2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A LIGHT ILLUMINATING. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LIGHT WAS DUE TO THE LINES THAT FAILED, WHICH WERE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A NEWER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,800. UPDATED 08/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/09.*JB

POWER STEERING ON MY CHEVY COBALT WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE A WRECK. HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

MY 2007 COBALT BEGAN CLATTERING UPON GOING OVER EVEN THE LEAST OF BUMPS OR POTHOLES, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING THE LEFT CONTROL ARM END COME OUT OF ITS BUSHING. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $190.00 TO FIX, BUT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, MINUS MY DEDUCTIBLE ($200.00). *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS AT NO PARTICULAR TIME LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING AT ANY MOMENT. THIS HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER TODAY AND FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND A WEBSITE WITHIN 5 MINUTES WHICH HAS 387 EXACT COMPLAINTS AND THEY DESCRIBE EVERYTHING FROM NO ACCIDENT TO BEING TOWED AND UNFORTUNATELY SOME COLLISIONS. I AM PAYING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE MOTOR. IT IS A NEW TYPE OF ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST AND NOT THE TRADITIONAL HYDRAULIC ASSIST TYPE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING GOES OUT ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON, POWER STEERING IS RESTORED BUT WILL ABRUPTLY GO OUT AGAIN AT RANDOM, SOMETIMES IT GIVES OUT 4 OR 5 TIMES WITHIN A SINGLE DRIVING TRIP RANGING FROM 4 TO 10 MILES. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE, AND POWER ASSIST MOTOR HOPING THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY FAILED. THE POWER SCRIPT WARNING CONTINUED TO READ "POWER STEERING. THE DEALER INVESTIGATED AND STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $853 TO BE PAID BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 062909 *BF UPDATED 07/01/09.*JB

KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION OF A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. MY DAUGHTER WENT TO THE MALL AND REALIZED THAT SHE COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE HAD TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY BACK HOME AND PARK IN THE GARAGE(THANK GOD WE HAD ONE). IT WAS THE WEEKEND SO THERE WAS NO SERVICE THAT COULD BE DONE FOR THE CAR. SINCE IT WAS IN THE ACC POSITION, HER BATTERY DIED OVER THE WEEKEND. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED JUMP HOWEVER, THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AT THE RATE OF $99.00 PER HOUR THEY WILL DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM (WHICH IS ALREADY REPORTED AS A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN. WHERE DOES THE MADNESS STOP?... THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM YET, THE DEALER CAN STILL CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS CRAZY. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE ON MY CHEVY COBALT, THE BRAKE HANDLE WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION SO OTHER THAN PLACING THE CAR IN GEAR, THERE IS NO OTHER MEANS TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING. BECAUSE THE BRAKE WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED AT ALL THE CAR MUST BE SHUT OFF AND PLACED IN GEAR TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING EVEN WHILE ENGAGING IN SUCH SHORT TERM FUNCTIONS AS OPENING THE GARAGE DOOR. THE BRAKES THEMSELVES WORK, IT IS ONLY THE HAND BRAKE THAT WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. *TR

PROBLEM: I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT THAT IS LEAKING FUEL FROM UNDER THE CAR AT THE GAS TANK. I CALLED THE PARTS DEPARTMENT WERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR TO SEE WERE THE FUEL FILTER IS LOCATED. HE TOLD ME THAT JUST YESTERDAY A CUSTOMER CAME IN WHO OWNED THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL WHO ALSO HAD A LEAK AT THE SAME LOCATION AT THE FUEL TANK. THE PARTS PERSON TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS IN THE TANK. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR IS EXTREMELY BAD. IT ALMOST SMELLS LIKE IT IS LEAKING INTO THE CAR. QUESTION: IS THIS A PROBLEM THAT OTHER 2007 CHEVY CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING? WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING HAS BECOME LOOSE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND A POWER STEERING FAILURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,801 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,304.