Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10277303July 18, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THIS HAS NEARLY LED TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR
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#10277202July 17, 2009
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AROUND A CORNER AND ALSO AT 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $900 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE FAILURE IS BECOMING WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,619.
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#10276834July 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PAD FAILURE: AT ROUTINE SERVICE, 17,665 MILES, DEALER FOUND REAR, INNER BRAKE PADS EXCESSIVELY WORN. RIGHT PAD WAS GONE, ROTOR BEING SCORED. LEFT WAS LESS THAN 5% REMAINING. OTHER PADS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. REPLACEMENT PADS ARE NOT IN STOCK AT GM, BACK-ORDERED. *TR
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#10276900July 15, 2009
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I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT, AND UP UNTIL NOW, I HAVE BEEN PRETTY SATISFIED. HOWEVER, RECENTLY SINCE I HAVE HIT OVER 60,000 MILES, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT GOES AWAY FOR AWHILE, BUT THEN ALWAYS SEEMS TO LOCK BACK UP AGAIN. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE ONLY THING YOU WOULD NEED TO DO IS ADD POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE THAT, IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE IN FACT HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY PROBLEM($700-$1500), AND OF COURSE I'M NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY ANYMORE, ALONG WITH ALMOST EVERYONE ELSE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HEADLIGHTS CAN BE RECALLED, BUT SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS YOUR STEERING NOT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE OVER A FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED A FEW DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAVE SAID THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES EXACTLY LIKE MINE, IF THEY NOTICE THIS DEFECT, THEN WHY CAN'T THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE DECISION TO RECALL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
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#10276915July 15, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. WENT OUT OUT DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE BACK DOWN AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE IT, THE LIGHT JUST COMES ON. HAD ME TEST IT AND SEE IF THE PS DID FAIL, WHICH IT DIDN'T. WENT TO DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THAT POINT WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT THE CAR BEING TOWED FOR REPAIRS. AFTER LOOKING IT OVER, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. FROM WHAT I'M READING, THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THE COBALTS. *TR
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#10276923July 15, 2009
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT LS, 39,175 MILES. WENT TO THE STORE, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE ELSE! FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND ELSEWHERE, THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR
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#10276924July 15, 2009
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT W/ ABOUT 50,000MI. OUT OF NOWHERE "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT IMMEDIATELY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE CAR. POWER STEERING RESUMES IF CAR IS RESTARTED BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND OCCURS EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO DRIVE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS. I AM CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING IT BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY CHEVY. *TR
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#10276772July 14, 2009
STEERING
THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING, THE PROBLEM IS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE FUSE OR TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THAT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT CHEVY DEALERS ARE CHARGING PEOPLE OVER EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLAR TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS ON VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 40K. *TR
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#10276808July 14, 2009
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE POWER STEERING FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INDICATOR APPEARED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
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#10276484July 13, 2009
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THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RANDOM INSTANCES AT RANDOM SPEEDS THAT MY POWER STEERING CEASES TO WORK. THE DIC WILL DISPLAY "POWER STEERING" AND THEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES AWAY. IT THEN BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF COURSE I NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR! THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE, NUMBER 070232007, BUT NO RECALL. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE CAR WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING BUT IT STILL SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM. *TR
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#10276516July 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
KEY LOCKED IN TO THE ACC POSITION. HAD TO HIT A BUTTON INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN TO GET KEY RELEASED. (SEE OWNERS MANUAL) DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON A 7-10 BACK ORDER. *TR
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#10276572July 13, 2009
STEERING
THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING CAME ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I MANAGED TO GET HOME BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. LATER, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, IT WORKED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE IT TO A DEALER, BUT I ANTICIPATE THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT OCCURRING WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE CAR. *TR
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#10276444July 12, 2009
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I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT LT SEDANFROM CARMAX IN JUNE 2008. SINCE I HAVE HAD IT THE POWER STEERING HAS FROZEN NUMEROUS TIME DURING DRIVING, LOCKING UP WHILE GOING 45 MPH IS VERY DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM NOT TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOW THE POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY IT WILL BE FINE FOR TWO-THREE WEEKS, THEN THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN ONLY WORSE. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE POWER STEERING WAS SLOW TO RESPOND AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKY. THE SECOND TIME, THE POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DRIVERS INFO CENTER INDICATING A PROBLEM AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES. THE THIRD TIME THE POWER STEERING ACTUALLY FROZE DURING DRIVING, ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION, SPEED ODOMETER ALL WERE ACTING IF THERE WAS WATER IN THE GAS OR SOMETHING MEANING IT WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO CARMAX, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, BUT THEY "CANT FIX", THEY THEN SAY IT HAS TO BE TAKEN TO A GM DEALER WHO SAY THEY CANT DETECT A PROBLEM DURING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND A VERY DANGEROUS CAR TO DRIVE. I HAVE REFUSED TO DRIVE UNLESS THEY FIX THE POWER STEERING, THEY HAVE KEPT MY CAR WAITING FOR IT TO "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THAT POWER STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED. GM KNOWS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO NOW EVEN LISTEN TO ANY COMPLAINTS NOW THAT THEY ARE IN BANKRUPTCY. BUT THIS CAR DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR
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#10276345July 10, 2009
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IS HAVING SOME POWER STEERING ISSUES WHICH SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM HOWEVER THE GMC/CHEVY DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING HORRIFIC PRICES FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS WHEN THE IS COMMON IN MOST IF NOT ALL COBALTS..... *TR
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#10276174July 9, 2009
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I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AT A LOCATE DEALERSHIP. AFTER 3 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AT RANDOM. IT STARTED WHEN I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY AT A CURB AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICE THE CAR WAS PULLING STRAIGHT BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT TO, AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AND PARTS COST. THE FAILURE HAPPENS BASICALLY IF I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON CHEVY COBALTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE THROUGH RESEARCHED, AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR
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#10276193July 9, 2009
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND CANNOT BE MANEUVERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING TO HER RESIDENCE, WHICH IS LOCATED ON A CURVED ROAD. THE GM MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND TO CALL THEM BACK WITH THE RESULTS. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TRYING TO REACH THE GM REPRESENTATIVE, BUT HE IS REFUSING TO TAKE HER CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
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#10276273July 9, 2009
STEERING
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND PULLED OUT TO NEGOTIATE A TURN WHEN MY CAR SEEMED TO STOP. THE CAR THEN STARTED TO MOVE SLOWLY, BUT I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING THE WHEEL. THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARED IN THE SERVICE MESSAGES AREA.. I WAS ABLE TO REACH HOME BUT NEGOTIATING THE TURNS WAS LIKE DRIVING A MANUAL CAR. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING, AND THE STEERING SEEMED NORMAL, WITH NO ERROR MESSAGES APPEARING. THIS AFTERNOON, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CODE INDICATED I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. CAR IS IN THE GARAGE NOW AND A NEW STEERING COLUMN WILL BE PUT IN BY TOMORROW. COST QUOTED TO REPLACE THE COLUMN IS $500 PLUS CHANGE. I ALSO E-MAILED GENERAL MOTORS AND HOPE FOR A RESPONSE. *TR
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#10276277July 9, 2009
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED FOR THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,005. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB
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#10276133July 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED. THE ROTORS HAD BEEN TURNED TWICE WITHIN 32,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THEIR POLICY TO ONLY TURN THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
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#10276128July 8, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE STEERING WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.
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