The 2006 added it’s own special flare with gas leaks due to cracks in the “return portion of the modular reservoir assembly.” A recall of 2006 Cobalts was issued to fix the problem, but only to vehicles sold in or current registered in Arizona and Nevada, leaving other owners to pay for repairs themselves.
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When turning the headlights from the automatic to the manual position the dashboard instrumentation does not light up. This poses a safety hazard on cloudy / foggy days when the automatic sensor sensitivity is set to high to allow for proper lighting of the headlights and dash instrumentation. When the lights are switched to manual this should bypass the automatic sensor and allow for dashboard illumination however this is not the case.
2006 Cobalt dash lights will not work when lights are turned on manually while driving with windshield wipers on and it is cloudy or foggy it is not dark enough for auto lights to come on but it is dark enough that without dash lights you can not see how fast you are going.
Consumer 2006 Cobalt instrument panel lights do not illuminate when switched on. When the head lights were turned on manually that is when the consumer discovered the problem. The only time the instrument panel lighting illuminated was when the automatic light system was activated at night.
Petition for proceeding to remedy a safety defect and hazard which has resulted from the failure of GM to comply w/FMVSS 101 on the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The only time the instrument panel lights operate is when the vehicles automatic lighting system is activated. The consumer is unable to manually turn on the instrument panel lights. ***transferred to ovsc***
- Hampstead, MD, USA
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- Penngrove, CA, USA