Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10281822August 26, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281834August 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE KEY WAS USUALLY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE COLUMN LOCK WAS PRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 09/16/09 *BF UPDATED 09/17/09.*JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281884August 26, 2009
STEERING
WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL, MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT'S POWER STEERING FAILED. I HAD TO PUT A BIT O MUSCLE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING AN ONCOMING CAR AS THE ROAD WAS CURVING AT THIS POINT, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFE. RESTARTING THE CAR MAKES THE PROBLEM GO AWAY FOR A BRIEF TIME PERIOD, BUT I HAVE TO BE READY FOR THE STEERING TO FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE PROBLEM CAUSES A FATAL ACCIDENT IF THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281900August 26, 2009
STEERING
DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT AND ALMOST RAN OFF ROAD GOING AROUND CURVE WITH KIDS IN CAR. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRONIC MOTOR THAT WILL COST OVER $2,000 TO FIX AND NO ONE ELSE WILL TOUCH IT. I'VE SINCE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER AND WONDER HOW MANY DEATHS DOES THERE NEED TO BE BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281909August 26, 2009
STEERING
I AM REPORTING ABOUT CHEVY COBALTS POWERSTEERING PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. LAST YEAR AT 33000 MILES THE POWERSTEERING FAILED AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO CHEVY THEY SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHERS. I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY 2000+ DOLLARS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I COULD NOT AFFORD AND SO I IGNORED THE PROBLEM WHICH DISAPPEARED ON ITS OWN FOR ALMOST 10 MONTHS. NOW ITS BACK AGAIN. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 390000 MILES NOW. AS I GOGGLED THE PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL SAME YEAR. ISN'T THIS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM? REQUESTING INVESTIGATION ON THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281661August 25, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAPPENS NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. FOR SOME REASON IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE TEMP OUTSIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED ME $ 700 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AS A SINGLE MOTHER THIS IS BEYOND MY MEANS. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281747August 25, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. AND THEN SHE WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THREE FUSES. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL AND THE POWER STEERING GOT WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AGAIN FOR THE POWER STEERING BUT SHE IS PLANNING TO TAKE IT BACK . THE LOCK UP ON THE STEERING HAPPENS ABOUT SIX TO TEN TIMES DAILY . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75000. BL UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN THE DEALER FOUND THE STEERING MOTOR AND COLUMN BAD. UPDATED 10/07/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281531August 24, 2009
STEERING
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT I HAVE HAD TO MAKE. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TYPE IN "COBALT POWER STEERING" INTO GOOGLE AND MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AND FORUMS COME UP. LAST YEAR WHEN I FILED A COMPLAINT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE INVOLVED. THIS TIME THERE IS AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I THINK THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. I HAVE A 05' CHEVY COBALT THAT WHEN DRIVING RANDOMLY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES AND EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR IT CUTS OUT. THIS TIME I WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS COMING TO MY PARENTS MAILBOX. I WENT TO TURN AND I COULDN'T AND I HIT IT. I HAVE $500 IN DAMAGE THAT I DON'T WANT TO CLAIM TO INSURANCE BECAUSE THEN IT WILL JUST COST MORE IN THE LONG RUN BECAUSE MY INSURANCE WILL GO UP. I AM A FIREFIGHTER IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. I SEE CAR ACCIDENTS ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF VEHICLE PROBLEMS OR FAILURE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE ME GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SOMEONE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ME, AND ME DYING? ONE LESS PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE IN FLORIDA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10281552August 24, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO OUT. THIS HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE FREQUENT, UNTIL NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST ALL THE TIME. A FEW TIMES I COULD BARELY MANAGE TO TURN A CORNER BECAUSE OF THE EFFORT IT TOOK TO STEER, AND CAME WITHIN INCHES OF GOING OFF THE STREET INTO THE DITCH. WITHOUT POWER STEERING, IT SEEMS HARDER TO TURN THAN EVEN A CAR THAT NEVER HAD POWER STEERING. I'VE CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT WITHOUT FIRST MY PAYING FOR AN ANALYSIS, AND WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM IF IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. MY WIFE DARES NOT DRIVE THIS CAR FOR SHE FEARS SHE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING IF THE POWER STOPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281439August 23, 2009
STEERING
BOUGHT 2007 CHEVY COBALT CERTIFIED USED WITH 38,000 MILES. ABOUT 5 MONTHS LATER THE POWER STEERING STARTS TO FAIL. POWER STEERING READS IN THE INFORMATION BOX AND WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THIS PROBLEM IS OFF AND ON AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE (HAPPENING MORE OFTEN) AS TIME HAS PASSED. THIS HAS BEEN REVEALED TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN COBALTS AND MAKES DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY DANGEROUS. AM TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND ASSOCIATED PARTS MAY NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281448August 23, 2009
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT'S POWER STEERING JUST CUT OUT. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR BESIDE ME BECAUSE I WAS NOT EXPECTING FOR THE CAR TO DO THAT. WHEN I GOT HOME, I TRIED TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL IN THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE IS NO PLACE TO PUT IT. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND A SIMPLE FIX SUCH AS FILLING POWER STEERING FLUID ( MUCH LIKE I'VE DONE WITH PREVIOUS CARS I OWNED) WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE PULLED OUT IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR IT WOULD HAVE COST THOUSANDS TO FIX WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281483August 23, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. I AM CURRENTLY TEACHING TWO TEENAGERS HOLDING DRIVING PERMITS HOW TO DRIVE. WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO HELP HER PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THERE WAS LIMITED STEERING. LATER RESTART CAR AND POWER STEERING COMES BACK. IT SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281415August 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NORMAL DRIVING, GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK, NOT YET CORRECTED, 37,000 IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BY ONLY 1000 MILES, DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR AT ALL PLASTIC GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281422August 22, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON VEHICLE WHILE NOT EVEN DRIVING. UPON RESEARCH THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO MY WIFE AS SHE WAS DRIVING. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE WHILE I WAS GETTING THINGS OUT OF THE TRUNK, AND IT STARTED BEEPING SAYING POWER STEERING. THE NEXT TIME WE WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR IT HAD NONE, AND WHEN STARTED NEVER SAID ANYTHING WAS WRONG, AT ALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281428August 22, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING SINCE IT FAILS. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART MY CAR IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. THE MORE I DROVE IT THE WORSE IT GOT! I DRIVE NO MORE THAN 2 MINUTES WITH MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMING ON AND A 5 MINUTE DRIVE I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO MY DESTINATION. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS PUTTING ME IN DANGER SINCE I AM NOT ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE CAR PROPERLY. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING! MY CAR HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS NOW, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281346August 21, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. THE ELECTRIC POWER MOTOR IN THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281255August 20, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVY COBALT HAS A PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE VIRGIN ISLAND, ST. CROIX. THE TEMP GETS TO 100 DEGREE. I GET THREE WARNING DINGS AND THE WORD POWER STEERING ON MY DASHBOARD AND IMMEDIATELY I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. WHEN IT COOL DOWN, IT WILL WORK FINE. ON ST. CROIX IT COST OVER $1000 TO CHECK AND FIX PLEASE HELP. THE ISLANDS ARE HILLY AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO TAKE CONNERS AND HILLS WITH OUT POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281256August 20, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE DISABLED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NO REMEDY HAS BEEN MADE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE HE HAS NO CONTROL STEERING THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,390 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281264August 20, 2009
STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. POWER STEERING GOES OUT. TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND THE POWER STEERING IS WORKING AGAIN. THEN IT WILL GO OUT AT ANYTIME AND WILL NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL YOU RESTART THE CAR. IF YOU START IT UP IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BACK OUT INTO THE STREET, IT WILL GO OUT AS SOON AS YOU PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. IF YOU TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT AND PUT IT IN DRIVE 1ST IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL WORK OR WHEN IT MAY GO OUT AGAIN. THE CAR HAS LOW MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR NOR CAN I AFFORD $1200 TO $2000 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. RESEARCH ON THE NET INDICATES POSSIBLY 1000'S OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CANT EVEN FANTOM MY WIFE DOING 65 MPH AND THIS HAPPENING TO HER. THIS IS A RECURRING SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD COST 100'S OF INNOCENT LIVES. PLEASE FORCE GM TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN A GM OWNER FOR YEARS AND IF THEY TRULY WONT TO REMAIN IN BUSINESS THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. THIS SORT OF PROBLEM COULD COST $1000'S OF DOLLARS AND HUNDREDS OF LIVES AND ACCIDENTS TO NO FAULT OF THE DRIVER OR THE OTHER CAR/CARS INVOLVED. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281263August 20, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER ASSIST IN THE STEERING SYSTEM FAILS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING MAKING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT AHEAD OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD A TIGHT RADIUS THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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