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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2006 Cobalt continued to carry the torch first lit by the 2005 model year. To be clear, that torch is burning bright with widespread power steering issues, electrical curiosities and a dangerous ignition switch defect which led to a massive recall by GM. This isn’t a great torch to carry.
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.
Between this car stalling while driving, giving owners fits with power steering failure and having it be a potential tinderbox because of gas leaks, we felt we had no other option than to award it our “Avoid Like the Plague” badge.
8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 97,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
accessories - interior problem
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First, the door would not latch. I got that to work and then the next day, my wife gets in and puts it in reverse and the passenger door pops open and will not latch. It will latch when unlocked and in drive. What the hell is going on. In my opinion, this is an example of our brave new American Auto Industry. Can't we build anything but pieces of sh*t in this country? Come on! This Cobalt is the flimsiest friggin car I have ever seen.
Chevrolet can just go out of business as far as I am concerned.
- jacksonmn, Eden Prairie, MN, US