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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.
8.7
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $400
- Average Mileage:
- 70,900 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
accessories - interior problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Ever since the day I bought the car from the dealership it seemed like it had some problems. The lights would always dim when I would brake and sometimes feel like the car was about to stall. Then it did become a problem of the car stalling and it happened once on a rainy day and also during normal days as well. I brought it to my mechanic and he said I would need to replace the whole spark plug set because with the make of the vehicle you can't just replace one plug and need to replace all of them. I got that fixed and a few weeks later the problem came back a little bit but it didn't seem as bad as when I first got the car. It would still dim when I was braking. It has stalled within the year since then, but only at random times caused by unknown issues.
- Kimberly M., Andover, MA, US