Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10302137January 25, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD FLASH AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OFF ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART IT FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MAKING TURNS AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THEIR IS NOT A RECALL THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FEELS A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUE REGARDING THE POWER STEERING. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
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#10302151January 25, 2010
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POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT (67,000 MILES) KEEPS FAILING, WITHOUT WARNING. THIS MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY ON THE CURVY, RURAL ROADS I DRIVE. I CAN HARDLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND SEVERAL SIMILAR MODELS. *TR
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#10302152January 25, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN A SECOND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER A REPORT WAS TAKEN; HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.
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#10302145January 25, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER CONTINUED OPERATION WITH CAUTION WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/17/10
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#10302220January 25, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATION OF WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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#10302218January 25, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CONTACT BRIEFLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT WANT THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/15/10.*JB
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0
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#10302238January 25, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE PULL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60272.
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#10302247January 25, 2010
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2006 CHEVY COBALT LS STEERING STICKS WHEN TURNING AND HAS TO BE FORCED BACK TO STRAIGHT WHEN COMING OUT OF A TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR
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#10302253January 25, 2010
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WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR CHILDREN'S USE. MY VERY LARGE HUSBAND HAD BEEN USING IT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE. THE POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED GOING OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN, BUT IT WOULD CUT OUT AGAIN. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT, BUT IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR AS HE WAS REQUIRED TO BUY THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN JUST FOR ONE PART. I UNDERSTAND FROM INFORMATION I'VE READ THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S FIXED DOESN'T MEAN IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN!!! I HESITATE TO LET MY DAUGHTER USE THIS CAR AGAIN AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T LET ANYONE GET KILLED BEFORE YOU MAKE CHEVROLET PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR
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#10302260January 25, 2010
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WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RECALL THE 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING. I THINK ITS DISGUSTING THAT GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN DRIVING. *TR
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#10302079January 24, 2010
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OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON MY DISPLAY AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE AND THEN AFTER LESS THAN 2 MINUTES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS. ESTIMATED PRICE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS $2000.00. THERE IS NOW REASON THIS SHOULDN'T BE A RECALL WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS SYSTEM FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND FAST. *TR
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#10302010January 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE LAST 6DAYS. I NEED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER FOR MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN FOR THE TIME BEING UNTIL IT GOES AGAIN. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY DID AN ANALYSIS REPORT STATING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES WHILE I AM DRIVING THIS IS DANGEROUS! I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS CAR DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
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#10302007January 23, 2010
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I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE ABOUT 80,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY ON IT AND ABOUT 5,000 MILES AGO MY POWER STEERING KEPT GOING OUT EVERY NOW AND THEN. IT HAPPENED NOT SO OFTEN SO I WOULD JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WOULD BE GONE. UNTIL ABOUT ANOTHER 100 MILES THEN IT WOULD START ALL OVER AGAIN. NOW ITS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE BEEN ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE ARE A TON OF THEM. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THEM CHARGE UPWARDS OF $700.00 FOR ME TO FIX THIS. IF THIS IS SUCH AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE, OR ME AND MY FAMILY, GET INTO A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK WITH ANY SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS AND I KNOW THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY KIND OF HELP. THANK YOU *TR
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#10302011January 23, 2010
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MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND MY WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS UNABLE TURN THE WHEEL AND HAD TO DRIVE OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF THE STEERING CAME BACK. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURY. THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT AND NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT. THIS CANNOT BE FIXED WITHOUT MAJOR EXPENSE ON MY PART. *TR
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#10302012January 23, 2010
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18 YEAR OLD SON TRAVELING 3 HOUR TRIP FROM SCHOOL AND LOST STEERING IN CAR. CAR BECAME VERY UNCONTROLLABLE BUT LUCKILY HE GOT THE CAR TO STOP AND GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER SHUTTING HER OFF FOR A WHILE HE RESTARTED HER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER HAVING CAR CHECKED OUT IT SEEMS THAT ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN MAYBE BAD. WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. CAR ONLY HAS 63,000KM ON HER. CHEVY COBALT 2005. IT REALLY IS A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10302022January 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
STRONG FUEL ODOR DURING OPERATION AND AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE ON A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO GM, THEY CLAIM NO OPEN RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM BEING CAUSE BY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLIES. AGAIN GM REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION. THIS AMONG OTHER DEFECTS ON THESE CARS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF CONSUMERS BEING BUT IN DANGER BY FAULTY VEHICLES. SINCE GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEMS WITH THERE VEHICLES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE CASE IS A MUST. *TR
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#10302024January 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH 82,000 MILES THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH AND THEN MY STEERING COMPLETELY GOES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST 20 TIMES THIS WEEK AND IS GETTING WORSE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO A GARAGE THAT SAID THEY DID AN ANALYSIS AND NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. WHEN THIS OCCURS I NEED TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN ON BUT THE STEERING WILL GO AGAIN IN TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR
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#10302038January 23, 2010
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ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP AND MODULAR IN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED LOCKING UP AT TIMES AND THEN COMES BACK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE ELECTRIC PUMP AND MODULAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE CARS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR THE RESULT OF SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR OUR DAUGHTER THINKING THAT THIS WAS A SAFE CAR FOR HER TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL AND WORK. BUT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STEERING CAN LOCK UP AND LEAVE HER WITH NO STEERING. WE THINK GM SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW MANY CARS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10302060January 23, 2010
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POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL GET TIGHT AND WILL NOT TURN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH ALL CHEVEROLET COBALTS....I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM NOT THE CUSTOMER...MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN IT WENT OUT ON HER CAR AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND GOT KILLED. *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
0
#10302063January 23, 2010
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THERE'S A DEFECT WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON 2005 & 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. I BOUGHT THE 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LS BRAND NEW IN SPRING OF 2005 AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT THIS WEEK (JAN 2010). AS ONE WOULD EXPECT, WHEN IT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STRAIGHT CITY STREET IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. MAKING IT A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD IF ONE HAS TO TURN QUICKLY TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR, A PERSON, OR A CHILD. I THOUGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN OUT OF STEERING FLUID, BUT THIS MODEL HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE. AFTER ENCOUNTERING THE PROBLEM, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM VERY FREQUENTLY AND NOTED THAT IT INDEED WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. AFTER FINDING OUT HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE WAS, I RESEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF PERHAPS GM/CHEVROLET HAD ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND OVER 700 COMPLAINTS (ON ONE SITE) FROM COBALT OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE DATING AS FAR BACK AS 2007 (SITE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH) , BUT NO SAFETY RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN TO GM/CHEVROLET AND YET AND STILL NO RECALL. THESE PARTICULAR MODELS (CHEVY COBALT LS AND OTHERS) ARE MARKETED AS GREAT CARS FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, MAKING THE POWER STEERING DEFECT ALL THE MORE DANGEROUS WHEN COMBINED WITH YOUNG DRIVERS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LISTED ONLINE AND THERE IS EVEN A PETITION IN PLACE TO REQUIRE GM/CHEVROLET TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. ON BEHALF OF OWNERS OF THE EFFECTED MODELS, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I MYSELF WILL BE KEEPING RECORDS OF THE COMPLAINTS POSTED ONLINE AND I ENCOURAGE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE TO DO THE SAME. I WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING GM/CHEVROLET ABOUT THE ISSUE. PLEASE DON'T OVERLOOK THIS. ALL 2005 COBALT LS OWNERS ARE AT RISK. GM/CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE A CONSUMER GETS INJURED OR WORSE AS A RESULT OF THEIR INDOLENCE. *TR
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