2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS POPPING UP AND MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER I TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IT RESETS FOR A TOTAL OF 1 MIN THEN IT DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

YESTERDAY I FILLED UP THE CAR WITH GAS AND I SMELLED THE GASOLINE. I CHECKED OUT MY CAR AND I FOUND OUT THAT MY GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FROM THE CONNECTOR THAT CONNECTS THE GAS TANK TO THE RUBBER HOSE THAT LEADS TO THE METAL PIPE THAT YOU INSERT GAS FROM. THIS HAPPENED TWO TIMES AFTER FILLING UP COMPLETELY. IT APPEARS THAT THE WELD PROCESS THAT SEALS THE CONNECTOR TO THE GAS TANK WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND STARTED TO CRACK. TODAY I HAD TO REPLACE MY GAS TANK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I DON'T BELIEVE I AM GOING TO BE THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PERSONALLY I THINK ITS A PROBLEM CHEVROLET HAS HAD FOR AWHILE. I ALSO HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT THE NEW VERSION OF THE TRIAL BLAZERS HAD A RECALL ON THEIR GASOLINE TANKS FOR LEAKING PROBLEMS TOO. MY PURPOSE FOR MY COMPLAINT IS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE AND NOTIFY CHEVROLET OF THE PROBLEM SO THEY CAN FIX IT. YES I DO STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE REMAINED MOVING FORWARD. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE STEERING BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER IF THE FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,728 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SHE MUST HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY WITH BOTH HANDS TO PREVENT FROM DRIVING INTO THE NEXT LANE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE RETRIEVED A PARTIAL CARFAX HISTORY REPORT AND IT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NINE REPORTS. BECAUSE SHE DID NOT PURCHASE THE FULL REPORT, SHE IS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURES LISTED IN THE REPORTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,900.

POWER STEERING FAILS ON 2007 CHEVY COBALT RESEARCHED TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO TO FIX, CHEVY DEALERS WANT $2000.00 TO REPLACE AS NOW I FIND OVER 275 PEOPLE ON A "HOW TO REPAIR IT" WEBSITE HAVING SAME PROBLEM & WONDERING WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE RECALLED, AFTER SO MANY DEATHS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, THE CONTACT HEARS A NOISE AS IF THE WHEEL WERE LOW OF STEERING FLUID. THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL HARDENS AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPLETELY TURN THE WHEEL AND MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN WINDY CONDITIONS, THE FAILURE WORSENS AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE OR KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE FAILURE CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO UPSHIFT. THE GEAR WOULD REMAIN IN THE DOWNSHIFT POSITION. WHEN A TRAILER WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, THE GEARS WOULD NOT UPSHIFT AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRAILER NEARLY REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY BELIEVE A NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IS NEEDED. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,048 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,449. UPDATED 12/22/08 *LJ. UPDATED 12/22/08. *JB

2007 2 DR CHEVY COBALT = - 40,000 MILES ( HIGHWAY ) AT 37,000 MILES I HAD THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAIL, AT 39,000 I HAD THE RIGHT ONE FAIL I HAD THE LEFT CONTROL ARM REPLACED AND I AM HAVING THE RIGHT ONE REPLACED TODAY BY MY BROTHER -IN-LAW OUT OF A TRANS SHOP IN ALLEN PARK DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO ISSUES ( SERVICE BULL ) WITH THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY ( I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON BOTH FAILURES, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE ). BEING IN THE INDUSTRY, I HAVE CONTACTED PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY AND VERIFY THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE BUSHING IN THE PROTOTYPE PHASE AND EARLY PRODUCTION BUSHING SHOULD NOT JUST COME OUT OF THERE CASING. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 13TH I FELT SOMETHING WRONG WHEN DRIVING HOME. I STOPPED AT SAM'S CLUB AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. THEY STATED IT WAS AT 40-42. THE ATTENDANT LET THE AIR OUT TO 29. HE SAID THE TIRES LOOKED OK AND SUGGESTED HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKING. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY HOME, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING, PULLED OVER AND KICKED EACH TIRE FOR DAMAGE (IT WAS DARK). THERE WAS AIR IN ALL TIRES SO I DECIDED TO GO THE LAST 5 MILES HOME. IMMEDIATELY DRIVING A FEW FEET I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I CALLED A TOW AND THE OPERATOR SAID THE TREAD SEPARATED. WE HAD THE CAR DROPPED OFF AT GARRETT MOTORS. THE NEXT MORNING WE TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. LATER THEY CALLED SAYING IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS UNDERINFLATED AND THAT WAS WHY IT BECAME SEPARATED. WE TOLD THEM WE HAD PROOF THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL 20 MINUTES BEFORE, AND THAT THE TIRE FELT IT HAD AIR (GARRETT CLAIMED IT WAS 10PSI-VISUAL OBSERVATION DID NOT SHOW THAT SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR). GARRETT REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY CITING IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR. THEY ALSO SAID THAT ALL OTHER TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. GARRETT REFUSED TO REPLACE ANY OF THE TIRES OR FIX THE BODY DAMAGE TO THE CAR DUE TO THE TIRE TREAD HITTING THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND IGNITION KEY COULDN'T MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. I FEAR THAT WHEEL WILL LOCK WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR