Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10307399February 8, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN TURNING SLOWLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307438February 8, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COLBALT.POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT ON SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307447February 8, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING MAKING STEERING THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GREAT EFFORT IS NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 90 DEGREES (THIS IS NOT LIKE DRIVING AN OLD CAR WITHOUT POWER STREERING). CONDITION STARTED AT ABOUT 39000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS ABOUT 40550 MILES ON IT TODAY. PROBLEM OCCURS AT VARIOUS INTERVALS BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE CAR MUST BE STOPPED, ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND CAR RESTARTED TO TEMPORARILY CLEAR THE CONDITION. SITUATION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS OF 2/8/2010. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID A RECALL IS PENDING (THEY ALLEGEDLY ARE COOPERATING WITH NHSTA AT THIS TIME ON A RECALL), BUT CANNOT COMMIT TO FIXING THEIR DEFECT IN MY CAR. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES REPAIRS CAN BE UP TO $2000 BECUASE INDIVIDUAL REPAIR PARTS CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AS A LARGE KIT. I HAVE BEGUN DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHSTA. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE CAR'S DESIGN THAT PLACES THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD NEAR THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM GOES OUT. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AT ANY TIME LEAVING THE PUBLIC AT RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307475February 8, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 COBALT WHICH I LEASED NEW IN 2006 AND IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING GO ON MY CAR 4 TIMES. ALL FOUR TIMES WAS DURING PARKING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HOW TO PARALLELL PARK AND THIS IS WHEN THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR AND THIS WOULD LAST UP TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT WOULD START WORKING PROPERLY WHEN NOT TURNING THE WHEEL SO MUCH. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME, I KEEP HEARING ABOUT ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH AS THE TIMES IT HAPPENED TO ME I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURED BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEES THE NEXT TIME I MAY BE AS FORTUNATE. ALSO AT TIMES THE STEERING MAKES CREAKING NOISES WHEN TAKING SHARP TURNS...THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRINING THIS CAR ANYMORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307549February 8, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT BRAND NEW AND IMMEDIATLY QUESTIONED WHY THE STERRING WHEEL SHOOK WHENEVER I BRAKED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS A SMALL PLASTIC GAS SAVER THAT IT WAS TO BE EXPECTED. THE SHAKING OF THE STERRING WHEEL GETS VERY SEVERE WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND IN INCIDENCES OF QUICK STOPS. I WAS SO SURE THIS CAR WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN I DID NOT ALLOW MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVER TO DRIVE IT. NOW, I AM HEARING ABOUT OTHER CEVY COBALTS THAT HAVE STEERING FAILURE AND I NO LONGER ACCEPT THE ANSWERS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE SO CALLED PROFESSIONALS. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL FORCE GM INTO A RECALL BEFORE MY STEERING FAILS AND I FIND MYSELF IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE MY STEERING HAS FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307559February 8, 2010
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT-POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE NO POWER STEERING IN THIS CAR NOW. THE ELECTRICAL UNIT THAT POWERS THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT-FAILED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AT THE VERY LEAST $800.00 TO FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. MY SON USES THIS CAR DAILY (NOW WITH NO POWER STEERING) TO AND FROM WORK AND TO SCHOOL. HIS COMMUTE IS 1 HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE ONE WAY. MY SON FOLLOWS A WEBSITE FOR COBALT OWNERS AND TELLS ME THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE EMAILS ON THE WEBSITE ARE REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL UNIT FOR THE POWER STEERING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL INJECTORS ON THIS CAR. WILL THERE BE ANY RECALL FOR THE CHEVY COBALT? THERE SHOULD BE!!!L *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307561February 8, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS COUPE. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, AS DO MANY OTHER COBALT ONWERS. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WILL TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THIS MAKES THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307573February 8, 2010
STEERING
I HAD JUST TURNED ON THE ON RAMP TO GET O THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED AT 25 MPH. I LATER TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID I WILL NEED A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR. DEALER SAID IT WILL BE A $1100 FIX. I THINK GM SHOULD PAY FOR THIS, SEEING HOW SO MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307585February 8, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT GAVE OUT AFTER THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE IT IS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST A SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH THEN FIXED THE PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307247February 7, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. PULLED CAR TO CURB, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED CAR ENGINE, POWER STEERING RESUMED. WHILE RETURNING TO MY HOME POWER STEERING FAILED TWO MORE TIMES. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307308February 7, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED. IT WAS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY WOULD NOT COME BACK AT ALL. WE HAD TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE ACTUAL PART. ONCE IT CAME IN, WE HAD IT REPAIRED. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307317February 7, 2010
STEERING
APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO..POWER STEE RING LIGHT CAME ON AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED TO RECYCLE THE POWER STEERING..THIS HAS CEASED WORKING BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN 2 SECONDS AFTER RESTARTING. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED FUSES AND I AM JUST SHORT OF TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND UPON RESEARCH NOTICED MORE THAN A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307129February 7, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR AND HAS GRADUALLY STARTED GOING OUT AT EVEN LOWER SPEEDS. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT. IT HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. I CANNOT EVEN GET OUT OF A SMALL PARKING LOT WITH OUT IT GOING OUT. IT IS HARD TO TURN AND HARD TO STEER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307155February 7, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE TURNING. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306984February 6, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED WENT OUT SUDDENLY. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING IS FINE WHILE I AM PARKED, BUT AS SOON AS I BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN THE POWER STEERING GOES BACK OUT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 36,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306980February 6, 2010
STEERING
MY SONS 2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF START IT BACK AND IT WOULD BE OK AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN OVER AND OVER . WE WENT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED PAYING OUR OWN MONEY. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307007February 6, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE, NOW OCCURS EVERY 100 MILES. IS OKAY AFTER CAR RE-STARTS, THEN FAILS AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307092February 6, 2010
STEERING
MY ELECTRONIC STEERING IS NO LONGER WORKING. AS SOON AS I START MY CAR, IT LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT GOES OUT AND I HAVE TO STEER UNASSISTED. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IMPEDES MY MANUEVERABILITY ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO PARKING AND PARALLEL PARKING IS IMPOSSIBLE. MY WIFE CAN LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE IT REQUIRES THE STRENGTH OF HERCULES TO STEER CAR. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306229February 5, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 4 YEARS AND 3 TIMES MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306281February 5, 2010
STEERING
REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I DRIVE ONLY TWO MILES TO WORK AND SO I AM FREQUENTLY TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES - THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE THROUGH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT I DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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