Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10534056August 7, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND REPAIRED. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,425.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532306July 29, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING FROM 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH, ELECTRICAL COMPONENT, AXLE, AND SHIFT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP RE-ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532097July 27, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR SMELLED OF FUEL WHEN STOPPED. MECHANIC FOUND CRACK ON FUEL PUMP MODULE AND REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531647July 24, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKES SEIZED WHEN DEPRESSED AND DID NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN STRIP AND UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING, WHIPLASH, AND SHOULDER AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000..
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10525149July 16, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED A SLIGHT FUEL SMELL FROM THE CAR WHICH LASTED SEVERAL MONTHS. IT INCREASED TO A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND HARD COLD STARTS ALONG WITH ROUGH IDLING. IT FINALLY LED TO LEAKING FUEL. I REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND WHILE INSPECTING IT, THE FUEL LINE FITTING BROKE OFF OF THE FUEL PUMP. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM, BUT NOT IN THE STATE I BOUGHT OR REGISTERED MY CAR IN. THIS SHOULD APPLY TO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525248July 16, 2013
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. THE KEY ACTS JAMMED AND WONT TURN AND CANT BE PULLED OUT. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524565July 12, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE
HAVING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, SHUTS OFF WHILE IN REVERSE AND STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE FIRST INCIDENTS WERE MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, BUT LATELY HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. ON 7/9/13 (MILEAGE 95,755) IT CUT OFF WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC SLOWLY. THAT SCARED ME. IT IS NOW POSTING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE MODEL OF VEHICLE. WHEN I CHATTED ONLINE WITH GM ON 7/10/2013, I WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR VIN DID NOT HAVE ANY ACTIVE RECALLS. I AM FILING THE COMPLAINT BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT MAY NOT BE MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER, BUT THE ISSUE IS THE SAME! THERE NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, I BELIEVE MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL ISSUE! I WOULD HATE FOR IT TO HAPPEN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AS I AM IN THE ATLANTA AREA!. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524200July 10, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
LATELY MY CAR HAS BEEN DYING WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR GOING TO TAKE OFF. THIS IS REALLY SCARY WHEN I PULL OUT IN BUSY TRAFFIC! I WAS ALMOST T BONED ONE DAY BUT THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR IN TIME. THEN A NEW PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER... I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING SPEEDS 65 MPH WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH STARTED JUMPING AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL KIND OF LOCKED UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO JUMP AND JERK. I STRUGGLED TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, THEN I TURNED IT BACK ON. THE ALERT GAUGE RANG THREE TIMES AND SAID POWER STEERING ON THE DASH BOARD, I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE IN HOPES TO MAKE IT HOME WHICH WAS NOT FAR...WHEN I TOOK OFF MY CAR SHOOK AND JUMPED WHILE GOING ALL THE WAY ACROSS A BRIDGE. I PULLED OVER YET AGAIN SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT WHEN I TOOK OFF THE SECOND TIME AND DROVE HOME I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I LEFT MY CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523337July 5, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I STARTED SMELLING GAS FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDER IT I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME FUEL UNDER THE CAR. I'M THINKING ITS THE GAS TANK AND I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THAT BECAUSE ANY SPARK CAN CAUSE A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522913July 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. THE KEY COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521332June 24, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FROM DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE/HE WAS ONLY REIMBURSED PARTIALLY. THE DEALER EXPLAINED, THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE HIM/HER FOR THE MARKUP ON THE FUEL PUMP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THEIR FUEL PUMP WAS $217.88, WHERE AS THE REPAIR CENTER, THE CONSUMER CHOSE, CHARGED $317.88.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520929June 20, 2013
STEERING
STEERING BECOMES HARDER TO TURN AND DOES NOT WANT TO RETURN TO STRAIGHTENED POSITION WITHOUT EFFORT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ONLY SOME COLBALTS FROM 2005-2010 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY NEW MODELS UNDER THE RECALL THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519984June 15, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK,AFTER HAVING THE USED CAR FOR 3 MONTHS,WHEN I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH. THE FASTER I GO,THE LOUDER THIS PROBLEM GETS. I JUST PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES IN JUNE 2013,HAD THEM MOUNTED,BALANCED AND ALIGNED AND I STILL HAVE THIS SHAKING PROBLEM. WHEN I HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM (WITH MY FUEL PUMP LEAKING) I NOTICED MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SHAKING (AROUND MAY 2013) ONLINE. I TOOK A TRIP TO MICHIGAN FOR A FUNERAL AND HAD TO GO BACK ROADS INSTEAD OF INTERSTATE DUE TO THIS SEVERE SHAKING. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SENT IN? WILL THIS BECOME A RECALL ISSUE AS WELL? PLEASE ADVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519652June 13, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND AS THE CONTACT DROVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516231June 11, 2013
STEERING
VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35MPH WHEN A CHIME WAS HEARD, THE STEERING GOT STIFF, AND THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE FRONT LEFT (HEADLAMP) AREA OF THE VEHICLE MADE CONTACT WITH AN ON-COMING VEHICLE FRONT LEFT (HEADLAMP) AREA. THE CRASH CAUSED INJURY WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALING OUT THE VEHICLE. GM RECALL NUMBER N100023 APPLIES HOWEVER THIS RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY COMPLETED ON 12 AUGUST 2010 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 39,000 MILES. SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SIGNS WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH. VEHICLE WAS NOT BROUGHT TO A REPAIR FACILITY SINCE IT WAS AT THAT TIME A ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN PURSUE TO HAVE SOMEONE PERFORM AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR TO SEE IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: WAS IN FACT THIS PART ACTUALLY CHANGED OUT BY THE GM DEALERSHIP, IF SO WAS THE CORRECT PART NUMBER USED, AND FINALLY AFTER THE PART (REGARDLESS OF PART NUMBER INSTALLED) IS DISCOVERED TO BE AT FAULT WHAT LEGAL RIGHTS DO I HAVE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10515990June 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN CAR SHIFTER IS PLACED IN PARK, KEY WILL NOT MOVE PAST THE ACC POSITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AT ALL. KEY MUST BE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515516June 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTED CAR, SHIFTER WOULD NOT LOCK INTO ANY GEAR AND THE KEYS WERE LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO OPEN THE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO RELEASE KEYS, BUT IT DID NOT REPAIR THE GEAR SHIFTER. TOOK TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THESE BREAK ALL THE TIME AND THAT CHEVY KEEPS THE PARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE SHIFTERS BREAK DUE TO THE METAL POST INSIDE BREAKING THE CHEAP PLASTIC CASING OF THE SHIFTER CONTROL. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? MY SON WAS STUCK IN NY CITY AT L IN THE MORNING WITH NO WAY TO GET HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515163June 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN HER PARKED VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACK AND CRASHED INTO A PORCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND ABRASION ON HER ARMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10514964June 4, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED ON VEHICLE. CAR HAD SIGNIFICANT TROUBLE TURNING CORNER BUT DID MANAGE TO MAKE TURN. AFTER MAKING THE TURN, THE WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE CURB. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AS THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME 2005-2010 COBALT MODELS BUT WAS TOLD VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DESPITE THE POWER STEERING UNIT BEING BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513246May 23, 2013
ENGINE
RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR DIE ON STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AN AGAIN WHILE GETTING ON TO THE FREEWAY THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS AND TRIED TO TURN ITSELF OFF BY PUTTING THE GAS TO THE PADDLE WILL BE SLUGGISH EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN A MILE IT WILL RUN PERFECT AGAIN TILL THREE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT THEY SAID THE OIL WAS LEAKING ON TO THE SPARK PLUGS MY QUESTIONS IS IF I GET OIL CHANGES EVERY THREE MONTH WHILE WAS IT NOT SPOTTED AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY OVER ONE- THOUSANDS DOLLARS TO GET IT FIX BECAUSE THE MOTOR WAS RUIN . THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE TURNING IT SELF-OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THAT SPEED IS A ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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