2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10005 , RECENTLY INFORMED BY OUR MECHANIC THAT WE HAVE A FUEL LEAK SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE GAS TANK NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. REVIEWED WEB AND DISCOVERED THIS SAFETY RECALL AND FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE LIMITED TO THE STATES DESCRIBED WITHIN THE RECALL. I LIVE IN KANSAS WITH SUMMER TIME TEMPERATURES IN THE 90-100 DEGREES ROUTINELY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE REPAIR COST CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL, HOW CAN IT BE FAIR FOR MY NEIGHBOR IN OKLAHOMA TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BY GM YET I MAY HAVE TO ENDURE A 300 - 600.00 EXPENSE, AFTER ALL SAFETY IS SAFETY. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT 2.2L. TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. THERE IS A RECALL OPEN ON IT SO THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. NOW, JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER FIXING IT, I TURN MY CAR ON AND THERE'S NO POWER STEERING AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT IN ONCE TO FIX THIS AND IT'S STILL CAUSING ME PROBLEMS. I WORK TWO JOBS AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE FIXING THIS CAR REPEATEDLY. I TRADED IN A 1997 SKYLARK FOR THIS 2006 COBALT WANTING A NEWER, LESS TO REPAIR CAR. I ENDED UP WITH A PIECE OF JUNK THAT I'M STILL 2 YRS AWAY FROM PAYING OFF. *TR

MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS FUMES ALL THE TIME WHEN I DRIVE IT AND IT MAKES MY HEAD HURT AND IT WAS RECENTLY INSPECTED AND IT PASSED. NOW TWO WEEKS LATER, IT SMELLS LIKE GAS, ESPECIALLY IN ONE HUNDRED DEGREE WEATHER AND I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT A RECALL ON THE FUEL INJECTION.

BESIDES PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT INCLUDING REPLACING THE MOTOR AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION, I RECENTLY NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OR AFTER I HAD PARKED. I NOTICED THE SMELL ON JUNE 29, 2011. I CALLED MY MECHANIC ON JULY 1, 2011 AND HE SCHEDULED ME FOR SERVICE ON JULY 5, 2011 FOLLOWING THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE MRA OR MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO LEAK. HE STRESSED THE DANGER I HAD BEEN IN WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DUE TO THE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE NATURE OF THE FUEL LEAKING FROM MY CAR. HE NEEDS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT GM HAD RECALLED MANY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS FOR THIS SPECIFIC REASON. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE LINE AND SPOKE TO [XXX] AT EXTENSION 12783 WHO TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOR IS THE PROBLEM COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR SPECIAL COVERAGE. IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT MY CAR IS SUFFERING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR. CHEVROLET SHOULD COVER THE COSTS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. IT JUST SEEMS TO GET WORSE. MESSAGE CENTER WILL JUST STATE POWER STEERING. YOU CAN CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. THIS ONLY GIVES YOU A LITTLE MORE TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP!!! *KB

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE COULD SMELL AN ODOR OF FUEL AND NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS DEVELOPED THE SAME FUEL SYSTEM CRACK/LEAK ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER I DO NOT LIVE IN ANY OF THE STATES LISTED SO MY DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED. HOW CAN IT BE RECALLED IN CERTAIN STATES AND NOT OTHERS? SEEMS TO ME A DEFECT IS A DEFECT REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE CAR IS REGISTERED! NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR OR RISK A FIRE. *TR

I PURCHASED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN RELEASING TOXIC FUMES, THAT STRONGLY RESEMBLE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE SMELL WAS LESS ODORLESS AND NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT NOW THE CAR SMELL GETS ME DIZZY AND MY NEW BORN CHILD AT THE TIME WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRONCHIATIOUS. EVERY PERSON FROM STRANGERS TO PEOPLE I KNOW WHO GET NEXT TO THE CAR NOW EXPRESS THERE CONCERN ABOUT THE CAR SMELL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO A DIFFERENT STATE, AND ABOUT 3 HOURS INTO THE DRIVE, I STOPPED FOR GAS. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY BY REACHING UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND PRESSING THE MANUAL RELEASE BUTTON. EVEN AFTER HAVING RECALL WORK ON ANOTHER ITEM AT A GM DEALER, THEY DIDN'T OFFER ANY SORT OF SOLUTION ON HOW TO GET THIS FIXED. I STILL HAVE TO PRESS THE MANUAL RELEASE TO GET THE KEY OUT. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THROUGH EMAIL AND THEY OFFERED NO REMEDY AND CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I HAD STEERING MOTOR REPLACED IN 11/2010 AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. A FEW DAYS AGO I GOT INTO MY CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED, BUT THE CAR WOULD JERK SLIGHTLY WHEN THE CAR CHANGED GEARS. SLOWED TO A STOP AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED AND I COULD NOT MOVE IT. TURNED CAR OFF THEN BACK ON A MOMENT LATER. CONTINUED TO DRIVE APROX. 20 MILES, THEN WHEN SLOWED TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE RECALL---THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM OR GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS ON HOW TO ACTUALLY REPAIR CAR. WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING MOTOR THAT WAS REPLACED AND INSIST IT IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE, AND THUS, NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE ASKED DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT GM'S TECH SUPPORT AND THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME THUS FAR. *TR

CAR WOULD NO START ON FIRST ATTEMPT--STEREO AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN CAR TURN ON, BUT CAR DOES NOT START AT ALL.GOT BACK INTO CAR ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, TRIED AGAIN--STARTED RIGHT UP. WHILE DRIVING, ALL GAUGES WOULD DROP ALL THE WAY TO ZERO AND ALL ELECTRICAL INSIDE CAR GOES DEAD. UPON PARKING, CAR WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. GOT ELECTRICAL TEST AT AUTO PARTS STORE, TOLD IT WAS READING BAD BATTERY--SO I REPLACED BATTERY AT THAT TIME. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LS SEDAN. THIS CAR EVERY YEAR LIKE CLOCK WORK HAS TO EITHER HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO IT, OR HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THE CAR WILL BE FINE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN IT STRUGGLES TO SHIFT GEARS AND IT WILL BE SUBTLE. THEN IT SLOWLY STARTS TO FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS " SLIPPING" WHEN U REVERSE AND THEN PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IT SLIDES BACK BEFORE IT BEGINS TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD BUT HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS IN IT'S LIFE TIME, AND IT'S STARTING TO FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING FOR ITS 4TH. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT STEERING COLUMN IS FALLING APART AND MAKING ALL KINDS OF CLUNKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING, CHEVY ALREADY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BECAUSE OF A RECALL BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ACTUAL STEERING COLUMN WHICH IS FALLING APART AND DESTINED FOR FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES *TT

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 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED 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 NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING AROUND THE EXHAUST. UPDATED 08/01/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK SENSOR TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

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. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,265. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COLBALT LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN A WEEK AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE SALES CENTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 105,000. UPDATED 07.20.11

ON MONDAY MAY 30 2011 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND DECIDED TO TAKE THE FREEWAY. I ENTERED THE 215 FREEWAY AT CENTER STREET IN RIVERSIDE, THEN ACCELERATED TO TRAFFIC SPEED THEN THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SLAMMED ON THERE BRAKES SO I PROCEEDED TO STOP AND AVOID HITTING THEM AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MY CAR VEERED OVER TO THE CENTER DIVIDER FROM THE SLOW LANE AND MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE WALL IT LEFT ME COMPLETELY FACING TRAFFIC ON THE 215 FREEWAY! THEN TO AVOID ANY FURTHER ACCIDENTS I DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND DROVE HOME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. *TR

TOOK MY 2006 COBALT IN TO HAVE RECALL FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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 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.

HAD TO REPLACED WORN OUT BEARING ON FRONT WHEEL EARLY IN VEHICLE'S LIFE. *TR

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 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A POWER STEERING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STARTED TO NOT CLOSE WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED AND AFTER A WHILE THE DOOR GOT COMPLETELY STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKING ALMOST READY TO BRAKE. DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS STARTING TO STICK SHUT ALSO.

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 35 MPH WHEN AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR FILLED THE INTERIOR CABIN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FUEL LEAK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS FRACTURED IN HALF. THE MECHANIC PLACED AN ORDER FOR THE FUEL MODULE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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.

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

SECOND 2006 CHEVY COBALT OWNED. THE FIRST HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING IT. THE AIR HAD GONE OUT ON IT AND WE HAD RETURNED IT TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED. WITHIN A WEEK IT CAUGHT FIRE IN TRAFFIC. WE ASSUMED THE DEALER DID SOMETHING INCORRECT WHEN RECONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLES. PARTLY BECAUSE THE FIRE HAD STARTED IN TRUNK WHERE BATTERY WAS. WE THOUGHT IT WAS HUMAN ERROR SO WE PURCHASED ANOTHER 2006 COBALT. IT STARTED DYING IN TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN STOPPED OR WHEN YOU ALLOW IT TO IDLE. TOOK IT TO SEVERAL AUTO STORES AND HAD PUT ON MACHINE. ANSWER WAS RAPID MISFIRE. BOUGHT NEW SPARKPLUGS AND WIRES. REPLACED THOSE TO NO AVAIL, TRIED GAS TREATMENTS FOR THE SHUTTERING ENGINE, TO NO AVAIL. TOOK IT TO MECHANICS TWICE. THEY REPLACED THE COOLING SENSOR. STILL CUTTING OUT AND WOULDN'T IDLE PROPERLY. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC. HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. NOTICED ONE HEADLIGHT OFF WHEN WE PICKED IT UP. TOOK IT HOME TO INVESTIGATE AND HEADLIGHT BACK ON. WE BELIEVE ITS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN SYSTEM. DOESN'T DIE WHEN LIGHTS ARE OFF. APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES. HAD A MINOR ISSUE WITH A GAS LEAK. TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES. *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

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 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.

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 EFFEC

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

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

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 WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR IN OPERATION, THERE WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DETECTED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE EMISSION VALVE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY IN ORDER TO COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,200.

I AM REQUESTING THAT DOT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT (PART# 10394225) SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I AM ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, COASTING (NEUTRAL), AND BRAKING. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH IT MAKES A "CLUNKING" NOISE GIVING ME THE NOTION THAT THERE IS INDEED SOMETHING IN THE STEERING FUNCTION THAT IS BROKEN. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS UPON ACCELERATING WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS OVERPOWERED MY GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING MY CAR TO STEER VERY HARD TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION WITH OTHER CARS. THE LOSS OF CONTROL ON STEERING IS EVEN WORSE UPON LOW SPEED BRAKING; THE WHEELS HAVE IN THE PAST TURNED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. AGAIN, THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED A NUMBER OF COLLISIONS AT STOP LIGHTS WHERE THERE ARE 2 OR MORE LANES, OR THERE IS A TURNING LANE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE IS DONE. COBALTS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO REPLACE THIS PART 2-3 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS IN OPERATION. SO FAR NO ACTION TO REPLACE THE PART HAS BEEN DONE ON MY PART. CURRENTLY THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TESTIMONIES AND EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM HERE AND I WISH YOU TO FORMALLY INVESTIGATE. THERE IS NO INCIDENT REPORT YET, DISREGARD INCIDENT DATE. *TR

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

2006 CHEVY COBALT SS/SC HAS BEEN SERVICED MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN 5 MONTHS FOR SENSORS FAILING AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT ARE STILL OCCURRING. MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRING IS CAR SHUTTING ITSELF OFF IN TRAFFIC AND AT IDLE. *TR

DOOR LATCH FAILURE. *TR