2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AND TRUNK OPERATIONS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ

WENT TO GET OUT OF CAR DOORS WERE UNLOCKED BUT WOULD NOT OPEN. ROLLED DOWN WINDOW DOORS STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. PRAYED APART DOOR PANEL CAN NOT ACCESS ACTUATOR. HAVE TO CLIMB OVER SEAT TO GET IN AND OUT OF CAR. WENT TO TAKE CAR TO INSPECTION TODAY AND STATE OF NJ SAID THEY WOULD NOT INSPECT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY CAN NOT GET IN AND OUT OF MY CAR. CALLED GM TODAY AND TRIED TO SCHEDULE ME AM APPOINTMENT TO WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AND OFFER NO OTHER REMEDY I TURNED DOWN AND WILL TAKE TO MY INDEPENDENT SHOP AS IT IS A ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR AS IT'S HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE VEHICLES. *TR

AFTER HAVING IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BY RECALL, 2 WEEKS LATER WE LOST THE USE OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, STEER WHEEL HARD TO TURN, FEELS LIKE MANUAL STEERING,WE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR POWER ASSIST MOTOR REPLACEMENT UNDER RECALL WARRANTY, BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM?, DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT STEER COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED BUT, WE HAVE TO PAY $924.00 TO REPLACE. OUT OF POCKET. PICKUP FROM DEALERSHIP AND TOOK TO LOCAL SERVICE CENTER FOR ANOTHER OPINION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,286.

I NOTICED A SMELL OF GAS WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN I CAN STILL SMELL GAS. ANY TIME THE VEHICLE IS PARKED WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR YOU CAN SEE AND SMELL THE GAS DRIPPING ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE FUEL PUMP SEAL TO BE LEAKING THUS CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND. AS I RESEARCHED RECALLS I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP IN 2006 CHEVY COBALTS BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES. THE GM RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS IS 090226. EVERY THING THAT WAS SAID IN THIS RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS FAIR FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A MISTAKE THAT WAS MADE. *TR

4/26/20142006 COBALT RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. AT THAT TIME YELLOW ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND RED BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER SAID CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. 5/31/2014 TO 6/3/2014 AFTER DEALER SAID BRAKE WARNING AND ABS NOT RELATED TOOK TO VERY LOCAL SHOP NO TOW, HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, NO LEAK PADS AND SHOES OK. THE SHOP FOUND ABS FUSE BLOWN. CODES IN DIAGNOSTIC U0121, U2105, U2106, U2108. WIRES TRACED TO SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH. PAID $106.95 FOR INSPECTION. CAR UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS ON BACK ORDER. 6/7/2014 CALL FROM GM CAR PICKED UP BY ROGERS TOWING 11AM. GM CALL WAS SEND TO DEALER NO DISCUSSION OF RENTAL AT THIS POINT. CAR SENT WITH RECALL PAPERS/TUFFY INSPECTION AND TECH SERVICE BULLETINS AND OTHER RECALL INFO. ALSO 1 KEY AND REMOTE SENT 6/7/2004 CALL FROM DEALER APPROX. 1PM, THEY HAVEN??T LOOKED AT CAR, BUT APPARENTLY READ REPORT. SERVICE MANAGER STATED DIDN??T REALLY CONSIDER THE TUFFY REPORT WAS A VALID REPORT AND THE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH RECALLS. TOLD ME THAT AGAIN THE FUSES BLOWING ARE NOT RELATED. EXPLAINED AGAIN, THIS WARNING LIGHT ISSUE WAS NOT HAPPENING PRIOR TO INCIDENT #1. STATED ONLY ISSUE WITH KEY WAS FOR THE DETENT. DEALER WILL WORK ON SECURING RENTAL. 6/13/2014 CONTACTED US SENATOR ABOUT DELAY, 4 HOURS LATER CAR WAS READY, PUT NEW FUSES IN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WORKED FOR A WEEK, LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLS OCCASIONALLY AND 7/19/2014 STARTED TODAY IGNITION KEY IS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM LOCK CYLINDER AFTER 4 TO 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, ADVISED DAUGHTER TO BRING TO PLACE OF PURCHASE DETERMINE WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND AFTER A MILE, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR AND THE SERPENTINE BELT BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING A WARNING AND CHIME SOUNDED FOR THE POWER STEERING. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD DURING TURNING. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET DIAGNOSED AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. I KNOW THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL FROM GM 10023 FOR THE PUMP. RECENTLY THERE IS NOW A RECALL NUMBER 14115 THAT IS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE SAME PUMP. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PART FAILING AND REQUESTED THAT IF MY MODEL MIGHT BE ON THE LIST FOR THE NEW RECALL. THEY STATED THAT IT IS NOT FOR MY MODEL YEAR AND THAT IT IS ONLY FOR THE 2010 CHEVY COBALT. GM GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I PAID TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED WITH THE SAME MOTOR THAT IS PRONE TO FAIL. JUST LAST WEEK MY SISTER WHO HAS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM, SIGNED BY [XXX], TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED UNDER 14115. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK THEM TO INVESTIGATE WHY SHE HAS RECEIVED A RECALL AND I HAD NOT. MY ANSWER WAS THAT I WOULD NEED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT HERE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CHEV. COBALT /06, 2.2 L. LS, LOSS ENGINE,COOLANT & OIL LUBRICATION SYSTEMS AT NIGHT AT 73 MI/HR, HIT SOMETHING,PASSING TRUCKS IN RIGHT TRACK, ENGINE OVERHEAT EXTREMELY, BEFORE CAN PULL OUT. 1ST.. MECHANIC SHOP, / CAR INSURE, DECIDE ENGINE WAS FIXABLE. 1 WEEK AFTER FIX, AND RUN, ENGINE DAMAGED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. 2ND MECHANIC (GENERAL MOTORS SERV. DEPART. ,TOOK OVER THEY CLAIM REPLACE ENGINE HEAD AND GASKET. (INSURE PAID $2,300) FOR REPAIR. WHAT THEY DID ? ENGINE GOT NOISE INTERNALLY & OVERHEAT TO EASE.NO MORE SERV. IF INSURE DON'T PAY EXTRA. & COMPLAIN NO GOOD.... 3ER MECHANIC. (MY SELF IN HOUSE GARAGE) REBUILD THE ENGINE TO THE PISTONS RINGS, CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS,NEW EXHAUST CAMSHAFT,LIFTER(DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY,ALSO ROLLER ,ALL NEWS, THIS DAMAGES WERE VIEW BY THE LAST MECHANIC(THE DEALER GM.)& ALSO IT WAS NEVER A NEW ENGINE HEAD INSTALLED. AFTER THIS AN ELECTRIC STORM, THE ALTERNATOR HAS DAMAGED THEVOLTAGE REGULATOR ECM(ELECTRONIC MODULE ENGINE CONTROL),THROTTLE BODY , ++++ NO HAVE A IDLE BUT ENGINE HUNTING ALARM MALFUNCTIONING, POWER DOOR LOCK, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK DON'T CARE IF @ 70 MI/HR SELECT TO REV. OR PARK.....WHAT WILL HAPPENED !!!??? *TR