Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10307214February 7, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT, 52000 MILES, POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES. MUST RESTART ENGINE TO GET IT TO WORK. SOMETIMES IT STOPS EVERY FEW MINUTES. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE, AS IT COULD EASILY CAUSE A CRASH. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307239February 7, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO GO OUT DAILY- HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. HUSBAND WOULD BE DRIVING AND NO POWER STEERING.WOULD TURN OFF CAR AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND COULD DRIVE. SEVERAL DATES TOO MANY TO REMEMBER. A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306891February 6, 2010
STEERING
MY 16 WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN HIS 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE SINCE REALIZED THEY MAY HAVE A POWER STEERING DEFECT. THE CAR IS TOTALLED AND IS AT A COPART SALVAGE AUCTION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAR BEFORE THE CAR IS SOLD FOR SCRAP. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10306984February 6, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED WENT OUT SUDDENLY. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING IS FINE WHILE I AM PARKED, BUT AS SOON AS I BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN THE POWER STEERING GOES BACK OUT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 36,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306980February 6, 2010
STEERING
MY SONS 2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF START IT BACK AND IT WOULD BE OK AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN OVER AND OVER . WE WENT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED PAYING OUR OWN MONEY. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307007February 6, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE, NOW OCCURS EVERY 100 MILES. IS OKAY AFTER CAR RE-STARTS, THEN FAILS AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307028February 6, 2010
STEERING
AT 53,000 MILES MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE POWER STEERING LOSS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR, MY STEERING FROZE TO THE POINT OF VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I COULD BARELY GET IT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN RE-STARTED MY CAR. NO PROBLEM. I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN AND AFTER GOING LESS THAN A MILE, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED. NO STEERING! I IMMEDIATELY DROVE MY CAR TO MY DEALER. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND ASSIST MOTOR...TO THE TUNE OF $848.13!! NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS IS SOMETHING I COULD ILL AFFORD. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, I REALIZED THAT NUMEROUS COBALT OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM! IT WAS EVEN MENTIONED IN THE 02/02/2010 ISSUE OF USA TODAY. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES NOW! WHY DO THEY WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED OR MAIMED BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY WORKMANSHIP?! NO WONDER AMERICAN AUTOMAKERS ARE GOING TO BE A THING OF HISTORY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AT LEAST TOYOTA STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND IS DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *CN UPDATED 06/05/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307047February 6, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT THE POWER STEERING MODULE GOES OUT AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR A WEEK. I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER COMPLAINT WEBSITES AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT TO OTHER PEOPLE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307092February 6, 2010
STEERING
MY ELECTRONIC STEERING IS NO LONGER WORKING. AS SOON AS I START MY CAR, IT LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT GOES OUT AND I HAVE TO STEER UNASSISTED. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IMPEDES MY MANUEVERABILITY ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO PARKING AND PARALLEL PARKING IS IMPOSSIBLE. MY WIFE CAN LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE IT REQUIRES THE STRENGTH OF HERCULES TO STEER CAR. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307101February 6, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILUER WHILE DRIVING. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306198February 5, 2010
STEERING
OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2007 COBALT BACK TO UCF. SHE AVOIDED GETTING HIT BY A SPEEDING DRIVER. WHEN SHE TRIED TO RETURN TO HER LANE HER STEERING WAS LOCKED AND HAD NO CONTROL OF CAR. SHE SPUN AND TOTALED THE CAR. SHE DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CAR. THE AUTO WAS TOTALED. STATE FARM HAS ALL DOCUMENTATION. THE CAR WAS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. THREE NEW TIRES EXPLODED AS SHE TRIED TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10306194February 5, 2010
STEERING
I LOST CONTROL OF MY CHEVY COBALT, AND TOTALED MY CAR. THE STEERING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH IT PULLING TO THE RIGHT, OR LEFT. IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED ONCE, BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE EVALUATED AGAIN. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT THE ROAD WAS SNOW COVERED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306226February 5, 2010
STEERING
WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. HE RETURNED HOME AND INFORMED ME OF PROBLEM. I GOT IN THE COBALT AND TRIED TO STEER IT. I COULD BARELY MOVE THE WHEELS. I TOOK IT ON THE ROAD AND SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306229February 5, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 4 YEARS AND 3 TIMES MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306281February 5, 2010
STEERING
REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I DRIVE ONLY TWO MILES TO WORK AND SO I AM FREQUENTLY TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES - THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE THROUGH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT I DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306354February 5, 2010
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT ON RTE. 219 BETWEEN RIDGEWAYAND BRADFORD, PA ON SEPT. 11, 2009, WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT WAS AROUND NOON AND LIGHTLY SPRINKLING. SHE WAS TRAVELING NORTH AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER WHICH SHE CONSIDERED PASSING. SHE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO SEE IF SHE COULD PASS. SHE DECIDED NOT TO PASS AND TURNED RIGHT. THAT IS WHEN SHE LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE STEERING TOOK HER TOO FAR RIGHT AND INTO THE GUARDRAIL, THEN SHE BOUNCE OFF THE RAIL AND OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE HIT THE OPPOSITE GUARDRAIL. THE ROAD WAS FLAT AND STRAIGHT, NOT THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE CAR THEN TOOK HER BACK TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE STOPPED. THE CAR SUFFERED ABOUT $6000 DAMAGE. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK HEAD ON. WE ASSUMED BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS SOMEWHAT WET, SHE MUST HAVE HYDROPLANED. WE WERE JUST RELIEVED SHE WASN'T KILLED OR INJURED. WHEN I READ THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE STEERING, I ASKED MY DAUGHTER TO DESCRIBE WHERE HAPPENED IN THE ACCIDENT. SHE SPOKE OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING, SO NOW I FEAR THE STEERING MAY BE FAULTY AND HER LIFE MY BE IN DANGER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10306363February 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND SHE LOST POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY SINCE THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THREE DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING TO 2.5 MILES TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING TWICE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR AND CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. SHE HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,699. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,849. UPDATED 03/12/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306324February 5, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MAKING A LANE CHANGE FOLLOWED BY TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306342February 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SINCE OCTOBER OF 2009 SHE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND SHE HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE 10 TIMES AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE ECM COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE CONTACT PAID $600 FOR THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306397February 5, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING CORRECTED ITSELF; HOWEVER, WHEN SHE BEGAN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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