Chevrolet Cobalt owners have reported 205 problems related to engine and engine cooling (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Cobalt based on all problems reported for the Cobalt.
Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that upon exiting his vehicle, he could smell gas coming from the vehicle; upon further discovery, he noticed that fuel was leaking from fuel tank. The contact stated that he had come across an article where it mentioned that plastic supply or return port on the fuel pump can break off and potentially cause a fire; the failure can occur in the vehicle when vehicles are in high humidity climates. Upon further investigation, contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 12v459000( fuel system, gasoline) which was the same failure the contact experienced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 74,000. Jo.
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I got my Cobalt in ending 2010-2011 and never received a single recall on my Cobalt ,and now a friend told me of this sight there is so many recalls that need to be done on my car and beginning with the transmission ,it runs grate it just doesn't know what gear it is in. Also my door locks unlock by them self its like I have a spirit in the car (very un safe). Not to mention when the car was in drive it would slip into neutral on its own, same with if your in reverse it will slip into neutral. Please notify me non of the past recalls was ever done on my car, I want to have a list and put my car into a chevy shop and have all recalls fixed, I was never notifityed >and ive lived in the same house that I own for 10+ years>it will not reconize what gear it is in>period.
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Tl the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact noticed an abnormal fuel odor outside and around the vehicle. The contact did not know if there was a fuel leak. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 09v419000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor emerging from the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the fuel pump module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle should have been repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer declined reimbursement of the repair fees. The failure mileage was 28,000.
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Tl the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While operating the vehicle, the check engine indicator remained illuminated and the power steering failed. As a result, the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The cause of the failures was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 190,000.
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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.
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Tl the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact noticed an abnormal fuel odor inside and outside of the vehicle. The contact also observed fuel leaking from the fuel tank. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the driver's side quarter panel and fuel line were corroded. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 127,500.
Tl the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While parking the vehicle in the driveway, the contact forgot to place the shifter into park and removed the key from the ignition switch. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle while in gear, but it failed to start. The contact noticed the vehicle was still in gear and placed the gear shifter into park. The contact attempted to drive the vehicle, but it failed to start. All the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to estle Chevrolet (located at 1515 n clinton st, defiance, OH 43512, (419) 785-8015), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
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 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds for twenty minutes gas was leaking out of the tank and the fuel meter decreased to empty. However, there were no visual sign of fuel on the ground. Additionally, there was an abnormal odor of gas emerging in and out of the vehicle. The service tire pressure monitor light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where informed to contact the local dealer and the vehicle was not safe to drive. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 55,875. Ap.
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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.
The transmission slips, then jerks into gear violently.
Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that her vehicle has a hard time starting on the first attempt. The vehicle starts on the second or third attempt. The vehicle also has a fuel leak every time that it was parked, the contact smells gas while driving and has seen the leak in the driveway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer joseph Chevrolet 8733 colerain Ave, cincinnati, OH 45251 for other repairs but these issues appeared afterwards. The manufacturer was contacted and only confirmed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 143,000. Tf.
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.
My daughter is driving a car with a fuel leak that is has a recall in some states for the problem but not in mine. Recall # 090226 , how is that possible, please help! I think I have to work as hard for my money as other states, and I am certain my car cost as much to purchase as in other states. Her car has fuel dripping between the drivers door and left rear wheel. Appears to be starting around top of tank location.
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 key gets stuck in ignition when parking car and turning vehicle off pulling key out gets stuck have to wiggle it out got hit on driverside front end no airbags came out the time I got hit driver side. It was because I tried to stop and vehicle kept accelerating wouldn't stop.
Power steering failure and engine light came on dashboard. Car is drivable but power steering fails often at times when driving. Was almost in bad car accident if I had not pulled off the highway.
Was driving down the interstate at 75 mph when all power to vehicle was lost and was able to pull over to side of road. Vehicle would not start engine would crank but not start. Vehicle had to be towed to mechanic, mechanic checked for problems could not locate problem after 6 hours working on it vehicle needed to be towed to dealer. Dealer said timing chain failed and caused extensive damage to vehicle and engine needs to be replaced. This is a major safety concern and caused have caused an crash with the sudden loss of power.
My 2008 chevy Cobalt began secreting a very strong fuel odor; it didn't matter if it was parked, or driving, the odor has been prominent 24/7. I checked for leaks and found nothing. I recently moved, so I have yet to find a new, trustworthy mechanic, so I've been driving my husbands car due to the fact that I do not feel safe driving the chevy at this point. I had however, been regularly starting the engine once a week, while trying to locate a mechanic, however now. My chevy is completely dead; it wont turn on, nor will the lock system even function VIN number: 1g1al58f787297278.
The key is stuck in the ignition and the car will not start. In addition, I can't get the gear to shift to park to move to neutral, I've lost all power to the car from the lights to being unable to open the trunk. I had to put the emergency break on for fear that the car would roll away because I couldn't move the gear shift. The car has been parked in my driveway for the last three months.
Ecm problem. Lost steering and all dashboard information. Vechile does not start. Dealer tells me it is a bad ecm and it is $841. 00 to repair it. Including a $250. 00 chargere to diagnose the problem than I find out there was a huge recall on these ecms but for some reason mine was not included. Gm should make good on this and replavce it at no charge since they know they have had huge issuyes with this.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving unknown speeds, there was an abnormal fuel odor and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a fuel leak. The contact called the local dealer (munday Chevrolet, 17800 north fwy houston, TX 77090) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 81,744.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. On several occasions, while driving, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that excessive force on the steering wheel was required in order to maneuver the vehicle. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was able to turn off the engine warning indicator. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that no recall was associated with the vehicle and to contact NHTSA. The failure mileage was 128,000.
I bought a used 2009 chevy Cobalt 2 years ago in 2017 with 119k miles. It has been nothing but a headache with things going wrong! the biggest issue is the code p2135 that sends the car into reduced engine power and the engine shakes violently. This is very scary especially�with 3 young boys in the car with me. I have replaced the entire throttle body, ecm, accelerator pedal assembly with new sensor, crankshaft positioning sensor, camshaft sensors, spark plugs and spark plug wires. After all these things I am out of ideas on�why this keeps happening in but all those new parts have not fixed the problem that keeps occurring. Please tell me there is a recall or you can at least tell me what the problem is. I have read many forums about people with this same issue.
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.
My car will not go and reverse I get my oil change faithful and now I have to get a new transmission! this is a 2010 there should be a recall on this. When I come to a complete stop the car speed is really low then it picks up. It will not reverse.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving various speeds, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing; however, the specific details of the diagnosis was not provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving various speeds, the instrument panel gauges fluctuated and the power steering failed. The low fuel, service traction, power steering, and check engine warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over, shut it off, and restart it on the first attempt. However, the failed recurred. The vehicle was operable again after being parked for hours. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle shook and shut off. The contact smelled fuel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed and replaced the ignition fuel coil, spark plug coil, and fuel pump relay. The failure recurred and the check engine indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,300.
Takata recall my vehicle was hit head on I have pictures of the airbag and my head impacting top windshield insurance settle net me 3750. Lumbar 4,5 broken thumb severed from right hand in unconscious attempt to hold my self in seat obviously that thumb gave way but did more than the airbag which did not even clear the steering wheel all my ribs were broken onstar already notified my atty isn't very Smart on this I hope the agency has some way to avoid publicity to hurt any gm but I want to be reimbursed for the time lost approx 1 years at my average earnings and future ability for rehabilitation or minor surgery.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 30 mph, the contact was informed that the vehicle was on fire. The contact stated that the fire was confined to the engine compartment. The contact noticed an abnormal fuel odor in the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and then to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v459000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 119,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 30 mph, the check engine and power steering warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted to the side of the road. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,724.
The car lights will flicker on and off while driving. Strong smell of gas after I put the car in park. Been going on for the flickering 2 months now. For the fuel 2 weeks now.