Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10279459August 5, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,305.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279531August 5, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS COUPE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT CAUSES THE STEERING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND A CRASH COULD RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279290August 4, 2009
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH A MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE MESSAGE CENTER IN MY DASH INDICATING THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. I FEEL NO DIFFERENCE IN STEERING, BUT WHEN THE CAR SWITCHES GEARS (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC ) IT IS VERY ROUGH AND ALMOST DIES. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEK LOCAL REPAIR SHOP COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279344August 4, 2009
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT-POWER STEERING PUMP GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER RESEARCHING MANY DATABASES, SEEMS THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP THAT GM UTILIZES. GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE CONSUMER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT ISSUING RECALLS OR SAFETY MESSAGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279361August 4, 2009
STEERING
1. WE WERE DRIVING AND A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. 2. IT HAPPENS WITHIN SEVERAL SECONDS OF STARTING THE CAR, THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS. 3. WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN THE POWER STEERING BOX AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AND IT WOULD COST $1,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279394August 4, 2009
STEERING
CHEVROLET COBALT'S POWER STEERING DISABLES THE CAR, WHILE IN OPERATION! THE BRAKES DISENGAGE AND TRANSMISSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279395August 4, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, 77,000 MILES WORDS POWERSTEERING LIT UP ON DASH AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER CAR WHILE MOVING. NO CONSEQUENCES ON BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE BUT IT IS NOT A FLUID SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT PREVENTABLE AND I VIEWED ONE REPORT WITH OVER 375 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2005 - 2008 COBALTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IF THIS IS A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM WITH SUCH PREVALENCE. I TRAVEL QUITE A DISTANCE TO WORK. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AS USUAL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279175August 3, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND IT WENT OUT. IF I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF, LET IT SIT, TURN BACK ON, IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A RANDOM PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT GOES OUT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. NOW IT KEEPS GOING OUT. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279104August 2, 2009
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, WENT OFF THE ROAD THROUGH A BRICK WALL, OFF A 3 FOOT DROP OFF AND INTO A HOUSE. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND MOST OF THE DAMAGE IS IN THE FRONT, THE SENSORS ARE CRUSHED AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR HAS 60K MILES ON IT. AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED BEFORE AND NO CODES WERE ON THE CAR SAYING IT WAS BAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279052August 1, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE PROBLEM REPEATS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278849July 31, 2009
STEERING
AT 50,000 MILES OR SO THE POWER STEERING FAILED, IT NO LONGER WORKS. I HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT. GM WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW BECAUSE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278875July 31, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 CHEVY COBALT 2.2 ECOTECH FE1 SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS BAD AT 42000 MILES. BUSHING ARE NOW AVAILABLE UNDER A DIFFERENT PART #. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278988July 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278760July 30, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ENTERING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ENABLED THE DOOR TO OPEN DUE TO BROKEN SUPPORT BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE UNDER WARRANTY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278788July 30, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING COMES ON AND OFF IN MY CAR. STAYS OFF MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING IT BUT COMES BACK ON FOR A BRIEF MINUTE AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE BEFORE GOING BACK OFF AGAIN. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM CORPORATION WHO DID NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM DESPITE IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ACTIVE FROM GM ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUE AS I WAS SHOWN BY ANOTHER MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278796July 30, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE LED SCREEN AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL, REVERTING BACK TO MANUAL STEERING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND AVOID DRIVING UNDERNEATH A TRACTOR TRAILER, BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE. I READ SEVERAL HUNDRED POSTINGS ON A WEBSITE LAST NIGHT WITH OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES STEERING, OR POTENTIALLY A DEFECT PROMPTING A RECALL. ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN AND THEN THE PROBLEM WILL REPEAT ITSELF AGAIN SOMETIMES WITHIN SECONDS OF SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR 3 DAYS NOW AND GETTING WORSE. I AM WAITING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER FOR EVALUATION, AND I'M ALREADY BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A NON-COVERED WARRANTY PROBLEM, COSTING AROUND $2,000 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278642July 29, 2009
STEERING
WELL MY POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A WHILE WHEN I BOUGHT IT,BUT ONE DAY I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING ICON CAME ON AND IT GOT VERY HARD TO STEER SO I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. A FEW DAYS PASS AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN SO I TURN IT OFF AND BOUT 30 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NOW MY POWER STEERING ONLY WORKS BOUT 4 SECONDS LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO RESTART MY CAR TO MAKE A U-TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278662July 29, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING , POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY STOPS WORKING, ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT RESETS BUT NO MORE THEN 5 MINUTES AND IT FAILS AGAIN! I LUCKILY HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET WHILE THIS OCCURS BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY POTENTIAL FOR ONE, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH I'VE HEARD IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278683July 29, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT IS UNDER 40000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE I AM AT A STOP IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN I LOSE THE POWER STEERING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT AS SOON I HAD LEFT IT STARTED IT AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT WILL COST OVER $700. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE KEPT UP ON ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS ?!@#$%!!! I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR. AND AS USUAL MY WARRANTY WAS JUST EXPIRED. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278515July 28, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,291.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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