2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE FOR $942.00. THE STEERING COLUMN REMAINED LOCKED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WHEELS MUST REMAIN STRAIGHT AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE IGNITION TO BE ENGAGED. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS TO FOLLOW UP ON THE DEFECT AND REIMBURSEMENT; HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS NOTIFIED HIM. THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT ON THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIR WHICH HE DENIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,520.

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE ON THEIR OWN, POSSIBLY LOCKING THE STEERING COLUMN AS VEHICLE ENTERED INTO A CURVE. CAUSED DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL GO INTO DITCH, BOUNCE OUT OF DITCH AND LOG ROLL THE VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DOOR LOCKS WERE STILL GOING UP AND DOWN SEVERAL HOURS LATER AT THE VEHICLE IMPOUND YARD AND WAS OBSERVED BY THE POLICE OFFICER AND NOTED IN HIS REPORT. ADDITIONAL. THIS PROBLEM IS MUCH BIGGER THAN BELIEVED! I HAVE A 2011 HHR AND HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH TURN OFF WHEN I HAVE DROPPED THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN TO THE DOWN POSITION WHILE MOVING. I HAVE A HEAVY KEYRING AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THE KEYRING WAS THE PROBLEM. MY OTHER DAUGHTER'S 05 IMPALA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN SHE HIT A BUMP. *TR

MY CAR RADIO AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES TO AUX ON ITS OWN. THIS IS NOT JUST WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP, OR WHEN I'M DRIVING. I CAN BE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT LISTENING TO A RADIO WAITING AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE RADIO CUTS OUT AND I LOOK AND ITS IN AUX MODE. I FIRST NOTICED IT DOING THIS WHEN I WOULD COME OUT TO MY CAR. I HAVE A REMOTE START AND MY RADIO IS ALWAYS ON BUT THE VOLUME TURNED DOWN. FOR THE PAST MONTH OR TWO I NOTICED WHEN I CAME OUT TO MY CAR IT WAS ON AUX. I KNEW I DIDN'T LEAVE IT THAT WAY, SO I WAS SO CONFUSED ON HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I WOULD SWITCH IT TO RADIO AND WHILE I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION IT WAS FINE. THEN IT STARTED TO GET WORSE, HAPPENING WHILE I'M SITTING IN MY CAR IN THE MORNING. I'D TURN IT TO RADIO AND SECONDS LATER IT WAS SWITCHING TO AUX. I'D BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF NOWHERE I LOSE THE RADIO AND LOOK AND IT'S ON AUX. IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST BECAUSE I'M DRIVING OVER A BUMP, OR ITS GETTING BUMPED SOMEHOW. IT NOW HAPPENS EVERYTIME I USE MY VEHICLE. IF I'VE REMOTED STARTED MY CAR, I ALWAYS COME OUT TO IT ON AUX, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW FOR A FACT I HAVE NOT LEFT IT THAT WAY. I STARTED JUST TURNING THE RADIO OFF WHEN I GET OUT OF MY CAR. *TR

REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON DRAGGING CAUSING EXCESSIVE INNER PAD WEAR. REAR BRAKES FREEZE UP. DAMAGED REAR ROTORS. INADEQUATE BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO START MY CAR AND TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT, BUT IT WAS STUCK AND WOULDN'T COME OUT. I GOOGLED HOW TO TAKE IT OUT AND THAT WORKED, WE JUMPED THE CAR THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL ALLTURNED ON. THIS TELLS ME THAT THE CAR'S IGNITOR/SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF I WERE ANYWHERE BUT HOME. *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKED. IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EMIT A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,998.

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR WAS ALREADY REPLACED BACK IN 2010 UNDER MY WARRANTY. NOW, THEY STATE THIS "PROBLEM" WITH THE EPS WAS NEVER A "NATIONAL RECALL" PROBLEM AND ALL REPAIRS WILL BE AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A LOCAL, WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED PUMPING WATER BY ITSELF AND THE WIPERS WENT ON BY ITSELF. WHEN ALL THE WATER WAS PUMPED OUT, THE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT THROUGH THE AC VENTS. I TURN THE AC OFF; PARKED ON THE SIDE, OPENED THE HOOP AND THERE WAS NOT ANY SMOKE COMING OUT ANY WHERE. I RETURNED INSIDE THE CAR TURNED ON, KEPT THE WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE SMELL INSIDE, AND WENT BACK HOME. I REFILLED THE WINDSHIELD PUMP WITH CLEANING FLUID, TURNED THE CAR ON, TRIED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ARE OK. I NOTICED RIGHT AFTER THAT MY AC AND OR HEATER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. I CHECK WITH A MECHANIST WHO TOLD ME AFTER SEVERAL TEST, THAT IT SEEMS THE AC/HEATER CONTROL PANEL WHEN BAD. THIS INCIDENT SCARED THE EXPLETIVE OUT OF MY SON WHO WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THAT TIME. *TR

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 4 MILES AND THEN BACK 4 MILES PARKED CAR. NOTICED GASOLINE DRIPPING IN THE DRIVEWAY. CALLED SERVICE GARAGE AND THEY SAID GET A TOW TRUCK,DANGEROUS TO EVEN TRY AND START CAR, ONE SPARK AND IT COULD EXPLODE. FOUND PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP. HAD ONLY HAD CAR A FEW MONTHS. GARAGE REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND REPLACEMENT WAS DEFECTIVE ALSO. REPLACED IT AND PUT ON A NEW FUEL TANK. SEPT GOT A GM RECALL #12190 NOTICE. TO TAKE IT IN FOR FREE REPAIR TO A DEALER AROUND 40 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. HAD ALREADY PAID ALMOST $800 TO GARAGE WHEN I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. NOW I HAVE A RECALL NOTICE 12045 BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS FOR. CALLED RECOMMENDED GARAGE TO SEE IF THEY HAD PART TO REPAIR (CALLED TWICE NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM). STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE GAS PUMP HAD GONE OUT I BELIEVE A COUPLE OF YEARS EARLIER AND THIS WAS THE SECOND ROUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GO TO A SITE ON LINE THERE IS ONE THAT COBALT DEALERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE HAD, THAT IS HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PRIOR RECALLI THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT IT IS THEY ARE RECALLING THE CAR FOR. IN THE FIRST GAS PROBLEM WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD THE CAR EXPLODE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD HAVE MADE A BIG NOISE. *TR