Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10296463December 19, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH 21,000 MILES ON IT, THE WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THE POWER STEERING HAS NOW GONE OUT ON IT. IT RANDOMLY GOES ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK THE OTHER DAY WHEN IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. I DO NOT HAVE THE $1,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE. I AM MOST LIKELY GOING TO SELL MY CAR AND GET SOMETHING ELSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296317December 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
YESTERDAY, DEC 16,2009, MY NEIGHBOR CALLED ME ON THE PHONE AND SAID, "I NOTICED WALKING BY YOUR CAR, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE." I CHECKED, AND THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR UNDER THE REAR END.. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TODAY, DEC 17, 2009.. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A "CRACK" ON THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER I GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT HERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP, WHICH IS NOT A GM DEALER. WILL CHEVROLET REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR? DESCRIPTION OF CAR: 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT DATE PURCHASED 2/15/2006 PURCHASED IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WILL CHEVROLET REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296323December 18, 2009
STEERING
PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 COBALT REGARDING THE POWER STEERING,I GOT ONE AND FIRST 2 SCND WAS ALL OK, THEN I SEE THE STEERING FAILURE COME UP AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING MUCH,I WAS ABOUT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR AND IN LAST MINUTE VOID BIG COLLISION, I PRAY TO GOD ALL END GOOD BUT CAR IN DEALER FOR FIXING ,I CANT BELIEVE THIS CARS ON THE STREET WITH YOUNG TEEN, OLD WOMAN,CHILDREN AND FAMILY DRIVING THIS CAR ,I DO NOT THINK THERE A RECALL ON THIS FAILURE AND FIND HUNDRED OF COMPLAIN ON THE INTERNET ,THIS WAS LAST AMERICAN CAR I WILL HAVE ,PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE TOO MANY BIG LOST HAPPENED. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296374December 18, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN HE LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296381December 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A SMOKE TANK TEST AT AN EXPENSE OF $112.00. AND THEN DROPPED THE TANK TO SEE WHERE THE FUEL LEAK WAS COMING FROM. IF THE FUEL TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED IT WILL COST $900. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND AFTERWARD THEY MAY PROVIDE A DISCOUNT TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296390December 18, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296407December 18, 2009
STEERING
SOMETIME MY POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT AND THE INDICATOR SAYS POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURS SEVERALTIMES A WEEK. SOMETIMES SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN CURES THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296248December 17, 2009
STEERING
KEY STICKS IN SWITCH AND YOU CANT GET IT OUT. STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WILE DRIVING. STEERING HAPPENED TWICE. KEY STICKING HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. HAD SWITCH REPLACED BUT STILL DOSE IT. THIS IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296255December 17, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN MY 2006 COBALT SS, MY POWERSTEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I THOUGHT IT WAS SHORT POWER STEERING FLUID BUT IT HAS NO RESERVOIR BECAUSE IT IS ELECTRIC AND NOT HYDRAULIC. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER YOU RESTART THE CAR BUT IT RANDOMLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON ALL TYPES OF HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296302December 17, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN MY 19-YEAR-OLD SON WAS DRIVING IT. HAVING REVIEWED FORUM SITES ON THIS MATTER, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IF THEY FAIL TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS MATTER, THEY ONLY HAVE THEMSELVES TO BLAME FOR THEIR SPIRALING DOWNFALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296040December 16, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS 43,000 MILES. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SUDDENLY COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY IS LOST. IT HAS BEEN TO THE MECHANIC TWO TIMES AND HE HAS FOUND NO FAILED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. POWER STEERING EVENTUALLY ABRUPTLY RETURN TO NORMAL. THE CAR ALSO SHUDDERS AND OCCASIONALLY STALLS DURING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE EPISODE. MY WIFE IS FEARFUL TO DRIVE THIS AUTO. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296076December 16, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, SHE LOSES POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE SHE NOTICES THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. USUALLY SHE HAS TO RESTART HER VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES 70000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296136December 16, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296175December 16, 2009
STEERING
AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE MESSAGE BOARD READ "POWER STEERING." THE WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ONLY 2 DAYS. I BARELY HAVE 31,000 MILES ON MY 06 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. I DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY RIGHT NOW AND HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295871December 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT - KEY FREQUENTLY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND POWER STEERING HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295873December 15, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF I 40 IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHED, AND THEN WE LOST POWER STEERING. THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS AROUND US AT THE TIME. AFTER PULLING OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD (IT WAS AFTER DARK AND WE COULDN'T SEE UNDER THE HOOD), WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN, BUT LOST IT WITHIN 2 MILES. WE DROVE IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND THE DAY AFTER, AND THE SITUATION DID NOT REPEAT ITSELF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09, WHERE THEY INFORMED US THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, AND IT WAS REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY (2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 33.5K MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT) FOR APPROXIMATELY $500. THEY ALSO TOLD US THE MOTOR REPLACEMENT MIGHT NOT FIX THE WHOLE PROBLEM, AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COLUMN FOR AN ADDITIONAL $700. WE OPTED TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR IS OFTEN DRIVEN ON WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS AND LOSING POWER STEERING ON THESE ROADS PRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295879December 15, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,100. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295681December 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE CURRENT PROBLEM IS THAT THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHEN THIS OCCURS ALL OF THE INTERIOR ELECTRONIC FEATURES STAY ON AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I DID HAVE THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. PRIOR TO IT BEING REPLACED, IT OCCURRED RANDOMLY BUT THEN STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED BY THIS PROBLEM WHICH IN TURN IS CAUSING A SECONDARY ISSUE. THE DEALER WHO REPLACED IT STATED THAT THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN ALL CHEVY COBALT'S YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I FEEL THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE MATTER TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR ME TO PAY FOR CHEVY'S MISTAKE WHEN THEY KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295724December 14, 2009
STEERING
I WAS GETTING OFF FREEWAY TURNING RIGHT HEARD A BEEP SOUND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEEL WASN'T TURNING I WAS LUCKY THAT ONCOMING CAR MOVED OUT OF MY WAY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED WARNING WORDS ON SCREEN SAYING POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295515December 13, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES, LEAVING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. TOOK VEHICLE TO SAUDER CHEVROLET IN BROWNSTOWN, PA AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS "NORMAL FOR THAT MODEL CAR"! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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