Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10294740December 7, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 102,000.
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#10294760December 7, 2009
STEERING
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WORDS POWER STEERING FLASHES ON THE SCREEN UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER, AND MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. BUT THE PROBLEM OF THE POWER STEERING SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN HAPPENS REGULARLY AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR
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#10294809December 7, 2009
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT STEERING IS GOING IN AND OUT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES AWAY. CUTTING THE CAR OFF AND THEN STARTING IT BACK UP RESTARTS THE POWER STEERING. THE FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE GOOD. WHAT SHOULD WE DO? *TR
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#10294833December 7, 2009
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND SHE LOST THE POWER STEERING - SHE LOST CONTROL AND MOVED INTO OTHER LANES AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR
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#10294848December 7, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH ONLY 29K MILES. JUST TODAY, MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WERE COMING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING POPS ON THEN SUDDENLY WE HAVE NO STEERING AT ALL. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO STOP COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND RESTART THE CAR 2 OR 3 TIMES JUST TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE WARNING HAS COME ON BEFORE WITH JUST ME IN THE CAR, AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED LONG ENOUGH TO GET HOME, BUT NOW IT IS TO THE POINT TO WHERE RESTARTING IT DOESN'T WORK ANY MORE. I FELT LIKE I WAS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS NOT AT ALL PLEASANT WHEN YOU ARE MOVING AT 60+ MPH. IM AFRAID THAT WE ARE EVENTUALLY GOING TO GET VERY BADLY INJURED WITH THIS HAPPENING. WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR, SO THIS IS OUR ONLY OPTION. *TR
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#10294656December 6, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT SS/SC THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN MAY 2005. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME - IT NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 30,600 MILES. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING - THE WARNING SYSTEM CHIMES AND A MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED ON THE COMPUTER DISPLAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR IS HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. WHAT BEGAN AS INFREQUENT AND INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BECOME A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS EACH THE CAR IS DRIVEN NOW, OCCURRING WITHIN MINUTES IF NOT SECONDS EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. I DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM BY PULLING OVER, TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND RESTARTING THE CAR. I DO THIS BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS RESET EACH TIME THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE POWER STEERING THEN BEGINS TO FUNCTION AGAIN ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN AFTER A SHORT TIME. I TOOK IT A DEALER ON 12/03/2009 AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND A POSSIBLE POOR CONNECTION AT THE PSCM AND MOTOR. DIELECTRIC GREASE WAS APPLIED TO THE CONNECTIONS AND RECONNECTED. THERE IS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (070232007B) FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10294671December 6, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 COBALT SS. IT HAS 85000 MILES ON IT AND WHEN DRIVING IT FROM FLORIDA TO VIRGINIA MY POWER STEERING SHUT OFF 5 TIMES AND EVERYTIME I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY BUT RANDOMLY RETURNED THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS GOING TO SWERVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. THANKS *TR
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#10294602December 5, 2009
STEERING
ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 1ST 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND GET OFF THE INTERSTATE SAFELY. I WAS TERRIFIED. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED MY CAR THE STEERING SEEMED TO BE FINE, HOWEVER LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ONCE AGAIN, MY STEERING WHEEL WAS PRACTICALLY USELESS. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS. I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE MOTOR COSTING $900. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS MATTER AND WILL BE REPORTING IT TO GM AS WELL. *TR
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#10294471December 4, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE 06' CHEVY COBALT LS AND THE POWER STEERING IS GONE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON EVERYTIME I TURN THE CAR ON AND DRIVE AWAY. I'M TAKING A BIG RISK EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL BUT HAVE NO CHOICE RIGHT NOW. *TR
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#10294510December 4, 2009
STEERING, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAVE A2006 COBALT LTZAND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, ALSO I HAVE A VERY BAD SHAKING PROBLEM WITH IT, ALSO I HAVE NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF THE CAR.............PLEASE HELP, I HAVE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME A OUTRAGEOUS PRICE TO FIX IT.....THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM..................EUGENE OFFENBERGER......... *TR
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#10294540December 4, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 AND 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. THE DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE DUE TO SCHEDULING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,261.
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#10294543December 4, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT I BROUGHT 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS WHEN I AM DRIVING THAT MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND IT WILL JUMP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THEY TELL ME THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF THE CAR SITS FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS OR MORE THEN THE COMPUTER WILL RESET ITSELF. JUST RECENTLY THE POWER STEERING WENT UP IN THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTING JUMPING AROUND AND I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING AND IF I WENT UNDER A 40 MPH THE CAR WOULD JUMP AND SHUT OFF IF I HAD TO STOP. NOW THE CAR'S POWER STEERING HAS GONE UP AGAIN AND I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I DRIVE THE CAR FOR A HOUR OR MORE STRAIGHT ON THE BELTWAY THEN I HAVE THE MOST PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING UNIT. MOST RECENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER TWO WEEKS AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT RESETS (IF IT RESETS). *TR
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#10294549December 4, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE AN 07 CHEVY COBALT. I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON PEOPLE, AND I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, FOR I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL OR WORK AND THE STEERING ESSENTIALLY SHUTS OFF, AND IS SO HARD TO STEER THAT A STRONG 185-POUND MAN, SUCH AS MYSELF, CAN BARELY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH ON THE FREEWAY AND ON NORMAL ROADS. IT IS WORSE ON THE NORMAL ROADS, BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN TURN OFF ONTO A PARKING LOT OR SIDE STREET TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS NOW, AND CHEVY HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM (A FAULTY ELECTRONIC MOTOR THAT CHEVY ADMITS WEARS OUT AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT MILES, SO EVEN IF YOU TAKE IT TO GET IT FIXED IT WILL JUST GO OUT AGAIN) AND YOU PEOPLE HAVE NOT ENFORCED A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT, AND ONE OF THESE DAYS SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THIS. I'VE BEEN READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTING YOU PEOPLE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. FIX IT BEFORE I OR SOMEONE ELSE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS RIDICULOUS PIECE OF HARDWARE! *TR
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#10294561December 4, 2009
STEERING
I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT, WHILE DRIVING HER POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE COBALT. *TR
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#10294358December 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. *TR
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#10294369December 3, 2009
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,230. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PCM. UPDATED 09/21/10
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#10294394December 3, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO GO OUT. IT DOES NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID THERE IS A PS MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. EVERYT TIME I DRIVE MY CAR IT GOES OUT, IT IS NOT JUST EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. WHEN I RESTART MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK ON. BUT WITHIN 100 YARDS IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT I WAS GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THERE BREAKS BECAUSE I STARTED TO FISHTAIL . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AND SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. THERE IS PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WAS DONE WRONG. IT IS DANGEROUS AND BASICALLY EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY CAR I AM RISKING MY LIFE. ITS NOT WORTH IT AND YOU GUYS BEING A SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO IT. *TR
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#10294398December 3, 2009
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
I HAVE A 2006 COBALT LTZ, AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHEN, I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, ALSO I HAVE SHAKING AND NOISE, AND I HAD MY GRANDCHILD IN THE CAR, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHICH COULD HAVE HAD A WRECK...THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM, ALSO I HAVE SHAKING AND NOISE, WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD...........PLEASE HELP!! *TR
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#10294395December 3, 2009
TIRES
2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS BRAKES SQUEAK AFTER 2 WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE- I CANNOT STEP ON MY BRAKES WITHOUT HEARING THE NOISE OF THEM SQUEAKING. THE NOISE WILL NOT GO AWAY! *TR
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#10294448December 3, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
POWER STEERING FAILURE, POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND POWER STEERING FLASHES ON COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AFTER HEARING 3 DINGS. ALSO SMELL GAS IN CAR SMELL IS VERY HEAVY AT TIMES, THIS IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
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