2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE ON 2006 CHEVROLET COBOLT. CAR HAS 39000 MILES WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CALLED 4 CHEVY DEALERS AND ALL SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME THEY SEEM SEVERAL. ALSO HEADLIGHT FOGS UP FREQUENTLY AFTER HEAVY RAIN. DEALER TOLD ME TO DRIVE AROUND AND IT WILL GO AWAY. IT TAKES ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO ALMOST CLEAR UP UNTIL ANOTHER HEAVY RAIN.WENT TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE FOGGED UP LENS AND ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO BOUGHT THEIR CAR 2 WEEKS EARLIER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SHOULD NOT GO BAD ON A 2006 WITH 38,000 MILES. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS NEW TECHNOLOGY. NO BELTS, PUMPS OR FLUID. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

AS OF LAST WEEK, I HAVE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND I AM NOT ABLE TO STEER SAFELY. IF I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON, THE STEERING WORKS FINE BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE FIRST DAY I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, BUT NOW IT IS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY - ONE WEEK LATER. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE STEERING PROBLEMS FOR THIS ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM, BUT I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR TWO YEARS, AND ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SYSTEM DUE TO A CRACK AND LEAK. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO REPLACING MY STEERING SYSTEM AS WELL! *TR

I CAN'T REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SOME OF INTERIOR ELECTRICAL REMAIN ON WHICH DRAINS THE BATTERY. *TR

1) THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT LIGHTS UP ON THE INFORMATION CENTER 2) THE CAR LOSSES ITS STEERING AND STARTS BUCKING UNCONTROLLABLY, THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THE CAR SITS BECAUSE IT IS UNDRIVEABLE DUE THE FEAR OF CAUSING A DEADLY ACCIDENT TO MY SELF OR SOMEONE ELSE 3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE CAR BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO COST 2000 DOLLARS TO FIX ALTHOUGH I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY HAVE NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $600 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,800.

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT OF MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. MILEAGE IS 19,640. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY COBALT SATURDAY MORNING AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I STOPPED CAR AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. I STARTED CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BUT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN. I AM GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW AND EXPECT THE RUNAWAY. BUT I AM WELL AWARE THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. PLEASE DO SOME THING BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY CHEVY COBALT, 2006 FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. POWER STEERING WILL FLASH SEVERAL TIMES ON THE DASH BOARD WHILE DRIVING AND EVENTUALLY THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START JERKING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. WHICH IS VERY SCARY WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THAT THE CAR WILL START JERKING BACK AND FORTH. ALMOST LIKE DRIVING A STANDARD CAR. I HAVE TAKEN TO NUMEROUS DEALERS AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. I HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING ELSE GO WRONG, BUT THE POWER STEERING. *TR

1) DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 2) POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN COBALT. OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE COBALT, AND CONSEQUENCE IS HARD DRIVING AND REAL POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. 3) TOLD NOT UNDER WARRANTY TO REPLACE, SINCE NO RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. STILL DRIVING UNDER POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, DUE TO THE LARGE EXPENSIVE I WOULD NEED TO ABSORB TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, 1ST MY RADIO WENT OUT, IT JUST WENT OUT AND IT WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN I HELD THE POWER BUTTON DOWN AND THERE WERE ALWAYS THINGS FLASHING ON THE SCREEN, SO AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING MY CAR WOULDN'T START, I WOULD GET IT JUMPED AND THE OTHER PERSON WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO START THEIR CAR TO JUMP MINE IT ONLY TOOK A SECOND. AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE MY BATTERY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY RADIO WAS DRAWING TOO MUCH ENERGY EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND IT WAS CAUSING MY BATTERY TO DIE, SO NOW I HAVE NO RADIO IN MY CAR I HAD TO HAVE IT UNHOOKED. THEN WHILE I WAS STILL DEALING WITH THE BATTERY ISSUE, MY POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT, I THOUGHT THIS WAS SOME HOW RELATED TO MY BATTERY SO WHEN I GOT THAT FIXED I THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER IT DIDN'T. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE CHIME WILL GO OFF AND IT SAYS POWER STEERING AND IT GOES OUT. I WROTE GM A LETTER WITH MY CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS, AND AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP AND BEING TOLD THIS IS NOTHING I DID TO MY CAR, GM REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH MY CAR THEY SAID PARTS WEAR OUT AND I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED MYSELF, I HAVE HAD ESTIMATED DONE IT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT $750.00 FOR A NEW STEERING COLUMN. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING. TOOK IT TO A SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT THAT THESE ELECTRIC MOTORS CAN OVERHEAT IF YOU CAR SITS IDLE FOR TOO LONG OR YOU ARE STOPPED AND THE WHEEL IS TURNED A CERTAIN WAY. IT WAS A VERY SNOWY DAY AND THE ROADS WERE VERY ICY. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY FOR ME TO SWERVE QUICKLY OUT OF SOMEONE'S PATH IF THEY CUT IN FRONT OF ME OR GOD FORBID A DEER WOULD HAVE JUMPED IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND THANK GOD SHE WASN'T IN THE CAR. I WOULD HATE TO GET IN A SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH A CHEVY PART. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED AND FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I IMAGINE THERE ARE SEVERAL PARENTS THAT HAVE THIS CAR AND HOW UNFAIR IS THAT? I WAS TOLD TO JUST SHUT MY CAR OFF AND LET IT COOL DOWN. WELL THAT'S A FABULOUS IDEA ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE ROADS ARE ICY. GOOD IDEA. I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85000.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IN MY 06 CHEVY COBALT COMES ON AND SHUTS OFF MY POWER STEERING. THIS LOCKS UP MY STEERING WHEEL AND MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE WITH. I HAVE BEEN ON SITES WITH MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS CAR. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE COBALTS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IS TO STOP YOUR CAR COMPLETELY AND TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTINUED NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,100.

I HAVE A 06 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF DRIVING. SINCE THE CHEVY COBALT HAS AN ALL ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE SEVERAL CASES WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I FEEL ITS A FACTORY DEFECT. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH YOUR POWER STEERING OUT. I HAD A CLOSE IN COUNTER WITH GETTING IN A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TAMPA WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A "DINGING" NOISE. I THEN REALIZED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO GET HARD TO TURN. I LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION SCREEN ON MY DASHBOARD AND IT SAID 'POWER STEERING'. I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO SO I RESTARTED MY CAR AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WHILE DRIVING IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT INTO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE GENTLEMEN INFORMED ME THE POWER STEERING HAD INDEED GONE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HE ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE BACK TO WHERE I'M STATIONED AT BECAUSE I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH TO RENT A CAR AND NEEDED TO REPORT OFF LEAVE. ON THE WAY BACK MY POWER STEERING WENT OFF AND THIS TIME AFTER I RESTARTED MY CAR IT WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY BASE I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $1000 TO $1200. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE THE PART AS OF YET AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

POWERING STEERING FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND I AM RECENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMING ON, MY RPMS GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE EVEN WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SO FAR, BUT I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE WHEN THE CAR'S RPMS WHERE FLUTTERING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CONDITION CAUSES DIFFICULT STEERING. HE HAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET ITSELF. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT IT COST $2000 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 CHEVY COBALT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING & TC (TRACTION CONTROL) CAR JERKS AND LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE (AUGUST 2009) AND THEY REPLACED SOMETHING EACH TIME THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY UNDER RECALL. THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED (DECEMBER 2009) AND DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE! *TR

WE GOT INTO OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND BEGAN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND GOT ABOUT 2 MILES WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE WARNING LIGHT "POWER STEERING" COMES ON. THE VEHICLE BECOMES NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT THAT POINT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE BELTS ARE ALL FINE AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I THEN GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND TO MY SURPRISE THE STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING AGAIN. ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD HERE WE GO AGAIN I LOST THE STEERING. I DROVE HOME, CHECKED AND REPLACED THE FUSES BOTH INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND UNDER THE HOOD FOR THE POWER STEERING EVEN THOUGH THEY LOOKED FINE. THEN I TOOK IT OUT AND SURE ENOUGH FINE WHEN STARTED BUT OUT AGAIN ABOUT TWO MILE DOWN THE ROAD. FROM WHAT I AM SEEING HERE AS FAR AS COMPLAINTS GO IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A CHEAP FIX AND IF SO MANY COMPLAINTS ARE BEING FILED THAT THIS NEEDS SOME VERY SERIOUS ATTENTION BEFORE SOME POOR SOUL ENDS UP IN A VERY SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT. IT WOULD BE UNDERSTANDABLE IF THERE WERE ONLY A FEW COMPLAINTS BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM. NOT EVERYONE EVEN KNOWS ABOUT THIS WEBSITE SO HOW MANY COMPLAINTS COULD BE OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING UN-REPORTED. PLEASE GIVE THIS A VERY SERIOUS LOOK. YOU NEVER KNOW THE LIFE YOU SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN OR SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU WHO HAS ONE OF THESE VEHICLES OR IS NEAR ONE OF THEM WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. ONE INJURY OR DEATH WOULD BE TOO MUCH WHEN THIS MATTER HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY SO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT . WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AND THEN STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE ERROR CODE WILL RESET. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HE WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED IF NECESSARY, BUT AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44995. UPDATED 01/20/10. *LJ THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/21/10. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS NOT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL GOT REAL STIFF. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH, MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE BACKSEAT. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT A COUPLE OF BLOCKS LATER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AGAIN. FINALLY I JUST STOPPED AND DECIDED TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY PROBABLY WONT GET A DIAGNOSTIC UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 1ST. BESIDE THE FACT THAT I AM SO ANGRY AT GM FOR PUTTING SUCH A FAULTY PIECE OF "YOU KNOW WHAT" ON THE ROAD, I AM THANKFUL NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME AND MY SON. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS ATTENTION FROM GM. NOT TO MENTION ALL THE COSTS THAT I HAD TO PAY. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED!!! *TR

MY CHEVY COBALT 2006 MODEL SHOWS "POWER STEERING" ON THE LITTLE DISPLAY AND POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THIS IS REALLY SCARY WHEN I DRIVE ON THE FREE WAYS IN LOS ANGELES WHICH CAN GIVE SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS..THIS POWER STEERING MESSAGE POP UPS ONCE IN A WHILE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. I HAVE 39,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE CAR! THE MAIN ISSUE SEEMS TO BE THE POWER STEERING. I WAS 4 HOURS FROM HOME AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. MY WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS HARD TO STEER. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO CORRECT IT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND THEN LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN NUMEROUS COBALTS THAT I HAVE SEEN. I TALKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THEM AND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES MINE HAS. THAT GOES TO SHOW THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. MOST PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE KEY STICK IN THE IGNITION (I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED) AND NOW POWER STEERING! PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR

THE CAR ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES AND WE WERE DRIVING HOME WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD, IT TAKES ALL YOUR ENERGY TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN WE TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED ON THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND A COUPLE OF BLOCKS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT WILL NORMALLY HAPPEN IN THE AFTERNOONS, NOT SO MUCH IN THE MORNING. ITS VERY HARD TO DRIVE ONCE THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES UP. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WE HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. *TR

MY 2006 COBALT'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE HEARD OF MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO I AM HOPING TO GET A RECALL. *TR

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ONLY EVERY NOW AND THEN AND NOW IT IS A CONSTANT THING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP VERY HARD TO TURN. I AM SCARED THAT THE STEERING WILL COMPLETELY FAIL ONE DAY WHILE I HAVE MY 6MNTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR AND WE WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT...PLS HELP ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH 21,000 MILES ON IT, THE WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THE POWER STEERING HAS NOW GONE OUT ON IT. IT RANDOMLY GOES ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK THE OTHER DAY WHEN IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. I DO NOT HAVE THE $1,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE. I AM MOST LIKELY GOING TO SELL MY CAR AND GET SOMETHING ELSE. *TR

YESTERDAY, DEC 16,2009, MY NEIGHBOR CALLED ME ON THE PHONE AND SAID, "I NOTICED WALKING BY YOUR CAR, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE." I CHECKED, AND THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR UNDER THE REAR END.. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TODAY, DEC 17, 2009.. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A "CRACK" ON THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER I GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT HERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP, WHICH IS NOT A GM DEALER. WILL CHEVROLET REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR? DESCRIPTION OF CAR: 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT DATE PURCHASED 2/15/2006 PURCHASED IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WILL CHEVROLET REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR? *TR

PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 COBALT REGARDING THE POWER STEERING,I GOT ONE AND FIRST 2 SCND WAS ALL OK, THEN I SEE THE STEERING FAILURE COME UP AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING MUCH,I WAS ABOUT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR AND IN LAST MINUTE VOID BIG COLLISION, I PRAY TO GOD ALL END GOOD BUT CAR IN DEALER FOR FIXING ,I CANT BELIEVE THIS CARS ON THE STREET WITH YOUNG TEEN, OLD WOMAN,CHILDREN AND FAMILY DRIVING THIS CAR ,I DO NOT THINK THERE A RECALL ON THIS FAILURE AND FIND HUNDRED OF COMPLAIN ON THE INTERNET ,THIS WAS LAST AMERICAN CAR I WILL HAVE ,PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE TOO MANY BIG LOST HAPPENED. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN HE LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A SMOKE TANK TEST AT AN EXPENSE OF $112.00. AND THEN DROPPED THE TANK TO SEE WHERE THE FUEL LEAK WAS COMING FROM. IF THE FUEL TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED IT WILL COST $900. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND AFTERWARD THEY MAY PROVIDE A DISCOUNT TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR

SOMETIME MY POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT AND THE INDICATOR SAYS POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURS SEVERALTIMES A WEEK. SOMETIMES SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN CURES THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. *TR

KEY STICKS IN SWITCH AND YOU CANT GET IT OUT. STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WILE DRIVING. STEERING HAPPENED TWICE. KEY STICKING HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. HAD SWITCH REPLACED BUT STILL DOSE IT. THIS IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN MY 2006 COBALT SS, MY POWERSTEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I THOUGHT IT WAS SHORT POWER STEERING FLUID BUT IT HAS NO RESERVOIR BECAUSE IT IS ELECTRIC AND NOT HYDRAULIC. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER YOU RESTART THE CAR BUT IT RANDOMLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON ALL TYPES OF HIGHWAYS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN MY 19-YEAR-OLD SON WAS DRIVING IT. HAVING REVIEWED FORUM SITES ON THIS MATTER, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IF THEY FAIL TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS MATTER, THEY ONLY HAVE THEMSELVES TO BLAME FOR THEIR SPIRALING DOWNFALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS 43,000 MILES. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SUDDENLY COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY IS LOST. IT HAS BEEN TO THE MECHANIC TWO TIMES AND HE HAS FOUND NO FAILED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. POWER STEERING EVENTUALLY ABRUPTLY RETURN TO NORMAL. THE CAR ALSO SHUDDERS AND OCCASIONALLY STALLS DURING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE EPISODE. MY WIFE IS FEARFUL TO DRIVE THIS AUTO. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, SHE LOSES POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE SHE NOTICES THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. USUALLY SHE HAS TO RESTART HER VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES 70000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE MESSAGE BOARD READ "POWER STEERING." THE WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ONLY 2 DAYS. I BARELY HAVE 31,000 MILES ON MY 06 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. I DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY RIGHT NOW AND HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT YET. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT - KEY FREQUENTLY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND POWER STEERING HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF I 40 IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHED, AND THEN WE LOST POWER STEERING. THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS AROUND US AT THE TIME. AFTER PULLING OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD (IT WAS AFTER DARK AND WE COULDN'T SEE UNDER THE HOOD), WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN, BUT LOST IT WITHIN 2 MILES. WE DROVE IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND THE DAY AFTER, AND THE SITUATION DID NOT REPEAT ITSELF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09, WHERE THEY INFORMED US THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, AND IT WAS REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY (2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 33.5K MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT) FOR APPROXIMATELY $500. THEY ALSO TOLD US THE MOTOR REPLACEMENT MIGHT NOT FIX THE WHOLE PROBLEM, AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COLUMN FOR AN ADDITIONAL $700. WE OPTED TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR IS OFTEN DRIVEN ON WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS AND LOSING POWER STEERING ON THESE ROADS PRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,100. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE CURRENT PROBLEM IS THAT THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHEN THIS OCCURS ALL OF THE INTERIOR ELECTRONIC FEATURES STAY ON AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I DID HAVE THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. PRIOR TO IT BEING REPLACED, IT OCCURRED RANDOMLY BUT THEN STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED BY THIS PROBLEM WHICH IN TURN IS CAUSING A SECONDARY ISSUE. THE DEALER WHO REPLACED IT STATED THAT THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN ALL CHEVY COBALT'S YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I FEEL THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE MATTER TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR ME TO PAY FOR CHEVY'S MISTAKE WHEN THEY KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. *TR

I WAS GETTING OFF FREEWAY TURNING RIGHT HEARD A BEEP SOUND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEEL WASN'T TURNING I WAS LUCKY THAT ONCOMING CAR MOVED OUT OF MY WAY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED WARNING WORDS ON SCREEN SAYING POWER STEERING. *TR

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES, LEAVING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. TOOK VEHICLE TO SAUDER CHEVROLET IN BROWNSTOWN, PA AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS "NORMAL FOR THAT MODEL CAR"! *TR