NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 2,330
- Crashes reported
- 164
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V171000
- Reported
- April 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,191,014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2010 Cobalt, 5 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V047000
- Reported
- February 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,190,934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2010 Cobalt, 5 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 10V073000
- Reported
- March 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,050,889
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2010 Cobalt, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 09V419000
- Reported
- October 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,139
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Cobalt, 2 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 07V014000
- Reported
- January 18, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,707
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Cobalt
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2010 Cobalt, 6 other models
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,330 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, the newest on September 18, 2025. Of these, 164 describe a crash (7%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 196 injuries and 8 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, the component group named most often is the steering (56%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the fuel/propulsion system (11%).
1 of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt's 6 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt owners gave the mileage (1,948 complaints), the median was 66,450 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering1,299
- Electrical System412
- Fuel/Propulsion System255
- Fuel System, Gasoline215
- Air Bags146
- Power Train137
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 35 | |
| 2007 | 46 | |
| 2008 | 68 | |
| 2009 | 421 | |
| 2010 | 586 | |
| 2011 | 159 | |
| 2012 | 162 | |
| 2013 | 94 | |
| 2014 | 293 | |
| 2015 | 138 | |
| 2016 | 96 | |
| 2017 | 64 | |
| 2018 | 48 | |
| 2019 | 36 | |
| 2020 | 34 | |
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 586. 25% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Cobalt year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the Chevrolet Cobalt years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 2,330 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Cobalt by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted