Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10479593October 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER HE WAS INFORMED HIS MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH AND THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 214,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479219October 8, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL SMELL WHICH I SAW WAS A RECALL IN SOME STATES BUT NOT MINE. IS THER ANYTHING I CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478906October 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE NOT RUNNING. FUEL LEAK FROM GAS TANK AREA. GM RECALL WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE THEY SAY IT WAS A "GOODWILL" RECALL AND PUT MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. GM WANTS ME TO PAY DEALERSHIP FOR AN "OFFICIAL" DIAGNOSIS AND THEY "MIGHT" HELP ME. SOUNDS LIKE A GIMMICK TO GET MORE MONEY FOR THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KNOW I AM OVER THE MILEAGE LIMITATIONS SO WHY PAY THE EXTRA MONEY FOR AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS? RIP OFF, THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. WHEN SOMEONE BLOWS UP MAYBE THEY WILL REPAIR THEN?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479207October 7, 2012
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
FIRST TIME WE HAD PROBLEM WAS CHRISTMAS EVE 2010 CAR STUMBLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED T\C LIGHT APPEARED. CAR DINGED POWER STEERING CAME UP ON INFO CENTER ALL AS WE WERE ON A COUNTRY ROAD ON OUR WAY TO OUR FAMILIES CHRISTMAS . WE STOPPED SHUT CAR OFF MY HUSBAND GOT OUT AND CHECKED ALL FLUIDS AND FUSES ALL WERE OK THEN WE. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL FOR QUITE A AWHILE HE SAID IT MIGHT HAVE JUST GOT CONFUSED THERE. THEN THE PROBLEM POPPED UP INTERMITTENTLY HERE AND THERE .RIGHT AROUND OCTOBER 2011 NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE BUT ME AND 3 CHILDREN WHERE ON OUR WAY ACROSS THE STATE OF INDIANA TO SEE MY HUSBAND THAT WAS WORKING OUT OF TOWN AND ABOUT 100MILES INTO TRIP THE CARS POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MADE THE CAR VERY HARD TO MANEUVER LIGHTS CAME ON. AS DID IN LATE 2010 SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OFF AND DID AS MY HUSBAND DID AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. BUT WHEN I TURNED CAR BACK ON IT STILL HAD LIGHTS ON SO I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE TOLD ME TO TRY UNHOOK BATTERY FOR LIKE 10 MINUTES THEN HOOK BACK UP AND I DID THAT AND LUCKILY IT WORKED AND WE MADE IT TO WHERE HE WAS STAYING AND WE NEVER HAD ANYMORE PROBLEMS TILL 9/15/12 WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO SEE MY MOTHER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT AND THIS TIME HAD ALL SAME SYMPTOMS BUT ALSO A NEW ONE THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM LOW GEAR. AND IT WON'T GO OFF MY HUSBAND RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND FOUND RECALLS FOR COBALTS AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME STEERING PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I CALLED GM AND GAVE WOMAN MY VIN SHE STATED NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF IT IS THE SAME MAKE OF VEHICLE SAME PROBLEMS THEY CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHO HAS A PROBLEM AND WHO DOESN'T. I AM GONNA TRY TO SOLVE THIS BY TAKING TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE,BUT IF THEY NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIGN ONTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478880October 6, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVY SS COBALT INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF CAR FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY : FUEL PUMP BUT ONLY IF I LIVED IN ARIZONA OR NEVADA. I ALSO LOOKED UP A FEW DIFFERENT FORUMS ONLINE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WERE MANY OTHERS THAT DID NOT LIVE IN THE STATES LISTED THAT HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN OTHER REGIONS ON THE RECALL THAT AREN'T BEING ADDRESSED THAT COULD CAUSE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478767October 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR SMELLS OF UNBURNED FUEL VERY STRONG WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478456October 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CRACKED INLET ON FUEL MODULE, LEAKED GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478482October 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478523October 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS UNDER MY CAR INSPECTING IT FOR A LEAK FROM SPOTS I SAW ON THE DRIVE WAY. I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY IT WAS A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE GAS TANK WHEN IT DECIDED TO CATCH ON FIRE WITH ME UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED THE DEALER TO DO ANY RECALL WORK NEEDED WHEN MY POWER STEERING PUMP HAD GONE BAD. THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS THE ONLY RECALL ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT NOW, OVER A YEAR LATER THAT SOME WERE RECALLED FOR A FUEL LINE PROBLEM LIKE THIS, AND MINE HAS A VIN THAT MATCHES THE RECALL, BUT SINCE MINE WAS NOT SOLD IN A STATE COVERED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW BEFORE CRAWLING UNDER THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478560October 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
COULD SMELL GAS EVERY TIME THAT I GOT OUT OF CAR. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE 120,000 MILES THAT THEY ALLOWED. SO, I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD MAKE A FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT OUT OF PLASTIC. CONNECTION POINTS SHOULD BE STEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478356October 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE UPON RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. AFTER THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE A FUEL LEAKAGE, GM WAS CONTACTED BY ROSNER CHEVY AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR WOULD NOT BE PAID FOR BY GM. I CONTACTED GM AND I WAS TOLD MY CAR HAD TOO MANY MILES AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. I WAS FORCED TO PAY 578.36, IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478175October 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478214October 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,072.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477981September 30, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA, I'M RESPONDING TO AN ARTICLE THAT I READ ON CNN REGARDING FUEL PUMP PRESSURE LINE FOR 2007 CHEVY COBALT. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT ON 08/28/2012 HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE LINE THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED BY GMC FOR 2007 TO 2009 CHEVY COBALT. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT BE PLACED ON RECALL LIST SO I CAN BE REFUNDED THE 695 DOLLARS I HAD TO PAY FOR MY FUEL PUMP PRESSURE LINE TO BE REPLACED. I' M SURE THERE ARE MORE 2006 CHEVY COBALT OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477955September 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR HAS STRONG SMELL OF FUEL BOTH WHEN OPERATING AND AFTERWARDS. GAS ODORS ALSO ENTER CAR WHEN INTERIOR FAN IS RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476573September 20, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS MILEAGE HAD SIGNIFICANT DECREASE ON HIGHWAY TRIPS. AFTER DRIVING >50 MILES AND PARKING CAR IN GARAGE, GARAGE WOULD SMELL HORRIBLY OF GASOLINE. UPON INITIAL INVESTIGATION, GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP-END OF THE FUEL TANK IN THE AREA OF THE PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES VIA THE FUEL PUMP. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE FOUND ON CAR UNDER BODY. SYMPTOMS MATCH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOM GILL CHEVROLET FOR REPAIR WORK WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY DUE TO A CRACKED FUEL SUPPLY/RETURN LINE ON FUEL PUMP MODULAR. UPON DISCUSSING WITH DEALERSHIP, IT AS INDICATED THIS ITEM WAS UNDER RECALL BUT IS REGION SPECIFIC. DEALERSHIP MADE COMMENTS THAT IT WAS REGIONAL DUE TO COST OF REPAIR. THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE CARS RECALLED IN NEW MEXICO, MISSISSIPPI, CALIFORNIA, ETC. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE CONSUME TO BEAR COST OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO REGION WHEN IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT PLATFORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476599September 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED THE CAR EMITTING A GAS SMELL WHICH CONSISTENTLY GOT WORSE OVER THE WEEK. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE PART OF IT WAS LEAKING GAS. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS ABOVE THE GAS TANK, AND THEY HAD TO TAKE IT ALL APART TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. I DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS IN PLACE (GM RECALL NO. 090226), BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES (NOT MINE). I'M NO MECHANIC, BUT THE ACTUAL MECHANIC SAID THAT THE RECALL DESCRIPTION MATCHED THE PROBLEM THIS CAR IS FACING. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE HE HAD TO TAKE IT ALL APART THIS PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY NOT FROM EVERYDAY WEAR AND TEAR. I HADN'T NOTICED ANY LEAKS UNTIL AFTER I GOT IT CHECKED, AND NOW IT IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY THE RECALL IS ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. IS THE WEATHER A FACTOR? DID ONLY CERTAIN CARS GET THIS FAULTY PART? IF IT IS KNOWN THAT THE PART IS SUBPAR, LET'S GET ALL STATES ON BOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475647September 17, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FUEL PUMP PLASTIC VALVE WAS CRACKED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 140,000. STATUS UPDATED 11/29/12 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THE BUILD DATE OF HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF RANGE FOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THE FINDING, AND STATED THE BUILD DATE WAS JANUARY 2006, WHICH DID FALL WITHIN, THE BUILD DATE FOR THE RECALL. UPDATED 04/15/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475649September 17, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY IS CRACK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS CURRENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V419000. HOWEVER, GM TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IS NO COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, INSTEAD JUST CERTAIN STATES. LUCKILY, I CAUGHT THIS ISSUE BEFORE A CAR FIRE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475669September 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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