2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM BEGINNING. WE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. NOT TWO MONTHS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO FAIL (OUR SON WAS A LITTLE OVER 2-1/2 YEARS OLD. I HAD TO PULL OVER AS FAST AS I COULD TO KEEP US FROM CRASHING. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BY NOTICE ONLY BY THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN AND SERVICED. HENCE BULLETIN #10023 (POWER STEERING MOTOR) PERFORMED ON 5/25/2010. PROBLEM 2 I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE: THE MECHANIC TOLD ME WHERE I GET MY OIL CHANGED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON COBALT FOR THAT PROBLEM, SO I RESEARCHED IT ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE WAS "NO RECALL" SO TO SPEAK ON MY VIN#- -MY MOTHER WAS TOLD THERE WAS AGAIN NO RECALL THAT MATCHED MY VIN NUMBER THE CHEVY COBALT HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING GAS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S ALSO PART OF THAT RECALL AND THE ONE THAT WAS ON THE CAR WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MORE THAN A FIRE--IT COULD HAVE BLOWN UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. YET AGAIN THE LIAISON PROVIDED ME WITH THIS: #12191 (FUEL TANK MODULE) PERFORMED ON 10/10/2012. ON TO THE THIRD RECALL- LOW THE CURRENT RECALL, 13454, IS NOW SHOWING FOR YOUR VIN AND WE ARE SENDING OUT NOTICES THIS WEEK WITH MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS ALL BUT FALLEN OFF, OUT OF WARRANTY AGAIN THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS, SO AROUND TURNS AND CORNERS MY CAR GETS LOUD. DON'T EVEN LET ME GET STARTED THE UPHOLSTERY IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE WATER ALONE STAINS IT. ALONG WITH THE STRUTS MAKING NOISES WHEN THE CAR TURNS, THE A/C ISSUE HAVING THAT REPLACED, THE BREAKS, THE ROTORS TURNED WHEN DOES IT STOP. I ALSO FOUND THAT IT WAS VERY POSSIBLE THE AIRBAG SITUATION WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AS WELL (HENCE THE FAULTY IGNITION KILL SWITCH). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES DATING BACK AS FAST AS 4 YEARS AGO. IN 2013 MY CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND SPENT CLOSE TO $300 TO FIX IT. IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. I AM IN THE GM RECALL FOR COBALTS. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT BILL FOX IN ROCHESTER MI WAITING FOR PARTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR EVEN IF THE PART COMES IN AND I AM GETTING THE CAR BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO REPAIRED MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. IT WAS ABOUT 10:00AM IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. I COULD NOT EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION BEFORE MY COBALT BEGAN TO GIVE OUT ON ME. I MADE A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP SIGN, AND MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO "ROLL" I WOULD SAY, BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER OR PRESS THE BRAKES. BASICALLY THE CAR HAD CUT OFF WITHOUT ME KNOWING. I DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN SINCE IT WAS ON A FULL TANK OF GAS. BUT ANYWAYS AS IT WAS ROLLING IT WAS PULLING TOWARDS THE RIGHT SINCE THAT'S HOW MY STEERING WHEEL WAS ALREADY TURNED FROM ME MAKING A RIGHT AT A STOP SIGN. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO STOP AND I WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL DRIFTING OFF INTO PEOPLES YARDS. THE CAR ROLLED INTO A BRICK MAILBOX. IT HIT PRETTY HARD. THE BRICK MAILBOX CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE GROUND AND LUCKILY FELL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I SLUNG FORWARD ONE THE CAR HIT THE MAILBOX. I BLACKED OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A PANIC ATTACK WHICH CAUSED ME TO GO INTO AN ASTHMA ATTACK. I HAVE ASTHMA PRETTY BAD. THE AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS ALL SMASHED IN AND ALL THE FUELS HAD LEAKED OUT. BECAUSE I SLUNG FORWARD I HAD WHIPLASH, AND ALSO A KNOT ON MY HEAD AND A SWOLLEN BUSTED LIP. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR A WHILE DUE TO THE PACK NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AND OF COURSE THE CAR WAS TOTALED OUT, WHICH ALSO LEFT ME WITH NO TRANSPORTATION. *TR

I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR'S DIALS WOULD NOT WORK THEN START BOUNCING AROUND. THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WOULD READ OUT, I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING. IF I SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD TAKE MORE OF AN EFFORT TO GET THE CAR UP TO SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD JUMP IN TO GEARS HARD. IT WOULDN'T SHIFT SMOOTH. NONE OF THE GAUGES WOULD WORK, AND IF THE A/C WAS ON IT WOULDN'T WORK. WHEN IT STARTED BACK WORKING, THE ENGINE LOCK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITH OUT JERKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND FOUR ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN STARTED, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD ONLY OPEN MANUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO A TRAFFIC STOP AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIME FRAME FOR THE DEFECT TO BE REMEDIED WAS UNREASONABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,728.

AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOCKED IT SELF WHILE THE KEYS WAS IN THE IGNITION! THEN SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON! JUST LAST WEEK THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF! I'M 58 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED AND LIVE ON VERY LITTLE MONEY EACH MONTH! SO I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED! I'M FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW ! PLEASE HELP! GOD BLESS, THANK YOU! *TR