Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10307773February 9, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK UNTIL I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES NOW SOMETIMES 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. IT JUST RECENTLY STARTED. IT WAS COLD AND I HAD MY HEATER ON WHEN IT FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307793February 9, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307799February 9, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT, AND AT AROUND 45,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING SIMPLY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE CAB WAS FILLED WITH A BURNING SMELL, AND THE VEHICLE BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN, AND MADE IT ABOUT TWO OR THREE MORE BLOCKS WHEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN, AND AGAIN THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH A BURNING SMELL. I CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALER WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT SAYING THAT THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY POWER ASSIST MOTOR. THIS STARTS AT AROUND $2500. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS.. MAYBE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR. MANY HAD PAID THE $2,000-$2,500 TO HAVE THIS MOTOR REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCUR WEEKS LATER. SO, I HAVE YET TO HAVE IT FIXED. TODAY I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR A FUEL PUMP ON THIS CAR, BUT CHEVY STILL REFUSES TO CORRECT THE FAULTY POWER ASSIST MOTOR WHICH ACTS AS THE POWER STEERING. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE LOSING STEERING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND DEATHS OCCUR. AS FOR MY CHEVY COBALT.. ITS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN FINISH PAYING IT OFF, AND THEN I'LL BE CALLING A JUNKYARD TO COME GET IT. JUST A THOUGHT... BUT ITS AMAZING HOW FOR ANY OTHER PRODUCT.. A DISHWASHER... A CHILD'S TOY.. IF A COMPANY SELLS A FAULTY PRODUCT, YOU CAN TAKE IT BACK TO THE STORE AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK LEGALLY... IF ITS A CAR, YOU'RE STUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307875February 9, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK. HE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE FAILURE APPEARED TO RESET THE POWER STEERING AND IT FAILED WITHIN 5 TO 10 MINUTES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,779. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307914February 9, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, NEAR 58,000 MILES, RECENTLY HAD THE POWER STEERING GO OUT ON IT. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON THE DISPLAY. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT HOME AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN MY ONLINE RESEARCH. I READ THAT OFTEN TIMES TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL "RESET" IT. I WENT OUT AND TRIED IT AND IT WORKED. UNFORTUNATELY, IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I GOT THE MESSAGE AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING CLICKED OFF. LUCKILY THERE IS A BIT OF A WARNING RIGHT BEFORE IT GOES OUT, YOU CAN HEAR A CLICK AND THEN 3 DINGS AND THEN IT LOCKS UP. IT HAS BEEN A WEEK NOW SINCE I FIRST STARTED HAVING THE ISSUE AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE WITH EACH DAY OF DRIVING, GOING FROM LASTING 10 MINUTES BEFORE FAILURE, TO LASTING ONLY 15-30 SECONDS. AFTER THE 3RD DAY I FINALLY GAVE UP ON IT AND BEGAN DRIVING MY OLDER MUCH MORE RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE CHEVY CAVALIER. TODAY I AM TAKING THE COBALT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE BETWEEN $450-$600 TO REPAIR. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AS WELL. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HE SEES AT LEAST ONE IN PER MONTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT VERY SAFE AND IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR ISSUE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT, BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OR THE ONES WHO LACK THE UPPER BODY STRENGTH? THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED WITH GM BEFORE THEY HAVE A MUCH MORE FATAL ISSUE ON THEIR HANDS. THE CHEVY COBALT IS BY FAR THE WORSE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED WITH ALL IT'S ISSUES AND I HAVE LOST COMPLETE FAITH IN THE CHEVY NAME BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307899February 9, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND DINGS AND IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT THE CAR IS FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THAN THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT LIKE THIS FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT TO DO NEXT. IT HAPPENS ON SHORT TRIPS AND LONG TRIPS, ALWAYS WHEN I AM DRIVING, NEVER WHEN I AM PARKED OR STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307912February 9, 2010
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 7:30 A.M., ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SO WAS ONLY TRAVELING AROUND 30 -35 MPH AT THE MOST. SHE SOMEHOW LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE, VEERED OFF THE ROAD, HIT THE GUARD RAILING AND TOOK OUT ABOUT 15 - 20 FT. OF IT, AND LANDED DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT. NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. SHE HAD NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED, NOBODY HAD HIT HER, THE ROADS WERE CLEAR, NO BAD WEATHER, NO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, JUST SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. HER CAR WAS TOTALED!!! AFTER HEARING OF THE STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE COBALT, THIS WOULD CERTAINLY EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO HER. SHE DID HURT HER NECK AND BACK AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE ER, SCARED TO DEATH!. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT, BUT BRUISED AND SORE MUSCLES, WITH MUSCLE SPASMS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER ACCIDENT. SHE HAD OWNED THIS CAR LESS THAN 1 YEAR. CHEVY AND THE NHTSA DEFINITELY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND RECALL THE COBALTS SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OTHERS! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10308007February 9, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,185.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308046February 9, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE ONCE THE POWER STEERING FAILED; IT WOULD NOT RESET WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308070February 9, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET GO TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. I MISSED MY TURN SO I PUT MY COBALT IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP A FEW FEET. I TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND DISPLAYING "POWER STEERING". IT WAS HARD AS '!@#$% TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308060February 9, 2010
STEERING
VEHICLE IS 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILS REPEATEDLY AND MAKE FOR A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. GM REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED THEM. WE HAVE SINCE HAD THE SYSTEM REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. YOUR JUMPING ALL OVER TOYOTA RIGHT NOW, SO LET SEE YOU JUMP ON GENERAL MOTORS A BIT. INCIDENTALLY THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BEFORE WE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IT COULDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308071February 9, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS JUST GOING 2-3 MPH OUT OF A PARKING DECK WHEN WITHOUT WARNING I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE NEARBY CHEVY DEALERSHIP $456 LATER IT WAS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308085February 9, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. BEGAN WHILE I WAS JUST DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH IN TRAFFIC AROUND MID DECEMBER AND WOULD GO OFF EVERY FEW MILES. IT IS NOW MUCH MORE FREQUENT GOING OFF AROUND EVERY ONE TO TWO MINUTES OF DRIVING. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS I LOOKED ONLINE AND THE CONSENSUS OF THE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM IS AROUND 2,000 DOLLARS, AND I WORRY ABOUT MY SAFETY BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308082February 9, 2010
STEERING
MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHEN THE POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY WENT OUT. IT KEPT GOING ON AND OFF UNTIL HE GOT TO WORK. HE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME HANDLING THE CAR AND ALMOST WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $800.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY'S. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR AND IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308076February 9, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT 2.2 ENGINE. IT STARTED SEPT 8TH 2009 MY POWER STEERING IN MY CAR FAILED CAUSING ME TO STRAIN TO TURN THE WHEEL. I MADE IT WITH MILD DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I REPLACED MY STEERING COLUMN BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE CAR JUMPS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO SHIFT INTO CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP AND BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308163February 9, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AT 49,800 MILES. THIS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PARK WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308170February 9, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT MUST RESET ITSELF BECAUSE IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT WILL QUIT WORKING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40K MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WOULD COST OVER $900 TO FIX. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS FULL OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308175February 9, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
06 COBALT POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308222February 9, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON & OFF AT THE BEGINNING & NOW IS AFTER ONE MINUTE OF DRIVING, IT GETS VERY STIFF HARD TO MANEUVER I WAS ABOUT TO CRASH SO MANY TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308208February 9, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT KEEPS GIVING OUT. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STEER. I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND WAIT ABOUT 30 MINUTES SO THAT IT CAN RESET ITSELF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING IT GETS HARD AGAIN. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND I AM AFRAID THAT I MAY LOSE CONTROL AND GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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