2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I WILL GET MAYBE 1 TO 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT AS A TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE JERKING OF THE WHEEL A POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY STEERING WHEEL COMPLETLY LOCKED UP AS I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM TRAFFIC WHERE I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WITH NO MORE ISSUES. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY CAR ALMOST EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS 5 OR 6 TIMES A DAY. IT MAKES IT SO THERE IS NO POWER STEERING UNTIL I PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF ONCE YOU TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS FINE, SOMETIMES. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS MADE IT SO MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF HER LIFE. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE IS NOTHING THAT I DO AS A DRIVER TO CAUSE IT SO FAR HAS I CAN TELL. IT WILL FAIL AT ANY SPEED AND IN A CURVE OR ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS NOW. THE FIRST WEEK IT DID IT ONCE A DAY, THE SECOND WEEK IT ONLY FAILED ONCE. THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS IT WOULD FAIL ANYWHERE FROM TWENTY SECONDS TO ONE HOUR FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FIFTH WEEK I ONLY DROVE IT ONCE AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHARP CORNER ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR PULLED OUT OF A DITCH. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. MAYBE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, MAYBE FOR ONLY FIVE SECONDS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR THE TIMING OF THE FAILURES. AFTER THE SECOND DAY I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND SAID THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACED WITH A PRICE BETWEEN $1500.00 AND $2200.00. VERY PRICEY! THEN AFTER THE FIRST WEEK I SEARCHED "CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING" ON THE INTERNET, AND WAS SHOCKED BY WHAT I SAW. OVER ONE HUNDRED HITS ON THE ISSUE WITH PAGE AFTER PAGE OF HORROR STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE. SO THIS ISSUE IS HARDLY UNKNOWN. AND WITH TONIGHT'S MENTION OF IT ON THE CBS NIGHTLY NEWS, IT WILL HOPEFULLY GAIN SOME MORE ATTENTION. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS END UP LIKE THE TOYOTA RECALL AND LET PEOPLE DIE BEFORE IT

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, I HEARD A DING AND LOOKED AT THE CONSOLE. IT SAID "POWER STEERING". BECAUSE I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD, THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WASN'T INITIALLY A BIG PROBLEM, SO I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND PARKED SO I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF TALKING TO MY DAD, I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT WAS FINE SO I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP. TWENTY MINUTES LATER IT DINGED AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE AGAIN. I DROVE ABOUT 15 MINUTES LIKE THAT BECAUSE I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO MY DESTINATION UNTIL I REMEMBERED THE RAMP I NEEDED TO TAKE WAS A BIG CURVE AND I DIDN'T WANT TO ATTEMPT IT WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND AROUND THE RAMP BUT AS SOON AS I WAS ON THE NEXT HIGHWAY, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT A COUPLE MILES UNTIL I SAW A GM DEALER AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A STOPPED CAR TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN BUT MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD FRIED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIND OUT IF THE MODULE WAS BAD TOO. THE MOTOR COST ME $411 AND IF THE MODULE HAD GONE TOO IT WOULD HAVE COST $732. THANKFULLY IT WAS JUST THE MOTOR, BUT OF COURSE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I MAINTAINED MY CAR PROPERLY SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 WITH 6 MILES ON IT BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF. *TR

I BROUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT BRAND NEW MY POWERSTEERING WENT OUT A LITTLE OVER 75,000 MILES OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE POWERSTEERING KEPT GO OUT UNTIL I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT NUCAR CHEVROLET IN NEW CASTLE DE IT COST ME OVER 800.00 DOLLARS IN NOVEMBER 08. THE DEALER SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS ELECTRIC AND THEY HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER COBALT SAME MODEL YEAR. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. NO WARNINGS, STEERING GOES OUT AT ANY SPEED. I RECEIVE A WARNING RING TO READ MY COMPUTER BOARD WHICH READS "POWER STEERING" AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN, UNTIL IT GOES OUT AGAIN, AND AGAIN. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS, STEERING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WENT OUT. FOR NO APPARENT REASON I LOST MY POWER STEERING WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH CHICAGO. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY HARD TO DRIVE. BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE FAULTY STEERING COLUMN. MY FIANCE AND I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND THE CAR HAD UNDER 80,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES AS I DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND THE WINTER DRIVING ISN'T EASY ESPECIALLY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT DID NOT SHUT OFF UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE, THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHENEVER HE MADE A RIGHT AND LEFT TURN. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES WHILE RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000. UPDATED 3/12/10 *CN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATD 05/14/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED BOTH AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 7 TO 8 TIMES BEGINNING ON 12/26/09. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SUDDENLY; THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AND OCCASIONALLY IT COULD TAKE LONGER. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT NOR HAD HE SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE 2005 CHEVY COBALT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILS REPEATEDLY. WE PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR A WHILE; SOMETIMES FIVE MINUTES, SOMETIMES FIVE DAYS. BUT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON AGAIN FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. OUR MECHANIC SAYS THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I TRIED TURNING A CORNER AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO WORK CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB. I THEN SEEN THAT MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. HE HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD RESET ITSELF. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $2000. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE IN CHEVY COBALT. A LITTLE ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TW

TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE CONTACT SUDDENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS FOUND AT FAULT; ALTHOUGH, HE DOESNT AGREE SINCE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSED THE CRASH TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A CLANKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK. AN HOUR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING FAILED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,015.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. STEERING WORKS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN GOES OUT. COMES BACK AFTER RESTART BUT THEN GOES IMMEDIATELY BACK OUT. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. BROUGHT TO DEALER. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. STILL NOT RESOLVED*CW

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALTS POWER STEERING COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING UP ONTO A TWISTING HIGHWAY ON RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. TW*

MY CHEVY COBALT WAS LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE PARKING, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED FOR ALMOST $600 BUT I AM STILL HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS. ALONG WITH THE MOTOR BEING REPLACED I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ALMOST EVERY PART RELATING TO THE STEERING SYSTEM IN THIS CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL THIS CAR IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM AFRAID EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT.*CW

ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO THE POWER STEERING STARTED RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED IT WAS VERY SUDDEN AND SHOCKED ME. THE JOLT OF THE WHEEL, WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME, SPRAINED MY WRIST. NOW, EVERY TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF WITHIN ABOUT TWO TO THREE SECONDS AND REMAINS OFF. I ALREADY SUSTAINED INJURY FROM THIS AND I'M VERY UPSET THAT NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY LARGE SCALE PROBLEM CREATING SAFETY HAZARDS FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WARRANTY ON MY COBALT HAS LONG BEEN EXPIRED AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN (MORE THAN $2000.00). I'D LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF WITH A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL BE CONTACTING A LAWYER IF THIS PROBLEM CAUSES ME ANOTHER INJURY OR ACCIDENT. *TR

POWER STEERING ON '05 COLBALT SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING. SYSTEM TURNS OFF SPORADICALLY. IF I CANNOT PULL OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN BUT VERY HARD TO TURN. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THE SYSTEM WORKS FINE TILL THE NEXT EPISODE. *CN

POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. THIS STARTED MONDAY AND DID IT 2 SEPARATE TIMES THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. ONCE YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON IT'S OK FOR AN INDETERMINABLE TIMEFRAME. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED A HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HEADING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN CHICAGO. WHEN THE POWERSTEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT APPARENTLY BEGAN TO GIVE OUT ,MY CAR BEGAN TO STUTTER, LOSE POWER, AND THE STEERING TRIED TO LOCK ITSELF. LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DIM IN AND OUT AND THEN IT DISPLAYED POWERSTEERING ON THE DISPLAY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT THE POWERSTEERING COMPLETELY LOCKING ITSELF ON ME. I SHUT OFF MY CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES. TURN IT BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND DROVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME, WHICH FORTUNATELY WAS NOT THAT FAR AWAY, AND IT CONTINUED TO STUTTER AND TRIED TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL, DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIMMING IN AND OUT AND JUST LOSING POWER OF THE VEHICLE.. I AM LOOKING FOR THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP, I CAN TAKE IT INTO FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I HAPPENED TO HAVE COME ACROSS ABOUT THE SAME COMPLAINTS OTHER CHEVY COBALT OWNERS HAVE WITH THEIR POWERSTEERING AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT IN CHICAGO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD MY 1 YR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME IN THE CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT AND HELP AVOID IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM TURN INTO A TRAGEDY FOR ANY OTHER CHEVY COBALT OWNERS. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD FLASH AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OFF ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTART IT FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MAKING TURNS AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THEIR IS NOT A RECALL THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FEELS A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUE REGARDING THE POWER STEERING. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT (67,000 MILES) KEEPS FAILING, WITHOUT WARNING. THIS MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY ON THE CURVY, RURAL ROADS I DRIVE. I CAN HARDLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND SEVERAL SIMILAR MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 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 CONTINUED OPERATION WITH CAUTION WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/17/10

WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RECALL THE 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING. I THINK ITS DISGUSTING THAT GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN DRIVING. *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE ABOUT 80,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY ON IT AND ABOUT 5,000 MILES AGO MY POWER STEERING KEPT GOING OUT EVERY NOW AND THEN. IT HAPPENED NOT SO OFTEN SO I WOULD JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WOULD BE GONE. UNTIL ABOUT ANOTHER 100 MILES THEN IT WOULD START ALL OVER AGAIN. NOW ITS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE BEEN ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE ARE A TON OF THEM. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THEM CHARGE UPWARDS OF $700.00 FOR ME TO FIX THIS. IF THIS IS SUCH AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE, OR ME AND MY FAMILY, GET INTO A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK WITH ANY SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS AND I KNOW THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY KIND OF HELP. THANK YOU *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON AND MY WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS UNABLE TURN THE WHEEL AND HAD TO DRIVE OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF THE STEERING CAME BACK. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURY. THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT AND NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT. THIS CANNOT BE FIXED WITHOUT MAJOR EXPENSE ON MY PART. *TR

18 YEAR OLD SON TRAVELING 3 HOUR TRIP FROM SCHOOL AND LOST STEERING IN CAR. CAR BECAME VERY UNCONTROLLABLE BUT LUCKILY HE GOT THE CAR TO STOP AND GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER SHUTTING HER OFF FOR A WHILE HE RESTARTED HER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER HAVING CAR CHECKED OUT IT SEEMS THAT ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN MAYBE BAD. WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. CAR ONLY HAS 63,000KM ON HER. CHEVY COBALT 2005. IT REALLY IS A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP AND MODULAR IN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED LOCKING UP AT TIMES AND THEN COMES BACK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE ELECTRIC PUMP AND MODULAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE CARS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR THE RESULT OF SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR OUR DAUGHTER THINKING THAT THIS WAS A SAFE CAR FOR HER TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL AND WORK. BUT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STEERING CAN LOCK UP AND LEAVE HER WITH NO STEERING. WE THINK GM SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW MANY CARS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

THERE'S A DEFECT WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON 2005 & 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. I BOUGHT THE 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LS BRAND NEW IN SPRING OF 2005 AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT THIS WEEK (JAN 2010). AS ONE WOULD EXPECT, WHEN IT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STRAIGHT CITY STREET IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. MAKING IT A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD IF ONE HAS TO TURN QUICKLY TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR, A PERSON, OR A CHILD. I THOUGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN OUT OF STEERING FLUID, BUT THIS MODEL HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE. AFTER ENCOUNTERING THE PROBLEM, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM VERY FREQUENTLY AND NOTED THAT IT INDEED WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. AFTER FINDING OUT HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE WAS, I RESEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF PERHAPS GM/CHEVROLET HAD ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND OVER 700 COMPLAINTS (ON ONE SITE) FROM COBALT OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE DATING AS FAR BACK AS 2007 (SITE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH) , BUT NO SAFETY RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN TO GM/CHEVROLET AND YET AND STILL NO RECALL. THESE PARTICULAR MODELS (CHEVY COBALT LS AND OTHERS) ARE MARKETED AS GREAT CARS FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, MAKING THE POWER STEERING DEFECT ALL THE MORE DANGEROUS WHEN COMBINED WITH YOUNG DRIVERS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LISTED ONLINE AND THERE IS EVEN A PETITION

POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING - STILL ABLE TO STEER MANUALLY - STEERS LIKE A TRUCK THOUGH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 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 THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND AS I WAS DRIVING IT BEGAN TO ACT ALMOST LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT ON ME AS IN DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY! MY POWER STEERING IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO REPLACED I HAVEN'T HAD IT THAT LONG GOT IN AUG 2008! *TR

OUT OF THE BLUE MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND WE HEARD A DING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR AND WE TOTALLY LOST POWER STEERING. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING GREAT UNTIL THIS. ONCE I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE I WILL GET THE POWER STEERING BACK BUT WITHIN A DAY OR 2 IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND LOSE THE POWER STEERING WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. I HAVEN'T FIXED THE CAR YET SO I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE GARAGE THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX IT. I LOVE MY COBALT BUT I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE WAY THIS JUST FAILED AND IT HAPPENED 3,000 MILES AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. I'VE BEEN READING THAT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN COBALTS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE ON HER 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CAR WILL BE TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE MADE A BEEPING SOUND AND THEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71000.

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. CAN NOT STEER CAR IF THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR CAR TO BE DRIVEN. HOWEVER YOU HAVE TO DRIVE TO KEEP YOUR JOB TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND AFFORDABLE SOLUTION. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES.. IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS YOU NEED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY THEN RESURFACES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE HAS 82K MILES. NOT SO GREAT WITH A HANDICAPPED WIFE AND TWO KIDS. *TR

THE STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT GET RECTIFIED. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT- IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS MY COBALT HAS BECOME A DEATH TRAP. HOW IS IT THE CHEVY CAN GET AWAY WITH ALLOWING A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY CONTINUE? I HAVE HAD MY COBALT TO THE MECHANIC FOR A POWER STEERING ISSUE. YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE RED LIGHT INDICATING POWER STEERING COMES AND AN YOU THEN LOOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. I PLAN TO TAKE THIS TO THE MEDIA AND DO WHATEVER ELSE I CAN TO MAKE CHEVY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CRAP THEY BUILD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 CHEVORLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75212.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM WHILE I AM OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN IT GOES OUT, SO AN ELDERLY PERSON COULD EASILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED? *TR

NO EVENT DRIVING HOME. *TR