Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10311390February 17, 2010
STEERING
HAD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. LASTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE IN BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY SAID I HAD A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN. THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY MY WORN TIRES BUT THEY STILL HAVE AT LEAST TWO MONTHS LEFT BEFORE I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. BECAUSE PART WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN (PT#19209155) AND I PAID THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ON THE FREEWAY BUT FIGURED IT WAS THE ROAD CONDITIONS. NON LEAD TO A ACCIDENT BUT AT LEAST ONE TIME I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD LEAD TO A VERY FATAL ACCIDENT. I WILL NEVER USE THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT ANY OF MY CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311428February 17, 2010
STEERING
I HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND THEN ONE DAY I WAS TURNING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I GOT IT INTO A PARKING STALL AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN PROCEEDED TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I STARTED TO DIVE AGAIN, IT HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES THAT DAY. IT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING THE FREEWAY COMING INTO A CURVE IN THE ROAD, IN THE PARKING LOT AS MENTIONED AND PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. IF I HADN'T DRIVEN A CAR IN THE PAST WITH NO POWER STEERING I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOW OR BEEN ABLE TO STEER THE CAR SAFELY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE AND EVERY TIME IT DOES HAPPEN IT'S NOT JUST ONCE, IT'S SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY THEN IT WILL BE WEEKS OR LONGER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM AND UNSAFE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND THERE IS NO WARNING. THE "POWER STEERING" INDICATOR COMES UP AS IT'S GOING OUT. *TR
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
#10311462February 17, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO OPERATE. THE KEY ALSO GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311471February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 10,000 MILES. SHE STATED THAT IN TEMPERATURES OVER 50 DEGREES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30 TO 40 SECONDS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH AND UP. WHEN IT FAILED, SHE HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY AND ALLOW THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOWEVER, THE CLOSEST DEALER WAS OVER 100 MILES AWAY. SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THAT DISTANCE SINCE THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR FREQUENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE CLOSING HER CASE UNTIL SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ( NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE10005; COMPONENT :STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311499February 17, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. RESTARTING ENGINE WILL RESTORE POWER STEERING FOR A SHORT TIME. THE CAR ALERTS WITH WARNING CHIME SOUND AND A DASHBOARD MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN EVERY FEW MINUTES OR, RARELY, IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT ALL DURING A SHORT TRIP. THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED IN LATE 2009 ON A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE ( LESS THAN 9,300 MILES TO DATE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311521February 17, 2010
STEERING
PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS REALLY STIFF AND HARD TO STEER. I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. THIS IS A RENTAL CAR SO I ONLY HAD IT TEMPORARILY. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010, I PULLED UP TO GAS STATION DRIVING THIS CAR: 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS. THE STEERING FROZE UP AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RE-START. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE MANAGER AT HERTZ WILL NOT SPEAK TO ME AND HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. I AM REPORTING HERTZ TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND TO MY LEGISLATURES. AGAIN, THIS CAR IS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS AND I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS WANT IT RECALLED. AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310717February 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING FOR A MOMENT SO I WAS SO SCARED A THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SO I STOP FOR A WHILE AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN BUT WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED TO PARKED MY CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO MY DAD CHECK THE CAR TO PUT SOME FLUID ON THE POWER STEERING BUT WE FOUND THAT THE SYSTEM IS ELECTRIC, TODAY COULD BE REALLY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHERS THAT WERE DRIVING CLOSE TO ME IN THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310748February 16, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310780February 16, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 07/12/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310795February 16, 2010
STEERING
TL-*HE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX 55 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE TRIED TO TURN AROUND A CURB AND HAD NO POWER STEERING WHICH MADE FOR A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING. SHE STATED THAT THE LONGER THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING, THE MORE SHE FELT AS IF THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM WAS LOCKING UP ALTOGETHER. SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALRIGHT TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. THEY TOLD HER THAT IT JUST MADE THE VEHICLE HARDER TO DRIVE. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,503. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310786February 16, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50MPH. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN SECONDS THE STEERING LOCKED. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. BUT THEN IT FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310821February 16, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE, BUT SOON RETURNS. SO FAR THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310806February 16, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-20 WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING JUST GAVE OUT. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, TURNED THE CAR OFF STARTED IT UP, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. NOW AS SOON AS I TURN THE CAR ON IT AUTOMATICALLY COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING IS TERRIBLE. THE CAR IS, OF COURSE, OUT OF WARRANTY. TALKED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY ONLY HAD 1 CAR BROUGHT IN WITH THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS COSTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310798February 16, 2010
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STEERING PROBLEMS WITH 2007 COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310859February 16, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARED & W/IN MINUTES THE POWER STEERING FAILED. RESTARTING THE CAR RESET IT, BUT NOW IT WILL ONLY WORK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A HEADACHE SINCE THE BEGINNING W/ ONE DEFECT AFTER ANOTHER. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN JAN 2005. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS IT IS NOT IN OUR BUDGET AT $1200.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310842February 16, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT'S SISTER RENTED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAW REPORTS OF FAILED POWER STEERING IN NEWS REPORTS AND THOUGHT THAT THE EXPLANATION COULD HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT NEVER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10310869February 16, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE WENT DEM AND SOON AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENS EVERYDAY AND PREVIOUSLY CAUSED A CRASH. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310876February 16, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS .THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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