| Steering | — | 7ODI 10463894 · 100,213 miI AM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHERE THE WEATHER IS 104'. I BEGAN TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED MY CAR IN A GARAGE WHERE I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS. THEN AS THE DAYS WENT ON I SMELLED THE GAS STRONGER AND FUMES. I WAS RIDING MY LITTLE 1 YEAR OLD COUSIN AROUND WHEN I NOTICED A GAS LEAK FROM THE CAR. HE THEN BEGAN TO COUGH AND I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED VEHICLES FOR HIS SAFETY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COBALTS HAD A RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEMS BUT MINE WAS NOT COVERED. I DID HAVE A POWER WHEEL STEERING RECALL WHICH I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I DIDN'T HAVE A FUEL SYSTEM… Look up ODI 10463894 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10537218I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT TWICE ON THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY SINCE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT PROMPTLY BUT EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BLINKERS NOT CLICKING OFF, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY GAS TANK LEAKING. I HAD SOMEONE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS POURING GAS OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY WHAT A… Look up ODI 10537218 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10567771 · 60,000 miMY CAR WAS RUNNING AND GETTING WARMED UP, THEN SUDDENLY THE LOCKS START GOING OFF AND ON, REPEATEDLY. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT DOES THIS WHETHER IT IS OFF OR ON NOW. IT IS CONSTANT. THE POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND YOU CAN'T USE THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE, YOU MUST MANUALLY PULL THE LOCK "UP" AND TO LOCK THE CAR YOU MUST MANUALLY PUSH ALL THE DOOR LOCK KNOBS DOWN, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IN ADDITION TO THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE FRONT SPEAKERS GO OF… Look up ODI 10567771 at NHTSA ↗ | 63ODI 10283717 · 64,234 miI HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, IT HAS STOPPED ON ME SEVERAL OF TIMES ON STREETS AND FREEWAYS AND HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY SO FAR OF AVOIDING AND DODGING MAJOR ACCIDENTS BUT I HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT BUT I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT MORE THEN A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH IT IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. *TR Look up ODI 10283717 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10288849 · 66,000 miAT FIRST THE PROBLEM WOULD COME AND GO FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS BUT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. NOW, I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL - EVER. THE DASH DIAL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE AND IT FEELS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO DROP OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR!! *TR Look up ODI 10288849 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10303953I DRIVE A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BEGAN TO CLICK OFF AND ON THEN THIS PAST MONTH HAS GONE COMPLETELY OFF. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR WHICH CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND/OR HARM TO MYSELF. I NEED TO GET TO AND FROM WORK AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO NOT DRIVE MY CAR. I CALLED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT HAS TO GO INTO THIS IS QUITE A BIT. I'M AM VERY UPSET DUE TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT MY CAR IS A 2007 AND THIS IS SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RIGHT NOW. AND ON TOP OF THAT EVER SI… Look up ODI 10303953 at NHTSA ↗ | 23ODI 10191701 · 4,833 miWHILE DRIVING E. ON HIGHWAY 60 IN AZ, I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL STICKING ONCE IN A WHILE. AFTER DRIVING THRU DEVEL'S CANYON THE STEERING KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE THEN IT WOULD STOP PULLING, OVER AND OVER. WHEN I WAS ON FLAT ROAD AGAIN THE STEERING PULLED REAL SHARP TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT TURN LEFT, AFTER A SECOND OF THIS THE STEERING FINALLY FREED ITSELF AGAIN BUT MAKING THE STEERING VERY TOUCHY, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CAR STARTED SWEERVING SIDE TO SIDE AND ENDED UP HITTING THE GUARD RAIL ON THE EAST BOUND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I… Look up ODI 10191701 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10300035 · 67,000 miMY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LTZ , FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WE HAD BEEN NOTICING VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. ALSO WHEN BRAKING THE STEERING WOULD SHAKE. DURING THAT TIME WE GOT A LETTER FROM OUR DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SIDE AIRBAGS. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SOLD IT AS IF IT HAD SIDE AIRBAGS,BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY.ON OUR WAY UP THERE TO THE DEALERSHIP WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING JUST AS WE STARTED ON THE INTERSTATE . WE HAD NOT GONE VERY FAR WHEN OUR COBALT BEGAN TO FISH TAIL AND MY HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE C… Look up ODI 10300035 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10316801 · 60,000 mi2007 COBALT, COULD NOT STEER CAR STRAIGHT, WENT INTO A DITCH, CAR FLIPPED, CAR HIT A TREE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!!! *TR Look up ODI 10316801 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10327256 · 40,000 miINFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) LOSS OF WARNING CHIMES DUE TO DEFECTIVE DRIVERS DOOR SPEAKER (2007 COBALT AND & 2007 GMC CANYON). I AM CURRENT AWAITING REPAIR UNDER THE 2ND RECALL FOR OUR COBALT VIN [XXX](GAS LEAK & LOSS OF STEERING DEFECTS NOT YET REPAIRED). THE LETTER RECEIVED FROM GM WARNING OF THE STEERING DEFECT STATED A WARNING CHIME WOULD SOUND AND A MESSAGE ON THE DRIVERS INFO CNTR WOULD APPEAR. PROBLEM IS, THE SPEAKER WHERE THE WARNING SOUNDS COME FROM IS INTERMITTENT. … Look up ODI 10327256 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10435504 · 81,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO START. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,600. Look up ODI 10435504 at NHTSA ↗ | 9ODI 10569366 · 86,855 miWHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE CAR ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DRIVER STEERED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. AFTER IT STOPPED, THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR Look up ODI 10569366 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573258 · 90,000 miI WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR'S DIALS WOULD NOT WORK THEN START BOUNCING AROUND. THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WOULD READ OUT, I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING. IF I SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD TAKE MORE OF AN EFFORT TO GET THE CAR UP TO SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD JUMP IN TO GEARS HARD. IT WOULDN'T SHIFT SMOOTH. NONE OF THE GAUGES WOULD WORK, AND IF THE A/C WAS ON IT WOULDN'T WORK. WHEN IT STARTED BACK WORKING, THE ENGINE LOCK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITH OUT JERKING. *TR Look up ODI 10573258 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10626111 · 100,018 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,018. Look up ODI 10626111 at NHTSA ↗ | 14ODI 10304080I HAVE HAD MY 2007 COBALT BACK TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES. ONE OF WHICH WAS FOR STRUT MOUNTS, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, SWAY BAR LINKS, ALOT WATER COMING IN THROUGH THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT. THOSE WERE REPLACED AND VERY BAD AT 48K MILES THEY TOLD ME IT HAD REACHED THE DANGEROUS LEVEL AND THAT THEY'RE GLAD I BROUGHT IT BACK BEFORE SOMEBODY GOT HURT. ALSO THE AC SMELLED TERRIBLE AT 12K MILES, IT WAS IN THE DEALER 7 TIMES FOR THAT TERRIBLE SMELL. THE LAST OF WHICH TOOK THEM A WEEK TO PUT IN AN EVAPORATOR WHICH ONLY CURE… Look up ODI 10304080 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10313619 · 32,000 miSTEERING SHAKES ALOT ON ROUGH ROADS AND SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BREAK. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER A DOZEN TIMES. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE BROUGHT IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE I-SHAFT WE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS YET BECAUSE WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A FOR SURE ANSWER WHAT IT IS. MY FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW HAS A SIMILAR CAR BUT DIFFERENT YEAR AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STARTED OF THE SHAKING BOTH CARS HAD 32000 MILES ON THEM. SINCE THE START BOTH CARS HAS REPLACED STRUTS, CONTROL ARM AND T… Look up ODI 10313619 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10319815 · 18,000 mi2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES WITH BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN SHE BRAKED FROM HIGH TO MODERATE SPEEDS TO SLOW DOWN OR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, ASIDE FROM THAT, AS SHE BEGAN TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB Look up ODI 10319815 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10312630 · 16,000 miMY WIFE'S 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR NOW. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND IN ALL CASES THEY ARE BEING CHARGED JUST FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD GET MY WIFE HURT BEING AS SHE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STEERING IT LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING IT AT THE TIME. IT IS THE CHEVY DEALER NOW HAVING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WHICH WAS RECALLED AND WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY TELL ME ABOUT IT. *TR Look up ODI 10312630 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10335940 · 20,000 mi2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY DEFECT IN STEERING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM WIRING AND CONNECTOR WHICH WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 20, 2007, THE SECOND TIME ON JULY 3 , 2007 THE HVAC SYSTEM RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE THIRD TIME ON JULY 6, 2007 THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD TO REPLACED. ALSO, THE STEERING SHAFT AND STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED, THERE WAS A BUBBLE ON THE TIRE WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACED. *JB Look up ODI 10335940 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10671395 · 70,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FEW DAYS AFTER THE REPAIRS WHILE DRIV… Look up ODI 10671395 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 7ODI 10463894 · 100,213 miI AM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHERE THE WEATHER IS 104'. I BEGAN TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED MY CAR IN A GARAGE WHERE I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS. THEN AS THE DAYS WENT ON I SMELLED THE GAS STRONGER AND FUMES. I WAS RIDING MY LITTLE 1 YEAR OLD COUSIN AROUND WHEN I NOTICED A GAS LEAK FROM THE CAR. HE THEN BEGAN TO COUGH AND I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED VEHICLES FOR HIS SAFETY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COBALTS HAD A RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEMS BUT MINE WAS NOT COVERED. I DID HAVE A POWER WHEEL STEERING RECALL WHICH I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I DIDN'T HAVE A FUEL SYSTEM… Look up ODI 10463894 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10537218I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT TWICE ON THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY SINCE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT PROMPTLY BUT EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BLINKERS NOT CLICKING OFF, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY GAS TANK LEAKING. I HAD SOMEONE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS POURING GAS OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY WHAT A… Look up ODI 10537218 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10567771 · 60,000 miMY CAR WAS RUNNING AND GETTING WARMED UP, THEN SUDDENLY THE LOCKS START GOING OFF AND ON, REPEATEDLY. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT DOES THIS WHETHER IT IS OFF OR ON NOW. IT IS CONSTANT. THE POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND YOU CAN'T USE THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE, YOU MUST MANUALLY PULL THE LOCK "UP" AND TO LOCK THE CAR YOU MUST MANUALLY PUSH ALL THE DOOR LOCK KNOBS DOWN, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IN ADDITION TO THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE FRONT SPEAKERS GO OF… Look up ODI 10567771 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 10ODI 10537218I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT TWICE ON THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY SINCE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT PROMPTLY BUT EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BLINKERS NOT CLICKING OFF, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY GAS TANK LEAKING. I HAD SOMEONE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS POURING GAS OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY WHAT A… Look up ODI 10537218 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10567771 · 60,000 miMY CAR WAS RUNNING AND GETTING WARMED UP, THEN SUDDENLY THE LOCKS START GOING OFF AND ON, REPEATEDLY. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT DOES THIS WHETHER IT IS OFF OR ON NOW. IT IS CONSTANT. THE POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND YOU CAN'T USE THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE, YOU MUST MANUALLY PULL THE LOCK "UP" AND TO LOCK THE CAR YOU MUST MANUALLY PUSH ALL THE DOOR LOCK KNOBS DOWN, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IN ADDITION TO THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE FRONT SPEAKERS GO OF… Look up ODI 10567771 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10658566 · 129,317 miI WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO USE THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR TO MOVE OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO GET PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT BOTH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ELECTRICAL PANEL UNDER MY FUSE BOX HAD GONE OUT. THIS COST ME OVER $1800.00 TO HAVE FIXED AND THE MECHANIC STATES GM WAS AWARE OF THE FUSE BOX ISSUE AND TO WATCH FOR A RECALL. ALSO THE FUEL PUMP WAS A SPECIALTY THAT WAS NOT PLACED IN MOST CARS OF THIS YEAR/MODEL AND HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY. THE … Look up ODI 10658566 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10979086 · 80,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL FUMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS N… Look up ODI 10979086 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10983801 · 142,000 miI ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE AIRBAG AND IGNITION RECALLS BUT, NOW, I HAVE A FUEL LEAK WITH FUEL DRIPPING DOWN THE LINES FROM THE TANK ON TO THE GROUND AT A POSITION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND SEAT. Look up ODI 10983801 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10511290 · 88,977 miMY CAR IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 12190 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE DUE TO FUEL LEAKS. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS LEAK BUT GM WON'T REIMBURSE ME, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEMS IN COBALTS. THE AUTO SHOP ALSO CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHICH MY PERSONAL RECALL WAS DESIGNED FOR. *TR Look up ODI 10511290 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10658566 · 129,317 miI WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO USE THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR TO MOVE OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO GET PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT BOTH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ELECTRICAL PANEL UNDER MY FUSE BOX HAD GONE OUT. THIS COST ME OVER $1800.00 TO HAVE FIXED AND THE MECHANIC STATES GM WAS AWARE OF THE FUSE BOX ISSUE AND TO WATCH FOR A RECALL. ALSO THE FUEL PUMP WAS A SPECIALTY THAT WAS NOT PLACED IN MOST CARS OF THIS YEAR/MODEL AND HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY. THE … Look up ODI 10658566 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10895425 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AXLE FUEL LINES HAD SEVERE CORROSION. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. Look up ODI 10895425 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 11192655LEAKING FUEL AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND IS A COMMON ISSUE. Look up ODI 11192655 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10469460 · 59,900 miSTARTED TO NOTICE DIFFICULTY WHEN TRYING TO START MY CAR AND THE VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN OPERATION AND FOR A PERIOD AFTER. I HAD AN INSPECTION DONE AT A GM DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME FUEL PUMP CRACKING. DESPITE RECALL 09V419000, WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALLS. *TR Look up ODI 10469460 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10472781 · 101,000 miTHERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF LEAKING GASOLINE. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR A FUEL LEAK ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, BUT NOT IN VIRGINIA!? NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL, SAYING IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM, AND WHAT STATE I AM IN SHOULD NOT EXCLUDE THEM FROM RESPONSIBILITY. THIS RECALL MUST BE EXTENDED TO ALL AFFECTED OWNERS IN EVERY STATE. *TR Look up ODI 10472781 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10473891THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES, DELAWARE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000) I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT LEAKED FUEL WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL. IF THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL PUMP WHY WOULD IT MATTER WHAT STATE YOUR VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN? I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. I SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT COVER MY EXPENSES. *TR Look up ODI 10473891 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 63ODI 10283717 · 64,234 miI HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, IT HAS STOPPED ON ME SEVERAL OF TIMES ON STREETS AND FREEWAYS AND HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY SO FAR OF AVOIDING AND DODGING MAJOR ACCIDENTS BUT I HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT BUT I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT MORE THEN A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH IT IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. *TR Look up ODI 10283717 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10288849 · 66,000 miAT FIRST THE PROBLEM WOULD COME AND GO FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS BUT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. NOW, I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL - EVER. THE DASH DIAL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE AND IT FEELS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO DROP OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR!! *TR Look up ODI 10288849 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10303953I DRIVE A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BEGAN TO CLICK OFF AND ON THEN THIS PAST MONTH HAS GONE COMPLETELY OFF. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR WHICH CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND/OR HARM TO MYSELF. I NEED TO GET TO AND FROM WORK AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO NOT DRIVE MY CAR. I CALLED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT HAS TO GO INTO THIS IS QUITE A BIT. I'M AM VERY UPSET DUE TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT MY CAR IS A 2007 AND THIS IS SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RIGHT NOW. AND ON TOP OF THAT EVER SI… Look up ODI 10303953 at NHTSA ↗ | 10ODI 10537218I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT TWICE ON THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY SINCE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT PROMPTLY BUT EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BLINKERS NOT CLICKING OFF, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY GAS TANK LEAKING. I HAD SOMEONE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS POURING GAS OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY WHAT A… Look up ODI 10537218 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10567771 · 60,000 miMY CAR WAS RUNNING AND GETTING WARMED UP, THEN SUDDENLY THE LOCKS START GOING OFF AND ON, REPEATEDLY. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT DOES THIS WHETHER IT IS OFF OR ON NOW. IT IS CONSTANT. THE POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND YOU CAN'T USE THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE, YOU MUST MANUALLY PULL THE LOCK "UP" AND TO LOCK THE CAR YOU MUST MANUALLY PUSH ALL THE DOOR LOCK KNOBS DOWN, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IN ADDITION TO THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE FRONT SPEAKERS GO OF… Look up ODI 10567771 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10658566 · 129,317 miI WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO USE THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR TO MOVE OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO GET PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT BOTH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ELECTRICAL PANEL UNDER MY FUSE BOX HAD GONE OUT. THIS COST ME OVER $1800.00 TO HAVE FIXED AND THE MECHANIC STATES GM WAS AWARE OF THE FUSE BOX ISSUE AND TO WATCH FOR A RECALL. ALSO THE FUEL PUMP WAS A SPECIALTY THAT WAS NOT PLACED IN MOST CARS OF THIS YEAR/MODEL AND HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY. THE … Look up ODI 10658566 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 59ODI 10413877 · 82,000 miSTRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN IM DRIVING THE CAR IN AND OUTSIDE. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING, I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD EVEN THOUGH THEIR WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR MY STATE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE LEAK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS LEAK DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART. I HOPE MY FAMILY DOESN'T DIE FROM INHALING FUMES OR BLOW UP. KINDA MAKES YOU THINK ITS ANOTHER PINTO EXPLODING GAS TANK DEAL. I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STARTING A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT … Look up ODI 10413877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10492153 · 45,000 miDRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE SHUTS OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEN IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE. I THINK IT IS SENSOR ON THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. *TR Look up ODI 10492153 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10568809 · 17,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER ARE IN THE VEHICLE OR IF NO ONE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE AIRBAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE STILL R… Look up ODI 10568809 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10413877 · 82,000 miSTRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN IM DRIVING THE CAR IN AND OUTSIDE. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING, I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD EVEN THOUGH THEIR WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR MY STATE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE LEAK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS LEAK DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART. I HOPE MY FAMILY DOESN'T DIE FROM INHALING FUMES OR BLOW UP. KINDA MAKES YOU THINK ITS ANOTHER PINTO EXPLODING GAS TANK DEAL. I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STARTING A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT … Look up ODI 10413877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10453119 · 50,000 miMY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IN APRIL 2007, AT APPROX. 50,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED TO MISS, THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND LUNGE AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED, WE WERE THEN SENT ON "WILD GOOSE CHASE," FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A FUEL PEDAL SENSOR, NXT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, FOLLOWED BY THE WIRING HARNESS, THIS HOWEVER, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, WE TOOK IT BACK FOR A FOURTH TIME AND THE ENDED UP REBUILDING THE HEAD ON THE MOTOR, CAR HAS NOT RAN CORRECTLY EVER SINCE… Look up ODI 10453119 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10521336CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH THE CODE 0410. ON FRIDAY I TOOK MY CAR TO A SHOP BECAUSE MY CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE BURNING AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN THE SHOP CHECKED IT HAD A CODE FOR 0410. I LOOKED THIS CODE UP AND I HAD SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CODE BUT I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THIS LIST. Look up ODI 10521336 at NHTSA ↗ | 15ODI 10565391 · 51,000 miTHIS IS MY SECOND E-MAIL TO YOU ABOUT MY TIMING CHAIN BREAKING AND DESTROYING MY ENGINE WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE ($5,100) BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM RESENDING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT RECALL ON COBALTS IGNITION SWITCHES THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND DID NOTHING. THE TIMING CHAINS ON THESE MODELS (COBALTS) HAVE BEEN BREAKING FOR YEARS ACCORDING TO 3 MECHANICS I SPOKE TO WHOM ALL SAID THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL YEARS AGO JUST LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCHES THEY IGNORED UP TO NOW. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS DE… Look up ODI 10565391 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10565707 · 93,000 miWHILE ACCELERATING MODERATELY FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS. EACH TIME I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT SPUTTERED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THEN DIED. I KEPT TRYING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND ON ONE TRY THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED AND STAYED RUNNING. THE RPM GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE AWAY FROM WHERE I HAD INITIALLY PULLED OVER. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, THE RPM GAUGE STARTED FU… Look up ODI 10565707 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10572766AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOCKED IT SELF WHILE THE KEYS WAS IN THE IGNITION! THEN SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON! JUST LAST WEEK THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF! I'M 58 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED AND LIVE ON VERY LITTLE MONEY EACH MONTH! SO I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED! I'M FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW ! PLEASE HELP! GOD BLESS, THANK YOU! *TR Look up ODI 10572766 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10404756I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SWAY BAR LINKS, CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND THE SHIFTER IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED THIS YEAR. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE BLINKERS NOT MAKING THE CLICKING SOUND, THEY WORK BUT I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE MY FRONT SPEAKER. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS A LOT TO GO WRONG WITH A VEHICLE IN ONE YEAR. I ALSO THINK THAT THESE PROBLEMS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED THIS EARLY. I ONLY HAVE 57,000 MILES ON MY CAR. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE WITH THESE VEHICLES SEEING HOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS.… Look up ODI 10404756 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10441166I CAN NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR MILEAGE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 2006 NEW. THE MAIN ANNOYANCE WITH THIS CAR IS THE BUSHINGS. I HAVE GOTTEN THEM FIXED 3 TIMES SINCE 06, AND YET MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN WHEN I BREAK WHICH INDICATES THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SECOND ANNOYANCE IS THE RADIO, I HAVE HAD MY SPEAKERS REPLACED AS ONLY THE BACK ONES WOULD WORK. EVERY WINTER MY SPEAKERS GO OUT, ONE DAY WILL BE THE LEFT FRONT, NEXT DAY WILL BE FRONT RIGHT - THEY CHOOSE WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK AND WHEN THEY DO NOT WANT TO, AND THE OTH… Look up ODI 10441166 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10510208 · 30,000 miHAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE FRONT STEERING, DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOTHING FOUND. NOW IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE STEERING KNUCKLES. RADIO WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES!!! DOOR LOCKS DO NOT STAY LOCKED/UNLOCKED. DEALER STATES THEY NEVER FOUND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. VEHICLE NOW HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT *TR Look up ODI 10510208 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 11054234 · 300 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. WHILE IN MOTION, FUEL ODORS WERE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (401 S. LOOP HWY 59, LIVINGSTON, TX 7735[phone removed]) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED AND FUEL STARTED LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND A TECHNICIAN STATED … Look up ODI 11054234 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Air Bags | 23ODI 10191701 · 4,833 miWHILE DRIVING E. ON HIGHWAY 60 IN AZ, I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL STICKING ONCE IN A WHILE. AFTER DRIVING THRU DEVEL'S CANYON THE STEERING KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE THEN IT WOULD STOP PULLING, OVER AND OVER. WHEN I WAS ON FLAT ROAD AGAIN THE STEERING PULLED REAL SHARP TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT TURN LEFT, AFTER A SECOND OF THIS THE STEERING FINALLY FREED ITSELF AGAIN BUT MAKING THE STEERING VERY TOUCHY, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CAR STARTED SWEERVING SIDE TO SIDE AND ENDED UP HITTING THE GUARD RAIL ON THE EAST BOUND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I… Look up ODI 10191701 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10300035 · 67,000 miMY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LTZ , FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WE HAD BEEN NOTICING VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. ALSO WHEN BRAKING THE STEERING WOULD SHAKE. DURING THAT TIME WE GOT A LETTER FROM OUR DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SIDE AIRBAGS. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SOLD IT AS IF IT HAD SIDE AIRBAGS,BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY.ON OUR WAY UP THERE TO THE DEALERSHIP WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING JUST AS WE STARTED ON THE INTERSTATE . WE HAD NOT GONE VERY FAR WHEN OUR COBALT BEGAN TO FISH TAIL AND MY HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE C… Look up ODI 10300035 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10316801 · 60,000 mi2007 COBALT, COULD NOT STEER CAR STRAIGHT, WENT INTO A DITCH, CAR FLIPPED, CAR HIT A TREE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!!! *TR Look up ODI 10316801 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10979086 · 80,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL FUMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS N… Look up ODI 10979086 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10983801 · 142,000 miI ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE AIRBAG AND IGNITION RECALLS BUT, NOW, I HAVE A FUEL LEAK WITH FUEL DRIPPING DOWN THE LINES FROM THE TANK ON TO THE GROUND AT A POSITION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND SEAT. Look up ODI 10983801 at NHTSA ↗ | 59ODI 10413877 · 82,000 miSTRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN IM DRIVING THE CAR IN AND OUTSIDE. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING, I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD EVEN THOUGH THEIR WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR MY STATE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE LEAK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS LEAK DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART. I HOPE MY FAMILY DOESN'T DIE FROM INHALING FUMES OR BLOW UP. KINDA MAKES YOU THINK ITS ANOTHER PINTO EXPLODING GAS TANK DEAL. I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STARTING A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT … Look up ODI 10413877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10492153 · 45,000 miDRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE SHUTS OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEN IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE. I THINK IT IS SENSOR ON THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. *TR Look up ODI 10492153 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10568809 · 17,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER ARE IN THE VEHICLE OR IF NO ONE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE AIRBAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE STILL R… Look up ODI 10568809 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 4ODI 10413877 · 82,000 miSTRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN IM DRIVING THE CAR IN AND OUTSIDE. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING, I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD EVEN THOUGH THEIR WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR MY STATE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE LEAK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS LEAK DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART. I HOPE MY FAMILY DOESN'T DIE FROM INHALING FUMES OR BLOW UP. KINDA MAKES YOU THINK ITS ANOTHER PINTO EXPLODING GAS TANK DEAL. I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STARTING A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT … Look up ODI 10413877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10574468I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM BEGINNING. WE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. NOT TWO MONTHS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO FAIL (OUR SON WAS A LITTLE OVER 2-1/2 YEARS OLD. I HAD TO PULL OVER AS FAST AS I COULD TO KEEP US FROM CRASHING. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BY NOTICE ONLY BY THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN AND SERVICED. HENCE BULLETIN #10023 (POWER STEERING MOTOR) PERFORMED ON 5/25/2010. PROBLEM 2 I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE: THE MECHANIC TOLD ME WHERE I GET MY OIL … Look up ODI 10574468 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 105848422007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CURRENT ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO REMEDY THE SITUATION WERE INADEQUATE AT BEST. THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SEAL, THAT WAS RECALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SEAL REPLACED, PRIOR TO THE RECALL. HOWEVER SHE WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE THE WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, DUE TO IT CAUSI… Look up ODI 10584842 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10572766AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOCKED IT SELF WHILE THE KEYS WAS IN THE IGNITION! THEN SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON! JUST LAST WEEK THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF! I'M 58 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED AND LIVE ON VERY LITTLE MONEY EACH MONTH! SO I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED! I'M FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW ! PLEASE HELP! GOD BLESS, THANK YOU! *TR Look up ODI 10572766 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11551348 · 120,000 miThe contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the Service Air Bag message was intermittently displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. Look up ODI 11551348 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10363536 · 369 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE IN OCTOBER 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS INCORRECT SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT IMMEDIATELY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY SO SENSORS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR, HEADLINER. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHEEL BEARINGS, STRUTS, AND THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM WERE ALL REPLACED. THE VEHICLE… Look up ODI 10363536 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11063651 · 97,534 miTHE AIR BAG DEPLEYED CAUSING ME TO WREAK AND I BROKE 4 RIB AND MY STERUM Look up ODI 11063651 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10420030 · 88,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A REPLACEMENT PUMP WAS NECESSARY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. Look up ODI 10420030 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2ODI 10327256 · 40,000 miINFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) LOSS OF WARNING CHIMES DUE TO DEFECTIVE DRIVERS DOOR SPEAKER (2007 COBALT AND & 2007 GMC CANYON). I AM CURRENT AWAITING REPAIR UNDER THE 2ND RECALL FOR OUR COBALT VIN [XXX](GAS LEAK & LOSS OF STEERING DEFECTS NOT YET REPAIRED). THE LETTER RECEIVED FROM GM WARNING OF THE STEERING DEFECT STATED A WARNING CHIME WOULD SOUND AND A MESSAGE ON THE DRIVERS INFO CNTR WOULD APPEAR. PROBLEM IS, THE SPEAKER WHERE THE WARNING SOUNDS COME FROM IS INTERMITTENT. … Look up ODI 10327256 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10435504 · 81,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO START. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,600. Look up ODI 10435504 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10511290 · 88,977 miMY CAR IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 12190 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE DUE TO FUEL LEAKS. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS LEAK BUT GM WON'T REIMBURSE ME, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEMS IN COBALTS. THE AUTO SHOP ALSO CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHICH MY PERSONAL RECALL WAS DESIGNED FOR. *TR Look up ODI 10511290 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10413877 · 82,000 miSTRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN IM DRIVING THE CAR IN AND OUTSIDE. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING, I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD EVEN THOUGH THEIR WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR MY STATE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE LEAK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS LEAK DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART. I HOPE MY FAMILY DOESN'T DIE FROM INHALING FUMES OR BLOW UP. KINDA MAKES YOU THINK ITS ANOTHER PINTO EXPLODING GAS TANK DEAL. I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STARTING A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT … Look up ODI 10413877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10453119 · 50,000 miMY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IN APRIL 2007, AT APPROX. 50,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED TO MISS, THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND LUNGE AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED, WE WERE THEN SENT ON "WILD GOOSE CHASE," FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A FUEL PEDAL SENSOR, NXT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, FOLLOWED BY THE WIRING HARNESS, THIS HOWEVER, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, WE TOOK IT BACK FOR A FOURTH TIME AND THE ENDED UP REBUILDING THE HEAD ON THE MOTOR, CAR HAS NOT RAN CORRECTLY EVER SINCE… Look up ODI 10453119 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10521336CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH THE CODE 0410. ON FRIDAY I TOOK MY CAR TO A SHOP BECAUSE MY CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE BURNING AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN THE SHOP CHECKED IT HAD A CODE FOR 0410. I LOOKED THIS CODE UP AND I HAD SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CODE BUT I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THIS LIST. Look up ODI 10521336 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10413877 · 82,000 miSTRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN IM DRIVING THE CAR IN AND OUTSIDE. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING, I HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD EVEN THOUGH THEIR WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR MY STATE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE LEAK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS LEAK DUE TO A FAULTY PLASTIC PART. I HOPE MY FAMILY DOESN'T DIE FROM INHALING FUMES OR BLOW UP. KINDA MAKES YOU THINK ITS ANOTHER PINTO EXPLODING GAS TANK DEAL. I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR STARTING A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT … Look up ODI 10413877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10574468I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM BEGINNING. WE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. NOT TWO MONTHS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO FAIL (OUR SON WAS A LITTLE OVER 2-1/2 YEARS OLD. I HAD TO PULL OVER AS FAST AS I COULD TO KEEP US FROM CRASHING. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BY NOTICE ONLY BY THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN AND SERVICED. HENCE BULLETIN #10023 (POWER STEERING MOTOR) PERFORMED ON 5/25/2010. PROBLEM 2 I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE: THE MECHANIC TOLD ME WHERE I GET MY OIL … Look up ODI 10574468 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 105848422007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CURRENT ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO REMEDY THE SITUATION WERE INADEQUATE AT BEST. THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SEAL, THAT WAS RECALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SEAL REPLACED, PRIOR TO THE RECALL. HOWEVER SHE WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE THE WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, DUE TO IT CAUSI… Look up ODI 10584842 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 1ODI 10516131 · 22,000 miI CONSTANTLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY 07 COBALT, EVERY TIME IT RAINS, OR IT'S WET OUT, THE ENGINE STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND GAS STARTS SPEWING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE CAUSING AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF SMOKE TO COME OUT, BUT WHEN IT DRIES UP, THE PROBLEM STOPS, ONLY TO RESTART AGAIN WHEN IT RAINS. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND ALSO PRIVATE SHOPS, AND CALLED G.M CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND NO ONE HAS ANY CLUE AS TO WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS FUEL RELATED, AND IM WORRIED IT COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME, AND MY FAMILY IF NOT RESOLVED. SOMEHOW, WATER IS GETT… Look up ODI 10516131 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10628658 · 17,940 miCAR HAS A HARD YANK AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING OFF. KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. VIBRATION IN ACCELERATOR AND GEAR SHIFTER. LIGHTS ON INTERIOR OF CAR DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF. PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING TODAY AND THE TSM WAS REPLACED AS WELL, AS THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER CAME ON AT ANYTIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS AFTER CAR IS DRIVEN AND HEATED UP. ONLY HAPPENED WHEN LONG TRIP OVER 50 MILES, NOW SINCE IGNITION HAS BEEN CHANGED ON CALL BACK… Look up ODI 10628658 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10315175 · 75,000 miDEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V419000 - RECALL ON 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT - GM RECALL NO. 090226 THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE. RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM LAST WEEK ADVISING OF SAFETY ISSUE AND PENDING RECALL. APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH DEALERSHIP FOR 3/1/10 AND VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT 9AM EST. AFTER 2 HOURS, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND ADVISED MY DAUGHTER SHE WOULD INCUR A CHARGE OF $250 IF FUEL TANK WAS DROPPED AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. CALLED GM, WHO ADVISED VEHICLE WAS … Look up ODI 10315175 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10350763 · 25,000 miI OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT (VIN NUMBER [XXX]) WHICH WAS PURCHASED AND LICENSED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR SOME 2007 CHEVY COBALTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000). THE DEALER I CONTACTED INDICATED THAT MY AUTO WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTIONS AS CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE SYMPTIONS ARE: (1) GAS SMALL (2) NOTICABLE REDUCTION IN FUEL MILEAGE (FROM 27 MPG TO 18 MPG) (3) DIFFICULT STARTING I BELIEVE MY CA… Look up ODI 10350763 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10403773 · 50,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN HE COULD SMELL AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE … Look up ODI 10403773 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine | 9ODI 10569366 · 86,855 miWHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE CAR ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DRIVER STEERED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. AFTER IT STOPPED, THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR Look up ODI 10569366 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573258 · 90,000 miI WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR'S DIALS WOULD NOT WORK THEN START BOUNCING AROUND. THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WOULD READ OUT, I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING. IF I SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD TAKE MORE OF AN EFFORT TO GET THE CAR UP TO SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD JUMP IN TO GEARS HARD. IT WOULDN'T SHIFT SMOOTH. NONE OF THE GAUGES WOULD WORK, AND IF THE A/C WAS ON IT WOULDN'T WORK. WHEN IT STARTED BACK WORKING, THE ENGINE LOCK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITH OUT JERKING. *TR Look up ODI 10573258 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10626111 · 100,018 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,018. Look up ODI 10626111 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10658566 · 129,317 miI WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO USE THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR TO MOVE OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO GET PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT BOTH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ELECTRICAL PANEL UNDER MY FUSE BOX HAD GONE OUT. THIS COST ME OVER $1800.00 TO HAVE FIXED AND THE MECHANIC STATES GM WAS AWARE OF THE FUSE BOX ISSUE AND TO WATCH FOR A RECALL. ALSO THE FUEL PUMP WAS A SPECIALTY THAT WAS NOT PLACED IN MOST CARS OF THIS YEAR/MODEL AND HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY. THE … Look up ODI 10658566 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10895425 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AXLE FUEL LINES HAD SEVERE CORROSION. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. Look up ODI 10895425 at NHTSA ↗ | 15ODI 10565391 · 51,000 miTHIS IS MY SECOND E-MAIL TO YOU ABOUT MY TIMING CHAIN BREAKING AND DESTROYING MY ENGINE WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE ($5,100) BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM RESENDING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT RECALL ON COBALTS IGNITION SWITCHES THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND DID NOTHING. THE TIMING CHAINS ON THESE MODELS (COBALTS) HAVE BEEN BREAKING FOR YEARS ACCORDING TO 3 MECHANICS I SPOKE TO WHOM ALL SAID THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL YEARS AGO JUST LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCHES THEY IGNORED UP TO NOW. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS DE… Look up ODI 10565391 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10565707 · 93,000 miWHILE ACCELERATING MODERATELY FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS. EACH TIME I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT SPUTTERED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THEN DIED. I KEPT TRYING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND ON ONE TRY THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED AND STAYED RUNNING. THE RPM GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE AWAY FROM WHERE I HAD INITIALLY PULLED OVER. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, THE RPM GAUGE STARTED FU… Look up ODI 10565707 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10572766AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOCKED IT SELF WHILE THE KEYS WAS IN THE IGNITION! THEN SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON! JUST LAST WEEK THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF! I'M 58 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED AND LIVE ON VERY LITTLE MONEY EACH MONTH! SO I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED! I'M FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW ! PLEASE HELP! GOD BLESS, THANK YOU! *TR Look up ODI 10572766 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10572766AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOCKED IT SELF WHILE THE KEYS WAS IN THE IGNITION! THEN SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON! JUST LAST WEEK THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF! I'M 58 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED AND LIVE ON VERY LITTLE MONEY EACH MONTH! SO I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED! I'M FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW ! PLEASE HELP! GOD BLESS, THANK YOU! *TR Look up ODI 10572766 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11551348 · 120,000 miThe contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the Service Air Bag message was intermittently displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. Look up ODI 11551348 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10516131 · 22,000 miI CONSTANTLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY 07 COBALT, EVERY TIME IT RAINS, OR IT'S WET OUT, THE ENGINE STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND GAS STARTS SPEWING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE CAUSING AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF SMOKE TO COME OUT, BUT WHEN IT DRIES UP, THE PROBLEM STOPS, ONLY TO RESTART AGAIN WHEN IT RAINS. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND ALSO PRIVATE SHOPS, AND CALLED G.M CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND NO ONE HAS ANY CLUE AS TO WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS FUEL RELATED, AND IM WORRIED IT COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME, AND MY FAMILY IF NOT RESOLVED. SOMEHOW, WATER IS GETT… Look up ODI 10516131 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 1ODI 10706462BROUGHT 2007 COBALT ON 7/09/14. REPORTED THE PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE SHUTTING- OFF ON ME AND NO INSPECTION STICKER WAS ON THE CAR 7/10/14. THEY WROTE A WORK ORDER OUT. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ARCHER AUTO TO GET WORK PERFORMED AND FOR A INSPECTION STICKER. ARCHER AUTO KEPT MY 2007 COBALT FOR 3 MONTHS. UNTIL I CALLED BBB BUSINESS AND FILED A COMPLAINT. ARCHER AUTO SAID THEY FIX MY VEHICLE BUT DIDN'T. ARCHER AUTO PUT A ILLEGAL INSPECTION STICKER ON IT TO PASS THE EMISSION TEST. ARCHER AUTO RETURNED MY VEHICLE. THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. BR… Look up ODI 10706462 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 11054234 · 300 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. WHILE IN MOTION, FUEL ODORS WERE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (401 S. LOOP HWY 59, LIVINGSTON, TX 7735[phone removed]) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED AND FUEL STARTED LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND A TECHNICIAN STATED … Look up ODI 11054234 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Suspension | 14ODI 10304080I HAVE HAD MY 2007 COBALT BACK TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES. ONE OF WHICH WAS FOR STRUT MOUNTS, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, SWAY BAR LINKS, ALOT WATER COMING IN THROUGH THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT. THOSE WERE REPLACED AND VERY BAD AT 48K MILES THEY TOLD ME IT HAD REACHED THE DANGEROUS LEVEL AND THAT THEY'RE GLAD I BROUGHT IT BACK BEFORE SOMEBODY GOT HURT. ALSO THE AC SMELLED TERRIBLE AT 12K MILES, IT WAS IN THE DEALER 7 TIMES FOR THAT TERRIBLE SMELL. THE LAST OF WHICH TOOK THEM A WEEK TO PUT IN AN EVAPORATOR WHICH ONLY CURE… Look up ODI 10304080 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10313619 · 32,000 miSTEERING SHAKES ALOT ON ROUGH ROADS AND SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BREAK. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER A DOZEN TIMES. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE BROUGHT IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE I-SHAFT WE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS YET BECAUSE WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A FOR SURE ANSWER WHAT IT IS. MY FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW HAS A SIMILAR CAR BUT DIFFERENT YEAR AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STARTED OF THE SHAKING BOTH CARS HAD 32000 MILES ON THEM. SINCE THE START BOTH CARS HAS REPLACED STRUTS, CONTROL ARM AND T… Look up ODI 10313619 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10319815 · 18,000 mi2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES WITH BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN SHE BRAKED FROM HIGH TO MODERATE SPEEDS TO SLOW DOWN OR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, ASIDE FROM THAT, AS SHE BEGAN TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB Look up ODI 10319815 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 11192655LEAKING FUEL AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND IS A COMMON ISSUE. Look up ODI 11192655 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10404756I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SWAY BAR LINKS, CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND THE SHIFTER IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED THIS YEAR. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE BLINKERS NOT MAKING THE CLICKING SOUND, THEY WORK BUT I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE MY FRONT SPEAKER. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS A LOT TO GO WRONG WITH A VEHICLE IN ONE YEAR. I ALSO THINK THAT THESE PROBLEMS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED THIS EARLY. I ONLY HAVE 57,000 MILES ON MY CAR. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE WITH THESE VEHICLES SEEING HOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS.… Look up ODI 10404756 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10441166I CAN NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR MILEAGE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 2006 NEW. THE MAIN ANNOYANCE WITH THIS CAR IS THE BUSHINGS. I HAVE GOTTEN THEM FIXED 3 TIMES SINCE 06, AND YET MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN WHEN I BREAK WHICH INDICATES THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SECOND ANNOYANCE IS THE RADIO, I HAVE HAD MY SPEAKERS REPLACED AS ONLY THE BACK ONES WOULD WORK. EVERY WINTER MY SPEAKERS GO OUT, ONE DAY WILL BE THE LEFT FRONT, NEXT DAY WILL BE FRONT RIGHT - THEY CHOOSE WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK AND WHEN THEY DO NOT WANT TO, AND THE OTH… Look up ODI 10441166 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10510208 · 30,000 miHAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE FRONT STEERING, DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOTHING FOUND. NOW IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE STEERING KNUCKLES. RADIO WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES!!! DOOR LOCKS DO NOT STAY LOCKED/UNLOCKED. DEALER STATES THEY NEVER FOUND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. VEHICLE NOW HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT *TR Look up ODI 10510208 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10363536 · 369 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE IN OCTOBER 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS INCORRECT SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT IMMEDIATELY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY SO SENSORS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING MOTOR, HEADLINER. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHEEL BEARINGS, STRUTS, AND THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM WERE ALL REPLACED. THE VEHICLE… Look up ODI 10363536 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11063651 · 97,534 miTHE AIR BAG DEPLEYED CAUSING ME TO WREAK AND I BROKE 4 RIB AND MY STERUM Look up ODI 11063651 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10628658 · 17,940 miCAR HAS A HARD YANK AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING OFF. KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. VIBRATION IN ACCELERATOR AND GEAR SHIFTER. LIGHTS ON INTERIOR OF CAR DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF. PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING TODAY AND THE TSM WAS REPLACED AS WELL, AS THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER CAME ON AT ANYTIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS AFTER CAR IS DRIVEN AND HEATED UP. ONLY HAPPENED WHEN LONG TRIP OVER 50 MILES, NOW SINCE IGNITION HAS BEEN CHANGED ON CALL BACK… Look up ODI 10628658 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10706462BROUGHT 2007 COBALT ON 7/09/14. REPORTED THE PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE SHUTTING- OFF ON ME AND NO INSPECTION STICKER WAS ON THE CAR 7/10/14. THEY WROTE A WORK ORDER OUT. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ARCHER AUTO TO GET WORK PERFORMED AND FOR A INSPECTION STICKER. ARCHER AUTO KEPT MY 2007 COBALT FOR 3 MONTHS. UNTIL I CALLED BBB BUSINESS AND FILED A COMPLAINT. ARCHER AUTO SAID THEY FIX MY VEHICLE BUT DIDN'T. ARCHER AUTO PUT A ILLEGAL INSPECTION STICKER ON IT TO PASS THE EMISSION TEST. ARCHER AUTO RETURNED MY VEHICLE. THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. BR… Look up ODI 10706462 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 0 |
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| Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump | 3ODI 10312630 · 16,000 miMY WIFE'S 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR NOW. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND IN ALL CASES THEY ARE BEING CHARGED JUST FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD GET MY WIFE HURT BEING AS SHE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STEERING IT LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING IT AT THE TIME. IT IS THE CHEVY DEALER NOW HAVING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WHICH WAS RECALLED AND WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY TELL ME ABOUT IT. *TR Look up ODI 10312630 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10335940 · 20,000 mi2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY DEFECT IN STEERING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM WIRING AND CONNECTOR WHICH WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 20, 2007, THE SECOND TIME ON JULY 3 , 2007 THE HVAC SYSTEM RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE THIRD TIME ON JULY 6, 2007 THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAD TO REPLACED. ALSO, THE STEERING SHAFT AND STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED, THERE WAS A BUBBLE ON THE TIRE WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACED. *JB Look up ODI 10335940 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10671395 · 70,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FEW DAYS AFTER THE REPAIRS WHILE DRIV… Look up ODI 10671395 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10469460 · 59,900 miSTARTED TO NOTICE DIFFICULTY WHEN TRYING TO START MY CAR AND THE VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN OPERATION AND FOR A PERIOD AFTER. I HAD AN INSPECTION DONE AT A GM DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME FUEL PUMP CRACKING. DESPITE RECALL 09V419000, WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALLS. *TR Look up ODI 10469460 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10472781 · 101,000 miTHERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF LEAKING GASOLINE. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR A FUEL LEAK ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, BUT NOT IN VIRGINIA!? NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL, SAYING IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM, AND WHAT STATE I AM IN SHOULD NOT EXCLUDE THEM FROM RESPONSIBILITY. THIS RECALL MUST BE EXTENDED TO ALL AFFECTED OWNERS IN EVERY STATE. *TR Look up ODI 10472781 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10473891THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES, DELAWARE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000) I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT LEAKED FUEL WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL. IF THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL PUMP WHY WOULD IT MATTER WHAT STATE YOUR VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN? I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. I SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT COVER MY EXPENSES. *TR Look up ODI 10473891 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 11054234 · 300 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. WHILE IN MOTION, FUEL ODORS WERE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (401 S. LOOP HWY 59, LIVINGSTON, TX 7735[phone removed]) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED AND FUEL STARTED LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND A TECHNICIAN STATED … Look up ODI 11054234 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10420030 · 88,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COLBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A REPLACEMENT PUMP WAS NECESSARY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. Look up ODI 10420030 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10315175 · 75,000 miDEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V419000 - RECALL ON 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT - GM RECALL NO. 090226 THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE. RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM LAST WEEK ADVISING OF SAFETY ISSUE AND PENDING RECALL. APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH DEALERSHIP FOR 3/1/10 AND VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT 9AM EST. AFTER 2 HOURS, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND ADVISED MY DAUGHTER SHE WOULD INCUR A CHARGE OF $250 IF FUEL TANK WAS DROPPED AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. CALLED GM, WHO ADVISED VEHICLE WAS … Look up ODI 10315175 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10350763 · 25,000 miI OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT (VIN NUMBER [XXX]) WHICH WAS PURCHASED AND LICENSED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR SOME 2007 CHEVY COBALTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000). THE DEALER I CONTACTED INDICATED THAT MY AUTO WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTIONS AS CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE SYMPTIONS ARE: (1) GAS SMALL (2) NOTICABLE REDUCTION IN FUEL MILEAGE (FROM 27 MPG TO 18 MPG) (3) DIFFICULT STARTING I BELIEVE MY CA… Look up ODI 10350763 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10403773 · 50,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN HE COULD SMELL AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE … Look up ODI 10403773 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 11054234 · 300 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. WHILE IN MOTION, FUEL ODORS WERE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (401 S. LOOP HWY 59, LIVINGSTON, TX 7735[phone removed]) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED AND FUEL STARTED LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND A TECHNICIAN STATED … Look up ODI 11054234 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | — |
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