Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10305511February 4, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 40 EAST IN NORTH CAROLINA CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND CAR WENT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT RAIL STEERING OVER COMPENSATED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAR WAS TOWED AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305524February 4, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 COBALT, BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 06. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT SAID POWER STEERING IN THE INFORMATION CENTER. POWER STEERING CAME BACK AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF. TOOK TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS GOING OUT. I PAID FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS PART WAS STILL NOT COVERED. THE REPAIR COST ME JUST ABOUT $500. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SINCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT IS CHEVY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305732February 4, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT SS 55,000 MILES. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305741February 4, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. RESETS AFTER RESTARTING CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305792February 4, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I SAW ON THE CCN REPORT ABOUT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED IN 2008 AS I WAS COMING OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP. NO ACCIDENT, WHEN I REACHED MY HOUSE, I SHUT OFF THE POWER AND RESTARTED CAR 15 MINUTES LATER AND CAR WORKED FINE. HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305821February 4, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES IN OUT WHEN DRIVING CAUSING IT TO BE DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306011February 4, 2010
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THIS HAS JUST STARTED AND I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306054February 4, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT HAS CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, SWITCHING LANES ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AND EVEN TURNING IN PARKING SPACES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A CHEVY DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND THE MOTOR THAT GOES WITH IT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE PROBLEM KEPT OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY, I FOUND THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON THEN IT WOULD RESET AND I CAN DRIVE AGAIN. BUT WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL CUT OFF AGAIN. IT COULD BE MINUTES OR HOURS, BUT IT OCCURS AGAIN, UNTIL I PULL OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS. IT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. ESPECIALLY RIDING WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE 2 PARTS AS SUGGESTED BY THE CHEVY DEALER WHICH COST ME $1371 TOTAL. NOW JUST LESS THAN 3 WEEKS, I HEARD THERE ARE MORE THAN 11,000 OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. I WENT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO WAIT ON A LETTER FROM CHEVY BECAUSE CURRENTLY THEY ARE RECALLING CARS INDIVIDUALLY BY SERIAL NUMBER. I INFORMED THE GENTLEMAN I HAD THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LIKE THE OTHERS AND WAS GIVEN A 1 800 NUMBER TO CALL CHEVY. I HAVE GONE THRU THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANYWHERE. I HOPE HELP IS ON ITS WAY. I GAVE CHEVY ALL THE MONEY I HAVE PLUS BORROWED MONEY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305008February 4, 2010
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY DAUGHTER'S 06 CHEVY COBALT LS STEERING LOSS POWER AND SHE BARLEY GOT HER CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC, SHE THEN WAITED TEN MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 4 MORE MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SO I HAD TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GOT HURT, THIS HAS COST ME SOME VERY EXPENSIVE CAR REPAIRS, SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS I'VE BEENTOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE THE PART THEY REPLACED IS THE SAME PART THEY ORDERED, WHICH IS FAULTY, I LIVE IN FEAR EVERYTIME MY CHILD GETS IN THAT CAR TO GO ANYWHERE, AND SHE NEEDS A CAR TO GET TO COLLEGE. AS I SAID BEFORE PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR A TRAGEDY THAT COULD BE PREVENTED. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305059February 4, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF, AND DASH LIGHTS READ "POWER STEERING." AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR, POWER STEERING CAME BACK FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN THE SAME WAY. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER, AND TWO COMPONENTS WERE REQUIRED TO FIX THE CAR. AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SOMETHING ELSE I CAN'T RECALL THE NAME OF. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO CRASH. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ON A VERY STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. I HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO POWER STEERING GOING OUT, AND HAD EVEN HAD THE CAR SERVICED EARLY LESS THAN A WEEK PREVIOUS TO THIS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304120February 3, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO MY VEHICLE ALERTED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER ENGAGED. IT FIRST OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF THE SUDDEN, AND I WAS FORCED TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. ORIGINALLY IT OCCURRED ONCE A WEEK, BUT FOR THE PAST MONTH MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT EVERYDAY. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHILE I'M DRIVING LESS THAN 45 MILES PER HOUR, BUT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IT HAS GONE OUT ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I'M TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR. THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AND THEN RESTART MY VEHICLE. WHEN I RESTART MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING IS ENGAGED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304114February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH MY 06 CHEVY COBALT. STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 40,000 MILES. IT SPONTANEOUSLY FAILS ABOUT TWICE A MONTH WITH NO REAL REASON THAT I CAN TELL. WHEN IT OCCURS, I HAVE TO PULL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304124February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,664.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304113February 3, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN DRIVING MY POWER STEERING STOP OPERATING MAKING IT HARD TO TURN OR OPERATE. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT WHEN STEERING THE STEERING MAKES NOISES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304117February 3, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING OUR CHEVROLET COBALT, THE POWER STEERING KEPT GOING OUT. THE CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD. AND IT WAS A REALLY SCARY EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304136February 3, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING ON MY CHEVROLET COBALT HAS GONE OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT GOES OUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304152February 3, 2010
STEERING
WE OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, OUR FIRST CHEVY PURCHASE EVER. PURCHASED IT USED IN SPRING OF 08. DON'T KNOW WHAT PREVIOUS PROBLEMS IT MAY HAVE HAD, BUT ONE CAN ONLY WONDER. WHILE DRIVING THIS PAST FALL, MY HUSBAND HEARD DINGING SOUNDS, LOOKED DOWN, AND THE SCREEN SAID THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SURE ENOUGH, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE MANUAL SAYS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTART, AND ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME WE RESTART, THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON, BUT ONLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. AS SOON AS WE DRIVE 20 FEET, IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS FOR US WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED - COULD BE GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE ROAD, COULD BE WHILE GOING AROUND A TURN. WE LIVE IN WEST VIRGINIA WITH MOUNTAINS AND SHARP TURNS, AND THIS POSES A SERIOUS DANGER. IF WE LOSE POWER STEERING GOING AROUND A BIG TURN, WE'RE IN TROUBLE. I'VE READ REPORTS OF POWER STEERING FAILING AT SLOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER, THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE FOR US. IT WILL GO OUT AT ANY SPEED, AND THE MORE YOU RESTART THE ENGINE, THE MORE IT CONTINUES TO GO OUT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO REPAIR, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT THERE OR GUARANTEE IT IF THEY DID TRY TO FIX IT. BUT THE COST COULD BE AS MUCH AS $1100 OR MORE. WELL, I DON'T HAVE $1100 TO FIX THE NEWEST VEHICLE I OWN, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS THE WAY IT IS, AND SO THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I COULDN'T BE MORE TICKLED IF CHEVY HAD TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES AND FIX MY CAR FOR NO CHARGE. IF WE HAD KNOWN THAT EVERYTHING IN THIS CAR IS ELECTRICAL AND HAD NO STEERING FLUID, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED OUR "FIRST-EVER" CHEVY TO BEGIN WITH. NEXT TIME WE'LL STICK WITH FORD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION AND HOPE THAT WE GET THIS RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304160February 3, 2010
STEERING
ON SATURDAY JAN 30, 2010 I WAS LEAVING A BUSINESS AND I WENT TO BACK OUT AND WHEN I STARTED GOING FORWARD AS I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. ALSO A FEW TIMES DURING THE SUMMER IT HAD HAPPENED. I WOULD BE TURNING A CORNER AND I FOUND MYSELF TURNING WITH 2 HANDS OR JUST GOING DOWN THE STREET MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I HAD NOT HAD ANYTHING DONE AS OF YET BECAUSE IT HADN'T DONE IT FOR A FEW MONTHS UNTIL SATURDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304158February 3, 2010
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING 2006 COBALT "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE DASH AND I LOST POWER ASSIST. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ALREADY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304213February 3, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON THE DASHBOARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL VERY MUCH IN ANY DIRECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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