| Steering | — | 121ODI 10230381 · 49,000 mi1) WHEN PURCHASING THIS USED VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, WE WERE INFORMED THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BROKEN HIS KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, HENCE THE BROKEN IGNITION LOCK MECHANISM. LIE 2) CAR BEGAN MAKING A FRONT END NOISE OR SO I THOUGHT, THE NEXT DAY AS MY DAUGHTER IN LAW AND MY GRANDKIDS WERE DRIVING HOME THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON, SHE APPLIED HER BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL TURNED ON AND HER STEERING LOCKED. THE TRUCK BEHIND US WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID SLAMMING IN TO US. AFTER GETTING ONLIN… Look up ODI 10230381 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10230471 · 48,990 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, NO CRASH OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,990. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. UP… Look up ODI 10230471 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10237669 · 42,000 miFRIDAY NIGHT AT A GAS STATION. STARTED THE CAR. ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. WOULD STAY RUNNING IN PARK, NEUTRAL, AND DRIVE. DROVE THE CAR HOME. CALLED LANGS CHEVROLET IN BEAVERCREEK, OHIO SATURDAY MORNING. WAS GOING TO DRIVE CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP. CAR WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE CAR DID START, IT WOULD RUN FOR 2-10 SECONDS THEN "POWER STEERING" WOULD COME ON. AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. VARIOUS INTERMITTENT CODES WOULD COME ON. MOST OF THE TIME THE ALL GAUGES WOULD GO OFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LANG HAD CAR TOWED… Look up ODI 10237669 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10723388 · 85,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED A FUEL ODOR AND FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N… Look up ODI 10723388 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10926329 · 117,638 miTHIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME 5 TIMES ALL AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ONE TIME I WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN CITY STREETS, TURNING CORNERS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR JUST START MY CAR AND THE GAUGES JUST GO NUTS. MY SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON MY FUEL GAUGE, RPM GAUGE. AND MPH GAUGE WILL JUST GO TO ZERO. THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCES UP TO 900-1000 THEN BACK TO ZERO. THE WORDS ON THE DASH WILL READ LOW FUEL (EVEN IF I ACTUALLY HAVE A FULL TANK) AND THEN IT'LL CUT MY POWER STEERING AND I WON'T BE ABLE … Look up ODI 10926329 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11055079TAKATA RECALL: I RECENTLY PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM SOMEONE (PRIVATE OWNER) AND AS THE TAGS WILL SOON EXPIRE SO I DECIDE TO GET WHAT NEEDS MAINTENANCE DONE TO TURN THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF. I GOT A FREE ESTIMATE FROM O' REILLY'S AND TOLD ME TO GO TO CHEVY AND GET THE MAINTENANCE DONE TO MY SAFETY RECALLS. NEXT MORNING I DRIVE OVER TO CHEVY'S DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS DENIED ANY RECALL BEING DONE BY AN EMPLOYEE NAMED SEAN POPPLEWELL. I TOLD HIM TO PRINT ME OUT A PAPER OF WHAT HAD BEEN DONE, NEEDING TO BE DONE AND ALSO TOOK IT UP WITH THE MANAGER.… Look up ODI 11055079 at NHTSA ↗ | 8ODI 10283436 · 58,900 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. ADDITIONALLY, SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,900. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF UPDATED 10/20/09.*JB Look up ODI 10283436 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10285578 · 64,000 miLAST AUG 2009 I WAS LIVING MY DRIVE WAY AND THEY STEER WHEEL GOT STUCK AND I GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN MY TREES. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN SO I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS ME BEING A BAD DRIVER. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING IN A STREET AND THE BELL IN THE COMPUTER START RINGING AND GAVE ME A MESSAGE "POWER STEER" THEN THE STEER WHILE GOT STUCK AGAIN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I STOP AND CALLED A TOWING TRUCK TO GET MY CAR AND TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC KEPT IT FOR A DAY AND SAID THAT COBALTS 2006 AND 2007 HAVE THIS PROBLEM THE COMPUTER DOES NOT COM… Look up ODI 10285578 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10302022 · 51,000 miSTRONG FUEL ODOR DURING OPERATION AND AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE ON A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO GM, THEY CLAIM NO OPEN RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM BEING CAUSE BY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLIES. AGAIN GM REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION. THIS AMONG OTHER DEFECTS ON THESE CARS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF CONSUMERS BEING BUT IN DANGER BY FAULTY VEHICLES. SINCE GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEMS WITH THERE VEHI… Look up ODI 10302022 at NHTSA ↗ | 28ODI 10304771 · 28,000 miI HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 39K MILES. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10304771 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10305511MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 40 EAST IN NORTH CAROLINA CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND CAR WENT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT RAIL STEERING OVER COMPENSATED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAR WAS TOWED AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR Look up ODI 10305511 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10308685I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FEBRUARY 05, 2010 WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP FORTUNATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION. A FRIEND TOLD ME CHEVY COBALT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I BEGAN MY SEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT DISBURSING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SUCH AS THIS BEFORE. IM LUCKY I WAS NOT… Look up ODI 10308685 at NHTSA ↗ | 26ODI 10524200 · 146,000 miLATELY MY CAR HAS BEEN DYING WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR GOING TO TAKE OFF. THIS IS REALLY SCARY WHEN I PULL OUT IN BUSY TRAFFIC! I WAS ALMOST T BONED ONE DAY BUT THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR IN TIME. THEN A NEW PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER... I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING SPEEDS 65 MPH WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH STARTED JUMPING AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL KIND OF LOCKED UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO JUMP AND JERK. I STRUGGLED TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, THEN I TURNED IT… Look up ODI 10524200 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10524565 · 83,433 miHAVING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, SHUTS OFF WHILE IN REVERSE AND STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE FIRST INCIDENTS WERE MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, BUT LATELY HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. ON 7/9/13 (MILEAGE 95,755) IT CUT OFF WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC SLOWLY. THAT SCARED ME. IT IS NOW POSTING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE MODEL OF VEHICLE. WHEN I CHATTED ONLINE WITH GM ON 7/10/2013, I WAS TOLD MY … Look up ODI 10524565 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10569109 · 164,100 miI WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE ROAD THAT I TRAVEL MOST EVERY DAY, THE ROAD IS NOT BUSY MOST TIMES.AS I WAS ENTERING A SHARP CURVE SUDDENLY THE CAR ENGINE QUIT AND NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS RAKING THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD,.DAMAGED THE CAR MORE THAN IT WAS WORTH,THIS WAS ONLY THE 2ND TIME THE CAR HAD DONE THIS BUT I HAD ONLY OWNED IT ABOUT 11/2 YRS.THE GUARDRAIL SAVED US FROM GOING OVER A 300 FT.MOUNTAIN INTO THE RIVER.THANKFUL FOR THAT GUARDRAIL, BUT LEFT WITHOUT ANYTHING TO DRIVE. *TR Look up ODI 10569109 at NHTSA ↗ | 29ODI 10254754 · 55,000 miWHILE 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 MANUFAC… Look up ODI 10254754 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10264068STARTING 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 FOU… Look up ODI 10264068 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10301726 · 21,000 miI 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.… Look up ODI 10301726 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Electrical System | 121ODI 10230381 · 49,000 mi1) WHEN PURCHASING THIS USED VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, WE WERE INFORMED THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BROKEN HIS KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, HENCE THE BROKEN IGNITION LOCK MECHANISM. LIE 2) CAR BEGAN MAKING A FRONT END NOISE OR SO I THOUGHT, THE NEXT DAY AS MY DAUGHTER IN LAW AND MY GRANDKIDS WERE DRIVING HOME THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON, SHE APPLIED HER BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL TURNED ON AND HER STEERING LOCKED. THE TRUCK BEHIND US WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID SLAMMING IN TO US. AFTER GETTING ONLIN… Look up ODI 10230381 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10230471 · 48,990 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, NO CRASH OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,990. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. UP… Look up ODI 10230471 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10237669 · 42,000 miFRIDAY NIGHT AT A GAS STATION. STARTED THE CAR. ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. WOULD STAY RUNNING IN PARK, NEUTRAL, AND DRIVE. DROVE THE CAR HOME. CALLED LANGS CHEVROLET IN BEAVERCREEK, OHIO SATURDAY MORNING. WAS GOING TO DRIVE CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP. CAR WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE CAR DID START, IT WOULD RUN FOR 2-10 SECONDS THEN "POWER STEERING" WOULD COME ON. AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. VARIOUS INTERMITTENT CODES WOULD COME ON. MOST OF THE TIME THE ALL GAUGES WOULD GO OFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LANG HAD CAR TOWED… Look up ODI 10237669 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 11ODI 10632622BOLTWELL EVER SINCE WE HAD GOTTEN THIS CHEVY COBALT WE ARE HAVING PROBES BAD IT IS BAD.YES WE GOT A WARRANTY. SO WE TAKE IT BACK SO THEY CAN FIX IT SO THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK. WELL THEY CALLED US TO COME GET IT WELL WE DID AND THEY TOLD US THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T MAKE NO PROFIT OFF OF IT THEY DID AND. SO THEY HAD A WHITE TRUCK OUT THERE WITH MORE MILES. SO WE ASK FOR IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO IT. AND NOW THE WARRANTY WENT UP YESTERDAY SO NOW WE ARE STUCK AND IT COST. US TO 50 DOLLARS A DAY TO DRIVE IT COSTTHIRTY MILES … Look up ODI 10632622 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10648705 · 49,000 miMY CAR HAS BEEN MILDLY HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN YOU WOULD STOP AT A LIGHT OR PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUTOFF. I GOT THE LETTER ON THE RECALL AND IT DEFINITELY GAVE ME ANXIETY DRIVING THE CAR ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE TO TRAVEL 180 MILES QUITE OFTEN FOR MY KIDS. I HAD THE RECALL FIXED AND YET STILL HAD THE MINOR PROBLEM. I SAY MINOR ONLY BECAUSE IT DID NOT CAUSE ANYTHING BAD TO HAPPEN AT THAT TIME. ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ACTING RIGHT WITH THE TWO KEYS THEY GAVE ME SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AND SOMETIMES IT LOCKED … Look up ODI 10648705 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10655277OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT VIN WAS TOOK IN FOR REPAIR IN NOV 2013, WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A STARTER BUT NEVER WHY, IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A GAS LEAK,WE FOUND OUT IN AUG 2014 WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. AGAIN OCT 2014 THE AUTO DID THE SAME THING WE WERE TOLD THE REST OF THE RECALL PARTS WERE IN AND TO BRING IT IN, ALL THE TIME WE WERE DRIVING A UNSAFE CAR ND WAS NEVER TOLD. WE TOOK THE CAR IN NOV 2014 WITH ONLY THE BATTERY LIGHT ON A NEW BATTERY (LESS THAN 48 HRS OLD AND THE 3RD ONE IN A YEAR). WHEN GOT THE CAR BACK THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THE POW… Look up ODI 10655277 at NHTSA ↗ | 6ODI 10321291 · 72,250 miYESTERDAY 03/20/10 ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT 11:30PM TO 11:40 PM MY VEHICLE COBALT AT CLOSE TO 40 KM/HR SPEED STOP WORKING. LIKE IGNITION OFF. ALL GAUGES GOES TO OFF CONDITION LIKE VEHICLE IS MOVING WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING.OUTSIDE TEMP.-1DEGREE C. I PLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND PUT IN PARKING MODE THEN I RESTART MY CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTS. THIS IS HAPPENED SECOND TIME. I TOOK TO DEALER LAST MONTH BUT THERE WAS NO CODE. I COMPLAINED TO GM EARLIER ALSO. THEY TOLD ME TAKE TO DEALER WHEN IT HAPPEN AND IN RUNNING CONDITION. BUT ON SATURDAY AT 11… Look up ODI 10321291 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10331656 · 70,000 miI 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… Look up ODI 10331656 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10339844I 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… Look up ODI 10339844 at NHTSA ↗ | 63ODI 10169851 · 4,520 miI WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I WAS TAKING A FRIEND TO THE AIRPORT. I WAS ON I-495 N IN THE LANE LEADING TO THE EXIT THAT TAKES YOU TO THE AIRPORT TOLL ROAD. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HOPING TO COAST DOWN THE EXIT AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VEER THE CAR LEFT. THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. I KEPT HITTING THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP, NOR DID IT TURN. WE CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE AIRBAGS DID NO… Look up ODI 10169851 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10304771 · 28,000 miI HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 39K MILES. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10304771 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10308685I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FEBRUARY 05, 2010 WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP FORTUNATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION. A FRIEND TOLD ME CHEVY COBALT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I BEGAN MY SEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT DISBURSING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SUCH AS THIS BEFORE. IM LUCKY I WAS NOT… Look up ODI 10308685 at NHTSA ↗ | 38ODI 10483662I WAS IN THE FOOD FOR LESS MARKET AND MY CAR - BLOW UP OR WHATEVER IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I CAME OUT AFTER SOMEONE STATE "A CHEVY VOLT WAS ON FIRE, COME TO THE FRONT", THEN HE SAID, "WILL THE PERSON WITH A CHEVY VOLT, COME TO THE FRONT - COLOR PURPLE" THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND THE FIRE PEOPLE WAS PUTTING IT OUT. OH, MY GOODNESS!!!!!! *TR Look up ODI 10483662 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10508361 · 53,000 miI 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 PAVEME… Look up ODI 10508361 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10515990 · 111,000 miWHEN CAR SHIFTER IS PLACED IN PARK, KEY WILL NOT MOVE PAST THE ACC POSITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AT ALL. KEY MUST BE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR Look up ODI 10515990 at NHTSA ↗ | 22ODI 10324974 · 90,000 mi2006 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 Look up ODI 10324974 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 104260152006 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 RETURN… Look up ODI 10426015 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10499515 · 69,372 miMY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR IS OFF HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10499515 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 7ODI 10723388 · 85,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED A FUEL ODOR AND FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N… Look up ODI 10723388 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10926329 · 117,638 miTHIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME 5 TIMES ALL AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ONE TIME I WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN CITY STREETS, TURNING CORNERS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR JUST START MY CAR AND THE GAUGES JUST GO NUTS. MY SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON MY FUEL GAUGE, RPM GAUGE. AND MPH GAUGE WILL JUST GO TO ZERO. THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCES UP TO 900-1000 THEN BACK TO ZERO. THE WORDS ON THE DASH WILL READ LOW FUEL (EVEN IF I ACTUALLY HAVE A FULL TANK) AND THEN IT'LL CUT MY POWER STEERING AND I WON'T BE ABLE … Look up ODI 10926329 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11055079TAKATA RECALL: I RECENTLY PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM SOMEONE (PRIVATE OWNER) AND AS THE TAGS WILL SOON EXPIRE SO I DECIDE TO GET WHAT NEEDS MAINTENANCE DONE TO TURN THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF. I GOT A FREE ESTIMATE FROM O' REILLY'S AND TOLD ME TO GO TO CHEVY AND GET THE MAINTENANCE DONE TO MY SAFETY RECALLS. NEXT MORNING I DRIVE OVER TO CHEVY'S DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS DENIED ANY RECALL BEING DONE BY AN EMPLOYEE NAMED SEAN POPPLEWELL. I TOLD HIM TO PRINT ME OUT A PAPER OF WHAT HAD BEEN DONE, NEEDING TO BE DONE AND ALSO TOOK IT UP WITH THE MANAGER.… Look up ODI 11055079 at NHTSA ↗ | 11ODI 10632622BOLTWELL EVER SINCE WE HAD GOTTEN THIS CHEVY COBALT WE ARE HAVING PROBES BAD IT IS BAD.YES WE GOT A WARRANTY. SO WE TAKE IT BACK SO THEY CAN FIX IT SO THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK. WELL THEY CALLED US TO COME GET IT WELL WE DID AND THEY TOLD US THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T MAKE NO PROFIT OFF OF IT THEY DID AND. SO THEY HAD A WHITE TRUCK OUT THERE WITH MORE MILES. SO WE ASK FOR IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO IT. AND NOW THE WARRANTY WENT UP YESTERDAY SO NOW WE ARE STUCK AND IT COST. US TO 50 DOLLARS A DAY TO DRIVE IT COSTTHIRTY MILES … Look up ODI 10632622 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10648705 · 49,000 miMY CAR HAS BEEN MILDLY HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN YOU WOULD STOP AT A LIGHT OR PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUTOFF. I GOT THE LETTER ON THE RECALL AND IT DEFINITELY GAVE ME ANXIETY DRIVING THE CAR ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE TO TRAVEL 180 MILES QUITE OFTEN FOR MY KIDS. I HAD THE RECALL FIXED AND YET STILL HAD THE MINOR PROBLEM. I SAY MINOR ONLY BECAUSE IT DID NOT CAUSE ANYTHING BAD TO HAPPEN AT THAT TIME. ALSO NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ACTING RIGHT WITH THE TWO KEYS THEY GAVE ME SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AND SOMETIMES IT LOCKED … Look up ODI 10648705 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10655277OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT VIN WAS TOOK IN FOR REPAIR IN NOV 2013, WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A STARTER BUT NEVER WHY, IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A GAS LEAK,WE FOUND OUT IN AUG 2014 WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. AGAIN OCT 2014 THE AUTO DID THE SAME THING WE WERE TOLD THE REST OF THE RECALL PARTS WERE IN AND TO BRING IT IN, ALL THE TIME WE WERE DRIVING A UNSAFE CAR ND WAS NEVER TOLD. WE TOOK THE CAR IN NOV 2014 WITH ONLY THE BATTERY LIGHT ON A NEW BATTERY (LESS THAN 48 HRS OLD AND THE 3RD ONE IN A YEAR). WHEN GOT THE CAR BACK THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THE POW… Look up ODI 10655277 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 4ODI 10496802 · 56,000 miAFTER PARKING VEHICLE I NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR EMITTING FROM THE CAR. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST ME $750.00. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I LIVE IN AND BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN FLORIDA WHICH IS ONE OF THE STATES THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE # 09V419000. I WAS NEVER ISSUED A NOTICE BY GM ABOUT THIS RECALL . THE ONLY WAY I DID FIND OUT ABOUT IT WAS THAT MY SISTER OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND SHE RECEIVED ONE. SHE ALSO LIVES… Look up ODI 10496802 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10499887 · 48,000 miCAN SMELL FUEL VAPOR ODOR FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. HAD INSPECTED FOR LEAK AND FOUND LINE CRACKED ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP MODULE. THIS IS A FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL 09V419000 BUT IS NOT BECAUSE THE CAR IS REGISTERED IN A "NORTHERN" STATE. *TR Look up ODI 10499887 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10508508TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICED FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) DUE TO WHERE THEY LIVED. THE LETTER ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE SHOULD THE FAILURE OCCUR. THE CONTACT FELT THAT ALL VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, REGARDLESS OF RESIDENCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR Look up ODI 10508508 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10630488I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH EVERY PART THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A RECALL SO FAR AND THEN SOME. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT MY CAR IS LEAKING GASOLINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS IN 2009, BUT ONLY FOR VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES, IN WHICH I DO NOT RESIDE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY IGNITION FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SO IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT A RECALL HAS COME UP FOR IT. BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP, I HAD NO POWER STEERING FOR SIX MONTHS PRIOR. I THINK THAT… Look up ODI 10630488 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11297548 · 200,000 miTHE CAR SAYS SERVICE AIRBAG THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN AND IT MAKES A GOOD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU GO OUT LOW-SPEED A HIGH-SPEED MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO LEAVE ON THE ROAD AND MAKE YOU SWEAR IT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IT'S HORRIBLE AND GAS Look up ODI 11297548 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11341085 · 13,000 miON 7-20-20 I SPOKE WITH STEPHANIE ( [phone removed]) ON THE NHTSA SITE, WERE I GOT THE PHONE NUMBER. I TOLD HER I ENTERED MY VIN AND FOUND THERE WERE 6 RECALLS ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I EXPLAINED TO HER ON 7-15-20, I LEFT FOR WORK BUT NOTICED MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS AFRAID I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE OF THE STEERING. I WENT AND PURCHASED POWER STEERING FLUID, ONLY TO LEARN THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PUT IT. STEPHANIE AND I LOOKED AT THE RECALLS TOGETHER. WE DISCUSSED THE NUMEROUS RECALL… Look up ODI 11341085 at NHTSA ↗ | 6ODI 10588242 · 80,000 miMY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED STARTED MALFUNCTIONING IN FEB 2013 DRIVING THE HWY THE CAR WOULD JOLT AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS SAME THING OCCURRED ON APRIL 2013. THE BIG PROBLEM HAPPENED SEPT 2013, DRIVING 75 ON THE FWY MY COBALT STARTED TO JOLT AND LOOSE POWER AND THE SPEED STARTED SLOWING DOWN ALL THE WAY TO 30MPG I WAS BARLEY ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ONCE PULLED OVER MY COBALT DIDN'T WANT TO START AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 100 FEET AND SLOW DOWN THEN TURN OFF. SINCE THEN MY … Look up ODI 10588242 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10659325TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AN ALARM SOUND WAS HEARD, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE FUEL GAUGE LEVER MOVED TO EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. Look up ODI 10659325 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10914478 · 100,300 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE IGNITION FUEL COIL, SPARK PLUG COIL, AND FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300. Look up ODI 10914478 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10568933 · 58,697 miSINCE 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 … Look up ODI 10568933 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10467259 · 99,999 miTHERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA FOR FUEL TANK PROBLEMS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 09V419000). I LIVE IN MISSOURI WHERE MY CAR WAS ISSUED AND AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS TO MY CAR DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT IN THE AREA. I THINK THAT ALL CARS THAT FALL WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR SHOULD BE RECALLED IN THE MIDWEST DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED. *TR Look up ODI 10467259 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10469693 · 75,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE PLASTIC LINES WERE DEFECTIVE AND STARTED TO LEAK. Look up ODI 10469693 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10475095 · 90,400 miTHE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE PUMP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE FUEL WAS LEAKING ON TO THE GROUND. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE OTHER 2006 COBALT'S WERE RECALLED FOR IN OTHER STATES, RECALL # 09V419000. MY CAR WAS NOT PURCHASED OR REGISTERED IN THOSE STATES BUT IT STILL EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR Look up ODI 10475095 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel System, Gasoline | 8ODI 10283436 · 58,900 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. ADDITIONALLY, SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,900. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF UPDATED 10/20/09.*JB Look up ODI 10283436 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10285578 · 64,000 miLAST AUG 2009 I WAS LIVING MY DRIVE WAY AND THEY STEER WHEEL GOT STUCK AND I GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN MY TREES. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN SO I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS ME BEING A BAD DRIVER. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING IN A STREET AND THE BELL IN THE COMPUTER START RINGING AND GAVE ME A MESSAGE "POWER STEER" THEN THE STEER WHILE GOT STUCK AGAIN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I STOP AND CALLED A TOWING TRUCK TO GET MY CAR AND TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC KEPT IT FOR A DAY AND SAID THAT COBALTS 2006 AND 2007 HAVE THIS PROBLEM THE COMPUTER DOES NOT COM… Look up ODI 10285578 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10302022 · 51,000 miSTRONG FUEL ODOR DURING OPERATION AND AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE ON A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO GM, THEY CLAIM NO OPEN RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM BEING CAUSE BY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLIES. AGAIN GM REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION. THIS AMONG OTHER DEFECTS ON THESE CARS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF CONSUMERS BEING BUT IN DANGER BY FAULTY VEHICLES. SINCE GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEMS WITH THERE VEHI… Look up ODI 10302022 at NHTSA ↗ | 6ODI 10321291 · 72,250 miYESTERDAY 03/20/10 ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT 11:30PM TO 11:40 PM MY VEHICLE COBALT AT CLOSE TO 40 KM/HR SPEED STOP WORKING. LIKE IGNITION OFF. ALL GAUGES GOES TO OFF CONDITION LIKE VEHICLE IS MOVING WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING.OUTSIDE TEMP.-1DEGREE C. I PLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND PUT IN PARKING MODE THEN I RESTART MY CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTS. THIS IS HAPPENED SECOND TIME. I TOOK TO DEALER LAST MONTH BUT THERE WAS NO CODE. I COMPLAINED TO GM EARLIER ALSO. THEY TOLD ME TAKE TO DEALER WHEN IT HAPPEN AND IN RUNNING CONDITION. BUT ON SATURDAY AT 11… Look up ODI 10321291 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10331656 · 70,000 miI 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… Look up ODI 10331656 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10339844I 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… Look up ODI 10339844 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10496802 · 56,000 miAFTER PARKING VEHICLE I NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR EMITTING FROM THE CAR. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST ME $750.00. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I LIVE IN AND BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN FLORIDA WHICH IS ONE OF THE STATES THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE # 09V419000. I WAS NEVER ISSUED A NOTICE BY GM ABOUT THIS RECALL . THE ONLY WAY I DID FIND OUT ABOUT IT WAS THAT MY SISTER OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND SHE RECEIVED ONE. SHE ALSO LIVES… Look up ODI 10496802 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10499887 · 48,000 miCAN SMELL FUEL VAPOR ODOR FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. HAD INSPECTED FOR LEAK AND FOUND LINE CRACKED ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP MODULE. THIS IS A FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL 09V419000 BUT IS NOT BECAUSE THE CAR IS REGISTERED IN A "NORTHERN" STATE. *TR Look up ODI 10499887 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10508508TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICED FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) DUE TO WHERE THEY LIVED. THE LETTER ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE SHOULD THE FAILURE OCCUR. THE CONTACT FELT THAT ALL VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, REGARDLESS OF RESIDENCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR Look up ODI 10508508 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 1ODI 10621208 · 144,200 miAT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MIN… Look up ODI 10621208 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10566304 · 41,489 miI WAS STOPPED AT A TURN AROUND EAST OF GARFIELD ON 16 MILE ROAD IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP MICHIGAN. PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE TURN AND GO WEST ON 16 MILE ROAD WHEN I FELT MY VEHICLE (2006 CHEVROLET COLBALT) HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINKED. THEN WITH IN SECONDS I WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR, THEN I SPUN AROUND AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME IN THE DRIVER REAR SIDE. NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CLINTON TOWNSHIP POLICE QUESTIONED THE OTHER TWO DRIVERS WHO STRUCK … Look up ODI 10566304 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 106154632006 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 A… Look up ODI 10615463 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10621208 · 144,200 miAT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MIN… Look up ODI 10621208 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10340251HAVING 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… Look up ODI 10340251 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 104520132006 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 Look up ODI 10452013 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 106154632006 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 A… Look up ODI 10615463 at NHTSA ↗ | 10ODI 10293402 · 64,000 mi2006 CHEVY COBALT, 64, 000 MILES. THE CAR LEAKS FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP HOSE ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE LOCATION WHICH COULD BE A SOURCE OF IGNITION. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, THEY REPAIRED THE CAR FOR ABOUT $600.00. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL. I FOUND FROM THE GM WEB SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE THAT IN FACT GM HAS RECALLED 53000 OF THESE CARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ASSIGNED A SPECIALIST AND A CASE NUMBER AND GM WAS INVESTIGATING IF I QUALIFY FOR FIN… Look up ODI 10293402 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10294039 · 35,000 miMY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FUEL PUMP MODULAR FAILURE RECENTLY AND I GOT QUOTED 1100 FOR THE REPAIR AND NOW MY VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. I NOTICED YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL AND OUR VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AND REGISTERED IN ARIZONA (I AM MILITARY) IN 2006. WE CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY NOW TELL US THAT OUR VIN DOES NOT FIT THE DESCRIPTION AND THAT THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE PART AND PART OF THE LABOR WITH OUR TOTAL BEING BETWEEN $400-$500 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE RECALL STATES. … Look up ODI 10294039 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10355114 · 72,500 miUPON EXITING VEHICLE, NOTICED EXTREMELY STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON 9/1/10. GAS SMELL DID NOT DISSIPATE, AND IN FACT GOT STRONGER OVER THE PERIOD OF ONE WEEK. NOTICEABLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72500. SPOKE WITH DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM, TOLD THAT IT DID NOT FALL UNDER CURRENT RECALL CONDITIONS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED REPLACED THE LINES ATTACHED TO IT HAD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL ON THE TOP OF THE TANK. EXTREM… Look up ODI 10355114 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Air Bags | 28ODI 10304771 · 28,000 miI HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 39K MILES. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10304771 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10305511MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 40 EAST IN NORTH CAROLINA CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND CAR WENT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT RAIL STEERING OVER COMPENSATED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAR WAS TOWED AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR Look up ODI 10305511 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10308685I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FEBRUARY 05, 2010 WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP FORTUNATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION. A FRIEND TOLD ME CHEVY COBALT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I BEGAN MY SEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT DISBURSING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SUCH AS THIS BEFORE. IM LUCKY I WAS NOT… Look up ODI 10308685 at NHTSA ↗ | 63ODI 10169851 · 4,520 miI WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I WAS TAKING A FRIEND TO THE AIRPORT. I WAS ON I-495 N IN THE LANE LEADING TO THE EXIT THAT TAKES YOU TO THE AIRPORT TOLL ROAD. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HOPING TO COAST DOWN THE EXIT AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VEER THE CAR LEFT. THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. I KEPT HITTING THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP, NOR DID IT TURN. WE CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE AIRBAGS DID NO… Look up ODI 10169851 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10304771 · 28,000 miI HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 39K MILES. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10304771 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10308685I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FEBRUARY 05, 2010 WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP FORTUNATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION. A FRIEND TOLD ME CHEVY COBALT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I BEGAN MY SEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT DISBURSING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SUCH AS THIS BEFORE. IM LUCKY I WAS NOT… Look up ODI 10308685 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10630488I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH EVERY PART THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A RECALL SO FAR AND THEN SOME. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT MY CAR IS LEAKING GASOLINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS IN 2009, BUT ONLY FOR VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES, IN WHICH I DO NOT RESIDE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY IGNITION FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SO IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT A RECALL HAS COME UP FOR IT. BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP, I HAD NO POWER STEERING FOR SIX MONTHS PRIOR. I THINK THAT… Look up ODI 10630488 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11297548 · 200,000 miTHE CAR SAYS SERVICE AIRBAG THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN AND IT MAKES A GOOD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU GO OUT LOW-SPEED A HIGH-SPEED MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO LEAVE ON THE ROAD AND MAKE YOU SWEAR IT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IT'S HORRIBLE AND GAS Look up ODI 11297548 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11341085 · 13,000 miON 7-20-20 I SPOKE WITH STEPHANIE ( [phone removed]) ON THE NHTSA SITE, WERE I GOT THE PHONE NUMBER. I TOLD HER I ENTERED MY VIN AND FOUND THERE WERE 6 RECALLS ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I EXPLAINED TO HER ON 7-15-20, I LEFT FOR WORK BUT NOTICED MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS AFRAID I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE OF THE STEERING. I WENT AND PURCHASED POWER STEERING FLUID, ONLY TO LEARN THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PUT IT. STEPHANIE AND I LOOKED AT THE RECALLS TOGETHER. WE DISCUSSED THE NUMEROUS RECALL… Look up ODI 11341085 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10621208 · 144,200 miAT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MIN… Look up ODI 10621208 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 6ODI 10575601LETTER FROM CONSTITUENTS REGARDING PROBLEMS THEIR SON EXPERIENCED WITH HIS 2006 CHEVY COBALT; CONSIDERS IT TO BE A LEMON, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, LEAVING HIM WITHOUT STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE DARTED TO THE LEFT, ACROSS THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC, WHERE HE CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE LEFT CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR POST AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, THE CONSUMERS RESIDEN… Look up ODI 10575601 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10578055 · 10,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WA… Look up ODI 10578055 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10621208 · 144,200 miAT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MIN… Look up ODI 10621208 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 11243562 · 77,000 mi"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… Look up ODI 11243562 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Engine | 26ODI 10524200 · 146,000 miLATELY MY CAR HAS BEEN DYING WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR GOING TO TAKE OFF. THIS IS REALLY SCARY WHEN I PULL OUT IN BUSY TRAFFIC! I WAS ALMOST T BONED ONE DAY BUT THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR IN TIME. THEN A NEW PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER... I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING SPEEDS 65 MPH WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH STARTED JUMPING AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL KIND OF LOCKED UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO JUMP AND JERK. I STRUGGLED TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, THEN I TURNED IT… Look up ODI 10524200 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10524565 · 83,433 miHAVING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, SHUTS OFF WHILE IN REVERSE AND STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE FIRST INCIDENTS WERE MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, BUT LATELY HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. ON 7/9/13 (MILEAGE 95,755) IT CUT OFF WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC SLOWLY. THAT SCARED ME. IT IS NOW POSTING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE MODEL OF VEHICLE. WHEN I CHATTED ONLINE WITH GM ON 7/10/2013, I WAS TOLD MY … Look up ODI 10524565 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10569109 · 164,100 miI WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE ROAD THAT I TRAVEL MOST EVERY DAY, THE ROAD IS NOT BUSY MOST TIMES.AS I WAS ENTERING A SHARP CURVE SUDDENLY THE CAR ENGINE QUIT AND NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS RAKING THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD,.DAMAGED THE CAR MORE THAN IT WAS WORTH,THIS WAS ONLY THE 2ND TIME THE CAR HAD DONE THIS BUT I HAD ONLY OWNED IT ABOUT 11/2 YRS.THE GUARDRAIL SAVED US FROM GOING OVER A 300 FT.MOUNTAIN INTO THE RIVER.THANKFUL FOR THAT GUARDRAIL, BUT LEFT WITHOUT ANYTHING TO DRIVE. *TR Look up ODI 10569109 at NHTSA ↗ | 38ODI 10483662I WAS IN THE FOOD FOR LESS MARKET AND MY CAR - BLOW UP OR WHATEVER IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I CAME OUT AFTER SOMEONE STATE "A CHEVY VOLT WAS ON FIRE, COME TO THE FRONT", THEN HE SAID, "WILL THE PERSON WITH A CHEVY VOLT, COME TO THE FRONT - COLOR PURPLE" THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND THE FIRE PEOPLE WAS PUTTING IT OUT. OH, MY GOODNESS!!!!!! *TR Look up ODI 10483662 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10508361 · 53,000 miI 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 PAVEME… Look up ODI 10508361 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10515990 · 111,000 miWHEN CAR SHIFTER IS PLACED IN PARK, KEY WILL NOT MOVE PAST THE ACC POSITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AT ALL. KEY MUST BE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR Look up ODI 10515990 at NHTSA ↗ | 6ODI 10588242 · 80,000 miMY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED STARTED MALFUNCTIONING IN FEB 2013 DRIVING THE HWY THE CAR WOULD JOLT AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS SAME THING OCCURRED ON APRIL 2013. THE BIG PROBLEM HAPPENED SEPT 2013, DRIVING 75 ON THE FWY MY COBALT STARTED TO JOLT AND LOOSE POWER AND THE SPEED STARTED SLOWING DOWN ALL THE WAY TO 30MPG I WAS BARLEY ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ONCE PULLED OVER MY COBALT DIDN'T WANT TO START AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 100 FEET AND SLOW DOWN THEN TURN OFF. SINCE THEN MY … Look up ODI 10588242 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10659325TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AN ALARM SOUND WAS HEARD, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE FUEL GAUGE LEVER MOVED TO EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. Look up ODI 10659325 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10914478 · 100,300 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE IGNITION FUEL COIL, SPARK PLUG COIL, AND FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300. Look up ODI 10914478 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10566304 · 41,489 miI WAS STOPPED AT A TURN AROUND EAST OF GARFIELD ON 16 MILE ROAD IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP MICHIGAN. PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE TURN AND GO WEST ON 16 MILE ROAD WHEN I FELT MY VEHICLE (2006 CHEVROLET COLBALT) HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINKED. THEN WITH IN SECONDS I WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR, THEN I SPUN AROUND AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME IN THE DRIVER REAR SIDE. NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CLINTON TOWNSHIP POLICE QUESTIONED THE OTHER TWO DRIVERS WHO STRUCK … Look up ODI 10566304 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 106154632006 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 A… Look up ODI 10615463 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10621208 · 144,200 miAT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MIN… Look up ODI 10621208 at NHTSA ↗ | 6ODI 10575601LETTER FROM CONSTITUENTS REGARDING PROBLEMS THEIR SON EXPERIENCED WITH HIS 2006 CHEVY COBALT; CONSIDERS IT TO BE A LEMON, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, LEAVING HIM WITHOUT STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE DARTED TO THE LEFT, ACROSS THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC, WHERE HE CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE LEFT CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR POST AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, THE CONSUMERS RESIDEN… Look up ODI 10575601 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10578055 · 10,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WA… Look up ODI 10578055 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10621208 · 144,200 miAT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MIN… Look up ODI 10621208 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 9ODI 10462751 · 45,983 miWHILE 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 RES… Look up ODI 10462751 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10502821 · 70,000 miTHE 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! *… Look up ODI 10502821 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10508361 · 53,000 miI 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 PAVEME… Look up ODI 10508361 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Power Train | 29ODI 10254754 · 55,000 miWHILE 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 MANUFAC… Look up ODI 10254754 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10264068STARTING 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 FOU… Look up ODI 10264068 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10301726 · 21,000 miI 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.… Look up ODI 10301726 at NHTSA ↗ | 22ODI 10324974 · 90,000 mi2006 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 Look up ODI 10324974 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 104260152006 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 RETURN… Look up ODI 10426015 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10499515 · 69,372 miMY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR IS OFF HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10499515 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10568933 · 58,697 miSINCE 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 … Look up ODI 10568933 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10340251HAVING 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… Look up ODI 10340251 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 104520132006 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 Look up ODI 10452013 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 106154632006 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 A… Look up ODI 10615463 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 11243562 · 77,000 mi"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… Look up ODI 11243562 at NHTSA ↗ | 9ODI 10462751 · 45,983 miWHILE 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 RES… Look up ODI 10462751 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10502821 · 70,000 miTHE 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! *… Look up ODI 10502821 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10508361 · 53,000 miI 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 PAVEME… Look up ODI 10508361 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 1ODI 104520132006 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 Look up ODI 10452013 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump | 0 | 0 | 5ODI 10467259 · 99,999 miTHERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA FOR FUEL TANK PROBLEMS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 09V419000). I LIVE IN MISSOURI WHERE MY CAR WAS ISSUED AND AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS TO MY CAR DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT IN THE AREA. I THINK THAT ALL CARS THAT FALL WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR SHOULD BE RECALLED IN THE MIDWEST DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED. *TR Look up ODI 10467259 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10469693 · 75,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE PLASTIC LINES WERE DEFECTIVE AND STARTED TO LEAK. Look up ODI 10469693 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10475095 · 90,400 miTHE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE PUMP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE FUEL WAS LEAKING ON TO THE GROUND. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE OTHER 2006 COBALT'S WERE RECALLED FOR IN OTHER STATES, RECALL # 09V419000. MY CAR WAS NOT PURCHASED OR REGISTERED IN THOSE STATES BUT IT STILL EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR Look up ODI 10475095 at NHTSA ↗ | 10ODI 10293402 · 64,000 mi2006 CHEVY COBALT, 64, 000 MILES. THE CAR LEAKS FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP HOSE ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE LOCATION WHICH COULD BE A SOURCE OF IGNITION. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, THEY REPAIRED THE CAR FOR ABOUT $600.00. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL. I FOUND FROM THE GM WEB SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE THAT IN FACT GM HAS RECALLED 53000 OF THESE CARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ASSIGNED A SPECIALIST AND A CASE NUMBER AND GM WAS INVESTIGATING IF I QUALIFY FOR FIN… Look up ODI 10293402 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10294039 · 35,000 miMY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FUEL PUMP MODULAR FAILURE RECENTLY AND I GOT QUOTED 1100 FOR THE REPAIR AND NOW MY VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. I NOTICED YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL AND OUR VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AND REGISTERED IN ARIZONA (I AM MILITARY) IN 2006. WE CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY NOW TELL US THAT OUR VIN DOES NOT FIT THE DESCRIPTION AND THAT THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE PART AND PART OF THE LABOR WITH OUR TOTAL BEING BETWEEN $400-$500 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE RECALL STATES. … Look up ODI 10294039 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10355114 · 72,500 miUPON EXITING VEHICLE, NOTICED EXTREMELY STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON 9/1/10. GAS SMELL DID NOT DISSIPATE, AND IN FACT GOT STRONGER OVER THE PERIOD OF ONE WEEK. NOTICEABLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CABIN. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72500. SPOKE WITH DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM, TOLD THAT IT DID NOT FALL UNDER CURRENT RECALL CONDITIONS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED REPLACED THE LINES ATTACHED TO IT HAD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL ON THE TOP OF THE TANK. EXTREM… Look up ODI 10355114 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 1ODI 104520132006 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 Look up ODI 10452013 at NHTSA ↗ | — |
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