2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ALONG, GETTING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP ONTO A MAIN HWY, I REACHED OVER TO TURN MY DEFROSTER OFF, WHEN THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT, I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL BUT NEVER GOT TOTAL CONTROL ALTHOUGH I DID GET BACK ONTO THE ROAD. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAR JERKED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I REALIZED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT MOVING-IT WAS LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN IT. I THEN HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HWY AND THEN CAME ACROSS TO THE SOUTH SIDE HITTING THE CONCRETE BRIDGE RAILING. THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HAD SUPPOSEDLY BEEN CORRECTED BUT THE IGNITION LOCKED UP ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH) AND 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST, SINCE APRIL 2014, DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. FOR OVER A MONTH, THE KEY HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *JB

IN 2012, MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WAS RECALLED FOR A POWER STEERING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN NEBRASKA WHERE THEY PERFORMED THE WORK BUT STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PERMANENTLY. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND ENDED UP PAYING TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK OR SO. I TRIED TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I COULD GET THIS ISSUE FIXED BUT THEY JUST SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO EXCEPT PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN / RACK AND PINION. WHEN THE IGNITION RECALL CAME OUT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRICK'S CHEVROLET IN CARY, NC. THEY PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR AND I WAITED FOR 3 MONTHS TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED. I ASSUMED THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FIX THE POWER STEERING SINCE IT WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER RECALL AND THE RECALL WAS NOT EVER HANDLED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, GM STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD FIXED THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND THAT BETWEEN THE CURRENT POWER STEERING RECALL AND THE ONE FROM 2012, THERE HAS TO BE A CONNECTION THAT THIS CAR'S STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS NOT EVER PROPERLY FIXED. GM ASKED THAT I COME PICK MY CAR UP AND IS REFUSING TO DO ANY FURTHER REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY FEEL THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND THAT I WAITED TOO LONG (I WASN'T WAITING ON ANYTHING - I HAD BEEN EXPECTING GM TO HONOR THE RECALL AT SOME POINT IN TIME. I BELIEVE THAT GM HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF ME BECAUSE I AM A YOUNG WOMAN AND DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. *TR

8/6/14 I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT IN IT TO GO TO LUNCH IT WOULDN'T START I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW LEGEND BATTERY FROM NAPA ON 2/13/14 GOT IT JUMPED DROVE IT TO NAPA THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER ONE THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING THE WHOLE CAR LOST POWER AND CUT OFF WHILE I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. MY LOCKS ON THE DOORS ARE JUMPING UP AND DOWN, MY SPEAKERS ON THE DOORS ARE GOING IN AND OUT. MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED YET THEY TELL ME IT TAKES 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE PART GETS IN. I AM FRUSTRATED ABOUT THIS, THIS IS NOT SAFE AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW PAID FOR AND I'M HAVING ALL KINDS OF ISSUE. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD TRAP A DRIVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING A DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO MAKE APPT. NO PART AVAILABLE. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP REGULARLY AND NO PART AVAILABLE. IT IS NOW AUGUST AND PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (COMPONENT NOT LISTED), HOWEVER THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SEAL AT THE FILLER NECK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.