Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10303026January 28, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. AT 25,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING JUST STOP WORKING WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, BUT I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE CURVE AND STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE GOT HURT. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED BUT IT SURE WAS SCARY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON AGAIN. BEFORE I COULD REACH HOME, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. I CALLED A MECHANIC FOR AN ESTIMATE AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $1000 TO 1500 INCLUDING LABOR.*CW
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#10303081January 28, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF DRIVING. NO ASSIST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT. TW*
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#10302492January 27, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING 35 MPH IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR $1000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
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0
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#10302873January 27, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES, HOWEVER THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE AND STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND THE VEHICLE LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 80,200. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10
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0
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0
#10302879January 27, 2010
STEERING
AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CHEVY COBALT WILL DING ABOUT THREE TIMES AND IN THE MILEAGE WINDOW IT WILL FLASH "POWER STEERING". AS SOON AS THAT OCCURS THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT ENTIRELY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO COMPLETELY TURN IT. I ALMOST RAN INTO A FENCE TRYING TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT FIRST OCCURED THE AFTERNOON OF THE 26TH AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN THE REST OF THE DAY, BUT IT AGAIN HAPPENED THE MORNING OF THE 27TH. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY CHEVY SO THERE HAS BEEN NO CORRECTION TO THE PROBLEM. *CN
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10302267January 26, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING I HAD TO DRIVE HOME AND I DON'T GO TO WORK BECAUSE ITS DANGEROUS DRIVING WHEN ITS HARD TO MAKE A TURN !! AND ITS TOO EXPENSIVE TO GET IT FIX!!! *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10302361January 26, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FOR 15 MINUTES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY AND HAD DIFFICULTY PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10302128January 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK INVOLVED WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302131January 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302152January 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN A SECOND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER A REPORT WAS TAKEN; HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302220January 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATION OF WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302218January 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CONTACT BRIEFLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT WANT THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/15/10.*JB
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302247January 25, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT LS STEERING STICKS WHEN TURNING AND HAS TO BE FORCED BACK TO STRAIGHT WHEN COMING OUT OF A TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302253January 25, 2010
STEERING
WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR CHILDREN'S USE. MY VERY LARGE HUSBAND HAD BEEN USING IT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE. THE POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED GOING OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN, BUT IT WOULD CUT OUT AGAIN. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT, BUT IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR AS HE WAS REQUIRED TO BUY THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN JUST FOR ONE PART. I UNDERSTAND FROM INFORMATION I'VE READ THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S FIXED DOESN'T MEAN IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN!!! I HESITATE TO LET MY DAUGHTER USE THIS CAR AGAIN AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T LET ANYONE GET KILLED BEFORE YOU MAKE CHEVROLET PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302079January 24, 2010
STEERING
OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON MY DISPLAY AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE AND THEN AFTER LESS THAN 2 MINUTES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS. ESTIMATED PRICE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS $2000.00. THERE IS NOW REASON THIS SHOULDN'T BE A RECALL WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS SYSTEM FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND FAST. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302010January 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE LAST 6DAYS. I NEED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER FOR MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN FOR THE TIME BEING UNTIL IT GOES AGAIN. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY DID AN ANALYSIS REPORT STATING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES WHILE I AM DRIVING THIS IS DANGEROUS! I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS CAR DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302022January 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
STRONG FUEL ODOR DURING OPERATION AND AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE ON A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO GM, THEY CLAIM NO OPEN RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM BEING CAUSE BY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLIES. AGAIN GM REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION. THIS AMONG OTHER DEFECTS ON THESE CARS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF CONSUMERS BEING BUT IN DANGER BY FAULTY VEHICLES. SINCE GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEMS WITH THERE VEHICLES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE CASE IS A MUST. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302024January 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH 82,000 MILES THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH AND THEN MY STEERING COMPLETELY GOES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST 20 TIMES THIS WEEK AND IS GETTING WORSE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO A GARAGE THAT SAID THEY DID AN ANALYSIS AND NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. WHEN THIS OCCURS I NEED TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN ON BUT THE STEERING WILL GO AGAIN IN TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302060January 23, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL GET TIGHT AND WILL NOT TURN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH ALL CHEVEROLET COBALTS....I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM NOT THE CUSTOMER...MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN IT WENT OUT ON HER CAR AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND GOT KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302064January 23, 2010
STEERING
AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE POWERSTEERING OF MY CAR WENT OUT. I COULDN'T MOVE IT OR TURN IT. PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN AND AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN TO DRIVE IT LOCKED IT SELF AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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