Table 1 shows one common wheel related problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
Passenger air bag sensor works intermittently. Ignition shuts car off when hitting bumps as well as not turning off completely when parked. Front right wheel bearings continue to fail, replaced 3 times in 3 years.
Hit a pot hole, not a very big one going less than the speed limit and the rim bent. Later, since I could not afford to replace the rim, the tire exploded and I was stranded 3 hours from home. Since then 2 more wheels have bent and cannot be fixed only replaced with more crappy rims.
My 2006 chevy Cobalt had wheel bearing issues starting at 40,000 miles. At 50,000 miles my front end suspension (lower control arm and bushings), struts, and doors locks started acting up. My door locks will jam and I will be trapped in my car until they (door locks) decide to work again. Fortunately for me usually only one stops working at a time. The dealer says that it just needs greasing; I have tried every grease under the sun and none has fixed the problem. This is a serious safety issue and this car should have a recall to at least fix the doors!!!. The dealer wants to charge over $1,000 per door for repairs. I have heard of some peoples doors never opening again and the door having to be cut off to be repaired. If something were to happen you need to be able to quickly and safely get out of the car. Please please please recall this door issue on the Cobalt!.
On June seventh, 2010, I was driving on the I-95 expressway. Suddenly, I lost the control of my car which was hit by another car driven for reymy w. Portes (crash report # 07872723). On February 21th, 2011, my husband, charles j. Gonzalez had similar accident with his 2008 chevy Cobalt. The fact that both crashes were so similar made dubious about our responsibility on them. On December 12, 2011 my husband presented a complaint to f. H. S. M. V. D. M. S. (complaint # 42575), on December 16, 2011 its answer was: “your complaints do not fall within its jurisdiction. Dejected, he didn’t any more action. I have just received from gm a warning about a “defect which relates to motor vehicles safety exists in 2005-2007 model year (my) Chevrolet Cobalt”, then I read on tv news, and internet, that gm issued that “it’s possible that the air bags might not deploy if there is an accident”. In this moment we realized that both the 2006 and 2008 chevy Cobalt air bags’ did not deploy, regardless both vehicles crashes were on front bumper and maroone collision center charge to allstate the amount of $4183. 16 to repair my car. We have received a significant amount of letters from lawyers, as well as allstate insurance dealing with injures damages and monetary compensation. Allstate paid to mr. Portes the sum of $3 000, consequently our allstate insurance premium was raised substantially. This entire situation had caused stress, economic problems and lack of confidence in both my wife I. Because both crashes happened in the afternoon rush hour, I-95 traffic was crowded and slow, but in other conditions and as consequence of air bag malfunction my wife and might have died. For the reasons explaining above, I, the writer, demand from gm a monetary compensation for the psychological, legal, and monetary problems caused by my car malfunction.
Crash car ,steering became difficult to handle. Ran off road to right hit bank and flipped car several time. Car was going a little fast, but this car should have been able to handle the speed. One guy had a injury to his arm and the other was thrown from the car leading to his death.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 60 mph, the contact stated that the front end of the vehicle shakes very badly. The failure occurs without warning. The shaking is so severe that the contact occasionally loses control of the vehicle. The manufacturer advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times and each time he was informed that there were failures with the rims. The rims were repaired, changed, and balanced three different times at the cost of $120-$330. The failure still persists. The failure mileage was 34,300.