Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10596442June 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WE PURCHASED. THE ACCIDENT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO RENDER THE VEHICLE TOTALED. SHE WAS PULLING OUT INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND A CAR HIT HER CAR IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CORNER DOING ABOUT 50MPH, SINCE SHE WAS JUST PULLING OUT HER SPEED WASN'T MORE THEN 15-20MPH. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE COLLISION WAS ON THE FRONT CORNER AND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHIFT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND BREAK THE MOTOR MOUNT. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE RECALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE SWITCH AND HAVING BULKY KEY CHAINS AND HOW JARRING COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF AND NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS, THE DRIVERS OR THE PASSENGERS, DEPLOYED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595540June 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AFTER TWO MONTHS AS THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595321May 31, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY WIFE AND I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT IN AUGUST 2012 I NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP AND THEY FOUND THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED. LUCKILY WE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM EARLY AND FUEL HAD NOT BEEN LEAKING REALLY BAD AND WE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. DUE TO THE NEWEST RECALLS ON THE COBALT I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO PREVIOUS RECALLS ON THE CAR AND SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM IN 2009 ON THE COBALT BUT ONLY FOR CARS REGISTERED/BOUGHT IN 5 STATES(ILLINOIS NOT BEING ONE). WE FIND THAT TO BE EXTREMELY UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS. ALL THE COBALT MODEL YEARS HAVE A RECALL ON A FAULTY FUEL PUMP PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR CARS BOUGHT AND REGISTERED IN 5 STATES THAT'S JUST CRAZY. IF A CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A RECALL IN FIVE STATES WHY WAS IT NOT DONE FOR ALL THE STATES/ALL THE COBALT'S. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594813May 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000. DR UPDATED 8/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. UPDATED 09/8/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594856May 29, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594205May 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF UPDATED 08/20/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594320May 27, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO NEITHER REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593483May 22, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ALONG WITH SEVERELY REDUCED ENGINE POWER. HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS. HAVE HAD DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED AND IT IS A CODE P060E, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO 'INDETERMINATE FAULT'. COULD RESULT IN MAJOR ACCIDENT IN IT OCCURRED WHILE TURNING ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS THERE IS A SUDDEN SLOWING. RECURS ABOUT EVERY 3-6MONTHS AND AFTER A FEW DAYS, SELF CORRECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593002May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONTACTED DEALER TO ORDER PARTS FOR IGNITION RECALL AND THERE IS NO TIME FRAME WHEN PARTS WILL COME IN. INITIAL RECALL WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 2014 , PARTS STILL NOT IN AND IT IS NOW MAY 21ST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593073May 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REMEDY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE A CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592035May 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON MAY 28, 2006, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING SOLO IN A RENTED 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT ON AN UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY LEADING FROM THE NORTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT: IT WAS 9 AM ON A SUNDAY MORNING WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC, ON A STRAIGHT, DRY ROAD WITH OPEN COUNTRY ON EITHER SIDE. WITNESSES TO HIS ACCIDENT REPORT THAT AFTER HE PASSED A CAMPER AT A NORMAL SPEED FOR THAT HIGHWAY AND BEGAN TO PULL BACK IN FRONT OF IT, HIS CAR ABRUPTLY VEERED OFF THE LANE AND ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, WHERE HE LOST CONTROL. THE CAR FISHTAILED, SKIDDED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. OTHER DRIVERS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY TO HELP, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND DIED A WEEK LATER WITHOUT REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS. ALL WHO SAW THE ACCIDENT WERE AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY IT OCCURRED. MY HUSBAND WAS AN EXPERIENCED AND VERY CAREFUL DRIVER, IN GOOD HEALTH AND ALERT THAT MORNING. THE RECENT NEWS ABOUT FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES IN COBALTS OF THAT ERA FINALLY PROVIDES A PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION. HE HAD LONG LEGS AND COULD EASILY HAVE BUMPED THE STEERING COLUMN OR IGNITION KEYS DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF A CAR THAT WAS UNFAMILIAR TO HIM. IT'S FAR TOO LATE TO EXAMINE THE CAR, BUT I HOPE THIS ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTES CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT THERE WERE MORE DEATHS CAUSED BY THOSE FAULTY SWITCHES THAN WILL EVER BE PROVEN-- OR REDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10587975May 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISTANCE HE HAS TO DRIVE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS REGARDING THE RECALL, MUST BE PERFORMED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER. *JB UPDATED 07/27/15. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587986May 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED ON APRIL 2, 2014. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588407May 14, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE WRITTEN AT LEAST 1-2 LETTERS TO GMC, SPOKE W/REPS FOR HOURS FOR YEARS, REACHED OUT TO SM, & ATTEMPTED TO HANDLE THE ISSUE MYSELF, & I AM DISGUSTED & FURIOUS AT THE WAY GMC HAS BRUSHED OFF LOYAL, PAYING CONSUMERS W/NO REGARD. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW OFF OF THE LOT & I LOVED IT. AFTER HAVING MANDATORY RECALL WORK DONE IN 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER THE SAME. MY PASSENGERS WERE OFTEN TIMES FRIGHTENED BY THE UNFAMILIAR HANDLING OF A 2006: IT JERKED, BUCKED, CUT OFF, & OFTEN TIMES WOULD NOT CUT BACK ON. ONCE, WHEN DRIVING A FRIEND THAT SERVES IN THE MILITARY, I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN & THE CAR CUT OUT OF THE TURN & TURNED OFF. IF TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING, WE BOTH WOULD HAVE DIED THAT DAY. I CRIED & BEGGED GMC FOR YEARS THAT I FEARED FOR MY LIFE & SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG W/THE CAR. THEY DENIED ANY KNOWING OF MY ISSUE & MADE ME PAY HUNDREDS AFTER HUNDREDS IN DIAGNOSTIC FEES THAT WERE FRUITLESS LABOR. DEALERS & REPS MADE IT SEEM AS IF I WERE CRAZY & JUST TRYING TO BE PROBLEMATIC INSTEAD OF HONESTLY ADDRESSING MY ISSUE & TAKING ME SERIOUS. ONCE I FINALLY RECEIVED RECALL PAPERS, MY CAR CEASED TO TAKE ANY MORE ABUSE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN YANKED & KNOCKED TO THE POINT OF EXHAUSTION & WHAT WAS ONCE MY MOST PRIZED POSSESSION IS NOW A NON-MOVING MASS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE ACCRUED A NUMBER OF SPEEDING TICKETS DUE TO THE SPASTIC SPEEDOMETER MOVING OUT OF CONTROL (WHICH I TOOK VIDEOS OF & SENT TO GMC), SCRUNCHED THE FRONT OF MY HOOD DUE TO THE CAR LOCKING UP, & OVERALL RUINED MY LIFE AS MY 1ST BIG INVESTMENT IN A GENUINE PRODUCT OF LIVING LEFT ME STRANDED, LITERALLY. I HAVE A COPY OF AT LEAST 1 OF THE LETTERS THAT I SENT IN, THE VIDEO FOOTAGES, THE LINKS TO THE SM I ADDRESSED CHEVY, PICTURES, WITNESSES, & DOCUMENTATION OF INVOICES ON FILE AT DEALERSHIPS. WHEN I ASKED BLACK CHEVY IN GREENSBORO FOR MY INFO, THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE LINKED TO VIN.PLEASE *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587999May 13, 2014
AIR BAGS
AFTER RECALL SWITCH REPLACEMENT, AIRBAGS LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM IS COMING ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. SPOKE TO GM LOCAL DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND HE SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THEN WHAT WAS THE POINT IN REPLACING SWITCH? MY AIRBAGS ARE STILL NOT WORKING WHILE I DRIVE MY CAR. MY CAR IS STILL NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME ANYWAYS WITHOUT FIXING THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX MY AIRBAGS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588242May 13, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED STARTED MALFUNCTIONING IN FEB 2013 DRIVING THE HWY THE CAR WOULD JOLT AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS SAME THING OCCURRED ON APRIL 2013. THE BIG PROBLEM HAPPENED SEPT 2013, DRIVING 75 ON THE FWY MY COBALT STARTED TO JOLT AND LOOSE POWER AND THE SPEED STARTED SLOWING DOWN ALL THE WAY TO 30MPG I WAS BARLEY ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ONCE PULLED OVER MY COBALT DIDN'T WANT TO START AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 100 FEET AND SLOW DOWN THEN TURN OFF. SINCE THEN MY COBALT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. AT LOW RPM'S IT DIES OFF. SINCE THAT DAY MY BOOST GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. MY MPG'S HAVE DRAMATICALLY FELL ABOUT 10, ILL FILL UP HALF THE TANK AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT DROPS TO EMPTY. ALSO WHILE DRIVING WHEN I HIT POT HOLES THE CAR TURNS OFF. IT HAS A HARD TIME STARTING UP. I'VE READ THROUGH THE FORUMS AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS YET AND IF NOT WHO NOT?! WOULDN'T YOU THINK CARS FAILING ON THE FWY IS A MAJOR RED FLAG? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587788May 12, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FUEL PUMP RECALL FOR THIS CAR, WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000, DID NOT SHOW UP IN THE DATABASE VISIBLE TO EITHER MY MECHANIC OR A GM DEALER. THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING PART FAILURE, WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE CAR, EITHER WHILE IT IS MOVING OR STOPPED, AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS THIS PROBLEM, LEAKING GASOLINE AT QUITE A RAPID RATE. THE FUEL SMELL WHILE DRIVING IS UNBEARABLE. WHEREVER I PARK A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE FORMS UNDER THE CAR. IF I PARKED IN A CLOSED GARAGE, THIS WOULD BE A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS FOR GOOD REASON THAT THIS RECALL WAS PUT IN PLACE. HOWEVER, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE SHOWS UP IN THE GM SYSTEM AS A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" AND NOT A RECALL. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE. I WAS SEARCHING BECAUSE I WAS PREPARING TO PAY $833 FOR MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. WHEN I PHONED THE DEALER, HE SAID HE HAD TO GET TO "ANOTHER SCREEN" TO SEE THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ITEMS, AND HE ONLY DID THAT BECAUSE I PROMPTED HIM. APPARENTLY THEY DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO WARN CAR OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE EVEN WHEN THE OWNER HAS THEIR VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL (WHICH MINE WAS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS). I HAVE ALSO NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL, AND I'VE OWNED THE CAR SINCE JANUARY OF 2007. AFTER THE RECENT PRESS COVERAGE OF THE RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR THIS VEHICLE, I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS KIND OF A SAFETY CONCERN IS ESSENTIALLY BEING HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586960May 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION KEY LOCK REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. ALSO, SHE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB UPDATED 06/12/14 THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 07/02/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586955May 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2006 CHEVY COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. THEY INFORMED HIM, IT WOULD BE AT LEAST 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WITH ONLY 19,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING AND LAST MONTH, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586946May 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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