2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED TWICE HAD TO GET BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL HAS A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT DUE TO WARPED ROTORS AND REAR ARE NOISY AND WEAR DOWN SAME AS FRONT HAD TO GET BRAKES DONE AGAIN AND ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED NEXT BRAKE JOB OR WHEN ROTORS WARP AGAIN NOTICE ABLE AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT NEW STRUTS BECAUSE OF FRONT END CONSTANTLY SHAKING WHEN ROTORS WARP. *TR

I HAVE A 06 FOUR DOOR CHEVY COBALT. WHEN I GOT IT FROM THE DEALER IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT 50,000 MILES LATER THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN ACTING UP. WHILE DRIVING I GET A MESSAGE THAT I HAVE NO POWER STEERING, I HAVE POWER STEERING AT FIRST, WHEN IT STARTS, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE POWER STEERING IS ALSO ELECTRIC, AND THE MILES I PUT ON THE CAR IS FREEWAY MILES. NO EXCESSIVE STEERING WEAR AND TEAR. IT IS QUITE A CHORE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, WITH NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LUXURY COMPACT CAR WHICH I ENJOY BUT WITH NO POWER STEERING, IT MAKES WANT TO HATE TO DRIVE IT, INSTEAD OF LOVING TO DRIVE IT ONCE I GOT IT. BECAUSE OF THE BAD MALFUNCTION, IF ASKED, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 COBALT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN MY 29 YEAR OLD SON WAS TURNING ONTO A TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE CAR HIT THE CURB CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT TIRE AND WHEEL. MY INSURANCE COMPANY (USAA) PAID $4269.69 FOR REPAIRS, $420 FOR CAR RENTAL; I PAID $500 DEDUCTIBLE. CLASSIC CHEVROLET FIXED THE POWER STEERING WITHOUT CHARGE; HOWEVER, IF THERE HAD BEEN A TIMELY RECALL THE ACCIDENT WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE 06 CHEVY COBALT, THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVER TIME THE CAR IS IN USE NOW AND HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF A 15 MILE TRIP. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THE STEERING TO RESPOND AGAIN. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON 2006 COBALT POWER STEERING JUST QUITS. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING ASSIST COMES ON EVERY DAY AFTER 5 MIN OD DRIVING U STOP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT UP IT COMES BACK ON 5MIN LATER...SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT LS POWER STEERING SEIZING, NOT WORKING. ONLY 40K MILES ON CAR, BROUGHT TO GM DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON POWER STEERING, HAD TO HAVE REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN & MOTOR AT A COST OF OVER 1000 DOLLARS. *TR

I HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND THEN ONE DAY I WAS TURNING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I GOT IT INTO A PARKING STALL AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN PROCEEDED TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I STARTED TO DIVE AGAIN, IT HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES THAT DAY. IT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING THE FREEWAY COMING INTO A CURVE IN THE ROAD, IN THE PARKING LOT AS MENTIONED AND PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. IF I HADN'T DRIVEN A CAR IN THE PAST WITH NO POWER STEERING I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOW OR BEEN ABLE TO STEER THE CAR SAFELY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE AND EVERY TIME IT DOES HAPPEN IT'S NOT JUST ONCE, IT'S SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY THEN IT WILL BE WEEKS OR LONGER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM AND UNSAFE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND THERE IS NO WARNING. THE "POWER STEERING" INDICATOR COMES UP AS IT'S GOING OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 10,000 MILES. SHE STATED THAT IN TEMPERATURES OVER 50 DEGREES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30 TO 40 SECONDS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AS LOW AS 5 MPH AND UP. WHEN IT FAILED, SHE HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY AND ALLOW THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOWEVER, THE CLOSEST DEALER WAS OVER 100 MILES AWAY. SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THAT DISTANCE SINCE THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR FREQUENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE CLOSING HER CASE UNTIL SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ( NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE10005; COMPONENT :STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. RESTARTING ENGINE WILL RESTORE POWER STEERING FOR A SHORT TIME. THE CAR ALERTS WITH WARNING CHIME SOUND AND A DASHBOARD MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN EVERY FEW MINUTES OR, RARELY, IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT ALL DURING A SHORT TRIP. THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED IN LATE 2009 ON A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE ( LESS THAN 9,300 MILES TO DATE). *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE, NO CERTAIN TIME OR SITUATION APPROX. ONCE A WEEK. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE POWER STEERING FAILS. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE OR ANY KIND OF MOVEMENT FOR THAT PART AT SLOW SPEEDS. UNFORTUNATELY I HEAR THE FIX COST OVER 1000 DOLLARS, MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE ON A FIXED INCOME. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 AND BY THE SUMMER OF 2008 THE PROBLEM STARTED TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY AND THEN MORE OFTEN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE QUICKLY AND OFTEN WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE AND I LIVE IN TEXAS WHICH IS NORMALLY HOT MOST OF THE YEAR. IT IS VERY ANNOYING TO HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. *TR

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT (OR AS OF APPROX 2 WEEKS AGO) THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING BEGAN TO RANDOM SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING IS AVAILABLE EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED BUT IS ALWAYS DISABLE AFTER 1-2 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND STAYS THAT WAY UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, ALTHOUGH AT THAT POINT IT LAST 1-2 MINUTES AGAIN AND SO THE CYCLE CONTINUES. THE CONSEQUENCES AS OF YET ARE SIMPLY THE BOTHER AND DIFFICULTY WITH 'WINDING ROADS' AND PARKING LOTS. DUE TO EXPERIENCE WITH A SIMILAR CAR AND MINIMAL TRAVEL THERE HAVE BEEN NO RELATED ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. THE FAILURE HAS YET TO CORRECTED DUE TO VARIOUS CONSTRAINTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING FOR A MOMENT SO I WAS SO SCARED A THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SO I STOP FOR A WHILE AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN BUT WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED TO PARKED MY CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO MY DAD CHECK THE CAR TO PUT SOME FLUID ON THE POWER STEERING BUT WE FOUND THAT THE SYSTEM IS ELECTRIC, TODAY COULD BE REALLY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHERS THAT WERE DRIVING CLOSE TO ME IN THE FREEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 07/12/10*JB

STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE, BUT SOON RETURNS. SO FAR THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS .THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54000.

I HAVE A 06 CHEVY COBALT. I WAS EXITING A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ABOUT GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE WHEEL TO TURN. THE POWERSTEERING ON MY CAR GOES OUT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, BUT ON AN AVERAGE DAY ABOUT 2-3 TIMES. TODAY I WAS DRIVING FROM WICHITA, KS BACK HOME TO TULSA, OK AND MY POWERSTEERING WENT OUT 4 TIMES WITHIN A MATTER OF 10 MINS. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WHEN I'M TURNING A SHARP CORNER AND MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR. I AM A VERY SMALL WOMAN AND CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR, THEN RESTART THE CAR AFTER WAITING FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE. USUALLY, I HAVE TO TRY ABOUT 3 TIMES TO GET THE POWERSTEERING TO WORK AGAIN AND IT DOESN'T WORK FOR VERY LONG. HIGHWAYS IN TULSA, OK HAVE VERY SHARP AND NARROW EXITS AND IT IS SCARY WHEN I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL OF MY CAR. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HE CROSSED DOUBLE YELLOW LINE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS HEAD-ON COLLISION HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER CAR ONCOMING. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. CAR HAD APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND OF COURSE, JUST PASSED THE WARRANTY TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS CHEVY/GM NOT TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING COLUMN? THERE ARE 1,000'S OF PEOPLE IN OUR SITUATION AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FATALITY TO OCCUR? THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AS I CALLED CHEVY DIRECTLY, BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ANYONE DRIVING A CHEVY COBALT SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, NOR DO I WANT TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. YOU TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT WHEN YOU BUY A CAR, THE COMPANY PRODUCING THE CAR IS CONCERNED FOR YOUR SAFETY. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. SHAME ON YOU GM TO THINK ABOUT YOUR OWN WALLET BEFORE THE SAFETY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. MAKES YOU THINK TWICE TO BUY "AMERICAN". *TR

HAVE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS. IT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE YOUR DRIVING, HAS FAILED ON ME AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TOO LOSE CONTROL, HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT WOULD NOT LIKE TO EXPERIENCE THIS, OR SOMETHING WORST. THANK YOU - A CONCERNED CONSUMER. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, MAKING CAR HARD TO STEER. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT AND MY POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHEN I GO DOWN THE ROAD THE FORCES THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. I AM TERRIFIED THAT I MAY HAVE A WRECK AT ANY MOMENT AND I HAVE A 3 YR OLD AND 7 MONTHS PREGNANT! PLEASE PLEASE GET THIS RECALLED ASAP! *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE THERE ARE 1000'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE HELP US. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES OF DRIVING OR LESS. IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. IT GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF BUT THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES BACK OUT. VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL FEEL LIKE GOING OUT ON YOU LIKE GOING AROUND A SHARP TURN WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAVE A 2006, CHEVY COBALT, AND AM ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE A MOTOR REPLACED IN MY POWER STEERING. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE I HAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NO POWER STEERING!!!! I DID TALK TO CHEVY, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT ODD, HAVING LESS THE 50,000 ON MY CAR. I WAS A FEW MILES FROM HOME, AND WAS BLESSED ENOUGH TO BE NEAR A CHURCH PARKING LOT, TO PULL OVER. I AM ALSO YOUNG ENOUGH, AND STRONG ENOUGH THAT I DID GET IT BACK HOME, SO MY HUSBAND COULD CHECK IT. I DID CHECK WITH CHEVY, TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, OR IF THEY WERE AWARE OF A PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL, AND WERE NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM. THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID. AGAIN, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT ODD. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND IT COST $418.00. I WOULD HAVE HATED TO HAVE BEEN IN TRAFFIC, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, OR A BAD CURVE. IF IT HAD OF HAPPENED IN ANY OF THOSE 3, I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. I DO BELIEVE IT IS A GREAT SAFETY PROBLEM. PEOPLE THAT DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF ARM STRENGTH, WOULD HAVE NO CONTROL. .AS STAYED ABOVE I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

POWER STEERING WONT WORK. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT HAS HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM INDICATOR COMES ON. IF YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF THE POWER STEERING RESETS AND THEN FAILS AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

HI, ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED IT WAS KIND OF WIGGLING DOWN THE STRAIGHT AWAY OF THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY I WAS ON. THE CARS BEHIND ME MUST HAVE NOTICED BECAUSE THEY QUIT PASSING ME. I WENT STRAIGHT BACK HOME AFTER WORK THAT DAY AND THE CAR WAS FINE. IN THE WEEK SINCE I HAVE NOTICED A FEW ODDITIES IN TURNING THE CAR, MOST BEING WHAT LOUD POPS. NOW, THE CAR HAS HAD A POP IN THE FRONT END SINCE I BOUGHT IT THAT THE DEALER NEVER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX AND I WAS SURE IT WAS IN THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT UNTIL YESTERDAY. IT'S JUST BEEN A LITTLE MORE RANDOM LATELY HAPPENING WITH NO CURVES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. YESTERDAY ON THE WAY HOME I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND THE SCROLL ON MY DASH READ "POWER STEERING." I WENT AHEAD AND TURNED AND FOUND ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING HELP. DROVE ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING UNTIL I MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHERE I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK WITH NO WARNING MESSAGE AFTER DOING THAT. THE CAR WAS AGAIN FINE FOR ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHERE THE MESSAGE REAPPEARED AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT POWER STEERING AGAIN. FROM ALL THE MESSAGES I'M READING ONLINE THIS CAN BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND VERY DANGEROUS. GOING FROM GREAT STEERING TO NO STEERING HELP CAN BE A BIG SHOCK WHEN IT HAPPENS IN AN INSTANT AND WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. PLEASE HELP US COBALT OWNERS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WOULD CUT OFF AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THIS WAS 8 WEEKS AGO. NOW, THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY NOT WORKING. *TR

BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2009 THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 COBALT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IN ONE INSTANCE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED DURING A TURN AND I ALMOST HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. BY THE SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY 2010 THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT TWO TO THREE TIMES A DAY. AS OF THIS WEEK IT ALMOST NEVER WORKS. WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN AND PAY $95 TO HAVE THEM ASSES THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOT DONE THAT YET AND BASED ON ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I PROBABLY WILL NOT DO THAT UNTIL CHEVROLET TAKES ACTION TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. NOW THAT IT IS OUT MOST OF THE TIME IT LIMITS HOW FAR I CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS VERY TIRING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER IT FOR LONG PERIODS. *TR

I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR UNTIL THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AND I COULDN'T STEER THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY THING LIKE THAT BEFORE SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER RE-STARTING THE CAR IT WAS FINE. HOWEVER, THE POWER-STEERING CONTINUED TO LOCK UP ON ATLEAST ONCE A DAY, BUT WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AS LONG AS I USED FULL FORCE WITH BOTH ARMS TO STEER AND TURN. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT WHERE THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING MY CAR. IT IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MAKE SIMPLE TURNS AND IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,088. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,688.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE WAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY, FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES AS MENTION IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

I GOT 'POWER STEERING' MESSAGE ON MY DIC WHEN I WAS GETTING OUT OF PARKING LOT.... THEN IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK AGAIN, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE FOR A FEW MINS, THEN IT STARTED HAVING A SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON AND THEN OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FEE WAS $70. THERE WERE NO RELATED WARRANTIES OR RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

STEERING PROBLEM. POWER STEERING FAILS. HARD TO STEER. *TR

JUST BOUGHT MY COBALT AT USED DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT FEELS REALLY HARD TO TURN AND IT MAKES NOISES THAT JUST DON'T SOUND RIGHT. I'M REALLY CONCERNED NOW READING THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I THINK THE POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT OR KILLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

I HAVE A 06 CHEVY COBALT WITH INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURES. IT FAILS AFTER APPROX. 20 OF DAILY DRIVING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I CONSIDER IT DANGEROUS. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT IS NOT BEING PROACTIVE TO OFFER A SOLUTION OR RECALL. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT REPAIRED BUT EVEN SO, REPAIRS ARE ALSO DONE WITH FAULTY PARTS. THE CAR HAS 65K MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FEBRUARY 05, 2010 WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP FORTUNATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION. A FRIEND TOLD ME CHEVY COBALT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I BEGAN MY SEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT DISBURSING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SUCH AS THIS BEFORE. IM LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED OR AROUND A CORNER WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP OR MY CAR DIDN'T EXPLODE INTO FLAMES FROM THE GASOLINE DISBURSING THROUGHOUT MY CAR WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. POWER STEERING AND FUEL PUMPS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. CHEVY BARELY ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND SAY ITS NOT BIG DEAL, TRY YOUR BEST TO CONTROL YOUR CAR WHEN YOUR POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I'VE HEARD THIS BECOMES A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AFTER THE FIRST TIME. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING FAILED AND UNABLE TO STEER. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WORKED. DROVE TO GARAGE AND LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STEERING FAILED AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. HAD WRECKER PULL TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN KIT AND MOTOR KIT AT A COST OF $983.43. *TR

POWER STEERING HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE 2006 COBALT LS I BOUGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER IN 2006. I MADE THE PURCHASE SO SHE COULD COMMUTE FROM COLLEGE. THOUGHT THE CAR WOULD BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE PURCHASE---BOY!!! WAS I WRONG!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM & GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE COBALTS NOW. HOW DO WE, AS CONSUMERS DEMAND THIS & GET IT CORRECTED? DO LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMEONE WILL HELP US? I THINK I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A TOYOTA! AT LEAST, THE TOYOTA CORP IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR DEFECTS----THEY'RE FIXING THEM! *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE MESSAGE SCREEN NEXT TO THE SPEEDOMETER READ "POWER STEERING" AND THE WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. MEANWHILE, THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING MOTION, BUT THE DIRECTION OF THE WHEELS WAS NEARLY INALTERABLE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTART IT. THIS CAN BE VERY HAZARDOUS IN TRAFFIC, AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF LIMITED DRIVING SPACE. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE 18 TIMES IN THE PAST 13 DAYS. DURING ONE OCCURRENCE, NEARBY POLICE OFFICERS TOOK NOTICE OF MY STRUGGLE AND CAME OVER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. *TR

MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS IS GOING OUT AND IS VERY LOUD AND CLUNKY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. BACK IN JANUARY I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND THE MESSAGE CENTER ON THE DASH DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING." ONCE THAT APPEARED AND CHIMED, I LOST MOST MANUEVERABILITY OF MY VEHICLE AND IT BECAME HARD TO STEER. ONCE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND BACK ON, AND NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPLICATE. AT THE TIME, MY COBALT HAD APPROXIMATELY 78,650 MILES. SINCE THEN, I HAD NOT HAD ANY OCCURRENCE UNTIL 2/1/10. SINCE 2/1/10, THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY DAY. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND THEN MY POWER STEERING KICKS OUT. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE REAPPEARS. THE ENGINE HAS TO COOL DOWN FOR THE LENGTH OF DRIVING TIME TO INCREASE. I DRIVE A 44 MILE COMMUTE DAILY ONE WAY, AND EXPERIENCE THIS EVERY DAY; SEEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS, IT POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK ESPECIALLY WHEN MOST OF MY COMMUTE IS HIGHWAY DRIVING. I'VE HAD IT KICK OUT WHEN I'M ON AN EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP ALMOST UNABLE TO CONTINUE MY TURN AROUND THE CORNER. I HAVE SEEN THAT GM STATED IN REBUTTAL TO THIS INVESTIGATION THAT "IF IT GOES OUT IT REQUIRES EXTRA EFFORT." BEING A FAIRLY BURLY MALE, THAT EXTRA EFFORT IS A LOT! IT IS LIKE YOU'RE GOING AGAINST QUITE A BIT OF RESISTANCE ON THE POWER ASSIST COMPONENTS. I USED TO WORK FOR UPS AND DROVE THEIR TRUCKS; THEIR PACKAGE CARS DON'T HAVE POWER STEERING AND I KNOW HOW

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND MY 18 YR SON WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE MESSAGE INSIDE THE CAR CAME ON. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO DRIVE AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT AFTER 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR HIM AND I HEAR CAN COST UP TO 2000.00 TO FIX. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS THAT I PURCHASE USED FROM A CHEVY DEALER WITH 70,000 MILES HERE IN MIAMI. WHILE DRIVING MY CHEVY COBALT, I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND I ALMOST CRASH MY VEHICLE INTO A POLE GLADLY THERE WAS NOBODY STANDING OR OTHER VEHICLE NEAR THE INCIDENT. IT HAS NOW BECOME AN REPEATED INCIDENT MEANING THAT IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUT SIDE GETS TO COLD OR TOO HOT IT STOP WORKING. IT ALSO MAKES A BEE NOISE. I CHECK THRU THE WEBSITE REVIEW OTHER CHEVY COBALT OWNERS PROBLEM AND THEY ADVICE TO REMOVE THE 60 AMP FUSE AND PLACE IT BACK AND IT TEMPORARY CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAYS THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HOLD STEERING UNIT WHICH OVER $1000 DOLLARS WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. I FIND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR INSTEAD OF A HYDRAULIC PUMP. I HAVE DONE A RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON OWNING A CHEVY COBALT THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I RESEARCH THRU YOU WEBSITE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE ALREADY REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A CHEVY PROBLEM. PLEASE I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU GUYS INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FURTHER SINCE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME PLEASE FEEL FREE. PLEASE DO NOT LET SOMEONE GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

DURING NORMAL DRIVING ALERT TONE SOUNDS, DIC SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND POWER ASSIST IS LOST. VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IF I PULL OVER, TURN ENGINE OFF THEN RESTART, THE PROBLEM CLEARS UP, HOWEVER, IT WILL RE-OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. PROBLEM HAPPENING WITH GREATER FREQUENCY DURING LAST TWO WEEKS, NOW HAPPENS EVERY TEN MINUTES OR LESS. I DRIVE MOSTLY ON CITY STREETS. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AT LEAST 30 TIMES IN 5 HOURS OF DRIVING. YESTERDAY PROBLEM OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN 15 MINUTES. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR