2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V1710009 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS SINCE THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/25/14*LJ

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE TEMP LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING 240 DEGREES AND THE FAN KICKED ON AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE TEMP LIGHT CAME BACK ON AT 304 DEGREES AND THE CAR DIED WHILE IN MOTION. WITHOUT SPENDING ALOT OF MONEY TO FIND SPECIFICS, THE MECHANIC IS UNSURE WHY THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN ITS ENTIRETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IN WHICH DISABLES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE FAULT. THIS DIAGNOSIS WAS VERIFIED BY BERGSTROM CHEVROLET IN APPLETON, WISCONSIN. AFTER NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH GM AND BERGSTROM CHEVROLET, THEY DECIDED NOT TO COVER THE COST BECAUSE OF EXPIRED WARRANTY. *TR

THE POWER STEERING, IN THIS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, STARTED FAILING INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, THOROUGHLY FRIGHTENING HER. WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL I ASKED THEM ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED IN THE 2010 RECALL, (LESS THAN 4 YEARS AND ABOUT 46,000 MILES AGO) THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. AS YOU KNOW, A COMPONENT THIS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT THESE FREQUENT RATES. THIS CONSTITUTES NOT ONLY A MAJOR EXPENSE TO REPAIR A PROBLEM WHICH SHOULDN'T BE OCCURRING IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO THE OPERATOR, PASSENGERS, AND OTHER MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS AS WELL. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I SUSPECT THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS USED WEREN'T ANY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALS, AS EVIDENCED BY THIS FAILURE AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SINCE READ ABOUT. A NEW RECALL HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2010 MODEL YEAR FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, YET, THIS MODEL YEAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE PRIOR RECALL. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD STAND BEHIND WHAT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW ISSUE THAT HAS YET TO BE PERFECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ 55MPH AND THE POWER STEERING CUTS OFF, THE POWER BRAKES CUT OFF, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, THE TURN SIGNALS START GOING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM, THE GAUGES JUMP UP AND DOWN NONSTOP. I JUST PICKED UP MY CAR AND WAS TOLD IT REFERENCED TSB#08-07-30-021 (NHTSA#10025402). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SHOP REFERENCED THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODES FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT: P0575 U7300 U0121 U0140 THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR AROUND ME AT THE TIME BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY STEER THE VEHICLE, BRAKE, OR ACCELERATE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK LOCATED AT THE SEAL OF THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,791. UPDATED 9/11/14*CN UPDATED 1/20/2015 *JS