2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

THE REAR BRAKES FAILED ON MY CAR AT AROUND 28,000 MILES. AS SOON AS I GOT THE NEW ONES INSTALLED THEY STILL ARE TERRIBLE, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WOULD BE SUCH BRAKES THAT FAIL SO EARLY AND COULD CAUSE HARM TO PEOPLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE BRAKES, THEY ARE ENTIRELY TOO UNSAFE. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH STUCK ON. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY AND STALL CAR. FOUND RECALL # 10256 AND CALLED DEALER, DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO RECALL NOTICE. DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO DISABLE CAR. *TR

KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY (WHILE CAR IS RUNNING) TO TURN OFF. ALTHOUGH SUPPORT BULLETIN 10256 REFERENCES THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH 2009 COBALTS, GM AND DEALER ARE SAYING THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AND I HAVE TO PAY TO GET FIXED. THE SUPPORT BULLETIN SAYS DEALERS FIX AT NO COST THROUGH JANUARY OF 2013. BUT...MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SUPPORT BULLETIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND DAMAGE THAT MAY BE CAUSED TO OTHER EQUIPMENT BECAUSE OF CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. I SEE SO MANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ONLINE WITH SOME PEOPLE HAVING ISSUE. HOW DO WE GET THE LIST OF VIN'S UPDATED. HOW DO WE GET THE WORD OUT TO CUSTOMERS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT A KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM DID COMPROMISE WITH ME WITH MY DEDUCTIBLE BUT I HONESTLY THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING SHAFT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN, STEERING SHAFT AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE KEY HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE BATTERY TO DIE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

NOTICE VERY BAD GAS SMELL AFTER ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE STORE HEADING HOME ENGINE WAS HEISTING REALLY BAD. PARKED THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT TURNED OFF THE CAR ASAP. LOOKED UNDER NEATH THE CAR AND SAW FUEL LEAKING I JACKED THE CAR UP WITH THE JACK. I SAW FUEL COMING OUT FROM ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. I CHECK OUT THE FUEL LINES AND NOTICE ONE WAS CRACKED. HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TOMORROW 2/27/12 TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. HAS LESS THEN 80,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS TURBO. THE CONTACT STATED HIS REAR BRAKE PADS WERE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT RAPIDLY. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PAD NEVER MADE ANY NOISE ALERTING THE CONTACT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED THE MECHANIC SHOWED HIM HOW THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

IGNITION SWITCH. COULD NOT TURN OFF ENGINE. COULD TAKE KEY OUT IN ANY GEAR BUT WOULDN'T TURN OFF ENGINE. HAD TO PULL FUSE OUT TO GET IT OFF. FOR 79,732 MILES I THINK THIS IS A HAZARD. *TR

THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THEREFORE THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. THERE IS A SPECIAL BULLETIN #10256 ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM INCLUDING ONLY THE 2009 COBALT HOWEVER AS THERE IS NOT AN OPEN RECALL THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR BECAUSE MY CAR HAS A BRANDED TITLE AND THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR 'OPEN RECALL' ITEMS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT LISTED IN THE GLOBAL DATABASE WHEN MY VIN IS SEARCHED BUT IT NEEDS TO BE LISTED UNDER MY VIN AND THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS CERTAINLY A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE CAR OFF IS TO GET UNDER THE HOOD AND REMOVE THE FUEL RELAY FUSE. IN CASE OF A FIRE THIS WOULD BE A CATASTROPHIC SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

WHEN BRAKING SOFTLY, REAR BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND I'VE STARTED TO NOTICE SLIGHTLY UNEVEN WEAR ON ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE PADS. ALSO OCCASIONALLY WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE WITH FOOT BRAKES APPLIED I CAN HEAR A VERY VERY LOUD SOUND SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT AND WAY LOUDER THEN THE SOUND WHEN MOVING FORWARD. *TR