2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

POWER STEERING, ALL ELECTRICAL, GAUGES, AND LIGHTS WOULD FLASH , STEERING COVERED UNDER RECALL, BUT HAVE NOW HAD A FEW ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR

FUEL TANK CRACKED,DAMAGED, AND TAMPERED WITH, STATED FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALER.I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND NEVER HAD ANY FUEL SYSTEM WORK DONE. LEAKS LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND AND IN PASSENGER CABIN, CAUSING A ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

COULDN'T TURN KEY TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN PARK. TO GET THE CAR TO START I MUST GIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL, WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE KEY. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

RECENTLY MY 2007 COBALT THAT I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR ABOUT A YEAR STARTED TWITCHING OUT ON THE DASHBOARD. I STARTED THE CAR TO FIND THE GAUGES FLUTTERING, THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, IT FLASHED POWER STEERING AND LOW FUEL ( CAR HAS FULL TANK) AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE. I PULLED IT INTO TO DRIVE WHERE IT CLUNKED HARD AND THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE SHIFTER AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES AND IT RESET THE COMPUTER WITH NO PROBLEMS THUS FAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN OK FOR THE LAST DAY AND A HALF UNTIL TODAY WHEN VERY QUICKLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND WENT OFF.THE DRIVER SIDE SPEAKER STOPPED WORKING BUT FLASHES ON RANDOMLY AS WELL AS THE RADIO BUTTONS DON'T WORK FROM TIME TO TIME. I NOTICED A LOT OF RECALLS AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PEOPLES VEHICLES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND HAVE THEM FIXED, I FEEL MY SAFETY IS AT RISK, ESPECIALLY IF THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING.

I HAVE NOTICED SOME SMALL CLICKING NOISES FROM THE REAREND OF MY CAR, AND NOW THAT I'M LIVING IN CANADA, I'M REQUIRED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SAFETY TESTED, SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THIS SAFETY INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO A CRACKED REAR COIL SPRING. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED BY THIS AND AFTER TALKING WITH THE SHOP OWNER IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET COBALTS. THIS MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS IN CANADA LET ALONE ANYWHERE ELSE, AND AFTER HEARING THIS REPORT AND READING FORUMS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND MAKE CHEVROLET MAKE THIS A RECALL SINCE IS NOT THAT BIG OF A JOB, BUT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. *TR

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CARE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I NOTICE THAT THE GASOLINE RUNS OUT TOO FAST. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE HAD TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, FUEL PUMP. OR SOME KIND OF FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AS THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.