Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10314558February 26, 2010
STEERING
THERE IS NO CERTAIN EVENT THAT I CAN RECALL THAT LEAD UP TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, ONLY THAT I WAS DRIVING DONE THE ROAD AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP AND I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MESSENGER ON THE DASH READ POWER STEERING AND I JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER SITTING THERE FOR A MOMENT I STARTED THE CAR ONCE MORE AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED - FOR A MOMENT. PROBABLY A HALF-MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND HAS STAYED OFF SINCE THEN. WHILE THERE SEEMS TO BE ONLY 1200 OR SO COMPLAINTS THROUGH NHTSA, I HAVE READ PROBLEMS ONLINE THAT GO BACK TO 2007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314569February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WITH HER FOOT HER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE THEN LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE STEERING WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42312.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314590February 26, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT I DRIVE HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES. IF I CAN SAFELY TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING STARTS WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314617February 26, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, WITHOUT A WARNING THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,338. UPDATED 04/09/10. *LJ THE POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314664February 26, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EQUIPMENT
YES, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT IS FAILING 1ST THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT AND ALMOST CAUSES US TO CRASH. 2ND THE KEYS OUR STUCK IN THE IGNITION ALSO THE ELECTRONIC READER IS CONTINUOUSLY BLINKING WE HAVE CALLED THE CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND THE RESULTS WERE NOT IN OUR FAVOR I GUESS WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314700February 26, 2010
STEERING
ABOUT A YEAR AGO OUR FAMILY'S 2005 CHEVY COBALT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WENT OUT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. NOW IT IS GOING OUT MORE FREQUENT AND GOES OUT AS SOON AS NOT EVEN GOING 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN IT GOES OUT YOU WILL HEAR A CLICK AND GETS HARD TO STEER NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314717February 26, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A CHEVY COBALT LS FOR MY SON TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A DEPENDABLE CAR. MY SON INFORMED ME LAST NIGHT (2-25-10) THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND HE HAD A HARD TIME DRIVING CAR. THE LIGHT HAS NOT CAME ON SINCE INCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TODAY (2-26-10). THE SERVICE TECH TRIED TO TALK ME OUT OF HAVING IN HOOKED TO A COMPUTER. SHE VERBALIZED IT PROBABLY WON'T SHOW ANYTHING WHEN HOOKED TO DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. INFORMED HER I WANTED IT DONE ANYWAY. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I HAD A MESSAGE ON ANSWERING MACHINE THAT POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO I GOT ON THE WEB. TRIED TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT. APPARENTLY THEY CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT THROUGH A DEALER. WHILE LOOKING ON THE WEB I FOUND OVER 60 COMPLAINTS WITH SAME PROBLEM. JUST READING ABOUT 10 COMPLAINTS, SOMEONE HAD WRECKED AND HAD PICTURES POSTED ON COMPLAINT. FOUND A PARENT ON U TUBE (THAT'S WHERE I GOT THIS WEB SITE) WHO WAS TELLING OTHER OWNERS TO COMPLAIN SO THAT GM WOULD HAVE TO FIX STEERING PROBLEM. I'M NOT A GENIUS, BUT SEEMS LIKE IF THERE ARE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND I ONLY STARTED LOOKING TODAY ON INTERNET, THAT GM WOULD HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I GUESS ENOUGH PEOPLE HADN'T DIED OR THEY HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH BAD PUBLICITY LIKE WITH TOYOTA CARS. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT GM IF THESE ARE THE FACTORS THEY MOTIVATE THEM TO CHANGE. WE OWN 3 OTHER GM VEHICLES. I PLAN TO CONTACT GM HEADQUARTERS MONDAY (3-1-10), WHICH I AM SURE I WILL BE TOLD POOR ME BOO HOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314739February 26, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND I GOT IT TWO YEARS AGO IT HAD 40,500 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND AT AROUND 45,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AND IT GOES OUT AND COMES BACK NUMEROUS TIMES AND IM AFRAID THAT ONE TIME IT WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I TAKE A TURN OR SOMETHING IT WILL COME BACK AND IT WILL JERK THE CAR IT HAPPENED TO ME ALREADY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE WALL I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM BEFORE AND FOUND ALOT OF THINGS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THE RESULTS ARE ON WWW.GOOGLE.COM/GWT/X?CT=NP&EI=HRSUS5SJAYENOAEOIMGDAW&SOURCE=M&U=HTTP%3A%2F%2FWWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVEROLET/COBALT/2005/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FAILURE.SHTML&WHP=3588&WSC=GH&WSI=C21503F7CAF61233. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314734February 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING TO WORK, WE HAD SOME LIGHT SNOW AND THE WIND WAS RATHER STRONG. I DRIVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON MENTIONING REDUCED POWER. SECONDS LATER TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. AT THAT POINT IN TIME I CAN NOT ACCELERATE OR BRAKE AT ALL. I TIRED TO PUSH THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD WITH NO EFFECT. GAVE UP ON THAT AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND HAVE IT TOWED. LUCKILY I WAS GOING RATHER SLOWLY DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND THERE WERE NO CARS AHEAD OF ME. THE CHEVY DEALER BLAMED IT ON A FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314098February 25, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HIS POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DRIVER ALSO HAD TO PULL THE WHEEL TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND THAT SHOULD HAPPEN WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,862. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,360. UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314137February 25, 2010
STEERING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT - 31558 MILES ON CAR. WHILE DRIVING CAR YESTERDAY I HEARD A WARNING BEEP..AND POWER STEERING LAMP LIGHT WAS ON DASH, I LOST POWER ASSIST AND HAD HARD TIME STEERING. I HAD TO PULL CAR OVER. TURN OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED CAR AND LIGHT WENT OFF. GOT HOME AND LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY COBALT OWNERS HAVE HAD. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET [XXX] . AM BRINGING IT TO DEALER FOR EVAL TODAY. HAVE READ OVER 1100 COBALT OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314115February 25, 2010
STEERING
POWERSTEERING FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVY COBALT . STEERING FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO NEWMIDDLETOWN OHIO ON DEC. 20,2009 WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FOR XMAS BREAK. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT 11:30 P.M. AND SHE HAD TO STAY OVERNIGHT AND GET IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314158February 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHENEVER HE MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD THE CONTACT HA\D TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON SO THAT IT WOULD RESET AND FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314156February 25, 2010
STEERING
1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS 2. POWER STEERING FAILURE RANDOMLY OCCURS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. 3. SHUTTING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING ALLOWS FOR TEMPORARY RESOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314160February 25, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND YOU MUST TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314268February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS RENTED VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY DEFECT WHEN LIFTING OFF THE THROTTLE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN.*TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314166February 25, 2010
STEERING
MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS. EVERYTIME I TURN ON MY CAR POWER STEERING FLASHES ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO AFTER AND IMMEDIATELY THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION AND EVEN TO CHANGE LANES. IT IS SO HARD THAT I CANNOT PARK CORRECTLY AND I AM SCARED TO EVEN TRY TO PARALLEL PARK BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I TRIED I HIT ANOTHER CAR. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE IS NOT BEING DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT IS PUTTING PEOPLE IN UNBEARABLE SITUATIONS. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD ONLY GET IT FIXED AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BUT WHAT THEY WOULD CHARGE IS BEYOND WHAT I CAN PAY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN ONLY LEAD TO MORE DISASTROUS EVENTS. I VOTE FOR A RECALL IMMEDIATELY!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10314204February 25, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO LOOSING THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR. THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC SO IT WAS HARD FOR ANYONE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR, I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ON MY DASHBOARD. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING KICK BACK IN, BUT AFTER THAT ONE TIME, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT EVERY THREE SECONDS AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BUT RESTART THE CAR NO MATTER WHERE I WAS ONCE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD SON AND THIS SCARED ME EXTREMELY BADLY. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO WORKS DAILY TO PROVIDE FOR MY SON, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT I HAVE MY VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY THE DEALER HAD TO KEEP MY CAR AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DOES NOT GIVE YOU A CAR WHILE YOUR CAR IS IN THE SHOP, THE FUNNY THING IS NEITHER DOES CHEVY, ALTHOUGH THEY KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A CAR FOR ME TO USE WHILE THEY HAD MY CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SO THE CHRISTMAS MONEY I HAD SAVED FOR MY SONS CHRISTMAS WENT INTO GETTING MY STEERING FIXED WHICH COST ME $600. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, THERE WENT CHRISTMAS. AND ACCORDING TO CHEVY I HAD TO PAY THE ENTIRE LUMP SUM BEFORE I COULD EVEN MOVE MY CAR, SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVY FOR THIS ISSUE, MY SONS SAFETY IS UTTERLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I ONLY GOT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WAS A SAFE CAR, HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE I WOULD NEVER HAVE CHOSEN CHEVY IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314234February 25, 2010
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. IT RESETS ITSELF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE TURNING, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. IT WASN'T HAPPENING VERY OFTEN, BUT WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS IT IS VERY FREQUENT. SOMETIMES UP TO 10-15 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED FOR $610.00. THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 08/30/10 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314219February 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES CONTINUE TO MOVE AFTER VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. OCCURS DAILY AND HAS DONE SO SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE 2/2006. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE COMPUTER TWICE WHILE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY BUT ONLY AFTER I PERSONALLY CONTACTED GM. 2. WHILE DRIVING CAR THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THIS CONDITION YET OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. SAW ON NEWS BROADCAST A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS. 3. IGNITION IN STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT TURN ON. IGNITION REPLACED 4-5 TIMES BY DEALERSHIP. 4. GEAR SHIFTER STICKS OR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN NUMEROUS TIMES. 5. WHILE TRYING TO START CAR STARTER OR SOMETHING DRAGS. HAS DONE THIS SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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