2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

HIT A VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR IS MESS UP, THE AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT. BUMP HEAD NOSE AND LIPS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *TR

CHEVY COBALT 2006 CAR STALLS WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ON A RECALL. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 06 CHEVY COBALT. SINCE OCTOBER 2007, THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP. AT THE BEGINNING, THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW IT IS HAPPENING EVERYDAY. I'M CURRENTLY A NURSING STUDENT AND RELY ON MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES WHEN MY CAR WOULD START ACTING UP AND DURING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS SUCH AS THUNDERSTORMS OR JUST IN AN UNSAFE PART OF TOWN. I WAS HAPPY WHEN A POWER STEERING RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT AFTER HAVING THE RECALLED FIXED, THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING! I'M A MICHIGAN NATIVE AND KNOW FIRST HAND THE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY ON THE AMERICAN AUTO INDUSTRY. I WANTED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY CHOOSING THIS CAR. NOW I DON'T THINK I WOULD EVER BUY A GM CAR AGAIN. SOMETHING MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE! THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,137.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. SHE HAD TO USE ADDITIONAL FORCE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WOULD NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK OF MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED, IF THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE IN THE CAR, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER. VERY DANGEROUS!! I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AS WELL. MY DEALERSHIP WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR BECAUSE THEY CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT DAMAGING IT. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE LESS THAN 31,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASING IT NEW IN JUNE OF 2006. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILURES IN THE 2006 COBALT, SO I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND NOT A USER ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT WEBBING WAS WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WEBBING WAS REPLAED 4 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN UPDATED 04/18/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL METAL TO METAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE THEY BOTH WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS POTENTIALLY CAUSED BY THE RACK AND PINION NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,432 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,797.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. IN AUGUST 2010, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HIMSELF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT, BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HELD A SALVAGE TITLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,633 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,147. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 03/30/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V419000, WHICH DEALS WITH THE FUEL PUMP, BUT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL BURNING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED BECAUSE OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,520 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,695.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO GREASED THE DOORS LOCK MECHANISM, BUT THE FAILURE WASN'T CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED .THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,401 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,518. UPDATED 12/30/10

I HAVE A PROBLEM POWER STEERING MY CHEVROLET COBALT 2006. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS FRACTURED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 01/10/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT THEN ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY IGNITION KEY RELEASE AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT LOCK INTO ANY DESIRED GEAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FOUR INCH PIN LYING ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE GEAR SHIFT BOX. SHE WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PIN LOOSENED AND THEN COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM A DEVICE WITHIN THE GEAR SHIFT BOX AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE RECALL STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE EITHER ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THOSE SPECIFICATIONS MENTIONED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I FIRST OWNED A CHEVY CAVALIER. I LOVED THIS CAR!!!! SO WHEN I BOUGHT MY CHEVY COBALT I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING THE SAME DEPENDABLE CAR. BOY WAS I WRONG. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO TWO SETS OF TIRES ON MY CAR, REPLACED THE BUSHINGS AND WHEEL BEARINGS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED OVER A VEHICLE IN ALL MY LIFE. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHEVROLET AGAIN. AT LEAST TOYOTA STOOD BY THEIR MISTAKES. *TR

GASOLINE LEAK FROM FUEL TANK AT FUEL PUMP, 2006 CHEVY COBALT REGISTERED IN NEW YORK STATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO PARK THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION,TO RELEASE THE KEY HE PLACES THE GEAR INTO PARK SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE KEY RELEASES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE WAS NOT CLEAR ON HOW THE FAILURE BEGAN BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS GO CRAZY INCLUDING THE GAUGES, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, POWER BREAKS/ STEERING. THE CAR ALSO STALLS UPON STOPPING AND IN TRAFFIC(USUALLY GOING OVER 40MPH). IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN TRAFFIC CAUSING OTHER CARS TO SWERVE OR SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. IM SHOCKED I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT YET. THEN THE CAR WILL ALSO OVERACCELARATE. ON ONE OCCASION I BARELY TOUCHED THE GAS TO PULL AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND INTO THE PARK ACROSS THE STREET. AFTER ALL THIS HAPPENS THE BATTERY WILL DIE AND THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE SAME BASIC CYCLE OCCURS EVERY FEW MONTHS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES THIS WEEK ALONE AND EACH TIME IT ACTS UP AGAIN WITHIN HOURS. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY IDEA HOW TO FIX IT EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY POLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT STEEL PIN FALLS OUT OF CONSOLE NOT ALLOWING IGNITION KEY TO COME OUT. THEN THE GEARSHIFT WILL NOT LOCK IN PARK. CHILDREN CAN NOT BE LEFT IN CAR BECAUSE CAR WILL COME OUT OF PARK WHEN SHIFTER IS MOVED. SHOULD BE A CALLBACK ON THIS ISSUE. JUST DAYS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS TOOK PLACE. *TR

LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR GOING AROUND 50, ROLLED ACROSS THE ROAD AND THEN INTO A DITCH WHERE I HIT A TREE. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

UPON EXITING VEHICLE, NOTICED EXTREMELY STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON 9/1/10. GAS SMELL DID NOT DISSIPATE, AND IN FACT GOT STRONGER OVER THE PERIOD OF ONE WEEK. NOTICEABLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72500. SPOKE WITH DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM, TOLD THAT IT DID NOT FALL UNDER CURRENT RECALL CONDITIONS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED REPLACED THE LINES ATTACHED TO IT HAD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL ON THE TOP OF THE TANK. EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. REPAIRS WERE $760. FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED AFTER DIAGNOSTICS AND HAVING THE TANK DROPPED. PART AVAILABLE. EXACT DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM FALLS UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V419000 RECALL. CAR IS NOT IN RECALL STATE, BUT ISSUE HAS BEEN INDICATED TO BE RELATED TO HIGH HEAT. HEAT IN CURRENT STATE (WV) HAS BEEN 90+ DEGREES FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS. DEALER DID NOT LOOK AT RECALL, ONLY AT THE VIS WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE MY CAR'S VIN, APPARENTLY. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 2006 CHEVY COBALTS WHO HAVE SIMILAR PARTS IN THEIR CAR. THE STATE SPECIFIC RECALL HAS BEEN INDICATED IN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABUNDANT ON THE INTERNET TO BE A FALSE, AS PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED NATIONWIDE. GM CLAIMS THAT SAFETY IS THEIR NUMBER ONE CONCERN, BUT THEY DO NOT (ACCORDING TO THE REP I SPOKE WITH ) HAVE AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER THEY SHOULD EXPAND THIS RECALL INTO OTHER STATES. THIS IS APPALLING AND NEEDS LOOK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED HER CRASH INTO THE MEDIAN WALL AND DESTROY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE OF STOP IT FROM CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN WALL. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS A PART OF A RECALL, THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 NOTICE, WHICH RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST, UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2010. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED MARCH 1, 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THEY KNEW OF THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE LOST OF THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE.

CAR SMELLED LIKE GAS ALL THE TIME, WOULDN'T START EASILY WHEN COLD. GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHIN SECONDS THE STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. SHE RECEIVED BRUISES TO THE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE ENGINE *TGW THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE ROCKER ARM AND IT BROKE THROUGH THE ENGINE, DOWN THROUGH THE THIRD CYLINDER INTO THE PISTON. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE IN FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. 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 DEALER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER DOORS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHETHER THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DETECTED AN INTERNAL FUEL LEAKAGE AND INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP); HOWEVER, THE RECALL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE REGISTERED OR SOLD IN ONE OF THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO THE STATE EXCLUSION. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. UPDATED 11/19/10 *CN UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM SHOPPING IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AT THE BACK OF THE CAR. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND COLLECTING ON THE GROUND. AFTER LOWERING THE FUEL TANK IT WAS EASY TO SEE THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL RETURN LINE HAD FRACTURED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I BOUGHT A NEW FUEL PUMP MODULE AT MY CHEVROLET DEALER FOR $304.36 AND REPLACED THE PART MYSELF. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT IN MY STATE. I LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD PART. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT FUEL LEAK. PLASTIC PORT ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY CRACKED. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL IN CERTAIN STATES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND THAT STATE IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. AFTER A MONTH THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. I HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEN 6 MONTHS AGO I COULD NOT OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I HAVE HAD TO CUT THROUGH THE PANEL AND ALL OF THE RODS ARE IN PLACE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. I HAVE TO ENTER THE CAR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO RIVERTON CHEVY IN SANDY, UT AND I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM. THEY CLAIM BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR THEY WILL NOT FIX UNLESS I PAY. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 150$ JUST FOR A DIAGNOSITCS. THE DOOR IS STUCK. THEY WERE THE LAST PEOPLE TO HAVE THE PANELS REMOVED. THIS IS HORRIBLE. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU CAN SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. I NEED HELP. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY SOMEONE FOR SOMETHING, I BELIEVE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WERE THE LAST PEOPLE TO WORK ON MY CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT IS REGISTERED IN OHIO BUT HAS BEEN IN FLORIDA FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP BUT GM DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR IT ,GM SAYS THAT THE HEAT IN THE SOUTHERN STATES WILL CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP TO CRACK , SHOULD IT MATTER WHERE IT WAS REGISTERED SINCE IT HAS BEEN HERE THIS LONG. I DID PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED HOW DO I GET MY MONEY BACK? *TR

EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH STOPPING DISTANCE AND STEERING IN 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. HAD BRAKES, SHOCKS, AND STRUTS REPLACED...CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE ISSUE WITH STOPPING DISTANCE AND STEERING...TOOK IN TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THE CONTROL ARMS WERE "DRY ROTTED'...IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WAS THE MOST LIKELY CONTRIBUTING ISSUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES SHOCKS AND STRUTS. IN ADDITION DUE TO ISSUE WITH THE CONTROL RODS THE U-JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN BENT CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,150. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILS TO OPERATE DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. STOPPING AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON REMEDIES THE FAILURE. THIS OCCURRENCE IS RANDOM AND WITHOUT A NOTICEABLE PATTERN. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING; THEN, THE GAUGE BEGAN TO "TWITCH". THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHILE HE WAS SLOWING DOWN AND WOULD "POP" WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V073000 AT THE DEALERSHIP (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,317. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,500.

JUST LIKE A SIMILAR RECALL THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON MY CARS RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY HAS CRACKED. POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK THAT COULD CAUSE DECREASED EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE. WORSE, IF THAT LEAKING GASOLINE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION SOURCE OF ANY KIND, IT WILL IGNITE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE DEALER WAS REPAIRING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000, STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SHE INFORMED THEM THAT SHE HEARD A NOISE WHENEVER SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEEDED CAUSED THE NOISE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,807.

OIL FILTER GASKET NOT KEEPING A SEAL BETWEEN THE CAP/OIL FILTER HOLDER AND THE FILTER HOUSING UNIT CREATING A GAP THAT OIL LEAKS FROM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. LOSS OF OIL WILL OCCUR AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE ALSO. THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE OIL FILTER CAP AND GASKET AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES ON THE VEHICLE WERE CRACKED AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122000.

1. FUEL ODOR IN VEHICLE. 2. FUEL PUMP MODULE LEAKING AT SEAL ON PRESSURE LINE. FUEL LEAKING CAUSING GREAT HAZARD TO DRIVE VEHICLE 3. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. (DEALERSHIP HAS OLD PARTS) THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $550.35 WAS THE SAME PART NUMBER IN RECALL OF 2006 CHEVY COBALTS, HOWEVER THIS VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS SAID TO BE NOT COVERED OR REIMBURSED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND BECAUSE IT HAD 101K MILES ON IT. A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION KNOWING THERE WAS HUGE RISK FOR FIRE ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAS (HAD) A 2006 COBALT. WE WERE CO-OWNERS OF THIS CAR BUT SHE WAS THE PRIMARY DRIVER. WE DID RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER ON 6/21/10 FOR THE REPAIR. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010, SHE WAS DRIVING HOME ON A TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD AND WAS LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FROM HOME WHEN SHE WRECKED. THE CAR SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COULDN'T BE STEERED BACK, SHE SIDE SWIPED A TELEPHONE POLE, THE CAR PULLED HARD THE OTHER WAY, SHE FOUGHT FOR CONTROL OF THE CAR BUT LOST. SHE KEPT HITTING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND WAS STOPPED WHEN IT GOT STUCK ON STEPS AND A RAILING ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE INTO SOMEONE'S YARD. THANKFULLY SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT BUT IS SUFFERING FROM BACK AND NECK PAIN AND HAD ABRASIONS AND BRUISES. SHE HAD TO CRAWL OUT A WINDOW BECAUSE NEITHER DOOR WOULD OPEN. WE HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR AND PARTS THAT WENT EVERYWHERE. CAN YOU HELP US AND DIRECT US WHAT TO DO? *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT KEY COMES OUT OF IGNITION AND IT STILL RUNS. KEY GETS LOCKED IN STEERING COLUMN AND WILL NOT RELEASE. HAVE TO WAIT ANYWHERE FROM 1 MINUTE TO 3 HOURS. RADIO SHORTED. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE (THIS HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN). CAR WILL NOT START INDICATING A "LOCK KEY", HAVE TO CYCLE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER THROUGH GEARS BEFORE IT WILL START. CAR WILL NOT START AND JUST CLICKS. BATTERY READS 12.21 VOLTS. VEHICLE HAS A LOOSE THUMPING NOISE IN FRONT AXLE AREA. ALL THESE INDICATIONS GENERATED A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN A ROAD, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM GOING 25 OR 65, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE THE LIGHT IS ON, MY CAR WILL SHIFT AND WHEN IT SHIFTS, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IT'S VERY SCARY. THE CAR GETS VERY JERKY AND HARD TO DRIVE. IT DOES NOT MAKE A SOUND, LIKE TRACTION CONTROL IS KICKING IN. IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS TRYING TO SHIFT BUT CANNOT. I'VE READ THAT THIS CAN TURN INTO MORE SERIOUS POWER STEERING ISSUES. I WENT TO GO GET MY CAR RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING, AND THEY SAID IT'S ONLY FOR 2004 COBALT MODELS. I DON'T FIND THAT FAIR IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REST OF THEIR COBALTS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE I AM DRIVING ABOUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THE LIGHT DOES GO OFF WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN UNDER REPAIR FOR THE FAULTY STEERING SINCE I GOT IT. I HAD IT TAKEN CARE OF UNDER RECALL, THIS WEEKEND THE STEERING TOTALLY LOCKED UP I DID NOT HAVE MANUAL STEERING I HAD NOTHING AND I WAS ON AN S TURN WHEN IT HAPPENED. GM IS RELUCTANT TO FIX IT AGAIN. I HAD THIS FIXED TWICE UNDER THE RECALL AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT OFF-HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAT SENSOR YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,182.