2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT AND ALMOST RAN OFF ROAD GOING AROUND CURVE WITH KIDS IN CAR. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRONIC MOTOR THAT WILL COST OVER $2,000 TO FIX AND NO ONE ELSE WILL TOUCH IT. I'VE SINCE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER AND WONDER HOW MANY DEATHS DOES THERE NEED TO BE BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. AND THEN SHE WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THREE FUSES. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL AND THE POWER STEERING GOT WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AGAIN FOR THE POWER STEERING BUT SHE IS PLANNING TO TAKE IT BACK . THE LOCK UP ON THE STEERING HAPPENS ABOUT SIX TO TEN TIMES DAILY . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75000. BL UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN THE DEALER FOUND THE STEERING MOTOR AND COLUMN BAD. UPDATED 10/07/09. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES, THE POWER STEERING WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO OUT. THIS HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE FREQUENT, UNTIL NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST ALL THE TIME. A FEW TIMES I COULD BARELY MANAGE TO TURN A CORNER BECAUSE OF THE EFFORT IT TOOK TO STEER, AND CAME WITHIN INCHES OF GOING OFF THE STREET INTO THE DITCH. WITHOUT POWER STEERING, IT SEEMS HARDER TO TURN THAN EVEN A CAR THAT NEVER HAD POWER STEERING. I'VE CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT WITHOUT FIRST MY PAYING FOR AN ANALYSIS, AND WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM IF IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. MY WIFE DARES NOT DRIVE THIS CAR FOR SHE FEARS SHE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING IF THE POWER STOPS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. I AM CURRENTLY TEACHING TWO TEENAGERS HOLDING DRIVING PERMITS HOW TO DRIVE. WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO HELP HER PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THERE WAS LIMITED STEERING. LATER RESTART CAR AND POWER STEERING COMES BACK. IT SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING, GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK, NOT YET CORRECTED, 37,000 IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BY ONLY 1000 MILES, DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR AT ALL PLASTIC GAS TANK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT'S POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WHEEL TIGHTENS TO THE POINT WHERE IT BECOMES TO HARD TO DRIVE. IT HAPPENS AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THE LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET IT INORDER TO DRIVE. IN THE BOOK IT SAYS THAT IF THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH TO MANY HARD TURNS WHILE DRIVING IT TIGHTENS TO SLOW THE DRIVER AND STOP THEM FROM DRIVING IRRESPONSIBLY. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHOUT FAULT TO MY DRIVING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR REPLACED IT WORKED FINE FOR ONE FULL DAY. THEN THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I THEN TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AT OTHERS COMPLAINTS ON TOPIX AND ASK.COM AND MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT HAPPENS INSTANTLY, THERE IS NO FOREWARNING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WHEEL TIGHTENS ALL AT ONE TIME. IT IS ESPECIALLY UNSAFE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL YOU CAN DO IS KEEP STRAIGHT OR STOP AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVY COBALT HAS A PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE VIRGIN ISLAND, ST. CROIX. THE TEMP GETS TO 100 DEGREE. I GET THREE WARNING DINGS AND THE WORD POWER STEERING ON MY DASHBOARD AND IMMEDIATELY I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. WHEN IT COOL DOWN, IT WILL WORK FINE. ON ST. CROIX IT COST OVER $1000 TO CHECK AND FIX PLEASE HELP. THE ISLANDS ARE HILLY AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO TAKE CONNERS AND HILLS WITH OUT POWER STEERING. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. POWER STEERING GOES OUT. TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND THE POWER STEERING IS WORKING AGAIN. THEN IT WILL GO OUT AT ANYTIME AND WILL NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL YOU RESTART THE CAR. IF YOU START IT UP IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BACK OUT INTO THE STREET, IT WILL GO OUT AS SOON AS YOU PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. IF YOU TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT AND PUT IT IN DRIVE 1ST IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL WORK OR WHEN IT MAY GO OUT AGAIN. THE CAR HAS LOW MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR NOR CAN I AFFORD $1200 TO $2000 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. RESEARCH ON THE NET INDICATES POSSIBLY 1000'S OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CANT EVEN FANTOM MY WIFE DOING 65 MPH AND THIS HAPPENING TO HER. THIS IS A RECURRING SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD COST 100'S OF INNOCENT LIVES. PLEASE FORCE GM TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN A GM OWNER FOR YEARS AND IF THEY TRULY WONT TO REMAIN IN BUSINESS THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. THIS SORT OF PROBLEM COULD COST $1000'S OF DOLLARS AND HUNDREDS OF LIVES AND ACCIDENTS TO NO FAULT OF THE DRIVER OR THE OTHER CAR/CARS INVOLVED. THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78000.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. ON AUGUST 7, 2009 MY DAUGHTER (19 YEARS OLD) WAS TRAVELING WITH MY NIECE (11) AND MY NEPHEW (8) THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER GOT IT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED THE ENGINE THERE WAS POWER STEERING SHE BEGAN TRAVELING AGAIN AND IT REPEATEDLY LOST POWER STEERING. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED SINCE THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT THERE IS AN UNDETERMINED LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE THE PART WILL AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND REQUIRE GM TO RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LT 2.2L. RECENTLY AS I AM DRIVING THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ON MY DASH AND THE POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. I HAVE TO TRY MY HARDEST TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TURN IT OFF, AND UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT IS FINE AGAIN. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND OTHERS IT CAN GO FOR A FEW MINUTES IN BETWEEN. THE CAR HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THIS SITUATION OCCURRED COMPLETELY SPUR OF THE MOMENT. THE PROBLEM CAUSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY VERY HARD AND IN MANY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM DUE TO ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM BEING UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND MAINTAIN CONTROL ON THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM IS COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO ANY FAULTS OF THE OWNER AS THE SYSTEM IS ELECTRONIC AND DOES NOT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT THAT I BOUGHT IN APRIL OF 2007. FOR THE FIRST YEAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL MY MESSAGE BOARD FLASHED POWER STEERING AND IT WENT OUT. AT FIRST I COULD JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AND IT WOULD GO AWAY. IT DID IT ABOUT ONCE A MONTH AFTERWARDS UP UNTIL JULY OF 2009. EVER SINCE THEN, EVEN IF I CUT THE CAR OFF, IT WILL FLASH WHEN I GO OVER 20MPH. CHEVY SAID THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I EXPERIENCED THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE DEALER TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE PART WAS ON AN AT LEAST THREE WEEK BACKORDER AND THAT I COULD EITHER LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM AND FIND ANOTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION OR DRIVE IT UNTIL THEY GOT THE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25-70 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AT HIGH SPEEDS THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

POWER STEERING LOSS AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON USED THIS CAR THEY DON'T USE NOW FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT I STILL OWE ON THE CAR AND FEEL GM SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND A SITE WHICH DIRECTED ME TO THIS SITE PLEASE HELP.... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AND THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE DISABLED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON 06 CHEVY COBALT AND GM DOES NOT HAVE THE REMEDIES TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATES WHILE WAS DRIVING 60MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 23146. UPDATED 10/26/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/09*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE USAGE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,200. THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

COULDN'T GET KEY OUT AFTER STARTING, CAR WOULD NOT GO OFF. SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. WENT TO DEALER.THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK SWITCH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLOOR SHIFTER. DEALER KEPT PART. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS THE COMPUTER LCD PROMPTED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. WE TRIED TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING BUT IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. WE HAVE NO MONEY TO GET IT REPAIRED SO WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW WE WILL RESOLVE THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE TO GET TO WORK TOMORROW SO THIS PRESENTS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT. POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND IS FINE ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THIS IS INDEPENDENT OF SPEED OR ANY CONDITION THAT I CAN RECALL. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 47000 MILES. RECENTLY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AFTER THE INCIDENT. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR IS GOING BAD AND THAT WE WERE NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS A RECALL ON ITS FUEL INJECTORS AS WELL AS THE HEAD LINER. CURRENTLY NO RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE CAR IS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR ON AUGUST 22ND. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT 2DR COUPE. FIRST, ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AND THEY WOULD RANDOMLY GO UP AND DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I GOT THAT FIXED AND THEN ON 12/28/2008 I WAS DRIVING FROM SHREVEPORT, LA TO CHATTANOOGA, TN. IT WAS FINE FOR MOST OF THE TRIP BUT AS I WAS GETTING OFF THE EXIT IN CHATTANOOGA, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AT FIRST IT WOULD DO IT RANDOMLY BUT AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF IT HAPPENING NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. IT WORKS WHEN I CRANK THE CAR UP BUT AFTER ABOUT 1-2 MILES, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A STEERING COLUMN AND IT WOULD COST $1200.00 WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD. THEN LAST WEEK ON 08/02/2009, A LOT OF THINGS STOPPED WORKING. THE ODOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, TEMP. GAUGE, AND SPEEDOMETER. AND THE CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. SINCE IT STAYED IN A LOW GEAR I COULD ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 30 MPH TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. IT TURNED OUT THAT IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND IT COST $362. AFTER THAT EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING AGAIN EXCEPT THE POWER STEERING. I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AS THERE WERE OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE ON THE ONE WEBSITE THAT I LOOKED AT AND THAT'S ONLY ONE WEBSITE (WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT). I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT! ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS LEAKED WATER ONTO MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR AND I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON I

I GOT IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT CAR THIS PAST SATURDAY AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL THAT I LIVE ON WHEN I REACH THE CURB AND NEED TO TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A CAR COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION AND I ALMOST HIT IT BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL LOCKED AND I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK IN IT TO DRIVE. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID IT IS ALL ELECTRONIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INTERIOR CHIME SOUNDED THREE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS FUNCTIONAL AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING UNIT, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,500. UPDATED 09/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/09.*JB

LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED MY POWER STEERING LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. A FEW MINUTES LATER MY CAR STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH , CUTTING IN AND OUT, AND SHUCKLING WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. I ASSUMED MY GAS WAS FAULTY, SO I CUT THE CAR OFF, PUT IN OCTANE BOOSTER AND MORE GAS. AFTER THIS IT RAN OKAY, BUT I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE I FELT LIKE MY SAFETY WAS IN DANGER BECAUSE OF HOW MY CAR WAS RESPONDING. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL COMPLAIN AGAIN. I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL TAKE THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS THE PROBLEM WHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF THE POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL EVEN LOCK UP AT TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM STUCK WITH THIS CAR, BECAUSE IT COSTS AROUND 1100 DOLLARS TO FIX! I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE IS A COUNTLESS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE EVERY DAY THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. NOW THIS CAR HAS 44K MILES ON IT AND IT IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I DO NOT WANT ANY ONE ELSE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS POOR MANUFACTURING. IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, I WANT TO BE INVOLVED! ALSO, THIS ISSUE HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST MONTH AND CONTINUES. ONCE I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (IF I CAN) AND SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING RESUMES WORKING AND I CAN DRIVE FOR A WHILE AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE CONTACT MUST TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND WAIT MOMENTARILY FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING LOCKS, WHICH MAKES THE KEY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MUST RATTLE THE KEY, PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, AND CONTINUE SHIFTING IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I AM DRIVING MY CHEVY COBALT 2006 ON A BUSY ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON AND MY WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. I COULDN'T EVEN STEER MY CAR TO AVOID TRAFFIC AT FIRST UNLESS I REALLY TUGGED AT THE WHEEL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! ESTIMATED REPAIR IS 2000! ON A 2006 CAR NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILING ON THEIRS AS WELL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MAY AND THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHILE IN MOTION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, TURNED ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING AGAIN, BUT THEN CUT OUT AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES WHILE STILL DRIVING. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR; WORKS, CUTS OUT, I RESTART THE VEHICLE, POWER STEERING BEGINS WORKING, THEN CUTS OUT AGAIN....EVERYTIME I DRIVE!! MY MECHANIC HAS TRIED REPLACING THE COMPUTER CHIP AND EVERYTHING SHORT OF DISMANTLING THE VEHICLE. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE DISCOVERED THAT THOUSANDS OF COBALT OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, GM REFUSES TO DO A RECALL DESPITE THE DANGER OF THE FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM HOPING GM WILL STEP UP TO ASSIST THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE ON WAY TO WORK. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CAR TAKEN IN THE NEXT DAY. ALTHOUGH THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND THE STEERING WORKED THE NEXT DAY, WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THE MOTORS WERE FAULTY. PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND WHEN YOU CUT IT OFF AND RECRANK IT WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. BOUGHT IT USED IN 2008 DIDN'T THINK I WOULD NEED WARRANTY SO I DIDN'T PURCHASE IT AND FROM WHAT I'M READING ON DIFFERENT FORUMS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY COBALT OWNERS ITS TIME CHEVROLET DID A RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE WERE NONE. I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND MY ELECTRICAL POWERING STEERING WENT OUT ON A TRIP WITH MY TWO CHILDREN. I AM SO UPSET ABOUT THIS. THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON EXACTLY ONE MINUTE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NO NOTICE AND HAD TO PULL HARD OFF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTART THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP (WITHOUT A WARRANTY) AND IT IS GOING TO COST $2000. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY AND ALSO STILL OWE $10,500 ON A CAR THAT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED IS WHAT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIMING NOISE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER PROCEEDED TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

2006 CHEVY COBALT STEERING IS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. VERY CONCERNED. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR

CAR TRAVELED 75 FT WHILE IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND ENTERED A LAKE AT A GIRL SCOUT CAMP. VEHICLE DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE CARRIER. CAR HAD THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BINDING REPLACED ON 10/6/08 WITH MILEAGE OF 28201 MI. AT AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT RECOGNIZE IT WAS IN PARK. *TR

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND IT WORKS AGAIN FOR ONLY ONE MINUTE! AND IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN! *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,305.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS COUPE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT CAUSES THE STEERING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND A CRASH COULD RESULT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH A MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE MESSAGE CENTER IN MY DASH INDICATING THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. I FEEL NO DIFFERENCE IN STEERING, BUT WHEN THE CAR SWITCHES GEARS (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC ) IT IS VERY ROUGH AND ALMOST DIES. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEK LOCAL REPAIR SHOP COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT-POWER STEERING PUMP GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER RESEARCHING MANY DATABASES, SEEMS THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP THAT GM UTILIZES. GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE CONSUMER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT ISSUING RECALLS OR SAFETY MESSAGES. *TR

1. WE WERE DRIVING AND A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. 2. IT HAPPENS WITHIN SEVERAL SECONDS OF STARTING THE CAR, THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS. 3. WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN THE POWER STEERING BOX AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AND IT WOULD COST $1,000. *TR

CHEVROLET COBALT'S POWER STEERING DISABLES THE CAR, WHILE IN OPERATION! THE BRAKES DISENGAGE AND TRANSMISSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, 77,000 MILES WORDS POWERSTEERING LIT UP ON DASH AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER CAR WHILE MOVING. NO CONSEQUENCES ON BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE BUT IT IS NOT A FLUID SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT PREVENTABLE AND I VIEWED ONE REPORT WITH OVER 375 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2005 - 2008 COBALTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IF THIS IS A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM WITH SUCH PREVALENCE. I TRAVEL QUITE A DISTANCE TO WORK. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AS USUAL? *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND IT WENT OUT. IF I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF, LET IT SIT, TURN BACK ON, IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A RANDOM PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT GOES OUT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. NOW IT KEEPS GOING OUT. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, WENT OFF THE ROAD THROUGH A BRICK WALL, OFF A 3 FOOT DROP OFF AND INTO A HOUSE. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND MOST OF THE DAMAGE IS IN THE FRONT, THE SENSORS ARE CRUSHED AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR HAS 60K MILES ON IT. AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED BEFORE AND NO CODES WERE ON THE CAR SAYING IT WAS BAD. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE PROBLEM REPEATS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR