Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10310443February 15, 2010
STEERING
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HE CROSSED DOUBLE YELLOW LINE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS HEAD-ON COLLISION HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER CAR ONCOMING. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. CAR HAD APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND OF COURSE, JUST PASSED THE WARRANTY TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS CHEVY/GM NOT TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING COLUMN? THERE ARE 1,000'S OF PEOPLE IN OUR SITUATION AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FATALITY TO OCCUR? THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AS I CALLED CHEVY DIRECTLY, BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ANYONE DRIVING A CHEVY COBALT SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, NOR DO I WANT TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. YOU TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT WHEN YOU BUY A CAR, THE COMPANY PRODUCING THE CAR IS CONCERNED FOR YOUR SAFETY. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. SHAME ON YOU GM TO THINK ABOUT YOUR OWN WALLET BEFORE THE SAFETY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. MAKES YOU THINK TWICE TO BUY "AMERICAN". *TR
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0
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#10310467February 15, 2010
STEERING
HAVE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS. IT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE YOUR DRIVING, HAS FAILED ON ME AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TOO LOSE CONTROL, HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT WOULD NOT LIKE TO EXPERIENCE THIS, OR SOMETHING WORST. THANK YOU - A CONCERNED CONSUMER. *TR
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0
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#10310506February 15, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, MAKING CAR HARD TO STEER. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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#10310530February 15, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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#10310517February 15, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT AND MY POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHEN I GO DOWN THE ROAD THE FORCES THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. I AM TERRIFIED THAT I MAY HAVE A WRECK AT ANY MOMENT AND I HAVE A 3 YR OLD AND 7 MONTHS PREGNANT! PLEASE PLEASE GET THIS RECALLED ASAP! *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10310653February 15, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE THERE ARE 1000'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE HELP US. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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#10310693February 15, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES OF DRIVING OR LESS. IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. IT GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF BUT THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES BACK OUT. VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL FEEL LIKE GOING OUT ON YOU LIKE GOING AROUND A SHARP TURN WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310705February 15, 2010
STEERING
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAVE A 2006, CHEVY COBALT, AND AM ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE A MOTOR REPLACED IN MY POWER STEERING. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE I HAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NO POWER STEERING!!!! I DID TALK TO CHEVY, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT ODD, HAVING LESS THE 50,000 ON MY CAR. I WAS A FEW MILES FROM HOME, AND WAS BLESSED ENOUGH TO BE NEAR A CHURCH PARKING LOT, TO PULL OVER. I AM ALSO YOUNG ENOUGH, AND STRONG ENOUGH THAT I DID GET IT BACK HOME, SO MY HUSBAND COULD CHECK IT. I DID CHECK WITH CHEVY, TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, OR IF THEY WERE AWARE OF A PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL, AND WERE NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM. THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID. AGAIN, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT ODD. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND IT COST $418.00. I WOULD HAVE HATED TO HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, OR A BAD CURVE. IF IT HAD OF HAPPENED IN ANY OF THOSE 3, I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. I DO BELIEVE IT IS A GREAT SAFETY PROBLEM. PEOPLE THAT DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF ARM STRENGTH, WOULD HAVE NO CONTROL. .AS STAYED ABOVE I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310345February 14, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING WONT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10310372February 14, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT HAS HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM INDICATOR COMES ON. IF YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF THE POWER STEERING RESETS AND THEN FAILS AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310159February 13, 2010
STEERING
HI, ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED IT WAS KIND OF WIGGLING DOWN THE STRAIGHT AWAY OF THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY I WAS ON. THE CARS BEHIND ME MUST HAVE NOTICED BECAUSE THEY QUIT PASSING ME. I WENT STRAIGHT BACK HOME AFTER WORK THAT DAY AND THE CAR WAS FINE. IN THE WEEK SINCE I HAVE NOTICED A FEW ODDITIES IN TURNING THE CAR, MOST BEING WHAT LOUD POPS. NOW, THE CAR HAS HAD A POP IN THE FRONT END SINCE I BOUGHT IT THAT THE DEALER NEVER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX AND I WAS SURE IT WAS IN THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT UNTIL YESTERDAY. IT'S JUST BEEN A LITTLE MORE RANDOM LATELY HAPPENING WITH NO CURVES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. YESTERDAY ON THE WAY HOME I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND THE SCROLL ON MY DASH READ "POWER STEERING." I WENT AHEAD AND TURNED AND FOUND ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING HELP. DROVE ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING UNTIL I MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHERE I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK WITH NO WARNING MESSAGE AFTER DOING THAT. THE CAR WAS AGAIN FINE FOR ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHERE THE MESSAGE REAPPEARED AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT POWER STEERING AGAIN. FROM ALL THE MESSAGES I'M READING ONLINE THIS CAN BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND VERY DANGEROUS. GOING FROM GREAT STEERING TO NO STEERING HELP CAN BE A BIG SHOCK WHEN IT HAPPENS IN AN INSTANT AND WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. PLEASE HELP US COBALT OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310205February 13, 2010
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WOULD CUT OFF AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THIS WAS 8 WEEKS AGO. NOW, THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310232February 13, 2010
STEERING
BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2009 THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 COBALT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IN ONE INSTANCE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED DURING A TURN AND I ALMOST HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. BY THE SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY 2010 THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT TWO TO THREE TIMES A DAY. AS OF THIS WEEK IT ALMOST NEVER WORKS. WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN AND PAY $95 TO HAVE THEM ASSES THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOT DONE THAT YET AND BASED ON ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I PROBABLY WILL NOT DO THAT UNTIL CHEVROLET TAKES ACTION TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. NOW THAT IT IS OUT MOST OF THE TIME IT LIMITS HOW FAR I CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS VERY TIRING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER IT FOR LONG PERIODS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310249February 13, 2010
STEERING
I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR UNTIL THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AND I COULDN'T STEER THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY THING LIKE THAT BEFORE SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER RE-STARTING THE CAR IT WAS FINE. HOWEVER, THE POWER-STEERING CONTINUED TO LOCK UP ON ATLEAST ONCE A DAY, BUT WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AS LONG AS I USED FULL FORCE WITH BOTH ARMS TO STEER AND TURN. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT WHERE THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING MY CAR. IT IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MAKE SIMPLE TURNS AND IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308888February 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,088. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,688.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308881February 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE WAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY, FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AS MENTION IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310020February 12, 2010
STEERING
I GOT 'POWER STEERING' MESSAGE ON MY DIC WHEN I WAS GETTING OUT OF PARKING LOT.... THEN IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK AGAIN, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE FOR A FEW MINS, THEN IT STARTED HAVING A SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310060February 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON AND THEN OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FEE WAS $70. THERE WERE NO RELATED WARRANTIES OR RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310078February 12, 2010
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEM. POWER STEERING FAILS. HARD TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308636February 11, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
JUST BOUGHT MY COBALT AT USED DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT FEELS REALLY HARD TO TURN AND IT MAKES NOISES THAT JUST DON'T SOUND RIGHT. I'M REALLY CONCERNED NOW READING THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I THINK THE POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT OR KILLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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