2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO LET ANOTHER CAR OUT AND AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE CAR MADE THE CHIME NOISE AS IF IT WAS TELLING ME TO PUT ON MY SEATBELT SECONDS LATER POWER STEERING WAS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD THE RPM GAUGE WAS JUMPING, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH, LOW FUEL BLINKING ON DASHBOARD WITH FULL TANK OF GAS, STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, SECURITY LOCK LIGHT IS ON, TRANSMISSION CLICKS WHEN SHIFTING. CALLED THE DEALER I FINANCED THE CAR FROM HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP CALLED PRECISION AUTO SERVICES HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT PROBLEM SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE SO I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INFORM WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET AND THEY DID A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH ALSO SAID THERE WAS A BROKEN SHIFT CABLE INSTALLED A NEW CABLE, THEY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT. AFTER ALL THAT I PICK UP CAR AND MAKE PAYMENT A WEEK AND A HALF LATER CAR DOES THE SAME THING. I CALL AND EXPLAIN TO SERVICE ASSISTANT MANAGER HE SAYS THAT HE DIDN'T CHECK FOR POWER STEERING AFTER I EXPLAINED WAS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF HAVING THE CAR LOOKED AT LONG STORY SHORT HE GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND SO I THOUGHT TO LOOK ELSEWHERE I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED FREE OF CHARGE HE SAID THAT THERE WERE LOTS OF CODES ON MY CAR. BUT THE CAR WAS BACK TO NORMAL AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM TOOK IT BACK HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WHOEVER DISCONNECTED A REMOTE STARTER ON MY CAR DIDN'T DO IT PROPERLY CAUSING THE MODULES IN THE CAR TO NOT COMMUNICATE. I PAID TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED 2 WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM NOW MECHANIC TELLS ME ITS TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WHICH COSTS ALMOST $500 WHICH IS OVER MY BUDGET. I'M MAKING PAYMENTS ON SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK SAFE AND COMFORTABLY. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE FILLER ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL TANK AND, AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

SEATBELT WILL NOT BUCKLE. HUSBAND HAD TO SLIDE OUT UNDER THE SEATBELT AND WE CANNOT GET IT UNSTUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,300.

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, IT WAS DRIPPING GASOLINE ONTO THE MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD AND ONTO THE PAVEMENT. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SEE THAT CERTAIN CHEVY COBALTS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP CRACKING AND LEAKING. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONES UNDER RECALL, THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED CAUSING THE LEAK. WHEN I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, I WAS TOLD SORRY YOUR VIN # IS NOT UNDER RECALL. I AM NOT HAPPY THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED CARS BUT I AM STUCK PAYING THE BILL FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED ALONG WITH THE REST. *TR

THE AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR, TOOK CAR TO GM DEALER AND STATED THAT THERE WAS BROKEN WIRE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE RETRACTOR AND CLEAR CODE. HAVING HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS IS NOT SAFETY RELATED AND WHY I AM HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS. THIS PART DOES NOT HARDLY MOVE AND SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO MOVE SO MANY REVOLUTIONS. MY OPINION THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. *TR

THE KEY IS STUCK ON THE ON POSITION AN STUCK IN THE IGNITION {CAN NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION }. *TR

COBALT WILL RANDOMLY DISPLAY CAR LOCK SYMBOL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE GAUGES ON THE DASH (SPEEDOMETER, GAS, ETC.) BEGIN TO FLASH BACK AND FORTH, AND ERROR MESSAGES COME UP SAYING "NO FUEL", "POWER STEERING" AND ROTATE BETWEEN THE TWO. WHILE THE CAR IS DOING THIS, IT BECOMES HARD TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SURGES RANDOMLY. IT'S HAPPENED FREQUENTLY, AND WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS, ALL WHO CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER, AND STILL ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING WHEN THE GAUGES START TO GO CRAZY, AND THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO THINK IT'S OUT OF GAS, EVEN ON A FULL TANK. WE HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH CHEVROLET CARS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT WE NO LONGER WISH TO PURCHASE FROM THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED ON 0 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NUMEROUS DEALERS, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.