2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

I HAVE A 2005 COBALT LS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT NOW WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE CAR. I USE TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW TURNING OFF THE CAR DOESN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I KNOW WHAT PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT NO ONE SELLS JUST THAT PART, THEY WANT TO TRY TO SELL YOU A WHOLE STEERING COLUMN FOR $1500.00 OR MORE. I THINK IT IS DISGRACEFUL THAT GM IS ASKING FOR BAIL OUT MONEY, BUT THEY WILL NOT RECALL THIS MODEL OF CAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GO TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THIS IT IS GM'S RESPONSIBILITY! GM WOULDN'T BE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE IF THEY BUILT CARS THAT DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS OR IF THE CARS THEY BUILT THAT HAD PROBLEMS THEY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING THEM. I DON'T THINK I CAN TRUST GM ANYMORE. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NO WARNING. PARTICULARITY TURNING CURVES AND CORNERS. THE DASH BOARD WARNING SYSTEMS WARNS OF THIS AFTER THE FACT AND YOU'RE IN PANIC MODE. WHEN YOU SHUT DOWN AND RESTART IT PERFORMS NORMALLY FOR A WHILE AND DOES IT AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES OR MAKING 90 DEGREE TURNS, THE STEERING "SLIPS" AND BUMPS AS IF YOU'VE RUN OVER SOMETHING. ITS AS IF THE JOINTS OF THE CAR AREN'T FITTED TOGETHER PROPERTY. *TR

HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON VEHICLE. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. AFTER GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD AND SHUTTING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING, WORKED OK. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CHECK, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SAID THEY HAD NO HISTORY OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD RESULTS IN DEATH OR INJURY. GM HAS TSBS OUT THERE, WHICH OF COURSE IS CUSTOMER PAY, AND THEY WILL CORRECT GM DEFECTIVE ISSUES. THE COST IS APPROX. $800.00. THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE SINCE 2005. A GM RECALL SHOULD BE MADE MANDATORY. THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR. A RECALL BY GM SHOULD BE DIRECTED. *TR

NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. CHEVY COBALT 2005 MODEL 33,000 MILES POWER STEERING RANDOM CATASTROPHIC FAILURE KEY STICKS IN IGNITION NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BY THE MANUFACTURER (NO RECALL) EVEN THOUGH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE POWER STEERING IN THESE MODELS. *TR

POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVY COBALT (2005) SHUTS OFF AND CAR IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES PERIODIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL CANNOT TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND SHE MUST TURN AND PULL THE WHEEL WITH GREAT FORCE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE STEERING COLUMN CODE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. CURRENTLY, THE STEERING COLUMN IS BEING REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THIS POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. A MONTH BEFORE WE HAD THE KEY STUCK IN IGNITION PROBLEM. PAID $300 TO GET THAT FIXED NOW IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE. I CALLED GM ABOUT THIS AND THE REP SAID THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I TOLD HIM IT WAS ALL OVER SITES ON THE INTERNET AND HE SAID I SHOULDN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THAT AS GM HAS NO POWER OVER WHAT PEOPLE REPORTED ON THESE SITES AND THEY SHOULD CONTACT GM. HE AGAIN TRIED TO TELL ME THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM!! *TR

POWER STEERING MESSAGE AND FAILURE BEGAN IN APRIL 2009. POWER STEERING FAILS AND DISPLAYS MESSAGE AT RANDOM DURING TURNS, STRAIGHT, HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS, AND WILL USUALLY RESET AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF AND RESTART. THIS FAILURE AND MESSAGE CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. CALLED GM AFTER FINDING SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ON THE INTERNET; THEY RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A C0475 CODE, WHICH IS A STEERING COLUMN MOTOR SHORT. THE RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR $880 P&L. MILEAGE OF 2005 COBALT IS ALMOST 80,000. THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME SINCE IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE TO OCCUR JUST BEFORE OR DURING A NEEDED REACTION TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, OR COULD EVEN CAUSE AN ADVERSE REACTION IF FAILURE OCCURS DURING A HIGH-SPEED TURN. THIS CAR ISN'T NEARLY OLD ENOUGH TO "THROW AWAY" AND GET SOMETHING NEWER, YET THE PRICE OF THE PART AND REPAIRS SEEMS TO SUGGEST IT IS TIME TO DO SO. IT'S TOO BAD FOR US WE OWE MORE THAN IT'S WORTH... AND NOW THIS. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AS MY WIFE DROVE IT TO THE STORE THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP & SHUT OFF SHE ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK SHE HAD TO FORCE CAR OFF THE ROAD. SPOKE TO A CHEVY MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005-2006 CHEVY COBALTS, THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET & THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM YET THERE IS NO RECALL FROM GM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED SHOULD THESE VEHICLES BE ON THE ROAD? PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS NOW AND IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IT IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF A MECHANIC. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON DASH AND CAR LOSES POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHILE DRIVING. IT IS HAPPENING OFTEN. USUALLY 1-2 TIMES A MONTH. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM. UPON LOOKING IT UP ONLINE AND SEEING THAT THERE'S HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IT CAUSED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM THROUGH E-MAIL AND THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS. ALSO THE KEY GETS STUCK INTO THE IGNITION, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS RELEVANT TO THE STEERING ISSUE BUT EVERYONE WHO HAS THE STEERING ISSUE ALSO HAS THE KEY/IGNITION PROBLEMS. WHEN I EXPERIENCE POWER STEERING FAILURE, I FEEL OUT OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY FOR ME, IT HAS NOT CAUSED A CRASH, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SEE HOW IT COULD. I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD STEP UP, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, AND FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF LETTING IT BE, AND LETTING THEIR CUSTOMERS DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES. I FEEL UNSAFE. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILS AT 40,000 MILES!!! GM IS CLAIMING IT IS NOT A "DEFECT" AND ALSO REQUIRING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN BE REPLACED. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS DURING DRIVING (ELECTRIC). MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPEN. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2005 AND LATER COBALTS QUITS EITHER INTERMITTENTLY OR CONTINUOUSLY. IN MY CASE, THE PS ONLY WORKS FOR 2/10 OF A MILE BEFORE QUITTING. AFTER THAT POINT IT IS ONLY MANUAL DRIVE. THERE ARE WEBSITES AND BLOGS THAT ARE DEDICATED JUST TO THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH. THIS SITE HAS 335 INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM AS OF TODAY. GM HAS FAILED TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS. IN FACT, THEY INSIST THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN MUST BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THIS SITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/COBALT/2005/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FAILURE.SHTML SHOWS THAT IT IS USUALLY ONLY ONE COMPONENT BUT THAT COMPONENT CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. THE ENTIRE COLUMN REPLACEMENT RUNS FROM $800 TO $2000 WHEREAS THE COMPONENT ALONE HAS TO BE MUCH CHEAPER AND IS ACTUALLY SIMPLE TO REPLACE. I TRIED THE REMEDY LISTED BY WAYNE FROM ZION IL #318 ON THE FIRST WEBSITE LISTED HERE AND WHILE IT DIDN'T WORK FOR ME, THERE WAS SO MUCH BLACK POWDER COMING OUT OF IT I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. NO WONDER IT DOESN'T WORK! THIS PART IS BASICALLY SEALED SO IT MUST BE MADE IN UNCLEAN CONDITIONS. I BELIEVE IT IS MADE IN JAPAN (ONE OF THE POSTS MENTIONS IT). I BELIEVE THAT POWER STEERING ISSUES ARE A MAJOR DEFECT AND WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THIS ORGANIZATION OR GM IS BEYOND ME. WHILE IT MAY BE SAFE TO DRIVE IN MANUAL STEERING, HAVING IT CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN (AS IS REPORTED IN THE POSTS) IS NOT SAFE! ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT SEEMS T

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LINE LEAK IN HIS VEHICLE. IN MARCH OF 2009, HE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,062 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,538.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL AND THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESTART. THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED SPORADICALLY BEFORE COMPLETELY FAILING AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER OF A TSB FOR THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $700. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,500.

1. POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES UP WHILE DRIVING AND POWER STEERING GOES OFF/LOCKED, I CAN'T MOVE EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. 2. IT OCCURS EVERY WHEN YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE. 3. THIS IS PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FOR CHEVY COBALT 2005. *TR

POWER STEERING CUTS OUT WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN.HAPPENS AT WARMER TEMPERATURES, CAN BE RESET BY TURNING OFF AND RE-STARTING VEHICLE. PROBLEM RE-OCCURS AT RANDOM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNMANAGEABLE TO TURN AND UNCONTROLLABLE. IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESET ITSELF, THE CONTACT MUST SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES FOR IT TO RESTART. OCCASIONALLY, THIS PROCESS MUST BE REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES. HE HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 13, 2009. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500.

2005 CHEVY. COBALT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT IN STEERING COLUMN FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT 40,222 MILES AND HAPPENED ABOUT 15X . ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING WAS POSSIBLE, AND THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF I HAD STEERING AGAIN, THEN WITHIN SECONDS I WOULD GET THE MESSAGE POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WOULD BE GONE AGAIN. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS $849.00 AND ONLY GM HAS THE PART. FROM THE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THE PART, AND GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT SINCE FALL OF 2005. THE SHOP MANAGER AT HUDIBURG CHEVY. WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS BUT WHEN HE ASKED HIS TICKET WRITER, HE ACKNOWLEDGED HE HAS SEEN ALOT OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

A HOSE FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE EVAP CANISTER, CAME OFF ALLOWING EXPLOSIVE GASOLINE VAPORS TO ENTER THE AIR. THIS HOSE IS PRESSED ON WITH NO CLAMP HOLDING THE HOSE IN PLACE ON THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS A POSITIVE LOCK ON THE EVAP CANISTER SIDE OF THE HOSE, BUT NOTHING HOLDING THE HOSE TO THE FUEL TANK. THE NEW FUEL TANK, (TANK AND HOSE ONE ITEM), ALSO HAS NO CLAMP AT THE FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION TO ALLOWING EXPLOSIVE VAPORS INTO THE AIR, THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS HUGE. THE TANK ASSEMBLY, (THE HOSE AND FUEL TANK ARE ONE ITEM), IS $500, PLUS INSTALLATION. CHEVY AND GM WERE NOTIFIED AND I WAS TOLD, "THE PARTS ARE OFF THE VEHICLE AND NOTHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS." TO FIND THIS DEFECT, THE PARTS , (TANK), MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS 45000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH OR HAD ANY DAMAGE TO IT. THIS HOSE HAS NO TENSION ON IT, JUST THE LACK OF A CLAMP ALLOWING IT TO COME LOOSE. THE GASOLINE VAPORS ESCAPING FROM THE TANK IN AN ENCLOSED AREA, LIKE A GARAGE, COULD LEAD TO AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE, (I'M A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER). DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT BY ESCAPING GASOLINE VAPORS ALSO OCCURS, (THAT'S WHY THE HOSE IS THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE). THIS NEGLIGENCE IN THE DESIGN ON THE PART OF GM COULD BE CORRECTED WITH A SIMPLE LOW COST CLAMP ON THE HOSE. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE CONSUMER TO SPEND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDLESSLY, EXPOSES THE ENVIRONMENT TO GASOLINE VAPOR DAMAGE AND COULD POTENTIALLY EXPLODE, KILLING SOMEONE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

STEERING MOTOR WAS DETERMINED DEFECTIVE BY GM AT 50K MILES. TIRES WOOD CATCH GROOVES IN THE ROAD PULLING THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY. SHUTTERING OF STEERING WHEEL WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. KNOCKING/ RATTLE SOUNDS FROM STEERING COLUMN ON ROUGH/ BUMPY ROADS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT 35K, RIGHT AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. AFTER CONTACTING GM AND A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THE COST WILL BE $850. AND IT IS A "COMMON PROBLEM", DESIGN ERROR. AT 52K DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN THE ROAD, POWER STEERING SHUT OFF, "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXCESSIVELY HARD TO TURN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS AND AROUND 38,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING FLASHED IN THE DASH AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN A PARKING GARAGE. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT'S ITS GOING TO HAPPEN BESIDES THE FLASHING IN THE DASH 3 SECS BEFORE IT GOES. THIS HAPPENED EVERYTIME I DROVE OVER 20 MILES AT A TIME, AND I GO TO SCHOOL IN SYRACUSE SO I DRIVE THE THRUWAY EVERYDAY SO IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO DRIVE WITH IT. I HAD TO GET THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC. IT ALL COST 675$ I WAS ABLE TO GET ALMOST ALL OF THE LABOR CHARGES DROPPED AFTER WORKING AND TALKING WITH A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT A LITTLE OF A YEAR AGO. I ONLY HAVE 46,000 MILES ON IT AND MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT OF IT. I AM NOW TOLD THAT IT WILL COST ME OVER 1,000 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY COBALT IN AUGUST OF 2005. LESS THEN A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WAS IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING PANEL (KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, BUTTON ON STICK SHIFT STICKS, CAN NOT TURN CAR OFF WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY), I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEREO GOING INTO "LOCK" MODE - WHICH IN TURN MAKES ME TURN THE CAR ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN TO GET THE RADIO TO WORK. I LOOKED INTO THE LEMON LAW AND THEY STATED SINCE IT WAS ALL ELECTRICAL, THEY COULD NOT PIN POINT IT TO BEING THE SAME PROBLEM ALL 5 TIMES OF IT BEING IN. WELL, IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN NOW IN MARCH OF 2009. THEY ARE STATING THAT ME EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH NATIONAL WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS THEREFORE I HAVE TO PAY $400 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE A DEFAULT ON THIS CAR. IT IS NOT YET 4 YEARS OLD. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I TRIED TRADING IT IN, BUT I WAS LAID OFF LAST YEAR AND MAKE LESS MONEY AND DO NOT HAVE THE BEST CREDIT BECAUSE OF NOT WORKING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I HATE THIS CAR AND AFTER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHEVY AGAIN!! THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. I HAVE FOUND ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT CHEVY SAYS IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED ENOUGH TO THEM TO SAY THAT IT IS A RECALL. WOW! *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT...THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, IT WILL NOT COME OUT. I LOOKED ON LINE AND I CANNOT GET OVER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT AND THE COMPRESSOR GOING OUT. CHEVY NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEFECTS. I PAID OVER $200 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE; IT JUST HAPPENED. THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 4 YEARS ON MY 2005 COBALT. THE FIRST TIME WAS 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR SO IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT COST ME OVER $600 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE ODOMETER WILL READ "ICE POSSIBLE" WHEN IT'S 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE BRAKE DUMMY LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. THE RADIO WILL DISPLAY A "LOCK" ON IT AND THE RADIO WON'T WORK. JUST RECENTLY THE REAR DEFOGGER QUIT WORKING. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND RELAY SWITCH THINKING THIS WOULD BE QUICK FIX AND NEITHER WORKED. THE 2005 COBALT HAS MANY ISSUES AND I'VE READ OF OTHERS WITH ISSUES SIMILAR TO MINE. NEW CARS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS THIS SOON. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF IT! *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 05 COBALT KEEPS GOING OUT I DRIVE AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING FAILS AND ITS HARD TO TURN AND BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD I TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN AND IT GOES AWAY IT DOES AT RANDOM TIMES MORE OFTEN IN WARM WEATHER I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY WIFE AND SHE CANT DRIVE BECAUSE OF AND IM STILL PAYING ON THE NOTE CHEVY FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFICIENCY THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST A RECALL IS DUE BECAUSE THE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND 2500 DOLLARS MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED GOING OUT ON IT. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL BE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, IT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY PRICEY TO FIX TOO. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED! *TR

POWERSTEERING ON MY CAR KEEPS COMING ON. AND MAKES ALOT OF NOISE. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY CARS POWER WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND MY CAR WOULD GO FROM 70MPH TO 10 MPH IN ABOUT HALF A SECOND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I WILL NEVER BUY A COBALT AGAIN. I HAD THE ISSUE FIXED, OR SO I THOUGHT LAST YEAR, BUT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN TONIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

FOR THE PAST MONTH, MY COBALT HAS BEEN HAVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHILE I AM DRIVING, HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY. CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, THE RPM NEEDLE DROPS AND YOU CAN FEEL MUCH LESS POWER. SOMETIMES STALLING ALSO OCCURS, (MOST LIKELY AT STOPLIGHTS/STOP SIGNS) AND ALSO OCCURRING IN GROUPS. ON DAYS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, THERE WILL BE NO STALLING. THE CAR WILL GO FOR A DAY OR TWO WITH NO PROBLEMS, BUT ALWAYS REVERTS BACK TO THE CHECK ENGINE/STALL PROBLEM. AND THERE WAS ONE TIME WHEN I WENT OUT TO GET PIZZA. I PARKED THE CAR, WENT TO THE PIZZA PLACE, AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO START THE CAR, NOT A LIGHT NOR A SOUND WAS MADE WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. I TRIED THIS SEVERAL TIMES OVER A 20 MINUTE PERIOD. THE CAR WAS UTTERLY DEAD. THAT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, AND LUCKILY, AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, IT DID START UP AGAIN. I HAVE BEGUN TAKING BACK ROADS ONLY AS IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY, THE RESULTS WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE DISASTROUS. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT NEAR 50,000 ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. DEALER DENIES EVEN KNOWING SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND BY OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL ON THE INTERNET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ON A VERY CURVY AND DANGEROUS ROAD. LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

PICKED UP CHILD FROM DAYCARE AND WHILE TURNING TO GET OUT OF FACILITY POWER STEERING INDICATOR SHOWED ON DIGITAL READ-OUT. WHEEL LOCKED AND TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER PARENT AND CHILD, TURNED WHEEL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ( VERY DIFFICULT ) TO AVOID COLLISION AND HIT CURB. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO RIM. VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM LICENSED CHEVY DEALER IN MAY OF 07 WITH 50 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

PROBLEM, WHILE DRIVING 2005 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH WARNING, AND POWER STEERING TURNS OFF MAKING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, PUT MY HAZARDS ON, TURNED OFF THE CAR, THEN RESTARTED IT AGAIN, AND THE POWERING STEERING WAS BACK. THIS IS OCCURRING MY FREQUENTLY, AND SINCE I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY DAILY, IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, MY CAR IS UNSAFE. I WILL HAVE TO PICK TO MECHANIC TO HAVE FIXED SOMEHOW. *TR

FIRST EXPERIENCED WARNING ON DISPLAY PANEL FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE AUGUST 08. HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE THAT TIME. 2ND TIME DEALER REPLACED SOME WIRES. 3RD TIME STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. HAVE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING 3 TIMES SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE. YESTERDAY DEALER STATED CAR WAS NOT FIXABLE. BEING ADVISED BY GM TO CLEAR ERROR CODES AND RETURN CAR TO OWNER. ADVISED I CONTACT BBB TO PURSUE A CLAIM. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I WOULD BE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MY CAR WOULD REV UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 500 AND 4000RPM I WOULD BE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND IT WOULD ALSO. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND MY CAR STALLED OUT I HAD TO TURN MY CAR BACK ON AND PULL INTO A GAS STATION AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. APPARENTLY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT IN MY CAR AND IN MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS! IT'S A MIRACLE I DIDN'T GET HURT OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT JUST DRIVING ALONG AND YOUR CALL STALLS OUT IN A RELATIVELY NEW CAR. *TR

EPS GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE SENT ME TO DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC COMPLETED FOR 85.00 + TAX. DECLINED DIAGNOSTIC AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. ASKED WHY THE MALIBU AND G6 HAD AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ESP BUT THE SAME WAS NOT EXTENDED FOR THE COBALT AS IT IS THE SAME UNIT. DEALER ADVISED HE COULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION. SPOKE WITH CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT CHARGES AND DEFECTIVE ESP. THEY STATED THEY WOULD SEND THE INFORMATION TO A DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WHO WOULD DETERMINE WHAT ACTION TO TAKE AS FAR A REIMBURSEMENT. CHEVY CASE NUMBER 71-702497036. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ODI -NHTSA WILL NOT TAKE ACTION, IF THE CONSUMERS NEED TO BRING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM AND THE MANUFACTURER OF THE EPS UNIT BEFORE OF AFTER LIVES ARE LOST? *TR

RE:2005 CHEVY COBALT- POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND REVERTS TO MANUAL STEERING AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS STEERING PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN ON AN ICY TURN OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY,ETC. THERE IS NO ADVANCED WARNING THAT THE STEERING WILL FAIL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER UNEXPECTEDLY.THE DEALER SUGGESTS A NEW STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT AT $800.00 . WE HAVE FOUND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB)REGARDING THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE '05 COBALTS ALTHOUGH NO OFFICIAL RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED TBS REFERENCE NO 070232007 AND 070235004. DEALER MAINTAINS THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS , IN MY OPINION, AN "ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN". *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM. INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON AND CAR LOSES POWER STEERING CONTROL.....VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (~65 MPH) THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF 4 TIMES. EACH TIME CAR BEHAVED THE SAME WAY, AS IF THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED: THE ENGINE STOPPED, INSTRUMENT PANEL DIALS WENT TO 0, LIGHTS TURNED OFF. RADIO STAYED ON (AS IT WOULD IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF). THE SHUT OFFS WERE SUDDEN: THERE WERE NO WARNINGS (LIGHTS, SOUNDS, VIBRATIONS) BEFORE SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO COAST/BRAKE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHIFT TO PARK AND RESTART THE CAR EACH TIME. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN JULY 2008 APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES INTO A TRIP. THE SECOND THREE INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN ABOUT A 30 MINUTE TIME SPAN ON THE SAME TRIP IN MID OCTOBER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AFTER THE OCTOBER INCIDENTS AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED A COMPUTER UPDATE. I HAD THEM CHECK THE WIRING IN JANUARY 2009 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE CLOCK RADIO RESETS TO 12:00 (WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR, NOT DURING DRIVING) ABOUT ONCE EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 - I'M NOT SURE IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED. THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC 2005 COBALT, 4 DOORS WITH ABOUT 35000 MILES. *TR

ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND IT WENT BACK TO WORKING. ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, NO I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE ISSUE. MY BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS NOW STOP WORKING AND MY AC IS LEAKING ONTO MY FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD ABOUT 48,000 ON IT WHEN EVERYTHING STARTED TO HAPPEN. *TR

THERE WERE NO DEATHS, NO ACCIDENT, BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN IF I WAS MAKING A FAST TURN. AND WE SHOULDN'T WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. DRIVING ALONG, MAKING A TURN ON A QUITE STREET AND POWER STEERING JUST SHUT DOWN, I HEARD A WARNING BEEP AT THE SAME TIME I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND QUICKLY HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE CAR TO FINISH MAKING MY TURN. THE WARNING BEEP WAS WHEN THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARED IN THE DISPLAY WHERE IT SHOULD TEMP, AND MILEAGE. IT HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE WARNING BEEP. THE WHOLE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. WAS ALSO TOLD, THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT CEASES TO FUNCTION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR WHILE MAKING TURNS. THIS CAUSES ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH APPROX 45000 MILES. POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARS AND THEN STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO MANEUVER. DID GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND HUGE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR. AFTER WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT DISAPPEARS AND THE STEERING IS OK AGAIN FOR A WHILE. TOOK CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800+. HOW CAN SUCH A MAJOR PROBLEM OCCUR ON A RELATIVELY NEW CAR AND THERE IS NO RE-CALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY, THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING UNIT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

A CLUNK IN MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE, WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS WHILE TURNING. ALSO LOOSE STEERING, RATTLING SOUND FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. GM REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, IT DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. IM NOW BEING TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN AT 50,000 MILES! THIS WILL COST ABOUT 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS..... PROBLEM NOT CAUSED BY DRIVER. INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN THERE IS A "BACKLASH" FORM THE GEARS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE POWER STEERING JUST TURNED OFF MAKING THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON THE STEERING COMES BACK FOR ABOUT A MIN THEN TURNS OFF AGAIN. I AM TOLD THAT THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL BE OVER $800. MY CAR IS NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE COMPUTER UPDATED TWICE DUE TO SAFETY LIGHTS GOING OFF WITH NO REASON. ALONG WITH REPLACING BOTH CONTROL ARMS AT THE REAR OF THE CAR DUE TO BAD BEARINGS. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A MOTOR FOR THE HEATING THAT WAS BROKEN. FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAS ABOUT 41,000 MILES ON IT THIS SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH TO GO WRONG WITH A "QUALITY" CAR. *TR

MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO "JUMP". REMINDED ME OF SOMEONE LEARNING TO DRIVE A STANDARD. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, NO CODES, DID TRANS SERVICE, 1 QT LOW (APPROX $500 W/TOW). PROBLEM CONT RANDOMLY, COULD NOT AFFORD TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO PLAY GUESSING GAME. FINALLY TOOK IN BEGIN OF JAN FOR CK ENGINE LIGHT, NO CODE, SENT HOME. FEW DAYS LATER STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. LET ME ELABORATE...IT WILL "JUMP" WHEN SHIFTING ESPECIALLY INTO 2ND, CK ENGINE LIGHT ON, T/C LIGHT ON, SPEEDOMETER GAGE GOES GOOFY AND "POWER STEERING" APPEARS, OH AND TICKING IN SHIFTER. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. ON 1/15 IT STARTED ACTING UP WHILE ON FREEWAY TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY PULLED CODE P0742 AND DECIDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY (APPROX$2000). PICKED UP CAR ON 1/19, NEXT DAY ENG LIGHT BACK ON. HUSBAND TOOK TO DEALER TOLD IT WOULD GO OFF. CAME BACK ON BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK. LAST NIGHT ON WAY TO SCHOOL & BACK EXPERIENCED WORSE CASE YET. "JUMPING", CK ENGINE, T/C AN AUTO-THEFT LIGHTS ON, TICKING IN SHIFTER ESPECIALLY WHEN BREAKING. WHEN LEAVING SCHOOL POWER STEERING WOULDN'T WORK, TURNED CAR OFF N ON 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO KICK IN. I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE. AND WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE READ TODAY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVY/GM HAS NOT FOUND A RESOLUTION FOR THIS YET OR DONE A RECALL. WILL IT TAKE A FATALITY TO GET THEM TO REACT???? (1/29/09 SK). *TR