Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10306410February 5, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVY COBALT- SPRING 2009- POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY. ALMOST CRASHED. CALLED AND REPORTED INCIDENT TO GM NATIONAL NUMBER AND ASK ABOUT A RECALL, BUT AT THE TIME THEY SAID THERE WERE NONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306370February 5, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THE ROAD STARTED TO CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. AS WEEKS WENT BY IT JUST KEPT TURNING OFF ON ME AND EVENTUALLY NEVER CAME BACK ON. NOW WHEN I START THE CAR AND AS SOON AS I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WORDS"POWER STEERING" COMES ON. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 2 YEARS WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND I REFUSE TO PAY GM TO FIX THIS WHEN I SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306404February 5, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 COBALT RARELY WORKS. IT WORKS WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY TURNED ON BUT TURNS OFF SOON AFTERWARDS. THIS BEGAN ~1 YEAR AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306396February 5, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT AT ANY TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306477February 5, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE OWNED MY CAR SINCE SEPT 09 AND SINCE I HAVE HAD 4 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHERE THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT AND LOCKED UP MY WHEEL. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS AND IM AFRAID THAT I WILL GET INJURED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. EACH TIME HAS OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN DIFFERENT WEATHER AND SO ON. ON FEB 4 2010 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WENT COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD INTO A FIELD. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT STARTS DRIVING FINE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306476February 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND WITHIN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306482February 5, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I'M MAKING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2005-2009 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING. I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS AND LAST APRIL 2009, I NOTICED MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE IN NEW YORK STATE WITH A 2 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. SINCE THEN IT HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY WITH ABOUT A 2 MIN WINDOW THAT I DO HAVE IT AFTER I START THE CAR. I HAD CONTACTED GM THROUGH EMAIL, HAD A DIAGNOSIS RAN ON IT AND REPORTED IT BACK TO THEM, WHEN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME WITH IT. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT KNOWING THAT I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO FIX IT. SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING AND ON TOP OF THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAGS COMES ON TOO. THESE TWO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN VERY SCARY FOR ME AND MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306526February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES HAVE WORN OUT WAY PRE-MATURELY ON MY NEW 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS TURBO. MY REAR ROTOR IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AND RUSTED OVER. IT GRINDS, AND SQUEALS REALLY BAD, AND I JUST HIT 25K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306521February 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND FIRST GEAR WAS ENGAGED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO THE POWER STEERING AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,918.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306575February 5, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. THE STEERING HOWEVER, WOULD WORK AGAIN WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED AFTER STOPPING. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE POWER ASSIST FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER KEPT THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306607February 5, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT STOPPED WORKING. IT WORKS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER STARTING UP THE CAR AND THEN A MESSAGE COMES ON THE DISPLAY THAT SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS TO WORK AFTER THAT. THIS OCCURS WHILE I'M DRIVING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306615February 5, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD OCCUR EVERYDAY ON AND OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO RE-START THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO COME BACK ON. IF THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF I COULDN'T TURN THE CAR (BEING 7 MONTHS PREGNANT). WE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT COST AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES AND IS UNACCEPTABLE. ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT LEAD TO A CRASH IN MY CASE IT VERY WELL COULD'VE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306699February 5, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT GOES OUT. I HAVE ABOUT 23,000 MILES ON MY CAR. WHEN I DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES, IT'S VERY HARD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. IT BASICALLY IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306691February 5, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT CONSTANTLY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IN ORDER TO HAVE POWER STEERING AGAIN. THE WARMER THE MOTOR GETS THE MORE FREQUENT IT HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306709February 5, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A ROAD WHEN MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I WENT BACK TO MY APARTMENT BEFORE TAKING IT ANYWHERE. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK. AFTER DRIVING TO THE CAR GARAGE LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT AGAIN. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO STEERING FLUID IN MY TYPE OF CAR THAT IT WAS ALL COMPUTERIZED AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I DROVE ACROSS THE STREET TO THE DEALER WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD LAST ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND STOP CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER START MY CAR AND DRIVE AGAIN. IT STOPPED WORKING TWICE WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT TO TURN INTO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOUND THAT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT MY POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF I DIDN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306687February 5, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT - WHILE DRIVING - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306684February 5, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE. TALKED TO REPAIR SHOP AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT THIS IS A COMPONENT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306720February 5, 2010
STEERING
1. BEGINNING AT THE START OF JANUARY, RANDOMLY THE POWER STEERING IN OUR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WOULD SIMPLY STOP WORKING WITH NOTIFICATION. 2. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A DAY. 3. I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED WHICH COST ME NEARLY $500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306721February 5, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING THE CHEVY COBALT (2006) ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. THE CAR SWERVED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND SCRAPED/DAMAGED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE COBALT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306718February 5, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN I START THE CAR IT WORKS FINE BUT WHILE I'M DRIVING IT CUTS OUT AND ITS VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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