2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

LEAKING FUEL LINES ABOVE EXHAUST. WHERE THE FUEL LINE COMES DOWN OUT OF THE TANK AND RUNS FORWARD, THERE IS A HOLDER THAT WAS WEARING ON THE FUEL LINE AND CAUSED A HOLE AND A LEAK.

WHEN PARKED I KEEP SMELLING STRONG GAS SMELL. I STARTED TO WORRY AS IT GOT STRONGER AND STRONGER SO I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND GAS LEAKING DOWN THE BACK SIDE AND FRONT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD THING AND I SEE WHERE THEY HAVE RECALLED MY SAME YEAR MODEL FROM OTHER STATES. I LIVE CLOSE TO FLA WHICH COULD BE REASON FOR MY FUEL SYSTEM TO FAIL FROM TEMPERATURE. I FEEL THAT IT ISN'T SAFE AT ALL AND I HAVE TO HAVE THIS CAR FOR WORK AND TRAVEL BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED DUE TO GM NOT PRODUCING UP TO STANDARDS. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT AND HOPE THAT NOTHING CATCHES FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STARTED TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CRISWELL CHEVROLET OF THURMONT, 111 FREDERICK ROAD, THURMONT, MD 21788) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL PUMP MODULE WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

FUEL LINE ROTTED OUT NEAR MIDDLE OF CAR. IT WAS NOT LEAKING WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE, BUT SMELLED OF GAS WHEN I GOT TO WORK, AND WAS MISSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY IN-LAWS WHO HAVE A COBALT. ABSOLUTE JUNK, WITH NO THOUGHT OF BEING DESIGNED WITH CORROSION RESISTANCE IN MIND. UNDERSIDE OF CAR IS HOSED OFF EVERY OTHER WEEK DURING WINTER MONTHS, NOT OTHER VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED FUEL LINE FAILURES DESPITE INCREASED RELATIVE AGE.

WHILE I WAS STARTING THE CAR MY AIR BAG LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF. WHILE TRAVELING ON CITY STREETS THE AIR BAGS WAS ALSO BLINKING ON AND OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID THE STEERING ABILITY MAY SEIZE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,621.

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN PARKING CAR AND TURNING VEHICLE OFF PULLING KEY OUT GETS STUCK HAVE TO WIGGLE IT OUT GOT HIT ON DRIVERSIDE FRONT END NO AIRBAGS CAME OUT THE TIME I GOT HIT DRIVER SIDE. IT WAS BECAUSE I TRIED TO STOP AND VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING WOULDN'T STOP

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE AND JIGGLE THE KEY AND THE SHIFTER TO GET IT TO COME OUT. DROVE THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE APPROX 15 MILES, PARKED AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. SPENT APPROX 15 MINUTES TRYING TO GET KEY OUT, FINALLY AFTER MUCH WIGGLING AND JIGGLING IT CAME OUT.

I STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN I WAS EXITING MY CAR. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, MY GAS LINE WAS DRIPPING AT A VERY FAST PACE AND THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER MY CAR. I ALSO DID A FEW GOOGLE SEARCHES, AND I QUICKLY FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY 2009 CHEVY COBALT OWNER TO RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM. I FIRST NOTICED THIS WHEN I WOULD GET HOME FROM WORK AND PARK MY CAR WHEN I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL.

WHEN THE CAR IS AT A STABLE SPEED, TYPICALLY BETWEEN 30-45 MPH, AND THE RPMS AROUND 1500, THE CAR WITH JERK FORWARD AND THE RPMS WILL JUMP AND DROP REPEATEDLY UNTIL YOU EITHER ACCELERATE, OR LET OFF THE GAS. THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE THAT OCCURS DURING ALMOST ALL COMMUTES WITH THIS VEHICLE.