Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10314700February 26, 2010
STEERING
ABOUT A YEAR AGO OUR FAMILY'S 2005 CHEVY COBALT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WENT OUT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. NOW IT IS GOING OUT MORE FREQUENT AND GOES OUT AS SOON AS NOT EVEN GOING 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN IT GOES OUT YOU WILL HEAR A CLICK AND GETS HARD TO STEER NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314717February 26, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A CHEVY COBALT LS FOR MY SON TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A DEPENDABLE CAR. MY SON INFORMED ME LAST NIGHT (2-25-10) THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND HE HAD A HARD TIME DRIVING CAR. THE LIGHT HAS NOT CAME ON SINCE INCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TODAY (2-26-10). THE SERVICE TECH TRIED TO TALK ME OUT OF HAVING IN HOOKED TO A COMPUTER. SHE VERBALIZED IT PROBABLY WON'T SHOW ANYTHING WHEN HOOKED TO DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. INFORMED HER I WANTED IT DONE ANYWAY. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I HAD A MESSAGE ON ANSWERING MACHINE THAT POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO I GOT ON THE WEB. TRIED TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT. APPARENTLY THEY CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT THROUGH A DEALER. WHILE LOOKING ON THE WEB I FOUND OVER 60 COMPLAINTS WITH SAME PROBLEM. JUST READING ABOUT 10 COMPLAINTS, SOMEONE HAD WRECKED AND HAD PICTURES POSTED ON COMPLAINT. FOUND A PARENT ON U TUBE (THAT'S WHERE I GOT THIS WEB SITE) WHO WAS TELLING OTHER OWNERS TO COMPLAIN SO THAT GM WOULD HAVE TO FIX STEERING PROBLEM. I'M NOT A GENIUS, BUT SEEMS LIKE IF THERE ARE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND I ONLY STARTED LOOKING TODAY ON INTERNET, THAT GM WOULD HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I GUESS ENOUGH PEOPLE HADN'T DIED OR THEY HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH BAD PUBLICITY LIKE WITH TOYOTA CARS. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT GM IF THESE ARE THE FACTORS THEY MOTIVATE THEM TO CHANGE. WE OWN 3 OTHER GM VEHICLES. I PLAN TO CONTACT GM HEADQUARTERS MONDAY (3-1-10), WHICH I AM SURE I WILL BE TOLD POOR ME BOO HOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314739February 26, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND I GOT IT TWO YEARS AGO IT HAD 40,500 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND AT AROUND 45,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AND IT GOES OUT AND COMES BACK NUMEROUS TIMES AND IM AFRAID THAT ONE TIME IT WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I TAKE A TURN OR SOMETHING IT WILL COME BACK AND IT WILL JERK THE CAR IT HAPPENED TO ME ALREADY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE WALL I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM BEFORE AND FOUND ALOT OF THINGS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THE RESULTS ARE ON WWW.GOOGLE.COM/GWT/X?CT=NP&EI=HRSUS5SJAYENOAEOIMGDAW&SOURCE=M&U=HTTP%3A%2F%2FWWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVEROLET/COBALT/2005/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FAILURE.SHTML&WHP=3588&WSC=GH&WSI=C21503F7CAF61233. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314115February 25, 2010
STEERING
POWERSTEERING FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVY COBALT . STEERING FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO NEWMIDDLETOWN OHIO ON DEC. 20,2009 WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FOR XMAS BREAK. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT 11:30 P.M. AND SHE HAD TO STAY OVERNIGHT AND GET IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314156February 25, 2010
STEERING
1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS 2. POWER STEERING FAILURE RANDOMLY OCCURS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. 3. SHUTTING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING ALLOWS FOR TEMPORARY RESOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314262February 25, 2010
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AFTER A WHILE, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN, BUT LATER THAT SAME DAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ONCE AGAIN. AS WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINANT, SHE WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED, THANK GOODNESS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314380February 25, 2010
STEERING
OWN A 2205 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING KEEP GOING OUT. HAVE TO TURN OFF CAR AND THEN RESTART AND SOMETIMES THIS WORKS, MOST TIMES NOT. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314424February 25, 2010
STEERING
2005, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A PAVED DOING ABOUT 45MPH THE STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO RUN INTO A DITCH; RESULTING IN BODY AND MECHANICAL DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314429February 25, 2010
STEERING
WE OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND THE PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T STEER THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND JUST WANDERING WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THE COBALTS, WONDERING WHY CHEVY HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT? THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314449February 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1) OCCURS WHEN BOTH DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGH 2) CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF (AS IF DRIVING A MANUAL SHIFT CAR AND STALLING - MY CAR IS AUTOMATIC). FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3X NOW, TWICE AT LOW SPEEDS, ONCE GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3) PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY KEPT IT FOR 3 DAYS AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314447February 25, 2010
STEERING
1) DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED 2) POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. 3) RESTARTED CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314450February 25, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY COBALT CAR. POWER STEERING FAILURE, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM NEEDLES JUMP UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY, ENGINE STALLS, WHEN PRESS GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS, CAR JERKS FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS, WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARDS GO ON AND OFF. WHEN STEERING WHEEL FAILURE HAPPENS, VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, ALMOST LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY NOW AND IT'S ALMOST UNDRIVABLE. ONLY 55,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313958February 24, 2010
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT FROM A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 45K MILES WHEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AS SAFETY IS AN ISSUE. CHEVY WILL DO NOTHING AS THERE IS NOT RECALL AT THIS TIME. WHY DO WE GO AFTER FOREIGN CAR MANUFACTURERS AND DO NOTHING TO AMERICAN COMPANIES? IT WOULD COST BETWEEN 1500 AND 2K TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313975February 24, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS POWER STEERING ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOME ON FEB. 8, 2010. THE "POWER STEERING " LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF MY CAR, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THIS IS VERY SCARY TO ME , AS I HAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME WHEN TRAVELING SOME DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313985February 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES AND 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LOCK ON THE CAR WAS OBSERVED. AT FIRST, THE PROBLEM WAS LIMITED TO THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK. AFTER EJECTING THE KEY WITH THE BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN, THE SHIFTER WOULD REMAIN IN PARK. EVENTUALLY, THE PROBLEM ESCALATED TO THE POINT THAT THE SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED FROM PARK TO OTHER GEARS WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED AT THE TIME. A FEW MONTHS PASSED AFTER THE ESCALATED PROBLEM WAS FIRST OBSERVED WHERE THE SHIFTER BEHAVED AS INTENDED OR IN THE MANNER WHERE THE KEY WOULD NEED EJECTED BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD REMAIN IN PARK. AFTER A FAILURE IN POWER STEERING SYSTEM RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE OWNER WITH THE GEARSHIFT BUTTON STUCK "DOWN." SINCE THEN, THE KEY REMAINS STUCK IN THE IGNITION UNLESS THE EJECTION BUTTON IS USED AND THE SHIFTER MOVES FREELY FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR EVEN WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION OR A FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313556February 24, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVORLET COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE MESSAGE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES " POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY TIGHT. IF I CYCLE POWER THE PROBLEM RESETS BUT RECURS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313690February 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ROUGH IDLING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT... REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE... 2 TIMES... PARTS REPLACED 2 TIMES... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313737February 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312974February 23, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, 28,880 MILES. PURCHASED NEW OFF SHOWROOM FLOOR IN JULY 2006. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT MIGHT BE THE POWER STEERING BOX AND REPLACING IT COST ME $375.00 AND HALF A DAY OFF WORK. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 28,880 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313015February 23, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,597.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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