2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,570. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ CONSUMER CONSULTED SEVERAL MECHANICS AND CAR IS FIXED UPDATED 6/7/18*JB

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. WENT OVER AN ICY BRIDGE. LOST CONTROL, SPUN, AND WENT DOWN HILL AND INTO THE TREES. AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,428. UPDATED 04/22/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE LIGHT AND MESSAGE HAS NOT COME ON SINCE 2/21/16 UPDATED 05/30/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,041.

FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK OF A PLASTIC PART ON THE PUMP , WHEN I CONTACTED G.M. THE RECALL WAS ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. WITH THIS BEING A FIRE HAZARD WHY WAS OHIO NOT PART OF RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTICED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES IN THE LAST DAY. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT VARIES. RECALL 10V073000 SEEMS TO APPLY BUT DEALER SAID IT DOES NOT. NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE EVEN THOUGH MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE YEAR AND MODEL FOR THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LINE FAILURE IN FRONT OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE FUEL LINE VIBRATED ON THE CLAMP OF THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ A LIGHT NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE REPAIR SHOP RECOMMENDED HAVING THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. UPDATED 03/01/16.*JB