2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THE FAILURES WOULD CORRECT THEMSELVES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,555. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/09.*JB

NOTICED THAT STEERING WAS GETTING A LITTLE TIGHTER. FEW DAYS LATTER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON GOING DOWN HIGHWAY MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN I TRIED PULLING OVER. TURNED OFF CAR. CHECKED EVERYTHING I COULD NO PROBLEM SEEN. STARTED CAR EVERYTHING FINE AGAIN. GOT HOME DIDN'T ACT UP ANYMORE FOR TWO DAYS THE IT GOES OUT AGAIN NOW ITS GONE COMPLETELY. AND THE LIGHT COMES ON EVERYTIME THE CAR IS STARTED AND STAYS ON. NO POWER STEERING. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2005 CHEVY COBALT, THE ISSUE IS THE "POWER STEERING" INDICATOR COMES UP AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. SHE HAS TO PULL OVER AND TURNS OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT THEN THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED "THIS HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES A DAY". THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AS IT LOOKS LIKE GM HAS MOVED AWAY FROM THE RELIABLE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. ALONG WITH THE DESIGN FLAW THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER PROPERLY. NOT SURE WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE TO RESOLVE THIS, BUT HOPEFULLY NOT THE DEATH OR DEATHS OF SOMEONE. *TR

FIRST THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND NEEDED TO CHANGE KEY AND TUMBLER AND IGNITION SWITCH WHICH YOU HAD TO BUY AT THE DEALER SINCE IT IS TO NEW OF A CAR FOR THE AUTO PARTS STORES. THE DEALER WANTED 300.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THAT HAPPENED AT 82,000 MILES. NOW THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE GOES ON AND IT CHIMES 2 TIMES AND THEN YOU CAN HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IT IS WARM AND WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING STRAIGHT. I DO NOT HAVE 1200.00 IT FIX THIS CAR. I GUESS I AM LUCKIER THAN SOME OTHER PEOPLE. I HAVE 132,000 MILES ON MY CAR.THIS IS A HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS JUST TO MUCH TO FIX AND SOMETHING GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR AWHILE AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FAILING. SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH AFFECTED THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN HER VEHICLE TO OTHER MECHANICS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE MECHANICS ARE TRYING TO GET OVER ON HER. THE VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 05 CHEVY COBALT LS WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME UP ON MY DASH AND THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING. WHEN I GOT HOME I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS HEADING TO WORK THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN NOT MORE THAN 20 SECONDS AFTER LEAVING THE HOUSE. THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVERY TIME I USE IT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM FEARFUL FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHO ARE DRIVING THESE OR EVEN NEAR THESE CARS. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT, AND UP UNTIL NOW, I HAVE BEEN PRETTY SATISFIED. HOWEVER, RECENTLY SINCE I HAVE HIT OVER 60,000 MILES, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT GOES AWAY FOR AWHILE, BUT THEN ALWAYS SEEMS TO LOCK BACK UP AGAIN. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE ONLY THING YOU WOULD NEED TO DO IS ADD POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE THAT, IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE IN FACT HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY PROBLEM($700-$1500), AND OF COURSE I'M NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY ANYMORE, ALONG WITH ALMOST EVERYONE ELSE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HEADLIGHTS CAN BE RECALLED, BUT SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS YOUR STEERING NOT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE OVER A FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED A FEW DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAVE SAID THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES EXACTLY LIKE MINE, IF THEY NOTICE THIS DEFECT, THEN WHY CAN'T THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE DECISION TO RECALL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. WENT OUT OUT DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE BACK DOWN AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE IT, THE LIGHT JUST COMES ON. HAD ME TEST IT AND SEE IF THE PS DID FAIL, WHICH IT DIDN'T. WENT TO DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THAT POINT WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT THE CAR BEING TOWED FOR REPAIRS. AFTER LOOKING IT OVER, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. FROM WHAT I'M READING, THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THE COBALTS. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT W/ ABOUT 50,000MI. OUT OF NOWHERE "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT IMMEDIATELY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE CAR. POWER STEERING RESUMES IF CAR IS RESTARTED BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND OCCURS EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO DRIVE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS. I AM CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING IT BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY CHEVY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE POWER STEERING FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INDICATOR APPEARED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT LT SEDANFROM CARMAX IN JUNE 2008. SINCE I HAVE HAD IT THE POWER STEERING HAS FROZEN NUMEROUS TIME DURING DRIVING, LOCKING UP WHILE GOING 45 MPH IS VERY DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM NOT TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOW THE POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY IT WILL BE FINE FOR TWO-THREE WEEKS, THEN THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN ONLY WORSE. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE POWER STEERING WAS SLOW TO RESPOND AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKY. THE SECOND TIME, THE POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DRIVERS INFO CENTER INDICATING A PROBLEM AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES. THE THIRD TIME THE POWER STEERING ACTUALLY FROZE DURING DRIVING, ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION, SPEED ODOMETER ALL WERE ACTING IF THERE WAS WATER IN THE GAS OR SOMETHING MEANING IT WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO CARMAX, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, BUT THEY "CANT FIX", THEY THEN SAY IT HAS TO BE TAKEN TO A GM DEALER WHO SAY THEY CANT DETECT A PROBLEM DURING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND A VERY DANGEROUS CAR TO DRIVE. I HAVE REFUSED TO DRIVE UNLESS THEY FIX THE POWER STEERING, THEY HAVE KEPT MY CAR WAITING FOR IT TO "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THAT POWER STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED. GM KNOWS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES T

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IS HAVING SOME POWER STEERING ISSUES WHICH SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM HOWEVER THE GMC/CHEVY DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING HORRIFIC PRICES FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS WHEN THE IS COMMON IN MOST IF NOT ALL COBALTS..... *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AT A LOCATE DEALERSHIP. AFTER 3 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AT RANDOM. IT STARTED WHEN I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY AT A CURB AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICE THE CAR WAS PULLING STRAIGHT BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT TO, AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AND PARTS COST. THE FAILURE HAPPENS BASICALLY IF I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON CHEVY COBALTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE THROUGH RESEARCHED, AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND CANNOT BE MANEUVERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING TO HER RESIDENCE, WHICH IS LOCATED ON A CURVED ROAD. THE GM MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND TO CALL THEM BACK WITH THE RESULTS. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TRYING TO REACH THE GM REPRESENTATIVE, BUT HE IS REFUSING TO TAKE HER CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND PULLED OUT TO NEGOTIATE A TURN WHEN MY CAR SEEMED TO STOP. THE CAR THEN STARTED TO MOVE SLOWLY, BUT I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING THE WHEEL. THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARED IN THE SERVICE MESSAGES AREA.. I WAS ABLE TO REACH HOME BUT NEGOTIATING THE TURNS WAS LIKE DRIVING A MANUAL CAR. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING, AND THE STEERING SEEMED NORMAL, WITH NO ERROR MESSAGES APPEARING. THIS AFTERNOON, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CODE INDICATED I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. CAR IS IN THE GARAGE NOW AND A NEW STEERING COLUMN WILL BE PUT IN BY TOMORROW. COST QUOTED TO REPLACE THE COLUMN IS $500 PLUS CHANGE. I ALSO E-MAILED GENERAL MOTORS AND HOPE FOR A RESPONSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED FOR THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,005. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE STEERING WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

THE ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR.IT FORCED ME OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,I WAS LUCKY I WAS IN A OPEN AREA, I DIDN'T HIT ANY THING. I TURNED THE CAR OF WAITED A FEW MINUTES TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND A SIMILAR. INCIDENT WHEN IT STALLED ON A RAILROAD TRACK. THEY CHECKED THE GROUND AND REPLACED THE FUSE BLOCK. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY GM ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING UNITS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I DO NOT HAVE THE PART. *TR

WAS DRIVING OUT OF PARKING DECK AT WORK WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS AND IS DANGEROUS. CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT OF 2005 COBALTS. EXPENSE TO HAVE REPAIRED IS NOT AN OPTION AT THIS TIME. SAFETY HAZARD NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL GO OUT EACH DAY. *TR

DRIVING 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHEN SUDDEN STEERING LOCK UP DUE TO POWER STEERING. FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CAR IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE CAUSING A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. *TR

STUCK KEY. *TR

FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING WILL FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY ALOMST EVERYTIME I DRIVE. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER A U-TURN OR SHARP TURN AND DURING HOT DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. WHEN THIS OCCURS, ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MUST TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 07/08/09 *BF UPDATED 07/08/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS SPORADICALLY AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $700 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN MY "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON MY DASHBOARD STATING IT HAD SHUTOFF. THIS THEN LEAD TO MY CAR TRYING TO SHUT ITSELF OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD GOING 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE GAUGES WERE FLASHING, RADIO WAS FLASHING, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, AND I COULDN'T REALLY STEER THE CAR. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL AND STOPPED AND SHUTOFF IT SEEMED TO RESET THE SYSTEM AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO. I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR WHILE GOING ABOUT 80 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE SITUATION HAPPENED AGAIN EXCEPT I WAS NEARLY IN A COLLISION WITH SEMI TRUCK TRAILERS, IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH. THIS TIME THE SYSTEM DID NOT RESET , BUT I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER NEAR MY APARTMENT. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE :BODY CONTROL MODULE" THAT WAS BAD. IT COST ME $508 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS ONE ISSUE. TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR A LOWER LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING THAT WAS BAD, AND ALSO THE SHIFTER SOLENOID WAS BAD, AND I HAD SPENT NEARLY $1100 FOR ALL OF THOSE SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS. I HAVEN'T REPLACED IT YET. AFTER READING OTHER FORUMS THE CAR IS DOOMED TO DO IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE STANDARDS FACTORY CD PLAYER REPLACED 4 TIMES. FIRST AT 12K MILES, FINALLY LAST TIME AT 60K. THE KEY BECOMES LOCKED IN THE IGNITION DAILY. I HAVE TO REACH A FINGER IN THE WHOLE UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN TO HIT THE KEY RELEASE BUTTON. JUST A POORLY MADE CAR AND EVERYTHING GOES OUT RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT IN MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I RESTART USUALLY IT IS FIXED BUT LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS, FORTUNATELY HAVEN'T WRECKED YET. COST TO FIX ABOUT $2,000. LOOKED UP ON INTERNET AND ABOUT 400 OTHER COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS ON 1 WEBSITE REGARDING SAME PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY RELEASE CONTROL BUTTON WAS ENGAGED, THE KEY SUDDENLY RELEASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE SHAKING COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,950 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP IN THE CAR AND THE DIC/ INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED 'POWER STEERING' . THE STEERING SYSTEM SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY KIND. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR IN ANY MANNER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT POSES RISKS AND THREAT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE, SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH TO THE CAR OWNER, OTHER CAR DRIVERS ON THE ROAD, OTHERS CARS ON THE ROAD, PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER BUILDING STRUCTURES. THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE PROGRESSIVELY INCREASES. REPAIR REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, PSCM (POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE) AND POWER STEERING MOTOR UNIT ESTIMATED TO COST UPTO $2000. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ALSO INDICATES A NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHOSE VEHICLES HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (AS THIS CAR DOES) AS OPPOSED TO CONVENTIONAL HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEMS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. GM HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION ON THIS TOPIC, BUT THIS PARTICULAR BULLETIN DOES NOT REFER TO OWNERS OF 2005 COBALT CAR MODEL. BULLETIN GMP07-217 - 07126 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT MESSAGE #:VSU20071643 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07126 DATED: DECEMBER 3, 2007 SINCE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE RESULTING FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, I AM REQUESTING THAT CHEVROLET REIMBURSE ME OR PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIR EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS PAST THE STANDARD MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

THE PROBLEM I AM REPORTING IS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS. THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD AND CAUSE ALL POWER STEERING TO GO OUT. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN, BUT EACH TIME THE MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES DECREASES. THE FAILURE HAPPENS SO OFTEN NOW THAT I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED NOW SINCE GM DOES NOT SELL INDIVIDUAL PARTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING CAME ON AND HAS BEEN FOR 2 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AND I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF COBALT TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE THE 2005 COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED WIT 84,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND ALMOST CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT THAT COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A CRASH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND THE STEERING COLUMN. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME FAILURE AND BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES WITH THE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO REPAIR THE STEERING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE AIR CONDITIONING OR LOCK THE DOORS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY SPECULATED THAT JUMPSTARTING OTHER VEHICLES COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SHORTAGE OF ELECTRICITY TO THE COMPONENT. AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS, THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,890.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN 05. AT ABOUT 50K MILES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD OCCASIONALLY STOP WORKING AND THE CAR WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO STEER. THIS HAPPENED RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES DRIVING STRAIGHT, SOMETIMES TURNING. I HAD A FEW NEAR COLLISIONS WHEN IT FAILED MID-TURN. AFTER FINDING OUT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS CLOSE TO $1000 FROM CHEVY, I FOUND A SUITABLE DONOR CAR AND SALVAGED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. I SWAPPED IT OUT AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS IN THE 15K MILES SINCE. I STILL HAVE THE FAILED POWER STEERING UNIT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. POWER STEERING FAILS AT ALL SPEEDS. IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR. COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE COLLISIONS AT HIGH SPEEDS. SHOULD BE A RECALL. GM IS UNWILLING SAYING THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY FAILED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WOULD BECOME STIFF WITHIN ONE MINUTE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT APPLYING MAXIMUM FORCE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 37,500.

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING WILL STOP FUNCTIONING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE EVASIVE ACTIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. SPORADICALLY, THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILS AND CAUSES THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 06/17/09 *BF UPDATED 06/17/09.*JB

2005 CHEVY COBALT - LOSES POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DIAGNOSIS AND NEITHER CAN MY MECHANIC. TEENAGE DRIVER. VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE HAPPEN TO HER WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ACTIVATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED MANY CONSUMERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO DEACTIVATE THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL CHARGE $109 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,156.

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. *TR

IGNITION KEY STICKS IN THE "ACC" POSITION AT SHUT DOWN ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME. RESTARTING THE CAR OR PUSHING UP UNDER THE KEY CYLINDER SOMETIMES RELEASES IT. I'VE GONE TO TWO DEALERS SO FAR AND ALL I GET IS YUP ITS STUCK...MAYBE ITS THE SHIFTER MAYBE ITS THE IGNITION. THAT'S NOT A GREAT RESPONSE TO HEAR. THIS IS ON 05 CHEVY COBALT LS COUPE. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. THEN THE POWER STEERING GO OUT. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS HOT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IT CAN BE WORKING FINE AND THEN SUDDENLY THE POWER SYSTEM SHUTS OF AND MY STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY HARD IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT HAS BEEN INCREASING IN TIME EVERY TIME WE USE THE CAR . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. IT TOOK GREAT EFFORT FOR THE CONTACT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW STEERING COLUMN WAS NEEDED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,950. UPDATED 05/27/09 *BF AN IGNITION SWITCH WAS NEEDED AS WELL. UPDATED 05/29/09