Engine Stall problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

Three problems related to engine stall 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.

1 Engine Stall problem

Failure Date: 01/13/2012

My cars engine has stalled several times today, it idles low when moving from a stopped position like at a stop light and when I give it gas it idles high and then when I stop or slow down it stalls in the middle of traffic almost causing a major accident. I was so scared today. I will not drive it again until I figure out the problem. I am glad me or my son didn't get into a very bad accident. When I purchased the car brand new it did this and I took it to the dealership and they could find nothing wrong with it, but it has never seemed to idle correctly.

2 Engine Stall problem

Failure Date: 09/15/2009

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While the contact was driving approximately 35 mph there was a loss of power steering, followed by an engine stall. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician performed an unknown repair contributed to the steering and engine power failure. The service repair cost was $579. 00. The contact received a recall notification six months after the failure occurred. The recall was under NHTSA campaign id number 10v073000 (steering: electric power assist system). The dealer refused to repair the vehicle under the recall for an unknown reason. The failure mileage was 24,000. Updated 07/19/10 updated 07/21/jb.

3 Engine Stall problem

Failure Date: 01/02/2008

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 55 mph, the engine stalled and the warning lights illuminated. Upon restarting, the vehicle the contact was able to resume driving normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer five times for the similar defect. The engine cylinder head was replaced twice. Also, on a separate occasion the pcm was replaced by the dealer. The malfunction continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.




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