Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10306521February 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND FIRST GEAR WAS ENGAGED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO THE POWER STEERING AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,918.
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#10306687February 5, 2010
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THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT - WHILE DRIVING - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
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#10306791February 5, 2010
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WHILE MAKING A HARD U-TURN IN MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT RECOVER UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
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#10306858February 5, 2010
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MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 CHEVY COBALT LTZ AND THE POWER STEERING WENT AWAY. THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON STATING POWER STEERING. SHE PULLED OVER, STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SHE MANAGED TO ARRIVE AT HOME WITHOUT THE PROBLEM RECURRING. SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND I WENT TO THE CAR AND STARTED IT, BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, STARTED DOWN THE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING LIT UP ON THE DASH AGAIN AND IU HAD NO POWER STEERING. I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I NEED FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS FROM GM BEFORE MY DAUGHTER, OR ANYBODY ELSES CHILD HAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10306131February 4, 2010
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2007 CHEVY COBALT OUR POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHEN WE HAVE SLOWED DOWN OUR SPEED. TO REMEDY IT WE HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART IT. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LAST WEEK. *JB
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#10306186February 4, 2010
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POWER STEERING FINALLY WENT OUT. IT WAS GOING OUT THEN COMING BACK ON FOR MONTHS. THEN IT STARTED GOING OFF MORE AND MORE UNTIL IT QUIT. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO PUT UP $2000 CAUSE WE HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH MY OTHER DAUGHTER'S $150000 SURGERY. I AM SEEING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS BACK TO 2005 WHERE ALL CHEVY COBALTS HAVE THIS ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE HERE. I AM AFRAID MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO GET KILLED.*JB
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#10305091February 4, 2010
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THE POWERSTEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWERSTEERING IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. *TR
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#10305088February 4, 2010
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I HAVE OWNED A 2007 COBALT WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEMS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. WHILE DRIVING YOU COULD HEAR THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATING REALLY LOUD, EVENTUALLY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF I COULD STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IT WOULD DISAPPEAR. BUT EVENTUALLY IT CAME ON SO OFTEN THAT I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR
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#10305133February 4, 2010
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IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN AT ESPECIALLY AT CORNERS AT LOWER SPEED. IT ALSO MAKE A NOISE AT TIMES. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THAT I TRY TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION. IT HAS HAPPENED FOR OVER A YEAR. THE FOLLOWING DATE IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE OF WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT. *TR
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#10305282February 4, 2010
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2007 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING GOES OUT, BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. WAS GOING TO GET REPAIRS, BUT I'M FINDING OUT BY RESEARCH I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. IT'S A PAIN WHEN TRYING TO PARK. WORKS FINE AT START UP, BUT WHILE DRIVING IT WILL GO OUT. TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN IT'S WARMER OUTSIDE AND I HAVE TO USE THE A/C. LESS OFTEN WHEN IT'S COLD AND I USE THE HEATER. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT I'VE BEEN SMELLING FUEL SINCE THIS STARTED, MAY BE UNRELATED. I HAVE IT BEING LOOKED AT LATER. BUT IF IT COSTS MORE THAN 500 TO REPAIR I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR. *TR
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#10305504February 4, 2010
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WHEN STARTING UP, ONCE I GET GOING, POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS CONSTANTLY, SOMETIMES COMING BACK ON WHEN RESTARTING, BUT GOING OUT SOON THEREAFTER. THE PROBLEM IS A ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD REPAIR, SO NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT FAILURE APART FROM DIAGNOSING IT. *TR
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#10305698February 4, 2010
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THE DEFECT OCCURS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I AM DRIVING ALONG AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE REALLY BAD ALMOST FEELS AS IF ONE OF YOUR FRONT TIRES BLEW THEN THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR
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#10305824February 4, 2010
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POWER STEERING IS OUT! I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS WHEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. *TR
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#10305862February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, PARKING BRAKE
I HAVE HAD A SERIES OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. FIRST IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 MY WHEELS WERE TOO BENT UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN IN DECEMBER 2009 MY CLUTCH BURNED OUT AFTER ONLY 47,000 MILES. EVERYONE I EVER SPOKE TO NEVER HEARD OF A CLUTCH BURNING OUT SO SOON. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH WHEN NO MORE POWER WAS BEING SUPPLIED TO THE VEHICLE AFTER PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS. I ROLLED INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CONFIRMED MY SUSPICION. I HAD IT REPLACED TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN I HAD THE MONEY. NOW ITS FEBRUARY AND MY PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE CAR, IE BRAKES, OIL, FILTERS. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED AND I FEAR DRIVING THE CAR THINKING SOMETHING ELSE WILL BREAK DOWN. NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE NOTICEABLE. *TR
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#10305888February 4, 2010
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TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, WHEN I HAVE STARTED MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT ENGAGE. I HAVE HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURN IT BACK ON IT IS FINE. *TR
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#10305979February 4, 2010
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POWER STEERING IN 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY WORKS AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. *TR
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#10306058February 4, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON.. DRIVE 2 MORE MILES, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. I STOPPED TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS ELECTRONIC. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT COSTS $2,000 TO GET FIXED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE NOW BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO DANGEROUS...ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT...PISSED OFF IN GEORGIA! *JB
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#10306149February 4, 2010
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STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT SEEMS TO RESET AND BECOME NORMAL AFTER TURNING CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS AFTER MUCH TURNING . AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY??? *JB
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#10305000February 4, 2010
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I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT, AND AT RANDOM TIMES THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO FOR MONTHS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. *TR
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#10304115February 3, 2010
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I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT SS COUPE DOWN U.S. HIGHWAY 84 IN HINESVILLE, GEORGIA WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE HUD IN THE CAR THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME CAREFULLY AS IT WAS WITHIN HALF A MILE OF MY RESIDENCE AND TURNED IT OFF. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I TURNED IT ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS MYSTERIOUSLY GONE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD TO THE STORE AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND HAVE YET TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION AND ASKED FOR AN ESTIMATED PRICE ON REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AND THAT ALL I COULD DO WAS HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS SCAN. AS OF YET, I HAVE DECLINED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AS I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED MANY ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM CURRENTLY HAVING. *TR
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