Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)
1,649 consumer complaints on file.
- #10357182September 23, 2010SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER SHE OPERATED THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE POPPED OUT AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10356659September 20, 2010STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-70 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10356159September 17, 2010STEERING, EQUIPMENT
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COLBALT LS THAT I PURCHASED TWO MONTHS AGO. THERE WAS A RECALL #20110023. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY "FIXED" THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON BEVERLY RD IN PITTSBURGH, 35MPH OR LESS, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND TRIED TO TURN IT BACK TO CENTER BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND, CAUSING ME TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10355732September 15, 2010STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 COBALT COUPE WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN WHILE EVEN THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED.! DEALER HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM, BUT STATES THE PROBLEM HAS TO BE HAPPENING AT THE TIME WHEN THE MECHANIC CAN LOOK AT IT. I LEAVE IT AT THE DEALER AND THE WHEN THE MECHANIC GOES TO WORK ON IT, THE CAR IS FINE. I MY CASE IT HAS TO HAPPEN CLOSE TO HOME AND WHEN DEALER SERVICE IS OPEN. IT HAPPENS WHEN DEALER IS NOT OPEN ! WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEAVE FOR 60 MINUTES OR SO, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THEN THE CAR IS GREAT. WHEN IT HAPPENS 1. THE CHIMES COME ON, 2. THE DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, 3.THE ODOMETER GETS ?-, 4.THE SHIFTING BECOMES VERY RUFF. THE CAR ACTS LIKE BUMBEE ON TRANSFORMERS. ANY IDEAS ?? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10355735September 15, 2010STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 COBALT COUPE WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN WHILE EVEN THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED.! DEALER HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM, BUT STATES THE PROBLEM HAS TO BE HAPPENING AT THE TIME WHEN THE MECHANIC CAN LOOK AT IT. I LEAVE IT AT THE DEALER AND THEN WHEN THE MECHANIC GOES TO WORK ON IT, THE CAR IS FINE. IN MY CASE IT HAS TO HAPPEN CLOSE TO HOME AND WHEN DEALER SERVICE IS OPEN. IT HAPPENS WHEN DEALER IS NOT OPEN ! WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEAVE FOR 60 MINUTES OR SO, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THEN THE CAR IS GREAT. WHEN IT HAPPENS 1. THE CHIMES COME ON, 2. THE DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, 3.THE ODOMETER GETS ?-, 4.THE SHIFTING BECOMES VERY RUFF. THE CAR ACTS LIKE BUMBEE ON TRANSFORMERS. ANY IDEAS ?? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10355074September 12, 2010TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, PARKING BRAKE
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS SEVERAL ISSUE WITH TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE SAME PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING. ALL THE WARNING LIGHT FOR TC, ABS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ARE ON AGAIN AND WHEN THIS SENSOR FAILS THE CAR SHIFTS GEARS AND LOSES TRACTION CONTROL. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE HEARD THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TYPES OF CHEVY CARS. SO WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET A RECALL! A FATALITY? SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10354676September 9, 2010ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVY COBALT-STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, UPON BRAKING, STOPPING OR BACKING, CAR WILL GO DEAD AND SOMETIMES UNABLE TO RE START. COMPLAINED TO SERV DEPT SEVERAL TIME BUT THEY SAY THEY CANT FIND A PROBLEM. THOUSANDS ON LINE WITH SAME COMPLAINT. ALMOST HIT BY TRAIN, AND OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO THE STALLING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10352233August 27, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONGOING OBVIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH AN '05 CHEVY COBALT -- KEY WON'T COME OUT OF IGNITION, LIGHTS & RADIO GO OFF AT WILL, NEW BATTERY DIES EVERY 3RD DAY IN ALL WEATHER. BOUGHT CAR USED IN '08 WITH 45,000 MILES. PROBLEMS STARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT EVERY SINCE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10351955August 26, 2010STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000, STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND SHE COULD NO LONGER CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10349968August 17, 2010STEERING
I RECENTLY HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY 05 CHEVY COBALT. I WENT TO PREMIER DEALERSHIP IN BROOKLYN CT TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE AFTER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS MY POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND WOULD BE HARD TO TURN MY WHEEL, ENGINE LIGHT ON AND CAR SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED TODAY MY CAR RAN SMOOTHLY AND THOSE LIGHTS DID NOT GO ON. HOWEVER ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP I STILL NEEDED A WHOLE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED... AND THE CHARGE WAS 805 TO DO THE WHOLE JOB. TO "LOOK" AT THE SUPPOSED OTHER PROBLEM COSTS ME 113.00. NOW THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY "FREE" FOR ME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10349229August 13, 2010STEERING
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2005 COBALT SEDAN(71,000 MILES), IN MARCH OF 2010. THE RECALL WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY LOCAL DEALER, NO PROBLEMS WITH STEERING UP TO THAT POINT. JUST RECENTLY(AUG 2010), I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND DING. THE CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY LOSE POWER AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. IT WAS AS THOUGH A SWITCH HAD BEEN THROWN. AND THEN IT WOULD GO AWAY. THE LOCAL DEALER THAT TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM CHARGED ME $55 AND SAID THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TRIGGERING ERROR PROBLEMS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN MODULES. I ASKED IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE PROBLEMS THEY HAD WITH THE STEERING ELECTRIC MOTORS AND HE SAID THIS WAS ANOTHER UNRELATED ISSUE. SURE. SO I CALLED A REPUTABLE LOCAL MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. HE SAID HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL STEERING COLUMN UNITS AT A COST OF $900 A POP. I CAN SEE WHY GM'S PARTS AND LABOR GUYS LOVE THIS. HE ALSO SAID THE ENTIRE COLUMN IS FAULTY AND THEY ALL SHOULD BE REPLACED. OF COURSE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL A CONGRESSMAN'S RELATIVE GETS BADLY HURT OR KILLED. I AM SURPRISED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT FOLLOWED UP ON THE ORIGINAL RECALL FIX AS THAT WAS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG FOR A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING STEERING ISSUES THAT CAN BE SEVERE AT TIMES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10349261August 13, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000, STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN APRIL 2010. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN WITHIN THREE WEEKS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MPH THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HE ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND THE FUEL SENSOR NO LONGER MADE A BEEPING SOUND. WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR, THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS DISPLAYED, THEN THE MILEAGE AND NOW THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ASKED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,309.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10346858August 2, 2010STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED HE INQUIRED WITH THE DEALER FIVE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS AS TO WHEN HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF WAITING, THE PART FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/14/10*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10346863August 2, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER HAVING THE RECALL WORK DONE ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LESS THAN 2 HOURS LATER ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH START FLASHING ( BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, SECURITY ) THE TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP AND YOU COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE SHIFTER AND THE DASH LED SAID POWER STEERING......AND SURE ENOUGH THE POWER STEERING FAILED, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RE-SET BUT THE REST OF THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO THE HOUSE BY MANUALLY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T IT SHIFTED VERY HARD LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TEAR SOMETHING UP, GOT ON LINE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FOUND IN OTHER COBALTS, ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE OVER NIGHT AND THAT SHOULD RE-SET EVERYTHING, I DID THAT AND SURE ENOUGH IT RE-SET IT, HOWEVER THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES SINCE THE RE-CALL WORK SO IT'S NOT THE ASSIST MOTOR AT FAULT IT IS G.M. AT FAULT FOR NOT RE-CALLING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10346548August 1, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY COBALT: THE KEY CONTINUOUSLY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND DOES NOT RELEASE. IT REQUIRES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AND TIME TO EITHER TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND TRY AGAIN OR WORK THE SHIFT LEVER RELEASE UNTIL THE KEY IS RELEASED. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET TO WORK AND PREVENT FROM BEING LATE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO OTHER PROBLEMS THAT COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10346314July 30, 2010STEERING
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON TACONIC PKWY IN NEW YORK THE STEERING FAILED ON MY MOTHER'S CHEVY 2005 COBALT ON MAY 13, 2010. SHE FELT A LOSS OF POWER OVER ALL AND COULD NOT STEER TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE CURVED ROAD - CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE WOODS AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. PASSENGER WAS 81 YEAR OLD WOMAN. EMS/FIRE HAD TO CUT HER OUT OF THE CAR AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL IN POUGHKEEPSIE WHERE SHE WAS IN THE IC UNIT FOR DAYS. IT WAS HOURS BEFORE SHE COULD EVEN SPEAK TO ADVISE DOCTORS TO SEND FOR HER FAMILY. SHE SUFFERED FROM BROKEN RIBS, CRUSHED CHEST, DISLOCATED SHOULDER, FACIAL AND BODY WOUNDS. THE CAR WAS RECALLED THE MONTH PRIOR BUT CHEVY DEALER (YONKERS) ADVISED THEY HAD NOT GOTTEN THE OK FROM GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR (STEERING) ON 2005 CHEVY COBALTS. GM KNEW OF THIS STEERING PROBLEM FOR YEARS - EVEN WHEN THE RECALL WAS OFFICIAL THE CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. MY MOTHER WAS INJURED BADLY AND NEARLY KILLED. I HAVE CALLED THIS DEALER MORE THAN ONCE SINCE THE MAY 13, 2010 ACCIDENT AND THE LAST CALL IN JUNE THEY WERE STILL STATING THEY DID NOT GET WORD FROM GM TO PAY FOR THE STEERING DEFECT ON THE CHEVY 2005 COBALT!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WHEN THERE IS A RECALL AND THE DEALERS REFUSE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE CHEVY 2005 COBALT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN 2006 OR 2007 NOT APRIL OF 2010. I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO WORK WITH NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. I AM RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR HELP FROM NHTSA TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR ENGINEERS CHECK THE CRASHED (TOTALED) REMAINS OF MY MOTHERS CAR. I HAVE NOT SIGNED TITLE OVER. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10345297July 26, 2010EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, SUSPENSION
HAD MY WIFE'S 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT IN FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL. THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAD PRIOR TO THE RECALL WAS THE FAILED REAR CONTROL-ARM BUSHINGS ON BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS (BOTH FAILED WITHIN THE SAME MONTH). NOW, AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH (OF ALL THINGS) LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKE SAFETY INTERLOCK CLICKS (UNDER THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE), AND WE HAVE NO POWER STEERING! I CANNOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS IN THIS CONDITION, AS SHE IS SMALL AND NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CRANK ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE POWER-ASSIST. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT I COULD BRING IT IN TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PART REPLACED IN THE RECALL - BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. CALLED CHEVY AND GOT NOWHERE WITH THEM AS WELL. LEFT THE CAR AT OUR MECHANIC'S SHOP THIS MORNING TO GET A MORE RELIABLE DIAGNOSIS!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10343832July 18, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AS I WOULD DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 25 MPH). IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WOULD BE FINE. THEN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY (65 MPH) ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BEGAN TO GO CRAZY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. AS I SLOWED THE CAR DOWN IT BEGAN TO JERK AS IT DID BEFORE AND THEN I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. MY CAR WAS BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED PER THE RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHEVY DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WILL BRAKE DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10343449July 15, 2010STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,280.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10343180July 14, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PULLING OUT, SITTING STILL. HAS BEEN DOING IT ALOT I HAVE 95,000 MILES I TOOK IT TO BE PUT ON THE SCOOP AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT DIDN'T READ ANYTHING. HAD IT TO NUMEROUS SHOPS AND NO ONE KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE CHILDREN. CHEVY SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THEM. ALL I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET IS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IM HAVING AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT I TOOK IN FOR A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING BUT THEY ONLY FIXED THE MOTOR ON THE POWER STEERING AND SAID I HAD TO FIX THE MODULE WHICH WAS 700.00 IF I TOOK IT THERE TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON THE POWER STEERING ALL OF IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED. CHEVY COBALT 2005. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0