2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SHOWED MESSAGE: "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON". TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD THAT CLOCKSPRING WAS BAD. REPLACED CLOCKSPRING, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD THAT WIRING WAS BAD. REPAIRED WIRING, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD THAT RF AIRBAG SENSOR WAS BAD. AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR NEARLY 2 MONTHS NOW. *TR

GOING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE FRONT STRUTS SOUND LIKE THEY BOTTOM OUT. TOOK TO A CERTIFIED MACH. AND STRUTS WERE LEAKS OIL AND GAS. REPLACED THEM COST 559.00 . I AM HAVING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK SHOCKS I THINK WHEN YOU GO OVER A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROAD IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BOTTOM IS FALLING OUT. CAN NOT AFFORD TO GO BACK TO MACH. NOW . NO WARRANT LEFT BUT CAN NOT GET A HOLD OF ANY ONE TO TALK TO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR WILL NOT HONOR THERE PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS BECAUSE THEY WENT UNDER A NEW OWNER. I NEED TO KNOW WHOM I CAN CONTACT. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 43,450 ON MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ONCE THE FUEL TANK BECAME HALF FULL, THE FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FILL HOSE FITTING THAT WAS WELDED/SEALED TO THE PLASTIC GAS TANK SEPARATED CAUSING SPILLAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A 30% DISCOUNT WAS NEGOTIATED ON A NEW GAS TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,010. ..UPDATED 12-05-13 *BF

THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN WHEN I INSERTED THE KEY, THE KEY GOT STUCK. I HAD TO PLAY WITH IT FOR IT TO FINALLY TURN. I TOOK IT TO A CAR LOCKSMITH AND HAD ANOTHER KEY MADE FOR THE CAR WHICH COST ME $100.00. YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 I BEGIN TO ENCOUNTER THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT TURN. I HAVE TO JIGGLE AND PLAY WITH IT FOR THE KEY TO FINALLY TURN AND THE CAR TURN ON. I HAVE READ THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE POSTED VERY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALTS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY CLEARLY QUALIFY AS A RECALL ISSUE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 11/25/13*CN THE EMERGENCY LEVER WOULD NOT HOLD THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN PLACE. A PIECE IN THE LEVER WOULD NOT LET CABLES HOLD TENSION. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE STEERING WHEEL COIL HAD TO REPLACED, TO RECTIFY THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM.

CAR WAS HESITANT TO START; AFTER GETTING THE CAR STARTED, SMELLED FUEL STRONGLY. SAW FUEL LEAKING FROM REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. THERE IS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR MY STATE, BUT THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN NEW YORK SO THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

CAR SMELLED OF GAS SO I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A GAS LEAK. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR. AS I TYPED IN GAS LEAK IN CAR OF 2007 COBALT HOW MUCH TO FIX, A PAGE CAME UP ON ABOUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST AND THEN A IT ALSO AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWER ON THE WEBSITE. ONE OF THE QUESTION WAS THE SAME EXACT QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK SO I OPENED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE GAS LEAK ISSUE. I THEN CALLED THE CHEVEY CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL. THEY SAID THEY WAS NO GAS LEAKEAGE RECALL FOR THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THE ISSUE I HAD WITH MY CAR AND HE WANTED TO TRANSFERE ME TO THE DEALER. I TOLD HIM I SPOKE WITH HIM ALREADY AND HE SAID IT WOULD COST ME ANYWHERE FROM 80-1400 DOLLARS DEPENDING ON WAS THE ISSUE. I SAID ONLINE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GAS LEAK ISSUE AND SINCE I BROUGHT MY CAR USED I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS BROUGHT IN THE STATES THAT HAD THE RECALL. HE ASKED ME FOR A RECALL NUMBER WHICH AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE. I THEN WENT BACK ON LINE TO DO MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT IT DID HAVE A RECALL AND IT SAID THE CHEVY WOULD FIX THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 09V149000 AND THE RECALL NUMBER IS 090226. HOW DO I GET THEM TO FIX MY CAR WITHOUT A CHARGE SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON FUEL PUMP MODULE OR REINBURST ME FOR THE 550 I HAD TO PAY A MECHANIC TO FIX THE GAS LEAK. I DID CALL THEM FIRST, EXPLAINED AND LET THEM KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GAS LEAKAGE ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NONE AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TO CHECK WHERE THE LEAK IS WOULD BE 116.00. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

I CAN SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AS THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING CRACKED AND IT WOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. I TOOK IT TO OUR NEAREST GM DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT BUT SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT FOR THIS CAR. I AM SCARED THE CAR IS GOING TO START ON FIRE BECAUSE NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THE SMELL IS COMING FROM. OR WORSE YET GET CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING! *TR

AFTER BEING SICK FROM THE CHEVY COBALT (HEADACHES AND VOMITING) DUE TO THE STRONG FUEL SMELL, I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR, AT THE TIME I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS BACK, I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO 2 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND ADVANCED AUTO PARTS. ALL 3 SAID THE SAME THING, I HAD A LEAK DUE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD TO JUST TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY'D REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE AS IT WAS THEIR FAULT AND A CHEVY ISSUE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, AND ACTED ENCOUNTERING A RUDE AND CONDESCENDING EMPLOYEE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULDN'T FIX MY CAR WHICH HAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, SO HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? I LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP, BUT CHEVY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR