2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 1%of 2,330 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 56,958miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the equipment of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, 1% of the 2,330 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 56,958 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Just bought my Cobalt at used dealership and I have issues with the power steering. It feels really hard to turn and it makes noises that just don't sound right. I'm really concerned now reading these other complaints and I think the power steering needs to be recalled before someone does get hurt or killed. This is a serious safety issue!!”
NHTSA complaint #10308636, filed 2010-02, 92,850 miles“I was driving on a straight road when all the sudden on my 06 Cobalt the power steering went out and the dashboard says power steering. It would not work and had to manually turn it. This is a danger for many reasons. There is over 5000 complaints on the internet and this needs to be taken seriously!!”
NHTSA complaint #10244296, filed 2008-10, 48,000 miles“We are buying a used 2006 chevy Cobalt ls & the key has stuck in the ignition. We have found out through research that this has been a huge problem with others & the automatic shifter assembly has to be replaced. We have no warranty now & still owe too much on the car. Why is there no recall on this since there are so many complaints? Every single web site we were on people have complained about this. This is a rotten deal. . Every website has too many complaints. …”
NHTSA complaint #10293699, filed 2009-11, 53,916 miles“My husband and I had been smelling gas coming from our car for a while. We took it in to get the brakes replaced and they told us that we had a fuel pump leak and would not work on the brakes until it was fixed. The cost to fix is well beyond our means and now we are going through a half a tank of gas every 3 days for less than 30miles of travel. There was a recall on the fuel pump for this problem in several other states, not including the one we live in. We have a very young child and one on the way and do not want anything bad to happen.”
NHTSA complaint #10395763, filed 2011-04, 86,000 miles“My 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt has been diagnosed with a fuel pump modular failure recently and I got quoted 1100 for the repair and now my vehicle is inoperable. I noticed your campaign number 09v419000 in reference to the recall and our vehicle was bought and registered in arizona (I am military) in 2006. We contacted chevy and they now tell us that our VIN does not fit the description and that they will only pay for the part and part of the labor with our total being between $400-$500 even though it is the exact same thing as the recall states. …”
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Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt
1,299 complaintsFuel system
466 complaintsElectrical system
412 complaintsAir bags
146 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
137 complaintsEngine
93 complaintsOther or unknown
55 complaintsBrakes
51 complaintsBody and structure
51 complaintsSuspension
51 complaintsVehicle speed control
48 complaintsEngine cooling
43 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology