Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10312215February 19, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. I WAS ON A CURVE AT THE TIME AND ALMOST WENT INTO A DITCH. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GM DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED STEERING PROBLEMS ON COBALTS. GM SHOULD RECALL THEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR
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0
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0
#10312200February 19, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED TO GREATER FORCE IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION FOR A SHORT PERIOD TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10312220February 19, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE POWER STEERING WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61000.
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10312229February 19, 2010
STEERING
NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, JUST DRIVING, AND A WARNING 'BEEP, BEEP, BEEP,' THE 'POWER STEERING' WARNING COMES ON IN THE DASH WHERE THE TEMPERATURE AND MILEAGE ARE, AND THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN AND CONTROL IS LOST IF ALREADY IN A TURN. MY SON HAD TO HELP ME STEER. SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK ON, BUT THE INTERVAL OF OPERATION GETS SHORTER AND SHORTER. NOT DRIVING CAR NOW. TOO DANGEROUS, CANNOT STEER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312243February 19, 2010
STEERING
THE STEERING SUDDENLY FROZE UP AND COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. LUCKILY, WE WERE IN OUR OWN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312250February 19, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING QUIT DURING TURN COMING FROM SCHOOL. I LEFT COLLEGE LAST NIGHT TO GO HOME (A TWO MILE TRIP) WHEN I TURNED FROM THE MAIN HWY ONTO MY STREET THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND THE CHIME DING TWICE I HAD NO STEERING! I WENT INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED I WAS FRIGHTEN AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I CALLED MY DAD WHO IS 3 HOURS AWAY CRYING HE SAID TURN IT OFF AND START IT AGAIN. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND I HAD STEERING BUT ONE MILE AFTER THAT IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP. HE IS COMING TO GET IT SATURDAY AND TRY TO GET IT FIXED BUT THAT IT FOR ME CANT TRUST IT ON THE HWY TRYING TO COME HOME ON THE WEEKENDS. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312265February 19, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING - *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312296February 19, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE BEEPED, READ "POWER STEERING" ON THE DASHBOARD, AND ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, POWER STEERING APPEARED FINE BUT CONTINUED TO FAIL WITH NO NOTICE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311616February 18, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, HAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 57,000 MILES AND FROM READING THE REVIEWS ON LINE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311617February 18, 2010
STEERING
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO TRAFFIC FROM A GAS STATION. POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON VEHICLE, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER. ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS A WHOLE. OLD UNIT IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311663February 18, 2010
STEERING
IN 2008, MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WOULD LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AT RANDOM. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND IT ONLY HAS APPROX 45,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311771February 18, 2010
STEERING
SUDDEN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK CAUSES LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER CAR EFFECTIVELY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311785February 18, 2010
STEERING
1.) I FIRST HEARD AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED MY FRONT END CONTROL BUSHINGS REPLACED. UPON SUCCESSFUL REPLACEMENT OF SAID PARTS - WHICH SOLVED THE CLUNKING PROBLEM - I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY VEHICLE UPON DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE (GRAVEL ROADS, SNOW/ICE COVERED ROADS, ETC). 2.) A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, THE RATTLING NOISE GREW WORSE, AND I ALSO NOTICED THE STEERING PULLING MUCH HARDER THAN USUAL WHEN TURNING AT SPEEDS OF 5-15 MPH. 3.) I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE LOCAL GM DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AFTER I CONCLUDED SOME PERSONAL RESEARCH OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT I HAD BEEN INFORMED OF A POWER STEERING FAILURE AND POSSIBLE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR, AND REQUESTED THAT THEY LOOK INTO ANY CAUSE THAT MAY BE INFLUENCING SAID PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE RATTLING WAS SIMPLY A PROBLEM INSIDE THE DASHBOARD, AND TO COME BACK LATER IN THE SPRING SO HE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT (THERE WAS A FOOT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME). HE ALSO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM "WAS NOT THAT SERIOUS." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311781February 18, 2010
STEERING
VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SLOW TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE POWER STEERING EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THIS FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT, BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL AND SAFELY PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THEN RESTARTED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS AGAIN OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. A POWER STEERING MOTOR KIT # 6.605 WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE OLD PART WAS RETAINED BY THE DEALER.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311807February 18, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED THEN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311816February 18, 2010
STEERING
I HAD A 2006 COBALT THAT STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS SHORTING AFTER REACHING 36,000 MILES. ONE TIME I WAS TURNING ONTO A ROAD FROM A PARKING LOT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULD BARELY STEER THE CAR INTO THE PROPER LANE AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT AS A CAR IN THE OPPOSITE LANE WAS APPROACHING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH COBALT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SATISFACTORY REPLY FROM CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE, JUDGING FROM MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS, OR AT LEAST REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT ONE COST TO BUYERS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311825February 18, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A COUPLE OF LOUD SOUNDS AS IF A BELL WAS RINGING AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AT EVERY INTERSECTION IN ORDER TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING WORK PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17898. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17840.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311891February 18, 2010
STEERING
I DRIVE A 05 CHEVY COBALT.....MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT.....IT IS ELECTRONIC SO I TURN THE CAR OFF AND CRANK IT BACK UP AND IT WILL COME BACK ON...MAY LAST 5 MILES OR 50.....HAD TO PAY 100 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR....651.00.....TRYING TO GET A LOAN FROM THE BANK NOW TO REPAIR....THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO...IVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR APROX A YEAR... *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311895February 18, 2010
STEERING
2006 COBALT POWER STEERING WENT OUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311921February 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED TWICE HAD TO GET BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL HAS A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT DUE TO WARPED ROTORS AND REAR ARE NOISY AND WEAR DOWN SAME AS FRONT HAD TO GET BRAKES DONE AGAIN AND ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED NEXT BRAKE JOB OR WHEN ROTORS WARP AGAIN NOTICE ABLE AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT NEW STRUTS BECAUSE OF FRONT END CONSTANTLY SHAKING WHEN ROTORS WARP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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