Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10268200May 8, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE LOST COMPLETE STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE VEHICLE THEN JERKED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY STIFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268233May 8, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING HAS BECOME LOOSE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND A POWER STEERING FAILURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,801 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,304.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268262May 8, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVY COBALT (2005) SHUTS OFF AND CAR IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267921May 7, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES PERIODIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL CANNOT TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND SHE MUST TURN AND PULL THE WHEEL WITH GREAT FORCE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267945May 7, 2009
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURES. THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES. TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE PS LIGHT INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND WE DID OUR BEST TO TRY AND GET OFF THE ROAD. IF WE TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK, BUT THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT; AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW AND IS DRIVEN BY MY 20 YR. OLD HONOR COLLEGE STUDENT. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THIS AND HE TOLD ME THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $1500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267685May 4, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE STEERING COLUMN CODE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. CURRENTLY, THE STEERING COLUMN IS BEING REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267513May 1, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF SINCE 2008. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COLUMN. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERY DAY. AS SOON I TURN ON THE CAR AND GO A FEW YARDS IT GOES OUT. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT'S A LOT HARDER TO TURN AND A LOT MORE FREQUENT THAN IT WAS IN NOVEMBER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267312April 30, 2009
STEERING
THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THIS POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. A MONTH BEFORE WE HAD THE KEY STUCK IN IGNITION PROBLEM. PAID $300 TO GET THAT FIXED NOW IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE. I CALLED GM ABOUT THIS AND THE REP SAID THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I TOLD HIM IT WAS ALL OVER SITES ON THE INTERNET AND HE SAID I SHOULDN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THAT AS GM HAS NO POWER OVER WHAT PEOPLE REPORTED ON THESE SITES AND THEY SHOULD CONTACT GM. HE AGAIN TRIED TO TELL ME THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267379April 30, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LOCK UP EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. CANT DRIVE THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267385April 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
CLUTCH FAILURE, THERES A MECHANISM THAT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO SPIN THE WHEELS INTO 3RD GEAR ON THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT SS. THIS MECHANISM HAS CAUSED MY GIRLFRIENDS CLUTCH TO BE BURNED UP OVER A ONE MONTH PERIOD. THE VECHICLES CLUTCH NO LONGER FULLY DISENGAGES AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE. THE PART(S) HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED YET BECAUSE IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AS OF 3 P.M. TODAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH EITHER MY EMAIL OR PHONE NUMBER, OR EVEN REEDMAN OF LANGHORNE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267217April 29, 2009
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT ON 2006 CHEVY COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267214April 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY "IGNITION MODULE" GAVE OUT AT 39,000 MILES!!!! ISN'T THAT A DEFECT???? IT COST ME $335.00 TO REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT A $2,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR (2006 CHEVY COBALT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267043April 28, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING MESSAGE AND FAILURE BEGAN IN APRIL 2009. POWER STEERING FAILS AND DISPLAYS MESSAGE AT RANDOM DURING TURNS, STRAIGHT, HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS, AND WILL USUALLY RESET AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF AND RESTART. THIS FAILURE AND MESSAGE CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. CALLED GM AFTER FINDING SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ON THE INTERNET; THEY RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A C0475 CODE, WHICH IS A STEERING COLUMN MOTOR SHORT. THE RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR $880 P&L. MILEAGE OF 2005 COBALT IS ALMOST 80,000. THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME SINCE IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE TO OCCUR JUST BEFORE OR DURING A NEEDED REACTION TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, OR COULD EVEN CAUSE AN ADVERSE REACTION IF FAILURE OCCURS DURING A HIGH-SPEED TURN. THIS CAR ISN'T NEARLY OLD ENOUGH TO "THROW AWAY" AND GET SOMETHING NEWER, YET THE PRICE OF THE PART AND REPAIRS SEEMS TO SUGGEST IT IS TIME TO DO SO. IT'S TOO BAD FOR US WE OWE MORE THAN IT'S WORTH... AND NOW THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267093April 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT COUPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CLUTCH FAILED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING INTO THE PROPER GEAR. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATED ABNORMALLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE RESULTED FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,600. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,275 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267160April 28, 2009
STEERING
I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AS MY WIFE DROVE IT TO THE STORE THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP & SHUT OFF SHE ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK SHE HAD TO FORCE CAR OFF THE ROAD. SPOKE TO A CHEVY MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005-2006 CHEVY COBALTS, THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET & THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM YET THERE IS NO RECALL FROM GM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED SHOULD THESE VEHICLES BE ON THE ROAD? PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS NOW AND IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IT IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF A MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266793April 27, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION WITH THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266729April 26, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON DASH AND CAR LOSES POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHILE DRIVING. IT IS HAPPENING OFTEN. USUALLY 1-2 TIMES A MONTH. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM. UPON LOOKING IT UP ONLINE AND SEEING THAT THERE'S HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IT CAUSED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM THROUGH E-MAIL AND THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS. ALSO THE KEY GETS STUCK INTO THE IGNITION, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS RELEVANT TO THE STEERING ISSUE BUT EVERYONE WHO HAS THE STEERING ISSUE ALSO HAS THE KEY/IGNITION PROBLEMS. WHEN I EXPERIENCE POWER STEERING FAILURE, I FEEL OUT OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY FOR ME, IT HAS NOT CAUSED A CRASH, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SEE HOW IT COULD. I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD STEP UP, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, AND FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF LETTING IT BE, AND LETTING THEIR CUSTOMERS DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES. I FEEL UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266601April 24, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, STEERING LOCKED TO THE RIGHT WHILE TRYING TO TURN TO THE LEFT, WENT OFF ROAD AND WHEN GOT MY CAR BACK ON ROAD BARELY MOVING BY THIS TIME, THEN CAR WENT LEFT, ALMOST HIT CAR IN OTHER LANE, STOPPED AND CHECKED TIRES, AND WENT ON, ABOUT ANOTHER MILE OR TWO DID IT AGAIN, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND NOTHING. I LOVE MY CAR BUT I AM FINDING THERE IS TOO MANY STEERING COMPLAINTS WITH THIS CAR. GM IS NO HELP, THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME EACH WEEK TO CHECK ON ME. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, SO I HAVE A PRETTY LAWN ORNAMENT. PLEASE SAFETYCAR.GOV HELP US. I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT TODAY ON THE PHONE, WAITING ON MY PAPER WORK TO SIGN AND RETURN, PLEASE EVERY ONE DO THE SAME, GET THE NUMBER FROM THIS SITE AND FILE, AND ALSO CALL GM CORPORATE, NOT JUST YOUR LOCAL DEALER. SO AFRAID THERE WILL BE SEVERE INJURIES OR WORSE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266598April 24, 2009
STEERING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDING INTO A LEFT TURN THERE WAS DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY SWAYED OFF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,833. UPDATED 05/26/09 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WARNING SOUND INDICATOR WORKES INTERMITTENTLY. UDATED 05/28/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266610April 24, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILS AT 40,000 MILES!!! GM IS CLAIMING IT IS NOT A "DEFECT" AND ALSO REQUIRING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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