2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, AND THE VEHICLE ALSO BECAME DIFFICULT TO PLACE IN PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000. THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT, AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE.

PUT MY CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, PRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE SEAT BELT AND IT FAILED. I WAS STUCK IN MY CAR FOR OVER FIVE MINUTES BEFORE I DECIDED I HAD TO SLIDE UNDER THE WAIST/LAP RESTRAINT IN ORDER TO AVOID CUTTING THE SEAT BELT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO ENTER THE IGNITION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ONCE THE KEY WAS FINALLY INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE STARTING. ALSO, DURING ACCIDENT STEERING LOCKED UP AND BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

CAR WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT. WHEN CAR WAS STARTED AND NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND FOUND GAS TO BE RUNNING OUT OF BOTTOM. MANAGED TO GET IT HOME. HOME IS VERY CLOSE TO STORE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND HOLES IN THE FUEL LINE. BEGINNING TO RUST OUT. CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND DEVELOPING SEVERE RUST UNDERNEATH. IF NOT HAVE NOTICED LEAK COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE WITH IGNITION SOURCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE FILLED EVERYDAY. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,800.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE A PERSON IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINS OFF. *TR

CAR HAS A HARD YANK AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING OFF. KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. VIBRATION IN ACCELERATOR AND GEAR SHIFTER. LIGHTS ON INTERIOR OF CAR DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF. PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING TODAY AND THE TSM WAS REPLACED AS WELL, AS THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER CAME ON AT ANYTIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS AFTER CAR IS DRIVEN AND HEATED UP. ONLY HAPPENED WHEN LONG TRIP OVER 50 MILES, NOW SINCE IGNITION HAS BEEN CHANGED ON CALL BACK. PROBLEMS HAS WORSENED LIGHTS ON AND OFF, TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT WHEN DRIVING SHORT TRIPS AS WELL AS A CONSTANT VIBRATION. KNOCKING COMING FROM GAS TANK SIDE OF CAR WAS MAINLY DURING COOLER WEATHER NOW HAPPENED WHEN DAY WAS ABOVE 90 DEGREES. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE I THINK AND HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS AND EVEN DEATHS. DO NOT THINK IT WAS KEYS IGNITION. I SERIOUSLY THINK IS IN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PROBLEM SHOULD OF BEEN FIXED WHEN 1ST REPORTED, BUT THEY ONLY RESET THE TRANS COMPUTER. *TR

THE DOORS LATCHES AND THE DOORS OPENERS WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. FOR EXAMPLE: THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH WILL NOT CATCH, THEREFORE YOU HAVE TO TAKE AND MANUALLY PUSH THE LATCH BACK UNTIL IT CLICKS AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO TAKE AN PULL THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME AS PUSHING THE LATCH BACK TO CLOSE THE DOOR. ALL FOUR DOORS ON THE CAR ARE LIKE THAT. SECOND, THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE DUE TO FAILURE TO OPERATE OPENING THE DOOR AS IF IT IS STUCK OR SOMETHING. THE COLOR OF THE CAR IS RED AND THE FIRST TIME THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED, IT WAS REPLACED WITH A PLASTIC SILVER HANDLE. THE HANDLE HAS SINCE THAN BROKE AGAIN AND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE TO OPERATE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED. THIS CAR AND DISFUNCTIONAL PARTS HAS BECOME A NUISANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.