general problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt - part 1

Timing chain came right threw the valve cover.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the service air bag message was intermittently displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that on multiple occasions while driving at unknown speeds, he heard an abnormal beeping sound, and the vehicle went into limp mode. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 177,000.

I was driving down the road and I used my blinker then my car shut off while driving, its turned back on in seconds then when I came to a complete stop the car shut off while on drive and it lost communication to the tcm and it was displaying messages such as “low fuel” and the rpms was at zero.

Will not start- ignition bad - relay bad.

I went to turn the car on and it wouldn't start. As I tried to take the key out of the ignition it locked itself in and have not been able to remove it. I was going to attempt the car jump but I couldn't put the car in neutral to move it to a position to get a jump because the gear shift is also locked. It is impossible to move this car as is.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the daughter was unable to start the engine. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the timing chain had failed and damaged the engine and created a hole in the engine piston. The daughter was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer was not notified of the failure. Was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 141,000. Jft.

I was driving and came to a stop light while I noticed tge hood was smoking when I pulled over to the side and popped my hood I realized my engine was on fire very small by coolent thermostat when looking under the car I realised there was a puddle of oil.

My daughter's 2007 Cobalt shuts down while driving to and from school. She was able to pull over out of traffic and park on the shoulder. It has happened several times for two consecutive days. When attempting to start the car, it seems as if the entire electrical system is dead. The car will not start, the key is stuck in the ignition and the steering wheel is locked.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while attempting to restart the vehicle the engine would not start. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer turner Chevrolet located at 1005 e main st, park hills, mo 63601 who diagnosed that the timing chain had failed and damaged the engine and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 175,000. Jft.

Twice now I've lost all power to my car driving down the highway. I can not remove the key, there is no power to anything. I replaced the battery after the 1st time. Exact same thing happened again.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed a leak. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the leak was not determined. The contact called a local dealer (michael Chevrolet, 5735 blackstone Ave, fresno, CA 93710) where it was determined that the vehicle had a salvaged title. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired per an unknown recall, there was no warranty, and the vehicle had a salvaged title. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 153,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle was losing fuel while being driven. While in motion, fuel odors were emitted from the vehicle. In addition, the turn signals stopped working and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to premier Chevrolet Buick GMC (401 s. Loop hwy 59, livingston, TX 77351 (936) 587-9398) where the vehicle was repaired. After the repair, the turn signal failed and fuel started leaking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again and a technician stated that the failure was repaired, and nothing could be done because it was no longer covered under the recall. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 300.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving any speed, the steering lost power and the power steering warning indicator remained illuminated. Also, the check engine warning indicator remained illuminated. The dealer was not contacted about the loss of power steering because the contact was unaware of a recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact was referred to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was unknown.

The car got very loud driving home from work, got home shut off the engine and it would not start again. Had the car towed to have it looked at, the mechanic reported that the timing chain broke which ruined the engine.

At roughly 110,000 on a gently used 07 Cobalt the internal timing chain broke and rendered the engine useless. The repair - a total motor swap for $5k! after I ran into this problem my wife looked up other reviews on the Cobalt and found out numerous people have had this problem. This is a supper expensive error that chevy has overlooked and costly for the consumer - us! as with others, I went through all the official recalls such as the ignition and power steering, and then I paid an additional $600 for the fuel system to replace - another notorious problem of the Cobalt, and now this!? completely unacceptable. If you cant make a car out of quality parts, don't make one at all! anyways, luckily this happened while we were parked but of course it was very inconvenient plus we had to pay for the tow. It might have showed symptoms of a problem two weeks prior with occasional difficulty starting the car with either prolonged cranking, or even a second try was needed. I don't know what exactly is failing whether it's the plastic parts or the timing chain itself, but there is something here that should be investigated and ultimately lifted to a recall cause there are a lot of people out there affected by this, and $5k isn't something that anybody should have to pay for a corporation's incompetence.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the power steering light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000. The VIN was not available.

I was driving down the road, when a warning signal went off on my car, a message came up that said "engine power reduced" and my cars acceleration was significantly reduced. I could not go over 10 miles an hour and the car was shaking violently. I pulled into a gas station that I was luckily close to, and the car lurched forward as soon as I put it in park, almost causing me to hit the building directly in front of my parking spot. I turned the car off and let it sit for minute, only to turn it back on and have it act completely normal. I have had 3 different mechanics look at it, and several things replaced and the problem still persists. My car cannot go more than 10 minutes without having this issue, and the next time it happened I was on the freeway and it almost killed me and the person behind me. I have read the chevy forums and complains and I am not the only person having this issue. There are many people, in my position who cannot afford new cars, who bought chevy's bc of the american name to only be screwed by the corporation. I have no choice but to drive the car as I have to get to and from work in order to live, while this continues to happen every time I drive the car. Someone. Needs to make chevy accountable for their terrible cars!.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving at approximately 70 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the speedometer remained on 0 mph. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to numerous dealers, who confirmed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Car just turned off with no power, while backing from driveway. Could not stop the vehicle and ran over my boyfreinds foot. Two nieghbors were able to stop my vehicle since wasnt going fast. No warning. Vehicle would not restart. Just passed annual inspection and always followed maintenance schedule. It should be noted that my boyfriend injured his foot and wants to file a claim with my insurance. Im trying to talk him out of it because I dont feel I was at fault and I dont want my rates to increase. Chevy corp should resolve this issue before someone dies. I took my vehicle to the chevy dealer and they want to replace my engine at my cost. $3800.

I was driving in town and suddenly lost all power. I had to use the momentum of the car to move over 2 lanes of traffic in order to get pulled to the side of the road. Had it towed to the mechanic and found out that both the fuel pump and the electrical panel under my fuse box had gone out. This cost me over $1800. 00 to have fixed and the mechanic states gm was aware of the fuse box issue and to watch for a recall. Also the fuel pump was a specialty that was not placed in most cars of this year/model and had to be ordered from the factory. The problems that are happening with these cars are ridiculous. Gm should have to pay the owners to have the entire car replaced.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that after putting the vehicle in the drive position, the engine light illuminated on the dash. The failure occurred on 3 different occasions. The manufacturer was notified and no remedy was offered. There was no diagnosis completed on the vehicle. The failure mileage 68,001 was and the current mileage was 68,001.

Its been almost a month since my Cobalt went in to the dealer for it to get fixed. Hardly anything has been done for the car to be repaired. I haved called to check and all they say its that is going to be ready soon. My daughter really needs the car for school and work transportation. Can something be done from the goverment so that the process can go by faster? it wasnt my fault that the car came out with alot of problems!.

First the batttery died in the car. After that the car fell apart. The keys became lodged in the ignition and would not come out. The stereo lost all and complete power. Fuses were checked for the radio none were blown. As a result of the keys being stuck in the ignition, it drained power from the battery and I had to turn the interior overhead light to on and the car would then regain power and start. All except the radio. The recall for the iginition cylinder was announced and I had the car serviced at a gm dealer. After the repair of the ignition cylinder the keys still were lodged in the ignition switch. I was told the switch lever needed to be replaced. How could a dead battery cause all of this at once. The radio and electrical issues happened directly after the battery died and never returned back to normal even after purchasing a brand new battery.

While accelerating moderately from a stop, the engine completely died while in first gear. I coasted to a stop on the side of the road and turned on the hazard lights to alert other motorists. Each time I tried to restart the engine, it sputtered and shook violently and then died. I kept trying for about five minutes and on one try the engine finally started and stayed running. The rpm gauge remained at zero even though I was able to accelerate and drive away from where I had initially pulled over. After about a minute, the rpm gauge started functioning normally. Please advise. Thank you.

While exiting the freeway, the car engine and electrical system suddenly went dead for no apparent reason. The driver steered the car to the side of the road without power steering or brakes. After it stopped, the driver put the car in park and restarted the engine. There were two people in the car at the time of the incident.

This is my second e-mail to you about my timing chain breaking and destroying my engine which I had to replace at my expence ($5,100) because gm would not pay for the repairs. I am resending this because of the recent recall on colbolts ignition switches that they knew about 10 years ago and did nothing. The timing chains on these moldles (colbolts) have been breaking for years according to 3 machanics I spoke to whom all said there schould have been a recall years ago just like the ignition switches they ignored up to now. Please look into this defect because I have also herd from 5 other colbolt owners who have gone through the same problem as me. ( not a coincidense).

My timing chain broke causing damage to the engine block. I took it to my chevy dealership to have it repaired but they wouldn't cover the cost. I towed it to my mechanic to replace the engine at a cost of $4,500. That is when I was told that the timing chain breaking is very common on this model car. Since this happened I have herd horror stories from other people who have gone through the same stress with gm. I also looked on line and found many other similar complaints. It cost me $250. To release my car to tow it to my own mechanic and they did absolutely no repairs. I called gm directly and they offered no help at all. The timing chain is definitely a defective part and gm knows it!!!.

2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine problems. The consumer stated the vehicle was recalled for the exact problem she experienced.

Brought 2007 Cobalt on 7/09/14. Reported the problem of the vehicle shutting- off on me and no inspection sticker was on the car 7/10/14. They wrote a work order out. Brought the vehicle to archer auto to get work performed and for a inspection sticker. Archer auto kept my 2007 Cobalt for 3 months. Until I called bbb business and filed a complaint. Archer auto said they fix my vehicle but didn't. Archer auto put a illegal inspection sticker on it to pass the emission test. Archer auto returned my vehicle. Then the power steering went out. Brought it to firestone to get fix. Then later found out there was a recall on the power steering. The 2007 Cobalt was shutting-off on me and losing all power. . Then I took it back because their was another recall on the vehicle. Then on 9/13/14 the engine shut-off on me. Losing all power , locking the brakes and power steering also. I ran into the back of a vehicle and totaled put the 2007 Cobalt.

2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle repairs and requests reimbursement. The consumer stated the vehicle started smoking, as she was driving down the street. She stopped to a gas station, and had the vehicle inspected. The mechanic, informed her there was no oil in the engine. Also, the driver and passenger door locks were not working. The door lock switch was replaced.

I would be driving down the highway and the car's dials would not work then start bouncing around. Then the power steering message would read out, I would loose power steering. If I slowed down it would take more of an effort to get the car up to speed and the car would jump in to gears hard. It wouldn't shift smooth. None of the gauges would work, and if the a/c was on it wouldn't work. When it started back working, the engine lock light would stay on. And the car wouldn't shift in and out of gear with out jerking.

I have a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. My power steering light started to flash when I was headed to work then my gas gage went from 1/2 a tank to empty, it then started to feel weird like it was getting harder to turn so I parked it and shut the car. When I come back after work and started it and was able to make it home and parked it cause im to scared to drive it with my two kids. What should I do I been reading up on these kind of cars and it seems there are alot of problems just like mine.

My husband bought his car Nov. 6, 2008 and since that we didn't have a problem anything but that one window on the right of the back seat won't move. Anyway, on oct. 22, 2011, my husband was coming home from work when the power steering went off, thank god he made it safe to our home. On Monday, he made the appointment to the dealer place for the recall we kept on putting off. So the following morning, Tuesday, the dealer replaced the electric power steering. The car was working fine that whole day. The next morning, the car won't do anything at all. The un/lock button won't work as if there's no power and the car won't start.

My husband and I purchased the vehicle in question in April 2007, at approx. 50,000 miles my car started to miss, then began to accelerate on its own and lunge as I was coming to a stop. We brought the car back to dealer where purchased, we were then sent on "wild goose chase," first we were told it was a fuel pedal sensor, nxt they replaced the computer, followed by the wiring harness, this however, did not fix the problem, we took it back for a fourth time and the ended up rebuilding the head on the motor, car has not ran correctly ever since. We tried to file a lemon law claim but needed four receipts to prove warranty work, we had three and after the fourth when picked up car the dealer would not release fourth, that was a year ago. My car now has 88,000 miles on it, it is beginning to idle rough again and when I put fuel in it, the car does not want to start, at first it will not do anything, and then it will try to turn over but will not start I then have to slam the fuel to it in order to get it started, once it starts it will idle rough and I have to keep giving it fuel in order for the idle to smooth. This is the worst vehicle I have ever owned, I will be hard pressed to ever buy another chevy!!!!!!!.