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2006 Chevrolet Cobalt engine and engine cooling problems

43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt2% of all complaints for this model year.

43
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
2%
share of all complaints
42,199 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle check engine light came on, followed by traction control light, along with severely reduced engine power. Has occurred multiple times since, about every 3 months. Have had diagnostics performed and it is a code p060e, which translates into 'indeterminate fault'. Could result in major…

    filed May 22, 2014

  • 2006 chevy cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle recall notice. *smd the ignition coil, module and catalytic converter were replaced. *jb

    filed Apr 29, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cobalt41%
2009 Cobalt122%
2008 Cobalt91%
2007 Cobalt242%
2005 Cobalt513%
Cobalt engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.