Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10321855March 24, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. I GET A WARNING SIGNAL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE STEER BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. IF I STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF, THE STEERING IS RESTORED FOR AWHILE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321608March 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON NOVEMBER 2, 2009 THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DROPPED THE TANK AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP PORT WAS LEAKING, PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE OLD PUMP IS AVAILBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321684March 23, 2010
STEERING
INABILITY TO STEER, CAR WAS TAKING TO DEALER, THEY WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DUPLICATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321310March 22, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR THE LAST 10 DAYS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. FOR SOME REASON AFTER U PARK THE CAR THE VEHICLE WONT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK AND U CANT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO WHEN I START THE CAR THE SHIFTER SEEMS TO BE COMPLETELY STUCK AND AFTER I CONTINUE TO RESTART AND PRESS THE BRAKE IT FINALLY WILL MOVE. SEEMS TO BE A LINKAGE PROBLEM. I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SO MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE SINCE SATURDAY WITH THE KEYS STUCK IN IT. WHEN ARE WE GONNA START GETTING PROPER RECALLS ON THIS CAR OR HAVE IT LABELED AS A LEMON. I JUST GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP A MONTH AGO FOR THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321291March 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
YESTERDAY 03/20/10 ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT 11:30PM TO 11:40 PM MY VEHICLE COBALT AT CLOSE TO 40 KM/HR SPEED STOP WORKING. LIKE IGNITION OFF. ALL GAUGES GOES TO OFF CONDITION LIKE VEHICLE IS MOVING WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING.OUTSIDE TEMP.-1DEGREE C. I PLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND PUT IN PARKING MODE THEN I RESTART MY CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTS. THIS IS HAPPENED SECOND TIME. I TOOK TO DEALER LAST MONTH BUT THERE WAS NO CODE. I COMPLAINED TO GM EARLIER ALSO. THEY TOLD ME TAKE TO DEALER WHEN IT HAPPEN AND IN RUNNING CONDITION. BUT ON SATURDAY AT 11:30 PM ON NIGHT WHICH DEALER SERVICE STATION IS OPEN? I HAVE 4 TIMES EARLIER SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM IN THE SAME VEHICLE ALSO. PL DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT MET WITH ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321177March 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 COBALT. THE FUEL PUMP STARTED TO LEAK GAS. I WAS WONDERING WHY THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR OTHER STATES. I LIVE IN MISSOURI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321217March 20, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LTZ. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I WAS DRIVING AND "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD ALONG WITH A CHIME NOISE AND A FEW OTHER WARNING SIGNS. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. JUST THIS PAST TUESDAY 3/16/10 IT DID THE SAME THING SO I PULLED OVER, TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT SIT. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I DROVE HOME AND IT WAS FINE. THEN TODAY 3/20/10 IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF FOR 10 MINUTES, STARTED AGAIN, AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL THERE. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON A FEW MORE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THEN, AND THE WHOLE TIME THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND OFF ALONG WITH THE CHIME. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHTS STAYED ON ALSO. A FEW HOURS LATER, I STARTED MY CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON THE WHOLE TIME UNTIL I GOT TO MY HOUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320974March 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WENT OUT ON AN 06 CHEVY COBALT WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING IT LESS THAN 15 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX ON LEVEL GROUND WHEN THE CLUTCH WENT LOOSE. COULD NOT SHIFT AND HAD TO ROLL IT INTO PARK. BOTH HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED (SPENT $1400 SO I'M ASSUMING THEY WERE NEW PARTS) AND NOW THE CLUTCH STICKS AND THE CAR IS OVERHEATING. STILL WAITING AS TO WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THE NEW PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320603March 18, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING DEFAULTS..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320670March 18, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. A DIGITAL CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT WERE NOT SURE WHICH VEHICLES WOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY ARE UNCERTAIN IF THEY WOULD ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,506.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320357March 17, 2010
STEERING
THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WHEN OUT ON MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST GETTING ME AND MY FRIEND IN TO A ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR HOME SAFELY BUT HAD TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. TURNING WAS MORE THEN DIFFICULT. THE POWER STEERING WOULD COME BACK WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON BUT SHORTLY AFTER WOULD TURN OFF AGAIN. I TRIED TO FIX IT BUT IT WAS TO NO AVAIL IT JUST KEPT TURNING OFF. THIS OF CORES MAKES IT TO WHERE I CANT EVEN GET TO WORK SAFELY WITH OUT WORRYING ABOUT MY STEERING GOING COMPLETELY OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320422March 17, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320542March 17, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320269March 16, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40-60 MPH WHEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION; AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME FUNCTIONAL. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT THAT TIME. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WITHOUT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319693March 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR DEVELOPED ODOR OF FUEL. CAR BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER ODOR APPEARED, FUEL LEAK WAS MINIMAL AT FIRST, PROGRESSED TO LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL AND FREQUENCY BECAME CONSISTENT WITH A FUEL LEAK. TOOK CAR TO PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED FUEL PUMP HOUSING WAS CRACKED IN HALF. MECHANIC REPLACED WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY--COST $ 553.58,MILEAGE AT 88583-- RECEIVED RECALL ON FUEL ASSEMBLY THREE MONTHS LATER--CURRENT MILEAGE 98,347. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319473March 13, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS TURNING ON A CURB. I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I WAS GOING 50 MPH. I WENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TURNED THE CAR AND ONCE I RESTARTED MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD BY 2 DEALER THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. AND, THAT I NEEDED TO GET THE POWER STEER MOTOR REPLACED MOST LIKELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318619March 12, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES STEERING AND FRONT END PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES FOR FRONT END PROBLEMS. THE COIL PACK AND MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319250March 12, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN DENVER COLORADO WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETE OUT I HAD NO CONTROL ON THE STEERING OF THE CAN I PUMPED MY BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHOULD I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR DURING RUSH HOUR I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319335March 12, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. A FEW DAYS AGO THE STEERING FELT AS IF IT WERE STICKING. GOING INTO A TURN THERE WOULD BE NO POWER STEERING AND I WOULD HAVE TO REALLY TORQUE THE WHEEL, THEN, IN THE SAME TURN IT WOULD SUDDENLY COME BACK ON CAUSING ME TO OVERSTEER AND SWERVE. NOW IT USUALLY ISN'T WORKING BUT OCCASIONALLY DOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318939March 11, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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