2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

FOR MANY YEARS MY CAR HAS HAD A FAINT SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN I GET IN IT AND I HAVE NEVER REALLY IDENTIFIED WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. THIS MORNING IN MY DRIVEWAY AT MY APARTMENT I BACKED UP AND WAS GREETED BY A STENCH, STOPPED AND CHECKED AND GAS WAS POURING OUT BY THE LH REAR WHEEL. (SEE PICTURE) I CHECKED ONLINE FOR A REPAIR GUIDE AND INSTEAD FOUND THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM ON ALL OTHER YEARS OF COBALT. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED ACROSS THE BOARD? IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS A RECALL I WOULD HAVE HAD THESE LINES REPLACED YEARS AGO. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN JULY OF 2019. 3 MONTHS INTO HAVING THE CAR, AS I , MY MOTHER AND 6YO DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH , THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN. THE 'ENGINE REDUCED POWER ' MESSAGE CAME ACROSS MY DASH . WE WE'RE ALMOST SIDE SWIPED AND REAR ENDED. ONLY FOR THE FACT THAT A FELLOW MOTORIST STOPPED BEHIND ME TO HELP MERGE TRAFFIC TO KEEP US FROM GETTING HIT , IS WHAT KEPT US FROM BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AND PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T IMAGINE AS A MOTHER HOW LOSING HER LIFE, OR THE LIFE OF HER CHILD WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVISTATING BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR!

I FIRST STARTED SMELLING SLIGHT GAS FUMES, DIDN'T THINK IT WAS FROM MY CAR AS I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE IT WAS FROM MY CAR. THEN, YESTERDAY I NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE GROUND UNDER MY CAR WHEN PARKED, LOCATED ON DRIVER SIDE JUST A LITTLE AFT OF THE DOOR AND TOUCHED IT AND IT WAS GAS. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND DUE THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS CLOSED. SO I CALLED GM CORP OFFICE, GAVE THEM THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION THEY REQUESTED, AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD TRY AND FIND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE TO HELP ME BUT SEEMS, THEIR ALL CLOSED. THEY, GM TOLD ME THE LEAK IS NOT A"RECALL" YET WHEN I WENT "ON LINE" THEIR WERE DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, DOES A LIFE OR LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST BEFORE GM STEPS-UP AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND HAVE A RECALL BEFORE THE WORST HAPPENS?. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND READ EXACT COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS FROM THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND MY YEAR AND PRIOR YEARS. I ALSO FOUND OUT IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR, SURELY THIS CANNOT BE A REASON NOT TO HAVE A RECALL, I WOULD HOPE NOT, TO PUT PROFIT OVER HUMAN LIVES.

POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH RANDOMLY WHEN GOING SLOW SPEEDS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON THE GET THE POWER STEERING TO COME BACK ON. THIS CAN OFTEN REPEAT ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS NEVER OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEEDS, MOSTLY OCCURS IN PARKING LOTS WHEN TURNING. I AM AWARE OF A RECALL FROM GM REGARDING THIS BUT MY VIN SAYS IT DOES NOT APPLY. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME GIVEN MY SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBES AND MY YEAR MODEL IS AFFECTED (2010 CHEVY COBALT).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE, POWER STEERING OFF, AND CHANGE OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES FLUCTUATED. THE OWNER CONNECTED A DIAGNOSTIC READER TO THE VEHICLE WHICH INDICATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,701.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHILE THE RPM DROPPED TO ZERO. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY, WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ALSO FAILED. THE TPMS PROVIDED INACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

LOST STERLING FOR SHORT DISTANCE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. REGAINED CONTROL AFTER THAT.CAR WAS IN MY DRIVE WAY

STEERING WHEEL HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. LOUD GRINDING SOUND WITH ALARM. ALMOST UNABLE TO CONTROL. WHEN STATIONARY STEERING PLAY EXCESSIVE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. AIRBAG LIGHT STATES AIRBAG IS OFF. CONTROL ARMS REPLACED 2 WEEK BEFORE INCIDENT. WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE REPAIRING OF CONTROL ARMS. DEALING CONTACTED MORE THAN TWICE REGARDING PROBLEMS.

STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY GETS TIGHT TO TURN. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND STEERING GOING OUT. I'M AWARE OF A STEERING ISSUE RECALL ON CHEVY COBALT.

2010 COBALT IS LEAKING FUEL BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT ON GROUND. MECHANIC SAID FUEL LINE IS RUSTED AND THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ON THIS CAR MANY TIMES. NO WARNING FROM THE IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM. CAR STILL RUNS, BUT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO START. SEEM DANGEROUS.