2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

AS MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING GO OUT, WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM; HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY OR WHILE BARELY MOVING IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE NOW TAKEN IT IN TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP TWICE, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CANNOT CONTROL IT VERY WELL AND WITH WINTER APPROACHING, IT IS JUST DOWNRIGHT SCARY. I WISH THEY COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR; OTHERWISE, I WILL CONSIDER GETTING A DIFFERENT NON-GM CAR. *TR

1).NOTHING JUST DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING WHEN OUT HAD TO STOP TURN THE CAR OFF AND START THE CAR AGAIN 2)POWER STEERING START THURSDAY 10-29/UNTIL 11-2 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP,WOULD GO OUT AND COULDN'T TURN THE CAR WITHOUT BOTH HANDS AND IT WAS HARD. NO CONSEQUENCES THANKS GOODNESS I HAD TO SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF 3) HAD TO TAKE TO THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND IT GOING TO COST UP TO 1300 TO GET IT FIX. PART NEEDED WAS TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND PROGRAM. WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE SO THEY HAVE TO SHIP OVERNIGHT FOR 30 EXTRA. *TR

BOUGHT A USED 2005 CHEVY COBALT FOR MY SON WHEN HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. IT HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT BUT NO WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE YEAR. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER HE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 COBALT. THE DEALERSHIP IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEIR HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. WHEN YOU SPEND THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IT IS A NEW DESIGN SO CHEVY IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY REDESIGNED THE FAULTY PART. I WILL PAY THE $2,000 TO GET MY SON'S CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE HIS SAFETY IS A PRIORITY. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HOW HAS CHEVY GOTTEN AWAY WITH NOT ISSUING A RECALL. THE POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES RANDOMLY AND IF YOU ARE PULLING ON A STEERING WHEEL WITH NO POWER AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK YOU ARE LIKELY TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. MY GUESS IS THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE IT BECOMES AN ISSUE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS TO GET TO THAT POINT BEFORE THEY ARE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND WAS FORCED TO MANUALLY STEER. AS I TRIED TO PULL-OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A CYCLIST DARTED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND ALMOST HIT THE PERSON BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THAT QUICKLY. LUCKILY THE BICYCLIST WAS QUICK ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

POWERSTEERING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THERE IS THEN NO POWERSTEERING AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AS I ACCELERATE. WHEN STOPPING THE CAR ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO STALL. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT KEEP SPEED THE NEEDLE JUST MOVES UP AND DOWN. TOOK CAR IN TO CHEVY DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. THE CAR CONTINUES TO DO THIS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY AND NOW IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

BOUGHT 2005 CHEVY COBALT NEW. AT ABOUT 40K MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WOULD BE FINE FOR UP TO A MONTH, THEN UP TO A WEEK, AND FINALLY IT WOULD FAIL AFTER THE 1ST TURN I MADE AFTER STARTING THE CAR. I AM NOT A WILD DRIVER & I ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 5 MILES PER DAY ON SIDE STREETS. I HAD TO PAY CHEVY $48 TO CHECK THE CAR, AND THEN $800 TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AFTER I FOUND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVY WOULDN'T SELL JUST THE ONE PIECE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (SOME KIND OF CONTROL MODULE) SO THERE WAS NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM ONLINE. ALL IT TAKES IS FOR THIS PROBLEM TO HAPPEN TO A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL ON THE ROAD AND WE NOW HAVE A DEATH ON OUR HANDS. *TR

MY DAD BOUGHT ME A USED 2005 COBALT AS MY FIRST CAR ON MAY 2009 AND POWER STEERING STARTED TO FLASH 2 DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR. IT WENT AWAY, BUT IT WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN IT DID, I FELT THE CAR SOME HOW PULL OR IT FELT HEAVY. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN POWER STEER FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ROCK SOLID I COULDN'T TURN, I FREAKED AND LEFT THE CAR OUTSIDE I CALLED MY DAD, WENT BACK OUT AND BARELY DROVE IT IN. MY DAD CAME HOME FROM WORK, I TOOK HIM OUT TO SHOW HIM, BUT THE CAR SEEMED NORMAL. IT FELT LIKE I WAS PULLING A MILLION POUNDS. I'M SCARED OF DRIVING IT, THAT IT'S JUST PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WE GOT IT USED WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT, SO WE HAVE NO WARRANTY, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE $2,000 TO FIX' IT WE NEED A RECALL. NOW I'M DRIVING IT ONLY TO GO 2 MILES AROUND MY HOUSE!!! I OFTEN HAVE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE CAR TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. BY USING THIS CAR, I AM PUTTING MY LIFE, AND OTHERS IN DANGER. CHEVROLET HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A SIMPLE FIX, BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT HOW MUCH IT COST I CAN'T DO IT. I DON'T THINK IT'S FARE TO US AS CUSTOMERS TO HAVE A CAR WE CANT EVEN DRIVE. NOW, THE POWER STEERING DOSN'T WORK, THE NEEDLE THAT TELLS YOU THE SPEED DOESN'T WORK!!! WE REALLY NEED A RECALL FROM CHEVY!! MY DAD BOUGHT THE CAR WITH LIGHT TRANSMISSION NOISE PROBLEMS.THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED . I DON'T HAVE TRANS PROBLEMS BUT THE POWER STEER HAS BEEN THERE 2 DAYS FROM GETTING IT. *TR

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES, OCCURRING DURING DRIVING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT OCCURS AT ANY GIVEN VEHICLE SPEED. THIS OCCURS SOMETIMES ONE TIME DURING A PARTICULAR DRIVING PERIOD. SOMETIMES, WILL OCCUR MANY TIMES DURING A DRIVING PERIOD. TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED, TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN STARTED BACK UP. THIS SEEMS TO RESET THE ERROR CODE WITHIN THE COMPUTER. BUT THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN AT RANDOM. RESEARCH ONLINE SUGGESTS THAT MANY COBALT OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD STEERING COLUMNS REPLACED, STEERING MODULES REPLACED, WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM OF CONTINUAL POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRING AT RANDOM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IN AND THE STEERING HAS LOCKED UP ON IT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY NO DAMAGE OR INJURY HAS OCCURRED. I TOOK IT INTO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND THE CODES CAME BACK AS A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING MOTOR. AFTER I GOT THIS NEWS I GOOGLED THIS AND TO MY SURPRISE CHEVY HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME CHEVY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE WELL BEING OF THEIR CUSTOMER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, BEGIN PULLING IN ONE DIRECTION, AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. IMMEDIATELY, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,950.

2005 CHEVORLET COBALT LS SEDAN- PURCHASED NEW 15 MILES ON ODOMETER. @ 5000 MILE SERVICE AFTER NEARLY DIEING ON THE I-5 FROM VIOLENT SHAKING! FOUND (NON DISCLOSED)HIT BEFORE PURCHASED, RAIL DUST CORROSION ON MOLDINGS, WEIGHTS MISSING FROM THREE OF FOUR TIRES, DASH CUBBY BROKEN AND 1 YR TO REPLACE, ELECTRICAL DEMONS! (LOCKS, RADIO, GAUGES, ETC...) MAINTENANCE @ 100.00 A POP UNDER WARRANTY ( BUT STILL MAJOR PROBLEMS!) STRUTS REPLACED THREE TIMES, ELECTRICAL HARNESSES REPLACED, POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON TWO WINDOWS REPLACED, IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED, FOB KEYLESS ENTRY RESET, NEW RADIO. A NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE PROSPECT MOTORS DEALERSHIP IN JACKSON CA WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY AND IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. FRANK HALVERSTON OWNER HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO HELP ME! CONTINUING PROBLEMS; 70K MILES CLUNKING, RATTLING, SHAKING, FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART! STEERING PROBLEMS, SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS- REAR SHOCKS SHOT, REPLACE TIRE FOUR FOURTH TIME! FAMILY CHEVORLET, UNDER "EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN", DID NOTHING THIS LAST TIME TO AMMEND THE SITUATION BUT RATHER BLAMED IT ON MY BRAKES AND A PLASTIC RETAINER WALL ON MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE UNSAFE TO DRIVE! YET GM HAS DENIED MY CLAIM FOR A NEW VEHICLE FOUR TIMES! AND THE GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP HELD ME OUT ON WARRANTY TILL IT WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR LEMON LAW! JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED AND OPERATING PROPERLY, NOT TO WALK THROUGH '!@#$% FOR MY CONSUMER RIGHTS! *TR

1. TAKING A LEFT TURN, MY CAR DASHBOARD FLASHED A "POWER STEERING" WARNING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. 2. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES DAY MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. 3. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE COLUMN AND IF THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG I WILL BE FORCED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. WHILE DRIVING THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED TO RESET THE ERROR CODE, AND TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HE COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,277.

POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS. *TR

ON WAY TO WORK ON 10/26/2009 AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON 11/24/208 AND DEALERSHIP CORRECTED PROBLEM BY REPLACING BCM AND STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, SAID NO COMMUNICATION WITH PCM CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM ON SECOND. OCCURRENCE. THE PROBLEMS THE SECOND TIME WERE IDENTICAL TO FIRST OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45681.

I DRIVE AN 05 CHEVY COBALT AND THE STEERING COMPONENT/TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO. LAST NIGHT I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING TO THE LIBRARY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING FLASH ON THE DASH BOARD, THE STEERING GOT REALLY TIGHT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, OTHER LIGHTS SPORADICALLY FLASHES, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES BERSERK, THE RM'S SAME ISSUE, EVEN ONE POINT THE GAS METER WAS GOING OUT OF CONTROL. AND THE CAR WILL SHAKE BADLY. THE CAR WAS WORKING JUST FINE THE FEW HOURS I DROVE BEFORE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE. I'VE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER YET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED I PROCEEDED TO GO AND CAR STALLED GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON DASH, THE CAR HAD NO POWER, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, PUT CAR IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED UP. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM WITH CAR, MILES ON CAR WHEN PROBLEM STARTED, 34K. *TR

POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH MY 2005 COBALT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. AT FIRST IT ONLY HAPPENED EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS AND NOW IT IS DOING IT EVERY DAY. *TR

VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. POWER STEERING ALERT CAME UP ON THE DASH AND POWER STEERING INSTANTLY WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. POWER STEERING HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A REASONABLY PRICED REMEDY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HIS MODEL TYPE. HE PURCHASED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,633.

I HAVE 2005 CHEVY COBALT. AT FIRST THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH LESS THAN 50000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR , THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. HOWEVER, THE CAR DOES IT ALL THE TIME NOW. SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING. I SWITCH THE IGNITION KEY BACK AND THEN FORWARD TO MAKE IT COME BACK ON BUT SOMETIMES THE CAR STALLS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX RIGHT NOW CONSIDERING I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. *TR

HAVE A CHEVY COBALT 2005 THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY. HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I AM SURE YOU REALIZE WHAT A SERIOUS PROBLEM THIS IS. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY BUT THAT GM REFUSED TO MAKE IT A RECALL ITEM. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE DEFECT AT NO CHARGE TO US OWNERS. 8TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LS AND TWICE THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ONCE ON THE FREEWAY AND ONCE WHILE TURNING. THE DASHBOARD READ "POWER STEERING." *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 57,000 MILES (ODOMETER). NEW UNIT INSTALLED-NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN ADVISED HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $1000.00 TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

THIS COBALT WAS MY SECOND CAR AND I WORK REALLY HARD KEEPING IT IN GREAT CONDITION BY CONSTANTLY GETTING THE OIL CHANGED, TUNE-UPS, YOU NAME IT. ON TUESDAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR RANG "DING DING" AND ON THE DIGITAL READING DASH SAID "POWER STEERING". MY STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT WITHOUT WARNING ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, I WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR OVER! TURNS OUT THE FIX RANGES ANYWHERE FROM $900-$1500 IN PARTS ALONE, SO IN LABOR IT WILL BE SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ON HERE CHEVY HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. LIVES WERE PUT IN DIRECT RISK. I AM A STUDENT STUDYING AT A MAJOR UNIVERSITY WITH A MINIMUM WAGE PAYING JOB SO RAKING UP THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. IN THE MEAN TIME I WILL BE FORCED AT THE MERCY OF MY FRIENDS FOR RIDES TO SCHOOL, WORK AND ERRANDS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! *TR

POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,000. *TR

NEARLY CRASHED AS POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHILE ON HIGHWAY. IT HAS CUT OUT SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AND RANDOMLY. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN IT SEEMS TO RESET MAKING YOU FEEL IT IS FIXED BUT ONLY CUTS OUT AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CAR IS FAIRLY NEW. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT IS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR. THIS IS CRIMINALLY DANGEROUS AND PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED OR INJURED IF IT IS NOT RECALLED. YOUNG WOMEN AND THE ELDERLY ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. THIS SHOULD NOT BE UNFAMILIAR TO YOU. LOSS OF CONTROL OF A VEHICLE OF ANY SORT IS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND RE-STARTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME HE MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND/OR MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,746 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,710.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,039.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INSTANTLY WHEN I START TO DRIVE. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN MAKE IT WORK AGAIN FOR ONLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, ABOUT 2 MINS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. I'M BARELY 100LBS AND IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. MY ARMS ARE VERY SORE & MY RIGHT ARM I HAVING PROBLEMS I BELIEVE DUE TO HAVING TO DRIVE THIS CAR W/O POWER STEERING. IT ALSO PRESENT A VERY SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD AS I'VE ALREADY NEARLY ESCAPED SEVERAL CRASHES AT HIGH SPEEDS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE CAR FAST ENOUGH. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND FIND IT EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ENTIRELY DUE TO NOT ONLY THIS ISSUE BUT MANY OTHERS I'VE READ AS WELL. IT WOULD BE IN GM'S BEST INTEREST TO DUE SO IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THEY HAVE A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT ON THERE HANDS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY GOES OUT. IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR PARKED FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL I COULD AFFORD TO BRING IT IN. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT THERE IS NO PLACE TO PUT THIS FLUID. THE CAR HAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THIS IS DANGEROUS; I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A PEDESTRIAN AFTER MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT STOPPED FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO LOCK UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY FEW DAYS. LAST NIGHT I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS CAR AND IT WILL COST $1100. AFTER SIMPLY PUTTING IN CHEVY COBALT AND POWER STEERING INTO A SEARCH ENGINE ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE SEEN THAT HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS OF COBALT OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE PETITIONS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR THE POWER STEERING JUST GOING OUT. THIS SHOWS ME THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IF MANY COBALT OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING, I THINK THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1100.00. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74,020. UPDATED 10/29/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE IN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. FIRST STARTED FAILING INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 55K MILES. NOW FAILS WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE (62K MILES). GM SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX WITHOUT COMPLETELY REPLACING STEERING COLUMN. HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SHE HEARD A THUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38000. UPDATED 11/06/09 *BF UPDATED 11/06/09.*JB

CHEVY COBALT 2005 TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON STARTING SUMMER OF 2009. ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2009 I WAS 5 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME...HEARD "BING BING BING", LOST POWER STEERING, ABS MADE THE CAR BUCK, AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE THE CAR 4 BLOCKS TO MY MECHANIC WHO ADVISED ME TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER WHICH I DID. HAWTHORNE CHEVROLET SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. ON THE INTERNET IF YOU TYPE COBALT 2005 DEFECTS MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ARE BEING REPORTED TO GM. GM DENIES A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS YOU GET NO WARNING OF FAILURE. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM IN MY COBALT KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL TO TURN THE VEHICLE. WILL BE TAKING IT TO DEALER FOR 2ND TIME OVER THIS PROBLEM, AND KEEP BEING TOLD THIS ISN'T A CHEVY ISSUE HOWEVER OVER 20,000 COMPLAINTS OVER THIS DEFECT TO CHEVY.. *TR

THE COBALT POWER STEERING RANDOMLY FAILS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MANY INSTANCES, WITH MANY PEOPLE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED VERY DANGEROUS. YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. DANGEROUS. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE. MUST RESTART CAR TO RESET. NEEDS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT OF MY DAUGHTERS 2005 CHEVY COBALT TURNS ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSES NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL AS SPEED. IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN IN A TURN IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE BUT CHEVY HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ARE ON THE WEB. THE DEALER WILL CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND THEN ADVISE THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. *TR

LEAKING POWER STEERING MOTOR. MANY RECORDED FAILURES OF CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING MOTOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL, AND THEN THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. HE HAD TO EXERT GREAT FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/17/09 *BF AFTER ALL THE FAILED ATTEMPTS OF FIXING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT OCCASIONALLY. ALL OF THE GAUGES WERE ACTING ERRATICALLY. UPDATED 11/18/09

I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW, BEEN VERY DELICATE AND HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. TODAY I LEFT MY APARTMENT AND AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND SPASM AS I DROVE, AS IF IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS CHANGING GEARS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD READOUT SCREEN. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF CLAIMS FROM OTHERS ONLINE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM PROBLEM STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME CAR. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? IT'S DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY DEADLY, AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT JUST TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET ALREADY, WHERE AM I GOING TO GET THE MONEY FOR THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH COULD HAVE INCREASED THE RISK OF CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED, NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64000.