Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10307585February 8, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT GAVE OUT AFTER THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE IT IS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST A SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH THEN FIXED THE PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307608February 8, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOUD CLUNKING COULD BE HEARD DURING TIP-IN/ TIP-OUT OF THROTTLE. RETURNED WAS CAR TO DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39,672 MILES, IS PRIMARLIY HIGHWAY DRIVEN, AND HAS SEEN VERY LITTLE USE OVER THE LAST 16 MONTHS. STEERING CONTROL HAS DIMINSHED OVER TIME WHILE EFFORTS HAVE INCREASED. FAILURE OF CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS SEEMS PREMATURE FOR NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307621February 8, 2010
STEERING
I GAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT TO MY DAUGHTER, BOUGHT THE CAR SECOND HAND @ APPROXIMATELY 40,000KM IT NOW HAS APPROX 55,000 KM. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I ASKED THE DEALER FOR A MAINTENANCE PRINT OUT AND THERE WAS NO REFERENCE TO STEERING ISSUES.TWICE SINCE LAST NOVEMBER THE STEERING LOCKS ON HER WHILE DRIVING, SHE DESCRIBES IT AS VERY HARD TO STEER, RATTLING NOISE AND JERKING IN THE STEERING. TEH FIRST TIME SHE PULLED OFF THE HWY AND DROVE HOME ON THE SHOULDER, SHE CALLED ME UP TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE POWER STEERING FLUID ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. BOTH TIMES I CALLED THE DEALER BUT HE WAS NOT REALLY OFFERING ANY SOLLUTION, HE ONLY TOLD ME HE WAS AWARE THAT IT HAD OCCURED ON OTHER COBALTS AND IT COULD COST UP TO $2000 TO REPAIR. TODAY I SAW ON THE INTERNET THAT GM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR HUNDREDS OF CRASHES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM....DO THEY HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IF THEY DO WHAT IS MY RECOURSE...I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY DAUGHTER. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307663February 8, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER SHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I HAD TO PAY DEDUCTIBLE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307249February 7, 2010
STEERING
OUR COBALT HAS ALWAYS HAD VERY SENSITIVE STEERING FROM DAY ONE. BUT WE THOUGHT IS WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALLER CAR. ON THURSDAY MORNING WHILE GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL I HIT A SMALL PATCH OF BLACK ICE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. BUT EVEN WHEN I HIT DRY PAYMENT THERE STILL WAS NO CONTROL. TRYING TO STEER OUT OF THE SKID JUST TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A LITTLE, I STILL WAS NOT ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL ,IT WOULD OVER CORRECT , UNTIL THE CAR LANDED IN THE DITCH. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED. BUT CAR IS DAMAGED. WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL THE SHOP CALLS US. THIS CAR DEFINITELY HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. *TW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307247February 7, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. PULLED CAR TO CURB, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED CAR ENGINE, POWER STEERING RESUMED. WHILE RETURNING TO MY HOME POWER STEERING FAILED TWO MORE TIMES. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307256February 7, 2010
STEERING
AFTER OWNING MY 2007 CHEVY COLBALT FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS, THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STARTED GOING OUT ON IT. THE FREQUENCY IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT HAS INCREASED AND IT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307259February 7, 2010
STEERING
POWERSTEERING CUTS OUT FOR NO REAL GOOD REASON. I BELIEVE IT IS A BAD DESIGN. MOTOR NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH OR CIRCUIT BREAKER VALUE TOO LOW. ITS A !@#$% PROBLEM. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SO CALLED FIX DONE 3 TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE AND IT TEMPTS YOU TO JUST INCREASE THE AVAILABLE CURRENT. GM DESERVES TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS FOR THEIR CARELESS HANDLING OF IT. THIS CAR IS A CERTIFIED LEMON WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT EVERY ONE OFF THE LINE HAS, JUST GOOGLE IT. MY CAR HAS AN EVAP ERROR, BAD UNLOCK BUTTON ON REMOTE, PWS ERROR, CABIN AIR QUALITY SUCKS, LIKE SUCKING ON THE TAIL PIPE IN FRONT OF YOU, TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT UP PROPERLY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FEATHER TOUCH TO GET IT TO SHIFT UP. CLICKING SOUND ON SHIFTER EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE BRAKES, KEY GETS LOCKED IN STEERING , YOU HAVE TO MOVE SHIFTER AND OR HIT BRAKE TO GET IT TO RELEASE IT. THEY NEED TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THE STEERING PROBLEM SO THAT WHEN IT IS FIXED IT STAYS FIXED. INSANITY - USING THE SAME PARTS AND EXPECTING A DIFFERENT OUTCOME. BEING A ELECTRONICS MAJOR I KNOW THIS IS A !@#$% ERROR THAT IS ROOTED IN THE DESIGN. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307282February 7, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING, CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SKIDDING ON ICE AND IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CALLED DEALER, TOLD NOTHING TO DO ABOUT EITHER ONE, THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. SUGGESTED I REPLACE TIRES AND GET A FRONT END-ALIGNMENT, WHICH I DID. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. CALLED DEALER AGAIN AND WAS GIVEN ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION OR OFFER TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, EVEN AT MY EXPENSE. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307308February 7, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED. IT WAS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY WOULD NOT COME BACK AT ALL. WE HAD TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE ACTUAL PART. ONCE IT CAME IN, WE HAD IT REPAIRED. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307306February 7, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AT VARIOUS TIMES OF DRIVING. THIS STARTED WITH AN APPROXIMATE MILEAGE OF 43K AND BEGAN OCCURRING EARLY IN 2009. THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM WAS REPLACED IN EARLY MARCH 2009. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A 16 YEAR OLD AND I FELT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET THIS REPAIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN AND FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN (BULLETIN 07-02-32-007) ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BY CHEVROLET. I ALSO WROTE A LETTER TO GENERAL MOTORS EXPRESSING MY CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS OUT THERE AND THE FACT THAT HIS POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED SO EARLY IN THE VEHICLES LIFE. LUCKILY, MY DAUGHTER WAS NEITHER INJURED OR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY VEHICLE OR OTHERS BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY TO HER TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FAIL WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307317February 7, 2010
STEERING
APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO..POWER STEE RING LIGHT CAME ON AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED TO RECYCLE THE POWER STEERING..THIS HAS CEASED WORKING BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN 2 SECONDS AFTER RESTARTING. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED FUSES AND I AM JUST SHORT OF TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND UPON RESEARCH NOTICED MORE THAN A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307327February 7, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE AN 07 COBALT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED GOING OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY BUT THE POWER STEERING GOES BACK OUT ABOUT 45 SECONDS LATER. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307340February 7, 2010
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TWO AN A HALF YEARS AGO MY VEHICLE STARTED TO JUST TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, IT STARTED ABOUT EVERY 4-5 MONTHS THEN ABOUT A YEAR AGO IT STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. IT WAS REPLACED SINCE THEN. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. NOW FEBRUARY 6, 2010 I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY WENT OUT. SOMETIMES IF I TURN MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WILL HAVE POWER STEERING AGAIN SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT HELP. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR 2 DAYS NOW AND IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY 3 TIMES AND TODAY 3 TIMES. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND ALMOST CAUSED A COUPLE OF COLLISIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. I PLAN ON GOING TO THE SHOP TOMORROW AND I WILL KEEP ANY PARTS THEY REPLACE. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307129February 7, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR AND HAS GRADUALLY STARTED GOING OUT AT EVEN LOWER SPEEDS. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT. IT HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. I CANNOT EVEN GET OUT OF A SMALL PARKING LOT WITH OUT IT GOING OUT. IT IS HARD TO TURN AND HARD TO STEER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307155February 7, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE TURNING. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307167February 7, 2010
STEERING
RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THREE MONTHS LATER IN JANUARY WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. PULLED IN A STORE PARKING LOT, SHOPPED FIFTEEN MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR AND HAD POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN SEVEN DAYS LATER. I TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PUMP AND SHUTTING DOWN WAS A SAFETY FEATURE IF IT OVER HEATS. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES DURING THE SUMMER AND AGAIN AROUND DECEMBER. THIS CAN HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT IT COULD COST THOUSANDS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307161February 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT ON 7-27-09. DURING THE NEXT MONTH, THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT, THE GAUGES WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD JERK. IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT START. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE PS AND GAUGES WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR TRIP. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING TO MARION, THE PS WENT OFF AND ON 12 TIMES. WE TOOK THE CAR TO SCHOTT BROS. IN BUCYRUS ON 9-8-09, AND THE CODES IT WAS DISPLAYING WERE SOMEWHAT GENERIC, SO THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED TO ACT UP. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THEN IT STARTED IT ACTING UP AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK TO SCHOTT BROS. AGAIN FOR SERVICE AND IT WAS STILL DISPLAYING THE SAME GENERIC CODES, AND WHEN THEY CONTACTED GM, THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE WIRING BETWEEN THE PS MODULE AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $400.00. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PS ISSUE. ACCORDING TO GM'S RECORDS, THIS CAR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASING THE CAR AND ALTHOUGH THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. AGAIN, I STRESS THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307170February 7, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. I WAS DRIVING GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ACROSS THE SCREEN. ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY DANGEROUS, AS I WAS ON A VERY CRAMPED ROAD. I THEN TURNED OFF MY CAR, AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, IT BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN, ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ACROSS THE SCREEN ONCE AGAIN, AND IT WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS AS OF RIGHT NOW(JUST HAPPENED YESTERDAY) BUT I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PAGES AND FORUMS REGARDING THIS TOPIC. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307171February 7, 2010
STEERING
AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY ON COURSE. DURING THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, THE STEERING STARTED MAKING AN AWFUL SWISHING NOISE. NOW THE STEERING MAKES THIS NOISE AT ALL TIMES BUT IT GETS WORSE WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED OR EVEN DIE BEFORE GENERAL MOTORS FIXES THIS PROBLEM? *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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