2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I'VE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON MY CAR. AIR BAGS, POWER STEERING, IGNITION SWITCH. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET 2 OF THESE FIXED BECAUSE THE OTHERS WERE NOT "VALID" RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. ONE OF THE ISSUES THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HAS IS THAT THE CAR TURNS OFF. THE CAR. TURNS. OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHY AND I DON'T KNOW HOW. I JUST KNOW, THE CAR TURNS OFF. THIS HAS BEEN A DAILY BATTLE FOR ME. IT STARTED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS RELEASED AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. I WAS DRIVING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION, THE LIGHT JUST TURNED GREEN, A FEW CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I PRESS THE GAS SLIGHTLY & MY CAR TURNS OFF. I WASN'T EVEN GOING 10 MPH. I WASN'T EVEN GOING MORE THAN 5! ANOTHER INCIDENT A FEW DAYS PRIOR, I WAS COMING TO ANOTHER INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER CAR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WAS MAKING A LEFT SO HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT GOING SO FAST THAT I COULD'VE STOPPED AND HE COULD'VE PASSED. JUST AS I WAS APPROACHING THE LINES TO CROSS INTO THE INTERSECTION, MY CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. MY CAR IS CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY IT'S TRAFFIC SO IT'S GOING SLOW BUT IT HAS HAPPENED THAT MY CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ME ACTUALLY DRIVING! THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT I AM TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND MY CAR TURNS OFF. MID TURN! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.DO YOU KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THAT IS? IT JUST REMINDS ME OF THOSE MOVIES WHERE THOSE SILLY PEOPLE GET STUCK ON TRAIN TRACKS. WHY WOULD YOU PARK OR STAY ON A TRAIN TRACK? OH, I KNOW, JUST OWN A CHEVROLET! IT'LL CONSTANTLY TURN OFF. THANKFULLY, I HAVE NOT GOTTEN STUCK ON A TRAIN TRACK BUT WHAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED IS JUST AS DANGEROUS. I AM CONSTANTLY DRIVING AROUND WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND CHILDREN. MY CAR CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET IS A GREAT HAZARD TO MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. I FEAR MY LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR. :( *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR RUBIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE A FAULTY IGNITION PROBLEM IN 2006 COBALT. *SMD THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.*JB

MY VEHICLE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS. GM HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE COST TO REPAIR IT, STATING IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN THO THE AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE WARNING LIGHT BEING ON INDICATES THAT IF I NEED THE AIRBAG IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. THEY ISSUED A RECALL AND MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN IT. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN MILDLY HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN YOU WOULD STOP AT A LIGHT OR PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUTOFF. I GOT THE LETTER ON THE RECALL AND IT DEFINITELY GAVE ME ANXIETY DRIVING THE CAR ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE TO TRAVEL 180 MILES QUITE OFTEN FOR MY KIDS. I HAD THE RECALL FIXED AND YET STILL HAD THE MINOR PROBLEM. I SAY MINOR ONLY BECAUSE IT DID NOT CAUSE ANYTHING BAD TO HAPPEN AT THAT TIME. ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ACTING RIGHT WITH THE TWO KEYS THEY GAVE ME SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AND SOMETIMES IT LOCKED UP. BUT NOT EVERY TIME. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER THAT I WENT TO LUNCH AND MY KEY GOT LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. FIGURING I TRUST BE THE BATTERY I WENT BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY BUT THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED TO GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT CODED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE FUSE BOX. BUT THEN CALLED ME BACK AND SAID IT WAS THE FUSE BOX AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE CENSOR. I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN AND THE VALUE OF A CAR I BOUGHT JUST A YEAR AND A HALF AGO FOR 11,999 IS NOW ONLY WORTH 3000.00 EVEN TO THE MAKER OF THE CAR I WOULD BE STUCK PAYING ON A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE STILL AND MAKES IT TO WHERE I CANNOT GET A NEW CAR BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT I STILL OWE ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,214.

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THIS RESULTING IN AN INCREASED DIFFICULTY STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND ALTHOUGH THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, WHICH WAS UNDER A RECALL, THEY ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY SINCE IT TOO WAS DAMAGED, AS REPLACING THE MOTOR DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT CONFIRM OR DENY THAT THE ISSUE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING BEING THE RESULT OF THE MOTOR FAILING OR THE STEERING COLUMN FAILING. THEY ALSO COULD NOT CONFIRM OR DENY IF IT WAS THE MOTOR FAILING THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE IN THE COLUMN TO NEED REPLACED AS WELL. IF IT WAS INDEED NOT THE MOTOR THAT FAILED AND INSTEAD THE STEERING COLUMN FAILING DUE TO MANUFACTURER ERROR DOES THAT NOT PRODUCE A SIMILAR ISSUE OF SAFETY AS THE FAILING OF THE MOTOR (WHICH IS CURRENTLY RECALLED). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE KEY WAS LOOSE WHEN IT WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD TIGHTEN ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND OPENED THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,660.

GAS LEAKS FROM TOP OF GAS TANK, CAN CAUSE FIRE, AND THROTTLE SWITCH CAUSES ENGINE TO LOOSE POWER, I HAVE HAD IT CLEANED AND IT WORKS, BUT NOW I HAVE SECOND COBALT, AND IT DOES THE SAME THING WITH THROTTLE SWITCH CAUSING CAR TO RUN UNDER 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE POWER REDUCTION CAN CAUSE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND THE LEAKY GAS TANK CAN CATCH FIRE. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE ASAP. *TR

HI THERE ABOUT TWO THREE WEEKS AGO I STARTED SMELLING FUEL EVERY TIME I GOT OUT OF MY CAR. MY HUSBAND CHECKED AND IT LOOKS THERE IS A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK THAT OR THE TUBE THAT ALLOWS THE GAS TO FLOW IS CRACKED. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT ONLY IN VEHICLES THAT ARE IN NEVADA,ARIZONA AND TEXAS.I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR CURRENTLY DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. EVERY TIME GAS IS PUT IN THE CAR YOU CAN HEAR IT LEAKING OUT THE BOTTOM. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO TO FIX THIS. CAN SOME ONE HELP ME?? THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE ENGINE RACED AND RPM GAGE WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR