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2006 Chevrolet Cobalt fuel system problems

487 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
487 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
85,000 miles 389 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 5
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 85,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 18 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 50 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 91 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 80 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 48 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 47 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 20 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 12 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 7 complaints 200k+ miles: 6 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 85,000 miles
Based on 389 complaints that include mileage. 20% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles18
40k to 60k miles50
60k to 80k miles91
80k to 100k miles80
100k to 120k miles48
120k to 140k miles47
140k to 160k miles20
160k to 180k miles12
180k to 200k miles7
200k+ miles6

What the data shows

Of the 389 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 5 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Smelled gas and saw gas leaking from under car. Small fire started and put it out. Took car in. Steering wheel locked up fixed but never right. Now the ignition switch is being fixed but all the lights in the dash are lighted up due to this. No turn signals. Car is not right. Car has never been right!

Reported at 11,000 miles, August 2007 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility for a routine oil change when the contact was informed that there was an abnormally strong gasoline fuel odor emitting from the vehicle. The mechanic discovered a fuel leak and performed a diagnostic. The mechanic advised the contact that the fuel sending unit was fractured at the top of the fuel tank. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 60,000.

Reported at 60,000 miles, September 2010

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