Intermittent power steering failure on 2006 chevrolet cobolt. Car has 39000 miles with electric steering. Not under warranty. Called 4 chevy dealers and all service dept told me they seem several. Also headlight fogs up frequently after heavy rain. Dealer told me to drive around and it will go away. It takes about 2 weeks to almost clear up until another heavy rain.went to the dealer about the fogged up lens and another customer who bought their car 2 weeks earlier had the same problem.the electric power steering should not go bad on a 2006 with 38,000 miles. Electric power steering is new technology. No belts, pumps or fluid. Safety issue.
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt lights complaints
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No brake lights. I am searching as to why the light bulbs and fuse keeps blowing out, there appears to be a live wire shorting out between the fuse and the brake switch. With the brake switch disconnected, the fuse still blows. *tr updated 07/17/09 *bf the consumer stated the problem was resolved by replacing it with a brake switch. Updated 07/21/09.
When making right turns, the turn signal indicator will cancel sometimes and not cancel sometimes. It does not seem to matter how far the steering wheel is turned. It has done this since it was new. The left turn signal seems to be fine. As this is a "company car", I have been instructed not to take it in to get it fixed until there is an official recall.
1) when parking my cobalt, 3 of every 5 times my key becomes stuck in the ignition. I have to do things like--apply the brake off-and-on repeatedly, shift in-and-out of park repeatedly, and sometimes even rock the car back-and-forth with my body until it "clicks" into place and I can take my key out of the ignition. I work late shift at the hospital. It is a very scary situation to be stuck in the dark--in the middle of a parking lot--not able to get the key out of the ignition. 2)periodically, when I start up my cobalt, the clock on my dashboard will start back at "12:00". It is very frustrating to have to keep resetting my clock. Why is this happening? 3) as I drive my cobalt, the back windows slowly roll themselves down. I am constantly having to reach back and roll them up. They do not roll themselves down all the way, but they crack themselves enough to hear the air coming in. 4) since I bought my cobalt I have had problems with my headlights pointing downward too much. I have brought them in to be adjusted on more than one occasion. They are still not adjusted correctly, and--at times-- I have to squat down in my seat at night in order to see "under" my headlights, so I do not cause an accident. There was a wreck associated with this headlight problem late in '06 involving a deer on the highway becuase it was impossible to see in time.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the turn signals switch did not work. After driving the vehicle for 30 minutes, the click sound for the turn signals stopped working. There were no warning signals prior to the incident. The vehicle was taken to a dealership, who replaced the turn signal lights switch once, but the problem persisted. Updated 12/28/2006 -
Excessive glare from poor design of headlight causing excessive glare and safety risk for other vehicles and obstruction of pedestrian and road hazards. This applies to all chevy cobalt coupe and sedan model ls lt ss sited to date. Headlights are overly bright and misadjusted also causing blinding of other vehicles and pedestrians. Serious safety issue contributing to distraction, glare blinding and eye strain.
On a regular basis ( about once a day ) the brake lights stay on when the brake pedal is released. To shut them off the pedal must be lifted slightly. There is no feedback that this action is ocurring other than from other drivers following the vehicle. The manufacturer can not fix the problem.
When turning the headlights from the automatic to the manual position the dashboard instrumentation does not light up. This poses a safety hazard on cloudy / foggy days when the automatic sensor sensitivity is set to high to allow for proper lighting of the headlights and dash instrumentation. When the lights are switched to manual this should bypass the automatic sensor and allow for dashboard illumination however this is not the case.
2006 cobalt dash lights will not work when lights are turned on manually while driving with windshield wipers on and it is cloudy or foggy it is not dark enough for auto lights to come on but it is dark enough that without dash lights you can not see how fast you are going.
Consumer 2006 cobalt instrument panel lights do not illuminate when switched on. *ts when the head lights were turned on manually that is when the consumer discovered the problem. The only time the instrument panel lighting illuminated was when the automatic light system was activated at night.
Petition for proceeding to remedy a safety defect and hazard which has resulted from the failure of gm to comply w/fmvss 101 on the 2006 chevrolet cobalt. *ts the only time the instrument panel lights operate is when the vehicles automatic lighting system is activated. The consumer is unable to manually turn on the instrument panel lights. ***transferred to ovsc***
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