Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10304771February 3, 2010
AIR BAGS, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 39K MILES. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304823February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THIS OCCURS ALSO WHEN SHE PUTS THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AS WELL. THIS HAS OCCURED EVERYDAY WHERE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES IN THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT TO BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84729.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304862February 3, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH A LITTLE OVER 62,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT USED AND HAVE HAD IT A YEAR AND THREE MONTHS. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR I'VE HAD ISSUES W/THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. IT ACTS UP ON A DAILY BASIS. THE POWER STEERING CUTS ON AND OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR. IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR AT ALL. MY ARMS ACHE AT THE END OF THE DAY FROM STRUGGLING TO STEER AND KEEP CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT IS ESPECIALLY SCARY WHEN YOU ARE ON A SHARP EXIT RAMP AND THE POWER STEERING ISN'T WORKING AND THEN CUTS ON. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL OF MY CAR MANY TIMES. I'VE LOOKED INTO HAVING IT REPLACED BUT THE COST OF THE PARTS AND LABOR ARE EXPENSIVE AND BEING A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF WEBSITES AND COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS W/THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT GM WON'T DO A RECALL! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE! THIS IS MY FIRST GM VEHICLE AND I CAN GUARANTEE IT WILL BE MY LAST! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304889February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ON 1/28/10, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN ON 2/1/10, AND THEN STOPPED AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304919February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED RESULTING IN A NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304928February 3, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. IT IS OFTEN HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HEAR A RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING CHAMBER WHILE I AM MAKING TURNS. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AS I WAS DRIVING WHICH CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL NOT TO MOVE AT ALL. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT NEAR OTHER CARS AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF IN TIME. I RE-STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING MUST HAVE RESET ITSELF AND BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304937February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT OF COBALT. POWER STEERING ALERT COMES ON TO DASH AND CAR BEEPS. WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED POWER STEERING RETURNS. 3 INCIDENTS. 2 NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304925February 3, 2010
STEERING
IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL 3 TIMES. IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 50-55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HIT MY BRAKES AND MY CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TRIED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304005February 2, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. FIRST OCCURRED AUGUST 2009 AFTER BUYING THE CAR USED IN JULY 2008. HAS OCCURRED EVERYDAY SINCE. GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. CANNOT GET MORE THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE POWER STEERING FAILS EACH TIME CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304007February 2, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING NOW INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. VEHICLE MUST BE POWERED OFF THEN BACK ON TO MAKE THE POWER STEERING WORK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304014February 2, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MANY TIMES, SOME WHILE DRIVING AND SOME WHEN I FIRST GET INTO THE CAR AND START IT. NOT ONLY DOES THE POWER STEERING GO OUT BUT THE CAR ALSO JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE IN MOTION, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHES AND DINGS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR HAS EVEN SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC A FEW TIMES. GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, I TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION AT PEP BOYS MANY TIMES AND EVEN RECEIVED MY MONEY BACK WHEN THE PROBLEMS WERE NEVER ABLE TO BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304040February 2, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON IT. SHE HAD TROUBLE HOLDING IT IN THE ROAD. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL THESE COBALTS. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS I'M HAVING WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304041February 2, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LOSE. LOSES CONTROL OFTEN WHEN BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304081February 2, 2010
STEERING
APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO I NOTICE THE POWERING STEERING GOING OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ONLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. ONE CAR REPAIR SHOP QUOTED A PRICE OF OVER $1000.00 FOR THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONCERNS FOR MY SAFETY, BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND AM WAITING TO SAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. MEANTIME I DRIVE IN WET, ICY CONDITIONS AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304063February 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS. MY KEY OFTEN GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, TAKING QUITE SOME TIME TO FIDDLE WITH TO GET OUT. AS WELL, AND A MUCH MORE SERIOUS COMPLAINT, IS THE FAILURE OF MY POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON QUITE OFTEN IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF TAKES THE LIGHT AWAY. HOWEVER, TODAY WHILE TAKING A TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT, MY POWER STEERING LITERALLY FAILED ON ME. THIS IS NOT SAFE, AND AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED ITS A COMMON DEFECT OF 2005-2009 CHEVY COBALTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303858February 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND MOMENTS LATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303896February 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION FOR TWO MINUTES. THE FAILURE CONTINUE TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303904February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY CAR HAS NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010. I WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WAS BLINKING "POWER STEERING". ALL OF A SUDDEN, I COULD BARELY MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED INTO A GS STATION AND THEY TRIED TO FIND OUT WHERE I WOULD PUT POWER STEERING FLUID WHEN WE REALIZED, MY CAR HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, FLUID IS NOT NEEDED. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES UP THE ROAD BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I MADE IT HOME BUT NOW DAY 3 IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THIS IS A CHEVY PROBLEM. I CALLED OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ISSUE CHEVY IS TRYING TO HIDE! THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $2000 TO GET IT FIXED WHEN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT IS ONLY WORTH $5000! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303910February 2, 2010
STEERING
WHY? WHY CHEVY? WHY ME? ALL I WANTED WAS A DECENT CAR. I THOUGHT I HAD FOUND ONE WHEN I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT. IT LOOKED SO PRETTY SITTING IN THE DEALERS LOT. IF I KNEW THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A PIECE OF !@#$%, I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR WHEN I WAS TRANSPORTING CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD HEADLINE FOR CHEVY. 3 YOUNG CHILDREN DIE IN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF LOUSY CHEVY PARTS. MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OFF AT LEAST 8 TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR OF MY LIFE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CORPORATE OVERSIGHT OF THE CHEVY COBALT. P.S. !@#$% CHEVY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303922February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2008. THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING. SOMETIMES I HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING IN MY LANE. WHEN I TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE STEERING WHEEL IS TIGHT AND HARD TO MANEUVER. WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT THAT WAS RULED OUT. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER AND GO BACK INTO MY LANE IN ALL INSTANCES BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A HARD ONE TO PROVE AND IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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