2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID TO THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO MILEAGE OR SPEEDOMETER READING. I TOOK IT TO MR. TIRE WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY. THEY PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE AND FOUND MIL CODE U0101. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND TOOK IT RIGHT OVER TO THEM. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND FINALLY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TCM AND REPROGRAM IT, CLEAR THE CODES AND RETEST. THIS WAS GOING TO COST $500. I HAD TAKEN THIS CAR TO BOB BELL LAST JUNE WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. IT WAS REPAIRED. AFTER A FEW MONTHS I NOTICED THAT THREE OR FOUR TIMES THE SIGNAL CAME ON ABOUT BRAKES BUT THEN DISAPPEARED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. THEN THIS MONDAY THIS HAPPENED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT ALSO BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT AND ANOTHER WARNING BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THERE WAS NO STEERING FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS ONGOING FOR ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING CONNECTOR EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30. UPDATED 07-06/11 *BF UPDATED 3/1/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FULLY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

- SUN ROOF (WON'T CLOSE ON ONE CORNER) - SUN ROOF SWITCH LITERALLY FELL OUT OF THE SOCKET WHILE DRIVING - POWER DOOR LOCKS RANDOMLY (AND RAPIDLY) LOCK AND UNLOCK, WHETHER THE CAR IS ON OR NOT. IT'S FUN TO WATCH YOUR CAR LOCK YOUR KEYS INSIDE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. - PASSENGER SEAT HEATER BUTTON SUCKED INTO THE DASH AFTER BEING PRESSED USING A NORMAL AMOUNT OF FORCE. - BOTH SEAT HEATERS FAILED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, FUSES AND CONNECTIONS ARE GOOD. - HEATER RANDOMLY LOSES TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND WON'T SWITCH BETWEEN ANY OF THE SETTINGS, THE HEATER WON'T STOP BLOWING HOT AIR IN YOUR FACE, EVEN WITH THE AC ON, AND THE COLDEST SETTING. - DRIVER SIDE DOOR RANDOMLY WON'T ENGAGE FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE WHILE UNLOCKED, AND IF IT IS LOCKED, THE KEY DOES NOTHING. IN A CRASH, IT MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. - DRIVER'S SIDE TOP CORNER WINDSHIELD SEAL FAILED. COULD LEAD TO WATER IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND FIRES. - CRUISE CONTROL WON'T REENGAGE AFTER BRAKING. THE FIX FOR THIS IS TO PUSH THE CC BUTTON (TURNING IT OFF) AND PRESSING THE BRAKES. IT RESETS THE CC, AND WILL WORK AGAIN, UNTIL IT FAILS LATER. - PASSENGER SIDE FRONT MUDFLAP CAME OFF BACKING (SLOWLY) OVER AN AVERAGE-SIZED SPEED BUMP. LUCKILY, THE FRONT FASTENERS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE FRONT BUMPER, SO TO REPLACE THE MUDFLAP WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER. - DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL SKIRT PLASTIC FASTENERS HAVE MOSTLY FALLEN OUT, CAUSING THE FOAM FILLER TO D

WE JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 CHEVY COBALT FROM THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE DAY WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP THE CAR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. WE TOOK IT BACK THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE KILL SWITCH. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK HOME WITH US. THE SAME DAY, DRIVING TO ANOTHER LOCATION THE CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CAR STILL KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I WORK AT A MECHANIC SHOP AND I HAVE MANY MECHANIC FRIENDS. NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY IT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET FOR A WHILE; MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO SOLUTION. THIS VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND MOST COMPLAINTS IN FORUMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOW MILES OR HAPPENING FROM FIRST OF PURCHASE. DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR MUST DO THIS WHILE MECHANIC IS DRIVING IN ORDER TO TRY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NO DIAGNOSIS CAN BE MADE. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT; WAS CLOSE TO GETTING HIT TODAY WHEN CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC. NO PARTS PURCHASED AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN BACK. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE...THERE WAS NO POWER GOING TO IT. I TOOK THE CAR IN LAST JUNE BECAUSE I GOT A RECALL LETTER FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. SO I DID. I TOLD THEM IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE NOT GETTING POWER. THEY TOOK THE CAR REPLACED THE ELECTRIC MODULE..TOLD ME THEY TOOK IT FOR RIDE AND THE POWER STEERING MODULE BURNED OUT THE POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MODULE AND THAT I WOULD NEED ANOTHER $800 SOME ODD DOLLARS. I TOLD THEM I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. THEY SAID THEN THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY CHARGED ME $363.00 AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS VERY VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE..BUT YET THEY LET ME DRIVE IT OFF OF THE LOT LIKE THAT IN THE SAME CONDITION. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT CONNECT THE POWER STEERING MODULE BACK TO THE POWER ELECTRIC STEERING MODULE SO IT WOULDN'T BURN IT OUT. I TOLD THEM MAYBE THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. IF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED IN JUNE..IT WASN'T EVEN A YEAR BEFORE IT WAS NO GOOD. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY WAS OVER. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE AND DEMANDED MY MONEY BACK. I'M OUT $363.00 AND NOTHING IS FIXED. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING MODULES. I WISH THAT YOU WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. AS I WAS READING ON THE AUTOGUIDE.COM..THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

LAST YEAR, MY 05 COBALT EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE AND CONCURRENT HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS UPON POWER STEERING NOTICE OF FAILURE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSOCIATED RECALL. LAST WEEK, ONE YEAR LATER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE CAR WILL CHIME AND REPORT "POWER STEERING FAILURE". IF DRIVING ABOVE 15 MPH, THERE ISN'T MUCH TO NOTICE REGARDING POWER STEERING, HOWEVER, IF CHANGING SPEED REQUIRES YOUR CAR TO SHIFT UP OR DOWN TO A DIFFERENT GEAR, THE CAR WILL JERK ("HICCUP") HEAVILY, AS IF AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS TRYING TO DRIVE A CAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS CLEARLY NOT MY PROBLEM. PLEASE INSIST THAT GM ISSUE A RECALL WITH A REAL REMEDY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000. UPDATED 12/19/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE INOPERABLE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE IF A CRASH OR FIRE OCCURRED; THEREFORE, A PASSENGER HAD TO EXIT THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,741 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

SUPER LATCH BELT ON MY RADIAN XTSL (NITRO) LOOSENS VERY EASILY. WE HAVE 2 XTSL SEATS 1 IN FLORA AND ONE IN NITRO. THE FLORA SEAT DOES NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE INSTALL FOR THESE SEATS ARE PERFECT AND EXACTLY THE SAME, BOTH INSTALLED WITH SL AND BOTH ARE REAR FACING INSTALLED OUTBOARD. HOWEVER I CAN JIGGLE THE NITRO XTSL SEAT NEAR THE BELT PATH AND THE SL BECOMES UNSAFELY LOOSE. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=CHEVROLET, MODEL=COBALT). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT 4 DR SEDAN. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE SERVICE ROAD ON I-35 I STARTED TO COUGH, I BLACKED OUT FOR A SPLIT SECOND. AFTER COMING TO I REALIZED THERE WAS A SHARP TURN IN THE ROAD. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE ABS DID NOT WORK. I WENT THROUGH A SIGN, IT TORE UP THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR THEN HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT END.I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR. WITH THE ABS LOCKING UP IT CAUSED THE CAR TO SKID APPROX 300 FEET, WITHOUT SAFELY SLOWING DOWN. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS "REPLACED" UNDER THE RECALL, BUT STILL CONTINUALLY GOES OUT OFF AND ON. VERY UNSAFE!! *TR

HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL DONE A WHILE AGO. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE. NOW MY POWER STEERING FAILURE MSG WILL COME ON THE DASH, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT REAL HARD, JERKING EVERYONE INSIDE. CAR WILL STALL OUT WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT IF YOU SLOW DOWN AND KEEP ROLLING, IT WILL JUST STAY IN OVERDRIVE AND TAKES FOREVER TO GET BACK TO SPEED. CAR ALSO NEVER GETS TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE IN THE WINTER, ACCORDING TO THE TEMP GAUGE. HAD THE TEMP SENSOR REPLACED, STILL NO CHANGE, BUT I DO HAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER. ALSO AT TIMES MY SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON THEN THE CAR WILL SHUTDOWN WHILE I'M GOING DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 5 MINS TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THERE WILL BE OTHER TIMES THE CAR CHIMES 4 TIMES AND NOTHING SHOWS UP, THEN OTHER TIMES THE POWER STEERING MSG WILL APPEAR. I HAVE ONLY LOST POWER STEERING ABOUT 5 TIMES WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS DONE, AND NEVER BEFORE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AS I'VE BEEN READING INTERNET FORUMS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE LAST 8-9 MONTHS. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT --TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON DASH. LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OFF. KEPT HEARING CLICKING NOISES IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT AREA. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN REPAIR BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON MANY CHEVY COBALTS AND IT CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE CAR TO LOSE POWER TO TRANSMISSION. CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES. ORIGINAL OWNER. LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WE TRIED RESETTING THE WARNING, BUT LIGHT STILL REMAINS AND CLICKING SOUND STILL REMAINS. RECOMMEND IT BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS FRACTURED. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE SECOND AND THIRD FAILURES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN ON 6/3/10 AS A PART OF THE RECALL OF THE ELECTRIC POWER MOTOR. PRIOR TO THAT TIME THERE HAD BEEN TWO INCIDENTS WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD LOCK, THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AND AFTER STOPPING, AND RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD START. WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15, 2011 TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITH MY DAUGHTER 21 YEARS OLD IN THE CAR. THE FIRST WAS AFTER SHE HIT A SMALL POT HOLE, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED SHE PULLED OVER RESTARTED THE CAR. THE SAME WEEK SHE WAS DRIVING ON I-94 AT 60 MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND RESTART THE CAR. ON FEBRUARY 22 OR 23, 2011 WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO GEORGE MATICK CHEVROLET TO ASK THEM TO CHECK THE RECALL WORK BECAUSE IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REPRESENTATIVES THERE SAID THAT WE HAD TO PAY $95.00 FOR AN INSPECTION. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL WORK THAT THEY DID, AND MORE THEN LIKELY IT WAS AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST FOR THAT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $500.00 I WOULD NOT PAY FOR AN INSPECTION BECAUSE THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS YOU CAN NOT TELL WHEN OR HOW IT WILL HAPPEN. THE INSPECTION OF THE RECALL WORK THAT THEY DID WAS SIMPLY SITTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE CAR AND ATTESTING THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY NORMAL MECHANIC WHO DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SAID WE WOULD

WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL OR COMING TO A STOP THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND HE SAID THAT THE U JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS BAD AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR, BUT NOT ANYMORE. GARAGE SAYS HE HAS HAD ALOT OF COBALT'S WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS, OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN MY 2005 COBALT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED A RECALLED POWER STEERING MOTOR. THEY JUST CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT DIDN'T FIX MY POWER STEERING FAILURE AND I WILL BE CHARGED FOR ANY FARTHER WORK BEING DONE. THEY OBVIOUSLY ADMIT HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR POWER STEERING SYSTEM BUT WHAT THEY REPLACED DIDN'T FIX MY PROBLEM. *TR

CAR LOSES POWER STEERING RANDOMLY, DEALER WONT RECOGNIZE RECALL. WILL BE TURNING AND CAR WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSE THE POWER STEERING CAUSING MY CAR TO JERK AND I NEED TO CORRECT. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED FUNCTIONING. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, DRIVER INFO CENTER MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED. NO STEERING ASSIST. PARKED VEHICLE FOR SHORT TIME AND ASSIST RETURNED. DROVE FOR SHORT PERIOD AND ASSIST AGAIN CEASED TO FUNCTION. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALER YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE DISABLED WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER WAITING A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES IN THE SAME DAY AND CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 04/07/11 *BF UPDATED 04/08/11

OUR 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS HAS KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. I FOUND COUNTLESS SIMILAR COMPLAINS ONLINE FROM OWNERS. IS THIS RELATED TO STEERING ISSUE. IF NOT PLEASE HAVE THEM FIX THIS LEMON. IT'S NOT SAVE AS WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION, IN WHICH CASE SHIFTER STICK IS NOT LOCKED AND KIDS ARE ABLE TO SHIFT IT FROM PARK. IT ALSO DRAINS THE BATTERY. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE AND HITTING SOMETHING ELSE IS THE ONLY WAY I KNOW TO DESCRIBE IT. PEOPLE WHO HAVE DROVE IN MY CAR THOUGHT IT WAS BAD SHOCKS OR STRUTS, BUT THOSE HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND WORKING FINE. IT MAKES THE NOISE WHILE DRIVING, HITTING NORMAL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, ETC. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE REPLACED SOME LOWER ARM BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT END. BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HE LOOKED AT A SERVICE BULLETIN AND NARROWED MY PROBLEM DOWN TO TWO THINGS. ONE BEING THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS PART WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED BY MY LOCAL DEALER WHEN CHEVY PUT OUT A RECALL ON IT. THE OTHER PART WAS THE STEERING GEAR THAT TURNS THE WHEEL. HE SAID THIS COULD COST UP TO $500 TO REPLACE AND DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE AND THAT NOT BE IT. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT ANY WAY. HE SAID HE DID NOT SEE A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING THE CAR AS IS FOR NOW. BUT I WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM IN CASE OTHERS WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES SO A RECALL CAN BE DONE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND A BELL CHIMES. WHILE I AM IN TRAFFIC THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND BEGINS TO JERK. IT HAS HAPPEN TWICE THIS WEEK MARCH 14 AND THE 16 IN 5:00 PM TRAFFIC. I WAS GOING 40 WHEN IT HAPPENED. I CALLED MY USED CAR DEALER AND HE STATED NO WARRANTY AND TO TAKE IT TO GET CHECKED OUT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 5 MONTHS. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT'S DOORS WONT OPEN. I GET STUCK IN THE CAR OR OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I HAVE HAD TO CLIMB TO THE DRIVERS SIDE THREW THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I HAVE HAD TO CLIMB OUT THE WINDOW BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY CAR RECALLED BECAUSE I HAD NO POWERSTEERING AND NOW THIS. I CANT STAND GM - THEY CAN'T MAKE A SAFE OR RELIABLE CAR TO SAVE THEIR LIFE. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THEY CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME - EXCEPT CHARGE ME THE 100 DIAGNOSTIC TEST FEE. WHEN THERE ARE 100'S OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THREW THE SAME THING I AM. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHATSOEVER. WHAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND CANT GET OUT OF MY CAR. I SUGGEST GM DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE CAR LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK BUT THE DOOR WONT OPEN. CLEARLY IT IS SOMETHING FAULTY. CAUSE IT IS HAPPENING TO BOTH DOORS. I AM SO ANGERED RIGHT NOW AND FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. I DON'T FEEL LIKE CLIMBING OUT MY WINDOW ONE MORE TIME. IT OCCURS EVERYDAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE DRIVERS DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER THE INSIDE HANDLE OR THE OUTSIDE HANDLE OF THE THE DOOR, THUS TRAPPING THE DRIVER INSIDE THE CAR OR PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM ACCESSING THE CAR IF THEY ARE NOT IN IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED WITH EITHER THE DOOR KEY, THE REMOTE OR UNLOCKING THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS RESULTS IN THE DRIVER BEING FORCED TO ENTER AND EXIT THE CAR BY ENTERING THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN CLIMBING OVER THE CONSOLE. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM MANY OWNERS OF COBALTS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IF THE OCCUPANT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH IT WAS CRITICAL TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THEY COULD NOT. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE DOOR BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE REPAIRS, A FEW WEEKS LATER THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ACTUAL FAILURE WAS THE ECM AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY ANOTHER PERSON. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, WHERE SHE WAS RUN OVER BY OTHER PASSING VEHICLES AND FATALLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IN APRIL 2010, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND BELIEVED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE BLACK BOX FOR INVESTIGATION. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF ANY OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 CHEVY COBALT SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MY DAUGHTER'S 2005 COBALT HAS HAD TWO EPISODES IN 30-DAYS OF HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL DROPPING TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR RACING OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL SHE BRAKES HARD, PULLS OVER AND SHUTS OFF THE CAR. TODAY IT ACCELERATED TO 96 MPH AND SHE WAS TICKETED FOR SPEEDING. THE GM DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. TOYOTA SAID THE SAME THING UNTIL PEOPLE STARTED DIEING... *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, POWER STEERING GOES OUT, ALL DISPLAY LIGHTS BEGIN GOING OFF AND ON, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES GO CRAZY, CLICKING NOISE IN DASH, CAR SPUTTERS WHEN STOPPING AND JERKS REAL HARD WHEN BEGINNING TO RESUME DRIVING AFTER STOPPING. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME, NOT ALWAYS JUST OFF AND ON, NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. HAD RECALL ON POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR, HAD THAT REPLACED AT 70,558 MILES, STARTING HAVING SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. HAD STEERING COLUMN, SHAFT AND LINK REPLACED AT 73,117 MILES. CAR SEEMED OK FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN AGAIN AT 73,900 MILES SAME PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING AGAIN. CONTACTED GM, WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS DONE SO ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENS NOW IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. HAVE SEEN 100'S OF OTHER COMMENTS FROM COBALT OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AND GM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY MORE OF A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES THAN JUST THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. SOMETHING MORE SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND DONE WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS AND OR CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN OCCURRING (STEERING GOING OUT AT ANYTIME) LIKE I'VE SEEN ON MANY COMMENTS FROM OTHERS, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? GM STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A 5 STAR SAFETY RATING BUT YET THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX A PROBLEM AS SERIOUS AS THIS. I LIKE MANY OTHERS CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS PROBLEM JUST TO KEEP HAVING IT RE-OCCUR. I HAD TO PAY OUT $950 A MONTH AGO AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ERROR CODES THAT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE. WHEN THESE ERRORS OCCUR, THE SPEEDOMETER MOVES BACK AND FORWARD AND THE THE CAR ATTEMPTS TO STALL. THE CAR DOES STALL AT SLOWER SPEEDS AT TIMES. WHENEVER I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BOB BELL CHEVY IN BEL AIR ,MARYLAND THEY TELL ME THE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN DRIVE IT . ON 02/11/2011, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER REP RAY, AGAIN,THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL IT DOES THIS AGAIN AND BRING VEHILE IN WITHOUT TURNING IT OFF AND THEY WILL THEN CHECK THE CODES. MY CHEVY COBALT DID THE EXACT SAME AGAIN ALONG WITH THE ERROR CODE "POWER STERRING" ACROSS THE SCREEN AS I WAS LEAVING THE DEALERSHIPP ON 02/11/2011 AND I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE SERVICE SHOP AND THE SERVIICE TECHNIAN OBTAINED THE ERROR CODES. RAY FROM THE SERVICE BOB BELL CHEVY STATED NOW I HAD TO PAY FOR ANY DIAGNOSTIC WORK AND REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. MY TIMES THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO EACH TIME INTIALLY DENY THEIR IS A PROBLEM AND STATE THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS UNLESS THEY CAN REPRODUCE THEY PROBLEM OR I DRIVE THE VECHILE TO THEM WHILE IT IS HAPPENING WITHOUT TURNING IT OFF. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THESE ERROR CODES OCCUR CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. I FEEL MORE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE COMPLETED INTO WHY THE MAKERS OF THE CHEVY COBALT ARE UNABLE TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE ERROR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE WARNING ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR THREE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING CORRECTLY, AFTER SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 11/04/11

WITH NO ADVANCED SIGNS OR WARNING (MILEAGE AT 99,930), UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR'S RPM REVVED UP AND DOWN AND WANTED TO STALL. THE FUEL GAUGE JUMPED BACK AND FORTH. THERE WAS A CONSTANT CLICKING IN THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED INTO PLACE WHERE I COULD NOT TURN IT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE EVERYTHING SEEMED TO GO BACK TO NORMAL AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THE NEXT TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS WHEN MILEAGE WAS AT 99960. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT STOPPING AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SECURITY WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO DRIVE, ONLY TO BE PRACTICALLY JERKED OUT OF MY SEAT WITH HARD SHIFTING AND ACTING LIGHT IT WANTED TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I DROVE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED ON THE ENTIRE DRIVE THERE. ONCE THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEREFORE I WAS SENT ON MY WAY WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG. THE NEXT REPEAT EVENT OCCURRED 3 WEEKS LATER (MILEAGE 100,450) BUT CORRECTED ITSELF WITH SEVERAL OFF/ON OF THE ENGINE. NEXT OCCURRENCE AGAIN AT 100,600 WITH SAME RESULTS. THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, BUT I DID ASK THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING AND HE SAID IF IT DID, I WOULD EASILY BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. PERSONALLY, I DO NOT WANT TO EXPERIENCE THIS WHILE DRIVING 55-65 MPH! T

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75-80 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" AND "ENGINE DISABLED" WARNINGS SCROLLED ACROSS THE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PRIOR TO THIS, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S RPMS DROPPING AND THEN NEARLY STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ECM. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND HAS JUST RECENTLY STARTED AGAIN WITH THE EARLY SYMPTOMS OF NEARLY STALLING AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL ANYTHING WITHOUT SOME KIND OF ERROR MESSAGE. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR SAFETY RECALL 10023 AFTER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND I HEARD BEEPING AND THE 'POWER STEERING' APPEARED IN THE CONSOLE. ONCE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THE GEARS HAD A SLAMMING SOUND AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY DRIVE 10 MPH AT MAX SPEED. THE DAY I PICKED IT UP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED A MILE AWAY FROM THE DEALER BUT THIS TIME I HEARD THE CLICKING SOUND THE BRAKE WILL MAKE WHEN YOU TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK, SHOOK THE ENTIRE CAR WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED, DROVE ONLY 10 MPH AND FELT LIKE IT WOULD STALL IF I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PULLED IT OVER IN A PARKING LOT AND IMMEDIATELY HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHO, THE NEXT DAY AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR AGAIN, TOLD ME HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. FED UP WITH THIS DEALER, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, AGAIN NOTHING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AT ALL NOW. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE SO MANY PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, YET NO MECHANICS CAN SAY THERE IS AN ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SHOULD ONLY COME ON WHEN THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND FOR ONE TO NOT BE DETECTED IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR NEARLY 2 WEEKS NOW AND HAVE GOTTEN NO CLOSER TO FEELING SAFE WITH ME OR MY FAMILY INSIDE OF IT.

ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING - CANNOT STEER NOR BRAKE SO CONTROLLING THE CAR TO A SAFE STOP IS VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. LUCKILY THE CAR RESTARTS AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. *LN

I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN MY CAR AND LOCKED OUT OF MY CAR DUE TO THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS MORNING I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO COME UNLOCK MY CAR AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 COBALT WITH 80,000 ON IT .THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCKS UP ALL THE TIME, I CAN'T GET IN OR OUT. ITS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. ITS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE IF I EVER GOT IN A ACCIDENT. I HAVE TIMES WHEN I HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE SEATS TO GET OUT. I HAVE READ MANY ISSUES ON THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT, THE KEY CONSTANTLY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY CAR OFF FOR OVER 5 HOURS. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY REASONS. NOT ONLY WILL I PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THAT PART BUT EVENTUALLY THE BATTERY DUE TO THIS. I'VE RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND SEE THAT IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG MANY CHEVY'S ESPECIALLY MY MODEL. I THINK SINCE IT'S SUCH A COMMON ISSUE THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. I DON'T SEE WHY I SHOULD WASTE OVER $800 TO GET SOMETHING FIXED THAT IS MORE COMMON THAN IT SHOULD BE. *TR

*PLEASE NOTE...THE INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE. WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT SEDAN THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. WE HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, WE BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE - PLUS ADDITIONAL FAILURES. UPON START-UP, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NO POWER STEERING, AND HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RETRY NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING RETURNS. IN ADDITION TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATING RANDOM CLICKING OF THE BRAKE SAFETY INTERLOCK RELAY / ACTUATOR (WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TRANSMISSION GOING INTO "LIMP MODE"..."SLAMMING" INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK - OR IMPROPER SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. RANDOM DASH GAUGE FAILURE RANDOM FAILURES OF THE "DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER" - FLASHING, ETC. THIS WAS INITIALLY HAPPENING ONLY UPON START-UP...BUT STARTED HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING AS WELL - NEARLY LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY URBAN STREET. SHE WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO DRIFT INTO THE TURN LANE AND COME TO A STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION AND LIKELY SERIOUS INJURY TO HERSELF AND OTHERS, AS IT WAS VIRTUALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. IN ADDITION TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING (WHILE DRIVING), THE TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT INTO "LIMP MODE", CAUSING VERY HARD SHIFTING AND MUCH DIFFICULT

MY POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING WHILE I DRIVE AND I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY MANIPULATE THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT TO RESET THE ELECTIRICAL MOTOR IN THE POWER STEERING. *LN

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS. MY MAJOR PROBLEM (THERE OF COURSE ARE OTHER SMALL ONES) WITH THIS CAR IS THAT IT DIES? IT JUST SHUTS DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS DIED/SHUT DOWN WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS, WHILE MAKING A TURN, WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, WELL BASICALLY IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE DIES/SHUTS DOWN, IT GIVES NO WARNING, IT JUST DOES IT. THE AC/HEATER, RADIO, AND LIGHTS WILL STAY ON, HOWEVER THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. I EITHER HAVE TO PUT IT ON PARK OR ON NEUTRAL AND START IT UP AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS RE-OCCURRING. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY CAN?T FIND A PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WARNING/ENGINE LIGHT ON NOTHING! I AM VERY STRESSED OVER THIS ISSUE THAT HAS GONE FAR TOO LONG. I DRIVE MY CAR TO AND FROM WORK PRAYING THAT IT WON?T SHUT DOWN ON ME WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES NOW. I FEEL THAT EVERYTIME IT SHUTS DOWN ON ME I?M GOING TO HAVE A PANIC ATTACK AND NOT BE ABLE TO ACT FAST ENOUGH TO TURN IT BACK ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT I HAVEN?T BEEN HURT BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. I HAVE FOUND SOO MANY PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM APPALLED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. THIS SYSTEM IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. SO MUCH FOR TRYING TO SUPPORT OUR COUNTRY BY PURCHASING AMERICAN CARS? *TR

IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT USING THE RELEASE BUTTON IN THE HOLE UNDER THE COLUMN. *TR