2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

THE FUEL AND VAPOR LINES ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE COST TO REPAIR IS WELL OVER $1200.00 AND IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED THAT THE CAR IS DRIVEN UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE FIXED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, OTHER DRIVERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

BOTH MY MY CAR AND MY DAUGHTERS 2009 COBALTS HAVE GAS LEAKS. I SAW A RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST. HOW CAN BOTH CARS HAVE GAS LEAKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT RAYS AUTOMOTIVE IN JONES, OKLAHOMA DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS AN INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL AND NOTHING MORE COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO LIABILITY AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

ON 7/27/17 MY DAUGHTERS CAR WOULD NOT START. UPON DIAGNOSIS FOUND THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESSURE. FUSES AND FUEL PUMP RELAY TESTED OK. DIAGNOSED PROBLEM TO BE THE FUEL PUMP. REMOVED FUEL TANK AND PUMP ASSEMBLY AND FOUND ARCING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PUMP. WHEN TRYING TO DISCONNECT FUEL PUMP FROM WIRING HARNESS IT HAD FUSED TOGETHER. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, WIRING HARNESS, AND HOSE ASSEMBLY. THIS ARCING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK COULD HAVE CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, FIRE, AND EVEN DEATH FROM EXPLOSION. I AM ATTACHING PICTURES AND HAVE RETAINED THE COMPONENTS FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONSUMER STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO START. THE DEALER (JIM TAYLOR CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 139 GRIMSHAW ST, RAYVILLE, LA 71269; (318) 728-6550) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-222-1020 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 08/16/17*LJ *CN THE CONSUMER STATED INITIALLY ASKED WAS THERE A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE SHIFT SOLENOID, WHICH WAS REPLACED ON 8/8/17 AND 8/10/17 BUT THIS IS STILL A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS BACK IN THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC IS SAYING ITS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

METAL GAS LINES RUNNING FROM TANK TO ENGINE RUSTED & ROTTED AWAY AT EVERY CLAMP LITERALLY DUMPING FUEL ON THE GROUND

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE TRUNK OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO THE BACK SEAT APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES FROM THE FRONT SEAT. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS BUCKLED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THE DRIVER REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT, BUT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL LATER BY A FAMILY MEMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL IN MAY OF 2014 BY LEVIS CHEVROLET IN SLIDELL, LOUISIANA FOR AN ELECTRICAL REPAIR ON THE IGNITION, WHICH MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS MELTED, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 08/04/17*LJ *JS