2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Interior & seats Problems

THE DOORS LATCHES AND THE DOORS OPENERS WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. FOR EXAMPLE: THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH WILL NOT CATCH, THEREFORE YOU HAVE TO TAKE AND MANUALLY PUSH THE LATCH BACK UNTIL IT CLICKS AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO TAKE AN PULL THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME AS PUSHING THE LATCH BACK TO CLOSE THE DOOR. ALL FOUR DOORS ON THE CAR ARE LIKE THAT. SECOND, THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE DUE TO FAILURE TO OPERATE OPENING THE DOOR AS IF IT IS STUCK OR SOMETHING. THE COLOR OF THE CAR IS RED AND THE FIRST TIME THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED, IT WAS REPLACED WITH A PLASTIC SILVER HANDLE. THE HANDLE HAS SINCE THAN BROKE AGAIN AND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE TO OPERATE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED. THIS CAR AND DISFUNCTIONAL PARTS HAS BECOME A NUISANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628613

Incident

Feb 17, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE CHROME COVERING ON THE DOOR HANDLE HAD DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WASALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10606548

Incident

Jun 27, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REPAIRS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, AS SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. SHE STOPPED TO A GAS STATION, AND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC, INFORMED HER THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING. THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10593053

Incident

Aug 8, 2013

TERRIBLE CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2007 COBALT. DEALER SAYS ITS CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. PERSONAL MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE SWAY BAR LINKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT ALSO SAW THAT THE ARM BUSHINGS WERE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND PERFECTLY TIGHT. REPLACED LINKS, BUT NOISE PERSISTS. WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT I WENT TO THE INTERNET WHERE I DISCOVERED THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HELP PLEASE AND INVESTIGATE SO GM CAN RECALL THE FAULTY MATERIALS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10422686

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY, THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY HOURS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT ALSO PURCHASED ANOTHER KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH VANDALISM OR THEFT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10402944

Incident

Mar 10, 2011

Mileage

105,000 mi

CHROME PLATED DOOR HANDLE ON 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE CHROME HAS COME OFF AND SLICED OPENED MY HAND. YOU ARE TAKING TO LONG TO FORCE GM TO RECALL VEHICLES WITH BAD HANDLES. YOU ARE ALREADY INVESTIGATING THE 2007 TAHOE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THAT WE ARE ALL PART OWNER OF GM AND TAXPAYERS KEEP NHTSA RUNNING, STOP TAKING SO LONG WITH THE "RED TAPE" AND DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395111

Incident

Apr 6, 2011

Mileage

30,000 mi

MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT SEDAN HAS DOOR LOCK ISSUES. THE CAR WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE REMOTE UNTIL THE 15TH TIME OF HITTING THE BOTTOM. SOME TIMES MORE, SOME TIMES LESS. BOTH OF MY REMOTE BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND CIRCUITS SOLDERED. NOTHING IS HELPING. THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE COMPUTER OR THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR OR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360800

Incident

Jan 3, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

RE: 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT 2 DOOR SDN THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY INCIDENT CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE. LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SEAT, WHEN RELEASED, SLAMS FORWARD WITH GREAT FORCE. THE HEADREST LOCKS AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND WILL CONTINUOUS SOUND THE HORN. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE A SEVERE INJURY TO A CHILD--TODDLER OR BABY--INCLUDING A FATALITY. THAT IS MY OPINION. IT'S A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND I WOULD NOT SELL THIS CAR TO A YOUNG MOM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10359283

Incident

Oct 28, 2006

Mileage

8 mi

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS AS DOES THE IGNITION AND THE CAR CANNOT BE RESTARTED. THE CAR HAS BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10359273

Incident

Oct 4, 2010

Mileage

68,000 mi

THE DRIVER'S SEAT (BACK) OF MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT WHEN MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE REAR END IN A RELATIVELY MINOR WRECK. IT ALSO 'CLICKS' BACK (WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING) AFTER THE SEAT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ALLOW ENTRY INTO THE BACK SEAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10316251

Incident

Sep 4, 2009

Mileage

60,000 mi

WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING A NEW 2007 CHEVY COBALT - I BEGAN HEARING RATTLING NOISES FROM MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND OR REPAIRED. I CURRENTLY HAVE 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE - TO THIS DAY I CAN STILL HEAR RATTLING NOISES AND CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING-SUSPENSION. THE MECHANICS HAVE NOW TOLD ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG AND SUGGESTED I TRY A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY AND RECEIVED NO HELP IN SETTLING THIS ISSUE. IF CHEVY WOULD OF HAD THEIR RETURN POLICY WHEN I PURCHASED - I WOULD OF GLADLY RETURNED THE VEHICLE - I MAKE CAR PAYMENTS ON A LEMON. I DON'T EVEN LIKE MY DAUGHTER TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF HER SAFETY. I FEAR I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE FRONT END WILL FALL APART. IT SCARES ME TO DEATH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10300005

Incident

Oct 28, 2009

Mileage

300 mi

POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS OUT AND ABOUT RUNNING ERRANDS (AT LEAST 3 TIMES). FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, STOP AND START AGAIN. IT WOULD RUN FINE FOR A SHORT WHILE AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN. I ALSO EXPERIENCED A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE 7/17/09 WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND IT NOT TURNING. I HAVE RECENTLY SPENT $1,600 PLUS TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277328

Incident

Jul 18, 2009

Mileage

58,778 mi

ENTERED CAR (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND DID NOT CLOSE DOOR COMPLETELY. "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR DID NOT REMAIN LIT. DROVE AWAY AND WHILE DRIVING DOOR OPENED. NO CAR WAS IN OPPOSING LANE (2 LANE ROAD) SO NOTHING WAS STRUCK BY THE OPEN DOOR. MY SAFETY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT TURNS OFF BEFORE IT SHOULD (BEFORE THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED AND LATCHED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY (10/19) AND EXPLAINED THE CONCERN. THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY TESTED SEVERAL OTHER CARS (SAME MODEL) ON THE NEW CAR LOT AND FOUND THAT THEY ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TESTED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SPOKE WITH THEIR REGIONAL REP AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS A "KNOWN CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO FIX IT. I THEN CALLED THE GENERAL MOTORS NATIONAL CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD EXACTLY THE SAME THING. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR DOES NOT WARN YOU THAT THE DOOR IS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED AND LATCHED AS IT SHOULD. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171366

Incident

Oct 18, 2006