This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Bright LED lights when driving at night, specifically of other SUV or truck vehicles. This has affected my driving at night by blinding and giving me headaches. How can we prevent a safer road" Why is this approved? Why do headlights need to be so bright, that they are blinding to other vehicles" This is a huge safety concern and needs to be addressed. I drive a smaller car, but i shouldnt have to be punished because i drive a smaller vehicle. This isnt about specifically the make and model of the car, but solely on the bright LED headlights that are dangerous while i am driving at night.
Leaking fuel from plastic gas tank seam.i had it inspected by two, one Chevrolet dealer ship and my own macanic.both are saying its a malfuction on the plastic seal around the plastic gas tank.And Both are telling me I Need to Report this as soon as possible because its Leaking alot of fuel and can burst into flames, or Blow up, They both agree it is VERY VERY DANGEROUS.PERIOD AND I SHOULDNT BE DRIVING IT.they also agree it is a manafacture failure.and defentley needs to be recalled A.S.A.P. before all the people who do have the last Cobalts that were made before there Bankruptcy case.Lordstown should of recalled these knowing there 2007-2009 had problems with fuel leakage.
I purchased a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt from a used car dealership in July of 2019. 3 months into having the car, as I, my mother and 6yo daughter were driving on the highway at approximately 60mph, the car started to jerk and slow down. The 'engine reduced power ' message came across my dash. We we're almost side swiped and rear ended. Only for the fact that a fellow motorist stopped behind me to help merge traffic to keep us from getting hit, is what kept us from being in an accident and pulling over to the shoulder. This is so dangerous and I can't imagine as a mother how losing her life, or the life of her child would have been devistating because of a manufacturer's error!
Yesterday morning I went out to warm up the car before heading out and noticed a good puddle of water under my car. I smelled the fluid and found it to be antifreeze. I immediately took my car to my local mechanic who found it to be a leak in the transmission cooling line. Being advised to take it to the dealership for repair because it was broken in the factory joint, where the line is like welded together during manufacturing. I got home and researched the problem online and was shocked at the number of results describing my very problem. I can't even count how many describe the same scenario, going out after the hardest freeze, water puddle under the car with antifreeze in it and trip to shop, defective transmission cooling line! as though all these other people were living my life at that moment.I just bought this vehicle 2 months ago and have had nothing but problem after problem, but they were minor compared to this! it is going to cost me close to $300 to fix this very, very common problem right here at christmas with 2 children to provide for. Several of customers who reported the same problem did say the dealership fixed their problem at no charge because it was a common problem in poor manufacturing of this part! I can only hope I get so lucky. Or that the NHTSA picks this up and puts a recall on this very defective product!
- Centre, AL, USA
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Once car warms up, while driving, the automatic transmission does not shift past second (2nd) gear, and will allow red lining without shifting up a gear. When trying to park, the shifter will not allow shifting into park, and the vehicle will pull away under the power of its own idle if the parking brake is not applied, making leaving the vehicle unattended very dangerous. When trying to shift out of park shifter will become stuck in the parking gear. The light illuminating and indicating the gear in which the shifter is in position of goes out, making it very difficult to know if the vehicle is actually in park or reverse especially coupled with the shifter not going fully into the parking gear. When the shifter doesn't quite move into the parking gear it causes the doors to stay locked and sometimes makes the manual locks difficult to use in order to exit the vehicle, it makes the electronic locks completely unusable. Also, why in the world would Chevy not put a engine temperature gauge in the dash cluster" how are drivers supposed to know if the engine is overheating, wait until the engine blows up with the driver trapped inside??"
None of the warning chimes work - seat belt not on- lights left on -key in ignition- low on fuel-also the clicking sound made by the turn signals. All of these sounds are routed thru the radio door speakers, many of these speakers don't work, the auto blogs are full of complaints about these speakers GM knows it but won't replace the speakers.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving any speed, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle shifted gears automatically, which caused the vehicle to jerk rapidly. The contact also stated that the starter fuse blew out when starting the engine. The contact would have to shake the fuse box prior to inserting a new fuse to temporarily prevent the fuses from immediately blowing out after starting the vehicle. The contact stated that the new ground wire was added to connect to the trans control module, but the failures recurred after a few hours. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 92,000.
I have had my car in the shop multiple times for lights dimming within the vehicle, replacing the front head light and the radio not working. Have been told the headlights wires are melted, the car genuinely has an electrical problem but no recalls. This is incredibly unsafe to have electric wires burning out and melting.
I took my car to have the recalls fixed although I was having no problems. Putnam Chevrolet in burlingame supposedly did it. The first time I had to parallel park my steering wheel became impossible to turn and. I had to get out and find a place where I didn't have to steer very much which living in san francisco is nearly impossible. Also my gear shift marks red in D even when I am in reverse or parked.
I received a recall notice on my Chevrolet vehicle and made an appointment for the recall work at ted britt Chevy in sterling, va. After two hours with the vehicle, the technician presented me with a list of repairs costing $1200+ that would need to be performed before the recall action could be taken. Not only were the issues suspect, but more importantly none of them precluded the recall work from being completed. The effort to shake down customers for elective, out-of-pocket repairs before a dealership performs a legally mandated action is clearly fraud.
While driving at 55mph on ca hwy 111, the engine just shut off. I was in busy fast moving traffic. Extremely dangerous. I had not changed anything nor did I have more than a single key on the key ring.
The driver's door speaker has stopped working. This appears to be a common problem reported on Chevy forums for all model year Cobalts. This problem creates safety concerns as all vehicle warning chimes and sounds are directed to the speaker on this door and are now non-functional. Particular concern is that the turn signal make no sound when activated. This can lead to an accident when no warning sound is generated when a driver unintentionally leaves a turn signal activated. This was report to Chevy (ref. 8-2076604032), but it does not appear they will be issuing a recall.
When I got to red light tonight 4/29/2016, car started jerking as if it will cut off. Scary dont know what to do.dont have money for expensive repairs. Help.
Starting in 12/15, the traction control light was coming on intermittently, then also the ABS light. Per mechanic advice, I had a wheel bearing replaced. After that, lights were off, then began again several days later. My mechanic said I should replace the opposite bearing to even out the traction sensor. 1/21/16 I was driving down a hill, tapped the brake, felt something lock up in the front end and careened across the road into some trees. I asked my insurance co about this, and notified Chevy too. Nobody seemed interested in pursuing the cause of the accident- totaled the car. Thank god I wasn't hurt badly and nobody else was involved. I know they don't want to bother with me because I am small potatoes. I feel I should at very least be reimbursed for the repairs I had done and pay for my new (used) vehicle for my trouble. I think my driving record, my familiarity with the road and the knowledge my mechanic has of my problem plus the fact that many others have had the same problems as I saw on line should provide me some help.
We attempted to manually lock and unlock 2 passenger side doors, and now the rear lock doesn't work, and the rear door also doesn't open at all, from inside or outside. In the front, the door can still be opened but the lock has to be manually locked and unlocked. The drivers side 2 doors and power locks work ok. The vehicle was stopped when we manually locked and unlocked the passenger side doors.
Ran over a rock which did some damage to the underneath of my car....took it to Goodyear because it was closest.they "worked on it to the tune of over $7,000 and the engine light has continued to come on since the day I drive it home, which I pointed out to them before driving away I have gone back numerous times only to be told that things will be okay, but if the engine light starts blinking to get it to them asap. I don't know how to download photos or documents.
No warning chimes and no turn single chime. Several weeks ago I lost all warning chimes on my car. So at this time I have no chimes for 1. seat belts not buckled. Door ajar. 3. low or flat tire. 4. no turn single chime. In fact non of the chimes are now working.
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- Charlotte, NC, USA