2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT DUE TO FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR / SYSTEM. AS I LOOKED IT UP I FOUND 2 ADDITIONAL RECALLS WHICH CHEVROLET WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME ON ALL 3. I WAS NOT CONTACTED, AND DO NOT KNOW IF MY CAR HAS HAD THE REPAIRS DONE PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2011. THE 2 OTHER RECALLS ARE AS FOLLOWS. SHIFTER CABLE PROBLEM WITH CAR NOT IN PROPER GEAR, CLIP ON CABLE, IF NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, CHEVROLET IS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CABLE. ALSO, A FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR, CAUSING A FIRE, DUE TO A PLASTIC SUPPLY AND/OR RETURN PORT BREAKAGE ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SHE DROVE 55 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,539.

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED THIS TIME BECAUSE IT REMAINS DEFECTIVE EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS CLAIMED IN 2010. I THINK IT IS MORALLY WRONG OF THEM TO NOT FIX THE SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY FREE OF CHARGE KNOWING THE UNIT IS CONSISTENTLY DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HIS NECK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 12/23/13*LJ

POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON IN THE DASH, WHEEL HARD TO TURN, DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AT 35 MPH, READ MANUAL AND FIND OUT IT HAS ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST MOTOR, CALLED DEALER FOR RECALLS OR WARRANTY, NONE. AMAZING HOW WE CAN SELL VEHICLES THAT DON'T EVEN MAKE IT TO 50K MILES BEFORE TEARING INTO TODAYS THIN WALLETS. VERY SAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON MY CAR. EVERY TWO YEARS IT GETS REPLACED. POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. GM HAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

I DROVE MY CAR AROUND 7:15 AM UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 AM. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN I HEARD THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK. MY FLEX PIPE WAS DISCONNECTED. THIS ATTACHED TO THE MANIFOLD. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED THE REPAIR MAN WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT AND HE DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. SHE EMPLOYED THE ASSISTANCE OF AN ASSOCIATE, WHO WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE TO BE THE FUEL PUMP. HE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN BURNED OFF AND CAUSED WIRES TO BE EXPOSED, EFFECTIVELY CREATING A TICKING TIME BOMB. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.