Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10311914February 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
8K MILES, DRIVEN NORMALLY, 90% FREEWAY. REAR BRAKES SCORED AND GRINDING SINCE 6000K MILES. PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT LIKE TO LET GO WHEN LEFT FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. AWAITING RESPONSE FROM SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311933February 18, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVY COBALT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. EARLY LAST SUMMER IT WAS NEARING THE 40,000 MARK AND MY POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT. I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS OUT OF FLUID, SO I TOOK THE CAR AND HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND ALL THE FLUIDS CHECKED. AS I WAS LEAVING THE MECHANIC, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I WENT BACK INTO THE OFFICE, TOLD THEM MY ISSUE AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PUT POWER STEERING FLUID, THAT IT WAS A CLOSED TRANSMISSION. (I LATER LEARNED THAT IT WAS ELECTRIC.) THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO COME AND GO FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS. I STOPPED DRIVING FOR ABOUT 8 WEEKS AND WHEN I RESUMED DRIVING, IT WAS FINE. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE PROBLEM HAD FIXED ITSELF. IT WENT OUT AGAIN ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO; IT HAD AROUND 41500 MILE ON IT. I LIVE IN THE BACK OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE I HAVE TO MAKE LOTS OF TURNS AND THAT IS GENERALLY WHERE IT GOES OUT. I DO NOT DO A LOT OF INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY DRIVING, MOSTLY JUST INNER-CITY. I RARELY TRAVEL OVER 50 MPH. BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO GO OUT, IT MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO MAKE TURNS AND DRIVE. I HAVE NOT YET BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE, BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. I TRY TO REMAIN EXTRA AWARE OF MY SURROUNDINGS TO PREVENT ANY INCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311944February 18, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 06 FOUR DOOR CHEVY COBALT. WHEN I GOT IT FROM THE DEALER IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT 50,000 MILES LATER THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN ACTING UP. WHILE DRIVING I GET A MESSAGE THAT I HAVE NO POWER STEERING, I HAVE POWER STEERING AT FIRST, WHEN IT STARTS, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE POWER STEERING IS ALSO ELECTRIC, AND THE MILES I PUT ON THE CAR IS FREEWAY MILES. NO EXCESSIVE STEERING WEAR AND TEAR. IT IS QUITE A CHORE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, WITH NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LUXURY COMPACT CAR WHICH I ENJOY BUT WITH NO POWER STEERING, IT MAKES WANT TO HATE TO DRIVE IT, INSTEAD OF LOVING TO DRIVE IT ONCE I GOT IT. BECAUSE OF THE BAD MALFUNCTION, IF ASKED, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311943February 18, 2010
STEERING
WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN A DASHBOARD WARNING INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. PULLED OFF, TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AND PROBLEM WAS CLEAR. DROVE A FEW MORE MILES AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THE ISSUE HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. BUT CONCERNED THAT IT WILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311546February 17, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE, NO CERTAIN TIME OR SITUATION APPROX. ONCE A WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311564February 17, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE POWER STEERING FAILS. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE OR ANY KIND OF MOVEMENT FOR THAT PART AT SLOW SPEEDS. UNFORTUNATELY I HEAR THE FIX COST OVER 1000 DOLLARS, MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE ON A FIXED INCOME. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 AND BY THE SUMMER OF 2008 THE PROBLEM STARTED TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY AND THEN MORE OFTEN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE QUICKLY AND OFTEN WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE AND I LIVE IN TEXAS WHICH IS NORMALLY HOT MOST OF THE YEAR. IT IS VERY ANNOYING TO HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311561February 17, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. POWER STEERING FAILURE AT 32,000 MI. POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. OLD PART KEPT AT DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311581February 17, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT 2.0. CUSTOMER LOST COMPLETE ASSIST IN POWER STEERING RENDERING VEHICLE UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES DASH WARNING FOR POWER STEERING, MULTIPLE TIMES PER TRIP. STEERING GEAR AND STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. CUSTOMER WAS FEARFUL OF DRIVING, DUE TO NEARLY HITTING A VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311592February 17, 2010
STEERING
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT (OR AS OF APPROX 2 WEEKS AGO) THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING BEGAN TO RANDOM SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING IS AVAILABLE EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED BUT IS ALWAYS DISABLE AFTER 1-2 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND STAYS THAT WAY UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, ALTHOUGH AT THAT POINT IT LAST 1-2 MINUTES AGAIN AND SO THE CYCLE CONTINUES. THE CONSEQUENCES AS OF YET ARE SIMPLY THE BOTHER AND DIFFICULTY WITH 'WINDING ROADS' AND PARKING LOTS. DUE TO EXPERIENCE WITH A SIMILAR CAR AND MINIMAL TRAVEL THERE HAVE BEEN NO RELATED ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. THE FAILURE HAS YET TO CORRECTED DUE TO VARIOUS CONSTRAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311161February 17, 2010
STEERING
THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY COBALT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, AND THAT THE UNITS THEY REPLACE ALSO FAIL IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN TO NOT ONLY ME BUT SOMEONE ELSE. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311186February 17, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 COBALT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN MY 29 YEAR OLD SON WAS TURNING ONTO A TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE CAR HIT THE CURB CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT TIRE AND WHEEL. MY INSURANCE COMPANY (USAA) PAID $4269.69 FOR REPAIRS, $420 FOR CAR RENTAL; I PAID $500 DEDUCTIBLE. CLASSIC CHEVROLET FIXED THE POWER STEERING WITHOUT CHARGE; HOWEVER, IF THERE HAD BEEN A TIMELY RECALL THE ACCIDENT WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311205February 17, 2010
STEERING
THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS PURCHASED USED A WEEK BEFORE INCIDENT OCCURRED. MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST GOT OFF WORK AND WAS STARTING TO DRIVE HOME WHEN SHE NOTICED POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE COME ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD ON THE DASH. AT THE SAME TIME SHE FELT THE STEERING GET HARD TO CONTROL. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER CALLED HOME AND I WENT TO HER LOCATION, THINKING POWER STEERING FLUID MUST BE LOW. TO MY SURPRISE I LEARNED IT HAD NO PUMP AND IT WAS ELECTRICAL. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND MESSAGE WAS OUT AND STEERING APPEARED TO BE FINE. I DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT OUT AND AFTER STARTING VEHICLE NOTICED THE MESSAGE COMING ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD READ STEERING PROBLEMS. I TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT IT WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER THE STEERING. IT HAD NO POWER ASSIST IN THE STEERING. IT BECAME SPORADIC OFF AND ON OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND LEARNED INORDER TO FIX PROBLEM, THE POWER ASSIST STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH HOUSED THE POWER ASSIST COMPUTER MODULE AND THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR. OUR TOTAL EXPENSE WAS $730.27. I LEARNED FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT 2005 THRU 2007 MODEL YEARS WERE KNOWN TO THEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH POWER ASSIST STEERING GOING OUT. I STILL HAVE THE OLD STEERING UNIT THAT WAS REPLACED. I READ WHERE NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THE STEERING PROBLEM. I JUST WANTED TO LET AGENCY KNOW I TOO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING GOING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311231February 17, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311273February 17, 2010
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THE 06 CHEVY COBALT, THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVER TIME THE CAR IS IN USE NOW AND HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF A 15 MILE TRIP. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THE STEERING TO RESPOND AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311294February 17, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE ON 2006 COBALT POWER STEERING JUST QUITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311284February 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN 2005 COBALT THAT WAS GOING CRAZY WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. ALL THE TESTING AT REPAIR SHOPS COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I WOULD DRIVE, RADIO AND FRONT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON; BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND ENGINE WOULD CUT OUT, EVEN AT HIGH RATES OF SPEAD, THEN DIE WHEN CAR SLOWED. REPLACING IGNITION CYLINDER AND REMOVING ALL ELECTRONIC CODES FINALLY RESOLVED THE ISSUE BUT WAS ONLY A GUESS ON PART OF MANY DIFFERENT REPAIR PEOPLE. WHY SHOULD TOYOTA BE THE ONLY ONE TO TAKE THE BLAME FOR AUTO PARTS THAT AREN'T RELIABLE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311321February 17, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING ASSIST COMES ON EVERY DAY AFTER 5 MIN OD DRIVING U STOP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT UP IT COMES BACK ON 5MIN LATER...SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311325February 17, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS FROM STEARNS CHEVROLET IN GRAHAM, NC IN JUNE 2009 WITH JUST A LITTLE OVER 32K MI. SOME WHERE BETWEEN 45K & 50K MI. MY POWER STEERING BEGAN TO RANDOMLY GO OUT. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS IN FIRST GEAR SWITCHING TO SECOND ON A RIGHT HAND TURN. SINCE THEN, IT HAPPENS EXTREMELY RANDOMLY, USUALLY IN TOWN WHERE I HAVE TO SWITCH GEARS THE MOST. IF APPROPRIATE, I CAN USUALLY JUST POP IN THE CLUTCH & RESTART THE VEHICLE & IT RESETS THE MOTOR AND EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR A WHILE, SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES RIGHT BACK OUT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM (WHICH IS NOW CLOSED) AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IN MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAD GONE BAD AND GM AGREED TO PAY 1/3 OF THE $700 TO FIX IT. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311362February 17, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT LS POWER STEERING SEIZING, NOT WORKING. ONLY 40K MILES ON CAR, BROUGHT TO GM DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON POWER STEERING, HAD TO HAVE REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN & MOTOR AT A COST OF OVER 1000 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311374February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, MOMENTS LATER THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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