2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL "FIXED" ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AND TODAY I GO TO START IT AND EXACT SAME THING, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, NOW WHEN I SEARCH RECALL FOR MY CAR IT SHOWS NOTHING UNDER MY VIN, NOW I'M STUCK WITHOUT MY CAR BECAUSE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIX IT CORRECTLY AND THE RECALL IS THE OBVIOUS REASON!

AFTER FINDING HER CAR HARD TO START IN THE MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY THE SMELL OF GASOLINE (THE LONGER IT SITS, THE WORSE THE SMELL) MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE. HE FOUND GASOLINE ON TOP OF THE TANK. HE ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUS ISSUE ON THE COBALT FOR A FUEL PUMP MODULE (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN 12V459000). THEY PULLED THE TANK DOWN AND FOUND THE FUEL LINES RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING THE FUEL TO COME OUT IN AN ENCLOSED, INACCESSIBLE AREA. THIS IS A SERIOUS RISK BECAUSE OF THE CHANCE OF A SPARK FROM THE PUMP CONTACTING THESE FUEL VAPORS. IT IS ALSO A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR (OVER $1000 CHARGED) THAT WILL CAUSE PEOPLE TO DELAY IN HAVING IT FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, WHICH INCLUDED NEW IGNITION KEYS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE KEY PAD FOR THE DOORS NO LONGER WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE DOOR LOCKS. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO EMIT A BURNING RUBBER ODOR FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE STARTER KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN A SPECIFIC POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SOMETIMES THE ENGINE AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD FAIL TO START; HOWEVER, ONLY THE TAIL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MICRO SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN LOS ANGELES WHEN HER POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. SHE BARELY MADE IT OVER TO SAFETY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT TOOK ALL OF HER STRENGTH TO TRY TO MOVE THE WHEEL. SHE LOST CONTROL OVER THE CAR. WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE CAR UP AGAIN, IT SEEMED FINE. SHE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE CAREFULLY. SHE WOULD DRIVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AT A TIME BEFORE IT WOULD LOCK UP AGAIN. SHE HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH SOME REALLY SHADY AREAS TO GET HOME SINCE SHE COULDN'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE TOOK HER CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE 2009 COBALTS. THERE ARE ON THE 2010 FOR POWER STEERING. THEY CHARGED HER $139 JUST TO DIAGNOSE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SHE IS WAITING TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. WHEN SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD TO HAVE HER CAR FOR WORK TOMORROW, THEY WERE ADAMANT THAT HER CAR WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING. THIS IS SUCH A DANGEROUS HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,461.

THE CAR LIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. STRONG SMELL OF GAS AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. BEEN GOING ON FOR THE FLICKERING 2 MONTHS NOW. FOR THE FUEL 2 WEEKS NOW

I'M SMELLING A LOUD GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK OF CAR AND LIGHT SMELL COMING HROUGH THE VENTS OCCASIONALLY. I CAN SMELL IT WILL DRIVING AND IT'S LOUDER WHEN IT'S STILL

I SMELLED A FAINT GASOLINE SMELL AND MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WOULD GET HEADACHES DURING CAR TRIPS. THE SMELL GOT WORSE OVER A FEW DAYS AND THEN I NOTICED A GAS DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AREA. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL, HOWEVER PENNSYLVANIA STATE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL / EXPANSION 09V-419 (GM CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12190). MY DAUGHTER SITS RIGHT ABOVE THIS LEAK AND I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED YEARS AGO DUE TO FAULTY WIRING WHICH CAUSED A MELTED MESS INSIDE GAS TANK WHERE PUMP IS LOCATED GM HAS YET TO RESPOND ABOUT THAT ISSUE). THE LEAK IS NOW CONSTANT AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE.

STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM VEHICLE. FUEL DRIPPING FROM BOTTOM OF CAR NEAR FUEL TANK. FOUND FUEL LINES ROTTING AND CAUSING LEAKS ON MULTIPLE SECTIONS STARTING AT THE FUEL TANK UP TO THE ENGINE. PROTECTIVE HEAT WRAP HOLDING MOISTURE AND CAUSING LINES TO ROT.

CAR STARTS HARD, SMELLS LIKE GAS INSIDE AND OUT. WET WITH GAS NEAR GAS TANK WHEN RUNNING. AFTER SITTING A LONG WHILE, NO GAS IS APPARENT ON GAS TANK.