Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| 07V014000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 09/01/2004 to 06/30/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 98707 | 03/21/2007 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 01/18/2007 | 01/19/2007 | 571 | 201 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles not equipped with optional roof-mounted side impact air bags fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, 'occupant protection in interior impact.' | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In a crash, head impact protection may be inadequate. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install energy absorbing plastic to the headliner trim to reduce the severity of head impacts in a crash. the recall began on march 21, 2007. owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 06217. customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||||
| 3316 | 10017168 | Water leak on front floorboard and or blower motor inoperative. *sc | 10/26/2005 | ||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 050898002 | 10/01/2005 | 050898002A | 10017376 | Laminated steels - general information and specific repair procedures for hinge pillar body replacement-front inner, rail replacement front compartment-front and wheelhouse replacement-front. *tt | 11/04/2005 |
| 050849002 | 02/01/2005 | 050849002A | 10013485 | Fuel gauge accuracy and or fuel gauge fluctuation fuel gauge does not go to full. this includes 2005 pontiac pursuit. *eh | 04/19/2005 |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 050864030A | 11/01/2005 | 050864030 | 10017765 | Interior door handle inoperative or clicking noise heard when opening door. *tt update. *nm | 11/29/2005 |
| 610 | 10/01/2004 | 10015772 | Door upper front trim panel. gm tech link. *tt | 08/11/2005 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||||
| 050864005 | 02/01/2005 | 10017454 | Door handle sticks when ambient temperatures are below 0 degrees c (32 degrees f). *tt | 11/08/2005 | |
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Ready | 05/25/2011 | |
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Gm: on some truck models there is some frame corrosion. *rm | 05/25/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 02/12/2010 | 50000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2005 chevy cobalt, for the last month or so the power steering has stopped working lots of times, sometimes it goes out a couple times a day. other times it don't go out for a week. i am an older lady an i thought with gas mileage the cobalt would be a great car for me. now i am scared every time i drive,as i am afraid the steering will go out and cause me to wreck. i can't afford to have this worked on . want to know if there will be a recall as on the tv they said there were lots of cobalts doing this. *tr | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 6000 | 6 | 08/15/2005 |
| Went out to warm up my car, as i do every morning. the car would not start. when we got it started , it sounded like a go kart or 4 wheeler putting. decided to drive it to dealer and had my husband follow. it made it about 5 miles and started smoking and sparks were coming from the exhaust. it died and wouldn't start back. we had to call in a tow truck to take it to a dealer. the dealer just informed me that it is an ignition module. we will see if that fixes the problem. this car had problems since the day i got it. when i got home with it in august 2005, the trunk ajar light stayed on even though the trunk was not open. took it in to a shop and they replaced a computer, which immediately burnt out while there. i had to wait an additional week for them to get another one in. about may of 2006 the car was leaking from the air vents and the passenger dashboard. took it in and the problem seemed to be fixed for a while. may of 2007 i had the same problem and took it to another chevy dealership the problem seemed to be fixed for only 2 days. it still leaks to this day and i get condensation on the dashboard when it s hot enough. my radio has shorted out twice from this problem. my trunk constantly makes weird tapping noises and when people are in my car, they think someone is in the trunk. my car is now at the third local dealership on about its 6 + visit. i see other people with the same complaints as myself, and wonder why we are all paying out of pocket for things that should apparently be recalls. my gauges also work by themselves, when the car is off and keys are removed. the dealers claim this never happens in their view. i am very dissatisfied with my purchase and would not recommend this vehicle to anyone. mainly because of the lack of concern from the chevy dealers to fix the solutions for myself and others that i have read about. *tr | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2005 chevy cobalt with inadequate protection in an accident. consumer writing would like any information about this recall due to his client being killed in an accident with this same model and year of vehicle. *kb (lawyer representing the estate of his deceased client) )*tr | |||
| 08/29/2007 | 2 | 08/01/2005 | |
| I have a 2005 chevy cobalt with less that 30k miles i was driving home from work when my car just shut off no hazard lights turn signals brakes steering no power at all i could have been killed in all traffic because there was no way of signaling. it took three tries to get it started again there was no warning check engine light never came on i immediately took it to the dealership because this was the second time it has happened to me i had this problem last year also gm never had a recall they just put a plastic piece around the ignition and said it was fixed i told my dealer that there was a bulletin out about this and i asked them why there was no recall to replace the ignition switch after this second incident gm wanted to put a magnetic device in to keep the key from moving in the ignition any they placed a piece of plastic in my actual key i called gm and placed a formal complaint because this is a serious safety concern people are going to be hurt or killed if they get involved in a rear end collision or have no way of pulling off roadway spoke to my service manager and dealership replaced ignition switch there has never been a recall on this i do not trust that it will not happen again i am afraid to drive this car this is not the only problem i have had with this car the fan blower the shift on the floor the sunroof switch keeps falling out of the roof the window motors have burned out my interior paint and door handles were peeling after the first year i don't blame my service department because they have fixed the car the way gm told them to i feel very unsafe in this car why should i have to wait until he ignition shuts off a third time this could be my last if what is gm doing about this? are they going to do a recall? what else has to happen to me before they take this seriously? i am extremely dissatisfied with this car and i do not want it anymore. *tr * 12/12/07 *bf the dealer stated driver side rear power window was inoperable. updated 12/12/07 *tr | |||
| 03/26/2007 | 8000 | 1 | 05/01/2005 |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet 2005 cobalt. the contact received recall 07v014000 for the structure. the dealer stated it would take two weeks for the part to come in. the current mileage was 8,000. the contact had not experienced any problems. *ak | |||
| 08/04/2006 | 3 | ||
| Tl*- the contact received two recalls 04560000 concerning exterir lighting:headlights and 07v014000 concerning structure on the 2005 chevrolet cobalt in august 2006. he made three attempts to get the vehicle repaired. the dealer will not give him a loaner vehicle for the day and/or will not give him a ride to work. the current mileage was 45,000. there had been no failures to date.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 8000 | 8 | 07/05/2005 |
| We bought this car in july 2005. since this time, it has been in the shop 8 times for various reasons. mainly the steering. going over bumps, it rattles very loudly. the steering column, struts, mounts, and almost everything to do with the steering has been replaced twice!! still rattles loudly. gm tells us that is not a safety hazard. there is a fix in progress but may take 6 months to a year! i pay a lot of money a month for a rattle trap! other items that have been replaced on the car is the radio, the blower motor, the right headlight, all 4 door bezels, all 4 door weather stripping due to wind noise, the shifting column because i had trouble getting the key out of the ignition. this has been the worst new car purchase i have ever made. i have already been in touch with the bbb about it. *jb | |||
| 02/19/2006 | 2000 | 1 | 06/30/2005 |
| I own a 2005 chevy cobalt ls and have had numerous problems with it. 1st i had to take it in because the passenger side rear suspension was making clunking noises. 2nd i had to take it in because there was moisture building up inside the drivers side headlight. 3rd i had to take it in because the passenger side rear window was howling and you could hear the outside air blowing through it when driving. 4th problem i just recently am having is the heating system. the blower just does what it wants. i can have the air to the off position and it still blows air at a high speed. also, when driving the blower turns itself off and on whenever it wants to. all this and i only have 7,500 miles on my car. i won't be buying another gm vehicle! *jb | |||
| 02/28/2005 | 48 | 13 | 02/21/2005 |
| Car purchased 2/21/05. windshield fluid not in the car. driving on highway mud was splash on window tried to wash it off, no fluid, mud smeared on window had to pull over on the highway to manually wipe off-2/05. horn not working or was never put in, had to wait 3 days for replacement-3/05. brake light coming on whether car is in motion or not. first reported 3/05 then again in 4/05. told that the fuse may be going out. still does this as of 9/05. radio/cd player locks if you start the car an immediately adjust the volume have to restart car to unlock- 5/05. back lighting for console does not come on all the time while in automatic mode. unable to see speed if driving through a tunnel not well lit. driver side tire making squeaky noises and grinding sound when parking in reverse. first reported 5/05 told may be brake dust still doing this as of 9/05. appt pending. headlight blew out 9/05. back window passenger side not sealed properly you can hear and feel the wind coming in while on the highway its a pain. all of these thing were reported to dealer and general motors on survey.*jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 06/08/2011 | 83000 | ||
| Unable to open drivers side door either from inside or outside. doors appear to lock/unlock fine but handle feels like it is diconnected. this has happened multiple times. in researching on internet, i found that many cobalt owners are having the same problem and that a quick fix is to pound on the outside of the door around the handle and that whatever is out of alignment will pop back into place. i consider this to be a very serious safety hazard in that one might be trapped inside of the car with no quick means of exit. | |||
| 12/27/2011 | 113000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked and upon exiting, the front driver's door would not close properly. the contact was able to successfully shut the door after repeated attempts. the contact also stated that the same door would intermittently fail to open from the inside. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or to be repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 113,000. rvk | |||
| 12/27/2011 | 113000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked and upon exiting, the front driver's door would not seal shut. the contact was able to successfully shut the door after repeated attempts. the contact also stated that the same door would intermittently not open from the interior. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 113,000. sm. | |||
| 01/27/2011 | 115000 | ||
| The drivers door cannot be opened from either the inside handle or the outside handle of the the door, thus trapping the driver inside the car or preventing the driver from accessing the car if they are not in it when this happens. the door cannot be opened with either the door key, the remote or unlocking the door from the inside. this results in the driver being forced to enter and exit the car by entering the passenger side and then climbing over the console. this is a common complaint from many owners of cobalts and needs to be addressed. if the occupant was involved in an accident in which it was critical to exit the vehicle, they could not. after several days the door began working again. this has happened several times. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 80000 | 1 | |
| At multiple times, the driver side door will not open from either the inside or the outside latch. this seems to happen mainly when it gets very cold outside. when i pull the latch it doesn't feel like it catches anything inside the door. this problem will go on for a couple weeks, and then suddenly the latch will begin to work again. *tr | |||
| 10/14/2009 | 61882 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact was driving approximately between 15-20 mph on normal road conditions. a chime sounded inside the vehicle; followed by the power steering warning light indicator illumination. immediately, there was a loss of power steering. the driver pulled over to the side of the road. the engine was turned off and restarted. the vehicle was able to resume normal operation for a short period of five seconds. in addition, the front driver door caused an extremely intense electrical shock whenever accessing the door. the front driver side seat belt buckle failed to function. the failure occurrences were whenever the vehicle was in operation. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. the technician refused to perform a diagnostic testing without a service charge. the vehicle has not been inspected for the failure or repaired at this time. the contact had concern of the potential safety hazard. the failure mileage was 61,882. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 05/05/2006 | 31000 | 1 | 02/19/2005 |
| After having the car for 6 months had to replace the tires and 1 year later replacing tires again. can not open passenger front door while passenger back door is open. the hinges on door shifted and the dealership and gmac said it was our fault because of the mileage on the car and they aren't going to take care of the problem. the doors are chipping away the paint on the car from the doors hitting it. this is a new car and they told me to go through my insurance company to have it fixed. what ever happened to the warranty you receive when buying a new car? i think there is a bigger problem with the vehicle no one wants to admit. all we want is to have this problem fixed and no one will do anything. *nm | |||
| 07/21/2005 | 569 | 3 | 07/15/2005 |
| Dt: the contact had several problems with a vehicle he previously owned. the vehicle stalled while driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. the dealer determined that the key chain was too long and touched his knee. the second problem concerned the brake light coming on momentarily. the dealership could not duplicate the problem. the third problem was that the door handle stuck one eighth of an inch from the door. as a result, he returned the vehicle back to the dealership.*ak the ignition switch was replaced to hold the consumers heavy key chain. updated 01/19/06. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 08/16/2011 | 68902 | ||
| I have a 2005 cobalt that has less then 70,000km on it and have recently been hearing a loud clunking coming from the front end of the car. i have just had a licensed mechanic look at the car and was informed that my front rear control arm bushings are completely gone and the car is now a hazard to drive till it can be fixed. with such low kms the mechanic had no reason or idea as to why they would be so far gone. i was advised that if the car was driven any further, the tires could fall of and the car would crash. | |||
| 05/05/2010 | 10225 | ||
| I own 1a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. it has 10225 miles on it. it would not pass the new hampshire state inspection because it was unsafe to drive. the front end controler arms needed to be replaced. i feel that there must be others out there with like problems. | |||
| 08/04/2005 | 2000 | 2 | 06/28/2005 |
| We have owned 2 chevy 05 cobalts and 2 times the undercarriage has been damaged by hole in the road and a piece of metal. one car was totaled and the second one is being looked at by claims adjuster now. *nm | |||