Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10303101January 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALTS POWER STEERING COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING UP ONTO A TWISTING HIGHWAY ON RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. TW*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302885January 27, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON '05 COLBALT SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING. SYSTEM TURNS OFF SPORADICALLY. IF I CANNOT PULL OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN BUT VERY HARD TO TURN. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THE SYSTEM WORKS FINE TILL THE NEXT EPISODE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302887January 27, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. THIS STARTED MONDAY AND DID IT 2 SEPARATE TIMES THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. ONCE YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON IT'S OK FOR AN INDETERMINABLE TIMEFRAME. *CN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302889January 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BREAKS GRINDING AND WORN OUT AFTER 15K MILES. *CN
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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#10302492January 27, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING 35 MPH IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR $1000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302544January 27, 2010
STEERING
MY CHEVY COBALT WAS LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE PARKING, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED FOR ALMOST $600 BUT I AM STILL HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS. ALONG WITH THE MOTOR BEING REPLACED I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ALMOST EVERY PART RELATING TO THE STEERING SYSTEM IN THIS CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL THIS CAR IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM AFRAID EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT.*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302558January 27, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DISABLED AND THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE EVENTUALLY CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS ENGINEERED THAT WAY TO SAVE FUEL AND IT WAS CHANGED FROM A HYDRAULIC STEERING WHEEL FOR THAT PURPOSE. SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO "FIX" FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IT WAS REINFORCED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM THAT WAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,933. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27830.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302563January 27, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. IT IS 2 YEARS OLD AND AT APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES THE CAR'S POWER STEERING BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN THE STEERING IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS SOMEWHAT RANDOMLY, BUT OCCURS WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR 80% OF THE TIME. ON JAN 25TH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND HAVING TO OVERCOMPENSATE FOR THE HARD STEERING WHEEL ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT AN ONCOMING CAR. AFTER RESOLVING TO TRY AND GET THIS REPAIRED, I CHECKED INTO THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH OVER 1,000 CONSUMERS WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE ON ALL MODELS OF THE CHEVY COBALT. A COUPLE OF THESE ARE HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH/P36 AND HTTP://GETSATISFACTION.COM/GM/TOPICS/COBALT_POWER_STEERING AND HTTP://WWW.THEPETITIONSITE.COM/1/CHEVY-COBALT-POWER-STEERING-ISSUES. A REPAIR CHARGE OF $800 - $2000 IS NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE FACTORY WARRANTY, AND IN SOME CASES IS RECURRING. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO MODIFY THEIR WARRANTY TO FIX IT. THERE IS NO INFO ON THEIR WEBSITE DESPITE THOUSANDS OF OBVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF THIS PART THAT, WHEN FAILS, CREATES UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE HEARD THAT CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ARE IN THE WORKS, AND I AM GOING TO TRY AND START ONE MYSELF, BUT WE'D ALL REALLY LIKE TO SEE GM ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM, MAKE AN EFFORT TO FIX THIS PLAGUE ON THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND ISSUE A RECALL. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302585January 27, 2010
STEERING
ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO THE POWER STEERING STARTED RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED IT WAS VERY SUDDEN AND SHOCKED ME. THE JOLT OF THE WHEEL, WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME, SPRAINED MY WRIST. NOW, EVERY TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF WITHIN ABOUT TWO TO THREE SECONDS AND REMAINS OFF. I ALREADY SUSTAINED INJURY FROM THIS AND I'M VERY UPSET THAT NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY LARGE SCALE PROBLEM CREATING SAFETY HAZARDS FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WARRANTY ON MY COBALT HAS LONG BEEN EXPIRED AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN (MORE THAN $2000.00). I'D LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF WITH A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL BE CONTACTING A LAWYER IF THIS PROBLEM CAUSES ME ANOTHER INJURY OR ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10302873January 27, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES, HOWEVER THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE AND STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND THE VEHICLE LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 80,200. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302879January 27, 2010
STEERING
AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CHEVY COBALT WILL DING ABOUT THREE TIMES AND IN THE MILEAGE WINDOW IT WILL FLASH "POWER STEERING". AS SOON AS THAT OCCURS THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT ENTIRELY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO COMPLETELY TURN IT. I ALMOST RAN INTO A FENCE TRYING TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT FIRST OCCURED THE AFTERNOON OF THE 26TH AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN THE REST OF THE DAY, BUT IT AGAIN HAPPENED THE MORNING OF THE 27TH. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY CHEVY SO THERE HAS BEEN NO CORRECTION TO THE PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302267January 26, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING I HAD TO DRIVE HOME AND I DON'T GO TO WORK BECAUSE ITS DANGEROUS DRIVING WHEN ITS HARD TO MAKE A TURN !! AND ITS TOO EXPENSIVE TO GET IT FIX!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302273January 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
BACK BRAKES ON MY COBALT SS ARE SHOT AND THE ROTORS AND SCORCHED AND WORN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302296January 26, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED A HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302332January 26, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HEADING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN CHICAGO. WHEN THE POWERSTEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT APPARENTLY BEGAN TO GIVE OUT ,MY CAR BEGAN TO STUTTER, LOSE POWER, AND THE STEERING TRIED TO LOCK ITSELF. LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DIM IN AND OUT AND THEN IT DISPLAYED POWERSTEERING ON THE DISPLAY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT THE POWERSTEERING COMPLETELY LOCKING ITSELF ON ME. I SHUT OFF MY CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES. TURN IT BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND DROVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME, WHICH FORTUNATELY WAS NOT THAT FAR AWAY, AND IT CONTINUED TO STUTTER AND TRIED TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL, DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIMMING IN AND OUT AND JUST LOSING POWER OF THE VEHICLE.. I AM LOOKING FOR THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP, I CAN TAKE IT INTO FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I HAPPENED TO HAVE COME ACROSS ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINTS OTHER CHEVY COBALT OWNERS HAVE WITH THEIR POWERSTEERING AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT IN CHICAGO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD MY 1 YR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME IN THE CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT AND HELP AVOID IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM TURN INTO A TRAGEDY FOR ANY OTHER CHEVY COBALT OWNERS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302361January 26, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FOR 15 MINUTES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY AND HAD DIFFICULTY PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302424January 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED, SLID IN THE SNOW AND HIT THE PASSENGER REAR RIM AGAINST THE CURB. THIS EVEN LEAD TO THE RIM BEING REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE AXLE. AFTER THE CAR WAS FIXED, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS LOOKED OVER TOO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULTS. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD A 12 MONTH/12,000 MI. WARRANTY, AND MY CAR WAS 17 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 19,200 MI. I THEN REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AROUND THE ENTIRE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302429January 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED, SLID IN THE SNOW AND HIT THE PASSENGER REAR RIM AGAINST THE CURB. THIS EVEN LEAD TO THE RIM BEING REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE AXLE. AFTER THE CAR WAS FIXED, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS LOOKED OVER TOO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULTS. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD A 12 MONTH/12,000 MI. WARRANTY, AND MY CAR WAS 17 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 19,200 MI., SO I HAD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS. I THEN REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AROUND THE ENTIRE CAR, OUT OF POCKET. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302128January 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK INVOLVED WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302131January 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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