Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10306324February 5, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MAKING A LANE CHANGE FOLLOWED BY TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306342February 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SINCE OCTOBER OF 2009 SHE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND SHE HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE 10 TIMES AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE ECM COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE CONTACT PAID $600 FOR THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306397February 5, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING CORRECTED ITSELF; HOWEVER, WHEN SHE BEGAN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306396February 5, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT AT ANY TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306477February 5, 2010
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I HAVE OWNED MY CAR SINCE SEPT 09 AND SINCE I HAVE HAD 4 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHERE THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT AND LOCKED UP MY WHEEL. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS AND IM AFRAID THAT I WILL GET INJURED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. EACH TIME HAS OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN DIFFERENT WEATHER AND SO ON. ON FEB 4 2010 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WENT COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD INTO A FIELD. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT STARTS DRIVING FINE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306691February 5, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT CONSTANTLY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IN ORDER TO HAVE POWER STEERING AGAIN. THE WARMER THE MOTOR GETS THE MORE FREQUENT IT HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306709February 5, 2010
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I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A ROAD WHEN MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I WENT BACK TO MY APARTMENT BEFORE TAKING IT ANYWHERE. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK. AFTER DRIVING TO THE CAR GARAGE LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT AGAIN. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO STEERING FLUID IN MY TYPE OF CAR THAT IT WAS ALL COMPUTERIZED AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I DROVE ACROSS THE STREET TO THE DEALER WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD LAST ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND STOP CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER START MY CAR AND DRIVE AGAIN. IT STOPPED WORKING TWICE WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT TO TURN INTO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOUND THAT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT MY POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF I DIDN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306684February 5, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE. TALKED TO REPAIR SHOP AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT THIS IS A COMPONENT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306720February 5, 2010
STEERING
1. BEGINNING AT THE START OF JANUARY, RANDOMLY THE POWER STEERING IN OUR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WOULD SIMPLY STOP WORKING WITH NOTIFICATION. 2. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A DAY. 3. I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED WHICH COST ME NEARLY $500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306721February 5, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING THE CHEVY COBALT (2006) ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. THE CAR SWERVED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND SCRAPED/DAMAGED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE COBALT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306718February 5, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN I START THE CAR IT WORKS FINE BUT WHILE I'M DRIVING IT CUTS OUT AND ITS VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306834February 5, 2010
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT CAME ON AND IT GOT REALLY HARD TO STEER. AS I TRIED TO GET THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAD TO CROSS OVER INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE CONCRETE BARRIER THE POWER STEERING KICKED BACK IN, SEEMS HOW I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED SO SHARPLY TOWARD THE SHOULDER I NEARLY HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS IS QUITE COMMON. IF THEY THINK IT MAY BE IN OVER 900,000 CARS, YOU WOULD THINK A COMPANY LIKE GM (THAT HAS HAD ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH DEBT AND IN THE PUBLIC EYE)WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. THIS IS GOING TO TURN INTO A PROBLEM LIKE TOYOTA. ITS NOT A CHEAP FIX THE DEALER SAID 2 HOURS OF WORK FOR WHAT COULD COST ME UP TO $3000. THIS CAR IS ALMOST 5 YEARS OLD. THE CAR IS BARELY WORTH $5500. MINE IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT WITH A 2 YEAR OLD. THIS STUBBORN ATTITUDE THAT GM HAS IS VERY SAD DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE COBALTS FROM THE YEARS INDICATED WOULD BE UPGRADING TO OTHER VEHICLES, TOO BAD THEY WONT BE ANYTHING MADE BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305080February 4, 2010
STEERING
RANDOM FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. FAILS 3-5 TIMES DURING 15-20 MINUTE COMMUTE WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE STEERING TO BECOME STIFF. TEMPORARY RESOLUTION IS TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, GIVING YOU ANOTHER 5 MINUTES OF POWER STEERING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT'S AN $800 - $1500 OUT-OF-POCKET REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP. I MAY TRY TO PURCHASE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ($230- DEALERSHIP ONLY) AND INSTALL MYSELF BUT THAT MEANS PULLING OUT THE STEERING COLUMN, DISABLING AIRBAG, AND HOPING EVERYTHING WORKS CORRECTLY WHEN YOU PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE WHICH SHE USES TO GET TO WORK AND CARRY MY 1 YEAR OLD GIRL TO BABY SITTER. THIS HAS FAILED DURING TURNS, AND EVEN WHEN GOING 55 MPH, IT IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A 60 DEGREE TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305103February 4, 2010
STEERING
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305298February 4, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SUFFERED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. THE EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO WHERE I COULD NOT DO MORE THEN GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE AUTO WAS RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP WITH CAUTION. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. I HAD THE AUTO TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. I HAVE DRIVEN MUCH LARGER AUTOS THAT HAVE HAD POWER STEERING FAILURES AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING WHERE THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED TO GUIDE THE AUTO WAS SO GREAT. IF THIS HAD BEEN SOMEONE WHO WAS LESS EXPERIENCED OR WHO DID NOT POSSESS THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH OF A FULL GROWN ADULT MALE THE SITUATION MAY HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305302February 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN A CHIME SENSOR SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER CONTINUED IN OPERATION AND EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305316February 4, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, MAKES CAR HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305258February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAD BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. ONCE I STARTED DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP OF ANY KIND. I ALSO NOTICED FROM TIME TO TIME I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING MOMENTARILY. LUCKILY THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BESIDES WHEN I WAS IN PLACES LIKE SMALL PARKING LOTS OR DRIVING VERY SLOW, BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. AND THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS JUST ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HEAR THE NOISE 9/10 TIMES I HIT A BUMP. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED SO IF I WANTED THE PROBLEM FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND IT WAS ROUGHLY $1500 HE SAID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305378February 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $ 1,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,600. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305380February 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IF IT RECURRED, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; ALTHOUGHT, THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 3/12/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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