2007 Chevrolet Cobalt: engine overheating

Filed Jan 17, 2018 · Electrical · 109,000 miles · MI

Headlight issue headlights randomly stop working, issue effects high and low beam, left and right intermittent failures. Doesn't seem to be any relationship to movement or bumps in roadway. Pigtail appears to have been hot and shows signs of being overheated.

Filed Jul 6, 2016 · Engine · NJ

Low compression in one cylinder (74lbs) causing inspection failure. Four ignition spark coils failed and changed previous to engine fail. Luckily the engine has not blown out, no one hurt. Other owners have the same issue. My vehicle is 9yrs old, under 79,000 miles, oil and filter (which is termed as "special"-it's a corrugated "paper" filter at an additional $12+ every change) changed every 3000 miles. Catastrophic engine failure is not "normal" for a vehicle of this age with no history of overheating or any other issue up to this point! Hopefully no one has been or will be injured due to engine seizure or failure while driving. Just informing of possibilities, these vehicles should never have been sold! My vehicle is stationary since the end of april until I can have it repaired.

Filed Sep 30, 2014 · Electrical · 96,000 miles · PA · fire

Parked vehicle and entered house. Roughly two minutes later the neighbor was banging on the door saying the car was on fire. The vehicle was not overheating or smoking when we left it. We used a garden hose until the fire department arrived and my husband disconnected the battery. The fire seems to have began at or near the fuse box. It also appears to have burned into the fuel line. Without the presence of our neighbors and living two blocks from the fire department, it could have been much worse.

Filed Feb 7, 2012 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · MS

The complaint is for the radio in my car. It was working fine then it started having issues with the speakers cutting in and out. The problem I have is with the radio it's tided into the safety features of the car and lets you know if you have an issue with your car. If you forget your seatbelt it dings letting you know it hasn't been buckled and keeps dinging until you put it on. If you turn your blinker is on it makes a noise with the blinker so you know it?s on. If your blinker stays on it lets you know to turn it off. If your car has mechanical issues it will dings letting you know something?s wrong. As it sits now my two front speakers don?t work at all so I don?t know if something is going on with my car beforehand. If my car was to overheat I wouldn't know until it actually broke down on me. At least if I was to hear a chime or the warning before any damage could happen that would be helpful. Also this is supposed to be a safety feature for the car and the person driving it. I've read that this is very common in this model car and I would like to have this fixed. Hers one of the links you can read for yourself. Http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/chevrolet-cobalt/tduj7vfpaec901fn4.

Filed Apr 4, 2010 · Steering · 31,000 miles · TN

I own a 2007 chevy cobalt and have has intermittent power steering loss during low speed maneuvers in parking lots and at stop lights. Power steering was replaced in december of 2009 but still problem exists and dealer was able to pull a code from cars computer that says electric power steering is overheating but dealer says that is normal customer service has been no help at all in getting my car fixed.

Filed Feb 3, 2010 · Steering · 29,301 miles · MI · crash

I knew ever since I purchased the vehicle with 29,000 miles that there was a problem with the power steering motor on my 2007 chevy cobalt. During a driving test, my daughter couldn't turn the wheel. The motor overheated. We took it to a auto shop and they said the motor will continue to do it because of the way it was made and there was nothing he could do but that I should complain to chevy. One day in november 2009, it overheated and I couldn't turn the wheel which caused me to run up a curb. My tire was damaged and I had to be towed to a repair shop. It cost me 50.00 for the tow and around 200.00 for a new tire, wheel alignment and labor. The mechanic said it is a bad design, that they should've removed the motor and replaced it with a traditional pump. He said that will be the only way to correct the problem. It overheats daily and it is impossible to steer-especially for a small female. Chevy should have to replace these motors before someone gets killed.