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It sounds to me like it was just worn out.
You should be able to turn the alternator and a/c compressor pulleys by hand. I'd replace the tensioner if it hasn't been done already anyway, and with a new tensioner, fitting a new belt should be fairly easy* as you can fit it with the tensioner un-tensioned.
However, if the auxiliary belt hasn't been changed ...
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Definitely sounds like immobilizer system.
The r/s interface handles that and apparently does so successfully. So we know the immobilizer system in the car works if supplied the correct information.
These seem like the likeliest possibilities to me:
Keys somehow got dumped from programming, not a common issue with Hondas and not something that occurs ...
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I would imagine that something is just rattling.. I say this because if it was an issue of possibly a pulley or a wheel bearing or anything at all for that matter. Then the noise would be more consistent. It isn't too often where you have a vehicle that only has an issue in that tight of a situation.
mostly when traveling steady at 35, 40 or 45 miles per ...
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Wheel bearing was my first thought but it should get louder at higher speeds and remain during accel and decel.
possibly some issue with the torque converter not locking or slipping at certain speeds? Does it only happen in the highest gear of the transmission?
the turning at low speed leads me to think power steering pump. The sound should change with ...
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It's quite possible it just broke due to age and wear. I have personally experienced that when the belt wasn't replaced on schedule.
If you were in the vehicle when it broke the belt, I'd be surprised if you wouldn't have heard loud unpleasant noises or felt something if it broke due to something seizing up. If it just broke, all you would have noticed ...
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I believe that it requires a scan tool. This link is for a 2005 Cobalt, but it should be the same as a 2006. Also, according to eHow:
Some vehicles, such as the Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G6 and Chevrolet Malibu, do not have programmable remote systems.
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