2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER: 10V073000, STEERING, ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; HOWEVER, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE BASED ON THE VEHICLE OWNERS THAT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED ABOUT THE REPAIRS BEING MADE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,100.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR DECEMBER OF 2004, I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES TO RELEASE THE KEY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I AM TAKING IN MY CAR FOR SERVICE TOMORROW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER BUT THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AT THAT TIME BUT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY ARRIVED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,515.

2005 CHEVY COBALT, WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR, SHE LOST POWER, MOTOR WAS REVVING, RPM GOING UP, THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO 2 CHEVY DEALERSHIPS, 12 CODES CAME UP, BUT WAS TOLD NONE WOULD MAKE IT DO "THAT"... HELP!! WHAT IF SHE IS ON HIGHWAY AND LOSES POWER, SOMEONE CAN BE KILLED... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED HER DAUGHTER PERISHED IN A VIOLENT CAR CRASH ON JANUARY 10, 2010 AND BELIEVED THE CRASH WAS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE POLICE OFFICER WHO HANDLED THE CRASH STATED THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND RUN OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. ON APRIL 10, 2010, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST) DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE STEERING MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. .. UPDATED 08-07-12 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES, MELTING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OTHER COMPONENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM) YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH PARTS TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK WITH THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,067.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. I BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOING OUT IN FEB 2010. I BROUGHT IT TO GET LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS FINE. I BROUGHT IT BACK IN WHEN THEY POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS RECALLED. SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM AND CHEVY AND HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD BY ALL THREE THAT THERE "WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO." THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT MY CAR WILL JOLT WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I WILL PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN MY CAR OFF FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS. MAY 29, 2010 WAS THE LAST DATED ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEMS AND SWITCH PROBLEMS. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND TOLD HIM THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS GOOD SO WE TOOK OUR CAR HOME WITH DANGER. SINCE THAT DAY WE HAVE ALOTS OF PROBLEMS. HE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL PARTS TO THE CAR. I WANTED TO GIVE MY REPORT BECAUSE I FEEL UNSAFE ON MY VEHICLE FOR ME AND MY KIDS AND OTHERS PEOPLE LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000, COMPONENT: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAS CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO GET THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED AND THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN

POWER DOOR LOCKS AND REMOTE WILL NOT WORK REPLACE BATTERY STILL NOT WORKING, CAN NOT DRIVE OVER 40 MPH BECAUSE CAR JUMPS AND STEERING IS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND MADE ME HIT A GIANT POT HOLE AND CAUSE DAMAGE UNDER THE CAR AND I THINK IT BENT BY RIM ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND FOUR ABOUT A YEAR OR MORE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT LIGHT IS PULL OF MOISTURE AND HAS A BAD GLARE IN IT. CALLED CHEVY AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL OF IT. *TR

LOWER A-ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ALSO UPPER STRUT MOUNTS ARE ALSO BAD AND NEED REPLACED. *TR

I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR AND WITHIN TEN MINUTES THE WHEEL OF MY CHEVY COBALT 2005 WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. AND I COULD NOT TURN AND ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT. IT WAS VERY STIFF AND VERY HARD TO TURN. THERE WAS A BLINKING SIGN THAT STATED POWER STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE DAYS NOW AND I HAVE VISITED A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD US THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT HAS CAUSED ME MANY PROBLEMS. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT MYSELF IN DANGER AND IT CAN CAUSE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS 10225 MILES ON IT. IT WOULD NOT PASS THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FRONT END CONTROLLER ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THERE MUST BE OTHERS OUT THERE WITH LIKE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-50 MPH AND SUDDENLY WANDERED INTO THE OPPOSING LANE. THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON FATAL CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. GM DID REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE POWER STEERING BACK. THE SERVICE COMPANY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE THAT HAS GONE BAD AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL OR THE WARRANTY. IT IS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO JUMP AND SPUTTER. WHEN THIS OCCURS I LOOSE ALL MY SAFETY GAUGES LIKE MY SPEEDOMETER, GAS, ETC. THE VEHICLE EVEN CUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHEN I COME TO A STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. WHAT DO I DO NOW? OH YEAH, I EVEN HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T THAT EITHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING. THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT BUT SHE MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. SHE THEN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART; AFTER THE RESTART, THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT IT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER INFORMED THAT A RECALL WAS IN PROGRESS FOR THE STEERING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 175,364.

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING , YOU CAN PULL OVER STOP AND RESTART ENGINE THEN THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK FOR A WHILE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BUT SO FAR NOTHING HAS. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FULL OF WATER. *JB

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *JB

MARCH 26, 2010- 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT STARTED BEEPING. "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED. CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER. CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY ENOUGH TO BE DRIVEN TO FAIRWAY MOTORS IN HAZLETON. POWER STEERING WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. APRIL 1ST, 2010- CAR STARTED BEEPING. "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED. CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL, IT WAS STUCK IN PLACE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ARMEN CHEVROLET IN ARDMORE. THE POWER STEERING WAS ONCE AGAIN FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND WAS FIXED. APRIL 23RD, 2010- ONCE AGAIN THE CAR STARTED BEEPING. "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT ON US 30 IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO ARMEN CHEVROLET AGAIN. ARMEN CHEVROLET CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. DIAGNOSTICS ARE NEGATIVE, NO RECORD OF THE INCIDENT IN THE CARS MEMORY, 130 MILE TEST SO FAR HAS NOT REPLICATED THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DISTRICT SPECIALIST FOR CHEVROLET, NICK CHRISTENSEN,WHO CLAIMED TO BE KEEPING IN CONTACT WITH ARMEN CHEVROLET, STATED TO ME TODAY (MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010) THAT THE DEALER HAD DRIVEN MY CAR 240 MILES, DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND NICK ADVISED ME TO GO PICK UP MY CAR. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IN FACT, THEY HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THE CAR 130 MILES, FOUND A FAULTY SHIFTER (WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO THE CAR STAL

MY POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SEDAN GOES OUT EVERY SO OFTEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER ONCE OR TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY OVER 2 GRAND TO GET IT FIXED. WITH THE RECALL OUT I DON'T KNOW IF MINE IS COVERED OR NOT I CAN PROVIDE THE VIN AND OTHER INFO. PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THAT SUMMER HAD NO STEERING WHAT SO EVER. IT HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE FOR TWO YEARS NOW IT HAPPENS MAINLY WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN OVER 80 DEGREES. AND ALSO ONE OF THE BULBS IN THE HIGH MOUNT THIRD BREAK LIGHT DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE AFTER BEING REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE TO SEE IF IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BULB. FRONT HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE GONE THREW MORE TURN SIGNAL BULBS TO COUNT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER AND CONTACTED HER LOCAL DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR ALSO BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS NOT BEING ADDRESSED WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE WERE NO FAILURES TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE AHD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE PRIOR REPAIR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE, AND THEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE BUSHINGS AT THE COST OF $1322. A RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (COMPONENT: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE PRIOR REPAIR RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,909.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE THEN NOTICED THE FAILURE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST; THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,485.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2008 WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE WAS ONLY 41 ,223 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A GM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TO PAY $773.81 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ON MARCH 3, 2010 AFTER HAVING ACCUMULATED 62,522 MILES DRIVEN ON MY VEHICLE. I WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE, STARTED HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS. I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN. THEN I BECAME AWARE (WHILE WATCHING THE NEWS THAT NIGHT ) THAT A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTORS FOR 2005 CHEVY COBALTS WAS ISSUED. I CONTACTED GM CHEVROLET BUT WAS TOLD I HAD TO WAIT TO RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER ON MY VEHICLE. I INFORMED GM CHEVROLET OF MY PREVIOUS STEERING PROBLEM IN 2008, BUT WAS OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I WANTED THE VEHICLE INSPECTED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED. I WAS MADE TO WAIT A MONTH FOR A RECALL LETTER. IN MY CIRCUMSTANCES I THINK REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WHICH HAS A RECALL IS UNFAIR, CONSIDERING I HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM STEERING IN 2008, BEFORE A RECALL WAS ISSUED. I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER YESTERDAY, AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED TODAY, BUT I COULDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST MONTH, BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM. NOW THEY

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, HAD POWER STEERING MOTOR FAIL WHILE DRIVING IN NOVEMBER 2009, HAD IT REPLACED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER, DEALER STATED STEERING SHAFT WILL ALSO FAIL AS A RESULT OF BAD MOTOR AND SHOULD BE REPLACED, NO MONEY, STEERING SHAFT NOW MAKING NOISE AND VIBRATION, CHEVROLET DEALER SAID STEERING SHAFT IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED, GM REPRESENTATIVE, AFTER 10 DAYS OF DEALING WITH THEM SAID UNTIL I RECEIVE LETTER FROM GM THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE EVEN THOUGH I HAD GM DEALER DO WORK. THEY STATED STEERING SHAFT NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL ALTHOUGH CAR IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRS WERE MADE ACCORDINGLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BUT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,600.

I WAS DRIVING ON RT 222 IN PENNSYLVANIA WHEN THE POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVY COBALT FAILED. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED TEH VEHICLE APPROX 20 NMINUTES AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING AGAIN.

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD TO PULL OVER. *CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. ONCE THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *JB

POWER STEERING STOP WORKING ALL THE TIME.

THE DOOR LATCHES ON BOTH MY PASSANGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS HAVE BEEN GETTING STUCK FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. WHEN I PULL THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR (FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE) THERE IS NO REISITANCE ON THE HANDLE. LIKE THE LATCH IS NOT EVEN ATTACHED. I HAVE TRIED USING THE REMOTE KEY LOCKS, USING THE KEY IN THE DOOR LOCK, AND USING THE BUTTONS INSIDE THE CAR. NOTHING WORKS. I HAVE BEEN LOCK BOTH IN AND OUT OF MY CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 5 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTICED ANY FAILURES SINCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,600.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTANTLY GOES OUT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR POWER STEERING WORKED. HOWEVER SINCE THEN IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. NOTIFIED DEALER TODAY, THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALL. (PADDOCK CHEVROLET BUFFALO NY)

POWER STEERING FAILURE

CHEV 2005 COBALT 63000 MILE ON THE CLOCK , I PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2008 . IN JAN 2010 I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 50 MILES AN HOUR WHEN A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE CONSOLE FLASHED POWER STEERING . I DID NOT FEEL MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THE CAR AT THAT TIME . THIS NEXT HAPPENED 2 DAYS LATER. IT SEEMED THAT TURNING THE CAR OFF WOULD RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. WITH IN THE MONTH, THE CAR WAS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ON EACH DRIVE I TOOK WITH IN THE FIRST 15 MIN. I HAD A PROBLEM WHILE IN THE SCHOOL CAR PARK THAT IT FAILED AND I LOST ALL CONTROL I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES. ALMOST HITTING A SMALL CHILD AND THE CAR MOUNTING THE CURB AS I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEELS. I CONTACTED GM IN LATE FEBRUARY WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOMETHING THEY ARE AWARE OF AND THAT MAYBE A PATCH ON ICE CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL. IT WAS THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MILES AN HOUR THE CHIME SOUNDED AND THE CONSOLE FLASHED POWER STEERING . THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. IT DID NOT STALL OR RUN OUT OF GAS IT QUICK WORKING . I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO RESTART. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE HARD SHOULDER. THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR OVER AN HOUR . WHEN THE CAR STARTED I RETURNED HOME . I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS WORKING AND NO PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING COULD BE FOUND . THE CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN WITH IN 5 MINS OF THE

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT I THINK I GOT THE CAR IN LIKE FEBRUARY OF 2007 I'M NOT SURE ON THE DATES BUT I SAY A LITTLE BIT AFTER I HAD GOT IT LIKE ABOUT 6 OR 7 MOUTHS AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IT STATED TO DO WHAT IT WANTED TO DO LIKE THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK UP ON ME ON A TURN OR WHEN I WOULD TURN THE WHEEL REALLY SHARP. MY SISTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SHE WAS LIKE YOU NEED TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE YOU HAVE A WRECK OR SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. I'M LIKE I CANT GET IT FIXED THE WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT ON THE CAR. THEN I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK FINE. THEN ON ONE OCCASION ME AND MY 2 FRIENDS WAS GOING SHOPPING AND I LET HER DRIVE MY CAR AND WE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHEN SHE ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF ON US WHILE GOING DOWN THE INTERSECTION CARS WERE EVERYWHERE AROUND US. ALL THE GAUGES WENT DOWN ALL THE LIGHT WENT OFF EVERYTHING JUST CUT OFF AND SHUT DOWN SO WE LET IT COAST TO THE GAS STATION THAT WAS ON OUR RIGHT WE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD SO IT TOOK 2 OF US TO TURN IT. I THINK THAT SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A SHORT IN IT OR IS FELLING BECAUSE MY LIGHTS WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR OR OUT OF GEAR THE LIGHT DIM ON ME AND THEN MY POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK SO I CANT LOCK MY CAR ANY TIME I WANT TO. THE LOCKS SOMETIMES YOU CAN HEAR THEM GOING UP AND DOWN IN THE CAR. MY CAR GOT BROKEN INTO THE OTHER NIGHT AND I HAVE A POLICE REPORT FOR THAT BECAUSE MY LOCKS DID DON

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS, JUST HAPPENED SUDDENLY. OCCURS WEEKLY. RECEIVE "POWER STEERING" WARNING ON DASH DISPLAY AND LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. *TR

MY "TRANSMISSION" WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT IS DISPLAYED ON MY DASH AND THE CAR WILL GAIN OR LOSE R.P.M.'S WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED (WITHOUT DEPRESSING OR LETTING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR). THIS CAUSES THE CAR'S SPEED TO JUMP OR DROP. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO DO. *TR

POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT QUITS INTERMITTENTLY, AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. CONTACTED DEALER, GAGE MOTORS IN GRAND HAVEN , MI, WHO DENIED THAT A RECALL (GM# N100023) HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM, (REF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 10V073000). *TR

MY 2005 COBALT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS GETTING STUCK SHUT. THEY WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE . I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF I NEED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR IN A HURRY THAT THIS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT HAD POWER-STEERING FAILURE THAT LED TO ACCIDENT CAUSING TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND PARTIAL DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. MINOR INJURY OF PASSENGER. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT TO FIND THE POWER STEERING HAD RESET ITSELF. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS AWAITING COMPLETION OF UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

THREE ISSUES WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. ONE THE DOOR LATCH BROKE AND I CAN NO LONGER GET OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR I WOULD HAVE TO CRAWL OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. SECONDLY, MY STRUTS KEEP GOING BAD ON MY CAR. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED THREE TIMES NOW. MY THIRD ISSUE IS THE BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COBALT HAD ANITLOCK BRAKES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. HOWEVER, WHEN I HAVE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES THEY LOCK AND A LITTLE LIGHT COMES ON WITH A ANTI BRAKE SYMBOL ON IT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT STOPPED WORKING RESULTING IN ME NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER MY CAR SAFELY, ALSO AT TIMES LOCKING IN ONE FIXED POSITION. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING AND SO I TOOK MY CAR TO LANNON CHEVROLET AND HAD THE POWER STEERING FIXED AT MY OWN EXPENSE COSTING $1090. IN MARCH CHEVROLET ANNOUNCE A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE 2005 CHEVY COBALT, BUT HAS NOT MADE THE RECALL OFFICIAL AND WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME. *TR