The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated, and the contact had to manually steer the vehicle. The contact continued to drive the vehicle without power steering functionality. The contact stated that additional electrical failures had occurred. The contact also stated that the ABS activated and deactivated independently, and the traction control became inoperable. The instrument panel also became inoperable, and the contact was unable to see the speedometer and fuel gauge functions on the instrument panel. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt: wrong fuel gauge reading
11 of the 1,564 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 89,000
- recalls
- 2
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed fuel on the ground underneath the driver's side rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was started and the fuel gauge read empty. The contact added fuel and the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel lines were rusted through causing the fuel leak. The mechanic replaced the vehicle fuel lines. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000. *bf
Fuel gauges go crazy, the gas acceleration and speed gauges sometimes do not work and if the do they go up and down. All the lights I my dashboard light up as well. This usually happens when you turn on the car but it is not constant. It will sometimes happen two weeks in a row, but sometimes after two weeks. The gas tank is also leaking and the left speaker goes out sometimes. Once in a while my keys will get stuck in the ignition.
I was backing up out of my driveway to let another car out and as soon as I put the car in reverse the car made the chime noise as if it was telling me to put on my seatbelt seconds later power steering was flashing on the dashboard the RPM gauge was jumping, the fuel gauge was jumping back and forth, low fuel blinking on dashboard with full tank of gas, steering wheel very hard to turn, check engine light is on, security lock light is on, transmission clicks when shifting. Called the dealer I financed the car from he told me to take it to a shop called precision auto services he couldn't figure out problem said most likely it was a computer issue so I called gm customer service to inform what was going on they had the car towed to bob johnson chevrolet and they did a recall on the ignition switch also said there was a broken shift cable installed a new cable, they also had to replace serpentine belt. After all that I pick up car and make payment a week and a half later car does the same thing. I call and explain to service assistant manager he says that he didn't check for power steering after I explained was the whole purpose of having the car looked at long story short he gave me the run around so I thought to look elsewhere I took it to another shop where it was diagnosed free of charge he said that there were lots of codes on my car. But the car was back to normal after diagnosis then about 3 weeks later same problem took it back he explained to me that whoever disconnected a remote starter on my car didn't do it properly causing the modules in the car to not communicate. I paid to have that repaired 2 weeks later same problem now mechanic tells me its transmission control module which costs almost $500 which is over my budget. I'm making payments on something that I should be able to drive to and from work safe and comfortably. Please help!
Had power steering replaced 2011 recall. In dec 2013 power steering locked up again going down the road. Took to the gm dealership next day. They stated that I had to replace power steering column. I asked them if this was ordinary for these cars he said no that he would contact gm. Later that day he called to say gm would not fix the problem I would have to pay. I drove the car slowly and pray it didn't do it again. Today power steering went out again but this time all the gauges on car went crazy. Fuel gauge dropped to empty but I have full tank security light came on and when I tried to make it down driveway it was making funny noises.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving various MPH, the RPM gauge and the speedometer flutter between 0 to 20 MPH and the fuel gauge read empty. The security locks and power steering light remained illuminated at all times. In addition, the engine stalled. The failures recurred daily. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Speakers doesn't work and turn blinker doesn't chill ..... It can cause a incident....that's why I only driver that car..... And the gas gauge it stop working below one 1/4 or sometimes at all...the TCM it stop working and will not shift out from first...
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle and the fuel gauge read low when it was actually full. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v419000 (fuel system). The failure and the current mileage was 132,000.
The vehicle was brought in for a recall to replace fuel module for fuel odor? Well the module was replaced with the new module kit(3.107). Before this replacement we had no problems with the car and fuel odor/fuel gauge. Now that we had the recall down there is a strong fuel odor and the gas gauge will read full at times and when the car is shut off and turned back on after driver .7 miles the gauge will say its only got a 1/4 tank of gas and we switch the car on and off a few times and it will finally go back to full but after driving it about 3 miles the gauge will go back down to a 1/4 tank and we have to stop and cycle the key on and off at least 4 times for it to give a somewhat accurate reading but after driving a couple miles the gauge will go to empty. Even when the tank is empty the gauge will say there's a half tank of gas, I have even got stuck multiple times thinking there was gas in the car. Anyway point being that this module kit 3.107 gave me all the symptoms of why it was being recalled and messed up my fuel gauge and the dealer refuses to fix it as warranty so because the fuel gauge isn't part of the recall. So I further investigated on multiple online forums and it seems everyone that gets this recall down has had major problems with the fuel gauge and a fuel odor they didn't have before the recall. So im hoping the federal safety agency will further investigate this issue, this could be a huge safety issue running out of gas in the middle of the road/highway/dark long dirt roads with no gas stations for miles. So please read this and check your cobalt by cycling the ignition and you will see after module replacement the fuel gauge is erratic/gas odor is now present. Chevys cheap recall is just not cutting it and they need to look into recalling the fuel level sensor with the module cause this problem seems like it happens to every cobalt I have seen with this recall.
Driving down the road the power steering light comes on, power steering goes out, RPM, speedometer and fuel gauges go to zero then rapidly move back and forth, transmission slips, check engine light and auto theft lights come on. I have had the power steering recall fixed. This has happened multiple times now. At first it would go away if the vehicle was restarted, however, now I have to have it towed to the dealership to have it fixed. This will be the second trip to the dealership in 1.5 weeks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact had the vehicle repaired for recall #09226 to replace the fuel pump module parts#19168894w-module-ki. After the repair was performed the fuel pump, gauge and alarm are showing below red and low fuel level. When fuel was added, the gauge did not move. The dealer was contacted and was advised of the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle again and recommended that the contact only use chevron fuel. After receiving the vehicle back, the vehicle continued to incorrectly show a low fuel level. The manufacturer and service manager were called numerous times but had not returned the calls made by the contact. The failure mileage was 56,143.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- What is wrong
- General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent vehicles originally sold or currently registered in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas; model year 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5, and Saturn ION vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, or Texas; model year 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arizona; and model year 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Nevada, Oklahoma, or Texas. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which the plastic supply or return port on the fuel pump module may crack, which could cause a fuel leak.
- Risk
- Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Notification to owners began on on November 21, 2012. Owners were instructed to not bring their vehicles in for repair until January 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1‑800‑521‑7300.
Recall number 12V459000 · Recall details
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- What is wrong
- General motors is recalling certain model year 2006 chevrolet cobalt and saturn ion vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of arizona and nevada; and model year 2007 chevrolet cobalt, pontiac g5 and saturn ion vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of arizona, california, florida, nevada and texas. The plastic supply or return port on the modular reservoir assembly may crack. If either of these ports develops a crack, fuel will leak from the area. If the crack becomes large enough, fuel may be observed dripping onto the ground and vehicle performance may be affected.
- Risk
- Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the fuel pump module free of charge. A special coverage will be implemented in the same time frame for model year 2006 vehicles registered in alabama, arkansas, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, north carolina, new mexico, oklahoma, south carolina, tennessee and texas and model year 2007 vehicles registered in: alabama, arkansas, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, north carolina, new mexico, oklahoma, south carolina and tennessee. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before february 4, 2010. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1‑800‑630‑2438, saturn at 1‑800‑972‑8876 and pontiac at 1‑800‑620‑7668 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Recall number 09V419000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt?
11 of 1,564 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt (1%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt?
There are 2 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt
Power steering loss 205Fuel pump 204Fuel leak 186Fuel smell 168Loss of power 76Steering lock-up 65Check engine light 57Stalling 52Ball joint 49Engine failure 39Airbag light 36No deployment 33Fire or smoke 21Harsh shifting 19Jerking 19Won't start 19Door locks 17Headlights 17Knocking 15Steering noise 12Warning lights 12Pulling 11Hesitation 10Battery drain 7Grinding brakes 7ABS 6Brake failure 6Overheating 6Seat belt 6Won't shift 5
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