Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10575841March 31, 2014
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576045March 31, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THE ELECTRICAL STEERING MECHANISMS TO FAIL, PARTS BREAK INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN MAKING RATTLING SOUNDS CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING, MY MASTER MECHANIC FATHER COULDN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT, THE STABILITY IS WOBBLY, HARD TO KEEP IN A STRAIT LINE WHILE DRIVING. THESE MODEL YEAR VEHICLES ARE TERRIBLE AND NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE GM RECALL PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL STEERING. LOOK AT ANY COBALT COMPLAINT FORUM, ITS INSANE, THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575694March 30, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS WHEN DRIVING. I PARKED IN A STORE PARKING LOT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND CONTINUED TO SMELL GAS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WENT INTO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT THERE WAS GAS ON THE GROUND. THERE IS A GAS LEAK NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575553March 29, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON BUSY ROAD CAR KEEPS ALMOST STALLING OUT. START UP THE CAR AFTER 10 MINUTES CAR DRIVES FINE. NEXT TIME I'M DRIVING CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING. THEN CAR KEEPS STALLING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575299March 28, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HE SWERVED TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND LANDED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK, CHEST, AND MULTIPLE BODY BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MASSIVE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS BEING INSPECTED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE RELATED FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10575451March 28, 2014
STEERING
RANDOMLY THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT, IT WENT OUT WHILE TURNING A CORNER AND BOUNCED OFF A ONCOMING CAR IN A TURN LANE, THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY AND I JUST GOT THE CAR , THEY WANT ME TO PAY JUST TO LOOK AT IT I DON'T HAVE 200 TO LOOK TILL I HEAR A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574909March 26, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON JUNE SEVENTH, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON THE I-95 EXPRESSWAY. SUDDENLY, I LOST THE CONTROL OF MY CAR WHICH WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR DRIVEN FOR REYMY W. PORTES (CRASH REPORT # [XXX]). ON FEBRUARY 21TH, 2011, MY HUSBAND, [XXX] HAD SIMILAR ACCIDENT WITH HIS 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE FACT THAT BOTH CRASHES WERE SO SIMILAR MADE DUBIOUS ABOUT OUR RESPONSIBILITY ON THEM. ON DECEMBER 12, 2011 MY HUSBAND PRESENTED A COMPLAINT TO F. H.S. M. V. D. M. S. (COMPLAINT # [XXX]), ON DECEMBER 16, 2011 ITS ANSWER WAS: ?YOUR COMPLAINTS DO NOT FALL WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION. DEJECTED, HE DIDN?T ANY MORE ACTION. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED FROM GM A WARNING ABOUT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY EXISTS IN 2005-2007 MODEL YEAR (MY) CHEVROLET COBALT, THEN I READ ON TV NEWS, AND INTERNET, THAT GM ISSUED THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT?. IN THIS MOMENT WE REALIZED THAT BOTH THE 2006 AND 2008 CHEVY COBALT AIR BAGS? DID NOT DEPLOY, REGARDLESS BOTH VEHICLES CRASHES WERE ON FRONT BUMPER AND MAROONE COLLISION CENTER CHARGE TO ALLSTATE THE AMOUNT OF $4183.16 TO REPAIR MY CAR. WE HAVE RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LETTERS FROM LAWYERS, AS WELL AS ALLSTATE INSURANCE DEALING WITH INJURES DAMAGES AND MONETARY COMPENSATION. ALLSTATE PAID TO MR. PORTES THE SUM OF $3 000, CONSEQUENTLY OUR ALLSTATE INSURANCE PREMIUM WAS RAISED SUBSTANTIALLY. THIS ENTIRE SITUATION HAD CAUSED STRESS, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN BOTH MY WIFE I. BECAUSE BOTH CRASHES HAPPENED IN THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR, I-95 TRAFFIC WAS CROWDED AND SLOW, BUT IN OTHER CONDITIONS AND AS CONSEQUENCE OF AIR BAG MALFUNCTION MY WIFE AND MIGHT HAVE DIED. FOR THE REASONS EXPLAINING ABOVE, I, THE WRITER, DEMAND FROM GM A MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, LEGAL, AND MONETARY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MY CAR MALFUNCTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10574972March 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE BEFORE ROLLING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, BACK AND A BROKEN NOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CONTACT RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10574636March 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR SHUT OFF TWO TIMES WHILE DRIVING, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART BOTH TIMES; HOWEVER NOW WHEN I START THE CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STARTER IS STAYING ENGAGED AFTER THE CAR IS ALREADY STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574644March 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHICH IN TURN MADE THE STEERING AND BRAKES TO STOP WORKING. AS A RESULT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK DYSPLASIA, BRUISING, AND CONTUSIONS. THE CHILD SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED A BRUISE ON HER FOREHEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10574654March 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574811March 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ON 7/05/12 MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. SHE STATED SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO STEER & REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE CAR LEFT THE ROAD AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 25FT INTO A WOODED AREA. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. INJURIES SUSTAINED: LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, CONCUSSION AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10574527March 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOANER CAR ISSUE FROM DEALERSHIP. *SMD LOANER VEHICLES, WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ISSUED, UNTIL THE RECALL WAS RECTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574462March 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574242March 23, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR STALLS DUE TO THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR DEFECT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND THE WEATHER IS COLD. THE CHOKE GETS STUCK IN EITHER THE OPEN OR THE CLOSED POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON NUMEROUS DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH IS WHY THEY KEEP THE PART IN STOCK. HOWEVER CHEVY/GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS PART IS FAR TO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO REPLACE. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A HAZARD DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING IN MID TRAFFIC WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I CAN KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING BY HAVING ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ONE FOOT ON THE GAS AND PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS I COME TO A STOP. THIS TOO COULD RESULT IN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS TWO FEET ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE USED TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574271March 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND MY COBALT SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I RECEIVED FLASHING WARNING MESSAGES FOR POWER STEERING AND ANOTHER ONE SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG." I AM WORRIED THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THESE TWO THINGS HAPPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574180March 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE DOORS NOT LATCHING AND/OR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE OPENED. THE DRIVER DOOR, SEEMS TO DO OK, AS LONG AS I KEEP IT LUBED. CURRENTLY, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. WHEN I LOOK AT THE LATCH, IT SEEMS TO BE MOVING FREELY, YET WILL NOT LATCH. IT HAS BEEN TIED CLOSED WITH A ROPE, SINCE OCTOBER 2013, AS IT WILL COST HUNDREDS, JUST TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IT HAS MANUAL LOCKS, SO IS NOT AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I NEED TO FIND A WAY TO FIX IT MYSELF, BUT CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574066March 21, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED A NEW KEY WAS NEEDED TO START VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW KEY AND THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 5/28/14*CN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574091March 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING OCASSIONALLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVIAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573947March 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DEAR SIR OR MADAM, WE HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE ABOVE-MENTIONED RECALL NOTICE FOR OUR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IMMEDIATELY WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT WERE TOLD THAT THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOMETIME IN APRIL 2014. CONSIDERING THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT FAILED TO INFORM ITS CUSTOMERS, WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT SATISFIED WITH THE HANDLING OF THE SITUATION. WE ARE A MILITARY FAMILY AND SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IN 2005, WE HAVE HAD TO MOVE FIVE TIMES DUE TO MILITARY ORDERS. ALL OF THOSE MOVES WERE ACROSS COUNTRY, FROM WEST COAST TO EAST COAST, BACK TO WEST COAST AND IN THE LAST MOVE FROM WEST COAST TO THE MIDWEST. CONSIDERING ALL THE MILES WE HAVE PUT ON THIS CAR, WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH ITS IGNITION SWITCH/KEY, IT IS VERY WORRISOME, EVEN UPSETTING, TO HAVE BEEN LEFT IN DARK FOR SO LONG BY GM. ADDITIONALLY NOW, WE HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE SITUATION OF HAVING TO WAIT EVEN LONGER, DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE, WHICH POTENTIALLY PUTS US INTO CONTINUOUS DANGER. TRULY, AS A LONG-TIME CUSTOMER OF GM PRODUCTS, THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE WAY OF HOW ONE GETS TREATED; AND WE HAVE HAD THE STRONG DESIRE TO VOICE OUR DISSATISFACTION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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