2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM FUEL TANK TO ENGINE HAVE RUSTED OUT AND BEGAN TO LEAK DOWN ONTO THE EXAUST, THIS IS 1 OF 2 OF THE SAME VEHICLE WE OWN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON WITHIN A MONTH LEAK BEGAN WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET OF SPARTANBURG (1051 ASHEVILLE HWY, SPARTANBURG, SC 29303) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,738.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLUCTUATED DURING THE FAILURE AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTH (7320 N BROADWAY, DENVER, CO) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING AJAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (MICHAEL CHEVROLET, 5735 BLACKSTONE AVE, FRESNO, CA 93710) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY, AND THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. *BF*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL EFFORT NEEDING TO BE APPLIED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

SUDDEN STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE ENGINE INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CAR THEN ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL AND HAS NO POWER. NO VISUAL LEAKS OF GASOLINE ANYWHERE