2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I NOTICED A SMELL OF GAS WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN I CAN STILL SMELL GAS. ANY TIME THE VEHICLE IS PARKED WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR YOU CAN SEE AND SMELL THE GAS DRIPPING ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE FUEL PUMP SEAL TO BE LEAKING THUS CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND. AS I RESEARCHED RECALLS I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP IN 2006 CHEVY COBALTS BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES. THE GM RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS IS 090226. EVERY THING THAT WAS SAID IN THIS RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS FAIR FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A MISTAKE THAT WAS MADE. *TR

4/26/20142006 COBALT RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. AT THAT TIME YELLOW ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND RED BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER SAID CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. 5/31/2014 TO 6/3/2014 AFTER DEALER SAID BRAKE WARNING AND ABS NOT RELATED TOOK TO VERY LOCAL SHOP NO TOW, HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, NO LEAK PADS AND SHOES OK. THE SHOP FOUND ABS FUSE BLOWN. CODES IN DIAGNOSTIC U0121, U2105, U2106, U2108. WIRES TRACED TO SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH. PAID $106.95 FOR INSPECTION. CAR UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS ON BACK ORDER. 6/7/2014 CALL FROM GM CAR PICKED UP BY ROGERS TOWING 11AM. GM CALL WAS SEND TO DEALER NO DISCUSSION OF RENTAL AT THIS POINT. CAR SENT WITH RECALL PAPERS/TUFFY INSPECTION AND TECH SERVICE BULLETINS AND OTHER RECALL INFO. ALSO 1 KEY AND REMOTE SENT 6/7/2004 CALL FROM DEALER APPROX. 1PM, THEY HAVEN??T LOOKED AT CAR, BUT APPARENTLY READ REPORT. SERVICE MANAGER STATED DIDN??T REALLY CONSIDER THE TUFFY REPORT WAS A VALID REPORT AND THE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH RECALLS. TOLD ME THAT AGAIN THE FUSES BLOWING ARE NOT RELATED. EXPLAINED AGAIN, THIS WARNING LIGHT ISSUE WAS NOT HAPPENING PRIOR TO INCIDENT #1. STATED ONLY ISSUE WITH KEY WAS FOR THE DETENT. DEALER WILL WORK ON SECURING RENTAL. 6/13/2014 CONTACTED US SENATOR ABOUT DELAY, 4 HOURS LATER CAR WAS READY, PUT NEW FUSES IN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WORKED FOR A WEEK, LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLS OCCASIONALLY AND 7/19/2014 STARTED TODAY IGNITION KEY IS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM LOCK CYLINDER AFTER 4 TO 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, ADVISED DAUGHTER TO BRING TO PLACE OF PURCHASE DETERMINE WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND AFTER A MILE, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR AND THE SERPENTINE BELT BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING A WARNING AND CHIME SOUNDED FOR THE POWER STEERING. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD DURING TURNING. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET DIAGNOSED AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. I KNOW THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL FROM GM 10023 FOR THE PUMP. RECENTLY THERE IS NOW A RECALL NUMBER 14115 THAT IS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE SAME PUMP. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PART FAILING AND REQUESTED THAT IF MY MODEL MIGHT BE ON THE LIST FOR THE NEW RECALL. THEY STATED THAT IT IS NOT FOR MY MODEL YEAR AND THAT IT IS ONLY FOR THE 2010 CHEVY COBALT. GM GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I PAID TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED WITH THE SAME MOTOR THAT IS PRONE TO FAIL. JUST LAST WEEK MY SISTER WHO HAS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM, SIGNED BY [XXX], TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED UNDER 14115. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK THEM TO INVESTIGATE WHY SHE HAS RECEIVED A RECALL AND I HAD NOT. MY ANSWER WAS THAT I WOULD NEED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT HERE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CHEV. COBALT /06, 2.2 L. LS, LOSS ENGINE,COOLANT & OIL LUBRICATION SYSTEMS AT NIGHT AT 73 MI/HR, HIT SOMETHING,PASSING TRUCKS IN RIGHT TRACK, ENGINE OVERHEAT EXTREMELY, BEFORE CAN PULL OUT. 1ST.. MECHANIC SHOP, / CAR INSURE, DECIDE ENGINE WAS FIXABLE. 1 WEEK AFTER FIX, AND RUN, ENGINE DAMAGED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. 2ND MECHANIC (GENERAL MOTORS SERV. DEPART. ,TOOK OVER THEY CLAIM REPLACE ENGINE HEAD AND GASKET. (INSURE PAID $2,300) FOR REPAIR. WHAT THEY DID ? ENGINE GOT NOISE INTERNALLY & OVERHEAT TO EASE.NO MORE SERV. IF INSURE DON'T PAY EXTRA. & COMPLAIN NO GOOD.... 3ER MECHANIC. (MY SELF IN HOUSE GARAGE) REBUILD THE ENGINE TO THE PISTONS RINGS, CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS,NEW EXHAUST CAMSHAFT,LIFTER(DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY,ALSO ROLLER ,ALL NEWS, THIS DAMAGES WERE VIEW BY THE LAST MECHANIC(THE DEALER GM.)& ALSO IT WAS NEVER A NEW ENGINE HEAD INSTALLED. AFTER THIS AN ELECTRIC STORM, THE ALTERNATOR HAS DAMAGED THEVOLTAGE REGULATOR ECM(ELECTRONIC MODULE ENGINE CONTROL),THROTTLE BODY , ++++ NO HAVE A IDLE BUT ENGINE HUNTING ALARM MALFUNCTIONING, POWER DOOR LOCK, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK DON'T CARE IF @ 70 MI/HR SELECT TO REV. OR PARK.....WHAT WILL HAPPENED !!!??? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CONSUMER STATED ON I APRIL OF 2014, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE TWO RECALLS PERFORMED; THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING, AND HE SIGNED AN ESTIMATED TICKET STATING ONLY THOSE TWO THINGS WOULD BE DONE AND HE WAS QUOTED OF A PRICE OF $218. HOWEVER, WHEN HE RETURNED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE INVOICE HAD BRAKE WORK AND A FUEL SYSTEM CLEAN OUT, AMONG OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE NOT REQUESTED OR AUTHORIZED. WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE OFF THE LOT, THERE WAS AN ODOR AN GAS. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD FUEL MODULE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NO WAY THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. UPDATED 07/30/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THREE MONTHS. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COLLISION REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL, AND ONLY THE RECALL REMEDY WOULD BE HONORED ONCE THE PARTS ARRIVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN UPDATED 12/18/14 *JS

UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION SWITCH. THE CARS' ENGINE WILL CUT OFF, BUT THE KEY WILL NOT GO INTO THE OFF POSITION. IT ONLY TURNS THE KEY BACK TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION WHERE THE RADIO IS LEFT ON. HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE RADIO. UNSURE OF WHETHER OR NOT THE CAR SHOULD EVEN BE DRIVEN ANYWHERE ELSE. MY SON IS 18 AND JUST GOT HIS LICENSE IN APRIL. 3 MONTHS LATER HE IS DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A GREAT VEHICLE AND IT MADE ME FEEL PROUD KNOWING MY SON WOULD BE DRIVING AN AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE. A CHEVY. NOPE. THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE FIXED, AND AS SOON AS THE DEALER GETS THE PART FOR THE IGNITION, WHICH ACCORDING TO THEM MAY TAKE 'UP TO 3 MONTHS' THIS CAR IS LEAVING OUR POSSESSION. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS THAT IN A SITUATION WHERE YOUR VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF, THEY CAN'T MAKE ANY EXCEPTIONS. I ALSO, HAVE A CHEVY COBALT BUT MINE IS A 2010. BOTH ARE ON THE RECALL LIST. WHEN I ORDERED MY PART, AND THIS WAS 2 MONTHS AGO, I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS AND WE WRECK OUR VEHICLE, WE WILL BE SUING GM. BORN AND BRED CHEVY, BUT MY BLOOD WILL SOON BE BLEEDING BLUE FOR FORD. PERIOD. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

LEAVING WORK @ 3:00 PM ON SATURDAY 06/14/2014 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON AND "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON THE (MILEAGE READ OUT) AND SHOWED THE MOTOR AND A LOCK ICONS (NO STEERING AT ALL). CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW TO THEM. ON MONDAY 06/16/2014 MORNING WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP EARLY, TECHNICIAN THAT HELPED ME ON SATURDAY WAS THERE AND TOLD ME THAT IT MUST HAVE "RESET ITSELF" SO THEY DID TESTING AND THEY DETERMINED THAT IS WAS A "STEERING CONTROL MODULE" HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN FOR 5 DAYS FOR THE MODULE AND THE ASSOCIATED RECALLS FOR THE IGNITION, PICKED IT UP ON FRIDAY 06/20/2014. NOW THE SAME ISSUE IS SHOWING UP AGAIN ON 07/12/14(TOOK PICTURES OF THE ICONS) AND IT HAS NOT BEEN 15 WORKING DAYS SINCE I PICKED IT UP . THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE YOU CAN BE DRIVING IT AND THE NEXT MINUTE YOU MIGHT HAVE NO STEERING AT ALL. WHEN IT LOCKS UP AND IT TAKES (OVERNIGHT OR SOME TIME ) TO RESET. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND IT IS SCARY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE(CAN'T AFFORD RENTAL VEHICLES) EVERY 3 WEEKS. THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY WAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WHICH IS 30 MILES ONE WAY FROM HOME. *TR