Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10304852February 3, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING QUITS CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER OFF ROAD. FIRST POWER STEERING LIGHTS COMES ON AND IMMEDIATELY YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING MUST PULL OFF ROAD SHUT DOWN WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES THEN RESTART AND POWER STEERING COMES BACK ONLY FOR SEVERAL MILES THEN CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME. *TR
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#10304878February 3, 2010
STEERING
MY STEERING RACK IN MY COBALT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT. IT ALSO WANDERS AND WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT HAS RECENTLY BEEN GETTING WORSE. *TR
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#10304883February 3, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH, BRAKING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AND INTERSECTION WITH A LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT, RESULTING IN MY ONLY BEING ABLE TO MAKE SUCH A WIDE TURN THAT I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE STOP LIGHT POLE. I THEN TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF AND COULD STILL BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER TAKING MY COBALT TO MY NEAREST DEALER THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND I CALLED CHEVROLET HEADQUARTERS TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE $900 REPAIR COSTS AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED A WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. AFTER MANY CALLS BACK AND FORTH THEY DECIDED TO NOT REIMBURSE ME AT ALL. *TR
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#10304887February 3, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE ALWAYS CUTS OUT WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC, OR IN A TURN. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR
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#10304889February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ON 1/28/10, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN ON 2/1/10, AND THEN STOPPED AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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#10304857February 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVY COBALT WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM GOES HAYWIRE. THE DOORS BEGIN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN, LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SPORADICALLY, AND THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR READS A MESSAGE REGARDING THE POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING IS THEN HARD TO CONTROL AND IT SEEMS THE VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING. PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE DECEMBER 2009 AND CAN OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES A DAY TO SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM SHORT TERM SEEMS TO BE TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. DOING SO IS NOT ALWAYS CONVENIENT, SUCH AS DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND AS A WOMEN WHO IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT, WITH A DAILY LONG HIGHWAY COMMUTE-SOMETHING MUST BE DONE RIGHT AWAY! *TR
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#10304914February 3, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2007 COBALT, THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG WHEN SUDDENLY I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL. GOOD THING I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST AND I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS DEFECT GM SHOULD FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
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#10304919February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED RESULTING IN A NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR *TR
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#10304928February 3, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. IT IS OFTEN HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HEAR A RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING CHAMBER WHILE I AM MAKING TURNS. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AS I WAS DRIVING WHICH CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL NOT TO MOVE AT ALL. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT NEAR OTHER CARS AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF IN TIME. I RE-STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING MUST HAVE RESET ITSELF AND BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. *TR
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#10304937February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT OF COBALT. POWER STEERING ALERT COMES ON TO DASH AND CAR BEEPS. WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED POWER STEERING RETURNS. 3 INCIDENTS. 2 NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS. *TR
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#10304925February 3, 2010
STEERING
IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL 3 TIMES. IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 50-55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HIT MY BRAKES AND MY CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TRIED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPEED. *TR
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#10304932February 3, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
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#10304944February 3, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT LT POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. NEWS REPORTS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION TODAY ARE SAYING THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED. IT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS TO ME WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON MY DAILY COMMUTE TO/FROM WORK, USUALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE DALLAS FREEWAYS. IT FIRST BEGAN TO HAPPEN ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2009, AND NOW HAPPENS DAILY. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING, DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IT IS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR... IT IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE. GO TO: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. *TR
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#10304965February 3, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE HAD MY POWERSTEERING LIGHT COME ON, AND I CANT STEER THE CAR VERY WELL. I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2-3 TIMES & THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. BUT, I AM NOT IMAGINING THIS, AND IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHERE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. ALSO, WHEN IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING I ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHILE TURNING. *TR
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#10304968February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT AS I WAS DRIVING IT AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR DOWN MY STREET. IT WAS ON FOR LESS THAN 2 MINUTES. CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FROM WHAT I HEAR, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT, AND ONE THAT I FEEL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
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#10304942February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING SYSTEM GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. UPON TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT RESETS FOR A BIT, AND THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. MAKES IT HARD TO STEER, STAY ON THE ROAD, AND AVOID ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER DRIVERS OR ANYTHING ON OR NEAR THE LANE YOU'RE DRIVING IN. *TR
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0
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#10303994February 2, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 40,000 AND THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND I HAVE POWER STEERING FOR AROUND 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE DIC DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING" AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $900! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE VEHICLE JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOW I HAVE A $900 BILL. STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH SHARP TURNS. I BELIEVE GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DURABILITY IN THEIR MOTOR AND NOT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. AFTER PAYING THE BILL AT THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE OLD COLUMN AND DISASSEMBLED THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE SPRINGS FOR THE BRUSHES ARE BLUE/RED IN COLOR SIGNIFYING SIGNIFICANT HEAT TO THEM. THE BRUSHES THEMSELVES ARE ALMOST NON EXISTENT. THERE WAS HARDLY ANY CONTACT ONTO THE ARMATURE OF THE BRUSHES, POSSIBLY FROM THE SPRINGS LOSING STRENGTH FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. INSIDE THE MOTOR, IT WAS FULL OF DUST FROM BRUSHES. THERE'S ALSO A SLIGHT BURN MARK ON THE CASE OF THE MOTOR ON THE INSIDE WHERE THE WIRE FROM ONE OF THE BRUSHES WAS CLOSE TO. THE DUST COULD BE CONDUCTING ELECTRICITY GOING FROM THE BRUSH GOING STRAIGHT TO THE CASE. *TR
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#10304005February 2, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. FIRST OCCURRED AUGUST 2009 AFTER BUYING THE CAR USED IN JULY 2008. HAS OCCURRED EVERYDAY SINCE. GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. CANNOT GET MORE THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE POWER STEERING FAILS EACH TIME CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR
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#10304006February 2, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE IN OPERATION -- 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR
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#10304007February 2, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING NOW INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. VEHICLE MUST BE POWERED OFF THEN BACK ON TO MAKE THE POWER STEERING WORK AGAIN. *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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