2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE FACED SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE A PART WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME WAS NHSTA COMPLAIN #10419243 FILED ON 08/12/2011. AT THE TIME, I ISSUED A COMPLAINT AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE PORT ON TOP OF THE PUMP THAT IS SITUATED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. ON 3/11/2012 THE REPLACEMENT PUMP ALSO FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT. AT THE TIME, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I LATER LEARNED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING ALL OVER THE ROAD UNDER MY CAR. AFTER BEING TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SAME PART HAD FAILED AGAIN. THOUGH THE MECHANIC TRIED TO FIND THE PART ITSELF, HE SOON LEARNED IT IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PUMP.THIS TIME IS WAS OVER $600 TO REPLACE IT AND TOGETHER WITH THE $85.00 TOW BILL, I HAVE NOW SPENT OVER $1100 ON A KNOWN DEFECT THAT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL IF I LIVED IN ONE OF THE STATES WHERE A RECALL FOR THIS PART IS IN EFFECT. MORE THAN 100 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BETWEEN THESE TWO PERSONAL INCIDENTS. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT???!!!!! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN A FIRE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED? *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE GAUGE CLUSTER LIGHTS UP WHILE BOTH THE MPH AND RPM NEEDLES JUMP AROUND. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LIMP MODE. LOST CONTROL ON FREEWAY THANKFULLY NO ONE WERE IN THE 2 LANES THAT THE CAR VEERED INTO AT THE TIME. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE SERVICE LANE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE.WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RECALL INFORMATION AND WE ARE NOT UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL FOR WHATEVER REASON. SAME ISSUES AS ORIGINAL RECALL FITS IN YEARS RECALLED FOR...WHY NOT INCLUDE US? TOOK THE LIBERTY OF PAYING FOR BOTH THE EPS MOTOR AND MODULE WITH NO SUCCESS. I AM CURRENTLY OUT $1,500.00 THIS IS NOT FAIR. *TR

THE STEERING MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME FAULTY, FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED ON LEAVING MY HOUSE AND I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT SPEED.. AS ONE DRIVES THE STEERING BEGINS TO PULL HEAVILY TO THE RIGHT AND ONE HAS TO FORCIBLY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM LEAVING THE ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE INITIAL THOUGHT WAS THAT THIS RELATED TO THE RACK AND PINION. THIS WAS REPLACED BUT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC MADE SOME INQUIRIES AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO A RECALL FOR FAULTY STEERING. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION, HE FOUND THAT THE ISSUE RELATED TO A SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH HAD BECOME FAULTY.SINCE A RECALL HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT IN AUGUST 2012, HE SUGGESTED I REFER THE MATTER BACK TO THE VENDOR WHO PERFORMED THE RECALL. THE VENDOR JIMMY GRAY OF SOUTHAVEN HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR A STEERING MOTOR REPLACEMENT AND THAT THE SENSOR REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED. APPARENTLY ONE NEEDS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE SUPPORTING JIMMY GRAY AND REFUSING TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE ISSUE RELATED TO THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE SENOR ALL ALONG CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND ADVISE. THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO MY SON, I CANNOT LET HIM DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS AT PRESENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOOR LATCHES WOULD ACTIVE NORMALLY BUT THE LOCKING MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

SINCE THIS VEHICLE REACHED 60000MI I HAVE REPLACED THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS TWICE. WHEN THESE BUSHINGS GO BAD THEY CAUSE STEERING ISSUES, BRAKING ISSUES AND HANDLING ISSUES. THESE BUSHINGS ARE POORLY ENGINEERED AND I THINK THAT ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS CONTROL ARM DESIGN SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE BUSHINGS ARE MOUNTED HORIZONTALLY AND ARE SUPPOSED TO FLEX HORIZONTALLY WITH A VERTICAL BOLT THROUGH THEM. IMPOSSIBLE TO DO EFFICIENTLY. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED BY ANY NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS THAT COULD BE STEMMED FROM THIS. *TR

POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WHEN STARTED, ESPECIALLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. EVEN WHEN THE CAR RUNS FOR A FEW MINUTES TO WARM UP, STEERING WHEEL IS STILL RIGID AND STIFF. DEFINITELY NOT DRIVEABLE. GEARS SHIFT EXTREMELY ROUGH AND VIOLENTLY. UNSAFE IN ALL SITUATIONS, ESPECIALLY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AT IDLE IT NEARLY STALLS. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ALL THESE THINGS EXIST. *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS MY WIFE AND I HAVE SMELLED GAS AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. TODAY WE NOW HAVE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA OF THE CAR. WE LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP AND SEE THAT A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. WE CALL GM AND WERE INFORMED THAT OUR CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. OUR CAR IS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS THE RECALL BUT WE LIVE IN THE WRONG STATE. *TR

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