Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10631258September 6, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES THE CAR HARD TO DRIVE. THE STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED 2 TIMES SINCE ORIGINAL RECALL,BUT YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630960September 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630613September 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630488September 3, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH EVERY PART THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A RECALL SO FAR AND THEN SOME. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT MY CAR IS LEAKING GASOLINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS IN 2009, BUT ONLY FOR VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES, IN WHICH I DO NOT RESIDE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY IGNITION FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SO IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT A RECALL HAS COME UP FOR IT. BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP, I HAD NO POWER STEERING FOR SIX MONTHS PRIOR. I THINK THAT IT IS REPULSIVE THAT GM CAN MANUFACTURE THIS CAR AND JUST ISSUE RECALL AFTER RECALL WITH NO CONSEQUENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626713September 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH, IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND KEY REPLACEMENT RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE ALWAYS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD GET NEVER GET A RESOLUTION FROM THE DEALER, AS THEY COULD NEVER REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THREE RECALLS ABOUT THE URGENCY OF GETTING THE ISSUE FIXED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629804September 1, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HEAVY GAS ODOR AND GAS LEAK/SPOT UNDER CAR ON PASSENGER SIDE AT FUEL PUMP AREA ON 2006 COBALT. POOR GAS MILAGE AND SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629441August 29, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY CAR WAS PART OF THE GM RECALL FOR THE INCORRECT IGNITION SWITCHES. IT WAS RETURNED TO ME ON JULY 23RD, FIXED OR SO I WAS TOLD WITH A NEW IGNITION TO FIX THE ISSUE. HOWEVER WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING THE CAR BACK, IT WAS DOING THE SAME AS BEFORE THE RECALL FIX WAS DONE. SLIPPING INTO ACCESSIBILITY MODE AND NOT GIVING ME ANY OPTION TO HIT THE GAS, ONLY PULL OFF IF I WAS ABLE, TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND GO. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN I WAS GOING UPWARDS OF 40 MPH. THE LAST FEW TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED WAS PULLING FROM MY STREET INTO A BUSY STREET WITH TRAFFIC GOING UPWARDS OF 55 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OFF AS QUICKLY AS I COULD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE CAR, BACK ON AGAIN AND GO MEANWHILE HOPING TO NOT BE HIT. I CONTACTED GM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RECALLED PART WAS FIXED AND THIS HAD TO BE ANOTHER ISSUE. HOWEVER, IT'S THE EXACT ISSUE THAT HAPPENED BEFORE MY CAR WAS FIXED. I'M 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AND OFTEN DRIVE WITH MY 16 MONTH OLD SON IN THIS CAR WITH ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND CANNOT JUST GO PURCHASE A NEW CAR. I FEEL LIKE THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE MORE ISSUES AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629036August 28, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629206August 28, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628532August 26, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILURE SEEMS TO OCCUR AT RANDOM TIMES, AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THERE IS A "POWER STEERING" DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD AND A WARNING CHIME. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM'S GO BONKERS, THE CAR REPEATEDLY JUMPS FORWARD ABRUPTLY, AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SOMETIMES I CAN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE ISSUE GOES AWAY, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR, BUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR RECALL (DONE IN JULY OF 2013) SEEMED TO FIX IT, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. IT IS IRRITATING AND SCARY TO HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THIS, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY DURING THE UPCOMING WINTER MONTHS WHERE I WILL CERTAINLY BE DRIVING ON ICE AND SNOW. I HOPE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER RECALL TO PERMANENTLY SOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627970August 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD . I JUST REACHED 55 MPH. MY IGNITION SHUT OFF AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. I WENT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10627973August 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I REACHED 55 AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING AND WENT TO RIGHT IN DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10627297August 21, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AND CRASH INTO TREES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,331.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622667August 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE DEALER FOUND A LOW VOLTAGE UNDER THE HOOD AND SEVERAL BARE WIRES FROM OLD REPAIRS. THE PCM WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626185August 18, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625736August 16, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT IT HAS TAKEN SINCE THE RECALL IN FEB. AND THERE STILL AREN'T PARTS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION ISSUE. TODAY I RECEIVED THE SAME RECALL FOR MY LACROSSE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622071August 13, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619622August 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER, TO COME IN FOR THE RECALL . WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR, INFORMED HER SHE NEEDED TO SIGN A DOCUMENT. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED, THE REMOTE STARTER WOULD BE DISCONNECTED AND THEY WERE NOT LIABLE TO RECONNECT IT. THE ADVISOR STATED IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RECONNECT THE REMOTE STARTER AND AFTER THE RECALL PART WAS INSTALLED THE REMOTE STARTER WOULD NO LONGER WORK AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY SOMEONE TO RECONNECT THE REMOTE STARTER. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT GETTING THE RECALL DONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621208August 10, 2014
ENGINE, AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MINUTE LATER, THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE INJURY/LOSS OF LIFE WAS GREAT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON A LIST SINCE APRIL TO GET THE DEFECTED IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES FOR UPDATES, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD UP TO 800 PEOPLE WERE AHEAD OF ME FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO GM VIA THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HOTLINE, THEY SUDDENLY FOUND THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY CAR. THIS IS SUSPECT TO ME. THEY ARE ALSO CLAIMING THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT IGNITION SWITCH RELATED, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THIS WAS A NEAR-MISS INCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC IMPLICATIONS THAT FITS ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS BY GM TO DRIVE WITH ONLY THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TO AVOID BUMPY ROADS, BUT THIS INCIDENTS HAS MADE ME FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. GM IS NOT TREATING THIS DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AS SERIOUSLY AS IT NEEDS TO, AS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE INJURY/LOSS OF LIGHT IS GREAT. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT POWER WILL BE LOST. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR KNOWING THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR OVER A DECADE AND IS INSISTING THAT CARS WITH THE DEFECT ARE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620922August 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH , THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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