Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10306768February 5, 2010
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I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 37,000 MI. IT NOW HAS 49,500 MI. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE ALARM SOUNDED WHILE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I PULLED OVER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND NO POWER STEERING BELT. CHECKED THE MANUAL TO FIND IT TO BE ELECTRONIC. STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER RETURNED. IT HAS BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. I PLANNED TO TAKE IT FOR REPAIR, BUT FOUND ON THE WEB THAT IT COST $1,000.00. AS I SAVE UP FOR THE COST IT FAILS EVERY FEW DAYS OR SO. I WOULD THINK THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN A CURVE OR DEFENSIVE DRIVING INCIDENT. INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS COULD HAVE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES. THE ALARM DOES NOT SOUND EVERY TIME. I FELT THE WHEEL TUG TO THE LEFT LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THE POWER STEERING WARNING ON THE DASH. *TR
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#10306791February 5, 2010
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WHILE MAKING A HARD U-TURN IN MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT RECOVER UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
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#10306834February 5, 2010
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AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT CAME ON AND IT GOT REALLY HARD TO STEER. AS I TRIED TO GET THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAD TO CROSS OVER INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE CONCRETE BARRIER THE POWER STEERING KICKED BACK IN, SEEMS HOW I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED SO SHARPLY TOWARD THE SHOULDER I NEARLY HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS IS QUITE COMMON. IF THEY THINK IT MAY BE IN OVER 900,000 CARS, YOU WOULD THINK A COMPANY LIKE GM (THAT HAS HAD ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH DEBT AND IN THE PUBLIC EYE)WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. THIS IS GOING TO TURN INTO A PROBLEM LIKE TOYOTA. ITS NOT A CHEAP FIX THE DEALER SAID 2 HOURS OF WORK FOR WHAT COULD COST ME UP TO $3000. THIS CAR IS ALMOST 5 YEARS OLD. THE CAR IS BARELY WORTH $5500. MINE IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT WITH A 2 YEAR OLD. THIS STUBBORN ATTITUDE THAT GM HAS IS VERY SAD DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE COBALTS FROM THE YEARS INDICATED WOULD BE UPGRADING TO OTHER VEHICLES, TOO BAD THEY WONT BE ANYTHING MADE BY GM. *TR
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#10306850February 5, 2010
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I HAVE AN 08 CHEVY COBALT LT AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO RANDOMLY GO OUT AT THE END OF JANUARY. I LOOKED UNDER THE GOOD TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING! WOW THAT'S NEW!! SO WHEN THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND IT WOULD SHUT OFF EVERY HALF BLOCK AFTER BEING RESET MANY TIMES. I DECIDED TO LOOK UP THE PROBLEM ON GOOGLE, TO FIND OUT THERE HAS BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING IN COBALTS FOR A LONG TIME NOW! RECALL!! MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY THANK GOODNESS BUT THROUGH THE USED DEALER SHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM! I'M PAYING 100 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIX WHICH IS ONLY A FRACTION OF THE COST. I'M REPLACING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND POWER STEERING MODULE. I WILL BE OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK THANK GOODNESS! BUT I HAVE READ THAT IT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO RANDOMLY GO OUT UNTIL THE PARTS ARE REPLACED! *TR
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#10306858February 5, 2010
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MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 CHEVY COBALT LTZ AND THE POWER STEERING WENT AWAY. THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON STATING POWER STEERING. SHE PULLED OVER, STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SHE MANAGED TO ARRIVE AT HOME WITHOUT THE PROBLEM RECURRING. SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND I WENT TO THE CAR AND STARTED IT, BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, STARTED DOWN THE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING LIT UP ON THE DASH AGAIN AND IU HAD NO POWER STEERING. I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I NEED FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS FROM GM BEFORE MY DAUGHTER, OR ANYBODY ELSES CHILD HAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10306150February 4, 2010
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I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HOME AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CORNER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I HAD MY HUSBAND MEET ME AND HE ASSUMED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING BELT. UPON INSPECTING THE CAR, HE DETERMINED IT WASN'T THE BELT AND NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE DROVE THE CAR HOME AND IT SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK. I DROVE THE CAR LESS THAN 10 MILES AND IT THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I AGAIN PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT HOME. I WENT APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 5 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. EACH TIME THE STEERING FAILS, I IMMEDIATELY TURN THE CAR OFF AND RE-START IT. I ALSO HEAR A "CLICK" SOUND IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS CAR FIXED DUE TO THE FINANCIAL SITUATION AND I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE SELLING THE CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE CAR HAS 112,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.*JB
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#10306131February 4, 2010
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2007 CHEVY COBALT OUR POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHEN WE HAVE SLOWED DOWN OUR SPEED. TO REMEDY IT WE HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART IT. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LAST WEEK. *JB
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#10306173February 4, 2010
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I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE READER SUDDENLY SAID POWER STEERING. THEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL WITH OUT A VERY HARD TURN WITH BOTH HANDS. I FINALLY GOT TO SAFE SPOT AND CALLED FOR HELP. WHEN HELP CAME IT WAS WORKING . THEN WHEN THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN & DIDN'T BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE $100 JUST TO CHECK IT. SO I TOOK IT TO A CAR SHOP THAT SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR IN THE POWER STEERING. HE SAID IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $500 TO $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. I WENT AHEAD AND GOT HIM TO ORDER THE NEW POWER STEERING MOTOR. IT ENDED UP COSTING AROUND $600 TO FIX. THEN I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT IT MAY BE BEING RECALLED & ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD & ONLY HAS LIKE 80,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
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#10306186February 4, 2010
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POWER STEERING FINALLY WENT OUT. IT WAS GOING OUT THEN COMING BACK ON FOR MONTHS. THEN IT STARTED GOING OFF MORE AND MORE UNTIL IT QUIT. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO PUT UP $2000 CAUSE WE HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH MY OTHER DAUGHTER'S $150000 SURGERY. I AM SEEING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS BACK TO 2005 WHERE ALL CHEVY COBALTS HAVE THIS ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE HERE. I AM AFRAID MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO GET KILLED.*JB
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#10305091February 4, 2010
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THE POWERSTEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWERSTEERING IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. *TR
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#10305080February 4, 2010
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RANDOM FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. FAILS 3-5 TIMES DURING 15-20 MINUTE COMMUTE WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE STEERING TO BECOME STIFF. TEMPORARY RESOLUTION IS TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, GIVING YOU ANOTHER 5 MINUTES OF POWER STEERING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT'S AN $800 - $1500 OUT-OF-POCKET REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP. I MAY TRY TO PURCHASE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ($230- DEALERSHIP ONLY) AND INSTALL MYSELF BUT THAT MEANS PULLING OUT THE STEERING COLUMN, DISABLING AIRBAG, AND HOPING EVERYTHING WORKS CORRECTLY WHEN YOU PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE WHICH SHE USES TO GET TO WORK AND CARRY MY 1 YEAR OLD GIRL TO BABY SITTER. THIS HAS FAILED DURING TURNS, AND EVEN WHEN GOING 55 MPH, IT IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A 60 DEGREE TURN. *TR
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#10305085February 4, 2010
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I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. ABOUT MARCH OF 2008, I WAS LEAVING WORK & MY CAR BEEPED & SHOWED "POWER STEERING" IN MY NOTIFICATIONS. MY WHEEL LOCKED UP. SINCE THEN I CANNOT DRIVE MORE THEN ABOUT 15 FEET WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING SHUTTING OFF. IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE IN THE 2 YEAR PERIOD. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER MANY TIMES & THEY TELL ME IT IS $1000 TO FIX IT. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO FIX A CAR I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IT WENT OUT RIGHT AFTER I REACHED 50,000 MILES & THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FOR, UP TO 50,000 MILES. A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT THE SAME CAR AS MINE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER ME & HER POWER STEERING WENT OUT RIGHT AFTER 50,000 MILES AS WELL. SHE PAID $1100.00 TO FIX IT WITH THE DEALER. NOW THAT I HAVE SEEN THIS ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT AS IT HAS CAUSED 1100 ACCIDENTS, I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
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#10305103February 4, 2010
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SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR
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#10305088February 4, 2010
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I HAVE OWNED A 2007 COBALT WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEMS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. WHILE DRIVING YOU COULD HEAR THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATING REALLY LOUD, EVENTUALLY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF I COULD STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IT WOULD DISAPPEAR. BUT EVENTUALLY IT CAME ON SO OFTEN THAT I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR
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#10305156February 4, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT 5-SPEED, 2-DOOR. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SQUARE PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE METAL TO COME APART. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 4,554.
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#10305133February 4, 2010
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IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN AT ESPECIALLY AT CORNERS AT LOWER SPEED. IT ALSO MAKE A NOISE AT TIMES. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THAT I TRY TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION. IT HAS HAPPENED FOR OVER A YEAR. THE FOLLOWING DATE IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE OF WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT. *TR
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#10305153February 4, 2010
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I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT FOR MY SON TO DRIVE. HE WAS PRACTICING PARKING MANEUVERS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN HE COMPLAINED THE STEERING WAS GETTING HARDER TO TURN. I CHECK THE STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BECOME HOT BUT IT SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. I SEEN IN THE NEWS OF THE COMPLAINTS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS AND THAT IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. THE DEALER I SPOKE WITH SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THE POWER STEERING FAILS AGAIN. I TOLD THEM AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT FOR THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL WHEN MY KIDS ARE NEW DRIVERS? THEY SAID YES. *TR
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#10305252February 4, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THE CONTACT LOSS POWER STEERING. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET FOR 30 ADDITIONAL SECONDS. IN JULY 2007, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, IT CURRENTLY FAILS WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
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#10305282February 4, 2010
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2007 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING GOES OUT, BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. WAS GOING TO GET REPAIRS, BUT I'M FINDING OUT BY RESEARCH I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. IT'S A PAIN WHEN TRYING TO PARK. WORKS FINE AT START UP, BUT WHILE DRIVING IT WILL GO OUT. TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN IT'S WARMER OUTSIDE AND I HAVE TO USE THE A/C. LESS OFTEN WHEN IT'S COLD AND I USE THE HEATER. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT I'VE BEEN SMELLING FUEL SINCE THIS STARTED, MAY BE UNRELATED. I HAVE IT BEING LOOKED AT LATER. BUT IF IT COSTS MORE THAN 500 TO REPAIR I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR. *TR
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#10305298February 4, 2010
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MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SUFFERED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. THE EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO WHERE I COULD NOT DO MORE THEN GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE AUTO WAS RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP WITH CAUTION. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. I HAD THE AUTO TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. I HAVE DRIVEN MUCH LARGER AUTOS THAT HAVE HAD POWER STEERING FAILURES AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING WHERE THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED TO GUIDE THE AUTO WAS SO GREAT. IF THIS HAD BEEN SOMEONE WHO WAS LESS EXPERIENCED OR WHO DID NOT POSSESS THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH OF A FULL GROWN ADULT MALE THE SITUATION MAY HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR
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