2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL, SECURITY LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, ALL COME ON THEN POWER STEERING WARNING COMES ON AND TRANSMISSION STARTS JERKING, AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. IT HAS PROBLEMS BRAKING AND SHIFTING GEARS. THERE ARE ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL FROM CHEVY AND NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER TO WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD INTO 2 DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND STILL THIS PROBLEM NOT FIXED. *TR

CHEVY DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSIST, SINCE THE REPAIR, ISSUE HAS BEEN RECURRING. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND KNOCKS THE CAR FORWARD, POWER STEERING ERROR APPEARS, TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER SHORT OUT. *TR

POWER STEERING WAS RECALLED IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT...BUT THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I WILL NEVER BY A CHEVY AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT 1 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND UPON RESTART, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) SEVEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE CONTACT NOVEMBER 12, 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING ALARM SOUNDED AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. ALSO, THE DEFROSTER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE TOWING COMPANY ATTEMPTED START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SPORADICALLY. THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY, ALLOWING THE GEAR TO MOVE AT ANY TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,500.

THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THIS I WOULD TRY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM INSIDE TO LET FAMILY MEMBERS IN AND I NOTICED THAT THEY UNLOCK BUTTON DID NOT WORK SO I WAS LIKE MAYBE ITS A FUSE WELL MY BOYFRIEND CHECKED THE FUSE AND IT WAS STILL IN GREAT SHAPE. SO THEN I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY LOCKS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN UP AND DOWN BY THEIRSELVES SO I CHECKED THE FUSE ONCE AGAIN SAME THING GREAT SHAPE SO IT KEPT ON DOING THIS AND FINALLY I SAID IM TAKING THE FUSE OUT SO I DID AND NOW I HAVE TO HAND LOCK ALL MY DOORS I DISLIKE THAT. THIS IS WHAT CUTS THE CAKE I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL MY CARS LIGHTS START TO DIM I WAS LIKE WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON SO THEN THE CAR STARTED TO GO HAYWIRE ON ME THE CARS GAUGES STARTED TO MOVE UP AND DOWN BY THEIRSELVES MY WHOLE CAR WENT PITCH BLACK I DID NOT HAVE ANY LIGHTS BACK OR FRONT ITS LIKE MY CARS WAS JUST A BLACK BALL I HAD NO LIGHTS MY BLINKERS DID NOT WORK MY FLASHERS DID NOT WORK. THERE WERE LIKE 10 OTHER CARS BEHIND ME I WAS PRAYING TO GOD THAT NOBODY WOULD HIT ME SO I PULLED OVER MY SYMBOLS WAS COMING ON AND GOING DOWN ON MY GAUGES WAS STUCK IN DOWNWARD MODE GAS HAND MPH HAND MY CD PLAYER (FACTORY INSTALLED WITH CAR) QUIT WORKING IT STILL DOES NOT WORK AND IM STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM......BUT BEFORE ALL THIS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND HAD THEM PUT IT ON THEIR MACHINE AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WONT READ IT SO HE SAID THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND YOU BETTER GET THAT FIX BEFORE Y

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 CHEVY COBALT, WHEN A PERSON COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY AND OUR COBALT SIDE SWIPED THE FORD ESCORT. SHE HIT THE CAR DOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...I HAVE NO IDEA WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WHEN I SEE SOOOO MANY OTHER STORIES JUST LIKE THIS...THE FRONT END WAS PUSHED BACK ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE, THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN START, HAD THAT ENGINE SHIFTED MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED USED MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND SUNDAY A WEEK AFTER HAVING THE CAR GAVE ME PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO THE CARFAX REPORT THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED IN APRIL ASSUMING DO TO THE RECALL. BUT I GOT IN MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING READ ACROSS THE MILEAGE AREA AND CHIMED. VERY LITTLE NOTICEABLE ISSUES DO TO STEERING BUT WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT IT VIBRATED REALLY BAD AND THEN EVERYTIME IT SHIFTED(ITS AN AUTOMATIC) TO ANOTHER GEAR HIGHER OR LOWER IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS. ALSO WHEN I WOULD COME TO STOPS AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT WOULD VIBRATE REALLY BAD TO THE POINT WHERE IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD STALE OUT. IT HAD ONLY STALLED ONCE. I JUST HOPE SOMEONE CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE TONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN SHE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVIGN 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THEN MY DAUGHTERS' CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY AT TIMES AND SHE HAS TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL OF HER CAR , (2005 CHEVY COBALT). THIS PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED HER TO LOOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF HER CAR THIS PAST SPRING , COMING TOO CLOSE TO CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY , NO SET TIME SPAN , IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 OR 8 TIMES SINCE LAST SPRING. OUR GM DEALER SAID SHE SHOULD BRING THE CAR IN WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON SO THEY CAN PULL THE CODE. UNFORTUNATELY , WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND PUT INTO PARK , THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. AND ALL OF THESE TIMES EXCEPT ONE , THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AFTER THE DEALERSHIP IS CLOSED OR WELL BEFORE THEY OPEN , OR SHE IS NOWHERE NEAR ANY GM OR CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED , I HAVE READ OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THE SAME RESULTS OR RESULTS THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM MY DAUGHTERS CAR. THE POINT BEING (AT LEAST IN THIS CASE) I BELIEVE THAT GM OR CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM , BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THAT CAUSES SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH . I READ ABOUT ALL THE OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THE "REPAIR PAL" WEBSITE. THE MODEL YEARS SEEM TO BE BETWEEN "04" AND "07". THE ONE TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO GET HER CAR INTO THE GM DEALER WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON , SHE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK SO SHE COULD GO IN TO GET SOMEONE TO HOOK UP THEIR COMPUTER AND PULL THE CODE. WHEN THEY CAME BACK OUT , THE TRA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WELL LAST YEAR I HAD ISSUES WITH MY 05 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING UNIT AND IT DID ALMOST GET ME KILLED ALONG WITH SOME PEDESTRIANS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. YOU GUYS FINALLY RECALLED THE CAR AND I HAD MY UNIT REPLACED ON AUGUST 16 OF 2010. HOWEVER THIS PAST MONDAY OCTOBER 4TH MY CAR DID THE SAME THING AFTER THE REPAIRED RECALL WAS FIXED. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT ANY VEHICLE FROM 05 - 09 HAS THIS PROBLEM AND IT WILL NEVER BE FULLY REPAIRED CORRECTLY OR IT CAN'T BE. BUT I THINK IT WILL TAKE HUNDREDS OF MORE ACCIDENTS AND MAYBE A FEW HUNDRED DEATHS BEFORE IT IS TRULY DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY. I THINK THEY JUST NEED TO TAKE ALL THESE VEHICLES BACK AND SCRAP THEM AS RECYCLABLES BECAUSE THEY WILL NEVER BE SAFE OR LIABLE. THEY WERE POORLY MANUFACTURED AND I TRULY DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT. HOWEVER I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR SO I AM STUCK WITH THE RISK OF KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE ALONG WITH MYSELF. GOD BE WITH US ALL AS WE TAKE OUR CHANCES AND VENTURE INTO THE VALLEY OF DEATH. KEEPING THESE CARS ON THE ROAD, YOU ARE KILLING PEOPLE. WAKE UP GUYS AND LETS FIXED THIS PROBLEM NOW BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED........I AM ALREADY FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CHEVY. I RATHER DO IT NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE AND OTHERS DIE OR GET HURT BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER CONTROLLED DEVICE THAT I THINK IS TRULY UNREPAIRABLE.... SORRY UNDER EQUIPMENT I ADDED ZF AND I-SHAFT. I DID NOT KNOW THE PART MANUFACTURER THAT THEY INSTALLED SO IGNORE THAT PART. ALL I KNOW IS THEY FIXED THE SO CALLED P

CHEVY TODAY SAID THAT THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY PWR STEERING YET BOTH MYSELF AND MY BROTHER TEST DROVE IT. NOW IN AUG I HAD THE RECALL AND THEY FIXED IT SO THEY CLAIMED IN AUG BUT YET IT IS DOING THE SAME THING ONLY WORSE THIS PAST WK. AMAZING HOW CHEVY WILL TRY TO USE THE EXCUSE THAT IT IS SOMETHING ELSE OTHER THEN THE PWR STEERING WHEN THE INSTRUMENT LIGHT CHIMING PWR STEERING WAS A [XXX] GOOD INDICATION THAT IT WAS THE STEERING. NOT TO MENTION I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD JOLT LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING INTO GEAR. LET ME NOT FORGET TO MENTION THE CLICKING NOISE I GET UNDERNEATH THE DASH NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CLICKING IN THE SHIFTER. SAME PROBLEM NEW DAY AND THEY TELL ME IT'S FINE. I GUESS I HAVE TO KILL SOMEONE ON THE RD FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE CAR. YOU GUYS NEED TO STEP IN BECAUSE I AM 2 STEPS AWAY FROM CALLING A LAWYER AND SUING EVERYONE THAT IS INVOLVED WITH KNOWING AND NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SURELY DO NOT FEEL LIKE BEING SCRAPED OFF THE DARN HWY OR THE GUILT OF KILLING SOMEONE OVER SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF BACK IN 2005 WHEN ALL THIS STARTED HAPPENING. WE NEED TO RECALL ALL CARS FROM 05 TO 09 AND GET THEM OFF THE STREET AND HAVE CHEVY REIMBURSE US OR GIVE US A SAFER CAR. I KNOW IT MAY SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MONEY BUT 1 LIFE BEING SAVED MAKES A DIFFERENCE. I KNOW CAR DEALERS HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A BEAN COUNTER AND THEY DON'T CARE IF 1 OR A 12 PEOPLE DIE FROM FAULTY EQUIPMENT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR SENSOR, STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION SHAFT WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

LOTS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING FAILS (RECALL PART REPLACED ALREADY), CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING (DANGEROUS), TRANSMISSION JERKS, CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS COME ON. ALL PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT ,OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, AND HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

CHEVROLET COBALT VIN [XXX] IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 10023 BY GM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. THE GAUGES GO HAYWIRE AND POWER STEERING COMES ACROSS THE SCREEN AND THEN MY CAR JERKS. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED I COULD JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT AWHILE AND START IT BACK UP AND THEN BE FINE. NOW WHEN I START THE CAR AND LET IT WARM UP BEFORE I EVEN DRIVE IT THE SCREEN SAYS POWER STEERING AND GAUGES ARE GOING HAYWIRE AGAIN. NOW MY CAR JUST SITS THERE AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. I WENT FROM A 1998 CAVALIER TO THIS 2005 COBALT AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH A NEWER VEHICLE. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEED A BODY CONTROL MODULE. *TR

MY CHEVY COBALT JUST REACHED THE 40,000 MILE MARK RECENTLY AND HAS BEEN PRESENTING A POWER STEERING DEFECT. I UNDERSTAND THE CAR OPERATES ELECTRICALLY, HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO WARNING OF A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY STEERING WHEEL PICKS AND CHOOSES WHICH DAY IT WANTS TO LOCK UP AND STOP WORKING. THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING ACTED UP, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE TURN, EVEN BY USING ALL MY STRENGTH. HOWEVER, MY CARS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AS OF LATELY. THIS PROBLEM COULD OF VERY WELL CAUSED MY LIFE. HAVING RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM I'M EVEN MORE TERRIFIED SEEING AS I AM BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THESE PROBLEMS. I'M UPSET AND DISTURBED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. EVERY TIME I TURN MY WHEEL I'M SCARED OF WHEN IT WILL ACT UP AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER SHE OPERATED THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE POPPED OUT AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-70 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COLBALT LS THAT I PURCHASED TWO MONTHS AGO. THERE WAS A RECALL #20110023. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY "FIXED" THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON BEVERLY RD IN PITTSBURGH, 35MPH OR LESS, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND TRIED TO TURN IT BACK TO CENTER BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND, CAUSING ME TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 COBALT COUPE WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN WHILE EVEN THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED.! DEALER HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM, BUT STATES THE PROBLEM HAS TO BE HAPPENING AT THE TIME WHEN THE MECHANIC CAN LOOK AT IT. I LEAVE IT AT THE DEALER AND THE WHEN THE MECHANIC GOES TO WORK ON IT, THE CAR IS FINE. I MY CASE IT HAS TO HAPPEN CLOSE TO HOME AND WHEN DEALER SERVICE IS OPEN. IT HAPPENS WHEN DEALER IS NOT OPEN ! WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEAVE FOR 60 MINUTES OR SO, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THEN THE CAR IS GREAT. WHEN IT HAPPENS 1. THE CHIMES COME ON, 2. THE DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, 3.THE ODOMETER GETS ?-, 4.THE SHIFTING BECOMES VERY RUFF. THE CAR ACTS LIKE BUMBEE ON TRANSFORMERS. ANY IDEAS ?? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 COBALT COUPE WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN WHILE EVEN THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED.! DEALER HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM, BUT STATES THE PROBLEM HAS TO BE HAPPENING AT THE TIME WHEN THE MECHANIC CAN LOOK AT IT. I LEAVE IT AT THE DEALER AND THEN WHEN THE MECHANIC GOES TO WORK ON IT, THE CAR IS FINE. IN MY CASE IT HAS TO HAPPEN CLOSE TO HOME AND WHEN DEALER SERVICE IS OPEN. IT HAPPENS WHEN DEALER IS NOT OPEN ! WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEAVE FOR 60 MINUTES OR SO, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THEN THE CAR IS GREAT. WHEN IT HAPPENS 1. THE CHIMES COME ON, 2. THE DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, 3.THE ODOMETER GETS ?-, 4.THE SHIFTING BECOMES VERY RUFF. THE CAR ACTS LIKE BUMBEE ON TRANSFORMERS. ANY IDEAS ?? *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS SEVERAL ISSUE WITH TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE SAME PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING. ALL THE WARNING LIGHT FOR TC, ABS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ARE ON AGAIN AND WHEN THIS SENSOR FAILS THE CAR SHIFTS GEARS AND LOSES TRACTION CONTROL. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE HEARD THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TYPES OF CHEVY CARS. SO WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET A RECALL! A FATALITY? SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT-STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, UPON BRAKING, STOPPING OR BACKING, CAR WILL GO DEAD AND SOMETIMES UNABLE TO RE START. COMPLAINED TO SERV DEPT SEVERAL TIME BUT THEY SAY THEY CANT FIND A PROBLEM. THOUSANDS ON LINE WITH SAME COMPLAINT. ALMOST HIT BY TRAIN, AND OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO THE STALLING. *TR

ONGOING OBVIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH AN '05 CHEVY COBALT -- KEY WON'T COME OUT OF IGNITION, LIGHTS & RADIO GO OFF AT WILL, NEW BATTERY DIES EVERY 3RD DAY IN ALL WEATHER. BOUGHT CAR USED IN '08 WITH 45,000 MILES. PROBLEMS STARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT EVERY SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000, STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND SHE COULD NO LONGER CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

I RECENTLY HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY 05 CHEVY COBALT. I WENT TO PREMIER DEALERSHIP IN BROOKLYN CT TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE AFTER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS MY POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND WOULD BE HARD TO TURN MY WHEEL, ENGINE LIGHT ON AND CAR SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED TODAY MY CAR RAN SMOOTHLY AND THOSE LIGHTS DID NOT GO ON. HOWEVER ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP I STILL NEEDED A WHOLE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED... AND THE CHARGE WAS 805 TO DO THE WHOLE JOB. TO "LOOK" AT THE SUPPOSED OTHER PROBLEM COSTS ME 113.00. NOW THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY "FREE" FOR ME. *TR

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2005 COBALT SEDAN(71,000 MILES), IN MARCH OF 2010. THE RECALL WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY LOCAL DEALER, NO PROBLEMS WITH STEERING UP TO THAT POINT. JUST RECENTLY(AUG 2010), I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND DING. THE CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY LOSE POWER AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. IT WAS AS THOUGH A SWITCH HAD BEEN THROWN. AND THEN IT WOULD GO AWAY. THE LOCAL DEALER THAT TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM CHARGED ME $55 AND SAID THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TRIGGERING ERROR PROBLEMS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN MODULES. I ASKED IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE PROBLEMS THEY HAD WITH THE STEERING ELECTRIC MOTORS AND HE SAID THIS WAS ANOTHER UNRELATED ISSUE. SURE. SO I CALLED A REPUTABLE LOCAL MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. HE SAID HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL STEERING COLUMN UNITS AT A COST OF $900 A POP. I CAN SEE WHY GM'S PARTS AND LABOR GUYS LOVE THIS. HE ALSO SAID THE ENTIRE COLUMN IS FAULTY AND THEY ALL SHOULD BE REPLACED. OF COURSE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL A CONGRESSMAN'S RELATIVE GETS BADLY HURT OR KILLED. I AM SURPRISED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT FOLLOWED UP ON THE ORIGINAL RECALL FIX AS THAT WAS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG FOR A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING STEERING ISSUES THAT CAN BE SEVERE AT TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000, STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN APRIL 2010. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN WITHIN THREE WEEKS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MPH THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HE ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND THE FUEL SENSOR NO LONGER MADE A BEEPING SOUND. WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR, THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS DISPLAYED, THEN THE MILEAGE AND NOW THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ASKED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,309.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED HE INQUIRED WITH THE DEALER FIVE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS AS TO WHEN HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF WAITING, THE PART FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/14/10*JB

AFTER HAVING THE RECALL WORK DONE ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LESS THAN 2 HOURS LATER ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH START FLASHING ( BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, SECURITY ) THE TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP AND YOU COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE SHIFTER AND THE DASH LED SAID POWER STEERING......AND SURE ENOUGH THE POWER STEERING FAILED, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RE-SET BUT THE REST OF THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO THE HOUSE BY MANUALLY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T IT SHIFTED VERY HARD LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TEAR SOMETHING UP, GOT ON LINE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FOUND IN OTHER COBALTS, ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE OVER NIGHT AND THAT SHOULD RE-SET EVERYTHING, I DID THAT AND SURE ENOUGH IT RE-SET IT, HOWEVER THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES SINCE THE RE-CALL WORK SO IT'S NOT THE ASSIST MOTOR AT FAULT IT IS G.M. AT FAULT FOR NOT RE-CALLING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT: THE KEY CONTINUOUSLY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND DOES NOT RELEASE. IT REQUIRES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AND TIME TO EITHER TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND TRY AGAIN OR WORK THE SHIFT LEVER RELEASE UNTIL THE KEY IS RELEASED. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET TO WORK AND PREVENT FROM BEING LATE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO OTHER PROBLEMS THAT COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON TACONIC PKWY IN NEW YORK THE STEERING FAILED ON MY MOTHER'S CHEVY 2005 COBALT ON MAY 13, 2010. SHE FELT A LOSS OF POWER OVER ALL AND COULD NOT STEER TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE CURVED ROAD - CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE WOODS AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. PASSENGER WAS 81 YEAR OLD WOMAN. EMS/FIRE HAD TO CUT HER OUT OF THE CAR AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL IN POUGHKEEPSIE WHERE SHE WAS IN THE IC UNIT FOR DAYS. IT WAS HOURS BEFORE SHE COULD EVEN SPEAK TO ADVISE DOCTORS TO SEND FOR HER FAMILY. SHE SUFFERED FROM BROKEN RIBS, CRUSHED CHEST, DISLOCATED SHOULDER, FACIAL AND BODY WOUNDS. THE CAR WAS RECALLED THE MONTH PRIOR BUT CHEVY DEALER (YONKERS) ADVISED THEY HAD NOT GOTTEN THE OK FROM GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR (STEERING) ON 2005 CHEVY COBALTS. GM KNEW OF THIS STEERING PROBLEM FOR YEARS - EVEN WHEN THE RECALL WAS OFFICIAL THE CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. MY MOTHER WAS INJURED BADLY AND NEARLY KILLED. I HAVE CALLED THIS DEALER MORE THAN ONCE SINCE THE MAY 13, 2010 ACCIDENT AND THE LAST CALL IN JUNE THEY WERE STILL STATING THEY DID NOT GET WORD FROM GM TO PAY FOR THE STEERING DEFECT ON THE CHEVY 2005 COBALT!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WHEN THERE IS A RECALL AND THE DEALERS REFUSE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE CHEVY 2005 COBALT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN 2006 OR 2007 NOT APRIL OF 2010. I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO WORK WITH NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. I AM RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR HELP FR

HAD MY WIFE'S 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT IN FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL. THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAD PRIOR TO THE RECALL WAS THE FAILED REAR CONTROL-ARM BUSHINGS ON BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS (BOTH FAILED WITHIN THE SAME MONTH). NOW, AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH (OF ALL THINGS) LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKE SAFETY INTERLOCK CLICKS (UNDER THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE), AND WE HAVE NO POWER STEERING! I CANNOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS IN THIS CONDITION, AS SHE IS SMALL AND NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CRANK ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE POWER-ASSIST. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT I COULD BRING IT IN TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PART REPLACED IN THE RECALL - BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. CALLED CHEVY AND GOT NOWHERE WITH THEM AS WELL. LEFT THE CAR AT OUR MECHANIC'S SHOP THIS MORNING TO GET A MORE RELIABLE DIAGNOSIS!! *TR

THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AS I WOULD DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 25 MPH). IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WOULD BE FINE. THEN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY (65 MPH) ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BEGAN TO GO CRAZY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. AS I SLOWED THE CAR DOWN IT BEGAN TO JERK AS IT DID BEFORE AND THEN I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. MY CAR WAS BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED PER THE RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHEVY DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WILL BRAKE DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,280.

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PULLING OUT, SITTING STILL. HAS BEEN DOING IT ALOT I HAVE 95,000 MILES I TOOK IT TO BE PUT ON THE SCOOP AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT DIDN'T READ ANYTHING. HAD IT TO NUMEROUS SHOPS AND NO ONE KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE CHILDREN. CHEVY SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THEM. ALL I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET IS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IM HAVING AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT I TOOK IN FOR A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING BUT THEY ONLY FIXED THE MOTOR ON THE POWER STEERING AND SAID I HAD TO FIX THE MODULE WHICH WAS 700.00 IF I TOOK IT THERE TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON THE POWER STEERING ALL OF IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED. CHEVY COBALT 2005. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS AN OPEN, UNRELATED RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE STALLING FAILURE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,003.

BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARE BUSHINGS ARE BAD NEEDS REPLACED AND GM WITH NOT DO ANYTHING BUT TOLD ME SORRY FOR THE EXPERIENCE. IN THE WINTER IN DEC, 2009 MY CAR STARTED TO DRIVING FUNNY THE STEERING WAS ACT WEIRD HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH THEN IT STARTING PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND TRY TO KEEP THE WHEEL START BUT IT WAS HARD I HIT A GIANT POT HOLE MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE UNDER THE CAR. I FIND OUT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL THAT MY PASSENGER RIM IS BENT, MAYBE WHEEL BEARING IS DAMAGED ALSO ALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT AND THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE BAD NEED REPLACED. GOT THE STEERING RECALL FIXED AND LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TALK TO 3 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX THESE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING ON SEVERAL 2005 COBALT AND UP THAT THIS A VERY ON GOING PROBLEM EVEN WITH COBALT WITH LESS MILES THEN MINE AND I DO NOT EVEN HAVE 50,000 YET. I WOULD SAY IT IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT EACH CAR OWNER. *TR

MY 2005 COBALT'S STEERING WAS RECALLED, SINCE THAT I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT POWER STEERING UNITS PUT ON MY CAR WITHIN TWO WEEKS. NOW MY THIRD POWER STEERING UNIT HAS GONE BAD AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP ORDERS A NEW ONE WHICH WILL TAKE FOUR DAYS. IF I DO DRIVE IT I COULD RISK A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT GOES OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE MADE A LEFT AND RIGHT TURN OR DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE THERE WAS A CONSTANT KNOCKING NOISE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS AS IF THE WHEELS WERE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRED THE BUSHINGS TO BE REPLACED OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,328.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE GEAR SHAFT WOULD NOT GO IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PAY $397 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THE PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO CLOSED THE CASE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS GIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 50000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. 59000 MILES ON IT. HAD THE WHOLE POWER STEERING PROBLEM RIGHT AFTER I FINANCED THE CAR, THE RECALL THAT WENT OUT IN MARCH WAS REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, 3000 MILES LATER (I DRIVE ABOUT 2500-3000 A MONTH) POWER STEERING STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, IT WOULDN'T ACT UP FOR HIM, HE SAID TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY ACTING UP. IT WORKED FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS, HAPPENED AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT IN STILL WOULDN'T GIVE HIM ANY PROBLEMS, MECHANIC ADVISED TO HAVE CHEVY CHECK THE POWER STEERING MOTOR RECALL TO SEE IF MAYBE THEY REPLACED IT WITH A BAD MOTOR. CALLED CHEVROLET TO GET THE POWER STEERING RECALL LOOKED AT AGAIN TO SEE IF MAYBE THE REPLACEMENT WAS A BAD ONE..... CHEVY DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT, CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH IT, AND THAT HE COULD CHANGE A FEW THINGS.... POWER STEERING COLUMN, NEW BATTERY...ETC. $1000 DOLLARS + WORTH OF WORK AND NOT KNOWING THE WHOLE TIME IF IT WAS EVEN THE PROBLEM. WORKED OK AGAIN FOR A COUPLE MORE WEEKS AND NOW IT DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEARS AND GAIN SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED, HE TOOK IT OUT TO TEST DRIVE AND THE DARN THING WOULDN'T ACT UP ON HIM. THIS CAR IS A LEMON, EVEN THE IDIOTIC CHEVROLET PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS GOING ON WITH THE CAR AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I JUST WANT THE THING OFF MY HANDS, DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY ANYMORE INTO

WAS DRIVING AND LOST POWER STEERING. *TR

HEADLIGHT FULL OF MOISTURE HAS GOT WORSE AND WORSE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS ALMOST AND GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY HEADLIGHT. TODAY 6/15/2010 I TOOK MY CAR FOR THE RECALL NOTICE GOT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. AND FOUND OUT THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED REPLACED, AND MY RIGHT FRONT RIM IS BENT AND POSSIBLE WHEEL BRG MIGHT NEED REPLACED AND I CALLED GM ABOUT THIS AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF ANY OF THESE PROBLEM THEY SAID (SORRY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE) WHY IS GM NOT HELPING! *TR

SINCE THIS CAR WAS NEW, THE CAR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ITSELF REGULARLY. IF YOU GET OUT OF CAR, THEN RETURN TO CAR EVEN WITHIN SECONDS, WHEN YOU OPEN DOOR THE ALARM GOES OFF. YOU CANT DO ANYTHING WITH CAR, WITHOUT HAVING KEYS IN HAND READY TO SHUT OFF ALARM. EVEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK REGULARLY. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY SAY NOTHING WRONG. CAR NOW HAS JUST OVER 100K MILES, AND AM LEANING TOWARDS NEVER BUYING GM AGAIN. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 15 OCCURRENCES OF WARNINGS LIGHTS RANDOMLY GOING OFF. SUCH AS THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL. THE POWER STEERING HAD BEEN REPAIRED OVER A YEAR AGO SO, IT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED TO THE RECALL THAT JUST NOW WAS ISSUED. AFTER THAT IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND MORE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD LIGHT UP -- FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THEN EVERYTHING WENT "HAYWIRE" ONE NIGHT COMING HOME FROM WORK AT 1 AM. DIALS AND LIGHTS WENT WILD AND THE CAR WAS HESITATING, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS CLICKING AND THE CAR WAS "SLAMMING" IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY TOLD ME MAYBE MY FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED CLEANING!!!! ONE MONTH LATER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS MY BODY CONTROL MODULE. QUOTED A PRICE OF $619 AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE $729!!!! I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMMENTS FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IF VERY DANGEROUS AND CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THE PART!!!! *TR