Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10290257October 29, 2009
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVORLET COBALT LS SEDAN- PURCHASED NEW 15 MILES ON ODOMETER. @ 5000 MILE SERVICE AFTER NEARLY DIEING ON THE I-5 FROM VIOLENT SHAKING! FOUND (NON DISCLOSED)HIT BEFORE PURCHASED, RAIL DUST CORROSION ON MOLDINGS, WEIGHTS MISSING FROM THREE OF FOUR TIRES, DASH CUBBY BROKEN AND 1 YR TO REPLACE, ELECTRICAL DEMONS! (LOCKS, RADIO, GAUGES, ETC...) MAINTENANCE @ 100.00 A POP UNDER WARRANTY ( BUT STILL MAJOR PROBLEMS!) STRUTS REPLACED THREE TIMES, ELECTRICAL HARNESSES REPLACED, POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON TWO WINDOWS REPLACED, IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED, FOB KEYLESS ENTRY RESET, NEW RADIO. A NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE PROSPECT MOTORS DEALERSHIP IN JACKSON CA WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY AND IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. FRANK HALVERSTON OWNER HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO HELP ME! CONTINUING PROBLEMS; 70K MILES CLUNKING, RATTLING, SHAKING, FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART! STEERING PROBLEMS, SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS- REAR SHOCKS SHOT, REPLACE TIRE FOUR FOURTH TIME! FAMILY CHEVORLET, UNDER "EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN", DID NOTHING THIS LAST TIME TO AMMEND THE SITUATION BUT RATHER BLAMED IT ON MY BRAKES AND A PLASTIC RETAINER WALL ON MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE UNSAFE TO DRIVE! YET GM HAS DENIED MY CLAIM FOR A NEW VEHICLE FOUR TIMES! AND THE GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP HELD ME OUT ON WARRANTY TILL IT WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR LEMON LAW! JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED AND OPERATING PROPERLY, NOT TO WALK THROUGH '!@#$% FOR MY CONSUMER RIGHTS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289996October 27, 2009
STEERING
1. TAKING A LEFT TURN, MY CAR DASHBOARD FLASHED A "POWER STEERING" WARNING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. 2. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES DAY MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. 3. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE COLUMN AND IF THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG I WILL BE FORCED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290012October 27, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. WHILE DRIVING THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED TO RESET THE ERROR CODE, AND TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HE COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,277.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289844October 26, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289910October 26, 2009
STEERING
ON WAY TO WORK ON 10/26/2009 AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON 11/24/208 AND DEALERSHIP CORRECTED PROBLEM BY REPLACING BCM AND STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, SAID NO COMMUNICATION WITH PCM CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM ON SECOND. OCCURRENCE. THE PROBLEMS THE SECOND TIME WERE IDENTICAL TO FIRST OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289472October 23, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45681.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289497October 23, 2009
STEERING
I DRIVE AN 05 CHEVY COBALT AND THE STEERING COMPONENT/TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO. LAST NIGHT I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING TO THE LIBRARY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING FLASH ON THE DASH BOARD, THE STEERING GOT REALLY TIGHT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, OTHER LIGHTS SPORADICALLY FLASHES, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES BERSERK, THE RM'S SAME ISSUE, EVEN ONE POINT THE GAS METER WAS GOING OUT OF CONTROL. AND THE CAR WILL SHAKE BADLY. THE CAR WAS WORKING JUST FINE THE FEW HOURS I DROVE BEFORE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE. I'VE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER YET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289648October 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED I PROCEEDED TO GO AND CAR STALLED GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON DASH, THE CAR HAD NO POWER, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, PUT CAR IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED UP. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM WITH CAR, MILES ON CAR WHEN PROBLEM STARTED, 34K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289208October 21, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH MY 2005 COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289290October 21, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. AT FIRST IT ONLY HAPPENED EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS AND NOW IT IS DOING IT EVERY DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289294October 21, 2009
STEERING
VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. POWER STEERING ALERT CAME UP ON THE DASH AND POWER STEERING INSTANTLY WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. POWER STEERING HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A REASONABLY PRICED REMEDY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289121October 20, 2009
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HIS MODEL TYPE. HE PURCHASED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,633.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289137October 20, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE 2005 CHEVY COBALT. AT FIRST THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH LESS THAN 50000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR , THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. HOWEVER, THE CAR DOES IT ALL THE TIME NOW. SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING. I SWITCH THE IGNITION KEY BACK AND THEN FORWARD TO MAKE IT COME BACK ON BUT SOMETIMES THE CAR STALLS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX RIGHT NOW CONSIDERING I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289166October 20, 2009
STEERING
HAVE A CHEVY COBALT 2005 THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY. HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288954October 19, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I AM SURE YOU REALIZE WHAT A SERIOUS PROBLEM THIS IS. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY BUT THAT GM REFUSED TO MAKE IT A RECALL ITEM. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE DEFECT AT NO CHARGE TO US OWNERS. 8TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288678October 16, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288686October 16, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LS AND TWICE THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ONCE ON THE FREEWAY AND ONCE WHILE TURNING. THE DASHBOARD READ "POWER STEERING." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288593October 15, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 57,000 MILES (ODOMETER). NEW UNIT INSTALLED-NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287373October 14, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287285October 13, 2009
STEERING
THIS COBALT WAS MY SECOND CAR AND I WORK REALLY HARD KEEPING IT IN GREAT CONDITION BY CONSTANTLY GETTING THE OIL CHANGED, TUNE-UPS, YOU NAME IT. ON TUESDAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR RANG "DING DING" AND ON THE DIGITAL READING DASH SAID "POWER STEERING". MY STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT WITHOUT WARNING ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, I WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR OVER! TURNS OUT THE FIX RANGES ANYWHERE FROM $900-$1500 IN PARTS ALONE, SO IN LABOR IT WILL BE SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ON HERE CHEVY HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. LIVES WERE PUT IN DIRECT RISK. I AM A STUDENT STUDYING AT A MAJOR UNIVERSITY WITH A MINIMUM WAGE PAYING JOB SO RAKING UP THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. IN THE MEAN TIME I WILL BE FORCED AT THE MERCY OF MY FRIENDS FOR RIDES TO SCHOOL, WORK AND ERRANDS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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