2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,242 UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FUEL TUBES AT THE PUMP LEAKING AS WELL. UPDATED 08/30/12

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA FOR FUEL TANK PROBLEMS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 09V419000). I LIVE IN MISSOURI WHERE MY CAR WAS ISSUED AND AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS TO MY CAR DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT IN THE AREA. I THINK THAT ALL CARS THAT FALL WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR SHOULD BE RECALLED IN THE MIDWEST DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED GASOLINE FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

A NOTICEABLE GAS ODOR UPON ENTERING AND EXITING THE CAR WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN. UPON INSPECTION & REVIEW OF RECALLS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #09275A ISSUED MARCH 2010 & A PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL #09226B ISSUED MAY 9, 2012. HOWEVER, THE STATE OF OWNERSHIP OR REGISTRATION DOES NOT FALL INTO THE LIST OF STATES INDICATED ON THE RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE STATES LISTED ARE HOT, MORE SOUTHERN STATES THAN THE STATE OF MISSOURI WHERE THE CAR IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED. HOWEVER, MUCH OF THE MIDWEST HAS SEEN MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES DURING THE LAST 30-45 DAYS...TEMPS IN THE 100 PLUS RANGE. THE VIN ALSO FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE LISTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. GM WAS NOTIFIED TO ASK IF THEY WOULD HONOR THE REPAIR BUT INDICATED THE BULLETINS ARE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT & IF THE CARE REGISTRATION OR OWNERSHIP DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE LIMITS SET, COVERAGE IS NOT PROVIDED. WOULDN'T GM RATHER COVER A MINOR REPAIR BILL THAN TO BE SUED FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN MY HOUSE BURNS DOWN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM?? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS LISTED IN THE RECALL DUE TO HIGH-TEMPERATURE WEATHER, AND MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE VIN #S LISTED AS WELL AS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL, THAT BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN A MORE SOUTHERN STATE, I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULDN'T BE NEEDED IN THE FIRST PLACE IF THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE ADVISED HAVING A SLEEVE INSTALLED TO THE PLASTIC TUBES ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR OPTION WOULD ONLY SERVE AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR BUT THE FUEL TANK WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,040 UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PORT WAS CRACKED ON THE FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 08/14/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL ONCE SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER SINCE SHE LIVED IN MISSOURI THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING MY COUSINS UP FROM SCHOOL, I HAD THE WINDOWS UP WITH THE AIR ON, AS THEY WAS GETTING IN THE CAR I STARTED TO SMELL GAS, SO I PAID IT NO MIND DROP THEM OFF,BUT WHEN I MADE IT HOME I HAD A TRAIL OF GAS BEHIND ME AND NO GAS IN THE CAR ,I AM A SMOKER I THANK GOD THAT I DIDN'T SMOKE THAT DAY.I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR.THIS THE FIRST CHEVY I HAVE EVERY HAD,I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THAT SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR,BECAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAKS AND GM IS FIXING THEM. I REALLY LIKE MY CAR BUT WISH THAT THEY CAN FIX IT,DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL ,WHO TO TALK TO. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE LATCHES WERE NOT SECURE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED AND THEY WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT EACH DOOR WOULD COST $185 AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ELECTRIC. THE CONSUMER'S CONCERNED IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IF IT WOULD FAIL AGAIN IN A FEW YEARS. UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,050.

FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS, WE HAVE SMELLED GASOLINE AROUND THE CAR AFTER DRIVING. THE ODOR SEEMED TO BE AROUND THE TANK FILL. I FREQUENTLY RE-TIGHTENED THE CAP, THINKING PERHAPS IT WAS LOOSE AND THE FUMES WERE COMING FROM THERE, OR PERHAPS SOME GAS HAD SPILLED IN AN ODD PLACE WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED. THEN, LAST WEEKEND DURING A PARTICULARLY HOT WEEK HERE IN OHIO, I OPENED MY TRUNK TO PUT THE GROCERIES IN AND THE TRUNK WAS REEKING WITH GAS FUMES! I AM VERY GLAD THERE WAS NOT AN IGNITION SOURCE CLOSE BY, AS I AM NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! THIS STRONG SMELL PERSISTED THE REST OF THE HOT WEEKEND. AT HOME, I LEFT THE TRUNK OPEN TO AIR IT OUT. THE WEATHER COOLED LAST MONDAY AND I HAVE NOT SMELLED GAS SINCE. ALSO THE GAS TANK IS NOW ONLY HALF FULL. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR TODAY AND FEELS THAT THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY THE FUEL PUMP, AS THERE IS EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING AND UNTIL THE LEAK BECOMES MORE PROBLEMATIC WE WILL MOST LIKELY HOLD OFF ON REPAIRS AS THEY WILL BE EXPENSIVE. STILL, WITH THE WEATHER GETTING HOT AGAIN, I AM NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE MAKES ME ILL AND UNCOMFORTABLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TO SMELL GASOLINE THAT STRONGLY. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND HAD MY VIN NUMBER CHECKED TO BE SURE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXISTING RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS. IT WAS NOT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I SLOWED TO EXIT HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT FUNNY AND HARD AND BECAME SCARRY. I THEN LEFT STOP SIGN AND MY CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD AND FELT LIKE IT WAS JUMPING ERATICLY. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE AT TIMES AND IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THEN I PULLED INTO GET SOMETHING TO EAT AND CALL MY HUSBAND. AFTER EATING AND TELLING MY HUSBAND, I GOT BACK INTO CAR AND IT WAS FINE. NO MORE LIGHTS ON THE DASH SAYING SERVICE ENGINE SOON OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. IT WAS FINE FOR THE REST OF MY WAY HOME. I WENT TO WORK NEXT DAY AND ALL WAS BACK AGAIN, LIGHT FOR SERVICE ENGINE CAME ON AND SO DID TRACTION CONTROL. THEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING AGAIN AND SHIFTING REAL HARD. NOW MY CAR DOES THIS AT LEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THEY SAID. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING SHOWING UP ON CODE BUT NOTHING ELSE. HAD THE BEARING FIXED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WASN'T ALL IT WAS CAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANS SLIPPING AND GRABBING. TO THIS DAY IT STILL DOES IT WITH EVERYONE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *TT

MY CAR HAS BEEN SMELLING AND LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP. CHECKED EVERYWHERE FOR LEAKS, BUT FOUND NONE. I DID FIND A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS MATTER, BUT UPON CONTACTING CHEVY WAS ADVISED MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE PRIOR RECALL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74,764.

GETTING GASOLINE SMELL, UPON INVESTIGATING FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP RETURN FITTING WAS LEAKING, THIS IS A PLASTIC FITTING ON THE PUMP HEAD AND CANNOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP. CONTACTED DEALER (3) DIFFERENT DEALERS IN MY AREA AND WAS TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE PUMPS MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED, HOWEVER THEY MIGHT CONSIDER A COST OFFSET BUT I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND IT WOULD BE A CHARGEABLE ESTIMATE.. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, IF I DID NOT HAPPEN TO SMELL THE FUEL IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND EXCEEDING THE SPECIFIED MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

GM CASE NO.: [XXX]05/14/12- DROPPED OFF CAR @ OURISMAN CHEVROLET, BOWIE, MD, POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. 05/15/12 BY ADVISOR, MY CAR WAS FIXED, POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. DROVE CAR & POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, STEERING WHEEL BARELY TURNED, ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT, & HAD A HARD TIME ACCELERATING. TOOK CAR FOR REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP. DEALER FOUND FOUND COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS, FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS COST APPROXIMATELY $264.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS TEST. COST FOR DIAGNOSTICS WAIVED DEPENDING ON MODULE TO BE REPAIRED. SPOKE W/ SERVICE ADVISOR, TOLD STEERING CONTROL MODULE NOT RECALL ITEM. SERVICE SUPERVISOR DENIED THE REPAIR COSTS WAIVED. CALL FROM DEALER, QUOTED REPAIR PRICE OF FOR STEERING CONTROL MODULE $1361.27. SPOKE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, INVESTIGATED MY COMPLAINT, FORWARDED TO SUPERVISOR, DEALER ADVISED THE REPAIR OF POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, NOT PART OF THE STEERING SYSTEM, GIVEN GM CASE NO. 71-1069830519. DEALER DENIED WAIVER OF CHARGES FOR DIAGNOSTICS SINCE THE 1ST QUOTED PRICE FOR INITIAL DIAGNOSTICS WAS $150.00 TO FIND PROBLEM AND A DIAGNOSES A NON-RECALL ITEM WOULD BE $265.63. SERVICE MANAGER TONY & NOT WAIVER FOR DIAGNOSTICS FEE, POWER STEERING MODULE COULD NOT HAVE BECOME FAULTY FROM THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. ADVISED DEALER I WAS PICKING UP MY CAR, WAS TOLD IT WAS TAKEN APART AT THAT MOMENT SINCE THEY ASSUMED I WOULD HAVE IT FIXED, GAVE NO APPROVAL OF REPAIRS. I TOLD DEALER WOULD PICK UP CAR 05/29/12, WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN, T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

MY WIFE AND GRANDSON WERE IN THE CAR WHEN POWER STEERING CAME ON THE DASH. IT CAUGHT HER ATTENTION BUT DIDN'T KNOW REALLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TILL SHE TRIED TO TURN AND ALMOST WENT IN THE DITCH. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND 700.00 PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONTINUE TO RECUR. IT COMES AND GOES AND IF IT IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ALL THEY SAY IS IT IS IN THE WIRING ISSUE AND THINK WE SHOULD BUY SOMETHING ELSE. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THESE PROBLEMS TILL IT OCCURRED TO US. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE LIKE THE 2006 COBALT BUT THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE HEARD THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERSTEERING OR WIRING TO THE ELECTRIC ASSIST TO THE POWER STEERING. I AM TOLD THEY HAD A FIX BACK IN 2010 ARE WE STILL QUALIFIED TO HAVE OUR CAR FIXED UNDER THAT RECALL. MY SON IS GOING IN THE ARMY IN A COUPLE WEEKS WE WANTED TO LET HIM HAVE THIS CAR AFTER HE GETS STATIONED SOMEWHERE BUT WE CAN'T GIVE IT TO HIM WHEN WE ARE NOT TRUSTING ITS SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS EMITTING FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :09V419000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

HAD BEEN NOTICING A GAS SMELL FOR AWHILE BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL I WAS FAILED FOR INSPECTION THE OTHER DAY FOR A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED 100 DOLLARS TO FIX IT AND ANYWHERE FROM 200 TO 1000 TO FIX IT THEY SAID SO I HAD MY MECHANIC FRIEND HELP ME DROP THE GAS TANK WHEN WE DISCOVERED GAS ON THE FUEL TANK TO FIND THAT ITS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NUMEROUS COBALT OWNERS ARE HAVING AND ACTUALLY HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR ONLY CERTAIN VIN'S IN CERTAIN STATES. I DON'T SEE WHY THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE TO ALL CARS THAT GM PUT THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP IN. NOT ONLY IS THIS A VERY COSTLY FIX DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF LABOR INVOLVED IN GETTING TO THE FUEL PUMP BUT EVEN MORE SO IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND I DON'T THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITHOUT HAVING TO HONOR A RECALL OF SORTS TO ALL CARS THEY PUT THIS FAULTY FUEL PUMP IN. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ON FEB.19,2012. WHEN MY DAD AND I WERE DRIVING IT THAT FIRST WEEK, WE OFTEN SMELLED GAS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT STARTED AND AFTER WE GOT HOME AND TURNED IT OFF. I WAS SO EXCITED TO HAVE MY 1ST NEW (USED) CAR, I FORGOT TO LOOK INTO IT. MY FRIENDS KEPT MENTIONING THAT GAS SMELL ,ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY SAT IN THE BACK SEAT. SO MY FATHER LAID UNDERNEATH, PUT HIS HAND UNDER THE GAS PAN OVER THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WAS LEAKING GAS. WHEN WE LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET, IT SHOWED US THIS IS A NATIONAL RECALL PROBLEM FOR ALL 2006 AND 2007 COBALTS. I DO NOT WANT MY CAR TO BLOW UP WITH ME IN IT !! PLEASE ADVISE...WHERE DO WE GET THIS DIAGNOSED? AND WILL THEY HANDLE THE EXPENSE? IT SAYS ALL STATES ARE NOT COVERED FOR EXPENSE. WHY? AND HOW DO I FIND OUT WHERE THIS CAR ORIGINATED? *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVEN'T HAD PROBLEMS UNTIL RECENTLY (2012). MY PROBLEM STARTED IN FEBRUARY 2012 WHEN HEADING TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. STARTED PULLING CAR OFF OF PARKING LOT WHERE I LIVE AND THE CAR HAD A JERKING/BUCKING SENSATION TO IT AND THEN SHUT OFF ON ME. HAD CAR TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER AND THE CAR WOULDN'T DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM SO I GOT THE CAR BACK. 9 DAYS LATER I GO OUT AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM - POWER STEERING LIGHT ON; JERKING SENSATION AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED FROM 35 MPH TO 0. CAR WENT BACK TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP. AGAIN, CAR WOULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEMS. GOT CAR BACK & SINCE I HAVE BEEN SCARED TO DEATH TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, IT HAS SAT FOR 2 MONTHS. AFTER GETTING GM INVOLVED, TRIED TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND ONCE AGAIN - POWER STEERING LIGHT ON; JERKING/BUCKING SENSATION; CLICKING IN GEAR CONSOLE. 3 TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY DECIDE IT'S THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), YET THEY INDICATED THAT ON MY FIRST TRIP, THAT A STORED CODE SHOWED THEM THE BCM WAS NOT COMMUNICATING. GETTING GM INVOLVED HAS BEEN A WASTE OF TIME BECAUSE NATURALLY SINCE THE WARRANT IS OFF OF THE CAR, THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO SOAK UP THE COST OF REPLACING THIS MODULE WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME $685.00. *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR ON JAN 21 OF 2011 USED AT JOHN HOWARD IN MORGANTOWN WV AND 3 MONTHS LATER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND BEEPS AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TO 4 TIMES SINCE. I CONTACTED JOHN HOWARD BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART THEY ARE SAYING FAILED (OR FAILING) AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE CHEVY DEALER THEY SAY THEY ARE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR IT BECAUSE 19000S MILE AGO IT WAS REPLACED AND ONCE THE RECALL WAS DONE THEN IT IS OUR PROBLEM. AFTER TALKING TO THEM LONGER THEY SUGGESTED I GO TO A GM DEALER HAVE IT TESTED ON MY EXPENSE AND IF ITS THE SAME THING THAT THE RECALL WAS THEN THEY WOULD TALK ABOUT REPLACING IT ON THEIR CHARGE. AFTER GOING TO HARRY GREEN IN CLARKSBURG THEY TELL ME I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR WHOLE THING THAT THE PART IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SOMETHING GM DID NOT TELL ME. MY THING IS IF THEY ARE HAVING THIS MUCH TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING ON THIS CAR, WHICH THEY ARE, I SHOULD BE NO WHERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MISTAKE THEY MADE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. INSTEAD I PAY OVER $8000 FOR A CAR I EXPECT TO LAST LONGER THAN 3 MONTHS WITHOUT PUMPING MONEY INTO IT LAST AND I HAVE TO REFIX A RECALL THAT DIDN'T WORK TO BEGIN WITH. SOME WHERE SOME HOW SOMEONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND I DON'T FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND I WAS DRIVING TODAY ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE MAIN ST AND THEN I WAS GOING TO TURN TO MY HOUSE I REDUCE MY SPEED AND WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL I COULDN'T CUZ IT GOT LOCK I ALMOST HIT THE CAR THE WAS ON FRONT OF ME AND THEN THE LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD TURN ON SAYING POWER STEERING IDK WHAT TO DO I GOT REALLY SCARE IM NOT GOING TO DRIVE THE CAR NO MORE I CAME HOME AND TOLD MY HUSBAND TO CHECK IT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR DONT EVEN HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID IDK IF THIS CAR HAVE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

CAR WILL NOT START THE COMPUTER STATES THAT "POWER STEERING" I TOOK THIS TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUSE BOX I REPLACED IT AND THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM I WILL TAKE TO DEALER TO CHECK NEXT PROBLEM. *TR

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, REPLACED CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND NOISE WENT AWAY TEMPORARILY BUT CAME BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, DELIVERY FUEL PUMP), BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY BY ENGAGING THE RELEASE BUTTON LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, NONE OF WHOM COULD PROVIDE A CAUSE OR REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN AUGUST 2010 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 58,494 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND TIME UNLESS THE CONTACT ASSISTS WITH THE EXPENSES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE RECALL REPAIRS A SECOND TIME. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,494 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,326.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED, GIVING RESISTANCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE STEERING CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE STEERING CONTINUED TO SEIZE SPORADICALLY WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,923.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OFFENSIVE GASOLINE FUEL SMELL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ABNORMAL JERKING AND BEGAN PULLING TO ONE SIDE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE ADDITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL AND THE FAILURE SUBSIDED. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO AGAIN, WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING, TIRE TRACTION AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART FOR THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM AS NORMAL. THE DEALER REPAIRED VARIOUS COMPONENTS UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN OR STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGN, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL ALL OF THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRONIC, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR IT OURSELVES. I HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARACH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ACTIVE RECALLS ON THIS CAR DUE TO POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FOR OTHER PEOPLE. PLEASE ADVISE THE BEST SOLUTION. *JS

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE RELATED TO RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, FIVE SENSORS WERE BAD, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE RPM'S JUMPED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. THE CONSUMER HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING THE VEHICLE, AFTER SHE FILLED THE TANK, THE VEHICLE WOULD STEER TO THE LEFT, AND THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGTION SWITCH AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMP. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS WOULD CONTINUE FUNCTIONING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 04/10/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. 04/16/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK AND THERE WAS GAS RESIDUE ON THE GAS TANK. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED A HAIRLINE CRACK AT THE EXIT SPOUT COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE GAS DIDN'T LEAK, UNLESS THE PUMP WAS RUNNING. THE FUEL PUMP WAS MADE FROM PLASTIC, WHICH OVER TIME BECAME BRITTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/06/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 04/26/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS EXCESSIVELY. I LOOKED UP THE RECALL INFORMATION AND CHEVY IS ONLY DOING RECALLS IN CERTAIN STATES! I DRIVE MY CAR CORRECTLY & NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT STARTS CORRECTLY AFTER TRYING TWICE, PLUS I'M BLOWING THROUGH GAS WAY TOO FAST! WHY SHOULD ONLY CERTAIN STATES GET THEIR CAR FIXED. IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T RESOLVED I WILL CONTACT THE BBB AND I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL NUMEROUS TIMES, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEPARATE OCCASSIONS WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD RESET AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED AND RESTARTED. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2011 THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A STEERING MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO THE RECALL REMEDY BEING PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE INSUFFICIENT RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.