2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND AFTER A MILE, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR AND THE SERPENTINE BELT BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. THE CARS' ENGINE WILL CUT OFF, BUT THE KEY WILL NOT GO INTO THE OFF POSITION. IT ONLY TURNS THE KEY BACK TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION WHERE THE RADIO IS LEFT ON. HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE RADIO. UNSURE OF WHETHER OR NOT THE CAR SHOULD EVEN BE DRIVEN ANYWHERE ELSE. MY SON IS 18 AND JUST GOT HIS LICENSE IN APRIL. 3 MONTHS LATER HE IS DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A GREAT VEHICLE AND IT MADE ME FEEL PROUD KNOWING MY SON WOULD BE DRIVING AN AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE. A CHEVY. NOPE. THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE FIXED, AND AS SOON AS THE DEALER GETS THE PART FOR THE IGNITION, WHICH ACCORDING TO THEM MAY TAKE 'UP TO 3 MONTHS' THIS CAR IS LEAVING OUR POSSESSION. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS THAT IN A SITUATION WHERE YOUR VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF, THEY CAN'T MAKE ANY EXCEPTIONS. I ALSO, HAVE A CHEVY COBALT BUT MINE IS A 2010. BOTH ARE ON THE RECALL LIST. WHEN I ORDERED MY PART, AND THIS WAS 2 MONTHS AGO, I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS AND WE WRECK OUR VEHICLE, WE WILL BE SUING GM. BORN AND BRED CHEVY, BUT MY BLOOD WILL SOON BE BLEEDING BLUE FOR FORD. PERIOD. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

WE CAN SMELL GAS COMING FROM THE CAR. WE CAN'T EVEN PUT OUR VEHICLE IN OUR GARAGE BECAUSE IT SMELLS UP THE WHOLE HOUSE LIKE GASOLINE. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT APART AND SAID THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP. I WENT ON LINE AND NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. WHY IS THAT? WHAT DO WE DO NOW? WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT IT WILL CATCH FIRE. PLEASE ADVISE. *JS

MY DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE METAL BEARINGS ENCASED IN PLASTIC IN THIS COLUMN. OVER TIME THE METAL WILL RUB AGAINST THE PLASTIC AND CAUSE PLAY IN THE BEARING. THE PLAY WILL CAUSE CHATTER WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND OTHER SAFETY ISSUES. BY DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER I FOUND THAT THERE WERE LAWSUITS PLACED AGAINST THE MAKER OR THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO THE FACT THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD TO REPLACE SO MANY OF THESE COLUMNS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS MATTER AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO WAY OF TELLING ME IF THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED OR THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEEN MODIFIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE SAME BY MY DEALER. GENERAL MOTORS TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT ONE OPTION I HAD TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WAS TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH YOU. THERE IS A BULLETIN THAT WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD TODAY BY MY DEALER THAT THE BULLETIN HAD BEEN CANCELLED BY GENERAL MOTORS. WHY IT WAS CANCELLED IS A MYSTERY. MY DEALER ADVISED AGAINST ME CHANGING THE COLUMN SINCE IT IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT THE PROBLEM WILL ARISE AGAIN WITH THE NEW COLUMN. *TR

AFTER HAVING IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BY RECALL, 2 WEEKS LATER WE LOST THE USE OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, STEER WHEEL HARD TO TURN, FEELS LIKE MANUAL STEERING,WE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR POWER ASSIST MOTOR REPLACEMENT UNDER RECALL WARRANTY, BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM?, DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT STEER COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED BUT, WE HAVE TO PAY $924.00 TO REPLACE. OUT OF POCKET. PICKUP FROM DEALERSHIP AND TOOK TO LOCAL SERVICE CENTER FOR ANOTHER OPINION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL WIRING INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CONSUMER STATED ON I APRIL OF 2014, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE TWO RECALLS PERFORMED; THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING, AND HE SIGNED AN ESTIMATED TICKET STATING ONLY THOSE TWO THINGS WOULD BE DONE AND HE WAS QUOTED OF A PRICE OF $218. HOWEVER, WHEN HE RETURNED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE INVOICE HAD BRAKE WORK AND A FUEL SYSTEM CLEAN OUT, AMONG OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE NOT REQUESTED OR AUTHORIZED. WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE OFF THE LOT, THERE WAS AN ODOR AN GAS. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD FUEL MODULE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NO WAY THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. UPDATED 07/30/14

I NOTICED A SMELL OF GAS WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN I CAN STILL SMELL GAS. ANY TIME THE VEHICLE IS PARKED WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR YOU CAN SEE AND SMELL THE GAS DRIPPING ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE FUEL PUMP SEAL TO BE LEAKING THUS CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND. AS I RESEARCHED RECALLS I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP IN 2006 CHEVY COBALTS BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES. THE GM RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS IS 090226. EVERY THING THAT WAS SAID IN THIS RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS FAIR FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A MISTAKE THAT WAS MADE. *TR

OUR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FREQUENTLY "STOPS" WORKING. YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE OTHER 3 DOORS IN THE VEHICLE OPEN WITHOUT ISSUE, BUT THE DRIVERS DOOR REFUSES TO OPEN (AND I DO NOT CONSIDER HAVING TO CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OR PLAY "DUKES OF HAZARD" A FEASIBLE ACTION). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE COBALT AND G5. TO THIS EFFECT I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. IF I AM ABLE TO FIND THOUSANDS OF RESULTS ON THE ISSUE WITH A 30 SECOND INTERNET SEARCH IT HAS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS WOULD BE A FAIRLY HIGH PRIORITY FIX DUE TO THE RISK OF SOMEONE BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR SOME OTHER CATASTROPHE. GRANTED I DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS AS IT IS NOT TECHNICALLY A LIFE OR DEATH DEFECT UNLESS YOU CONSIDER THE ABOVE SCENARIO. JUST THOUGH I WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ABOUT A CAR THAT SEEMS TO HAVE WAY TOO MANY RECALLS IN ITS HISTORY ALREADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE KEY WOULD WORK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT FAILED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD THREE DINGS AND MY CAR FLASHES POWER STEERING, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEERING TO THE NEXT LANE TO TRY AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY THEN IT JUST SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING FINE. BUT NOW I'M WORRIED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I'VE RECEIVED TWO LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL BUT NO DEALER IN MY AREA HAS THE PARTS, WAS TOLD I'D BE CALLED WHEN THEY ARRIVE. *TR

MY KEY HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR A MONTH NOW. IT HAS CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DIE EVERY TIME I LEAVE IT PARKED. I TOOK MY CAR TO GET THE IGNITION RECALL FIXED AND WHEN I ASKED IF THEY COULD REMOVE IT THEY TOLD ME ONLY AT AN ADDITIONAL COST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK I WAS GIVEN TWO NEW KEYS WITH ONE STUCK IN THE IGNITION STILL. I WAS REALLY CONFUSED AS TO WHY THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REMOVE MY KEY WITHOUT CHARGING ME WHEN THEY OBVIOUSLY REMOVED MY OLD KEY TO GIVE ME A NEW SET AND SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET IT STUCK AGAIN. AFTER LOOKING UP HOW TO FIX IT I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SHIFTER. THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH VARIOUS CHEVROLET MODELS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,350.

WHILE DRIVING A WARNING AND CHIME SOUNDED FOR THE POWER STEERING. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD DURING TURNING. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET DIAGNOSED AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. I KNOW THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL FROM GM 10023 FOR THE PUMP. RECENTLY THERE IS NOW A RECALL NUMBER 14115 THAT IS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE SAME PUMP. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PART FAILING AND REQUESTED THAT IF MY MODEL MIGHT BE ON THE LIST FOR THE NEW RECALL. THEY STATED THAT IT IS NOT FOR MY MODEL YEAR AND THAT IT IS ONLY FOR THE 2010 CHEVY COBALT. GM GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I PAID TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED WITH THE SAME MOTOR THAT IS PRONE TO FAIL. JUST LAST WEEK MY SISTER WHO HAS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM, SIGNED BY [XXX], TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED UNDER 14115. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK THEM TO INVESTIGATE WHY SHE HAS RECEIVED A RECALL AND I HAD NOT. MY ANSWER WAS THAT I WOULD NEED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT HERE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE 2014, MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WENT IN FOR THE SAFETY RECALL 13454 (REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH). (THIS WAS THE SECOND RECALL THIS CAR HAS HAD.) ON JUNE 19TH, 2014 WITH THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH INSTALLED BY THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN TOWN, AT SPEEDS OF 20 AND 30 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER TO STEERING, BRAKES WHICH MADE DIFFICULT EVEN TO STOP AND MANEUVER SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR LOST MOST OF THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE BUT STAYED RUNNING. THE CAR WAS THEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, WITH DASH LIGHT WARNINGS OF ENGINE LIGHT, TC LIGHT AND A CAR SECURITY EMBLEM LIGHT ON. THE CAR RAN WITH VERY LIMITED POWER AND STRANGE CLICKING NOISE WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE SHIFTER. I HAVE CELL PHONE VIDEO OF THE SHIFTER NOB CLICKING ALONG WITH CELL PICTURE OF THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS THAT ARE ON. CAR HAD TO BE "MAN HANDLED" TO GET IT TO A SAFE DESTINATION. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED A THEN RECONNECTED, WITH THE THOUGHT OF RESETTING COMPUTER. WHEN BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED THE CAR WAS 100% BACK TO NORMAL. FOR HOW LONG, IS ANYONE GUESS, THIS STRANGE OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. THE CAR IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS. THEY INFORMED THAT IT WILL BE A WEEK OR SO BECAUSE THEIR ALL BOOKED UP. WHAT A PAIN IN THE (YOU FILL THE BLANK). IF I HAD ENOUGH $$ TO REPLACE THE CAR, I WOULD HAVE THIS CAR CRUSHED SO THAT I WOULD NO LONGER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS IT MAY CAUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND THE DRIVER DOOR CRASHED INTO THE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,805. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEREO HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS, IT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WAS DIFFICULT AND STRANGE NOISES COULD BE HEARD UPON ATTEMPTING TO DO SO. THERE WERE ALSO TO INCIDENTS THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER. UPDATED 5/13/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER BOTH RECALLS. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT DURING SERVICE THE VEHICLE BATTERY TESTED LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FUSE HAD BLOWN AND THAT THE BATTERY HAD TESTED NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,420.

LIGHT GOES ON AND POWER STEERING COMES ON THE SCREEN TRANSMITION DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT NO POWER STEERING THE CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN SAFELY 43000 MILES AND IT WAS ALREADY FIXED ONCE. *JS

LEAVING WORK @ 3:00 PM ON SATURDAY 06/14/2014 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON AND "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON THE (MILEAGE READ OUT) AND SHOWED THE MOTOR AND A LOCK ICONS (NO STEERING AT ALL). CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW TO THEM. ON MONDAY 06/16/2014 MORNING WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP EARLY, TECHNICIAN THAT HELPED ME ON SATURDAY WAS THERE AND TOLD ME THAT IT MUST HAVE "RESET ITSELF" SO THEY DID TESTING AND THEY DETERMINED THAT IS WAS A "STEERING CONTROL MODULE" HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN FOR 5 DAYS FOR THE MODULE AND THE ASSOCIATED RECALLS FOR THE IGNITION, PICKED IT UP ON FRIDAY 06/20/2014. NOW THE SAME ISSUE IS SHOWING UP AGAIN ON 07/12/14(TOOK PICTURES OF THE ICONS) AND IT HAS NOT BEEN 15 WORKING DAYS SINCE I PICKED IT UP . THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE YOU CAN BE DRIVING IT AND THE NEXT MINUTE YOU MIGHT HAVE NO STEERING AT ALL. WHEN IT LOCKS UP AND IT TAKES (OVERNIGHT OR SOME TIME ) TO RESET. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND IT IS SCARY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE(CAN'T AFFORD RENTAL VEHICLES) EVERY 3 WEEKS. THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY WAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WHICH IS 30 MILES ONE WAY FROM HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I CONTACTED GRAFF CHEVROLET IN GRAND PRAIRIE TX ABOUT RECALL NOTICE 14V047/14V171 (GM 13454, 14063, 14113, 14133) IN MAY AND WAS TOLD TO COME BACK IN JUNE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE PART AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. I WENT ON JUNE 12 AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT WE WOULD BE ON WAITING LIST FOR AT LEAST A MONTH FOR PARTS TO COME IN. I LIVE WITH MY OLDER MOM, AND CARE FOR MY GRANDMOTHER WHO HAS ALZHEIMERS, BOTH OF WHICH NEED CONSTANT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND MEDICINES. I USE MY CAR TO TRANSPORT BOTH TO THEIR DOCTORS VISITS AND CANNOT HAVE ISSUES WITH MY CAR REGARDING THE RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE KEY NOT TURNING THE IGNITION AT TIMES, AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TEND TO WANT TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER ABOARD WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US TO CALL ON THE FOLLOWING MONTH AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING US WE HAVE TO BE ON A WAITING LIST AND IT MAY BE A MONTH OR LONGER. I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. THE IGNITION ISSUE IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER TO ME SINCE THIS CAR IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HELP IN HAVING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DUE TO MY NEED TO TRANSPORT MY MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER I CANNOT BE WORRYING ABOUT A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, OR LEAVE US STRANDED IN THE TEXAS HEAT IF IT DECIDES TO NOT RELEASE OR ENGAGE THE IGNITION. *TR

WE TOOK THE COBOLT TO OURISMAN CHEVROLET, ALEXANDRIA, VA FOR REPAIRS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH IS SUBJECT OF A RECALL. DEALER KEPT SAYING THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THEM SINCE WE HAD 2 EVENTS WHEN THE IGNITION TURNED OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. TO OUR SURPRISE THE DEALER HAD THE PART AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT THE SAME AFTERNOON. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WHEN WE WERE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, THE CAR STARTED TO TURN OFF AND ON AND THEN THE IGNITION TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AND THE STEERING LOCKED, WHICH WAS THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE THE SUPPOSED REPAIRS AND SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. WE ARE LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND WANT TO ALERT FEDERAL AUTHORITIES TO POTENTIAL FAULTY REPLACEMENT PARTS OR IMPROPER REPAIRS. EITHER WAY, THE PROBLEM CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS, AS IT HAS IN THE PAST AND COULD RESULT IN DEATHS. WE CALLED GM AND WAS GIVEN A NUMBER. HOWEVER, A CUSTOMER ADVISOR SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING ELSE AND NOT RELATED, WHICH IS HOGWASH. THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE THE SO CALLED REPAIRS. *JS

ATTENTION GENERAL MOTORS, I RECEIVED THE MANY LETTERS YOUR COMPANY SENT UPDATING THE STATUS OF THE RECALL ON MY CAR. I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING THE SITUATION. I TOOK MY CAR TO DAVIS CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON TX TO CASH IN THE RECALL VOUCHER ON 5/6/14. ON 6/5/2014 I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS READY. I WAS NOT GIVEN A RECEIPT. PAGE 10, MAY, 2014, BULLETIN NO: 14113B WAS LEFT IN MY CARE. I WAS GIVEN A DIFFERENT STYLE OF KEY, KEY RING, AND THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS TO USE PRIOR TO REPAIRS. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, IT SAYS TO MAKE SURE ANY DRIVER KNOWS ABOUT THE (SAME) DANGERS OF THE ORIGINAL SAFETY RECALL LETTERS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK BECAUSE IT KEEPS STOPPING TO THE DEGREE THAT I DID NOT DRIVE IT UNLESS I NECESSARY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE THE THROTTLE FROM SITTING UP TOO LONG. THEY SAID I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I COMPLAINED ABOUT NOT RECEIVING PAPERWORK. I RECEIVED PAPER WORK THAT READS THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS GIVEN AN AGENT WILL WHO I ASKED IF THEY PUT IN THE PART THAT WAS BEING BUILT FOR THE CAR AND HE SAID YES. ALSO, HE TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SAFE EVEN BEFORE THE REPAIRS. HOW IS THE CAR CONSIDERED REPAIRED WHEN IT HAS THE SAME LIMITATIONS AS IN THE RECALL LETTERS? THIS REMEDY DOES NOT SHOW ANY CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS FEELING OF TRUST, SAFETY, OR COMFORT IN YOUR PRODUCT. FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER TO USE A RELATIVES CAR WITHOUT THE OWNER KNOWING IT. IT WOULD BE THE MOST FATAL EXPERIENCE TO LEARN ABOUT IT THROUGH THAT PERSONS DEATH BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW (OR UNDERSTAND) THE TERMS OF WHAT YOU CONSIDER A SAFE ENOUGH RESULT. GM THIS TELLS CONSUMERS THAT YOU DO NOT CARE. I AM ASKING THAT YOU LOOK AT MY CASE. I AM TRYING NOT TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.

FOR MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH, I HAVE BEEN CALLING EVERY WEEK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CLOSEST TO MY HOME AND EACH WEEK THEY TELL ME TO CALL BACK NEXT WEEK. WELL THIS WEEK MY CAR FINALLY DIED ON ME. LUCKILY I HAD PARKED AND WENT INTO A STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE IT WOULD NOT START RATHER THAN STALLING ON THE ROAD. SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT MY CAR HAD DONE AND AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME TO CALL TRIPLE AAA AND HAVE THEM TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH IT WOULD BE FIXED AND I COULD GET A RENTAL UNTIL THE PARTS COME IN. WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY I CALLED THE TOWING COMPANY (AAA) AND MY CAR WAS TOWED UP THERE THE NEXT DAY WHEN I CALLED TO CHECK ON IT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY STARTER AND NOW I OWE A HUNDRED AND TWO DOLLARS TOWING FEE AND HAVE TO PAY THEM OVER SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TO DO THE STARTER WORK. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS SO NOW I'M OUT OF MORE MONEY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED AWAY FROM THERE. I GO AND BUY A STARTER THAT COST OVER TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ONLY TO PUT IT ON AND MY CAR STILL DON'T WORK. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS COMPANY AND I AM AFRAID OF THIS CAR. I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT THIS IGNITION SWITCH MAY OR MAY NOT DO IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT I COULD GET A RENTAL ACCORDING TO THE NEWS AND I AM YET TO GET ANYONE TO EVEN ACT AS IF THEY CARE. THIS IS A PLEA FOR YOU TO HELP ME. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF FOUR, WORKING TWO JOBS AND THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HELP ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY THEN BEGINS TO SHIFT VERY RUFF AND HARD. WHEN IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DOESN'T COME UNTIL DRIVING AGAIN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THE SHIFTING HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN ACCIDENTS. *TR

MY 2006 COBALT HAS MANUAL DOOR LOCKS AND THE TOP KNOB OF THE LOCK IN THE INTERIOR TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE HAS BROKEN OFF FLUSH WITH THE TOP OF THE DOOR SO WHEN THEY ARE LOCKED THERE IS NOTHING TO GRAB MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK. THE TOP PART OF THE KNOB SIMPLY BROKE OFF WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. IF THE DOOR IS ACCIDENTLY LOCKED WHILE INSIDE I HAVE TO REACH THROUGH THE WINDOW AND USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IA A HUGE SAFETY HAZZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE BEING RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. AFTER AWAITING FOUR CONSECUTIVE WEEKS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. D

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT FROM DRAINING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS A RESULT, THE SHIFT INTERLOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,473. UPDATED 10/09/14*LJ

THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FUEL PUMP RECALL FOR THIS CAR, WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000, DID NOT SHOW UP IN THE DATABASE VISIBLE TO EITHER MY MECHANIC OR A GM DEALER. THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING PART FAILURE, WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE CAR, EITHER WHILE IT IS MOVING OR STOPPED, AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS THIS PROBLEM, LEAKING GASOLINE AT QUITE A RAPID RATE. THE FUEL SMELL WHILE DRIVING IS UNBEARABLE. WHEREVER I PARK A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE FORMS UNDER THE CAR. IF I PARKED IN A CLOSED GARAGE, THIS WOULD BE A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS FOR GOOD REASON THAT THIS RECALL WAS PUT IN PLACE. HOWEVER, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE SHOWS UP IN THE GM SYSTEM AS A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" AND NOT A RECALL. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE. I WAS SEARCHING BECAUSE I WAS PREPARING TO PAY $833 FOR MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. WHEN I PHONED THE DEALER, HE SAID HE HAD TO GET TO "ANOTHER SCREEN" TO SEE THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ITEMS, AND HE ONLY DID THAT BECAUSE I PROMPTED HIM. APPARENTLY THEY DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO WARN CAR OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE EVEN WHEN THE OWNER HAS THEIR VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL (WHICH MINE WAS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS). I HAVE ALSO NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL, AND I'VE OWNED THE CAR SINCE JANUARY OF 2007. AFTER THE RECENT PRESS COVERAGE OF THE RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR THIS VEHICLE, I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS KIND OF A SAFETY CONCERN IS ESSENTIALLY BEING HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE SEEMS TO OCCUR AT RANDOM TIMES, AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THERE IS A "POWER STEERING" DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD AND A WARNING CHIME. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM'S GO BONKERS, THE CAR REPEATEDLY JUMPS FORWARD ABRUPTLY, AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SOMETIMES I CAN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE ISSUE GOES AWAY, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR, BUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR RECALL (DONE IN JULY OF 2013) SEEMED TO FIX IT, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. IT IS IRRITATING AND SCARY TO HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THIS, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY DURING THE UPCOMING WINTER MONTHS WHERE I WILL CERTAINLY BE DRIVING ON ICE AND SNOW. I HOPE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER RECALL TO PERMANENTLY SOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISTANCE HE HAS TO DRIVE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS REGARDING THE RECALL, MUST BE PERFORMED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER. *JB UPDATED 07/27/15. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT CUSTOMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED SEVERAL TIMES, TO THE DEALER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AND TRUNK OPERATIONS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ

AFTER RECALL SWITCH REPLACEMENT, AIRBAGS LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM IS COMING ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. SPOKE TO GM LOCAL DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND HE SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THEN WHAT WAS THE POINT IN REPLACING SWITCH? MY AIRBAGS ARE STILL NOT WORKING WHILE I DRIVE MY CAR. MY CAR IS STILL NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME ANYWAYS WITHOUT FIXING THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX MY AIRBAGS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO NEITHER REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT CONCERNING THE CHEVY RECALL ON COBALTS FOR IGNITION KEY RECALLS; HE HANDLING FOR HIS DAUGHTER, THE OWNER OF THE CAR; SEND RESPOND DIRECTLY TO SENATOR OFFICE, PLEASE REF: CONSTITUENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE LOST POWER MOMENTARY. THERE WAS NO STEERING ABILITY, AND WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE THE CONTINUED AS NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, HE THEN WENT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE FOUND THE ABS FUSE WAS BLOWN AND A WIRE WAS TRACED TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE .

4/26/20142006 COBALT RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. AT THAT TIME YELLOW ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND RED BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER SAID CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. 5/31/2014 TO 6/3/2014 AFTER DEALER SAID BRAKE WARNING AND ABS NOT RELATED TOOK TO VERY LOCAL SHOP NO TOW, HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, NO LEAK PADS AND SHOES OK. THE SHOP FOUND ABS FUSE BLOWN. CODES IN DIAGNOSTIC U0121, U2105, U2106, U2108. WIRES TRACED TO SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH. PAID $106.95 FOR INSPECTION. CAR UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS ON BACK ORDER. 6/7/2014 CALL FROM GM CAR PICKED UP BY ROGERS TOWING 11AM. GM CALL WAS SEND TO DEALER NO DISCUSSION OF RENTAL AT THIS POINT. CAR SENT WITH RECALL PAPERS/TUFFY INSPECTION AND TECH SERVICE BULLETINS AND OTHER RECALL INFO. ALSO 1 KEY AND REMOTE SENT 6/7/2004 CALL FROM DEALER APPROX. 1PM, THEY HAVEN??T LOOKED AT CAR, BUT APPARENTLY READ REPORT. SERVICE MANAGER STATED DIDN??T REALLY CONSIDER THE TUFFY REPORT WAS A VALID REPORT AND THE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH RECALLS. TOLD ME THAT AGAIN THE FUSES BLOWING ARE NOT RELATED. EXPLAINED AGAIN, THIS WARNING LIGHT ISSUE WAS NOT HAPPENING PRIOR TO INCIDENT #1. STATED ONLY ISSUE WITH KEY WAS FOR THE DETENT. DEALER WILL WORK ON SECURING RENTAL. 6/13/2014 CONTACTED US SENATOR ABOUT DELAY, 4 HOURS LATER CAR WAS READY, PUT NEW FUSES IN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WORKED FOR A WEEK, LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLS OCCASIONALLY AND 7/19/2014 STARTED TODAY IGNITION KEY IS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM LOCK CYLINDER AFTER 4 TO 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, ADVISED DAUGHTER TO BRING TO PLACE OF PURCHASE DETERMINE WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON. *TR

I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE SENT OUT BY GM REGARDING REPLACING IGNITION SWITCHES, IGNITION CYLINDERS AND KEYS. I CALLED CARR CHEVROLET ON APRIL 24, 2014 AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULD BE ORDERED AND I WOULD RECEIVE A RETURN CALL WHEN AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD THE ORDER WOULD TAKE 14-21 DAYS TO COME IN. APPROXIMATELY JUNE 1, 2014 I RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM GM NOTING MY VEHICLE HAD NOT HAD SERVICE DONE; ON JUNE 6, 2014, I PHONED CARR CHEVROLET TO FOLLOW UP ON HOW LONG THE ORDER WOULD TAKE: THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN SAID I WOULD RECEIVE A PHONE CALL WHEN THE PARTS WERE IN AND THAT THE PARTS TOOK 30-45 DAYS TO COME IN. I HAD TO INSIST THAT HE LOOK UP MY NAME TO ENSURE THAT THE PARTS HAD BEEN ORDERED. INITIALLY, HE SAID GAVE A DATE OF APRIL 25, 2014, THEN CHANGED THE ORDER DATE TO MAY 15. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE, HE SAID THAT ALL ORDERS ARE PLACED AS SOON AS THEY COME IN, AND TOLD ME THAT I CALLED ON MAY 15, 2014. I SAID I WOULD CHECK MY NOTES BECAUSE THAT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT; INDEED I CALLED ON APRIL 24, 2014 TO ORDER THE PARTS. I AM DISSATISFIED THAT CARR CHEVROLET WAITED 22 DAYS TO ORDER MY PARTS, AND THAT I HAVE WAITED, WITHOUT RESOLUTION, A TOTAL OF 46 DAYS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 13 DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND RELATED COMPONENTS, AND I AM ANGERED THAT CARR CHEVROLET 1) DOES NOT SEEM TO TAKE THIS RECALL SERIOUSLY ENOUGH AND 2) ARGUES WITH THE CUSTOMER AND LIES ABOUT WHEN PARTS WERE ORDERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SULPHUR ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND RESET AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,113.

MY VEHICLE SMELLS OF GASOLINE AND HAS BEEN LEAKING LIKE CRAZY. I AM GETTING LESS THAN 17 MILES PER GALLON AND LOSING A TON OF GAS DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL IN EVERY STATE AND NOT JUST A FEW. IF IT IS RECALLED ON ANY 2006 CHEVY COBALT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON ALL OF THEM NO MATTER WHAT THE STATE. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND THEREFORE ITS STATED THERE IS NO RECALL FOR IT HERE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS AND IN GM FOR SELLING A CAR WITH AS MANY RECALLS AS THE COBALT HAS AND ONLY CHOOSING VERY FEW STATES FOR THE RECALL TO BE GRANTED. I USED TO BE A HUGE GM FAN BUT, NOW AFTER HAVING AS MANY ISSUES AS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND LIVING IN MICHIGAN NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER RECALL, I NO LONGER FEEL THE SAME, IN FACT I AM STRONGLY THINKING OF GOING FOREIGN. THANKS GM FOR LETTING DOWN YET ANOTHER CUSTOMER. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WHEN YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS EVERYWHERE AND NOT JUST IN CERTAIN STATES. THIS IS YOUR FAULT THAT THE CAR IS SO FAULTY AND I THINK YOU SHOULD STAND UP AND OWN UP TO IT AND FIX THE CHEVY COBALT'S NO MATTER WHAT STATE THEY ARE IN. HOW DOES IT EVEN MATTER WHAT STATE A PERSON IS IN ANYWAYS A DEFAULT PART IS A DEFAULT PART, ISN'T IT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/01/14