2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT COULD ONLY REMOVE THE KEY WHEN ENGAGING THE IGNITION KEY RELEASE SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE IGNITION WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 10/15/10 BF UPDATED 10/21/10*JB

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LS 4 DOOR SEDAN HAS THE POWER STEERING GO OUT QUITE FREQUENTLY, TWO DAYS AGO MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING IT AND WAS STOPPED AT A T-INTERSECTION. AFTER MAKING THE STOP SHE PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND SHE ENDED UP WITH ALL FOUR TIRES JUMPING THE CURB. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT, EVERYTHING HAPPENED PRETTY QUICK. ALL I KNOW IS I HAVE NUMEROUS CONCERNS AS TO THIS CARS ROAD RELIABILITY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IN THE PAST WEEK MY WIFE AND I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE AFTER WE HAVE STOPPED. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY TELL ME THEIR IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR FUEL PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, I SEE THE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL FOR FUEL ISSUES THAT ARE EERILY SIMILAR TO MINE. THE GENTLEMAN FROM GM SAID THAT CHEVY WOULD NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A CHEVY ISSUE AND THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD GET INVOLVED WITH THIS. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND "POWER STEERING " APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY. IF THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE LAST WEEK. IT NOW HAPPENS 5-10 TIMES PER DAY ON A 15 MILE ROUND TRIP COMMUTE. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY WIFE'S CAR, IT IS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE ON FRIDAY JUNE 18, 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGTION SWITCH AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE DEALER CHANGED THE CODE, BUT MADE NO MENTION OF REPLACING THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,887.

ON JUNE SEVENTH, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON THE I-95 EXPRESSWAY. SUDDENLY, I LOST THE CONTROL OF MY CAR WHICH WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR DRIVEN FOR REYMY W. PORTES (CRASH REPORT # [XXX]). ON FEBRUARY 21TH, 2011, MY HUSBAND, [XXX] HAD SIMILAR ACCIDENT WITH HIS 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE FACT THAT BOTH CRASHES WERE SO SIMILAR MADE DUBIOUS ABOUT OUR RESPONSIBILITY ON THEM. ON DECEMBER 12, 2011 MY HUSBAND PRESENTED A COMPLAINT TO F. H.S. M. V. D. M. S. (COMPLAINT # [XXX]), ON DECEMBER 16, 2011 ITS ANSWER WAS: ?YOUR COMPLAINTS DO NOT FALL WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION. DEJECTED, HE DIDN?T ANY MORE ACTION. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED FROM GM A WARNING ABOUT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY EXISTS IN 2005-2007 MODEL YEAR (MY) CHEVROLET COBALT, THEN I READ ON TV NEWS, AND INTERNET, THAT GM ISSUED THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT?. IN THIS MOMENT WE REALIZED THAT BOTH THE 2006 AND 2008 CHEVY COBALT AIR BAGS? DID NOT DEPLOY, REGARDLESS BOTH VEHICLES CRASHES WERE ON FRONT BUMPER AND MAROONE COLLISION CENTER CHARGE TO ALLSTATE THE AMOUNT OF $4183.16 TO REPAIR MY CAR. WE HAVE RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LETTERS FROM LAWYERS, AS WELL AS ALLSTATE INSURANCE DEALING WITH INJURES DAMAGES AND MONETARY COMPENSATION. ALLSTATE PAID TO MR. PORTES THE SUM OF $3 000, CONSEQUENTLY OUR ALLSTATE INSURANCE PREMIUM WAS RAISED SUBSTANTIALLY. THIS ENTIRE SITUATION HAD CAUSED STRESS, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN BOTH MY WIFE I. BECAUSE BOTH CRASHES HAPPENED IN THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR, I-95 TRAFFIC WAS CROWDED AND SLOW, BUT IN OTHER CONDITIONS AND AS CONSEQUENCE OF AIR BAG MALFUNCTION MY WIFE AND MIGHT HAVE DIED. FOR THE REASONS EXPLAINING ABOVE, I, THE WRITER, DEMAND FROM GM A MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, LEGAL, AND MONETARY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MY CAR MALFUNCTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES ON THE VEHICLE WERE CRACKED AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CHIMING SOUND, FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD THEN BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND BACK ON. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WITHIN A FEW TRAVELED MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

MY CHEVY COBALT 2006, HAS HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE EMERGENCY AIR BAG LIGHTING UP AND SAYING IT IS OFF AND I GET THE MESSAGE THAT THE "AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICED". I HAVE LESS THAN 45 THOUSAND MILES. AROUND JUNE 2010, MY MOTHER AND I WERE IN THE CAR AND WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE HEARD THE BEEPING SOUND AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON, MEANING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS OFF. IT IS SUPPOSE TO TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY, BUT HAS NOT. EVERY TIME WE START THE CAR THE BEEPING SOUND STARTS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE WHO HAVE THE CHEVY COBALT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS GO CRAZY INCLUDING THE GAUGES, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, POWER BREAKS/ STEERING. THE CAR ALSO STALLS UPON STOPPING AND IN TRAFFIC(USUALLY GOING OVER 40MPH). IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN TRAFFIC CAUSING OTHER CARS TO SWERVE OR SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. IM SHOCKED I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT YET. THEN THE CAR WILL ALSO OVERACCELARATE. ON ONE OCCASION I BARELY TOUCHED THE GAS TO PULL AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND INTO THE PARK ACROSS THE STREET. AFTER ALL THIS HAPPENS THE BATTERY WILL DIE AND THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE SAME BASIC CYCLE OCCURS EVERY FEW MONTHS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES THIS WEEK ALONE AND EACH TIME IT ACTS UP AGAIN WITHIN HOURS. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY IDEA HOW TO FIX IT EITHER. *TR

STEERING LOCKS UP. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A 100' HIGH FREEWAY AND SOMEONE CUT HER OFF WHILE THEY WERE MERGING INTO HER LANE SHE TRIED TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY AND SHE TOLD ME THAT WHEN SHE TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IT WAS VERY HARD TO DO SO AND THEN GOT EXTREMELY LOOSE AND CAUSED HER TO OVER CORRECT AND THEN SHE HIT THE SIDE CONCRETE GUARD RAIL AND THEN ROLLED AND LANDED WITH THE HOVERING ABOUT A 100' FROM HER DEATH. SHE WAS UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT, WEARING A SEATBELT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE POLICE OFFICER'S WERE AMAZED THAT SHE DIDN'T GO OVER THE EDGE. I HAVE PHOTOS TO PROVIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER DOORS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHETHER THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

I SEE THERE ARE ISSUES ON THE FUEL MODULE ON THE 2006 CHEVY COBALTS, AND I TOOK IT TO GET REPLACED HOWEVER WHEN I TAKE MY CAR TO GET DIAGNOSED IT CONTINUES TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING WITH A MISFIRE, AND MY FUEL EVAPORATING. I AM HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY 06 COBALTS AND HAS I HAVE DONE EXTENUOUS RESEARCH AND EVERY PROBLEM I'VE FOUND ONLINE OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS AND BLOGS, AND SITES WHERE CUSTOMERS ARE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I AM A WORKING COLLEGE STUDENT AND DRIVE TO WORK AND SCHOOL EVERYDAY. MY CAR STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY THE OTHER DAY, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER THE VEHICLE SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. NOT ONLY THE FUEL LINE BUT ALSO MY CAR KEY DOES NOT COME OUT THE IGNITION. ALL THESE ISSUES ARE ONGOING AND I HAVE FOUND OVER 10,0000 UNSATISFIED CONSUMERS ALL WITH THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE COBALTS. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE, AND I AM TIRED OF DEALING WITH CHEVROLET AS THIS IS THERE PRODUCT AND THEY ARE ONLY TRYING TO GET THE MONEY AND MAKE YOU PAY FOR ALL THE SERVICES. THESE ARE MAJOR ISSUES ALL GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT KEEPS GOING OUT, AT ANY TIME. *TR

IN APRIL 2010 MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS ABOUT 38,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALL THE REGULAR MAINTENANCES WHERE DONE TO KEEP THIS CAR IN SHAPE. THE TOTAL OF THE REPAIR WAS 1400.00 DOLLARS DOUBLED THAT OF THE CHEVY CAVALIER. YESTERDAY ON MAY 17TH SHE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AROUND 5PM TRAFFIC TIME. HER VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WENT DEAD WITH NO WARNING, SHE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE CAR'S BATTERY IS GOOD AND SHE HAD ABOUT HALF TANK OF GAS SO THOSE WEREN'T THE PROBLEMS. SHE PUSHED IT INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND WAITED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THERE IS NO SOUND WHEN SHE TURNS THE CAR ON, THIS IS INSANE WITH THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE WITHIN A THREE YEAR PERIOD. THE DEALERS DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE COST WE ARE PUTTING INTO THIS VEHICLE BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO HELP THE CONSUMERS. MY OTHER DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF HER SISTER' COBALT THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE SAME DAY. HER VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC AND HER POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT ALREADY. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WE COULD DO AS FRUSTRATED CONSUMERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TAKE OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO CHANGE GEARS, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND THEN BACK OFF TO PULL THE KEY OUT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR GOING AROUND 50, ROLLED ACROSS THE ROAD AND THEN INTO A DITCH WHERE I HIT A TREE. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND SHAKING EXCESSIVELY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND ON ONE OCCASION WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT OPERATE WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN HOWEVER; THE FAILURE PERSISTED TWICE FOLLOWING RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY WIRE. UPDATED 08/17/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT OFF-HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAT SENSOR YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,182.

HAVING ACCIDENT BECAUSE POWER STEERING WENT OFF. THE CAR WAS IN SHOP (VARA CHEVROLET SAN ANTONIO,TX)ON APRIL 28, 2010. ASKING DEALER TO FIXED IT. SAYING NO PARTS. AFTER 2-3 WEEKS GOT AN ACCIDENT, DEALER STILL DID NOT HAVE PARTS. TOOK CAR TO THE SHOP. (BENSON CHEVROLET SAN ANTONIO TX) DEALER CALLED ALLSTATE WITHOUT ASKING OR INFORMING US. THEY DID NOT WANT TO PAY. CAR IS IN THE SHOP SINCE MAY 13 2010 UNTIL TODAY'S DATE (JUNE 27 2010) ASKING FOR RENTAL CAR. LOCAL DEALER AUTHORIZED IT. AFTER GMC CHEVROLET FOUND OUT WE PUT A COMPLAINT ON BBB CANCEL RENTAL MEANTIME THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP. DUE TO THE COMPLAINT. THEY KNEW THE CONSEQUENCE WHY SENT LETTER WITHOUT NO PARTS AND NOW DO NOT WANT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.THE CAR IS 2006 AND IT HAS 4 RECALLS. 1. FUEL PUMP. 2. POWER STEERING NOT FIXED ON TIME. 3.POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION.4.STRUCTURE. ALREADY HAD FUEL PUMP AND POWER STEERING DEFECTED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT I DO . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVEORLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR UNTIL THEY RECEIVED PAYMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED, AND WERE UNABLE TO ENFORCE THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF TO NORMAL OPERATION. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM), THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID ADVISE IF MORE VEHICLES WERE ADDED TO THE RECALL, HE COULD POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,146.

MY WIFE AN I WERE STOPPED AT MIDDLEBROOK PIKE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO PASS ON WESTERN AVENUE IN KNOXVILLE,TENNESSEE SO THAT WE COULD MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WE WERE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO FAILED TO STOP. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME ,I WAS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES(I REMEMBER GOING BACK AND FORTH AROUND 3 TO 4 TIMES BEFORE IT KNOCKED ME OUT). THE SEAT BELT JUST DID NOT HOLD ME ! AT THAT TIME I WEIGHED ABOUT 250 TO 260LBS. I WAS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN FOR ABOUT 9 DAYS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HOSPITAL IN KNOXVILLE ON THE NEURO FLOOR. I HAVE BEEN TO [XXX] REHABATION SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE FITTED ME FOR A POWER WHEEL CHAIR. IF THE SEATBELT WOULD HAVE WORKED PROPERLY I WOULD NOT BE IN THIS SITUATION THE HEAD REST IS BENT AND LOOSE WERE MY HEAD BOUNCED OFF OF IT SEVERALTIMES, AN THE SEAT ITSELF MOVES WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE STATIONARY(IT CAN GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD) WITHOUT WARNING.THE CAR DEALER SAID THEY WAS A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS ON THIS CAR BUT THEY NEVER DID FIX THEM. THE CAR DEALER HAD PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT VEHICLES SIGN PAPERS THAT THEY HAD THEIR PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION WHEN THEY DID NOT. THE DEALER WOULD GIVE THEM A TANK OF GAS FOR IT AN ALSO FOR ANY LETTER FROM GM ON RANKING THE LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE FAVORABLY ONLY. THIS DEALER KNEW OF SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO FIX THEM UNDER THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY.MY WIFE CALLED GM HEADQUARTERS AND THEY TOLD HER THAT IF SHE HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS WITH HER CAR THEY WOULD REPLACE IT . I ALSO HAVE A SPINAL CORD INJURY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V419000, WHICH DEALS WITH THE FUEL PUMP, BUT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98000.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT RANDOMLY DAYS, WEEKS APART IN MID TRAVEL, AT TURNS, NEAR REAR END CRASH WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER 4-28-10 WHILE WIFE DRIVING 60 MPH, AND CAR SLOWED QUICKLY NEARLY GETTING REAR ENDED, CAR BEHIND SWERVED TO MISS BARELY. AN EVERY NOW AND THEN NUISANCE BECOMING AN EXTREME HAZARD AS POWER IS LOST, CARE STALLS REALLY QUICKLY IN SPEED IN MID ROAD. A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT SAME ISSUE. IF THIS WAS AN INTERSTATE SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. SAME HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. TAKING CAR IN THIS WEEKEND, BUT NONE OF THE RECALLS SEEM TO POINT TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM NOT GOOD QUALITY. I HAVE TWO KEYS WHEN BOUGHT THE CAR. JUST PASS THE 3 YEARS, ONE KEY CANNOT UNLOCK THE CAR WHILE CAN ONLY LOCK THE CAR. ANOTHER KEY WORKS WELL. COMPARED MY ANOTHER TOYOTA CAR, ALREADY 7 YEARS, THE KEY ONLY NEED REPLACE BATTERY AND WORK. BUT COBALT KEY ELECTRONIC PART WORN OUT. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY CAR BEEPED AT ME 3 TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING WENT OUT AND BEEPED 3 TIMES WHEN THE STEERING CAME BACK ON. IT WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BUT I HAD MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING KNOWING MY POWER STEERING COULD GO OUT AT ANY SECOND. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVORLET STATING THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL BUT THAT I NEED TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER THAT SAYS THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION ARE IN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD TRAVELING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. I HAD MADE IT SAFELY UP THE ROAD AND DOWN THE ROAD TILL I STARTED TO TURN A CORNER. IT WAS A BLIND CORNER AND AS I STARTED TO TURN I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS REALLY TOUGH TO CONTROL. I HAD LOST POWER STEERING, THE CHANGE WAS SO SUDDEN AND IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK THAT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SLIDE ACROSS THE ROAD AND INTO A VERY DEEP DITCH. THE ANGLE I IMPACTED CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER, FENDER, DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR DOOR PANELS AND REAR BUMPER. IT ALSO CRACKED MY BUMPER IN TWO PLACES AND BROKE PART OF THE DRIVER SIDE SPLASH GUARD LOOSE. THERE LOOKED TO BE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY HAVE ORDER A REPLACEMENT MOTOR FOR THE CAR AND REFERRED ME TO THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE OTHER REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. ON A SIDE NOTE I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ISSUING THE RECALL AND STATING THAT I WILL BE SENT A LETTER WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE CAR VEERED TO LEFT HITTING ONCOMING CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC OR FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. HE ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS AND ADVISED THAT HE CONTACT THE NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

1. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP RECALLED THEN ONE DAY AFTER I GOT IT BACK THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. 2. I WAS DRIVING AND I HEARD A CHIMING NOISE AND I LOOKED AT MY DASH AND IT SAID POWER STEERING, SO I DROVE HOME AS BEST AS I COULD AND PARKED MY CAR, TURNED IT OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE BUT NOW NEARLY EVERY DAY WHEN I DRIVE IT FAILS AS IM GOING DOWN THE ROAD, I HAVE NEARLY COLLIDED WITH OTHER CARS BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF CONTROL IN MY CAR! 3. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I COULD HAVE IT REPLACED BUT IT WASN'T UNDER RECALL. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS SHIFTING REALLY HARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER HE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK THE GEAR BEGAN TO DRAG, MAKE A SCRAPING NOISE AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ON MY 06' CHEVY COBALT AND THE STEELING WAS HARD TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE I HAD MY SON WITH ME. I DON'T THINK IT SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO RESET AND FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH TWICE DUE TO THE STEERING FAILURE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIDNT MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,743.

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED SHORTLY AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH CONTACT AND BOTH ADVISED ANY FURTHER REPAIRS TOP THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 166,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

MY POWERSTEERING WENT OUT ON ME AS I WAS APPROACHING MY BROTHER'S HOME. THE CAR STARTED TO GET SLOW AND THEN IT WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. I DRIVE ABOUT 30 MILES TO WORK AND 30 MILES BACK HOME AND THAT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL TO DRIVE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND WOULD RESET ITSELF MOMENTARILY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD ANY POWER STEERING ASSIST. SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (POWER STEERING; ELECTRONIC ASSIST) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

NO EVENTS LEADING TO MALFUNCTION. AIR BAG SYSTEM DISABLES RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. "SERVICE AIR BAG" DISPLAYS ON DIGITAL INTERFACE. NO CORRECTION WAS MADE BY OWNER. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE MALFUNCTION BECAME LESS OFTEN AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WITH INTERMITTENT RECURRENCES THEREAFTER. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT-POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND AT SAME TIME TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD. LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. ALL PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO CHEVY COBALTS ELECTRICAL WIRING AND CIRCUITRY. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND UNRELIABLE. THERE IS NO PATTERN AND ALL PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE LAST YEAR APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT VIN# [XXX] INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DETERMINED THAT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN INITIATED 3/10/10 AND CONTACTED CHEVROLET FOR ASSISTANCE. CHEVROLET CLAIMED MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED. I INVITE THEM TO TRY TO DRIVE MY CAR NEVER KNOWING WHEN THE STEERING MIGHT GO OUT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ME AND MY KIDS AGES 7 AND 5 WERE HEADED HOME WHEN MY CAR LOCKED UP AROUND A CURVE AND THEN POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON, THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO STOP!! THIS CAR COULD HAVE COST OUR LIVES.... I LOOKED UP MY CAR ON THE INTERNET AND THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED!! HOW BOUT THAT..... WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE VEHICLES THEY HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS I'M KIND OF SCARED TO OWN A NEWER MODEL CAR, THAT MAKES TOYOTA AND CHEVY THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. AND THEY ARE NOT LITTLE PROBLEMS!!!! ARE THEY USING CHEAPER PARTS OR NOT TESTING THEM RIGHT... THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING OR IT COULD COST MY KIDS AND MY LIFE... AND NO CAR IS WORTH THAT!!! THE COMPANY NEEDS TO BE ALOT MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THERE PRODUCTS... I HAVEN'T CALLED THE COMPANY YET BUT I READ ALL THE REPORTS AND SOME PEOPLE HAD TO PAY FOR CHEVYS SCREW UP AND THAT IS NOT FAIR TO ME OR MY KIDS!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BASE. ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP; THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.