Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10313031February 23, 2010
STEERING
AROUND 50K MILES MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY ON AVERAGE AROUND TWICE A DAY. IT WAS ONLY WHILE IN DRIVE, NEVER IN REVERSE OR PARK. THEN AROUND 60K-70K IT WOULD GO OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PUT IT IN DRIVE BUT NEVER IN PARK OR REVERSE. THEN AROUND 80K IT STARTED HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN REVERSE. I AM AT 100K AND I AM CONCERNED IT WILL GO OUT MORE FREQUENTLY WHILE IN REVERSE. I HAVE HAD SOME "NEAR MISSES" WHEN IT GOES OUT WHILE IN A TURN OR BACKING UP. I THINK THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUE AND ALSO INTERFERES WITH RESALE OPPORTUNITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313016February 23, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN SECONDS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR , AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STATED THAT IF SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AGAIN THEY WOULD ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS $1,000. THE REPAIR COST FOR THE MOTOR WAS $375.00. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,880.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313390February 23, 2010
STEERING
AS MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL, HER POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AS THE WARNING BELLS IN HER DASH RANG. AT THAT POINT, SHE LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN HER CAR. SHE SAID THAT IT TOOK ALL OF HER STRENGTH TO MAKE THE REMAINING TURNS TO GET HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313447February 23, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. THIS COULD BE DEADLY. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH 2005 CHEVY COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313478February 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
IN MARCH OF 2006 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS SOON AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE SHIFTER (WHERE YOU PUT IT IN PARK, REVERSE, DRIVE). THE CAR STARTED TO JERK FORWARD AT RANDOM & THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD & TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON & IT HAD RESET ITSELF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM IMMEDIATELY. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS & WERE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO ACT UP WHILE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. I HAD NUMEROUS EPISODES OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS INCLUDING MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MILES ON THE FREEWAY. THEY COULD NEVER GET IT TO ACT UP DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY CONTACTED GMAC; THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO FIX THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE ONE OF THE COMPUTERS THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND & JUST WRITE IT OFF SINCE BY THIS POINT THE MILEAGE WAS AT 31,000 BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS AT AROUND 10,000. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK IT WAS OCTOBER 2006. I DID NOT HAVE ANYMORE PROBLEMS UNTIL NOVEMBER 2009. I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE & IT DID THE WHOLE THING AGAIN. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF & CALLED A DEALERSHIP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY KEPT IT FOR A MONTH AND A HALF. WHILE THEY HAD IT I WAS CALLING GMAC TO TRY & GET WHILE THEY HAD IT I WAS CALLING GMAC SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS AT 94,000. WHILE TALKING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT FRANK PARRA DEALERSHIP & GMAC THE COMPUTER WAS NEVER REPLACED; ONLY RELOADED. TO THIS DAY THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED & IT STILL HAPPENS AT RANDOM. IT HAS ALSO STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS. THEY LOCK AT RANDOM & TRAP ME IN THE CAR OR WILL NOT LET ME IN. THERE IS A DEFINITE ELECTRONIC ISSUE!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312709February 22, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING GAVE OUT MY DAUGHTER RAN OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STEER HER VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM "FROZE" THE CAR WOULD NOT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT, THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312714February 22, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT - POWER STEERING FAILS DAILY AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. RANDOM, LOOSE ABILITY TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESET IT. THIS IS MY TEENAGE CHILD'S CAR AND THIS IS A DANGER TO HIS SAFETY. HE CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A SAFETY CONCERN, I NOW DRIVE IT TO WORK 40 MILES ONE WAY AND DEAL WITH IT SO HE CAN BE SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312753February 22, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING 55MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS HE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE GM MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BEFORE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,437.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312823February 22, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN LATER THAT EVENING MY HUSBAND AND SON DROVE TO THE GROCERY STORE AND ON THE WAY HOME THE POWER STEERING WENT ON AND OFF LIKE 4 TIMES. THE TOTAL DRIVE FROM THE STORE IS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM OUR HOME. AND THE SPEED HE WAS DRIVING IS A 45 MPH HIGHWAY. DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS WE HAVE BEEN ONLY DRIVING WHEN WE ABSOLUTELY HAD TO. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT AS THE WEATHER HAS BEEN COLDER THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T GO OUT AS OFTEN. BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF. BUT WE NOW HAVE OUR CAR IN A SHOP TO GET FIXED THIS WEEK. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL RESOLVE ALL ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312828February 22, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ISSUE WAS OBSERVED AT LOW SPEEDS BUT ALSO PRESENTED EXTREME LURCHING OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME THE CAR BEGAN LURCHING. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312914February 22, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES AND CANNOT BE TESTED UNLESS THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR IS ON, HOWEVER IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO A SERVICE STATION THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED WHICH RESETS THE COMPUTER AND IT CANNOT BE TESTED. I HAVE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. I HAVE HAD OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AS MANY AT 15 TIMES IN ONE TRIP WHILE AT OTHER TIMES IT MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR AS MANY AS 4 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312605February 22, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING 55MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS HE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE GM MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BEFORE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 99,437.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312674February 22, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER HE IS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED ON AND OFF TO BE RESET. AS HE WAS TURNING THE WHEELS IT WAS VERY UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED OR THE VEHICLE TAKEN THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312690February 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY GOING DEAD CONSTANTLY - KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312460February 21, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. CAR WENT TO MANUAL STEERING. VERY HARD TO TURN AT LOWER SPEEDS. TOOK IN TO CHEVY DEALER ON FEB 1 AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312508February 21, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT OFTEN AND AS THE AGE INCREASES IT GETS WORSE. ALSO THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS CAR IS UN SAFE TO OPERATE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312517February 21, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312531February 21, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TWO MONTHS AGO, WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, I WASN'T ABLE TO GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I'M WORRIED THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO ROLL DOWN A HILL AND HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. ALSO TWO DAYS AGO, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THANKFULLY I WAS GOING STRAIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS SOON AS I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING IS FINE, BUT IF I GO A MILE OR TWO, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOES OUT. VERY VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD WITH ME. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR EVERYONE!!! BOTH ISSUES COULD RESOLVE IN A HUGE CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN READING ON RECALLS AND I HOPE I CAN GET THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312527February 21, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT...POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL...I HAVE A 14 MONTH OLD SON WHO WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AT THE TIME...THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. VERY CONCERNED FOR MINE AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312577February 21, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON A CHEVROLET COBALT 2005 FAILS AT 75000 MILES. THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN OR CHANGE LANES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PRACTICALLY DRIVE THE CAR AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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