2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Other / unspecified Problems

TAKATA RECALL: MY AIR BAG SIGN PROBABLY IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY HAD APPEARED, AND OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING. I HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 31ST AND THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM NOT POSITIVE IF THIS IS A PART OF THE RECALL SITUATION, BUT IT HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE, I JUST TURNED MY CAR ON ONE DAY AND IT STOPPED WORKING. ALSO IN THE ACCIDENT MY CAR WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND HIT BETWEEN THE RANGE OF 35-40 MPH

NHTSA ID

10968177

Incident

Jan 31, 2017

Mileage

11,300 mi

SMELL GAS VERY STRONGLY AND GAS IS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK.THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL IN 2009. NOW IT IS CLOSED. NO LONGER OPEN. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?

NHTSA ID

10716947

Incident

May 17, 2015

Mileage

111,154 mi

I PURCHASE THE CAR FROM SCHOFIELD IN 2008 IT HAS HAD TWO RECALLS ONE ON THE GAS TANK AND ANOTHER ON THE STEERING COLUMN NOW IT IS ACTING UP EVERYDAY I THINK IT IS DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER AND IT HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THE WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH ON COME ON THE GAUGES GO UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY THE GAS HAND GOES UP AND THEN BELOW EMPTY THE CAR LOSES POWER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON IT BEGINS TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE AND IT JERKS AS IT DRIVES I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS, I TOOK THE CAR INTO SCOFIELD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT IT IS OBVIOUS THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WHEN I TRIED TO TURN A CORNER ITS LIKE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT I HAVE THE PAPERS FROM SCHOFIELD I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME PLEASE I DON'T WANT TO BE ANOTHER VICTIM OF THIS CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10670717

Incident

Jan 6, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

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 THE SERVICE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,922.

NHTSA ID

10521491

Incident

Jun 3, 2013

Mileage

133,800 mi

THE RIMS ON THESE 2007 COBALTS BEND EASY WITH THE SIZE OF TIRE THEY ARE SOLD WITH. ANY POT HOLE HIT AT SPEEDS OF 30 - 55 MPH WILL BEND THESE TIRE RIMS. I HAVE REPLACED 2 RIMS AT $ 111.00 A PIECE AND MY BACK RIMS ARE BENT ALSO. WAL-MART, TIEMANS TIRE AND OTHER TIRE STORES ARE AWARE OF THE BAD RIMS ON THESE COBALTS. YOU CAN NOT FIND ANY USED RIMS ANYMORE DUE TO ALL ARE USED TO REPLACE OTHER BENT RIMS ON COBALTS. THIS CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR IF A POT HOLE BENDS A RIM AN YOU LOOSE ALL AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. IT WILL ACT AS THOUGH THE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH SUDDEN AIR PRESSURE LOSS. IT IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10494742

Incident

Dec 28, 2012

Mileage

111,256 mi

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS TURNED ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT USUALLY GOES AWAY. WHILE HITTING MY BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY TO EXIT, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON TODAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 AND SLOWING WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SLAM FORWARD IN MY CHAIR AND ALMOST CAUSING THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. ONCE I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, IT AGAIN JERKED. I PARKED MY CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR JOLTS. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS EACH TIME I SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND FROM BRAKING TO DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10493253

Incident

Jan 16, 2013

Mileage

105,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY COBALT IN MARCH OF 2007. FOR THE LAST YEAR THE RADIO WILL ONLY PLAY ON THE BACK SPEAKERS. THE STERO IT SELF WILL PLAY BUT SOME TIME NOTHING ON SREEN TO SHOW STATION OR TIME. THAT NOT A MAGIOR AS THE PROBLEM THE HAS HAPPENED NOW THREE TIME. WHEN WE GO TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND PUSH IN ON THE CLUCK THE CAR WILL DIE AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WILL SHOOT OVER TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT SIDE FAST. THE CAR WILL RESTART. IN THE LAST MONTH THE FRONT IN WILL SHIMMY AND SHAKE WHEN SPPLING THE BREAKS. DOSE IT REAL BAD WHEN YOU SLOWING DOWN WHEN OVER 55 MILE PER HOUR. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINS ON THE FRONT END. WLL IT TAKE A PERSON TO BE KILLED FOR THE CHEVY COMPANY TO HAVE THE VEHICLES CALLED IN AND LOOKED AT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE PRICE, MILE PER GALLON OF GAS.AND OVER ALL LOOK. *TT

NHTSA ID

10417194

Incident

Aug 5, 2011

Mileage

12,400 mi

I SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR AND THE MINUTES LATER HALF OF MY GAS WAS LEAKING OUT ONTO THE PARKING LOT WITH GAS SO HIGH IT IS EXPENSIVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SAID I HAD A CRACK IN MY FILLER NECK OF THE FUEL TANK AND THAT IT WOULD BE $1150 TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10405917

Incident

Jun 8, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. ON JANUARY 17, 2011 THE REPAIRS FOR RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER INSPECTED AND STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED A FAULTY TRACTION CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER VERIFIED WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,252.

NHTSA ID

10378025

Incident

Jan 17, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BENT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WHEEL. LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE OVER ANOTHER POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN, TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE BENT WHEEL WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A LATER DATE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT VERTICAL BUSHING ON BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS BOTH END LINKS FOR THE FRONT SWAY BAR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND COLUMN ASSEMBLY WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACING. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE STEERING FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,862 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

NHTSA ID

10368636

Incident

May 21, 2009

Mileage

40,862 mi

THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER STARTED GOING OUT (COULDN'T HEAR WORDS OR MUSIC WELL). SOON AFTER IT COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND WHEN IT QUIT SO DID THE RIGHT SIDE. IT'S ONLY THE DOOR SPEAKERS. THE BACK ONES WORK FINE.

NHTSA ID

10365761

Incident

Nov 15, 2010

Mileage

71,000 mi

I DRIVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT WITH DEFECTIVE STEEL WHEELS. HAVE HAD GM DEALER SEND PHOTOS TO GM REP IN THE AREA, DENIES MY CLAIM ON MY DEFECTIVE STEEL FACTORY 15INCH WHEELS. THERE ARE CRACKS THAT START IN THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL THEN THEY TRAVEL RIGHT TO THE CIRCLES IN THE WHEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10363928

Incident

Jan 9, 2010

TL*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 ALSO STALLED COMPLETELY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE CONSISTENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 369.

NHTSA ID

10363536

Incident

Oct 31, 2006

Mileage

369 mi

GM'S STEEL WHEEL RIMS (PART NUMBER: STL08021U45 / BASE PART# : STL08021U ) ARE DANGEROUSLY WEAK METAL/ - THEY BEND VERY EASILY. I HAVE 3 BENT RIMS ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. (THESE SAME MODEL WAS ALSO STANDARD ON 2007-2008 SATURN AURA, AND 2006 -07 CHEVROLET MALIBU ) I HAVE 3 BENT RIMS ACCORDING TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP - AND WAS TOLD THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I TRIED TO BUY REPLACEMENTS BUT WAS TOLD THEY ARE ON "HOLD" BY GM. NO REPLACEMENT. THESE RIMS ARE RUINING MY CAR BY STRAINING THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE ALIGNMENT, AND TIRES, NOT TO MENTION JEOPARDIZING MY SAFETY AND THOSE DRIVING AROUND ME. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CHEAP DANGEROUS RIMS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10359303

Incident

Oct 5, 2010

2007 CHEVY COBALT, 61,000 MILES, BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SEVERE GRINDING SOUND AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE BOTH WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FOR $850.00. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315483

Incident

Nov 15, 2009

Mileage

61,203 mi

YES, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT IS FAILING 1ST THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT AND ALMOST CAUSES US TO CRASH. 2ND THE KEYS OUR STUCK IN THE IGNITION ALSO THE ELECTRONIC READER IS CONTINUOUSLY BLINKING WE HAVE CALLED THE CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND THE RESULTS WERE NOT IN OUR FAVOR I GUESS WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314664

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

35,000 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

BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2008, SINCE THEN WITHIN ONE YEAR WE REPLACED TIRES ON FRONT 3 AND NEEDING A 4TH TIME NOW. BRAKES AND ROTORS ALSO HAVE BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES EACH AND STILL HAVING TROUBLE AT 55 MILES AN HOUR SHAKES AND SOME LOSE OF CONTROL. PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BUT DEALER AND CHEVY SAYS NOTHING!! VEHICLES TIRES ARE LOSING TREAD ON THE FRONT OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10285721

Incident

Sep 26, 2009

Mileage

30 mi

MY NAME IS CRYSTAL MARIE TORRES, AND I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND IT'S BARELY GOING TO BE 2 YEARS IN DECEMBER THAT I'VE PURCHASED IT! THE POWER STEERING IS ALREADY GOING OUT AND THE LIGHT APPEARS. I DON'T BELIEVE IF I'M PAYING FOR PRACTICALLY A NEW VEHICLE IT SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS SO SOON. I'VE ALWAYS DONE MY BEST TO TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE, SO WHY IS THE POWER STEERING FAILING!!! I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION WITH OTHER COBALT CUSTOMERS, THEY TOO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.... SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS GOING INTO ACTION FOR FALSE ADVERTISEMENT ON SUCH A GREAT CAR! NOT FAIR TO THE PUBLIC WHO HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT LOYAL CUSTOMERS!!! HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SOON!!! HERE IS THE SIGHT WHERE OTHERS ARE POSTING THEIR ISSUES WITH THE SAME CONFLICT ON THEIR COBALTS! HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10284018

Incident

Sep 3, 2009

I HAVE A 07 CHEVY COBALT AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAN ON AND AS I WAS TURNING THE WHEEL IT LOCKED UP. I WAS VERY AFRAID DO TO THE FACT THAT MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT I COULDN'T STAY ON THE EWAY. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THE WHEEL LOOSENED UP BUT SURE ENOUGH A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID THE SAMETHING. I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN A CORNER OR EVEN SWITCH LANES. IN DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THE PART I LOCATED A SITE "TOPIX CHEVY COBALT STEERING FAILURE" WERE THERE IS OVER FIVE HUNDRED POST ABOUT THE SAME THING. BUT YET RECALL ON THIS CAR. WHEN WILL THEY RECALL IT WHEN SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10280249

Incident

Aug 11, 2009

Mileage

34,512 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2007 COBALT IN JULY 2008, USED ONLY AS A RENTAL CAR WITH ENTERPRISE, WITH 34K MILES. WITHIN 2 MONTHS, MY ROTORS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MILWAUKEE HAS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM W/ POTHOLES SO I'VE HAD TO PUT 4 NEW RIMS AND TIRES ON IT TOO AND AN ALIGNMENT. IT STILL SHAKES WHEN I GO BETWEEN 45-60MPH. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFT KEEPS GETTING LOCKED IN PARK, LIKE A SENSOR IS BROKEN OR SOMETHING. I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY PRESS ON THE BRAKE UNTIL IT GIVES. AND THERE MUST BE A SHORT SOMEWHERE BECAUSE OCCASIONALLY THE BLINKERS NOISE (TICK TICK) AND THE LEFT SPEAKER GO OUT, COME BACK ON, GO OUT, ETC. I'VE HAD THE CAR 8 MONTHS AND HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT? OF COURSE THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING AN ARM AND LEG FOR REPAIRS THAT I CAN'T AFFORD BUT I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE "OPERATOR ERROR." THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM! I CAN UNDERSTAND THE TIRES & RIMS BECAUSE I'VE HIT TOO MANY POTHOLES BUT EVERYTHING ELSE? COME ON. ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINED ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES? *TR

NHTSA ID

10265428

Incident

Nov 1, 2008

Mileage

41,000 mi

2007 CHEVY COBALT SS, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS OBTAIN DANGEROUS RUNOUT CONDITIONS. IN MY CASE THE ORIGINAL SET LASTED 8000 MILES, AND THE REPLACEMENT OBTAINED FROM DEALER IN JULY 2007 LASTED 20000 MILES. SYMPTOMS OF THIS RUNOUT INCLUDE HEAVY SHUTTER OF BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH AND NOTICEABLE THUMPING IN STEERING WHEEL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKES. RUNOUT ON ROTORS IS SO SEVERE THAT IT ACTUALLY CAUSES A RIDE DISTURBANCE WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. HAVE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH SIERRA CHEVROLET IN MONROVIA TO NO AVAIL. WAS SIMPLY TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW ROTORS. NO REMEDY APPEARS TO BE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A POOR DESIGN OF ROTORS OR SOME TYPE OF ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE PADS BEING TOO AGGRESSIVE. SUSPECT ROTORS OBTAIN HEAVY GROOVING WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. AFTER GROOVING IS NOTICED, THE VIBRATIONS BEGIN VERY SUBTLE SOON AFTER AND PROGRESS TO THE POINT TO WHERE THE VIBRATIONS ARE NOTICEABLE EVEN WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKES. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF ROTORS, AND AM FEARFUL THAT GENERAL MOTORS WILL NEVER PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT PERHAPS A LESS AGGRESSIVE BRAKE PAD NEEDS TO BE USED OR SOME KIND OF PROBLEM EXISTS WITH HOW THE ROTORS SEATS TO THE HUB. I AM ONLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THE SS MODELS, I ALSO HAVE A 2005 COBALT BASE MODEL THAT HAS NO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. MANY COMPLAINTS NOTICED ON THE WEB FORUMS FOR SS COBALTS. THESE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEIR LOCAL DEALERS TO NO AVAIL ALSO. I HAVE RUN OUT OF OPTIONS, OTHER THAN TO KEEP AN EXTRA SET OF PADS AND ROTORS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES AT THE COST OF 450 DOLLARS PER SET. DEALER REFUSES TO CONSIDER PREMATURE ROTOR WEAR AS A WARRANTY ISSUE OR ANY ISSUE FOR THAT MATTER, FORCING ME TO BUY THE PARTS AND PAY THE LABOR FOR A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238961

Incident

Aug 18, 2008

Mileage

30,954 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT PASSENGER RIM WAS DENTED AND ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

NHTSA ID

10202898

Incident

Jul 21, 2007

Mileage

2,700 mi

OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT, AND AFTER 9,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THE CAR WHEELS DENTED IN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER LOUDLY. BROUGHT IT INTO THE CHEVY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAD HIT SOMETHING. UNFOUNDED CLAIM WHEREAS I HAD HIT NOTHING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10199418

Incident

Aug 13, 2007