51 problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt based on all problems reported for the 2006 Cobalt.
After several contacts and attempts to seek assistance from local dealership & gm with the ignition and gear shift problems, both concluded that vehicle VIN number was not part of any current recall. Owner (55 year old) repeated contact due to concerns of mechanical symptoms identical with existing Cobalt recalls. Family was involved in a single vehicle accident at 10:00 am on 3/2/2013. Gear shift and steering simultaneously locked while navigating a corner on local highway. Vehicle crossed centerline, launching over a snow bank and continuing air-born for 30 to 40 yards. Only 1 of the 2 air bags fully deployed. Total loss of vehicle and several ongoing injuries with three occupants of vehicle. (29 year old, 55 year old, and 79 year old) neither the local dealership or gm ever acknowledged vehicle defects. The local dealership had removed the dash cover, console cover, and steering column cover and make some type of adjustments prior to accident. Law enforcement was on scene and no citations were issued. Damage exceeded the value of the vehicle.
Headed north bond on federal highway going appr. 45 when suddenly a car runs red light, seemly to make a u-turn. Unfortunately I was unable to completely stop in time and the cars crashed. It was horrifying experience. I slammed my face into the steering wheel no air bags ever deployed shocked considering my car is still under warranty. The complete front of my car hit her front/side passenger side. The impact was more then hard enough for those air bags to deploy.
On 7/05/12 my daughter was in a 2006 chevy Cobalt that was involved in a major accident. She stated she lost control of the vehicle because the steering would not allow her to steer & regain control of the vehicle. As a result of this the car left the road and flipped several times and landed approximately 25ft into a wooded area. No air bags deployed. Injuries sustained: loss of consciousness, concussion and several lacerations.
It was a single car crash which happened at night during a rain shower. Their were no witnesses, but the car crossed the opposite lane of traffic and ran into the back end of a lowboy trailer ( a trailer used to transport heavy equipment ) the two 19 year old girls in the car were killed. Nothing about this accident made sense until I heard about the ignition issue with the Cobalt. Their are many reasons that the ignition could be the root of this accident, and if it can be determined that this is in fact true I would like to be part of the process that sees that those responsible for the decison to put profit over safety are punished.
The collision with this vehicle into 2 trees at 45-50mph failed to deploy the 4 airbags. I first hit one tree head on after skidding on a road and losing control. The secondary collision happened with the 2nd tree. My head hit the driver's side pillar and I suffered whiplash.
Driver was going down interstate was involved in a hit in run from behind, driver lost control of the car and car spun into the woods hitting several trees, as well as uprooted several trees . The passenger side of the car and the back of the car expierenced damange from impact, with additional front fender impact . Driver's left side of the body was injured with brusing from the impact, and was evaluated at hospital and placed on medical profile.
When it is hot/humid my 2006 chevy Cobalt's service airbag would illuminate intermittently. After a replacement of the front brakes it now is on consistently. I will have to take the car into a service department to have it looked at now.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle went over a cement block causing the vehicle to go airborne, crash down in a nose dive into a field and roll over 7 times. The airbags in the vehicle did not deploy. There was a police report filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The passenger was taken to the hospital and sustained a broken shoulder blade and a broken rib. The driver was not taken to the hospital but sustained a bruised left lung and bruises to the left side of her head. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.
Hit a vehicle from behind, the front end of the car is mess up, the air bag did not come out. Bump head nose and lips on the steering wheel. Had to go to the emergency room.
No events leading to malfunction. Air bag system disables randomly during normal driving. "service air bag" displays on digital interface. No correction was made by owner. After a few days the malfunction became less often and eventually stopped with intermittent recurrences thereafter.
I was driving home on February 05, 2010 when my steering wheel locked up and I did not have control of the vehicle. I was coming to a stop fortunately when this happened. This is the first time I have experienced this situation. A friend told me chevy Cobalt have been recalled and I began my search online and have found numerous complaints regarding this issue. Several months ago, my fuel pump module had a small crack in it disbursing gasoline. The mechanic who worked on it said he had never seen anything such as this before. Im lucky I was not driving at a high speed or around a corner when my steering wheel locked up or my car didn't explode into flames from the gasoline disbursing throughout my car when I had to replace my fuel pump. Power steering and fuel pumps should not require regular maintenance. Chevy barely acknowledges the problem and say its not big deal, try your best to control your car when your power steering goes out. I've heard this becomes a regular occurrence after the first time.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) I have photos of my crash that I feel was due to mechanical failure with my 2006 Cobalt. I drove straight off the road and into some smaller trees causing both airbags to deploy and my wife spending 6 days in the hospital. . . . I do not have the car now I have already rid myself of it unknowing of the recall. I have photos that your company is more than welcome too. Please do not have me be one of theones to fall through the cracks. [xxx].
Hit electric pole and went airborne. Airbag non-deployment. Updated 02/13/10 the consumer stated she hit her head on the steering wheel. Updated 02/16/10 updated 05/05/10 updated 03/10/10 the consumer believed the steering problem caused her accident and now a recall has been issued. Updated 03/05/10.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle was involved in a crash. The frontal air bag deployed and the material in the air bag burned the contact's arm. The air bag appeared as if it would catch fire. The vehicle is currently at a body shop being repaired. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 4,900.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the engine stalled without warning. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle resumed normally. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. There was a recall related to the failure under NHTSA campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) however, the contact was not able to have the vehicle serviced because the remedy part was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable. Updated 5/19/cn.
Brakes failed. Hit another car at stop light. Car slowed but would not stop. Felt abs kick in but brakes only slowed car down. Less than 5 mph. No aib bag inflation. Car was a loaner from dealer, while my car was being worked on. Had car towed back to dealer and they said they found no problem with brakes. I know how to drive and I find it hard to believe that brakes don't work when you use them.