Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#11349666August 16, 2020
STEERING
I WAS DRAVING MY CAR ON THE CITY AT 30 TO 35 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEICLE START ACTING WEIRD AND THEN THE POWER STEERING ALARM WHEN ON. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH A LITTLE OF STRUGGLE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO CHECK THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO SEE IF SOMETING WAS WRONG BUT I COULDN'T SEE ANY VISUAL PROBLEM SO I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TORNED BACK ON AND STILL THE CAR KEEP GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEM, LUCKILY I MANAGE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK HOME AT 5 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348551August 11, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1.GAS SMELL - FUEL LEAKS AFTER LEAK FIX STILL SMELL GAS (EVEN AFTER SETTING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. 2-DOOR LOCK ISSUES-EVEN AFTER FIXED BY GM-NOW WON'T LOCK AT ALL 3.AIR BAGS- GM STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT GET PARTS IN 4.ELECTRONIC ISSUES -START AUTO NOW SHOW-POWER STEERING, HAD CHECKED BY GM WONT ECM WON'T CUMMUNICATE WITH TCM. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THIS CHECKED BY ANTHONY CHEVROLET AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE! STATE THEY CANNOT GET PARTS AND OR NOT WORTH FIXING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348438August 10, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341085July 23, 2020
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
ON 7-20-20 I SPOKE WITH STEPHANIE ( 1-800-222-1020) ON THE NHTSA SITE, WERE I GOT THE PHONE NUMBER. I TOLD HER I ENTERED MY VIN AND FOUND THERE WERE 6 RECALLS ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I EXPLAINED TO HER ON 7-15-20, I LEFT FOR WORK BUT NOTICED MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS AFRAID I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE OF THE STEERING. I WENT AND PURCHASED POWER STEERING FLUID, ONLY TO LEARN THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PUT IT. STEPHANIE AND I LOOKED AT THE RECALLS TOGETHER. WE DISCUSSED THE NUMEROUS RECALLS SHE SAW ALONG WITH ME. SHE SET-UP A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT HERE IN CONWAY, ARK WERE I NOW RESIDE FOR 7-23-20 @ 7:00AM. SUPERIOR DEALERSHIP. I ARRIVED AND (LISA) ASKED IF I HAD AN APPOINTMENT, I SAID YES. I TOLD HER WHAT MY ISSUE WAS AND SHE WENT INTO MY CAR AND PULLED OUT SOMETHING UNDER THE DASH. SHE HAD IN HER HAD SOMETHING SHE SAID WOULD LIGHT UP RED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE ON A MACHINE IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEMS. SHE THEN TOLD ME THERE WERE THREE RECALLS ON THE CAR BUT THEY ALL HAD BEEN FIXED. AND STATED I WOULD BE CHARGED $ 150.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I EXPLAINED TO HER I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATIONS PERTAINING TO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I CLEARLY SAW ON THE NHTSA SITE RECALLS FOR , THE GAS TANK WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING GAS. I REPLACED A FUEL THROTTLE BECAUSE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY I LOST POWER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG BECAUSE IT IS SHOWING IT'S OFF, SO I KNOW IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE THE RECALLS I SAW ON THE SITE WERE LEGIT RECALLS. I'M NOT CERTAIN HOW THEY DISAPPEARED FROM THE SITE WHEN I SHOWED UP FOR MY APPOINTMENT ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER. I WAS TOLD I COULD PAY THE $150 BECAUSE THEIR TECHS HAD TO BE PAID OR GET RID OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340819July 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY GAS TANK IS LEAKING FUEL.FROM THE TOP OF MY TANK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339239July 13, 2020
AIR BAGS, STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON AND OFF AND ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF USUALLY WHEN TURNING AND ON HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338886July 12, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
YESTERDAY WAS ON WAY HOME FROM WORK AND CAR JUST DIED ON CITY STREET WITH NO WARNING. I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A PARKING LOT AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND NO THE CAR WONT START BACK UP SO I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME. LAST WEEK I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD AND THEN CAR STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I STOPPED AND WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR JERKED INTO A FORWARD POSITION. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING REALLY HARD GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN GETTING READY TO SLOW DOWN IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WAS A MANUAL AND I HAD IT IN 5TH GEAR BECAUSE IT WAS SEEMING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IDLING IN THE WRONG GEAR AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN. SOMETIME THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN COVER OFF SO I CAN PUSH THE WHITE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE KEY. WHEN THE KEYS ARE NOT IN THE IGNITION THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE RPM AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR JUMPS BACK AND FORTH LIKE THE CAR WAS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338003July 7, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, HE BECAME AWARE OF A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331423June 29, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OUT, ELECTRIC PLUGS AND WIRES, WON'T START AT ALL. NO CLICKS, NOTHING. IF YOU TURN THE KEY NOTHING HAPPENS, BUT A LIGHT THAT IS A CAR WITH A LOCK THROUGH IT. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. THANK YOU KATHY KEY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329457June 17, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND TURNS OFF. TECHNICIANS HAVE SCANNED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO CODES. THEY CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE AND FOUND IT TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATION (55 PSI). THEY CHECKED FUSES AND ALL CHECK OK. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE BUT TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328104June 10, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL KEEPS LOCKING. THERE ARE TIMES THAT I GET STRANDED AND HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE PICK ME UP BECAUSE O CANNOT GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT AS LONG AS I OWNED THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN STATIONARY POSITION. THE PAINT OF THE CAR IS PEELING I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS AND THE PAINT HAS NEVER PEELED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325645May 23, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK NEAR LEFT REAR WHEEL. SMELLED GASOLINE. PARKED VEHICLE. SAW A PUDDLE OF GAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. CHECKED WITH CHEVROLET SINCE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THERE IS A SPECIAL BULLETIN 12191 COVERING THIS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE TO FIX BUT NOBODY RELATED TO CHEVROLET I SPOKE WITH KNOWS ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324914May 17, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LINE IS LEAKING ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE. CAR WAS AT THE SHOP AND THE GAS CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE GROUND AND COULD HAVE KILLED US AND ALL THE WORKERS. I THINK GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. MINE IS NOT THE ONLY CAR WITH THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322339April 27, 2020
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS REEVED UP. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE CONTACT PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME VERY SLOWLY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HER DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320668April 9, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH UP HILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING CEASED. THE ABS AND BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED AND THE DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC USED A KILL SWITCH TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318176March 15, 2020
SUSPENSION
I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF PARKING WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND I WAS PAUSING TO CHECK MY REAR VIEW MIRROR BEFORE PROCEEDING TO REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY COLLAPSED ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE. MY SPINDLE A FACTORY PIECE WAS FAULTY IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED ME AND MY BABY SISTER WOULD HAVE WRECKED AND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CHEVY COBALT ALREADY HAS NUMEROUS RECALLS AND MANUFACTURERS TOOK MANY SHORT CUTS! THAT CHEAP METAL COULD'VE COSTED A LIFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11311998February 28, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARS THE CAR IDLES AND SHIFTS HARD TRIES TO SHIFT OFF. THE LOCKS UNLOCK AND RELOCK IN A FAST PACE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT FLASHES. IT DOES NOT MATTER MY SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IT HAPPENS EVEN WHEN DRIVING 10 MILES AN HOUR. IT IS VERY SCARY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT IS ROUGH TO TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309278February 14, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CHECK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME FIRM AND DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308361February 10, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING CEASED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302945January 30, 2020
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS RANDOMLY POPPING UP ON THE DASH! THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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