Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10243384September 25, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT AT ABOUT 30MPH ON A SUNNY AND BEAUTIFUL DAY WHEN FOR NO REASON AT ALL THE DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGERS FRONT, PASSENGERS SIDE, AND BOTH REAR PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SECURE STOP. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT LIGHT UP, NOR DID AN ALARM GO OFF TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DONE AN INVESTIGATION AND HAS REFUSED TO RELEASE THE REASON THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10243397September 25, 2008
STEERING
I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE THAT HAS TO DO WITH SAFETY. I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT BACK IN JULY OF 05. THE POWER STEERING ON THE COBALT'S IS AN EPS SYSTEM (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND ON WHEN I AM DRIVING (I HAVE ONLY 68,000 MILES). IT STARTED ON FRIDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING INTO TOWN IT WENT OUT AND I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. AFTER DOING THIS THE CAR WAS FINE THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF AGAIN! EVER SINCE THEN THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT, EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 IT GOES OUT WHICH CAUSES IT TO BE VERY HARD TO TURN OR STEER MY CAR. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND LOOKED UP 'ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING ON 2005 CHEVY COBALT'S' AND I CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON PEOPLE THAT OWN A COBALT OR A MALIBU WHICH ALSO HAS A EPS SYSTEM. I'M NOT SURE WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE WHEN IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE PART ITS SELF IS $500 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. AS I DID MY RESEARCH PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PAYING ABOUT $1,200 TO FIX THE EPS SYSTEM. I REALLY THINK IT IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE OF GM TO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART DUE TO THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME ON GETTING GM TO WAKE UP AND SEE THAT WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING 55+MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ITS NOT EASY NOR SAFE FOR ANYONE IN THE CAR AND THAT THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL TO FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ON THE EPS SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR THEM TO WAKE UP AND RECALL THE PART; MAYBE A DEATH DUE TO EPS SYSTEM FAILURE IS WHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR. IN THAT CASE THEY HAVE NO HEART FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS OR APPRECIATION. I ALSO CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP ME WITH ANYTHING BUT TELL ME I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM TO GET FIXED. I AM ALSO NOT SURE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY CRASH RELATED INCIDENTS DUE TO THE EPS SYSTEM. THANK YOU! LP *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243424September 25, 2008
STEERING
I'VE JUST BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT 23 DAYS AGO. THIS PAST WEEKEND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. UPON RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON THIS AND OTHER MODELS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I, AS OF THIS MORNING, HAVE NO POWER STEERING NOW. I HAVE FOUND MANY DISCUSSIONS ONLINE CONCERNING THIS MATTER, YET NO INFO. FROM GM/CHEVROLET. ACCORDING TO DISCUSSIONS, IT WILL COST BETWEEN $600.00 AND $2,000.00 TO FIX AND THEN SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAD IT HAPPEN AGAIN ANYWAY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. I, AT THIS POINT, DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED, AS I HAD SCRIMPED TO BUY IT IN THE FIRST PLACE JUST 23 DAYS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243473September 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN
FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS, MY 2006 COBALT HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD, GIVING ME A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IN THE DASH, SECURITY LIGHT ON, TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE, AND A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE GEAR SHIFTER. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SAID IT WAS FIXED, AND A WEEK LATER IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND TREATING ME LIKE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS, AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRES NEXT YEAR. IT WENT FROM HAPPENING ONCE A WEEK TO HAPPENING DAILY. SOMETIMES I'LL DRIVE IT, AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. OTHER TIMES ALL I HAVE TO DO IS START THE CAR AND IT STARTS DOING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243290September 24, 2008
STEERING
I TURNED ON MY CAR TODAY TO GO TO WORK AND IT READ "POWER STEERING" ON MY GAUGE. I TRY TO BACK MY CAR OUT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I PUT IT IN DRIVE TO DRIVE AND DRIVE IT AROUND MY ADDITION AND IT BEGAN TO JERK AND ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT TO MY LOCAL AUTOZONE TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, BUT OF COURSE WHEN THE TECH RODE AROUND IN THE CAR WITH ME THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS OF THE HAPPENING WITH THE 2006 COBALTS. AND, OF COURSE, IT IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY. AS A SINGLE YOUNG ADULT I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS. WITH OUR ECONOMY PROBLEMS WE HAVE TODAY I CAN BARELY AFFORD TO LIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243358September 24, 2008
STEERING
I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE THAT HAS TO DO WITH SAFETY. I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT BACK IN JULY OF 05. THE POWER STEERING ON THE COBALT'S IS A EPS SYSTEM (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND ON WHEN I AM DRIVING (I HAVE ONLY 68,000 MILES). IT STARTED ON FRIDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING INTO TOWN IT WENT OUT AND I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. AFTER DOING THIS THE CAR WAS FINE THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF AGAIN! EVER SINCE THEN THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT, EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 IT GOES OUT WHICH CAUSES IT TO BE VERY HARD TO TURN OR STEER MY CAR. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND LOOKED UP 'ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING ON 2005 CHEVY COBALT'S' AND I CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON PEOPLE THAT OWN A COBALT OR A MALIBU WHICH ALSO HAS A EPS SYSTEM. I'M NOT SURE WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE WHEN IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE PART ITS SELF IS $500 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. AS I DID MY RESEARCH PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PAYING ABOUT $1,200 TO FIX THE EPS SYSTEM. I REALLY THINK IT IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE OF GM TO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART DUE TO THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME ON GETTING GM TO WAKE UP AND SEE THAT WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING 55+MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ITS NOT EASY NOR SAFE FOR ANYONE IN THE CAR AND THAT THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL TO FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ON THE EPS SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR THEM TO WAKE UP AND RECALL THE PART, MAYBE A DEATH DUE TO EPS SYSTEM FAILURE IS WHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR. IN THAT CASE THEY HAVE NO HEART FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS OR APPRECIATION. I ALSO CONTACTED GMAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP ME WITH ANYTHING BUT TELL ME I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM TO GET FIXED. I AM ALSO NOT SURE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY CRASH RELATED INCIDENTS DUE TO THE EPS SYSTEM. THANK YOU! LAUREN PHILLIPS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243365September 24, 2008
STEERING
MY 2007 CHEVY COBOLT WAS DRIVING FINE THEN ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO IT STARTED DRIVING WEIRD, NOW THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT IN A PARKING LOT PRACTICING FOR HER LICENSE!!!! SHE WAS SO UPSET WHEN SHE CAME HOME THAT IT TOOK ME ALMOST A WEEK TO GET HER TO DRIVE MY TRUCK!!!!!!!! WE CHANGED ONE OF THE FUSES AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND TODAY IT WENT OUT AGAIN AS I WAS TAKING ONE OF MY KIDS TO WORK.. WE WERE ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO HER WORK!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243221September 23, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE HAS AN DEFRIBULATOR PACEMAKER. WE NEED THE AIR BAG DISENGAGED. WE HAVE BEEN HAGGLING WITH THE DEALER FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THIS MATTER. THE HEART HOSPITAL SAYS IF THE AIR BAG CAME OUT AND HIT MY WIFE, IT COULD KILL HER. THIS IS THE THIRD NEW VEHICLE I HAVE BOUGHT FROM DOBRINSKI'S IN OKEENE. I NEED SOMETHING DONE. I DO NOT HAVE TO BUY CHEVY'S. I MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE DEALERS. THANK YOU, RUSTY FERRELL *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243256September 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2006, IT HAD 2 MILES ON IT WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, CURRENTLY HAS 28,500 MILES. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL THIS PAST YEAR. IN MARCH THE FRONT SPEAKERS QUIT WORKING AND THE DINGING NOISE FOR THE DOOR BEING OPEN WAS CONSTANTLY ON ALONG WITH THE BLINKER SOUND. THE BLINKER WAS OFF AND THE DOORS WERE SHUT AND LOCKED BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. TOOK TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AFTER A WEEK OF DEALING WITH IT AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS AND TESTED IT, SAYING THAT THEY DID NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND TIGHTENED THE SCREWS IN THE FRONT SPEAKERS. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WOULD GO AWAY ON ITS OWN, WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. IT WENT AWAY ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER AND HASN'T BEEN BACK SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243109September 22, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT BLINKS TWICE AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242984September 19, 2008
STEERING
INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. (KNOWN DEFECT BY DEALER). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242664September 17, 2008
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 9/3/08 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 45,700 MILES ON IT GOING 35 MPH, WE CAME TO A CURVE IN THE ROAD AND THE WARNING LIGHT IN OUR CAR WENT OFF AND IT READ, "POWER STEERING", WE THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING. MY HUSBAND VEERED OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO STEER, WE THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF HOPING IT WOULD CLEAR THE ERROR. WE STARTED THE CAR AND IT THEN DROVE FINE. WHEN WE GOT TO WHERE WE WERE GOING WE DECIDED TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT COULDN'T FIND WHERE IT WAS. WE LOOKED IN OUR OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL AND THERE WAS NO FLUID. THE NEXT DAY ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH DRIVING TO WORK THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF AND IT READ, "POWER STEERING", MY HUSBAND MAINTAINED CONTROL AND IT NEVER REGAINED POWER STEERING. FROM THAT INCIDENT ON EVERY TIME WE DROVE IT KEPT HAPPENING AND WE WOULD NEVER REGAIN POWER STEERING UNTIL WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING 9/8/08 WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAULT IN THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN. I ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF INCIDENTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OUR SAME VEHICLE, MAKE AND YEAR ON THE INTERNET. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THIS IS THE FIRST THEY HAD HEARD OF. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT WHEN THEY REPLACED MY MOTOR I WANTED THE FAULTY ONE BACK. THEY GOT AN ATTITUDE QUICKLY AND TOLD ME THAT I COULDN'T HAVE THE OLD PART BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER GM WARRANTY. I THEN ASKED IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS NEW PART BECAUSE MY OLD ONE IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PART OF GM POLICY AND I COULD NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. AFTER THAT IT MADE US VERY SUSPICIOUS AS TO WHY THEY WOULDN'T LET US TAKE THE OLD PART. I TOLD THEM THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE ENDANGERING PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. I CONTACTED THE GM CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY GAVE ME THE SAME SPILL THAT THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242687September 17, 2008
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT ALSO OWNS A GRACO CHILD SEAT, MODEL 8690CNN (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON JULY 16, 2006. WHILE THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS SEATED IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT, THE BUCKLE COULD BE EASILY RELEASED WITH LITTLE FORCE. HE STATED THAT THE BUCKLE DID NOT HAVE A CHILD SAFETY RESISTANCE DEVICE. A BUCKLE MECHANISM WAS ORDERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT A RESOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE CHILD SEAT WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242355September 15, 2008
STEERING
2005 COBOLT POWER STEERING BLEW FUSES. NOW LIGHT COMES ON CAR JUMPS TRIES TO DIE ON ME. POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242130September 14, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2005 COBALT, 40K MILES. ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING SYSTEM GOING OUT. LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES AND POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. WILL STOP CAR, AND SOMETIMES THIS STOPS. MOSTLY BAD ON HOT DAYS. OUT OF WARRANTY, RESEARCHING WILL COST ME 1,200 TO 2,000. UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND BRAND NEW BABY GRAND DAUGHTER. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS GOES OUT WHILE THEY ARE IN MY CAR. THEY LIVE WITH ME. THIS IS HORRIBLY DANGEROUS. THEY WONT RECALL IT, BUT MAKE THE PART SO EXPENSIVE YOU CANT AFFORD IT. NO OTHER PART EVER COST THAT MUCH IN MY LIFE UNLESS I WAS REPLACING AN ENGINE. I AM ASKING THAT THEY RECALL THIS PART ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL JUST STOP WORKING, AND LOOSE POWER AND OR CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. I PRAY THAT MYSELF OR MY GRANDCHILDREN CAN LIVE THROUGH THIS LONG ENOUGH TO SAVE THE MONEY TO MAKE THIS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I CANT JUST NOT DRIVE IT. IT IS OUR ONLY CAR. PLEASE PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PART IN THE COBALT AND FROM WHAT I HEAR A FEW OTHER CAR MAKES. IT IS THE SCARIEST THING IN THE WORLD TO LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242176September 14, 2008
STEERING
TWO WEEKS AGO MY 2005 COBALT LS SEDAN SUDDENLY STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING MY WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING" AND I NOTICED THAT TRYING TO STEER THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I DROVE TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE. I AM NOTICING THAT THE TIME THE POWER STEERING IS WORKING CORRECTLY IS GETTING TO BE LESS AND LESS. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IF CHEVROLET CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241951September 12, 2008
STEERING
MY FAMILY WERE DRIVING IN OUR 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. AS WE MADE A TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY CAR CAREENED OFF THE ROAD AND OFF INTO THE MEDIAN. MY ONE CHILD HAD A SMALL HEAD INJURY FROM THE ACCIDENT. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, SOME ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THE POWER STEERING ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT HAVE A HIGH RATE OF FAILURE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED THROUGH A RECALL OF THE VEHICLES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10241959September 12, 2008
STEERING
I WAS LEAVING MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND WAS IN THE PROCESS ON TURNING RIGHT ONTO THE MAIN STREET WHEN MY CAR WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE TO TURN RIGHT SO I FORCED IT UNTIL I WAS STRAIGHT AGAIN AND THEN I HAD TO STOP(IN THE STREET) TO SEE WHY I COULDN'T TURN AND MY MESSAGE BOARD WAS FLASHING POWER STEERING. I THEN TRIED TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD BUT COULDN'T TURN IN SO I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. I HAD TO CONTINUE TO STOP AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN JUST TO RETURN TO MY RESIDENCE. THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY GONE AND I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MY CAR. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN BUT I INFORMED THEM THAT I LIVED THREE HOURS AWAY AND DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEY SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS HAVE ME BRING IT IN AND CAN CUT ME A DEAL ON THE REPAIR. I INFORMED BOTH COMPANIES THAT I WAS NOT WORKING AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WHEN I FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241961September 12, 2008
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON AND EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL OR SHAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242023September 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, A MECHANIC LEFT A RAG ON TOP OF THE ENGINE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. AFTER THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE RAG BEING LEFT ON THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,059 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,083.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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