Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10303739February 1, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE 2005 CHEVY COBALT. *TR
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0
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#10303755February 1, 2010
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POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CHEVY COBALT WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
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#10303492January 31, 2010
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I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. MY CAR HAS 53,000 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. THUS MAKING MY VEHICLE HARD TO STEER. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. *TR
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0
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#10303291January 30, 2010
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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH ALARM AND WARNING ON DASH. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD SHUT OFF AND ENGINE AND RESTART. NO PROBLEM AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE IT NOW HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10303375January 30, 2010
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THE POWER STEERING FAILS REPEATEDLY. WE PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR A WHILE; SOMETIMES FIVE MINUTES, SOMETIMES FIVE DAYS. BUT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON AGAIN FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. OUR MECHANIC SAYS THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1000. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10303386January 30, 2010
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MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT IS HAVING INTERMITTENT FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT RANDOMLY OCCURS, WITH NO WARNING. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY. THIS CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO BECOME UNMANAGEABLE AND FEEL RATHER UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303401January 30, 2010
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I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I TRIED TURNING A CORNER AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO WORK CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB. I THEN SEEN THAT MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303165January 29, 2010
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POWER STEERING PROBLEM ON A 2006 CHEVY COBALT MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND A POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL SHOW UP ON MY INFORMATION SCREEN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE JAN 5TH AND I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON THE 21ST OF DEC. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303182January 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WENT OUT NOV 27, 2009, LATE AT NITE ON I-95 - FREAKED ME OUT AND CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED! NO DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPT. OPEN ON WEEKENDS, SO I GAVE UP AND DROVE IT BACK TO FLORIDA ON SUNDAY (TOOK 10 HOURS). ANYWAY, CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP, CHEVY CORPORATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA... UNFORTUNATELY I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEN CALL CORPORATE BACK WHERE THEY SAID THEY "MIGHT BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS BUT WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL DIAGNOSTICS WERE DONE..." DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY "BELIEVE" THE PROBLEM COULD BE SOLVED BY REPLACING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IF I WOULD ONLY PAY $350 FOR LABOR (THEY WOULD GENEROUSLY DONATE THE MOTOR...) I DECLINED (FOR NOW ANYWAY) AS WE WILL TRY TO REPAIR IT OURSELVES... I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO AS THE CAR ISN'T THAT OLD. THE WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT IN SEPTEMBER AS SEEMS TO BE THE CASE FOR MANY WHO'S BLOGS I HAVE READ. THEY ALSO NOTED ON THE SUMMARY THAT THE MOTOR MIGHT NOT ACTUALLY TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IF IT DIDN'T THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR ANOTHER $800 PLUS LABOR !! MY CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED AND IS STILL DANGEROUS SO I DON'T DRIVE IT UNLESS I JUST HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND HAVE NO OTHER OPTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303185January 29, 2010
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WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THIS HAS OCCURRED DAILY SINCE THEN, AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AS THE DAYS PROGRESS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON MY CAR SO SOON, AND ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR ARE BEGINNING AT $1,000, WHICH IS ENTIRELY TOO MUCH FOR A SINGLE MOTHER AND FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT TO HANDLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAS TO BE A DEFECT AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING WITH OTHER COBALTS. I RISK LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303176January 29, 2010
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE LOST THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WHERE SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL REPAIR THE FAILURE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS FOR THE FAILURE. SHE HAS NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE DROPS OR WHEN IT RAINS THAT'S WHEN SHE LOSES POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42424.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303205January 29, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. HE HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD RESET ITSELF. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $2000. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302915January 28, 2010
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POWER STEERING FAILURE IN CHEVY COBALT. A LITTLE ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302934January 28, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE CONTACT SUDDENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS FOUND AT FAULT; ALTHOUGH, HE DOESNT AGREE SINCE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSED THE CRASH TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302956January 28, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A CLANKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302953January 28, 2010
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IN MARCH OF 2008 I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 CHEVROLET COBAL IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 THE POWER STEERING STARTED RANDOMLY GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING, COMPLETELY OUT *TW
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302998January 28, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK. AN HOUR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING FAILED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303026January 28, 2010
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I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. AT 25,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING JUST STOP WORKING WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, BUT I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE CURVE AND STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE GOT HURT. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED BUT IT SURE WAS SCARY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON AGAIN. BEFORE I COULD REACH HOME, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. I CALLED A MECHANIC FOR AN ESTIMATE AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $1000 TO 1500 INCLUDING LABOR.*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303041January 28, 2010
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POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. STEERING WORKS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN GOES OUT. COMES BACK AFTER RESTART BUT THEN GOES IMMEDIATELY BACK OUT. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. BROUGHT TO DEALER. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. STILL NOT RESOLVED*CW
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303081January 28, 2010
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POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF DRIVING. NO ASSIST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT. TW*
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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