2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL PUMP WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. AS THE TECHNICIAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE GAS TANK TO ADDRESS THE FUEL PUMP RECALL ISSUE, HE IDENTIFIED A FUEL LEAK AT THE FILLER NECK ON OR TO THE GAS TANK. IN THE END, I HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK, BUT THE FUEL PUMP RECALL DID NOT COVER THE COST. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. I DID NOT FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAD TO GET MY REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY CHANGED OUT AT AROUND 45000 MILES AS WELL AS MY E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY. APPARENTLY COBALT REAR BRAKES ARE KNOWN TO WEAR EXTREMELY QUICKLY, PLEASE RECALL EVERYTHING THAT WAS REPLACED: ROTORS CALIPERS PADS E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY BRAKE LINES. *TR

FRONT SEATBELTS ARE COMING APART AT THE SAME LOCATION ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE RENDERING THEM UNSAFE. *TR

STRONG FUEL SMELL. SMELLS LIKE IT MIGHT BE NEAR THE REAR OF THE CAR. WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), THE CONTACT COULD SMELL AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL TANK BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BASED ON HIS INSPECTION, THE FUEL FILL HOSE CONNECTION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT STARTED SMELLING VERY STRONGLY OF GAS FUMES- SO MUCH SO THAT I WAS AFRAID TO START IT IN THE GARAGE & BEGAN PARKING IT OUTSIDE. I THEN NOTICED PUDDLES ON THE GROUND AND MY GAS MILEAGE DROPPED DRASTICALLY FROM MY AVERAGE 30-32 HIGHWAY MPG TO ABOUT 18-19 MPG. I AM CURRENTLY OVERSEAS ON MILITARY ORDERS IN GERMANY. I HAD TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND GOT THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT HAS A MAJOR GAS LEAK AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP IS LIMITED TO "WARM WEATHER STATES." A DEFECTIVE PART IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT KNOWS NO GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES. I HAVE BEEN ACCUMULATING A LOT OF DEBT FROM HAVING TO HAVE A RENTAL CAR, WHICH I AM DRIVING FOR SAFETY REASONS, UNTIL I CAN GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHETHER GM WILL REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. I SHOULD NOT BEAR THE BURDEN OF THE COST IN ADDITION TO THE INCONVENIENCE DUE TO A KNOWN & RECALLED DEFECTIVE PART BASED ON MY GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHETHER SHE WAS IN OR OUTSIDE HER VEHICLE SHE WOULD GET A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THERE WAS ALSO A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL COULD BE NOTICED INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

MY CAR BEGAN SMELLING OF GASOLINE AND GOT WORSE OVER A FEW DAYS. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. I THEN SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO AN UNAUTHORIZED SHOP FOR REPAIR. WAS I SUPPOSE TO DRIVE AROUND IN A CAR LEAKING GAS UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SHOP THEY LIKED? I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT IF I HAD ALREADY MADE THE REPAIR. *TR