Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10289271October 21, 2009
STEERING
THERE WAS NO WARNING IM DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH DOWN HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING VERY HARD TO DRIVE I PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD DIDN'T SEE NO PROBLEM GOT BACK IN STARTED CAR UP AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK GOT IT HOME AND PARKED IT I HAD MY MECHANIC COME AND LOOK AT IT PUT MACHINE ON IT NO PROBLEM SHOWED SO I TOOK IT ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME AND IT DID IT AGAIN SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND PROBLEM WAS GONE FOR AWHILE BUT KEEPS RECURRING OVER AND OVER SO AFRAID IM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS CAR EVERYTIME IT DECIDES TO DO THIS ITS GOT ME STUNNED I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM I'VE SEEN A LEAST 25 TO 40 OTHERS WHOM HAVE SAME PROBLEM ITS GOING TO CAUSE A ACCIDENT AND I HOPE ITS NOT ME BUT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ALREADY AND I GOT IT RECORDED WHERE I HAVE COMPLAINED SO IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND THEN THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS FOR CHEVY COBALT MAKERS TO DEAL WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289297October 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT AND RECENTLY WHILE I AM DRIVING THE T/C, SECURITY, AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS COME ON AND MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MY CAR STARTS BUCKING AND JUMPING LIKE CRAZY. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE DIVIDER WALL TRYING TO PULL OVER. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING IT. I HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION MODULE WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO RESET AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF FOR A WHILE BUT IF IT HAPPENS IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS CRASHES. THERE ARE ALREADY THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ON THE SAME INCIDENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289085October 20, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289130October 20, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,694. UPDAETD 11/13/09.*LJ UPDATED 11/16/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289198October 20, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH POWER STEERING THAT STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288913October 19, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING, IT KEEPS GOING OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING. WHEN U TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT WORKS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND GOES OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288929October 19, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN SUMMER, 2009, PROBLEMS BEGAN TO ARISE WITH STEERING AND CRUISE CONTROL ON 2006 CHEVY. COBALT. A LIGHT IN THE DASH WOULD COME ON THEN STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD, UNCONTROLLABLE AS IF THE CAR HAD NO POWER ASSIST AT ALL. THE POWER ASSIST FAILURES BECAME MORE FREQUENT SO CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHEVY. DEALER ON 9/25/09. THE SERVICE DEPT. CHARGED $181.00 AND MADE SOME CORRECTIONS BUT WERE RELUCTANT TO ADVISE THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. ON 10/20/09, A COLLISION ALMOST OCCURRED DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN BEING MADE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILURE COINCIDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288965October 19, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I AM HAVING A POWER STEERING FAIL. WHILE DRIVING SPECIFICALLY WHILE MAKING A TURN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILS. THE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. IF YOU SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND CAUSE THE POWER STEERING TO RETURN. I HAVE HAD IT READ BY A MECHANICS COMPUTER BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER COBALT OWNERS WITH THIS EXACT COMPLAINT. CHEVY DOES NOT CARE BECAUSE IT IS AFTER THE WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOU LACK EVEN A LITTLE UPPER BODY STRENGTH YOU COULD CRASH! I WAS COMING AROUND A CORNER ON THE FREEWAY STACK! PLEASE HELP US FORCE CHEVY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288995October 19, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HE LOST POWER STEERING. HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289023October 19, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RAW GAS SWELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. FUEL COMING FROM SENDING UNIT DO TO CRACK IN THE LINE BETWEEN FUEL TANK AND FUEL FILTER. THIS WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE FUEL MODULE ASSY (FUEL PUMP). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288811October 18, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, WILL NOT START. POWER STEERING COMES ON DASHBOARD. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES, LEAVING ME WITHOUT A CAR SOMETIMES FOR DAYS. ALREADY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, SAID IT WAS A WIRE, THEY REPLACED IT, IT STILL CONTINUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288818October 18, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FOR A FEW MONTHS, I HAD BEEN HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR WHEN TURNING OR HITTING A SMALL BUMP. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, THEY IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE CAUSE. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACED. THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 06 CHEVY COBALT. BOTH SIDES NEEDED REPLACED AND THE CAR ONLY HAD 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288892October 18, 2009
STEERING
I WAS COMING DOWN A ROAD ABOUT 500 FEET BEFORE I WAS TO TURN OFF THE MAIN ROAD, THIS LIGHT POPS UP ON MY DASH SHOWING "POWER STEERING" AND WHEN I SLOWED TO TURN RIGHT, MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE! THIS IS CRAZY! I HAD SOME FRIENDS LOOK OVER IT AND THE FUSES LOOKED FINE. THEY DECIDED I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL UNDER POWER STEERING, IF THE LIGHT COMES ON, IT STATES, RETURN TO DEALER. NOTHING ELSE. LATER WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. THIS IS CRAZY. (THIS IS ON A SATURDAY EVENING) SUNDAY EVENING, I AM HEADING TO CHURCH, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN!!! THE GUYS AT WORK CHECK IT OUT, THEY SWITCHED UP THE RELAY SWITCHES, THE ONE FOR THE POWER STEERING IS DEAD! THEY PICK A NEW ONE AT AUTO ZONE AND REPLACE IT. POWER STEERING AGAIN, YEA!!! I DIDN'T GET A HALF A MILE FROM THE CHURCH AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN!! AND YOU CANNOT TURN ON A DIME EITHER!! VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288896October 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY DAUGHTER JUST GOT A 2006 COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON A SHE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AND SHE WAS PULLING IN THE PARKING LOT TO CHEER AT HER FOOTBALL GAME AND SHE HAD A LITTLE ACCIDENT NOONE WAS HURT BUT SHE WAS VERY SCARED AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD DO THAT. IT IS GOING TO THE SHOP MONDAY THE 19TH AND WHEN THEY PUT ALL NEW PARTS FOR THE POWER STEERING AND IF IT DOES IT AGAIN I WILL HAVE MY ATTORNEYS IN COURT WITH GENERAL MOTORS. I GUESS IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMEONE WILL TAKE ALL OF THIS SERIOUSLY AND RECALL THIS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288724October 17, 2009
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD RIGHT AFTER I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE HURT OR EVEN KILLED . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288781October 17, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD BARELY KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD! I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF RANDOMLY ALL THE TIME. I FEEL LIKE IT WILL DEFINITELY MAKE ME HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND IT IS SO DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288777October 17, 2009
STEERING
POWERSTEERING LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND THEN THE CAR GETS HARD TO STEER, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK. ONCE YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR, IT RESETS AND THEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN A WHILE LATER. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THE EASIEST FIX IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN AND THIS COSTS JUST UNDER 1,000$. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW CAN THIS BE? IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288657October 16, 2009
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT LT POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. MUST TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287478October 15, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287443October 14, 2009
STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COGGIN CHEVROLET, KISSIMMEE FLORIDA ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT STILL INSISTS I PAY $1200 TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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