2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS FAILED TO RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE COOLANT LEVELS MALFUNCTIONED FOR OVER A WEEK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COOLANT FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AND HIS COUSIN IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AT 78 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A FIRE HYDRANT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED WHICH RESULTED WITH LACERATION ON THE ANTERIOR RIGHT SIDE, THERE WERE BILATERAL WRIST FRACTURE, FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT FEMUR AND LEFT KNEE. THERE WAS AN AORTIC LACERATION AND MULTIPLE BILATERAL LUNG LACERATIONS AND CARDIAC CONTUSIONS, AUTOPSY ALSO REVELED FIRST TO FORTH DEGREE FIRMS BURNS WITH CHARRING ON APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE BODY SURFACE AREA, THERE WERE THERMAL FRACTURES TO THE SKULL AND BOTH THE HANDS. THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED DEAD AT THE SCENE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EVERETT TURNPIKE IN NH. THERE WAS A SOCCER NET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED AND I TRIED TO STOP, BUT BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT ALONG WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I COULDN'T STOP. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. LUCKILY THE ONLY DAMAGE DONE WAS PSYCHOLOGICAL. IF I WERE AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER THAN I WOULD HAVE DIED.. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY POWER STEERING FIXED ONCE AND NOW IT HAS BEEN RECALLED AGAIN. THE CAR AS A WHOLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AFTER THEY FIX A PROBLEM THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE. *JS

CRACKED FUEL LINE ATTACHED TO FUEL PUMP STARTED TO LEAK FUEL BADLY WITH A HIGH POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND IT A STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE POWER STEERING UNIT IS BUT IT ACTS LIKE IT IS LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID, IT IS A STRUGGLE TO TURN SOMETIMES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTERWARDS, THE AIR BAG, SERVICE TIRE MONITOR, AND SERVICE ENGINE SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

I RECENTLY ACQUIRED THIS VEHICLE, THE PRIOR OWNER PUT BLACK TAPE OVER AIR BAG DEFECTIVE MESSAGE. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2014, IT STATES THE OWNER WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL INVOLVING THE IGNITION EFFECTING THE AIR BAGS. THE LISTING CODES NOT INDICATE WHETHER THE RECALL/ VEHICLE WAS EVER SERVICED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I TEND TO THINK IT WAS NEVER DONE. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DETERMINE, THE INCIDENT DESCRIBES THE CONSEQUENCE: IF THE KEY IS NOT IN THE RUN POSITION, THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. CURRENTLY ON MY DASH, THE CHECK AIRBAG IS DISPLAYED. ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE APRIL 18, 2014 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER N/A POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED 2,190,934 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 COMPONENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

MY GAS TANK IS CRACKED AND HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL. THE FUMES ARE BAD ENOUGH BY ITSELF BUT ITS ALSO A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD. CONTACTED GM AND EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL IS CLEARLY STATED ONLINE FOR MY CAR GM WILL NOT FIX THEIR MISTAKE. *JS

MY 2008 COBALT IGNITION LOCKED UP WHILE PARKED. CAR WAS TOWED TO CHEVROLET AND THEY SWITCHED IT OUT. HAD NO ABILITY TO TURN KEY, WHEEL OR ANYTHING. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. I FINALLY GOT MY CHEVROLET COBALT BACK (2 MONTHS) FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH A BRAND NEW KEY FOR THE IGNITION. WENT TO GET INTO THE CAR AND THEY DIDN'T SWITCH THE DOOR LOCKS. NOW THEY CUT CORNERS AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR OR CHANGE MY DOOR LOCKS SO I HAVE TO CARRY AROUND 2 SEPARATE KEYS. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAY IT IS MY FAULT. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF COBALTS OR OWNERS OF CHEVROLETS THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *TR

TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN,POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING,MAKING IT HARD TO CONTINUE MAKING THE TURN. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING EVERY DAY AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,812. UPDATED 09/30/14*LJ THE RECALL REPAIR WAS WAS COMPLETED BY 7/20/14. THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED ANY FURTHER FAILURES. UPDATED 2/24/2015 *JS

THE KEY LOCKED CAUSING CAR TO ROLL FORWARD. I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE KEY BUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART AUTO UNTIL JUMP STARTING IT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING APPEARED. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INDICATED IT WAS OFF. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED. WHEN DRIVING MY AUTO TO THE DEALER, I NOTICED THE RPM REACHED 4500 AT ABOUT 50 MPH. STEERING TOOK SOME EFFORT WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HYDROPLANED ON FREEWAY. CAR SPUN AROUND TIL IT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL HITTING 3 SIDES OF THE CAR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WAITING FOR CLAIMS ADJUSTER TO RULE IF ITS TO BE TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

GM HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE OR RESOLUTIONS ON THE IGNITION RECALL. I SUBMITTED MY SERVICE REQUEST IN APRIL UPON RECEIVING THE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. I AM STATIONED IN EUROPE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN ANSWER TO WHEN I WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEED LIMITS IN GERMANY. GM EUROPE TELLS ME TO CONTACT GM USA AND GM USA INFORMS TO CONTACT GM EUROPE. GM EUROPE HAS NOW INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP/AUTHORIZED SERVICE AGENT HERE WILL NOT LONGER SERVICE GM VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING POWER ASSIST WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,634. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL COLUMN RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2010 HE STEERING MOTOR WAS RECALLED, AND CORRECTED. RECENTLY, THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, WHICH WAS PART OF THE KEY IGNITION THAT HAS BEEN IN THE MEDIA. THE CONSUMER SPENT $1200 FOR REPAIRS AND NOTIFIED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE SITUATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROLONGED DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND I HAD NO POWER TO STEER THE CAR.

I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY COBALT WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE GAS STATION I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE DRIVING POSITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GO TO MY FATHER'S HOUSE TO TRY AND HAVE HIM HELP ME REMOVE THE KEY AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO AS WELL. I THEN CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALER LOCATED ON SW 152 ST IN MIAMI, FL WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD;D BRING IN THE VEHICLE BUT THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO FIX. ON THE WAY THERE, MY CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. I THEN PULLED OVER AND TRIED AGAIN TO ATTEMPT TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY. THE CAR REACHED 300 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND SOON AFTER SHUT OFF, LEAVING ME STRANDED WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN HIALEAH, FL WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO THE CAR OVERHEATING. I THEN CALLED GM AND EXPLAINED THIS TO THEM, I THEN WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MIAMI LAKES CHEVROLET. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN TOWED THERE AS I WAS TOLD THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED. HOWEVER, MIAMI LAKES CHEVROLET IS NOW HASSLING ME THAT THEY CAN NOT TOUCH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A REBUILT TITLE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPLAINED THAT HAD MY CAR BEEN ABLE TO BE CUT OFF THEN IT WOULD NOT HAVE OVERHEATED TO IT'S MAXIMUM AND I WOULD STILL HAVE A VEHICLE. I AM VERY UPSET AS I WAS UNAWARE OF THE KEY IGNITION RECALL AND I AM NOW LEFT CARLESS WHICH IS MY LIVIHOOD FOR MY KIDS AND FAMILY AS WELL AS I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO A RECALL I HAD NOT CLUE ABOUT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH AND DROVE OVER A POT HOLE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPLODE, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO A PASSENGER. THE DRIVER WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHIN SECONDS OF THE EXPLOSION HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER COULD NOT BE RESCUED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE BRUISING, LACERATIONS AND FRACTURES TO BOTH LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 ( AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WAS DRIVING OVER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE GOT PULLED OVER FOR A FRONT HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. FOUND OUT ITS THE SAME HEADLIGHT I REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO AND THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH THIS CARS LIGHTS EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS. ITS EITHER THE FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACE OR REAR LIGHT BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACE AND I CAN NOT PLUG IN A CAR CHARGE FOR MY PHONE CAUSE OF A BURNING SMELL THAT COMES FROM SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE CAR. I HAD THIS INVESTIGATED BY THREE PEOPLE WHO SERVICE CARS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THEY TELL ME TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SEIZED AND THE KEY FAILED TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 06/9/2015 *JS

MY KEYS CAN BE TAKEN OUT WHILE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. ALSO THE SWITCH STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITH IT TO GET IT TO TURN . I CALL GM AND WAS TOLD THAT 2008 COBALTS ARE NOT ON RECALL.THE KEY HAS CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING. GM CALL CENTER TOLD ME TO TAKE TO DEALER HAVE IT CHECKED I AM AFRAID THAT THEY WILL CHARGE ME TO REPLACE IT AND JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEM ON THE 2008 COBALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT PUSHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ACROSS TWO LANES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT LATER NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. VERY DANGEROUS !!! *TR

ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION HAS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING ON AND NOTICED MY CAR 'STUTTERING' AS FEW MOMENTS AT A TIME. AFTER I PROCEEDED FROM A STOP POSITION AND CONTINUED OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR DASHBOARD BEGAN TO LIGHT UP, ALMOST AS IF IT WAS SHORTENING OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND MY RPM KEPT MOVING BACK AND FORTH QUICKLY. THERE WERE MULTIPLE MESSAGES FLASHING SUCH AS POWERSTEERING, LOW TRACTION, NO TRACTION. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ANTITHEFT LIGHT, AND THE TRACTION LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. THEN I LOST POWER STEERING AND MY CAR ULTIMATELY 'DIED' ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

WHEN USING BRAKES ON ICE ROADS THE BACK BRAKES COME ON FIRST,,AND YOU SPIN IN A CIRCLE..NOT GOOD!!!!!! THE RADIO GOES OFF AND ON WHEN IT WANTS..THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!!! *TR

MY CAR IS PART OF THE GM RECALL. I HAVE 2 PARTS ON MY CAR WHICH ARE TO BE REPLACED BY GM. MY CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH GM AND CHEVY DEALERS TO GET A LOANER VEHICLE. TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE APRIL 11. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM SAYS IT WILL PROVIDE COURTESY CARS TO CUSTOMERS, HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THEY JUST GIVE THE RUN AROUND. *TR

MY GRANDMOTHER WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL HER GAUGES WENT NUTS AND IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND CODES READ WERE U2105, U0073, THEY SAY THEY REPLACED TERMINALS. ONE DAY LATER SAME THING HAPPENED SO I TOOK MY CODE READER AND IT READ U0073. WE TOOK IT BACK TOLD THEM ABOUT CODE AND I TOLD THEM TO CHECK TERMINALS AGAIN AND FUSES. THEY CALL LATER AND STATED THAT THE OTHER COMPUTER WENT OUT, SO GRANDMOTHER PAID ANOTHER 400. TWO DAYS LATER ITS DOING IT AGAIN. I HAVE A 04 IMPALA THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUES MINE WAS NO START AND CHEVY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM IT STARTED FINE FOR THEM, BUT AFTER 2 DAYS EVERYTHING STARTED BREAKING, AND AS A SINGLE MOM W NO MONEY I HAD TO RESEARCH EVERY CODE READ AND LEARNED TO FIX IT. I KNOW EVERY WIRE AND WHICH COMPUTER READS FIRST, SO CHEVY IS GOING TO HAVE A RUDE AWAKING ON MONDAY. I BELIEVE CHEVY CANT FIX THESE COMPUTERS AND THEY JUST CLEAR THE CODES AND OFF U GO UNTIL YOUR CAR REPROGRAMS ITS SELF AND SAME PROBLEMS TAKE EFFECT, BUT I'M SURE ITS DUE TO ANOTHER COMPUTER GOING OUT, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT CHEVY WOULD AND WILL SAY!!! *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2013 MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK AT WORK. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TIMES ON TURNING THE KEY TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES AND I DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE VARA CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. I TOLD THE LADY THAT WAS HELPING ME WHAT HAPPENED TO TO THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013 AND SHE TOLD ME TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I TOLD HER THAT IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. SHE TOLD ME THEN I GUESS WHEN THE CARS STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AGAIN YOU'LL HAVE TO BRING IT IN HOW IT IS. I ASKED HER IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AND SHE SAID NO. I THOUGHT THEN MAYBE THEN THERE ISN'T NOTHING WRONG. IN FEBRUARY 2014 MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND THEN WHEN HE PARKED IT AT THE SERVICE CENTER THEY WERE GOING TO MOVE IT INSIDE THE SHOP AND IT GOT STUCK LIKE IT HAD DONE TO US BEFORE. THE SERVICE MEMBERS THEN WERE UNABLE TO TURN IT ON OR MOVE IT. THEY PUT ROLLS UNDER THE WHEELS AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK IT THERE. WHEN WE PICKED IT UP AFTER THREE DAYS THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. MY HUSBAND AND ME NEVER ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AS LONG AS THEY FIXED. I STARTED THEN HEARING ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE RECALLS ON GENERAL MOTORS WITH IGNITION PROBLEMS ON COBALTS UP TO THE YEAR 2007 AND THE COMPLAINTS. IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO US BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS IT WAS A 2008. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLES WITH OTHER YEARS. IF THE SERVICE CENTER KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLES AND RECALLS WHY DIDN'T THEY VOICE CONCERNS TO THEIR MANAGEMENT OR TO US. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE TREATMENT WE RECEIVED AND MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IT IS HAPPENING WITH EARLIER MODELS NOT JUST UP TO 2007 COBALTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JS

TRIED TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT HOME TO GO TO WORK. COULD NOT TURN WHEELS AT ALL. HAD CAR TOWED TO CHAPMAN CHEVROLET BECAUSE MY BOTHER, WHO IS A MECHANIC, ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR. AFTER CHAPMAN RECEIVED THE CAR THEY BLAMED PROBLEM ON STEERING COLUMN AND WOUND UP CHARGING ME $960.73 TO REPLACE IT. MY BROTHER ADVISED ME THAT POWER STEERING UNIT IS PART OF POWER STEERING OPERATION. INFORMATION SYSTEM ON DASH BOARD SAID POWER SYSTEM FAILURE. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AS I COULD NOT HAVE HANDLED THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET IN TEMPE AZ SAID THAT STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHARGED $970 TO REPLACE IT. MAY 26 THE POWER STEERING AGAIN FAILED AND THIS TIME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS UNDER RECALL AND PARTS UNAVAILABLE. ABOUT A MONTH AND 1/2 LATE REPAIRS WERE MADE. AUGUST 2,2014 AGAIN FAILED AND .AGAIN POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET AND GM ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ON NUMEROUS GM CARS INCLUDING 2010 COBALTS,, 2004/05/06/08/09 MALIBUS, SATURN AURA 2008/09, CHEV HHR 2009/10,. IT IS PROBABLY THE SAME STEERING COLUMN USED IN ALL THESE VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2008 COBALT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE BY ENTERING THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN I NOTICED A CAR IN MY BLIND SPOT. I OVERCORRECTED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE BACK INTO MY ORIGINAL LANE OF TRAVEL. MY CAR BEGAN FISHTAILING, I SPUN AROUND 2 TIMES WHILE CROSSING OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE GUARD RAIL ALMOST HEAD ON AT 40 MPH. I WENT BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE PANEL AND CAME TO REST WITH MY CAR NORTHBOUND IN THE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE CRASH, WHICH I FOUND CONCERNING WITH THE AMOUNT OF FRONT END DAMAGE THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER BEFORE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS LATER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

FUEL PUMP HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. CONTACTED GM ABOUT 2012 RECALL THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT. EXPLAINED TO GM THAT THE MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON THE COBALT SAID FUEL HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DO TO TOO MUCH POWER AT START UP. AND EXPLAINED TO GM THAT WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR THE WHEEL WOULD LOCK. GMWAS VERY RUDE ALL THE SAID WAS TAKE OTHER KEYS OFF RING AND WOULD NOT FIX AT THE TIME THE IGNITION. AND WOULDN'T REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE FUEL PUMP. THIS WAS THREE MONTHS AGO BEFORE RECALLS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET THE IGNITION FIXED BUT DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK INTO WHY AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING IT. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE; AS A RESULT, THE REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. RK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RENTAL VEHICLE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 06/02/2014 *JS

I AM SENDING THIS E-MAIL ON BEHALF OF A 92 YEAR OLD FRIEND,[XXX], WHO I BELIEVE IS GETTING THE RUN AROUND BY GOLD RUSH CHEVY IN AUBURN, CA. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, SHE CALLED GOLD RUSH AND ASKED IF HER CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE WAS TOLD NO. ON THE FIRST OF MAY, 2014, I CALLED GOLD RUSH AND WAS TOLD THAT VIRGINIA SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO VERIFY THE VIN #. I DO SO AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT THE PART WOULD BE ORDERED AND WOULD ARRIVE IN TWO TO FIVE WEEKS. ON 6/11, VIRGINIA CALLED GOLD RUSH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ORDERED ON 6/1. SHE CALL AGAIN ON 6/17 AND GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. I CALLED 7/3 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ORDERED 5/1 NOT 6/1. CAN YOU SEE THE REASON THAT I FEEL SHE IS BEING PUT OFF JUST BECAUSE SHE IS AN OLD LADY!!! I CALL YOUR 800-222-1020 LINE AND WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH ANYTHING THE PERSON TOLD ME. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL BY 7/8/14 5 PM PST OR CALL ME AT [XXX] OR I WILL CONTACT L THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALLS WITH A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CAR BEGAN HAVING A GASOLINE SMELL. AS OF TODAY, THE SMELL IS MUCH MORE EXTREME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOORS FAILED TO LATCH CLOSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IF THE DOORS WERE FORCED CLOSED, THE DOORS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THIS FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO RECCURED OVER A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2008 CHEVY COBALT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. NO WARNING JUST STOPPED DEAD. NO POWER STEERING. CAR WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. A FEW MINUTES LATER CAR STARTED UP NORMALLY. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANYONE BEHIND THE CAR THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2008 COBALT. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FIXED TWICE WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT IS CORRECT. HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND ADVISE. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND IS TERRIFIED TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEFECT WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.