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Defective Fuel Modular
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
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.
8.9
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $480
- Average Mileage:
- 74,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 13 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replaced fuel module (6 reports)
- not sure (4 reports)
- replace fuel pump (3 reports)
fuel system problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Here is my issue ... I didn't know about GM's "silent" recall on their Chevy Cobalt's fuel pump issue. GM issued some type of an extended warranty to cover this problem. I never received notice of this at all ... trust me, if I had, I would have taken it in immediately .. like I did with the ignition problem. So, after both fuel lines broke spewing gas all over my car and causing it to stall out, it was taken to my repair guy (not a dealership).
After he fixed it, he suggested that I look into seeing if there was a recall on the part seeing as how this NEVER should have happened (his words not mine). Sure enough, there was a recall. Well, I've been trying for over a month to get reimbursed (since there was an extended warranty to cover the part) but my claim is being rejected by GM .. they said I had until 2014 to file a claim .. HUH?? My car didn't break until 2016 and I wasn't notified there was an issue with the fuel lines .. remember GM .. it was a SILENT recall according to an online website that I read. Also, this extended warranty is not supposed to have an expiration date on it so how can you have an expiration date for reimbursing people?
- freemanmi, Troy, MI, US