2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ,THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND TURN SIGNALING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT 300 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT AT TIME IS HARD TO TURN A LOW SPEED. I TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE SAID HE COULD NOT TELL ME IF MY CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL OR NOT. HE ALSO TOLD ME I SHOULD BE BE GETTING A WARING LIGHTON MY DASH *CN

WE BOUGHT A 2,006 CHEVY COBALT WITH 16.769MILES ON IT. WAS NOT TOLD IT WAS USED AS A LEASE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT TOLD THAT IT WAS BOUGHT AT AN AUCTION.SO YOU CAN SEE WE CERTAINLY ARE NOT VERY HAPPY TO BEGIN WITH. HIDDEN TRUTHS.WE WAS CALLED ON MARCH 26,2010 AT 10;30 TO GO AND PICK UPOUR VEHICLE. "THEY HAD JUST FINISHED PUTTING THE STERRING COLUMN IN-RECALL BUT SAID IT WAS NOT FOR OUR VEHICLE....WE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL WE ARRIVED HOME SOME 30 MILES AWAY. WAS TOLD IT WAS IN THE SENSOR AND PERSONS WEIGHT-O.K. THEN JUST LEANING ON IT KEPT IT ON AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS. ANY RECALLS AND HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED?

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WELL TO BEGIN, I INITIALLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY SHIFT COLUMN, WHICH I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT WOULD CAUSE MY KEY TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I TOOK IT TO THE DELEARSHIP AND THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE COLUMN. THEN A A COUPLE OF WEEK LATER, MY VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING REALLY FUN, I JUST BLEW IT OFF FOR A MOMENT, UNTIL I THEN TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE ONE DAY, AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I TOOK IT TO THE DELEARSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, AT 86,000 MILES. THE DEALEARSHIP HAS MY CAR, AND IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT'S EVEN WORTH FIXING. IM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT THE INTIAL TIME THEY FIXED THE VEHICLE, AND FIGURED IT WAS MY SHIFTING COLUMN, BECAUSE EVEN WITH MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, IT ALSO AFFECTED THE SHIFTING COLUMN. ONE OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE IS THE AIR BAG SENSOR, I HAVE NOT GOT THIS FIXED YET, BECAUSE THE DEALEARSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $99 JUST TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S CAUSING MY AIRBAG SENSOR TO NOT COME ON, WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS WITH ME.

MY SON OWNS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. GM HAS ELECTED NOT TO RECALL HIS CAR AT THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH HE HAS EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. HIS CAR HAS AROUND 60000+ MILES. IF HE SHUTS THE CAR OFF AND WAITS A FEW MINUTES HE REGAINS POWER STEERING. I AM NOT SURE HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURS BE CAUSE HE IS AT SCHOOL. GM GAVE HIM A CASE NUMBER AND SAID HE COULD HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PREFORMED. WHY SHOULD HE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AND WHY ARE THEY BEING SELECTIVE ON CARS. DO NOT HAVE SPECIFIC DATE ON FAILURES.

MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLBALT'S POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WILL SOMETIMES LOOSE POWER WHEN YOU TURN A CORNER OR FROM TAKE OFF. IT WILL HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS A THEN START TO TAKE OFF GRADUALLY. THERE HAS BEEN NO ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT ONE TIME. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON (MAKING A DINGING NOISE) THEN WENT OFF WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO RUN BETTER. SEEMS TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS DURING THE COLDER WEATHER. I CALLED GM DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU TAKE OFF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR CAR STARTS TO ACT LIKE IT HAS NO POWER AND I ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. AMCO TRANSMISSON PLACE TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION TRYING TO TAKE OFF IN SECOND GEAR. GM DEALERSHIPS SAID THEY DOUBT IT AND WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD PROBLEMS. GM IN TULSA, CLAREMORE OKLAHOMA SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT BUT I DO NOT BELIVE THEM. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I WAS DRIVING HOME THIS EVENING FROM WORK WHEN I GOT THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING ON MY DASH. SOON AFTER, I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD BUCK AND JERK QUITE VIOLENTLY. IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE SO I PULLED OVER. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, GEORGE WEBER, REMEMBERING THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2006 CHEVY COBALTS, TO MY DISMAY, MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SO CALLED RECALL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED IN MARCH. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE, MARSHA, DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SYMPTOMS I HAD EXPERIENCED COINCIDED WITH THE SYMPTOMS OF TWO VEHICLES THAT WERE FIXED AT HER SHOP. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THOSE TWO VEHICLES WERE UNDER THE RECALL, BUT MY CAR IS NOT. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS RECALL EXTEND TO ALL COBALTS THAT STAND A CHANCE OF HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I WAS VERY SCARED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE OTHER ON THE ROAD AS I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE. THE SCARIEST FEELING IS THAT IT CAME OUT OF NO WHERE. [XXX] *TR

I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES. I GET A WARNING SIGNAL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE STEER BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. IF I STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF, THE STEERING IS RESTORED FOR AWHILE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING.

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2009 THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DROPPED THE TANK AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP PORT WAS LEAKING, PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE OLD PUMP IS AVAILBLE

INABILITY TO STEER, CAR WAS TAKING TO DEALER, THEY WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DUPLICATE

FOR THE LAST 10 DAYS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. FOR SOME REASON AFTER U PARK THE CAR THE VEHICLE WONT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK AND U CANT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO WHEN I START THE CAR THE SHIFTER SEEMS TO BE COMPLETELY STUCK AND AFTER I CONTINUE TO RESTART AND PRESS THE BRAKE IT FINALLY WILL MOVE. SEEMS TO BE A LINKAGE PROBLEM. I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SO MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE SINCE SATURDAY WITH THE KEYS STUCK IN IT. WHEN ARE WE GONNA START GETTING PROPER RECALLS ON THIS CAR OR HAVE IT LABELED AS A LEMON. I JUST GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP A MONTH AGO FOR THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM.

YESTERDAY 03/20/10 ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT 11:30PM TO 11:40 PM MY VEHICLE COBALT AT CLOSE TO 40 KM/HR SPEED STOP WORKING. LIKE IGNITION OFF. ALL GAUGES GOES TO OFF CONDITION LIKE VEHICLE IS MOVING WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING.OUTSIDE TEMP.-1DEGREE C. I PLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND PUT IN PARKING MODE THEN I RESTART MY CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTS. THIS IS HAPPENED SECOND TIME. I TOOK TO DEALER LAST MONTH BUT THERE WAS NO CODE. I COMPLAINED TO GM EARLIER ALSO. THEY TOLD ME TAKE TO DEALER WHEN IT HAPPEN AND IN RUNNING CONDITION. BUT ON SATURDAY AT 11:30 PM ON NIGHT WHICH DEALER SERVICE STATION IS OPEN? I HAVE 4 TIMES EARLIER SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM IN THE SAME VEHICLE ALSO. PL DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT MET WITH ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT. THE FUEL PUMP STARTED TO LEAK GAS. I WAS WONDERING WHY THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR OTHER STATES. I LIVE IN MISSOURI. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LTZ. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I WAS DRIVING AND "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD ALONG WITH A CHIME NOISE AND A FEW OTHER WARNING SIGNS. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. JUST THIS PAST TUESDAY 3/16/10 IT DID THE SAME THING SO I PULLED OVER, TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT SIT. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I DROVE HOME AND IT WAS FINE. THEN TODAY 3/20/10 IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF FOR 10 MINUTES, STARTED AGAIN, AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL THERE. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON A FEW MORE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THEN, AND THE WHOLE TIME THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND OFF ALONG WITH THE CHIME. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHTS STAYED ON ALSO. A FEW HOURS LATER, I STARTED MY CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON THE WHOLE TIME UNTIL I GOT TO MY HOUSE. *TR

HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WENT OUT ON AN 06 CHEVY COBALT WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING IT LESS THAN 15 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX ON LEVEL GROUND WHEN THE CLUTCH WENT LOOSE. COULD NOT SHIFT AND HAD TO ROLL IT INTO PARK. BOTH HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED (SPENT $1400 SO I'M ASSUMING THEY WERE NEW PARTS) AND NOW THE CLUTCH STICKS AND THE CAR IS OVERHEATING. STILL WAITING AS TO WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THE NEW PROBLEMS. *TR

POWER STEERING DEFAULTS..... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. A DIGITAL CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT WERE NOT SURE WHICH VEHICLES WOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY ARE UNCERTAIN IF THEY WOULD ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,506.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WHEN OUT ON MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST GETTING ME AND MY FRIEND IN TO A ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR HOME SAFELY BUT HAD TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. TURNING WAS MORE THEN DIFFICULT. THE POWER STEERING WOULD COME BACK WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON BUT SHORTLY AFTER WOULD TURN OFF AGAIN. I TRIED TO FIX IT BUT IT WAS TO NO AVAIL IT JUST KEPT TURNING OFF. THIS OF CORES MAKES IT TO WHERE I CANT EVEN GET TO WORK SAFELY WITH OUT WORRYING ABOUT MY STEERING GOING COMPLETELY OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

2006 CHEVY COBALT SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40-60 MPH WHEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION; AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME FUNCTIONAL. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT THAT TIME. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WITHOUT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

CAR DEVELOPED ODOR OF FUEL. CAR BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER ODOR APPEARED, FUEL LEAK WAS MINIMAL AT FIRST, PROGRESSED TO LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL AND FREQUENCY BECAME CONSISTENT WITH A FUEL LEAK. TOOK CAR TO PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED FUEL PUMP HOUSING WAS CRACKED IN HALF. MECHANIC REPLACED WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY--COST $ 553.58,MILEAGE AT 88583-- RECEIVED RECALL ON FUEL ASSEMBLY THREE MONTHS LATER--CURRENT MILEAGE 98,347. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS TURNING ON A CURB. I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I WAS GOING 50 MPH. I WENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TURNED THE CAR AND ONCE I RESTARTED MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD BY 2 DEALER THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. AND, THAT I NEEDED TO GET THE POWER STEER MOTOR REPLACED MOST LIKELY. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES STEERING AND FRONT END PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES FOR FRONT END PROBLEMS. THE COIL PACK AND MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN DENVER COLORADO WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETE OUT I HAD NO CONTROL ON THE STEERING OF THE CAN I PUMPED MY BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHOULD I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR DURING RUSH HOUR I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. A FEW DAYS AGO THE STEERING FELT AS IF IT WERE STICKING. GOING INTO A TURN THERE WOULD BE NO POWER STEERING AND I WOULD HAVE TO REALLY TORQUE THE WHEEL, THEN, IN THE SAME TURN IT WOULD SUDDENLY COME BACK ON CAUSING ME TO OVERSTEER AND SWERVE. NOW IT USUALLY ISN'T WORKING BUT OCCASIONALLY DOES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

06 CHEVY COBALT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR FUEL SMELL. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP PER RECALL IN ARIZONA. COBALT TAKEN BACK TO DEALER FOR FUEL SMELL, DEALER PRESSURIZED GAS TANK AND FOUND FITTING ON TOP OF TANK SPRAYING FUEL. FIRE HAZARD. REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK FOR THIS COBALT IS BACKORDERED IT COULD TAKE WEEKS OR MONTHS TO GET ONE. I BELIEVE THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT THE PROBLEM, IT IS THE TANK. IF NOT WHY DOES THERE SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM GETTING A NEW TANK. *TR

I'M DRIVING THE CAR AND RANDOMLY THE POWER STEERING FLASHES ON THE SCREEN AND MY POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE ISSUE GOES AWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VECHILE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER AT 5 MPH. THE DEALER WAS PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WILL LET HER KNOW THE RESULTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL FOLLOWED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME HARD AND INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS AN UPCOMING RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT HE WOULD BE NOTIFIED ACCORDINGLY (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM).THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000. UPDATED 04/20/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING DID NOT CHANGE DURING THE INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE VEHICLE PERFORMED. ON MARCH 21ST, THE WARNING CHIMED SOUNDED, THE POWER STEERING DISPLAY LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACT ERRATIC, BUT THE STEERING REMAINED NORMAL AS THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE, BUT DID RESET THE COMPUTER AND ERASED SOME CODES. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED FINE UNTIL APRIL 3RD WHEN IT AGAIN THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AS PER RECALL. UPDATED 09/22/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND CHIME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD THEN BECOME HARD TO MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. HE WOULD THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RE-SET ITSELF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE STEERING COLUMN WIRING SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: COMPONENT: STEERING; ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST). THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THIS CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77060 AND THE CURRENT IS 94,472. UPDATED 4/22/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING MODULE. UPDATED 06/18/10*JB

2006 CHEVY COBALT . THE CAR STARTED TO RATTLE WHEN DRIVING COUPLE DAYS LATTER THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I TOOK IT TO A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR GARAGE AND HAD THE LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BY THE GARAGE THAT THE RACK & PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE GARAGE HAD ME SPEAK TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE COBALTS STEERING AND THERE IS 1.3 MILLION CHEVY & PONTIAC CARS THAT HAVE A STEERING ISSUES BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME BUT BUY A NEW ASSEMBLY AT $367.00 PLUS LABOR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. GM MIGHT RECALL THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING HAS LOCKED UP ON ME TODAY AFTER THE GM DEALER SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE. THANK GOD I WAS NO GOING AT A LOW SPEED. I HOPE THAT NOBODY GETS KILLED. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR UNTIL I CAN HAVE A NEW ASSEMBLY INSTALLED BY THE REPAIR GARAGE. THE ASSEMBLY IS A SPECIAL ORDER FROM A GM DEALER. THIS ALSO TAKES A TOLL ON THE TIRES AND FRONT END. *TR

I OWN A CHEVY COBALT LT AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF AND ITS HARD TO CONTROL. *TR

BEGAN DRIVING ON TO HIGHWAY. BETWEEN THE SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, THE CLUTCH PEDAL DEPLETES COMPLETELY AND DOES NOT RETURN. AFTER TOWING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, WE FIND THE FIREWALL IS BROKEN. WHEN A NEW FIREWALL WAS PUT IN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PART OF THE FIREWALL WAS MODIFIED AND REINFORCED. I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART TO SHOW PROOF OF THE CHANGE MADE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD ANY POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED OR SERVICED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33000.

I HAVE SENT A LETTER TO CHEVY DIRECTLY AND I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO YOU AS WELL. I PURCHASED A CHEVY COBALT A FEW YEARS BACK. THE COBALT IS AN 06. FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW MY KEY HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AT THE ACC POINT. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN PAST THAT POINT. I HAVE FOUND THE LITTLE PLUNGER TO REMOVE MY KEYS IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE SECOND ISSUE THAT ARISES WITH THIS IS THAT MY GEARSHIFTER MOVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. THIS IS A HAZARD AS ONE DAY THE SHIFTER GOT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE I HAVE SEEN POSTED ON THE NET THAT MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED. MY MOTHER HAS AN 05 COBALT THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM SHE HAD THE KEY ASSEMBLY AND THE GEAR SHIFTER REPLACED. I'M A SOON TO BE MOM AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN THIS. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. *TR

14-FEB-10 APPROX 69MI. TRIP POWER STEERING FAILED AND POWER STEERING LIGHT AND CHIME SHOWED ON DASH. 25- FEB-10 APPROX 74MI. TRIP POWER STEERING FAILED AN POWER STEERING LIGHT AND CHIME SHOWED ON DASH. 5-MARCH-10 APPROX 200MI. 5HR TRIP POWER STEERING FAILED 6 TIMES. EACH TIME CAR WAS PULLED OVER TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED AND WITHIN 20 TO 30 MIN POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. *TR

CHEVY COBALT 2006. POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS MOVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70000.

I WAS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION ON 2/13/10 DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,700.

6 MONTHS AGO THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT STOP WORKING. CAR WAS OVER WARRANTY & TOOK IT TO RAY PRICE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, MT POCONO PA. CHARGED ME $907.00 TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND BOX (ELECTRIC). CAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE HANDLING AS PRIOR TO FAILURE & REPLACEMENT. TOOK CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND SVC MGR WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT. SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. I CONTINUED TO USE THE CAR WITH SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR POWER STEERING. ON 2/3/2010 I WAS GOING TO WORK ON LIGHTLY SNOW COVERED RD WHICH I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 26 YRS. I HAD THE CAR IN LOW GEAR AND HAD SNOW TIRES ON THE CAR. I DROVE AROUND DOWNHILL WINDING ROAD AND COULD NOT BRING THE CAR'S STEERING BACK UNDER CONTROL. I HIT A FEW TREES JUST MISSING AN ENBACKMENT. I SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AT THE TIME & DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I CALLED THE POLICE. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND TOWED TO D'AMCIO AUTOBODY SHOP, SCOTRUN, PA. THE BODY WORK TOOK 28 DAYS TO COMPLETE. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 3/2/2010, MR. D'AMICO TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY & THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. GREG SMITH INS APPRIASER AGREED WITH MR. D'AMICO AND SAID THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR CAUSING THE POWER STEERING NOW TO BE BROKEN. I HEARD SEVEAL TIMES ON NEWS THAT GE WAS RECALLING 2005 -2010 CHEVY COBALTS DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. I CALLED GE CORPORATE CUSTOMER SVC DEPT AND THEY GAVE ME A INCIDENT #. THEY CALLED ME AND I CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC AND AS I WAS GETTING READY TO SLOW DOWN MY WHEEL LOCKED ON ME ALMOST PUTTING ME INTO THE WALL ON THE FREE WAY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AND SCARED FOR MY LIFE. I TALKED TO CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 4 WEEKS BUT IN THE MEAN TIME I AM STUCK IN THIS CAR THAT COULD POSSIBLY KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE ON THE STREETS. I BELIEVE THIS A PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSED BY THEM AND THEY SHOULD AT LEAST PROVIDE A RENT A CAR. ITS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING THESE CARS ON THE STREETS WHEN IT COULD HURT SOMEONE. I WENT TO MANY DIFFERENT CHEVY PLACES AND ALL TOLD ME THAT SAME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEIR SYSTEMS TO POST THE RECALL. I HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. I HAD IT FAIL 4 TIMES WITH AN HOUR OF ME DRIVING MY CAR. I THINK THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE SOON OR THERE WILL BE MORE ACCIDENTS AND FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH APPROX 43,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. IT RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHEN I AM DRIVING, AND AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT SEEMS FINE UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN LATER. THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED, I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WITHIN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE & WAS TOLD MY POWER STEERING MOTOR CASE WAS CRACKED. I CALLED GM TO FIND OUT IF COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY & WAS TOLD NO. I ASKED THE REP IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING, AT FIRST SHE SAID NO, THEN SHE SAID NONE THAT SHE WAS AWARE OF. THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE TOLD ME THE PART ALONE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE OVER $800. HE THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A WARRANTY AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE THE MECHANIC SAID THE PRICE OF THE PART SHOULD GO DOWN WITH TIME, I CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY SHAKY COBALT HOPING THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT GO OUT ON ME. *TR