Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 4252 | 10/05/2006 | 10021237 | Buck while driving, stall, ses light, flash door locks cycle, cd player skip, clock reset. *kb | 03/23/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 12400 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 05/04/2011 | 12000 | ||
| I have a 2007 chevy cobalt with a leaking sunroof. it has been to the dealer to be fixed 4 times. i was told: it cannot be fixed permanently, don't park it outside in the elements, bring it in regularly to have the drain lines cleared out, etc. it has been parked under our carport all winter. took it out 2 days ago and it rained last night.... it leaks! the car smells and it only has 21,000 miles on it. a car with a sunroof/moonroof should be made to drive out in the elements. i have had numerous cars with the same kind of roof and it never leaked. the car is faulty and i am extremely frustrated. spoke to gm executive office and the said bring it back to the dealer to be fixed. lesson: if your roof leaks on a gm car, get a new one! very poor customer assistance and service. | |||
| 02/10/2011 | 30948 | ||
| 2007 cobalt chevrolet. 30948 milage. feb 10, 2011. control arm bushing on both right and left side broken, replaced control arm bushings. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 08/13/2012 | 106000 | 1 | |
| The left front speaker quit working. i then noticed that the turn signal chime did not work. when i was trying to trouble shoot the problem i also noticed that all chimes (door open, key in the ignition, etc) was not working. based on my research, it appears that the cobalt has a long history of this issue and it also appears that gm doesn't want to address it. *tr | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 04/24/2010 | 40000 | 1 | |
| Information 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. in fact, i cannot tell if i have the blinkers on without looking at the dashboard; something that's not always safe to do. even though this started shortly after the warranty expired; i asked the dealer to repair it because i considered it unsafe. if a car manufacturer is going to change the role of a speaker from merely producing sound for radio use to sounding safety warning chimes then the speaker ought to have an extended warranty. i am approaching my middle 50's and do not abuse the sound system in the car. in my opinion; this failing speaker is a definite safety issue. in fact, our 2007 gmc canyon is experiencing the same issue. i've recently noticed the drivers door speaker is starting to distort and realized after the cobalts speaker failed the canyon drivers door speaker also emits warning chimes. as i stated above, if the role of a speaker is to sound warning chimes, then it becomes a possible safety issue when it fails. [xxx] *tr | |||
| 11/20/2007 | 3 | 03/07/2007 | |
| Stock am/fm radio - cd player in vehicle would not power on upon start up of vehicle. problem would not replicate itself for the dealer, as it occurs at random intervals. no time would display on radio. no audio through speakers. *tr | |||