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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.

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
5,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt fuel system problems

fuel system problem

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2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Owner Comments

problem #1

May 112007

(reported on)

Cobalt LT 2.2

  • Automatic transmission
  • 5,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I get 19-20 miles to the gallon in the city. I did get 21 on expensive gas. Camrys with a 4 cyl (a bigger car) gets better gas mileage than my smaller car. Dealer said the Camry was in the class of the Impala rather than focusing on the fact that a bigger car gets better gas mileage than my car. Every one at the dealer with a cobalt says they get 25-29 in the city.. glad for them but I'm not.

- Steve C., Kenner, LA, US

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