2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE DRAINED THE BATTERY UNTIL THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED A NEW KEY CYLINDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE KEY CYLINDER WAS NOT REPLACED, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO SHUT DOWN IN THE FUTURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL DUE TO THE NUMEROUS REPORTS FOUND VIA THE INTERNET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,461.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE HARD TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,088.

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT. PERIODICALLY I CAN'T OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR FROM INSIDE AND I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO PULL HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE TO GET OUT. AND THEN FUSS WITH THE LATCH MECHANISM SOMETIMES TO GET THE DOOR TO SHUT. AND RIGHT NOW MY LOCKS ARE GOING UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I DRIVE AND WHEN I'M PARKED.. I LOCK MY DOORS AND I COME OUT TO MY CAR AND THEY ARE UNLOCKED. AND I CAN'T DISENGAGE MY ALARM...SOO EVERY TIME I OPEN THE DOOR I HAVE TO JUMP IN AND TURN ON THE IGNITION. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY HAVEN'T HEARD ANY COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. ALTHOUGH, I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS.. THEY TELL ME IF I WANT TO BRING IT IN, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT! I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR! *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MIGHT BE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE SAME FAILURE SPECIFIED ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,580.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT HAD YET TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,200. . UPDATED 03/23/12 *BF UPDATED 05/10/12

2006 COBALT LS. BRAKES SOMETIMES STICK. LIKE DRIVING WITH THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY APPLIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MP. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN ONE QUARTER TANK TO THREE QUARTERS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. THE DOOR LOCK WILL GO UP AND DOWN BUT WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

FRONT END BALL JOINTS ARE FAULTY AND CAUSE THE CAR TO SOUND LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF! I HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AS WELL...THIRD SET!! THE MECHANIC SAID THE BALL JOINT WOULD BREAK AND YOU COULD WRECK AS YOUR DRIVING! HAVE HAD THIS TROUBLE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR..EVEN HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR FRONT END PROBLEMS THE FIRST THREE MONTHS THAT I HAD THE CAR! THE FRONT END IS NOT GOOD ON THIS CAR AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

AS I WAS COMING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, I HEARD A DING AND "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD. MY CAR THEN STARTED TO JERK, AND CONTINUED WHEN I SPED UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THE LOCK MECHANISM ON MY DOOR. A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN OPENING MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR IT DOES NOT CLOSE. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE LATCH TO GO BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION AND THEN CLOSE AND LOCK THE DOOR. ON 04/02/11 HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING, THE BACK DOOR OPENED UP ON ITSELF. SOME THINGS FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND WERE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AND MY FRIEND RIDING IN THE BACK INJURED THEMSELVES WHEN THE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN AND SLAMMED AGAINST THEM. WE CLOSED IT AGAIN WITH SUCCESS AND THEN MY FRIEND MOVED TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND WE TOOK ANY ITEMS OUT OF THE BACK SEAT AREA. AGAIN THE CAR DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN HOWEVER, THIS TIME, THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE MECHANISM THAT KEEPS THE DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED JUST SEEMS TO BE FAULTY. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. NOW I'M FORCED TO FIND RIDES UNTIL I HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE ON MY CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. I FOUND THAT MANY OF THE PARTS ON MY CAR USED FOR "SAFETY" ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THIS INFURIATES ME. LUCKILY MY FRIEND IS ONLY SORE AND MY PERSONAL ITEMS DAMAGED WERE MORE OF PERSONAL VALUE THAN ACTUAL FINANCIAL VALUE BUT THIS IS STILL NOT ACCEPTABLE. I JUST KEEP THINKING IF THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD BE FATAL AND CHEVY WILL HAVE DEATHS ON THEIR HANDS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SACRIFICED QUALITY FOR COST EFFECTIVENESS. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS COMING FROM OUR CAR FOR A WHILE. WE TOOK IT IN TO GET THE BRAKES REPLACED AND THEY TOLD US THAT WE HAD A FUEL PUMP LEAK AND WOULD NOT WORK ON THE BRAKES UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. THE COST TO FIX IS WELL BEYOND OUR MEANS AND NOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH A HALF A TANK OF GAS EVERY 3 DAYS FOR LESS THAN 30MILES OF TRAVEL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR THIS PROBLEM IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES, NOT INCLUDING THE ONE WE LIVE IN. WE HAVE A VERY YOUNG CHILD AND ONE ON THE WAY AND DO NOT WANT ANYTHING BAD TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,725.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND A CRACKED FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,624. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/20/11

THEY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH A MICRO SWITCH IN THE SHIFTER. YOU CAN SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BUTTON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BUT ADVISED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT ASSOCIATE THE CONTACTS VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY CHEVROLET COBALT 2006 HAS A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. IT MAKES NOISES, LIKE A RATTLE AND I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 03/16/2011, USED AND SINCE THE FIRST WEEK AFTER PRECARIOUS I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET FIX EVERY DAY EXCEPT FOR SATURDAYS AND STILL CAN NOT GET IT FIX. IT ALSO SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT TIMES AND ITS VERY, VERY SCARY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND LOST POWER TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. VERY STIFF AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO COME GET ME, AFTER WAITING 20 MINUTES, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE WHEEL WAS FREE TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS OCCURED A SECOND TIME LAST WEEK WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY IT WORKED. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE AND I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN GOING A FASTER SPEED. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS NOW AT THE SHOP LOOKING AT THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM THAT IS BAD. IT IS A RECALL AND ALREADY REPLACED AND IS BAD AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR CAN STOP WORKING AT ANYTIME WHICH GIVES YOU NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT WORKS FOR MOMENTS BEFORE IT CUTS OFF AGAIN. THIS MAKES IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE THE CAR AND INCREASES THE CHANGES OF CRASHES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE GAS BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A LEAK. A FRIEND WHO IS ALSO A FLEET TECHNICIAN, LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE FOR ME AND FOUND THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK NEAR WHERE THE FUEL LINES CONNECT TO THE FUEL SENDER AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. IN TRYING TO GET AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF REPAIRS, I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THERE IS EVEN A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE 09V419000, BUT ONLY IF I LIVE IN ARIZONA OR NEVADA. IT SEEMS WE ARE BEING PENALIZED FOR NOT PURCHASING OUR VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT STATE. I FOUND THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AT THIS SITE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/CHEVROLET/COBALT/FUEL+SYSTEM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO CODE AND THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND ABRUPTLY MADE CONTACT WITH A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,800.

OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS ISSUES WITH THE POWERSTEERING. IT MALFUNCTIONS OFTEN BUT WITH NO APPARENT TRIGGER. THE WARNING SYSTEM IS NOT RELIABLE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALWAYS GIVE WARNING OF THE FAILURE, AND SOMETIMES IT DINGS AND NO FAILURE OCCURS. WHEN MALFUNCTIONING THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO USE. A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE IS REQUIRED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PROBLEM MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED. THEN WHEN THE STEERING IS LOCKED IT OFTEN FREES UP SPONTANEOUSLY! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!! THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT. WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT NEW AND AT ABOUT 23K MILES WE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE COLUMN WAS ALSO REPLACED. WE JUST HAD THE PSA MOTOR REPLACED THROUGH THE RECALL FOR THE SECOND TIME. OUR PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT EVEN LISTED IN THE RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF OUR LONGTERM ISSUE. I BELIEVE THERE MUST BE SOME OTHER PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM (SPORADIC AND UNRELIABLE STEERING) BECAUSE THE PSA MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO REOCCUR. NOW OUR CAR HAS HIGH MILEAGE AND GM IS UNWILLING TO "DO" ANYTHING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. WE HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THIS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS CAR FOR 4 YEARS NOW AND THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN RESOLVED! I'M AFRAID THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, IT MUST BE FIXED! THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT IS A HAZARD TO ALL PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. THE 'NEW' PSA MOTOR DOES NOT WORK ANY BETTER THEN THE ORIGINAL PART. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 COBALT BRAND NEW AND IT NOW HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES THE KEY LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND SHIFTING GEARS BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. NOW TODAY (2/3/11) I WASN'T HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR UNTIL I STARTED IT AND COULDN'T PRESS THE SHIFTER BUTTON IN TO PUT IT OUT OF PARK. IT STAYED STUCK IN PARK. WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT, IT STAYED STUCK IN ACC. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY TAKE IT OUT BY PRESSING THE "PLUNGER" UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD TO TOW MY CAR THERE. AGAIN, MY SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A TOTAL COST (AFTER TOWING, DIAGNOSTICS, LABOR, AND PARTS) OF $450 OUT-OF-POCKET. DUE TO A CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE IN THE GEAR SHIFT. RIDICULOUS. *TR

I NOTICED ISSUES STARTING SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 08 WITH THE DOOR LOCKS ERRATICALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES. MY HUSBAND FIXED THE ISSUE BY DISCONNECTING THE ELECTRIC LOCKS. THEN IN JANUARY OF 2011 THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE TURNING. WE STARTED IT UP AND GOT IT HOME. WE WENT THROUGH ALL KINDS OF THINGS FIGURING OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. WE CHANGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SPARK PLUGS, AND MANIFOLD GASKET.IT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR A WHILE BUT STILL AT IDLE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THEN ONE DAY IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL AND THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WE JUMPED THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY CAME OUT. THEN WE GOT THE CODES READ AT AUTO ZONE AND FOUND WE NEEDED A IGNITION COIL. SO WE REPLACED THAT. RAN GOOD BUT THE STALLING FEELING AT IDLE WAS STILL PRESENT. THEN THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AGAIN AND THE SHIFTER BUTTON WAS PUSHED IN AND THE SHIFTER WOULD MOVE WITHOUT USING THE BRAKE.I FOUND PEOPLE HAVE HAD ALL THESE ISSUES ONLINE AND FOUND THE RELEASE SWITCH. I USED THIS SWITCH AND THE SHIFTER IS BACK TO NORMAL. WE HAVE A LIMITED INCOME AND WE CANT AFFORD ALL OF THESE ISSUES, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE ALL VERY COMMON WITH THESE CARS. *TR

THE SHIFTER LOCK NO LONGER LOCKS OUT THE SHIFTER. THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE OR DEPRESSING THE LOCK ON THE SHIFT LEVER. THIS CONDITION WOULD ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED BY JUST BEING BUMPED. THIS CONDITION IS CONSTANT. THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK LEVER BEGAN TO GET ROUGH TO DEPRESS THEN IT JUST STOPPED LOCKING ALL TOGETHER. *LN

STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM - I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. FOUR MONTHS AGO, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE10005 10V073000 COMPLETED. FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IT HAD PRIOR TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER STEERING ISSUE THAT PROMPTED ME TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. FOR THE LAST WEEK, I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS. EACH TIME, WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LOSS WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS AND I HAVE A OVERALL LOSS OF POWER STEERING, THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED AS IT IS SLOW TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE (AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS. THIS LOSS TYPICALLY SUBSIDES AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I BELIEVE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE POWER STEERING RETURNS IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, HOWEVER AFTER LESS THAN 1/2 A MILE THE POWER STEERING LOSS WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS AGAIN AND THE ISSUES RETURN. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN, THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION IS LOCKED IN THE ON OR ACC. POSITION, IF THE KEY IS LEFT IN PLACE, THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. WHEN THE CAR IS IN THIS CONDITION, IT CANNOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK WITHIN ONE OF THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER SHE SWITCHED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED THE KEY. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN OUT OF GAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VERY SAME DAY, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. ALSO, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BATTER EXPLODED, WHEN AN ODOR BEGAN TO COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE AC AND HEAT DID NOT WORK, THE DASH LIGHTS WORKED OCCASIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE INTERIOR WAS FALLING APART. *JB THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THE AC COMPRESSOR FAILED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH THE BATTERY AND TOXIC FUMES FROM THE BATTERY IN THE TRUNK WERE BEING SUCKED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE TRUNK AND HOT BATTERY ACID WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. UPDATED 09/08/14

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST), THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING SPORADICALLY AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHICH HE DISCOVERED WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE FAILURE AND COULD ONLY SUGGEST THAT IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN A NORMAL MANNER. UPDATED 11/04/11

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE DO NOT WORK. FOR 2 DAYS, I HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE PASSENGER DOOR. AFTER 2 DAYS, I UNLOCKED MY DOOR AND HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM THE DOOR. WHATEVER IS JAMMING UP FINALLY RELEASED. IT'S A SAFETY DANGER BECAUSE OF THE RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER/OCCUPANTS COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 SEPARATE TIMES, BOTH LASTING FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5 MPH AND A ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL ERROR CAME UP. I BEEN TOLD THIS IS OCCURRING A LOT IN AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AND UNUSUALLY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER YET HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT HAS A GAS LEAK RESULTING FROM A DEFECTIVE FULE PUMP MODULE. THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (#09275A), HOWEVER THE DEALER AND GM SAY THAT MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS COVERAGE. I HAVE THE BULLETIN IN HAND AND IT IDENTIFIES THE BRACKETED VIN NUMBERS, AND MY VIN NUMBER FALLS WITHIN THE BRACKET. I HAD MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED MY GAS LEAK RESULTING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THEY WILL NOT ALLOW ME COVERAGE UNDER THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT. *KB

ON OCCASION MY SEAT BELT GETS STUCK AND WONT UNBUCKLE. THIS IS NOT SAFE IF YOU NEED TO HURRY AND GET OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CEMENT BLOCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO AIRBORNE, CRASH DOWN IN A NOSE DIVE INTO A FIELD AND ROLL OVER 7 TIMES. THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN SHOULDER BLADE AND A BROKEN RIB. THE DRIVER WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT SUSTAINED A BRUISED LEFT LUNG AND BRUISES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HER HEAD. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,700.

FIRST TIME WE HAD PROBLEM WAS CHRISTMAS EVE 2010 CAR STUMBLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED T\C LIGHT APPEARED. CAR DINGED POWER STEERING CAME UP ON INFO CENTER ALL AS WE WERE ON A COUNTRY ROAD ON OUR WAY TO OUR FAMILIES CHRISTMAS . WE STOPPED SHUT CAR OFF MY HUSBAND GOT OUT AND CHECKED ALL FLUIDS AND FUSES ALL WERE OK THEN WE. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL FOR QUITE A AWHILE HE SAID IT MIGHT HAVE JUST GOT CONFUSED THERE. THEN THE PROBLEM POPPED UP INTERMITTENTLY HERE AND THERE .RIGHT AROUND OCTOBER 2011 NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE BUT ME AND 3 CHILDREN WHERE ON OUR WAY ACROSS THE STATE OF INDIANA TO SEE MY HUSBAND THAT WAS WORKING OUT OF TOWN AND ABOUT 100MILES INTO TRIP THE CARS POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MADE THE CAR VERY HARD TO MANEUVER LIGHTS CAME ON. AS DID IN LATE 2010 SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OFF AND DID AS MY HUSBAND DID AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. BUT WHEN I TURNED CAR BACK ON IT STILL HAD LIGHTS ON SO I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE TOLD ME TO TRY UNHOOK BATTERY FOR LIKE 10 MINUTES THEN HOOK BACK UP AND I DID THAT AND LUCKILY IT WORKED AND WE MADE IT TO WHERE HE WAS STAYING AND WE NEVER HAD ANYMORE PROBLEMS TILL 9/15/12 WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO SEE MY MOTHER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT AND THIS TIME HAD ALL SAME SYMPTOMS BUT ALSO A NEW ONE THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM LOW GEAR. AND IT WON'T GO OFF MY HUSBAND RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND FOUND RECALLS FOR COBALTS AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME STEERING PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I CALLED GM AND GAVE WOMAN MY VIN SHE STATED NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF IT IS THE SAME MAKE OF VEHICLE SAME PROBLEMS THEY CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHO HAS A PROBLEM AND WHO DOESN'T. I AM GONNA TRY TO SOLVE THIS BY TAKING TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE,BUT IF THEY NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIGN ONTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD A RECALL AND WHEN MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS A SHORT TIME LATER WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT REPLACED. A YEAR AND 2 DAYS LATER, OR 20,000 MILES LATER, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT HIS SUPPLIER SELLS SO MANY MOTORS FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT THEY HAD 64 ON STOCK BECAUSE THEY SOLD AT LEAST 10 A WEEK. A WEEK LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND A SITE FOR MECHANICS WHERE THEY CAN PUT IN PROBLEMS AND TRY AND GET SOLUTIONS FROM OTHER MECHANICS THAT MAY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OVER 1,000 CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RESOLUTION. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE PUTTING THE CAR BACK TOGETHER THEY ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD AND THEY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AGAIN AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL. WE WERE TOLD THERE IS A SHORT, THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (AND YES, GM KNOWS BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD MECHANICS CALL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM REPEATEDLY) AND STILL NO RESOLUTION OR RECALL TO COMPLETELY OVERHALL THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THERE ARE 1,000'S OF COBALTS ON THE ROAD FROM WHEN WE WERE TOLD BY THE SALES PEOPLE THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE THAT ARE NOT SAFE AND NO ONE IS FIXING IT. THERE ARE KNOWN CASES FROM WHERE PEOPLE HAVE DIED DUE TO THE PROBLEM AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. HTTP://GETSATISFACTION.COM/GM/TOPICS/COBALT_POWER_STEERING HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/CHEVROLET/COBALT/?Q=&PAGE=67 HTTP://WWW.WTAE.COM/R/24443172/DETAIL.HTML HTTP://WWW.PRESSANDGUIDE.COM/ARTICLES/2011/12/27/NEWS/DOC4EF9CAC3D6DB6656927102.TXT?VIEWMODE=FULLSTORY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IT HAS BEEN LEAKING GAS AND NOT STARTING FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP WHICH GOT RECALLED BUT ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN NV AND AZ. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE SENT TO FURTHER INSPECT THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

2006 CHEVY COBALT SS. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY & THE ENGINE COMES ON ALSO. WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR BEGINS TO SHIFT RUFF, BUT THIS IS NOT ALL THE TIME. OFF & ON. WHEN I HAD A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO THE VEHICLE A BUNCH OF CODES APPEARED & THE SAME CODES DIDN'T APPEAR WHEN I HAD A 2ND OPINION. ACCORDING TO MY GOOGLE SEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH COBALTS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALL & INVESTIGATED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD MINIMAL CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE STEERING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

GM RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V073000 FOR THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT SHOULD COVER ALL YEARS. I OWN A 2006 MODEL YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE READ ABOUT MORE COMPLAINTS ONLINE WHEN TRYING TO DIAGNOSE ON WHY MINE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION GOING BACK TO THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED ASAP. *LN

IN APRIL I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE CHEVY COBALT 2006, IT WAS FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR, I WAITED NEARLY 7 MONTHS EVEN THOUGH I PLACED ORDER IN APRIL. I FINALLY GOT IT DONE AFTER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF IN DEC. AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY FRUSTRATION BECAUSE I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE PART WAS IN. A WEEK LATER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF AGAIN, COME TO FIND OUT I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN (THIS IS A 4 YEAR OLD CAR!!!), SO THE RECALL SHOULD NOT JUST BE THE MOTOR BUT THE STEERING COLUMN AS WELL, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, THE STEERING COMPLETELY GOES AND YOU CAN BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR