Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10312580February 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
2 THINGS: 1-THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS IN 2009 CHEVY DEALER REPLACED UNWILLINGLY. 2- ELECTRICAL ISSUE. PANEL LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AND THE CAR CANT SHIFT UNLESS WE START THE CAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312324February 20, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312393February 20, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312410February 20, 2010
STEERING
FREQUENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN 2005 COBALT. HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY DAY WITHOUT NOTICE AND AT DIFFERENT TIMES. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312431February 20, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 COBALT SS WITH 62K ON IT AND MY POWERSTEERING WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312002February 19, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT 4 DOOR SEDAN HAS BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING JUST CUTS OUT AND IT CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC AND CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IF YOU PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE THE ISSUE CORRECTS ITSELF. IT DOES NOT OCCUR IN COLD WEATHER AND OCCURS MORE OFTEN AS THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INCREASES. FAILURES OF STEERING ARE CRITICAL COMPLAINTS AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312176February 19, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT - POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312196February 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON. AT 300 YARDS THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING LOCKED AGAIN AND THE DUPLICATE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME HE DRIVES THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,025.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312200February 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED TO GREATER FORCE IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION FOR A SHORT PERIOD TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312220February 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE POWER STEERING WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311617February 18, 2010
STEERING
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO TRAFFIC FROM A GAS STATION. POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON VEHICLE, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER. ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS A WHOLE. OLD UNIT IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311663February 18, 2010
STEERING
IN 2008, MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WOULD LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AT RANDOM. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND IT ONLY HAS APPROX 45,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311771February 18, 2010
STEERING
SUDDEN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK CAUSES LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER CAR EFFECTIVELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311785February 18, 2010
STEERING
1.) I FIRST HEARD AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED MY FRONT END CONTROL BUSHINGS REPLACED. UPON SUCCESSFUL REPLACEMENT OF SAID PARTS - WHICH SOLVED THE CLUNKING PROBLEM - I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY VEHICLE UPON DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE (GRAVEL ROADS, SNOW/ICE COVERED ROADS, ETC). 2.) A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, THE RATTLING NOISE GREW WORSE, AND I ALSO NOTICED THE STEERING PULLING MUCH HARDER THAN USUAL WHEN TURNING AT SPEEDS OF 5-15 MPH. 3.) I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE LOCAL GM DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AFTER I CONCLUDED SOME PERSONAL RESEARCH OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT I HAD BEEN INFORMED OF A POWER STEERING FAILURE AND POSSIBLE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR, AND REQUESTED THAT THEY LOOK INTO ANY CAUSE THAT MAY BE INFLUENCING SAID PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE RATTLING WAS SIMPLY A PROBLEM INSIDE THE DASHBOARD, AND TO COME BACK LATER IN THE SPRING SO HE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT (THERE WAS A FOOT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME). HE ALSO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM "WAS NOT THAT SERIOUS." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311891February 18, 2010
STEERING
I DRIVE A 05 CHEVY COBALT.....MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT.....IT IS ELECTRONIC SO I TURN THE CAR OFF AND CRANK IT BACK UP AND IT WILL COME BACK ON...MAY LAST 5 MILES OR 50.....HAD TO PAY 100 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR....651.00.....TRYING TO GET A LOAN FROM THE BANK NOW TO REPAIR....THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO...IVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR APROX A YEAR... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311581February 17, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT 2.0. CUSTOMER LOST COMPLETE ASSIST IN POWER STEERING RENDERING VEHICLE UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES DASH WARNING FOR POWER STEERING, MULTIPLE TIMES PER TRIP. STEERING GEAR AND STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. CUSTOMER WAS FEARFUL OF DRIVING, DUE TO NEARLY HITTING A VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311284February 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN 2005 COBALT THAT WAS GOING CRAZY WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. ALL THE TESTING AT REPAIR SHOPS COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I WOULD DRIVE, RADIO AND FRONT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON; BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND ENGINE WOULD CUT OUT, EVEN AT HIGH RATES OF SPEAD, THEN DIE WHEN CAR SLOWED. REPLACING IGNITION CYLINDER AND REMOVING ALL ELECTRONIC CODES FINALLY RESOLVED THE ISSUE BUT WAS ONLY A GUESS ON PART OF MANY DIFFERENT REPAIR PEOPLE. WHY SHOULD TOYOTA BE THE ONLY ONE TO TAKE THE BLAME FOR AUTO PARTS THAT AREN'T RELIABLE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311374February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, MOMENTS LATER THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311436February 17, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. YOU WILL BE JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOES OUT. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL COME BACK, BUT IT MAKES IT HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DOES GO OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311445February 17, 2010
STEERING
I WOULD START MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LT AND ALL WOULD SEEM OK, BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR MAYBE 2-3 MINUTES, MY POWER STEERING WOULD GIVE OUT. IT WOULD USUALLY HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING AROUND THE CITY, RARELY WOULD IT HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF IF I WOULD PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF MY CAR AND RESTART IT. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF DOING THIS HOWEVER, MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER FIX ITSELF AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING AFTER DRIVING JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET, REGARDLESS IF IN THE CITY OR ON THE HIGHWAY. I ENDED UP HAVING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 BY HAVING THE POWER STEERING PART FIXED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TOTALING MORE THAN $500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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