2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAKAGE. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COLBALT. THE CAR CONSTANTLY STALLS IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE MACHANIC AND HE STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A HIGH SPEED COMMUNICATION BUS WHICH IS PART OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT'S WHY IS STALLS. AKA FLY BY WIRE. HAVE HAD TWO RECALLS. WE ARE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO MY PARENTS HOUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING I SLIGHTLY HIT THE FENCE. I DID TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE RECALL AND HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSIST AND IT TURNS OUT ITS THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. ISN'T IT SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL FOR THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I TOOK MY 2006 COBALT TO A MECHANIC TODAY TO INVESTIGATE A STRONG FUEL ODOR THAT HAS PERSISTED FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK. I WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING IGNITION DELAYS. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED A CRACK AND IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM OF MY CAR. THE MECHANIC INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERS ABOUT A RECALL, REFERENCING NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN 09V419000. DESPITE THIS INFORMATION, NO DEALERS CONFIRMED THE RECALL. THE ONLY RECALL AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERS HAS TO DO WITH A POWER STEERING ISSUE. I FOUND INFORMATION ONLINE IN CHEVROLET FORUMS ABOUT ANOTHER POTENTIAL RECALL CODED 06090 OR 06090A THAT DESCRIBES THE SAME ISSUE AS THE AFOREMENTIONED NHTSA BULLETIN. MY VIN NUMBER FALLS IN THE RANGE LISTED WITH 06090. NO DEALERS COULD CONFIRM THIS EITHER. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL RELATED REPAIRS. IT SEEMS AS IF IT SHOULD BE, JUDGING BY ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE GATHERED. NOTE: THE MILEAGE LISTED ABOVE IS AN ESTIMATE. THE FUEL ODOR HAS PERSISTED SINCE JUST BEFORE 69000 MILES AND STILL PERSISTS, AS MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS AROUND 69,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBOLT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE VEHICLES IN HER PARTICULAR STATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT ON THE INTERIOR WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN A STATE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 12/01/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THERE WAS NO RELEASE BUTTON TO REMOVE IT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE ON, OR LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED A TIMES AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK AND THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. UPDATED 12/08/11 UPDATED 12/12/11 THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. UPDATED 12/15/11

AFTER PARKING CAR AND SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION THE KEY WILL GET STUCK AND NOT COME OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. YOU HAVE TO EITHER TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON OR JIGGLE THE KEY AROUND IN THE SLOT IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO OPEN AND CLOSE ERRATICALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THERE WERE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHICH ONES ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO VERIFY IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE POWER STEERING IN MY '06 CHEVY COBALT SUDDENLY DIED, AND CONTINUES TO DIE EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE CAR. THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE BEFOREHAND. THIS IS A RECENT PROBLEM FOR ME BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF RESEARCH I SEE THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THEIR '05-'07 COBALTS. *TR

I WAS UNDER MY CAR INSPECTING IT FOR A LEAK FROM SPOTS I SAW ON THE DRIVE WAY. I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY IT WAS A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE GAS TANK WHEN IT DECIDED TO CATCH ON FIRE WITH ME UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED THE DEALER TO DO ANY RECALL WORK NEEDED WHEN MY POWER STEERING PUMP HAD GONE BAD. THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS THE ONLY RECALL ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT NOW, OVER A YEAR LATER THAT SOME WERE RECALLED FOR A FUEL LINE PROBLEM LIKE THIS, AND MINE HAS A VIN THAT MATCHES THE RECALL, BUT SINCE MINE WAS NOT SOLD IN A STATE COVERED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW BEFORE CRAWLING UNDER THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE RAINY DAY, ABOUT 45MPH, DASH LIT UP TO SHIFT. I LOOKED AND I WAS ALREADY IN 5TH. NEXT SECOND EVERYTHING ON DASH WENT OUT. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO SHIFT LIGHT, NO MILEAGE OR TRIP METER, NOTHING. ONLY THING ON DASH THAT WORKS IS TACH AND DIGITAL DISPLAY SAYS POWER STEERING. ALREADY HAD AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL WORK FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR, THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THAT WAS WHAT WAS WRONG SO I KEPT APPOINTMENT. WHEN GOT BACK FROM DEALER, THEY TELL ME THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND THEY HAD NOTICED THE DASH DISPLAY AND HAD DONE SCAN AND IT SHOWED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS WENT OUT! BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER, TO DRIVE BACK IN FORTH TO SCHOOL, SCARED FOR HER TO DRIVE IT THE 90 MILES A DAY SHE DRIVES TO COLLEGE. THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST AN ISOLATED CASE BUT AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE CARS. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS ALSO A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A PLASTIC PART, POSITIONED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,200.

THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED FOR MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE FIRST INVOLVED THE STEERING PROBLEM,WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY RECALLED, BUT NOT UNTIL I SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, FOR WHICH I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. ON JULY 21, 2011, WHICH HIT OVER 100 DEGREES INN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, I BEGAN SMELLING GASOLINE AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE UNDER AN OZONE ACTION ALERT, BUT WHEN THE PROBLEM DID NOT RESOLVE AND BECAME WORSE I CONTACTED THE DEALER. LIKE MANY OTHER CHEVY COBALT, SATURN ION, AND PONTIAC GS OWNERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM A LEAKY FUEL PUMP. DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AMONG THE LIMITED VIN NUMBERS THAT QUALIFIED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGN #09V419000 NOR DID I LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES THAT QUALIFIED. MY DEALER TOLD ME THAT I MIGHT HAVE A CASE TO FILE FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #09275A. WHICH DID INCLUDE MY VIN,, BUT MY MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO SPEND ANOTHER $496.27 TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM MYSELF, AND THAT WAS WITH A COURTESY DISCOUNT FROM THE DEALER. WHILE I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT THAT EVEN GOOD PARTS WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT, IT IS STILL NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT A KNOWN FAILURE OF A PARTICULAR PART SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. IF OTHER DRIVERS RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A FAULTY PART REPLACED, ALL DRIVERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM SHOULD REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE AND WHAT THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN THAT PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH SUCH AS A FIRE THAT MIGHT OCCUR FROM LEAKING FUEL OR HAVING STEERING GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. MY DEALER WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECTLY FINE WITH ALLOWING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE SERVICE LOT WITHOUT THE FIX IF I WASN'T ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY. I HAVE BEEN A CHEVY OWNER FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, BUT THIS MAY BE MY LAST CHEVY PURCHASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE SMELLED GASOLINE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FOR MY VEHICLE STATING THAT THE FUEL PUMP CAN FAIL. IT STARTED TO FAIL SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE CAR HAD A SALVAGED TITLE.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS 2.0L THAT JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO LEAK GAS REALLY BAD ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR 69,139 COBALTS FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 09V419000. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ARIZONA AND WAS PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN NEVADA, THE SUMMARY OF THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT "GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA". MY CAR IS AN 2006 MODEL AND WAS REGISTERED IN BOTH OF THOSE STATES, SO I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A MISTAKE THAT WAS MADE ON GM'S PART WHILE DOING RESEARCH ON THIS RECALL AND THERE ARE STILL VEHICLES OUT THERE LIKE MINE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN A BIG INCONVENIENCE FOR ME AS I CANNOT EVEN START MY CAR WITHOUT GASOLINE POURING OUT FROM THE GAS TANK AREA AND FEAR OF MY CAR IGNITING ON FIRE. I JUST CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP SO I'M HOPING SOMEONE WILL READ THIS HERE AND GET WORD OUT SO THAT NO ONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT LTZ WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. *TR

MY CAR IS PUTTING OUT FUEL EXHAUST FUMES IN MY VENTS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT ITS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM LETTING OUT C02 GASES. THEY ARE SAYING THE FUEL PUMP AND EXHAUST SYSTEM IS ALL ONE MODULE. WHEN I DRIVE BEHIND THE WHEEL I FEEL LIKE I'M FALLING ASLEEP. I HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOWS DOWN IN THE FREEZING COLD. THEY SAID THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN [XXX] RETURNS AT THE WALKER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN FRANKLIN, TN. ALSO COMPLAINED AT THE FREELAND CHEVROLET AND THEY DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS I HAD TO AVOID. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

WHEN DRIVING OR AT IDLE 2006 COBALT WILL STALL WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONING IS TURNED ON. LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS LOST AS WELL AS ALL OTHER POWER. WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED OFF CAR WILL START AGAIN. THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES DISPLAYED. *TR

RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10005 , RECENTLY INFORMED BY OUR MECHANIC THAT WE HAVE A FUEL LEAK SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE GAS TANK NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. REVIEWED WEB AND DISCOVERED THIS SAFETY RECALL AND FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE LIMITED TO THE STATES DESCRIBED WITHIN THE RECALL. I LIVE IN KANSAS WITH SUMMER TIME TEMPERATURES IN THE 90-100 DEGREES ROUTINELY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE REPAIR COST CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL, HOW CAN IT BE FAIR FOR MY NEIGHBOR IN OKLAHOMA TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BY GM YET I MAY HAVE TO ENDURE A 300 - 600.00 EXPENSE, AFTER ALL SAFETY IS SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT ON THE INTERIOR. AS A RESULT, DRIVING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO NOTICED THE FUEL LINE WAS DETACHED FROM THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING A LEAK. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS A FIRE HAZARD DUE TO ITS LOCATION. THE FUEL LINE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. IT JUST SEEMS TO GET WORSE. MESSAGE CENTER WILL JUST STATE POWER STEERING. YOU CAN CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. THIS ONLY GIVES YOU A LITTLE MORE TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP!!! *KB

MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS FUMES ALL THE TIME WHEN I DRIVE IT AND IT MAKES MY HEAD HURT AND IT WAS RECENTLY INSPECTED AND IT PASSED. NOW TWO WEEKS LATER, IT SMELLS LIKE GAS, ESPECIALLY IN ONE HUNDRED DEGREE WEATHER AND I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT A RECALL ON THE FUEL INJECTION.

OUT OF THE BLUE MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY & SHAKE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHING MY FRONT ARM BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOW THE CAR IS SQUEAKING WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL TO. GOT A 2ND ESTIMATE: THE BUSHING, SWAYBAR LINK, & STEERING & SUSPENSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHAT THE HECK? AFTER I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION COIL REPLACED. IT BURNED OUT THE 1ST ONE I PUT IN PLUS BRAND NEW SPARK PLUGS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, FUEL ESCAPED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT REPAIRS WERE MADE BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 09/27/2011 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD A FUEL LEAK TWO YEARS PRIOR AND WAS RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE OR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO I STARTED TO GET A THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE 2006 COBALT. I ASKED A MECHANIC WHAT IT COULD BE AND THEY GAVE ME A COUPLE THINGS IT MIGHT BE ALSO GAVE ME IDEA ON COST. BEING A SINGLE MOM OF TWO AND THE THUMPING WAS NOT TO BAD I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR. AS TIME WENT ON GOT LOUDER AND WORSE. SO, I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED IT WAS THE LOWER TIE ARMS AND SOMETHING ELSE WENT BAD AND COST ME ALMOST $1000 TO FIX. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY 2006 COBALT OWNERS SAY THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD BY GM WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WERE NOT RECALLING CAR IT WAS OUR PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH SOMETIME DIM SO LOW YOU CAN NOT SEE THEM THEN THEY WILL BRIGHTEN AGAIN EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY. OVER THIS WINTER I STARTED TO GET A HUMMING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND ASKED MY MECHANIC TO LOOK HE TOLD ME I HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THEY COULD NOT FIX. I GOT THE RECALL ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS DOING AS THEY SAID AND ONLY DRIVING WITH KEY AND NOTHING ELSE. BUT NOW EVERY TIME I STOPPED I WAS CHECKING KEY TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PLACE AND A FEW TIMES IT HAD MOVED SLIGHTLY BUT DID NOT KICK IT OUT OF THE ON POSITION. IF I HAD NOT CHECKED IT, IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WITH ALL THE POT HOLES. THEN ON APRIL 6TH 2014 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK (WHICH IS 24 MILES AWAY FROM HOME). WHEN I WAS TURNING TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HUMMING AGAIN(I HAD NO CLUE THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMNS AT THIS POINT) I GOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND A DINGING SOUND STARTED AND I HAD TO FIGHT, THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT ON TO SEE IF IT STOPPED AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS WHERE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND FOUND TONS OF 2006 COBALT OWNERS HAVING ISSUE. THAT IS WHEN I SAW THEY ARE RECALLING 2010'S FOR IT NOT 2006.

BESIDES PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT INCLUDING REPLACING THE MOTOR AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION, I RECENTLY NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OR AFTER I HAD PARKED. I NOTICED THE SMELL ON JUNE 29, 2011. I CALLED MY MECHANIC ON JULY 1, 2011 AND HE SCHEDULED ME FOR SERVICE ON JULY 5, 2011 FOLLOWING THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE MRA OR MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO LEAK. HE STRESSED THE DANGER I HAD BEEN IN WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DUE TO THE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE NATURE OF THE FUEL LEAKING FROM MY CAR. HE NEEDS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT GM HAD RECALLED MANY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS FOR THIS SPECIFIC REASON. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE LINE AND SPOKE TO [XXX] AT EXTENSION 12783 WHO TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOR IS THE PROBLEM COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR SPECIAL COVERAGE. IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT MY CAR IS SUFFERING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR. CHEVROLET SHOULD COVER THE COSTS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN RELEASING TOXIC FUMES, THAT STRONGLY RESEMBLE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE SMELL WAS LESS ODORLESS AND NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT NOW THE CAR SMELL GETS ME DIZZY AND MY NEW BORN CHILD AT THE TIME WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRONCHIATIOUS. EVERY PERSON FROM STRANGERS TO PEOPLE I KNOW WHO GET NEXT TO THE CAR NOW EXPRESS THERE CONCERN ABOUT THE CAR SMELL. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT 2.2L. TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. THERE IS A RECALL OPEN ON IT SO THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. NOW, JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER FIXING IT, I TURN MY CAR ON AND THERE'S NO POWER STEERING AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT IN ONCE TO FIX THIS AND IT'S STILL CAUSING ME PROBLEMS. I WORK TWO JOBS AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE FIXING THIS CAR REPEATEDLY. I TRADED IN A 1997 SKYLARK FOR THIS 2006 COBALT WANTING A NEWER, LESS TO REPAIR CAR. I ENDED UP WITH A PIECE OF JUNK THAT I'M STILL 2 YRS AWAY FROM PAYING OFF. *TR

I HAD STEERING MOTOR REPLACED IN 11/2010 AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. A FEW DAYS AGO I GOT INTO MY CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED, BUT THE CAR WOULD JERK SLIGHTLY WHEN THE CAR CHANGED GEARS. SLOWED TO A STOP AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED AND I COULD NOT MOVE IT. TURNED CAR OFF THEN BACK ON A MOMENT LATER. CONTINUED TO DRIVE APROX. 20 MILES, THEN WHEN SLOWED TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE RECALL---THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM OR GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS ON HOW TO ACTUALLY REPAIR CAR. WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING MOTOR THAT WAS REPLACED AND INSIST IT IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE, AND THUS, NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE ASKED DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT GM'S TECH SUPPORT AND THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME THUS FAR. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT STEERING COLUMN IS FALLING APART AND MAKING ALL KINDS OF CLUNKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING, CHEVY ALREADY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BECAUSE OF A RECALL BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ACTUAL STEERING COLUMN WHICH IS FALLING APART AND DESTINED FOR FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES *TT

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS DEVELOPED THE SAME FUEL SYSTEM CRACK/LEAK ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER I DO NOT LIVE IN ANY OF THE STATES LISTED SO MY DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED. HOW CAN IT BE RECALLED IN CERTAIN STATES AND NOT OTHERS? SEEMS TO ME A DEFECT IS A DEFECT REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE CAR IS REGISTERED! NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR OR RISK A FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE COULD SMELL AN ODOR OF FUEL AND NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK SENSOR TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,265. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT FIRST MY HEADLIGHT BULBS JUST KEPT BLOWING AND I HAD TO KEEP REPLACING THEM. EVENTUALLY, ONE SIDE WENT OUT AND WOULD ONLY COME BACK ON AFTER THE BULB SHIELD WAS ADJUSTED. THE BULB SHIELDS EVENTUALLY STOPPED HOLDING THE DEVICE TOGETHER AND MY HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER.I ALSO NOTICED A MELTED LIQUID RUNNING DOWN FROM THE BULBS THEMSELVES INSIDE THE SHIELDS. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE WIRING HAD MELTED. I TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN MY CITY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING THE WIRE THAT HOOKS THE SYSTEM TO THE BATTERY INSIDE THE ENGINE. TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT EVEN WORKING AT THIS POINT. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEAD LAMPS INSTEAD OF JUST THE ONE AFFECTED ONE BECAUSE IF I DIDNT IT WOULD JUST BURN OUT AGAIN. I WAS ESTIMATED $700 FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WAS WAY TOO MUCH FOR MY POCKETS. I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THIS SAME VEHICLE FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUES WHICH I PAID FOR AND THEN WAS REIMBURSED 9 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE RECALL FINALLY WENT THROUGH AND THE FUEL PUMP ISSUES THAT HAD A RECALL AS WELL. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL INJECTOR AS WELL. I KNOW THAT THE 2005 MODEL HAD A RECALL ON HEAD LIGHTS AND I AM SURE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS FOR 4 MONTHS NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING AROUND THE EXHAUST. UPDATED 08/01/11

ON MONDAY MAY 30 2011 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND DECIDED TO TAKE THE FREEWAY. I ENTERED THE 215 FREEWAY AT CENTER STREET IN RIVERSIDE, THEN ACCELERATED TO TRAFFIC SPEED THEN THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SLAMMED ON THERE BRAKES SO I PROCEEDED TO STOP AND AVOID HITTING THEM AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MY CAR VEERED OVER TO THE CENTER DIVIDER FROM THE SLOW LANE AND MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE WALL IT LEFT ME COMPLETELY FACING TRAFFIC ON THE 215 FREEWAY! THEN TO AVOID ANY FURTHER ACCIDENTS I DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND DROVE HOME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. *TR

TOOK MY 2006 COBALT IN TO HAVE RECALL FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LS SEDAN. THIS CAR EVERY YEAR LIKE CLOCK WORK HAS TO EITHER HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT INTO IT, OR HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS. THE CAR WILL BE FINE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN IT STRUGGLES TO SHIFT GEARS AND IT WILL BE SUBTLE. THEN IT SLOWLY STARTS TO FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS " SLIPPING" WHEN U REVERSE AND THEN PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IT SLIDES BACK BEFORE IT BEGINS TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD BUT HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS IN IT'S LIFE TIME, AND IT'S STARTING TO FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING FOR ITS 4TH. *TR

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND CAN NOT GET IT OUT. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO JUST GET THE KEY OUT. SOMETIME HAVE TO KEEP KEYS IN CAR OVERNIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A POWER STEERING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.