2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

I SEE THERE ARE ISSUES ON THE FUEL MODULE ON THE 2006 CHEVY COBALTS, AND I TOOK IT TO GET REPLACED HOWEVER WHEN I TAKE MY CAR TO GET DIAGNOSED IT CONTINUES TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WITH A MISFIRE, AND MY FUEL EVAPORATING. I AM HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 06 COBALTS AND HAS I HAVE DONE EXTENUOUS RESEARCH AND EVERY PROBLEM I'VE FOUND ONLINE OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS AND BLOGS, AND SITES WHERE CUSTOMERS ARE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I AM A WORKING COLLEGE STUDENT AND DRIVE TO WORK AND SCHOOL EVERYDAY. MY CAR STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY THE OTHER DAY, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER THE VEHICLE SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. NOT ONLY THE FUEL LINE BUT ALSO MY CAR KEY DOES NOT COME OUT THE IGNITION. ALL THESE ISSUES ARE ONGOING AND I HAVE FOUND OVER 10,0000 UNSATISFIED CONSUMERS ALL WITH THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE COBALTS. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE, AND I AM TIRED OF DEALING WITH CHEVROLET AS THIS IS THERE PRODUCT AND THEY ARE ONLY TRYING TO GET THE MONEY AND MAKE YOU PAY FOR ALL THE SERVICES. THESE ARE MAJOR ISSUES ALL GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVEORLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR UNTIL THEY RECEIVED PAYMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED, AND WERE UNABLE TO ENFORCE THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TAKE OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO CHANGE GEARS, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND THEN BACK OFF TO PULL THE KEY OUT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

IN APRIL 2010 MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS ABOUT 38,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALL THE REGULAR MAINTENANCES WHERE DONE TO KEEP THIS CAR IN SHAPE. THE TOTAL OF THE REPAIR WAS 1400.00 DOLLARS DOUBLED THAT OF THE CHEVY CAVALIER. YESTERDAY ON MAY 17TH SHE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AROUND 5PM TRAFFIC TIME. HER VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WENT DEAD WITH NO WARNING, SHE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE CAR'S BATTERY IS GOOD AND SHE HAD ABOUT HALF TANK OF GAS SO THOSE WEREN'T THE PROBLEMS. SHE PUSHED IT INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND WAITED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THERE IS NO SOUND WHEN SHE TURNS THE CAR ON, THIS IS INSANE WITH THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE WITHIN A THREE YEAR PERIOD. THE DEALERS DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE COST WE ARE PUTTING INTO THIS VEHICLE BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO HELP THE CONSUMERS. MY OTHER DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF HER SISTER' COBALT THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE SAME DAY. HER VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC AND HER POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT ALREADY. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WE COULD DO AS FRUSTRATED CONSUMERS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT I DO . *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE CAR VEERED TO LEFT HITTING ONCOMING CAR. *TR

I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT IN DECEMBER 2009. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR WOULD COME ON THE MESSAGE SCREEN, FOLLOWED BY A DINGING SOUND & DIFFICULTY STEERING MY VEHICLE. I LEARNED OF THE "VOLUNTARY" RECALL OF MY MODEL VEHICLE ON A NEWS BROADCAST & DECIDED TO AWAIT WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM CHEVY. THE LETTER NEVER CAME, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. MY CAR IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STEER & I CALLED CHEVY ABOUT IT YESTERDAY. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR'S VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL & I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS AS I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THE PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE I'VE HAD ESTIMATES OF $90 TO LOOK AT IT & STEERING REPLACEMENT COSTS RANGING FROM $1200-$2000. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS RIGHT NOW, BUT AM AFRAID OF A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT AS IT'S ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TURNING AROUND CURVES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO RESET AND FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH TWICE DUE TO THE STEERING FAILURE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIDNT MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,743.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TOO OFTEN AND WORE OUT THE SELECTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. UPDATED 07/21/10. *LJ

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD TRAVELING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. I HAD MADE IT SAFELY UP THE ROAD AND DOWN THE ROAD TILL I STARTED TO TURN A CORNER. IT WAS A BLIND CORNER AND AS I STARTED TO TURN I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS REALLY TOUGH TO CONTROL. I HAD LOST POWER STEERING, THE CHANGE WAS SO SUDDEN AND IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK THAT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SLIDE ACROSS THE ROAD AND INTO A VERY DEEP DITCH. THE ANGLE I IMPACTED CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER, FENDER, DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOOR PANELS AND REAR BUMPER. IT ALSO CRACKED MY BUMPER IN TWO PLACES AND BROKE PART OF THE DRIVER SIDE SPLASH GUARD LOOSE. THERE LOOKED TO BE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY HAVE ORDER A REPLACEMENT MOTOR FOR THE CAR AND REFERRED ME TO THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE OTHER REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. ON A SIDE NOTE I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ISSUING THE RECALL AND STATING THAT I WILL BE SENT A LETTER WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT RANDOMLY DAYS, WEEKS APART IN MID TRAVEL, AT TURNS, NEAR REAR END CRASH WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER 4-28-10 WHILE WIFE DRIVING 60 MPH, AND CAR SLOWED QUICKLY NEARLY GETTING REAR ENDED, CAR BEHIND SWERVED TO MISS BARELY. AN EVERY NOW AND THEN NUISANCE BECOMING AN EXTREME HAZARD AS POWER IS LOST, CARE STALLS REALLY QUICKLY IN SPEED IN MID ROAD. A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT SAME ISSUE. IF THIS WAS AN INTERSTATE SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. SAME HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. TAKING CAR IN THIS WEEKEND, BUT NONE OF THE RECALLS SEEM TO POINT TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE HAD FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES WITH A LINE SIZE OF P205/55R/16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,756.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM NOT GOOD QUALITY. I HAVE TWO KEYS WHEN BOUGHT THE CAR. JUST PASS THE 3 YEARS, ONE KEY CANNOT UNLOCK THE CAR WHILE CAN ONLY LOCK THE CAR. ANOTHER KEY WORKS WELL. COMPARED MY ANOTHER TOYOTA CAR, ALREADY 7 YEARS, THE KEY ONLY NEED REPLACE BATTERY AND WORK. BUT COBALT KEY ELECTRONIC PART WORN OUT. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY CAR BEEPED AT ME 3 TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING WENT OUT AND BEEPED 3 TIMES WHEN THE STEERING CAME BACK ON. IT WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BUT I HAD MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING KNOWING MY POWER STEERING COULD GO OUT AT ANY SECOND. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVORLET STATING THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL BUT THAT I NEED TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER THAT SAYS THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION ARE IN. *TR

MY POWERSTEERING WENT OUT ON ME AS I WAS APPROACHING MY BROTHER'S HOME. THE CAR STARTED TO GET SLOW AND THEN IT WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. I DRIVE ABOUT 30 MILES TO WORK AND 30 MILES BACK HOME AND THAT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL TO DRIVE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED SHORTLY AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH CONTACT AND BOTH ADVISED ANY FURTHER REPAIRS TOP THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 166,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

NO EVENTS LEADING TO MALFUNCTION. AIR BAG SYSTEM DISABLES RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. "SERVICE AIR BAG" DISPLAYS ON DIGITAL INTERFACE. NO CORRECTION WAS MADE BY OWNER. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE MALFUNCTION BECAME LESS OFTEN AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WITH INTERMITTENT RECURRENCES THEREAFTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC OR FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. HE ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS AND ADVISED THAT HE CONTACT THE NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PURCHASED 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT IN JANUARY ON THE 13 OF THE MONTH LATER THE STEER COLUMN START LOCKING UP. CONTACT A GENERAL MOTORS AND CHEVORLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE AS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING IT HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE UNDER 15-20 MILES A HOUR IT GOES TO MANUAL DRIVING VERY HARD TO TURNTHE STEERING WHEEL AS LONG AS YOUR DRIVING 30-40 MILES IT HAS POWER STEERING, I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVORLET HAS NOT FOUND A WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS GOING TO A BE RECALLED. I WAS ALSO TOLD IF I BROUGHT IT IN BEFORE THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND SIGN A FORM THAT SAID THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE AFTER IT WAS FIXED. IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTH SINCE I SPOKE TO GM AND THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE A INFANT AND WIFE THAT SOME TIME RIDES IN MY CARD AND IF I HAVE TO TURN QUICKLY I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO. ALSO IF SOMEONE OR A CAR TURN IN FRONT OF ME I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING BEING OUT IN THIS VEHICLE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS OF TODAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS ALSO STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,052 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ON MY 06' CHEVY COBALT AND THE STEELING WAS HARD TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE I HAD MY SON WITH ME. I DON'T THINK IT SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE. *TR

CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE JOLTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR FOR RECALL (10V073000 REGARDING STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ASSIGNED HER A CASE WORKER WHO ADVISED HER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AT HER EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HIT DITCH, WENT UP EMBANKMENT, AIRBORN, LANDING AND BREAKING POWER POLE GUDE WIRE, CONTINUING 300 FT, FRONTAL IMPACT INTO TREE. VEHICLE TOTALED. FRONT REAR, UNDER CARRIAGE AND REAR DAMAGE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK. CONTACTED

INTERMEDIATE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED TO SERVICE POWER STEERING, THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT-POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND AT SAME TIME TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD. LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. ALL PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO CHEVY COBALTS ELECTRICAL WIRING AND CIRCUITRY. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND UNRELIABLE. THERE IS NO PATTERN AND ALL PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE LAST YEAR APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. *TR

DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD IN A 35 - 25 MPH ZONE. PROCEEDED TO BRAKE INTO A TURN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20MPH AND CAME UPON A STOPPED TRUCK IN MY LANE. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS LOADING A LADDER INTO HIS VEHICLE. I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND PROCEED TO ENTER THE OTHER LANE TO AVOID THE TRUCK. AS A ENTERED THE OTHER LANE MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE CAR AND KEEPING IT IN THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC GOING STRAIGHT. AT THIS POINT I AM GOING ABOUT 3-5 MPH AND I AM TRYING TO FORCE THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND I PROCEEDED TO HIT THE EMBANKMENT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD TRAVELING AT A VERY LOW SPEED. FELT LIKE A SLOW MOTION CRASH. MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE IMPACT WAS SUCH THAT MY RADIATOR TO THE CAR WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL POLICE. I HAVE NOT SEEN EITHER OF THESE LIGHTS SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND MY CAR WAS FIXED. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT VIN# [XXX] INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DETERMINED THAT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN INITIATED 3/10/10 AND CONTACTED CHEVROLET FOR ASSISTANCE. CHEVROLET CLAIMED MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED. I INVITE THEM TO TRY TO DRIVE MY CAR NEVER KNOWING WHEN THE STEERING MIGHT GO OUT. 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 STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING STILL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A CHIME SOUNDED WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ONE TO THREE WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS SINCE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH HER VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) APRIL 07,10 HELLO, I [XXX], HAVE RECIEVED YOUR LETTER ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL INVOLING MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, WHICH I HEARD A SHAKING NOISES WHEN THE CAR REACH BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE FRONT STEERING COLUM. I TOOK MY 2006-CHEVROLET COBLAT TO JEFFERSON CHEVROLET -NOV. 04, 2009; AND TOLD THE GUY-THAT TEST DROVE THE CAR. I WAITED FROM 8AM-4PM; AND PAID $343.34. IN ADDITION,WHEN I GOTTEN INTO MY 2006 COBLAT THE- SHAKING IN MY STEERING COLUM WAS STILL THERE, SO I MADE AN U-TURN AND WENT BACK TO JEFFERSON CHEVROLET AND ASKED THE GUY THAT TEST MY CAR; I SAID PLEASE COME AND TAKE A RIDE WITH ME, BECAUSE I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DID I SPEND $343.34 FOR. I CALL JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BEFORE I LEFT THEIR, AND SPOKE WITH MR. JERRY AND TOLD HIM EVERY THING, AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING MY CAR BACK ON NOV. 05,2009- WHICH I DID , AND WHEN MR. JERRY AND MYSELF TESTED DROVE, HE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE I DROVE AND HE TOLD ME THAT I STILL HAVE "NOISES IN MY STEERING COLUM". FINALLY, WHEN I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER ON APRIL 07, 2010- ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL, I CALLED MR. JERRY@ JEFFERSON CHEVROLET AND ASKED IF THEY HAD THE PART FOR MY 2006- COBALT; WHICH HE SAID THAT'S NOT WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR. P.S PLEASE HELP ME I KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING IN THE STEERING CLOUM- THAT'S WHAT I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM; I DON'T WANT TO BE HURT OR CAUSE HURT , BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEMS. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPOR

THE POWER STEERING JUST STARTED TURNING OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM MAKING SHARP TURNS, OTHER TIMES IT JUST SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM. I WOULD SAY IT HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY THAT I AM DRIVING. IT MAKES IT A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE QUICK OR SHARP TURNS, AND IS JUST OVERALL HARD TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2008 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION; AFTER RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. AFTER BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A STEERING ISSUE. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

I WAS DRIVING SLOW AROUND A BEND AND MY CAR LOST COMPLETE CONTROL SPUN AROUND THREE TIMES ALMOST HIT A BUS, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY ON ME. I HAD TO TRY TO COAST IT DOWN THE HILL TO PULL OVER FOR TRAFFIC. IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES SO FAR WITH THE SPINNING, EVEN ON DAYS THAT THERE IS DRY ROADS. I ALSO PARKED THE CAR WENT INTO A DRUGSTORE AND CAME OUT AND THE CAR STEERING WAS TOTALLY LOCKED AS WELL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS DOING IT AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS A UNSAFE CAR AS I TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN AROUND. I NO LONGER AM CONFIDENT IN THAT CAR. IT ALSO SLIDES ALL OVER THE ROAD IN WINTER AND I ALSO HAVE STUDDED TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING HAD RESET ITSELF AND WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,700.

ME AND MY KIDS AGES 7 AND 5 WERE HEADED HOME WHEN MY CAR LOCKED UP AROUND A CURVE AND THEN POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON, THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO STOP!! THIS CAR COULD HAVE COST OUR LIVES.... I LOOKED UP MY CAR ON THE INTERNET AND THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED!! HOW BOUT THAT..... WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE VEHICLES THEY HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS I'M KIND OF SCARED TO OWN A NEWER MODEL CAR, THAT MAKES TOYOTA AND CHEVY THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. AND THEY ARE NOT LITTLE PROBLEMS!!!! ARE THEY USING CHEAPER PARTS OR NOT TESTING THEM RIGHT... THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING OR IT COULD COST MY KIDS AND MY LIFE... AND NO CAR IS WORTH THAT!!! THE COMPANY NEEDS TO BE ALOT MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THERE PRODUCTS... I HAVEN'T CALLED THE COMPANY YET BUT I READ ALL THE REPORTS AND SOME PEOPLE HAD TO PAY FOR CHEVYS SCREW UP AND THAT IS NOT FAIR TO ME OR MY KIDS!!! *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING CAR

CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER TWICE WHILE IN MOTION. SECOND TIME HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER AND THEY HAD A NEW PROGRAM DOWNLOADED TO THE COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE CAR FUNCTION. SAID IT WAS A SENSOR MIS-READING THE CAR AND HAD TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE REBOOTED. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR A MOVING CAR. ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH KEY IGNITION LOCK NOT RELEASING THE KEY- DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. THESE ARE BOTH ISSUES THE GM SHOULD OWN UP TO.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SPORADIC LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. HE NOTICED A CHIMING SOUND ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEFORE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HE STATED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,807. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BASE. ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP; THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. HE NOTED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IT. HE CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALL 10V073000 AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,121. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,050.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ON A DAILY BASIS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) ON THE WEBSITE AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,741.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON IN THE CAR AND THE CAR WILL JUST STOP OR SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AND THE CAR WILL STOP. I WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED, I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP BUT IT JUST STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WERE YOU COULD BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WILL JUST STOP. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST STOP. IT'S BECOMING A DRIVING HAZARD, BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL JUST STOP ON ME. I HAVE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND I HAD THEM CHECK IT AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED MY CAR THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. NOW THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I WILL HAVE TAKE IT FOR REPAIRS TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. I'M AFRAID I'LL GET HURT OR MY TEENAGER DAUGHTER WILL GET HURT, BECAUSE THE CAR JUST STOPS. THE CAR ALSO STOPPPED ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE DRIVING, I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HER VIN AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT TODAY ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT WAS WORKING FINE THIS MORNING, AND I GOT OFF OF WORK, WENT TO START MY CAR, ONCE I STARTED MOVING, I NOTICED THAT MY POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE. DOES GM HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS YET? I AM NOT PAYING MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY NEED TO RECALL IT SO I CAN GET IT FIXED.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH TO 35MPH THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. AS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT THE VEHICLE IS BEING PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF AND ON AND THEN THE STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE GM MANUFACTURE WAS CALL AND INFORM CONTACT HIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000....MW