LOCKED UP WELL UNDER 40 MPH RANGE WHEN IS SHOULD BE ENGAGED. THIS CAUSE LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE AND LACK OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATOR IS LIGHTLY PUSHED. *TR

EVENT: JUST DRIVING ALONE LOOK DOWN AT THE MESSAGE BOARD AND IT SAYS POWERSTEERING FAILURE, AND JUST LIKE THAT THE POWERSTEERING WAS GONE. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON WHICH WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 MIN AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT POWERSTEERING AND THE WAY THE PROBLEM OCCURS COULD EASILY CAUSE A ACCIDENT I WOULD THINK AFTER ONLY 39,000 MILE THAT PART WOULD NOT BE WORN OUT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. JUST DRIVING ON ALERT HOPING SOMEONE WILL TAKE NOTICE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

STRUT DAMAGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY AND TURN ABRUTLY. *DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND WAS A LEMON SINCE HE OWNED IT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO MOVE UP AND DOWN AND THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 0 TO 2 MPH. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE LOST POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND STATED THERE WAS NO DEFECT. WHENEVER HE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE MILEAGE WOULD INCREASE BY AN ADDITIONAL 2,500 MILES. WHEN THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT MILEAGE IT AFFECTED THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO LATER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION FOR THREE MONTHS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NO LONGER EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AFTER THEY CUT OUT ALL OF THE WIRING HARNESS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN A WEEK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN THEIR POSSESSION ALL NIGHT WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THAT THEY WOULD GIVE HIM A NEW VEHICLE BUT LATER DECLINED TO DO SO. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER REPLACE THE VEHICLE AND IT COULD LATER RESULT IN A RECALL. THE MILEAGE ALSO INCREASED BY 8,000 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR CONTINUOUSLY. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS INCLUDING A CLAIM NUMBER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE UP TO 35 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOCKED IT SELF WHILE THE KEYS WAS IN THE IGNITION! THEN SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON! JUST LAST WEEK THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF! I'M 58 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED AND LIVE ON VERY LITTLE MONEY EACH MONTH! SO I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED! I'M FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW ! PLEASE HELP! GOD BLESS, THANK YOU! *TR

CAR MAKES A SERIES OF KNOCKS ON A COLD START---SOUNDS AS IF SOMEONE IS LOCKED INSIDE THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. CHEVY HAS LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS DUE TO A BULLETIN STATING A NOISY EVAP SYSTEM, WHICH IT IS NOT FIXABLE. I AM STILL WAITING TO SEE WHAT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. *JB