Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10447995February 14, 2012
STEERING
I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL FOR MY CAR BACK IN 2010 FOR POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. SO I THOUGHT. A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND LOCK UP BUT BE FINE WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL I CAME VERY CLOSE TO WRECKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW STEERING RACK. I HAD BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE IS AN AWFUL CRAZY AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROB. ONE LADY EVEN SAID HOW HER DAUGHTER HAD WRECKED OVER THIS PROBLEM. LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINED OF GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED OVER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I ASKED MY DEALER SHOULDN'T THAT BE FIXED FOR RECALL SINCE IT HAS TO ALSO DO WITH MY POWER STEERING AND HE REPLIES WITH WE REPLACED IT BACK IN 2010. BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT REPLACING THE POWER STEERING ONCE DOESN'T STOP THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN! IM 2 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT AND THIS SCARES ME TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM THAT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. PLEASE HELP ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OVER IT. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447776February 13, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447415February 10, 2012
STEERING
STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN I STARTED OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP SO IT SENT ME INTO A DITCH AND FIELD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10447333February 9, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND A PROVIDING ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446935February 7, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD A RECALL AND WHEN MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS A SHORT TIME LATER WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT REPLACED. A YEAR AND 2 DAYS LATER, OR 20,000 MILES LATER, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT HIS SUPPLIER SELLS SO MANY MOTORS FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT THEY HAD 64 ON STOCK BECAUSE THEY SOLD AT LEAST 10 A WEEK. A WEEK LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND A SITE FOR MECHANICS WHERE THEY CAN PUT IN PROBLEMS AND TRY AND GET SOLUTIONS FROM OTHER MECHANICS THAT MAY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OVER 1,000 CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RESOLUTION. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE PUTTING THE CAR BACK TOGETHER THEY ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD AND THEY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AGAIN AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL. WE WERE TOLD THERE IS A SHORT, THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (AND YES, GM KNOWS BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD MECHANICS CALL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM REPEATEDLY) AND STILL NO RESOLUTION OR RECALL TO COMPLETELY OVERHALL THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THERE ARE 1,000'S OF COBALTS ON THE ROAD FROM WHEN WE WERE TOLD BY THE SALES PEOPLE THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE THAT ARE NOT SAFE AND NO ONE IS FIXING IT. THERE ARE KNOWN CASES FROM WHERE PEOPLE HAVE DIED DUE TO THE PROBLEM AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. HTTP://GETSATISFACTION.COM/GM/TOPICS/COBALT_POWER_STEERING HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/CHEVROLET/COBALT/?Q=&PAGE=67 HTTP://WWW.WTAE.COM/R/24443172/DETAIL.HTML HTTP://WWW.PRESSANDGUIDE.COM/ARTICLES/2011/12/27/NEWS/DOC4EF9CAC3D6DB6656927102.TXT?VIEWMODE=FULLSTORY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446297February 2, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY RELEASE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445660January 28, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS COMING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, I HEARD A DING AND "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD. MY CAR THEN STARTED TO JERK, AND CONTINUED WHEN I SPED UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445604January 27, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445312January 24, 2012
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2006 CHEVY COBALT. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444798January 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS HAS A TRANSMISSION/TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON AT RANDOM AND WHEN IT DOES, MY CAR WITH SLAM INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE PROBLEM USED TO BE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE WITH HIGH RPMS BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. ANY TIME THE TC LIGHT COMES ON I CAN HEAR SOMETHING GRINDING UNDER THE HOOD AND THAT'S WHEN I KNOW I WILL HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK IT TO CHEVY, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM! GM NEEDS TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444539January 19, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LT HAS STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER DOOR SINCE 2 DAYS AGO. I HAD ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND WENT TO OPEN MY DRIVER DOOR TO EXIT AND I COULDN'T. THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL. I TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO SEE IF IT WOULD OPEN AND NOTHING CHANGED. I WAS LOCKED IN MY CAR FOR TEN MINUETS TRYING TO GET OUT UNTIL I FINALLY HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR, THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING TO WHERE I COULDN'T GET IN AND HAD TO ENTER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. RIGHT NOW MY DOOR IS WORKING NORMAL BUT AN HOUR AGO I COULDN'T GET IN AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK BECAUSE IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXIT THEIR CAR QUICKLY AND THIS IS HAPPENING, THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO GET OUT. I AM NOT THE ONLY COBALT OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS RESOLVED BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT FROM BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR WITHOUT A WAY TO ESCAPE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443749January 13, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CARS ENGINE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES TODAY, IT IDLES LOW WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION LIKE AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I GIVE IT GAS IT IDLES HIGH AND THEN WHEN I STOP OR SLOW DOWN IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS SO SCARED TODAY. I WILL NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL I FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I AM GLAD ME OR MY SON DIDN'T GET INTO A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IT DID THIS AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT IT HAS NEVER SEEMED TO IDLE CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443409January 11, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AT FIRST MY HEADLIGHT BULBS JUST KEPT BLOWING AND I HAD TO KEEP REPLACING THEM. EVENTUALLY, ONE SIDE WENT OUT AND WOULD ONLY COME BACK ON AFTER THE BULB SHIELD WAS ADJUSTED. THE BULB SHIELDS EVENTUALLY STOPPED HOLDING THE DEVICE TOGETHER AND MY HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER.I ALSO NOTICED A MELTED LIQUID RUNNING DOWN FROM THE BULBS THEMSELVES INSIDE THE SHIELDS. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE WIRING HAD MELTED. I TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN MY CITY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING THE WIRE THAT HOOKS THE SYSTEM TO THE BATTERY INSIDE THE ENGINE. TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT EVEN WORKING AT THIS POINT. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEAD LAMPS INSTEAD OF JUST THE ONE AFFECTED ONE BECAUSE IF I DIDNT IT WOULD JUST BURN OUT AGAIN. I WAS ESTIMATED $700 FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WAS WAY TOO MUCH FOR MY POCKETS. I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THIS SAME VEHICLE FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUES WHICH I PAID FOR AND THEN WAS REIMBURSED 9 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE RECALL FINALLY WENT THROUGH AND THE FUEL PUMP ISSUES THAT HAD A RECALL AS WELL. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL INJECTOR AS WELL. I KNOW THAT THE 2005 MODEL HAD A RECALL ON HEAD LIGHTS AND I AM SURE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS FOR 4 MONTHS NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443223January 9, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMELLED FUEL IN GARAGE WHERE CAR IS KEPT AND ALSO INSIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO LOCAL SHOP AND UPON PUTTING CAR ONTO THE LIFT, THEY SPOTTED FUEL DRIPPING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK. UPON TAKING TANK OFF AND INSPECTING FUEL PUMP, THERE WAS A VERY VISIBLE CRACK ON THE MRA. THE PORT WAS CRACKED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THAT AREA. I HAVE KEPT THE FUEL PUMP. MY LOCAL SHOP REPLACED FUEL PUMP IN DECEMBER, BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL LAST WEEK THAT MY MECHANIC CONTACTED ME AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL. GM DENIED MY RECALL REQUEST. STATED MY VIN # DIDN'T HAVE THIS SPECIFIC RECALL ATTACHED & SINCE MY CAR WASN'T REGISTERED IN AZ OR NV I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENT. I HAVE OLD FUEL PUMP AND PICTURES AND A SERVICE TICKET ALL UPON REQUEST. PLEASE REVIEW. THIS IS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440850December 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP NOT COVERED IN NEW YORK WHY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440418December 19, 2011
WHEELS, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAD WHEEL BEARING ISSUES STARTING AT 40,000 MILES. AT 50,000 MILES MY FRONT END SUSPENSION (LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BUSHINGS), STRUTS, AND DOORS LOCKS STARTED ACTING UP. MY DOOR LOCKS WILL JAM AND I WILL BE TRAPPED IN MY CAR UNTIL THEY (DOOR LOCKS) DECIDE TO WORK AGAIN. FORTUNATELY FOR ME USUALLY ONLY ONE STOPS WORKING AT A TIME. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT JUST NEEDS GREASING; I HAVE TRIED EVERY GREASE UNDER THE SUN AND NONE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO AT LEAST FIX THE DOORS!!!.THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $1,000 PER DOOR FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE HEARD OF SOME PEOPLES DOORS NEVER OPENING AGAIN AND THE DOOR HAVING TO BE CUT OFF TO BE REPAIRED. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY AND SAFELY GET OUT OF THE CAR. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RECALL THIS DOOR ISSUE ON THE COBALT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440453December 19, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,300.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439888December 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE ODOR WOULD ALSO EMIT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK MODULE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION AND THE FUEL TANK REMOVAL TO DETERMINE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439425December 12, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439164December 9, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOOR WILL NOT SHUT, THAN DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, THAN DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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