2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52000.

CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING. STARTING ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY POWER STEERING WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT, MOST OF THE TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE GOT ABOVE 50. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT A CAR AND RAN OFF THE ROAD. I WENT AND HAD MY CAR FIXED FRIDAY AND PAID 500 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. I FOUND OUT TODAY THERE WAS A RECALL BEING DONE. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND ALTHOUGH THE RECALL SAYS ITS FOR THE COBALT 05 TO 10, WHICH MINE IS AN 05, IT APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER OF THE ONES BEING RECALLED. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED ON WHAT COBALTS THEY ARE RECALLING BUT ITS REALLY ODD HOW MINE ONLY MESSES UP WHEN THE TEMP WAS OVER 50. *TR

POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR REPLACED FOR OVER 1,000 DOLLARS ALSO BUSHING. ENGINES STALLS WHEN PRESSING GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT IGNITION AND MY CAR WOULDN'T STAY IN PARK. HAD TO PAY A LOCKSMITH TO REMOVE THE KEY. HEADLIGHTS KEEP HAVING TO BE ADJUSTED. WHEEL BEARING AND STRUTS NEED TO BE REPLACE BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR ALL OF THESE REPAIRS FOR A 2005 VEHICLE. ITS TO MANY PROBLEMS FOR SUCH A NEWER VEHICLE. WHAT IS CHEVY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS, HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR GET INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING ALARM FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND TRIGGERED THE ALARM. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND PROCEEDED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE EXTREME BODILY FORCE IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,726 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 82,000. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB

I HAD SEVERE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND MY MAP SENSOR IS ALSO DEFECTIVE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. I HAVE A VERY LOW MPG ITS A 15MPG AT BEST. MY CAR ALSO ACCELERATES WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND I HAVE HAD SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE , TO THE EXTENT THAT I HAVE HAD TO USE MY HAND BRAKE TO STOP. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT ON A FREQUENT BASIS MAKING THE CAR VERY HARD TO TURN AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE DAY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES OR WORSE. I SEE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE AND THE LIST CONTINUES TO GROW ON A DAILY BASIS. PLEASE HAVE GM ISSUE A RECALL AND PROVIDE THE NEEDED REPAIRS BEFORE MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE COLLISION AND INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35 MPH INTO A CURVE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE STEERED UNCONTROLLABLY OUT OF THE LANE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THERE WAS A LOSS POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME IN THE PAST YEAR. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND IT COST ME 400.00 FOR A USED PART AND LABOR (A NEW PART WAS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE). THAT WAS APRIL 2009. THIS PAST WEEK IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN, AND I DO NOT HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO GET REPAIRED AT THE TIME. WHEN I START MY CAR THE POWER STEERING IS FINE UNTIL I DRIVE ABOUT A BLOCK OR TWO THEN THE "POWER STEERING" ALERT COMES UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND IT WILL NOT FIX UNLESS I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND START ALL OVER AGAIN. BUT THIS ONLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER BLOCK OR TWO. [XXX] *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. IT NOW OCCURS WITHIN MINUTES EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, MAKING TURNS, PARKING, ETC. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND I REALLY HOPE THAT GM ISSUES A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR AND AT THIS POINT I AM NERVOUS TO DRIVE IT AT ALL. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS INTO CONSIDERATION. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. A COUPLE OF BEEPS AND POWER STEERING IS NOTED ON THE DASHBOARD AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU LOOSE COMPLETE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPEN TWICE IN THE LAST TWO DAYS. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND MY WIFE NARROWLY AVOIDED A HEAD ON COLLISION. RATHER THAN HEAD INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC, SHE SWERVED TOWARD THE SHOULDER HITTING A MAILBOX. I WISH A GM ENGINEER WAS STANDING THERE INSTEAD OF THE MAILBOX. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT, ON MARCH 1, 2010, Y CAR'S MESSAGE CENTER "DINGED" AND THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING " WAS BEING DISPLAYED. THE TACHOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER BOTH STARTED JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THAT SEEMED TO STOP AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, MY STEERING SEEMED A LITTLE STIFFER BUT NOTHING REALLY NOTICEABLE, A FEW MINUTES LATER, PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT IT STARTED JERKING LIKE SOMEONE WAS SHIFTING GEARS HARD IN A STANDARD, OR LIKE THE CLUTCH WAS POPPING. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, NOT TO MENTION IT SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH, I DRIVE 400 MILES TO MY PARENTS EVERY WEEKEND, AND I TRANSPORT MY YOUNGER SIBLINGS ALL THE TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS! AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INNER POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE INNER POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT IF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

POWER STEERING STARTED TO GO OUT OCCASIONALLY. IT WOULD COME BACK ON IF I TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. QUICKLY BECAME MORE FREQUENT. TOOK CAR IN AND GOT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR COMPONENT REPLACED, THEY KEPT THE OLD MOTOR. *TR

POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF FREQUENTLY (EVERY FEW MINUTES) WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY DAUGHTER, A COLLEGE STUDENT IN ABILENE,TX., DRIVES A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING HER VEHICLE IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WHEN SHE REALIZED HER POWER STEERING HAD STOPPED WORKING. *TR

RANDOMLY WHEN I'M DRIVING A WARNING COMES UP STATING SOMETHING ABOUT THE POWERING STEERING & THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS & I CAN'T MOVE RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 6 TIMES TO ME SO FAR, ALL ON THE INTERSTATE OR A MAIN ROAD. LUCKILY THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES & I WAS ABLE TO SAY IN MY LANE & STRUGGLE TO PULL OVER. I HAVE TO USUALLY STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY & POWER IT OFF TO UNLOCK THE STEERING. ALSO, TWICE BEFORE WHILE I'M ACTUALLY DRIVING THE KEYS HAVE FALLEN OUT COMPLETELY. THE KEY ALSO GETS STUCK WHEN I'M TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WAS RANDOMLY LOSING IT'S POWER STEERING. ONCE I HAD THAT COSTLY REPAIR, IT BEGAN RANDOMLY STALLING. USUALLY AT INTERSECTIONS, BUT SOMETIMES JUST FOR SLOWING DOWN. I'VE HAD IT IN TO BE FIXED SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS IMPROVED BUT IT STILL HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT SUDDENLY GOES OUT. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THEN THE POWER STEERING WILL RETURN FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY REAL ACCIDENT WITH IT TO DATE, BUT I CAN TESTIFY THAT THE POWER STEERING DOES GO OUT IN CHEVY COBALTS. IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND I'M A GROWN MAN OF AVERAGE STRENGTH. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS TO WORK AND MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT.WHEN CHANGING LANES. IT IS A 2005 COBALT. THIS STARTED AFTER 70,000 MILES AND WARRETY EXPIRED. CONTACTED GM AND THEY DIDNOT HELP. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPARE IS OVER $1200. IT IS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT WOULD GO IN AND OUT UNTIL IT FINALLY GOT TO HARD TO DRIVE. I TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAD GONE BAD. I HAD IT REPAIRED TO THE TUNE OF $400. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I WENT ON LINE TO FIND OUT THAT THIS VERY PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND SAFETY COMMISSION. I WAS REALLY UPSET WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WITH CHEVROLET BECAUSE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED FURTHER. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS FOR DEALERSHIPS TO CHARGE US FOR ISSUES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM IS ALSO FAULTY. SOMETIMES IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAS OCCURRED BEFORE, RESULTING IN HAVING THE WHOLE MECHANISM REPLACE IN NOVEMBER 2008 AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO GEAR AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING THE GEAR FROM NEUTRAL TO PARK UNTIL IT RELEASE THE IGNITION. *TR

POWER STEERING INDICATOR COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 COBALT LS FOR MY SON TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK AND SCHOOL, THE CAR HAND APPROX. 54,000MILES ON IT, 2 MONTHS LATER MY SON INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR BECAME HARD TO CONTROL, HE PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AFTER BEING UNABLE TO FIND ANY OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE STEERING RETURNED. THIS CONTINUED TO GO ON TO THE PRESENT DAY. WE ARE ABLE TO PAY THE $1500.00 THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. SOMETIMES WE CAN STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND THE STEERING RETURNS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN AND HOW LONG THE STEERING WILL STAY OUT FOR. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE ANYTHING IS BEING DONE TO REPAIR THIS, (NO). *TR

I AM NOT ABLE TO GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION OF MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006 (WAS A RENTAL). UP UNTIL TODAY (2/27/10) I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OUT EVENTUALLY. NOW HOWEVER, MY CAR WILL NOT START - IT JUST CLICKS, AND MY SHIFTER WON'T MOVE. THE CAR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S IN PARK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. PLEASE SEE THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GFB6Y7_ZKX0 THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR: POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER ABOUT 45,000 BAD WHEEL BEARING AFTER ABOUT 50,000 CD PLAYER REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T EJECT CDS (THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME MANUFACTURER'S MODEL) FAULTY GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I FEEL THIS MODEL OF CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH IT. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY. LUCKILY I AM A STRONG MAN AND WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS NOW NO LONGER USABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS STUCK BUCKLED TOGETHER FOR THE 2ND TIME. IT CAN NO BE DETACHED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. AND NOW I MUST REPLACE THIS SEAT BELT AND BUCKLE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. THOUSANDS OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. CHEVY NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CARS. THEY ARE UNSAFE AND SOMEONE MAY DIE. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SIGNAL COMES ON WHEN DRIVING AND IT MAKES DRIVING VERY HARD TO STEER. IT LOCKS UP AND THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE MAKES IT HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN TURNING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IN JUNE 2008 AND AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, MY CAR DINGED AND THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I HIT THE MEDIAN AND RAN OFF THE ROAD BARELY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A WALK SIGN. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL IT WAS AN $875 REPAIR SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED 2 MONTHS PRIOR. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 40K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT REPAIR. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER. NOW FOR OVER A YEAR I'VE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING WORRYING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY KIDS AND PASSENGERS AND ANGRY THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY THE AUTO MAKERS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE AFTER I BEGIN DRIVING. I HAVE POWER STEERING WHEN I FIRST BEGIN DRIVING, BUT IT ALWAYS FAILS IN THE FIRST MINUTE. *TR

POWER STEERING CONTINUOUSLY GOES OUT ON OUR 2005 CHEVY COBALT. IT REQUIRES US TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR BEFORE IT RESETS ITSELF. WE HAVE NOW COME TO THE POINT WHERE IT GOES OUT AND NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE STOP AND RESTART THE CAR IT DOESN'T WORK. WE CAN'T AFFORD THE $1000.00 IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET IT FIXED BY THE DEALER SHIP AT THIS TIME. THE COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM CONSIDERING ITS A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS FROM THE CAR OTHER THAN THE POWER STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WITH HER FOOT HER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE THEN LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE STEERING WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42312.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO OUR FAMILY'S 2005 CHEVY COBALT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WENT OUT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. NOW IT IS GOING OUT MORE FREQUENT AND GOES OUT AS SOON AS NOT EVEN GOING 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN IT GOES OUT YOU WILL HEAR A CLICK AND GETS HARD TO STEER NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT A CHEVY COBALT LS FOR MY SON TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A DEPENDABLE CAR. MY SON INFORMED ME LAST NIGHT (2-25-10) THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND HE HAD A HARD TIME DRIVING CAR. THE LIGHT HAS NOT CAME ON SINCE INCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TODAY (2-26-10). THE SERVICE TECH TRIED TO TALK ME OUT OF HAVING IN HOOKED TO A COMPUTER. SHE VERBALIZED IT PROBABLY WON'T SHOW ANYTHING WHEN HOOKED TO DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. INFORMED HER I WANTED IT DONE ANYWAY. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I HAD A MESSAGE ON ANSWERING MACHINE THAT POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO I GOT ON THE WEB. TRIED TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT. APPARENTLY THEY CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT THROUGH A DEALER. WHILE LOOKING ON THE WEB I FOUND OVER 60 COMPLAINTS WITH SAME PROBLEM. JUST READING ABOUT 10 COMPLAINTS, SOMEONE HAD WRECKED AND HAD PICTURES POSTED ON COMPLAINT. FOUND A PARENT ON U TUBE (THAT'S WHERE I GOT THIS WEB SITE) WHO WAS TELLING OTHER OWNERS TO COMPLAIN SO THAT GM WOULD HAVE TO FIX STEERING PROBLEM. I'M NOT A GENIUS, BUT SEEMS LIKE IF THERE ARE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND I ONLY STARTED LOOKING TODAY ON INTERNET, THAT GM WOULD HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I GUESS ENOUGH PEOPLE HADN'T DIED OR THEY HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH BAD PUBLICITY LIKE WITH TOYOTA CARS. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT GM IF THESE ARE THE FACTORS THEY MOTIVATE THEM TO CHANGE. WE OWN 3 OTHER GM VEHICLES. I PLAN TO CONTACT GM HEADQUARTERS MONDAY (3-

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND I GOT IT TWO YEARS AGO IT HAD 40,500 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND AT AROUND 45,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AND IT GOES OUT AND COMES BACK NUMEROUS TIMES AND IM AFRAID THAT ONE TIME IT WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I TAKE A TURN OR SOMETHING IT WILL COME BACK AND IT WILL JERK THE CAR IT HAPPENED TO ME ALREADY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE WALL I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM BEFORE AND FOUND ALOT OF THINGS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THE RESULTS ARE ON WWW.GOOGLE.COM/GWT/X?CT=NP&EI=HRSUS5SJAYENOAEOIMGDAW&SOURCE=M&U=HTTP%3A%2F%2FWWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVEROLET/COBALT/2005/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FAILURE.SHTML&WHP=3588&WSC=GH&WSI=C21503F7CAF61233. *TR

POWERSTEERING FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVY COBALT . STEERING FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO NEWMIDDLETOWN OHIO ON DEC. 20,2009 WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FOR XMAS BREAK. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT 11:30 P.M. AND SHE HAD TO STAY OVERNIGHT AND GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS 2. POWER STEERING FAILURE RANDOMLY OCCURS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. 3. SHUTTING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING ALLOWS FOR TEMPORARY RESOLUTION. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AFTER A WHILE, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN, BUT LATER THAT SAME DAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ONCE AGAIN. AS WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINANT, SHE WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED, THANK GOODNESS! *TR

OWN A 2205 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING KEEP GOING OUT. HAVE TO TURN OFF CAR AND THEN RESTART AND SOMETIMES THIS WORKS, MOST TIMES NOT. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

2005, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A PAVED DOING ABOUT 45MPH THE STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO RUN INTO A DITCH; RESULTING IN BODY AND MECHANICAL DAMAGE. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND THE PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T STEER THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND JUST WANDERING WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THE COBALTS, WONDERING WHY CHEVY HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT? THANKS *TR

1) OCCURS WHEN BOTH DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGH 2) CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF (AS IF DRIVING A MANUAL SHIFT CAR AND STALLING - MY CAR IS AUTOMATIC). FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3X NOW, TWICE AT LOW SPEEDS, ONCE GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3) PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY KEPT IT FOR 3 DAYS AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

1) DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED 2) POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. 3) RESTARTED CAR. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT CAR. POWER STEERING FAILURE, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM NEEDLES JUMP UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY, ENGINE STALLS, WHEN PRESS GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS, CAR JERKS FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS, WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARDS GO ON AND OFF. WHEN STEERING WHEEL FAILURE HAPPENS, VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, ALMOST LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY NOW AND IT'S ALMOST UNDRIVABLE. ONLY 55,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVORLET COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE MESSAGE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES " POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY TIGHT. IF I CYCLE POWER THE PROBLEM RESETS BUT RECURS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR

ROUGH IDLING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT... REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE... 2 TIMES... PARTS REPLACED 2 TIMES... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49000.

MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT FROM A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 45K MILES WHEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AS SAFETY IS AN ISSUE. CHEVY WILL DO NOTHING AS THERE IS NOT RECALL AT THIS TIME. WHY DO WE GO AFTER FOREIGN CAR MANUFACTURERS AND DO NOTHING TO AMERICAN COMPANIES? IT WOULD COST BETWEEN 1500 AND 2K TO REPAIR. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS POWER STEERING ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOME ON FEB. 8, 2010. THE "POWER STEERING " LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF MY CAR, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THIS IS VERY SCARY TO ME , AS I HAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME WHEN TRAVELING SOME DAYS. *TR

AT ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES AND 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LOCK ON THE CAR WAS OBSERVED. AT FIRST, THE PROBLEM WAS LIMITED TO THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK. AFTER EJECTING THE KEY WITH THE BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN, THE SHIFTER WOULD REMAIN IN PARK. EVENTUALLY, THE PROBLEM ESCALATED TO THE POINT THAT THE SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED FROM PARK TO OTHER GEARS WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED AT THE TIME. A FEW MONTHS PASSED AFTER THE ESCALATED PROBLEM WAS FIRST OBSERVED WHERE THE SHIFTER BEHAVED AS INTENDED OR IN THE MANNER WHERE THE KEY WOULD NEED EJECTED BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD REMAIN IN PARK. AFTER A FAILURE IN POWER STEERING SYSTEM RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE OWNER WITH THE GEARSHIFT BUTTON STUCK "DOWN." SINCE THEN, THE KEY REMAINS STUCK IN THE IGNITION UNLESS THE EJECTION BUTTON IS USED AND THE SHIFTER MOVES FREELY FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR EVEN WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION OR A FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, 28,880 MILES. PURCHASED NEW OFF SHOWROOM FLOOR IN JULY 2006. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT MIGHT BE THE POWER STEERING BOX AND REPLACING IT COST ME $375.00 AND HALF A DAY OFF WORK. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 28,880 MILES! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,597.