Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10305962February 4, 2010
STEERING
WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHEVY COBALT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" CAME ON THE DASH DISPLAY. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING. LUCKILY HE WAS DRIVING BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL IT TO GET IT BACK HOME ALMOST 2 HOURS AWAY. WE HAD TO SPEND 450-500 FOR THE NEW POWER STEERING UNIT THEN PAY SOMEONE TO PUT IT IN. WE HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS IN AUGUST 2009. THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2009. WE BOUGHT THIS FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON WHO HAD JUST GOT HIS DRIVERS LICENSE AND NOW WE ARE AFRAID TO LET HIM DRIVE IT. THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH MONEY IN THE WORLD TO SUE FOR IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ONE OF MY KIDS IN THIS CAR. I HOPE GM FIXES THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305873February 4, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME MAKING TURNS. THE END RESULT WAS HAVING TO HAVE IT BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306016February 4, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON OCTOBER 8, 2009. WHILE STARTING HER VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE SHE WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL NOT RESPONDING WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,561. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNDER 51,682. UPDATED 3/10/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306099February 4, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306127February 4, 2010
STEERING
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR UNDER MY EVERYDAY COMMUTE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT AND THE MESSAGE CENTER FLASHED POWER STEERING. SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE THERE HAS BEEN NO POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY UNTIL DRIVING BEGINS AND THEN THE STEERING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND LEAVES ME WITH JUST A RACK AND PINION SYSTEM TO OPERATE WITH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304090February 3, 2010
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAVE A LOG OF EVERY TIME THIS OCCURRED FROM WHEN IT FIRST STARTED TO OCCUR UNTIL JUNE 5, 2009 AND AFTER THAT DATE IT IS A PERMANENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS SECONDS AFTER START UP AND INITIAL MOVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304098February 3, 2010
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT IS A DANGEROUS OPTION, YOU CAN DRIVE IT FOR DAY'S AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING QUITS AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP ALSO LIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL START FLASHING THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BUT THE STEERING DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE, ALSO THE SHIFTER WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE STEERING LOCK YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE PLUG OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND STICK YOUR FINGER UP IN THERE PUSH A SMALL BUTTON LIKE THING TO GET THE KEY TO UNLOCK AND TURN ALL THE WAY OFF OTHER WISE IT WILL NOT LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 1/12 YEARS I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY FOR THIS KIND OF THING WAS UP AND THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS, HOWEVER THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM IN OTHER CARS, I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE BRAIN I DID IT DIDN'T WORK I WAS TOLD TO PUT A LARGER CAPACITY (AMPS) BATTERY IN, I DID , IT DIDN'T WORK, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS FIXED. I'M GOING TO PUT THE LAST INCIDENT DATE IN THE BOX BELOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304108February 3, 2010
STEERING
INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN GREAT DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. FAILURE OCCURRENCES PROGRESSIVELY BECAME MORE FREQUENT. PROBLEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304131February 3, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED SHE COULD ONLY DRIVE STRAIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/09/10 *BF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/12/10. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304130February 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2005 COBALT. ON 8-10-2009 SHE WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH WHEN HER CAR SHUTOFF AND SHE LOST STEERING ABILITY. SHE CROSSED THE ONCOMING LANE ON A BLIND CURVE AND STOPPED IN A DRIVEWAY. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR COMING TOWARD HER IN THE ONCOMING LANE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED AT A MINIMUM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAID HE HAD NEVER HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM AND PUT THE PCM CAUSED A SHORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304137February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. POWER STEERING RETURNED WHEN I DROVE CAR TO MECHANIC SHOP, BUT WENT OUT AGAIN AS MECHANIC WAS TEST-DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $980. MECHANIC INFORMED ME AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COBALTS, BUT IT HAD NOT BECOME AN OFFICIAL RECALL OR CONCERN YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304144February 3, 2010
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE STALL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND PCM. THE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,233.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304151February 3, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 3-5 MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304155February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE CONTACT STATED HE ALMOST LANDED UP IN A DITCH BECAUSE HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND INSTALLED AN A F MOTOR KIT AND THE LOST COMMUNICATION CODE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,794.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304173February 3, 2010
STEERING
WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED OUR CHEVROLET COBALT I NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE THEM IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY DID NOT DO. AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING IN OUR 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT STARTED FAILING. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH WHICH SAID, "POWER STEERING" AND OUR STEERING WHEEL WOULD TIGHTEN SO IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE TURNS. HOWEVER AT FIRST WE COULD SHUT OFF OUR CAR AND THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT COME BACK FOR A FEW DAYS. NOW, HOWEVER IT HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN WE START OUR CAR IT IS A LESS THAN A MINUTE BEFORE THE MESSAGE APPEARS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND NOT TO MENTION DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IT. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304178February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. AS SHE WAS DRIVING, IT LOCKED AND THE STEERING COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE DEALER. SHE STATED SHE WILL BE CALLING ON THE DAY THIS COMPLIANT WAS FILED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304182February 3, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FREQUENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF BEFORE THE POWER RETURNS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304221February 3, 2010
STEERING
CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304284February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICES A BEEPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304310February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 A CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT BUT HAS BECOME CONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 03/30/10 *BF UPDATED 07/13/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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