2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR STALLS MOSTLY WHEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE IS AROUND THE SINGLE DIGITS. DOESNT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, AND SOMETIMES WHEN THE TEMP ISNT THAT LOW. UNFORTUNATELY I STILL HAVE TO WORK AND I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING, THE CAR STALLED ON AND ICY ROAD AND I ENDED UP IN A SNOW BANK. THE CAR OF COURSE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG AND RAN FOR A COUPLE WEEKS WITH OUT A PROBLEM. I HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STALLING, I EVEN HAD A NEW ENGINE PUT IN BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN I COULDNT START MY CAR AT ALL ONE DAY AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP. NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER THE NEW ENGINE, THE CAR BEGAN STALLING AGAIN, SHOWING UP WITH POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS AND MY MPH GAUGE WENT HAYWIRE. IRONICALLY, SOMETIME AROUND THIS WHOLE PROBLEM, THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH CAME OUT. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY OF 2011 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. IN MARCH OF 2012 MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DUE TO A RECALL FROM SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER, WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WASN'T REPLACED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR ESPECIALLY IF I BOUGHT IF FROM A DEALERSHIP. IN JANUARY OF 2013 MY GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY WENT OUT LUCKILY AFTER I WAS DONE DRIVING AND IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING WHICH RESULTED IN MY KEYS GETTING LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. A MONTH LATER MY SWITCH BOARD STOPPED WORKING IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHICH TURNS OFF MY SIGNALS WHEN I TURN AND MY KEYS STILL OCCASIONALLY GET LOCKED IN MY IGNITION. MY O2 SENSOR JUST WENT OUT, SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE CAR I LEARNED ONE OF MY VALVE COVERS IS LEAKING OIL, AND I JUST REPLACED MY IGNITION COIL PACK! I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY LONGER ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW RECALL ABOUT THE IGNITION. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO ANYONE DRIVING IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES WHEN I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RECALL THE WHOLE CAR. I TRIED TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY SENT ME AWAY AND SAID TO WAIT TO RECEIVE SOMETHING IN THE MAIL TO SEE IF MY CAR QUALIFIES. SERIOUSLY??? I'M NOT SURE WHAT ACTIONS I SHOULD TAKE TO ENSURE MY SAFETY. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS CAR THAT HAS EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD FAILING ALL AT ONCE! EVERY DAY I DRIVE THIS CAR I AM PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER. ANY INFORMATION BACK WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND RELAY WERE ALSO REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I NOTICED A SLIGHT FUEL SMELL FROM THE CAR WHICH LASTED SEVERAL MONTHS. IT INCREASED TO A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND HARD COLD STARTS ALONG WITH ROUGH IDLING. IT FINALLY LED TO LEAKING FUEL. I REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND WHILE INSPECTING IT, THE FUEL LINE FITTING BROKE OFF OF THE FUEL PUMP. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM, BUT NOT IN THE STATE I BOUGHT OR REGISTERED MY CAR IN. THIS SHOULD APPLY TO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND SINCE THE REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE GOES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT IT IS BEING STEERED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO TURN AS IF THERE WAS NO WHEEL BASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN SHAKING (55MPH). GETTING OFF THE BELT LINE, TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I BRAKE, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND DIDN'T BRAKE. HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED UP, AND I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART. CAR SHOOK BADLY FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN SEEMED FINE. A FEW DAYS LATER, DRIVING INTO MY PARKING LOT (10MPH) THE CAR'S BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON AND I BARELY GOT IT INTO A PARKING SPACE. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AT AND WAS TOLD THE ROTORS, BRAKES, AND CALIPERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. CAR DROVE FINE. SIX WEEKS LATER, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (60 MPH), SLOWED DOWN TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD, AND BRAKES WERE OUT. HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR, BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE WORN DOWN AGAIN, AS WELL AS CALIPERS AND BRAKE LINE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AT THE TIME OF EACH INCIDENT. *TR

HAVING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, SHUTS OFF WHILE IN REVERSE AND STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE FIRST INCIDENTS WERE MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, BUT LATELY HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. ON 7/9/13 (MILEAGE 95,755) IT CUT OFF WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC SLOWLY. THAT SCARED ME. IT IS NOW POSTING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE MODEL OF VEHICLE. WHEN I CHATTED ONLINE WITH GM ON 7/10/2013, I WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR VIN DID NOT HAVE ANY ACTIVE RECALLS. I AM FILING THE COMPLAINT BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT MAY NOT BE MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER, BUT THE ISSUE IS THE SAME! THERE NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, I BELIEVE MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL ISSUE! I WOULD HATE FOR IT TO HAPPEN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AS I AM IN THE ATLANTA AREA!. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR PROMPTED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. LEAKING FUEL MODULE CAUSED ODOR, ENTIRE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. I INVESTIGATED WHY A NON-MOVING PART MIGHT FAIL AND DISCOVERED A RECALL, LIMITED TO SOUTHERN STATES. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS STONEWALLED BY [XXX], EXT 42872, WHO WAS OTHERWISE COURTEOUS. A LEAKING FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD: RECALL ALL MODELS AND REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR REPAIRS MADE FOR THIS DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. HER DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND CONSEQUENTLY SHE HIT A RETAINER WALL. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKING OR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HER, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING RACK AND CHARGED HER $868.02

SMELLED FUEL AFTER PARKING CAR. ASKED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW TO LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THAT THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND DRIPPING ON THE GROUND. HE SAID TO CONTACT THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE WE LIVED IN MARYLAND AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. $1000 TO FIX. THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS SO I HAD TO NOT DRIVE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HAD MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO IS A MASTER MECHANIC PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A FUEL PUMP. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS AND GM SAID THERE WOULD BE A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THIS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THERE IS NOT. IS THERE A SPECIAL COVERAGE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHEN BEING DRIVEN OR WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL PUMP, IN WHICH THE PLASTIC COVERING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS RESTRICTED TO VEHICLES SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN SELECTED STATES. UPDATED 12/27/12 UPDATED 01/22/13*LJ UPDATED 01/24/13 UPDATED 02/11/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A STRONG FUEL ODOR COULD BE NOTICED AND THERE APPEARED TO BE A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHICH COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/01/13*LJ THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/07/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMPLETING A TURN AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR NECK INJURIES. THE FAILURE WAS ASSESSED BY A DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

GAS SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, TOOK MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GM SAID TO DO SO, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAS A CRACK IN IT DUE TO MANUFACTURED PARTS BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. NO HELP COVERING THE COST ALTHOUGH THERE ARE RECALLS IN SEVERAL WARM WEATHER STATES BUT NOT IN INDIANA WE HAD A VERY HOT SUMMER WHICH CAUSED PARTS TO EXPAND AND CRACK. I THINK GM SHOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS, BUT THE ONLY OFFERED ME A 10% DISCOUNT! I REALLY HOPE MY VEHICLE DOESN'T CATCH ON FIRE! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN GM, I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON THIS I WILL KEEP COMPLAINING UNTIL SOME ONE HELPS ME COVER THE COST! *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS LIMITED TO SELECTED STATES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS STATE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE TOP OF THE PUMP ASSEMBLY, AND THE SIDE HOSE TO THE ASSEMBLY CRACKED AND BROKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PORT ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED SHUTTING DOWN, IN DECEMBER 2012. SHE HAS REPAIR BILLS TOTALING $1,354.18 FROM THE DEALER, WHO TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BY REPLACING COMPONENTS THAT DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AT THE TIME. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE GAS LINE WAS CRACKED AND THE GAS TANK EXPANDED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 109,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013 *LJ UPDATED 01/09/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND ADVISED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLONE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

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

GEAR SHIFTER GETS STUCK. I HAVE TO GO UNDER MY HOOD AND PULL THE CORD IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFTER TO COME OUT OF PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GASOLINE ONTO THE FUEL TANK AND THE HEAT SHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED FUEL WITHIN THE INTERIOR AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SEAL AND THE O-RING FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE RETURN PORT. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT AND HAD NOT BEEN NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A MILEAGE LIMIT FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 128,000.

I WAS IN THE FOOD FOR LESS MARKET AND MY CAR - BLOW UP OR WHATEVER IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I CAME OUT AFTER SOMEONE STATE "A CHEVY VOLT WAS ON FIRE, COME TO THE FRONT", THEN HE SAID, "WILL THE PERSON WITH A CHEVY VOLT, COME TO THE FRONT - COLOR PURPLE" THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND THE FIRE PEOPLE WAS PUTTING IT OUT. OH, MY GOODNESS!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,472.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

STARTED SMELLING GAS TODAY AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WERE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2006. BLOSSOM CHEVROLET. I THINK THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS IN INDIANA AT THIS TIME I JUST HOPE SOMETHING BAD DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE A FIRE BEFORE I CAN SAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. : ( I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I ARRIVED AT WORK YESTERDAY ONLY TO FIND I COULDN'T EXIT MY CAR THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I MANUALLY TRIED UNLOCKING IT, BUT IT STILL DID NOT OPEN. I PROCEEDED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THAT DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. I THOUGHT THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN THE DOOR. IT TURNS OUT THE LATCH DIDN'T ALLOW ENOUGH SPACE TO CATCH THE DOOR. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF PUSHING THE LATCH AND TRYING TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED, IT FINALLY WAS ABLE TO CLOSE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR (USED) 2 WEEKS AGO. MY FIRST CAR!! I WISH I HAD BOUGHT A HONDA! TODAY I WAS GOING TO RUN ERRANDS ON MY DAY OFF. THIS TIME THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T LATCH. I HAVE NO WAY OF SECURING THE DOOR CLOSED SINCE IT IS A 2 DOOR VEHICLE. THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT, UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY FEATURE (OR LACK THERE OF!) OF THE PASSENGER DOOR POTENTIALLY FLYING OPEN ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING. HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. LOOKS/RIDES NICE BUT NOT WORTH THE MONEY OR HEADACHE. STILL HAVEN'T DISCOVERED A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MIGHT BE TRADING THIS IN ON A NEW CAR, DIFFERENT MODEL/MAKE! *TR

NOTICED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE DRIVING, IDLING AND PARKED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING EVERYTHING OVER, HE NOTICE THE PRESSURE HOSE OFF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED, AND THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN NOT FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. I NOTICED THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MANY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS AND GM NEED TO START FIXING THEIR ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF UPDATED 12/28/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 120,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR SMELLS OF UNBURNED FUEL VERY STRONG WHEN DRIVING. *TR

I TOOK MY 2006 CHEVY SS COBALT INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF CAR FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY : FUEL PUMP BUT ONLY IF I LIVED IN ARIZONA OR NEVADA. I ALSO LOOKED UP A FEW DIFFERENT FORUMS ONLINE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WERE MANY OTHERS THAT DID NOT LIVE IN THE STATES LISTED THAT HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN OTHER REGIONS ON THE RECALL THAT AREN'T BEING ADDRESSED THAT COULD CAUSE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES. *TR

STRONG FUEL SMELL WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE NOT RUNNING. FUEL LEAK FROM GAS TANK AREA. GM RECALL WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE THEY SAY IT WAS A "GOODWILL" RECALL AND PUT MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. GM WANTS ME TO PAY DEALERSHIP FOR AN "OFFICIAL" DIAGNOSIS AND THEY "MIGHT" HELP ME. SOUNDS LIKE A GIMMICK TO GET MORE MONEY FOR THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KNOW I AM OVER THE MILEAGE LIMITATIONS SO WHY PAY THE EXTRA MONEY FOR AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS? RIP OFF, THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. WHEN SOMEONE BLOWS UP MAYBE THEY WILL REPAIR THEN?? *TR

MY CAR HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL SMELL WHICH I SAW WAS A RECALL IN SOME STATES BUT NOT MINE. IS THER ANYTHING I CAN DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO AUTO MECHANICS WHO BOTH STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,600.

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.

RETURN PORT ON MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK AND FUMES TO ENTER THE TRUNK AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS LOCK UP CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE ROLLS AWAY IF NOT LEFT IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST 15,000 MILES. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,072.

COULD SMELL GAS EVERY TIME THAT I GOT OUT OF CAR. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE 120,000 MILES THAT THEY ALLOWED. SO, I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD MAKE A FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT OUT OF PLASTIC. CONNECTION POINTS SHOULD BE STEEL. *TR

GAS MILEAGE HAD SIGNIFICANT DECREASE ON HIGHWAY TRIPS. AFTER DRIVING >50 MILES AND PARKING CAR IN GARAGE, GARAGE WOULD SMELL HORRIBLY OF GASOLINE. UPON INITIAL INVESTIGATION, GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP-END OF THE FUEL TANK IN THE AREA OF THE PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES VIA THE FUEL PUMP. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE FOUND ON CAR UNDER BODY. SYMPTOMS MATCH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOM GILL CHEVROLET FOR REPAIR WORK WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY DUE TO A CRACKED FUEL SUPPLY/RETURN LINE ON FUEL PUMP MODULAR. UPON DISCUSSING WITH DEALERSHIP, IT AS INDICATED THIS ITEM WAS UNDER RECALL BUT IS REGION SPECIFIC. DEALERSHIP MADE COMMENTS THAT IT WAS REGIONAL DUE TO COST OF REPAIR. THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE CARS RECALLED IN NEW MEXICO, MISSISSIPPI, CALIFORNIA, ETC. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE CONSUME TO BEAR COST OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO REGION WHEN IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT PLATFORM. *TR

DURING A DRIVE TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES IN TRAVEL THERE WAS A GAS SMELL INDICATED IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL PROMPTED ME TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GREELEY COLORADO WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL FIRE. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE CURRENT RECALLS AND ALL CARS IN THE 2006 - 2007 YEAR WERE RECALLED EXCEPT THIS MODEL THAT WAS SOLD IN ANOTHER STATE. HE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY, WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. WHEN I MENTIONED THE OTHER RECALLS ON THE SAME COBALT CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OTHER THAN DIRECT ME TO PLACE A COMPLAINT WITH THE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. SINCE THIS CONVERSATION HAS OCCURRED I WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO THE LIKELY HOOD OF POSSIBLE FIRE, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE TO GO TO AND FROM WORK. SINCE THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE AND OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED, I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN MISTREATED AND PUT MY FAMILIES LIVES AT RISK DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. ANY HELP WOULD BE A GREATLY APPRECIATED, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR