2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

WHEN MY SON WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME VERY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN AND STAYED THIS WAY WHILE DRIVING. NOW IT IS HARD TO STEER AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE TO A SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR PRESENT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

FUEL STARTING LEAKING BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE FUEL IS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL AND VAPOR RECOVERY LINES AROUND THE AREA WHERE THERE IS A HOLDING CLIP. LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE SPRAYING OUT ABOVE THAT AREA POSSIBLY WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED. I NOTICED THE SMELL OF FUEL FIRST WHILE DRIVING. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED I FOUND GAS LEAKING AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

THERE IS A SEVERE FUEL LEAK ON THE FUEL LINE NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IT APPEARS TO BE A HEAVILY CORRODED AREA. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING IT IS A STEADY LEAK AS THE FUEL PUMP IS RUNNING. WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF THE LEAK EVENTUALLY STOPS ONCE ALL OF THE FUEL IN THE LINE HAS DRAINED OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO CORRECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAMILY MEMBERS WHO OWNED SIMILAR CHEVROLET COBALT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE COATED THE FUEL LINES AS THEY DID WITH BRAKE LINES, TO AVOID RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 173,000.

I SMELLED A GAS SMELL WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR ON DRIVERS SIDE. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND IT HAS A GAS LEAK UNDER THE CAR NEAR THE DRIVERS BACK TIRE. IT IS LEAKING AROUND THE BRACKET/ SHIELD AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER TEAM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC LOCATED AT 404 JAKE ALEXANDER BLVD, SALISBURY NC 28147 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. INVALID VIN PROVIDED.

IN JULY / AUGUST OF 2019 I WAS SMELLING GASOLINE WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I EVENTUALLY NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE PARKED VEHICLE. AFTER CALLING MY STEPFATHER WHO IS A MECHANIC I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO CONFIRMED I HAD A CORRODED FUEL FEED LINE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND COMPLETED THE REPAIR FOR ME.

I HAVE A FUEL LEAK. A HALF A TANK OF GAS DRIPPED OUT IN LESS THAN 6 MILES OF DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POOL OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FELDMAN CHEVROLET OF HIGHLAND LOCATED AT 3372 HIGHLAND RD, HIGHLAND, MI 48357, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.