2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE EXTREMELY WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

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

WHEN TURNING SHARP RIGHT IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS 4DR, THERE IS A LOUD, METAL RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL, AS IF STEERING IS HITTING SOMETHING UNDERNEATH. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TURN IS SHARP, SUCH AS A U-TURN OR COMING OUT FROM AN ALLEY, DRIVEWAY, ETC. *TR

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A BEEPING SOUND AND BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. SHE THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AS THE STEERING WHEEL RESET TEMPORARILY BEFORE RECURRING WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS THEN ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD RESEARCH THE FAILURE AND CONTACT HER WITH A DECISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,245.

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

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

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

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

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT ENGINE HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL JUST CUT OFF DOWN TO THE BATTERY. IT STARTED OUT BY JUST QUITTING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND THEN IT GRADUATED TO CUTTING OFF WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATES WHILE I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. WE THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN WATER IN THE GAS OR THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS STOPPED UP, BUT AFTER RUNNING HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND USING THE FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IT STILL WAS CUTTING OFF. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE GOING FROM MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO ALMOST EVERYDAY. IT WOULD NOT DO IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN IT WOULD START DOING IT AGAIN. WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE FUEL INJECTOR OR THE O2 SENSOR GOING BAD. AFTER REPLACING BOTH OF THESE COMPONENTS, THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 120,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. MY MOTHER BOUGHT HER CAR AROUND THE SAME TIME I DID. IT IS ALSO A COBALT BUT A 2007 MODEL AND IT HAS JUST STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING..HAD THE[XXX] MOTO REPLACED AND NOW THEY TELLING ME I NEED 2000 WORTH OF WORK TO FIX THE ISSUE.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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

MY CHEVY COBALT 2006, HAS HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE EMERGENCY AIR BAG LIGHTING UP AND SAYING IT IS OFF AND I GET THE MESSAGE THAT THE "AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICED". I HAVE LESS THAN 45 THOUSAND MILES. AROUND JUNE 2010, MY MOTHER AND I WERE IN THE CAR AND WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE HEARD THE BEEPING SOUND AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON, MEANING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS OFF. IT IS SUPPOSE TO TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY, BUT HAS NOT. EVERY TIME WE START THE CAR THE BEEPING SOUND STARTS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE WHO HAVE THE CHEVY COBALT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

FAILURE ON THE FUEL PUMP,LEAKING UNDER THE CAR ALOT DANGEROUS FUMES DOES NOT START AT TIMES AND WHEN IT DOES LEAKS ALOT OF GAS AND SMELLS REALLY STRONG AND THEN STOPS SUDDENING. SO WILL NOT MOVE IT DUE TO ITS DANGER OF THE GAS LEAK. *TR

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

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 06 COBALT BACK IN EARLY 07 IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE 7 TIMES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR STEERING CONCERNS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE HARD STEERING PROBLEM OR PRODUCE COMPUTER PROBLEM. I WAS VERY ADAMANT ABOUT THIS AND ALSO GOT NEW TIRES THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT ! I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, AND WAS LEARY TO DRIVE MY CAR (A GIFT FROM MY MOM) BUT HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DRIVE. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR ON THE 30TH I WAS COMING FROM A FRIENDS HOME AND WAS ON A SIDE ROAD I SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO RIGHT, IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, AND I WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TOLD LATER I MISSED THE SENSOR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND G.M. WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR SAT FOR 2 MONTHS WITH A DEAD BATTERY THE COMPUTER DOES NOT LOOSE DATA. (G.M.) I KNOW OF SEVERAL COBALT OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE POWER ASSIST REPLACED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND IT STILL WENT OUT. THE MECHANICS (A.S.E.)CERTIFIED INFORMED ME IT IS NOT THE POWER ASSIST IT IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT G.M. WON'T DO THAT IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH MONEY. IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT G.M. WOULD RATHER SACRIFICE THE CONSUMER RATHER THAN TAKE CARE OF THEM. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE COMPUTER HAS A HISTORY OF NOT RECORDING PROPERLY WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE REST OF US WHO HAVE HAD A CRASH WITH AND WITHOUT AI

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON, A FUEL ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,244.

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

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

FAILURE OF DOOR TO OPEN. FOR 2 DAYS THE DRIVER'S DOOR DID NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDER OR OUTSIDE. *TR

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

BRAKES LOCKING UP ON 2006 CHEVY COBALT. VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES. ALSO A FRIEND WITH 2005 COBALT BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED SEIZED. BRAKES BURNED UP. CAR TOWED, AND HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT IS HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. I THOUGHT THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD FIX THE ISSUE AS I HAD IT REPAIRED A WEEK AGO. AFTER THE REPAIR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $43.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND CAME UP WITH SEVERAL CODES IN THE COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. NO POWER STEERING AND THE CAR STARTED SHUTTERING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT I THEN HAD POWER STEERING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I DO NOT BELIEVE GM IS FIXING THE RIGHT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH ENHANCED TRACTION SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTAC TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE ECM WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,681. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMIANTED. UPDATED 04/11/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE DEALER CHANGED THE CODE, BUT MADE NO MENTION OF REPLACING THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,887.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT TRIED TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

CAMPAIGN 09V419000 STATES THAT CERTAIN VIN NUMBERED 2006 CHEVY COBALTS HAVE A FUEL PUMP MODULE THAT MAY CRACK AND BREAK AND LEAK GAS WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW GM IS SAYING MY CAR DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE VIN NUMBERS. MY CAR DOES FIT BETWEEN THE BREAKPOINTS. I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING GAS AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT CAUSE AND NOW GM WON'T FIX IT. *TR

FIRST WE NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTER ON OUR 2006 COBALT WAS ACTING UNUSUAL, IT TOOK MORE EFFORT TO TAKE OUT OF PARK AND THE BUTTON DID NOT NEED TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR THE LOWER GEARS. THEN THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. IT COULD ONLY BE REMOVED BY DEPRESSING THE BUTTON INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY A CHEVY DEALER BY REPLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR $208 AS THIS CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 69,800. *TR

VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN TWO WEEKS AFTER DEALER PERFORMED MANDATED RECALL WORK TO FIX POWER STEERING FAILURES WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. WITH MOST RECENT STEERING FAILURE, DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PERFORM ANY MORE WARRANTY WORK TO FIX THE POWER STEERING SINCE THEY SAY THEY ALREADY DID THE REQUIRED RECALL WORK. WHAT LEAVES US WITH A VEHICLE THAT POTENTIALLY STILL SUFFERS FROM INTERMITTENT LOSE OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK THAT WAS RECALLED UNDER CAMPAIGN 09V419000, FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT JUST ONE YEAR AGO, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE FAILURES IN THE CAR. ANYTIME THAT I BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO IDLE ROUGHLY. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM THEN BRIGHTEN. THEN THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS ALMOST GETTING ME IN WRECKS. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE NOTICED IT IS NOT JUST MY CAR, BUT SO MANY OTHER CHEVY COBALT'S OF DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR COULD NOT BE PUT INTO PARK. THE CAR WAS BASICALLY IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN THE "ON" POSITION OVER NIGHT. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED AT VANN CHEVY IN CARROLLTON TX AND HAD TO PAY $640.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I HAD TO GET THE WHOLE SHIFTER REPLACED FROM THE SHIFT BUTTON TO THE FLOOR. CHEVY CONTACTED ME TODAY AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PROBLEM. CHEVY STATED AT THIS POINT IT IS NOT A RECALL EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) . THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE SPEED ODOMETER ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,887.

WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN (AT ANY SPEED) OR IN PARK, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE MAKES VERY HARD/JUMPY SHIFTS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND THIS STARTED HAPPENING NO MORE THAN 4 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE. THOUGH I'VE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES 2 "REPAIRS" HAVE BEEN MADE. I'VE KEPT SOME OF THE SERVICE ORDERS BUT I DO HAVE ALL WITH NOTED REPAIRS. *TR

WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 ON OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT (VIN [XXX]). WE SMELLED A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (SANDS CHEVROLET GLENDALE AZ) FOR REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. WE WERE DENIED SERVICE UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PLASTIC SUPPLY PORT WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. WE WERE CHARGED $673.48 TO REPAIR THE DANGEROUS DEFECT PLUS $134.24 FOR ANOTHER FUEL FILTER THEY SAID WE NEEDED. DUE TO THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IF THE DEALER WAS TELLING THE TRUTH THEN IT SEEMS THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. WE DON'T WANT TO SEE DRIVERS OF THE 2006 COBALT EXPOSED TO THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT AND FIRE HAZARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE RAPIDLY STARTED MOVING DOWN AND FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE A MECHANIC INSPECTED IT AND FOUND A LEAK ON THE FUEL PUMP HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

MY 2006 COBALT SS SEDAN HAS HAD A RECURRING ISSUE. THE TRACTION CONTROL (T/C) LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT HARD, SLAMMING INTO EACH GEAR. I HAD THIS PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE USED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON WITH THE T/C LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND I HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND A DAMAGED CYLINDER HEAD. THE POWERTRAIN WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. NOT LONG AFTER, MY POWER STEERING STARTED TO GO OUT, EVERY TIME I DROVE. I HAD THE FAULTY COMPONENT REPLACED PER THE RECALL. NOW THE T/C, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS BACK, THE CAR DOESN'T STORE ANY CODES AND THE T/C LIGHT GOES AWAY WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF (MOST OF THE TIME) THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY IT STARTED OUT LAST TIME. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS, EXPENSIVE AND IT IS BEING IGNORED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS, FORUMS WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! *TR

MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, (WHICH I PROVIDED MUCH OF THE $$ FOR) IT HAS APPROX 32K MILES. IT RECENTLY DEVELOPED AN ISSUE WITH A KNOCKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD THAT CONTINUES FOR 10-15 SECONDS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP, AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM THAT THE MECHANIC FELT SHOULD /COULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND SUGGESTED THAT SHE TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP; CHARGED $48. DEALERSHIP CHECKED OUT CAR FREE OF CHARGE (THAT IS SUSPICIOUS) FOR 2 HOURS, AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PART # 15800140. THEY REFERRED TO BULLETIN # 04-03-08-006D.THE APPROX COST TO REPAIR IT WOULD BE $1100, BUT IT WAS DEEMED SAFE TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH THE KNOCKING SOUND WOULD BE A NUISANCE. SOON AFTER I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND EASILY FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, INJURIES, AND ACCIDENTS FROM COBALT STEERING PROBLEMS FOR 2005-2009 VEHICLES, YET IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM. I KNOW THAT MY DAUGHTER'S CURRENT ISSUE WILL ONLY GET MUCH WORSE AND THE VALUE OF THE CAR IS VERY DIMINISHED. THE ODDS OF SELLING IT ARE SLIM. PLEASE! MAKE CHEVROLET RECALL COBALT FOR THEIR STEERING DEFECTS A.S.A.P. WE WORK HARD AND CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. BUT, I WILL PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TO SAVE MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE, WHAT CHOICE DO WE HAVE? *TR

CHEVY 2006 COBALT POWER STEERING FAILED FOUR TIMES SINCE AUGUST 13TH POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. *TR