2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,214.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE KEY WAS LOOSE WHEN IT WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD TIGHTEN ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND OPENED THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,660.

HI THERE ABOUT TWO THREE WEEKS AGO I STARTED SMELLING FUEL EVERY TIME I GOT OUT OF MY CAR. MY HUSBAND CHECKED AND IT LOOKS THERE IS A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK THAT OR THE TUBE THAT ALLOWS THE GAS TO FLOW IS CRACKED. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT ONLY IN VEHICLES THAT ARE IN NEVADA,ARIZONA AND TEXAS.I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR CURRENTLY DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. EVERY TIME GAS IS PUT IN THE CAR YOU CAN HEAR IT LEAKING OUT THE BOTTOM. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO TO FIX THIS. CAN SOME ONE HELP ME?? THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

GAS LEAKS FROM TOP OF GAS TANK, CAN CAUSE FIRE, AND THROTTLE SWITCH CAUSES ENGINE TO LOOSE POWER, I HAVE HAD IT CLEANED AND IT WORKS, BUT NOW I HAVE SECOND COBALT, AND IT DOES THE SAME THING WITH THROTTLE SWITCH CAUSING CAR TO RUN UNDER 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE POWER REDUCTION CAN CAUSE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND THE LEAKY GAS TANK CAN CATCH FIRE. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE ASAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED TWICE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ UPDATED 9/30/2015*JS

WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE ENGINE RACED AND RPM GAGE WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND WHEN I HAD TO ACCELERATE THEN THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING REALLY ROUGHLY. I WAS HALF WAY TO MY DESTINATION AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE CAR SHIFTED SMOOTHLY ON ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED LIT BUT THE CAR SEEM TO RUN FINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS OVER 1800 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS NOW PARKED BECAUSE I THINKS ITS NOT RELIABLE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE, YET, ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE COBALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

CAR LEAKS GAS, NO HOLE IN TANK. SAW REPORT ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS BUT MY DEALERSHIP IN ARIZONA HAS STATED MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY. I AM CONFUSED IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HOW DOES MY VEHICLE NOT QUALIFY. THIS IS A HAZARD THAT COULD EFFECT THE LIFE OF ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE A GAS LEAK, BUT NO GAS RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND THEN I WAS TOLD MY GAS CAP MAY NEED TO BE REPLACE. SO I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD MY GAS CAP, TRANSMISSION AND BATTERY WAS GOOD. YOU CAN WALK PASS MY CAR ANYTIME OF THE DAY WITHOUT IT BEEN CRANKED UP AND SMELL GAS. I DONE DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEN THEIR WAS A PAST RECALL SIMILAR TO THIS BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED IN THE PAST. (I GUESS WAY BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE) BUT NOW IM ALSO SEEING IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ISSUE, WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT AND SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY NOT DO A RECALL ON IT? I DONE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR AND ONLY HAD IT 16 MONTHS, THIS IS RIDICULOUS, FRUSTRATING AND DEFINITELY NOT SAFE. PRETTY SURE NOT GOOD FOR ME AND MY KIDS HEALTH AND THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF PARK INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THAT THE R&R SOLENOID KEY RELEASE, SOLENOID KEY LOCK AND SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,927.

ELECTRONIC DISPLAY GOES COMPLETELY BLACK WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY AT TIMES WITH NO WARNING THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL OR PARTIAL INFORMATION DISPLAYS. ALSO, DISPLAY BLINKS WEIRD CODES AND SYMBOLS AT TIMES THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

I HAVE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE CAR AND FIND THAT IT IS COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE GAS TANK. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FIND THAT CERTAIN COBALT MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS MATTER. WHERE THE SEAL AROUND THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS AND LEAKS. HOWEVER I AM TOLD THAT FOR SOME REASON MY COBALT MODEL IS NOT IN RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION. WHY NOT. IF SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM THEN OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED WITH THIS LEMON OF A CAR. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT WANT TO STOP AND THE BACK END TO PUSH FORWARD. STEERING GETS TIGHT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 MONTHS AGO IT HAS A POWER STEERING MOTOR RECALL AND TO ME THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD TO ANYONE. IT'S DANGEROUS..I TOOK IT BACK TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS AND THIS IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME TODAY 9/16. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT A DEALERSHIP. NOW WHAT DO I DO? *TR

BOLTWELL EVER SINCE WE HAD GOTTEN THIS CHEVY COBALT WE ARE HAVING PROBES BAD IT IS BAD.YES WE GOT A WARRANTY. SO WE TAKE IT BACK SO THEY CAN FIX IT SO THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK. WELL THEY CALLED US TO COME GET IT WELL WE DID AND THEY TOLD US THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T MAKE NO PROFIT OFF OF IT THEY DID AND. SO THEY HAD A WHITE TRUCK OUT THERE WITH MORE MILES. SO WE ASK FOR IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO IT. AND NOW THE WARRANTY WENT UP YESTERDAY SO NOW WE ARE STUCK AND IT COST. US TO 50 DOLLARS A DAY TO DRIVE IT COSTTHIRTY MILES .AND USE IT TO TAKE MY GRANDMA BACK AND FORTH TO THE CLINIC AND IT MAKES HER VERY SICK PLEASE HELP US GET WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR OR WHAT WE WANTED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THAT IS A SMALL TRUCK WE DON'T CARE IT CAN BE THE SAME MILEAGE AND EVERY THING AND THIS PLACE IS A IN BOWIE AND IT'S LIPSCOMBS AND I PREFER NOT GOING BACK THERE IF I CAN KEEP FROM IT I RECORDED THEM TELLING US THAT AND EVERYTHING AND I HAD ALL READY GOT THE CAR AND EVERY THING YOU CAN TELL WHAT THEY CHECKED TO BECAUSE IT IS STILL HANGING FROM THE CAR PLEASE CONTACT ME MY GRANDMA IS 82 YRS OLD SHE HAS TO MAKE IT TO HER APPOINTMENTS PLEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I ORDERED MY PARTS FOR THE GM IGNITION SWITCH IN APRIL. IT IS NOW MID-SEPTEMBER. I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN-AROUND FROM BOTH THE DEALERSHIP THAT I ORDERED THE PARTS FROM AS WELL AS THE GM CUSTOMER CARE. I AM A RESIDENT PHYSICIAN WHO DRIVES 30 MILES EACH WAY TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL, SIX DAYS PER WEEK. TWICE NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD I'D HEAR BACK FROM THE GM DISTRICT MANAGER WITHIN 24-48 BUSINESS HOURS. I AM STILL AWAITING A CALL-BACK FROM A CONVERSATION LAST THURSDAY. NOT EVERYONE HAS A 9-5 JOB WITH HOLIDAYS OFF, A SECOND FAMILY CAR TO USE, A WORK ADDRESS CLOSE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR THE DISPOSABLE INCOME TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. I AM USING JUST THE SINGLE KEY, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE PEACE OF MIND THAT I AM DRIVING IN SAFE VEHICLE, AS MY CAR HAS SWITCHED INTO THE ACCESSORY POSITION BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL. A $50 PER DAY OUT-OF-POCKET COST IS NOT A RESOLUTION, IT IS ANOTHER BURDEN ON THE CAR OWNER, ESPECIALLY IF HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAVE A DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE TO PARK THE FAULTY CAR. HEARING "WE CAN'T TELL WHEN YOUR PARTS WILL COME IN, BECAUSE SO MANY ARE BEING MADE," OR "WHERE DID YOU BUY YOUR CAR? MAYBE YOUR PARTS ARE THERE," IS NOT CUSTOMER SERVICE, NOR IS "WE'LL CHECK WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND CALL YOU BACK". (THEN WAIT 24-48 HRS, JUST TO BE CALLED BACK BY THE REP WHO WROTE DOWN THE WRONG DEALERSHIP NAME, AND HAS NOT CALLED BACK SINCE). THIS IS UNREAL. THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO TRACK CENTRALLY THE STATUS OF THE PARTS AND REPAIRS! THIS IS AN ENDLESS GAME OF PHONE TAG! *

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O-RING GASKET WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RETURN PORT WAS CRACKED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES THE CAR HARD TO DRIVE. THE STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED 2 TIMES SINCE ORIGINAL RECALL,BUT YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH EVERY PART THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A RECALL SO FAR AND THEN SOME. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT MY CAR IS LEAKING GASOLINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS IN 2009, BUT ONLY FOR VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES, IN WHICH I DO NOT RESIDE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY IGNITION FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SO IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT A RECALL HAS COME UP FOR IT. BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP, I HAD NO POWER STEERING FOR SIX MONTHS PRIOR. I THINK THAT IT IS REPULSIVE THAT GM CAN MANUFACTURE THIS CAR AND JUST ISSUE RECALL AFTER RECALL WITH NO CONSEQUENCE. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH, IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND KEY REPLACEMENT RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE ALWAYS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD GET NEVER GET A RESOLUTION FROM THE DEALER, AS THEY COULD NEVER REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THREE RECALLS ABOUT THE URGENCY OF GETTING THE ISSUE FIXED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. *JB

HEAVY GAS ODOR AND GAS LEAK/SPOT UNDER CAR ON PASSENGER SIDE AT FUEL PUMP AREA ON 2006 COBALT. POOR GAS MILAGE AND SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE. *TR

MY CAR WAS PART OF THE GM RECALL FOR THE INCORRECT IGNITION SWITCHES. IT WAS RETURNED TO ME ON JULY 23RD, FIXED OR SO I WAS TOLD WITH A NEW IGNITION TO FIX THE ISSUE. HOWEVER WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING THE CAR BACK, IT WAS DOING THE SAME AS BEFORE THE RECALL FIX WAS DONE. SLIPPING INTO ACCESSIBILITY MODE AND NOT GIVING ME ANY OPTION TO HIT THE GAS, ONLY PULL OFF IF I WAS ABLE, TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND GO. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN I WAS GOING UPWARDS OF 40 MPH. THE LAST FEW TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED WAS PULLING FROM MY STREET INTO A BUSY STREET WITH TRAFFIC GOING UPWARDS OF 55 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OFF AS QUICKLY AS I COULD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE CAR, BACK ON AGAIN AND GO MEANWHILE HOPING TO NOT BE HIT. I CONTACTED GM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RECALLED PART WAS FIXED AND THIS HAD TO BE ANOTHER ISSUE. HOWEVER, IT'S THE EXACT ISSUE THAT HAPPENED BEFORE MY CAR WAS FIXED. I'M 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AND OFTEN DRIVE WITH MY 16 MONTH OLD SON IN THIS CAR WITH ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND CANNOT JUST GO PURCHASE A NEW CAR. I FEEL LIKE THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE MORE ISSUES AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL FIX. *TR

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 RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD . I JUST REACHED 55 MPH. MY IGNITION SHUT OFF AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. I WENT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I REACHED 55 AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING AND WENT TO RIGHT IN DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AND CRASH INTO TREES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,331.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE DEALER FOUND A LOW VOLTAGE UNDER THE HOOD AND SEVERAL BARE WIRES FROM OLD REPAIRS. THE PCM WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. *JB

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.

I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT IT HAS TAKEN SINCE THE RECALL IN FEB. AND THERE STILL AREN'T PARTS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION ISSUE. TODAY I RECEIVED THE SAME RECALL FOR MY LACROSSE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER, TO COME IN FOR THE RECALL . WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR, INFORMED HER SHE NEEDED TO SIGN A DOCUMENT. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED, THE REMOTE STARTER WOULD BE DISCONNECTED AND THEY WERE NOT LIABLE TO RECONNECT IT. THE ADVISOR STATED IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RECONNECT THE REMOTE STARTER AND AFTER THE RECALL PART WAS INSTALLED THE REMOTE STARTER WOULD NO LONGER WORK AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY SOMEONE TO RECONNECT THE REMOTE STARTER. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT GETTING THE RECALL DONE. *JB

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MINUTE LATER, THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE INJURY/LOSS OF LIFE WAS GREAT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON A LIST SINCE APRIL TO GET THE DEFECTED IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES FOR UPDATES, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD UP TO 800 PEOPLE WERE AHEAD OF ME FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO GM VIA THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HOTLINE, THEY SUDDENLY FOUND THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY CAR. THIS IS SUSPECT TO ME. THEY ARE ALSO CLAIMING THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT IGNITION SWITCH RELATED, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THIS WAS A NEAR-MISS INCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC IMPLICATIONS THAT FITS ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS BY GM TO DRIVE WITH ONLY THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TO AVOID BUMPY ROADS, BUT THIS INCIDENTS HAS MADE ME FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. GM IS NOT TREATING THIS DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AS SERIOUSLY AS IT NEEDS TO, AS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE INJURY/LOSS OF L

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH , THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS IN PROCESSING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE SHIFT CYLINDER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WAS DRIVING AND BEGAN TO SMELL GAS AND AFTER LOOKING NOTICED THAT THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM THE CAR. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/8/14*CN UPDATED 03/23/2015*JS

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE IGNITION STARTED TO CLICK. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MENTION THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS THE CLICKING PERSISTED AND THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.