2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

AT 50,000 MILES OR SO THE POWER STEERING FAILED, IT NO LONGER WORKS. I HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT. GM WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW BECAUSE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT 2.2 ECOTECH FE1 SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS BAD AT 42000 MILES. BUSHING ARE NOW AVAILABLE UNDER A DIFFERENT PART #. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ENTERING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ENABLED THE DOOR TO OPEN DUE TO BROKEN SUPPORT BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE UNDER WARRANTY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

POWER STEERING COMES ON AND OFF IN MY CAR. STAYS OFF MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING IT BUT COMES BACK ON FOR A BRIEF MINUTE AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE BEFORE GOING BACK OFF AGAIN. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM CORPORATION WHO DID NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM DESPITE IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ACTIVE FROM GM ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUE AS I WAS SHOWN BY ANOTHER MECHANIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE LED SCREEN AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL, REVERTING BACK TO MANUAL STEERING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND AVOID DRIVING UNDERNEATH A TRACTOR TRAILER, BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE. I READ SEVERAL HUNDRED POSTINGS ON A WEBSITE LAST NIGHT WITH OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES STEERING, OR POTENTIALLY A DEFECT PROMPTING A RECALL. ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN AND THEN THE PROBLEM WILL REPEAT ITSELF AGAIN SOMETIMES WITHIN SECONDS OF SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR 3 DAYS NOW AND GETTING WORSE. I AM WAITING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER FOR EVALUATION, AND I'M ALREADY BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A NON-COVERED WARRANTY PROBLEM, COSTING AROUND $2,000 TO FIX. *TR

WELL MY POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A WHILE WHEN I BOUGHT IT,BUT ONE DAY I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING ICON CAME ON AND IT GOT VERY HARD TO STEER SO I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. A FEW DAYS PASS AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN SO I TURN IT OFF AND BOUT 30 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NOW MY POWER STEERING ONLY WORKS BOUT 4 SECONDS LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO RESTART MY CAR TO MAKE A U-TURN. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING , POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY STOPS WORKING, ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT RESETS BUT NO MORE THEN 5 MINUTES AND IT FAILS AGAIN! I LUCKILY HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET WHILE THIS OCCURS BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY POTENTIAL FOR ONE, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH I'VE HEARD IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT IS UNDER 40000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE I AM AT A STOP IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN I LOSE THE POWER STEERING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT AS SOON I HAD LEFT IT STARTED IT AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT WILL COST OVER $700. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE KEPT UP ON ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS ?!@#$%!!! I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR. AND AS USUAL MY WARRANTY WAS JUST EXPIRED. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,291.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT. IT RUNS OFF OF A ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHICH DIFFERS FROM THE TYPICAL HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING FLUID SYSTEM. EVERY TIME I START THE CAR THEN ROTATE THE STEERING WHEEL TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY MY POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TO ORLANDO AND IT LOCKED UP. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FATAL IF SOMEONE WHO IS DRIVING IS NOT PREPARED OR CANNOT DRIVE A CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS UPON THOUSAND OF CHEVY COBALT DRIVERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUES AND ALL GENERAL MOTORS IS TELLING US TO DO IS TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHICH THEN GETS FOLLOWED UP BY A NICE $2000+ BILL. IF THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT GET CORRECTED I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT DEATHS COULD RESULT FROM THIS PROBLEM. GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WITH A TURN COMING UP MEANS A HORRIFIC CAR ACCIDENT WILL ENSUE NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER OF THE IMPAIRED VEHICLE BUT OTHERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. I AM AWAITING A REPLY BACK FROM AN ATTORNEY IM SPEAKING WITH THIS CONCERNING ANY LEMON LAW ISSUES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THE NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS IN SATURN IONS AS WELL. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR FROM VEHICLES YEARS FROM 2005-2007 THE MOST AS I HAVE NOT FULLY LOOKED INTO THE 2008'S YET. NHTSA PLEASE ASSIST US!!! I DO NOT WANT TO BE ONE OR SEE A MOTORIST ON THE ROAD LOSE POWER STEERING A LIFE GETS LOST DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE THEN NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT IN THAT CONDITION. THE REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB

POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE AN 06 CHEVY COBALT THAT I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. RECENTLY THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF. IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER CASES WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVORLET COBALT AND I PURCHASED IT WITH 18 MILES ON IT AND ON 23JULY2009 I FIND MYSELF NOT ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR FROM THE DRIVER DOOR KEEP IN MIND ITS ONLY A 2DOOR CAR AND I HAVE KIDS I AM BEING TOLD BY THE CAR DEALERSHIP THAT I NEED A NEW DOOR I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SO I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND I JUST DON'T FEEL THAT IT IS RIGHT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 COBALT ON 95 SOUTH AND I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO ANYTHING WITH. WITHIN A WEEK OF THE FIRST INCIDENT THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE OF MILES AND THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN THE POWER STEERING IS TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. IT GOT SO BAD WITHIN A WEEK IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I COULD NOT EVEN PULL OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX WITHOUT LOOSING THE POWER STEERING AND STARTED TO OCCUR EVERY COUPLE OF MILES I DROVE THE CAR. FROM THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING LOSS UNTIL A GOT IT FIXED WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK LONG AND THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 OR MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THERE WAS A INTERNAL SHORT IN COLUMN MOTOR MODULE AND HAVE A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH COST ME 966.95 TO FIX AND I HAD TO PAY THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS WAY TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH OUT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. I TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WITH MY JOB AND THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT LEFT ME IN ALMOST SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND I WAS PULLED OVER ON THE INTERSTATE 95 , PA TURNPIKE, 76, AND 495 IN DELAWARE STATE DEALING WITH THIS HAZARD. THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DANGER NOT ONLY TO ME BUT EVERY OTHER PERSON ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS NOT FAIR TO THEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR BACK HOME WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED(ALMOST CRASHED). I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. I GOT THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND THE STEERING COLUMN GOT REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER, INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND A HOST OF OTHER FAILURES WERE OCCURRING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE DEALER STILL IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT 2.4L SS AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT ON ME AT 48K MILES. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM CONTINUING WITH 2005 AND 2006 COBALTS. I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE DRIVING MY CAR AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT GM KNOWS IS A PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS ABOUT 2 TIMES PER WEEK. STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER AND CAR LOOSES POWER. FAILURE HAS NOT AS YET BEEN CORRECTED. IF YOU TURN CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE IT RETURNS TO NORMAL UNTIL NEXT OCCURRENCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE WHEEL AND FELT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER. SO I PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A MINUTE AND CAME BACK WITHIN 5 MIN. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING ABILITY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILS WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE STEERING LOCKS AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL. THERE IS A WARNING LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

AFTER REACHING 50,000 MILES ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, THE POWER STEERING BECAME FAULTY. IT WILL WORK FOR THE FIRST 30 SECONDS OF TURNING THE CAR ON, AND THEN IT WILL STOP. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1,100 DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE THREE YEAR/30,000 MILE FACTORY WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, ALONG WITH THE CAM SENSORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE CONVERTER BECOMING CLOGGED. THE THIRD TIME THE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AS WELL. CURRENTLY, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS FAILING FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION AND LOSE POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO CORRECT THE FOURTH FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 83,000. UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK, ON JULY 18, 2010, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED EVOQ 08/19/10*JB

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON MY 2006 COBALT CAME ON RANDOMLY. THERE WAS NOTHING TO LEAD UP TO THE INCIDENT. THEN LATER THE LIGHT HAD DISAPPEARED FOR A WEEK, UNTIL IT CAME UP AGAIN. THIS TIME I RECEIVED THE LIGHT WARNING AS WELL AS LOSING MY POWER STEERING. IT IS NOT CONSTANT, BUT IS BECOMING A MORE COMMON THING. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET BECAUSE THE DEALER CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH REGULAR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND I WILL NOT FORK OUT THE MONEY TO HAVE THE DIG FURTHER INTO THE CAR. I AM LOOKING ON FIXING THE PROBLEM MYSELF, BUT STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. I DO NOT WANT TO BUY A USED ITEM AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON THING WITH THE CHEVY COBALT'S AND PONTIAC G5'S. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS FIND AN OEM PART WITH A WARRANTY, PUT THAT IS ALSO HARD BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A NEW AFTERMARKET OEM PART THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED SO THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

STEERING WHEEL GET STUCK WAS REPAIRED IN THE SAME YEAR PURCHASED IN 08 NOW THE SAME PROBLEM SERVICE SAID IT WILL COST 1,000 DOLLARS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT NOW WHAT DO I DO? THE SAME PROBLEM 2 TIMES IS THERE A DEFECT IN THE PART. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT AROUND THE 42,000 MARK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO FAIL. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A MISREAD IN THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 50,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT GOING 70 MPH IN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, PULLED OFF ONTO RAMP TURNED CAR OFF WORKED FINE FOR 1/2 MILE AND WENT OUT AGAIN. MADE IT TO A SHOP AND HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THIS HAS NEARLY LED TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AROUND A CORNER AND ALSO AT 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $900 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE FAILURE IS BECOMING WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,619.

2006 CHEVY COBALT LS, 39,175 MILES. WENT TO THE STORE, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE ELSE! FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND ELSEWHERE, THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR

THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING, THE PROBLEM IS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE FUSE OR TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THAT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT CHEVY DEALERS ARE CHARGING PEOPLE OVER EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLAR TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS ON VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 40K. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RANDOM INSTANCES AT RANDOM SPEEDS THAT MY POWER STEERING CEASES TO WORK. THE DIC WILL DISPLAY "POWER STEERING" AND THEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES AWAY. IT THEN BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF COURSE I NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR! THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE, NUMBER 070232007, BUT NO RECALL. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE CAR WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING BUT IT STILL SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM. *TR

THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING CAME ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I MANAGED TO GET HOME BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. LATER, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, IT WORKED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE IT TO A DEALER, BUT I ANTICIPATE THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT OCCURRING WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE CAR. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED DURING DRIVE AND LOCK UP THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY. STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO STEER SINCE IT IS A ALL ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. I HAD TO PULL OVER DURING TRAFFIC AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO RE-INITIALIZE THE POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP ON ME. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF IT GOES AWAY FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THIS MODEL IS HAVING TONS OF THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I WISH FOR GM TO REFUND AND RECALL THIS MODEL. ITS THE SAME AS THE CAVALIER JUST HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AND SO THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE NAME. WHAT A CHEAP TRICK BY THE BIG CAR MANUFACTURERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 2006 CHEVY COBALT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPG AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED POWER STEERING AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING SO I PULLED OFF ONTO A RAMP AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 3 MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS CAN NOT BE SAFE AT ALL AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I GOT THE CAR IN THE SHOP TODAY (JUNE 30TH) AND THE QUOTE I GOT WAS $750.00 TO FIX. AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I AM SEARCHING AS TO WHY THE LIGHT BULBS AND FUSE KEEPS BLOWING OUT, THERE APPEARS TO BE A LIVE WIRE SHORTING OUT BETWEEN THE FUSE AND THE BRAKE SWITCH. WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH DISCONNECTED, THE FUSE STILL BLOWS. *TR UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING IT WITH A BRAKE SWITCH. UPDATED 07/21/09. *JB

WE BOUGHT THIS 2006 COBALT CERTIFIED USED, FOR OUR DAUGHTER FOR SCHOOL LAST YEAR. IT WAS FINE UNTIL THE OTHER DAY SHE WAS DRIVING AND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. SHE HAD TO LOCK THE BRAKES IN ORDER TOO NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. HER BOYFRIEND WAS WITH HER SO HE COULD TURN THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE STEERING WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AND WENT OUT AGAIN. NOW EVERYTIME YOU START IT GOES OUT IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS. THE CAR HAS ONLY 50220 MILES, SO OF COURSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I GOT IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE FROM THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE STEERING COLUMN AND HE SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SENT IT IN TO GM, I WAITED A WEEK FOR AN ANSWER. THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID GM WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. I AM IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE WAITING FOR AN ANSWER. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR TWO WEEKS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT NO LONGER WORKS. THE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT REPAIR IT AND THAT I MUST GO TO A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE NOT GONE YET. THE POWER STEERING IS ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR, THEN THE "POWER STEERING" POPS UP ON MY ELECTRONIC DISPLAY AND IT MAKES A BEEPING SOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE PREVIOUS DAY AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE POWER STEERING OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING BECAME STIFF AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FUSE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $50. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE SO A REPAIR CAN BE MADE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A DISTRICT SPECIALIST WOULD CALL HIM ON JUNE 23, 2009. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WAS FAILING. THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SHE MANAGED TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,138 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,500.

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY COBALT IN JUNE OF 2007 IT WAS A NEW CAR. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS FOR ANY PARTS CONCERNING THE POWER STEERING. ON JUNE 18, 2009 ON MY DASH BOARD HAD A DIC MESSAGE COME UP STAYING POWER STEERING AND I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING IN THE CAR. THANK GOODNESS I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT MADE THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OR CONTROL. IT HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER I SHUT THE OFF IT RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE GM CORPORATION SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING THESE ERRORS. ON JUNE 19, 2009, I TOOK MY CAR TO LICENSED MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THERE IS A SHORT IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS HAD SEVERAL CHEVYS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART IS AVAILABLE BUT IT WILL COST AROUND A $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX WITH PARTS AND LABOR, WHICH IT IS OUR OF MY BUDGET WITH THE STATE OF OUR ECONOMY. I ALSO DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CHEVYS AND POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN THEIR ARE TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR AS WELL. *TR

THE CAR SHIFTER BUTTON WON'T RELEASE THE KEY. IN OTHER WORDS THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS TO PUT A NEW SHIFTER IN BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T BUY JUST THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM (BUTTON). THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEVERAL IN STOCK. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR KEY IN YOUR CAR OVERNIGHT. *TR

THERE WERE NO PRIOR EVENTS LEADING UP TO MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CLICKED ON AND I COULD BARELY TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND IN FACT ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T JUST MY POWER STEERING BUT MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHOT AT ONLY 50K. GM REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN FOR $800; ABSOLUTELY ABSURD FOR A CAR I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2006. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH OR LESS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING T-BONE COLLISION AT A SPEED OF APROX. 45 MPH. NO SERIOUS INJURIES OCCURRED. AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN WHEN DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE TRIED TO MAKE THEM DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON SIDE AIRBAG AND WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS; HOWEVER NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR