Tank Assembly problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

Two problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt based on all problems reported for the 2005 Cobalt.

1 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 12/02/2013

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that after fuel was placed in the vehicle and it was parked in the garage, the contact smelled fuel outside of the vehicle. An independent mechanic stated that a crack was present in the fuel tank. The fuel tank was replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 65,000.

2 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 08/08/2005

Consumer has a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. She was on vacation when something struck her gas tank. She wanted to complain about the protectiveness of gas tank. There was a piece of aluminum that protected the gas tank and when something struck the vehicle. The aluminum was almost completely pealed back. This happened on August 8, 2005 in baker county florida on 110 west. She has pictures of the damage.


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