2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

BATTERY DIED IN CAR, HAD TO JUMP THE CAR. CAR STARTED FINE, STEERING SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE TIGHT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING THE TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING WENT AWAY. HOWEVER UPON ARRIVING AT HOME THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND THE SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR EASILY WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS IN THE SHIFTER BUTTON. ALSO IN ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEY THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOW LOCKED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WITH THE WHEELS LOCKED IN THE RIGHT POSITION. WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION BY LOCATING THE EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN BUT CAR WILL NOT START NOW AS KEY WONT TURN ALL THE WAY, AND SHIFTER STILL SHIFTS INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE SHIFTER BUTTON. CAR WAS PARKED FRONT FIRST AGAINST BUILDING SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WILL GET IT TOWED OUT OF THERE TO A SHOP TO FIX IT! I SUSPECT THE SHIFTER CABLE ASSEMBLY AT THE END OF THE SHIFTER WHICH IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC IS BROKEN. WILL VERIFY WHEN ITS TAKEN APART. I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 50 OTHER CASES ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS PIECE BREAKS AND CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO REGISTER IT BEING IN PARK AND WILL NOT RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION. GM RECALLED CERTAIN YEARS FOR SHIFTER PROBLEMS BUT NOT THE 2007 UNFORTUNATELY! *TR

NOTICING STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. AFTER BEING DRIVEN, THE ODOR IS VERY STRONG WITHIN THE CAR. ODOR IS ALSO OUTSIDE AND VERY STRONG. CAN BE SMELLED EVERY TIME ENTERING OR EXITING VEHICLE. ODOR REMAINS EVEN WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CHECKED FOR DRIPS/LEAKS AND COULD NOT LOCATE. VIN # IS PART OF RECALL DATA BASE BUT RECALL "DOESN'T APPLY" TO MY CAR BECAUSE OF WHAT STATE I LIVE IT (???). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED GAS COULD STILL BE SMELLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE TANK WAS DAMAGED AS WELL, DUE TO FACTORY DEFAULTED GAS TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPLETELY COMPENSATED FOR ALL EXPENSES PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. UPDATED 1/4/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS TURNING AROUND IN MY DRIVE WAY.. CAUSING ME TO HIT AND DAMAGE MY GARAGE DOOR..CAUSING 2,000. IN DAMAGE. THIS CAR HAS ALREADY HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL WORK DONE..BUT THE POWER STEERING IS STILL GOING IN AND OUT...MAJOR PROBLEM..VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

RAW GAS SMELL FROM DRIVER'S REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. LOW GAS MILEAGE AND BAD PERFORMANCE. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WAS PURCHASED NEW FEBRUARY 2007. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 24,800 MILES ON IT WHEN I STARTED SMELLING GAS IN JULY OF THIS YEAR 2012, THIS YEAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO GET A OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC. THAT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT HOME AND CHECKED ON LINE ABOUT GAS LEAKS ON A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE MODEL CARS IN 2010. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THE STATE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE(IN MARYLAND) WAS NOT ONE OF THE STATES FOR THE RECALL. I CALLED MY NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER AND TOLD HIM OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I WAS INFORMED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND IT WAS THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTED PART. A FUEL PUMP FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 60,000 MILES. I BABYSIT FOR A LIVING AND THERE IS A SMALL CHILD IN MY VEHICLE ALMOST EVERYDAY. THIS COULD OF CAUSED SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES OVER GM'S NEGLECT. WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY I PARKED MY CAR FOR 2 MONTHS UNTIL I HAD THE MONEY TO PAY FOR GM'S PROBLEM. SO NOW I AM OUT OF MONEY TO HAVE SOMETHING FIXED THAT WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I FEEL GM SHOULD REIMBURSE EVERYONE WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN. I AM INFORMING ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THIS AND TELLING THEM NEVER TO BUY A GM CAR. THIS IS A TERRIBLE WAY TO RUN A BUSINESS. THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK. IDENTIFIED BY A MECHANIC AS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS THE EXACT RECALL FOR THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT. CHEVROLET IS REFUSING TO IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS DAMAGED AND HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT. *TR