2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO BE CLOSED, IT WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE TRACTION AND ABS LIGHT FREQUENTLY COMES ON. I'M NOT SURE IF IT SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT, OR IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENS. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE CAR KEEP UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THE LOCKS WILL ALSO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE CAR IS OFF AND LOCKED LEAVING IT VULNERABLE TO THEFT. I HAVE TO KEEP MY CAR IN MY GARAGE FOR FEAR OF THEFT. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AS THEY WILL TRY AND OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING A FEW TIMES. IT IS GETTING COSTLY TO NO AVAIL. *TR

THE RIMS ON THESE 2007 COBALTS BEND EASY WITH THE SIZE OF TIRE THEY ARE SOLD WITH. ANY POT HOLE HIT AT SPEEDS OF 30 - 55 MPH WILL BEND THESE TIRE RIMS. I HAVE REPLACED 2 RIMS AT $ 111.00 A PIECE AND MY BACK RIMS ARE BENT ALSO. WAL-MART, TIEMANS TIRE AND OTHER TIRE STORES ARE AWARE OF THE BAD RIMS ON THESE COBALTS. YOU CAN NOT FIND ANY USED RIMS ANYMORE DUE TO ALL ARE USED TO REPLACE OTHER BENT RIMS ON COBALTS. THIS CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR IF A POT HOLE BENDS A RIM AN YOU LOOSE ALL AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. IT WILL ACT AS THOUGH THE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH SUDDEN AIR PRESSURE LOSS. IT IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE TO UNPLUG FUSES TO PREVENT BATTERY FROM DRAINING. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULAR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE AND IT IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW. WATER IS ABLE TO GET UNDER THE COVER AND FLOOD THE BCM, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. WILL COST OVER $500 TO REPAIR. I AM A BROKE COLLEGE STUDENT. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS TURNED ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT USUALLY GOES AWAY. WHILE HITTING MY BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY TO EXIT, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON TODAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 AND SLOWING WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SLAM FORWARD IN MY CHAIR AND ALMOST CAUSING THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. ONCE I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, IT AGAIN JERKED. I PARKED MY CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR JOLTS. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS EACH TIME I SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND FROM BRAKING TO DRIVING. *TR

COBALT BEGAN NOTICEABLY LOOSING FUEL AND APPEARED TO BE LOSING POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN A FEW DAYS EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. DROVE THE CAR TO A "CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP" FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WHO STATED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW MOTOR; ($ 3000.00). HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM THE "CERTIFIED CHEVY REPAIR SHOP" TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC BECAUSE IT NOW WOULD NOT EVEN START, WHICH NEW (HONEST) MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM. CONSEQUENTLY WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE WE ARE NOW FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO OURS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT FOR SOME REASON DUE TO OUR GEOLOGICAL LOCATION OUR VEHICLES ARE NOT UNDER THE 2009 RECALL FOR FUEL/PROPULSION ISSUES? IS APPEARS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT SHOULD COVER ALL 2007 CHEVY COBALTS NOT JUST SOME IN A FEW SELECT LOCATIONS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE SHUTS OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEN IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE. I THINK IT IS SENSOR ON THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THEN VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,678.

WE TOOK OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT INTO OUR CHEVY DEALERSHIP HERE IN ROSEVILLE,CA TO GET OUR RECALLED FUEL SENSOR REPLACED. WE WERE THEN NOTIFIED THAT OUR FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN IT, AND THAT WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT AN $800+ REPAIR FOR A NEW FUEL TANK. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING, SO I KNOW IT DID NOT CRACK FROM THAT. AFTER DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE BEING AFFECTED BY A) THE SENSOR FAILURE,OUTSIDE OF "QUALIFIED" STATES, AND ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED, AND B) A NUMBER ARE GETTING THE SAME CALL FROM DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THEIR WHOLE FUEL TANK NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS CRACKING. TO ME IT SEEMS THAT CHEVY PROBABLY USED THE SAME MATERIALS ON THE FUEL TANK AS THEY DID THIS SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACING DUE TO "HEAT". NOW ALONG WITH THE SENSORS CRACKING, THE TANKS ARE DOING THE SAME ONLY THEY ARE NOT COVERING THEM IN A RECALL. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE JUST COINCIDENCE AND THAT I CAN FIND A HANDFUL OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND ARE NOW SET BACK OVER $1000 FOR THE REPAIR. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/CHEVROLET/COBALT/FUEL+SYSTEM. *TR