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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Pulled into driveway when got home from work. Noticed gas leaking onto the driveway from under the car. Looked under the car and found that the gas was leaking from the gas line right in front of the driver's side rear wheel. The gas line is held by a clip there and the design and placement causes things such as road salt to collect there and corrode the gas line. This is a very dangerous design defect. The gas line there is close to the muffler and gas leaking from that spot while the car is being driven could easily cause a fire. I was lucky that no fire resulted when my gas line started leaking while I was driving home from work. Others may not be so lucky. GM needs to issue a recall for this very serious design defect before someone is injured or killed. They need to fix all the Cobalts out there with this defect and reimburse owners, such as myself, who have had this problem and had to pay out of pocket to fix it. I had to pay almost $700 to replace my gas line.
Fuel began lines leaking at 170,000 miles. Dealer stated this is a common problem due to salt collecting at insulation wraps and corroding fuel lines. Estimated $750 to repair and not covered under warranty
The connection between the filler tube and gas tank is leaking, likely because the gas tank is cracked. The car smells like gasoline, even after sitting overnight.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, there was an abnormal fuel odor outside of the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not subjected to NHTSA campaign number: 12V459000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact discovered an extended warranty on the vehicle for the failure. Graff Buick GMC Cadillac mt. Pleasant (116 N mission St, mt pleasant, mi 48858) was contacted and an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle repaired. The vehicle was repaired under warranty. The failure mileage was 86,000.
My 2007 Chevy Cobalt was parked overnight and I noticed next morning trying to start my car, the smell of gas was everywhere. Looking under my car, driver side by rear wheel I see gas was leaking rapidly from the fuel line
- Detroit, MI, USA
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The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to sterling mccall Chevrolet located at (17800 North fwy, houston, tx 77090) due to a fuel leak. The vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the fuel filler neck fractured and needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was repaired prior to the failure under NHTSA campaign number: 09V419000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was 92,000.
Massive fuel leak in original fuel lines. Due to heat tape insulation wrapped around the fuel lines running from the fuel filter. The insulation is there because the fuel lines run along the exhaust pipe. Due to the insulation water, ice, salt, and sand are trapped inside and corroded the lines. Upon looking into Cobalt specific forums, this is an extremely common issue.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle fuel line failed and was leaking out fuel. The vehicle was taken to elco Chevrolet dealer, (15110 manchester rd, ballwin, mo 63011, (636) 232-0007) where the fuel tank was ordered for the repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number: 9-5748420141. The failure mileage was approximately 176,000.
Got out of car and smelled strong gas oder. Car is in daughters name and mine, I put inside my garage and seen immediate pile of gas dripping. Felt like rusted out fuel lines running from filter up towards tank. Vehicle leaks steady when stationary after shutting off
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While walking past the vehicle, the contact smelled a fuel odor. He noticed there was a leak underneath the vehicle and the check engine warning indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to greg bell Chevrolet Cadillac (1313 us-223, adrian, mi 49221, (877) 265-7156) where it was diagnosed that the fuel lines were defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.
There is an observed leak on driver side, in front of the rear tire. Smell of gas is prominent when parked. Gas is dripping from fuel lines attached to frame.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While parking the vehicle, the contact smelled the odor of fuel. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming more fuel than normal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 126,000. The VIN was invalid.
This car has a recall already in regards to fuel leakage but only for vehicles in certain states. My car leaks fuel and this is not the first time I have had to correct an issue with the fuel, as within the past two years I had to replace the fuel line for the same issue. This recall should be for all Cobalts as I have the same issue as those in arc, AZ, etc. I have lived and had my vehicle registered in tx as well. This issue makes it where the car leaks gas onto the pavement when stationary or come to a stop. The car runs hard due to leaking fuel and afraid it will run out of gas.
The vehicle is leaking fuel from the gas link that connects to the gas tank. This has been an on and office issue. This when the vehicle is both on a office. I can go from having a half of tank to nearly empty the same day. The fumes are so strong I can not part the vehicle in my garage.
The fule line has rusted out and leaking gas. This problem ha happened to my car and ithe same problem has happened to a coworkers car. The same area of the fule line.
2 fuel leaks required extensive & expensive work: #1: fuel line rusted completely in areas where clamps attached fuel line to car body along driver's side-front 2 back. #2- plastic 'L'-shaped pieces connecting fuel lines to fuel pump@gas tank developed cracks. Both issues caused fuel leaks while engine running creating extreme fire/explosion hazard-especially bcuz gas leaks were difficult to detect while car in motion except for some gas fumes. Gas puddles only occur if idling in 1 place - otherwise it was all 'blowback' while moving & had the fuel line not needed replaced the L-pieces cracks may of gone unnoticed until complete failure because fumes & leaks blow away while driving... we are lucky to not have exploded cuz we smoke &/or any spark could've caused a boom!
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact entered the vehicle and noticed an abnormal fuel odor coming from the fuel tank. The contact called all new Chevrolet of morristown (5320 w andrew johnson hwy, morristown, tn 37814, 423-714-7543), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact disconnected the fuel tank connection because of the odor. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 62,000.
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- Alexandria, VA, USA