2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

BACK PASS SIDE DOOR LOCK[2X], STEERING LOCKUP,[FACTORY RECALL] FUEL GUAGUE/TACOMENTOR BOUNCEING,DEALER REPLACED BODY CONTROL SENSOR,NOW CRUIZE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. STILL NOT FIXED,[CC]GUAGUES STILL BOUNCING. GM TECH FROM CORP,INVOLVED,TO TRY TO FIX. IN 3X'S. TOTAL IN 6X'S,3 DIRR REPAIRS.NO CAR LOANER/OR RENTAL,KEPT 2-DAYS.HAD EYE SURGERY AT VETERANS HOSP,HAD TO FIND ANOTHER RIDE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2010 AND I DIDN'T START NOTICING PROBLEMS TILL AROUND SUMMER BUT THEY WERE NOT THAT BAD TILL SEPTEMBER WERE THE CAR STARTED SHOWING STRANGE ELECTRICAL AND STEERING ISSUE. I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER IN OCTOBER AND HAD THE POWER STEERING ISSUE FIXED BUT ITS STILL HAVE ISSUES WERE THE VEHICLE WILL SWERVE BACK AND FORTH IN RETURN I WILL HAVE TO KEEP MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRY TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN THE BLOWER MOTOR THAT BLOWS THE HOT AND COLD AIR SOMETIMES ISTATICALLY REVS UP HIGH AND I HAVE TO TURN OF THE HEATER. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND I ONLY HAVE 10,300 MILES. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES IN THE DASH TEND TO TWITCH RADICALLY WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF SOMETIMES. THEN AT TIMES THE CAR WHEN TURNED ON WILL START TO ACT AS IF IT WAS TO SHUT OFF AND THE LIGHTS WOULD ALL DIM AND THEN IT WOULD STABILIZE. IT HAS DONE THAT ON THE HIGHWAY MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. THE ENGINE AS WELL HAD MADE KNOCKING NOISES TO ITS BEEN AN OFF AND ON THING. *TR

FRONT BRAKES SQUEAL SQUALL AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, REAR BRAKE PAD LIFE IS VERY POOR...ONLY 13,000 MILES ON CAR AND ALREADY LOOKING AT PADS IN 6,000-10,000 MILES. *TR

SUSPENSION SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE BOTTOMING THE CAR OUT ALL THE TIME. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME WE MEET A CROOK IN THE ROAD. SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO BREAK IN HALF. WE FEEL THIS PROBLEM COULD END UP RESULTING IN A CATASTROPHIC DISASTER. TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE BATTERY BRACKET (WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE TRUNK, WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT) WAS LOOSE AND THE FUEL PROTECTOR BRACKET WAS LOOSE (ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR). THE DEALERSHIP TIGHTENED THE BRACKETS AND SAID ALL WAS FIXED. WE DROVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND WE STILL HEARD THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BACK AND THEY SAID, "IT'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING ELSE!" WE HAVE ALSO BEEN PUTTING IN COMPLAINTS ON THE COMFORT OF THIS VEHICLE. IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING FOR MORE THAN 10 MILES AT A TIME, DO NOT PURCHASE A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT LT2. OUR DAUGHTER IN WHICH IS ONLY 25 YRS OLD COULDN'T EVEN RIDE IN THIS CAR FOR 20 MINUTES WITHOUT GETTING A BACKACHE. THESE CARS ARE HORRIBLE IN THE WINTER SNOW AND ICE. THEY ARE OF NO COMPARISON TO THE ORIGINAL CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THEY REALLY SHOULD LOOK INTO GOING BACK TO THOSE LITTLE CARS, FOR THEY ARE GREAT LITTLE CARS ALL THE WAY AROUND. I HAVE A 2002, AND AM SO HAPPY I STILL HAVE IT. I AM TRYING TO TRADE THE COBALT BACK IN AND GMAC IS TELLING US THAT WE WILL HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE RATE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR. WELL WE DON'T WANT THIS LITTLE ICE SKATE, IT IS SO UNSAFE. WHO WOULD WANT TO KEEP AN UNSAFE VEHICLE? I THINK THEY SHOULD REALLY START INVESTIGATED THE SUSPENSION ISSUES SINCE UPON OUR RESEARCH, WE'VE FOUND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2006, AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. MAYBE THAT'S WHY THIS IS THE LAST YEAR FOR THE CHEVY COBALT. THEY SHOULD ALL BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET ON RECALLS AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR HEART ACHE AND UNSATISFACTORY OUTCOMES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO RESEARCH THIS AND GET IT TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS AMERICA! *TR

2010 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. VERY LOUD BRAKE SQUEAL COMING TO A STOP 20KM AND UNDER (LOUDER THAN A CITY BUS). THIS HAS OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY FROM 2500KM. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A DOZEN TIMES, EVERY TIME THEY MACHINE THE BRAKES AND TELL ME THE SQUEAL IS NORMAL FOR HIGH END BRAKES. I HAVE DRIVEN PORCHES, HIGH END PERFORMANCE VEHICLES LIKE STI'S, 350Z'S, S2000'S EVEN HIGH END BMW'S, CORVETTES AND FERRARIS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE A "NORMAL" SQUEAL. *TR

BRAND NEW CAR WITH BRAKE PROBLEM....NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY???? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!!! I BOUGHT MY COBALT SS 2010 BRAND NEW AND START HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM RIGHT AWAY AND GM IS TELLING ME THEN IT'S CAUSE BY DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE HERE QUICK. *TR

I PURCHASED A G.M. CHEVY COBALT LT. 2010 ON AUG. 30. ON CLEARANCE SALES. AND THEN I FOUND THAT THE CAR?S DOOR AJAR SENSOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ALL SENSORS OF THE DOORS DIDN'T WORK UNTIL THE DOOR WAS OPENED OVER 5 INCHES. I VISITED A DEALER SHOP, AND ASKED TO FIX IT. A SALES PERSON KNEW THAT ALL COBALT LTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER CHECKING OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO, ALL TECHNICIANS HAD NOT KNOWN THE PROBLEM UNTIL MY CLAIM. AFTER SEARCHING, A TECHNICIAN SAID TO ME ?IT CAN?T FIXED, USUALLY OTHER VEHICLES ARE INSTALLED TWO SENSORS EACH DOOR, BUT THE COBALT HAS ONLY ONE.? ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER, SERVICE MANAGER HAD TRIED TO ADJUST ALL SENSORS AND TOLD ME "IT IS FIXED PERMANENTLY." BUT 2 WEEKS LATER, DRIVER'S SIDE SENSOR CAME OUT FROM THE VEHICLE, FROM TIME TO TIME THE DOOR AJAR SIGN SHOWS UP ON THE DASH BOARD WITH DING! DING! SOUNDS. EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED COMPLETELY, IT'S A VERY FUNNY CAR! I VISITED G.M. DEALER SHOP AGAIN. THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, DIDN'T, BECAUSE I WANT TO FIX IT THE PROPER WAY, NOT A TEMPORARY NOR TRICKY WAY. MY WIFE AND I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE A REAR DOOR WAS AJAR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ALSO SOMETIMES MY SUNDAY SCHOOL KIDS HAVE TO USE MY CAR COME TO CHURCH. THEREFORE COBALT?S PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS FOR ALL OUR SAFETY. ESPECIALLY WHO LIVES WITH KIDS. I KNOW THAT MY MISTAKE IS BUYING A GM CAR, BUT I'M TRYING TO MINIMIZE IT. I KNOW, G. M. COBALT HAS ANOTHER PROBLEM REGARDING POWER STEERING, ALSO DOOR AJAR SENSOR HAS SERIOUS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT CAREFULLY FOR SAFE DRIVING .THANK YOU. *TR

2010 CHEVY COBALT PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND PUT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP AND WENT TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND IT WOULD NOT TURN. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND IF I HADN'T FULLY PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND NEITHER WAS THE ISSUE. TRIED TO GET IT OUT A COUPLE TIMES THEN EVENTUALLY CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY TOLD ME THE TOW GUY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK BUT WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME HE COULDN'T GET IT OFF I SPOKE TO HIM AND TOLD HIM I DID NOT HAVE A RIDE HOME AND I WAS AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME. HE SAID I COULD DRIVE IT HOME. THE CAR WAS IDLE FOR OVER 2HRS AND USED ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS. I DROVE IT HOME AND STALLED IT BY PUTTIN IT IN 1ST GEAR AND LETTING UP OFF THE CLUTCH. THEN UN HOOKED THE BATTERY. I WILL BE BRINGING IT TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. TODAY'S DATE 11-12-2010 8:21PM PREVIOUS ISSUES AS WELL WHEN ITS VERY COLD OUT WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE CONSOLE NEAR THE RADIO IT SHUTS OFF AS WELL. *TR

2009 CHEVY COBALT KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. WENT TO TURN MY CAR OFF YESTERDAY 11/8/2010 AND THE KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT. CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR

ELECTRONIC DEVICES ENGAGING PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SEATBELT NOTIFICATION. WHEN I PUT AN AC ADAPTOR (LIGHTWEIGHT), OR MOST ELECTRONIC DEVICES, SOMETIMES EVEN JUST MY IPOD, ON MY PASSENGER SEAT IT THINKS A PERSON IS SITTING THERE. IF I WERE TO CRASH THIS WOULD BE A BIG PROBLEM AIRBAGS ARE EXPENSIVE, PLUS THE CAR IS ALWAYS BEEPING AT ME. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID, WELL YOU JUST CANNOT PUT IT THERE. THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN FOR YOU, I EVEN ASKED IF THEY COULD AT LEAST PUT A CENTER CONSOLE IN. (ANSWER: NO) I AM REPORTING THIS AS PROPERTY DAMAGE BECAUSE THEY WON'T FIX MY CAR WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, THEN LET ME DRIVE OFF WITH AN UNSAFE CAR. SO BE CAREFUL WITH PUTTING YOUR ELECTRONICS ON YOUR PASSENGER SEAT IT COULD MEAN TOTALING YOUR CAR, AIRBAGS ARE EXPENSIVE. ALSO MY COBALT DOES NOT HAVE A CENTER CONSOLE SO THERE IS NO WHERE ELSE TO PUT MY ELECTRONICS, WHICH TO ME SEEMS LIKE A BOUGHT A DAMAGED VEHICLE. I CANNOT USE THE FUNCTIONS IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE, LIKE THE AUX INPUT, BECAUSE I HAVE NOWHERE TO PUT THE MP3 PLAYER WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE PASSENGER SEAT ALARM/AIRBAG. BE CAREFUL AND HELP ME COMPLAIN. THIS IS VERY SHADY, ALSO RIGHT AFTER I GOT MY CAR THEY (THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP) ACKNOWLEDGED MY COBALT WAS PART OF THE AFFECTED "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" CARS, NOW THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT IT ANYWHERE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY HAD A FIX FOR IT, AND YET I WAS NEVER CONTACTED AND I JUST GOT CONTACTED ABOUT MY POWER STEERING RECALL WITH NO MENTION OF THE OTHER PROBLEM THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED, AFFECTED MY CAR. I DON'T THINK THERE IS COINCIDENCE RECALLS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE SAME PEOPLE THAT CONTROL GM, THE GOVERNMENT. IT TOOK GM 5 YEARS TO START FIXING THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM, THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING GENERAL MOTORS, YOU ARE REALLY BUYING GOVERNMENT MOTORS, AND YOUR PROTECTED BY THEIR WONDERFUL RECALL COVERUP PROGRAM. *TR