Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10926478November 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
MY PROBLEMS ARE CAME ABOUT WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE SEARCHED AND FOUND THE PROBLEM TOO BE VERY COMMON. FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN WIDELY RECALLED INCLUDING MY MODEL YEAR WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TOO THE NHTSA. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GETTING READY TOO GO TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, EVERYTHING SEEMED TOO BE WORKING EXCEPT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT DROVE FINE. ON THE WAY BACK HOME HOWEVER THE CAR WOULD NO SHIFT PAST FIRST GEAR. I TOOK IT TOO A MECHANIC THAT LIVES NEXT TOO ME. HE SAID THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BAD, REPLACED IT, GOT IT BACK. DROVE FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS FOR THREE WEEKS, EVEN THE DRIVER FRONT BLINKER WAS WORKING WHICH HAD NEVER WORKED SINCE I GOT THE CAR BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. THEN AFTER THE THREE WEEKS THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME BACK ON AND ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS ARE BACK, NO SPEEDOMETER, HARD SHIFTING IF ANY, IT EVEN CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TOO COME ON THIS TIME WHICH AN AUTO PARTS STORE DETERMINED TOO BE A RANDOM MISFIRE. I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND IT WENT OFF. MY THEORY IS THAT THE TCM IS NOT GROUNDED CORRECTLY TOO HANDLE THIS AND SHORTS OUT AS I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE GROUNDED THE TCM AND IT HAS FIXED ALL THE PROBLEMS TOO THEIR CLAIM. I SEARCHED RECALLS ON MY CAR USING THE VIN AND MY CAR IS NOT LISTED ON IT AND SINCE THIS HAS BEEN RECURRING AND I'VE HAD ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE HAS NOTED I FEEL THAT IS A GREAT CONCERN. THE MESSAGE AND ALL THE EFFECTS HAPPEN AS SOON AS I START THE CAR IF IT'S GOING TOO HAPPEN (SO FAR). IT FIRST HAPPENED ON THE DATE INDICATED AND THEN AGAIN ON 11/15/2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925386November 10, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND BECAME UNSTABLE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925062November 8, 2016
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL.... MY STEERING HAS BECOME VERY HARD OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2016
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924506November 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR GETS STUCK CLOSED - SOMETIMES IF I 'SNAP' THE OUTSIDE HANDLE IT WILL EVENTUALLY OPEN, BUT IT FEELS LIKE I'M GOING TO BREAK IT DOING THIS. BY 'SNAP' I MEAN TO PULL ON THE HANDLE AND LET IT SNAP BACK INTO POSITION. I'VE BEEN STUCK INSIDE THE CAR AND HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE 'SNAP' THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO GET THE DOOR OPENED FOR ME. I'VE HAD INCIDENTS WHERE I'VE HAD TO CRAWL ACROSS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET OUT. THIS IS NOT EASY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO LIFT THE CONSOLE UP IN ORDER TO GET BY... AND THE CONSOLE DOESN'T LATCH AND EVERYTHING FALLS OUT... NOT TO MENTION I'M A LITTLE CHUBBY AND IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS TO POTENTIALLY BE LOCKED IN YOUR CAR - WHAT IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT?! WHAT IF I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR IN A HURRY FOR WHAT EVER REASON!? I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN 5 TIMES AND AND LOCKED OUT AT LEAST ONCE DAILY FOR THE LAST MONTH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF PRETTY MUCH SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN 2007, AND EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT, THE CAR DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY'VE NEVER HEAR SUCH A THING (I'VE BROUGHT IT AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS REASON), AND THAT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT TO DO IT WHEN THEY HAVE IT... AGAIN... THIS IS A DANGEROUS THING... NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE - WHICH IT CERTAINLY IS WHEN THE DOOR WON'T CLOSE FROM THIS, BUT AT LEAST I'M NOT IN IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923838November 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ALL THE DOORS UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,500. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917410October 19, 2016
STEERING
VECHICLE ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES TO POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. IT ALWAYS DOES THIS WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE IS 80 OR MORE DEGREE. THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND REFUSES TO TURN. ONE HAS TO KEEP GOING STRAIGHT OR STOP THE CAR TO RESTART BUT IT GOES BACK TO POWER STEERING IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915950October 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD GOTTEN OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND HAD LOCKED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MANUALLY. WHEN I UNLOCKED THE DOOR, AND TRIED TO GET IN MY CAR, THE DOOR WAS STUCK. IT WOULDN'T OPEN FROM EITHER THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. I TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR AGAIN, BUT IT IS STILL STUCK SHUT. IT IS VERY UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914917October 8, 2016
STEERING
SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914478October 7, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE IGNITION FUEL COIL, SPARK PLUG COIL, AND FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914479October 7, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,686.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911329October 3, 2016
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE PRESENCE DETECTION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,058.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911059October 2, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECENTLY STARTED TO NOTICE A FUEL ODOR EMANATING FROM UNDER VEHICLE ADJACENT TO THE REAR WHEELS, STARTED TO NOTICE APPX. TWO WEEKS AGO. I AM AWARE OF THE 2009 RECALL (GM-09226) REGARDING THE 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT FUEL SYSTEM (FUEL PUMP AND CRACKED FUEL LINES). SO FAR, THERE IS NOT ANY NOTICEABLE LIQUID GASOLINE, BUT THE ODOR IS PREVALENT, ESPECIALLY AFTER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A VENTING ISSUE, BUT NOT SO SURE NOW. GAS CAP IS IN GOOD CONDITION. SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN PA, THE 2009 RECALL DID NOT APPLY EVEN THOUGH MY VIN IS IN THE RECALL RANGE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2010, NO RECALL LETTER EVER RECEIVED BY GM. I HAD CALLED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO VERIFY VIN AND IF IT WOULD APPLY, BUT WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT SLATED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. VERY CONCERNED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS PROBLEM REGARDING FUEL LEAKS. TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO TAKE TO CHEVROLET DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR GO TO A TRUSTED, LOCAL MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910797September 30, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNING OFF WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. THIS ABRUPT "TURNING OFF" STARTED OCCURRING EVEN BEFORE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS CHANGED BY GM BUT NOW IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. PRIOR TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BEING CHANGE, EACH TIME THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF THE AIRBAG SENSOR WOULD FLASH REPEATEDLY. AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS CHANGED I NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR REMAINED LIT, AND THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR AND THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WAS FIXED ON THE IGNITION. THE DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF I CHOSE TO HAVE IT FIXED, IT WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I NEVER TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THAT REPAIR. THIS MONTH I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH TH ACCIDENT DID OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE CAR TURNING OFF ON ME, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THAT DAY AND THAT MY CAR CONTINUES TO TURN OFF ON ME. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE IS GOING EITHER, THE VEHICLE TURNS ITSELF OFF. IT'S HAS HAPPENED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC AFTER ATTEMPTING TO CROSS AND INTERSECTION, ON THE HIGHWAY AND EVEN WHILE MAKING A TURN. I REALLY FEEL THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT IF NOT REPAIRED SOON. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BUT THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. ONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. I KEEP GETTING CONFLICTING DIAGNOSES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909806September 26, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND AN UNDETERMINED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909622September 26, 2016
STEERING
OUR 2006 COBALT HAS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING, REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS REPLACED IN 2010 AS PART OF RECALL NO. N100023. I TALKED WITH GM REPRESENTATIVES OVER THE PHONE, AND THEY STATED THAT GM PARTS ARE WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT UNDER THE RECALL. OTHERWISE, REPAIRS ARE ONLY WARRANTED UNDER THE STANDARD MANUFACTURER OR EXTENDED WARRANTY IF PURCHASED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909337September 23, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE OR MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907590September 19, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907440September 18, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED FOR RECALL ABOUT A YR AGO. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CAR SHOWED POWER STEERING IN INFO LINE. THEN ODOMETER , SPEED, INFO NUMBERS ALL STOPPED WORKING. PULLED IN GAS STATION, CAR WON'T START, KEY WON'T COME OUT OF IGNITION. AFTER A FEW MINS, CAR STARTED BACK UP AND NOW ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS ON. MANAGED TO DRIVE THA CAR 100 MI. BACK HOME BUT NOISE LIKE LAWNMOWER COMING FROM FRONT AND FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION STUCK OR SLIPPING. WAS TERRIFIED THAT CAR WAS GONNA BLOW UP OR JUST STOP AND GET HIT BY SEMI. THE CAR HAS ALSO JUST STOPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED. I DID HAVE THE FUEL LEAK HAPPEN AND THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS STOP WORKING AND DIM OR GET BRIGHTER WITH BRAKING. THIS CAR IS SO DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVERS AS WELL AS PUBLIC, IT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE ROAD AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND MONEY THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX A MANUFACTURERS SCREW-UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907467September 18, 2016
STEERING
THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN TIGHT WHEN MAKING TURNS. LIKE ITS LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID AND REALIZED THIS IS CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY. I'VE READ THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME RECALLS BUT NEVER RECEIVED ONE FOR MY COBALT OF THIS IS THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907375September 17, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKING FUEL FROM DRIVERS SIDE IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE. APPARENTLY RELATED TO THE ISSUE THAT RESULTS IN RECALLS IF YOUR CAR IS FROM CERTAIN STATES WHICH MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL. IT IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM RELATED TO SAFETY ON ALL CARS OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL NUMBER. SOMEHOW IF YOU LIVE OR BOUGHT THE CAR IN CERTAIN STATES YOUR SAFETY IS NOT IMPORTANT. THE CARS ALL USE THE SAME PARTS! THE SMELL OF FUEL HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME. I JUST FOUND IT DRIPPING FUEL TODAY. LEAKS WHETHER MOVING OR PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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