Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10308223February 9, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CHEVY COBALT. IT HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT!!! *TR
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#10307352February 8, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS - TURBOCHARGED. REAR BRAKES GOING BAD QUICKLY AND RUINING ROTORS.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10307380February 8, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND HEAR A SNAPPING NOISE IN THE FUSE BOX AND THEN INSTANTANEOUSLY THE WORD POWER STEERING IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH BOARD MONITOR. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING RESUMES. ON 1/12/2010 I DROVE THIS CAR TO TOPEKA, KANSAS AND HAD NO PROBLEMS GOING THERE WHICH WAS 80 MILES. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING 7 TIMES IN A 60 MILE. TOWARDS THE END OF THE 60 MILE DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT WITHIN 5 SECONDS OF RESTARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING LESS THAN 100 FEET. I LIMPED THE CAR TO WORK WITH NO POWER STEERING AND LET IT SIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AFTER WORK, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS DRIVING THE REMAINING 20 MILES TO MY HOME. THE POWER STEERING IS PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT, IT CAN BE PROBLEMATIC SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY AND THEN NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE TEMPERATURE THE DAY I HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WAS COLD (20 DEGREES), HOWEVER THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 MONTHS NOW AND STARTED WHEN IT WAS VERY HOT, OVER 100 DEGREES. UNFORTUNATELY THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING MORE FREQUENT. I WENT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $100 TO HOOK IT UP TO A COMPUTER TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS, THERE SHOULD BE NO CHARGE TO HOOK THE CAR UP TO A COMPUTER TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG. OUT OF FRUSTRATION, I PARKED THE CAR AND STARTED USING AN OLDER CAR FOR WORK. THE COBALT HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STARTING TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONICS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A TOYOTA PROBLEM AND SOMEONE GETS KILLED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307387February 8, 2010
STEERING
PLEASE GO TO GET SATISFACTION.COM TO REVIEW ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS BY CHEVY COBALT OWNERS. THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. I HAVE AN '06 COBALT AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING SUDDENLY AT AROUND 62,000 MILES. GM REFUSES TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE CAR AT 60K. THEY WANT NEARLY $1000 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307377February 8, 2010
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER AND SERVAL PEARSON WERE HURT IN AND ACCIDENT DUE TO STARING PROBLEM RESULT OF 2009 COBALT BEING TOTAL AND SUED BY MANY PEARSON
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
6
Deaths:
0
#10307379February 8, 2010
STEERING
POTENTIAL POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH 2008 CHEVY COBALT
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No
Fire:
No
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0
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0
#10307383February 8, 2010
STEERING
2004 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN DUE TO SAFETY ONCERNS. PLAN TO TAKE TO THE CHEVY DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIR FEBUARY 2010. WILL GET RID OF CAR AS SOON AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS.
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No
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No
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0
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#10307398February 8, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN THE COBALT JUST FAILS. FIRST TIME IN THE PARKING LOT OF A JEWEL WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THE LOT BARELY ABLE TO TURN WHEEL TO PARK. TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. 2ND TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON A TRIP 1.5 HOURS INTO TRIP THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. RESTARTED THE CAR AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO TRIP POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I DROVE WITHOUT IT FOR THE REMAINING HOUR. ONE THE RETURN TRIP THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER 1.0 HOURS OF DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307399February 8, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN TURNING SLOWLY
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307410February 8, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVY COBALT ON DECEMBER 30, 2009. SINCE THE PURCHASE, IT HAS HAD INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. LAST WEEK, DURING A 7 MILE TRIP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. PREVIOUSLY, TURNING CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON RESOLVED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS ISSUE WAS GETTING WORSE, WE TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND REPORTED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING MOTOR. THIS WAS REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $371 PLUS DIAGNOSTICS FOR $95. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH COBALTS - RECALL MIGHT BE A GOOD SOLUTION!! THIS CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN BY A 16 YEAR-OLD DRIVER. THANKFULLY SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NO ACCIDENTS OCCURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307438February 8, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COLBALT.POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT ON SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307444February 8, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES: START ENGINE, ENGAGE IN DRIVING AFTER GIVING TIME FOR ENGINE TO IDLE DOWN, BEGIN TO DRIVE, ALL GAUGES GO TO 0 OR BLANK OUT, POWER STEERING IS LOST, FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN DRIVING WITH A FULL TANK OR LESS, RPM GAUGE STATES 0 WHEN ENGINE IS STILL NOTICEABLY RUNNING, CID DISPLAYS "PWR STEERING" INDICATING IT IS OUT. THE ONLY FIX? TURN OFF CAR, UNPLUG BATTERY TERMINAL, WAIT 5 MINUTES, ATTACH TERMINAL, DRIVE AGAIN. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR A DAY OR TWO. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS ONCE A WEEK AND NO DEALERS SAY THERE'S A PROBLEM READING ON MY ECU/PCM. I'M SO FED UP WITH THIS. MY CAR IS A 2005 MODEL AND THIS HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307447February 8, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING MAKING STEERING THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GREAT EFFORT IS NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 90 DEGREES (THIS IS NOT LIKE DRIVING AN OLD CAR WITHOUT POWER STREERING). CONDITION STARTED AT ABOUT 39000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS ABOUT 40550 MILES ON IT TODAY. PROBLEM OCCURS AT VARIOUS INTERVALS BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE CAR MUST BE STOPPED, ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND CAR RESTARTED TO TEMPORARILY CLEAR THE CONDITION. SITUATION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS OF 2/8/2010. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID A RECALL IS PENDING (THEY ALLEGEDLY ARE COOPERATING WITH NHSTA AT THIS TIME ON A RECALL), BUT CANNOT COMMIT TO FIXING THEIR DEFECT IN MY CAR. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES REPAIRS CAN BE UP TO $2000 BECUASE INDIVIDUAL REPAIR PARTS CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AS A LARGE KIT. I HAVE BEGUN DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHSTA. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE CAR'S DESIGN THAT PLACES THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD NEAR THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM GOES OUT. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AT ANY TIME LEAVING THE PUBLIC AT RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307475February 8, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 COBALT WHICH I LEASED NEW IN 2006 AND IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING GO ON MY CAR 4 TIMES. ALL FOUR TIMES WAS DURING PARKING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HOW TO PARALLELL PARK AND THIS IS WHEN THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR AND THIS WOULD LAST UP TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT WOULD START WORKING PROPERLY WHEN NOT TURNING THE WHEEL SO MUCH. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME, I KEEP HEARING ABOUT ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH AS THE TIMES IT HAPPENED TO ME I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURED BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEES THE NEXT TIME I MAY BE AS FORTUNATE. ALSO AT TIMES THE STEERING MAKES CREAKING NOISES WHEN TAKING SHARP TURNS...THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRINING THIS CAR ANYMORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307460February 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 COBALT CHEVROLET POWER STERRING GOES OUT
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10307549February 8, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT BRAND NEW AND IMMEDIATLY QUESTIONED WHY THE STERRING WHEEL SHOOK WHENEVER I BRAKED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS A SMALL PLASTIC GAS SAVER THAT IT WAS TO BE EXPECTED. THE SHAKING OF THE STERRING WHEEL GETS VERY SEVERE WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND IN INCIDENCES OF QUICK STOPS. I WAS SO SURE THIS CAR WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN I DID NOT ALLOW MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVER TO DRIVE IT. NOW, I AM HEARING ABOUT OTHER CEVY COBALTS THAT HAVE STEERING FAILURE AND I NO LONGER ACCEPT THE ANSWERS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE SO CALLED PROFESSIONALS. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL FORCE GM INTO A RECALL BEFORE MY STEERING FAILS AND I FIND MYSELF IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE MY STEERING HAS FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307559February 8, 2010
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT-POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE NO POWER STEERING IN THIS CAR NOW. THE ELECTRICAL UNIT THAT POWERS THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT-FAILED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AT THE VERY LEAST $800.00 TO FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. MY SON USES THIS CAR DAILY (NOW WITH NO POWER STEERING) TO AND FROM WORK AND TO SCHOOL. HIS COMMUTE IS 1 HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE ONE WAY. MY SON FOLLOWS A WEBSITE FOR COBALT OWNERS AND TELLS ME THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE EMAILS ON THE WEBSITE ARE REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL UNIT FOR THE POWER STEERING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL INJECTORS ON THIS CAR. WILL THERE BE ANY RECALL FOR THE CHEVY COBALT? THERE SHOULD BE!!!L *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307561February 8, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS COUPE. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, AS DO MANY OTHER COBALT ONWERS. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WILL TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THIS MAKES THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307554February 8, 2010
STEERING
IN THE SUMMER OF '08 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY CAR AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK. I ALOMOST HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE CAR TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE OF DRIVING. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE TO SEE IF IT WAS A SIMPLE FIX, BUT FOUND THAT NOT ONLY IS IT A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO FIX, BUT PRETTY EXPENSIVE AS WELL. I DO NOT HAVE THE MOENY TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307573February 8, 2010
STEERING
I HAD JUST TURNED ON THE ON RAMP TO GET O THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED AT 25 MPH. I LATER TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID I WILL NEED A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR. DEALER SAID IT WILL BE A $1100 FIX. I THINK GM SHOULD PAY FOR THIS, SEEING HOW SO MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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