2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STARTING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, AS THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. A PROBLEM ALSO DEVELOPED WITH THE GEAR SHIFT. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AGAIN. THERE WAS A VIBRATION, COMING FROM THE FRONT ON THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 12/17/14. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 2007 COBALT STARTED TO SMELL LIKE FUEL THE PAST FEW MONTHS AT FIRST OUTSIDE THEN STRONG ON INSIDE. MY FATHER LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, AND NOTICED AROUND WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED FUEL WAS SPILLING OVER AND WAS ALSO IN THE TRAY UNDER GAS TANK. WE CALLED A DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THEIR IS A RECALL , BUT OUR STATE INDIANA WAS NOT INCLUDED. HOW CAN THIS BE , THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD, AND POSSIBLE DEATH TRAP. IF YOU ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT IT SHOULD BE EVERY WHERE. INDIAN HAS HAD EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS MPH, THE RPM GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER FLUTTER BETWEEN 0 TO 20 MPH AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE SECURITY LOCKS AND POWER STEERING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURES RECURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT IS MAKING KNOCKING WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS, GO OVER BUMPS, OR JUST SET IN THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A MECH AND THEY TOLD ME ITS MY SWAY BAR LINKS AND MY STRUT/SHOCK IS LEAKING. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN A SWAY BAR LINK FAIL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND NOT THAT VERY MANY MILES ON THE CAR. IT LOOKS AS THOU I AM NOT THE ONLY CHEVY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS SERIOUS ISSUE! I KNOW I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULATOR PUMP CONNECTION POINTS WERE CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING, SERVICE ENGINE, AND SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, BUT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEVER EXPERIENCED IGNITION FAILURE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON AND MY CAR DIED DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, LUCKILY IT WAS IN THE EARLY MORNING AND THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND. I HAVE A STANDARD VEHICLE SO I JUST SHIFTED DOWN AND COASTED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND GOT THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. WITHIN A MONTH OF GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON AND THE BRAKES DISINTEGRATED AND TOTALLY FAILED ON ME. I FORTUNATELY KNEW HOW TO HANDLE MY CAR IN A SITUATION SUCH AS THIS BUT I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. I EXPRESSED MY EXTREME CONCERNS FOR SAFETY AND HOW I NEEDED TO GET INTO A SAFER VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN HELPED AND I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH. I NEED HELP TO GET INTO A SAFER VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND MY SON. *TR