2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

LEAKS ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION OF METAL FUEL LINES NEAR POLYMER BLOCKS THAT HOLD THE LINES TO THE BODY. THE LEAKS ARE BENEATH AN INSULATION HEAT SHIELD NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MUFFLER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP ON 7/28/2020 MY CAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH STARTING WITHOUT HESITATION. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND QUICKLY REALIZED I WAS LOSING GAS. I ENDED UP LOSING MY TANK OF GAS AND HAD TO RETURN TO THE SHOP TO HAVE MY ENTIRE FUEL LINE REPLACED. I NOTICED THAT I WAS LEAKING SOMETHING WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND COULD SEE THE TRAIL OF GAS ON THE PAVEMENT. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SHOP IT WAS SEVERELY LEAKING GAS NEAR THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WELL.

FUEL LEAK COMING FROM CORRODED FUEL LINES AT THE BEND LOCATED AT THE DRIVERSIDE REAR OF CAR. THE HEAT TAPE AROUD THE FUEL LINES HOLDS MOISTURE AND SALT WHICH CORRODED THE LINE. FUEL LEAK OCCURS RIGHT BY THE EXHAUST PIPE. DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED HOW MUCH OF A FIRE HAZARD THIS WAS AND THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXXED IMMEDIATELY. FUEL LINES SHOULD BE MADE OF STAINLESS TO PREVENT CORROSION AND POSSIBLE FIRE FROM OCCURING.

MY COBALT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK. UP UNTIL I BROUGHT IT INTO SERVICE, IT HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES ACCELERATING. IT WOULD SOMETIMES FEEL AS THOUGH IT WOULD GET STUCK INTO A SLUMP, WHERE EVEN DEPRESSING THE PEDAL COMPLETELY WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE UP TO AROUND 45-50MPH. THIS WOULD THEN EVENTUALLY GET UNSTUCK AFTER COMING TO A STOP, OR AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN STARTING TO OCCUR OVER THE PAST YEAR. ALSO WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, THE CAR'S ACCELERATION STARTED BECOMING RATHER JERKY. IT WAS NOT A SMOOTH TRANSITION DURING THE ACCELERATION AND ROAD RATHER ROUGH DURING MY COMMUTES INTO TOWN. I HAD ATTEMPTED TO FLUSH OUT THE FUEL SYSTEM WITH 2-3 CANS OF SEAFOAM TO NO AVAIL. HERE RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES STARTING. FOR THE PAST 2-3 WEEKS IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS TO START UP RATHER THAN INSTANTLY, AND THEN WITHIN THE PAST WEEK IT BEGAN NOT STARTING AT ALL UNTIL I TOGGLED THE KEY ON/OFF MULTIPLE TIMES TO PRIME THE FUEL. IT WOULD THEN USUALLY BE GOOD TO GO FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER DOWN THE STREET, AND THEY INFORMED ME THIS MORNING THAT IT IS A FUEL LEAK. THEY INDICATED THEY DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE MORE INFORMATION FROM THE MECHANIC ON THE PRECISE LOCATION BESIDES THAT IT IS A 'FUEL LEAK' AND THEY INDICATED THEY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THE MATTER, ONLY ACTIVE RECALLS. I REQUESTED THAT THEY PLEASE THOROUGHLY DOCUMENT THE ISSUE SO THAT I CAN PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS OPEN INVESTIGATION AS NEEDED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP ACCORDINGLY TO FIND OUT FURTHER INFORMATION, OR YOU MAY CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION AS NEEDED.

LEAKY FUEL LINE - GAS PUDDLE VISIBLE NEAR LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL WHEN PARKED WITH STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING CAR.

THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINES. THEY ARE CORRODED. WHEN I EXIT THE CAR, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN NORTH CAROLINA.

IN MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT, I RECENTLY NOTICED A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN GETTING OUT OF MY CAR AFTER A SHORT TRIP. YESTERDAY, AFTER I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE TO INSTALL A NEW CAR SEAT FOR MY ONE YEAR OLD SON, I NOTICED THE SMELL AGAIN AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS DRIPPING AT A PRETTY FAST PACE. AFTER INVESTIGATING, I NOTICED IT COMING FROM A SECTION OF RUSTED FUEL LINE NEAR REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. AFTER LOOKING FOR RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS, I CALLED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE LEAK WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $850 TO $950 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL LINES FROM ENGINE TO GAS TANK. I NOTICED HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE WEB CHAT SITES DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE FOR COBALT'S FROM 2006 TO 2010. THERE IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN INSULATOR AROUND THE LINES TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE HEAT THAT ACCUMULATES ROAD SALT AND MOISTURE OVER TIME AND CORRODES THE FUEL LINE AT THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS ISSUE PRESENTED A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AS WELL AS MY WIFE'S AND MY LIVES. MY CAR IS NOW USELESS UNTIL I CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN FRONT OF HIS RESIDENCE, AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE HE STARTED TO SMELL FUEL AND SAW FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS WERE CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

FUEL LEAKING OUT FROM A LINE LOCATED NEAR THE LEFT REAR WELL. THE. LEAKS ARE SEEMINGLY CAUSED BY CORRODING METAL FUEL LINES. CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS, AND I AM LOSING FUEL VERY QUICKLY. VEHICLE TAKES A LONG TIME TO START UP.

IGNITION SWITCH WAS SAID TO BE THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR YEARS 2005-2010 .IGNITION SWITCH SAFETY ISSUE. STARTER MOTOR IS GOOD. BATTERY IS GOOD. ALTERNATOR IS GOOD. WILL NOT CRANK OR START.