2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Fuelpropulsion System Problems

The air bag never deployed I bought car in 2018 from original owner with car only having 33,000 miles on it and still under warranty til car had 100,000 miles and I hit a deer head on 2 months after getting car which bought in may of 2018 hit the deer in July 2018 . The deer was hit with the front passenger side it broke my headlight n messed my hood up and smashed in the grill little and my air bags never deployed I hit deer at 50 mph , after that had happened I took it in to Chevy dealership and had them look at car cause I told them I hit that deer and air bag never deployed and that my air bag light came on once in awhile and said service air bag . The dealership said they do that sometimes and did something to...

There is a leak in the fuel lines that is just awful. Constant while driving Many others have experienced as well. Leaves huge puddles of gas

My Cobalt 2009 has gas leaking in front of the back driver's side wheel. This has been report it seems by several people online that I have found. Why can not GM cover this repair in a recall? I've tried to call around for pricing but most garage's won't give me a quote over the phone. The best I got was that this would cost around 2000-3000 for replacement. But it seemed like a shot in the dark on the pricing. I called the local dealership near me in Darian Connecticut, and was told that this was not covered under any recall. Corrosion protection coverage expired in 2019 from GMs site. But why would a fuel line be made of a metal that rust and is near the hot exhaust requiring a heatshield on the pipes? Aftermarket repairs seems to be either Braided Stainless Steel around Nylon, or Some Nickel/Copper...

Fuel leak very strong gas smell

There is a gas leak an after reviewing online there are several complaints of chevy colbalt 09 owners whos car forms a gas leak on the driver side of the car near back seat. There is a very strong smell of gasoline and seems to be a repeated issue

Vehicle is leaking fuel from rusted fuel line near drivers side rear tire. Apparently a common issue with this model with no recall.

2009 Chevy Cobalt, Driving to work Friday January 13 2023, noticed heavy smell of gasoline. parked car and noticed a puddle just in front of the drivers side rear tire. Got it home and did an inspection of the area and discovered a fuel line leak when car is running and line is under pressure. It is a big leak seemingly caused by rust developing on the line because of a heat shield trapping water and debris. This leak is very close to the hot exhaust system. Fire is an obvious possibility. I'm afraid to even drive it to a shop. I plan on having it towed.

Fuel leaking from near top of tank/pump. Sounds similar to other recalls though my VIN is not currently included. Noticed fuel smell in garage and could see fuel from top of tank. No indicators showing a malfunction.

Fuel pump leak: fuel pump line started spewing fuel over ground during engine start. Engine wouldn’t not start due to high pressure fuel leak.

Strong smell of gas inside vehicle. Gas is leaking from vehicle. Known problem of fuel leakage and vehicle recalls.

The vehicle had an instance of hard starting, then I became aware of the odour of fuel in my car which quickly made me exit the vehicle as the fumes were strong. Liquid fuel was leaking out of the left rear in from of the wheel area, in proximity to the exhaust system

Leak in fuel line

Wiring harness is located too close to the human under the driver's seat. Exposes the driver to electrical frequencies that could be avoided if the wire harness was a further distance away from the human. Also, the the fuel line rusted through after 9 years about 9 inches away from the rear axle where the metal tape ends around the fuel line. The metal tape seems to allow more moisture to become trapped around the fuel line; which promotes rust and a leak where the metal tap ends. After the metal tape, the fuel line is in good condition on this specific vehicle. The fuel leak is about 0.5 inches wide and a lot of gasoline drips / leaks after the car is started. The rust particles are located after the fuel filter; which may promote the rust particles to reach the engine via the rusted fuel line. The car...

Noticed gas smell inside and outside of car.

I have noticed when car is parked in garage that there is a gas odor present in the garage. It appears the gas odor is the strongest around the driver side, rear wheel. I do not yet see any severe drips anywhere but it is enough to cause concern about parking the car in a closed up garage. especially in winter with a heater running... I have not yet brought it into a dealer to have it checked. This car is located in a midwest climate where salt is used on roads which would cause possible issues with corrosion.

Fuel line leak occurred at approximately approx. 76,700 miles requiring immediate repair as gasoline was leaking out at a continuous rate. Dealership indicated this is a common issue with the Cobalt. No warning lights other than difficulty starting vehicle and then smell of gas.

There is gas puddling around the driver rear tire. I saw an article, which can be found here: https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1128764_more-than-600-000-chevy-cobalt-and-hhr-models-investigated-for-fuel-leaks Gas leaking is an obvious safety problem due to the risk of fire or worse. The symptoms began yesterday - February 11, 2022. I did bring the vehicle to Bob McCosh Chevrolet in Columbia, Missouri. They reported there are no recalls on that system. But as the article link above confirms, I am certainly not alone in this problem. I believe this problem is being investigated but no recall has been issued. I will also follow up with the service manager at Bob McCosh Chevrolet in Columbia, Missouri. I will escalate to the regional service manager for Chevrolet. In the meantime, it would be very helpful if the weight of the FHTSA could get behind this problem. I can be reached at [XXX] if you have additional questions. My email is...

I noticed the smell of fuel originating from the near the left rear well a few days ago (~1/1/2022). I took my car to a mechanic who confirmed fuel leaking out from a line located near the left rear well. The mechanic claims the leaks are caused by corroding metal fuel lines and was due to poor engineering/ design of the car. The gas line is rusted and leaking, there is a strong odor of gasoline at the rear drivers side tire of my car and I can feel/ see the fuel leaking. I have been driving my 4 month old son around in that car for months and had no idea fuel was leaking and I was putting both of our safety at risk! I called my local chevy dealership about fixing it and they said it will be at least $1300 to repair the leak and more if...

Fuel line rusted to the point of major leakage. Inside the heat wrap near the exhaust pipe, just forward of rear drivers side tire.

My car has a fuel leak. I looked up to see if there was a recall and there was but not for my VIN. This is a serious and dangerous issue and one I think Chevrolet needs to fix. Why are some cars covered and others not with the same issue.

fuel line has corroded badly by the rear left wheel, possibly due to the material used for the line and by road salt being captured by a heat shield. The car now leaks fuel badly whenever we try and move it. The poor design (heat shield) and poor choice of materials (appears to be steel) have caused this leak. A fuel line shouldn't be made of steel.

Fuel line leaking - 2ft diameter puddle of gas in garage started July 23, 2021. Located just in front of left side rear tire. Currently car is parked outside awaiting repair. Could have burned house down. No warning lamps no symptoms, started smelling gas in house after dinner. Vehicle has not been inspected since leak began.

I have a very strong smell of gasoline both inside and outside of the car . There are no signs of leakage underneath that I found

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE20011 COMPONENTS FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER OPENED FROM: JULY 5, 2020'PRESENT FUEL LEAK EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED. I OWN 2 COBALTS (2007 LT AND 2009 SS) AND BOTH HAVE THIS ISSUE. DEALERSHIP WANTS $700 TO FIX AN ISSUE CAUSED BY OEM DESIGN.

FUEL LINE LEAKING BY DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE SPRAYING FUEL ON EXHAUST.

FUEL LINE WAS RUSTING OUT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. I HAD SOMEONE PATCH UP THE LINES AND JUST RECENTLY HAD THEM REPLACED ALTOGETHER.

FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT BY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE THE FUEL JUST POURS OUT WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON

GAS LEAK BY DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL

SMELL OF FUEL OUTSIDE VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAID CAR HAD A FUEL LINE LEAK AND THEY NEEDED REPLACING

THE FUEL LINES HAVE CORRODED CAUSING A HAZARDOUS GAS LEAK BY THE FUEL TANK WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE FIRE AND OR EXPLOSION WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED A GAS SMELL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION RECOGNIZED A GAS DRIP BY THE THE CORRODED FUEL LINES AND GAS TRAVELING DOWN THE LINES FROM THE LEAK. THANKFULLY I NOTICED THIS BEFORE A FIRE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. HAD I HAD A DISABILITY WITH NO SENSE OF SMELL OR COVID19 AND NO SENSE OF SMELL THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE GONE UNNOTICED POSSIBLY CAUSING A FATAL HAZARD SHOULD THE CAR HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. MY GARAGE COULD HAVE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. STAINLESS STEEL SHOULD NOT RUST AND THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND A RECALL ADDRESSED.

FUEL LEAK,. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CAR, WILL NO LONGER START. BAD FUEL PUMP,BAD FUEL LINES. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW?

KEPT SEEING PUDDLES UNDERNEATH CAR NEAR DRIVER REAR TIRE, WENT TO GET OIL CHANGE AND MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE LEAKS IN MY FUEL LINE. MECHANIC SHOWED ME AND IT WAS NOT A SMALL LEAK. HE SAID THAT IT IS A TOTAL RISK TO DRIVE AND CAN CATCH FIRE EASILY.

FIRST TIME PLASTIC FUEL LINE CRACKED AT FUEL PUMP AND WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACED. NOW THERE IS A FUEL LINE THAT HAS CORRODED. IT IS COSTING $1030 AT THE CHEVY DEALER TO FIX THIS LINE. FUEL IS LEAKING BEHIND THE DRIVER DOOR IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. WHEN LIFTED FUEL APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM ABOVE FUEL TANK.

STRONG GAS SMELL IN VEHICLE AS I WAS DRIVING

FUEL LINE LEAKING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. PROBABLY CORROSION RELATED. NOTICEABLE ODOR WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AFTER DRIVING.

FUEL LEAK FOUND BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE RESULTING IN A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE FLOOR. THIS LEAK WAS FOUND WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AS WELL AS WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OFF.

FUEL LINE ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL NEAR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND MUFFLER

THE FIRST TIME I SMELLED GAS AND FOUND THE GAS LINE LEAKING FROM A BRACKET HOLDING THE GAS LINES WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO (2018), COST $100 DOLLARS TO GET FIXED. NOW THERE IS ANOTHER GAS LEAK FARTHER BACK NEAR THE GAS TANK COMING FROM ANOTHER BRACKET. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE GIVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH GAS LINE LEAKS. I DRIVE THE CAR ALMOST EVERY DAY, IT RARELY SITS FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS IN A ROW

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THIS LEAK IS WORSE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THEY WOULD PAY TO REPAIR (AFTER I PAID THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE).

OBSERVED AN EXTENDED CRANKING TIME. DROVE TO MY DESTINATION DURING THE TRIP KEPT SMELLED HEAVY FUEL ODOR WHILE IT INTENSIFIED WHEN WAITING ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT. UPON PARKING THE CAR AT HOME IMMEDIATELY UPON EXIT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS COLLECTING BY THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM A CORRODED FUEL LINE.

FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL LINE IN THE REAR ON VEHICLE. CORROSION TO FUEL LINE. LEAKS BADLY WHEN RUNNING! LONG ENGINE CRANK AFTER SITTING A SHORT TIME. LEAVES PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER VEHICLE. FUEL SMELL ALL THE TIME.

FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT NEAR LEFT REAR WHEEL WHERE LINES ARE SECURED BY A PLASTIC BLOCK. FUEL IS DRIPPING AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF IGNIGHTED BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I NOTICED A SMELL AND IT'S DRIPPING

STRONG GASOLINE VAPORS WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER STOPPING ON A 2009 COBALT, DRIVERS'S SIDE OF THE CAR. TOOK THE COBALT TO EMPIRE CHEVROLET IN HUNTINGTON, NY. COMPLAINED AND SHOWED THEM THE NTSB COBALT FUEL LINE INVESTIGATION SHEET, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX THE COBALT UNDER A RECALL, NTSB INVESTIGATION OR SERVICE BULLETIN. TOOK THE COBALT TO MY LOCAL GARAGE WHO REPLACED TWO LEAKING FUEL LINES FOR $450.00, BILL INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT. THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY OF THESE OVER THE YEARS. THIS IS A TOTAL JOKE ON GM'S PART AND COMPLETE FOOT DRAGGING BY THE NTSB FOR NOT MOVING SOONER. INVESTIGATING? - TRY DOING A WEB SEARCH.

THE FUEL LINE UNDER THE CAR HAS RUSTED AND CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT I AM LEAKING A STEADY STREAM OF FUEL OUT OF THE LINE. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, I SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE CAR STRUGGLED TO START SO I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL WAS FOUND UNDER MY CAR WITH A STEADY DRIP OF FUEL CONTINUING TO DRIP FROM THE FUEL LINE IN FRONT OF MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE.

I FIRST STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR ON 9/15/20. I WAS SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM MY CAR. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE IT HAD NEVER GIVEN ME TROUBLE BEFORE. I SAW THE CAR LEAKING GASOLINE NEAR THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE. IT WAS LEAKING VERY QUICKLY. I LOOKED IT UP AND MANY PEOPLE MENTIONED A RECALL FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. THEY ALL SAID THEIR PARTICULAR CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I THINK MORE CARS ARE HAVING THAT PROBLEM THEN THE COMPANY REALIZES. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE THE CAR PARKED ON THE STREET OR TO EVEN DRIVE IT, AS IT ALWAYS LEAVES A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE IN ITS WAKE. ALSO THE MUFFLER HAS STARTED BEING LOUD AT THE SAME TIME. I THE COMPLAINTS I READ BEING THE EXACT SAME, SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CORROSION IN THE GAS...

RUSTED OUT FUEL LINES LEAKING BADLY ON FLOOR LOOKS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD!! I NOTICED A VERY STRONG ORDER OF GASOLINE AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH CARS TO SEE IT DRIPPING AT A VERY FAST RATE I NOTICED IT AS I CAME BACK FROM A DRIVE ON FLAT SURFACE WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING

I FILLED UP TANK WITH GAS ,NOTICED GAS SMELL TWICE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ,STARTER SKIPPED A BEAT A COUPLE TIMES WHEN STARING EARLY IN THE MORNING,, DIDNT NOTICE GAS SMELL. CHARGED CAR FOR 6 HOURS ON CHARGER.NEXT MORNING I DROVE ABOUT 8 MILES AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR I WENT BACK TO CAR AND NOTICED PUDDLE OF LIQUID ,SMELLED LIQUID ,, IT WAS GAS , SEEN IT DRIPPING RAPIDLY IN BIG DROPS ,CALLED AAA GOT THERE HOUR LATER AND IT HAD STOPPED.DRIPPED BEHIND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE.HAD IT TOWED READ ALOT OF THESE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WITH COBALTS AND OTHER VEHICLES SAME CIRCUMSTANCES BUT SOME NOT COVER BY A RECALL ,FUEL LINES AND PUMPS ETC..ALL THE CARS SHOULD BE FIXED WITH THIS PROBLEM.ANYTIME

FUEL LINE BEHIND DRIVER DOOR AND IN FRONT OF REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE/AXEL - RUSTED AND LEAKING FUEL NEAR EXHAUST.

THE VEHICLE HAS FUEL LEAK WHEN EVER THE CAR IS RUNNING. NOTICE THIS FIRST TIME WHEN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE. IT DRIPS FROM THE FUEL TANK DOWN TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR END IN FRONT OF THE REAL DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. WHEN INQUIRED OVER THE INTERNET FOUND NUMEROUS SAME PROBLEM BEING CITED BY THE COBALT OWNERS. SURPRISED THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SEVERE CONSEQUNCE OF FIRE HAZARD.