Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10297882January 3, 2010
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1) DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 2) POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN COBALT. OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE COBALT, AND CONSEQUENCE IS HARD DRIVING AND REAL POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. 3) TOLD NOT UNDER WARRANTY TO REPLACE, SINCE NO RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. STILL DRIVING UNDER POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, DUE TO THE LARGE EXPENSIVE I WOULD NEED TO ABSORB TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297922January 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE WEAR. ROTORS GROOVED AND PADS WORN ON INSIDE OF ROTORS ONLY. FINALLY HAD ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED @ 19,800 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297930January 3, 2010
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WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, A MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" APPEARS AND IT'S MAKING HARD TO DRIVE. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT WORK AGAIN IS STOPPING THE CAR AND STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE THREE DAYS AGO AND NOW ITS DOING IT UP TO SIX TIMES PER DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297828January 2, 2010
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2005 CHEVY COBALT 32 587 MILES. DRIVING ON ICY ROADS AFTER SHOPPING FOR A NEW COUCH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED AND THEN I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION. I TRIED TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID, IT HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, IT RESET ITSELF. LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT REPEATED THE WARNING AND AGAIN NO POWER STEERING ON ICY ROADS. I CAME HOME AND LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM OR A RECALL. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE ON THE CHEVY COBALT. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TAKE IT TO A SERVICE CENTER, THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO ANY COSTS WOULD BE ON ME TO PAY FOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY A RECALL, AND I AM RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THIS MATTER BE LOOKED INTO. ALL I HAD TO TYPE IN WAS "CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING" AND FOUND NUMEROUS PAGES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297756January 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY REAR BRAKES RUB. THEY ARE VERY LOUD AND I ONLY HAVE 7,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE MARKS IN THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IS NORMAL. I DID NOT KNOW THAT CHEVY WOULD INSTALL BRAKES THAT ARE LOUD AND FAIL AS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297762January 1, 2010
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THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GIVE AN INDICATION OF "POWER STEERING". ONCE THE LIGHT COMES ON THE WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. AS I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE, AND I CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. I AM RELATIVELY FINE FROM THE CRASH EXCEPT FOR SOME BACK AND NECK PAIN, BUT MY CAR IS CRACKED IN THE FRONT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10297768January 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT SS TURBOCHARGED MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISE IN REVERSE, THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND IS NO FAULT OF THE OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297770January 1, 2010
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05 COBALT STEERING PROBLEM STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297780January 1, 2010
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WHEN YOUR DRIVING THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING GOES DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297642December 31, 2009
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(12/31/09) I HAVE NOT HAD POWERSTEERING SINCE APRIL ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON IT. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED IT WOULD HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS, WITHIN A MONTH THE POWERSTEERING WOULD ONLY LAST A FEW SECONDS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED IF THIS ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF SOON PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297658December 31, 2009
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I HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, 1ST MY RADIO WENT OUT, IT JUST WENT OUT AND IT WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN I HELD THE POWER BUTTON DOWN AND THERE WERE ALWAYS THINGS FLASHING ON THE SCREEN, SO AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING MY CAR WOULDN'T START, I WOULD GET IT JUMPED AND THE OTHER PERSON WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO START THEIR CAR TO JUMP MINE IT ONLY TOOK A SECOND. AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE MY BATTERY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY RADIO WAS DRAWING TOO MUCH ENERGY EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND IT WAS CAUSING MY BATTERY TO DIE, SO NOW I HAVE NO RADIO IN MY CAR I HAD TO HAVE IT UNHOOKED. THEN WHILE I WAS STILL DEALING WITH THE BATTERY ISSUE, MY POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT, I THOUGHT THIS WAS SOME HOW RELATED TO MY BATTERY SO WHEN I GOT THAT FIXED I THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER IT DIDN'T. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE CHIME WILL GO OFF AND IT SAYS POWER STEERING AND IT GOES OUT. I WROTE GM A LETTER WITH MY CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS, AND AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP AND BEING TOLD THIS IS NOTHING I DID TO MY CAR, GM REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH MY CAR THEY SAID PARTS WEAR OUT AND I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED MYSELF, I HAVE HAD ESTIMATED DONE IT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT $750.00 FOR A NEW STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297702December 31, 2009
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1. DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45-55 MPH. 2. 2005 CHEVY COBALT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY CAR OUT OF NO WHERE WILL CONSTANTLY FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE, JERKS LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER HUGE POTHOLES AND RUMBLES. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES BUT I HAVEN'T DRIVING THE CAR MUCH SINCE I JUST DELIVERED MY FIRST CHILD IN NOVEMBER. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY NEWBORN IN MY CAR! 3. I HAVE NOT FIXED MY CAR SINCE I DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH UNTIL I GO BACK TO WORK. THIS CHEVY COBALT PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE IT IS THE MOST POPULAR PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET. YOUTUBE, AUTOMOTIVE PROBLEM AND FORUM SITES HAVE MULTIPLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART IS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH COSTS OVER A $1000! AS A CONCERNED NEW MOTHER WHO DOESN'T HAVE $1000 LAYING AROUND TO SPEND ON MY CAR, PLEASE FORCE GM TO MAKE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297721December 31, 2009
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POWER STEERING LIGHT POPS ON AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. CAR IS UNDER THREE YEARS OLD. THIS IS A KNOWN VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. HAPPENS OVER AND OVER, ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL WORK AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE WHICH COULD BE TWO MINUTES LATER OR FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT THE QUOTE TO GET IT REPAIRED WAS AROUND $2000. THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297479December 30, 2009
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2006 CHEVY COBALT LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING. TOOK IT TO A SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT THAT THESE ELECTRIC MOTORS CAN OVERHEAT IF YOU CAR SITS IDLE FOR TOO LONG OR YOU ARE STOPPED AND THE WHEEL IS TURNED A CERTAIN WAY. IT WAS A VERY SNOWY DAY AND THE ROADS WERE VERY ICY. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY FOR ME TO SWERVE QUICKLY OUT OF SOMEONE'S PATH IF THEY CUT IN FRONT OF ME OR GOD FORBID A DEER WOULD HAVE JUMPED IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND THANK GOD SHE WASN'T IN THE CAR. I WOULD HATE TO GET IN A SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH A CHEVY PART. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED AND FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I IMAGINE THERE ARE SEVERAL PARENTS THAT HAVE THIS CAR AND HOW UNFAIR IS THAT? I WAS TOLD TO JUST SHUT MY CAR OFF AND LET IT COOL DOWN. WELL THAT'S A FABULOUS IDEA ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE ROADS ARE ICY. GOOD IDEA. I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297502December 30, 2009
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297518December 30, 2009
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $900. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297532December 30, 2009
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THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IN MY 06 CHEVY COBALT COMES ON AND SHUTS OFF MY POWER STEERING. THIS LOCKS UP MY STEERING WHEEL AND MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE WITH. I HAVE BEEN ON SITES WITH MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS CAR. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE COBALTS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IS TO STOP YOUR CAR COMPLETELY AND TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297547December 30, 2009
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FOR THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LOSES IT'S POWER STEERING GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (AN UNEVEN SURFACE). IF THE CAR IS RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK UNTIL THE NEXT BUMP IN THE ROAD. I'VE TAKEN MY COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET AND ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS TOLD ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEIR MECHANIC. I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL CHEVY COBALT OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE WHOLE POWER STEERING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE PROBLEM TO GO AWAY. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY MECHANIC FRIENDS OF MINE THAT, GIVEN TIME, THE WHOLE POWER STEERING COULD SEIZE ON ME AND I WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY LOCAL PD BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I WAS DRUNK BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAY IN MY LANE ON A TURN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BE DRUNK BECAUSE I'M A BUS DRIVER AND I WOULD GET FIRED IF I EVER WAS DRUNK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297567December 30, 2009
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2005 CHEVY COBALT SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN DALLAS, TX. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO POWER STEERING GOING OUT, AND WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN AN AREA WITH SEVERAL CURVES IN THE ROAD. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, PS WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN WENT OUT AGAIN AND CONTINUED LIKE THIS FOR REMAINDER OF TRIP. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS ON THE INTERNET FORUMS. SEE HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND A DESIGN FLAW IN THE COBALT. I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS QUOTED REPAIR COST RANGING FROM $1000-$2000. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AT THIS TIME. CHEVY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES/DEATHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297590December 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS TURBOCHARGED HAS REAR DISC BRAKES THAT ARE WEARING PREMATURELY, SCREECHING/SQUEAKING NOISES ARE OCCURRING. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND I'VE DRIVEN IT FROM ANN ARBOR, MI TO LAKE ORION, MI COUNTLESS TIMES FOR WORK AND SCHOOL. THE FRONT BRAKES WORK GREAT BUT THE REAR ONES ARE CAUSING ME TROUBLE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, THANK YOU MUCH- *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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