2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. AT 25,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING JUST STOP WORKING WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, BUT I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE CURVE AND STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE GOT HURT. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED BUT IT SURE WAS SCARY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON AGAIN. BEFORE I COULD REACH HOME, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. I CALLED A MECHANIC FOR AN ESTIMATE AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $1000 TO 1500 INCLUDING LABOR.*CW

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF DRIVING. NO ASSIST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT. TW*

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING 35 MPH IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR $1000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES, HOWEVER THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE AND STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND THE VEHICLE LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 80,200. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10

AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CHEVY COBALT WILL DING ABOUT THREE TIMES AND IN THE MILEAGE WINDOW IT WILL FLASH "POWER STEERING". AS SOON AS THAT OCCURS THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT ENTIRELY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO COMPLETELY TURN IT. I ALMOST RAN INTO A FENCE TRYING TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT FIRST OCCURED THE AFTERNOON OF THE 26TH AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN THE REST OF THE DAY, BUT IT AGAIN HAPPENED THE MORNING OF THE 27TH. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY CHEVY SO THERE HAS BEEN NO CORRECTION TO THE PROBLEM. *CN

DRIVING GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING I HAD TO DRIVE HOME AND I DON'T GO TO WORK BECAUSE ITS DANGEROUS DRIVING WHEN ITS HARD TO MAKE A TURN !! AND ITS TOO EXPENSIVE TO GET IT FIX!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FOR 15 MINUTES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY AND HAD DIFFICULTY PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK INVOLVED WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN A SECOND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER A REPORT WAS TAKEN; HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD 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 WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATION OF WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CONTACT BRIEFLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT WANT THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/15/10.*JB

2006 CHEVY COBALT LS STEERING STICKS WHEN TURNING AND HAS TO BE FORCED BACK TO STRAIGHT WHEN COMING OUT OF A TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR CHILDREN'S USE. MY VERY LARGE HUSBAND HAD BEEN USING IT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE. THE POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED GOING OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN, BUT IT WOULD CUT OUT AGAIN. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT, BUT IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR AS HE WAS REQUIRED TO BUY THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN JUST FOR ONE PART. I UNDERSTAND FROM INFORMATION I'VE READ THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S FIXED DOESN'T MEAN IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN!!! I HESITATE TO LET MY DAUGHTER USE THIS CAR AGAIN AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T LET ANYONE GET KILLED BEFORE YOU MAKE CHEVROLET PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR

OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON MY DISPLAY AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE AND THEN AFTER LESS THAN 2 MINUTES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS. ESTIMATED PRICE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS $2000.00. THERE IS NOW REASON THIS SHOULDN'T BE A RECALL WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS SYSTEM FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND FAST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE LAST 6DAYS. I NEED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER FOR MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN FOR THE TIME BEING UNTIL IT GOES AGAIN. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY DID AN ANALYSIS REPORT STATING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES WHILE I AM DRIVING THIS IS DANGEROUS! I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS CAR DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

STRONG FUEL ODOR DURING OPERATION AND AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE ON A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO GM, THEY CLAIM NO OPEN RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM BEING CAUSE BY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLIES. AGAIN GM REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION. THIS AMONG OTHER DEFECTS ON THESE CARS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF CONSUMERS BEING BUT IN DANGER BY FAULTY VEHICLES. SINCE GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEMS WITH THERE VEHICLES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE CASE IS A MUST. *TR

IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH 82,000 MILES THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH AND THEN MY STEERING COMPLETELY GOES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST 20 TIMES THIS WEEK AND IS GETTING WORSE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO A GARAGE THAT SAID THEY DID AN ANALYSIS AND NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. WHEN THIS OCCURS I NEED TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN ON BUT THE STEERING WILL GO AGAIN IN TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL GET TIGHT AND WILL NOT TURN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH ALL CHEVEROLET COBALTS....I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM NOT THE CUSTOMER...MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN IT WENT OUT ON HER CAR AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND GOT KILLED. *TR

AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE POWERSTEERING OF MY CAR WENT OUT. I COULDN'T MOVE IT OR TURN IT. PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN AND AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN TO DRIVE IT LOCKED IT SELF AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT POPS ON THE DASH AND THEN IT IS GONE. WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT NOW. MY CAR ONLY HAS 48000 MILES ON IT. WHEN IT GOES OUT IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL YOUR TURNS. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT SURELY THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. 99% OF DRIVING TIME IS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. RECEIVED ESTIMATE TO REPAIR; RE-MANUFACTURED PART IS $900.00 PLUS LABOR TO REMOVE OLD AND REPLACE PART. STILL PAYING MONTHLY ON CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT 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 HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AS A RESULT OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. UPDATED 06/17/19*JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, AT THE END OF AUGUST 09. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR KNOCKING SOUNDS IN THE FRONT END THAT ALTERED THE BRAKE FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY OVER 4 TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT ALWAYS REPLICATE IT, THEREFORE IT WAS NOT FIXED. EVENTUALLY THE NOISE STOPPED, THEN A FEW MONTHS AGO THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES, AND FINALLY THE SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS POINT I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS, AND NOW A FEW DAYS AGO THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I PULLED OVER THE BEST I COULD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. EVERYTHING RESET AND IT WAS FINE. YESTERDAY THE EVENT OCCURRED ON AN EXIT RAMP OF A HIGH WAY AND NEARLY KILLED ME. ONCE AGAIN ITS BACK IN THE SHOP. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP, I'M LUCKY I WAS NOT KILLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND FORUMS ALL OVER HAVE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I BELIEVED IT WAS SAFE, AND NOW I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT BY ANY MEANS. THE DEALERSHIPS AREN'T ANY HELP, THEY ASSURE THE PROBLEMS ARE FIXED WHEN THEY REALLY ARE NOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING LOCKED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR HIM SINCE HIS WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90300.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FREQUENTLY GOES OUT. THE WARNING CODE STATES POWER STEERING FAILURE, AT THIS TIME ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST. WE TOOK THE CAR TO GM SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOW NO PROBLEMS, SO THEY REFUSE TO WORK ON THE CAR. CAR IS NOW PARK, BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. CAR ONLY HAVE 22,169 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HALVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT..IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM...WHY IS GM NOT RECALLING THIS PROBLEM? WITH THE ECONOMY WE CANT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS THERE PROBLEM TO HAVE SAFE CARS ON THE ROADS AND TRUST ME THIS IS NOT SAFE...WE NEED TO GET SOMETHING DONE WITH THIS IMMEDIATELY.. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

RE: 2006 CHEVY COBALT (PURCHASED JUNE 29, 2006) WHILE TRAVELING HOME ON CHRISTMAS EVE, THE POWER STEERING ALARM BEEPED AND IMMEDIATELY THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. IT STARTED AFTER AROUND ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING.THE CAR HAS TO BE RESTARTED TO REGAIN POWER STEERING AND THE PROBLEM (DISABLING OF POWER STEERING) RETURNS AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. DUE TO FINANCIAL SITUATIONS THE CAR HASN'T BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DIAGNOSTICS COSTS WILL BE $91, TO CHECK SENSORS WHICH DEALER STATED WAS MOST LIKELY THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING ALSO FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE WAS $105; ALTHOUGH, THE WARRANTY WAS VALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY STOPS AND I DON'T HAVE POWER STEERING AT ALL. IT TAKES A QUICK REACTION ON MY PART OR I LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOES THIS WITHOUT WARNING, BUT THEN THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON TO INDICATE POWER STEERING. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT COULD BE A HAZARD IF I WAS DRIVING IN OUR BUSY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND IT DECIDES TO GO OUT. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET MYSELF TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS AFTER READING MANY REVIEWS ONLINE. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO A COUPLE OF LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND NOT FLUID DRIVEN VEHICLES. BOTH PLACES TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPLACED A LOT OF THEM IN THE 2006 COBALTS, EVEN RECENTLY. CHEVROLET THEMSELVES JUST TYPED IN MY COMPLAINT FOR REVIEW AND THEY WOULD SEE IF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE REGARDING THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. I FEAR THAT MY DAUGHTERS LIFE IS AT RISK DRIVING THIS CAR, BUT STILL NEEDS TO GO TO WORK. THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ANY INJURIES OR DEATHS THIS TIME, BUT HOW MANY WILL IT TAKE BEFORE THEY PLACE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND ON A RECENT TRIP MY POWERING STEERING GOES OUT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN IT RETURNS TO NORMAL. HAD TO DO THIS 3 TIMES ON A 20 MILE TRIP. NO ACTION HAS BEEN DONE YET SINCE IT HAS JUST OCCURRED BUT SAW ONLINE WHERE MANY COBALT OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

HIT ELECTRIC POLE AND WENT AIRBORNE. AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT. *TR UPDATED 02/13/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. UPDATED 02/16/10 UPDATED 05/05/10 *JB UPDATED 03/10/10 THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE STEERING PROBLEM CAUSED HER ACCIDENT AND NOW A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. UPDATED 03/05/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND OFF AND THEN RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TOMORROW TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 01/19/10 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. UPDATED 01/20/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS THAT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITHOUT MAKING ANY LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 73,259.

2006 CHEVY COBALT. FIRST THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, RADIO AND OTHER DASH INSTRUMENTS STOPPED WORKING. THE NEXT DAY THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH SHOWED NOTHING WAS WRONG. BOUGHT A NEW FUSE WHICH DID NOTHING. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO BE FIXED FOR MONEY REASONS. THIS IS MY SON WHO IS AWAY AT COLLEGE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE VEHICLE LOSS COMPLETE POWER STEERING WHICH RESULTED IN GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,819. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,594.

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WENT OUT TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND ON BASE. WITH THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE ONLINE, AND FROM TALKING TO FRIENDS WHO OWN COBALTS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT'S POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO FIGHT TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN MAKING A TURN, AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WAS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. YET WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAIT, AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON, IT RUNS FINE. *TR

DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION POWER STEERING WENT RANDOMLY OFF AND ON UNTIL BRAKE COMPLETELY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT.ON THE DATE INDICATED BELOW MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT,AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. FORTUNATELY,THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT,BUT NO THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A GM RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 COBALT LE 4 DOOR POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPS FUNCTIONING, VERY DANGEROUS AND CAUGHT ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, CAUSING A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. HE STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD THEN BECOME OPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND SINCE HIS THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID THE CONTACT IS LIABLE FOR THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF OVER $900. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 67,770.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND 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 AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHICH RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHICH QUOTED A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE OF $100.00 THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AN ALARM SOUNDS THE POWER STEERING ILLUMINATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE CAR EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AND THEN IT DID IT AGAIN ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY SCARY NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS. WITH THIS HAPPENING ON A CONSTANT BASIS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THEREFORE CAUSING ADDITIONAL EXPENSE FOR ALTERNATE WAYS TO WORK. THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR ANYMORE SAYING THEY WERE ADVISED BY GM. THIS IS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM IS BEING SUED BY GM FOR A 7 MILLION DOLLAR DEBT AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THEIR ISSUES. THE CAR HAS SPENT MORE TIME IN THE SHOP THAN WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE WELL OVER 30 REPAIR ORDERS FOR MY STEERING COLUMN ALONE. WE HAD A MECHANIC CONTACT THE LOCAL GM REP TO SEE IF HE COULD HELP BUT THE REP WONT EVEN CALL BACK. WE HAD STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WITHIN 24 HOURS OF LEASING IT NEW. GM HAS DONE NOTHING WE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY BUT IT SEEMS GM WOULD RATHER PAY THEIR HIGH PRICE ATTORNEYS TO GIVE US THE RUN AROUND THAN FIX THE PROBLEM AND SATISFY A CUSTOMER. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 41,000 MILES WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. DUE TO THIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT COUPE POWER STEERING GOES OUT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER 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 OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPADTED 02/18/10

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND IT JUST GOES OUT. I STRUGGLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFELY OF THE OTHER PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THOSE DRIVING NEAR TO ME. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, TO DATE THEY HAVE PAID THE DEALER OVER $1,500 TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE. SHE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND HAVE MUCH DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-START IT AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON HER VEHICLE ON A FREQUENT BASIS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN SHE NOTED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-STARTED IT; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION CORRECTLY FOR A WHILE AND THEN FAIL AGAIN. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,460. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN HE NOTICED A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58613.