2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

VEHICLE LEAKS GASOLINE. A LOT OF IT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED (SUPPOSEDLY) AS PART OF A RECALL. TOOK THE CAR IN A SECOND TIME BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE, PARTICULARLY AFTER PUTTING GAS IN THE GAR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT IS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK, AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE GAS TANK CRACK COULD VERY WELL BE RELATED TO THE RECALLED FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER MIGHT BE USING THE GAS TANK TO EXPLAIN AWAY THE FUEL PUMP ISSUE. THEY HAVE KEPT MY CAR FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOW AND WANT TO CHARGE ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR TELLING ME THAT IT IS AN ISSUE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE LEAKING FUEL IS ENOUGH TO SET THE CAR ON FIRE. THE DEALER COULD BE EXPLOITING CUSTOMERS (FOR PROFIT) THAT COME IN FOR THE FUEL PUMP RECALL, ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T OBSERVED ANY CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THIS. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 COBALT DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IN AUGUST 2009. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND HE HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING IT BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 192.01. *JB

VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. RENO GUTHRIE CHEVROLET 501 W HANOVER ST NEW BADEN, IL 62265. *TR

FUEL LEAK AT FUEL PUMP MODULE - SEE BELOW MY E-MAIL TO GM, DEALER IS HOLDING MY CAR UNTIL PAYMENT. I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT WITH THE FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK, RUNNING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK - I CAN SMELL GAS WHEN EXITING OR WALKING PAST THE CAR - VIN # [XXX]... TODAY AT 4:56 PM. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A REPLY ON MY INQUIRE. I SPOKE TO A GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO CHEVY DEALER AND IF IT IS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE THAT IS LEAKING, THEY WOULD TALK TO THE DEALER. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER THAT I NEED TO PAY $250.00 FOR THE CAR - WHY? AND I NEVER GAVE THEM AUTHORIZATION TO REPAIR AND I WILL MAKE PAYMENT. THE DEALER IS HOLDING MY CAR FOR PAYMENT. I NEED MY CARE, CURRENTLY I AM USING A RENTAL CAR, WHICH I INTEND TO PUT IN A CLAIM TO GM. PLEASE ADVICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NOTICED SMELL OF LEAKING FUEL. CHECKED RECALL SITE FOR CHEVROLET AND CALLED CHEVROLET RECALL TELEPHONE NUMBER BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL BUT UNDER "SPECIAL WARRANTY". TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT FUEL PUMP WAS UNDER "SPECIAL WARRANTY" BUT THE TANK WAS ALSO LEAKING AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I STRONGLY FEEL THAT NOT ONLY SHOULD THE FUEL PUMP BE COVERED, BUT ALSO THE TANK ITSELF. *TR

THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME STARTING UP... THEN A STRONG GAS FUME SMELL CAME FROM MY CAR.. MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE IT'S LEAKING SO MUCH FUEL.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HOPE GM TAKES RESPONSIBILITY AND FIXES THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMETHING FATAL OCCURS. *TR

GMAC ISSUED RECALL OF 07 COBALTS AS WELL AS OTHER MODEL YEARS REGARDING FUEL PUMP. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WASN'T REGISTERED IN THE FEW STATES INVOLVED, I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. I BELIEVE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. MY CAR WAS IN FLORIDA, FOR A WHILE. I HAVE RELATIVES THERE, BUT SINCE IT'S NOT REGISTERED THERE, SUPPOSEDLY MY ISSUE WASN'T THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN MY BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

HAD POWER STEERING REPLACED 2011 RECALL. IN DEC 2013 POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK TO THE GM DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. THEY STATED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING COLUMN. I ASKED THEM IF THIS WAS ORDINARY FOR THESE CARS HE SAID NO THAT HE WOULD CONTACT GM. LATER THAT DAY HE CALLED TO SAY GM WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY AND PRAY IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN. TODAY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME ALL THE GAUGES ON CAR WENT CRAZY. FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY BUT I HAVE FULL TANK SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE IT DOWN DRIVEWAY IT WAS MAKING FUNNY NOISES. *TR

PARKED VEHICLE AND ENTERED HOUSE. ROUGHLY TWO MINUTES LATER THE NEIGHBOR WAS BANGING ON THE DOOR SAYING THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERHEATING OR SMOKING WHEN WE LEFT IT. WE USED A GARDEN HOSE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE FIRE SEEMS TO HAVE BEGAN AT OR NEAR THE FUSE BOX. IT ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE BURNED INTO THE FUEL LINE. WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND LIVING TWO BLOCKS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR