2006 Chevrolet Cobalt drivetrain & axles problems
85 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 85 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 71 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 71 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 4 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
When the accident happen, my son and his friend were going to his other friend house to stay. His friend that lived said he was having trouble controlling the steering they ran off the road hitting the side of the road flipping the car, my son was thrown out of the car and was dead on the scene.
The car randomly out of nowhere lost power and a check engine light comes on and says engine power reduced. This is extremely unsafe especially if this were to happen at freeway speeds. Engine codes came back and provided that there are issues with the throttle position sensor.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt
- Steering 1,308 complaints
- Fuel system 487 complaints
- Electrical system 424 complaints
- Air bags 148 complaints
- Engine 136 complaints
- Brakes 55 complaints
- Body & structure 54 complaints
- Transmission 53 complaints