Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10331656May 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I SEE THERE ARE ISSUES ON THE FUEL MODULE ON THE 2006 CHEVY COBALTS, AND I TOOK IT TO GET REPLACED HOWEVER WHEN I TAKE MY CAR TO GET DIAGNOSED IT CONTINUES TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WITH A MISFIRE, AND MY FUEL EVAPORATING. I AM HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 06 COBALTS AND HAS I HAVE DONE EXTENUOUS RESEARCH AND EVERY PROBLEM I'VE FOUND ONLINE OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS AND BLOGS, AND SITES WHERE CUSTOMERS ARE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I AM A WORKING COLLEGE STUDENT AND DRIVE TO WORK AND SCHOOL EVERYDAY. MY CAR STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY THE OTHER DAY, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER THE VEHICLE SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. NOT ONLY THE FUEL LINE BUT ALSO MY CAR KEY DOES NOT COME OUT THE IGNITION. ALL THESE ISSUES ARE ONGOING AND I HAVE FOUND OVER 10,0000 UNSATISFIED CONSUMERS ALL WITH THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE COBALTS. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE, AND I AM TIRED OF DEALING WITH CHEVROLET AS THIS IS THERE PRODUCT AND THEY ARE ONLY TRYING TO GET THE MONEY AND MAKE YOU PAY FOR ALL THE SERVICES. THESE ARE MAJOR ISSUES ALL GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331442May 20, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVEORLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR UNTIL THEY RECEIVED PAYMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED, AND WERE UNABLE TO ENFORCE THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331282May 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TAKE OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO CHANGE GEARS, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND THEN BACK OFF TO PULL THE KEY OUT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331000May 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN APRIL 2010 MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS ABOUT 38,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALL THE REGULAR MAINTENANCES WHERE DONE TO KEEP THIS CAR IN SHAPE. THE TOTAL OF THE REPAIR WAS 1400.00 DOLLARS DOUBLED THAT OF THE CHEVY CAVALIER. YESTERDAY ON MAY 17TH SHE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AROUND 5PM TRAFFIC TIME. HER VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WENT DEAD WITH NO WARNING, SHE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE CAR'S BATTERY IS GOOD AND SHE HAD ABOUT HALF TANK OF GAS SO THOSE WEREN'T THE PROBLEMS. SHE PUSHED IT INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND WAITED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THERE IS NO SOUND WHEN SHE TURNS THE CAR ON, THIS IS INSANE WITH THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE WITHIN A THREE YEAR PERIOD. THE DEALERS DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE COST WE ARE PUTTING INTO THIS VEHICLE BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO HELP THE CONSUMERS. MY OTHER DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF HER SISTER' COBALT THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE SAME DAY. HER VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC AND HER POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT ALREADY. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WE COULD DO AS FRUSTRATED CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330556May 15, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT I DO . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330002May 11, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE CAR VEERED TO LEFT HITTING ONCOMING CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329338May 7, 2010
STEERING
I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT IN DECEMBER 2009. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR WOULD COME ON THE MESSAGE SCREEN, FOLLOWED BY A DINGING SOUND & DIFFICULTY STEERING MY VEHICLE. I LEARNED OF THE "VOLUNTARY" RECALL OF MY MODEL VEHICLE ON A NEWS BROADCAST & DECIDED TO AWAIT WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM CHEVY. THE LETTER NEVER CAME, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. MY CAR IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STEER & I CALLED CHEVY ABOUT IT YESTERDAY. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR'S VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL & I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS AS I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THE PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE I'VE HAD ESTIMATES OF $90 TO LOOK AT IT & STEERING REPLACEMENT COSTS RANGING FROM $1200-$2000. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS RIGHT NOW, BUT AM AFRAID OF A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT AS IT'S ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TURNING AROUND CURVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329016May 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO RESET AND FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH TWICE DUE TO THE STEERING FAILURE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIDNT MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,743.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328583May 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TOO OFTEN AND WORE OUT THE SELECTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. UPDATED 07/21/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327831April 28, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD TRAVELING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. I HAD MADE IT SAFELY UP THE ROAD AND DOWN THE ROAD TILL I STARTED TO TURN A CORNER. IT WAS A BLIND CORNER AND AS I STARTED TO TURN I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS REALLY TOUGH TO CONTROL. I HAD LOST POWER STEERING, THE CHANGE WAS SO SUDDEN AND IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK THAT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SLIDE ACROSS THE ROAD AND INTO A VERY DEEP DITCH. THE ANGLE I IMPACTED CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER, FENDER, DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOOR PANELS AND REAR BUMPER. IT ALSO CRACKED MY BUMPER IN TWO PLACES AND BROKE PART OF THE DRIVER SIDE SPLASH GUARD LOOSE. THERE LOOKED TO BE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY HAVE ORDER A REPLACEMENT MOTOR FOR THE CAR AND REFERRED ME TO THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE OTHER REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. ON A SIDE NOTE I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ISSUING THE RECALL AND STATING THAT I WILL BE SENT A LETTER WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327997April 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT RANDOMLY DAYS, WEEKS APART IN MID TRAVEL, AT TURNS, NEAR REAR END CRASH WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER 4-28-10 WHILE WIFE DRIVING 60 MPH, AND CAR SLOWED QUICKLY NEARLY GETTING REAR ENDED, CAR BEHIND SWERVED TO MISS BARELY. AN EVERY NOW AND THEN NUISANCE BECOMING AN EXTREME HAZARD AS POWER IS LOST, CARE STALLS REALLY QUICKLY IN SPEED IN MID ROAD. A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT SAME ISSUE. IF THIS WAS AN INTERSTATE SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. SAME HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. TAKING CAR IN THIS WEEKEND, BUT NONE OF THE RECALLS SEEM TO POINT TO THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327737April 27, 2010
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE HAD FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES WITH A LINE SIZE OF P205/55R/16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,756.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327746April 27, 2010
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM NOT GOOD QUALITY. I HAVE TWO KEYS WHEN BOUGHT THE CAR. JUST PASS THE 3 YEARS, ONE KEY CANNOT UNLOCK THE CAR WHILE CAN ONLY LOCK THE CAR. ANOTHER KEY WORKS WELL. COMPARED MY ANOTHER TOYOTA CAR, ALREADY 7 YEARS, THE KEY ONLY NEED REPLACE BATTERY AND WORK. BUT COBALT KEY ELECTRONIC PART WORN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327529April 26, 2010
STEERING
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY CAR BEEPED AT ME 3 TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING WENT OUT AND BEEPED 3 TIMES WHEN THE STEERING CAME BACK ON. IT WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BUT I HAD MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING KNOWING MY POWER STEERING COULD GO OUT AT ANY SECOND. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVORLET STATING THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL BUT THAT I NEED TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER THAT SAYS THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION ARE IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327656April 26, 2010
STEERING
MY POWERSTEERING WENT OUT ON ME AS I WAS APPROACHING MY BROTHER'S HOME. THE CAR STARTED TO GET SLOW AND THEN IT WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. I DRIVE ABOUT 30 MILES TO WORK AND 30 MILES BACK HOME AND THAT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL TO DRIVE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327137April 23, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED SHORTLY AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH CONTACT AND BOTH ADVISED ANY FURTHER REPAIRS TOP THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 166,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 07/23/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327135April 23, 2010
AIR BAGS
NO EVENTS LEADING TO MALFUNCTION. AIR BAG SYSTEM DISABLES RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. "SERVICE AIR BAG" DISPLAYS ON DIGITAL INTERFACE. NO CORRECTION WAS MADE BY OWNER. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE MALFUNCTION BECAME LESS OFTEN AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WITH INTERMITTENT RECURRENCES THEREAFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327203April 23, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC OR FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. HE ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS AND ADVISED THAT HE CONTACT THE NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327212April 23, 2010
STEERING
PURCHASED 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT IN JANUARY ON THE 13 OF THE MONTH LATER THE STEER COLUMN START LOCKING UP. CONTACT A GENERAL MOTORS AND CHEVORLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE AS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING IT HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE UNDER 15-20 MILES A HOUR IT GOES TO MANUAL DRIVING VERY HARD TO TURNTHE STEERING WHEEL AS LONG AS YOUR DRIVING 30-40 MILES IT HAS POWER STEERING, I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVORLET HAS NOT FOUND A WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS GOING TO A BE RECALLED. I WAS ALSO TOLD IF I BROUGHT IT IN BEFORE THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND SIGN A FORM THAT SAID THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE AFTER IT WAS FIXED. IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTH SINCE I SPOKE TO GM AND THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE A INFANT AND WIFE THAT SOME TIME RIDES IN MY CARD AND IF I HAVE TO TURN QUICKLY I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO. ALSO IF SOMEONE OR A CAR TURN IN FRONT OF ME I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING BEING OUT IN THIS VEHICLE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS OF TODAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326672April 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING:COLUMN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS ALSO STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,052 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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