Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10305302February 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN A CHIME SENSOR SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER CONTINUED IN OPERATION AND EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305311February 4, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALTS POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO KEEP GOING ON AND OFF. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO THEM AS WELL. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING SOME SNOWY WEATHER AND MY CAR SLID OUT OF CONTROL AND BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING WAS OFF IT TOOK A VERY LONG AND HARD TIME TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. I ENDED UP SITTING SIDEWAYS ON THE OFF RAMP. COMPLETELY DANGEROUS THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF ANYTIME IT WANTS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IS GOING TO OCCUR AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IF THEY WERE GOING TO FIX IT FOR ME AS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM. I SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THESE CARS AND SHE SAID THAT RECALLS ARE FOR SAFETY REASONS. I AM SORRY BUT SINCE WHEN HAS POWER STEERING GOING OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS WHILE MAKING A TURN, WHILE GOING 100 OR 50 NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? I AM FRUSTRATED AND ANNOYED WITH GMS ATTITUDE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I KNOW OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED TO COMPLAIN AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR US AND THEIR !@#$% CARS. I DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE A QUESTION OF A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY PROBLEM AND I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE'S LIFE WILL BE AT RISK BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305316February 4, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, MAKES CAR HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305258February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAD BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. ONCE I STARTED DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP OF ANY KIND. I ALSO NOTICED FROM TIME TO TIME I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING MOMENTARILY. LUCKILY THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BESIDES WHEN I WAS IN PLACES LIKE SMALL PARKING LOTS OR DRIVING VERY SLOW, BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. AND THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS JUST ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HEAR THE NOISE 9/10 TIMES I HIT A BUMP. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED SO IF I WANTED THE PROBLEM FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND IT WAS ROUGHLY $1500 HE SAID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305260February 4, 2010
STEERING
WHILE TEACHING MY 16 YEAR OLD HOW TO ANGLE PARK JAN 30, THE STEERING LOCKED. WE WERE DOING A LOT OF HARD TURNS AND HAD TO STOP PRACTICING. BECAUSE WE WERE IN A LARGE PARKING LOT, WE SWITCHED DRIVERS AND I TESTED THE STEERING. IT SEEMED TO BE OK BUT DID TUG SEVERAL TIMES. WE WENT TO JIFFY LUBE ONE BLOCK AWAY AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO OUR DEALER. MY HUSBAND THEN TEST DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT SEEMED FINE. SINCE THE PARKING LESSON I'VE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING "TUGS AND THEN SEEMS FINE" WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS, WHILE PARKING, AND WHILE LEAVING A PARKING SPACE. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR DEALER TOMORROW, DROPPING THE CAR OFF TONIGHT. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE SHARING THE VAN IN THE MEANTIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305378February 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $ 1,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,600. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305380February 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IF IT RECURRED, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; ALTHOUGHT, THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 3/12/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305511February 4, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 40 EAST IN NORTH CAROLINA CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND CAR WENT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT RAIL STEERING OVER COMPENSATED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAR WAS TOWED AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305504February 4, 2010
STEERING
WHEN STARTING UP, ONCE I GET GOING, POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS CONSTANTLY, SOMETIMES COMING BACK ON WHEN RESTARTING, BUT GOING OUT SOON THEREAFTER. THE PROBLEM IS A ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD REPAIR, SO NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT FAILURE APART FROM DIAGNOSING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305457February 4, 2010
STEERING
AFTER HEARING OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY COBALT MAY NOW MAKE MORE SENSE THAN BEFORE MY DAUGHTER USING MY CAR, 2009 CHEVY COBALT, CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. WAS NOT SURE AT THE TIME AS TO WHY AND STATE PATROLMAN WAS CONFUSED AS WHY THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AT THE TIME. BUT STEERING WAS SENSITIVE THEN AND SHE JUST LOST CONTROL, PER SAY. SHE NOW HAS BAD NIGHTMARES FROM THIS. THOUGH THE CAR WAS REPAIRED (ALMOST $5,500.) SHE IS A AFRAID TO SIT IN MY VEHICLE. TO ME IT STILL ACTS SENSITIVE. I DRIVE IT SHORT DISTANCES, WHILE DRIVING MY FORD TRUCK LONGER DISTANCES(STEERING IS MUCH MORE STEADY IN THE 2006 TRUCK). THIS HAPPENED IN 10 FEB 2009. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10305524February 4, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 COBALT, BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 06. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT SAID POWER STEERING IN THE INFORMATION CENTER. POWER STEERING CAME BACK AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF. TOOK TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS GOING OUT. I PAID FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS PART WAS STILL NOT COVERED. THE REPAIR COST ME JUST ABOUT $500. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SINCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT IS CHEVY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305623February 4, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 COBALT TO WORK IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALLY DEMOLISHED MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE ON A CLEAR DRY MORNING WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC, AROUND 70 MPH WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE LANES WHILE SLIGHTLY BRAKING. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT. I HIT THE CABLE BARRIER IN THE MEDIAN GOING BACKWARDS AND THE CAR SPUN AROUND AFTER HITTING THE BARRIER REPEATEDLY. FROM THE MINUTE THE HIGHWAY PATROL ARRIVED I HAVE BEEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER THAT THE CAR JUST WENT OUT OF CONTROL,LIKE HITTING SAND OR GRAVEL BUT THERE WAS NONE ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD THAT WE COULD SEE AND HE DID NOT ISSUE ME A TICKET. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS TEXTING OR BLACKED OUT AND IF I WAS DRUG TESTED. NO TO ALL OF THE ABOVE! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. MY DRIVING RECORD IS CLEAR. I BELIEVE NOW THAT I LOOK BACK ON THE ACCIDENT THAT THE POWER STEERING MY HAVE FAILED SENDING ME OUT OF CONTROL. I OWN TWO OTHER COBALTS THAT MY CHILDREN DRIVE AND THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. MY COBALT WAS REPLACED WITH A CHEVY IMPALA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305701February 4, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND WHEN I'M GOING DOWN THE ROAD A LIGHT COMES ON AND THE COMPUTER SAYING "POWER STEERING" AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT IS FINE (MAYBE FOR A DAY, MAYBE FOR AN HOUR, OR MAYBE JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES). IT GOES OFF SOME TIMES STAY OFF FOR DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305698February 4, 2010
STEERING
THE DEFECT OCCURS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I AM DRIVING ALONG AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE REALLY BAD ALMOST FEELS AS IF ONE OF YOUR FRONT TIRES BLEW THEN THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305732February 4, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT SS 55,000 MILES. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305731February 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WITHIN 30 MINUTES. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE TO HAVE DIAGNOSED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55968. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55975. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER WOULD GO OUT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305741February 4, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. RESETS AFTER RESTARTING CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305792February 4, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I SAW ON THE CCN REPORT ABOUT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED IN 2008 AS I WAS COMING OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP. NO ACCIDENT, WHEN I REACHED MY HOUSE, I SHUT OFF THE POWER AND RESTARTED CAR 15 MINUTES LATER AND CAR WORKED FINE. HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305810February 4, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
2006 COBALT STEERING PROBLEM VIBRATES AND SHAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305821February 4, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES IN OUT WHEN DRIVING CAUSING IT TO BE DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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