Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10313505February 24, 2010
STEERING
I'VE OWNED A 2006 CHEVY COBALT FOR ABOUT 3YRS NOW AND THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT WHENEVER IT PLEASES FOR THE LAST 2YRS! THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT TEMPORARILY IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK PN AND HOPE THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T GO OUT AGAIN. DRIVING THIS CAR IS A LIFE AND DEATH HAZARD FOR ALL OF ITS OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313536February 24, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. I HAVEN'T HAD A ACCIDENT BUT THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313542February 24, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVY COBALT. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE CAR IN USE. HAPPENED 1ST TIME, THEN 2 WEEKS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW(3 WEEKS AFTER 1ST INCIDENT) HAPPENS DAILY, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING FIXES THE PROBLEM. TAKING THE CAR INTO CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON FRIDAY. NOW NOT DRIVING THE CAR IN CASE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES COULD HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313543February 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING . THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RE-OCCURRED DURING THE TRAVEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE INTERMITTENT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313556February 24, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVORLET COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE MESSAGE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES " POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY TIGHT. IF I CYCLE POWER THE PROBLEM RESETS BUT RECURS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313551February 24, 2010
STEERING
N/A. THE FAILURE IS EVERY TIME I TURN MY VEHICLE ON MY POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE MY POWER STEERING GETS HARD SO I HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. I AM ALSO AFRAID TO GO ON HIGHWAYS I JUST DON'T WANT NO ONE TO GET HURT. I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I CAN GET A QUOTE. I ALSO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH COBALTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313599February 24, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AT 60,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313619February 24, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
STEERING SHAKES ALOT ON ROUGH ROADS AND SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BREAK. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER A DOZEN TIMES. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE BROUGHT IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE I-SHAFT WE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS YET BECAUSE WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A FOR SURE ANSWER WHAT IT IS. MY FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW HAS A SIMILAR CAR BUT DIFFERENT YEAR AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STARTED OF THE SHAKING BOTH CARS HAD 32000 MILES ON THEM. SINCE THE START BOTH CARS HAS REPLACED STRUTS, CONTROL ARM AND TIE RODS. AND WE ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS SHAKING? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313690February 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ROUGH IDLING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT... REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE... 2 TIMES... PARTS REPLACED 2 TIMES... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313722February 24, 2010
STEERING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY VEHICLE IS A CHEVY COBALT, 2006. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT RANDOMLY SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND IT GOES OUT, TAKES ME BY SURPRISE AND HAVE TO USE MORE STRENGTH TO GO INTO THE TURNS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. DAILY. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME OVER $2000 TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REPLACED, AND I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THAT AND PAY FOR MY CAR, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN A RECALL. I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF POSTS BY OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET RELATING TO THIS SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING. I ALSO AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS, THEY LOCK AND UNLOCK AT WILL. I CAN BE IN OR OUT OF THE CAR, AND IT CAN BE RUNNING OR NOT. NO RHYME OR REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313725February 24, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MANEUVER. THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE MAY OF 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313737February 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313806February 24, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 COBALT IS FAILING CONSTANTLY. IT WORKS LONG ENOUGH TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND THEN THE "4 DINGS OF DEATH". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313803February 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313847February 24, 2010
STEERING
EVENT: JUST DRIVING ALONE LOOK DOWN AT THE MESSAGE BOARD AND IT SAYS POWERSTEERING FAILURE, AND JUST LIKE THAT THE POWERSTEERING WAS GONE. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON WHICH WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 MIN AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT POWERSTEERING AND THE WAY THE PROBLEM OCCURS COULD EASILY CAUSE A ACCIDENT I WOULD THINK AFTER ONLY 39,000 MILE THAT PART WOULD NOT BE WORN OUT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. JUST DRIVING ON ALERT HOPING SOMEONE WILL TAKE NOTICE OF THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313879February 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING INTO A DRIVEWAY 5 MPH WHEN THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312941February 23, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURES. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT COMES BACK ON AFTER I RESTART THE CAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS THEY WERE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 4 MONTHS. I FEEL UNSAFE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR HER. GOODWRENCH HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. I NEED HELP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312974February 23, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, 28,880 MILES. PURCHASED NEW OFF SHOWROOM FLOOR IN JULY 2006. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT MIGHT BE THE POWER STEERING BOX AND REPLACING IT COST ME $375.00 AND HALF A DAY OFF WORK. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 28,880 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313004February 23, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOCKING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312982February 23, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING FAILURE. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN WEATHER/CAR IS WARM, PARTICULARLY WHEN WEATHER IS OVER 75 OR 80. MOST OFTEN WHEN CAR IS WARM, LIKE DURING LONG TRIPS OR WHEN DRIVING MANY PLACES IN ONE DAY (ERRANDS). I HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 5 OCCURRENCES ON DAYS I AM RUNNING MANY ERRANDS. THE DASHBOARD WARNING DINGS AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NORMALLY, YOU CAN STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A WHILE. ONCE CRASHED INTO MY OWN CARPORT POLE, ONCE RAN OVER A CURB. NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THERE WAS NO SERIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE, ONLY A BENT SUPPORT POLE ON MY OWN CARPORT, BUT I WAS LUCKY I WAS GOING EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT THIS HAPPENS AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN/SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2000. I AM UNABLE TO FIX THIS DUE TO THE HIGH COST. THIS CAR IS A 2007 WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES. SHOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Cobalt