2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

KEY IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SAY ONCE EVERY TEN STARTS. THE WEB PAGE INDICATES CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.YOURCOBALT.COM/FORUMS/INSTALL-GUIDES-DIY/19840-TSB-KEY-GETTING-STUCK-IGNITION-SHIFTER-PROBLEMS-AUTO-TRANS.HTML I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE IS A FAIR NUMBER OF OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE IT. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR THIS FOR ALL OWNERS FOR WHOM IT HAS OCCURRED. *TR

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

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

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

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.

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

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) APRIL 07,10 HELLO, I [XXX], HAVE RECIEVED YOUR LETTER ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL INVOLING MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, WHICH I HEARD A SHAKING NOISES WHEN THE CAR REACH BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE FRONT STEERING COLUM. I TOOK MY 2006-CHEVROLET COBLAT TO JEFFERSON CHEVROLET -NOV. 04, 2009; AND TOLD THE GUY-THAT TEST DROVE THE CAR. I WAITED FROM 8AM-4PM; AND PAID $343.34. IN ADDITION,WHEN I GOTTEN INTO MY 2006 COBLAT THE- SHAKING IN MY STEERING COLUM WAS STILL THERE, SO I MADE AN U-TURN AND WENT BACK TO JEFFERSON CHEVROLET AND ASKED THE GUY THAT TEST MY CAR; I SAID PLEASE COME AND TAKE A RIDE WITH ME, BECAUSE I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DID I SPEND $343.34 FOR. I CALL JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BEFORE I LEFT THEIR, AND SPOKE WITH MR. JERRY AND TOLD HIM EVERY THING, AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING MY CAR BACK ON NOV. 05,2009- WHICH I DID , AND WHEN MR. JERRY AND MYSELF TESTED DROVE, HE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE I DROVE AND HE TOLD ME THAT I STILL HAVE "NOISES IN MY STEERING COLUM". FINALLY, WHEN I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER ON APRIL 07, 2010- ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL, I CALLED MR. JERRY@ JEFFERSON CHEVROLET AND ASKED IF THEY HAD THE PART FOR MY 2006- COBALT; WHICH HE SAID THAT'S NOT WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR. P.S PLEASE HELP ME I KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING IN THE STEERING CLOUM- THAT'S WHAT I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM; I DON'T WANT TO BE HURT OR CAUSE HURT , BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEMS. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK TO STILL MAKE TO MAKE $340.46 CAR PAYMENT / CAR INSURANCE. [XXX] *TR

CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER TWICE WHILE IN MOTION. SECOND TIME HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER AND THEY HAD A NEW PROGRAM DOWNLOADED TO THE COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE CAR FUNCTION. SAID IT WAS A SENSOR MIS-READING THE CAR AND HAD TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE REBOOTED. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR A MOVING CAR. ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH KEY IGNITION LOCK NOT RELEASING THE KEY- DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. THESE ARE BOTH ISSUES THE GM SHOULD OWN UP TO.

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.

YESTERDAY 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 11:30 PM ON NIGHT WHICH DEALER SERVICE STATION IS OPEN? I HAVE 4 TIMES EARLIER SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM IN THE SAME VEHICLE ALSO. PL DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT MET WITH ACCIDENT. *TR