2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

PLEASE NOTE THAT HYNDAI AUTP HAVE RECALLS ON THEIR CHROME DOOR HANDLES, BUT GM IS IGNORNING THE FACT THAT THEIRS CAN PEEL WITH SHARP EDGES.

AUTOMATIC LOCKING DOORS STARTED UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE(VERY SCARY). W/65,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVING TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL REPAIR PLACES(ONE OF WHICH DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO MAKE THE CHANGE OIL SOON LIGHT GO AWAY AFTER AN OIL CHANGE), I AM NOW QUESTIONNING THE INTEGRITY OF THE REPAIR GUYS. THIS WILL NOT MAKE ME A POPULAR CUSTOMER. SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. MA 10/5 *CN

EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE GAS ODOR COMING FROM CAR WHEN ENGINE RUNNING, EVEN AT IDLE. PREVIOUS RECALLS DO NOT LIST GEORGIA AS STATE FOR REGISTERED/PURCHASED VEHICLES COVERED BY RECALL. GAS LEAK EXISTS IN FUEL SYSTEM SOMEWHERE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER POSTINGS STATING THE SAME FOR THE SAME 2009 CHEVY COBALT LS SEDAN MODEL. HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT CAR FIRE OR EXPLOSION MIGHT OCCUR. WAS GOING TO TAKE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC.

WHILE TEEN DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER (AUTONATION GMC CHEVROLET, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX) TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE POWER STEERING, THEY STATED THAT YES, BUT I HAD ALREADY HAD IT DONE. I HAD NOT RECALLED THAT SERVICE, BUT TURNS OUT I DID TAKE THE CAR IN THREE YEARS AGO FOR A RECALL THAT I DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO INVOLVING A STEERING PART (TURNS OUT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR; THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BACK THEN). I EXPLAINED TO THE FEMALE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I THOUGHT WE HAD ANOTHER BAD POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, THERE WAS NEARLY AN ACCIDENT AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA. SHE STATED THAT WAS FINE, BUT I WAS NOT GOING TO GET ANOTHER FREE POWER STEERING MOTOR! I WAS SPEECHLESS; I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT GM REPRESENTATIVE ONLY CARED ABOUT A $150 PART - OR THOUGHT THAT I ONLY CARED ABOUT A $150 PART, AND NOT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON HUMAN LIFE. I REPLACED THE PART MYSELF WITH ANOTHER OEM POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT THE ORIGINAL STEERING MOTOR RECALL WAS NOT EFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY IF THE SAME OEM MOTOR WAS USED. I WOULD RECOMMEND TO GM THAT ANOTHER RECALL BE ISSUED WITH IMPROVED PARTS. UPDATED 12/11/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

ABOUT THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES WITH IN LESS THAN 30000 MILES. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE CAR. THE PADS WEAR UNEVEN, ONLY THE INTERIOR PAD IS BEING WORN. GM DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE. AND BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS COMPROMISED BY THIS UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT FRONT WENT OUT IN FEB, 2012 THEN IN JULY, 2015 THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT. IN ALL OF OUR OTHER CARS WE HAVE OWNED WE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A WHEEL BEARING LET ALONE TWO SO WE ASSUME THERE MUST BE A DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.