2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

HEAVY GAS ODOR AND GAS LEAK/SPOT UNDER CAR ON PASSENGER SIDE AT FUEL PUMP AREA ON 2006 COBALT. POOR GAS MILAGE AND SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE. *TR

MY CAR WAS PART OF THE GM RECALL FOR THE INCORRECT IGNITION SWITCHES. IT WAS RETURNED TO ME ON JULY 23RD, FIXED OR SO I WAS TOLD WITH A NEW IGNITION TO FIX THE ISSUE. HOWEVER WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING THE CAR BACK, IT WAS DOING THE SAME AS BEFORE THE RECALL FIX WAS DONE. SLIPPING INTO ACCESSIBILITY MODE AND NOT GIVING ME ANY OPTION TO HIT THE GAS, ONLY PULL OFF IF I WAS ABLE, TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND GO. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN I WAS GOING UPWARDS OF 40 MPH. THE LAST FEW TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED WAS PULLING FROM MY STREET INTO A BUSY STREET WITH TRAFFIC GOING UPWARDS OF 55 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OFF AS QUICKLY AS I COULD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE CAR, BACK ON AGAIN AND GO MEANWHILE HOPING TO NOT BE HIT. I CONTACTED GM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RECALLED PART WAS FIXED AND THIS HAD TO BE ANOTHER ISSUE. HOWEVER, IT'S THE EXACT ISSUE THAT HAPPENED BEFORE MY CAR WAS FIXED. I'M 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AND OFTEN DRIVE WITH MY 16 MONTH OLD SON IN THIS CAR WITH ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND CANNOT JUST GO PURCHASE A NEW CAR. I FEEL LIKE THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE MORE ISSUES AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING FAILURE SEEMS TO OCCUR AT RANDOM TIMES, AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THERE IS A "POWER STEERING" DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD AND A WARNING CHIME. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM'S GO BONKERS, THE CAR REPEATEDLY JUMPS FORWARD ABRUPTLY, AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SOMETIMES I CAN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE ISSUE GOES AWAY, AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR, BUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR RECALL (DONE IN JULY OF 2013) SEEMED TO FIX IT, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. IT IS IRRITATING AND SCARY TO HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THIS, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY DURING THE UPCOMING WINTER MONTHS WHERE I WILL CERTAINLY BE DRIVING ON ICE AND SNOW. I HOPE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER RECALL TO PERMANENTLY SOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I REACHED 55 AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING AND WENT TO RIGHT IN DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD . I JUST REACHED 55 MPH. MY IGNITION SHUT OFF AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. I WENT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AND CRASH INTO TREES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,331.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE DEALER FOUND A LOW VOLTAGE UNDER THE HOOD AND SEVERAL BARE WIRES FROM OLD REPAIRS. THE PCM WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. *JB