Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10294394December 3, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO GO OUT. IT DOES NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID THERE IS A PS MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. EVERYT TIME I DRIVE MY CAR IT GOES OUT, IT IS NOT JUST EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. WHEN I RESTART MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK ON. BUT WITHIN 100 YARDS IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT I WAS GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THERE BREAKS BECAUSE I STARTED TO FISHTAIL . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AND SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. THERE IS PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WAS DONE WRONG. IT IS DANGEROUS AND BASICALLY EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY CAR I AM RISKING MY LIFE. ITS NOT WORTH IT AND YOU GUYS BEING A SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294398December 3, 2009
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
I HAVE A 2006 COBALT LTZ, AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHEN, I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, ALSO I HAVE SHAKING AND NOISE, AND I HAD MY GRANDCHILD IN THE CAR, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHICH COULD HAVE HAD A WRECK...THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM, ALSO I HAVE SHAKING AND NOISE, WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD...........PLEASE HELP!! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294245December 2, 2009
STEERING
YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I HAD TO PULL WITH EVERYTHING I HAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE ON THE ROAD I WAS TURNING ONTO. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING, I DON'T THINK THE ENDING WOULD HAVE BEEN AS PLEASANT IF MY WIFE WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS ALL OF THE SUDDEN, WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, AND MY WIFE JUST REMINDED ME THAT WE HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION. PLEASE PUSH FOR A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX GM'S POOR ENGINEERING MISTAKE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293972November 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,300.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294039November 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT
MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FUEL PUMP MODULAR FAILURE RECENTLY AND I GOT QUOTED 1100 FOR THE REPAIR AND NOW MY VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. I NOTICED YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL AND OUR VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AND REGISTERED IN ARIZONA (I AM MILITARY) IN 2006. WE CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY NOW TELL US THAT OUR VIN DOES NOT FIT THE DESCRIPTION AND THAT THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE PART AND PART OF THE LABOR WITH OUR TOTAL BEING BETWEEN $400-$500 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE RECALL STATES. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO BE PAYING FOR A PART I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293925November 29, 2009
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT CAR HAS JUST 40K MILES. THE DASH BOARD BEGAN TO SHOW "POWER STEERING" WARNING. AND THEN THE STEERING POWER IS LOST. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINS ON SUCH PROBLEM FOR CHEVY COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293796November 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CHEVY COBALT 2006'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED TO GET THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION. THE BATTERY WAS UNPLUGGED TO RESET COMPUTER CHIP FOR POWER STEERING BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF, THE NEEDLES FOR THE FUEL AND SPEEDOMETER CONTINUALLY JUMPS AND THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE CONTINUING NOT TO HAVE POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293797November 28, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS MAKING A U TURN THE FIRST TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I THOUGHT I WAS OUT OF GAS OR SOMETHING SO I TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR,IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE MAYBE 20 MIN. AND THEN IT WENT OUT ON ME AGAIN GOING AROUND A CORNER THEN I REALIZED IT WAS MY POWER STEERING THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS COMPLETELY ELECTRONIC .IT COMES AND GOES AS IT PLEASES NOW!!!!! (THIS IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT !!!!!!!!!!!! ) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293699November 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT
WE ARE BUYING A USED 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS & THE KEY HAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WE HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM WITH OTHERS & THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE NO WARRANTY NOW & STILL OWE TOO MUCH ON THE CAR. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS? EVERY SINGLE WEB SITE WE WERE ON PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A ROTTEN DEAL. . EVERY WEBSITE HAS TOO MANY COMPLAINTS. THERE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.----THIS WAS A MESSAGE SENT TO CHEVROLET OF WHICH THEY REPLIED: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. I HAVE PROCESSED THE INFORMATION ON YOUR VEHICLE AND AFTER THOROUGHLY RESEARCHING ALL THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ME; I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY RECALL ASSOCIATED TO YOUR VEHICLE. RECALLS ARE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SPECIFIC SO NOT ALL VEHICLES OF A MODEL YEAR ARE AFFECTED. I EMAILED BACK THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. IT IS COSTLY TO REPLACE & NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293659November 26, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY GONE. ITS 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT AND I AM HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293509November 25, 2009
STEERING
AT 49,000 MILES MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT GET IT DO ANYTHING WRONG. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS OUT, IT DOES IT ABOUT ONCE A WEEK NOW. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES, THEN TURN IT BACK ON IT WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THAT YOU TRY TO TURN, EXPECTING IT TO WORK AND THE CAR KEEPS STRAIGHT! CLOSE CALLS BUT NO CRASH YET. PLEASE HELP US! THIS THING IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE LIKE THIS. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, I WANT TO KNOW WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293575November 25, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY COULD MAKE THE REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RESURFACED BECAUSE THE COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 12/22/09 *BF UPDATED 12/22/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293610November 25, 2009
STEERING
ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THE STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING. ITS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293338November 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS WHEN I SLOW THE CAR DOWN OR I AM AT A STOPLIGHT THE CAR WILL STALL! I BROUGHT THE CAR TO BE FIXED ALREADY AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD FIND THAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BUT REPLACED THINGS THAT MIGHT HELP. WELL THAT DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE MY CAR IS STILL STALLING! I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND A 6 YEAR OLD I CANNOT KEEP HAVING THIS CAR STALL WHEN I AM PULLING OUT OF SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ANY LONGER PLEASE GET THIS FIXED. NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN ON HERE READING THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A POWER STEERING ISSUE ALSO SO NOW THAT HAS ME SCARED... OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A GOOD CAR AT ALL!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293355November 24, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING SIGNAL COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND IT SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY THUS MAKING IT HARD TO TURN AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293402November 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY COBALT, 64, 000 MILES. THE CAR LEAKS FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP HOSE ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE LOCATION WHICH COULD BE A SOURCE OF IGNITION. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, THEY REPAIRED THE CAR FOR ABOUT $600.00. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL. I FOUND FROM THE GM WEB SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE THAT IN FACT GM HAS RECALLED 53000 OF THESE CARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ASSIGNED A SPECIALIST AND A CASE NUMBER AND GM WAS INVESTIGATING IF I QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AFTER 3 DAYS OF GM INVESTIGATING, THEY DECIDED MY VIN NUMBER DOESN'T MATCH WITH THIS RECALL. THEY SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I ARGUES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR 53000 OTHER COBALTS AND SIMILAR MODELS, NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AT ALL, ITS A SAFETY RECALL. THEY SAID THEIR DECISION WAS FINAL, AND I WILL RECEIVE NO FINANCIAL HELP. THE GM RECALL NUMBER IS 090226. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER IS 09V419000. THE MECHANIC DESCRIBED MY CARS PROBLEM EXACTLY HOW THE RECALL READS, AND THE RECALL SAYS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER THIS PART WILL BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. GM ONLY SAID NO TO FREE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF A VIN NUMBER THAT HAS NOT BEEN INPUT INTO THEIR RECALL SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293438November 24, 2009
STEERING
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING MY DASHBOARD FLASHED "POWER STEERING" AND AT THE EXACT SAME TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS ON A BUSY WELL TRAVELED 4 LANE ROAD AND ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE THE TURN TO GET OFF. I COULDN'T EVEN PARK THE CAR. NOT EXACTLY A SAFE SITUATION. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP & I'M TOLD IT'S NOT COVERED BECAUSE I HAVE 38,000 MILES SO I'M BARELY OVER MY WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY THEN TELL YOU IT IS PROBABLY THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BUT YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU REPLACE THAT FOR $460 AND IF THE MESSAGE STILL COMES ON FOR POWER STEERING YOU WILL NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN FOR AN ADDITIONAL $700-$800. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND CALLING LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS AND SPEAKING TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO GIVE THEIR NAMES FOR FEAR OF LOSING THEIR JOBS IT HAS BEEN BECOME CLEAR THAT THE STEERING IN A COBALT IS A HUGE ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. MY DEALERSHIP HAS EVEN ADMITTED THAT MY CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND NOT BEEN DRIVEN BADLY OR BEAT UP ON. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT IS DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. ALSO, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR OBVIOUS REASONS WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS SO I AM WITHOUT A CAR FOR A MINIMUM OF A WEEK AND THERE'S NOT A GUARANTEE IT WON'T BE LONGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293259November 23, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE TRACTION AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293271November 23, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293325November 23, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2006 VEHICLE FOR MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ROUGHLY A YEAR AGO. EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR THE FIRST 9 MONTHS. AFTER THAT ONE DAY WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT AND THE CAR WAS FINE UNTIL SHE GOT HOME. EVERYTIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR LITERALLY EVERY 2 MILES YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND A HASSLE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID BECAUSE WE DIDN'T PURCHASE A WARRANTY IT WOULD COST 2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX. DUE TO THE POOR ECONOMY WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR, BUT YET WE PUT DOWN 3,000 ON THE VEHICLE AND WE CONTINUE TO BE STUCK WITH 350 CAR PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH FOR A VEHICLE WE CANNOT EVEN DRIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAR, WE ARE EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE THAT HAS ONE OF THESE CARS. THE CAR IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY WE ARE SPENDING ON IT. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE SITUATION AND WE ARE IN A HORRIBLE POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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