2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $ 1,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,600. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IF IT RECURRED, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; ALTHOUGHT, THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 3/12/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 40 EAST IN NORTH CAROLINA CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND CAR WENT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT RAIL STEERING OVER COMPENSATED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAR WAS TOWED AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 COBALT, BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 06. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT SAID POWER STEERING IN THE INFORMATION CENTER. POWER STEERING CAME BACK AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF. TOOK TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS GOING OUT. I PAID FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS PART WAS STILL NOT COVERED. THE REPAIR COST ME JUST ABOUT $500. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SINCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT IS CHEVY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT SS 55,000 MILES. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. RESETS AFTER RESTARTING CAR. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I SAW ON THE CCN REPORT ABOUT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURRED IN 2008 AS I WAS COMING OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP. NO ACCIDENT, WHEN I REACHED MY HOUSE, I SHUT OFF THE POWER AND RESTARTED CAR 15 MINUTES LATER AND CAR WORKED FINE. HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES IN OUT WHEN DRIVING CAUSING IT TO BE DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR

POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THIS HAS JUST STARTED AND I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *JB

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT HAS CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, SWITCHING LANES ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AND EVEN TURNING IN PARKING SPACES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A CHEVY DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND THE MOTOR THAT GOES WITH IT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE PROBLEM KEPT OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY, I FOUND THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON THEN IT WOULD RESET AND I CAN DRIVE AGAIN. BUT WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL CUT OFF AGAIN. IT COULD BE MINUTES OR HOURS, BUT IT OCCURS AGAIN, UNTIL I PULL OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS. IT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. ESPECIALLY RIDING WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE 2 PARTS AS SUGGESTED BY THE CHEVY DEALER WHICH COST ME $1371 TOTAL. NOW JUST LESS THAN 3 WEEKS, I HEARD THERE ARE MORE THAN 11,000 OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. I WENT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO WAIT ON A LETTER FROM CHEVY BECAUSE CURRENTLY THEY ARE RECALLING CARS INDIVIDUALLY BY SERIAL NUMBER. I INFORMED THE GENTLEMAN I HAD THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LIKE THE OTHERS AND WAS GIVEN A 1 800 NUMBER TO CALL CHEVY. I HAVE GONE THRU THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANYWHERE. I HOPE HELP IS ON ITS WAY. I GAVE CHEVY ALL THE MONEY I HAVE PLUS BORROWED MONEY. *JB

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO MY VEHICLE ALERTED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER ENGAGED. IT FIRST OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF THE SUDDEN, AND I WAS FORCED TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. ORIGINALLY IT OCCURRED ONCE A WEEK, BUT FOR THE PAST MONTH MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT EVERYDAY. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHILE I'M DRIVING LESS THAN 45 MILES PER HOUR, BUT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IT HAS GONE OUT ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I'M TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR. THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AND THEN RESTART MY VEHICLE. WHEN I RESTART MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING IS ENGAGED AGAIN. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH MY 06 CHEVY COBALT. STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 40,000 MILES. IT SPONTANEOUSLY FAILS ABOUT TWICE A MONTH WITH NO REAL REASON THAT I CAN TELL. WHEN IT OCCURS, I HAVE TO PULL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,664.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN DRIVING MY POWER STEERING STOP OPERATING MAKING IT HARD TO TURN OR OPERATE. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT WHEN STEERING THE STEERING MAKES NOISES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR CHEVROLET COBALT, THE POWER STEERING KEPT GOING OUT. THE CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD. AND IT WAS A REALLY SCARY EXPERIENCE. *TR

MY POWER STEERING ON MY CHEVROLET COBALT HAS GONE OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT GOES OUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, OUR FIRST CHEVY PURCHASE EVER. PURCHASED IT USED IN SPRING OF 08. DON'T KNOW WHAT PREVIOUS PROBLEMS IT MAY HAVE HAD, BUT ONE CAN ONLY WONDER. WHILE DRIVING THIS PAST FALL, MY HUSBAND HEARD DINGING SOUNDS, LOOKED DOWN, AND THE SCREEN SAID THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SURE ENOUGH, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE MANUAL SAYS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTART, AND ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME WE RESTART, THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON, BUT ONLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. AS SOON AS WE DRIVE 20 FEET, IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS FOR US WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED - COULD BE GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE ROAD, COULD BE WHILE GOING AROUND A TURN. WE LIVE IN WEST VIRGINIA WITH MOUNTAINS AND SHARP TURNS, AND THIS POSES A SERIOUS DANGER. IF WE LOSE POWER STEERING GOING AROUND A BIG TURN, WE'RE IN TROUBLE. I'VE READ REPORTS OF POWER STEERING FAILING AT SLOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER, THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE FOR US. IT WILL GO OUT AT ANY SPEED, AND THE MORE YOU RESTART THE ENGINE, THE MORE IT CONTINUES TO GO OUT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO REPAIR, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT THERE OR GUARANTEE IT IF THEY DID TRY TO FIX IT. BUT THE COST COULD BE AS MUCH AS $1100 OR MORE. WELL, I DON'T HAVE $1100 TO FIX THE NEWEST VEHICLE I OWN, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS THE WAY IT IS, AND SO THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I COULDN'T BE MORE TICKLED IF CHEVY HAD TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES AND FIX MY CAR FOR NO

ON SATURDAY JAN 30, 2010 I WAS LEAVING A BUSINESS AND I WENT TO BACK OUT AND WHEN I STARTED GOING FORWARD AS I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. ALSO A FEW TIMES DURING THE SUMMER IT HAD HAPPENED. I WOULD BE TURNING A CORNER AND I FOUND MYSELF TURNING WITH 2 HANDS OR JUST GOING DOWN THE STREET MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I HAD NOT HAD ANYTHING DONE AS OF YET BECAUSE IT HADN'T DONE IT FOR A FEW MONTHS UNTIL SATURDAY. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING 2006 COBALT "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE DASH AND I LOST POWER ASSIST. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ALREADY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON THE DASHBOARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL VERY MUCH IN ANY DIRECTION. *TR

DAUGHTER HAS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LTZ PURCHASED USED IN 2009. LAST YEAR ON ONE OCCASION, AS SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, SHE INDICATED THAT HER CAR SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAME OUT AND DETERMINED THIS WAS IN FACT OCCURRING. I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR, RE-STARTED IT AND THIS SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. I NOW REPORT THIS AS I HAVE NOW READ OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES FROM OTHER OWNERS TO WHICH YOU ARE NOW INVESTIGATING. *TR

THE STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM KEEPS GIVING OUT. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED THE CAR SHAKES AND IT IS HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT OFTEN GOES TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING ON MY 06 COBALT SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT. IT SEEMS TO GET STUCK WHEN TURNING THE STEERING VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT WAS ALWAYS TOLD THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AT THIS TIME THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY MAJOR PROBLEM LIKE A CRASH BUT IT STILL CONCERNS ME AND I KNOW IT SHOULD NOT OPERATE LIKE THIS. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR BECAME VERY "TIGHT" AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE STEERING PROBLEM PULLED MY CAR INTO THE LANE OF THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. I JERKED MY WHEEL AND WENT OFF OF THE ROAD. I DID PREVENT AN ACCIDENT FROM OCCURRING BUT EVERY SINCE THEN MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. IF I TURN MY CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON SOMETIMES IT RESETS THE POWER STEERING PUT SHORTLY AFTER I START DRIVING I HEAR A DINGING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND ONCE AGAIN IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR. I REPORTED THIS TO THE PLACE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY FELT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL. THEN TODAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2010, I HEARD THE NEWS REPORTS SO I FIGURED I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ALSO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DIGITAL READ OUT WHERE IS SHOWS THE MILEAGE AND I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS HARDER TO MANEUVER. I SLOWED DOWN AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LOOKED FOR ANY FUSES THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BLOWN NOT KNOWING IF THERE WAS ANY AND RESTARTED STARTED THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE. BUT IT DID IT 3 MORE TIMES IN A 4 MILE DISTANCE. *TR

ELECTRONIC STEERING IN THE CHEVY COBALT. AROUND OCT 2009, I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, PRIMARILY FOR MY DAUGHTER TO CONTINUE HER DRIVERS ED TRAINING AND PRACTICE. I NOTICED WHEN SHE TRIED TO PARALLEL PARK WITHIN THE 3 MINUTE MVA TIME LIMIT THAT SHE WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL WOULD LOCK. IT WOULD STAY LOCKED FOR SOME TIME (A FEW MINUTES). MY DAUGHTER MENTIONED THAT SHE WASN'T ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CHEVY COBALT AT HER DRIVERS ED TRAINING BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM--SO THE COMPANY COULDN'T USE THE VEHICLES FOR THE STUDENTS TO PRACTICE PARALLEL PARKING. THE COMPANY WAS FRIENDLY DRIVING ACADEMY IN GLEN BURNIE, MD I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT IS HOW THE CAR IS DESIGNED. I TOLD THEM THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS POOR ENGINEERING AND THAT TRYING TO MAKE PARALLEL PARKING ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN A 3 MINUTE MVA TIME LIMIT SHOULD NOT CAUSE THE STEERING TO LOCK. MY DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE TO TAKE THE MVA TEST BECAUSE OF THIS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULD BE DEFECT AND THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

MY CHEVY COBALT LS 2006 2-D LOST ITS STEERING POWER AND I HAD A HARD TIME DRIVING IT BUT LUCKILY I WAS STILL UNDER THE 36,000 MILES WARRANTY WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS FIXED BUT I'M JUST WORRIED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND I SEE THAT IT COSTS $2000.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IN ADDITION TO THIS, IT MAY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITHOUT STEERING CAPABILITIES. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS STEERING MY VEHICLE WHEN PARKING, BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES AND WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRYING TO TURN. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITH THE COBALTS OVER TIME. RECENTLY MY IGNITION LOCKED UP TWICE, AND RIGHT BEFORE IT LOCKED I FELT THE STEERING COLUMN TIGHTEN UP. NOT SURE IF THAT'S RELATED BUT IT MIGHT BE. THE SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE SHIFTER IN THE VEHICLE AND IT HASN'T LOCKED UP AGAIN BUT THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL TIGHTENING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHICH WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IT NOW HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. AT APPROX. 45,000 THE POWER STEERING LIGHT AND THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A SECURITY SYSTEM. WE TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER WHO "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BY TEARING INTO THE STEERING COLUMN AND CLEANING ALL OF THE PLUGS. IT WORKS FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN IT DID IT AGAIN. THEY THEN DID THE SAME THING AND CLEANED THE PLUGS. THE THIRD TIME WE TOOK IT BACK THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IT BEGAN ACTING UP AGAIN AND WE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY CLEANED THE PLUGS AGAIN. AFTER YEARS OF FRUSTRATION AND COMPLAINING, WE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT CONTROLS IT. WHEN YOU OPERATE THE TILT WHEEL IT WILL EITHER FIX OR HINDER THE PROBLEM WORSE OR BETTER THAN WHAT IT IS AT THE TIME. I SAW THAT NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS AND I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE TO LET THEM KNOW I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST STEERING. THERE WAS A POINT WHERE YOU COULD BE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AND GOING AROUND A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WOULDN'T' BE WORKING, AND IT WOULD KICK IN AND OUT JERKING THE WHEEL. MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ITS OWN LANE. IN ADDITION TO BEING HARD TO PARK, THIS IS A HORRID SYSTEM. I WILL NEVER BUY A COBALT AGAIN DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE, IT ALMOST FORCED ME TO WRECK GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I READ THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THE LOST OF POWER STEERING IN CHEVY COBALTS, AND WE HAD AN INCIDENT THIS LAST WEEKEND. MY SON WAS PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING IN FRONT OF OUR CONDO, AND THE VEHICLE LOST THE POWER STEERING. IT ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY SLOW, SINCE HE WAS NOT MOVING FAST TO DO THE PARKING, BUT IF YOU PULLED BACK OUT INTO THE ROAD, AND ACCELERATED, THE POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING CAME BACK. WHEN THE ASSIST WAS OFF, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR ALMOST 4 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE NOTICED THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING. SO IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH TURNING THE STEERING TO EXTREMES AS YOU DO WHEN PARKING, OR MAYBE WITH STEERING AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED WHILE DOING THE WORK OF PARKING. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THIS TO HELP IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND FOR THE PAST MONTH THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN TURNING OFF WHILE I'VE BEEN DRIVING. AT FIRST IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE EVERY FEW DAYS, THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING DAILY, NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR, ABOUT 15 SECONDS AFTER I START TO DRIVE IT TURNS OFF. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ISSUE I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR BUT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT IN FEBRUARY OF 2009. AROUND 65,000 MILES, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN GOING OUT. AT FIRST, IT WOULD ONLY GO OUT IF IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE, AND IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WOULD GO AWAY. IT BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT TO WHERE IT IS OUT NEARLY ALL THE TIME NOW. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. $700.00. *TR

IN JUNE 2006 I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT SD. ON JUNE 2008 I WAS LEFT STRANDED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY CHEVY DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING: BATTERY FAILED MIDTRONICS (BATTERY ONE REPLACED), CHECKED ENGINE LIGHT ON (INJECTOR FUEL CLEANED), INDUCTION SYSTEM DIRTY (THEY FLUSHED IT) AND AIR FILTER FULL OF DIRT (RAF REPLACED AIR FILTER). THIS PROBLEM COST ME $208.82. ON JAN 2009 THE HORN WAS REPLACED (IT HAD STOPPED WORKING 2 MONTHS PRIOR). THIS COST ME $58.85. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT CAME ON AROUND AUG OR SEPT OF 2009. THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD AND IT'S VERY HARD TO MANEUVER, SPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS AND THEY BOTH SAID IT NEEDS THE POWER STEERING MODULE REPLACED. THIS PIECE COST AROUND $470. PLUS LABOR. THE FIRST MECHANIC CHECKED IT ON JAN 23, 2010 AND BOUGHT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ($175.00)FROM THE CHEVY DEALER AND REPLACED IT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND HE KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS TO CHECK IF MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE. HE CONCLUDED IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE RETURNED THE MOTOR AND NOW WAS TOLD THAT THEY (CHEVY) DID NOT SELL THE MOTOR BY ITSELF, THAT HE NEEDED TO BUY THE WHOLE MODULE, WHICH IS $470.00. THE FIRST 2 MONTHS I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF DEC 2009, EVEN WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN, THE

MY POWER STEERING TENDS TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THE SHIFTER CLICKS. MY SPEEDOMETER AND RMPS GO NUTS. MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT FLASH. THE CAR STALLS WHEN I STOP IN TRAFFIC OR AT LIGHTS. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER CHIP THREE TIMES AND REPLACED THE PART ONCE. I NOW AM HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN AND THEY SAID ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. 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 PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT/DISABLING/NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN BEING DRIVEN. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AND VERY FREQUENTLY AND CAUSES ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET THE VEHICLE SPEED DECELERATED.THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WITHIN SECONDS THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE MANUALLY BUT IT REQUIRED MORE EFFORT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSTIC LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE EMISSION CONTROL SENSOR AND THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61, 500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LINE IS CRACKED AND THE RETURN VALVE LINE IS SPILLING FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED COSTING $800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. WHILE I AM DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A WRECK. IT IS NOW DOING IT EVERY DAY AND SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WHEN THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT CHEVY COBALTS DOING THIS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A WRECK DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND THE STEERING WOULD BECOME STIFF. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AT LEAST 7 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LACK OF TURNING ABILITY. PLEASE LET THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. *TR

IN THE WARMER MONTHS, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 06 CHEVROLET COBALT WILL SUDDENLY QUIT WHILE DRIVING. IF I RESTART THE CAR, POWER STEERING WILL RETURN BUT ONLY FOR A MATTER OF MINUTES. IT BECOMES MOST DANGEROUS WHEN IT GOES OUT WHILE I'M MAKING A TURN. TWICE I HAVE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TURNING IN TO A DRIVEWAY. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I'M GLAD THE NHTSA IS FINALLY LOOKING INTO IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS I GOT IT LIKE A YEAR AGO AND IT HAS A REALLY BAD POWER STEERING PROBLEM WHEN I GOT IT FROM THE DEALER IT WAS GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO FAIL I WAS GOING TO MORENO VALLEY THROUGH THE CURVES AND IT JUST SHUT OF ON ME SO I HAD TO PULL OVER. SO I TURNED OF THE CAR AND WAITED. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FOR LIKE TEN MINUTES THEN IT SHUT OF AGAIN. NOW I JUST TURN ON MY CAR AND AS SOON AS I PRESS THE GAS THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. IT IS REALLY HARD TO PARK AND TO CONTROL IT. I TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. MY COBALT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM I DID SOME RESEARCH AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT AS ME. I THINK THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PEDESTRIANS. *TR

THERE WAS NO SIGN OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT BEFORE THE FAILURE. SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT FELT AS IF IT WERE LOCKED. I PULLED OVER GRADUALLY, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN. THE CAR WORKED ANOTHER 1/2 MILE THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. SAME CONSEQUENCES. TOOK CAR TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE POWER ASSIST PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PUMP IS BEING REPLACED TODAY. *TR

DRIVING 2006 COBALT POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING AND THE CAR CHANGED LANES. THE PS LIGHT DID COME ON IN THE DASH BUT IT WAS TO LATE. OUT OF WARRANTY BUT HAVE SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. NOT VERY SAFE. ALSO PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES RESUMED BUT IT OCCURRED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IN DEC. 2009 THE STEERING WARNING ON THE DASH CAME ON, BUT WENT OFF THE NEXT TIME MY 19 YR OLD DAUGHTER STARTED THE CAR. A WEEK LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE IMMEDIATELY AT A COST OF ALMOST $900. I HAVE THE WORK TICKET TO SHOW WHAT WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE CAR. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS BEING REPORTED BY OTHER COBALT OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT MOST OF THE TIME I DON'T HAVE POWER STEERING. WHEN I DO HAVE POWER STEERING I WILL DRIVE A BLOCK DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND THE INFORMATION CENTER WILL TELL ME THAT I NO LONGER HAVE POWER STEERING.*TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2006 CHEVY COBALT ON A HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT (AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON), MAKE STEERING VERY DIFFICULT. WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR SHORT TIME THEN CAME BACK ON, AND VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING. I TOOK THE COBALT TO DEALER, AND THEY DISCOVERED FAULT CODE C0475 ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR CIRCUIT FAILURE, LOST COMMUNICATION WITH ECM. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STEERING MOTOR AT A COST OF $497.85. *TR

ELECTRONIC STEERING SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. IF IT OCCURS IN CURVE, STEERING WHEEL ALMOST LOCKS, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND "RESETS" WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. TIME AFTER RESET BEFORE RECURRENCE CAN VARY FROM A FEW SECONDS TO HOURS. *TR

TRIED TO UNLOCK DOOR USING THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY. THE PASSENGER DOOR UNLOCKED, HOWEVER THE DRIVER'S DOOR REMAINED LOCKED. I THEN TRIED UNLOCKING THE DRIVER'S DOOR WITH THE KEY. THE KEY TURNED, HOWEVER THE DOOR REMAINED LOCKED. I ENTERED THE CAR VIA THE PASSENGER DOOR AND TRIED UNLOCKING THE DRIVER'S DOOR USING THE POWER LOCK BUTTON, HOWEVER THE DRIVER'S DOOR REMAINED LOCKED. I THEN TRIED UNLOCKING THE DOOR BY MANUALLY PULLING UP ON THE "POPUP" LOCK AND PULLING ON THE HANDLE, HOWEVER THE DRIVER'S DOOR REMAINED LOCKED. I TOOK THE COBALT TO A DEALER, AND THEY DETERMINED THE LATCH WAS FAULTY. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH AT A COST OF 264.04. *TR