2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH ABOUT 47,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2005 COBALT......THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK LIGHT ENGINE KEEPS COMING ON. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL, MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT'S POWER STEERING FAILED. I HAD TO PUT A BIT O MUSCLE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING AN ONCOMING CAR AS THE ROAD WAS CURVING AT THIS POINT, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFE. RESTARTING THE CAR MAKES THE PROBLEM GO AWAY FOR A BRIEF TIME PERIOD, BUT I HAVE TO BE READY FOR THE STEERING TO FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE PROBLEM CAUSES A FATAL ACCIDENT IF THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY ALREADY. *TR

I AM REPORTING ABOUT CHEVY COBALTS POWERSTEERING PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. LAST YEAR AT 33000 MILES THE POWERSTEERING FAILED AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO CHEVY THEY SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHERS. I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY 2000+ DOLLARS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I COULD NOT AFFORD AND SO I IGNORED THE PROBLEM WHICH DISAPPEARED ON ITS OWN FOR ALMOST 10 MONTHS. NOW ITS BACK AGAIN. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 390000 MILES NOW. AS I GOGGLED THE PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL SAME YEAR. ISN'T THIS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM? REQUESTING INVESTIGATION ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT I HAVE HAD TO MAKE. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TYPE IN "COBALT POWER STEERING" INTO GOOGLE AND MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AND FORUMS COME UP. LAST YEAR WHEN I FILED A COMPLAINT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE INVOLVED. THIS TIME THERE IS AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I THINK THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. I HAVE A 05' CHEVY COBALT THAT WHEN DRIVING RANDOMLY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES AND EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR IT CUTS OUT. THIS TIME I WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS COMING TO MY PARENTS MAILBOX. I WENT TO TURN AND I COULDN'T AND I HIT IT. I HAVE $500 IN DAMAGE THAT I DON'T WANT TO CLAIM TO INSURANCE BECAUSE THEN IT WILL JUST COST MORE IN THE LONG RUN BECAUSE MY INSURANCE WILL GO UP. I AM A FIREFIGHTER IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. I SEE CAR ACCIDENTS ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF VEHICLE PROBLEMS OR FAILURE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE ME GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SOMEONE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ME, AND ME DYING? ONE LESS PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE IN FLORIDA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT'S POWER STEERING JUST CUT OUT. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR BESIDE ME BECAUSE I WAS NOT EXPECTING FOR THE CAR TO DO THAT. WHEN I GOT HOME, I TRIED TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL IN THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE IS NO PLACE TO PUT IT. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND A SIMPLE FIX SUCH AS FILLING POWER STEERING FLUID ( MUCH LIKE I'VE DONE WITH PREVIOUS CARS I OWNED) WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE PULLED OUT IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR IT WOULD HAVE COST THOUSANDS TO FIX WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON VEHICLE WHILE NOT EVEN DRIVING. UPON RESEARCH THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO MY WIFE AS SHE WAS DRIVING. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE WHILE I WAS GETTING THINGS OUT OF THE TRUNK, AND IT STARTED BEEPING SAYING POWER STEERING. THE NEXT TIME WE WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR IT HAD NONE, AND WHEN STARTED NEVER SAID ANYTHING WAS WRONG, AT ALL! *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING SINCE IT FAILS. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART MY CAR IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. THE MORE I DROVE IT THE WORSE IT GOT! I DRIVE NO MORE THAN 2 MINUTES WITH MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMING ON AND A 5 MINUTE DRIVE I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO MY DESTINATION. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS PUTTING ME IN DANGER SINCE I AM NOT ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE CAR PROPERLY. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING! MY CAR HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS NOW, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. THE ELECTRIC POWER MOTOR IN THE STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. AT LEAST 3 TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL CHANGED TO MANUAL WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 09/23/09 *BF THE DEALER STATED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. UPDATED 09/29/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL STATING POWER STEERING FAILURE AND THEN SHE LOST STEERING CONTROL. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, SHE HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT IT WOULD NOT LOCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE AND FAILURE OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAILING AND THE COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $900.00. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RELATED TO AN EXISTING RECALL AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,010.

INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE AND KEY LOCKING IN IGNITION SWITCH. FIRST STARTED ABOUT A 1 1/2 AGO WHEN THE KEY LOCKED UP IN THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP MORE THAN EVER. I CAN HANDLE THE STEERING (BARELY) WHEN THIS HAPPENS BY MY WIFE AT 4'11 AND 106 LBS CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING NOW GOES OUT EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH 30K MILES. *TR

WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 49000. BML. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/06/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE STEERING FAILED IT SWITCHED FROM ELECTRIC TO MANUAL WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE STEERING COLUMN. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $600 TO $2,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 79,000.

TODAY IS AUG 16 2009 AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT FOR A WHILE. SINCE THE LAST YEAR MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN SHAKING EVERY TIME I PUT ON THE BRAKES, AND STARTING THE LAST 3 WEEKS THE POWER STEERING ILLUMINATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE VEHICLE ON TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT AND THEN IT WORKS AGAIN.THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET ALTHOUGH I DID SPEAK TO A SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT THE SITUATION AND HE THINKS IT MIGHT BE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY RUN ME ABOUT $1200 TO FIX IT. I REALLY CANNOT AFFORD THAT KIND OF MONEY DUE TO ME BEING UNEMPLOYED. THE LAST DATE THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WAS ON AUG 15 2009. PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE. THANKS *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS AS NEW IN 2005. THE CAR HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I AM A HYPERMILER AND DO WHAT I CAN TO BABY THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD. AROUND A WEEK AGO, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES AWAY AND A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE LED DISPLAY NEAR THE TACHOMETER, IT READS "POWER STEERING". I STOP SOMEWHERE AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY WORKS OKAY AGAIN. EACH TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, THIS HAPPENS AT SOME RANDOM POINT. IT IS ALWAYS FIXABLE BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RE-STARTING THE CAR. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THERE ARE A TON OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH ATLEAST THE 2005 AND 2006 MODELS, AND MAYBE MORE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAN BE THE CAUSE OF A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I FIND THIS ALARMING CONSIDERING THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME HARD TO HANDLE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES AND THE SERVICE REP AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE VEHICLE. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT CURRENTLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM HAS BEEN RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF. WHEN THE STEERING SYSTEM FAILS, I AM LEFT WITH NO CONTROL WHATSOEVER. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN. THIS MAKES DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPING COMING ON. MY STEERING WHEEL KEEP FREEZING UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,546. UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE RE-STARTED. AS SOON AS THE GEAR WAS CHANGED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL ALL OVER AGAIN. UPDATED 10/20/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SHORTLY AFTER, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,606 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. WHEN SHE TURNS OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTS IT, THE STEERING OPERATES NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE, BUT 2 MONTHS AGO, I STARTED EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING FAILURES IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET LT. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, AND BACK ON, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, ONCE, EVEN 8 TIMES IN ONE DAY. I DIDN'T TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME UNTIL 7/21/09 BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING TOO RISKY TO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME VARIOUS EXCUSES AS TO WHY THIS PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING BUT NONE OF THEM ARE VALID. WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IT, THEY CLAIM IT NEVER ACTS UP FOR THEM, BUT IT DOES IT RANDOMLY, THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHY IT ACTS THE WAY IT DOES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES ALREADY. THEY HAVE THE CAR NOW BECAUSE ON 8/10/09, I NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO JUMP THE CURB IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING HIT BECAUSE I COULDN'T MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC. I THEN SUFFERED A SEVERE ANXIETY ATTACK AND NEEDED ASSISTANCE FROM FAMILY MEMBERS TO COME PICK ME UP AND GET THE CAR TOWED BACK UP TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM ONLY 19 YEARS OLD, & THIS IS MY FIRST CAR. ALL I WANT IS SOMETHING SAFE TO DRIVE SO I CAN GO TO SCHOOL, WORK, AND PERFORM MY OTHER TASKS ALIVE AND IN ONE PIECE, PLEASE HELP THOSE OF US EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEM TO GET GM TO PROVIDE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. I LOVE THIS CAR, BUT IT IS NOT WORTH LOSING MY LIFE OVER. I HAVE PAID A TOTAL OF $938.00 ON THE

POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL A FEW WEEKS AGO. AS I AM DRIVING THE POWER STEERING NOTICE COMES ON AND I LOSE POWER STEERING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ACR, AND RESTART IT AND THE POWER STEERING IS BACK. SOME DAYS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALLA ND OTHERS IT MAY HAPPEN EVERY FEW MILES. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE SMALL GARAGE I TOOK IT TO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH AND RECOMMENDED WE LOOK INTO RECALLS. AND THEN I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT COSTS ANYWHERE FROM $600 TO $110- TO FIX. I WILL NOT BE SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY. AND GM WILL NOT RECALL IT. *TR

I HAVE 2005 CHEVY COBALT, AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATED CAME ON AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STOPS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT, USED IN FEBRUARY 2006. IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BEGAN TO GO OUT IF YOU MADE SEVERAL SHARP TURNS (I.E. PARKING GARAGES.) AFTER APPRX. SIX MONTHS THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO GO OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED TO THE POINT THAT I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE 1/4 OF A MILE WITH OUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO RESET THE STEERING IS PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF, HOWEVER; IT GOES OUT AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. *TR

POWER STEERING IN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT, WITH 45,000 MILES WILL GO OUT FOR RANDOMLY. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS FINE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND IS DANGEROUS TO MAKE TURNS QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE ONLY STEERED IN ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/09.*JB

2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 81K MILES ON IT. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS TODAY. WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE FROM WORK I HEARD A DING, LOOKED AT THE DASH, AND SAW THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I PULLED OFF INTO A PARKING LOT, RESTARTED THE CAR, AND THINGS WERE FINE AGAIN. AFTER STOPPING AT THE STORE, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES DURING THE DRIVE HOME, EACH TIME REQUIRING THAT I PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. EVERYTHING I HAVE FOUND ONLINE SAYS THAT IT WILL COST 1100 DOLLARS TO FIX AS THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE DIVIDER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE LACK OF POWER STEERING COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. MOMENTS LATER, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,932.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. THE STEERING THEN BECAME VERY STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ALLOW THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO RESET, AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE CONTACT HAS CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. THE FAILURE IS NOT CORRECTING ITSELF BY THE COMPUTER RESETTING. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. HE ALSO PLANS ON NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT THAT WHEN DRIVING DOWN RODE IT FLASHES AND SAYS POWER STEERING THEN YOU LOSE ALL POWER IN THE STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. AFTER REASSURING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE LEARNED IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON CHEVY COBALTS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME AND MY 9 YR OLD SOME TO WRECK CAUSE IT HAPPENED IN A CURVE. YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR SHUT IT OFF THEN CRANK IT BACK AGAIN AND IT RESETS. GM SAYS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'M TELLING YOU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM CAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BADLY IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT OR AROUND 60 MPH AND THE POWERSTEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND HARD FOR ME TO PULL OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED MY CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES LATER THE POWERSTEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. AS OF TODAY AUGUST 3, 2009 IT HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 DAYS. *TR

I HAVE AN 05 COBALT AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES. I HAVE HAS THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND MY POWER STEERING HAS HAD TO BE FIXED ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER ISSUES. THE PLACE I PURCHASED AND HAD MY CAR SERVICED WAS CLOSED DUE TO DOING SHADY BUSINESS(BILL HEARD IN BUFORD GA). I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD NAME BRAND AND IT WAS SAFE AS I JUST HAD A BABY. AS IT TURNS OUT THIS CAR SEEMS TO BE A DEATH TRAP AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING AS THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND ISSUES ON THINGS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT GAVE A STEERING ALARM THEN LOCKED GOING INTO A CURVE HAD TO STOP AND TURN THE KEY OFF AND RESTART HAD TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SO I CALLED GM THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NOT BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS THEY PRETTY MUCH SAID THAT THEY WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM I MEAN HELLO IT IS A PROBLEM THEY ARE A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS EVERY ONE NEED TO CALL GM AND COMPLAIN THEY HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM . THE REPAIRS IS ANYWHERE FROM 1000 TO 1500 DOLLARS. *TR

DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, THE STEERING LOCKUP AND A ALARM APPEAR ON DASH SAID POWER STEERING FAILURE, TO CORRECT THIS. HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART. THEN ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 15 MINUTE THE STEERING LOCKUP AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS A SAFE ISSUE. THE CAR HAS A ELECTRICAL POWER PUMP AND IS NOT THE ONLY CAR AT HAS IS PUMP, CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS THE SAME PUMP AND ALSO THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I AM HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS WITH 66,000 MI. SINCE ABOUT 45,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERYTIME I GO TO DRIVE THE CAR ALMOST AS SOON AS I PULL OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED ME BODILY HARM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THOUGH INTERNET SEARCHES I HAVE FOUNDS THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE COBALTS OF ALL YEARS. I REALLY THINK THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT... VERY DANGEROUS. HAS GONE OUT RANDOMLY OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. VERY DANGEROUS WITH MY BABIES IN THE CAR! *TR

LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WEAR OUT AND CAUSE BAD STEERING AND CONTROL REPLACED BOTH SIDES WITHIN TWO MONTHS CAR ONLY HAS 70000 MILES ON IT LIVE ON BLACKTOP ROAD DEALER WAS VERY RUDE HAD 15 ON BACK ORDER THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. IT WENT OUT ONE DAY WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO NUMEROUS OF MECHANICS, ALL OF WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $800 - $1,000. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER. IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND IMPOSSIBLE DURING TRAFFIC. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING NON REPAIRABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE LACK OF POWER STEERING MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2005 CHEVY COBALT - POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

MY CHEVROLET COBALT 2005 TURN OFF THE POWER STEERING ALMOST EVERY DRIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY LATER AT NIGHT GOING STRAIGHT WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIKE CAME ON AND I QUICKLY REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING AS I TRIED TO CHANGE LANES. I HAD TO GET HOME AND THE WHOLE WAY IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER I GOT HOME AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK ON, HOWEVER AFTER HEARING ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I'M SURE IT WILL BE GOING OUT AGAIN. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR FOR FEAR OF THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN CAUSING ME TO CRASH AND RESULTING IN PEOPLE BEING HURT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BY GM IMMEDIATELY. *TR