2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

MY DAUGHTER'S CAR (2007 CHEVY COBALT LT, TITLED IN MY NAME) DEVELOPED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE WARANTY HAD RECENTLY EXPIRED IN DECEMBER. THE DEALERSHIP HAD RECENTLY MADE A WARRANTY REPAIR AND A RECALL REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE 11/2011, BUT WAS NOT OPEN ON A SATURDAY. A LOCAL SHOP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX BASED ON A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM & MODEL #, NHTSA # 09V419000. THEY REFUSED BASED A NC SALVAGE TITLE ON THE CAR THAT WAS DUE TO A REPLACED BUMPER, 3 YEARS AGO, WHICH HAD NO IMPACT ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. REMEMBER THEY HAD JUST DONE WARRANTY WORK 2 MONTHS AGO, BUT SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, ALTHOUGH THE GM REP SAID THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED FOR 10 YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM AS A PART OF A SETTLEMENT, BUT SAID THE SALVAGE TITLE DID NOT WARRANT REPAIR. WHEN PUSHED ABOUT THE PREVIOUS WORK THEY HAD PERFORMED, THE RECALL ON RECORD, AND WHY DID THEY NOT FIX IT WHEN THEY FIXED A STEERING RECALL; HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING FINE AND DID NOT SHOW THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL AT THE TIME. MY EXACT SAME POINT!!! THE SALVAGE TITLE/BUMPER HAD NO IMPACT TO THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR 3 YEARS; AND THEIR (GM) RESPONSIBILITY IN MEETING A NHTSA RECALL. THEY ARE TRYING TO USE A LOOPHOLE TO AVOID THEIR RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS RECALL. I HAD TO PAY $593 TODAY SO MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WOULD NOT CATCH ON FIRE AS WAS MENTIONED ON SEVERAL INTERNET WEBSITES IN RELATION TO THIS RECALL. BOTH GENTLEMEN I SPOKE TO WERE POLITE, BUT INDICATED IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT BECAUSE IT DID NOT SHOW ON THEIR COMPUTER AS AN ISSUE, AND FOR THEM TO REACT IT HAD TO SHOW AS A VIN # THEY COULD REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH, HERE WAS A CAR WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL MAKE AND RECALL WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART IN THE EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE LOCATION, THEY WERE "POWERLESS TO HELP". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

I CAN'T FIND A RECALL FOR MY FUEL LINE LEAKING BACK BY FUEL TANK.. THE GAS SMELL IS REALLY BAD AND IM FINDING GAS DRIPPING SLIGHTLY UNDERNEATH MY CAR HAVE TALKED TO CHEVY RECALL LINE THAY SAID THERE ISN'T ONE I HAVE SEEN SOME PEOPLE TALKING ONLY IN SOME STATES. I PURCHESED BRAND NEW IN KENTUCKY NOT SURE WHAT TO DO FOR THERE PART MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP.. THX INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

AFTER BEING REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE GOING 80+ MPH AN HOUR INTO THE BACK OF THE CHEVY COBALT GOING 50MPH AND ROLLING INTO A 20 FOOT BAR DITCH, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS NOT A VISIBLE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

OUR 2007 COBALT LS IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT BELOW FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO WHERE IT WAS SOLD OR REGISTERED IS NOT IN THE STATES LISTED. THE GAS SMELL/FUMES AND VISIBLE LEAK WHEN PARKED AT AN INCLINE ARE EXTREME. WE ARE TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR IT WILL EXPLODE OR CATCH FIRE. IT WAS PURCHASED USED IN MID-2010 FROM A DEALER WHO WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT CHARGING A SIGNIFICANT FEE, LET ALONE THE COST OF REPLACING WHATEVER IT IS THAT NEEDS REPLACED. NOTE - THIS VEHICLE IS REGISTERED AND TITLED IN MY MOTHER-IN-LAWS NAME. SUMMARY = GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA; AND MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5 AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA AND TEXAS. THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOPS A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). ONE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

REAR WINDOW DEFROST STOPPED WORKING. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE REAR DEFROST WAS MELTED. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON DEFECTIVE REAR DEFROSTER ON 2007 CHEVY COBALT, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PART. *TR

I CAN NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR MILEAGE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 2006 NEW. THE MAIN ANNOYANCE WITH THIS CAR IS THE BUSHINGS. I HAVE GOTTEN THEM FIXED 3 TIMES SINCE 06, AND YET MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN WHEN I BREAK WHICH INDICATES THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SECOND ANNOYANCE IS THE RADIO, I HAVE HAD MY SPEAKERS REPLACED AS ONLY THE BACK ONES WOULD WORK. EVERY WINTER MY SPEAKERS GO OUT, ONE DAY WILL BE THE LEFT FRONT, NEXT DAY WILL BE FRONT RIGHT - THEY CHOOSE WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK AND WHEN THEY DO NOT WANT TO, AND THE OTHER DAY NONE OF THE SOUND WOULD WORK! THIRD MY RPM'S WILL RANDOMLY SHOOT UP WHILE I'M DRIVING, GOING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR... *TR