2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TWO AN A HALF YEARS AGO MY VEHICLE STARTED TO JUST TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, IT STARTED ABOUT EVERY 4-5 MONTHS THEN ABOUT A YEAR AGO IT STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. IT WAS REPLACED SINCE THEN. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. NOW FEBRUARY 6, 2010 I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY WENT OUT. SOMETIMES IF I TURN MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WILL HAVE POWER STEERING AGAIN SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT HELP. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR 2 DAYS NOW AND IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY 3 TIMES AND TODAY 3 TIMES. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND ALMOST CAUSED A COUPLE OF COLLISIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. I PLAN ON GOING TO THE SHOP TOMORROW AND I WILL KEEP ANY PARTS THEY REPLACE. *TW

AT 53,000 MILES MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE POWER STEERING LOSS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR, MY STEERING FROZE TO THE POINT OF VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I COULD BARELY GET IT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN RE-STARTED MY CAR. NO PROBLEM. I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN AND AFTER GOING LESS THAN A MILE, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED. NO STEERING! I IMMEDIATELY DROVE MY CAR TO MY DEALER. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND ASSIST MOTOR...TO THE TUNE OF $848.13!! NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS IS SOMETHING I COULD ILL AFFORD. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, I REALIZED THAT NUMEROUS COBALT OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM! IT WAS EVEN MENTIONED IN THE 02/02/2010 ISSUE OF USA TODAY. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES NOW! WHY DO THEY WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED OR MAIMED BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY WORKMANSHIP?! NO WONDER AMERICAN AUTOMAKERS ARE GOING TO BE A THING OF HISTORY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AT LEAST TOYOTA STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND IS DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *CN UPDATED 06/05/14

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT THE POWER STEERING MODULE GOES OUT AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR A WEEK. I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER COMPLAINT WEBSITES AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT TO OTHER PEOPLE. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND SHE LOST POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY SINCE THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THREE DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING TO 2.5 MILES TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING TWICE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR AND CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. SHE HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,699. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,849. UPDATED 03/12/10

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THE ROAD STARTED TO CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. AS WEEKS WENT BY IT JUST KEPT TURNING OFF ON ME AND EVENTUALLY NEVER CAME BACK ON. NOW WHEN I START THE CAR AND AS SOON AS I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WORDS"POWER STEERING" COMES ON. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 2 YEARS WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND I REFUSE TO PAY GM TO FIX THIS WHEN I SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 COBALT RARELY WORKS. IT WORKS WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY TURNED ON BUT TURNS OFF SOON AFTERWARDS. THIS BEGAN ~1 YEAR AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND WITHIN MINUTES, 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 45000.

I'M MAKING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2005-2009 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING. I DRIVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS AND LAST APRIL 2009, I NOTICED MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE IN NEW YORK STATE WITH A 2 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. SINCE THEN IT HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY WITH ABOUT A 2 MIN WINDOW THAT I DO HAVE IT AFTER I START THE CAR. I HAD CONTACTED GM THROUGH EMAIL, HAD A DIAGNOSIS RAN ON IT AND REPORTED IT BACK TO THEM, WHEN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME WITH IT. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT KNOWING THAT I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO FIX IT. SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING AND ON TOP OF THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAGS COMES ON TOO. THESE TWO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN VERY SCARY FOR ME AND MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT STOPPED WORKING. IT WORKS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER STARTING UP THE CAR AND THEN A MESSAGE COMES ON THE DISPLAY THAT SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS TO WORK AFTER THAT. THIS OCCURS WHILE I'M DRIVING! *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD OCCUR EVERYDAY ON AND OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO RE-START THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO COME BACK ON. IF THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF I COULDN'T TURN THE CAR (BEING 7 MONTHS PREGNANT). WE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT COST AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES AND IS UNACCEPTABLE. ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT LEAD TO A CRASH IN MY CASE IT VERY WELL COULD'VE. *TR

MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT GOES OUT. I HAVE ABOUT 23,000 MILES ON MY CAR. WHEN I DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES, IT'S VERY HARD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. IT BASICALLY IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 37,000 MI. IT NOW HAS 49,500 MI. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE ALARM SOUNDED WHILE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I PULLED OVER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND NO POWER STEERING BELT. CHECKED THE MANUAL TO FIND IT TO BE ELECTRONIC. STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER RETURNED. IT HAS BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. I PLANNED TO TAKE IT FOR REPAIR, BUT FOUND ON THE WEB THAT IT COST $1,000.00. AS I SAVE UP FOR THE COST IT FAILS EVERY FEW DAYS OR SO. I WOULD THINK THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN A CURVE OR DEFENSIVE DRIVING INCIDENT. INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS COULD HAVE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES. THE ALARM DOES NOT SOUND EVERY TIME. I FELT THE WHEEL TUG TO THE LEFT LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THE POWER STEERING WARNING ON THE DASH. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. ABOUT MARCH OF 2008, I WAS LEAVING WORK & MY CAR BEEPED & SHOWED "POWER STEERING" IN MY NOTIFICATIONS. MY WHEEL LOCKED UP. SINCE THEN I CANNOT DRIVE MORE THEN ABOUT 15 FEET WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING SHUTTING OFF. IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE IN THE 2 YEAR PERIOD. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER MANY TIMES & THEY TELL ME IT IS $1000 TO FIX IT. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO FIX A CAR I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IT WENT OUT RIGHT AFTER I REACHED 50,000 MILES & THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FOR, UP TO 50,000 MILES. A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT THE SAME CAR AS MINE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER ME & HER POWER STEERING WENT OUT RIGHT AFTER 50,000 MILES AS WELL. SHE PAID $1100.00 TO FIX IT WITH THE DEALER. NOW THAT I HAVE SEEN THIS ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT AS IT HAS CAUSED 1100 ACCIDENTS, I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THE CONTACT LOSS POWER STEERING. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET FOR 30 ADDITIONAL SECONDS. IN JULY 2007, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, IT CURRENTLY FAILS WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALTS POWER STEERING CONTINUES TO KEEP GOING ON AND OFF. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO THEM AS WELL. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING SOME SNOWY WEATHER AND MY CAR SLID OUT OF CONTROL AND BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING WAS OFF IT TOOK A VERY LONG AND HARD TIME TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. I ENDED UP SITTING SIDEWAYS ON THE OFF RAMP. COMPLETELY DANGEROUS THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF ANYTIME IT WANTS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IS GOING TO OCCUR AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IF THEY WERE GOING TO FIX IT FOR ME AS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM. I SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THESE CARS AND SHE SAID THAT RECALLS ARE FOR SAFETY REASONS. I AM SORRY BUT SINCE WHEN HAS POWER STEERING GOING OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS WHILE MAKING A TURN, WHILE GOING 100 OR 50 NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? I AM FRUSTRATED AND ANNOYED WITH GMS ATTITUDE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I KNOW OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED TO COMPLAIN AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR US AND THEIR !@#$% CARS. I DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE A QUESTION OF A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY PROBLEM AND I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE'S LIFE WILL BE AT RISK BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND WHEN I'M GOING DOWN THE ROAD A LIGHT COMES ON AND THE COMPUTER SAYING "POWER STEERING" AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT IS FINE (MAYBE FOR A DAY, MAYBE FOR AN HOUR, OR MAYBE JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES). IT GOES OFF SOME TIMES STAY OFF FOR DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WITHIN 30 MINUTES. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE TO HAVE DIAGNOSED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55968. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55975. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER WOULD GO OUT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS POWER STEERING ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IT (11/09). THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING COMES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I AM DRIVING IT, IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL MY STEERING AND JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE AND/OR CHANGE GEARS. IT ALSO BECOMES A LITTLE HARDER TO COME TO A COMPETE STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY GREASED THE WIRES THINKING THAT IT WAS A CONNECTION PROBLEM. IT WORKED ALRIGHT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF BUT THEN THE LIGHT FLASHED ON AGAIN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND HAS FLASHED ON RANDOMLY EVER SINCE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHEVY COBALT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" CAME ON THE DASH DISPLAY. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING. LUCKILY HE WAS DRIVING BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL IT TO GET IT BACK HOME ALMOST 2 HOURS AWAY. WE HAD TO SPEND 450-500 FOR THE NEW POWER STEERING UNIT THEN PAY SOMEONE TO PUT IT IN. WE HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS IN AUGUST 2009. THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2009. WE BOUGHT THIS FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON WHO HAD JUST GOT HIS DRIVERS LICENSE AND NOW WE ARE AFRAID TO LET HIM DRIVE IT. THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH MONEY IN THE WORLD TO SUE FOR IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ONE OF MY KIDS IN THIS CAR. I HOPE GM FIXES THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME MAKING TURNS. THE END RESULT WAS HAVING TO HAVE IT BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON OCTOBER 8, 2009. WHILE STARTING HER VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE SHE WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL NOT RESPONDING WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,561. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNDER 51,682. UPDATED 3/10/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. *JB

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR UNDER MY EVERYDAY COMMUTE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT AND THE MESSAGE CENTER FLASHED POWER STEERING. SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE THERE HAS BEEN NO POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY UNTIL DRIVING BEGINS AND THEN THE STEERING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND LEAVES ME WITH JUST A RACK AND PINION SYSTEM TO OPERATE WITH. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HOME AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CORNER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I HAD MY HUSBAND MEET ME AND HE ASSUMED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING BELT. UPON INSPECTING THE CAR, HE DETERMINED IT WASN'T THE BELT AND NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE DROVE THE CAR HOME AND IT SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK. I DROVE THE CAR LESS THAN 10 MILES AND IT THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I AGAIN PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT HOME. I WENT APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 5 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. EACH TIME THE STEERING FAILS, I IMMEDIATELY TURN THE CAR OFF AND RE-START IT. I ALSO HEAR A "CLICK" SOUND IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS CAR FIXED DUE TO THE FINANCIAL SITUATION AND I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE SELLING THE CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE CAR HAS 112,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE READER SUDDENLY SAID POWER STEERING. THEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL WITH OUT A VERY HARD TURN WITH BOTH HANDS. I FINALLY GOT TO SAFE SPOT AND CALLED FOR HELP. WHEN HELP CAME IT WAS WORKING . THEN WHEN THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN & DIDN'T BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE $100 JUST TO CHECK IT. SO I TOOK IT TO A CAR SHOP THAT SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR IN THE POWER STEERING. HE SAID IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $500 TO $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. I WENT AHEAD AND GOT HIM TO ORDER THE NEW POWER STEERING MOTOR. IT ENDED UP COSTING AROUND $600 TO FIX. THEN I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT IT MAY BE BEING RECALLED & ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD & ONLY HAS LIKE 80,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAVE A LOG OF EVERY TIME THIS OCCURRED FROM WHEN IT FIRST STARTED TO OCCUR UNTIL JUNE 5, 2009 AND AFTER THAT DATE IT IS A PERMANENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS SECONDS AFTER START UP AND INITIAL MOVEMENT. *TR

DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT IS A DANGEROUS OPTION, YOU CAN DRIVE IT FOR DAY'S AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING QUITS AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP ALSO LIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL START FLASHING THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BUT THE STEERING DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE, ALSO THE SHIFTER WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE STEERING LOCK YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE PLUG OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND STICK YOUR FINGER UP IN THERE PUSH A SMALL BUTTON LIKE THING TO GET THE KEY TO UNLOCK AND TURN ALL THE WAY OFF OTHER WISE IT WILL NOT LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 1/12 YEARS I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY FOR THIS KIND OF THING WAS UP AND THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS, HOWEVER THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM IN OTHER CARS, I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE BRAIN I DID IT DIDN'T WORK I WAS TOLD TO PUT A LARGER CAPACITY (AMPS) BATTERY IN, I DID , IT DIDN'T WORK, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS FIXED. I'M GOING TO PUT THE LAST INCIDENT DATE IN THE BOX BELOW. *TR

INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN GREAT DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. FAILURE OCCURRENCES PROGRESSIVELY BECAME MORE FREQUENT. PROBLEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $800. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED SHE COULD ONLY DRIVE STRAIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/09/10 *BF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/12/10. *JB

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2005 COBALT. ON 8-10-2009 SHE WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH WHEN HER CAR SHUTOFF AND SHE LOST STEERING ABILITY. SHE CROSSED THE ONCOMING LANE ON A BLIND CURVE AND STOPPED IN A DRIVEWAY. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR COMING TOWARD HER IN THE ONCOMING LANE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED AT A MINIMUM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAID HE HAD NEVER HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM AND PUT THE PCM CAUSED A SHORT. *TR

POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. POWER STEERING RETURNED WHEN I DROVE CAR TO MECHANIC SHOP, BUT WENT OUT AGAIN AS MECHANIC WAS TEST-DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $980. MECHANIC INFORMED ME AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COBALTS, BUT IT HAD NOT BECOME AN OFFICIAL RECALL OR CONCERN YET. *TR

TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE STALL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND PCM. THE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,233.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 3-5 MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE CONTACT STATED HE ALMOST LANDED UP IN A DITCH BECAUSE HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND INSTALLED AN A F MOTOR KIT AND THE LOST COMMUNICATION CODE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,794.

WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED OUR CHEVROLET COBALT I NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE THEM IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY DID NOT DO. AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING IN OUR 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT STARTED FAILING. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH WHICH SAID, "POWER STEERING" AND OUR STEERING WHEEL WOULD TIGHTEN SO IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE TURNS. HOWEVER AT FIRST WE COULD SHUT OFF OUR CAR AND THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT COME BACK FOR A FEW DAYS. NOW, HOWEVER IT HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN WE START OUR CAR IT IS A LESS THAN A MINUTE BEFORE THE MESSAGE APPEARS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND NOT TO MENTION DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IT. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. AS SHE WAS DRIVING, IT LOCKED AND THE STEERING COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE DEALER. SHE STATED SHE WILL BE CALLING ON THE DAY THIS COMPLIANT WAS FILED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FREQUENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF BEFORE THE POWER RETURNS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICES A BEEPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 A CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT BUT HAS BECOME CONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 03/30/10 *BF UPDATED 07/13/10

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO THE MANUFACTURER WITH NO RESPONSE. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THEN RESETS ITSELF, SOMETIMES WHILE YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE ONLY REPAIR FOR THIS IS TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WHICH COSTS OVER $1,000! THIS HAPPENED WHEN I HAD ONLY 62,000 MILES ON THE CAR. CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS CAR AND PAY FOR IT TOO. I HAVE CHILDREN THOUGH AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE LIVE IN KY AND THE ROADS ARE FULL OF HILLS AND CURVES, NOW THAT THE POWER STEERING IS STARTING TO RESET ITSELF AGAIN WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD, IT IS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. *TR

2005 COBALT WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT. *TR

FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS MY KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I WOULD HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE SHIFTER BY MOVING IT BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE KEY TO COME OUT. WELL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE SHIFTER BROKE AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT AT ALL. I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND TO MY SURPRISE FOUND IT TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT. I NOW HAVE TO PUSH THE RELEASE BUTTON TO GET MY KEY OUT. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING PROBLEM, IT SEEMS LIKE LOOSE WHEN YOU DRIVE. NO ACCIDENT HAPPEN, JUST WANT TO FILE A COMPLAIN ON THIS CAR. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR NOW AND UNABLE TO AFFORD TO REPAIR. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON THEN OFF AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNS THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGAN TO JURK FORWARD, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED AT THE SAME TIME THE IGNITION WILL NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED AND THAT THE POWER LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50665.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE LOST POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-STARTED IT; THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER SHE RE-STARTED IT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 94,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF RE-MAILED 04/20/2010 ADDED VIN. UPDATED 04/29/10/*JB UPDATED 5/6/10 *CN

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING STARTING WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN TO FIX THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT HAD SNAPPED AND SPOKE TO ADVISOR ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM BUT AT THAT TIME IT HAD OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, THEY CHECKED AND FOUND NO PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. FOLLOWING ANOTHER BROKEN EMERGENCY BRAKE (THAT STILL DOES NOT HOLD) I AGAIN EXPLAINED THE STEERING PROBLEM THAT WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST ABOUT 1200.00 AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY LEFT (CAR HAD 36,000). THERE IS NO EXPLANATION OF WHY IT HAPPENS, IT CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME AND MAY REMAIN OUT FOR DAYS. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT IT THAT I HAVE FOUND. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL GO OUT AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL, I HAVE HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP THE CAR TO AVOID MISSING OR NOT MAKING A TURN OR AVOID ANOTHER CAR THEN WHILE YOU'RE STRUGGLING TO TURN THE WHEEL THE STEERING HAS COME BACK ON AND THE CAR MOVES ERRATICALLY. THE CARS GAUGES WILL STOP WORKING (ALMOST LIKE A SURGE) WHILE THE STEERING IS OUT AND I WILL HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER. THE CAR IS DRIVEN, WE HAVE NO CHOICE AT TIMES BUT WE TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELY ON THE STEERING. WE HAVE NOT FIXED THE CAR BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. *TR

WHILE TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, A WARNING BELL/DASH INDICATOR ALERTED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. THIS WAS VERIFIED WHILE TRYING TO TURN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY, NOBODY WAS IN THE LANES NEXT TO ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE THROUGH THE TURN AND INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WITHOUT INCIDENT OR HARM. THE CHEVY/GM DEALER NEARBY SAID THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD SHORTED OUT, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THE REPLACEMENT WAS STILL COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, THANKFULLY, BY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. *TR