2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

STRONG 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 VEHICLES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE CASE IS A MUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A SMOKE TANK TEST AT AN EXPENSE OF $112.00. AND THEN DROPPED THE TANK TO SEE WHERE THE FUEL LEAK WAS COMING FROM. IF THE FUEL TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED IT WILL COST $900. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND AFTERWARD THEY MAY PROVIDE A DISCOUNT TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

YESTERDAY, DEC 16,2009, MY NEIGHBOR CALLED ME ON THE PHONE AND SAID, "I NOTICED WALKING BY YOUR CAR, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE." I CHECKED, AND THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR UNDER THE REAR END.. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TODAY, DEC 17, 2009.. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A "CRACK" ON THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER I GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT HERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP, WHICH IS NOT A GM DEALER. WILL CHEVROLET REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR? DESCRIPTION OF CAR: 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT DATE PURCHASED 2/15/2006 PURCHASED IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WILL CHEVROLET REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR? *TR

MY 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. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO BE PAYING FOR A PART I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,300.

2006 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 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AFTER 3 DAYS OF GM INVESTIGATING, THEY DECIDED MY VIN NUMBER DOESN'T MATCH WITH THIS RECALL. THEY SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I ARGUES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR 53000 OTHER COBALTS AND SIMILAR MODELS, NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AT ALL, ITS A SAFETY RECALL. THEY SAID THEIR DECISION WAS FINAL, AND I WILL RECEIVE NO FINANCIAL HELP. THE GM RECALL NUMBER IS 090226. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER IS 09V419000. THE MECHANIC DESCRIBED MY CARS PROBLEM EXACTLY HOW THE RECALL READS, AND THE RECALL SAYS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER THIS PART WILL BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. GM ONLY SAID NO TO FREE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF A VIN NUMBER THAT HAS NOT BEEN INPUT INTO THEIR RECALL SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEN SHE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TOW THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE;DELIVERY;FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP. GM SAYS THAT MY COBALT VIN # DOESN'T MATCH THOSE IN THE RECALL. REGARDLESS, MY VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO CHECK THE VEHICLE OR FIX THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROBLEM & THE HAZARDS INVOLVED WITH IT. I CANNOT AFFORD THE HUGE BILL IT WILL TAKE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO I AM PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR