2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Power Train Problems

Power steering light came on now I have no speedometer and it will not shift right

"TAKATA RECALL" ON 3/30/18 I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK. I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I STOPPED AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WAS DRIVING A LARGE SUV. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE I STARTED DRIVING. OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO WARNING, THE DRIVER JUST STOPPED AND MY CAR RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. WE BOTH STAYED IN OUR VEHICLES I CALLED 911. OFFICERS ARRIVED AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. EVEN THOUGH HARDLY ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE SUV, MY CAR SUSTAINED A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND BUMPER OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS TOTALED BY LOOKING AT IT. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE MOST OF MY CAR REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE I HAD LIABILITY ONLY AT THE TIME. THE PASSENGER IN FRONT OF ME AFTER GIVING INFORMATION TO THE RESPONDERS WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY, I WAS NOT. I'VE ALSO HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN 2014. I AM CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT BE IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT THAT COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING AND THE AIRBAGS WON'T WORK. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE AIRBAGS AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS CHECKED. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE SWITCH CHANGED WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT. I HOPE BY SHARING MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS CHECKED AND GIVE ME A SENSE OF SECURITY WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT FORGOT TO PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHILE IN GEAR, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN GEAR AND PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ESTLE CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1515 N CLINTON ST, DEFIANCE, OH 43512, (419) 785-8015), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON . DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR DUE TO ROUGH YEAR SHIFTING, LOSE POWER STEERING . CAR EVENTUALLY LOSES POWER.DANGEROUS CANNOT GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT CAUSING ACCIDENT. TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF AND SEEMS OK BUT WILL RANDOMLY HAPPEN AGAIN-- TWO TIMES IN SAME WEEK!!!! THIS IS CRAZY, AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE BUT HAVE NO CHOICE CANNOT LOSE MY JOB.

Mileage: 155,000

SINCE THIS CAR HAS BEEN PURCHASED IT HAS HAD MANY PROBLES STERRING TIRES, SUSPENSIONS, AC .....SO COMPLICATED BUT LAST YEAR ONCE AN THIS YEAR AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS GOTTEN LOCKED COMPLETLY WHILE DRIVING ....IN MAY ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE GAS/ACCELATERTOR STAY DOWN AND COULDNT STOPP CAR ....HAVE TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED MANY TIMES ALREADY

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR IDLING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SEIZED WHILE IN PARK. AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

Mileage: 187,000

MY PROBLEMS ARE CAME ABOUT WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE SEARCHED AND FOUND THE PROBLEM TOO BE VERY COMMON. FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN WIDELY RECALLED INCLUDING MY MODEL YEAR WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TOO THE NHTSA. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GETTING READY TOO GO TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, EVERYTHING SEEMED TOO BE WORKING EXCEPT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT DROVE FINE. ON THE WAY BACK HOME HOWEVER THE CAR WOULD NO SHIFT PAST FIRST GEAR. I TOOK IT TOO A MECHANIC THAT LIVES NEXT TOO ME. HE SAID THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BAD, REPLACED IT, GOT IT BACK. DROVE FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS FOR THREE WEEKS, EVEN THE DRIVER FRONT BLINKER WAS WORKING WHICH HAD NEVER WORKED SINCE I GOT THE CAR BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. THEN AFTER THE THREE WEEKS THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME BACK ON AND ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS ARE BACK, NO SPEEDOMETER, HARD SHIFTING IF ANY, IT EVEN CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TOO COME ON THIS TIME WHICH AN AUTO PARTS STORE DETERMINED TOO BE A RANDOM MISFIRE. I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND IT WENT OFF. MY THEORY IS THAT THE TCM IS NOT GROUNDED CORRECTLY TOO HANDLE THIS AND SHORTS OUT AS I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE GROUNDED THE TCM AND IT HAS FIXED ALL THE PROBLEMS TOO THEIR CLAIM. I SEARCHED RECALLS ON MY CAR USING THE VIN AND MY CAR IS NOT LISTED ON IT AND SINCE THIS HAS BEEN RECURRING AND I'VE HAD ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE HAS NOTED I FEEL THAT IS A GREAT CONCERN. THE MESSAGE AND ALL THE EFFECTS HAPPEN AS SOON AS I START THE CAR IF IT'S GOING TOO HAPPEN (SO FAR). IT FIRST HAPPENED ON THE DATE INDICATED AND THEN AGAIN ON 11/15/2016.

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS REVVED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY SHIFT GEARS SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 76,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. DIRECTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

Mileage: 182,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED REALLY HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM NEEDED REPROGRAMMING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, POWER STEERING ASSIST, CHECK FUEL CAP, AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AS THE VEHICLE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SWITCH BACK TO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,600.

Mileage: 80,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE, THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THE POWER STEERING MODULE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, IT ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,927.

Mileage: 132,927

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TWO KEYS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,417.

Mileage: 99,417

ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHT (T/C) REAPPEAR DOES NOT TURN OFF THROUGH NORMAL DRIVE. TEMPATURE DISPLAY NOT OBTAIN DATA FOR OUTSIDE HEAR INDEX. POWER STEERING WARNING IS SHOWING DURING USUAL OPERATION SMALL RESISTANCE WITH TURNING OF WHEEL NOT NOTICEABLE IF UNAWARE OF CAR CAPABILITIES. POWER TRAIN POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE NO POWER GOING UP A VERTICAL HIGHWAY HEIGHT CAUSES STOPPAGE OF MOMENTUM WHILE EXCELERATOR IS BEING APPLIED TO THE MAX. TAKEN CAR TO DEALER FOR PROFESSIONAL OPINION CONSIDERING THE ASKING PRICE BEING HUGE THAT NUMBER OF DEFECTS ARE LARGE ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS THESE PROBLEMS ARE EXHAUSTING.

Mileage: 195,000

FIRST I HAD THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING IT, THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. THE LAST TWO YEARS THE CAR STARTED TO CHUG AT STOPS DISPLAY WOULD READ REDUCED POWER MIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON I HAD TO STOP THE CAR, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY THEN IT WOULD GO AWAY AND COULD DRIVE IT. THIS LAST YEAR THE CAR WILL NOW UPON STARTING THE DISPLAY WILL READ POWER STEERING, SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE A SECURITY SYSTEM, THE GAUGES GO HAYWIRE CAR DINGS LOW FUEL, WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE CAR SHIFTS VERY HARD, BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO PUSH, CAR SURGES AND CHUGS WHEN STOPPED.

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. IN ADDITION, WHEN CHANGING GEARS THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS TURNED ON AS IF IT WAS BEING TURNED ON FROM A COLD START. THE CAR STARTED TO BUCKLE IN THE MESSAGE BOARD STARTED TO SAY POWER STEERING. SHE LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. I CHECKED THE CAR THAT AFTERNOON AND NOTHING SEEMED FINE THEN ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON IT DID THE SAME THING TO ME. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO BE SCANNED AND THE CODE U0073 POPPED UP WHICH IS THE CONTROL MODULE BUS ( COMMUNICATION BUSS WAS OFF). THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTING RIGHT, HARD, ROUGH SHIFTS ARE BEING DONE. THE IDLE DROPS AND RAISES AUTOMATICALLY. MY DOOR LOCK FOR HE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN AS WELL. THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 35,251

STRANGE SOUNDS THOUGHT IT WAS HUBS RECENTLY BUT ON, WASN'T. MAYBE THE CRANKCASE, WASN'T. GOT LOUDER, MORE CONCERNED NOW THAT MY SON'S WERE USING IT TO GO TO WORK. REALIZE THE MANY RECALLS. NON RESPONSIVE GM. MANY WEEKS WAIT FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS NO LOANERS. *TR

Mileage: 1,003,000

WHILE LEAVING FROM A PARKING LOT MY POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. IT IS ELECTRICAL AND AFFECTS THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR. TRANSMISSION FEELS AFFECTED AS WELL. WHEN CHANGING GEARS THE ENGINE WILL DROP DRASTICALLY CREATING A CHANGE IN MOMENTUM AND SENDING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FORWARD. FROM READING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH 2005 AND 2006 CHEVROLET COBALTS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

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

Mileage: 116,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND WHEN I HAD TO ACCELERATE THEN THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING REALLY ROUGHLY. I WAS HALF WAY TO MY DESTINATION AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE CAR SHIFTED SMOOTHLY ON ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED LIT BUT THE CAR SEEM TO RUN FINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS OVER 1800 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS NOW PARKED BECAUSE I THINKS ITS NOT RELIABLE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE, YET, ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE COBALT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF PARK INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THAT THE R&R SOLENOID KEY RELEASE, SOLENOID KEY LOCK AND SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,927.

Mileage: 64,927

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE SHIFT CYLINDER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER SHE SWITCHED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED THE KEY. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN OUT OF GAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VERY SAME DAY, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. ALSO, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BATTER EXPLODED, WHEN AN ODOR BEGAN TO COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE AC AND HEAT DID NOT WORK, THE DASH LIGHTS WORKED OCCASIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE INTERIOR WAS FALLING APART. *JB THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THE AC COMPRESSOR FAILED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH THE BATTERY AND TOXIC FUMES FROM THE BATTERY IN THE TRUNK WERE BEING SUCKED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE TRUNK AND HOT BATTERY ACID WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. UPDATED 09/08/14

LIGHT GOES ON AND POWER STEERING COMES ON THE SCREEN TRANSMITION DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT NO POWER STEERING THE CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN SAFELY 43000 MILES AND IT WAS ALREADY FIXED ONCE. *JS

Mileage: 42,000

MY KEY HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR A MONTH NOW. IT HAS CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DIE EVERY TIME I LEAVE IT PARKED. I TOOK MY CAR TO GET THE IGNITION RECALL FIXED AND WHEN I ASKED IF THEY COULD REMOVE IT THEY TOLD ME ONLY AT AN ADDITIONAL COST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK I WAS GIVEN TWO NEW KEYS WITH ONE STUCK IN THE IGNITION STILL. I WAS REALLY CONFUSED AS TO WHY THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REMOVE MY KEY WITHOUT CHARGING ME WHEN THEY OBVIOUSLY REMOVED MY OLD KEY TO GIVE ME A NEW SET AND SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET IT STUCK AGAIN. AFTER LOOKING UP HOW TO FIX IT I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SHIFTER. THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH VARIOUS CHEVROLET MODELS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED AND MADE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND THE DRIVER DOOR CRASHED INTO THE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,805. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEREO HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS, IT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WAS DIFFICULT AND STRANGE NOISES COULD BE HEARD UPON ATTEMPTING TO DO SO. THERE WERE ALSO TO INCIDENTS THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER. UPDATED 5/13/2015 *JS

Mileage: 93,805

ATTENTION GENERAL MOTORS, I RECEIVED THE MANY LETTERS YOUR COMPANY SENT UPDATING THE STATUS OF THE RECALL ON MY CAR. I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING THE SITUATION. I TOOK MY CAR TO DAVIS CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON TX TO CASH IN THE RECALL VOUCHER ON 5/6/14. ON 6/5/2014 I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS READY. I WAS NOT GIVEN A RECEIPT. PAGE 10, MAY, 2014, BULLETIN NO: 14113B WAS LEFT IN MY CARE. I WAS GIVEN A DIFFERENT STYLE OF KEY, KEY RING, AND THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS TO USE PRIOR TO REPAIRS. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, IT SAYS TO MAKE SURE ANY DRIVER KNOWS ABOUT THE (SAME) DANGERS OF THE ORIGINAL SAFETY RECALL LETTERS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK BECAUSE IT KEEPS STOPPING TO THE DEGREE THAT I DID NOT DRIVE IT UNLESS I NECESSARY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE THE THROTTLE FROM SITTING UP TOO LONG. THEY SAID I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I COMPLAINED ABOUT NOT RECEIVING PAPERWORK. I RECEIVED PAPER WORK THAT READS THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS GIVEN AN AGENT WILL WHO I ASKED IF THEY PUT IN THE PART THAT WAS BEING BUILT FOR THE CAR AND HE SAID YES. ALSO, HE TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SAFE EVEN BEFORE THE REPAIRS. HOW IS THE CAR CONSIDERED REPAIRED WHEN IT HAS THE SAME LIMITATIONS AS IN THE RECALL LETTERS? THIS REMEDY DOES NOT SHOW ANY CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS FEELING OF TRUST, SAFETY, OR COMFORT IN YOUR PRODUCT. FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER TO USE A RELATIVES CAR WITHOUT THE OWNER KNOWING IT. IT WOULD BE THE MOST FATAL EXPERIENCE TO LEARN ABOUT IT THROUGH THAT PERSONS DEATH BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW (OR UNDERSTAND) THE TERMS OF WHAT YOU CONSIDER A SAFE ENOUGH RESULT. GM THIS TELLS CONSUMERS THAT YOU DO NOT CARE. I AM ASKING THAT YOU LOOK AT MY CASE. I AM TRYING NOT TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 110,455

MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO FRANKLIN MOTORS ON 05/15/2014 TO REPLACE THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH 14V047 & 14V171. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR IN THE MEANTIME. MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME 06/12/2014. THAT SAME NIGHT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY IT WAS DIFFICULT. TODAY, 06/13/2014, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF MY CAR, AND REMOVE THE KEY. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF, I COULD NOT TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK. AFTER SEVERAL TURNS OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND JIGGLING THE KEYS THE CAR FINALLY TURNED OFF. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE IGNITION WAS ACTUALLY FIXED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHY AM I HAVING THE SAME ISSUES I HAD BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP? I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE GRANDKIDS THAT I PICK UP AND I NEED A SAFE CAR THAT I CAN TRUST. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. FRANKLIN MOTORS ONCE AGAIN HAS MY CAR. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I DO? HOW AM I TO FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE ONCE IT IS RETURNED TO ME AGAIN? I WANT SOMETHING DONE TO EASE MY MIND. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO RIDE DOWN THE ROAD AND BE ONE OF GM'S STATISTICS THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME BECAUSE OF A FAULTY VEHICLE THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED? THANK YOU THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ONGOING PROBLEMS SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE, WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER, AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION. UPDATED 1/6/2015 *JS

Mileage: 88,857

WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY THEN BEGINS TO SHIFT VERY RUFF AND HARD. WHEN IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DOESN'T COME UNTIL DRIVING AGAIN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THE SHIFTING HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000. DR UPDATED 8/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. UPDATED 09/8/2014 *JS

Mileage: 142,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION, HE IS ABLE TO TAKE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 MILES. SR

Mileage: 124,000

THERE IS A BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) PROBLEM IN ALL COBALTS WHICH HASN'T CAME TO LIGHT YET IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE, SEARCH FOR "COBALT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS" "COBALT POWER STEERING WARNING" THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE THE CAR GAUGES TO GO CRAZY AND IT WILL SAY ENGINE LIGHT, POWER STEERING, THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO SAFE MODE AND SHIFTS VERY HARD AND THEN CAR WANTS TO CHUG AND STALL WHILE YOUR DRIVING FORCING YOU TO PULL OVER IF POSSIBLE TO AVOID CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THIS JUST AS DANGEROUS OR MORE DANGEROUS THEN THE ONGOING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. WHILE LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING I HAVE FOUND LOT'S AND LOT'S OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE A 2006 SS COBALT AND THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, I HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH A GM DEALER FROM WHERE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR TO HAVE THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL MAKE MY CAR SAFER. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL FOR SURE. *I REPEAT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE ON GOING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ON THE 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT MODELS, THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND INVESTIGATED RIGHT AWAY. PLEASE TAKE ACTION RIGHT AWAY TO AVOID FURTHER LOSS OF LIVES* *TR

Mileage: 5,000

THE CAR RANDOMLY OUT OF NOWHERE LOST POWER AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. ENGINE CODES CAME BACK AND PROVIDED THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. 4TH RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND CURRENTLY AWAITING RESULTS FROM MURDOCK CHEVROLET 2375 S 625 W, WOODS CROSS, UT 84087 (801) 298-8091. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS DRIVING MY COBALT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM'S RED LINED AND I HAD NO POWER. I HAD TO COAST INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MIN, STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT SEEMED FINE. THEN I STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO LEAVE MY KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. THE NEXT PROBLEM CAME WHEN I WOULD HIT THE BRAKES. IF SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE CAR WOULD IDLE REALLY ROUGH AND SHUT OFF. THAT HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS. I CALLED THE LOCAL KOONS DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THESE PROBLEMS WERE COMMON AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW BCM. SO, I PURCHASED A NEW BCM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE BCM WAS "PLUG AND PLAY". BASICALLY, IT WAS A FEW CLIPS, A FEW BOLTS AND THAT I COULD INSTALL IT MYSELF, SO I DID. IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED BACK AND THE GUY THAT ANSWERED THE PHONE TOLD ME TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY AND WAIT 15 MINUTES, THEN HOOK IT BACK UP. NOT ONLY DID IT NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT BY UNHOOKING THE BATTERY THE ANTI-THEFT LOCKED MY RADIO. WHEN I CALLED BACK THE THIRD TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME I NEEDED TO BRING THE CAR IN AND HAVE THEM RESET IT FOR 300$. BEING AS THOUGHT I JUST SPENT 300$ ON THE BCM I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. I BOUGHT THE COBALT BECAUSE IT WAS A CHEVY AND A SMALL RELIABLE CAR. I WAS ALSO A COLLEGE STUDENT SO THE PRICE WAS RIGHT. SINCE THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS COME OUT, I CALLED THE KOONS DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT A REFUND ON THE BCM BECAUSE THAT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HELP ME. NOW, I HAVE A DEATH TRAP, IM OUT THE MONEY FOR THE BCM, AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW CAR. THANKS FOR STICKING IT TO YOUR CUSTOMERS GM! I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE CONTACT DISASSEMBLED THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY TO FIND THAT THE PIN BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE PIN BACK IN POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN, MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WERE GOING TO HIS OTHER FRIEND HOUSE TO STAY. HIS FRIEND THAT LIVED SAID HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE STEERING THEY RAN OFF THE ROAD HITTING THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FLIPPING THE CAR, MY SON WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CAR AND WAS DEAD ON THE SCENE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

YOU KNOW WHEN MY SON BOUGHT THIS CAR, I KNOW HE THOUGHT HE HAD THE BEST, THIS IS PART OF YOUR REVIEWS. NEW FOR 2006 ARE SS SEDAN AND COUPE MODELS WITH NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES. THESE NEW SS MODELS FIT BETWEEN THE LT AND SS SUPERCHARGED MODELS. THEIR PRICE, POWER AND PERFORMANCE AND BODY WORK ARE ALL TONED DOWN FROM THE SS SUPERCHARGED COUPE, BUT THEY'RE SPORTY CARS AND POSSIBLY THE BEST CHOICE IN THE LINEUP, BOASTING 171-HORSEPOWER ENGINES AND SPORTS SUSPENSIONS.THIS CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO HANDLE GOOD. BUT NOW HE IS DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. DO YOU PEOPLE AT CHEVORLET EVEN KNOW HOW PEOPLE FEEL OR WHAT KIND OF EMOTION A PARENT GOES THROUGH WITH LOSING A CHILD AND HOW MY LIFE HAS CHANGED. I WILL NEVER SEE HIM GET MARRIED, HAVE CHILDREN. I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM, FEEL HIM, TELL HIM I LOVE HIM. YES, I'M HURT. I WANT YOU TO PAY FOR THE MESS YOU HAVE DONE FOR MY SON'S LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS. BECAUSE YOU GUYS HID THIS MESS FOR YEARS YOU KNEW. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOO GET INJURED OR DIE. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE RECALLS JUST FOR THIS CAR. JUST TO THINK CHEVROLET HAS BEEN THE CHOICE OF VEHICLES WE HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY OF 2011 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. IN MARCH OF 2012 MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DUE TO A RECALL FROM SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER, WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WASN'T REPLACED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR ESPECIALLY IF I BOUGHT IF FROM A DEALERSHIP. IN JANUARY OF 2013 MY GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY WENT OUT LUCKILY AFTER I WAS DONE DRIVING AND IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING WHICH RESULTED IN MY KEYS GETTING LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. A MONTH LATER MY SWITCH BOARD STOPPED WORKING IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHICH TURNS OFF MY SIGNALS WHEN I TURN AND MY KEYS STILL OCCASIONALLY GET LOCKED IN MY IGNITION. MY O2 SENSOR JUST WENT OUT, SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE CAR I LEARNED ONE OF MY VALVE COVERS IS LEAKING OIL, AND I JUST REPLACED MY IGNITION COIL PACK! I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY LONGER ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW RECALL ABOUT THE IGNITION. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO ANYONE DRIVING IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES WHEN I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RECALL THE WHOLE CAR. I TRIED TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY SENT ME AWAY AND SAID TO WAIT TO RECEIVE SOMETHING IN THE MAIL TO SEE IF MY CAR QUALIFIES. SERIOUSLY??? I'M NOT SURE WHAT ACTIONS I SHOULD TAKE TO ENSURE MY SAFETY. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS CAR THAT HAS EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD FAILING ALL AT ONCE! EVERY DAY I DRIVE THIS CAR I AM PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER. ANY INFORMATION BACK WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 58,697

WHEN MY DAUGHTER EXITED HER CAR SHE GRABBED HER BACKPACK FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT. ONE OF THE STRAPS FROM THE BACKPACK HOOKED AROUND THE SHIFTER AND MOVED IT TO NEUTRAL. WE DID NOT KNOW THE SHIFTER DID NOT LOCK WHEN YOU PUT IT IN PARK.THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR OPEN. THE DOOR CAUGHT ONE OF OUR TREES IN OUR YARD PINNING IT AGAINST THE FRONT FENDER DAMAGING THE DOOR AND FRONT FENDER. SHE HAD HER KEY IN HER HAND SO THE IGNITION WAS NOT ON. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET SEVERAL OF THESE SHIFTERS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT GM IS IGNORING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE WAS EXITING INTERSTATE 81, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THOUGH BRAKING, THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING PROPERLY AND THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD, POWER SEEMINGLY LOST. THE CAR COULD NOT BE STEERED AROUND THE LEFT HAND CURVE AND HIT A BRIDGE ABUTMENT AND SPUN AROUND BEFORE COMING TO REST WITH THE MOTOR NOT RUNNING. THIS APPARENT MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS NOTED IN THE POLICE REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND WHEN IT DOES, IT IS VERY JERKY. ACCELERATION IS VERY LIMITED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A COBALT 2006 BUT AFTER 3WEEKS MY STEERING DID NOT RESPOND THE WAY I WAS CONTROLLING IT DID NOT ALLOW ME TO MAKE A PERFECT TURN MADE ME DO A SHARP TURN SINCE I FELT THE ADJUSTMENTS GET HARD BUT THEN IT LOOSENED UP ALLOWED ME TO TAKE CONTROL HOW A DRIVER IS SUPPOSE TO CONTROL HIS OWN CAR NOT LETTING YOUR CAR TAKE CONTROL OF ME THE DRIVER. CURRENTLY IT GOT REPOSSESED JUST BECAUSE I LOST MY JOB BUT NOW THAT I FOUND OUT ITS DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD. THINKING THAT DAY I LOST CONTROL FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. WHAT ABOUT IF IT COULD BE MORE DANGEROUS NEXT TIME AND MY NEPHEWS, MY FAMILY CAN GET HURT NOT JUST ME THIS TIME IN THE CAR WITH ME AND ONE OF MY FAMILY OR ME CAN LOOSE A LIFE BUT THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY ME ON THIS SAFETY RECALL WHEN SIGNED BUT NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO TRANSFER CARS EVEN THOUGH I CAN PAY MONTHLY. PLEASE HELP ME SOON AS POSSIBLE DON'T GOT A CAR TO TAKE/BACK TO WORK FOR THESE 3 WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 7,200

GEAR SHIFTER GETS STUCK. I HAVE TO GO UNDER MY HOOD AND PULL THE CORD IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFTER TO COME OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

STARTED CAR, SHIFTER WOULD NOT LOCK INTO ANY GEAR AND THE KEYS WERE LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO OPEN THE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO RELEASE KEYS, BUT IT DID NOT REPAIR THE GEAR SHIFTER. TOOK TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THESE BREAK ALL THE TIME AND THAT CHEVY KEEPS THE PARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE SHIFTERS BREAK DUE TO THE METAL POST INSIDE BREAKING THE CHEAP PLASTIC CASING OF THE SHIFTER CONTROL. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? MY SON WAS STUCK IN NY CITY AT L IN THE MORNING WITH NO WAY TO GET HOME. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN HER PARKED VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACK AND CRASHED INTO A PORCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND ABRASION ON HER ARMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE STREET WITH MANY CARS APPROACHING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I BEGAN TO PRESS DOWN THE GAS PEDAL SO I COULD SAFELY GET UP TO SPEED AND I NOTICED THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING FOR THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE I WAS APPLYING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING INTO ALL THE GEARS, I DROVE IT HOME 8 MILES TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND LIGHT HAD RESET ITSELF THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST TIME. ALL OCCURRED ON DRIVE PAVEMENT NO ICE OR OTHER WET CONDITIONS. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVE BEEN REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYING ON AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND JERKY SHIFTING, IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR THE COBALT MODEL WAS MANUFACTURED BY CHEVROLET I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THESE ISSUES BUT, HAS NOT DONE SO TO THIS DAY, BEFORE I AND OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING THE CHEVROLET COBALT GET HURT OR HURT OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS THAT OUR OUT OF OUR CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE THROTTLE BODY BECOMES EXTREMELY 'GUNKED UP,' CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF IF THE RPMS DROP TOO FAST. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COMING UP TO STOP LIGHTS. HOWEVER, THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME (WHICH CAUSED ME TO GET REAR ENDED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY SPEED UP) IS WHEN I SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. I LET MY CAR SLOW DOWN BY REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL, SWITCH LANES, AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL, I DON'T SPEED UP. WHY?? BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN I FIRST REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND LET THE RPMS DROP! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR IS OFF HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 69,372

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ANTI THEFT MODULE HAD FAILED AND WAS LATER REPLACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,507. UPDATED 03/07/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WILL SHUT OFF, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT VERY ROUGHLY, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GO ON AND OFF,AND THE CAR WILL DIE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED THE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. RECENTLY, 02/13/2013, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING THEN, IT SUDDENLY TURNED ON NEARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLY OFF THE ROAD. UPDATED 03/11/2013 *JS

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. WHEN I CUT THE CAR BACK ON, THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

FIRST TIME WE HAD PROBLEM WAS CHRISTMAS EVE 2010 CAR STUMBLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED T\C LIGHT APPEARED. CAR DINGED POWER STEERING CAME UP ON INFO CENTER ALL AS WE WERE ON A COUNTRY ROAD ON OUR WAY TO OUR FAMILIES CHRISTMAS . WE STOPPED SHUT CAR OFF MY HUSBAND GOT OUT AND CHECKED ALL FLUIDS AND FUSES ALL WERE OK THEN WE. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL FOR QUITE A AWHILE HE SAID IT MIGHT HAVE JUST GOT CONFUSED THERE. THEN THE PROBLEM POPPED UP INTERMITTENTLY HERE AND THERE .RIGHT AROUND OCTOBER 2011 NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE BUT ME AND 3 CHILDREN WHERE ON OUR WAY ACROSS THE STATE OF INDIANA TO SEE MY HUSBAND THAT WAS WORKING OUT OF TOWN AND ABOUT 100MILES INTO TRIP THE CARS POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MADE THE CAR VERY HARD TO MANEUVER LIGHTS CAME ON. AS DID IN LATE 2010 SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OFF AND DID AS MY HUSBAND DID AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. BUT WHEN I TURNED CAR BACK ON IT STILL HAD LIGHTS ON SO I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE TOLD ME TO TRY UNHOOK BATTERY FOR LIKE 10 MINUTES THEN HOOK BACK UP AND I DID THAT AND LUCKILY IT WORKED AND WE MADE IT TO WHERE HE WAS STAYING AND WE NEVER HAD ANYMORE PROBLEMS TILL 9/15/12 WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO SEE MY MOTHER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT AND THIS TIME HAD ALL SAME SYMPTOMS BUT ALSO A NEW ONE THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM LOW GEAR. AND IT WON'T GO OFF MY HUSBAND RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND FOUND RECALLS FOR COBALTS AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME STEERING PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I CALLED GM AND GAVE WOMAN MY VIN SHE STATED NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF IT IS THE SAME MAKE OF VEHICLE SAME PROBLEMS THEY CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHO HAS A PROBLEM AND WHO DOESN'T. I AM GONNA TRY TO SOLVE THIS BY TAKING TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE,BUT IF THEY NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIGN ONTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I SLOWED TO EXIT HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT FUNNY AND HARD AND BECAME SCARRY. I THEN LEFT STOP SIGN AND MY CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD AND FELT LIKE IT WAS JUMPING ERATICLY. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE AT TIMES AND IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THEN I PULLED INTO GET SOMETHING TO EAT AND CALL MY HUSBAND. AFTER EATING AND TELLING MY HUSBAND, I GOT BACK INTO CAR AND IT WAS FINE. NO MORE LIGHTS ON THE DASH SAYING SERVICE ENGINE SOON OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. IT WAS FINE FOR THE REST OF MY WAY HOME. I WENT TO WORK NEXT DAY AND ALL WAS BACK AGAIN, LIGHT FOR SERVICE ENGINE CAME ON AND SO DID TRACTION CONTROL. THEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING AGAIN AND SHIFTING REAL HARD. NOW MY CAR DOES THIS AT LEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THEY SAID. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING SHOWING UP ON CODE BUT NOTHING ELSE. HAD THE BEARING FIXED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WASN'T ALL IT WAS CAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANS SLIPPING AND GRABBING. TO THIS DAY IT STILL DOES IT WITH EVERYONE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *TT

Mileage: 45,983

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74,764.

Mileage: 74,000

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE RELATED TO RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, FIVE SENSORS WERE BAD, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE RPM'S JUMPED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. THE CONSUMER HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING THE VEHICLE, AFTER SHE FILLED THE TANK, THE VEHICLE WOULD STEER TO THE LEFT, AND THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. *JB

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS HAS A TRANSMISSION/TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON AT RANDOM AND WHEN IT DOES, MY CAR WITH SLAM INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE PROBLEM USED TO BE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE WITH HIGH RPMS BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. ANY TIME THE TC LIGHT COMES ON I CAN HEAR SOMETHING GRINDING UNDER THE HOOD AND THAT'S WHEN I KNOW I WILL HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK IT TO CHEVY, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM! GM NEEDS TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOW TO RESPOND. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A DIPSTICK FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SO THERE WAS NO WAY FOR HIM TO CHECK THE FLUID. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS FLIMSY AND HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED EVOQ 12/13/12

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER HAD TO BE CLEANED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/23/11*BF UPDATED 03/12/12

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING *TGW IN APRIL 2010, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND WHEN THE PART ARRIVED, IT WOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE RECALLED PART WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, IT ALSO CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND HARD BRAKING WHENEVER THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER STATED IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING. THE DEALER REPLACED AN IM INSULATOR, LINK, LOOSE SWAY BAR BUSHING AND THE STEERING GEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE VEHICLE LOOSING POWER. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *JB

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

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 71,110

THE SHIFTER LOCK NO LONGER LOCKS OUT THE SHIFTER. THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE OR DEPRESSING THE LOCK ON THE SHIFT LEVER. THIS CONDITION WOULD ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED BY JUST BEING BUMPED. THIS CONDITION IS CONSTANT. THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK LEVER BEGAN TO GET ROUGH TO DEPRESS THEN IT JUST STOPPED LOCKING ALL TOGETHER. *LN

Mileage: 90,100

WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN, THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION IS LOCKED IN THE ON OR ACC. POSITION, IF THE KEY IS LEFT IN PLACE, THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. WHEN THE CAR IS IN THIS CONDITION, IT CANNOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 90,167

GM RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V073000 FOR THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT SHOULD COVER ALL YEARS. I OWN A 2006 MODEL YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE READ ABOUT MORE COMPLAINTS ONLINE WHEN TRYING TO DIAGNOSE ON WHY MINE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION GOING BACK TO THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED ASAP. *LN

Mileage: 41,153

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.

Mileage: 89,887

FIRST WE NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTER ON OUR 2006 COBALT WAS ACTING UNUSUAL, IT TOOK MORE EFFORT TO TAKE OUT OF PARK AND THE BUTTON DID NOT NEED TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR THE LOWER GEARS. THEN THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. IT COULD ONLY BE REMOVED BY DEPRESSING THE BUTTON INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY A CHEVY DEALER BY REPLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR $208 AS THIS CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 69,800. *TR

Mileage: 69,840

WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN (AT ANY SPEED) OR IN PARK, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE MAKES VERY HARD/JUMPY SHIFTS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND THIS STARTED HAPPENING NO MORE THAN 4 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE. THOUGH I'VE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES 2 "REPAIRS" HAVE BEEN MADE. I'VE KEPT SOME OF THE SERVICE ORDERS BUT I DO HAVE ALL WITH NOTED REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 8,742

MY 2006 COBALT SS SEDAN HAS HAD A RECURRING ISSUE. THE TRACTION CONTROL (T/C) LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT HARD, SLAMMING INTO EACH GEAR. I HAD THIS PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE USED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON WITH THE T/C LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND I HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND A DAMAGED CYLINDER HEAD. THE POWERTRAIN WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. NOT LONG AFTER, MY POWER STEERING STARTED TO GO OUT, EVERY TIME I DROVE. I HAD THE FAULTY COMPONENT REPLACED PER THE RECALL. NOW THE T/C, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS BACK, THE CAR DOESN'T STORE ANY CODES AND THE T/C LIGHT GOES AWAY WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF (MOST OF THE TIME) THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY IT STARTED OUT LAST TIME. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS, EXPENSIVE AND IT IS BEING IGNORED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS, FORUMS WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE A 06 CHEVY COBALT. SINCE OCTOBER 2007, THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP. AT THE BEGINNING, THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW IT IS HAPPENING EVERYDAY. I'M CURRENTLY A NURSING STUDENT AND RELY ON MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES WHEN MY CAR WOULD START ACTING UP AND DURING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS SUCH AS THUNDERSTORMS OR JUST IN AN UNSAFE PART OF TOWN. I WAS HAPPY WHEN A POWER STEERING RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT AFTER HAVING THE RECALLED FIXED, THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING! I'M A MICHIGAN NATIVE AND KNOW FIRST HAND THE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY ON THE AMERICAN AUTO INDUSTRY. I WANTED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY CHOOSING THIS CAR. NOW I DON'T THINK I WOULD EVER BUY A GM CAR AGAIN. SOMETHING MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE! THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE!!! *TR

Mileage: 8,200

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT STEEL PIN FALLS OUT OF CONSOLE NOT ALLOWING IGNITION KEY TO COME OUT. THEN THE GEARSHIFT WILL NOT LOCK IN PARK. CHILDREN CAN NOT BE LEFT IN CAR BECAUSE CAR WILL COME OUT OF PARK WHEN SHIFTER IS MOVED. SHOULD BE A CALLBACK ON THIS ISSUE. JUST DAYS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS TOOK PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2006 CHEVY COBALT KEY COMES OUT OF IGNITION AND IT STILL RUNS. KEY GETS LOCKED IN STEERING COLUMN AND WILL NOT RELEASE. HAVE TO WAIT ANYWHERE FROM 1 MINUTE TO 3 HOURS. RADIO SHORTED. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE (THIS HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN). CAR WILL NOT START INDICATING A "LOCK KEY", HAVE TO CYCLE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER THROUGH GEARS BEFORE IT WILL START. CAR WILL NOT START AND JUST CLICKS. BATTERY READS 12.21 VOLTS. VEHICLE HAS A LOOSE THUMPING NOISE IN FRONT AXLE AREA. ALL THESE INDICATIONS GENERATED A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE ACCELERATING OR WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSE DRIVER BEHIND ME TO REAR END MY CAR. THANK GOODNESS, I NOR MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INJURED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I'VE HAD THE CAR SERVED NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS, THEY CANT FIND A PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY.*TR

Mileage: 68,000

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.

Mileage: 62,000

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

2006 CHEVY COBALT LS: POWER STEERING FAILURE, AS WELL AS TACH & SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATIONS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AS WELL AS AN ICON THAT LOOKS LIKE A CAR WITH A LOCK ON IT. ALL THIS HAPPENED AT ONE TIME...BETWEEN THE TIME I PARKED IT AFTER WORK (NO PROBLEMS), TIL I WENT OUT AND STARTED IT AGAIN TO GO TO THE STORE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SINCE JUNE 2006 AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR EVERY REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO ALL HAPPEN BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED AND THE DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT REFUND MONEY ON THE REPAIRS. 1) A/C LEAKS WATER IN PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES AND IT IS STILL LEAKING. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY THE WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE CAR. 2) GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FUEL LINES CRACKING. 3) POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ABOUT 130 MILES FROM HOME. 4) THE CAR WOULD DIE IF THE RPM'S GOT TOO LOW, THIS WAS CAUSED BY A CARBON BUILD UP ON THE IDLER. 5) THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT IS STARTING TO SLIP AND TAKE FOREVER TO UPSHIFT. 6) THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. 7) THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. 8) THE DOOR LATCH SOMETIMES MESSES UP AND THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE. 9) THE STEREO DISPLAY AND BUTTONS NO LONGER WORK. I CAN NOT USE THE CD PLAYER FOR FEAR OF LOSING THE CD FOR EVER SINCE THE EJECT BUTTON DOESN'T WORK. I CAN NOT SEE THE CLOCK OR WHAT STATION THE RADIO IS ON. THE CAR LOST ITS VALUE SO FAST THAT EVEN AFTER 4 YRS OF HAVING IT I STILL CAN NOT TRADE IT IN DUE TO THE AMT. I STILL OWE ON IT. SO I AM STUCK DRIVING THIS PIECE OF CRAP UNTIL IT IS PAID FOR. I HAVE ALREADY INVESTED SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS CAR FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAR IS A LEMON AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE CAR AND ALL OF THE OUT OF POCKET REPAIRS I HAVE HAD TO MAKE. *TR

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

Mileage: 61,000

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.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TOO OFTEN AND WORE OUT THE SELECTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. UPDATED 07/21/10. *LJ

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS ALSO STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,052 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 45,052

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WELL TO BEGIN, I INITIALLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY SHIFT COLUMN, WHICH I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT WOULD CAUSE MY KEY TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I TOOK IT TO THE DELEARSHIP AND THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE COLUMN. THEN A A COUPLE OF WEEK LATER, MY VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING REALLY FUN, I JUST BLEW IT OFF FOR A MOMENT, UNTIL I THEN TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE ONE DAY, AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I TOOK IT TO THE DELEARSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, AT 86,000 MILES. THE DEALEARSHIP HAS MY CAR, AND IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT'S EVEN WORTH FIXING. IM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT THE INTIAL TIME THEY FIXED THE VEHICLE, AND FIGURED IT WAS MY SHIFTING COLUMN, BECAUSE EVEN WITH MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, IT ALSO AFFECTED THE SHIFTING COLUMN. ONE OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE IS THE AIR BAG SENSOR, I HAVE NOT GOT THIS FIXED YET, BECAUSE THE DEALEARSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $99 JUST TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S CAUSING MY AIRBAG SENSOR TO NOT COME ON, WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS WITH ME.

Mileage: 86,500

HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WENT OUT ON AN 06 CHEVY COBALT WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING IT LESS THAN 15 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX ON LEVEL GROUND WHEN THE CLUTCH WENT LOOSE. COULD NOT SHIFT AND HAD TO ROLL IT INTO PARK. BOTH HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED (SPENT $1400 SO I'M ASSUMING THEY WERE NEW PARTS) AND NOW THE CLUTCH STICKS AND THE CAR IS OVERHEATING. STILL WAITING AS TO WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THE NEW PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES STEERING AND FRONT END PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES FOR FRONT END PROBLEMS. THE COIL PACK AND MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF.

BEGAN DRIVING ON TO HIGHWAY. BETWEEN THE SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, THE CLUTCH PEDAL DEPLETES COMPLETELY AND DOES NOT RETURN. AFTER TOWING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, WE FIND THE FIREWALL IS BROKEN. WHEN A NEW FIREWALL WAS PUT IN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PART OF THE FIREWALL WAS MODIFIED AND REINFORCED. I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART TO SHOW PROOF OF THE CHANGE MADE. *TR

Mileage: 470,000

I HAVE SENT A LETTER TO CHEVY DIRECTLY AND I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO YOU AS WELL. I PURCHASED A CHEVY COBALT A FEW YEARS BACK. THE COBALT IS AN 06. FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW MY KEY HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AT THE ACC POINT. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN PAST THAT POINT. I HAVE FOUND THE LITTLE PLUNGER TO REMOVE MY KEYS IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE SECOND ISSUE THAT ARISES WITH THIS IS THAT MY GEARSHIFTER MOVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. THIS IS A HAZARD AS ONE DAY THE SHIFTER GOT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE I HAVE SEEN POSTED ON THE NET THAT MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED. MY MOTHER HAS AN 05 COBALT THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM SHE HAD THE KEY ASSEMBLY AND THE GEAR SHIFTER REPLACED. I'M A SOON TO BE MOM AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN THIS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC AND AS I WAS GETTING READY TO SLOW DOWN MY WHEEL LOCKED ON ME ALMOST PUTTING ME INTO THE WALL ON THE FREE WAY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AND SCARED FOR MY LIFE. I TALKED TO CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 4 WEEKS BUT IN THE MEAN TIME I AM STUCK IN THIS CAR THAT COULD POSSIBLY KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE ON THE STREETS. I BELIEVE THIS A PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSED BY THEM AND THEY SHOULD AT LEAST PROVIDE A RENT A CAR. ITS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING THESE CARS ON THE STREETS WHEN IT COULD HURT SOMEONE. I WENT TO MANY DIFFERENT CHEVY PLACES AND ALL TOLD ME THAT SAME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEIR SYSTEMS TO POST THE RECALL. I HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. I HAD IT FAIL 4 TIMES WITH AN HOUR OF ME DRIVING MY CAR. I THINK THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE SOON OR THERE WILL BE MORE ACCIDENTS AND FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2010 AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT THE POWER STEERING QUIT FUNCTIONING. I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED HE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. ON 2/28/10 I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC. THE CHEVY REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE WASN'T A RECALL AT THE TIME. I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I DID NOT WANT MY RELATIVES TO HAVE TO SUE THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HAD DIED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILING WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY COBALT. THE REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTICS FEE. ON 3/2/10 THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. COINCIDENTALLY, WHEN I WENT HOME AND TURNED ON THE TELEVISION I SAW ON THE EVENING NEWS THAT CHEVY COBALTS WERE BEING RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I AM LEARY OF CHEVY DEALERSHIPS. I PURCHASED MY USED 2006 COBALT IN 2008. IT HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT. SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR I NOTICED THE ENGINE KEPT OVERHEATING TO OVER 240 DEGREES. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES ABOUT THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO THE PLASTIC RADIATOR OVERFLOW BOTTLE LEAKING WHEN IT EXPANDED WHEN WARM. THEY REPLACED THE PLASTICE BOTTLE BUT THE CAR KEPT OVERHEATING. OUT OF FRUSTRATION I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP. THE OTHER REPAIR SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A CRACKED MANIFOLD. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FAILED TO IDENTIFY THIS AFTER THREE VISITS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT AFTER 36,000 MILES AND A BUSHING AT 69,000 MILES. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THEY WILL SAY ABOUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE AT MY APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

CORRECTION TO ODI 10315929. MISTYPE ABOUT ENGINE OVERHEATING - THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD GASKET, NOT A CRACKED MANIFOLD. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I HAD BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. ONCE I STARTED DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP OF ANY KIND. I ALSO NOTICED FROM TIME TO TIME I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING MOMENTARILY. LUCKILY THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BESIDES WHEN I WAS IN PLACES LIKE SMALL PARKING LOTS OR DRIVING VERY SLOW, BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. AND THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS JUST ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HEAR THE NOISE 9/10 TIMES I HIT A BUMP. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED SO IF I WANTED THE PROBLEM FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND IT WAS ROUGHLY $1500 HE SAID. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS I GOT IT LIKE A YEAR AGO AND IT HAS A REALLY BAD POWER STEERING PROBLEM WHEN I GOT IT FROM THE DEALER IT WAS GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO FAIL I WAS GOING TO MORENO VALLEY THROUGH THE CURVES AND IT JUST SHUT OF ON ME SO I HAD TO PULL OVER. SO I TURNED OF THE CAR AND WAITED. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FOR LIKE TEN MINUTES THEN IT SHUT OF AGAIN. NOW I JUST TURN ON MY CAR AND AS SOON AS I PRESS THE GAS THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. IT IS REALLY HARD TO PARK AND TO CONTROL IT. I TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. MY COBALT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM I DID SOME RESEARCH AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT AS ME. I THINK THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PEDESTRIANS. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, AT THE END OF AUGUST 09. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR KNOCKING SOUNDS IN THE FRONT END THAT ALTERED THE BRAKE FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY OVER 4 TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT ALWAYS REPLICATE IT, THEREFORE IT WAS NOT FIXED. EVENTUALLY THE NOISE STOPPED, THEN A FEW MONTHS AGO THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES, AND FINALLY THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS POINT I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS, AND NOW A FEW DAYS AGO THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I PULLED OVER THE BEST I COULD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. EVERYTHING RESET AND IT WAS FINE. YESTERDAY THE EVENT OCCURRED ON AN EXIT RAMP OF A HIGH WAY AND NEARLY KILLED ME. ONCE AGAIN ITS BACK IN THE SHOP. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP, I'M LUCKY I WAS NOT KILLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND FORUMS ALL OVER HAVE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I BELIEVED IT WAS SAFE, AND NOW I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT BY ANY MEANS. THE DEALERSHIPS AREN'T ANY HELP, THEY ASSURE THE PROBLEMS ARE FIXED WHEN THEY REALLY ARE NOT. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND IT JUST GOES OUT. I STRUGGLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFELY OF THE OTHER PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THOSE DRIVING NEAR TO ME. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, TO DATE THEY HAVE PAID THE DEALER OVER $1,500 TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE. SHE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,230. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PCM. UPDATED 09/21/10

Mileage: 105,230

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY! MY DIGITAL READING ON MY CAR BLINKED POWER STEERING. THIS HAS NEVER COME UP BEFORE IN THE PAST! NO TYPE OF WARNING SAYING MY POWER STEERING WAS EVEN GOING OUT. WITHIN MINUTES I LOST ALL POWER STEERING! THIS MADE IT HARD TO EVEN STEER RIGHT OR LEFT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT! THEN WHEN I PULL OVER TO READ THE COBALT MANUAL ALL THAT IT INFORMS ME TO DO IS TO TAKE MY CARE IMMEDIATELY TO A DEALER SHIP! WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE ONLY WAY TO GET ANY TYPE OF STEERING BACK I WOULD HAVE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON TO GET ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF STEERING BEFORE I WOULD LOOSE ALL MY STEERING AGAIN. I HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE MY CAR TO A DEALER SHIP IF I HAVE NO STEERING! THIS HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF HASSLE TRYING TO GET ANYTHING FIXED! TO GET THIS FIXED ISN'T CHEAP! AND ITS NOT LIKE BRAKES WHERE YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER HOW FAST YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THEM DUE TO YOUR DRIVING! NO WARNING AND NOW MY CAR IS COMPLETELY USELESS UNTIL I PAY TO GET IT FIXED! I AM QUITE UNSATISFIED AS A CHEVY CUSTOMER. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2006 COBALTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE ONE WITH THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM, GM DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT. PLEASE HELP..! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

POWER STEERING COLUMN NOT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A YIELD SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A STEEP HILL OVER A LEDGE AND ROLLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SHE HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. SHE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT LOCK IN THE PARK POSITION, RESULTING IN KEY STICKING IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT COMING OUT OF PARK, BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED FRONT END BEARINGS, MY MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE SHIFTING LEVER CAN BE ENGAGED WITH THE CAR OFF. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. MY BATTERY HAS BEEN DRAINED ON 3 OCCASIONS BECAUSE MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, MY FRIENDS CHILD WAS SITTING IN MY CAR AND HE PULLED THE SHIFTING LEVER AND MY CAR WAS GOING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY CONCERN. I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND I DO NOT APPRECIATE HAVING A DEAD BATTERY AND HAVING TO ASK SOMEONE(STRANGER)FOR HELP . I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CHEVY'S SINCE 1978 AND MY LAST 2 BRAND NEW CHEVY'S HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT NIGHTMARES. I ONLY HAVE THEM 3 YEARS BEFORE THEY ARE PROBLEMS. THESE ARE NOT SMALL PROBLEMS EITHER, THEY ARE SAFETY CONCERNS> LUCKY FOR US WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE ROADWAY AND INJURED THE CHILD. CHEVY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTS. I CANNOT KEEP PUTTING HUNDREDS OF $ INTO A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. WITH 54,000 MILES. I ALSO HAVE A PRETTY STEEP CAR PAYMENT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR BECOME INJURED BEFORE THEY FIX THE PROBLEMS.? I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY IF PEOPLE HAVE LITTLE CHILDREN. I HAVE TO PARK MY CAR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION , WHICH IS ALSO A THEFT CONCERN. I HAVE TRIED PUSHING THE BUTTON UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL , BUT THAT ONLY WORKED ONCE. I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN, UNLESS THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SAFETY ISSUES. I AM ALSO GOING TO CALL GM AND MY DEALER AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. I CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 54

COULDN'T GET KEY OUT AFTER STARTING, CAR WOULD NOT GO OFF. SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. WENT TO DEALER.THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK SWITCH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLOOR SHIFTER. DEALER KEPT PART. *TR

Mileage: 47,230

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH A MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE MESSAGE CENTER IN MY DASH INDICATING THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. I FEEL NO DIFFERENCE IN STEERING, BUT WHEN THE CAR SWITCHES GEARS (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC ) IT IS VERY ROUGH AND ALMOST DIES. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEK LOCAL REPAIR SHOP COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURES. THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES. TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE PS LIGHT INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND WE DID OUR BEST TO TRY AND GET OFF THE ROAD. IF WE TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK, BUT THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT; AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW AND IS DRIVEN BY MY 20 YR. OLD HONOR COLLEGE STUDENT. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THIS AND HE TOLD ME THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $1500. *TR

Mileage: 44,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT COUPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CLUTCH FAILED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING INTO THE PROPER GEAR. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATED ABNORMALLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE RESULTED FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,600. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,275 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,800.

Mileage: 30,275

THE TRANSMISSION PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED AT APPROX 72,000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED AND THEN THE NEW ONE FAILED AGAIN AT APPROX 90,000 MILES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME TYPE OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT PRESENT. *TR

STARTING IN OCTOBER 2007, I HAVE HAD ONGOING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY QUIT WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WILL START JUMPING. THE CAR BECOMES UNABLE TO DRIVE. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL A SHORT TIME LATER. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES NOW CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAPPENS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN ONLINE PETITION TO HAVE THE CHEVY COBALT RECALLED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!!! I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

06 COBALT WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES. IGNITION MODULE AND COIL SYSTEM FAILED. SERIOUS MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE MADE FOR THIS CAR TO HAVE A TOUGH TIME MOVING. DEALER COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS HAD GONE ON ME AT 54,000 MILES, NEITHER COULD FIRESTONE. UNREAL. DEALER SHOULD BE DOING THIS REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RECALLING 2006 COBALTS AND REPLACING IGNITION COIL SYSTEMS. THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL PART OF THE ENGINE TO FAIL! *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LOCK INTO PARK, THUS NOT ALLOWING THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK POSITION TO ANY OTHER POSITION WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PETAL. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS THE CAR COULD EASILY BE SHIFTED INTO A MOTION GEAR WITHOUT THE USER KNOWING. ENTIRE SHIFT MECHANISM MUST BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AT A EXTREME AMOUNT OF MONEY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INVOLVED IN A INJURY AND DEATH RELATED INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 67,350

YES, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I OWN A CHEVROLET COBALT LT COUPE(USED), I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. PROBABLY ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER OWNING IT THE GEAR SHIFT SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE. MEANING THAT THE LEVER YOU PUSH TO PUT THE CAR IN AND OUT OF GEAR IS LOOSE. I CAN MOVE THE "STICK" UP AND DOWN WITHOUT ANY WORRY. I CAN EASILY ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE STICK AND IT COULD POSSIBLY GO INTO REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT FIX IT, BUT BELIEVES THERE MAY BE A RECALL. I'M ONLY SAYING THIS BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT WHILE I'M GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND MYSELF OR A PASSENGER ACCIDENTALLY HITS THE STICK A LITTLE, THAT THE CAR WILL SWITCH INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR AND RUIN MY ENGINE OR CAUSE A WRECK. *TR

CLUTCH/TRANS HAVE HAD TO HAVE TRANS REBUILT AND REPLACED 5 TIMES FOR LOCKING INTO GEAR AND LOCKING UP FRONT WHEELS WHILE DRIVING HAS ALMOST CAUSED 6 ACCIDENTS AND COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN TIRES AND RENTALS ALSO TOWING HAVE DOCUMENTS AS WELL LOVE THE CAR BUT GM AS DISAPPOINTED ME THIS IS FROM SOME ONE LOVING GM PRODUCTS FOR 23 YEARS THIS PRODUCT IS GOING TO HURT OR EVEN KILL SOMEONE I HAVE SEEN MANY BLOGS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

RESEARCHED ON LINE DUE TO ISSUE WITH MY CAR TO FIND LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. KEY IN THE CHEVY COBALT GETS STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. TOOK TO DEALER SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A FEW VEHICLES THEY REPAIRED THERE. HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. CALLED CHEVY SAID NO RECALL WAS OUT AT THIS TIME FOR THAT PROBLEM. READ ONLINE TO WRITE TO YOU GUYS. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 63,759

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL HAS OCCURRED OVER 3 TIMES WHICH INCLUDES ERRATIC TRANSMISSION AND GEARSHIFT NOISES. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY IN ANY OF THESE OCCURRENCES A CRASH WOULD HAVE RESULTED. AFTER CONDUCTING AN ONLINE INVESTIGATION THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF COBALTS WHICH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE DEALER WANTING TO CHARGE $2K. IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH MOST DEALERS STATING IT IS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVING AS NORMAL ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN I REALIZED THE TACHOMETER WAS FLUCTUATING AS IF I WERE AT A STAND STILL AND REVVING THE ENGINE, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO MERGE ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO REACCELERATE FROM 50 MPH TO 70 MPH IN 4TH GEAR THE TACHOMETER SHOT UP AND THE ENGINE WAS AT A HIGH REV BUT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER, I SHIFTED TO 5TH, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AND THE ONLY LIGHT THAT CAME ON WAS A LIGHT TELLING ME I NEEDED TO UPSHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR. I PULLED OFF THE NEAREST EXIT AND HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, I PULLED AWAY FROM THE RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SCREAMED AT ME AS I CHANGED GEARS. I GOT THE VEHICLE SAFELY IN A PARKING LOT AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AND I REALIZED IT WAS MY CLUTCH, THE GEARS WERE CHANGING FINE AND SINCE I HAVE DRIVEN STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS FOR 15 YEARS AND KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL AND I DO NOT RIDE THE CLUTCH I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A HYDRAULIC ISSUE OR SOMETHING BROKEN IN THE GEAR BOX OR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT AT SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY SAID THE CLUTCH SHOULDN'T BE BURNT OUT SINCE IT IS AN 06 AND HAS ONLY 48K MILES ON IT AND THEY CALLED GM TO TRY TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THEY SAY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I BOUGHT DOESN'T COVER A CLUTCH. GM SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PAY $400 OF THE OVER $2000 BILL, AND SAID IT BURNED OUT BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING HABITS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AT 800-955-5100. GM CALLED ME ABOUT THE COMPLAINT WITH THEIR STANDARD ANSWER OF "WE CAN'T HELP YOU. WE DON'T SELL DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT." I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL ARE EXTREMELY THIN SO THEY DO BURN OUT AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN A CLUTCH SHOULD. THIS IS TYPICAL GM CUTTING THE TYPICAL CORNERS IN THEIR WORKMANSHIP AND DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 48,500

GEAR SHIFT BREAKS SO IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON GM'S PART. *TR

Mileage: 61,100

FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS, MY 2006 COBALT HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD, GIVING ME A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IN THE DASH, SECURITY LIGHT ON, TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE, AND A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE GEAR SHIFTER. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SAID IT WAS FIXED, AND A WEEK LATER IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND TREATING ME LIKE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS, AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRES NEXT YEAR. IT WENT FROM HAPPENING ONCE A WEEK TO HAPPENING DAILY. SOMETIMES I'LL DRIVE IT, AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. OTHER TIMES ALL I HAVE TO DO IS START THE CAR AND IT STARTS DOING IT. *TR

Mileage: 28,900

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT KEEPS HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE SHOP ONLY FOR THEM TO SAY THERE WAS A COMPUTER ERROR. THEY GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME OFF, BUT TWO WEEKS LATER IT DOES IT AGAIN. MY POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT WITH MY TRANSMISSION KNOCKING. I TOOK IT IN BACK IN JULY AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AND SEEN THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAS HAD THIS DONE TO THEM AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REWIRED A LOOSE WIRE AND THE FAILURE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR FLOW CLOGGED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THE NEXT DAY. AS OF DECEMBER 3, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ON DECEMBER 7, 2007 THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

Mileage: 19,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BACK IN JUNE. AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTERS IN THE CAR. FROM THE ECM, TO THE PCM, AND THE BCM. I ALSO HAVE PROOF THE ODOMETER HAS ALSO BEEN ROLLED BACK. IF NEEDED FOR THIS INVESTIGATION CAN SEND A COPY. THE CARS HAS BEEN SERVICED NOW 5 TIMES. THIS TIME IT IS SENDING ERROR CODES TO THE COMPUTER OF RANDOM MISFIRES ON THE FIRST AND FOURTH CYLINDER. *TR

Mileage: 41,278

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT PURCHASED USED WITH 28000 MILES ON IT. ALL MY PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND OVER SO I TOOK IT IN TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. ABOUT 2 WEEKS I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERY THING WAS FINE ON THE DASH BOARD, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS THERE WAS THIS LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY. SO I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT AND IT DROVE FINE. NOW AT THIS POINT IM JUST THINKING THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE COMPUTER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO ERRORS AND EVERYTHING WAS CHECKING OUT FINE. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WAS DISPLAYED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. UNABLE TO STEER I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE AWAY AND I GAINED STEERING CONTROL AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOW SOME DAYS WHEN I START MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND SOME DAYS THE CAR DRIVES FINE AND ITS REALLY STARTING TO FRUSTRATE ME. IN ADDITION TO THE STEERING PROBLEM I AM UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FORM THE IGNITION. TO THIS DAY NONE OF MY PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. *JB

Mileage: 18,000

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES CUSTOMER STATES THAT CAR IS A LEMON AND THAT SHE DROVE THE 2007 COBALT AND IT RAN BEAUTIFULLY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE SHIFTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED, THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED. *TR

(1) CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. DURING@ RUSH HOUR I VEERED AWAY ( W-NO POWER TO CAR ),FROM TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. PARKED ,SHUT CAR OFF, TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION, THEN REPLACED AND STARTED IT BACK UP, AND PROCEEDED ENROUTE. (2) AFTER MARKET CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE TO SHUT OFF AND TURN ON. (3) RESULT OF ABOVE (2)AFTER MARKET CRUISE CONTROL TAKES ITS OWN MIND AND DECIDES TO FULLY ACCELERATE UNTIL GEARING DOWN IN HOPES IT 'AWAKES' THE COMPUTER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION),THEN CRUISE CONTROL WILL FINALLY SHUT OFF. (CONSEQUENCE ) PASSENGER HAD A HEART ATTACK. I CALLED A TAXI. "HE'S OK" (4) SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT HAVE BEEN ON SINCE 20,K MILES I NOW HAVE 47,XXX MILES. (5)STOCK TIRES AND RIMS WOBBLE WITH IRRITATING CONTINOUS NOISES -CAN'T GE RID OF IT. (6) STOCK SEATS DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES BOTH WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLYTHEY ARE REALLY SLANTEDLIKE THIS ( / \ ). (7) A CLUNKING BUCKET SOUNDING NOISE FILLS VERY SLOWLY, (HEALTH PROBLEMS) AN ODOR IS ALWAYS PRESENT LEAVING ME LIGHT HEADED ,NAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING, DIZZY EXITING CAR,AND WITH BREATHING PROBLEMS -LIKE SHORTNESS OF BREATH. I HAVE SEVERE BACK PROBLEMS NOW, AND CAN NOT SIT IN THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 20 MIN, UPON A BREAK OF FRESH AIR AND A WALK FOR THE SPINE. (8) BRAKES SOUND AND FEEL (WHEN APPLIED),SCRATCHY.@5,000 MILES THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP HAD TO TURN AND SHAVE ALLREADY MY DISC BRAKES SAYING THEY WERE WORN IN. (9) MY HEATER MAKES A LOT OF NOISES WHEN USING IT. (10) ACCELERATION HESITATION. *JB

Mileage: 5

INTERNAL BINDING OF THE FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY OF MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PREVENTED THE KEY FROM BEING REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO THE PUSH BUTTON LATCH ON THE TOP OF THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK INSIDE THE SHIFTER CAUSING THE SHIFTER TO FREELY MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PUSHED. I TOOK THE CAR TO SANDS CHEVROLET AND THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH PART NUMBER 15926820. *JB

Mileage: 5,745

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON I-75 THROUGH CINCINNATI, OH MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL TRAVELING AT APPX. 70 MPH. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES SO FAR AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 9000 MILES. IT IS HAPPENING IN 5TH GEAR BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH AT 2-3000 RPM. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT. NOW IT SEEMS I AM BEING IGNORED BY THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET AS WELL. APPARENTLY THEY ARE HOPING I JUST GO AWAY! I HAVE ALSO POINTED OUT TO THE DEALER (KERRY CHEVROLET IN ALEXANDRIA, KY) AND CHEVROLET CORP. THEMSELVES THROUGH E-MAIL, WHICH HAVE ELICITED NO RESPONSE, THAT THEIR IS A WEBSITE FOR COBALT OWNERS (COBALTSS.NET) THAT HAS A FORUM FOR PROBLEMS AND SERVICE. THIS FORUM HAS HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. ANYTHING FROM SIMPLY POPPING OUT OF GEAR TO COMPLETE FAILURES AND LOCKOUTS. *NM

Mileage: 8,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 50 MPH IN 5TH GEAR. THE SHIFTER CAME OUT OF GEAR. I PULLED OVER SHUT OFF THE ENGINE RESTARTED IT AND TRIED TO GET THE TRANSMISSION IN 1ST GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP IS ADVISING THAT THE CLUTCH IS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND THEY WANT $2,000.00 TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE IS JUST ONE YEARS OLD AND ONLY 12,000 MILES. I DO NOT DOWN SHIFT, RIDE THE CLUTCH OR DUMP THE CLUTCH. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY HAVE INFORMED US THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DESTROY AND CLUTCH IN ONLY 12,000 MILES AND ONE YEAR OF DRIVING. THEY ADVISE THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE WAS FAULTY FROM THE FACTORY. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, AND TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE PCM WAS FAULTY, AND UPLOADED NEW SOFTWARE. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 3,400

I WAS DOWNSHIFTING FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR AFTER SLOWING DOWN DRAMATICALLY ON A TURN AND MY CAR MADE A CLUNK SOUND. COME TO FIND OUT MY CLUTCH BURNT UP AND MY STARTER THEN WAS FRIED AND THAT IT BUST A RING OF SOME SORT. MY CAR ONLY HAD 464 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN SENT TO A DEALER AND GM DENIED IT IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A MONTH AND THEY HAVE JUST TOLD ME ABOUT A WEEK AGO NOW THEY HAVE TO RE/EVALUATE IT AND THE AREN'T DOING CRAP IS SAY IT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT 1600 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR STUFF THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALLED OR SOMETHING. *JB

Mileage: 464

GOT OUT FROM TIM HORTONS AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRIED TO SHIFT SECOND GEAR AND IT DID NOT WITH 3800 KMS ON IT CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. *JB

Mileage: 2,300

2006 CHEVY COBALT, SHIFTER WON'T ENGAGE @ 500 MILES-DEALER TRADES CARS. 2006 CHEVY COBALT, CLUTCH BURNS UP @2000 MILES, DEALER REPLACES CLUTCH PLATES AT NO CHARGE, WILL CHARGE FOR ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF SAME NATURE. DEALER STATES ABUSE IS CAUSE OF CLUTCH DAMAGE. *NM

Mileage: 2,000

11/24/05 CLUTCH BURNING ODOR, WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL EXHAUST COATING BURNING OFF 12/27/05 CLUTCH SLIPPING WHILE ON HIGHWAY, PROCEEDED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT TOOK ALMOST 3 WEEKS AND COST ME 1600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A FAILING CLUTCH. LATER CONFIRMED FOR A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT THE CLUTCH WAS TOO WEAK FOR THE CARS HP RATING. I AM NOT THE ONLY COBALT SS/SC TO HAVE THIS FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 2,400

I AM WRITING THIS LETTER BECAUSE OF CONCERNS I HAVE WITH MY 2006 COBALT I PURCHASED 31 AUGUST 2005. (VIN#1G1AK55F767633 614) MY FIRST CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. ON THE 25 OF OCTOBER WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO OUT OF GEAR AND BACK IN CAUSING A JERKING MOTION AND WHEN I PULLED OVER THE MOTOR STOPPED. I HAD 675 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. YESTERDAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY DROVE IT FOR A FEW MILES WITH NO PROBLEM. NO OTHER CHECK WAS MADE BY THE DEALER ON THE CAR. *NM

Mileage: 675