Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10296302December 17, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN MY 19-YEAR-OLD SON WAS DRIVING IT. HAVING REVIEWED FORUM SITES ON THIS MATTER, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IF THEY FAIL TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS MATTER, THEY ONLY HAVE THEMSELVES TO BLAME FOR THEIR SPIRALING DOWNFALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296040December 16, 2009
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I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS 43,000 MILES. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SUDDENLY COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY IS LOST. IT HAS BEEN TO THE MECHANIC TWO TIMES AND HE HAS FOUND NO FAILED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. POWER STEERING EVENTUALLY ABRUPTLY RETURN TO NORMAL. THE CAR ALSO SHUDDERS AND OCCASIONALLY STALLS DURING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE EPISODE. MY WIFE IS FEARFUL TO DRIVE THIS AUTO. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296076December 16, 2009
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, SHE LOSES POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE SHE NOTICES THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. USUALLY SHE HAS TO RESTART HER VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES 70000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296097December 16, 2009
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT 89,000 MILES. POWER STEERING WENT OUT 11/26/2009 WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. POWER STEERING? LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO CONTROL. NEXT DAY VEHICLE RAN FINE. THREE DAYS LATER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. IT IS NOW PERMANENTLY OUT AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WILL COST $900 IF NOT MORE TO REPAIR, ALSO QUESTIONED DEALERSHIP IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS AND REPAIR MAN SAID HE CHECKED AND THERE WASN'T?T. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY UNSAFE AND A VERY COSTLY MALFUNCTION WITH THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM IN MY OPINION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296136December 16, 2009
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296144December 16, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST POWER STEERING AND SWERVED ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME SHE REFUSED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER. SEVERAL DEALERS ADVISED HER THAT SHE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY SINCE THE FAILURE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296175December 16, 2009
STEERING
AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE MESSAGE BOARD READ "POWER STEERING." THE WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ONLY 2 DAYS. I BARELY HAVE 31,000 MILES ON MY 06 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. I DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY RIGHT NOW AND HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295741December 15, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CANT GET MY INSPECTION STICKER!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295790December 15, 2009
STEERING
CHEVY COBALT - 2006... WHILE DRIVING CAR THE STEERING GOES OUT. CAR WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT... SIMPLY FREEZES UP. I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. MY COMPANY IS A MOLLY MAID FRANCHISE. I HAVE 15 CARS FOR WORK. I OWN 5 CHEVY COBALTS, YEARS 2006 AND 2007.... THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH 3 OUT OF 5 VEHICLES SO FAR! WHEN I CALL CHEVROLET THEY TELL ME IT IS NOT A DEFECT, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS - AND VERY DANGEROUS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295819December 15, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. A TRUCK REAR-ENDED HER VEHICLE , WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRS BAG DEPLOYED. ANOTHER OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10295871December 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT - KEY FREQUENTLY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND POWER STEERING HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295873December 15, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF I 40 IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHED, AND THEN WE LOST POWER STEERING. THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS AROUND US AT THE TIME. AFTER PULLING OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD (IT WAS AFTER DARK AND WE COULDN'T SEE UNDER THE HOOD), WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN, BUT LOST IT WITHIN 2 MILES. WE DROVE IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND THE DAY AFTER, AND THE SITUATION DID NOT REPEAT ITSELF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09, WHERE THEY INFORMED US THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, AND IT WAS REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY (2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 33.5K MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT) FOR APPROXIMATELY $500. THEY ALSO TOLD US THE MOTOR REPLACEMENT MIGHT NOT FIX THE WHOLE PROBLEM, AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COLUMN FOR AN ADDITIONAL $700. WE OPTED TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR IS OFTEN DRIVEN ON WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS AND LOSING POWER STEERING ON THESE ROADS PRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295861December 15, 2009
STEERING
OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY OF STEERING. PULLED OVER AT NEXT EXIT AND COULD NOT FIND A POWER STEERING RESERVOIR OR ANYTHING. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON IT WAS FINE. LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP ONLINE THIS MORNING AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. THEY TOOK THEIR CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND THAT IT GOES BAD. MY DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WHEN I BRING IT IN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL AND PANIC NOT KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295879December 15, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,100. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295881December 15, 2009
STEERING
AS I WAS LEAVING MY PARKING GARAGE FROM WORK, I WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE STREET, AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE CAR STOPPED STEERING. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET IT TO STEER AGAIN. CURRENTLY IT'S FINE, BUT I AM SCARED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, AND ON THE INTERSTATE, NOT SO SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295901December 15, 2009
STEERING
MY CHEVY COBALT 2007 BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS FINE , BUT IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY SINCE IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295903December 15, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE TO RESUME OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,692. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 01/12/10 *BF UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295559December 14, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SHE HAD TO EXERT GREAT EFFORT TO CONTROL THE STEERING COLUMN . THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295577December 14, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON MY 08 COBALT SHUTS DOWN AND IT LOCKS UP EVEN WHEN IM DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ONE TIME ON A TURN IT LOCKED UP AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295595December 14, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THEN HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR,AND COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1,2000.00. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 83,000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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