2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND ALMOST CRASHED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE STEERING RESETED AND OPERATED NORMALLY FOR OVER ONE WEEK AND A SHORTLY AFTER SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE CODE.THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WOULD DISPLAY ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ONCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE SIX MILES ON A BUSY ROADWAY MY HUSBAND AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD OVER 20 TIMES TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND GIVE THE TIME FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF ONLY TO DRIVE A PIECE FURTHER AND THE INCIDENT TO OCCUR AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, HAVING TO TOW THE VEHICLE HOME. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER AND IT WAS OVER 800 FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SO FAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS. 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. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 30,275.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED AN UNKNOWN PART AT PARTIAL EXPENSE OF GENERAL MOTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH IN CLEAR CONDITIONS AND MODERATE TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND TO DRIVER OPERATION. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY BY BRAKING LIGHTLY, HOWEVER THE WHEELS WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN IN A COMPLETE 360 DEGREE TURN AND SIDE GRAZED THE MEDIAN STRIP BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT TOOK NO LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 47,000. UPDATED 3/12/10 *CN THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HIT A GUARDRAIL DUE TO THE STEERING MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE STEERING IS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE MORNING. I HAVE TO BACK UP OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND AT TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. I THOUGHT THAT WAS NORMAL BUT NOW I AM HEARING IT SHOULD NOT DO THAT. IT STARTED BACK IN AUGUST AND HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT, HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY MORNING. AT TIMES IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE I HAVE POWER STEERING. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY WITH A GREATER CHANCE FOR A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 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. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RE-OCCURRED DURING THE TRAVEL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN HER TRAVELING PERIOD, WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WOULD PULL OVER AT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL FAILURE SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE OVER 65,695.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 39K MILES. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THIS OCCURS ALSO WHEN SHE PUTS THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AS WELL. THIS HAS OCCURED EVERYDAY WHERE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES IN THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT TO BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84729.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH A LITTLE OVER 62,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT USED AND HAVE HAD IT A YEAR AND THREE MONTHS. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR I'VE HAD ISSUES W/THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. IT ACTS UP ON A DAILY BASIS. THE POWER STEERING CUTS ON AND OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR. IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR AT ALL. MY ARMS ACHE AT THE END OF THE DAY FROM STRUGGLING TO STEER AND KEEP CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT IS ESPECIALLY SCARY WHEN YOU ARE ON A SHARP EXIT RAMP AND THE POWER STEERING ISN'T WORKING AND THEN CUTS ON. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL OF MY CAR MANY TIMES. I'VE LOOKED INTO HAVING IT REPLACED BUT THE COST OF THE PARTS AND LABOR ARE EXPENSIVE AND BEING A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF WEBSITES AND COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS W/THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT GM WON'T DO A RECALL! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE! THIS IS MY FIRST GM VEHICLE AND I CAN GUARANTEE IT WILL BE MY LAST! *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ON 1/28/10, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN ON 2/1/10, AND THEN STOPPED AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED RESULTING IN A NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. IT IS OFTEN HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HEAR A RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING CHAMBER WHILE I AM MAKING TURNS. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AS I WAS DRIVING WHICH CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL NOT TO MOVE AT ALL. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT NEAR OTHER CARS AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF IN TIME. I RE-STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING MUST HAVE RESET ITSELF AND BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT OF COBALT. POWER STEERING ALERT COMES ON TO DASH AND CAR BEEPS. WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED POWER STEERING RETURNS. 3 INCIDENTS. 2 NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS. *TR

IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL 3 TIMES. IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 50-55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HIT MY BRAKES AND MY CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TRIED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND MOMENTS LATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION FOR TWO MINUTES. THE FAILURE CONTINUE TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

MY CAR HAS NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010. I WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WAS BLINKING "POWER STEERING". ALL OF A SUDDEN, I COULD BARELY MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED INTO A GS STATION AND THEY TRIED TO FIND OUT WHERE I WOULD PUT POWER STEERING FLUID WHEN WE REALIZED, MY CAR HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, FLUID IS NOT NEEDED. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES UP THE ROAD BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I MADE IT HOME BUT NOW DAY 3 IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THIS IS A CHEVY PROBLEM. I CALLED OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ISSUE CHEVY IS TRYING TO HIDE! THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $2000 TO GET IT FIXED WHEN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT IS ONLY WORTH $5000! *TR

WHY? WHY CHEVY? WHY ME? ALL I WANTED WAS A DECENT CAR. I THOUGHT I HAD FOUND ONE WHEN I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT. IT LOOKED SO PRETTY SITTING IN THE DEALERS LOT. IF I KNEW THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A PIECE OF !@#$%, I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR WHEN I WAS TRANSPORTING CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD HEADLINE FOR CHEVY. 3 YOUNG CHILDREN DIE IN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF LOUSY CHEVY PARTS. MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OFF AT LEAST 8 TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR OF MY LIFE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CORPORATE OVERSIGHT OF THE CHEVY COBALT. P.S. !@#$% CHEVY. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2008. THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING. SOMETIMES I HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING IN MY LANE. WHEN I TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE STEERING WHEEL IS TIGHT AND HARD TO MANEUVER. WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT THAT WAS RULED OUT. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER AND GO BACK INTO MY LANE IN ALL INSTANCES BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A HARD ONE TO PROVE AND IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE WOULD BE $100. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD THEN HER STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WENT OUT, USUALLY WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF CAR BEING IN 'DRIVE.' OCCURRED EVERYTIME I DROVE THE CAR. I HAD TO GO BUY A POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR (~$190); REPLACED WITHIN 20 MINUTES BY MECHANIC. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IT RESETS POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND IT WORKS NORMAL. HOWEVER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON THE DISPLAY WILL COME ON AGAIN WITH THE RESULTING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS RESULTS IN DIFFICULT STEERING ESPECIALLY IN TURNS. MY DAUGHTER WILL SOON BE OBTAINING HER DRIVERS LICENSE AND I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW HER TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT IN A TURN IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SAFELY STEER MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. I HAS TO SLOW TO AN VERY UNSAFE DRIVING SPEED OF 10 MPH JUST TO GET HOME. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY CAR. *TR

THE POWERSTEERING ON MY CHEVY 2006 COBALT 4 DOOR, THE POWERSTTERING LIGHT COMES ON, THEN THE CAR IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. MAKES DRIVING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. TOOK TO MECHANIC, SEEMS THE COMPUTER CHIP IS OK, THE SELAD SYSTEM FOR THE STEERING FLUID IS OK, IT IS AN ELECTRONIC MOTOR THAT OVERHEATS IS WHAT THE MECHANIC STATED. REPAIRED 2/2/2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SHE HEARD A BEEPING SOUND IN THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT INTO NEW YORK CITY (FROM PENNSYLVANIA) THE POWER STEERING "DIED." THE CAR ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN "DELICATELY" SINCE PURCHASED. *** ALSO NOTE THAT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM DIED LAST SPRING (SPRING 2009) AND CHEVY REFUSED TO HELP IN COMPENSATING OF THE 1200 DOLLAR BILL WE HAD - CLAIMING WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ORIGINAL PART THAT MALFUNCTIONED. THEY DID NOT WANT TO HEAR THAT NO GARAGE IN 2009 GIVES YOU THE "DEFUNCT" PART OF THE CAR. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH CHEVY'S MAIN OFFICES AND GOTTEN NO WHERE SINCE THE COMPUTER FRIED ITSELF LAST SPRING. SINCE THE POWER STEERING DIED 2 WEEKS AGO, THEY ABSOLUTELY WON'T HEAR OF IT AND WILL NOT HELP WHATSOEVER. FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 28000 MILES ON IT, AND HAVE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OF THE CAR DIE AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM - SOMETHING IS BEING COVERED UP ON THEIR PART. - ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DEALER WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM (MAUREEN ALEXANDER CHEVROLET IN WILKES-BARRE PA) HAS CLOSED DUE TO THEIR "REORGANIZATION OF GM". *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. I THEN NOTICED A MESSAGE FLASHING ON THE SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING POWER STEERING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAD GONE AWAY. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, IT WILL FLARE UP AGAIN. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERYTIME I DROVE THE CAR THEREAFTER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EPS MOTOR HAD GONE BAD, SO I HAD A NEW EPS MOTOR INSTALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD WITH A BEEPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. FIRST OCCURRED AUGUST 2009 AFTER BUYING THE CAR USED IN JULY 2008. HAS OCCURRED EVERYDAY SINCE. GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. CANNOT GET MORE THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE POWER STEERING FAILS EACH TIME CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING NOW INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. VEHICLE MUST BE POWERED OFF THEN BACK ON TO MAKE THE POWER STEERING WORK AGAIN. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MANY TIMES, SOME WHILE DRIVING AND SOME WHEN I FIRST GET INTO THE CAR AND START IT. NOT ONLY DOES THE POWER STEERING GO OUT BUT THE CAR ALSO JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE IN MOTION, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHES AND DINGS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR HAS EVEN SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC A FEW TIMES. GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, I TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION AT PEP BOYS MANY TIMES AND EVEN RECEIVED MY MONEY BACK WHEN THE PROBLEMS WERE NEVER ABLE TO BE FIXED. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON IT. SHE HAD TROUBLE HOLDING IT IN THE ROAD. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL THESE COBALTS. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS I'M HAVING WITH THIS CAR. *TR

STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LOSE. LOSES CONTROL OFTEN WHEN BRAKING. *TR

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO I NOTICE THE POWERING STEERING GOING OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ONLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. ONE CAR REPAIR SHOP QUOTED A PRICE OF OVER $1000.00 FOR THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONCERNS FOR MY SAFETY, BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND AM WAITING TO SAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. MEANTIME I DRIVE IN WET, ICY CONDITIONS AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS. MY KEY OFTEN GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, TAKING QUITE SOME TIME TO FIDDLE WITH TO GET OUT. AS WELL, AND A MUCH MORE SERIOUS COMPLAINT, IS THE FAILURE OF MY POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON QUITE OFTEN IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF TAKES THE LIGHT AWAY. HOWEVER, TODAY WHILE TAKING A TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT, MY POWER STEERING LITERALLY FAILED ON ME. THIS IS NOT SAFE, AND AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED ITS A COMMON DEFECT OF 2005-2009 CHEVY COBALTS. *TR

CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING LOCKING UP AND HAS TO BE TURNED OFF BEFORE IT WILL WORK AGAIN. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH ONGOING POWER STEERING FAILURE ISSUES. DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" WILL COME UP ON THE ODOMETER AND THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WHICH SEEMS TO "RESET" AND TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES AND SOMETIMES AS SOON AS 30 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A CHEVY COBALT 2006 AND FOUR MONTHS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT IS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE SEREN MANY CASES LIKE THIS ON COBALTS. MINE HAS 59K AND HAS NO WARRANTY. THE DAY THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING IT AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. SHE IS A 60 YR OLD LADY AND DOES NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO BE MANEUVERING A HARD STEERING WHEEL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND MY POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT RANDOMLY AS I AM DRIVING. THE CAR WILL GIVE NO INDICATION THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ABOUT THE STOP WORKING AND THEN ALL AT ONCE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. I HAVE TRIED FOR OVER 2 YEARS TO GET CHEVY TO DO SOMETHING AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IT HAS STARTED OCCURRING EVERYDAY OVER THE PAST WEEK . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS TO INCLUDE 35 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IT IN ANY DIRECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. MY CAR HAS 53,000 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. THUS MAKING MY VEHICLE HARD TO STEER. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH ALARM AND WARNING ON DASH. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD SHUT OFF AND ENGINE AND RESTART. NO PROBLEM AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE IT NOW HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. *TR

POWER STEERING PROBLEM ON A 2006 CHEVY COBALT MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND A POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL SHOW UP ON MY INFORMATION SCREEN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE JAN 5TH AND I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON THE 21ST OF DEC. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THIS HAS OCCURRED DAILY SINCE THEN, AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AS THE DAYS PROGRESS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON MY CAR SO SOON, AND ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR ARE BEGINNING AT $1,000, WHICH IS ENTIRELY TOO MUCH FOR A SINGLE MOTHER AND FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT TO HANDLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAS TO BE A DEFECT AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING WITH OTHER COBALTS. I RISK LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE LOST THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WHERE SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME BACK ON . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL REPAIR THE FAILURE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS FOR THE FAILURE. SHE HAS NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE DROPS OR WHEN IT RAINS THAT'S WHEN SHE LOSES POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42424.