general problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact coasted to the side of the road and the engine failed. In addition, the doors unlocked without warning and the instrument panel lights failed. The rearview mirror dome light was the only light illuminated. The contact was able to resume driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 178,000.

The power locks suddenly do not work as usual. Usually, all the doors are locked when I drive the car while they are unlocked when I park the car. Now, there is no response of each door when I shift the car to park or drive. I hear some tick sound when I push the brake, which is not there when the locks work well. Sometimes it is very hard to move the power steering when I park the car.

Unable to open driver side door from the inside or the outside. I can unlock the door with no issues, but the door itself will not open. Have to climb in and out the passenger side of the car. Have seen a lot of complaints about this same issue on townhall-talk. Edmunds. Com.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 14e021000 (electrical system); however, the failure recurred. In addition, the contact stated that all the doors failed to remain locked. When the locks sporadically continued to unlock, the battery became inoperable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I arrived at work yesterday only to find I couldn't exit my car through the driver's door. I manually tried unlocking it, but it still did not open. I proceeded to climb out of the passenger seat. That door would not close all the way. I thought the seat belt was stuck in the door. It turns out the latch didn't allow enough space to catch the door. After 5 minutes of pushing the latch and trying to get the door closed, it finally was able to close. I just purchased this car (used) 2 weeks ago. My first car!! I wish I had bought a Honda! today I was going to run errands on my day off. This time the passenger door wouldn't latch. I have no way of securing the door closed since it is a 2 door vehicle. The car is sitting in my parking lot, unable to be driven due to the safety feature (or lack there of!) of the passenger door potentially flying open on me while I'm driving. Have seen many complaints on this vehicle. Looks/rides nice but not worth the money or headache. Still haven't discovered a recall regarding this issue. Might be trading this in on a new car, different model/make!.

My door locks will not always work. . . . The doors will just be locked whether your inside or outside of the car. The locks show the doors are unlocked but when you pull the handle it feels as if it isn't attached to anything. After punching the door around the handle area the door sometimes will then open. Upon searching this issue on line it seems there are a lot of people with this same issue. I was locked in my car for hours yesterday until I finally climbed out the window. After that the doors finally opened and when I went to the store shortly after I was locked out and stranded outside my car for another several hours. I think there needs to be a recall. . . . Also once when trying to open my door I tore the handle right off the car because it had locked me out. This also seems to be a huge issue for many others as I also see this online.

I have a 2006 Cobalt. Periodically I can't open the driver door from inside and I have to roll down the window to pull handle from outside to get out. And then fuss with the latch mechanism sometimes to get the door to shut. And right now my locks are going up and down by themselves while I drive and when I'm parked. . I lock my doors and I come out to my car and they are unlocked. And I can't disengage my alarm. . . Soo every time I open the door I have to jump in and turn on the ignition. I called the local chevy dealer and of course they haven't heard any complaints like this. Although, I've read many complaints like this. . They tell me if I want to bring it in, I have to pay for them to diagnose it! I'm still making payments on this car!.

Driver side door will not open from the inside or out. The door lock will go up and down but will not open.

I have had constant issues with the lock mechanism on my door. A couple of times when opening my rear passenger door it does not close. I've been able to find a way to get the latch to go back to it's original position and then close and lock the door. On 04/02/11 however, while driving, the back door opened up on itself. Some things fell out of the car and were slightly damaged and my friend riding in the back injured themselves when the door opened on its own and slammed against them. We closed it again with success and then my friend moved to the front of the car and we took any items out of the back seat area. Again the car door opened on its own however, this time, the door will not close. I have never been in an accident, the mechanism that keeps the door closed and locked just seems to be faulty. I've looked online and it seems many people have had this issue. I don't understand why this has not been recalled. Now I'm forced to find rides until I have the money to repair an important safety issue on my car that should have never been an issue. I found that many of the parts on my car used for "safety" are made of plastic. This infuriates me. Luckily my friend is only sore and my personal items damaged were more of personal value than actual financial value but this is still not acceptable. I just keep thinking if this happens to someone while on the highway this could be fatal and chevy will have deaths on their hands because they have sacrificed quality for cost effectiveness.

The contact owns 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the doors locked and unlocked independently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who repaired the vehicle; however, the failure has continued. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 148,000.

The drivers side door will not open. Both the inside and outside door handle do not work. For 2 days, I had to climb out of the passenger door. After 2 days, I unlocked my door and heard a popping sound from the door. Whatever is jamming up finally released. It's a safety danger because of the risk for an accident. The driver/occupants could be trapped in the car. This has occurred 2 separate times, both lasting for about 2 days.

Failure of door to open. For 2 days the driver's door did not open from the insider or outside.

Door latch failure.

The driver side door lock of my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt failed while I was driving the car. I was unable to open the door from the inside and had to exit the vehicle through the front passenger door. Although I was not injured, if there had been an accident or a fire in the car, I would not have been able to get out of the car in a timely manner. Very dangerous!! I am unable to open the door from the outside as well. My dealership will probably have to replace the entire door because they cannot open the door without damaging it. I have driven this vehicle less than 31,000 miles since purchasing it new in June of 2006. It has never been in an accident. I have read of similar driver side door lock failures in the 2006 Cobalt, so I feel that this is a manufacturer's defect and not a user issue.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt lt. The driver and passenger door locks failed. The doors could not be opened from the inside or the outside. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who greased the doors lock mechanism, but the failure wasn't corrected. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle wasn't repaired . The failure mileage was 80,401 and the current mileage was 89,518. Updated 12/30/10.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact was driving 35 mph when the power doors independently locked and unlocked. The contact stated the failure would occur whether the key was in the ignition or not. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 47,000.

I bought a 2006 chevy Cobalt. After a month the door locks started to malfunction. I had the car at the dealership twice to fix the issue. Then 6 months ago I could not open my driver side door. I have had to cut through the panel and all of the rods are in place. The door will not open from the inside or out. I have to enter the car from the passenger side. I have complained to riverton chevy in sandy, ut and I have complained to gm. They claim because of the mileage on the car they will not fix unless I pay. They want to charge me 150$ just for a diagnositcs. The door is stuck. They were the last people to have the panels removed. This is horrible. If you search the internet you can see I am not the only person with this problem. I need help. I cannot afford to pay someone for something, I believe they are responsible for and were the last people to work on my car.

Tried to unlock door using the remote keyless entry. The passenger door unlocked, however the driver's door remained locked. I then tried unlocking the driver's door with the key. The key turned, however the door remained locked. I entered the car via the passenger door and tried unlocking the driver's door using the power lock button, however the driver's door remained locked. I then tried unlocking the door by manually pulling up on the "popup" lock and pulling on the handle, however the driver's door remained locked. I took the Cobalt to a dealer, and they determined the latch was faulty. They replaced the driver's door latch at a cost of 264. 04.

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.

Driver side interior door opener is peeling the metal coating from the polymer substrate. I have been cutting my fingers causing bleeding when I try to open the door. Car has less than 35k miles.

The doors on my 4 door car have not been securing when shut. I have had to tie them shut with clothesline so I could get home. I have had the drivers side door mechanism replaced but cannot afford the other 3 right now. Therefore I am unable to use 3 of my doors.

My vehicle is a chevy Cobalt, 2006. The power steering has been going out randomly since I first bought the car. This is very dangerous, especially if I am in the middle of a turn and it goes out, takes me by surprise and have to use more strength to go into the turns. This happens every time I drive it. Daily. I was told it would cost me over $2000 to have the power steering replaced, and I don't have the funds to pay for that and pay for my car, so nothing has been fixed on it. This seems to me to be a very serious problem that needs to be taken care of in a recall. I have seen thousands of posts by other owners on the internet relating to this same issue I am having. I also am having problems with the locks, they lock and unlock at will. I can be in or out of the car, and it can be running or not. No rhyme or reason.