Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10304736February 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET THE KEY OUT. AFTER A FEW TIMES OF JIGGLING IT THE KEY IT WILL FINALLY COME OUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 49086. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/12/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304791February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IT WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING LOCKED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN EVER SINCE IT LOCKED UP. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ASKED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP . THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55493.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304797February 3, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MONTHS MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED AND IT DROVE FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS MAYBE A ONE TIME THING BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING FOR 2 MONTHS BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COST OF REPLACING THE PART. I LIVE IN THE CITY AND EVERYDAY I HAD TO PARK ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING, PARALLEL PARKING WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS BECAME A DAILY HEADACHE FOR ME. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE PART REPLACED AND AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE SHOP WITH THE NEW PART, THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. SO, UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE THE SUPPOSEDLY "NEW" PART AGAIN. LUCKILY, AFTER THE SECOND "NEW" PART, I FINALLY HAD STEERING AGAIN. I LOVED MY CHEVY COBALT UNTIL THE STEERING WENT OUT; IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE QUALITY OF MY CAR HAS BEEN STEADILY DECREASING EVER SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE A RECALL OF SOME SORT, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING I AM A FULL-TIME COLLEGE STUDENT AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO SHELL OUT ANOTHER $700 ON A FAULTY STEERING PART. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, I AM POSITIVE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON IN THE POSITION AND WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY LISTEN TO WHAT THESE OWNERS ARE GOING THROUGH! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304802February 3, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS SERIOUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENS 1-10 TIMES A DAY AND CAUSES ME TO HAVE ALMOST NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AND MUST STOP AS NEAR AS POSSIBLE TO A SAFE SPOT AND TURN IT OFF. I HAVE NOTICED A RECENT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE AND WANT TO LOG MY COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304822February 3, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT. POWER STEERING FAILURE. HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER SEEING THE NUMEROUS SITES AND SUPPORT BOARDS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE I HAD TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPLACED. IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAME FROM THE GM DEALER WHERE I HAD THE CAR FIXED. IF THE CAR WAS NOT PAID FOR NEXT MONTH I WOULD DRIVE IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY CAN HAVE IT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304847February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND PERIODICALLY IT STARTS SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND THE POWER STEERING GOES! I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF, LET IT SIT, START IT, SHUT IT OFF, REPEAT THREE TIMES, THEN IT IS OKAY FOR A WHILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304860February 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY IGNITION LOCKS UP, CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT, HAVE TO PLAY AND PLAY WITH IT UNTIL IT UNLOCKS, OH AND THE RADIO LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304852February 3, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING QUITS CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER OFF ROAD. FIRST POWER STEERING LIGHTS COMES ON AND IMMEDIATELY YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING MUST PULL OFF ROAD SHUT DOWN WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES THEN RESTART AND POWER STEERING COMES BACK ONLY FOR SEVERAL MILES THEN CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304878February 3, 2010
STEERING
MY STEERING RACK IN MY COBALT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT. IT ALSO WANDERS AND WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT HAS RECENTLY BEEN GETTING WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304887February 3, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE ALWAYS CUTS OUT WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC, OR IN A TURN. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304932February 3, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304944February 3, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT LT POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. NEWS REPORTS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION TODAY ARE SAYING THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED. IT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS TO ME WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON MY DAILY COMMUTE TO/FROM WORK, USUALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE DALLAS FREEWAYS. IT FIRST BEGAN TO HAPPEN ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2009, AND NOW HAPPENS DAILY. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING, DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IT IS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR... IT IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE. GO TO: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304965February 3, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE HAD MY POWERSTEERING LIGHT COME ON, AND I CANT STEER THE CAR VERY WELL. I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2-3 TIMES & THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. BUT, I AM NOT IMAGINING THIS, AND IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHERE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. ALSO, WHEN IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING I ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHILE TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303994February 2, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 40,000 AND THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND I HAVE POWER STEERING FOR AROUND 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE DIC DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING" AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $900! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE VEHICLE JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOW I HAVE A $900 BILL. STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH SHARP TURNS. I BELIEVE GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DURABILITY IN THEIR MOTOR AND NOT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. AFTER PAYING THE BILL AT THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE OLD COLUMN AND DISASSEMBLED THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE SPRINGS FOR THE BRUSHES ARE BLUE/RED IN COLOR SIGNIFYING SIGNIFICANT HEAT TO THEM. THE BRUSHES THEMSELVES ARE ALMOST NON EXISTENT. THERE WAS HARDLY ANY CONTACT ONTO THE ARMATURE OF THE BRUSHES, POSSIBLY FROM THE SPRINGS LOSING STRENGTH FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. INSIDE THE MOTOR, IT WAS FULL OF DUST FROM BRUSHES. THERE'S ALSO A SLIGHT BURN MARK ON THE CASE OF THE MOTOR ON THE INSIDE WHERE THE WIRE FROM ONE OF THE BRUSHES WAS CLOSE TO. THE DUST COULD BE CONDUCTING ELECTRICITY GOING FROM THE BRUSH GOING STRAIGHT TO THE CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304006February 2, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE IN OPERATION -- 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304020February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IS LOSING POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304029February 2, 2010
STEERING
CHEVROLET COBALT 2005 POWER STEERING FAILURE. BEGAN FAILING SPORADICALLY THEN FAILED CONSISTENTLY DAILY IN MAY OF 2009.......HAD POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304023February 2, 2010
TIRES, STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT BEGINS TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION STARTING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES FROM FRONT TO BACK(VERSUS SIDE TO SIDE) AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER OR GET OFF THE FREEWAY. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS BEGAN ALMOST A YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SHOCKS REPLACED LAST YEAR WHEN IT BEGAN. EACH TIME I TAKE IT AND SOMEONE TEST DRIVES THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. BUT IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WEEK OR TWO, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304025February 2, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE OWNS A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. SHE WAS TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN HER ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED HER TO BE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER. LUCKILY THE DRIVER BEHIND HER WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT IF IT EVENTUALLY FAILED AGAIN (WHICH THEY STATED MAY BE ONLY A TEMPORARY REPAIR) THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304030February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WENT HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHILE I WAS DRIVING MANY TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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