2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON AND IT WOULDN'T START. AS I TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION IT LOCKED ITSELF IN AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE IT.I WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT THE CAR JUMP BUT I COULDN'T PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO MOVE IT TO A POSITION TO GET A JUMP BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT IS ALSO LOCKED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THIS CAR AS IS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE CREATED A HOLE IN PISTON. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TURN SIGNALS TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE AND/OR INOPERABLE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER TURNING, ENGINE LIGHT ON CONTINUOUS AND NOT ABLE TO DETECT REASONS, DEALERSHIP REJECTED REQUEST TO IDENTIFY CAUSE AND EFFECT OF ENGINE LIGHT, CAR MAKING POPING SOUNDS, IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOT ADDRESSED. THE ONLY KNOWN RECALL REPAIR AND OR RECORD OF REPAIR IS FOR FUEL LEAKAGE. ALL "IN MOTION" RELATED PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS COME OUT OF NO WHERE AND ONGOING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TURNER CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1005 E. MAIN ST, PARK HILLS, MO 63601, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND AFTER PARKING IT AND GETTING OUT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM SO DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND DROVE THE CAR A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME AFTER UPON LEAVING THE CAR SMELLED AGAIN A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I DECIDED TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR AND SAW GAS LEAKING FROM IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. I QUIT DRIVING THE CAR AND LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THERE WERE. I CALLED A COUPLE CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND ASKED IF THEIR WAS A RECALL AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT IT TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND IF SO THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. KNOWING THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE I RENTED A CAR DOLLY AND BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AWAY. AFTER INSPECTION WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY BUT THE GAS LINES. WE HAD TO PAY $634 TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. REPAIR WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY 2020.THE CAR HAD ROUGHLY 88,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME PROBLEM NOTICED.

MY 2007 SUPERCHARGED COBALT HAS BEEN LEAKING GAS LIKE A PIG. IT IS COMING FROM THE EXPOSED PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP THAT HAS RUSTED THROUGH MY GAS LINE AND SLOWLY RUSTING THROUGH MY BRAKE LINE NOW AS WELL. THIS IS A HUGE DESIGN FLAW AS THERE IS DEFINATELY ROAD SALT THAT GOT BETWEEN THE PLASTIC CLIP AND GAS LINE EATING AWAY AT THE METALS AND RUSTING. THE GAS LINE IS RIGHT ABOVE MY HOT EXHAUST AND THE LINE AND REPAIR IS STUPID EXPENSIVE AND CONSIDERING ALL THE OTHER 3 FUEL RECALLS ON THIS CAR I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MY CAR BARELY HAS 100,XXX MILES AND COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE UNTIL I HAVE THE $900 I WAS QUOTED TO FIX THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE AIR BAGS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING, AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ONE YEAR AGO I WAS EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK NEAR MY REAR LEFT WHEEL, CLOSE TO WHERE THE LINE CONTACTED THE MOUNTING BLOCK. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, AND I NEEDED TO HAVE THE LINES REPLACED BEFORE MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, OBVIOUSLY. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC (BECAUSE I AM A STUDENT AND COULDN'T AFFORD THEIR $1300 ESTIMATE) AND THEY REPAIRED IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT MODEL 2008 AND 2009 COBALTS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS EXACT LEAK. MY CAR IS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT AND IT HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DETAILED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR THE 2008/2009 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO IMPRESS THE NHTSA TO EXPAND THE INVESTIGATION TO THE EARLIER MODELS, INCLUDING THE 2007 COBALT

I I HAD A FUEL LEAK WHERE THE FUEL LINE CONNECT IN A MODULAR BOX.I PAID TO HAVE THE FUEL LINE REPLACED. I NOTICE THE FUEL LEAK IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE PARKED.

MY FAMILY AND I WAS RIDING IN MY 2007 COBALT ON THE FREEWAY 7-14-2020. AS I WAS GOING BETWEEN 40-35 MPH MAKING A SHARP RIGHT AROUND THE CURB ON THE I-10 FREEWAY MY STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY FIRM AND LOCKED UP CAUSING MY CAR TO SLIDE. I HAD TO EXIT THE FREEWAY.