Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10369343December 6, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD MINIMAL CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE STEERING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368452November 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES LOCKING UP ON 2006 CHEVY COBALT. VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES. ALSO A FRIEND WITH 2005 COBALT BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED SEIZED. BRAKES BURNED UP. CAR TOWED, AND HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367824November 24, 2010
STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT IS HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. I THOUGHT THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD FIX THE ISSUE AS I HAD IT REPAIRED A WEEK AGO. AFTER THE REPAIR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $43.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND CAME UP WITH SEVERAL CODES IN THE COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. NO POWER STEERING AND THE CAR STARTED SHUTTERING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT I THEN HAD POWER STEERING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I DO NOT BELIEVE GM IS FIXING THE RIGHT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367089November 22, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH ENHANCED TRACTION SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTAC TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ECM WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,681. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMIANTED. UPDATED 04/11/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367151November 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE DEALER CHANGED THE CODE, BUT MADE NO MENTION OF REPLACING THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,887.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367186November 22, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT TRIED TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366755November 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAMPAIGN 09V419000 STATES THAT CERTAIN VIN NUMBERED 2006 CHEVY COBALTS HAVE A FUEL PUMP MODULE THAT MAY CRACK AND BREAK AND LEAK GAS WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW GM IS SAYING MY CAR DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE VIN NUMBERS. MY CAR DOES FIT BETWEEN THE BREAKPOINTS. I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING GAS AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT CAUSE AND NOW GM WON'T FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366768November 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FIRST WE NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTER ON OUR 2006 COBALT WAS ACTING UNUSUAL, IT TOOK MORE EFFORT TO TAKE OUT OF PARK AND THE BUTTON DID NOT NEED TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR THE LOWER GEARS. THEN THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. IT COULD ONLY BE REMOVED BY DEPRESSING THE BUTTON INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY A CHEVY DEALER BY REPLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR $208 AS THIS CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 69,800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366593November 17, 2010
STEERING
VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN TWO WEEKS AFTER DEALER PERFORMED MANDATED RECALL WORK TO FIX POWER STEERING FAILURES WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. WITH MOST RECENT STEERING FAILURE, DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PERFORM ANY MORE WARRANTY WORK TO FIX THE POWER STEERING SINCE THEY SAY THEY ALREADY DID THE REQUIRED RECALL WORK. WHAT LEAVES US WITH A VEHICLE THAT POTENTIALLY STILL SUFFERS FROM INTERMITTENT LOSE OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365268November 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK THAT WAS RECALLED UNDER CAMPAIGN 09V419000, FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365192November 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT JUST ONE YEAR AGO, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE FAILURES IN THE CAR. ANYTIME THAT I BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO IDLE ROUGHLY. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM THEN BRIGHTEN. THEN THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS ALMOST GETTING ME IN WRECKS. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE NOTICED IT IS NOT JUST MY CAR, BUT SO MANY OTHER CHEVY COBALT'S OF DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365009November 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A 2006 COBALT AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR COULD NOT BE PUT INTO PARK. THE CAR WAS BASICALLY IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN THE "ON" POSITION OVER NIGHT. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED AT VANN CHEVY IN CARROLLTON TX AND HAD TO PAY $640.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I HAD TO GET THE WHOLE SHIFTER REPLACED FROM THE SHIFT BUTTON TO THE FLOOR. CHEVY CONTACTED ME TODAY AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PROBLEM. CHEVY STATED AT THIS POINT IT IS NOT A RECALL EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364185November 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) . THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363987November 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE SPEED ODOMETER ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,887.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363635November 1, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN (AT ANY SPEED) OR IN PARK, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE MAKES VERY HARD/JUMPY SHIFTS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND THIS STARTED HAPPENING NO MORE THAN 4 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE. THOUGH I'VE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES 2 "REPAIRS" HAVE BEEN MADE. I'VE KEPT SOME OF THE SERVICE ORDERS BUT I DO HAVE ALL WITH NOTED REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363040October 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 ON OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT (VIN [XXX]). WE SMELLED A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (SANDS CHEVROLET GLENDALE AZ) FOR REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. WE WERE DENIED SERVICE UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PLASTIC SUPPLY PORT WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. WE WERE CHARGED $673.48 TO REPAIR THE DANGEROUS DEFECT PLUS $134.24 FOR ANOTHER FUEL FILTER THEY SAID WE NEEDED. DUE TO THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IF THE DEALER WAS TELLING THE TRUTH THEN IT SEEMS THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. WE DON'T WANT TO SEE DRIVERS OF THE 2006 COBALT EXPOSED TO THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT AND FIRE HAZARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362430October 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE RAPIDLY STARTED MOVING DOWN AND FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE A MECHANIC INSPECTED IT AND FOUND A LEAK ON THE FUEL PUMP HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361780October 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 COBALT SS SEDAN HAS HAD A RECURRING ISSUE. THE TRACTION CONTROL (T/C) LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT HARD, SLAMMING INTO EACH GEAR. I HAD THIS PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE USED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON WITH THE T/C LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND I HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND A DAMAGED CYLINDER HEAD. THE POWERTRAIN WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. NOT LONG AFTER, MY POWER STEERING STARTED TO GO OUT, EVERY TIME I DROVE. I HAD THE FAULTY COMPONENT REPLACED PER THE RECALL. NOW THE T/C, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS BACK, THE CAR DOESN'T STORE ANY CODES AND THE T/C LIGHT GOES AWAY WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF (MOST OF THE TIME) THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY IT STARTED OUT LAST TIME. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS, EXPENSIVE AND IT IS BEING IGNORED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS, FORUMS WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361613October 21, 2010
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, (WHICH I PROVIDED MUCH OF THE $$ FOR) IT HAS APPROX 32K MILES. IT RECENTLY DEVELOPED AN ISSUE WITH A KNOCKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD THAT CONTINUES FOR 10-15 SECONDS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP, AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM THAT THE MECHANIC FELT SHOULD /COULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND SUGGESTED THAT SHE TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP; CHARGED $48. DEALERSHIP CHECKED OUT CAR FREE OF CHARGE (THAT IS SUSPICIOUS) FOR 2 HOURS, AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PART # 15800140. THEY REFERRED TO BULLETIN # 04-03-08-006D.THE APPROX COST TO REPAIR IT WOULD BE $1100, BUT IT WAS DEEMED SAFE TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH THE KNOCKING SOUND WOULD BE A NUISANCE. SOON AFTER I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND EASILY FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, INJURIES, AND ACCIDENTS FROM COBALT STEERING PROBLEMS FOR 2005-2009 VEHICLES, YET IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM. I KNOW THAT MY DAUGHTER'S CURRENT ISSUE WILL ONLY GET MUCH WORSE AND THE VALUE OF THE CAR IS VERY DIMINISHED. THE ODDS OF SELLING IT ARE SLIM. PLEASE! MAKE CHEVROLET RECALL COBALT FOR THEIR STEERING DEFECTS A.S.A.P. WE WORK HARD AND CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. BUT, I WILL PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TO SAVE MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE, WHAT CHOICE DO WE HAVE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361655October 21, 2010
STEERING
CHEVY 2006 COBALT POWER STEERING FAILED FOUR TIMES SINCE AUGUST 13TH POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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