2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND IT WAS RAINING ON THE EXPRESSWAY BUT BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE CITY I LIVE IT HAD STOP. I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS TURNING A LEFT ON THE STREET I LIVE ON. I HAD MADE MY TURN AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND AFTER I HAD MADE MY TURN THE CAR WAS STRAIGHT FOR AWHILE THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR ACTED UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE WHEELS OR SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT MADE MY CAR MAKE A SHARP U-TURN GOING IN FRONT OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. MY CAR WENT STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF A CAR AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STOP SO SHE HIT ME AND WE BOTH WENT ONTO THE ISLAND. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED BUT LUCKILY WE WERE BOTH GOING SLOW THAT NONE OF US WERE HURT BUT OUR CARS WERE IN BAD CONDITIONS. I'M LOOKING AT 3,000 DAMAGE ON MY CAR, AND PROBABLY 4,000 DAMAGE TO HER CAR. I WANT TO SAY IT WAS BC OF THE RAIN, BUT THE ROAD WASN'T WET AND I JUST GOT NEW TIRES AND JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE. I MAINTAIN MY CAR VERY WELL SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THAT WOULD HAPPEN. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WITH LOW MILES. * LD THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, WAS $2100. *JB

ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 9TH, 2014 I WAS DRIVING EAST ON RT 70. IT BEGAN TO RAIN HEAVILY AT APPROXIMATELY 4:50PM AND I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE SUDDENLY VERY STIFF. I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE WORKING. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND TRIED TO MOVE TO THE MIDDLE LANE, TO THE RIGHT LANE SO I COULD GO TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE LANES, THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING. I MANAGED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY SO THAT I COULD SWITCH LANES. THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE AN AVAILABLE SHOULDER SO I TRIED TO SPEED UP. I WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE MY SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN NATURALLY BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP UNTIL I GOT TO THE SHOULDER AND PUSHED EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BREAKS AND HELD DOWN ON THE BREAK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE RADIO WAS STILL WORKING AND THE HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE WORKING AGAIN BY TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND TURNING THE IGNITION BACK ON. I THINK MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE ONSTAR ON THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE BUTTON WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO BREAK PROPERLY WITH MY VEHICLE. THE LADY I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT SHE WAS SEEING SOME PROBLEM WITH MY BREAKS BUT I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY AND THEY FOUND NO CODES FOR MY VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY FIXED THE IGNITION RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT MIGHT HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AND BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS TERRIFYING AND I'M JUST GLAD THAT I WASN'T KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WANTED TO CHANGE OIL; HAD SMELLED GASOLINE FROM TIME TO TIME; CLOSER INSPECTION SHOWED LEAK AT FUEL TANK AREA. COULD NOT DRIVE DUE TO RISK OF INJURY TO FAMILY, INCLUDING TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD. *TR

I CALLED THE DEALER WE PURCHASED OUR 2009 COBALT FROM BACK IN 5/5/14 TRYING TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEMS. TWICE A MONTH I CALLED BACK UP UNTIL TODAY AND THE ANSWER THEY GAVE ME WAS THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON PARTS. THEY TRANSFERRED ME TO THE VOICE MAIL OF A PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS HANDLING ALL THE RECALLS. I CALLED BACK IN THE AFTER NOON THE SAME DAY AND GOT THE SAME VOICE MAIL. I THEN DECIDED TO CALL 800/204-0261 NUMBER GIVEN TO ME ON CORRESPONDENCE FROM GM IF I HAD BEEN WAITING MORE THAN 30 DAYS FOR A RESPONSE. THE GIRL AT THIS NUMBER CALLED THE SAME DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF SHE COULD GET AN ANSWER. IT WAS THE SAME ANSWER. THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON PARTS. THE CEO OF GM [XXX] BARRA SENT A LETTER STATING THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ORDERS WERE GOING TO BE COMPLETED BY OCT. 2014. IT IS THE SECOND WEEK OF OCT. AND WE ARE STILL UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR APPT. TO FIX THE TWO RECALLS FOR OUR COBALT. IN ADDITION, NO ONE (DEALERSHIP OR GM EMPLOYEES) CAN TELL US WHEN THE PARTS WILL EVEN BE IN. JUST BECAUSE GM HAS RECOGNIZED, AND ADMITTED PUBLICLY, THAT THESE FAULTY PARTS CAN, AND HAVE CAUSED DEATH, DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE DELAY IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLES. GET ME A REPAIR DATE BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS. WE, AND SO MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN PLENTY PATIENT . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

I HAVE A DISTINCT FUEL ODOR AFTER DRIVING COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. ALSO THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO START. IT TAKES AT LEAST THREE TRIES BEFORE THE ENGINE TURNS OVER. I AM VERY MUCH AFRAID OF A FIRE STARTING. *TR I WAS TOLD IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. THE RECALL SHOULD BE FOR ALL 2009 COBALT NOT JUST A SELECT FEW. I BELIEVE GM IS TRYING TO PULL ANOTHER FAST ONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIG TAIL AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. 2 HOURS LATER, GOT A CALL THAT THE MODULE HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO BECAUSE THE CONNECTION IT MADE TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD BURNED OUT AND FUSED ITSELF TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE SERVICE TECH STATED THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXPOSED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION INSIDE THE FUEL TANK HAD MELTED, AND IF WE HAD BEEN LOW ON FUEL, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE. *TR