2008 Chevrolet Cobalt: wrong fuel gauge reading

Filed Jul 24, 2020 · Fuel system · 159,000 miles · MI

Fuel leaking underneath car. I filled the tank fully and drove to work 5 miles. Afterwork I get in car and as I got closer the odor of raw gasoline fumes were noticed. I drove home parking on dirt no leaks seen next day as I'm going to work, I look at the gas gauge to see nearly a 1/4 of tank is gone. I get to work, let the car sit for 2 hours. When looking underneath the car, I had noticed a puddle of gasoline under the car with again a strong odor of gasoline. Car is not driven in the winter and is kept in garage during winter seasons

Filed Mar 9, 2018 · Fuel system · 263,000 miles · MS

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact noticed a strong odor of fuel and noticed fuel leaking underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was not working. The dealer (sunrise chevrolet buick gmc, 4605 s houston levee rd, collierville, tn 38017) was contacted and a technician informed the contact the dealer would not be responsible for the repair cost since the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 263,000.

Filed Mar 10, 2016 · Brakes, Electrical · 140,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 55 MPH, all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the power steering failed and the speedometer, fuel gauge, and tachometer needles moved back and forth and displayed inaccurate readings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the electronic brake control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the remedy did not resolve the issue. The contact stated that the failure continued to occur intermittently. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Mar 7, 2014 · Driver assistance, Steering · 64,000 miles · IL

I was on my way to work this morning on and noticed my car 'stuttering' as few moments at a time. After I proceeded from a stop position and continued off the highway, the car dashboard began to light up, almost as if it was shortening out. The speedometer, fuel gauge, and my RPM kept moving back and forth quickly. There were multiple messages flashing such as powersteering, low traction, no traction. My check engine light, antitheft light, and the traction light kept flashing. Then I lost power steering and my car ultimately 'died' on the side of the road.

Filed Mar 19, 2012 · Electrical · 117,000 miles · KY

Was traveling 55-65mph when the gauges on the car started to bounce around erratically, not reading true speed,RPM, fuel level, and flashing power steering and numerous other warnings on info display. After stopping and restarting situation went away. A few days later problem reoccurred at lower speed this time all problems reoccurred and car didn't' want to shift gears, or when did was extremely violent. Gm acknowledges this problem on multiple vehicles (there tsb # is pic4677f) has been updated numerous times with various makes and models. Along with some other symptoms I have yet to have such as engine surging or stalling while driving. (this is a huge danger!, toyota had to recall how many because of this same issue?) it is my opinion as a certified,active, and sworn police officer that this a dangerous issue. I believe should be a mandatory recall. As the gauges being effected could easily cause a wreck,blown engine, etc.. Also the shifting at low speeds is enough to cause damage to child.(and as I have 2 one of which is 2 I could only imagine what this would due to a new born..) there are just to many vehicles effected and to much to risk to let this go-on un-treated.. #pic4677f: no start no crank intermittently / no communication over high speed lan - comm nocrank nostart - (sep 23, 2010) subject:no start no crank intermittently/no communication over high speed lan models:2005-2010 chevrolet cobalt 2006-2011 chevrolet hhr 2004-2011 chevrolet malibu 2008 chevrolet malibu classic 2008-2010 pontiac g5 2005-2010 pontiac g6 2006-2007 pontiac pursuit (canada) 2007-2009 saturn aura 2007-2009 saturn sky 2006-2009 saturn solstice with onstar (ue1)

Filed Apr 25, 2011 · Steering, Transmission · 124,000 miles · TX

Transmission module failure leads to temporary power steering failure. While driving my 2008 chevy cobalt, the instrument cluster started malfunctioning. The speedometer, tachometer, and fuel gauge all started bouncing around erratically. The driver information center started flashing "power steering". This all took place while I was driving the car on the freeway ay about 60 MPH. As I was trying to pull to the breakdown lane the power steering failed. I thought the power steering pump went out. After getting the car to the side of the road and turning it off I called my mechanic. He told me he heard of this before and told me to restart the car. I did and everything was back to normal. I drove straight to his shop where he plugged in his diagnostic check computer. He told me the problem was with the transmission module and is a well know problem with the chevy cobalt. I have since googled it and found many cobalt owners are experiencing the same problem. I spoke to chevrolet customer service and was told that because my car has 125,000 miles it is out of warranty and not covered. I don't care so much about that as the potential safety hazard. If the power steering fails while on the road again it could lead to an accident. It has happened twice since and I have managed to pull over before the steering shut down. Is this an issue you could look into on these cars?