2008 CHEVROLET COBALT Electrical System Problems

The ignition doest work right n want release the key the car dies n stalls while driving we was almost hit by a trooper n he called we spoke to 2 people n they had a gm call us n they said that this has been a big concern of these cars n we tried n tried to get it fixed n they say sorry can't can they when something they built wrong kills me or my family my vin [XXX] 2008 CHEVY COBALT [XXX] IS MY NUMBER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Our vehicle has had zero accidents the airbag light showed up on dashboard stating check airbags. Then as far as electrical the headlights seem to turn on there own at times. We feel this perhaps is a recall not known yet.

Mileage: 259,000

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V047000 (Air Bags, Electrical System). The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

My speedometer jumps and shows a message of POWER STEERING. It makes my fuel line jump as well. I've recently gotten my starter fixed because my car wouldn't start. My tire warning stays on and my tires are new and set at the right PSI. My ABS comes and goes ALL THE TIME and nothing needs to be fixed. My car jerks really hard when all of this is going on.

I was drivein on high way in my car got hard to trun so i stoped and let my uncle drive cause he is more stronger then from that point it got harder to trun it amost locked up on me who know what would have happen but i was almost to my house so we were ablue to get it here then i called my car lot and i hade to drive it there it was so impossible to do but with the help of my uncle he got it there and im in school and stuck with out a car intell its fixed and i have to pay laber wait on part to come in thay say etc its just alot and thank god i was not alone

Power steering is locking up while driving. Windows won’t go down.

i own a 5-speed manual transmission which should roll freely while in neutral. after starting engine while on a slight incline in a parking lot, the vehicle would not roll in neutral, as if all brakes were being applied. i thought that by driving the vehicle on the road the brakes would free up, but they did not. i shut the engine off and on a few times but that did not make a difference. i could only move forward at 5-10 mph in first gear to get the vehicle home, which fortunately was just 5 blocks away. something smelled terrible like burning wires or brake pads. even after letting the vehicle sit in my driveway for a few hours it would not free up the brakes which were being applied. then i read a tip on an internet users forum: remove a fuse labeled "ABS2" and voila! it freed up the brakes! i can drive the vehicle normally but obviously without ABS capability. now my 19 yr old grandson, who turned the vehicle over to me because of this issue, states this happened to him on two different occasions *while driving on the road!* imagine having your brakes applied while at full speed: THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH

The accelerator pedal constantly fails to activate immediately after turning it on. it used to happen on cold or rainy days. It now fails to activate all the time. Took it to an independent service center and they said it could be the wiring due to water getting in the car. My car did have a leak and it was fixed but many months after these issues started occurring. I get a check engine light with a service traction control, service esc, and code p2138 is shown.

The receptacle that holds the brake light gets so hot that it melts and has melted the plastic around it as well. The bulb won’t stay lit because of this therefore the brake and turn signal lights constantly burn out and it could cause an accident due to lack of signaling and could also very easily start a fire. It started about 2-3 years after we bought the car new with just having to just replace the bulbs much too often, yearly, then a couple of times a year, and now the bulbs are not even lasting a month and the components are actually melting.

I HAVE A FUEL LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE, IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. THIS LEAK IS FROM THE FUEL LINES AROUND THE HEAT SHIELD. IT APPEARS THE FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED. I TRIED TO GET A PRICE QUOTE ON PARTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY REQUIRED ME TO TAKE IN IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS, BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. AFTER $100 THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED AND FINALLY QUOTED ME ON THE REPAIR, OVER $1,000. NOT ONLY DO I FEEL THE PARTS WERE FAULTY, I FEEL LIKE I WAS SCAMMED OUT OF AN ADDITIONAL $100 TO CONFIRM WHAT I ALREADY KNEW. THE VEHICLE LEAKS WHEN STATIONARY, IF YOU TURN THE KEY OFF THE FUEL LINES WILL DRAIN ONTO THE GROUND UNTIL THE LINES EMPTY. STARTING THE VEHICLE TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS FOR THE PUMP TO GET NEW FUEL TO THE ENGINE. WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON THE FUEL WILL CONTINUALLY DRIZZLE OUT. THE LEAK WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL A MECHANIC POINTED IT OUT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018, BUT HAS NOW GROWN TO A BIG ISSUE. GIVEN THE PROXIMITY OF THE LEAK TO THE EXHAUST I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR SOMEONE DRIVING IN THE SOUTH, IN THE SUMMER.

Mileage: 90,000

CAR WOULD NOT TURN KEY OR SOME TIMES START OR GO INTO GEAR. IT IS ALWAYS HIT AND MISS. WITH THIS CAR CAR STILL HAS ONLY 40 SOME THOUSAND MILES ON ENGINE. ALWAYS BROKE DOWN IN DRIVE WAY OR ANY WHERE EVER PARKED. WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES SEVERAL DIFFERENT LIGHTS ON DASH COMES ON ALL AT ONCE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A REAL PROBLEM FROM 2010.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO START INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERNAL LIGHTING FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO START INDEPENDENTLY UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DEPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. CLASSIC CHEVROLET OF LAKE CITY (6190 W BLUE RD, LAKE CITY, MI 49651, (888) 580-3758) WAS CALLED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2008. THE POWER WINDOWS BECAME NON OPERABLE, RADIO SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING, DOOR LOCKS DON'T UNLOCK VIA POWER SWITCH, AC/ HEAT ISSUES (DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY), AND WIRE HARNESSES NEAR SEAT BELT COLUMN (WHERE BELT MEETS FLOOR) BECAME SEVERED FROM SEAT BELT COLUMN MOVEMENT.... THIS CAUSED AIR BAGS TO STOP FUNCTIONING.

Mileage: 50,000

THE BATTERY OF THIS VEHICLE, AND EVEN NEW ONES FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER, HAVE THE BATTERY INSTALLED IN THE TRUNK FROM THE FACTORY. THERE'S A BRITTLE PLASTIC TUBE THAT VENTS THE TOXIC FUMES GENERATED BY AN OPERATING BATTERY TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. IF THIS TUBE IS DAMAGED/BROKEN, IT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE TRUNK, AND SEEP INTO THE CABIN. THE FUMES CORRODE YOUR LUNGS, WHICH IN SOME CASES, SUCH AS MINE, LEADS TO HYPOXIA, MEANING THAT THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE IS DIZZY & CONFUSED. THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE OWNERS/OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES WITH THIS DESIGN, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY ENDANGER UNSUSPECTING PEDESTRIANS/MOTORISTS DUE TO THE OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE BECOMING INCAPACITATED, OR THEY MAY SIMPLY BLACK OUT AT THE WHEEL DUE TO A LACK OF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN. THE FUMES ARE ALLOWED TO BUILD UP IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR IF THE WINDOWS ARE LEFT UP AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON RECIRCULATE. THE FUMES ARE ODORLESS MEANING THAT YOU CAN GO ABOUT OPERATING THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT NOTICING THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM, NOT THAT IT WOULD MATTER SINCE THE FUMES CORRODE THE NERVE IN YOUR NOSE THAT ALLOW YOU TO HAVE A SENSE OF SMELL. THE SYMPTOMS ARE FLU LIKE, WHICH MAY LEAD A VICTIM TO IGNORE THEIR SYMPTOMS. IN MY PARTICULAR INSTANCE, THE FUMES THAT WERE ENTERING THE CABIN OF MY CAR WAS SULFURIC ACID. THIS DESIGN FLAW COULD EASILY LEAD TO DEATH, IF NOT FROM THE HIGHLY TOXIC, CARCINOGENIC FUMES THAT ARE ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, THEN THE CONFUSION/DIZZINESS THAT THE FUMES LEAD TO, WHICH NOT ONLY ENDANGERS THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT UNSUSPECTING PEDESTRIANS/MOTORISTS WHO MAY BE IN THE PATH OF A VEHICLE WITH AN OPERATOR WHO HAS BLACKED OUT, OR IS SIMPLY CONFUSED/DIZZY DUE TO A LACK OF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN. THE PART NUMBER OF THE TUBE FOR MY SPECIFIC CAR IS 15247277. TRUNK BATTERIES SHOULD BE OUTLAWED UNLESS AFTERMARKET.

THE GAUGES ON THE DASH GO HAYWIRE. A SUBTLE 'DING DING' SOUND IS MADE. THE ENGINE HAS DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING AND WILL ONLY DO SO IN SPURTS. A POWER STEERING WARNING IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY TIGHT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. CAR WILL GIVE YOU ABOUT A MINUTE, TOPS, TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY. ISSUE HAPPENS RANDOMLY BUT SEEMS TO BE TRIGGERED BY THE CAR DECELERATING INTO FIRST GEAR, AT A STOPLIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. HOWEVER, THIS PAST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION WITH A SEMI. MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING RECALL INVOLVING CHEVROLET COBALTS, GENERAL MOTORS RECALL NUMBER:10023 AND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 10V073000. HOWEVER, BASED ON PERFORMANCE THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I SINCERELY BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I AM BUYING THIS VEHICLE FROM A BUY HERE PAY HERE LOT.DURING MY EXPERIERNCE DRIVING THIS CAR. I'VE HAD TROUBLE STEERING THE WHEEL.I BROUGHT IN IN TO TIRE DISCOUNTERS FOR INSPECTION TESTING. THE RESULT THE AUTO TECH EXPLAINED TO ME IN WRITING THAT I HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR.ALSO THE TIRES WAS PLACED ON BACKWARDS AND THE CAR NEEDS NEW TIRES.THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IN THE CAR.IN MOTION ON THE STREET WHEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM.THE SENSORS ARE BAD.THIS VECHICLE IS PROGRAMMED AND NEEDS A REMOTE.I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER RESOLVE IT.TIME AUTO SALES IN LATONIA KENTUCKY PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS CAR.

Mileage: 95,000

I FIRST HAD NOTICED MY FRONT PASSENGER SPEAKER WOULD CUT IN AND OUT. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF THE CAR WAS STATIONARY OR IF I WAS DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB AND THE DOORS LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RAPIDLY BY THEMSELVES. AND NOW THEY RARELY EVER DO EITHER WHEN I TRY AND PUSH THE LOCK BUTTONS. SO THEY EITHER HAVE TO STAY LOCKED OR UNLOCKED DEPENDING THE MOOD OF THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I HAD A GAS LEAK AND HAD TO HAVE IT SERVICED BECAUSE THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PLASTIC PIECE TO FUEL SYSTEM BUT ONLY IN SOUTHERN STATES AND I LIVE IN THE NORTH. AND NOT TO LONG AFTER THAT MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WOULDN'T STAY ON OR IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF BY IT'S SELF. ALSO DANGEROUS TRYING TO HOLD SWITCH ON WHILE MAKING A TURN.

Mileage: 115,000

BATTERY KEEPS DYING AND KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION. HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING BATTERY EVERY 8 MONTHS WHICH ARE BRAND NEW 5 YEAR BATTERY. FUEL LINE WAS REPLACED BUT STILL STRONG ODOR OF GAS AND ROTTING FUEL LINE AGAIN. SAFETY HAZARD! THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS?? VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME SO I CAN ONLY PUT ONE DATE IN HERE. SOMETHING IS ALSO WRONG WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME AFTER DIAGNOSING WITH MY MECHANIC AND HAVING IT TURNED OFF. WHY ISN'T GM DOING ANYTHING TO HELP US?

Mileage: 85,000

IGNITION SWITCH

Mileage: 75,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONING, SPEEDOMETER AND WARNING INDICATORS FLASHING, GOING OUT, RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION, THEN REPEATING THE FAILURE SYMPTOMS REPEATEDLY. DURING FAILURE SYMPTOMS THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE BOG DOWN, STALL AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS (WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING) . RANDOM ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CAR ALARM SENSOR, ETC FLASH ON AND OFF THEN START WORKING AGAIN TOTALLY NORMALLY. CAN NOT GET THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AT THE DEALERSHIP OR MECHANICS. FAILS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. FAILS WHEN DRIVING ON STREET, HIGHWAY AT LOW SPEEDS, MEDIUM SPEEDS OR HIGH SPEEDS.

Mileage: 120,000

WON'T CRANK UNLESS YOU HOLD KEY IN A CERTAIN PLACE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPON TURNING IGNITION KEY IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TIM LALLY CHEVROLET DEALER (440-232-2000, 24999 MILES RD, WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH 44128) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT STATED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROMISED TO INVESTIGATE AS A CASE WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 13,000.

Mileage: 13,000

THE DASH MESSAGE SAYS POWER STEERING. AS I WAS EXCELLERATING IN THE ON RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY, THE RPM JUMPED UP TO 6,000 ALL ON ITS OWN AND NOW IT WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS, DOES NOT READ ANY MPH, AND CAN BARELY GO MORE THAN 20MPH. THIS WAS UNEXPECTED AND HAD NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO. ALTHOUGH IT STILL FUNCTIONS (TURNS ON, RUNS, HAS ALL POWER AVAILABLE, HAS REVERSE) IT IS ULTIMATELY DISABLED. ALSO, THE FUEL LINES/ FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING A GAS LEAK, MAKING IT A CHALLENGE TO START THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PATCHED THE FUEL LINE AS A TEMPORARY FIX. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE TIMING CHAINS AT MY OWN EXPENSE

Mileage: 149,000

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: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

I GIVE MY CAR CHEVY COBOLT TO BILLY NAVARR LAKE CHARLES FOR IGNATION SWITCH RECALL BECAUSE GM CORPORATE TOLD ME TAKE THERE AND CHEVY DELAR BILLY NAVARR SOLD MY CAR TO SOME BODY BUT THEY ARE SAYING SOME BODY STEEL THE CAR AND THEY CAN DO NOTHING

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AND HIS COUSIN IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AT 78 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A FIRE HYDRANT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED WHICH RESULTED WITH LACERATION ON THE ANTERIOR RIGHT SIDE, THERE WERE BILATERAL WRIST FRACTURE, FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT FEMUR AND LEFT KNEE. THERE WAS AN AORTIC LACERATION AND MULTIPLE BILATERAL LUNG LACERATIONS AND CARDIAC CONTUSIONS, AUTOPSY ALSO REVELED FIRST TO FORTH DEGREE FIRMS BURNS WITH CHARRING ON APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE BODY SURFACE AREA, THERE WERE THERMAL FRACTURES TO THE SKULL AND BOTH THE HANDS. THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED DEAD AT THE SCENE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V073000 (STEERING), 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING OCCASIONALLY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDIES FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

Mileage: 200

START OF THE PROBLEM THE GAUGES WILL GO ERATIC, MY CAR CHIMES A FEW DINGS THEN THEFT LIGHT COMES ON. I DON'T HAVE A THEFT SYSTEM. LS MODEL. ALSO EFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION(AUTOMATIC) CAUSE IT WILL SHIFT HARD AND JERK THE CAR. THE AC ALSO SHUTS OFF DURING THIS ISSUE, IT WILL BLOW AIR BUT IT WON'T BE COLD. SEEMS LIKE THE ISSUE ALWAYS COMES BACK WHEN IT'S EXTREMELY HOT OUTSIDE. THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND IT COMES AND GOES. EVERY MECHANIC I WENT TO THEIR CAR READER CAN'T READ MY CAR. ALSO IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND AGAIN WHEN I'M PARKED AND JUST STARTED THE CAR. AND I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECALLS FIXED THAT WERE REPORTED.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD LEAKED WATER AND THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE A/C AND HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACK FUEL CANISTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,140.

Mileage: 90,140

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLUCTUATED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABNORMALLY. THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL CODES READ, A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION. UPDATED 06/28/16. *JB

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER NEEDLES MOVED BACK AND FORTH AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. I CHECKED FUSE AND IT WAS BLOWN. I THEN BUT NEW FUSE IN AND STARTED CAR. THE SECOND I STARTED THE CAR THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE STRANG THING WAS THAT EVEN THO THE FUES HAD BLOWN THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. ALSO MY RADIO STARTED CHANGING STATIONS BY ITSELF AND AIRBAG WARNING CAME ACROSS THE DASH THEN A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THAT STARTED I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T. RADIO, OUTSIDE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS WOULD ALL STILL WORK, BUT IT SEEMED THAT NO POWER WAS GETTING TO THE STARTER NOR THE FULE PUMP. AT THIS TIME THE CAR STILL WON'T START

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE INDICATORS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLICKER AND THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A SERVICE CENTER, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND PASSENGER SEAT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

SOME TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, CAN NOT GO LONG DISTANCE ON TURN PIKE, CAR WILL STALL OUT. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, HAS A PROBLEM ALSO, BUT WILL NOT LET ME CLICK ON BOX ABOVE.

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING, WHICH RESULTED IN A DRIVER SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN GOING SLOW IN DRIVE AND REVERSE MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE STEERING. IT PHYSICALLY GO TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS MANUALLY TURNING IT MY SELF WITH NO HELP FROM THE POWER STEERING. THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, NONE OF THEM ARE CURRENTLY WORKING....I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH A FLASH LIGHT SECURED TO MY DASH JUST TO SEE MY GAUGES. I AM UNABLE TO SEE ANY THING ELSE THAT COMES UP ON MY DASH THAT HAS TO BE SEEN BY A LIGHT. MY GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I MUST TURN ON THE DOME LIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE THE GEAR I SHIFT INTO. HEATING/AC LIGHTS ARE GONE. TAIL LIGHTS ALSO ARE NOT WORKING. HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS AND STILL NO TAIL LIGHTS.

ONE MORNING WHEN I STARTED MY 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH THE 2LT TRIM PACKAGE, THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON THE WHOLE TIME I WAS DRIVING, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR OFF SYMBOL WAS LIT. THE CAR HAD NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE APPROXIMATE MILLAGE ON MY CAR AT THIS TIME WAS 50,577. THERE WAS A PERSON SETTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 140 POUNDS, SO THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON. EVER SINCE THAT DAY, EVERY TIME I START MY CAR THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LITE COME ON AND STAYS ON. I CHECKED THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND ALL WERE CONNECTED. I TOOK MY CAR, PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO GET THE ERROR CODES FOR THIS BUT NO CODES WERE SHOWN. RECENTLY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED. AFTER READING CHEVROLET COBALT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT AIRBAGS, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM, RECALLS THAT HAD THE TERM AIRBAGS MENTIONED, I DECIDED TO TELL MY CONCERN TO THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND WAS TOLD THIS WASN'T COVERED, THAT I COULD PAY FOR THEM TO DO TESTING ON IT. SEEING AS I HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE EXACT SAME TESTING BEFORE WITH NO RESULTS AS TO WHAT WAS WRONG, I DECLINED TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET BY EMAIL CONCERNING THIS. THEY EMAILED ME BACK ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I REPLYED WITH THAT INFORMATION AND HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM. WHAT DO THOSE OF US WHO HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRBAGS NEED TO DO TO GET CHEVROLET TO ACKNOWELEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS THEIR ATTENTION SEEING AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALTS? SEEING AS CHEVROLET HAS PUT OUT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS EXACT PROBLEM PROVES THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT HAVE YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 50,577

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY, BUT IT WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WIRES MELTED NEAR THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND ALSO NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE OFF A USED CAR LOT FEB/2015 WITHIN A MONTH OF USE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES BROKE. GOT BACK ON THE ROAD, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING SENSOR AS WELL. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO BECOME HARDER TO HANDLE. I'M SCARED THAT IT WILL CUT OUT ON MY WIFE AND INFANT.

Mileage: 84,000

ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS PROBLEM. SYMPTOMS: DASH WARNING LIGHTS (IE: ENGINE, TRACTION, THEFT) CAME ON. DIGITAL DISPLAY WARNING: LOW FUEL (OVER 1/2 TANK OF GAS) POWER STEERING (WHICH STOPPED OPERATING) AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE (TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING SMOOTHLY). GAUGES (SPEED, FUEL AND TACH) OPERATED ERRATICALLY, NOT AT ALL OR COMBINATION OF THE TWO CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION STARTED WITH A FEW OF THE LISTED SYMPTOMS WHICH INITIALLY CLEARED THEM SELVES. LATER AS MORE SHOWED AT SAME TIME, I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THEM OR SOMETIME THEY CLEARED THEMSELVES . THIS HAPPENED OVER A YEARS TIME. WHEN ALL SYMPTOMS SHOWED AND WOULD NOT CLEAR, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TRUSTED MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM BUT DUE TO OUTSTANDING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, SUGGEST THAT REPAIR MAY FIX THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND RECALL SERVICE PREFORMED AND NO OTHER OUTSTANDING RECALLS WERE FOUND. VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT A PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A MONTH BEFORE THE LISTED SYMPTOMS REAPPEARED. WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE FAULT CODES BUT SYMPTOMS RETURNED WITHIN THE DAY AND WON'T CLEAR. A CHECK OF RECALLS FOUND THAT A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING LOSS AS DESCRIBED WAS ISSUED AND DONE AT APPROX. 49,000 MILES. SEVERAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKS WERE FOUND IN MAINTENANCE HISTORY (DONE AFTER POWER STEERING RECALL) AND PREFORMED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE DESCRIBE HAS BECOME WORSE OVER TIME AND HAS EFFECTED THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY THOSE OPERATING THE VEHICLE BUT ANY ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS PROBLEM MANIFEST ITSELF. GIVEN THAT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEMS PERSIST, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WAS THE IGNITION CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. I WILL CONTACT GM TO SEE WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. GIVEN THAT GM IS PAYING 900 MILLION TO THE GOVERNMENT IN FINES, MAYBE UNCLE SAM COULD HELD THOSE OF US WITH GM ENGINEERED LEMONS REPLACE THEM WITH SOMETHING THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 104,650

MULTIPLE TIMES (NOT ONLY TODAY) MY VEHICLE DID NOT LET ME OPEN THE DOORS, THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE HAD TOO MUCH GIVE AND DID NOT ALLOW MY PASSENGER TO OPEN THEIR (PASSENGER) DOOR. I HAD TO WALK AROUND THE CAR AND TRY TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHICH DID NOT WORK, EITHER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TRYING I BANGED MY FIST NEXT TO THE LOCK, WHICH ALLOWED THE CAR TO OPEN. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY, BUT IF THERE WERE, IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER ISSUE THE CAR IS HAVING IS STEREO PROBLEMS AND SPEAKER MALFUNCTION. MY FRONT SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SPEAKER) IS THE ONE WARNING CHIMES COME OUT OF, INCLUDING THE BLINKER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS A VERY COMMON MALFUNCTION. IT IS NOT DANGEROUS PER SE, BUT A BLINKER LEFT ON UNKNOWINGLY COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED BOTH OF THE ISSUES ONLINE, ESPECIALLY THE LATTER IS VERY COMMON FOR COBALT OWNERS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM, AND WAS TOLD I NEED TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FOR MY OWN MONEY, EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY IS A MALFUNCTION BY THE PARTS/FLAW IN DESIGN TO GET GM CUSTOMERS TO PAY PREMIUMS FOR FIXING PARTS THAT SHOULD NOT GO WRONG.

Mileage: 116,500

THE AIR BAG SWITCHED TURNED ON AND DOES NOT CUT OFF AND NOW THE CAR HESITATES TO START UP. ALL MY RECALLS HAVE BEEN DUE TO EITHER ELECTRICAL, STEERING AND IGNITION PROBLEMS. NOW THEIR IS AN ISSUE WITJ THE AIR BAG AND IGNITION. IT CHOKES THEM STARTS AFTER TURNING THE KEY ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT BUT IT HESITATES TO START. THIS DUDNT NOT HAPPEN UNITL THE AIR BAGS LIGHT STARTED TO STAY ON.

Mileage: 92,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF AFTER THE DEALERSHIPS FIXED THE DEFECTIVE KEY SLOTS OF COBALTS AND OTHER CARS, MANY PEOPLE HAD THEIR WIRING SYSTEM MESS UP ONLY TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHARGE YOU FOR FIXING UP THE WIRING THAT LED FROM THE KEY SLOT ( WHERE YOU INSERT THE KEY TO START THE CAR) DOWN TO WHEREVER IT GOES. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. ABOUT A MONTH TO TWO MONTHS LATER ( I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND CHECK) AFTER THEY FIXED THE KEY SLOT MY CAR JUST WENT DEAD AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE WIRING FROM THE KEY SLOT FROM THE IGNITION TO WHEREVER IT LEADS AND THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE IT AND WHEN I TRIED TO TALK TO THE MANAGER ABOUT IT I NEVER GOT THROUGH TO HIM ON HIS PHONE, HE NEVER ANSWERED HIS CELL PHONE AND WASN'T AT THE OFFICE AND I JUST GAVE UP ON IT. SO MY QUESTION IS DID OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DID WHERE THEY HAD TO PAY FOR WIRING THAT I THINK WAS PART OF THE SAME THING THAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY HAD RECALLED TO FIX. IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT; THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION KEYS, THAT COULD ACCIDENTALLY JUST TURN YOUR CAR OFF AND YOU WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STEERING THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL AS THE CAR WAS OFF. SORRY, IF I AM NOT BEING SPECIFIC ENOUGH, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD ABOUT HAVING TO FIX THE WIRING AND PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES AS I BELIEVE IT WAS THEIR NEGLIGENCE OF HANDLING THE WIRING SYSTEM. I AM NOT SURE ON THE DATES AS I AM NOT LOOKING UP THE INFORMATION, I AM JUST APPROXIMATING AND I AM NOT SURE HOW TO SEND THIS INFORMATION AS I AM NOT COMPUTER LITERATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EBCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,080. UPDATED 7/9/15*CN UPDATED 10/13/2017*CN

Mileage: 2,080

"SERVICE ESC" DASH WARNING CAME ON. BOTH "TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC" DASH LIGHTS WERE LIT. *TR

Mileage: 138,400

CAR ROLLED DOWN SLIGHT HILL AFTER TURNING OFF AND EXITING VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTER APPEARED TO BE IN PARK BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT AS CAR ROLLED AFTER LEAVING ALONE ON SLIGHT SLOPE. AFTER ACCIDENT, I PLACED KEY IN IGNITION, STARTED CAR BUT WILL NOT BACK UP OR CHANGE POSITION OF GEAR FROM NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. WILL NOT GO BACK INTO PARK. KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION NOW. BUMPER AND RADIATOR ARE DAMAGED AFTER CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, THE ODOMETER GOES CRAZY, MY SEARCH ENGINE AND SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, STARTS SAYING LOW FUEL (WHEN ON A FULL TANK), THE MILEAGE GOES BLANK AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER WAS DEACTIVATED, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REMOTE KEY FOB TO EXIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAG ON INDICATOR AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 65,306.

Mileage: 65,306

TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL; THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR MECHANICALLY WHEN THEY TOOK POSSESSION. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS , THEY MOVED IT AROUND ON THEIR LOT BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION, DID A REQ OIL CHANGE AND WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THEY HAD LOST THE KEYS. WHEN THEY AGREED TO MAKE NEW KEYS, THEY COULD NOT GET THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK TO WORK AND AFTER NOW 6 MONTHS OF DISCUSSIONS THEY STILL WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ALTHOUGH A SECOND DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAYS "THEY MUST HAVE SHORTED OUT THE SYSTEM CHANGING THE IGNITION OR PROGRAMMING THE KEYS" .. I NEED HELP GETTING THEM TO FIX THE LOCKS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY WOULD ILLUMINATE EXTREMELY DIMLY CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO READ. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS BURNED AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY POST NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

OUR VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEM. WE CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN FIRST. AFTER WAITING 8+ WEEKS WE WERE TOLD THE PARTS WERE IN AND WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP OUR VEHICLE WE WERE TOLD THAT A VEHICLE, WITH THE SAME VIN # WAS ALREADY REPAIRED IN ILLINOIS. WE LIVE IN NJ AND OUR VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN IL. THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER (FREEHOLD CHEVY) AGREED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED BY LOOKING AT THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE VIN # ISSUE NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE THEY CAN WORK ON OUR CAR. IT'S NOW 6+ WEEKS LATER AND OUR FOLLOW UP PHONE CALLS HAVE NOT BROUGHT US ANY CLOSER TO HAVING THE REPAIR DONE. I BELIEVE THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE SINCE THEY COULD TELL THE PARTS WERE NEVER REPLACED ON OUR VEHICLE AND THE VIN # SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND STALLED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

ONCE MY IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, I BEGAN SMELLING GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON BUT THE SMELL HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A LONG OR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IT HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING; ALSO SINCE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BEGAN. *TR

Mileage: 87,608

MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE JUNE 25, 2014. THIS TIME IT RESTARTED AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE GM DEALERSHIP WHICH FIXED IT BEFORE. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED IN JULY AND NOW THE PROBLEM WAS THE MODULE CONNECTORS. BOTH OF WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIRS. GM DOESN'T CARE UNLESS THERE IS A DEATH WITH THESE CARS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THEM. I WAS TOLD GM WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND ANY OF THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE I HAD A HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE. AT WHAT MILEAGE SHOULD YOU EXPECT A GM CAR TO START SHUTTING DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING? I WASN'T GIVEN THAT INFORMATION WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. THE 59 CENT IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM SHUTTING DOWN GM VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR THE OTHER PARTS THAT THEY SAY ARE SHUTTING MY VEHICLE DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE INCURRED TOO MUCH MONEY TO FIX A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I WILL ALSO LOOSE MONEY WHEN TRADING IT BECAUSE OF THIS HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE. MAKE GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 96,410

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD

Mileage: 28,389

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRAINS THE BATTERY CAUSING THE KEYS TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION I NEED TO GET A JUMP TO START IT AND THIS IS A NEW BATTERY SIX MONTHS OLD. *TR

AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON, I COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE CYLINDER AND I COULDN'T TURN MY CAR OFF ! I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP ( SANTA FE CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC, 4450 CERRILLOS RD , SANTA FE, N.M. ) WHICH I DID. I WASNT OFFERED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD RESERVED A RENTAL FROM HERTZ FOR THE WEEK-END, WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. THE REPAIR WAS DONE THE NEXT DAY SO I ONLY NEEDED THE RENTAL FOR THAT NIGHT BUT HAD PAID FOR THE WHOLE WEEK-END (RE: SF CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC) IT TOOK QUITE SOME TIME FOR ME TO BE REIMBURSED BY HERTZ FOR THE TIME I HAD PAID TO HAVE THE RENTAL, BUT DID NOT NEED. NO HELP WITH THAT PROBLEM FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 38,238

I AM THE VERY UNHAPPY DRIVER OF A 2008 CHEVY COBALT WITH 4 RECALL REPAIRS TO DATE. I REPORTED NOTICING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, STRUTS AND INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS AS EARLY AS SEPT 2010, WHILE HAVING ROUTINE SERVICE DONE TO MY COBALT. (THE INTERIOR DASH DIGITAL READ OUT LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN MISINFORMATION AND WOULD DIM ON A REGULAR BASIS.) I'VE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING THE POWER STEERING TOTALLY GOING OUT ON MY CAR (ONCE ON JUNE 25, 2014 AND AGAIN ON SEPT 4, 2014) WHICH MAKES IT PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER MY CAR. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THESE RECALL ISSUES SINCE 2010 AND HAVE FOLLOWED GM'S INSTRUCTIONS TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE, ONLY TO HAVE CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS PERFORMANCE. IT'S NOT ONLY A INCONVENIENCE, BUT IS STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I'VE REQUESTED TO HAVE GM HELP ME GET INTO ANOTHER CAR MORE THAN ONCE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT HAVE BEEN DENIED. NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT GM HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW "BUY BACK PROGRAM" FOR DRIVERS SUCH AS MYSELF AND HAVE REQUESTED THEY GET ME OUT OF THIS VEHICLE AND INTO ANOTHER CAR, BUT AGAIN, HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED CONCERNING MY REQUEST.. I CAN NOT AND DO NOT WANT TO BE WITHOUT A CAR TO DRIVE AND FEEL THAT I DESERVE TO HAVE MY CAR REPLACED BY GENERAL MOTORS AT NO COST TO MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 38,238

THIS EVENING WHEN I PULLED INTO THE GARAGE, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PROCEEDED TO TURN OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN KEY FORWARD AND THEN BACK, I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR AND THEN PUTTING IT IN PARK AGAIN. THE KEY STILL WOULD NOT COME FREE. I DIDN'T WANT TO BURN THE 1/2 TANK OF FUEL SO I REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP FUSE, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR AND THEN HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SO AS NOT TO DRAIN THE BATTERY AS THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE "ON' POSITION. DIFFERENT THAN OTHER STORIES I HAVE READ ABOUT THE KEY BEING STUCK ON, IS THAT I AM STILL ABLE TO TURN IT FORWARD A BIT. HOPEFULLY, I CAN PUT THE FUSE BACK IN, CONNECT THE BATTERY AND START IT SO THAT I CAN DRIVE IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V486000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V486000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

THE RECALL OF IGNITION WAS DONE BUT YET THE IGNITIONS STILL ARE FAILING,IF U TURN KEY IT STICKS ON THE ON POSITION AND KEEPS STARTER GOINING..OBVIOUSLY THE GARAGES DONT LISTEN...SOONER THAN LATER THIS WILL TURN INTO A ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 54,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN FROM AN OFF TO AN ON POSITION IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ UPDATED 02/15/2015 *JS

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE FAILURE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL NOTICE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,499. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER PUT HER FINGER INTO A SMALL DOOR BY THE STEERING WHEEL TO ACCESS A SWITCH THAT WOULD RELEASE THE KEY. THE CONSUMER REFUSED FOR FEAR OF BEING ELECTROCUTED. UPDATED 1/13/2015 8JS

Mileage: 79,499

I HAVE HAD MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WHEN I ORIGINALLY CONTACTED SOMEONE AT DEALER, WAS TOLD MY YEAR NOT AFFECTED. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT I WAS AFFECTED BUT CONTACTED GM AFTER HEARING ON THE NEWS OTHERWISE. I WAS TOLD THEY CONTACTED DEALER ON MY BEHALF AND DIDN'T GET EXPECTED "FIX" DATE. I CONTACTED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER AND TOLD THEM OF MY SITUATION- I NEED TO MOVE OUT OF STATE TO COLORADO ON AUGUST 11TH AND THIS IS MY ONLY CAR. I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM BECAUSE I NEED A VEHICLE I FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, BECAUSE IT HAS SHUT OFF DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES, LUCKILY ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. FINALLY, SOMEONE SAID THAT I COULD HAVE A RENTAL BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY THE CAR COULD BE DEEMED SAFE TO DRIVE 20 HOURS ON HIGHWAY WITH THIS HISTORY, BUT THEY STILL WANT ME TO PAY THE COST TO SHIP FIXED CAR AND ALL RENTAL EXPENSES UNTIL SHIPPED CAR ARRIVES, WHICH I DO NOT FEEL IS FAIR, AS THESE ARE COSTS INCURRED TO ME THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE INCURRED IF I DIDN'T HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH. I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THIS SHIPPING COST, WHICH IS WHY I AM DRIVING TO DENVER IN FIRST PLACE TO START A NEW JOB, AND MAY HAVE TO PASS OFFER FOR RENTAL AND CHANCE DRIVING. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME? *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOOK POSSESSION OF CAR BEGINNING OF JUNE WITH NOTHING WRONG TO APPEARANCE OR MECHANICALLY ; JULY 18 THEY CALL SAYING THE CAR IS READY TO BE PICKED UP FROM THE WORK ON THE RECALL ISSUE FOR IGNITION SWITCHES. FIRST THEY ONLY WANTED TO GIVE US ONE SINGLE KEY WHEN WE GAVE THEM TWO WITH THE ELEC REMOTES; HOUR LATER THEY PRODUCE 2 KEY/ 2 REMOTES AND APOLOGIZE THAT THEY APPARENTLY LOST THE KEYS AS THEY HAD MOVED THE CAR AROUND MULTIPLE TIME OVER LAST 2 MONTHS....THEN WHEN KEY WILL ONLY START THE CAR AND THE REMOTES DON'T WORK AND DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED; THEY TOLD US TO SCHEDULE TO BRING IT BACK TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED! THE RECALL WAS ON THE IGNITION WHICH WE WERE TOLD REQUIRED THEY REPLACE IT / MAKE NEW KEYS AND PROGRAM THEM TO THE CAR AND THE DOORS.....THEY DID NOT: DEALERSHIP WAS VERY RUDE SAYING CAR IS OLD ANDMUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT..THERE WAS NOT ! AND THAT SOMEONE HAD "SCREWED WITH AND TAKEN OFF A PANEL ON THE COLUMN"..WE NEVER WORK ON OUR OWN CARS. THIS CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON BY ANOTHER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND THEY SWITCHED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE OUR SERVICE REP THERE HAD HEARD OF A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTED IT; THIS LATEST REPAIR, WE WERE TOLD TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN AS THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF THE RIGHT PARTS WERE USED WHEN IT WAS WORKED ON BEFORE. I EXP ALL THAT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE MANAGER ADV THEM THEY COULD CALL OR GO ON THEIR SITES ETC AND SEE WHAT WORK WAS DONE ON THIS CAR. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE IF THEY LEAVE IT WHERE THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED. MY DAUGHTER IS ONE WHO DRIVES THIS AND IS 4 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AT COLLEGE IN WASHINGTON DC. I'VE CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE OVER A WEEK AGO AND STILL NO RESPONSE. AM I SUPPOSED TO GET AN ATTORNEY AT MY EXPENSE, CALL MY CONGRESSMAN, OR WHAT ? *TR

CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOOK POSSESSION OF CAR BEGINNING OF JUNE WITH NOTHING WRONG TO APPEARANCE OR MECHANICALLY ; JULY 18 THEY CALL SAYING THE CAR IS READY TO BE PICKED UP FROM THE WORK ON THE RECALL ISSUE FOR IGNITION SWITCHES. FIRST THEY ONLY WANTED TO GIVE US ONE SINGLE KEY WHEN WE GAVE THEM TWO WITH THE ELEC REMOTES; HOUR LATER THEY PRODUCE 2 KEY/ 2 REMOTES AND APOLOGIZE THAT THEY APPARENTLY LOST THE KEYS AS THEY HAD MOVED THE CAR AROUND MULTIPLE TIME OVER LAST 2 MONTHS....THEN WHEN KEY WILL ONLY START THE CAR AND THE REMOTES DON'T WORK AND DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED; THEY TOLD US TO SCHEDULE TO BRING IT BACK TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED! THE RECALL WAS ON THE IGNITION WHICH WE WERE TOLD REQUIRED THEY REPLACE IT / MAKE NEW KEYS AND PROGRAM THEM TO THE CAR AND THE DOORS.....THEY DID NOT: DEALERSHIP WAS VERY RUDE SAYING CAR IS OLD ANDMUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT..THERE WAS NOT ! AND THAT SOMEONE HAD "SCREWED WITH AND TAKEN OFF A PANEL ON THE COLUMN"..WE NEVER WORK ON OUR OWN CARS. THIS CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON BY ANOTHER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND THEY SWITCHED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE OUR SERVICE REP THERE HAD HEARD OF A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTED IT; THIS LATEST REPAIR, WE WERE TOLD TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN AS THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF THE RIGHT PARTS WERE USED WHEN IT WAS WORKED ON BEFORE. I EXP ALL THAT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE MANAGER ADV THEM THEY COULD CALL OR GO ON THEIR SITES ETC AND SEE WHAT WORK WAS DONE ON THIS CAR. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE IF THEY LEAVE IT WHERE THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED. MY DAUGHTER IS ONE WHO DRIVES THIS AND IS 4 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AT COLLEGE IN WASHINGTON DC. I'VE CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE OVER A WEEK AGO AND STILL NO RESPONSE. AM I SUPPOSED TO GET AN ATTORNEY AT MY EXPENSE, CALL MY CONGRESSMAN, OR WHAT ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTERWARDS, THE AIR BAG, SERVICE TIRE MONITOR, AND SERVICE ENGINE SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPAIRED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL VAPORS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF THE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

LETTER FROM SENATOR GRAHAM ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE GM VEHICLE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON JULY 1, 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH. GM AND THE DEALER, INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $ 125 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER NOT TO BE VISIBLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

IGNITION 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. DECEMBER 21,2008 CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER. DRIVER WAS KILLED IN A ONE CAR CRASH, WHERE HER AND HER CAR WERE THRU TO THE STREET BELOW ON 6-35 AND HIGH DR. THE CAR WENT AIRBORNE SHE WAS THROWN OUT THE CAR BUT WAS SAVED ENOUGH TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE LATER DIED. THE CAR WAS NOT SO LUCKY IT LANDED AND ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, IN WHICH THE CAR WAS SCATTER IN MANY PIECES. THERE WAS PHYSICAL NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT IT WOULD HAVE BY PASSED THE OPENING AND LANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS SLOW GOING IT RESULTED IN HER DEATH. THERE WAS A REENACTMENT DONE BUT THE FINDING WERE IN CONCLUSIVE ON HOW SHE DIED. SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I CHECKED FOR RECALL ON HER 2008 COBALT AND THERE WERE NONE AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH. HER OLDER SISTER WANT TO KNOW IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I STARTED LOOKING FOR RECALL RIGHT AFTER HER DEATH AND DID NOT FIND ANY AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT NOW THIS NATIONAL RECALLS FOR THE TOYOTA THEN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL DONE WITH GM RECENTLY OPENED OUR EYES THAT THIS YOUNG WOMAN DEATH COULD BE THE RESULT OF FAULTY CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS NEED TO BE DONE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. WE HAVE SUFFERED A GREAT LOSS. SHE WAS A GOOD DRIVE AND THE CONCLUSION THAT HAS BEEN MADE HAS BEEN NONE. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THIS WAS REPORT SEVERAL TIME BACK IN 3/ 2010 AND 6/10 AS COMPLAINT WITH THE STEERING .... I HAVE CONTACT GM AS OF RECENTLY BECAUSE RECALLS AND HER CALL WAS ONE OF THE PARTS THAT WAS IN THAT RECENT IGNITION ISSUES. THERE WERE NOT SKID MARK WITH THE REENACTMENT DONE THERE WAS NO REASON WHY HER CALL DID NOT SHOW BRAKE OR SKIDS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE PART OF THE RECALL COVER UP MY GM!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/22/14*LJ

Mileage: 80,000

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SWAY BAR, POWER STEERING AND IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE SWAY BAR LINKS FAILED. *JB UPDATED 07/30/14

MY CAR HAS SWITCHED OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD BE PUT ON A NEAR YEAR LONG WAITING LIST. UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY 2008 COBALT IGNITION LOCKED UP WHILE PARKED. CAR WAS TOWED TO CHEVROLET AND THEY SWITCHED IT OUT. HAD NO ABILITY TO TURN KEY, WHEEL OR ANYTHING. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. I FINALLY GOT MY CHEVROLET COBALT BACK (2 MONTHS) FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH A BRAND NEW KEY FOR THE IGNITION. WENT TO GET INTO THE CAR AND THEY DIDN'T SWITCH THE DOOR LOCKS. NOW THEY CUT CORNERS AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR OR CHANGE MY DOOR LOCKS SO I HAVE TO CARRY AROUND 2 SEPARATE KEYS. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAY IT IS MY FAULT. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF COBALTS OR OWNERS OF CHEVROLETS THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION AND START SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.*JB

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON MARCH 19, 2011. HER DAUGHTER CLAIMED, SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED, WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLEW ACROSS THE ROAD, INTO THE OTHER LANE, AND LODGED ITSELF BETWEEN TWO TREES. *JB

DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, EVERYTHING WENT HAYWIRE: I GOT A LOW FUEL WARNING EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS HALF-FULL, MYRIAD WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED, THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE MOVED ERRATICALLY, I LOST POWER STEERING, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY ROUGHLY. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR, REMOVED AND REINSERTED THE KEY, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ALL WITHOUT THE CAR KEY ATTACHED TO A KEY CHAIN - GM'S PROPOSED SOLUTION UNTIL NEW PARTS CAN BE INSTALLED FOR THE RECALL. I DROVE THE CAR A HALF-MILE BACK TO MY HOME AND SHUT IT OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE - THE ONLY LINGERING SYMPTOM WAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. AS YET (2 DAYS LATER), THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY'RE STILL UNSURE WHETHER IT'S RELATED TO THE RECALL. I REGISTERED MY CAR FOR THE RECALL OVER 3 WEEKS AGO BUT THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT PART YET. MY LATEST INFORMATION IS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A SPARE REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE THEY THINK IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE PART FOR MY CAR ARRIVES (THAT'S A 6-WEEK WAIT-LIST FOR A REPLACEMENT PART KNOWN TO CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS). *TR

Mileage: 82,000

GM HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE OR RESOLUTIONS ON THE IGNITION RECALL. I SUBMITTED MY SERVICE REQUEST IN APRIL UPON RECEIVING THE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. I AM STATIONED IN EUROPE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN ANSWER TO WHEN I WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEED LIMITS IN GERMANY. GM EUROPE TELLS ME TO CONTACT GM USA AND GM USA INFORMS TO CONTACT GM EUROPE. GM EUROPE HAS NOW INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP/AUTHORIZED SERVICE AGENT HERE WILL NOT LONGER SERVICE GM VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS FAILED TO RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 21 YEAR OLD SONS CAR IS ON THE RECALL 14V047 AND 14V171. I GOT A LETTER SEVERAL MONTHS BACK THAT IT WAS ON RECALL AND OF COURSE IT IS ON THE NEWS. I GOT 2ND LETTER YESTERDAY. WHEN I CALLED LAKESIDE CHEVROLET IN ROCKWALL I WAS GIVEN A VM FOR THESE RECALLS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART AND IT COULD TAKE UP TO 90 DAYS. MY CONCERN IS 2 YEARS AGO THIS WAS A RECALL. WE WENT TO JUPITER CHEVROLET IN GARLAND AND THEY SAID OH NO IGNITION IS FINE ITS HIS KEY. AT THAT TIME WAS A "POSSIBLE RECALL". THEY MADE HIM A NEW KEY AND CHARGED HIM $39.00. AT THAT TIME WHEN HE WENT IN YOU HAD TO SHAKE COLUMN AROUND TO GET KEY TO WORK. I AM NOW THINKING WITH ALL THE DEATHS SHOULDN'T THAT CAR BE RECALLED AND SHOULDN'T THEY BE HURRYING TO GET THEM FIXED INSTEAD OF WAITING 90 DAY. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROLONGED DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT, I HAVE MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT SHUT OFF ITSELF 3 TIMES AT 60 MILLER PER HOUR, THE LIGHTS START BLINK AND THE POWER LOCK IT'S LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY ITSELF MANY TIMES. I CALL THE CHEVY RECALL CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC ,BUT I AM DOING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR STILL AND I CAN'T PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC . THE RECALL # IS.. 14V047 AND 14V171. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM'S HANDLING OF THE FEBRUARY 10 AND APRIL 10, 2014 RECALLS OF 2008 CHEVROLET COBALTS. I AM A 2008 COBALT OWNER, AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER NOR HAS MY UNCLE WHO IS THE REGISTERED OWNER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED BUT DO NOT FEEL THAT IS AN ADEQUATE EXCUSE FOR NOT BEING NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ORDER THE DESIGNATED PARTS FOR REPAIR UNTIL 3 DAYS AGO, AS THE DEALERSHIP I CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM DID NOT GET BACK TO ME. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS RECALL IS A SITUATION TO MAKE LIGHT OF. PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM THIS DEFICIENCY IN THE VEHICLE, AND I WAS NEVER EVEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF MY AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL SECURE KNOWING THAT WITHOUT MY TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED. I ALSO AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE LISTING ON THE OFFICIAL GM LETTER ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT ALL IGNITION SWITCHES WILL BE REPLACED, WHEN THE POSTED RECALL ON CARS.COM FROM GM STATES A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER AS WELL. I ALSO FEEL THAT MY AIR BAGS, STEERING AND ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHOULD BE TESTED AND REPLACED IF THERE IS EVEN THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE THAT THEY HAVE BE INEFFECTIVE. I LOSE POWER STEERING IF MY IGNITION SWITCH FAILS, IN ADDITION TO MY AIR BAGS FAILING, FURTHER COMPROMISING MY SAFETY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE DEFECTS ON MY VEHICLE, AS I HAVE NO OTHER FORM OF TRANSPORTATION BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ETC., AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP THAT ORDERED THE PARTS FOR ME TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE PARTS ARRIVED, AT WHICH POINT I COULD MAKE MY APPOINTMENT WHICH MAY MEAN ADDITIONAL WAITING. I, AS A CONSUMER, FEEL SLIGHTED AND CERTAINLY DISREGARDED. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND ANY GM SEDAN OF THIS NATURE TO ANYONE. *TR

I CANT BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO TAKE GM MONTHS, YEARS TO FIX COBALTS IGNITION SWITCHES, THERE ARE ALSO FUEL PUMP RECALL4-13 BUT MY AREA IS "NOT HOT ENOUGH" FOR A FUEL PUMP RECALL THAT WAS ADVISED FOR OTHER AREAS???? WTH ?? MY APPOINTMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH FIX IS MONTHS AWAY, IF I GET KILLED MY FAMILY IS TO SUE GM FOR KNOWINGLY HOLDING UP THE SOLUTION!! COME ON!!!! GET WITH IT !!! GM SURE GETS THEIR MONEY QUICK BUT WHEN ITS TIME TO FIX PROBLEMS AND MAKE IT RIGHT ON GM'S PART THEY ARE SLACKING BAD!!! *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,873. RK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AFTER THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AFTER THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE; AS A RESULT, THE REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. RK

Mileage: 120,000

MY CAR IS PART OF THE GM RECALL. I HAVE 2 PARTS ON MY CAR WHICH ARE TO BE REPLACED BY GM. MY CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH GM AND CHEVY DEALERS TO GET A LOANER VEHICLE. TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE APRIL 11. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM SAYS IT WILL PROVIDE COURTESY CARS TO CUSTOMERS, HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THEY JUST GIVE THE RUN AROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH AND DROVE OVER A POT HOLE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPLODE, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO A PASSENGER. THE DRIVER WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHIN SECONDS OF THE EXPLOSION HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER COULD NOT BE RESCUED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE BRUISING, LACERATIONS AND FRACTURES TO BOTH LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 ( AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PARTS NEEDED WERE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE DIED FOR NO REASON. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR WHEN UNAWARE THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND ARE UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT UNLESS THE BATTERY IS RECHARGED. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE IS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE YOU CANNOT OPEN THE TRUNK TO GET TO THE BATTERY? BEFORE RECALL IN 2010 MY KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE BATTERY WAS FINE AND I WOULD HAVE TO FORCEFULLY TRY TO GET THE KEY INTO THE START POSITION OR OFF POSITION AND PULL THE KEY OUT. PROBLEMS STILL REMAIN WITH THIS IGNITION PROBLEM? DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS HOW GM DESIGNED THE CAR? *TR

Mileage: 36,758

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RENTAL VEHICLE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 06/02/2014 *JS

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL COLUMN RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2010 HE STEERING MOTOR WAS RECALLED, AND CORRECTED. RECENTLY, THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, WHICH WAS PART OF THE KEY IGNITION THAT HAS BEEN IN THE MEDIA. THE CONSUMER SPENT $1200 FOR REPAIRS AND NOTIFIED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE SITUATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

THE KEY LOCKED CAUSING CAR TO ROLL FORWARD. I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE KEY BUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART AUTO UNTIL JUMP STARTING IT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING APPEARED. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INDICATED IT WAS OFF. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED. WHEN DRIVING MY AUTO TO THE DEALER, I NOTICED THE RPM REACHED 4500 AT ABOUT 50 MPH. STEERING TOOK SOME EFFORT WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *JS

Mileage: 137,000

WAS DRIVING OVER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE GOT PULLED OVER FOR A FRONT HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. FOUND OUT ITS THE SAME HEADLIGHT I REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO AND THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH THIS CARS LIGHTS EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS. ITS EITHER THE FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACE OR REAR LIGHT BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACE AND I CAN NOT PLUG IN A CAR CHARGE FOR MY PHONE CAUSE OF A BURNING SMELL THAT COMES FROM SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE CAR. I HAD THIS INVESTIGATED BY THREE PEOPLE WHO SERVICE CARS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THEY TELL ME TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 95,487

TL* THE CONTACT WAS OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUTTON LOCATED ON THE GEAR SHIFTER HOUSING BECAME COMPLETELY DETACHED. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNAL AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM FRACTURED UPON ENGAGING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

I PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED GM BEFCAUSE OF A POWER STEERING ISSUE WEEKS BEFORE MY ACCIDENT.I WAS CROSSING THE RAILROAD TRACK WHEN I LOST ALL POWER TO MY CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND I HAD NO POWER TO STEER THE CAR.

Mileage: 104,081

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SEIZED AND THE KEY FAILED TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I AM CONCERNED THAT CHEVY MIGHT HAVE FIXED MY 2008 IGNITION SWITCH WITH PARTS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN STOCK FOR YEARS, PERHAPS WITH SWITCHES THAT WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE IN PRIOR YEARS. I WORRY ABOUT THIS BECAUSE, PER MEDIA REPORTS, GM DID NOT CHANGE PART NUMBERS WHEN IT HID THE FIX ON PRIOR YEAR COBALTS. I NO LONGER OWN THE COBALT, BUT MY DAUGHTER HAS IT NOW. I THINK WE WOULD HAVE NOTICED BY NOW IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT WHAT ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. THE COBALT'S IGNITION WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY. I BROUGHT IT TO GM WHO FIXED IT. THE DATES ABOVE ARE GUESSES. YOUR INVESTIGATOR MIGHT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OTHER YEARS IF IT CAN'T TRACK PART NUMBERS USED TO FIX IGNITION SWITCHES REPLACED FOR ANOTHER REASON. *TR

THE VERY FIRST INCIDENT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY POWER STEERING WAS NOTHING MAJOR. I WAS TRYING PARK MY CAR AND IT SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I POWERED THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE AND THEN RESTARTED IT. ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO MY CAR FOR HOURS. AFTER MUCH PRYING, WE WERE ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR BUT NOW THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK HAS TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY OR UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY IN DOOR. MONTHS DOWN THE LINE THE POWER STEERING ISSUE CAME BACK BUT ONLY WORSE. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. A DINGING NOISE WENT OFF, "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD, AND ALL THE GAUGES WENT WIGGLING. IT STARTLED ME. AGAIN, I PULLED OVER AND CUT THE ENGINE FOR A SPELL AND WAITED. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THE THIRD TIME WAS THE WORST TIME THUS FAR. I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE NOISE CAME BACK AND FLASHED POWER STEERING. IT WAS MUCH WORSE THIS TIME. THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER, THE CAR ROUGHLY JERKED, AND I COULD NOT EXELERATE. THANKFULLY I MADE IT HOME 5 MINUTES LATER, BUT BY THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY REASON. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY SAID THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD TO HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN DURING THE RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPEN RECALLS. IF MY CAR WAS TRULY BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL THEN WHY IS MY CAR NOT FIXED? AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHY DO THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR IT? THEY ARE ENDAGERING MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS'. PASSING CARS OFF AS THOUGH THEY ARE FIXED WHEN REALLY THEY ARE NOT IS CRIMINAL AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IF NEED BE I WILL PAY FOR MY OWN CAR BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER CARS THAT THEY'VE "FIXED"? A YOUNG LADY DIED FROM HER POWER STEERING FAILING AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

IGNITION SWITCH JAMS; AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON; CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING; AIRCONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING; TIRE LIGHT STAYS ON; ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON; AND NOW HEATER IS BARELY WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

I DO NOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATES AND MILEAGE, BUT I HAVE SEEN RECENTLY THE RECALLS ON COBALT. I PURCHASED A 2008 COBALT IN 2008. HAD 5 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. BY, 2010 THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, DUE TO FAILURE. 2 TIMES THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START. ONCE, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO DRIVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT TIME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, GM, AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE DEPT. NO ONE WOULD HELP ME. THE ONLY THING GM SAID THEY WOULD DO IS GIVE ME $2500 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I HAD JUST HAD MY DAUGHTER AND STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH HER THE LAST TIME. AFTER NO HELP, I JUST HAD LET THEM REPO THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THE RECALL ONLY GOES TO 2007 MODELS, BUT YOU MAY WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE 2008 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

MY LEG ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE KEYCHAIN 3 3/8 INCHES LONG (ONLY ONE KEY ON IT , THE IGNITION KEY) WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS IN A 35 MPH AREA, I SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO A LEFT TURN LANE, SHIFTED IT INTO PARK AND STARTED IT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY GRANDMOTHER WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL HER GAUGES WENT NUTS AND IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND CODES READ WERE U2105, U0073, THEY SAY THEY REPLACED TERMINALS. ONE DAY LATER SAME THING HAPPENED SO I TOOK MY CODE READER AND IT READ U0073. WE TOOK IT BACK TOLD THEM ABOUT CODE AND I TOLD THEM TO CHECK TERMINALS AGAIN AND FUSES. THEY CALL LATER AND STATED THAT THE OTHER COMPUTER WENT OUT, SO GRANDMOTHER PAID ANOTHER 400. TWO DAYS LATER ITS DOING IT AGAIN. I HAVE A 04 IMPALA THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUES MINE WAS NO START AND CHEVY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM IT STARTED FINE FOR THEM, BUT AFTER 2 DAYS EVERYTHING STARTED BREAKING, AND AS A SINGLE MOM W NO MONEY I HAD TO RESEARCH EVERY CODE READ AND LEARNED TO FIX IT. I KNOW EVERY WIRE AND WHICH COMPUTER READS FIRST, SO CHEVY IS GOING TO HAVE A RUDE AWAKING ON MONDAY. I BELIEVE CHEVY CANT FIX THESE COMPUTERS AND THEY JUST CLEAR THE CODES AND OFF U GO UNTIL YOUR CAR REPROGRAMS ITS SELF AND SAME PROBLEMS TAKE EFFECT, BUT I'M SURE ITS DUE TO ANOTHER COMPUTER GOING OUT, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT CHEVY WOULD AND WILL SAY!!! *TR

Mileage: 43,737

AT RANDOM THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY EXHIBIT ESC FAILURE, TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, AND SEVERAL OTHER TROUBLE CODES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY LOSING ALL GAUGE FUNCTION AND POWER STEERING. THE ERROR WILL CONTINUE TO ESCALATE CAUSING A MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MECHANISM CAUSING GRINDING WHILE TURNING. THE ERROR OFTEN SUBSIDES AFTER SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 68,122

ORIGINALLY, THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION OF MY 2008 COBALT AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. MECHANIC DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND ATTEMPTED TO BYPASS TUMBLER MECHANISM. WITH A PAPER CLIP. HE TRIGGERED THE KEY RELEASE. CAR STARTED AFTER THAT. HOWEVER, ON ABOUT THE FIFTH OR SIXTH TRY AFTER THAT, THE CAR FAILED TO START AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. CAR IS STUCK AT WORK 50 MILES FROM HOME AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY A SMALL FORTUNE TO TOW IT TO THE SHOP NEAR ME...ONE THAT WON'T ROB ME BLIND, THAT IS. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE GREAT NEED OF MY WHEELS AS I TRANSPORT MUSICAL EQUIPMENT TO AND FROM MY CONCERTS WITH THIS CAR, SO I'M LOSING REVENUE HERE. AS THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM AND GM ALREADY KNOWS IT IS AN ISSUE, I REQUEST A RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING THE TOWING FEE. THANKS IN ADVANCE, GM. REGARDS, AN AVID, BUT CURRENTLY DOWNHEARTED, NON-RUNNING CHEVY OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THE AUDIO INDICATOR FOR THE TURN SIGNALS, CHIME FOR SAFETY BELTS, DOOR AJAR (ALL WARNING CHIMES) STOPPED WORKING. THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER STOPPED WORKING FOR THE RADIO AS WELL. (I'VE LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET, AND SUPPOSEDLY ALL AUDIO INDICATORS COME THROUGH THE SPEAKER.) THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY COBALTS, OVER A LONG TIME (I'VE SEEN IT MENTIONED FOR MANY MODEL YEARS). IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME, THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER STOPS WORKING (NONE OF THE OTHERS) AND THE AUDIO WARNING EQUIPMENT STOPS FUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

BASICALLY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT FOR AN HOUR, WHEN I GOT BACK TO VEHICLE THE CAR THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND WOULD NOT START. NOTHING WAS LEFT ON, NO LIGHTS WHERE ON AND NO RADIO OR OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICE LEFT ON WHERE ALL TURNED OFF. I HAD TO JUMP START VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET POWER BACK TO VEHICLE AND TO HAVE VEHICLE RUNNING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FUEL AND ODOMETER GAUGES WOULD DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME IN NORMAL OPERATION AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 5/19/114*CN UPDATED 05/28/2014 *JS

Mileage: 76,000

WELL I GOT MY CAR BACK IN 2009 AND NOW I OWN IT, WELL I HAVE HAD POWER STEERING WHICH I HAD FIXED,BUT NOW I'VE BEEN REALLY HAVING A BAD GAS SMELL AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS DAD IS A MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND HE'S THINKING SOMETHING WRONG WITH EITHER THE LINE OR THE FILTER OR TANK, I CANT STAND DRIVING MY OWN CAR CAUSE HOW BAD THE SMELL IS I'VE STARTED HAVING NOSE BLEEDS,AND THAT'S NOT MY ONLY PROBLEM ALL MY LIGHTS ARE GOING OFF(TIRE,AIRBAG,)ETC. YES MY CAR IS NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE RIGHT NOW BUT I JUST STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND MY CAR IS FALLING APART AND IDK HOW TO GET IT FIXED AS OF NOW. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

CAR HAD STARTING ISSUES, ONCE TOOK TO THE MECHANIC, THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTORS WERE BURNED AND HAD POSSIBILITY OF IGNITING DURING DRIVING. CHEVY RECALLED MANY CARS(COBALTS) WITH THE SAME ISSUES FROM 2007 TO 2009, WHEN WE CALLED CHEVY ABOUT OUR VEHICLE, THEY SAID OUR CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH WE HAD THAT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 103,000

I NOTICED A SLIGHT TAPPING/RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE NOISE ONLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH AND ONLY WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS COMPLETELY. THEN I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL AN IGNITION CYLINDER RECALL. MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOCKING UP AND DIFFICULTIES TURNING THE KEY. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM ABOUT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING THEN WAITED A WEEK WITH NO CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO I CALLED THEM. THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WOULD BE FINISHED BY NOON, I ARRIVED AT 4 PM. THEY THEN TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT YET FINISHED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT EVEN PUT IN THE NEW IGNITION CYLINDER EVEN AFTER A WEEK. I WAS TOLD THE NOISE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. I WAITED FOR THE IGNITION TO BE PUT IN (ABOUT 30 MINS) THEN TOOK ONE OF THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS ON A TEST DRIVE TO HEAR THE NOISE. NOISE WAS HEARD AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP. CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTHING WRONG COULD BE FOUND. THE LEAD MECHANIC TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE BUT DUE TO THE HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN NOTHING WAS HEARD. I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON MONDAY DUE TO POSSIBLE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. DROPPED THE CAR BACK OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY. A TEST DRIVE AND A LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM, NOISE COMING FROM RACK AND PINION WHILE HITTING BUMPS RACK WORN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN MAKING NOISE AS WELL RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT WITH OUT REPLACEMENT THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE NO STEERING ABILITY AT ALL: COST $1524 NO WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL REPLACEMENT (THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN A PARKING LOT DUE TO BROKEN PINION) IN 2010 AND A TRANSMISSION ISSUE (RPM REV WHEN THE CAR HIT 40 WHEN THE GAS WAS NOT BEING APPLIED) THAT WAS A WORN SEAL IT WAS FIXED AND COVERED BY WARRANTY IN 2011. THIS WOULD BE THE TWICE NOW WITH NO STEERING ABILITY ONLY ITS A DIFFERENT CAUSE? I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING CHEATED. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION MODULE, STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,600.

THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND CAUSED WIRES TO FRAY, CORRODE, BREAK, AND BECOME EXPOSED. THIS LED TO FAILURE OF DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. DEALER HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SAFETY RISK ASSOCIATED WITH FAILING ELECTRONICS IS SEVERE AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WIRING FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY AND START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. SPORADICALLY, THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND THE HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS A NEW SET OF KEYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE KEYS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION TO THE CONTACT AS THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TUMBLER AND THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT AND UPON PARKING MY CAR I CANNOT TURN OFF THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO DO A QUICK SEARCH ON MY PHONE ON WHAT TO DO AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF RESPONSES ON ONLINE FORUMS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN BACKWARDS (TOWARDS OFF). IT WILL BUDGE FORWARD SLIGHTLY BUT WILL NOT TURN THE CAR OFF AND ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. UPON CALLING A DEALERSHIP AND GM DIRECTLY I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS AN INCREDIBLY COMMON INSTANCE. I WAS ABLE TO POP THE TRUNK AND PULL THE FUSE AND POWER FROM THE BATTERY TO KILL THE ENGINE BUT NO MATTER WHAT I DO I CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY. I HAVE EVEN TRIED SUGGESTIONS FROM GM WHICH INVOLVE A MANUAL KEY RELEASE UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED (MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS ACTUALLY DOESN'T WORK THE WAY GM EXPLAINS). MY CAR IS GETTING FIXED FOR A NOMINAL FEE THAT I CANNOT AFFORD BECAUSE I HAVE RECENTLY LOST MY JOB. MY COMPLAINT HOWEVER RESIDES ON HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE IS AND HOW QUICK GM AND DEALERSHIPS ARE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT BECAUSE OF HOW OFTEN THIS COMES UP. *JS

WAS TRAVELING 55-65MPH WHEN THE GAUGES ON THE CAR STARTED TO BOUNCE AROUND ERRATICALLY, NOT READING TRUE SPEED,RPM, FUEL LEVEL, AND FLASHING POWER STEERING AND NUMEROUS OTHER WARNINGS ON INFO DISPLAY. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING SITUATION WENT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED AT LOWER SPEED THIS TIME ALL PROBLEMS REOCCURRED AND CAR DIDN'T' WANT TO SHIFT GEARS, OR WHEN DID WAS EXTREMELY VIOLENT. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES (THERE TSB # IS PIC4677F) HAS BEEN UPDATED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS. ALONG WITH SOME OTHER SYMPTOMS I HAVE YET TO HAVE SUCH AS ENGINE SURGING OR STALLING WHILE DRIVING. (THIS IS A HUGE DANGER!, TOYOTA HAD TO RECALL HOW MANY BECAUSE OF THIS SAME ISSUE?) IT IS MY OPINION AS A CERTIFIED,ACTIVE, AND SWORN POLICE OFFICER THAT THIS A DANGEROUS ISSUE. I BELIEVE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL. AS THE GAUGES BEING EFFECTED COULD EASILY CAUSE A WRECK,BLOWN ENGINE, ETC.. ALSO THE SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO CHILD.(AND AS I HAVE 2 ONE OF WHICH IS 2 I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THIS WOULD DUE TO A NEW BORN..) THERE ARE JUST TO MANY VEHICLES EFFECTED AND TO MUCH TO RISK TO LET THIS GO-ON UN-TREATED.. #PIC4677F: NO START NO CRANK INTERMITTENTLY / NO COMMUNICATION OVER HIGH SPEED LAN - COMM NOCRANK NOSTART - (SEP 23, 2010) SUBJECT:NO START NO CRANK INTERMITTENTLY/NO COMMUNICATION OVER HIGH SPEED LAN MODELS:2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT 2006-2011 CHEVROLET HHR 2004-2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC 2008-2010 PONTIAC G5 2005-2010 PONTIAC G6 2006-2007 PONTIAC PURSUIT (CANADA) 2007-2009 SATURN AURA 2007-2009 SATURN SKY 2006-2009 SATURN SOLSTICE WITH ONSTAR (UE1) *JS

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON THE LAST ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,695 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,396. UPDATED 05/10/12*LJ

Mileage: 31,695

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON THE LAST ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,695 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,396. UPDATED 05/10/12*LJ

Mileage: 31,695

CAME OUT OF THE STORE WITH MY THREE KIDS IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER, WHEN I GOT INTO MY 2008 COBALT AND I COULDN'T GET THE KEY TO TURN!! THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND CHEVY IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT!! MY CAR IS AT THE SHOP AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME $408.00 TO GET FIXED, RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS! *TR

Mileage: 38,000

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START IGNITION WITHOUT PRESSURE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL . THE SECOND OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED WITHOUT CALLING A MECHANIC IN. PARENTS BOUGHT CAR FOR COMMUTING COLLEGE STUDENT . MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT WON'T TURN OFF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME OUT OR TURN OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COBALTS PRIOR TO THIS AND IT'S THE CYLINDER IGNITION. THEY SAID THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED, BUT IF IT HAPPENS SO MUCH WHY HAVEN'T THEY DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT YET. IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS THEN WHY ISN'T THIS TAKING CARE OF? I DO NOT HAVE 300 PLUS DOLLARS TO PUT INTO MY CAR. TO FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME I COULD DRIVE IT LIKE THAT TIL I COULD FIX IT ALL I HAD TO DO WAS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINAL UNTIL I WAS READY TO USE THE CAR. WHEN I DID THAT AND WENT TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON BY BATTERY IT SAID ENERGY POWER REDUCED AND MY CAR WON'T EVEN START NOW. WHEN I CALLED TO THEM THIS THEY SAID OH YOUR THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD. BUT THEY WERE THE ONES WHO TOLD ME I COULD DO THIS. NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 300 PLUS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. SO NOW IM LOOKING AT OVER 600 DOLLARS TO FIX MY CAR WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

MY AIRCONDITION QUITS BLOWING COOL AIR OFF AND ON THE BUTTONS ARE WRONG. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

MILEAGE, ABOUT 21,000 MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY. IGNITION LOCK SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT TURN OFF. WENT TO DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A "COURTESY" REPAIR. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT NIGHT OR OVER THE WEEKEND, WOULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD 2008 GM COBALT WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILE. I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS 7/18/11. I DROVE IN TO PARKING SPOT AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN MY CAR OFF. THE KEY DID NOT TURN TO TURN THE CAR OFF NOR COULD I REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I DROVE MY CAR TO GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER CARS, ONE FOR 10 YRS AND ONE FOR 11 YRS NEVER AT ANY TIME DID I HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH GETTING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OR PROBLEMS TURNING MY CAR OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND SO I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR A DEFECTIVE PART TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER MY COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 33,324

IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. HAD TO HAVE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 65,925

AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THUS, THE CAR COULD NOT TURN OFF. I TRIED SHIFTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO PARK AGAIN BUT THIS WOULD NOT WORK. I FINALLY HAD TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY SO I COULD TURN OFF THE FUEL AND LOCK MY CAR. THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION SO THE BATTERY DRAINED. I HAD TO JUMP START THE CAR THE NEXT WORKING DAY TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

2008 CHEVY COBALT KEYS STUCK IN IGNITION AND VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. CHEVY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE ISSUE WHEN I CONTACTED THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES AND GM HAS SENT A MEMO TO SERVICES CENTERS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THE 2009 ISSUE INVOLVES EXACTLY THE SAME PART NUMBER AND THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 76,220

IGNITION KEY STUCK WILL NOT TURN OFF CAR AND CANT REMOVE KEY HAVE TO POP CLUTCH AND DISCONNECT BATTERY TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THESE IGNITIONS JUST FALLING APART WHY IS THERE NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, TOYING WITH THE KEY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,113.

Mileage: 44,113

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE IGNITION IS STUCK AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH THE VEHICLE. USING FORCE THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE CAR STARTED, BUT THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN ANOTHER INCIDENT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION ONLY COVERS THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT. THIS WAS ALSO NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WE FIRST HAD ELECTRONICS ISSUES THE WITH OUR COBALT WHEN PARKING.WAS TOLD WIFE OVER DROVE STEERING MECH. LATER THEY CALLED A RECALL & REPLACED THE STEERING MOTOR.CONSTANTLY WE HAVE HAD IT THAT HE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT TURN OF AFTER A TURN. AGAIN THEY TELL ME THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE .THEN THE PASSENGER DOOR NOT UNLOCK FOR THE KEY. SEVERAL TIMES THIS OCCURRED & ONE TIME THE ISSUE LASTED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. ANOTHER ISSUES WAS THAT THE INSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON THIS LASTED ABOUT 2-3 DAYS SOMETIMES WE SMELT RUBBERISH SMOKE FUMES THEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED & THEN WENT AWAY.WE CALLED CHEVY & EMMA SET UP A FILE & WE TURNED THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIME TO JBA CHEVY IN GLEN BURNIE ,MD 21062 AND EACH TIME THEY SAY THE ISSUES COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN TELLING THEM OF THE ISSUES AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THEM . THIS LAST ISSUE HAS OCCURED ABOUT 500+ MILES LATER. I JUST HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND TIRES ROTATED . I ASKED FOR A COMPLETE CHECK BUT THE ATTENDANT ONLY SET IT UP FOR OILCHANGE ,BRAKES AND TIRE ROTATION. THEY SAID ALL WAS OKAY. ON FRIDAY THE 8TH OF APRIL ON THE WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AS I TOOK OFF THECAR ACTED FUNNY AND THE SPEEDOMETER REACHED 80 & TE REV WAS HIGH YET I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 20MPH THE TRANS DOWNSHIFTED REAL HARD. I NOTICED IT WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY BUT SEEMED BETTER. SO I TRIED TO PROCEED TO WORK. AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL PAST THE NEXT LIGHT THE CAR FROZE UP AND I WENT INTO A SKID. I TRIED TO STEER IT OUT OF IT BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND & THE ANTILOCKING BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO BE WORKING, I RAMMED INTO THE CURB & THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND PROPERLY TO MY TRYING TO MOVE IT FORWARD. AT THAT TIME A JEEPSUV SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND HIT ME IN THE REAR..I THINK IT TOTALED THE CAR. ON THAT TUESDAY NOTICED THE BRAKES NOT RESPONDING WELL (SHIMMIED FOR A TIME. ON WED & THURS, THEY WORKED NORMAL. I THINK THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONICS ISSUE. WAS TOLD A BODY CONTROL MODULE MIGHT BE BAD. *TR

Mileage: 40,500

HAD NO PROBLEM LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND WORKED FINE AND CAME OUT OF NO WHERE. MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS WON'T TURN OFF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME OUT OR TURN OFF. I CALLED MY DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH COBALTS PRIOR TO THIS AND IT'S THE CYLINDER IGNITION. IT'S IN THE SHOP NOW AND WON'T KNOW ANYTHING TILL TOMORROW. IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS THEN WHY ISN'T THIS TAKING CAR OF? I DO NOT HAVE 300 PLUS DOLLARS TO PUT INTO MY CAR. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT JUST STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS APRIL 2, 2011. I PURCHASED IT ON MARCH 15, 2011. I WENT TO LEAVE WORK AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. ALL MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT DOWN ON ME AND MY KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT THE IGNITION. WHEN I TURNED THE SWITCH IT JUST MADE A CLICKING NOISE. SO I JUST SAT THERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. SO I WALKED AWAY TRYING TO GET HELP. WHEN I RETURNED THE RADIO WAS ON AND THE CAR JUST STARTED RIGHT UP. ALSO IT DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. AT 65MPH IT SEEMS AS IF I'M JUST BARELY MOVING. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO SIT AND WONDER IF MY CAR IS GONNA START EVERYTIME I TURN THE SWITCH. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY AND I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD MY CAR FOR A MONTH. I AM HIGHLY UPSET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN FROZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,948.

Mileage: 45,000

I BOUGHT MY 2008 COBALT AS A PROGRAM CAR IN NOVEMBER 2008. I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN SEPTEMBER 2010. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM OF THE INTERMITTENT EASE OF TURNING THE KEY. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR FOR THAT REPAIR I WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKING UP. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND THEN THE EMERGENCY SWITCH BROKE, THAT WAS REPLACED AND DURING THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT SPEAKERS BLEW OUT. THOSE WERE REPLACED, AND NOW THE RADIO/CLOCK HAS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT MY TWO-YEAR CAR IS RELIABLE. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I BELIEVE THE CAR IS FAULTY BECAUSE IT IS "TOO YOUNG" TO HAVE THIS MUCH REPAIR WORK IN A VERY SHORT TIME.

Mileage: 45,353

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10V073000 STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM IN AUGUST OF 2010. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, BECAUSE THE PART WASN'T AVAILABLE. ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010 WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/18/11

Mileage: 54,000

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND AT THE SAME TIME I WANTED TO PULL DOWN THE WINDOW IT DIDN'T WORK. I THINK IT WAS ALREADY TOO MUCH FOR THE CAR. IT HAPPENED ALREADY 3 TIMES IN 2.5 YEARS AND THE CAR WAS NEW. EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER TO CHANGE THE REGULATOR IN THE WINDOW. *TR

2008 CHEVY COBALT. WON'T TURN OFF AND KEY WON'T TURN OR COME OUT. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

FEAR THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FIRE IF THIS WAS SOME KIND OF SHORT IN THE UNDER HOOD FUSE CENTER. CAR PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE 2008. MILEAGE: 56,09423 MONTHS OLD. CAR WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD NOT START. WOULD CONTINUE TO CRANK FOR SHORT TIME AFTER KEY TURNED OFF. TRIED FOR 15 MINUTES, FINALLY STARTED. DROVE TO DEALER AND LEFT FOR SERVICE. DEALER DIAGNOSIS, INTERMITTENT NO FUEL PRESSURE TO FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP CHECKED, OK AT THIS TIME. GM ADVISED DEALER TO INSPECT AND CLEAN BODY GROUND. REPAIR COST LABOR, SUPPLIES, TAX: $101 4 DAYS LATER CAR WOULD AGAIN (CRANK BUT NOT START - AT ALL), HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. AGAIN, WOULD CONTINUE TO CRANK FOR SHORT TIME AFTER KEY TURNED OFF. DEALER DIAGNOSIS: UNDER HOOD FUSE CENTER BAD. TOW $75, PARTS $283, LABOR $ 110, SUPPLIES + TAX $26. TOTAL: $494 TOTAL COST TO FIX VEHICLE: $595. *TR

Mileage: 56,094

CAR ALARM WENT OFF WHILE PARKED AND LOCKED. NO APPARENT REASON WHY IT WAS GOING OFF. IT DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY. AT TIMES, I WILL LOCK THE VEHICLE ONLY TO COME OUT AND SEE THAT IT IS UNLOCKED. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REMOTE KEY FOB. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOT MUCH CHANGED. ALSO, ON THIS VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK,THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY INSTEAD OF STAYING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TOO. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SHE WAS UNABLE TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25724.

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; MY PROBLEM HAPPENS TO BE A SERIOUS ONE INVOLVING THE HEAD LAMPS OF OUR 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHAT I SPEAK OF IS THE LIGHTS, UPON ENGAGING ONLY THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SHUT OFF,FLICKER....WITH NO CONTROL FOR A PERIOD OF ONLY A FEW SECONDS. NOW, THE CONCERN I HAVE IS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MYSELF OR OTHER MOTORISTS TO HAVE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS. DURING THAT SMALL PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH THE HEADLAMPS FAILED, MY FAMILY'S LIFE WAS JEOPARDIZED,WHICH IS SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO,AND WILL NOT TOLERATE. I HAVE MADE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT MALFUNCTION BY USING CHEVY DEALER TECHNICIANS. PROBLEM WAS ALLEGEDLY FIXED,THEN OCCURRED AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ME WITH ANY INFORMATION YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO FURTHER AID MY PROGRESS IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

CAR ALARM GOES OFF WHEN PARKED AND LOCKED FOR NO REASON. ALSO CAR HAS STARTED TWICE, ENGINE MISSES WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART AND IT THEN IS FINE UNTIL NEXT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 8,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEYS WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE FROM THE FUEL PUMP IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND GAUGES WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE IN THE DAYLIGHT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PROPERLY AT NIGHT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OPERATION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 29,000