2008 CHEVROLET COBALT Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking fuel on the passenger’s side in front of the rear tire. The contact stated that the fuel odor was also inside the cabin of the vehicle while driving. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the fuel line had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

The contact's sister owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked or being driven, there was a fuel odor detected. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with Code: P2270. Additionally, there was a leak in the fuel pump. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 187,000.

Mileage: 187,000

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, he noticed gasoline was leaking from underneath the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to his residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000. The VIN was not available.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL LINE LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,004.

Mileage: 103,004

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE OF A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ONTO THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TOM GILL CHEVROLET (7830 COMMERCE DR, FLORENCE, KY 41042, (859) 371-7566) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING LISTED AS A FLOOD DAMAGED VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,731. *BF *AS

Mileage: 2,731

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS DAMAGED BY A PART FROM THE TRUNK ASSEMBLY RUBBING ON THE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL LINES NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL LINES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 32,000

I REPORTED THIS BACK IN 2016-1-28 REF.NO.10822806 GAS LINE CORROSION PROBLEM,DO TO MUFFLER RIGHT UNDER GAS LINES AND GAS LINE UP IN POCKET WHERE HEAT AND MOISTURE CAUSE EARLY CORROSION(POOR DESIGN). GM HAD GO ME TO A DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRM CORROSION PROBLEM (WANTED 750 DOLLARS TO FIX). TALK TO REP.FOR GM , MENTIONED I FELT POOR DESIGN AND PROTENTAL SAFETY =MAY CAUSE FIRE. DID HAVE FIX AT GARAGE FOR 200DOLLARS. NOW CORRODING AGAIN AFTER 2YRS. THIS CONFIRMS GAS LINES IN POCKET UP ABOVE MUFFER TRAPS HEAT AND MOSITURE CAUSEING CORROSION. PLEASE ADVISE COMPANY DOES NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO ME AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE GAS LINE EVERY 2YRS.. FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT POOR DESIGN AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. FIRE HAZARD THIS IS SAME CAR THAT HAD KEY PROBLEM,STEERING PROBLEM,GAS LINE PROBLEM AT TANK AND GAS PUMP, YET THEY DON'T WANT TO LISTEN,HELP HELP HELP!!!!

Mileage: 86,954

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN......UPDATED 01/27/16 *BF UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ UPDATED 02/16/16*JB *CN

MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT BEGAN TO PUT OFF A STRONG FUEL ODOR, BOTH AFTER BEING PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A CRACK IN IT AND WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND I PERSONALLY PAID FOR ALL THE COSTS. A WEEK LATER, I WAS NOTIFIED BY A FRIEND WITH THE SAME VEHICLE THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE IN THE MAIL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 AND THEY WERE FULLY REIMBURSED. I NEVER RECEIVED THIS NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT I AM REQUESTING A REIMBURSEMENT FOR HAVING THIS ISSUE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN THE IGNITION WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOUND AS IF IT STARTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAK. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION THE FUEL PUMP GENERATED FUEL CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) WAS NOT A VALID RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE NOTICED SINCE 06/20/2014 THAT I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AREA OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CHEVY COBALTS HAD RECALLS ON SOME MODELS, INCLUDING 2008, IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE US. WHEN I CALLED TO GET AN APPT WITH THE ALL STAR CHEVY IN BAKER, LOUISIANA TO REPAIR THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A FUEL PUMP RECALL. IM VERY CONCERNED AND AGITATED THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF ANY SUCH RECALLS AND THEN TO BE TOLD BY A CHEVY THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS CONCERNING FUEL ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

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

CRACKED FUEL LINE ATTACHED TO FUEL PUMP STARTED TO LEAK FUEL BADLY WITH A HIGH POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND IT A STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

CRACKED FUEL LINE ATTACHED TO FUEL PUMP STARTED TO LEAK FUEL BADLY WITH A HIGH POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND IT A STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY GAS TANK IS CRACKED AND HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL. THE FUMES ARE BAD ENOUGH BY ITSELF BUT ITS ALSO A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD. CONTACTED GM AND EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL IS CLEARLY STATED ONLINE FOR MY CAR GM WILL NOT FIX THEIR MISTAKE. *JS

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE TRAVELING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THE COBALTS UNTIL THE CAR KNOWS YOUR DRIVING HABITS. SAME OCCURRENCE IN THE 2007 COBALT. THE DEALER HAD TO ADJUST THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WILL NOT TAKE ACTION AS TO DATE FOR THIS ISSUE STATING THAT IT HASN'T HAD A CHANCE TO ADJUST TO THE DRIVING HABITS. WE HAD THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS AND PUT OVER 3000 MILES ON IT. CAR DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. DEALER IS MADE AWARE OF THIS. INFORMED BY DEALER, NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

LAST YEAR AROUND MAY I WAS DRIVING MY COBALT TO WORK AND SMELLED GAS. I REPLACED THE FUEL CAP TO START WITH THE LEAST EXPENSIVE FIRST. I STILL SMELLED THE FUEL. I WENT TO A MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. HE FOUND TWO ISSUES. ONE THE PUMP WAS SEATED IMPROPERLY AND THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL RETURN. I STILL HAVE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IN CASE MY CAR BECAME PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED FOR SOME OF THE COBALT CARS. LOOKING AT THE FUEL PUMP, I HAVE TO SAY MY CAR HAD THE SAME LEAK AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BUT MY VIN WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. ALSO SINCE MY CAR HAD THE POWER STEERING REPLACED MY ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS WON'T OPERATE CORRECTLY, CYCLING LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, LOCKING WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, CYCLING WHEN I TURN, CYCLING WHEN I OPEN THE TRUNK. *TR

GAS LEAKING, BOUGHT NEW FUEL PUMP AND GAS STILL LEAKS A PUDDLE. I HAVE A 6 MONTH OLD SON. SCARED MY CAR IS GOING TO EXPLODE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, JUST NOT ON MINE. KEY ALSO GETS JAMMED WILL NOT START SOMETIMES NOR WILL IT TURN OFF. THE GAS LEAKING IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND ALSO OTHERS. *TR

LONG STARTS ,SMELLS LIKE GAS ,LEAVES GAS STAIN UNDER CAR AND DRIPPING FUEL FROM TANK AREA JUST INCHES AWAY FROM HOT EXHAUST ! THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM CAR COULD EASILY CATCH FIRE! *TR

Mileage: 83,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AS WELL AS WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000. UPDATED 3/14/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER DEALER INSTALLED A MODULE KIT AT A COST OF $ 745.12. 04/10/13

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AS WELL AS WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000. UPDATED 3/14/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER DEALER INSTALLED A MODULE KIT AT A COST OF $ 745.12. 04/10/13

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PUMP HOUSING WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000...UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 2/1/2013 *JS

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THEY SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL LINE CRACKED. THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY WAS ONE PIECE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000) FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) DID NOT INCLUDE LOUISIANA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF UPDATED 1/24/2013 *JS

Mileage: 88,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE WHILE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 120,000 MILES, THEY WOULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN UPDATED 01/09/13

Mileage: 175,000

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES DIFFICULTY STARTING VEHICLE AND SMELLS GAS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006/2007 MODELS FOR THE FUEL PUMP, THE SAME FUEL PUMP THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

MY MOTHER IN LAW HAS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT AND SHE HAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN SIDE THE VEHICLE AND SHE HAS TO RIDE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, AND CANT TAKE HER GRANDCHILDREN ANY WHERE WITH ME BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. ALSO HER FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED CONSIDERABLY SHE ONLY PUT $10 WORTH THE GAS IN AT A TIME BECAUSE SHE AM IN FEAR OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF SHE FILLS IT UP. *TR

Mileage: 81,001

BEGAN SMELLING A FAINT GAS ODOR IN JAN. 2012 WHILE SITTING AT STOPLIGHT COMING FROM MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT. ODOR HAS SINCE GROWN STRONGER AND MY MPG'S HAVE GONE FROM AROUND 30-32 MPG TO 26 MPG ON LAST FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 COBALTS. THERE WAS A RECALL I HAVE COME ACROSS IN MY RESEARCH FOR YEARS 2005-2007 AND PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OF SIMILAR NATURE, BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES, MY CAR WAS PURCHASED IN TEXAS BUT CURRENTLY RESIDES IN OKLAHOMA AND I BELIEVE IT WAS KEPT IN ANOTHER STATE BY PREVIOUS OWNER. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY GM AND CORRECTED ON THEIR SIDE OF THE DEAL. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS JUST INFORMED BY MY SON THE HIS 2008 COBALT SMELL LIKE GAS. HE STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR SOME TIME, BUT ONLY NOTICED THE SMELL WHILE AT A STOP OR VERY SLOW SPEED. NOW IT IS OVERBEARING AND ALL THE TIME. 66,000 CURRENT MILES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2008 CHEVY COBALT WITH A FUEL TANK LEAK. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2007 COBALTS. NTSHA NEEDS TO BE PROACTIVE WITH GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF THE COBALT. *TR

Mileage: 48,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 33,950

I HAVE 2008 CHEVY COBALT AND IT ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER, LATELY I CAN SMELL GAS BURNING. I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE SHOP AND THEY LIFTED IT UP AND SAID IT WAS LEAKING GAS AND THEY SHOWED ME. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND FOUND IT HAD A LOTS OF RECALLS, EVEN ONE THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM MINE HAS(LEAKING GAS), BUT THE YEARS IT HAS ARE BETWEEN 2005-2007. I HAVE 08, BUT I FEEL IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. I KNOW THE DEALER IS GOING TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND, BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM, SO I DON'T HAVE TO PAY THEM X AMOUNT OF THE DOLLARS JUST TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEN X2 AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THE FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL SMELL FUEL LINE CRACKED RIGHT AT FUEL PUMP INLET. SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL #09V41900 2006 2007 COBALTS. THIS IS A FLA. CAR. *KB

Mileage: 100,300

FUEL SMELL FUEL LINE CRACKED RIGHT AT FUEL PUMP INLET. SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL #09V41900 2006 2007 COBALTS. THIS IS A FLA. CAR. *KB

Mileage: 100,300

NOTICED A FAINT SMELL OF GAS WHILE DRIVING MY COBALT ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2011. GAS SMELL GREW STRONGER LATER IN THE DAY AND, ON FRIDAY, WAS SO STRONG THAT IT WAS OVERPOWERING, EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. UPON TAKING MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THEY FOUND THAT A PLASTIC SUPPLY PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR OF MY FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED AND IT WAS CREATING A SEVERE FUEL LEAK. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN ORDER TO FIX THIS SITUATION, BUT, THREE DAYS LATER, MY CAR STILL HAS AN EXISTING GAS SMELL TO IT. ON FRIDAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, I FELT LIKE I HAD INGESTED GASOLINE ALL DAY, AND IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THAT FEELING TO GO AWAY. IN ADDITION, I KNOW THAT GAS LEAKS ARE POTENTIALLY VERY HAZARDOUS AND CAN START FIRES. IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH RECALL ID # 09V419000 DATED 10/29/2009 IN WHICH 2006 AND 2007 YEAR CHEVROLET COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN SOME STATES INCLUDING ARIZONA, WHERE MY CAR WAS PURCHASED AND REGISTERED. SERVICE MEMBERS AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAVE STATED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME COMMON WITH MY YEAR COBALTS, SO PERHAPS THE 2008 COBALTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL? THIS IS A HAZARDOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS TURNED IN TO QUITE AN EXPENSIVE FIX FOR ME, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. *KB

Mileage: 47,800

NOTICED A FAINT SMELL OF GAS WHILE DRIVING MY COBALT ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2011. GAS SMELL GREW STRONGER LATER IN THE DAY AND, ON FRIDAY, WAS SO STRONG THAT IT WAS OVERPOWERING, EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. UPON TAKING MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THEY FOUND THAT A PLASTIC SUPPLY PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR OF MY FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED AND IT WAS CREATING A SEVERE FUEL LEAK. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN ORDER TO FIX THIS SITUATION, BUT, THREE DAYS LATER, MY CAR STILL HAS AN EXISTING GAS SMELL TO IT. ON FRIDAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, I FELT LIKE I HAD INGESTED GASOLINE ALL DAY, AND IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THAT FEELING TO GO AWAY. IN ADDITION, I KNOW THAT GAS LEAKS ARE POTENTIALLY VERY HAZARDOUS AND CAN START FIRES. IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH RECALL ID # 09V419000 DATED 10/29/2009 IN WHICH 2006 AND 2007 YEAR CHEVROLET COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN SOME STATES INCLUDING ARIZONA, WHERE MY CAR WAS PURCHASED AND REGISTERED. SERVICE MEMBERS AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAVE STATED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME COMMON WITH MY YEAR COBALTS, SO PERHAPS THE 2008 COBALTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL? THIS IS A HAZARDOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS TURNED IN TO QUITE AN EXPENSIVE FIX FOR ME, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. *KB

Mileage: 47,800

NOTICE A STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL. FUEL MILEAGE IS DEGRADED AND FUEL SMELL GOES AWAY WHEN TANK IS BELOW 1/2. CLASS 1 LEAK APPEARS TO COME FROM WHERE FUEL FILLER HOSE ATTACHES TO THE TANK. IT MAY ALSO BE COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND DRIPPING ONTO THAT AREA. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE OPENED ONE OF THE DOORS AND COULD SMELL A STRONG ODER OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,071.

Mileage: 92,071

AT SOUTHPOINT MALL IN DURHAM N.C. VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN PARKING LOT OF SOUTH POINT MALL WHEN VEHICLE 2 PULLED INTO ITS LANE OF TRAVEL FROM A PARKING AISLE VEHICLE2 STRUCK VEHICLE1 IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER AREA WITH ITS FRONT LEFT PORTION. *TR