Service bulletins for the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
796 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SC-14728 | 2015-11-12. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. PONTIAC/SATURN/CHEVROLET: SOME VEHICLES, WITH AN INLET CONTROL VALVE, HAVE A CRACKED FUEL TANK AND IT WILL CAUSE FUEL VAPOR OR A FUEL LEAK. MODEL 2006-08 COBALT, PURSUIT, G4, G5, ION. *PE UPDATED 11/18/15. *PE |
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| 14632B | 2015-07-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. THIS TSB CONTAINS OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. GENERAL MOTORS 2003-2011 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY. *LJ |
| 14632B | 2015-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. GENERAL MOTORS: TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. 2003-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT, HHR , PONTIAC SOLSTICE, PONTIAC G5, PONTIAC G4 , SATURN SKY, SATURN ION. SPECIAL COVERAGE REGARDING - UNABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY. *LJ |
| 14632 | 2015-06-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. GENERAL MOTORS 2005-2011 CHEVROLET COBALT, HHR 2006-2010 PONTIAC SOLSTICE, G5,G4,2007-2010 SATURN SKY , 2003-2007 SATURN ION: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNERS LETTER. CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE UNABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY DUE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER. *LJ UPDATED 6/16/15. *PE |
| SB-12191 | 2013-04-22. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON FUEL PUMP MODULE, PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT MAY BE CRACK AND WILL DEVELOP A FUEL LEAKAGE WHEREBY FUEL ODOR IS NOTICED, WHEN DRIVEN OR PARKED. PARTS AVAILABILITY WILL DONE IN PHASES. 2006-2009 COBALT, 2007-2009 G5, 2006-2007 ION, 2006 PURSUIT AND THEN 2008-2009 EQUINOX, UPLANDER, MONTANA SV6, TORRENT. *PE UPDATED 10/17/13. *PE UPDATED 11/6/15. *PE |
| PIT5074F | 2012-05-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GM: J-35616-64B TERMINAL TEST PROBE AND REPLACEMENT TERMINAL. ALSO INCLUDED MODELS VERANO, REGAL, LACROSSE, CTS, SRX, VOLT, SONIC, MALIBU, IMPALA, EQUINOX, CRUZE, AVALANCHE, TAHOE SUBURBAN, SILVERADO, SIERRA, YUKON, AND TERRAIN FOR MODEL YEAR 2013. MODEL ESCALADE MODEL YEAR 2012-2013. MODEL PONTIAC G3 MODEL YEAR 2007. MODEL WAVE MODEL YEARS 2005-2010. DENALI MODELS MODEL YEARS 2007-2013. *JS |
| SB-07132B | 2011-12-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/BUICK: BULLETIN ON REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES ON ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) CALIBRATION FOR CERTAIN 2006 CADILLAC, CHEVROLET AND BUICK MODELS. *PE |
| PIC-5441 | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE ARE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON. THERE IS HARSH SHIFTING, HARD STEERING, AND NO START. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. *RM |
| PIP-4495C | 2011-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE MAY BE NOISE COMING FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD, BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESSURE WHICH IS CAUSED BY DEBRIS. *RM |
| PI-0011A | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. GM: THE FRONT OR REAR DOOR MAY NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE, THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH ANY METHOD. THE PROBABLY CAUSE AN INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A HANDLE COMPONENT. *RM UPDATED ON 7/26/2013. ALL 2014 AND PRIOR GM PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS. *KB |
| 10-00-89-017C | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. GM: INFORMATION ON FIXING MULTIPLE SITUATIONS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *RM |
| 09-09-40-001A | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES; SEAT BELTS. GM: THERE ARE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS: DIFFICULTY LATCHING AND UNLATCHING BUCKLE. BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON IS STICKING. SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIKELY CAUSED BY STICKY BEVERAGES THAT ARE SPILLED INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *RM UPDATED 4/3/12. *PE |
| PIC-5408 | 2011-06-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. GM: THE FOG LAMP INDICATOR IS INOPERATIVE. *RM |
| PIT-3749D | 2011-05-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. GM: ON SOME TRUCK MODELS THERE IS SOME FRAME CORROSION. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB |
| 05-09-40-002E | 2011-05-11. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. GM: SERVICE BULLETIN EXPLAINING WHEN THE SAFETY BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK. *RM UPDATED 12/6/11. *PE |
| PIC-5073B | 2010-11-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC: VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CONCERNS. SIR LIGHT, IP LIGHTS FLICKER/INOPERATIVE, PARKING LAMPS FLICKER/INOPERATIVE, TAIL LAMP DIM/INOPERATIVE, TRUNK OPEN LIGHT, RADIO INOPERATIVE DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE, NO START, NO CRANK. POSSIBLE AREA TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COULD BE THE INTERIOR WIRING AT S361/J361 SPLICE. *PE UPDATED 11/15/10. *PE |
| PIP-4674 | 2010-07-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: BLOCKED SHIFT, GEAR HOP OUT 1ST, 3RD, 5TH GEAR OR DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. THE SHIFT LEVER ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ROLL PIN CAN BACK OUT AND CONTACT THE SHIFT COVER DURING A SHIFT EVENT. THIS CAN CAUSE AN INCOMPLETE, BLOCKED SHIFT OR DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. *PE |
| SB-08020 | 2010-06-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. SATURN CHEVROLET SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOME 2004-07 SATURN ION RED LINE AND 2005-07 CHEVROLET COBALT SS VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L 4 CYLINDER (RPO LSJ) ENGINE, MAY HAVE ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MAL) AND/OR LACK OF ENGINE POWER. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *PE |
| SB-09275 | 2010-06-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. SATURN/PONTIAC/CHEVROLET: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT; FUEL ODOR OR SPOTTING ON GROUND; REPLACE FUEL PUMP MODULE. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY (MRA) MAY CRACK. MODELS 2006-07 COBALT, G4, ION, 2007 G5. *PE UPDATED 7/1/10. *PE UPDATED 6/26/13. *PE UPDATED 10/30/15. *PE |
| SB-09-09-40-003 | 2010-03-06. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING; AIR BAGS. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC: SIR/AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DTC B0081 AND PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) CODE 23 STORED (REPLACE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND RE-ROUTE WIRE HARNESS). *PE UPDATED 3/4/11. *PE |
| SB-09014 | 2010-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHEVROLET SATURN PONTIAC SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, EMISSION RELATED REPROGRAMMING. ENGINE CONTROL MODULES ON CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY RANDOMLY FAIL TO RESPOND TO SINGLE INFORMATION REQUESTS MADE BY AN ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) EMISSION TEST DEVICE, GENERIC SCAN TOOL, OR OTHER AFTERMARKET DEVICES THAT PLUG INTO THE VEHICLE'S DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC). CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE |
| SB-09-09-41-003 | 2009-11-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC: THE SIR/AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND DTC B0081 SET. *PE |
| TSB-09-09-41-002 | 2009-08-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. GENERAL MOTORS: SIR/AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) DTCS 023, 024, 063, 064, 065 SET (INSPECT PPS SYSTEM WIRING AND/OR CONNECTORS). *PE |
| TB-080941006B | 2009-08-03. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. GENERAL MOTORS: THE SIR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. DTC B0081 PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) CODE STORED (INSPECT PPS SYSTEM CONNECTORS). *PE |
| SB-08-09-41-002C | 2009-07-20. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. GENERAL MOTORS: DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT RESTRAINTS, AIR BAG (SIR) INDICATOR/LAMP ON WITH DTC(S) B0012, B0013, B0016, B0016, B0019, B0020, B0022, B0023, B0026, B0033, B0040, B0042 OR B0044 SET. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A LOOSE, MISSING, OR BROKEN CONNECTOR POSITION ASSURANCE (CPA) RETAINER AT THE AIR BAG FOR THE SET DTC. INCLUDES TRAILBLAZER EXT. *PE UPDATED 8/16/10. *PE UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE |
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