2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

KEEPS LOSING OIL AND NOW THE ENGINE WONT KEEP OIL NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE,,WE KEPT THE OIL CHECKED BUT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING IT LOST PRESSURE AND WONT GO..I THINK IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL...THIS CAR HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES AND RECALLS SINCE BEING PURCHASED...

THE CAR HAS A FACTORY WINDSHIELD WHICH IS BLURRY WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH IT. IT IS LIKE LOOKING THROUGH AN ORANGE PEEL. THE IMAGES ARE DISTORTED, NOT SHARP OR CLEAR.

THE ENGINE RANDOMLY CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 45 MPH). THE ELECTRICAL THINGS LIKE RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC REMAIN ON. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN 10/2012. THE 1ST DIAGNOSIS OF CYLINDER MISFIRE WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING & REPLACING COIL PACK. THE 2ND DIAGNOSIS OF MALFUNCTIONING CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING & REPLACING CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN SUMMER OF 2013. THE 3RD DIAGNOSIS OF FAULTY STARTER WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING & REPLACING STARTER IN JULY 2014. THE 4TH DIAGNOSIS OF BAD STARTER WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING & REPLACING THE STARTER OCTOBER 2015. AFTER EVERY REPAIR THE ENGINE WOULD RANDOMLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AS IT HAD BEFORE THE REPAIRS. THE RECALLED IGNITION WAS REMOVED & REPLACED IN 2015 BE THE DEALER AS WELL. NO SERVICE DEPARTMENT OR REPAIR SHOP HAD EVER BEEN ABLE TO DEFINITELY DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OR RECREATE THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE CUTS OFF DURING LOW SPEEDS, IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED LESS THAN 24HRS AFTER THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD & SEVERAL VEHICLES NARROWLY MISSED THE CAR BARELY AVOIDING COLLISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

CAR WHILE IT'S RUNNING GETS A SECURITY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ALL GAUGES READ ZERO BESIDES THE RPMS JUMPING TO A THOUSAND. AN DISPLAY SAYING LOW FUEL AND POWER STEERING AND WHEN TRY TO CHANGE DISPLAY IT READS ---------- AND IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND ONLY THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYED ON. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN IT'S HAPPENING IT'S LIKE IT'S DISABLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, A SPRAINED SHOULDER, AND LOWER BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS GONE OUT. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON ALL COBALTS HAVE HAD NUMEROUS RECALL ISSUES. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CHEVROLET UTILIZING INFERIOR PRODUCTS ON THEIR VEHICLE RESULTING IN EXPENSIVE REPAIRS IN ADDITION TO STEERING PROBLEMS WHEREBY THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT INTERMITTENTLY AND ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN STEERING FAILURE SHOULD THE PROBLEM NOT BE RESOLVED. THE SAME STEERING SYMPTOMS FROM THE RECALL REGARDING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ISSUES.

WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK, WE NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER THE CAR IT WAS LEAKING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE GAS TANK. I TOOK IT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $600. THE MECHANIC WAS NICE ENOUGH TO REMIND ME ABOUT CERTAIN RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL FROM CHEVY. WHEN I LOOK AT THE RECALLS, THE PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS LISTED, BUT FOR SOME REASON, CHEVY MADE IT REAL CONVENIENT TO SAY THAT ONLY CERTAIN CHEVY COBALTS 2006 WERE GOING TO BE FIXED. AS I ENTERED THE VIN NUMBER TO CHECK IT, MINE STATES THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR. MY CAR FITS ALL THE CRITERIA, WHY IS IT THAT MINE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IF MY CAR DID NOT "QUALIFY" FOR THE RECALL, THEN WHAT 2006 CHEVY COBALTS QUALIFIED FOR THE GAS LEAK REPAIR? IT SEEMS AS THOUGH, WE THE CONSUMERS, HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM CHEVY CREATED BY USING CHEAP PARTS. VERY UPSET. WE ARE NOT PURCHASING ANOTHER CHEVY CAR AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE WALKING PAST THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. FUEL COULD BE SEEN DRIPPING FROM THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BECOME INOPERABLE, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE SEAL OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,916.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SULPHUR ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND RESET AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,113.