2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FREEDOM CHEVROLET (212 E 5TH ST S, BIG STONE GAP, VA 24219, PHONE NUMBER: (276) 565-8955) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,699.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A RATTLING SOUND CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BELOW 40 MPH TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH, BUT THE RATTLING SOUND WAS HEARD AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAN TOBIN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2539 BILLINGSLEY RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43235) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

2008 CHEVY COBALT WITH 88,000 MILES, IN GREAT EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR CONDITION STARTED EXPERIENCING A STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE. TOOK IN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY NOTIFIED OWNER OF A RUPTURED FUEL LINE WHICH WAS CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. FUEL LEAK COMING FROM RUSTED FUEL LINES. THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL AND GEAR OF CAR BUT BECAUSE OWNER VIN # WASN'T UNDER RECALL, GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR FIX. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION (I.E. AUTOMOBILE FIRE). HOW CAN THIS ISSUE BE UNDER RECALL FOR CHEVY COBALTS BUT NOT A SPECIFIC CAR DUE TO VIN #. CLEARLY THE ISSUE IS BEYOND WHAT THEY'VE RECALLED. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER CHEVY COBALTS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND GM WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

SMELLED THE STRONG SCENT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE PARKED I NOTICED THE CAR WAS LEAKING GAS NEAR THE FRONT/DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY AFTER NOTICING THAT THE PUDDLE OF GAS WAS GETTING LARGER FAIRLY QUICKLY. AFTER TAKING A LOOK AT THE CAR MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT BOTH THE PRESSURE AND THE RETURN FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO LET ME KNOW THAT HE HAD CALLED THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP FOR THE PARTS BUT THEY HAD JUST SOLD THEIR LAST ONES. APPARENTLY I WASN'T THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND ACTUALLY IT WAS QUITE A POPULAR PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN COBALTS.

ISSUE #1) FUEL LEAK FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK. THIS CREATES A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN DURING ANY OPERATION, AND FUEL LEAKING ON DRIVEWAY AFTER OPERATION. FUMES ARE STRONG ENOUGH THAT ANY OPEN FLAME IN CABIN WOULD DETONATE CREATING DEATH AND/OR CRITICAL INJURY. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE IN AUG 2017 COSTING OVER $600 DOLLARS. ISSUE #2) BOTH INTERIOR FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN RESULTING IN DOORS BEING UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS NORMALLY. TO OPEN DOORS, WINDOWS MUST BE CRANKED DOWN OPENING DOORS USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE FAILURE AREA IS WHERE DOOR LATCH CABLE CONNECTS TO REAR OF DOOR HANDLES. BOTH DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT REPLACED SERVICE HANDLES HAVE SHARP EDGES FROM PLASTIC FLASH. BOTH ISSUES ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS COULD RESULT IN DEATH AND/OR CRITICAL INJURY IF EITHER ISSUE FAILS DURING ANY VEHICLE OPERATION. AS A DISABLED VETERAN, HUSBAND AND FATHER, BOTH VEHICLE ISSUES ARE DANGEROUS AND LACK THE RESOURCES TO KEEP REPAIRING THESE FAILURES. AN INVESTIGATION, RECALL AND/OR REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED ASAP. *JS

WHILE LEAVING WORK ON BACK ROADS WITH A LOT OF TURNS MY POWER STEERING CAME ON. I GOT THE POWER STEERING REPLACED 3 YEARS AGO WITH A RECALL AND NOW THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS NOT WORKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. DURING A ROUTINE STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

CAR IS SMELLING OF GAS AND LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL PUMP/TANK ONLY WHEN RUNNING. SCARED OF FIRE. HAVE SEEN THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER YEAR MODELS FOR SAME REASONS. HAVE KIDS WHO RIDE IN BACK SEAT GETTING SICK FROM GAS FUMES AND NO OTHER VEHICLES I CAN USE.

I FIRST HAD NOTICED MY FRONT PASSENGER SPEAKER WOULD CUT IN AND OUT. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF THE CAR WAS STATIONARY OR IF I WAS DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB AND THE DOORS LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RAPIDLY BY THEMSELVES. AND NOW THEY RARELY EVER DO EITHER WHEN I TRY AND PUSH THE LOCK BUTTONS. SO THEY EITHER HAVE TO STAY LOCKED OR UNLOCKED DEPENDING THE MOOD OF THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I HAD A GAS LEAK AND HAD TO HAVE IT SERVICED BECAUSE THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PLASTIC PIECE TO FUEL SYSTEM BUT ONLY IN SOUTHERN STATES AND I LIVE IN THE NORTH. AND NOT TO LONG AFTER THAT MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WOULDN'T STAY ON OR IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF BY IT'S SELF. ALSO DANGEROUS TRYING TO HOLD SWITCH ON WHILE MAKING A TURN.

FUEL SMELL TURNED INTO A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK. ONLY NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STAIONARY.

MY DAD BOUGHT THE CAR FOR ME FROM A FRIEND WHO OWNS A SHOP AND A FEW MONTHS LATER IT STARTS SMELLING LIKE GAS REALLY BAD. I LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND THERE'S A GAS LEAK. AND MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS I SMELL LIKE GAS WHEN I GET OUT. SO I LOOK UP THE PROBLEM AND SEE THERE'S A RECALL ON THESE CARS AND I'M JUST NOT TRYING TO PAY ALL THAT MONEY ON A DEFECT ON THE CAR. I JUST NEED HELP BECAUSE CHILDREN, LITTLE BABIES RIDE IN MY CAR. AND THE GAS MAKES ME REALLY DIZZY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL TANK CAP. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (HENDRICKS CHEVROLET IN SHAWNEE MISSION, KS) AND THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE JERKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY 08 COBALT STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS AND NOW IT IS DRIPPING FUEL RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE BACK TIRE. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE CLIP WHERE THEY HOSES CONNECT. I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF SEARCHING ABOUT THE FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE REAR TIRE. A LOT OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME EXACT SPOT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT ISN'T CONSIDERED A RECALL IF ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WHO SITS BACK THERE AND IT SMELLS OF GAS TERRIBLE. AFTER READING ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN I DONT LIKE TO EVEN DRIVE IT!

WHEN YOU USE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND YOU TURN THEY DON'T TURN OFF AFTER YOU TURN AND THEY HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY. THIS CAR HAS 57269 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISUE

WHILE PARKED THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER RELEASE BUTTON JAMMED AND I COULD NOT RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKES. THERE IS ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD IN THE REAR BREAKING SYSTEM WHEN REVERSING. ABNORMAL PREMATURE WEAR TO INSIDE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR DISCS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,226.

WHILE I AM DRIVING ANYWHERE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SAFETY LOCK FEATURE COMES ON MY DASH BOARD SHOWING LOCKED AND THEN I LOSE POWER STEERING AND ALL THE OTHER FEATURES GO CRAZY ON THE PANEL, SUCH AS THE GAS, TEMP, AIR, ECT... I THEN HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND MORE AND MORE AS TIME GOES ON AND IT'S SCAREY BECAUSE I LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE OR THE LIFE OF OTHERS. I HAVE HAD RELATED RECALL WORK DONE IT BUT IT DIDN'T LAST LONG AND NOW NO ONE WANTS TO DEAL WITH IT. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED HISTORY . MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 92000 MILES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 59644 WHEN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. MAYBE IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE INSTEAD????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A REST AREA AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A WET SPOT UNDER THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THE ODOR APPROXIMATELY SIX OTHER TIMES, BUT WAS NOT SURE OF ITS ORIGIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MADE A RATTLING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,330.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION, A FUEL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE GUARDRAIL THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PARTIALLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT MOVE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH FOUND NO FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ *JS

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM USED CAR DEALER ON MAR 9, 2017. DID NOT TEST DRIVE IT BEFORE HAND AS THE DEALER SAID BATTERY WAS LOW. NEXT DAY RETURNED AND SIGNED PAPER WORK, THINKING HE HAS REPLACED BATTERY SO DID NOT TEST DRIVE CAR AGAIN. WE STOPPED ON WAY HOME GOT SOME GAS IN VEHICLE, DRIVING AROUND 10-15 MINS I BEGAN TO SMELL STRONG GAS, SO STRONG IT WAS BURNING MY EYES AND GIVING ME A HEADACHE. NEXT MORNING LOOKED UP COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR TO DISCOVER THERE IS FUEL LEAK KNOWN ISSUES. REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE OR LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE NOW., AFRAID OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. F

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE, GAS LEAKING OUT. MANY OTHER PEOPLE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO WITH THE CHEVY COBALT AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BY NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED DESPITE THE PASSENGER SEAT BEING OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

GAS TANK FELL OFF THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER BACKING OUT OVER CRUSTY SNOW.... ... GAS TANK BRACKET BROKE........ BRACKET HAD RUSTED AWAY ....GAS TANK WAS DRAGGED ON DRIVEWAY 10 FEET W/O LEAKING IF I WAS GOING 65 MILES HOUR THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DESASTER

I BOUGHT THIS 1 OWNER VEHICLE AS A SAFE, DEPENDABLE CAR FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO COMMUTE TO SCHOOL AND WORK. RECENTLY THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SHE HAD AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME GETTING HOME. NOW IT IS FINE, COMES AND GOES APPARENTLY. NOTHING OBVIOUS APPEARS TO BE WRONG WHEN I LOOKED INTO IT. MANY OTHER CONCERNS OF SAME PROBLEM EVIDENT ONLINE. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V073000 (STEERING), 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THERE IS PRESENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON GROUND NEAR THE BACK TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HAVE CALLED GM AND IT'S POSSIBLE IT MAY BE COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL WARRANTY, BUT HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL VEHICLES NO MATTER THE STATE IN WHICH THE OWNER RESIDES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPMS INCREASED AND MOVED ERRATICALLY. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED MARTIN BUICK GMC (9896 N MICHIGAN RD, CARMEL, IN 46032, (317) 872-9896) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED ED MARTIN NISSAN AT (317) 359-9231 (802 SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL ED MARTIN BUICK GMC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A STEERING REPAIR, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM EXACTLY WHAT WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-2091634468. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,792.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF OR SOMETIMES WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/16/17*LJ *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO EMITTED A ROARING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MISSING A RESERVOIR TO PLACE THE POWER STEERING FLUID INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,890.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM TURNING NEAR A CURB, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A STORE PARKING LOT AND, UPON REVERSING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY COAST THE VEHICLE AND EXERT FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RANDOMLY CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE INTO THE REAR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSISTANT MULTIPLY TIMES DURING A WEEK

WHILE RUNNING CAR HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2008 COBALT FOR THIS BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAPER WORK TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CONFINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.