Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10486349November 28, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 109,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486231November 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND ADVISED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLONE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484843November 15, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 120,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484531November 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE RETURN PORT. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT AND HAD NOT BEEN NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A MILEAGE LIMIT FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484547November 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE DRIVING, IDLING AND PARKED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING EVERYTHING OVER, HE NOTICE THE PRESSURE HOSE OFF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED, AND THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN NOT FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. I NOTICED THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MANY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS AND GM NEED TO START FIXING THEIR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483812November 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SMELLS VERY STRONGLY OF GAS. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483764November 8, 2012
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. WHEN I CUT THE CAR BACK ON, THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483662November 7, 2012
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS IN THE FOOD FOR LESS MARKET AND MY CAR - BLOW UP OR WHATEVER IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I CAME OUT AFTER SOMEONE STATE "A CHEVY VOLT WAS ON FIRE, COME TO THE FRONT", THEN HE SAID, "WILL THE PERSON WITH A CHEVY VOLT, COME TO THE FRONT - COLOR PURPLE" THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND THE FIRE PEOPLE WAS PUTTING IT OUT. OH, MY GOODNESS!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483420November 5, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,472.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483439November 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RETURN PORT ON MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK AND FUMES TO ENTER THE TRUNK AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482900November 1, 2012
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF UPDATED 12/28/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482799October 31, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481527October 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED SMELLING GAS TODAY AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WERE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2006. BLOSSOM CHEVROLET. I THINK THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS IN INDIANA AT THIS TIME I JUST HOPE SOMETHING BAD DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE A FIRE BEFORE I CAN SAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. : ( I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481358October 22, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING RESUMED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481247October 20, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I ARRIVED AT WORK YESTERDAY ONLY TO FIND I COULDN'T EXIT MY CAR THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I MANUALLY TRIED UNLOCKING IT, BUT IT STILL DID NOT OPEN. I PROCEEDED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THAT DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. I THOUGHT THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN THE DOOR. IT TURNS OUT THE LATCH DIDN'T ALLOW ENOUGH SPACE TO CATCH THE DOOR. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF PUSHING THE LATCH AND TRYING TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED, IT FINALLY WAS ABLE TO CLOSE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR (USED) 2 WEEKS AGO. MY FIRST CAR!! I WISH I HAD BOUGHT A HONDA! TODAY I WAS GOING TO RUN ERRANDS ON MY DAY OFF. THIS TIME THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T LATCH. I HAVE NO WAY OF SECURING THE DOOR CLOSED SINCE IT IS A 2 DOOR VEHICLE. THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT, UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY FEATURE (OR LACK THERE OF!) OF THE PASSENGER DOOR POTENTIALLY FLYING OPEN ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING. HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. LOOKS/RIDES NICE BUT NOT WORTH THE MONEY OR HEADACHE. STILL HAVEN'T DISCOVERED A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MIGHT BE TRADING THIS IN ON A NEW CAR, DIFFERENT MODEL/MAKE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480654October 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO AUTO MECHANICS WHO BOTH STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480583October 15, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CONTACT WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION COIL SPARK PLUGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,488.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480083October 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL CAP, BUT WHEN I HAD SOME REPAIRS DONE THAT WERE UNRELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE MECHANIC NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING BY A SMALL FITTING. THE PLASTIC FITTING HAD CRACKED WHERE THE HOSE ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. I TOOK THE BROKEN PUMP TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY DID INFORM ME THAT IF I STILL HAD LESS THAN 160,000 MILES, THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT. I THINK THIS IS UNSAFE REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF MILES A CAR HAS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480035October 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DURING A DRIVE TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES IN TRAVEL THERE WAS A GAS SMELL INDICATED IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL PROMPTED ME TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GREELEY COLORADO WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL FIRE. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE CURRENT RECALLS AND ALL CARS IN THE 2006 - 2007 YEAR WERE RECALLED EXCEPT THIS MODEL THAT WAS SOLD IN ANOTHER STATE. HE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY, WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. WHEN I MENTIONED THE OTHER RECALLS ON THE SAME COBALT CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OTHER THAN DIRECT ME TO PLACE A COMPLAINT WITH THE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. SINCE THIS CONVERSATION HAS OCCURRED I WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO THE LIKELY HOOD OF POSSIBLE FIRE, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE TO GO TO AND FROM WORK. SINCE THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE AND OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED, I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN MISTREATED AND PUT MY FAMILIES LIVES AT RISK DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. ANY HELP WOULD BE A GREATLY APPRECIATED, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479877October 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD A FUEL LEAK TWO YEARS PRIOR AND WAS RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE OR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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