2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

2007 CHEVY COBALT LS, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WENT BAD AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR 1 YEAR. *TR

JUST WOULDN'T START ONE DAY. IT'S AN 07 COBALT - CHEVY NEW CAR THAT I FINANCED WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. I PLAYED AROUND WITH THE SHIFTER AND IT STARTED! NOW IT DOES IT AT LEAST ONCE DAILY. IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED. THE ENGINE WILL JUST CLICK AND THE BATTERY COMES ON, ALL THE LIGHTS ETC. IT IS NOT LIFE THREATENING DIRECTLY - BUT SUPPOSE I GET STUCK SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH NO HEAT? I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER - IT'S UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO RESOLVE THIS. TODAY WAS THE LAST STRAW BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. . .CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY FOR THE THIS. *TR

THE LOWER BALL JOINT CAME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE BOLT AND NUT THAT LOCKS THE BALL JOINT TO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS GONE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE BOLT AND NUT LOOSENED AND FELL OUT OR IF THE BOLT AND NUT WERE NEVER INSTALLED. I SUSPECT THAT THE BOLT AND NUT ASSEMBLY WERE NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TURNED 90 DEGREES AND WEDGED AGAINST THE BACK OF THE WHEEL WELL . THE RIGHT FRONT DRIVE AXLE DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. CONSEQUENCES WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE IF THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE LOWER BALL JOINT STEM WAS REINSERTED INTO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. I AM CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT BOLT AND NUT. *TR

POWER STEERING CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAPPENS EVEN WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT, OR WHEN IT IS BEING TURNED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN UNLESS ON LOOSE GRAVEL. NEARLY HIT A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. HAD COMPUTER CHECKED AT CHEVY DEALERSHIP NEAR NEW PALTZ, NY AND WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM INFORMED US THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, YET INTERNET FORUMS SHOW MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME SORT, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO GM AS WELL. (WEBSITE OF FORUMS - HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH) WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PART DEFECT. THIS ISSUE OF POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE OVER TIME. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS STAY ON AND KILL THE BATTERY ON MY CAR SO I AM UNABLE TO ANYTHING. I HAVE TO GET SOMEONE TO JUMP START MY CAR FOR IT TO START. NOT ONLY THAT MY KEY GETS STICK IN THE IGNITION WHEN I TRY TO START IT AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD SO I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

STOCK AM/FM RADIO - CD PLAYER IN VEHICLE WOULD NOT POWER ON UPON START UP OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPLICATE ITSELF FOR THE DEALER, AS IT OCCURS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. NO TIME WOULD DISPLAY ON RADIO. NO AUDIO THROUGH SPEAKERS. *TR

KNOCKING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE FROM COLD START. HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

RE: 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. SPOKANE, WA. EVENTS: IN A MIX OF ICE, DEEP SLUSH AND SNOW (WITH MICHILIN X-ICE WINTER TIRES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS), VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, LOW SPEED (E.G., DRIVING DOWN ALLEY FROM MY GARAGE), FAILURE: THE ELECTRONIC STEERING BECAME ERRATIC. I FELT OUT OF CONTROL, COULDN'T KEEP THE CAR MOVING DIRECTLY FORWARD UNTIL I SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP. THIS WAS NOT SLIPPING OR SKIDDING THAT OCCURS WHEN SLIDING ON ICE OR SNOW. RATHER, IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL HAVING A FEEL OF BEING DISCONNECTED FROM THE WHEELS. WHAT WAS DONE: NO REPAIR WAS SOUGHT. I JUST WAS ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AT LOW SPEEDS. IN NORMAL DRIVING, EVEN IN ICY OR SNOWY CONDITION ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS THERE WAS NO PROBLEM STEERING. THE STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED ON EVERY OCCASION THROUGHOUT THE WINTER THAT THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OUTLINED ABOVE OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A SNOWY ROAD, THE VEHICLE DROVE ACROSS A PATCH OF SLUSH. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GUARDRAIL, AND THEN DROPPED APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET FROM THE INTERSTATE TO THE OFF RAMP. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW THE VEHICLE COULD START AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,084 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,315.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THEY PERFORMED THE ALIGNMENT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT SHE REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AS (MTS P195-60-R16 DOT NUMBER CPV9BLC1306). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.