2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

THE POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVROLET COBALT REPEATEDLY GOES OUT. IT WORKS WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE CAR, BUT THEN GOES OUT WITHIN 30 OR SO SECONDS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID THEY'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING MECHANISM, WHICH WOULD COST OVER A $1000 WITH LABOR. BECAUSE OF THE PRICE, I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT; THEREFORE, I AM STILL DRIVING WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING WORKING. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD HOLD MOISTURE IN THE INSIDE THEN THE BULBS WOULD MILDEW AND GO OUTDURING THE 2ND YEAR AND 3RD YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT STRUCTURES WITHIN A YEARS TIME. NOW THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL GOES IN AND OUT. THE BULB HAS MELTED IN THE SOCKET. ALL PARTS REPLACED SINCE NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO SWITCH LANES, HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER TO ANOTHER LANE SO HE TRIED TO PULL OVER. WHEN HE PULLED OVER, HE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE; THE FAILURE SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RE-STARTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE ON A DAILY BASIS. IN JUNE 2009, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND HE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS A POSSIBLE SHORT IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. HE PURCHASED A MOTOR AT A JUNKYARD AND HAD A REPAIR SHOP REPLACE IT. HOWEVER, AFTER A MONTH, THE ISSUE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND ASSUMED WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL IT WAS SIMPLY BECAUSE I HAD BOUGHT IT USED... IT COST OVER 1,000 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED... LUCKILY IT TOTALLY WENT INOPERATIVE NOT FAR FROM SCHOOL AND I MADE IT SAFELY. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS ON LINE WHO HAVE SUFFERED SAME PROBLEM. *TR

OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR BEGAN MISSING, QUITTING AND UNABLE TO STEER OR TURN THE CAR HAS A SERIOUS LOSS OF POWER. THE CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED AND RECHECKED WITH NO ANSWERS AND WITH THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS THAT ARE LISTED I AM REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE SPECIFICS TO GET THE CAR FIXED WITHOUT THE COST TO ME.*TR

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 CHEVRELOT COBALT. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS HAVING A FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THIS FAILURE HAPPENS THE SERVICE ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE RPM GAUGE WILL START TO FLIP UP AND DOWN. THE FAILURE STARTED TO OCCUR 6 MONTHS AGO. EVERYTIME THE FAILURE OCCURS THE CONTACT HAS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 65000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 47,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING, I WAS STEERING INTO A SHARP TURN AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I FOUGHT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NEARLY HITTING A TREE. ONCE STOPPED I SHUT THE CAR OFF. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND NO LEAKS OR VISIBLE DAMAGE. I STARTED THE CAR AND I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED A WEEK LATER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AGAIN PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTHING VISIBLE SEEM TO BE WRONG. STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND AGAIN I HAVE POWER STEERING. JUST A FEW DAYS PASSED AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TAKING OUR SON TO PRE-SCHOOL. STARTED TO TURN RIGHT OFF OUR ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT CONTINUE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW THE POWER STEERING IS ALWAYS OUT / NOT WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT GM WANTS THEM TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. $940.00 PLUS TAX. THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM HE SAYS. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT GM DOES NOT NO EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSEDLY RESEARCHING. I HAVE DONE SOME INTERNET RESEARCH MYSELF AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM FROM MODEL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2009 TO INCLUDE THE HHR AND ION. PLEASE HELP. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST WARNING SIGN WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 BEEPS FROM THE DASH FOLLOWED BY THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY. POWER STEERING FAILURE RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FORCE TO STEER THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT. THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE RESULTED IN NO LOSS OF CONTROL, HOWEVER, IT EASILY COULD HAVE SHOULD I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY STARTING IT AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING WORKED AS EXPECTED. THIS WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER POWER STEERING FAILURE AND EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK AS EXPECTED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THE FAILURE WAS IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE ASKED FOR THE OLD PARTS BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES OUT, WHICH HAS HAPPENED SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS HAD THREE CRASHES DUE TO THESE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH GOING DOWN A HILL THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO AVOID A PARKED CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PARKED VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURES AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE THE REPAIR WOULD BE EXPENSIVE. THE URRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,542 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET THE KEY OUT. AFTER A FEW TIMES OF JIGGLING IT THE KEY IT WILL FINALLY COME OUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 49086. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/12/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IT WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING LOCKED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN EVER SINCE IT LOCKED UP. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ASKED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP . THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55493.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MONTHS MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED AND IT DROVE FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS MAYBE A ONE TIME THING BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING FOR 2 MONTHS BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COST OF REPLACING THE PART. I LIVE IN THE CITY AND EVERYDAY I HAD TO PARK ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING, PARALLEL PARKING WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS BECAME A DAILY HEADACHE FOR ME. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE PART REPLACED AND AFTER I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE SHOP WITH THE NEW PART, THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. SO, UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE THE SUPPOSEDLY "NEW" PART AGAIN. LUCKILY, AFTER THE SECOND "NEW" PART, I FINALLY HAD STEERING AGAIN. I LOVED MY CHEVY COBALT UNTIL THE STEERING WENT OUT; IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE QUALITY OF MY CAR HAS BEEN STEADILY DECREASING EVER SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE A RECALL OF SOME SORT, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING I AM A FULL-TIME COLLEGE STUDENT AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO SHELL OUT ANOTHER $700 ON A FAULTY STEERING PART. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, I AM POSITIVE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON IN THE POSITION AND WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY LISTEN TO WHAT THES

MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS SERIOUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENS 1-10 TIMES A DAY AND CAUSES ME TO HAVE ALMOST NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AND MUST STOP AS NEAR AS POSSIBLE TO A SAFE SPOT AND TURN IT OFF. I HAVE NOTICED A RECENT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE AND WANT TO LOG MY COMPLAINT. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT. POWER STEERING FAILURE. HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER SEEING THE NUMEROUS SITES AND SUPPORT BOARDS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE I HAD TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPLACED. IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAME FROM THE GM DEALER WHERE I HAD THE CAR FIXED. IF THE CAR WAS NOT PAID FOR NEXT MONTH I WOULD DRIVE IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY CAN HAVE IT!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND PERIODICALLY IT STARTS SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND THE POWER STEERING GOES! I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF, LET IT SIT, START IT, SHUT IT OFF, REPEAT THREE TIMES, THEN IT IS OKAY FOR A WHILE. *TR

KEY IGNITION LOCKS UP, CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT, HAVE TO PLAY AND PLAY WITH IT UNTIL IT UNLOCKS, OH AND THE RADIO LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY TOO. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING QUITS CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER OFF ROAD. FIRST POWER STEERING LIGHTS COMES ON AND IMMEDIATELY YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING MUST PULL OFF ROAD SHUT DOWN WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES THEN RESTART AND POWER STEERING COMES BACK ONLY FOR SEVERAL MILES THEN CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME. *TR

MY STEERING RACK IN MY COBALT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT. IT ALSO WANDERS AND WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT HAS RECENTLY BEEN GETTING WORSE. *TR

MY POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE ALWAYS CUTS OUT WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC, OR IN A TURN. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT LT POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. NEWS REPORTS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION TODAY ARE SAYING THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED. IT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS TO ME WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON MY DAILY COMMUTE TO/FROM WORK, USUALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE DALLAS FREEWAYS. IT FIRST BEGAN TO HAPPEN ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2009, AND NOW HAPPENS DAILY. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING, DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IT IS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR... IT IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE. GO TO: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE HAD MY POWERSTEERING LIGHT COME ON, AND I CANT STEER THE CAR VERY WELL. I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2-3 TIMES & THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. BUT, I AM NOT IMAGINING THIS, AND IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHERE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. ALSO, WHEN IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING I ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHILE TURNING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AT ANY RANDOM POINT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON, NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THIS HAPPENS IS VERY RANDOM. THE MOST TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED IN A DAY IS 7 DRIVING WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS. THE ONLY TEMPORARY THING TO FIX IT IS TRY TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT BACK UP, BUT IT CAN GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN THE NEXT MILE. *TR

WE HAVE A CHEVY 2005 COBALT. THE FRONT END MAKE A REALLY BAD RIDDLING NOISE AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING IS HARD. I CALL AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WAS NO RECALLS. I SAID I HEARD IT ON TV AND ALSO THE PAPERS. MY DAUGHTER IS THE ONE THAT DRIVES THIS CAR MOST OF THE TIME. I WANT TO KNOW IS SHE GOING TO BE SAFE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER. ITS ASKING FOR A DATE OF INCIDENT I'M NOT SURE. GUESS? THE NOISE IS MOSTLY ON ROUGH ROADS. THE STEERING IS ABOUT ONE TIME EVERY ?? THANK YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT SINCE OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AFTER THE STEERING FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS PREVALENT; YET, THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. STEERING AT FIRST STARTED GOING OUT ONLY DURING U-TURNS OR OTHER SHARP TURNS. THEN, STEERING WOULD GO OUT SUDDENLY AFTER DRIVING FOR 30-60 MINUTES. FINALLY, STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF ABOUT 15 SECONDS AFTER STARTING MY CAR. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVY COBALT. HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON APPROX. 5 TIMES. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS. NO ACCIDENTS. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL SHE COULD CONTROL CAR ON 2/2/09 WE CALLED GMAC TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL OF THIS PART THEY SAID IT HAD NOT SO WE CALLED THE CAR LOT FROM WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THE CAR FIXED. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF SHE HAD NOT REMAINED CALM WHEN THIS HAPPENED AFTER GETTING CAR FIXED SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NO ONE IN THIS BIG COMPANY HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING FROM READING THE BLOGS IN 2/09 THERE WERE COMPLAINS THEN THE COMPANY NEED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE MONEY FIXED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING: 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY TWO CENTS TO THE COMPLAINTS ON THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN MY CAR, MENTIONED ABOVE. IT HAS NOT CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT BUT HAS CAUSED A FEW CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE NOTICED A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE FAILURE: -THERE IS AN 'OVERALL FREQUENCY' WITH WHICH POWER STEERING OUTAGES OCCUR, DEPENDING ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS I HAVE OBSERVED: -TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE IGNITION (EVEN GOING 80MPH ON THE HIGHWAY) WILL IMMEDIATELY FIX THE ISSUE FOR A RANDOM PERIOD OF TIME, BASED IN PART ON THE CURRENT 'OVERALL FREQUENCY'. -TIRE WEAR (RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SURFACE CONTACT, PRESUMABLY) INCREASES THE FREQUENCY OF THE FAILURE. -WARMER TEMPERATURES SEEM TO MAKE OUTAGES MORE FREQUENT. -'SPIRITED', HIGH-RPM TYPE DRIVING (MY CAR IS THE SUPERCHARGED MODEL) RESULTS IN MORE FREQUENT STEERING SYSTEM OUTAGES...USUALLY WITH THE SYSTEM FAILING JUST AFTER REACHING THE PEAK RPM OF A GIVEN GEAR, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CAR IS CURRENTLY TURNING. -THE SYSTEM CAN GO DAYS AND WEEKS WITHOUT FAILING. IT IS USUALLY POSSIBLE TO GUESS HOW SOON THE OUTAGE WILL RETURN BASED ON HOW HARD THE WHEEL IS TO TURN ONCE THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED. IF THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN, BASED IN PART ON THE FACTORS ABOVE, THEN RESTARTING THE CAR WILL ONLY CORRECT THE ISSUE FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (SOMETIMES AS LITTLE AS 15-20 SECONDS). IF THE WHEEL IS EASIER TO TURN WHEN THE STEERING IS OUT, THE SYSTEM STAYS ACTIVE FOR CONSIDERA

SEVERAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING STEERING OF 2005 COBALT 2-DOOR. EACH INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 55 TO 65 MPH. FRONT END OF VEHICLE "JUMPED" SIDE TO SIDE AND STEERING WHEEL RESPONDED ONLY WITH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS WITNESSED BY HIGHWAY PATROL WHO ESCORTED ME FROM THE FREEWAY WITH LIGHTS FLASHING. EVENTUALLY, DEALER DID REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING MECHANISM (2006) AND PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. ALSO HAVE HAD TO HAVE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED AS WELL AS COMPONENTS RELATED TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 12 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE MARCH 2009. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,784. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO RESET THE POWER STEERING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,400.

I WAS DRIVING MY MOTHER'S 2005 CHEVY COBALT IN PHOENIX, AZ ON THE 101 FREEWAY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR THE POWER STEERING DISCONTINUED TO FUNCTION. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO REACT TO THE FAILURE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE CAR WENT TO KEMPTON'S CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THE ENTIRE STEERING UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. LUCKILY WE HAVE A RELATIVE WHO WORKS FOR GM AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE COBALTS. GM HELPED WITH THE REPAIR COST, HOWEVER MY MOTHER STILL HAD TO PAY $500. MY MOTHER IS RETIRED AND LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THERE WAS A BEEPING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, WITHIN A FEW MILES, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

COMPLAINT ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING. IT WENT OUT AT THE 75K MILEAGE MARK AND DOES NOT WORK. IT WILL RESET WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF BUT IMMEDIATELY DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING". IT HAD CAUSED ME A FEW NEAR MISSES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE AND CONTROL THE STEER WHEEL ALTHOUGH IT BECAME DIFFICULT WHEN SHE MADE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I PURCHASED A 2005 COBALT IN APRIL 2008, STARTED HAVING VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT OF CAR WHILE TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED A DEFECTIVE STRUT WHICH CHEVY REPLACED EVEN THOUGH WARRANTY HAD JUST RUN OUT. THIS DID NOT CORRECT VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRING ON A REGULAR BASIS. HAD FRONT END, TIRES, WHEELS, ROTORS, AXLE CHECKED WITH NO OUTCOME OF FINDING THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURS UNABLE TO STEER AND HAVE TO REDUCE SPEED AND PULL TO SHOULDER OF ROAD, AFTER COMPLETE STOP NORMALLY CAN RESUME DRIVING. SINCE MY DAUGHTER DOES NOT DO ANY LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL I HOPED THAT IT WOULD NOT OCCUR AS OFTEN AS IT DOES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK, HOWEVER IN JANUARY OF 2009 WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AROUND A CURVE T/C LIGHT CAME ON SHAKING AND INABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR LEFT HER STRAIGHTENING THE CURVE OUT SPINNING AROUND AND AFTER WEEKS IN A BODY SHOP AND 5000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS, SEVERAL TRIPS BACK AND MORE MONEY, HIGH INSURANCE RATES WE STILL HAVE A CAR THAT HAS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH NO ANSWERS TO WHAT CAUSES IT AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT IT. NOW THAT SHE IS VENTURING FURTHER FROM HOME I AM IN FEAR FOR HER LIFE BUT I HAVE NO FUNDS TO REPLACE THIS CAR OR IT WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN GONE ALTHOUGH I AM SURE THAT NOBODY ELSE WOULD WANT IT DUE TO THE PUBLICITY THAT THESE CARS HAVE BEEN GETTING. LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT BUT DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVROLET STEPS UP TO THE PLATE AND FIXES THESE CARS. I HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY B

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LS VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS; WHICH OCCURRED ON REGULAR BASIS WHICH LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. VERY EXPENSIVE UNIT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT THAT HAS IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS BEGUN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY TURNS ON AND THE WHEEL LOCKS. SHE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM IN MIDDLES OF TURNS AND HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. NORMALLY, WHEN SHE RESTARTS THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF ONLY TO COME ON EITHER MINUTES OR IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A MAJOR DANGER IF SHE CONTINUES TO DRIVE WITH THIS. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THIS FRIDAY CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 40,000 AND THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND I HAVE POWER STEERING FOR AROUND 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE DIC DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING" AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $900! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE VEHICLE JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOW I HAVE A $900 BILL. STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH SHARP TURNS. I BELIEVE GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DURABILITY IN THEIR MOTOR AND NOT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. AFTER PAYING THE BILL AT THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE OLD COLUMN AND DISASSEMBLED THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE SPRINGS FOR THE BRUSHES ARE BLUE/RED IN COLOR SIGNIFYING SIGNIFICANT HEAT TO THEM. THE BRUSHES THEMSELVES ARE ALMOST NON EXISTENT. THERE WAS HARDLY ANY CONTACT ONTO THE ARMATURE OF THE BRUSHES, POSSIBLY FROM THE SPRINGS LOSING STRENGTH FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. INSIDE THE MOTOR, IT WAS FULL OF DUST FROM BRUSHES. THERE'S ALSO A SLIGHT BURN MARK ON THE CASE OF THE MOTOR ON THE INSIDE WHERE THE WIRE FROM ONE OF THE BRUSHES WAS CLOSE TO. THE DUST COULD BE CONDUCTING ELECTRICITY GOING FROM THE BRUSH GOING STRAIGHT TO THE CASE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE IN OPERATION -- 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IS LOSING POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

CHEVROLET COBALT 2005 POWER STEERING FAILURE. BEGAN FAILING SPORADICALLY THEN FAILED CONSISTENTLY DAILY IN MAY OF 2009.......HAD POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT BEGINS TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION STARTING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES FROM FRONT TO BACK(VERSUS SIDE TO SIDE) AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER OR GET OFF THE FREEWAY. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS BEGAN ALMOST A YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SHOCKS REPLACED LAST YEAR WHEN IT BEGAN. EACH TIME I TAKE IT AND SOMEONE TEST DRIVES THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. BUT IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WEEK OR TWO, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE OWNS A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. SHE WAS TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN HER ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED HER TO BE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER. LUCKILY THE DRIVER BEHIND HER WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT IF IT EVENTUALLY FAILED AGAIN (WHICH THEY STATED MAY BE ONLY A TEMPORARY REPAIR) THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHILE I WAS DRIVING MANY TIMES. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2005 CHEVY COBALT (LESS THAN 25000 MILES) AT 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ALERTED HIM OF THE POWER SYSTEM FAILURE. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DAY AFTER THE EVENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEDDIE CHEVROLET FOR EVALUATION. A DAY LATER THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR TO THE TUNE OF $302.10. GUESS WHO ENDED UP PAYING THE BILL? US. *TR