2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *TR

I HAVE AN 2006 COBALT & THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DRIVE... WHEN THE CAR IS TURN OFF IT GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT TIME & COMES RIGHT BACK... VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK UNTIL I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES NOW SOMETIMES 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. IT JUST RECENTLY STARTED. IT WAS COLD AND I HAD MY HEATER ON WHEN IT FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, NEAR 58,000 MILES, RECENTLY HAD THE POWER STEERING GO OUT ON IT. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON THE DISPLAY. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT HOME AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN MY ONLINE RESEARCH. I READ THAT OFTEN TIMES TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL "RESET" IT. I WENT OUT AND TRIED IT AND IT WORKED. UNFORTUNATELY, IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I GOT THE MESSAGE AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING CLICKED OFF. LUCKILY THERE IS A BIT OF A WARNING RIGHT BEFORE IT GOES OUT, YOU CAN HEAR A CLICK AND THEN 3 DINGS AND THEN IT LOCKS UP. IT HAS BEEN A WEEK NOW SINCE I FIRST STARTED HAVING THE ISSUE AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE WITH EACH DAY OF DRIVING, GOING FROM LASTING 10 MINUTES BEFORE FAILURE, TO LASTING ONLY 15-30 SECONDS. AFTER THE 3RD DAY I FINALLY GAVE UP ON IT AND BEGAN DRIVING MY OLDER MUCH MORE RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE CHEVY CAVALIER. TODAY I AM TAKING THE COBALT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE BETWEEN $450-$600 TO REPAIR. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AS WELL. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HE SEES AT LEAST ONE IN PER MONTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT VERY SAFE AND IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR ISSUE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT, BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OR THE ONES WHO LACK THE UPPER BODY STRENGTH? THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS JUST GOING 2-3 MPH OUT OF A PARKING DECK WHEN WITHOUT WARNING I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE NEARBY CHEVY DEALERSHIP $456 LATER IT WAS FIXED. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AT 49,800 MILES. THIS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PARK WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. *TR

06 COBALT POWER STEERING. *TR

POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON & OFF AT THE BEGINNING & NOW IS AFTER ONE MINUTE OF DRIVING, IT GETS VERY STIFF HARD TO MANEUVER I WAS ABOUT TO CRASH SO MANY TIMES. *TR

PLEASE GO TO GET SATISFACTION.COM TO REVIEW ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS BY CHEVY COBALT OWNERS. THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. I HAVE AN '06 COBALT AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING SUDDENLY AT AROUND 62,000 MILES. GM REFUSES TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE CAR AT 60K. THEY WANT NEARLY $1000 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR.

THE POWER STEERING IN THE COBALT JUST FAILS. FIRST TIME IN THE PARKING LOT OF A JEWEL WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THE LOT BARELY ABLE TO TURN WHEEL TO PARK. TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. 2ND TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON A TRIP 1.5 HOURS INTO TRIP THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. RESTARTED THE CAR AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO TRIP POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I DROVE WITHOUT IT FOR THE REMAINING HOUR. ONE THE RETURN TRIP THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER 1.0 HOURS OF DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT SPEED.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN TURNING SLOWLY

2006 CHEVY COLBALT.POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT ON SEVERAL TIMES.

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING MAKING STEERING THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GREAT EFFORT IS NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 90 DEGREES (THIS IS NOT LIKE DRIVING AN OLD CAR WITHOUT POWER STREERING). CONDITION STARTED AT ABOUT 39000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS ABOUT 40550 MILES ON IT TODAY. PROBLEM OCCURS AT VARIOUS INTERVALS BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE CAR MUST BE STOPPED, ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND CAR RESTARTED TO TEMPORARILY CLEAR THE CONDITION. SITUATION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS OF 2/8/2010. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID A RECALL IS PENDING (THEY ALLEGEDLY ARE COOPERATING WITH NHSTA AT THIS TIME ON A RECALL), BUT CANNOT COMMIT TO FIXING THEIR DEFECT IN MY CAR. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES REPAIRS CAN BE UP TO $2000 BECUASE INDIVIDUAL REPAIR PARTS CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AS A LARGE KIT. I HAVE BEGUN DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET CHEVROLET TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHSTA. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE CAR'S DESIGN THAT PLACES THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD NEAR THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM GOES OUT. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AT ANY TIME LEAVING THE PUBLIC AT RISK.

I OWN A 2006 COBALT WHICH I LEASED NEW IN 2006 AND IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING GO ON MY CAR 4 TIMES. ALL FOUR TIMES WAS DURING PARKING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HOW TO PARALLELL PARK AND THIS IS WHEN THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR AND THIS WOULD LAST UP TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT WOULD START WORKING PROPERLY WHEN NOT TURNING THE WHEEL SO MUCH. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME, I KEEP HEARING ABOUT ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH AS THE TIMES IT HAPPENED TO ME I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURED BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEES THE NEXT TIME I MAY BE AS FORTUNATE. ALSO AT TIMES THE STEERING MAKES CREAKING NOISES WHEN TAKING SHARP TURNS...THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRINING THIS CAR ANYMORE.

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT BRAND NEW AND IMMEDIATLY QUESTIONED WHY THE STERRING WHEEL SHOOK WHENEVER I BRAKED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS A SMALL PLASTIC GAS SAVER THAT IT WAS TO BE EXPECTED. THE SHAKING OF THE STERRING WHEEL GETS VERY SEVERE WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND IN INCIDENCES OF QUICK STOPS. I WAS SO SURE THIS CAR WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN I DID NOT ALLOW MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVER TO DRIVE IT. NOW, I AM HEARING ABOUT OTHER CEVY COBALTS THAT HAVE STEERING FAILURE AND I NO LONGER ACCEPT THE ANSWERS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE SO CALLED PROFESSIONALS. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL FORCE GM INTO A RECALL BEFORE MY STEERING FAILS AND I FIND MYSELF IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE MY STEERING HAS FAILED

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT-POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE NO POWER STEERING IN THIS CAR NOW. THE ELECTRICAL UNIT THAT POWERS THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT-FAILED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AT THE VERY LEAST $800.00 TO FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. MY SON USES THIS CAR DAILY (NOW WITH NO POWER STEERING) TO AND FROM WORK AND TO SCHOOL. HIS COMMUTE IS 1 HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE ONE WAY. MY SON FOLLOWS A WEBSITE FOR COBALT OWNERS AND TELLS ME THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE EMAILS ON THE WEBSITE ARE REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL UNIT FOR THE POWER STEERING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL INJECTORS ON THIS CAR. WILL THERE BE ANY RECALL FOR THE CHEVY COBALT? THERE SHOULD BE!!!L *CN

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS COUPE. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, AS DO MANY OTHER COBALT ONWERS. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WILL TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THIS MAKES THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS. *CN

I HAD JUST TURNED ON THE ON RAMP TO GET O THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED AT 25 MPH. I LATER TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID I WILL NEED A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR. DEALER SAID IT WILL BE A $1100 FIX. I THINK GM SHOULD PAY FOR THIS, SEEING HOW SO MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *CN

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT GAVE OUT AFTER THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE IT IS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST A SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH THEN FIXED THE PROBLEM. *CN

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR AND HAS GRADUALLY STARTED GOING OUT AT EVEN LOWER SPEEDS. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT. IT HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. I CANNOT EVEN GET OUT OF A SMALL PARKING LOT WITH OUT IT GOING OUT. IT IS HARD TO TURN AND HARD TO STEER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. *TW

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE TURNING. *TW

DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. PULLED CAR TO CURB, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED CAR ENGINE, POWER STEERING RESUMED. WHILE RETURNING TO MY HOME POWER STEERING FAILED TWO MORE TIMES. *TW

POWER STEERING FAILED. IT WAS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY WOULD NOT COME BACK AT ALL. WE HAD TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE ACTUAL PART. ONCE IT CAME IN, WE HAD IT REPAIRED. *TW

APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO..POWER STEE RING LIGHT CAME ON AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED TO RECYCLE THE POWER STEERING..THIS HAS CEASED WORKING BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN 2 SECONDS AFTER RESTARTING. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED FUSES AND I AM JUST SHORT OF TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND UPON RESEARCH NOTICED MORE THAN A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TW

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED WENT OUT SUDDENLY. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING IS FINE WHILE I AM PARKED, BUT AS SOON AS I BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN THE POWER STEERING GOES BACK OUT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 36,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *CN

MY SONS 2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF START IT BACK AND IT WOULD BE OK AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN OVER AND OVER . WE WENT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED PAYING OUR OWN MONEY. *CN

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE, NOW OCCURS EVERY 100 MILES. IS OKAY AFTER CAR RE-STARTS, THEN FAILS AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. *CN

MY ELECTRONIC STEERING IS NO LONGER WORKING. AS SOON AS I START MY CAR, IT LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT GOES OUT AND I HAVE TO STEER UNASSISTED. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IMPEDES MY MANUEVERABILITY ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO PARKING AND PARALLEL PARKING IS IMPOSSIBLE. MY WIFE CAN LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE IT REQUIRES THE STRENGTH OF HERCULES TO STEER CAR. *CN

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 4 YEARS AND 3 TIMES MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I DRIVE ONLY TWO MILES TO WORK AND SO I AM FREQUENTLY TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES - THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE THROUGH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT I DRIVE. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MAKING A LANE CHANGE FOLLOWED BY TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SINCE OCTOBER OF 2009 SHE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND SHE HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE 10 TIMES AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE ECM COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE CONTACT PAID $600 FOR THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING CORRECTED ITSELF; HOWEVER, WHEN SHE BEGAN DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST GO OUT AT ANY TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY CAR SINCE SEPT 09 AND SINCE I HAVE HAD 4 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHERE THE POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT AND LOCKED UP MY WHEEL. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS AND IM AFRAID THAT I WILL GET INJURED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. EACH TIME HAS OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN DIFFERENT WEATHER AND SO ON. ON FEB 4 2010 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WENT COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD INTO A FIELD. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT STARTS DRIVING FINE AGAIN. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT CONSTANTLY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IN ORDER TO HAVE POWER STEERING AGAIN. THE WARMER THE MOTOR GETS THE MORE FREQUENT IT HAPPENS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A ROAD WHEN MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I WENT BACK TO MY APARTMENT BEFORE TAKING IT ANYWHERE. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK. AFTER DRIVING TO THE CAR GARAGE LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT AGAIN. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO STEERING FLUID IN MY TYPE OF CAR THAT IT WAS ALL COMPUTERIZED AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I DROVE ACROSS THE STREET TO THE DEALER WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD LAST ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND STOP CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER START MY CAR AND DRIVE AGAIN. IT STOPPED WORKING TWICE WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT TO TURN INTO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOUND THAT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT MY POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF I DIDN'T. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. TALKED TO REPAIR SHOP AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT THIS IS A COMPONENT FAILURE.

1. BEGINNING AT THE START OF JANUARY, RANDOMLY THE POWER STEERING IN OUR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WOULD SIMPLY STOP WORKING WITH NOTIFICATION. 2. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A DAY. 3. I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED WHICH COST ME NEARLY $500. *TR

DRIVING THE CHEVY COBALT (2006) ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. THE CAR SWERVED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND SCRAPED/DAMAGED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE COBALT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN I START THE CAR IT WORKS FINE BUT WHILE I'M DRIVING IT CUTS OUT AND ITS VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT CAME ON AND IT GOT REALLY HARD TO STEER. AS I TRIED TO GET THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAD TO CROSS OVER INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE CONCRETE BARRIER THE POWER STEERING KICKED BACK IN, SEEMS HOW I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED SO SHARPLY TOWARD THE SHOULDER I NEARLY HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS IS QUITE COMMON. IF THEY THINK IT MAY BE IN OVER 900,000 CARS, YOU WOULD THINK A COMPANY LIKE GM (THAT HAS HAD ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH DEBT AND IN THE PUBLIC EYE)WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. THIS IS GOING TO TURN INTO A PROBLEM LIKE TOYOTA. ITS NOT A CHEAP FIX THE DEALER SAID 2 HOURS OF WORK FOR WHAT COULD COST ME UP TO $3000. THIS CAR IS ALMOST 5 YEARS OLD. THE CAR IS BARELY WORTH $5500. MINE IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT WITH A 2 YEAR OLD. THIS STUBBORN ATTITUDE THAT GM HAS IS VERY SAD DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE COBALTS FROM THE YEARS INDICATED WOULD BE UPGRADING TO OTHER VEHICLES, TOO BAD THEY WONT BE ANYTHING MADE BY GM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER'S 06 CHEVY COBALT LS STEERING LOSS POWER AND SHE BARLEY GOT HER CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC, SHE THEN WAITED TEN MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 4 MORE MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SO I HAD TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GOT HURT, THIS HAS COST ME SOME VERY EXPENSIVE CAR REPAIRS, SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS I'VE BEENTOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE THE PART THEY REPLACED IS THE SAME PART THEY ORDERED, WHICH IS FAULTY, I LIVE IN FEAR EVERYTIME MY CHILD GETS IN THAT CAR TO GO ANYWHERE, AND SHE NEEDS A CAR TO GET TO COLLEGE. AS I SAID BEFORE PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR A TRAGEDY THAT COULD BE PREVENTED. THANK YOU *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF, AND DASH LIGHTS READ "POWER STEERING." AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR, POWER STEERING CAME BACK FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN THE SAME WAY. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER, AND TWO COMPONENTS WERE REQUIRED TO FIX THE CAR. AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SOMETHING ELSE I CAN'T RECALL THE NAME OF. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO CRASH. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ON A VERY STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. I HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO POWER STEERING GOING OUT, AND HAD EVEN HAD THE CAR SERVICED EARLY LESS THAN A WEEK PREVIOUS TO THIS HAPPENING. *TR

RANDOM FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. FAILS 3-5 TIMES DURING 15-20 MINUTE COMMUTE WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE STEERING TO BECOME STIFF. TEMPORARY RESOLUTION IS TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, GIVING YOU ANOTHER 5 MINUTES OF POWER STEERING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT'S AN $800 - $1500 OUT-OF-POCKET REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP. I MAY TRY TO PURCHASE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ($230- DEALERSHIP ONLY) AND INSTALL MYSELF BUT THAT MEANS PULLING OUT THE STEERING COLUMN, DISABLING AIRBAG, AND HOPING EVERYTHING WORKS CORRECTLY WHEN YOU PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE WHICH SHE USES TO GET TO WORK AND CARRY MY 1 YEAR OLD GIRL TO BABY SITTER. THIS HAS FAILED DURING TURNS, AND EVEN WHEN GOING 55 MPH, IT IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A 60 DEGREE TURN. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SUFFERED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. THE EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO WHERE I COULD NOT DO MORE THEN GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE AUTO WAS RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP WITH CAUTION. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. I HAD THE AUTO TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. I HAVE DRIVEN MUCH LARGER AUTOS THAT HAVE HAD POWER STEERING FAILURES AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING WHERE THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED TO GUIDE THE AUTO WAS SO GREAT. IF THIS HAD BEEN SOMEONE WHO WAS LESS EXPERIENCED OR WHO DID NOT POSSESS THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH OF A FULL GROWN ADULT MALE THE SITUATION MAY HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN A CHIME SENSOR SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER CONTINUED IN OPERATION AND EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, MAKES CAR HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. *TR

I HAD BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. ONCE I STARTED DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP OF ANY KIND. I ALSO NOTICED FROM TIME TO TIME I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING MOMENTARILY. LUCKILY THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BESIDES WHEN I WAS IN PLACES LIKE SMALL PARKING LOTS OR DRIVING VERY SLOW, BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. AND THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS JUST ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HEAR THE NOISE 9/10 TIMES I HIT A BUMP. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED SO IF I WANTED THE PROBLEM FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND IT WAS ROUGHLY $1500 HE SAID. *TR