2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT WHILE I NOTICED TGE HOOD WAS SMOKING WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND POPPED MY HOOD I REALIZED MY ENGINE WAS ON FIRE VERY SMALL BY COOLENT THERMOSTAT WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR I REALISED THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, CLICKING NOISES WERE HEARD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. MOMENTS LATER, THE STEERING LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,838.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED(~6 MONTHS APART). WHEN I'M GOING AROUND 50-60 MPH AND NEED TO HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR QUICKLY (NOT SLAM THE BRAKES), THEY LOCK UP. I HIT THE BRAKES AND TURNED TO THE LEFT THE FIRST TIME AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT THE SECOND. BOTH TIMES THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, I WENT FISHTAILING ACROSS 3 LANES AND ENDING UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC BOTH TIMES. I'VE BEEN LUCKY BOTH TIMES AND NOT BEEN HIT BY ANYONE ELSE BUT I'M SURE MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT ONE DAY. ADDITIONAL NOTE: THE CAR TURNED OFF THE FIRST TIME. AND THE 2ND TIME, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS SHREDDED.--2007 COBALT- 125K MILES. BRAKE JOB DONE 2016. THIS ENTRY IS 2/27/19.

THE FULE LINE HAS RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING GAS. THIS PROBLEM HA HAPPENED TO MY CAR AND ITHE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO A COWORKERS CAR. THE SAME AREA OF THE FULE LINE.

IT STARTING HAVING FLASHING DASHBOARD LIGHTS ONCE AS I WAS DRIVING IT JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY HOME THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ALL GAUGES GO EVERYWHERE UP DOWN OR STOP IT LOOKS LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE! AND BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFT HAD SOME CLICKING AT TIMES. THE CLICKING STARTED THEN THE GAUGES STARTED GOING ALL OVER AND THE SPEED WAS ALL OVER THEN DROPPED TO 0 NOT TO MOVE AGAIN. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS BUT AS TIME GOES ON IT'S GETTING REALLY BAD I'VE KEPT LOOKING FOR RECALLS AS DID MY MOTHER AS SHE HAD THE CAR BEFORE MY OWNING IT. IT NOW DOES THIS ANYTIME AND THE STEERING STOPS WORKING WITH NO NOTICE OR IF IT'S NOT WORKING AND TRYING TO PULL OVER AS IT DID ON AN ON-RAMP IT KICKED ON AND MADE THE CAR JUMP INTO SIDE LANE ABOUT HALF WAY INTO THAT LANE. HAD IT BEEN A TWO LANE ROAD AND A CAR COMING TOWARDS ME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEAD HEAD HEAD ON COLLISION AS IT TAKES TIME AND A LOT OF POWER TO MOVE THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING IS LIKE A 1950 TRACTOR IN A WET FIELD! I HAVE BACK ISSUES AND DON'T HAVE THE UPPER ARM STRENGTH THAT IT REALLY NEEDS. THERE IN NO REAL WARNING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT SOMETIMES I HEAR A CLICK AND IT HAPPENS A FEW SECONDS LATER. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS EVERY ONE THROUGH INSIDE OF THE CAR STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 3 MONTHS WHEN MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE CAR USED BACK IN JUNE 08 THEY HAVE NEVER WORKED SINCE. IT HAD LIKE 23,000 MILES ON IT ROUGHLY. THEY WAS IN MIDDLE 60S BACK THEN. IT'S NOW A FAMILY CAR AND IT'S SCARY TO HAVE TO DRIVE IT BUT I'VE GOT MONEY IN IT I CAN'T AFFORD A REPLACEMENT NOW. I HAVE VIDEO OF WHAT IT DOES. I JUST HAVE VIDEOS NO PICTURES.

2 FUEL LEAKS REQUIRED EXTENSIVE & EXPENSIVE WORK: #1: FUEL LINE RUSTED COMPLETELY IN AREAS WHERE CLAMPS ATTACHED FUEL LINE TO CAR BODY ALONG DRIVER'S SIDE-FRONT 2 BACK. #2- PLASTIC 'L'-SHAPED PIECES CONNECTING FUEL LINES TO FUEL PUMP@GAS TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS. BOTH ISSUES CAUSED FUEL LEAKS WHILE ENGINE RUNNING CREATING EXTREME FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD-ESPECIALLY BCUZ GAS LEAKS WERE DIFFICULT TO DETECT WHILE CAR IN MOTION EXCEPT FOR SOME GAS FUMES. GAS PUDDLES ONLY OCCUR IF IDLING IN 1 PLACE - OTHERWISE IT WAS ALL 'BLOWBACK' WHILE MOVING & HAD THE FUEL LINE NOT NEEDED REPLACED THE L-PIECES CRACKS MAY OF GONE UNNOTICED UNTIL COMPLETE FAILURE BECAUSE FUMES & LEAKS BLOW AWAY WHILE DRIVING... WE ARE LUCKY TO NOT HAVE EXPLODED CUZ WE SMOKE &/OR ANY SPARK COULD'VE CAUSED A BOOM!

PURCHASED A USED CAR AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON IN THE CAR.THEY WERE FULLY AWARE OF THAT..SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE AIRBAG.I HAVE A CAR FAX ON THE CAR .WHOEVER OWNED IT BEFORE HAD A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE FRONT.THAT WAS NEVER FIXED.SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A SENSOR IN THE BUMPER IN THE FRONT.WHENI PURCHASED THE CAR I SAID I DIDN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MY TO SPEND.I AM ON A FIXED INCOME .HOPING TO GET SOME HELP SOMEWHERE. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I PURCHASED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT CALLED ALL NEW CHEVROLET OF MORRISTOWN (5320 W ANDREW JOHNSON HWY, MORRISTOWN, TN 37814, 423-714-7543), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE FUEL TANK CONNECTION BECAUSE OF THE ODOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING LOCATION, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MOMENT, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER FILLED THE FUEL TANK WITH FUEL AND, WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE FUEL LEAKED OUT FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.