Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#11209367May 22, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK MY CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN PUTTING ME IN DANGER. WHEN I START TO BREAK, SOMETIMES THE SYMBOL WITH A LOCK AND KEY, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND THE CAR STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE BRAKES WOULD COME UP RESULTING IN THE CAR BEING TURNED OFF WHILE I AM ON DRIVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKE IS ALSO LOCKED. I GET OUT OF MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TO PUSH IT BY MYSELF THEN JUMP IN IT AND TRY TO START IT. THIS METHOD WORKS SOMETIMES BUT IS DANGEROUS TO NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY OTHERS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS THE MAIN CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DID NOT SEE ANY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I NEED HELP FINGERING IT OUT BEFORE I HURT MYSELF OR OTHERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DRIVING UNABLE TO STEER OR BREAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208616May 20, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NIMNITCH CHEVROLET (550 CASSAT AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32210, (904) 638-7986) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204932May 1, 2019
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL LOSS OF POWER STEERING FOR NO REASON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197106April 18, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED PUDDLES OF FUEL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196593April 15, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING
'TAKATA RECALL' MY MOTHER'S COBALT HAS STALLED ON HER MANY TIMES AT STOPLIGHTS AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR MAKES A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING AND EVERYTHING GOES OUT AND THE KEY WON'T TURN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR TO DRIVE IN PLEASE PUT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, SHE IS AN OLDER WOMAN AND IT ISN'T SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. ONE OF THE ALMOST ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND SHE ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED SINCE SHE COULDN'T MOVE IN TIME AND THE CAR GOES OUT AT ANY MOMENT IT WANTS TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195837April 12, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192666March 30, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GOT OIL LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186022March 11, 2019
STEERING
2006 COBALT HAS BEEN SHOWING THE POWER STEERING DISPLAY ON THE DASH LIGHT AND WHEN IT DOES THE ENGINE STARTS HESITATING AND ROUGH IDLE I READ A FEW MINUTES AGO ABOUT A RECALL OF MAYBE THE SAME SITUATION A FEW YEARS BACK BUT DIDN'T KNOW THAT AT THE TIME AND DIDN'T THINK THAT MY COBALT WOULD HAVE THAT PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185122March 8, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE UNLOCKED OVERNIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184005March 4, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182214February 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DOOR LOCK KEEP LOCKIMG AND UNLOCKING RANDOMLY ON ITS OWN.. DOSE IT WORSE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176633February 12, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
CAR STOPPED 01/2019, REPAIRED ($400) 2/11/2019: STILL NOT WORKING: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, POWER STEERING LIGHT ON, KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION, ALTERNATOR REPLACED, BATTERY REPLACED, CODES: ISO 9141, LWP2000, LINK ERROR. I NEED THIS CAR FOR WORK AND CHEVY DEALER SAYS MY VIN NOT ATTACHED TO RECALL NOTICES. PLEASE ATTACH RECALLS TO THIS VIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174730February 6, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. AFTER WARMING UP THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDING TO DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173694February 2, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING G WENT OUT. THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THEN IT STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I ALMOST CRASHED. NOW I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BUT IT STILL WON'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172443January 27, 2019
STEERING
IN MOTION ON PUBLIC STREET. STOPPED AT SATOP SIGN, CAR DIED, WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. DROVE HOME IN REVERSE. "POWER STEERING" FAILED. NO POWER STEERING FLUID USED IN THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172104January 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,576.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170660January 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY LOSE POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WILL DISPLAY ON THE DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. YOU WILL THEN HEAR A CLICKING SOUND AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD. THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD REALLY HARD AND AS YOU BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, THE CAR WILL SHAKE AND YOU WILL HEAR ALL KINDS OF RATTLING. THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WILL ALL JUMP UP & DOWN! AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF THE SPEED YOU'RE GOING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AS WELL AS THE CAR WITH THE LOCK LIGHT. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL UNLOCK ITSELF BUT YOU WILL ALSO HAVE ALL OF THE OTHER SYMPTOMS. AS I STATED EARLIER IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY SO I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PULL OVER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT! IF YOU ATTEMPT TO KEEP DRIVING IT THERE'S A CHANCE THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY STATED THE CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED AND I GOT IT AFTER THE WARRANTY SO IT'S ALL IN MY HANDS. WHY DOES THE CUSTOMER HAVE TO LITERALLY PAY FOR THE MISTAKES OF THE COMPANY I'VE LITERALLY READ THOUSANDS OF REVIEWS OF PEOPLE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES. IT'S AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CAR!! AND WE NEED TO BE COMPENSATED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON THE STREET, AND ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165181January 4, 2019
ENGINE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY SWITCHED BACK TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,071.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164412January 1, 2019
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162483December 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT FORGOT TO PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHILE IN GEAR, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN GEAR AND PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ESTLE CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1515 N CLINTON ST, DEFIANCE, OH 43512, (419) 785-8015), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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