2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

THERE WAS NO WARNING IM DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH DOWN HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING VERY HARD TO DRIVE I PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD DIDN'T SEE NO PROBLEM GOT BACK IN STARTED CAR UP AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK GOT IT HOME AND PARKED IT I HAD MY MECHANIC COME AND LOOK AT IT PUT MACHINE ON IT NO PROBLEM SHOWED SO I TOOK IT ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME AND IT DID IT AGAIN SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND PROBLEM WAS GONE FOR AWHILE BUT KEEPS RECURRING OVER AND OVER SO AFRAID IM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS CAR EVERYTIME IT DECIDES TO DO THIS ITS GOT ME STUNNED I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM I'VE SEEN A LEAST 25 TO 40 OTHERS WHOM HAVE SAME PROBLEM ITS GOING TO CAUSE A ACCIDENT AND I HOPE ITS NOT ME BUT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ALREADY AND I GOT IT RECORDED WHERE I HAVE COMPLAINED SO IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND THEN THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS FOR CHEVY COBALT MAKERS TO DEAL WITH. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT AND RECENTLY WHILE I AM DRIVING THE T/C, SECURITY, AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS COME ON AND MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MY CAR STARTS BUCKING AND JUMPING LIKE CRAZY. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE DIVIDER WALL TRYING TO PULL OVER. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING IT. I HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION MODULE WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO RESET AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF FOR A WHILE BUT IF IT HAPPENS IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS CRASHES. THERE ARE ALREADY THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ON THE SAME INCIDENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 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 DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 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 20,694. UPDAETD 11/13/09.*LJ UPDATED 11/16/09

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH POWER STEERING THAT STOP WORKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING, IT KEEPS GOING OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING. WHEN U TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT WORKS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND GOES OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. *TR

IN SUMMER, 2009, PROBLEMS BEGAN TO ARISE WITH STEERING AND CRUISE CONTROL ON 2006 CHEVY. COBALT. A LIGHT IN THE DASH WOULD COME ON THEN STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD, UNCONTROLLABLE AS IF THE CAR HAD NO POWER ASSIST AT ALL. THE POWER ASSIST FAILURES BECAME MORE FREQUENT SO CAR WAS TAKEN TO CHEVY. DEALER ON 9/25/09. THE SERVICE DEPT. CHARGED $181.00 AND MADE SOME CORRECTIONS BUT WERE RELUCTANT TO ADVISE THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. ON 10/20/09, A COLLISION ALMOST OCCURRED DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN BEING MADE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILURE COINCIDING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I AM HAVING A POWER STEERING FAIL. WHILE DRIVING SPECIFICALLY WHILE MAKING A TURN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILS. THE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. IF YOU SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND CAUSE THE POWER STEERING TO RETURN. I HAVE HAD IT READ BY A MECHANICS COMPUTER BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER COBALT OWNERS WITH THIS EXACT COMPLAINT. CHEVY DOES NOT CARE BECAUSE IT IS AFTER THE WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOU LACK EVEN A LITTLE UPPER BODY STRENGTH YOU COULD CRASH! I WAS COMING AROUND A CORNER ON THE FREEWAY STACK! PLEASE HELP US FORCE CHEVY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HE LOST POWER STEERING. HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

RAW GAS SWELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. FUEL COMING FROM SENDING UNIT DO TO CRACK IN THE LINE BETWEEN FUEL TANK AND FUEL FILTER. THIS WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE FUEL MODULE ASSY (FUEL PUMP). *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, WILL NOT START. POWER STEERING COMES ON DASHBOARD. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES, LEAVING ME WITHOUT A CAR SOMETIMES FOR DAYS. ALREADY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, SAID IT WAS A WIRE, THEY REPLACED IT, IT STILL CONTINUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

FOR A FEW MONTHS, I HAD BEEN HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR WHEN TURNING OR HITTING A SMALL BUMP. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, THEY IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE CAUSE. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACED. THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 06 CHEVY COBALT. BOTH SIDES NEEDED REPLACED AND THE CAR ONLY HAD 50,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS COMING DOWN A ROAD ABOUT 500 FEET BEFORE I WAS TO TURN OFF THE MAIN ROAD, THIS LIGHT POPS UP ON MY DASH SHOWING "POWER STEERING" AND WHEN I SLOWED TO TURN RIGHT, MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE! THIS IS CRAZY! I HAD SOME FRIENDS LOOK OVER IT AND THE FUSES LOOKED FINE. THEY DECIDED I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL UNDER POWER STEERING, IF THE LIGHT COMES ON, IT STATES, RETURN TO DEALER. NOTHING ELSE. LATER WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. THIS IS CRAZY. (THIS IS ON A SATURDAY EVENING) SUNDAY EVENING, I AM HEADING TO CHURCH, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN!!! THE GUYS AT WORK CHECK IT OUT, THEY SWITCHED UP THE RELAY SWITCHES, THE ONE FOR THE POWER STEERING IS DEAD! THEY PICK A NEW ONE AT AUTO ZONE AND REPLACE IT. POWER STEERING AGAIN, YEA!!! I DIDN'T GET A HALF A MILE FROM THE CHURCH AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN!! AND YOU CANNOT TURN ON A DIME EITHER!! VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR

MY DAUGHTER JUST GOT A 2006 COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON A SHE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AND SHE WAS PULLING IN THE PARKING LOT TO CHEER AT HER FOOTBALL GAME AND SHE HAD A LITTLE ACCIDENT NOONE WAS HURT BUT SHE WAS VERY SCARED AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD DO THAT. IT IS GOING TO THE SHOP MONDAY THE 19TH AND WHEN THEY PUT ALL NEW PARTS FOR THE POWER STEERING AND IF IT DOES IT AGAIN I WILL HAVE MY ATTORNEYS IN COURT WITH GENERAL MOTORS. I GUESS IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMEONE WILL TAKE ALL OF THIS SERIOUSLY AND RECALL THIS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD RIGHT AFTER I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE HURT OR EVEN KILLED . *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD BARELY KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD! I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF RANDOMLY ALL THE TIME. I FEEL LIKE IT WILL DEFINITELY MAKE ME HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND IT IS SO DANGEROUS. *TR

POWERSTEERING LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND THEN THE CAR GETS HARD TO STEER, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK. ONCE YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR, IT RESETS AND THEN IT WILL DO IT AGAIN A WHILE LATER. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THE EASIEST FIX IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN AND THIS COSTS JUST UNDER 1,000$. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW CAN THIS BE? IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT LT POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. MUST TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COGGIN CHEVROLET, KISSIMMEE FLORIDA ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT STILL INSISTS I PAY $1200 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A YIELD SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A STEEP HILL OVER A LEDGE AND ROLLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SHE HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. SHE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ELECTRONICPOWER STEERING FAILURE ON 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT SUDDENLY. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX AND I CAN'T AFFORD IT. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. NO WONDER THEY ARE GOING BANKRUPT! *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS INTERMITTENT FAILURE. AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN NO MORE POWER STEERING! VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR YET. I AM UNEMPLOYED AND THE COST IS PROHIBITIVE. BUT IN MY REPLACEMENT RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND THAT SEEMS WRONG TO ME! *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING. ALL I HEAR IS 3 DINGS AND I SEE POWER STEERING ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WITH TRAFFIC THESE DAYS AND ALL OF THE OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS THIS JUST ADDS TO THE FRUSTRATION AND WORRY. PLEASE LOOK INTO A RECALL FOR THIS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR THE DRIVER WHAT-SO-EVER AND SEEING AS THOUGH PAYING $2000 FOR THIS TO GET FIXED IS KIND OF HARD TO SWALLOW, MAYBE A RECALL WOULD BE BEST FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED. *TR

I HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED ON MY CAR ON FEB. 2009 BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING AREA. THEY SAID IT WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. IN MAY OF 2009 I WENT BACK AND TOLD THEM THAT I WAS STILL HEARING THE SAME RATTLING NOISE AND SINCE THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTY THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIX IT AND THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IF IT WAS THE SAME PART THAT NEEDED REPLACING THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE. WELL FOR REASONS I WASN'T ABLE TO GO THAT DAY. WELL ON OCT. 4, 2009 THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND WASN'T ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I PUT THE CAR ON PARK AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WORKED. I'M THINKING WHAT IF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED TO ME ON THE INTERSTATE, I COULD'VE BEEN IN A VERY BIG ACCIDENT SO I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY. THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING NOW IS THAT CHEVY DON'T WANT TO REPLACE THE SAME PART AND I'M VERY FRUSTRATED. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS OF CHEVY COBALTS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME STEERING PROBLEMS AS MYSELF AND I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE QUICKLY. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAR HAS 39K MILES AND STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. PROBLEM STARTED 1 OCTOBER 2009 AND IS OFF AND ON. AT TIMES IT SCARES ME THAT I WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT. JIFFY LUBE PERSONNEL STATED THAT IT IS ELECTRONIC AND SUGGESTED TAKING TO DEALER. I AM A STUDENT AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY AND CANNOT AFFORD $100 FOR JUST LOOKING AT IT. SUGGESTED TO ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL FROM UNDER THE CAR I WAS TOLD BY A GM TECH THAT IT COULD BE THE FUEL PUMP GASKET ROTTING. AND OR THE RETURN GAS LINE MAY BE CRACKED I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND SEEN A GAS LEAK STAIN I GUESS BUT THE SMELL IS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. *TR

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2. FAILURE OCCURS 2 TO 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, CONSEQUENCES ARE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING...VERY HARD TO TURN...COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. 3. CORRECTION FOR THE PROBLEM IS SHUT OFF THE CAR AND LET SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, TURN IT BACK ON AND POWER STEERING COME BACK. THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THE PRICE TO GET IT FIXED IS ABOUT $1000. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ACROSS THE DISPLAY AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR (I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE). IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. AS I WAS CRANKING ON THE WHEEL (VERY HARD AS THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING) SUDDENLY IT STARTED TO WORK! ME AND THE 2 CHILDREN IN MY CAR WENT INTO THE DITCH. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED! CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE! THE POWER STEERING GOES OFF AND ON. I AM CONSIDERING A LAWSUIT MYSELF. *TR

MY MOTHER HAS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IN FACT IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. SO FAR SHE HAS BEEN LUCKY NOT TO HAVE A WRECK, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT COULD HAPPEN. I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING, BUT I DO FEAR FOR HER SAFELY ALONG WITH OTHER COBALT OWNERS. SHE HAS CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY SEEM THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING FROM THE 06' COBALT. MY MOTHER CAN'T GO TWO BLOCKS WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON HER. SHE IS CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED AND HAS NO OTHER WAY TO FIND A JOB TO GET THIS PART FIXED, AND I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. AS FAR AS WHEN EXACTLY THE POWERSTEERING BEGAN TO GO OUT, I AM NOT SURE ABOUT. I KNOW IT WAS TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF 2009 WHEN MY MOTHER BEGIN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND I AM HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. MY CAR HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CAR CONSTANTLY JERKS. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILED. I CANT CONTROL MY CAR...I CANT DRIVE MY CAR. THE WHEEL IS SO TIGHT THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SIMPLY DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN A TURN OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY NOW AND IT WONT STOP. I AM BEING TOLD IT WILL COST ME $1200.00 TO FIX IT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLED ITEM. CONTROLLING A VEHICLE SHOULD BE OF IMPORTANCE TO GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE TRACTION AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT SINCE HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, HE COULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78000. UPDATED 11/10/09 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES. UPDATED 11/13/09.*JB

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND COST ABOUT 1,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND IT TO BE HAPPENING A LOT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY ALONG WITH A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IN DASH. REQUIRES CAR TO BE RESTARTED TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH 27,XXX MILES ON IT. GM HAS NOT SET A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THOUSANDS HAVE IT. IF THIS FAILED WHILE IN A TURN, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1,000 TO $2,000. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SHAKING A LOT WHEN I DRIVE DOWN HILLS. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS WHETHER MY FOOT IS ON OR OFF THE BREAK. AFTER THE JOLTING GOT SO BAD, WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY STEERING COLUMN WAS BROKEN AND MY CAR WAS "A DANGER TO DRIVE." MY MECHANIC RECOMMENDED I CALL CHEVY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR FREE BECAUSE THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT TYPICALLY FAILS IN ANY AGE VEHICLE AND ESPECIALLY IN MY CAR WHICH ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. I MADE PHONE CALLS TO CHEVY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY VEHICLE FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL IN "WORKING CONDITION." MY MECHANIC THEN REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY CAR ($600 LATER). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE LOST POWER STEERING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPAIRED AT AN INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE RATE OF $100.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,790. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,822.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFT COLUMN FOR $260.00 AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES. SEVERAL OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY SUCH AS THE IGNITION SWITCH JAMMING, THE GEAR SHIFT NOT SHIFTING INTO PARK, AND THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING. THE LATEST IS WITH THE POWER STEERING. I HEAR A CLICK IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IMMEDIATELY AND THEN THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ALERTS ME THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. IT DOES THIS WITHOUT WARNING IRREGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING. SOMETIMES IT OCCURS WITHIN MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR, OTHER TIMES IT OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 OR 40 MILES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED ONLINE ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE IN "CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING PROBLEMS" AND YOU WILL SEE HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER HOTLINE AND GOT THE RUN AROUND. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ENOUGH WARNING. IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. MILEAGE 70,000. TURNING KEY OFF/ON RESTARTS STEERING. PROBLEM NOT REPAIRED YET DUE TO COST. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT OF MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, IT DON'T MATTER WHETHER I'M IN A CURVE OR NOT, ITS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND COULD BE VERY DEADLY IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME, IF I WERE TO HAVE TO CUT THE WHEEL QUICKLY I WOULD JUST BE HURTING, BECAUSE IT WON'T, AND IF MY PREGNANT WIFE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS, I WILL NOT HESITATE AT ALL TO GET A LAWYER AND TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST CHEVROLET, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THIS DEFECT AND THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL ON THIS THERE IS A PETITION BEING SIGNED RIGHT NOW TO GET IT RECALLED AND IT BETTER GO THROUGH OR THEY WILL BE SUED FOR THERE ACTIONS OR NON ACTION SHALL I SAY, BUT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IMMEDIATELY OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED OR POSSIBLY KILLED, AND THEN ITS ALL ON CHEVROLET BECAUSE THERE TO SORRY TO BACK UP THERE PRODUCT AND FIX IT. SO I'M ASKING PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ITS TOO LATE AND SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED, IT COST OVER 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS I'M TOLD AND I CAN'T AFFORD IT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WHEN ITS CHEVY'S FAULT ITS THIS WAY. SO PLEASE HELP AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED SO MY WIFE (4 MONTHS PREGNANT) CAN DRIVE HER CAR WITHOUT BEING SCARED OF THE STEERING GOING OUT AND I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CONTACTING MY LAWYER TO PUSH THE ISSUE A LITTLE HARDER. THANK YOU AND PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN EVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE HE COULD SMELL FUEL ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT A FUEL LEAK WAS PRESENT ON THE GROUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION TUBING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56422.

LAST AUG 2009 I WAS LIVING MY DRIVE WAY AND THEY STEER WHEEL GOT STUCK AND I GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN MY TREES. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN SO I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS ME BEING A BAD DRIVER. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING IN A STREET AND THE BELL IN THE COMPUTER START RINGING AND GAVE ME A MESSAGE "POWER STEER" THEN THE STEER WHILE GOT STUCK AGAIN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I STOP AND CALLED A TOWING TRUCK TO GET MY CAR AND TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC KEPT IT FOR A DAY AND SAID THAT COBALTS 2006 AND 2007 HAVE THIS PROBLEM THE COMPUTER DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE ENGINE AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPEN. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY ASKED ME HOW MANY MILES I HAD IN THE CAR WHICH IS 64,000 AND THEN THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO ONE OF HIS DEALER SHOPS TO MAKE SURE. I TOLD THE LADY TO BE SURE THEY WERE GOING TO CONSIDER THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO PAY AND THEN THEY WILL DECIDE IF IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DID PAY A LOT OF MONEY AND THEY SAY -YOU ARE NOT UNDER GUARANTEE- I GOT MAD BECAUSE THEY KNEW SINCE THE BEGINNING HOW MANY MILES I HAD. NOW IF I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEER WHEEL GET STUCK SO I HAVE TO STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR. AFTER THAT I CAN DRIVE OK. IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS IF I'M IN A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY. TO REPAIR THEY WANT $1,000.00 THAT I DON'T HAVE. THE LADY WHO "HELPED" ME HER NAME IS MARIANA JIMENEZ AND SHE TOLD THE THEY ARE GOING TO PAY FOR A GAS LEAK THAT I HAD IN THIS YEAR TOO. BECAUSE THAT IS A RE-CALL. SHE SAID SHE WILL SEND THE PAPERS TO GET REIMBURSE BUT SHE NEVER DID.

I HAVE 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT TURNS ON BLINKS THEN COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF YOUR STEERING, BARELY ALLOWING SOMEONE TO TURN YOUR CAR TO SAFETY. IT WORKS AFTER A WHILE YET CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU DRIVE. I HEARD IT IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. GM REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART IN THAT I HOPE THAT I, AS WELL AS OTHERS, DO NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WELL I'VE HAD MY CAR A CHEVY COBALT 06 LT MODEL 2.2 MOTOR FOR ABOUT 2 YRS AND THE POWER STEERING JUST DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. IT'S DEFECTIVE I'VE ASKED OTHER CHEVY DRIVERS AND IT HAS HAPPEN TO THEIR VEHICLES AS WELL.. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS GOES OUT RANDOMLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING RESETS ITSELF WHEN I TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES THE LATEST ONE I WAS GOING DOWN A BACKROAD GOING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND IT JUST TURNED OFF. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYONE AROUND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. ALSO, LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE IT MUCH FARTHER WITH A CHANCE OF IT HAPPENING TO ME AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HE EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE INABILITY TO STEER WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $356.00. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

1) THE CAR WAS STEERING FINE UP UNTIL APPROX 69,000 MILES. 2) THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON THIS MODEL CAR QUITS WORKING ARBITRARILY. THE POWER STEERING WILL INITIALLY FUNCTION CORRECTLY EVERY TIME THE CAR ENGINE IS RESTARTED (IGNITION TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON) REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THE ENGINE HAS BEEN ON OR OFF PRIOR TO THE RESTART. THEN AT SOME POINT AFTER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THE POWER STEERING WILL QUIT AND YOU MUST APPLY TREMENDOUS FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIME BETWEEN RESTART AND OCCURRENCE OF THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT APPEARS TO VARY WITH TEMPERATURE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM BEHAVIOR IS NOT CONSISTENT ACROSS ALL TEMPERATURE RANGES. IN GENERAL, THE COOLER THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING IN, THE LONGER THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK CORRECTLY BEFORE IT QUITS, BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. THE ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IS THAT ONCE THE POWER STEERING QUITS, IT REMAINS OUT UNTIL YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. 3) I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED AS ESTIMATES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ARE IN THE $2000 DOLLAR RANGE. *TR