2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY ON OUR 2005 CHEVY COBALT BROKE. MY HUSBAND WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO FULLY DISENGAGE THE SHIFTER, SO THAT THE KEY COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE CAR FULLY TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE KEY COULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT, IT CREATED A SERIOUS DRAW ON THE BATTERY STRENGTH OF THE CAR AND CAUSED IT TO DIE. THE NEXT DAY MY HUSBAND TRIED CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM CORPORATE, WHO REFUSED TO LOOK AT OUR PROBLEM (THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED IN OUR CAR IN THE 4 YEARS/52,000 MILES WE HAD OWNED THE CAR. THEY REFUSED TO HELP OR EVEN DISCUSS OUR PROBLEM, NOT SEEING IT AS AN ISSUE AT ALL. THEY REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE RESEARCH MY HUSBAND FOUND ONLINE OF OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL YEAR AND CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS RUDE AND REFUSED US ALLOWANCE TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $500.00. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO A DEALER. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,400. UPDATED 10/21/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR AND COMPUTER COULD STOP WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ANY TIME. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB

1. 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. 2. THE FAILURE IS LOSS OF POWER STEERING DUE TO THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING INSTEAD OF USING HYDRAULICS. CHEVY HAS NOT PERFECTED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BUT PUT IT IN EVERY CHEVROLET COBALT IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN. IT MAY HAVE ONLY BEEN INSTALLED FOR THE 2005 AND 2006 MODELS. YOU MAY START YOUR VEHICLE AND HAVE EVERYTHING RUNNING OKAY UNTIL YOU DRIVE IT FOR A LITTLE WHY, THUS LEADING UP TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I PROMISE YOU THAT ANYONE THAT HAS BOUGHT A CHEVROLET COBALT BETWEEN 2005 AND 2006 FOR SURE HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. EVERY PERSON! THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENTLY GETTING WORSE AND IS HIGHLY UNSAFE. THIS CAN NOT BE DELT WITH BY TAKING IT INTO A GARAGE AND HOPING IT WILL GET FIXED. 3. I HAVE TAKEN MY COBALT INTO THE GARAGE NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NOTHING FIXED. IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF SOON, PEOPLE MAY DIE FROM LOSS OF STEERING. RECALL NOW! *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS A DEFECTIVE MOTOR THAT GM REFUSES TO PAY FOR UNDER WARRANTY. IT INTERMITTENTLY CUTS IN AND OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONCE IT CUTS OUT, THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS CAN HAPPEN ON A CITY STREET OR A BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN DRIVING, A CLICK IS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THEN STEERING IS LOST ALL TOGETHER. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME ALONE, THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL. PROOF CAN BE FOUND IN A GOOGLE SEARCH UNDER "CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE". *TR

I HAVE S 2005 COBALT AND WHEN I WAS EXITING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY HARD TO TURN AND ALMOST HIT THE CURB. IT WAS A U-TURN EXIT, I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND IT STATED "POWER STEERING" WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLDER DAUGHTER AND MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR WHO IS PREGNANT. MY WIFE IS NORMALLY WHO DRIVES THIS CAR, I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IF SHE WAS IN THE CAR DRIVING, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIX BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS INJURED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT NO MATTER HOW FAR AT SOME POINT IN THAT TRIP THE POWER STEERING WILL CUT OFF. AT ONE POINT I HAD THE RADIO ON I DID NOT REALIZE THE POWER STEERING HAD CUT OFF AND HAPPENED TO BE GOING AROUND A REALLY TIGHT TURN LUCKILY I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR BUT IF I HADN'T THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AS THAT ROAD IS WOODED AREA THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO HIT IS A TREE. ALSO IN BAD WEATHER THIS COULD BE SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS, IF YOUR POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AND YOU NEED TO MANEUVER QUICKLY ODDS ARE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO. I DRIVE 25 MILES TO WORK AND BACK EVERY DAY. WHEN I GET HOME AND PULL MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY ITS ALL I CAN DO TO PULL IT IN THE DRIVE WAY MY SHOULDER HURTS FROM STEERING THE CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING MANY TIME I LEAVE THE WHEELS TURNED IN THE DRIVE WAY BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO MAKE THEM STRAIGHT. WHAT IF A OLDER PERSON WAS DRIVING THIS CAR DO YOU THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO STEER A CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING? HAVE ANY ONE THERE OR AT GM TRIED TO DRIVE A CAR WITH NO POWERSTEERING?? BECAUSE THEY CAN MOST CERTAINLY COME DRIVE MINE AND MAYBE THEN THEY MIGHT THINK THAT THIS DESERVES A RECALL? OR IF THEIR FAMILIES OR CHILDREN WERE DRIVING THIS CAR WOULD IT WARRANT A RECALL? IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE NO ONE HAS DIED YET! IS THAT REALLY WHAT IT TAKES FOR THEM TO CORRECT SOMETHING SO SERIOUS?? *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CAR DRIVES FINE FOR THE FIRST MILE THEN POWER STEERING WARNING WILL COME ON THE CAR WILL NO LONGER HAVE POWER STEERING UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. OCCASIONALLY THE KEY WILL BE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. THREE TIME THE KEYS WERE LEFT IN THE CAR OVERNIGHT DUE TO SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO A RATTLE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DATE I INPUTTED IS ONLY WHEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO FAIL ALL OTHER ISSUES HAVE BEEN ON GOING FOR THE PAST YEAR. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, POWER STEERING GOES OUT, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, CLICKING NOISE IN GEAR SHIFTER, GAUGES FOR SPEED AND RPMS BOUNCE AROUND, LIGHTS FOR E-BRAKE AND ABS FLASH, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. SOMETIMES IT IS AS SOON AS YOU START THE CAR. OTHER TIMES IT IS WHILE I AM DRIVING. CAN NOT PREDICT WHEN IT IS COMING. SURPRISINGLY I HAVE NOT GOT INJURED DRIVING. I HAVE LEARNED TO MUSCLE THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT HAVE NO CHOICE SOMETIMES. IT IS THE ONLY CAR MY FAMILY FITS INTO. I FEEL I AM PUTTING US ALL AT RISK EVERY TIME WE GET IN IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL TIMES, THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I GOT IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING. THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND WAS TO REPLACE A RECALLED TRANSMISSION VALVE. IT DID NOTHING FOR THE PROBLEM. IT STILL HAPPENS WHEN EVER AND STOPS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. YOU DO HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. IT CAN TAKE ONE TIME OR SEVERAL TIMES TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS. I REALLY FEEL THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE SOLVED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. FIRST INCIDENT IN FALL OF 2007. REPLACED VALVE IN SPRING OF 2009. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT SS, AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY DIES, I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH ALL THE FORCE MY ARMS CAN PRODUCE, IT OCCURS ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING HAS INTERMITENT FAILURE. *TR

THE PAST FEW DAYS WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT THE POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT--POWER STEERING GOES OUT SUDDENLY ON CAR. *TR

THE CHEVROLET COBALT HAS A VERY APPARENT AND COMMON ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. UNLIKE MOST CARS THE COBALT HAS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WHICH FACILITATES TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL OFTEN STOP WORKING UNNECESSARILY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT IT CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AT ANYTIME, INCLUDING WHILE TURNING. I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ON AN EXIT RAMP AND HAD THE STEERING GO OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR WITH OUT CRASHING INTO THE GUARD RAIL. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS CONCERN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WHAT THE CHEVROLET COBALT AS IT IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM AMONG COBALT OWNERS AND GM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. SHORTLY AFTER I WENT OVER 100,000 MILES, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I COULD NOT FIND THE POWER STEERING OIL RESERVOIR TO CHECK MY LEVELS. GOT IN MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS JUST FINE. OVER THE NEXT WEEK, IT WENT OUT 4 TO 5 TIMES RANDOMLY. I CHECKED THE WEB FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR GM PUT INTO THIS VEHICLE (PLUS OTHER MODELS). SINCE IT STARTED, IT GOES OUT ANYWHERE FROM ONCE A DAY TO 7-10 DAYS A DAY. THE PROBLEM IS COMPLETELY RANDOM. AFTER FINDING OUT THAT MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A DANGER TO OPERATE WHEN IT SUDDENLY GOES OUT, I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS MOTOR. JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE NOT DIED IN MASS NUMBERS BECAUSE OF THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DANGEROUS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CHEVY COBALT 2005. IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

MY CHEVY COBALT 2 DOOR COUPE HAS A PROBLEM WHERE THE ELECTRIC STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND IT DISABLES THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE ABS SYSTEM I GOT IT FIXED WHICH THE WARRANTY I HAD DIDN'T COVER FOR 1K AND THEN 4 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT IT HAPPENS A LOT WITH THESE CARS AND AFTER THEY ARE FIXED IT KEEPS HAPPENING. ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE MOTOR WILL NOT IDLE PROPERLY AND THE TRANS SLAMS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING 2005 CHEVY COBALT AT ANY SPEED. HAPPENS OFTEN, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART THEN POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN FOR A WHILE. VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS(55MPH) HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH SAME ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL.. *TR

I AM DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE CARS POWER STEERING WOULD JUST GO OUT. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A TURN AT ANY SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO TRY TO HELP THE PROBLEM IS TO PULL OVER,TURN OFF THE CAR. BUT THAT ONLY HELPS OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN THE POWERSTEERING WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THEN THE PROCESS WILL START OVER AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FOR LESS THAN A MILE AT ABOUT 45MPH WHEN THE CAR'S DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN READ "POWER STEERING" AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I ALSO HAVE A NEWER CAR OF THE SAME MODEL THAT HAD THIS ISSUE AND THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE FILED A SEPARATE COMPLAINT WITH YOUR OFFICE FOR THIS VEHICLE; THE CONFORMATION NUMBER I WAS GIVEN IS 10283738 FOR A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE NOT HAD MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT REPAIRED YET AS I CAN NOT AFFORD IT AND IT'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. WHEN THE 2007 WAS REPAIRED THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALTS AND THE CHEVY HHR BECAUSE THEY HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AS OPPOSED TO HYDRAULIC. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THESE VEHICLES AND I SURELY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING MY WIFE DRIVE THEM EITHER. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP OUT OF THE BLUE IN THE HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE , I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RE-START IT SO IT CAN BE OPERATIONAL AGAIN BUT I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. IT STARTED ONLY DOING IT EVER SO OFTEN BUT NOW DOES IT EVERY TIME YOU GET IN THE CAR. RIGHT AFTER YOU TURN ON THE CAR AND START DRIVING IT QUITS WORKING. IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IF YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, IT WORKS BUT ONLY LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO DRIVE HALF A BLOCK. *TR

FOR THE 3RD TIME MY 19 YR OLD DAUGHTER'S 2005 CHEVY COBALT'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS TIME SHE WAS ON A BUSY TAMPA HIGHWAY. I SEE THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS. I CAN HAVE IT REPLACED FOR 1,500 BUT THAT NEW PART WILL WEAR OUT AS WELL. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE HURT OR WORSE? I SEE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ON THIS! *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHILE DRIVING.*TR

I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I'VE TAKEN IT IN FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CHECK-UPS AND OIL CHANGES. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WITH THE CAR. RECENTLY IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. A WARNING FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY POWER STEERING AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED OFF, LEAVING ME TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR! AFTER ALMOST TURNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, I STOPPED MY CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR HAS BEEN GOING IN AND OUT OF THE POWER STEERING MODE FOR THE LAST 48 HOURS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE, I AM FURIOUS TO SEE THAT IT WILL COST NEARLY $1000-$2000! I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. WHEN WILL GM DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND PUT A RECALL ON THE ISSUE?? *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER POWER STEERING ON MY 05 CHEVY COBALT HAS FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IT WORKS AND TURNS OFF SHORTLY AFTER APROX. 1-3 MINUTES. THE REPAIR COST ABOUT $1000. TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN. I'M FINDING MANY REPORTS OF PREMATURE FAILURE ON THE WEB FOR SEVERAL GM MODELS THAT USE THIS SAME DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. STEERING ALSO BECAME DIFFICULT AND THIS FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, THE RESTRICTED ABILITY TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN ONE DIRECTION AND INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN SINCE IT WAS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,800.

POWER STEERING FAILED AND RESET UPON RESTART BUT FAILED AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT POWERSTEERING COMES ACROSS MY DASH. STEERING ROUGH AND WHOLE CAR JERKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING OUT OF THE CAR. DANGEROUS FOR CONSUMER WHO PUT THEIR FAITH IN THE AMERICAN BRAND GM, RATHER THAN BUYING FOREIGN. AND GM WANT STAND UP AND ADMIT BAD DESIGN AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THEIR CONSUMERS. AS SOON AS WE BUY FOREIGN THEY YELL WE ARE SENDING AMERICAN JOBS CROSS SEAS.AS TAX PAYERS WE BAILED YOUR COMPANY OUT BAIL US OUT WITH YOUR DEFECTIVE DESIGN WITHOUT COSTING US 2000.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $894. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $100. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WITHIN SECONDS THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO RESET ITSELF; HOWEVER, IT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SAFELY. REQUIRES ENGINE RESTART TO RESTORE, BUT PROBLEM OFTEN RETURNS. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SOME DAYS ITS EVERY 10 MIN SOME DAYS ITS EVERY HR. *TR

THERE WAS NOT ANY WARNING. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON IN THE CAR AND I LOSS POWER STEERING. THANKFULLY I WAS AT A RED LIGHT, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TO/FROM WORK. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ARE OUT THERE ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. PAYING ALMOST $500 TO REPLACE POWER STEERING MOTOR; BUT WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE TRUE ISSUE, THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MAY BE THE CULPRIT..COST OF $940.00 TO REPLACE!!! WHO HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY??? *TR

POWER STEERING ON 2005 CHEVY COBALT GOES OUT LEAVING THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER. TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT REQUIRES TWO HANDS AND A LOT OF MUSCLE. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED PROBLEM GOES AWAY AND COMES BACK. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT THE 39,000 MILE MAKE. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET BLUE 4 D SDN COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE CAUSED CONTROL FAILURE WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY; AUDIBLE ALARM, POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DASHBOARD LED SCREEN INDICATING INOPERABLE, STEERING FAILURE. REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN ASM, INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PERFORMED BY KEDDIE CHEVROLET, INC. ROUTE 56 WEST, 200 LINCOLN AVE. VANDERGRIFT, PENNSYLVANIA 15690; 724.567.5683; TOTAL COST OF REPLACEMENT = $866.36. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE AT 67000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GOING 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95. MY CAR MADE A NOISE AND BEEPED AT ME AND POWER STEERING CAME LIGHTING UP ON THE DASH. MY CAR THEN REVVED UP TO 6000 RPMS AND CAUSED ME TO SWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO PULL THE CAR OVER, FEARING I WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO OTHER CARS. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH INCLUDES THE SENSOR THAT HELPS WITH POWER STEERING. IT OCCURS OFTEN. I WILL BE FINE FOR A RIDE BUT THEN I GET BACK IN IT AND START DRIVING AND GET UP TO 30 OF 40 MPH AND POWER-STEERING WILL COME UP ON MY DASH AND ALL OF MY INSTRUMENTS GO WHACK. MY SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0 AND THE ENGINE REVS BUT DOESN'T INCREASE SPEED. IT WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM 1250 DOLLARS AND 1800 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

ON FRIDAY AUGUST 25TH 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON IN MY CAR AND IMMEDIATELY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ON TUESDAY AUGUST 29TH 2009 I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND IT CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED GM CHEVROLET TO INFORM THEM AND THEY STATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL SCHEDULED FOR THE 2005 OR 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH ON THE CHEVY COBALT AND DISCOVERED THAT POWER STEERING GOING OUT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CHEVY COBALT OWNERS AND CHEVY IS FAILING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AT RANDOM AND CHEVY SAYS THAT IT WILL COST $800.00 JUST FOR THE PART NOT INCLUDING LABOR COST. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ERROR THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH INCREASED.THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HE LOST POWER STEERING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE POWER STEERING DISENGAGED AND RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING FUNCTION. A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT WAS FAILING AND THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 2,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE; HOWEVER, SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2006. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF. SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. SHE ALSO STATED THAT WHENEVER UTILIZING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 75,000.

THE POWER STEERING FAULT KEEPS COMING ON TURNING THE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST OFF. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT KEEPS FAILING AT RANDOM INTERVALS. USUALLY WHEN IT FAILS, I HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO RESTORE IT, AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHILE ON THE ROAD. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON IN THE DASH, CAR WILL MISS ITS SHIFT POINTS, POWERSTEERING GOES INOP, SPEEDO GOES FROM 40 TO 60 MPH, BRAKES PULSATE WHEN TRYING TO STOP. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN FOUND YET. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WHEN MY VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY STATE THERE WAS A "SHORT IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR". THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. I HAD TO WAIT A WEEK AND A HALF FOR THE DEALER TO GET THE PART. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION AND GEAR SHIFT REPLACED. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH ELECTRONIC/POWER STEERING DEFECT THAT HAS CAUSED THE STEERING IN MY VEHICLE TO FAIL AND/OR WORK IMPROPERLY. THIS FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 21000 MILES IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT I HAD PURCHASED FOR THE VEHICLE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. MY CAR NOW HAS 36000 MILES ON IT AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN THE DEALERS WILL NO LONGER COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THIS COMES ON THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR. *TR

I AM A DRIVER OF A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT AND I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING SYSTEM IN HOPES OF A FUTURE RECALL OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING SPORADICALLY FAILS AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY MECHANISM IN THE CAR. I RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH LED TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND A NEARLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COBALT DRIVERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY $900-$2500 TO REPAIR THEIR CAR. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS MALFUNCTION IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND WARRANTS A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR GIVING THIS ISSUE YOUR SERIOUS ATTENTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED; CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AS A CONSEQUENCE HER RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.