2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS UP AFTER I HAVE PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK. I THEN HAVE TO START MY CAR AGAIN, FOOT ON BRAKE, MOVE MY SHIFTER TO NEUTRAL, BACK TO PARK AND HOPEFULLY IM ABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF. THE STEERING IS A PAIN AT TIMES TO DEAL WITH. ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS IT JERKS SPORADICALLY. ALSO IM NOT SURE IF THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT I'VE READ MANY FORUMS OF THE AC LEAKING ON THE PASSENGERS FLOOR LEAVING PUDDLES OF WATER. MY CAR DOES THIS, THROUGH CAR WASHES AND WHEN IT RAINS. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT YOU CAN HEAR THE REMAINING WATER FLOW LEFT BEHIND IN THE DASHBOARD. I ONLY HAD THIS CAR SINCE NOVEMBER 2014 AND HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. IF POSSIBLE, CAN ALL RECALL REPAIRS BE PERFORMED ON MY CAR TO PREVENT ANY ISSUE IN THE FUTURE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE DOORS FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED. WHEN THE LOCKS SPORADICALLY CONTINUED TO UNLOCK, THE BATTERY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, THE STEERING LOCKS FOR NO KNOW REASON. THIS IS GOING TO REALLY HURT SOMEONE EVENTUALLY! *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. AS MY FOOT LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL IT STILL DID NOT MOVE. WHILE STILL ON THE HIGHWAY, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. ONCE I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO MOVE AS NORMAL. THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED (I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTERSTOPPING.) THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES (I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES) AND FINALLY, AS I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AGAIN WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN AND CAME TO A STOP ON ITS OWN, AS MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND READING ENGINE DISABLED. PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON THE SAME THING HAPPENED 5 MINUTES LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED FORCING THE CONTACT TO MERGE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CIRCUIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

WHEN THE COMPANY RECALLED THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH AFFECTS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT DIDN'T FIX THE AIRBAG SYSTEM PROBLEM. IN THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD DISPLAY SCREEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WASN'T RELATED. HE WROTE ON THE SERVICE INVOICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, "AIR BAG WARNING RELATED TO NO COMMUNICATION FROM AIRBAG MODULE".

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND WITNESSED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR I FOUND CORRODED FUEL LINES ON A PLASTIC CHASSIS BRACKET. SINCE THE LINES COME FROM THE PUMP RUNNING FORWARD UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE, THIS IS A REAL FIRE HAZARD. THE FUEL LINES ARE ONLY A FEW INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. UPON IGNITION THIS COULD IGNITE A FIRE. SEVERAL ONLINE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO RECALL FORUMS MENTIONING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE COBALT MODEL.IN THE PASSED THEIR HAS BEEN A RECALL, BUT ONLY FOR THE FUEL PUMP,NOT INCLUDING THE FUEL LINES. ALSO, MANY INCLUDING MYSELF HAVE WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEAL TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY REFUSE TO FIX ANY UNLESS I PAY $600 OR MORE FOR THE FUEL LINES.THE FUEL LINES ARE NOT EVEN INCLUDED INTO ANY WARRANTY, YET THE FUEL PUMP IS. SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE, THE MATERIALS ARE OBVIOUSLY PROBLEMATIC AND NEED TO BE RECALLED OR REVISED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RECALLED IN 2011. *TR