2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 07 CHEVROLET COBALT ON HIGHWAY IN NEVADA WHEN SMOKE EMITTED FILLING THE VEHICLE, ROLLED DOWN WINDOWS TO SEE AND PULLED OVER 2 LANES TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND JUST GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. TIRES POPPED THEN VEHICLE EXPLODED. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT (VIN NUMBER [XXX]) WHICH WAS PURCHASED AND LICENSED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR SOME 2007 CHEVY COBALTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000). THE DEALER I CONTACTED INDICATED THAT MY AUTO WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTIONS AS CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE SYMPTIONS ARE: (1) GAS SMALL (2) NOTICABLE REDUCTION IN FUEL MILEAGE (FROM 27 MPG TO 18 MPG) (3) DIFFICULT STARTING I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS WELL. IS THERE ANY WAY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

WELL I BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT 2 WEEKS AGO. THEY DID THE RECALLS ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN I THEN DROVE THE CAR DOWN A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AT MY GIRL FRIENDS DADS HOUSE AND THE FRONT END SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL APART. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP , THEY THEN BASICALLY DISASSEMBLED MY ENTIRE DASH AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. UNFORTUNATELY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS THEY TIED PRACTICALLY ALL MY WIRING IN KNOTS AND TAPED IT ALL UP WITH ELECTRIC TAPE. THE STEERING STILL RATTLES AND THE PROBLEM IS BETTER BUT STILL EXIST. I DON'T THINK DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE SELLING CARS WITH THIS DEFECT. I MEAN I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A CAR IN GOOD CONDITION WITH 37,000 MILES AND I END UP WITH THE HUNK OF CRAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT EQUIPPED WITH NANKANG MILESTAR BST RADIAL TIRES (N/A). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BELTS WITHIN THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. CONTINUED DRIVING THOUGH VERY DIFFICULT TO EVEN CHANGE LANES. ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION, HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN PARKING MY VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND AT THAT POINT POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. NO WHERE IN THE VEHICLE MANUAL DID IT INDICATE I CAN TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART SHOULD I SUDDENLY LOSE POWER STEERING. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY INFORMED ME OF THE POWER STEERING RECALL OF WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AS WELL AS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR, AGAIN, NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE BOTH ITEMS FIXED. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. ON JULY 19, MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A WEEK LATER, OUR CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS (NOT RELATING TO THE GASOLINE ODOR), AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED, AND LEAKING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD CATCH FIRE IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL PUMP HAD EXPIRED TWO MONTHS PREVIOUS, AND WAS ON RECALL, BUT NOT IN THE STATE WE RESIDE IN. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, AND THE COST CAME OUT OF POCKET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING. HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED, BACK FIRES AND THEN BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE STARTED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE SMELLED GASOLINE. WHEN SHE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE SHE FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 53,700. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 CHEVY COBALT SMELL STRONG GAS SMELL. POOR STARTING. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON FUEL PUMPS BUT ONLY ISSUED IN CERTAIN STATES. CAR IS REGISTERED IN MISSOURI WHICH IS NOT ON LIST BUT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN GEORGIA WHICH IS ON LIST. VIN NUMBER FALLS WITHIN RANGE LISTED ON THIS WEB SITE ON DOCUMENT 2410373 LISTED ON THIS SITE BY GM DIRECTOR SCOTT LAWSON. CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. NO HELP OR CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION. THIS IS DANGEROUS ,MANY INCIDENTS OUT THERE LIKE THIS ON THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

HI MY NAME IS [XXX]-I HAVE BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT. AND IT HAS A PRETTY DANGEROUS FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST TIME WHEN EVER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I DIDN'T KNOW SO I ALMOST CRASH, I WAS ABOUT TO TURN AND THAT'S WHEN EVER I REALIZE THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS TOTALLY GONE. IT WAS SO HARD THAT I HAD TO USED BOTH HANDS TO TURN THE CAR TO THE SIDE . NOW ITS HAPPENING EVERY 5 MINUTES, AND I NEED TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEM TURN IT ON. SO I CAN RESET THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING.. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS CARS. ITS NOT FAIR THAT WE HAVE TO PAID MORE THAN $1500 FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT ITS HAPPENING. HOW CAN A 2007 CAR, HAD SUCH A DANGEROUS FAILURE LIKE THIS.. THEY NEED TO RECALL ALL CHEVY COBALTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR