2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND MADE THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WOULD DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND IT BECAME CLEAR THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY STEERING. AFTER GETTING HOME SAFELY I FOUND OUT ABOUT OTHER GM OWNERS ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND WONDERED WHY A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUES FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AFTER HEARING A STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. AFTER AN ANALYSIS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL IN IT AND THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS CALLED "ENGINE KNOCK." I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHOT DUE TO LACK OF OIL. MY OIL LIGHT ON MY DASH NEVER CAME ON TO ALERT ME OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY OIL. WHEN I START MY CAR, THE OIL LIGHT ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER EMERGENCY LIGHTS (I.E. TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE...) LIGHT UP AS USUAL AND THEN GO OFF, SO I KNOW THE ACTUAL LIGHT WORKS BUT I THINK THERE MAY BE A SENSOR ISSUE. *TR

I LIVE IN BUFFALO, NY SO THIS IS MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN NOT. DURING THE COLD MONTHS WENT HE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 20 DEGREES THE CAR FAILS TO START. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUGS, INTAKE, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND BATTERY. I WILL BE TRYING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEXT. THE CAR WILL CRANK STRONG, AND CONTINUE TO CRANK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. IT WILL THEN STOP, AND BEGIN TO CRANK AGAIN WHEN THE KEY IS AGAIN TURNED. HOWEVER THE CAR NEVER TURNS OVER. THE ONLY THING I CAN IMAGINE IS THAT SOMETHING IS COMMUNICATING WITH THE ECM OR ECU, NOT TO START. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN IT IS VERY COLD OUT AS I PURCHASED THE CAR IN LATE SEPTEMBER, THEREFORE I HAVE TO EXPERIENCE WITH THE VEHICLE IN WARM TEMPERATURES. *TR

FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING FUEL LOOKING UP RECALL ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND FOUND THEY ACCEPT RECALLS FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR LEAKING FUEL BUT NOT ACCEPTED IN MY STATE OF KS MY VIN NUMBER FALLS INBETWEEN THE NUMBERS ARE BEING RECALLED THE SMELL OF FUEL IS OVERWHELMING AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WROTE GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. *MW THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE AC.*JB

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CUSTOMER GOT CAR FIXED BECAUSE OF GAS LEAK BUT CONSUMER PAID FOR PARTS AND LABOR AND WANTS MONEY BACK. *TA AFTER HAVING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REPLACED, IT WAS NOTED ON THE INVOICE, THE VEHICLE HAD A GAS LEAK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE GAS LINE HAD TO BE ORDERED, BECAUSE IT HAD RUSTED. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING WEEKS, THE PARTS STILL HAD NOT ARRIVED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS TURNING AT A GREEN LIGHT AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND CAUSED ME TO GO OVER A MEDIAN CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION PAN, FRONT ENGINE MOUNT. *JS

THE FUEL LINE IS LEAKING AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL OF CERTAIN VIN SPECIFIC COBALTS. YET, I HAVE NOTICED A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT, LIKE MY COBALT, WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE VIN SPECIFIC RECALL. ..UPDATED 02/24/15*BF UPDATED 4/5/16/2016 *JS