Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 45 MPH he noticed that the power steering light was illuminated on the dashboard. Within a few minutes, the contact lost complete power steering. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 105,230. Updated 03/12/10. *lj the consumer believed the problem was with the PCM. Updated 09/21/10
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt transmission complaints
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While driving down a very busy highway! My digital reading on my car blinked power steering. This has never come up before in the past! No type of warning saying my power steering was even going out. Within minutes I lost all power steering! This made it hard to even steer right or left to exit the highway. This almost resulted in an accident! Then when I pull over to read the cobalt manual all that it informs me to do is to take my care immediately to a dealer ship! While driving my car the only way to get any type of steering back I would have to shut my car off then turn it back on to get about 2 minutes of steering before I would loose all my steering again. I how am I supposed to drive my car to a dealer ship if I have no steering! This has caused me a lot of hassle trying to get anything fixed! To get this fixed isn't cheap! And its not like brakes where you have control over how fast you have to replace them due to your driving! No warning and now my car is completely useless until I pay to get it fixed! I am quite unsatisfied as a chevy customer.
Power steering column not working.
2006 cobalts should be recalled. I have one with the power steering problem, gm does not want to fix it. Please help..!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While accelerating from a yield sign, the vehicle shifted into reverse, rolled backwards down a steep hill over a ledge and rolled over. The vehicle was completely destroyed. She has a copy of the police report. She was waiting for a response from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Gear shift will not lock in the park position, resulting in key sticking in the ignition. I have not had problems with it coming out of park, but it is only a matter of time because it is happening more and more.
I have a 2006 cobalt and I have had nothing but trouble with it. I have already replaced front end bearings, my most recent problem is the key will not come out of the ignition and the shifting lever can be engaged with the car off. Does someone have to die or be injured before something will be done. My battery has been drained on 3 occasions because my key is stuck in the ignition, my friends child was sitting in my car and he pulled the shifting lever and my car was going down the driveway with the engine off. This is a terrible safety concern. I am a single woman and I do not appreciate having a dead battery and having to ask someone(stranger)for help . I have been driving chevy's since 1978 and my last 2 brand new chevy's have been nothing but nightmares. I only have them 3 years before they are problems. These are not small problems either, they are safety concerns> lucky for us we were able to stop the vehicle before it went into the roadway and injured the child. Chevy should take responsibility for their defects. I cannot keep putting hundreds of $ into a car that is only 3 years old. With 54,000 miles. I also have a pretty steep car payment. Does someone have to die or become injured before they fix the problems.? I cannot afford to fix this problem and it is very concerning, especially if people have little children. I have to park my car with the key in the ignition , which is also a theft concern. I have tried pushing the button under the steering wheel , but that only worked once. I don't think I will ever buy another chevy again, unless they take responsibility for their safety issues. I am also going to call gm and my dealer and see what they can do. I can see that this is a problem with others as well.
Couldn't get key out after starting, car would not go off. Shift lever would not go into park. Went to dealer.they said it was the transmission shift interlock switch. The dealer replaced the floor shifter. Dealer kept part.
While traveling at highway speeds, approximately 40 MPH a message appears in the message center in my dash indicating the power steering has gone out. I feel no difference in steering, but when the car switches gears (it is an automatic ) it is very rough and almost dies. It occurs randomly and has happened twice this week local repair shop couldn't find any problem.
Our 2006 chevy cobalt has started having power steering failures. The car has 44,000 miles. Two weeks ago while driving down the highway, the ps light indicator flashed on and we did our best to try and get off the road. If we turn the car off and then back on, the power steering will work, but the problem is becoming more frequent; at least a couple of times a week. This car was bought new and is driven by my 20 yr. Old honor college student. I had a mechanic check this and he told me the steering column had to be replaced at a cost of approx. $1500.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt coupe. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the clutch failed and prevented the vehicle from accelerating into the proper gear. Prior to the failure, the contact noticed that the tachometer fluctuated abnormally. Upon further inspection, he noticed that the clutch was burned out. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they stated that the failure resulted from normal wear and tear. The clutch was replaced at the cost of $1,600. After the repair, the failure continued. The manufacturer did not assist. The failure mileage was 30,275 and current mileage was 37,800.
The transmission pressure sensor failed at approx 72,000 miles. It was replaced and then the new one failed again at approx 90,000 miles. There is obviously some type of manufacturing defect present.
Starting in october 2007, I have had ongoing power steering problems with my 2006 chevy cobalt. Without warning, the power steering will suddenly quit while the transmission will start jumping. The car becomes unable to drive. This will happen while driving. The problem will occur and then go back to normal a short time later. I have brought my car into the dealer four times now concerning this issue. I have been told that they don't know what to do. I am not the only one experiencing this problem. After doing some research, I have found that this happens to be a very common problem with the cobalt. There is currently an online petition to have the chevy cobalt recalled. This is a huge safety issue!!! I am afraid to drive my car. Something needs to be done before someone is killed.
06 cobalt with only 54,000 miles. Ignition module and coil system failed. Serious misfire in the engine made for this car to have a tough time moving. Dealer couldn't believe this had gone on me at 54,000 miles, neither could firestone. Unreal. Dealer should be doing this repair free of charge and the manufacturer should be recalling 2006 cobalts and replacing ignition coil systems. This is not a typical part of the engine to fail!
Transmission does not lock into park, thus not allowing the key to be removed from the ignition. Shift lever can be moved from park position to any other position without applying pressure to the brake petal. This is a serious issue as the car could easily be shifted into a motion gear without the user knowing. Entire shift mechanism must be replaced to correct this issue at a extreme amount of money. This should be recalled before someone is involved in a injury and death related incident.
Yes, I would like to say that I own a chevrolet cobalt lt coupe(used), I've had this car for about a year and a half. Probably about 3 months after owning it the gear shift slipped out of place. Meaning that the lever you push to put the car in and out of gear is loose. I can move the "stick" up and down without any worry. I can easily accidentally hit the stick and it could possibly go into reverse. I have taken it to my mechanic and he stated that he could not fix it, but believes there may be a recall. I'm only saying this because I'm afraid that while I'm going down the road and myself or a passenger accidentally hits the stick a little, that the car will switch into a different gear and ruin my engine or cause a wreck.
Clutch/trans have had to have trans rebuilt and replaced 5 times for locking into gear and locking up front wheels while driving has almost caused 6 accidents and cost me hundreds of dollars in tires and rentals also towing have documents as well love the car but gm as disappointed me this is from some one loving gm products for 23 years this product is going to hurt or even kill someone I have seen many blogs with people having the same problems.
Researched on line due to issue with my car to find lots of people with the same issue. Key in the chevy cobalt gets stuck in the accessory position and will not come out. Took to dealer said this has happened in a few vehicles they repaired there. Had to replace whole shifter assembly. Called chevy said no recall was out at this time for that problem. Read online to write to you guys. Thanks
While driving our 2006 chevrolet cobalt a loss of steering control has occurred over 3 times which includes erratic transmission and gearshift noises. If this had occurred on the highway in any of these occurrences a crash would have resulted. After conducting an online investigation there are thousands of owners of cobalts which have the same problem with the electronic steering and other electrical problems within the steering column. Nothing has been done to correct the problem due to the dealer wanting to charge $2k. It is clearly a manufacturing defect with most dealers stating it is.
Driving as normal on a highway at approximately 70 MPH when I realized the tachometer was fluctuating as if I were at a stand still and revving the engine, I had to slow down to merge onto another highway and when I tried to reaccelerate from 50 MPH to 70 MPH in 4th gear the tachometer shot up and the engine was at a high rev but would not go any faster, I shifted to 5th, the engine continued to rev and the only light that came on was a light telling me I needed to upshift from 5th gear. I pulled off the nearest exit and had to stop at a red light, I pulled away from the red light and the engine screamed at me as I changed gears. I got the vehicle safely in a parking lot and I could smell something burning and I realized it was my clutch, the gears were changing fine and since I have driven standard transmissions for 15 years and know how to drive a manual and I do not ride the clutch I thought there might be a hydraulic issue or something broken in the gear box or clutch assembly. I had it towed to the dealership I bought it at since it was still under the extended warranty. They said the clutch shouldn't be burnt out since it is an 06 and has only 48k miles on it and they called gm to try to get them to pay for it because they say the extended warranty I bought doesn't cover a clutch. Gm said they would only pay $400 of the over $2000 bill, and said it burned out because of my driving habits. I filed a complaint with the better business bureau at 800‑955‑5100. Gm called me about the complaint with their standard answer of "we can't help you. We don't sell defective equipment." I have done some research and found that the clutch and fly wheel are extremely thin so they do burn out at a much faster rate than a clutch should. This is typical gm cutting the typical corners in their workmanship and design.
Gear shift breaks so ignition key gets stuck in the ignition. Have to replace the whole shift assembly. This should be a recall on gm's part.
For the past three weeks, my 2006 cobalt has been shifting hard, giving me a "power steering" message in the dash, security light on, total power steering failure, and a knocking noise in the gear shifter. I've had it to the dealership on numerous occasions for these problems. They replaced the ignition switch and said it was fixed, and a week later it started doing it again. Now they are telling me that they can't find the problem and treating me like I have no idea what I'm talking about. I've only had the car for two years, and my warranty expires next year. It went from happening once a week to happening daily. Sometimes I'll drive it, and nothing will happen. Other times all I have to do is start the car and it starts doing it.
My 2006 chevy cobalt keeps having power steering issues. I've taken it back to the shop only for them to say there was a computer error. They get the check engine light to come off, but two weeks later it does it again. My power steering goes completely out with my transmission knocking. I took it in back in july and the problem keeps coming back. I've researched this online, and seen that there are a lot of other people who has had this done to them as well.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle jerked and lost power. The contact heard a clicking sound when she depressed the brake pedal. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure; however, they rewired a loose wire and the failure was supposedly repaired. The failure continued. She took the vehicle to another dealer and they stated that the air flow clogged. The dealer made the repair, but the failure recurred the next day. As of december 3, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The failure mileage was 19,000 and current mileage was 25,000. Updated 01-10-08. *kb the consumer stated on december 7, 2007 the transmission was replaced but the vehicle still continues to have the same defect. Updated 12/31/07
I bought this car back in june. And I have had nothing but problems with the car. Numerous problems with the computers in the car. From the ECM, to the PCM, and the bcm. I also have proof the odometer has also been rolled back. If needed for this investigation can send a copy. The cars has been serviced now 5 times. This time it is sending error codes to the computer of random misfires on the first and fourth cylinder.
I have a 2006 chevy cobalt purchased used with 28000 miles on it. All my problems started about a month after I bought the car. The steering wheel started shaking violently when driving at 50 MPH and over so I took it in to a chevy dealer and they rotated and balanced the tires and that seemed to fix that problem. About 2 weeks I was driving home and I was sitting at a red light and the car just shut off. I restarted the car and every thing was fine on the dash board, no warning lights or messages in the driver information center. I started driving again and when I press on the gas there was this loud grinding noise and it felt like the car was not shifting gears properly. So I pulled over on the side of the road and turned the car off for about 10 minutes and restarted it and it drove fine. Now at this point im just thinking that there is a malfunction in the computer. I took the car to the dealer the next day and they scanned the computer and found no errors and everything was checking out fine. About 3 weeks later I was driving on the highway and I lost complete control of steering and the power steering message in the driver information center was displayed along with the check engine light. Unable to steer I had to stop in the middle of the highway and shut the car off. I waited about 20 minutes and restarted the car and the power steering warning message and check engine light had gone away and I gained steering control again. I once again took the car to the dealer and they could not find anything wrong with the car. Now some days when I start my car the power steering warning message and the check engine light come on and some days the car drives fine and its really starting to frustrate me. In addition to the steering problem I am unable to remove my key form the ignition. To this day none of my problems have been resolved.
2006 chevrolet cobalt with several different issues customer states that car is a lemon and that she drove the 2007 cobalt and it ran beautifully**cc the consumer stated the entire shifter system had to be replaced. The ignition key would not turn in the ignition, the steering column was replaced and the system was reprogrammed, the rotors were machined.
(1) car shuts itself off while I was driving down the freeway. During@ rush hour I veered away ( w-no power to car ),from traffic behind me. Parked ,shut car off, took key out of ignition, then replaced and started it back up, and proceeded enroute. (2) after market cruise control failure to shut off and turn on. (3) result of above (2)after market cruise control takes its own mind and decides to fully accelerate until gearing down in hopes it 'awakes' the computer (automatic transmission),then cruise control will finally shut off. (consequence ) passenger had a heart attack. I called a taxi. "he's ok" (4) service air bags light have been on since 20,k miles I now have 47,xxx miles. (5)stock tires and rims wobble with irritating continous noises -can't ge rid of it. (6) stock seats driver and passenger sides both were installed incorrectlythey are really slantedlike this ( / \ ). (7) a clunking bucket sounding noise fills very slowly, (health problems) an odor is always present leaving me light headed ,nautious while driving, dizzy exiting car,and with breathing problems -like shortness of breath. I have severe back problems now, and can not sit in the car for more than 20 min, upon a break of fresh air and a walk for the spine. (8) brakes sound and feel (when applied),scratchy.@5,000 miles the chevy dealership had to turn and shave allready my disc brakes saying they were worn in. (9) my heater makes a lot of noises when using it. (10) acceleration hesitation.
Internal binding of the floor shift assembly of my 2006 chevy cobalt with automatic transmission prevented the key from being removed from the ignition. Also the push button latch on the top of the shifter was stuck inside the shifter causing the shifter to freely move from park to drive without the button being pushed. I took the car to sands chevrolet and the shifter was replaced under warranty with part number 15926820.
While traveling north on I-75 through cincinnati, oh my manual transmission popped out of 5th gear and into neutral traveling at appx. 70 MPH. This same incident has happened 10 times so far and the vehicle has only 9000 miles. It is happening in 5th gear between 50 and 70 MPH at 2-3000 RPM. The car was taken to the dealer who could not duplicate the problem so they would not work on it. Now it seems I am being ignored by the dealer and chevrolet as well. Apparently they are hoping I just go away! I have also pointed out to the dealer (kerry chevrolet in alexandria, ky) and chevrolet corp. Themselves through e-mail, which have elicited no response, that their is a website for cobalt owners (cobaltss.net) that has a forum for problems and service. This forum has hundreds of owners who are experiencing problems with their transmissions. Anything from simply popping out of gear to complete failures and lockouts.
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