2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TODAY, AFTER A HARD RAIN, THE SUNROOF LEAKED AGAIN... SOAKING THE HEADLINER FROM THE SUNROOF FORWARD, AGAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

AFTER A PRETTY GOOD RAIN DURING THE DAY ON OCTOBER 27TH, MY FIANCEE AND I GOT IN MY CAR AND NOTICED THE HEADLINER WAS SAGGING. UPON TOUCHING IT, I FOUND IT WAS SOAKED FROM THE FRONT OF THE SUNROOF, ALL THE WAY FORWARD. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON IN COBALTS. I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY IN HOPES OF REPAIR. *NM

UPON DRIVING UP THE ON RAMP TO I-985, THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TAKE THE KEY OUT AND RESTART IT. I GOT THE CAR ABOUT 4 FEET, AND IT STOPPED AGAIN. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AND THEN RESTARTED IT. *NM

EXCESSIVE GLARE FROM POOR DESIGN OF HEADLIGHT CAUSING EXCESSIVE GLARE AND SAFETY RISK FOR OTHER VEHICLES AND OBSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN AND ROAD HAZARDS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL CHEVY COBALT COUPE AND SEDAN MODEL LS LT SS SITED TO DATE. HEADLIGHTS ARE OVERLY BRIGHT AND MISADJUSTED ALSO CAUSING BLINDING OF OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONTRIBUTING TO DISTRACTION, GLARE BLINDING AND EYE STRAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, AND TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE PCM WAS FAULTY, AND UPLOADED NEW SOFTWARE. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I WAS TAKING A FRIEND TO THE AIRPORT. I WAS ON I-495 N IN THE LANE LEADING TO THE EXIT THAT TAKES YOU TO THE AIRPORT TOLL ROAD. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HOPING TO COAST DOWN THE EXIT AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VEER THE CAR LEFT. THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. I KEPT HITTING THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP, NOR DID IT TURN. WE CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TURNS OUT THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAD OCCURRED. IT HAPPENED BACK IN MAY 2006 AND I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND SAID IT WAS FINE. APPARENTLY NOT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER THE GEAR WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

ON A REGULAR BASIS ( ABOUT ONCE A DAY ) THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. TO SHUT THEM OFF THE PEDAL MUST BE LIFTED SLIGHTLY. THERE IS NO FEEDBACK THAT THIS ACTION IS OCURRING OTHER THAN FROM OTHER DRIVERS FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF FOUR TIMES SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SITTING A SHORT WHILE, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EVERY TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO EACH INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER ALERTED THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE IGNITION COIL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY CONSTANTLY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAREENED THROUGH TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, STRUCK A GUARDRAIL, AND ROLLED OVER INTO AN EMBANKMENT WHERE IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

WHEN TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS FROM THE AUTOMATIC TO THE MANUAL POSITION THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTATION DOES NOT LIGHT UP. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD ON CLOUDY / FOGGY DAYS WHEN THE AUTOMATIC SENSOR SENSITIVITY IS SET TO HIGH TO ALLOW FOR PROPER LIGHTING OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH INSTRUMENTATION. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED TO MANUAL THIS SHOULD BYPASS THE AUTOMATIC SENSOR AND ALLOW FOR DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION HOWEVER THIS IS NOT THE CASE. *NM

2006 COBALT DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON MANUALLY WHILE DRIVING WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AND IT IS CLOUDY OR FOGGY IT IS NOT DARK ENOUGH FOR AUTO LIGHTS TO COME ON BUT IT IS DARK ENOUGH THAT WITHOUT DASH LIGHTS YOU CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE AND INJURY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO READ THE BLACK BOX. ACCORDING TO THE BLACK BOX, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 42 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, FOUR SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE MADE IMPACT AT 30 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

TWO OF MY FRIENDS AND I WENT TO BRUNCH ON SUNDAY, 5-21-06. I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 5-13-06. IT IS A COBALT SS. WE PARKED THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SINCE I HAD ANOTHER KEY, I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND LOCKED THE DOOR. WHEN WE CAME BACK ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, I OPENED THE DOOR AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE DEALER STATES: "THEY INSPECTED SHIFTER AND LOCK CYLINDER PER BULLETIN 06-07-30-004B AND WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE COMPLAINT..." THEN I STARTED THE CAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN PARK, THEN PUT THE HAND BRAKE ON, BUT NOTHING WOULD STOP IT UNTIL IT HIT A TREE BRACE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE DEALER STATED, "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE BUT REPROGRAMMED THE PCM WITH UPDATED CALIBRATIONS J6354..." OF COURSE, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO MY 7-DAY OLD CAR. I AM LUCKY THERE WERE NO PEOPLE WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE TIME!! I OBTAINED 3 APPRAISALS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES, THE LOWEST BEING $790.91. I BELIEVE GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. IT DEFINITELY WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU. *JB

CONSUMER 2006 COBALT INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN SWITCHED ON. *TS WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON MANUALLY THAT IS WHEN THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY TIME THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED WAS WHEN THE AUTOMATIC LIGHT SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AT NIGHT. *JB

I WAS DOWNSHIFTING FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR AFTER SLOWING DOWN DRAMATICALLY ON A TURN AND MY CAR MADE A CLUNK SOUND. COME TO FIND OUT MY CLUTCH BURNT UP AND MY STARTER THEN WAS FRIED AND THAT IT BUST A RING OF SOME SORT. MY CAR ONLY HAD 464 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN SENT TO A DEALER AND GM DENIED IT IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A MONTH AND THEY HAVE JUST TOLD ME ABOUT A WEEK AGO NOW THEY HAVE TO RE/EVALUATE IT AND THE AREN'T DOING CRAP IS SAY IT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT 1600 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR STUFF THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALLED OR SOMETHING. *JB

GOT OUT FROM TIM HORTONS AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRIED TO SHIFT SECOND GEAR AND IT DID NOT WITH 3800 KMS ON IT CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. *JB

FRONT BRAKES ROTOR AND PADS WORN OUT AFTER 6000 MILES. *JB

2006 CHEVY COBALT, SHIFTER WON'T ENGAGE @ 500 MILES-DEALER TRADES CARS. 2006 CHEVY COBALT, CLUTCH BURNS UP @2000 MILES, DEALER REPLACES CLUTCH PLATES AT NO CHARGE, WILL CHARGE FOR ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF SAME NATURE. DEALER STATES ABUSE IS CAUSE OF CLUTCH DAMAGE. *NM

PETITION FOR PROCEEDING TO REMEDY A SAFETY DEFECT AND HAZARD WHICH HAS RESULTED FROM THE FAILURE OF GM TO COMPLY W/FMVSS 101 ON THE 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TS THE ONLY TIME THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS OPERATE IS WHEN THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC LIGHTING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO MANUALLY TURN ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. ***TRANSFERRED TO OVSC***

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FRONT END WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE BRAKE DUST WAS NOTICED ON THE FRONT RIMS, THE INSIDE OF THE ROTORS HAD GROOVES ON THEM AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS AND CUT THE BRAKE LINE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

11/24/05 CLUTCH BURNING ODOR, WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL EXHAUST COATING BURNING OFF 12/27/05 CLUTCH SLIPPING WHILE ON HIGHWAY, PROCEEDED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT TOOK ALMOST 3 WEEKS AND COST ME 1600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A FAILING CLUTCH. LATER CONFIRMED FOR A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT THE CLUTCH WAS TOO WEAK FOR THE CARS HP RATING. I AM NOT THE ONLY COBALT SS/SC TO HAVE THIS FAILURE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LEAST 4 TIMES EACH TIME HARDER THAN THE TIME BEFORE IN COMBINATION WITH TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF. WHEN IT DEACTIVATED THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT WAS HEARD. WITHIN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON, THIS OCCURRED ON 2 OCCASIONS. IT WAS DEACTIVATED IN THE SAME MANOR AS STATED BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED THEREFORE NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UNLESS THE AUTOMATIC ON SENSOR DETERMINES IT NECESSARY THE DASH LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. THERE IS NO SWITCH ALLOWING THE CONTACT TO TURN ON THE DASH LIGHTS. ON PAGE 3-14 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES THE DASH LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSE TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. ACCORDING TO TITLE 49 OF THE U. S. CODE PART 571.101, PARAGRAPHS S5.3.3 AND S5.3.1 UPDATED 03/15/05

BRAKES FAILED. HIT ANOTHER CAR AT STOP LIGHT. CAR SLOWED BUT WOULD NOT STOP. FELT ABS KICK IN BUT BRAKES ONLY SLOWED CAR DOWN. LESS THAN 5 MPH. NO AIB BAG INFLATION. CAR WAS A LOANER FROM DEALER, WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING WORKED ON. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT BRAKES DON'T WORK WHEN YOU USE THEM.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST 2 TIMES, AFTER WAITING FOR AN HOUR THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

2-INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT FREEWAY SPEEDS: THE FIRST TIME THE CRUISE WAS ACTIVATED AND ON HITTING RESUME THE CAR TOOK OFF ON IT'S OWN. THE COAST FUNCTION DID NOT SLOW THE CAR AND TURNING OFF THE CRUISE DID NOT SLOW THE CAR. I WAS IN FAIRLY LIGHT TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO STEER AND BRAKE OUT OF TROUBLE UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR RETURNED TO NORMAL[THE BRAKES ONLY PARTIALLY SLOWED THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE HIGH SPEED INVOLVED]. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY AND AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR ON ITS OWN AGAIN AND I HAD ONLY PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE CAR'S SPEED. THE CRUISE WAS OFF THIS TIME AND AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND MILES THE ENGINE REVVED DOWN TO NORMAL ON ITS OWN. AGAIN TRAFFIC WAS FAIRLY LIGHT SO I WAS ABLE TO STEER AND BRAKE THROUGH WITHOUT A CRASH BUT IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 18-MILES BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT WHICH IS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT AND THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS SHOWED THESE INCIDENTS NEVER HAPPENED BUT BELIEVE ME THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WHEN THESE COMPUTERS OR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS MALFUNCTION. GENERAL MOTORS HAS OPINED THAT THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE WHICH IS A COVER UP SINCE EVERYTHING IS CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SINCE IT HAPPENS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE MAX. *JB

I AM WRITING THIS LETTER BECAUSE OF CONCERNS I HAVE WITH MY 2006 COBALT I PURCHASED 31 AUGUST 2005. (VIN#1G1AK55F767633 614) MY FIRST CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. ON THE 25 OF OCTOBER WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO OUT OF GEAR AND BACK IN CAUSING A JERKING MOTION AND WHEN I PULLED OVER THE MOTOR STOPPED. I HAD 675 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. YESTERDAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY DROVE IT FOR A FEW MILES WITH NO PROBLEM. NO OTHER CHECK WAS MADE BY THE DEALER ON THE CAR. *NM