2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

ON 9/13/2012 MY NIECE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN HER CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. SHE DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD. THERE WERE NO BRAKE MARKS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE EXPECTED WITH SUCH A VIOLENT COLLISION. *TR

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 DECISION TO PUT PROFIT OVER SAFETY ARE PUNISHED. *TR

WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN, MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WERE GOING TO HIS OTHER FRIEND HOUSE TO STAY. HIS FRIEND THAT LIVED SAID HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE STEERING THEY RAN OFF THE ROAD HITTING THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FLIPPING THE CAR, MY SON WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CAR AND WAS DEAD ON THE SCENE. *TR

YOU KNOW WHEN MY SON BOUGHT THIS CAR, I KNOW HE THOUGHT HE HAD THE BEST, THIS IS PART OF YOUR REVIEWS. NEW FOR 2006 ARE SS SEDAN AND COUPE MODELS WITH NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES. THESE NEW SS MODELS FIT BETWEEN THE LT AND SS SUPERCHARGED MODELS. THEIR PRICE, POWER AND PERFORMANCE AND BODY WORK ARE ALL TONED DOWN FROM THE SS SUPERCHARGED COUPE, BUT THEY'RE SPORTY CARS AND POSSIBLY THE BEST CHOICE IN THE LINEUP, BOASTING 171-HORSEPOWER ENGINES AND SPORTS SUSPENSIONS.THIS CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO HANDLE GOOD. BUT NOW HE IS DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. DO YOU PEOPLE AT CHEVORLET EVEN KNOW HOW PEOPLE FEEL OR WHAT KIND OF EMOTION A PARENT GOES THROUGH WITH LOSING A CHILD AND HOW MY LIFE HAS CHANGED. I WILL NEVER SEE HIM GET MARRIED, HAVE CHILDREN. I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM, FEEL HIM, TELL HIM I LOVE HIM. YES, I'M HURT. I WANT YOU TO PAY FOR THE MESS YOU HAVE DONE FOR MY SON'S LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS. BECAUSE YOU GUYS HID THIS MESS FOR YEARS YOU KNEW. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOO GET INJURED OR DIE. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE RECALLS JUST FOR THIS CAR. JUST TO THINK CHEVROLET HAS BEEN THE CHOICE OF VEHICLES WE HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN. *TR

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. *TR

ON MAY 28, 2006, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING SOLO IN A RENTED 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT ON AN UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY LEADING FROM THE NORTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT: IT WAS 9 AM ON A SUNDAY MORNING WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC, ON A STRAIGHT, DRY ROAD WITH OPEN COUNTRY ON EITHER SIDE. WITNESSES TO HIS ACCIDENT REPORT THAT AFTER HE PASSED A CAMPER AT A NORMAL SPEED FOR THAT HIGHWAY AND BEGAN TO PULL BACK IN FRONT OF IT, HIS CAR ABRUPTLY VEERED OFF THE LANE AND ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, WHERE HE LOST CONTROL. THE CAR FISHTAILED, SKIDDED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. OTHER DRIVERS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY TO HELP, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND DIED A WEEK LATER WITHOUT REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS. ALL WHO SAW THE ACCIDENT WERE AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY IT OCCURRED. MY HUSBAND WAS AN EXPERIENCED AND VERY CAREFUL DRIVER, IN GOOD HEALTH AND ALERT THAT MORNING. THE RECENT NEWS ABOUT FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES IN COBALTS OF THAT ERA FINALLY PROVIDES A PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION. HE HAD LONG LEGS AND COULD EASILY HAVE BUMPED THE STEERING COLUMN OR IGNITION KEYS DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF A CAR THAT WAS UNFAMILIAR TO HIM. IT'S FAR TOO LATE TO EXAMINE THE CAR, BUT I HOPE THIS ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTES CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT THERE WERE MORE DEATHS CAUSED BY THOSE FAULTY SWITCHES THAN WILL EVER BE PROVEN-- OR REDRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT QUICKLY APPLIED THEIR BRAKES WHICH CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO QUICKLY APPLY HERS THUS CAUSING HER TO HIT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIR BAGS IMMEDIATLY DEPLOYED. MY SON, WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, NOTICED WITHIN SECONDS OF THE CRASH THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. HE HAD TO QUICKLY UNHOOK BOTH HIS AND MY DAUGHTERS SEAT BELT SO THEY COULD EVACUATE THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CABIN CAUGHT FIRE. ONCE MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO RELAX AND GATHER HERSELF AND TELL ME WHAT SHE HAD REMEMBERED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WAS STOPPING AS QUICKLY AS USUAL. I ASK HER IF SHE THOUGHT THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND SHE STATED THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE TO HAVE A CAR STALL WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I AM UNSURE AS TO, NUMBER ONE, WHY THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE IMMEDIATLY AFTER A 35MPH IMPACT AND TWO, WHY WAS IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR MY DAUGHTER TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A TIME WHEN YOU NEED TO TRUST YOUR VEHICLE THE MOST???? *JS

T/C LIGHT CAME ON WHILE IN MOTION TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, DRIVER BRAKED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN 3 CAR ACCIDENT.THE CAR WAS TOTALED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE, HEAD, MOUTH, CHEST, BACK, NECK, AND RIGHT SHOULDER INJURIES AS WELL AS BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, HEAD, AND LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000....UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF UPDATED 11/28/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT ROAD DIVIDER. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED LEG. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED SHOULDER, FACIAL ABRASIONS, AND MINOR CUTS. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE CHIN. BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES, CUTS, AND CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,287.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, A SPRAINED SHOULDER, AND LOWER BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A HILL ON A RAILROAD TRACK, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FOREHEAD, A BRUISE ON THE HAIRLINE, AND WHIPLASH THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

VEHICLE GAVE OFF 3 CHIMES WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE T/C LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. VARIOUS OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. "POWER STEERING" READ ACROSS THE LED READOUT AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A HEAD-ON COLLISION ENSUED WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT ABOUT 32 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I TRAVELED ACROSS FOUR LANES HITTING THE CURB HEAD ON THEN HITTING A CONCRETE FLOWER BED( APPROXIMATE HIT 12-14 INCHES), TRAVELING OVER THIS AGAIN HITTING A CURB IN A PARKING LOT AND THEN THE CAR CAME TO A REST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS STOPPED RUNNING LIKE THIS. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IT IN FEBRUARY 0F 2006 WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER REQUIRING A TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. ABOUT THREE MONTHS INTO OWING IT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TRYING TO RESTART IT SELF. IT THEN STOPPED AND I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. AGAIN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FINALLY, IN 2012 A SCHOOL BUS BACKED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WITH IT RUNNING AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IGNITON WAS REPLACED ON 6/04/2014 UNDER THE MANDATORY RECALL. WITHIN 3 DAYS THE IGNITION ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT TURN ON AND THEN WHEN IT DID THE ENGINE DRAGGED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS BAD. THE BATTERY IS ONE YEAR OLD. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM NON-STOP SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PART. I CALLED GRAFF CHEVROLET IN MT. PLEASANT AND I GOT THE STANDARD RESPONSE, "WE CAN"T DUPLICATE IT". WHEN I INSISTED THE CAR NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT I WAS TOLD, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE AND WE CAN NO LONGER SERVICE YOUR CAR". I'VE CALLED OTHER DEALERSHIPS ONLY TO BE TOLD THE CAR NEEDS TO GO BACK TO WHERE THE RECALL PART WAS REPLACED. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR RUBIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE A FAULTY IGNITION PROBLEM IN 2006 COBALT. *SMD THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD . I JUST REACHED 55 MPH. MY IGNITION SHUT OFF AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. I WENT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR