2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,077 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,110.

STARTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. POWER STEERING WARNING CAME UP ON DIGITAL PANEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN SHE WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,205.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFLATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEELS WERE BENT, WHICH ALLOWED AIR TO ESCAPE PAST THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000......UPDATED 05/09/13 *BF UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED AFTER STARTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED, AND THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED NINE TIMES FOR A RECURRING FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LOWER BEARINGS ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE WITH AN ENGINEER, WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE COMPONENT REPLACED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,634. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 01/30/13

WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON 12/1/08. MILEAGE 75 MILES. WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THREE DEALERSHIPS WITH A COMPLAINT OF NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT WAS DETERMINED A LOWER BEARING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. TO DATE THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY LOWER BEARING AND G.M. SAYS THERE ISN'T A FIX FOR IT. I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT'S A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN BEARING AND IF IT SEIZES I WOULD ASSUME IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH/WRECK SINCE STEERING WOULD APPARENTLY NO LONGER BE AN OPTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,527. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.