Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10310893February 16, 2010
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT; PROCEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE;THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE REPAIR PART WAS ON A BACK ORDER. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,001.
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#10310949February 16, 2010
STEERING
2009 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS UNSAFE STEERING. MINE PULLED TO THE LEFT SO BAD AT TIMES IT WAS HARD TO HOLD ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. NEXT TWO TIMES THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO FAULTS. I TRADED IT OFF. UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO ME. STOP SELLING THAT CAR TILL IT'S FIXED. IT'S UNSAFE. *TR
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#10311056February 16, 2010
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I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING TURNING OFF IN PARKING LOTS WHILE I MADE FULL TURNS OF THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY TURNING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. ITS REALLY RANDOM SOME TIMES IT SEEM TO NEVER WANT TO STAY ON AND SOMETIMES IT SEEM TO NOT AFFECT MY CAR AT ALL. SCARY THAT IT IS INCONSISTENT. I'M AWAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
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#10311062February 16, 2010
STEERING
I HAD JUST TAKEN AN EXIT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS I WAS BEGINNING TO TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER WAS ALSO MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE LANE TO THE RIGHT OF ME. IT TOOK ALL THE MUSCLE I HAD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN THE STEERING WORKED FINE AGAIN FOR ABOUT A MILE, THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. I SENT GM AN EMAIL TO INFORM THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND TO LET THEM KNOW HOW CONCERNED I WAS THAT SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING IN COBALTS. I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT SINCE THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL I HAD TO PAY THE $768.12 TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COBALTS AND I HAVE ASKED GM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
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#10311065February 16, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT. *TR
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#10311091February 16, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND AT LEAST ONCE A DAY WHILE DRIVING (HIGHWAY OR CITY DRIVING) MY CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE. THERE IS NO SPEED LIMIT, NO RHYME OR REASON. THE ONLY WAY I CAN FIX IT IS TO TURN THE CAR ENTIRELY OFF AND RESTART IT. I HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS HAD SUCH DIFFICULTLY STEERING THAT I BARELY MISSED HITTING OTHER CARS. TURNING CORNERS IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE! *TR
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#10311085February 16, 2010
STEERING
INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. LOSS OF FUNCTION HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) TIMES SINCE DEC 09 WHEN FIRST OCCURRED. POWER STEERING RETURN AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO COMPUTER TESTED IT BUT FOUND NO MALFUNCTION CODES. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 52,200 MILES. *TR
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#10311121February 16, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING BEEPED AND FLASHED AND I COULDN'T EASILY STEER THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR
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#10311120February 16, 2010
STEERING
WHEN WE DROVE OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WE HAD TO STOP THE CAR OFF AND RE-START IT. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON BUT WENT OUT AGAIN. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OUT AND WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO OUR SERVICE GUY AND WE TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME WE CANT AFFORD SUCH A LARGE REPAIR. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THE MODEL CAR HAD BEEN HAVING BECAUSE THEY HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. *TR
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#10311142February 16, 2010
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2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. ELECTRONIC STEERING WILL DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WILL ARISE IF THE AUTOMOBILE IS ON THE ROAD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OR MOVING SLOWLY. DEALERSHIPS PROJECT THE COST AT $900 TO $1500 TO REPAIR. WE FEEL THIS IS THE MANUFACTURES FAULT DUE TO AN INEFFECTIVE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. IT IS ALSO A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE CAUSING A FATALITY OR GETTING HURT THEMSELVES. *TR
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#10310413February 15, 2010
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I HAVE A 06 CHEVY COBALT. I WAS EXITING A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ABOUT GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE WHEEL TO TURN. THE POWERSTEERING ON MY CAR GOES OUT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, BUT ON AN AVERAGE DAY ABOUT 2-3 TIMES. TODAY I WAS DRIVING FROM WICHITA, KS BACK HOME TO TULSA, OK AND MY POWERSTEERING WENT OUT 4 TIMES WITHIN A MATTER OF 10 MINS. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHEN I'M TURNING A SHARP CORNER AND MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR. I AM A VERY SMALL WOMAN AND CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR, THEN RESTART THE CAR AFTER WAITING FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE. USUALLY, I HAVE TO TRY ABOUT 3 TIMES TO GET THE POWERSTEERING TO WORK AGAIN AND IT DOESN'T WORK FOR VERY LONG. HIGHWAYS IN TULSA, OK HAVE VERY SHARP AND NARROW EXITS AND IT IS SCARY WHEN I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL OF MY CAR. *TR
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#10310417February 15, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
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#10310420February 15, 2010
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 COBALT AND HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN THEY WOULD SAY THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND WOULD RETURN THE CAR TO US UNREPAIRED AS IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING AGAIN AND AGAIN AND ON ONE OCCASION IT ALMOST RESULTED IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT WHILE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. THANK GOD THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE ALERT AND A NEAR AND POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. THEY TELL US IT CAN BE FIXED BUT NOW THAT IT'S OUT OF FACTORY AND SOMEHOW EVEN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY HAD US PURCHASE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST UNTIL WE PAID IT OFF HAVE EXPIRED THEY WANT US TO NOW PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND EVEN $100 TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. WE GOT A REPORT THAT THIS CAR HAD ISSUES FROM DAY ONE AND WERE NEVER TOLD BUT RECEIVED IT LATER FROM GM INDICATING THE CAR HAD A SOME PROBLEMS AND WAS SOLD TO OUR DEALERSHIP AT A GM AUCTION. WE FEEL STUCK WITH THIS CAR AND TRUSTING IN GOD EACH DAY THAT THE PROBLEM WON'T OCCUR AND CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE TO ANYONE. PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL AND REPAIR THESE COBALTS SO THAT LOSS OF LIFE OR LIMB ISN'T A RESULT AT ANYTIME. THIS OCCURS QUIT OFTEN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR
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#10310443February 15, 2010
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MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HE CROSSED DOUBLE YELLOW LINE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS HEAD-ON COLLISION HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER CAR ONCOMING. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. CAR HAD APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND OF COURSE, JUST PASSED THE WARRANTY TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS CHEVY/GM NOT TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING COLUMN? THERE ARE 1,000'S OF PEOPLE IN OUR SITUATION AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FATALITY TO OCCUR? THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AS I CALLED CHEVY DIRECTLY, BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ANYONE DRIVING A CHEVY COBALT SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, NOR DO I WANT TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. YOU TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT WHEN YOU BUY A CAR, THE COMPANY PRODUCING THE CAR IS CONCERNED FOR YOUR SAFETY. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. SHAME ON YOU GM TO THINK ABOUT YOUR OWN WALLET BEFORE THE SAFETY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. MAKES YOU THINK TWICE TO BUY "AMERICAN". *TR
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#10310467February 15, 2010
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HAVE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS. IT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE YOUR DRIVING, HAS FAILED ON ME AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TOO LOSE CONTROL, HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT WOULD NOT LIKE TO EXPERIENCE THIS, OR SOMETHING WORST. THANK YOU - A CONCERNED CONSUMER. *TR
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#10310506February 15, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, MAKING CAR HARD TO STEER. *TR
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#10310530February 15, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED. *TR
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#10310515February 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR ALARM WENT OFF WHILE PARKED AND LOCKED. NO APPARENT REASON WHY IT WAS GOING OFF. IT DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY. AT TIMES, I WILL LOCK THE VEHICLE ONLY TO COME OUT AND SEE THAT IT IS UNLOCKED. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REMOTE KEY FOB. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOT MUCH CHANGED. ALSO, ON THIS VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK,THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY INSTEAD OF STAYING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TOO. *TR
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#10310517February 15, 2010
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I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT AND MY POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHEN I GO DOWN THE ROAD THE FORCES THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. I AM TERRIFIED THAT I MAY HAVE A WRECK AT ANY MOMENT AND I HAVE A 3 YR OLD AND 7 MONTHS PREGNANT! PLEASE PLEASE GET THIS RECALLED ASAP! *TR
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#10310549February 15, 2010
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2005 CHEVROLET COBALT - HAD TOTAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE REPAIR WAS MADE BY OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER I.G. BURTON IN SEAFORD, DE FOR $998.94 ON 8/27/09. CODE #9996 THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY DUE TO FAULTS IN MOTOR UNIT. PART #19200751 F-COLUMN KIT AND PART #4238 CPC.. I COMPLAINED TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. A REPRESENTATIVE RESPONDED BACK BY TELEPHONE DENYING MY REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL RE-IMBURSEMENT CLAIMING "THEY HAD NO REPORTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM". *TR
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