2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PARTS AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPOINTMENT THE DEALER STATED PER THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO RESOLUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,882 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,800.

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS UNAVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD AFTER RECEIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE, LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICK-UP, AS THE REPAIRS HAS BEEN MADE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK ON ITS OWN. *JB

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I TAKE THE CAR TO CAMINO REAL CHEVROLET TO DO THE RECALL FOR IGNITION KEY ON 6/9/2014, I GET BACK MY CAR ON THE SAME DAY AND GO HOME. I FEEL THAT THERE IS SOME PROBLEM ON CONTROL OF SPEED. ON 6/11/2014, I WENT OUT WITH THE CAR FOR A FEW MILE, THE CAR BEGAN LOST POWER AND SLOW DOWN. SO I CALLED AAA TO TOW MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INVESTIGATE, THEY ASK ME FOR A CHECKING FEE OF $300 AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PART, IT WILL BE OTHER PROBLEM. SO I SEARCHED THE INTERNET THERE IS MORE RECALL ON THAT MODEL ON THE FUEL PUMP AND OTHER, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE FOR ME. SO I CALLED GM, THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR, I DON'T KNOW WHY? INFORMATION I SEARCHED FROM THE INTERNET SAID THAT THE WRONG COMPUTER PROGRAM, CONNECTION, CODED KEYS ANTI-THEFT FUNCTION WILL AFFECT THE CAR FROM STARTING. THEY NEVER CHECK THAT AND TOLD ME TO PAID FOR CHANGING THE FUEL PUMP. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I HAVE NO CAR TO USE OVER ONE WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE CHROME COVERING ON THE DOOR HANDLE HAD DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WASALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH KEY AND COMPUTER SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TWO PREVIOUS REPAIRS, PRIOR TO THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF