2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAR HAS 39K MILES AND STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS GOES OUT RANDOMLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING RESETS ITSELF WHEN I TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES THE LATEST ONE I WAS GOING DOWN A BACKROAD GOING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND IT JUST TURNED OFF. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYONE AROUND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. ALSO, LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE IT MUCH FARTHER WITH A CHANCE OF IT HAPPENING TO ME AGAIN. *TR

I HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND THEN ONE DAY I WAS TURNING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I GOT IT INTO A PARKING STALL AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN PROCEEDED TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I STARTED TO DIVE AGAIN, IT HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES THAT DAY. IT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING THE FREEWAY COMING INTO A CURVE IN THE ROAD, IN THE PARKING LOT AS MENTIONED AND PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. IF I HADN'T DRIVEN A CAR IN THE PAST WITH NO POWER STEERING I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOW OR BEEN ABLE TO STEER THE CAR SAFELY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE AND EVERY TIME IT DOES HAPPEN IT'S NOT JUST ONCE, IT'S SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY THEN IT WILL BE WEEKS OR LONGER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM AND UNSAFE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND THERE IS NO WARNING. THE "POWER STEERING" INDICATOR COMES UP AS IT'S GOING OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24000.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER STOPPING, SHUTTING CAR OFF, AND RESTARTING CAR THE POWER STEERING APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TODAY, AS WELL AS 2 TIMES LAST WEEK. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY POWER STEERING LIGHT BEEP ON A FEW SECOND LATER POWER STEERING OUT. PULL OVER TURN CAR OFF STEERING WORK FOR AWHILE THEN OUT AGAIN. HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CAR WAS STARTED UP. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND PARTS WHERE REPLACED. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM, SINCE IT WAS DESIGNED DEFECTIVELY. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. DRIVING IN CURVY AREA, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. LITTLE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. EVEN IN DEAD STOP, COULD NOT TURN STEERING. HAVE TO STOP VEHICLE, TURN OFF IGNITION AND TURN BACK ON. WILL LET YOU DRIVE FOR LIMITED TIME AND THEN SAME THING OCCURS. AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE THAT STILL HAVING TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON, COST TO REPAIR TOO GREAT. SMALL CHILDREN IN HOME AND RIDE IN VEHICLE, AFRAID ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR AND HURT MY CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE POWER THE STEERING FAILED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. WITHIN SECONDS, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED A BURNING SMELL IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE LOST POWER STEERING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPAIRED AT AN INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE RATE OF $100.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,790. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,822.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE CURRENT PROBLEM IS THAT THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHEN THIS OCCURS ALL OF THE INTERIOR ELECTRONIC FEATURES STAY ON AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I DID HAVE THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. PRIOR TO IT BEING REPLACED, IT OCCURRED RANDOMLY BUT THEN STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED BY THIS PROBLEM WHICH IN TURN IS CAUSING A SECONDARY ISSUE. THE DEALER WHO REPLACED IT STATED THAT THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN ALL CHEVY COBALT'S YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I FEEL THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE MATTER TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR ME TO PAY FOR CHEVY'S MISTAKE WHEN THEY KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. *TR

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2006 COBALT LS AND IT GOES IN AND OUT FROM TIME TO TIME. I HAVE ALMOST GOT INTO A COUPLE ACCIDENTS AND SAVED MYSELF. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS. THEY SHOULD CREATE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT CAN'T BECAUSE THEY ARE BANKRUPT. YOU ALL NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 4 YEARS AND 3 TIMES MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY ALONG WITH A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IN DASH. REQUIRES CAR TO BE RESTARTED TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH 27,XXX MILES ON IT. GM HAS NOT SET A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THOUSANDS HAVE IT. IF THIS FAILED WHILE IN A TURN, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1,000 TO $2,000. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON MESSAGE CENTER; WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THEN THERE WAS NO LONGER POWER STEERING. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY; WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WORKS FINE (FOR A SHORT PERIOD). DOESN'T DEPEND ON THE SPEED OR ANYTHING I'M DOING; THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, NOW IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY, TURNING, GOING SLOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER. THERE ARE TIMES I CAN DRIVE TO THE STORE AND IT DOESN'T GO OUT AT ALL AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I DON'T MAKE IT TO THE END OF MY STREET BEFORE IT GOES OUT. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND MOST SAY THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S GENERALLY THE POWER STEERING MOTOR THAT IS GOING BAD/SHORTING OUT. HAVE TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S WRONG, THEY SAID IT COULD BE "A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS." I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THIS CAR A YEAR; THERE'S 67,000 MILES ON IT; POWER STEERING SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES. SEVERAL OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY SUCH AS THE IGNITION SWITCH JAMMING, THE GEAR SHIFT NOT SHIFTING INTO PARK, AND THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING. THE LATEST IS WITH THE POWER STEERING. I HEAR A CLICK IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IMMEDIATELY AND THEN THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ALERTS ME THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. IT DOES THIS WITHOUT WARNING IRREGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING. SOMETIMES IT OCCURS WITHIN MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR, OTHER TIMES IT OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 OR 40 MILES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED ONLINE ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE IN "CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING PROBLEMS" AND YOU WILL SEE HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER HOTLINE AND GOT THE RUN AROUND. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ENOUGH WARNING. IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS WHEN I SLOW THE CAR DOWN OR I AM AT A STOPLIGHT THE CAR WILL STALL! I BROUGHT THE CAR TO BE FIXED ALREADY AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD FIND THAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BUT REPLACED THINGS THAT MIGHT HELP. WELL THAT DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE MY CAR IS STILL STALLING! I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND A 6 YEAR OLD I CANNOT KEEP HAVING THIS CAR STALL WHEN I AM PULLING OUT OF SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ANY LONGER PLEASE GET THIS FIXED. NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN ON HERE READING THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A POWER STEERING ISSUE ALSO SO NOW THAT HAS ME SCARED... OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A GOOD CAR AT ALL!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THIS OCCURS ALSO WHEN SHE PUTS THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AS WELL. THIS HAS OCCURED EVERYDAY WHERE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES IN THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT TO BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84729.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE STALL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED AN UNKNOWN REPAIR CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING AND ENGINE POWER FAILURE. THE SERVICE REPAIR COST WAS $579.00. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE RECALL WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 07/19/10 *BF UPDATED 07/21/10*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD TO PULL INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND STOP. *TR

A CRACK WHICH LET FUEL LEAK AND SEEP INTO THE INJECTOR CONNECTOR POCKET, RESULTING IN FUEL ODOR AND SPILLAGE. *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SHAKING A LOT WHEN I DRIVE DOWN HILLS. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS WHETHER MY FOOT IS ON OR OFF THE BREAK. AFTER THE JOLTING GOT SO BAD, WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY STEERING COLUMN WAS BROKEN AND MY CAR WAS "A DANGER TO DRIVE." MY MECHANIC RECOMMENDED I CALL CHEVY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR FREE BECAUSE THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT TYPICALLY FAILS IN ANY AGE VEHICLE AND ESPECIALLY IN MY CAR WHICH ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. I MADE PHONE CALLS TO CHEVY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY VEHICLE FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL IN "WORKING CONDITION." MY MECHANIC THEN REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY CAR ($600 LATER). *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

LAST AUG 2009 I WAS LIVING MY DRIVE WAY AND THEY STEER WHEEL GOT STUCK AND I GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN MY TREES. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN SO I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS ME BEING A BAD DRIVER. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING IN A STREET AND THE BELL IN THE COMPUTER START RINGING AND GAVE ME A MESSAGE "POWER STEER" THEN THE STEER WHILE GOT STUCK AGAIN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I STOP AND CALLED A TOWING TRUCK TO GET MY CAR AND TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC KEPT IT FOR A DAY AND SAID THAT COBALTS 2006 AND 2007 HAVE THIS PROBLEM THE COMPUTER DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE ENGINE AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPEN. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY ASKED ME HOW MANY MILES I HAD IN THE CAR WHICH IS 64,000 AND THEN THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO ONE OF HIS DEALER SHOPS TO MAKE SURE. I TOLD THE LADY TO BE SURE THEY WERE GOING TO CONSIDER THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO PAY AND THEN THEY WILL DECIDE IF IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DID PAY A LOT OF MONEY AND THEY SAY -YOU ARE NOT UNDER GUARANTEE- I GOT MAD BECAUSE THEY KNEW SINCE THE BEGINNING HOW MANY MILES I HAD. NOW IF I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEER WHEEL GET STUCK SO I HAVE TO STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR. AFTER THAT I CAN DRIVE OK. IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS IF I'M IN A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY. TO REPAIR THEY WANT $1,000.00 THAT I DON'T HAVE. THE LADY WHO "HELPED" ME HER NAME IS MARIANA JIMENEZ AND SHE TOLD THE THEY ARE GOING TO PAY FOR A GAS LEAK THAT I HAD IN THIS YEAR TOO. BECAUSE THAT IS A RE-CALL. SHE SAID SHE WILL SEND THE PAPERS TO GET REIMBURSE BUT SHE NEVER DID. THE CASE NUMBER FOR THE PROBLEM I HAVE NOW FROM GENERAL MOTORS IS 71759207211. THEY ARE ONLY RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS LEAKING BECAUSE THAT WAS A "SAFETY ISSUE" HOW IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING AND THE STEER WHEEL GETS STUCK? SO MY COMPLAIN IS FOR THE GAS LEAKING THAT I PAY MYSELF AND DIDN'T GET REIMBURSE AND THE CURRENT PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET SHOP WROTE THIS IN THE INVOICE I PAID "PERFORMED DIAG SYSTEM CHECK-U2107/U2100/CO475 STORED IN PSCM SILATE TO INTERNAL PSCM MOTOR FAILURE". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN EVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE HE COULD SMELL FUEL ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT A FUEL LEAK WAS PRESENT ON THE GROUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION TUBING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56422.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN SHE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, IN WHICH THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,800 .THE CURRENT MILEAGE 29,826. BL UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON IT RANDOMLY. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN FOR A NEW DRIVER. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS A BIG ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT LOCK IN THE PARK POSITION, RESULTING IN KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT COMING OUT OF PARK, BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ACROSS THE DISPLAY AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR (I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE). IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. AS I WAS CRANKING ON THE WHEEL (VERY HARD AS THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING) SUDDENLY IT STARTED TO WORK! ME AND THE 2 CHILDREN IN MY CAR WENT INTO THE DITCH. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED! CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE! THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF AND ON. I AM CONSIDERING A LAWSUIT MYSELF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 COBALT ON A STRAIGHT ROADWAY, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, IT DOES THAT VERY FREQUENTLY NOW AND MY PREGNANT WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF ITS DEFECT. I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BACK UP THERE PRODUCT, I THINK A RECALL WOULD BE VERY HANDY FOR THIS SITUATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL FROM UNDER THE CAR I WAS TOLD BY A GM TECH THAT IT COULD BE THE FUEL PUMP GASKET ROTTING. AND OR THE RETURN GAS LINE MAY BE CRACKED I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND SEEN A GAS LEAK STAIN I GUESS BUT THE SMELL IS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER STATES BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. MY CAR IS NOT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND I BELIEVE THE CAR WILL CATCH FIRE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF THE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE PORTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS I GOT IT LIKE A YEAR AGO AND IT HAS A REALLY BAD POWER STEERING PROBLEM WHEN I GOT IT FROM THE DEALER IT WAS GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO FAIL I WAS GOING TO MORENO VALLEY THROUGH THE CURVES AND IT JUST SHUT OF ON ME SO I HAD TO PULL OVER. SO I TURNED OF THE CAR AND WAITED. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FOR LIKE TEN MINUTES THEN IT SHUT OF AGAIN. NOW I JUST TURN ON MY CAR AND AS SOON AS I PRESS THE GAS THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. IT IS REALLY HARD TO PARK AND TO CONTROL IT. I TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. MY COBALT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM I DID SOME RESEARCH AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT AS ME. I THINK THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PEDESTRIANS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THE SUN ROOF ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND AND BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER WE HAVE IT DOES NOT GET OPENED VERY OFTEN IN FACT IF I HAVE OPENED IT TWO DOZEN TIMES IN THE 37 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT I FEEL I AM OVER STATING THE FACT. THE CAR ONLY HAD 42,732 MILES ON IT WHEN IT FAILED AND I FEEL IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IT COST ME 685.15 TO REPLACE IT AND EVEN THOUGH THAT I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE CENTER THEY DID NOT OFFER TO GIVE ME ANY RELIEF IN THE PRICE. THE ONLY REASON THAT I REPLACED IT WAS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. IF IT FAILED IN THE CLOSED POSITION I WOULD NOT HAVE CARED BECAUSE I DID NOT ORDER THE CAR WITH A SUN ROOF IT CAME AS AN OPTION WITH THE CAR THAT WAS AVAILABLE ON THE LOT. IN THE TIME THAT I OWNED THE CAR (WHICH I STILL OWN) I HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ADJUSTMENT. THE REASON I AM CONTACTING YOU IS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU COULD DO TO HELP ME OUT. [XXX] *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO GO OUT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THE ODD THING IS I CAN BE AT A STOPLIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS FINE BUT THEN DOWN THE ROAD IT DOES IT AGAIN.*TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2006 CHEVY COBALT ON A HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT (AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON), MAKE STEERING VERY DIFFICULT. WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR SHORT TIME THEN CAME BACK ON, AND VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING. I TOOK THE COBALT TO DEALER, AND THEY DISCOVERED FAULT CODE C0475 ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR CIRCUIT FAILURE, LOST COMMUNICATION WITH ECM. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STEERING MOTOR AT A COST OF $497.85. *TR

WHILE TURNING OR SLOXWNG DOWN MY CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. I RECENTLY PUT NEW TIRES, ALIGNMENT AND ROTATION THINKING THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT. IT FEELS AS THOUGH MY STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO SHAKE OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THE NEW TIRES AND IT HAS NOT HELPED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, MAKES CAR HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT TURNS ON BLINKS THEN COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF YOUR STEERING, BARELY ALLOWING SOMEONE TO TURN YOUR CAR TO SAFETY. IT WORKS AFTER A WHILE YET CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU DRIVE. I HEARD IT IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. GM REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART IN THAT I HOPE THAT I, AS WELL AS OTHERS, DO NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT OF MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, IT DON'T MATTER WHETHER I'M IN A CURVE OR NOT, ITS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND COULD BE VERY DEADLY IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME, IF I WERE TO HAVE TO CUT THE WHEEL QUICKLY I WOULD JUST BE HURTING, BECAUSE IT WON'T, AND IF MY PREGNANT WIFE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS, I WILL NOT HESITATE AT ALL TO GET A LAWYER AND TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST CHEVROLET, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THIS DEFECT AND THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL ON THIS THERE IS A PETITION BEING SIGNED RIGHT NOW TO GET IT RECALLED AND IT BETTER GO THROUGH OR THEY WILL BE SUED FOR THERE ACTIONS OR NON ACTION SHALL I SAY, BUT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IMMEDIATELY OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED OR POSSIBLY KILLED, AND THEN ITS ALL ON CHEVROLET BECAUSE THERE TO SORRY TO BACK UP THERE PRODUCT AND FIX IT. SO I'M ASKING PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ITS TOO LATE AND SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED, IT COST OVER 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS I'M TOLD AND I CAN'T AFFORD IT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WHEN ITS CHEVY'S FAULT ITS THIS WAY. SO PLEASE HELP AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED SO MY WIFE (4 MONTHS PREGNANT) CAN DRIVE HER CAR WITHOUT BEING SCARED OF THE STEERING GOING OUT AND I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CONTACTING MY LAWYER TO PUSH THE ISSUE A LITTLE HARDER. THANK YOU AND PLEASE HELP! *TR

1. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2006 VEHICLE FOR MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ROUGHLY A YEAR AGO. EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR THE FIRST 9 MONTHS. AFTER THAT ONE DAY WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT AND THE CAR WAS FINE UNTIL SHE GOT HOME. EVERYTIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR LITERALLY EVERY 2 MILES YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND A HASSLE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID BECAUSE WE DIDN'T PURCHASE A WARRANTY IT WOULD COST 2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX. DUE TO THE POOR ECONOMY WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR, BUT YET WE PUT DOWN 3,000 ON THE VEHICLE AND WE CONTINUE TO BE STUCK WITH 350 CAR PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH FOR A VEHICLE WE CANNOT EVEN DRIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAR, WE ARE EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE THAT HAS ONE OF THESE CARS. THE CAR IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY WE ARE SPENDING ON IT. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE SITUATION AND WE ARE IN A HORRIBLE POSITION. *TR

CHEVY COBALT 2006- POWER STEERING FAILURE-LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING FAILURE-TURNING OFF IGNITION AND POWERING ON RESTORES POWER FOR A WILE BUT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY...NO POWER STEERING AVAILABLE DURING FAILURE- MILEAGE AROUND 50,00-52,000 MILES-DEALER REPLACED 436 CPC &POWER STEERING MODULE&POWER STEERING COLUMN & ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN. *TR

4 TIMES YESTERDAY 9/3/09 ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 (TEXAS) HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE EXIT WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED... I HAVE FOUR KIDS AND SAW A HUGE 18 WHEELER IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR... I THANK GOD THAT I MADE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFE BUT DROVE HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO FIX IT BUT LABOR DAY WEEKEND... NEED RECALL TO HAPPEN NOW!!! I STILL OWE $9,000 AND CAN'T DRIVE ANYWHERE WITH THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENING OVER AND OVER. I THOUGHT GM WAS A RELIABLE DEALERSHIP!! PLEASE RECALL *TR

MY CHEVROLET COBALT 2006 WAS PURCHASED USED AT A KIA DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2008. ON FRIDAY, 9/4/09, AS I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE MALL WITH MY FOUR-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY FLASHED POWERSTEERING AND MY POWERSTEERING FAILED IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 70,000 ON IT. THE DEALER SAID IT WILL BE $800 TO FIX. SHOULD A STEERING COLUMN REALLY FAIL THIS QUICKLY FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I'M PAYING FOR THIS CAR?! *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITHOUT WARNING AND WE LOST POWER STEERING. WE WERE NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT BUT MY HUSBAND RECOVERED THE WHEEL. COST TO REPAIR IS $960. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IT WILL GO AWAY BUT PROBLEM WILL REPEAT ITSELF EVERY THIRTY MINUTES OR SO. ALSO THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. *TR

WITHIN 1 MONTH OF PURCHASE,THE CAR RATTLES AND SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO FALL OUT WHEN YOU PUT ON BRAKES,STARTING TO DO IT WHEN I MAKE TURNS,GETTING WORSE. TOOK IT BACK TO DICK SHIRLEY CHEVROLET,THEY SAID IT WAS IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WOULD COST $700.00!! OF COURSE THAT ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. AFTER LOOKING AT WEB SITE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH STEERING ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR I KNOW I WAS SOLD A LEMON AND THEY KNOW IT,TOO! *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, IN D OR R AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO EXCESSIVELY TUG ON THE STEERING WHEN TO MAKE A TURN. THIS CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED IF IT DOES THIS WHILE IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ONCE THE CAR IS CUT OFF THE STEERING MOTOR RESETS ITSELF AND THE FAILURE CODE IS GONE. SO I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE ITS HAPPENING! NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS, JUST THE INSTRUCTIONS TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING, HE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING. AS CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH IS INCREASED.THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR A TECHNICIAN ADVISED HIM THAT THE COMPONENT WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY COVERAGE. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.