Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10304015February 2, 2010
STEERING
STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GOES OUT VERY OFTEN. *TR
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#10304020February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IS LOSING POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR
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#10304029February 2, 2010
STEERING
CHEVROLET COBALT 2005 POWER STEERING FAILURE. BEGAN FAILING SPORADICALLY THEN FAILED CONSISTENTLY DAILY IN MAY OF 2009.......HAD POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. *TR
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#10304014February 2, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MANY TIMES, SOME WHILE DRIVING AND SOME WHEN I FIRST GET INTO THE CAR AND START IT. NOT ONLY DOES THE POWER STEERING GO OUT BUT THE CAR ALSO JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE IN MOTION, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHES AND DINGS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR HAS EVEN SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC A FEW TIMES. GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, I TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION AT PEP BOYS MANY TIMES AND EVEN RECEIVED MY MONEY BACK WHEN THE PROBLEMS WERE NEVER ABLE TO BE FIXED. *TR
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#10304033February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY GRANDFATHER AND I EACH BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD THEM THEY SEEM TO JUST BE FALLING APART AROUND US. MY NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE POWER STEERING. IT KEEPS GOING OUT AND IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND KEEP UNDER CONTROL IF IT GOES OUT WHEN IM DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. IT NEVER REALLY BOTHERED ME UNTIL TODAY BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING DOWN FM 1406 AND THERE WAS A DOG IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I TRIED MANEUVERING AROUND THE ANIMAL BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO, WHEN I TRIED TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE DOG I COULD BARELY MOVE THE WHEEL. I KILLED THE DOG. MY NUMBER ONE CONCERN IS THAT DOG COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A CHILD OR A GROWN UP SIMPLY WANTING TO CROSS THE STREET. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE AND I KNOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE DON'T EITHER BUT WHAT CHOICE DO WE HAVE, WE CANT GO ON WITH OUR DAILY ROUTINES WITH OUT THESE COBALTS WE ARE ALL SO HEAVILY "RELYING" ON. BASICALLY WERE !@#$% IF WE DO AND !@#$% IF WE DON'T. BOTH POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE CARS, MINE A FEW MONTHS AFTER MY GRANDFATHERS. WHAT'S FUNNY IS THAT WE BOTH BOUGHT THE VEHICLES ON THE SAME DAY AND BOTH CARS POWER STEERING WENT OUT....WOW THAT'S REALLY LAME. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304023February 2, 2010
TIRES, STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT BEGINS TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION STARTING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES FROM FRONT TO BACK(VERSUS SIDE TO SIDE) AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER OR GET OFF THE FREEWAY. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS BEGAN ALMOST A YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SHOCKS REPLACED LAST YEAR WHEN IT BEGAN. EACH TIME I TAKE IT AND SOMEONE TEST DRIVES THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. BUT IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WEEK OR TWO, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10304025February 2, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE OWNS A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. SHE WAS TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN HER ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED HER TO BE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER. LUCKILY THE DRIVER BEHIND HER WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT IF IT EVENTUALLY FAILED AGAIN (WHICH THEY STATED MAY BE ONLY A TEMPORARY REPAIR) THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10304030February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WENT HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHILE I WAS DRIVING MANY TIMES. *TR
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0
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#10304019February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2005 CHEVY COBALT (LESS THAN 25000 MILES) AT 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ALERTED HIM OF THE POWER SYSTEM FAILURE. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DAY AFTER THE EVENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEDDIE CHEVROLET FOR EVALUATION. A DAY LATER THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR TO THE TUNE OF $302.10. GUESS WHO ENDED UP PAYING THE BILL? US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10304044February 2, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I WILL GET MAYBE 1 TO 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304038February 2, 2010
STEERING
CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENT . NOT WORKING AT THE MOMENT. *TR
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No
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0
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#10304040February 2, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON IT. SHE HAD TROUBLE HOLDING IT IN THE ROAD. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL THESE COBALTS. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS I'M HAVING WITH THIS CAR. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10304041February 2, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LOSE. LOSES CONTROL OFTEN WHEN BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10304057February 2, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT AS A TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE JERKING OF THE WHEEL A POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY STEERING WHEEL COMPLETLY LOCKED UP AS I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM TRAFFIC WHERE I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH NO MORE ISSUES. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10304058February 2, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY CAR ALMOST EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS 5 OR 6 TIMES A DAY. IT MAKES IT SO THERE IS NO POWER STEERING UNTIL I PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF ONCE YOU TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS FINE, SOMETIMES. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS MADE IT SO MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF HER LIFE. *TR
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0
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#10304053February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE IS NOTHING THAT I DO AS A DRIVER TO CAUSE IT SO FAR HAS I CAN TELL. IT WILL FAIL AT ANY SPEED AND IN A CURVE OR ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS NOW. THE FIRST WEEK IT DID IT ONCE A DAY, THE SECOND WEEK IT ONLY FAILED ONCE. THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS IT WOULD FAIL ANYWHERE FROM TWENTY SECONDS TO ONE HOUR FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FIFTH WEEK I ONLY DROVE IT ONCE AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHARP CORNER ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR PULLED OUT OF A DITCH. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. MAYBE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, MAYBE FOR ONLY FIVE SECONDS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR THE TIMING OF THE FAILURES. AFTER THE SECOND DAY I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND SAID THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACED WITH A PRICE BETWEEN $1500.00 AND $2200.00. VERY PRICEY! THEN AFTER THE FIRST WEEK I SEARCHED "CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING" ON THE INTERNET, AND WAS SHOCKED BY WHAT I SAW. OVER ONE HUNDRED HITS ON THE ISSUE WITH PAGE AFTER PAGE OF HORROR STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE. SO THIS ISSUE IS HARDLY UNKNOWN. AND WITH TONIGHT'S MENTION OF IT ON THE CBS NIGHTLY NEWS, IT WILL HOPEFULLY GAIN SOME MORE ATTENTION. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS END UP LIKE THE TOYOTA RECALL AND LET PEOPLE DIE BEFORE IT GETS FIXED, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I HAVE SINCE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT I STILL OWE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS ON, AND HAVE BEEN BORROWING RIDES FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY. BEING IN THE SAME POSITION HAS 14.8% OF AMERICA, UNEMPLOYED, THERE IS NO WAY THAT I CAN CURRENTLY AFFORD THE COST OF THE REPAIR. AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE FROM OTHER VICTIMS, EVEN IF I WAS STILL UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY SINCE IT DOESN'T COVER THE STEERING COLUMN. HELP!!! *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10304060February 2, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, I HEARD A DING AND LOOKED AT THE CONSOLE. IT SAID "POWER STEERING". BECAUSE I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD, THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WASN'T INITIALLY A BIG PROBLEM, SO I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND PARKED SO I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF TALKING TO MY DAD, I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT WAS FINE SO I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP. TWENTY MINUTES LATER IT DINGED AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE AGAIN. I DROVE ABOUT 15 MINUTES LIKE THAT BECAUSE I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO MY DESTINATION UNTIL I REMEMBERED THE RAMP I NEEDED TO TAKE WAS A BIG CURVE AND I DIDN'T WANT TO ATTEMPT IT WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND AROUND THE RAMP BUT AS SOON AS I WAS ON THE NEXT HIGHWAY, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT A COUPLE MILES UNTIL I SAW A GM DEALER AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A STOPPED CAR TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN BUT MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FRIED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIND OUT IF THE MODULE WAS BAD TOO. THE MOTOR COST ME $411 AND IF THE MODULE HAD GONE TOO IT WOULD HAVE COST $732. THANKFULLY IT WAS JUST THE MOTOR, BUT OF COURSE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I MAINTAINED MY CAR PROPERLY SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 WITH 6 MILES ON IT BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10304051February 2, 2010
STEERING
MY 07 CHEVROLET COBALT 4 DOOR AUTOMATIC HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING SEEM LIKE IT DOES NOT WORK. IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. TWICE MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN MAKING A TURN AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER AND SHE ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. IS G.M. AWARE OF THIS???? VERY VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10304067February 2, 2010
STEERING
I BROUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT BRAND NEW MY POWERSTEERING WENT OUT A LITTLE OVER 75,000 MILES OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE POWERSTEERING KEPT GO OUT UNTIL I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT NUCAR CHEVROLET IN NEW CASTLE DE IT COST ME OVER 800.00 DOLLARS IN NOVEMBER 08. THE DEALER SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS ELECTRIC AND THEY HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER COBALT SAME MODEL YEAR. *TR
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0
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#10304069February 2, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. NO WARNINGS, STEERING GOES OUT AT ANY SPEED. I RECEIVE A WARNING RING TO READ MY COMPUTER BOARD WHICH READS "POWER STEERING" AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN, UNTIL IT GOES OUT AGAIN, AND AGAIN. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS, STEERING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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