Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10312724February 22, 2010
STEERING
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, MY CAR'S POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I AM DRIVING A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTART, IT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN RETURN TO DOING THE SAME THING. THIS CAUSES A GREAT AMOUNT OF FEAR, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312709February 22, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING GAVE OUT MY DAUGHTER RAN OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STEER HER VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM "FROZE" THE CAR WOULD NOT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT, THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312714February 22, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT - POWER STEERING FAILS DAILY AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. RANDOM, LOOSE ABILITY TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESET IT. THIS IS MY TEENAGE CHILD'S CAR AND THIS IS A DANGER TO HIS SAFETY. HE CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A SAFETY CONCERN, I NOW DRIVE IT TO WORK 40 MILES ONE WAY AND DEAL WITH IT SO HE CAN BE SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312753February 22, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING 55MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS HE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE GM MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BEFORE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,437.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312804February 22, 2010
STEERING
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING PROBLEM. POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON, CAR LOSES POWER STEERING. COMES AND GOES. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312829February 22, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY COBALT NEW. AT ABOUT 8,000 MILES, I NOTICED AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN I TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD MAKE A NOISE AND JERKY MOTION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER ONLY 300 MORE MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312823February 22, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN LATER THAT EVENING MY HUSBAND AND SON DROVE TO THE GROCERY STORE AND ON THE WAY HOME THE POWER STEERING WENT ON AND OFF LIKE 4 TIMES. THE TOTAL DRIVE FROM THE STORE IS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM OUR HOME. AND THE SPEED HE WAS DRIVING IS A 45 MPH HIGHWAY. DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS WE HAVE BEEN ONLY DRIVING WHEN WE ABSOLUTELY HAD TO. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT AS THE WEATHER HAS BEEN COLDER THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T GO OUT AS OFTEN. BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF. BUT WE NOW HAVE OUR CAR IN A SHOP TO GET FIXED THIS WEEK. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL RESOLVE ALL ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312828February 22, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ISSUE WAS OBSERVED AT LOW SPEEDS BUT ALSO PRESENTED EXTREME LURCHING OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME THE CAR BEGAN LURCHING. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312851February 22, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH SHE WOULD HEAR A CLICK FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE IS A TEAR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FEELS A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE FILED REGARDING THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312872February 22, 2010
STEERING
2007 COBALT, THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT AT ANY SPEED. IT MAKE THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312862February 22, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD AND THE WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I START THE IGNITION AND AS SOON AS I TAKE OFF IT GOES OUT. BECOMING VERY HARD TO DRIVE AROUND AND MAKES IT VERY HAZARDOUS ON TIGHT CORNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312883February 22, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE 2 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312904February 22, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT IT STARTED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW ALL THE TIME. AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT FIXED AT THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312914February 22, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES AND CANNOT BE TESTED UNLESS THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR IS ON, HOWEVER IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO A SERVICE STATION THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED WHICH RESETS THE COMPUTER AND IT CANNOT BE TESTED. I HAVE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. I HAVE HAD OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AS MANY AT 15 TIMES IN ONE TRIP WHILE AT OTHER TIMES IT MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR AS MANY AS 4 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312597February 22, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312608February 22, 2010
STEERING
TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PROCEEDED TO A SERVICE STATION WHICH REQUIRED GREATER FORCE TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312611February 22, 2010
STEERING
ON FEB 3,2010 MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING. I HAVE 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC BUT TRIED TO CORRECT AND ENDED IN THE DITCH. THANK GOD I DID NOT GET IN A WRECK. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. IT GOES OUT OFTEN SINCE THEN. CHEVY NEEDS A RECALL CAUSE APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY COBALT'S OUT THERE DOING THE SAME THING....WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR A DEATH???? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312605February 22, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING 55MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS HE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE GM MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BEFORE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 99,437.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312622February 22, 2010
STEERING
WE LIVE IN LUMBERTON TEXAS AND WE HAD TO GO TO SHREVEPORT,LA TO TAKE A FRIEND OF MINE TO THE DENTIST. ON THE WAY HOME WHILE WE WERE IN TOWN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY HUSBAND HAD TROUBLE STEERING IT AROUND CURVES AND TURNS. NOT KNOWING THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, HE PULLED INTO THE STORE TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID. HE COULDN'T FIND THE PLACE TO PUT IT SO I LOOKED AT THE BOOK THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND FOUND OUT. WELL WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO LEAVE IT WAS FINE AT FIRST, THEN IT STARTED IT AGAIN AND ALL THE WAY HOME. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND START IT BACK IT DOES OK FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT EVERYDAY. ONCE THE POWER STEERING ACTS UP IT STAYS THAT WAY UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BUT AFTER YOUR DRIVING IT AGAIN ITS STARTS ALL OVER. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T. IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE IT BUT I HAVE TO USE IT SOMETIME TO GO PLACES.WE HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET AND WERE TOLD IT COULD COST ALOT TO GET IT FIXED. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY NOW TO GET IT FIXED. ANOTHER COMPLAINT IS WELL ACTUALLY WAS THE GEAR SHIFT. IT WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK, I GUESS, AND YOU COULDN'T GET YOUR KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THAT FIXED THOUGH. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE BUT PROBABLY NOTHING THAT WOULD BE COVER UNDER SAFETY ISSUES. THIS CAR IS A LEMON IN MY BOOK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312630February 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, STEERING
MY WIFE'S 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR NOW. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND IN ALL CASES THEY ARE BEING CHARGED JUST FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD GET MY WIFE HURT BEING AS SHE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STEERING IT LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING IT AT THE TIME. IT IS THE CHEVY DEALER NOW HAVING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WHICH WAS RECALLED AND WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY TELL ME ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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