2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

CAR DRIFTED TO LEFT , STRIKING UTILITY POLE AND FLIPPING. DRIVER DID NOT SENSE ANY STEERING PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT CORRECT. DRIVER HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEM BEFORE , CLIPPED A CURB , DRIVER STOPPED THE CAR TO EXAMINE DAMAGED TIRE. VEHICLE DROVE OK AFTERWARDS. *TR

IN LATE MARCH, I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF GAS WHEN I WOULD GET IN THE CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE. I JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS FROM GAS BEING SPILLED WHEN REMOVING THE GAS NOZZLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK. ON APRIL 3RD, THE SMELL GOT EXTREMELY STRONG AND I HAD TO KEEP THE WINDOWS DOWN IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE CAR. ON MONDAY APRIL 5TH, I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME BACK AROUND MID-DAY TO INFORM ME THE FUEL PUMP LINE HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE TOP THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, WHERE THE PIECE SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME, THERE WAS GAS ALL OVER THE PLACE ONCE THE TANK WAS REMOVED. HE QUOTED: "IT'S A WONDER THE CAR DID NOT EXPLODE" I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED GM VIA THE 800 #, BEING THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I'VE READ THE RECALL INFORMATION, IT IS BASED ON STATE LOCATED IN HOT CLIMATES AREA FOR NOW, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING IN OTHER STATES NOT LISTED IN THE LETTER. *TR

THIS WRITTEN COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE MECHANICAL DEFECT OF AN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WITHIN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT WERE & REMAIN AS UNNOTICEABLE BY DRIVER AND OWNER OF VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAD VEHICLE PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN THE UP LOCKED POSITION PRIOR TO DRIVING IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES BEFORE BEING PARKED AGAIN. AS DRIVER OF VEHICLE WENT TO USE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THEY IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BREAK HAD NO RESISTANCE WHEN PULLED UPWARD AND WOULD NOT REMAIN LOCKED IN THE "UP" POSITION NEEDED IN ORDER TO SAFELY PARK THE VEHICLE. ALL OTHER BRAKES WITHIN THE VEHICLE REMAINED AS NORMAL AND FUNCTIONAL. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE DETECTED BY DRIVER. THE FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO RETURN TO A NORMAL STATUS OF FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BY OWNER TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS OF INCIDENT ON MAY 18, 2010 TO BE EVALUATED BY DEALERSHIP AND BE PROMPTLY FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HANDLE WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE WHEN PULLED UPWARD DUE TO "THE MECHANISM BEING STRIPPED." THE PARKING BREAK HANDLE WAS STATED AS BEING REPLACED AND VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO OWNER WITHIN 24 HOURS OF BEING TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER STARTED GOING OUT (COULDN'T HEAR WORDS OR MUSIC WELL). SOON AFTER IT COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND WHEN IT QUIT SO DID THE RIGHT SIDE. IT'S ONLY THE DOOR SPEAKERS. THE BACK ONES WORK FINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A HEATING CORE FAILURE WHICH WAS REPAIRED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO MALFUNCTIONED ALONG WITH THE SIGNAL SOUND, SEAT BELTS, AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, SPEAKERS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE AIR BAG WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR OTHER REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,269. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

MY 2007 COBALT DROVE FINE,UNTIL IT REACHED 55000 MILES. ONE DAY IT FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. IF I WOULD GO SLOW OVER A HUMP,YOU COULD HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK IT TO 6 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, WHO CHECKED EVERYTHING, STRUTS,SPRINGS, RACK & PINION,ETC. FINALLY,ONE MECHANIC,TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT ABOUT A 1/2 AN INCH AND YOU COULD HEAR A KNOCKING. HE SAID, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, IT IS THE STEERING.I MADE AT LEAST 10 TRIPS TO GET IT WORKED ON. I WAS ON THE PHONE DAILY WITH GM. I EXPLAINED WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD,THEY THINK I AM DRUNK, IT DOES WHAT IT WANTS TO. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS WAY FARTHER THAN A NORMAL STEERING WHEEL,ALOT OF PLAY. I CAN PARK AND THE WHEEL WILL BE UPSIDE DOWN,BUT MY TIRES WILL BE STRAIGHT. OR DRIVING STRAIGHT AND WHEEL IS TURNED TO ONE SIDE. I WAS SOO UPSET, MAD, BECAUSE THIS IS A 2007 VEHICHLE. I KNEW NOTHING OF A RECALL.THEY REPLACED MY 2 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND MY LOWER STEERING COLUMN. I HAD TO PAY $900.00 FOR ALL OF THE WORK. IT FIXED MY PROBLEM ABOUT 60%.THE DEALER WAS SO NICE AND UNDERSTANDING, THAT HE REIMBURSE ME. WHICH I AM SOO THANKFUL. SO I HAVEN'T EVEN BOTHERED TO GET BACK INTOUCH WITH THEM. I AM TO THE POINT THAT I DO NOT CARE. IF I WRECK, I WRECK. I AM TIRED OF ALL THE HASSLING, TIME, MONEY, AGGRAVATION AND DAYS ON THE TELEPHONE. I STILL HEAR A KNOCKING GOING OVER A SMALL HUMP. I DRIVE SLOW, STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN SHE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WERE NO VISIBLE DEFECTS AND SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. AFTER DRIVING THREE MILES, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FEE IN ORDER TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V073000 (10V073000 STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) SINCE IT WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) LOSS OF WARNING CHIMES DUE TO DEFECTIVE DRIVERS DOOR SPEAKER (2007 COBALT AND & 2007 GMC CANYON). I AM CURRENT AWAITING REPAIR UNDER THE 2ND RECALL FOR OUR COBALT VIN [XXX](GAS LEAK & LOSS OF STEERING DEFECTS NOT YET REPAIRED). THE LETTER RECEIVED FROM GM WARNING OF THE STEERING DEFECT STATED A WARNING CHIME WOULD SOUND AND A MESSAGE ON THE DRIVERS INFO CNTR WOULD APPEAR. PROBLEM IS, THE SPEAKER WHERE THE WARNING SOUNDS COME FROM IS INTERMITTENT. IN FACT, I CANNOT TELL IF I HAVE THE BLINKERS ON WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE DASHBOARD; SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ALWAYS SAFE TO DO. EVEN THOUGH THIS STARTED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED; I ASKED THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE. IF A CAR MANUFACTURER IS GOING TO CHANGE THE ROLE OF A SPEAKER FROM MERELY PRODUCING SOUND FOR RADIO USE TO SOUNDING SAFETY WARNING CHIMES THEN THE SPEAKER OUGHT TO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM APPROACHING MY MIDDLE 50'S AND DO NOT ABUSE THE SOUND SYSTEM IN THE CAR. IN MY OPINION; THIS FAILING SPEAKER IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. IN FACT, OUR 2007 GMC CANYON IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I'VE RECENTLY NOTICED THE DRIVERS DOOR SPEAKER IS STARTING TO DISTORT AND REALIZED AFTER THE COBALTS SPEAKER FAILED THE CANYON DRIVERS DOOR SPEAKER ALSO EMITS WARNING CHIMES. AS I STATED ABOVE, IF THE ROLE OF A SPEAKER IS TO SOUND WARNING CHIMES, THEN IT BECOMES A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT FAILS. [XXX] *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL REFERENCED ABOVE AND HIGHLIGHTED BELOW. THE SUMMARY STATES "...VEHICLES SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN WHEREAS THE REMEDY STATES "...VEHICLE CURRENTLY REGISTERED*CW THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 09V419000. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN TEXAS, BUT IS NOW REGISTERED IN WISCONSIN.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY POWER STEERING SEEMED TO SUDDENLY GO OUT - IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STEER THE DIRECTION I NEEDED TO GO. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY WHERE A GAS STATION ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT HE HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTING IT. I AM SO CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I CANNOT LET MY PETITE 21-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR'SHE DEFINITELY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH NECESSARY TO CONTROL THE CAR AND SAFELY GET IT OFF THE ROAD. *TR

CHEVY 2007 COBALT - GAS LEAK FROM FUEL TANK. FOUND PLASTIC HOUSING CRACK OF FUEL TANK CRACKED IN REAR OF TANK AT SEAM WHERE HOSE CONNECTS. RESULT FUEL POURING OUT OF SEAM. *TR

INCIDENT REPORT: DRIVING 70 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE AND FELT A SUDDEN RESISTANCE IN STEERING, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH AND WHEN I ACCELERATED OR PUSHED ON THE BRAKE IT BECAME HARD TO STEER. PULLED INTO THE FIRST EXIT AND AFTER USING ALL MY STRENGTH PARKED AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. WE ALL KNOW THAT UNLESS THE MESSAGE IS ON THEY WON'T READ FOR THE ERROR IN THE DIAGNOSTIC SO I CAME ON HOME. I DID CALL THE DEALER AND HE LOOKED UP AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY COBALT. SO WHO DECIDES WHICH ONES TO RECALL WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AND I AM AWAY FROM HOME WHERE DO I TAKE IT. WHO WILL PAY FOR TOWING? MAKES ME WANT TO GO BUY A FORD AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING BUT CHEVY EXCEPT FOR ONE LEMON THAT WAS A DODGE DURANGO (ANOTHER RECALL THAT DIDN'T EFFECT MY CAR). *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) GM 2007 COBALT [XXX] LATE AT NIGHT COLD AND RAINY I WAS DRIVING SLOW TRYING TO TURN ON 9TH AVE FROM FAIRFIELD DR. THE CAR STEERED ITSELF AS I COULD NOT STEER IT, INTO A DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH. MY PASSENGER HEAD ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, MY SAFETY BELT BRUISED MY NECK AND SHOULDER, PAINFULLY. MY PASSENGER WAS BLEEDING PROFUSELY, A PERSON STOPPED AND TOOK US FOR HELP. I WAS SO SHAKEN UP AND IT HAPPENED SO FAST, THAT I COULD NOT FIND MY CELL PHONE TO CALL 911. THE NEXT DAY MY GRANDFATHER WHO HELPED ME PAY FOR THE CAR, HAD THE CAR PUT ON A TRAILER AND STORED IN A COVERED SECURE AREA WHERE IT IS STILL STORED AND UNTAMPERED WITH. WE CONTACTED GM, IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS, WE JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEIR ATTORNEY. TO TOP THIS ALL OFF, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TWO DAYS AFTER IT HAPPENED! AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT MY INSURANCE DOES NOT HAVE COLLISION COVERAGE BUT ONLY COMPREHENSIVE. I WORK HARD AND GO TO COLLEGE FOR TWO MONTHS I HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR TAXES, OVER $35.00 PER DAY. I LOVED THIS CAR BUT NOW I WILL NOT RIDE IN ONE. I STILL HAVE NIGHT MARES ON THE CRASH. I AM BEHIND IN MY BILLS. THANK YOU GM FOR NOT HELPING ME. I WISH TO HAVE THIS CAR EXAMINED. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE STEERING NOR CAN I PAY FOR AN ATTORNEY. YOUR HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED, AS MY GRANDFATHER BELIEVES THAT GM WILL DELAY THIS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. ALSO THE AIR BA

'POWER ASSIST' TO STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. NO "POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT"CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ALARM ACTIVATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED SHE WOULD FIRST NEED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, AT HER EXPENSE, BEFORE HONORING THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DECLINED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE--BEGAN OCCASIONALLY, NOW OCCURRING EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING FIRST FAILED. THE CAR BECAME SLIGHTLY MORE DIFFICULT AT HIGH SPEED AND EXTREMELY TUFF AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED AROUND 50K IN THE MANUAL IT SAYS TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY AROUND COMPLETELY. THIS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE ISSUE UNTIL IT BECAME A DAILY MATTER IN WHICH IT HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST TEN SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS 2 DOOR, AUTO. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON CERTAIN CHEVY COBALTS BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. MY VIN NUMBER IS TOLD NOT TO APPLY YET IS CLEARLY THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE COVERED BY GM. *TR

CHEVROLET COBALT STEERING FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE ONE DESCRIBED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. HE WAS ABLE TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION AS DESIGNED ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,600.

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE HAS INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS IN PARKING LOTS AND AT STOP LIGHTS. POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 2009 BUT STILL PROBLEM EXISTS AND DEALER WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE FROM CARS COMPUTER THAT SAYS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS OVERHEATING BUT DEALER SAYS THAT IS NORMAL CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NO HELP AT ALL IN GETTING MY CAR FIXED. *TR

POWER STEERING MOTOR IS OUT, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER.

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING ISSUES AND SUGGESTS A RECALL. *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE SHE WAS MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ODOMETER READING WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AFTER RESTARTING IT, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WITH NO FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

2007 CHEVROLET COLBALT. 03/30/10, POWER STEERING WENT OUT SEVEN TIMES IN THIRTY TWO MILES ON MY WAY TO WORK. HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS ON CURVES AND ICY ROADS MANY MORE TIMES. PROBLEM IS CORRECTED TEMPORARILY WHEN VEHICHLE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF (WHILE STILL IN MOTION) THEN TURNED BACK ON AND STARTED. POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NEGOTIATING A CORNER CAUSING ME TO INADVERTANTLY GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND OVER CORRECT WHEN RETURNING TO LANE OF TRAVEL.

STEERING COLUMN IS RATTLING BROUGHT THE CAR IN THEY SAID IT WAS THE I SHAFT I BROUGHT IT TO 3 OTHERS TO LOOK AT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE WHOLE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND IT NEEDS TO GET REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE.IS THIS PART OF THE RECALL AND IF IT IS WHY IS MY CAR NOT ONE OF THEM?

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 3 MPH. WHILE TURNING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT TOWARD A CURB. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE STRUTS AND NOT THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE STRUTS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,081. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,312.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND HIGHER, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF WARNING CHIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY USING EXTREME UPPER BODY FORCE. SHE WAS CONCERNED, DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS, THAT SHE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR HER YEAR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000), MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM IF HER VIN WAS A PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT DEVISED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 50,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, HE HEARD A WARNING CHIME FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES SO THAT THE POWER STEERING COULD RESET ITSELF. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM), THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE STILL BEING MANUFACTURED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,811. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER CONTINUED WITH CAUTION; AND EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN A TWO TO THREE WEEK PERIOD AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

STRUT DAMAGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY AND TURN ABRUTLY. *DT

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES WITH BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN SHE BRAKED FROM HIGH TO MODERATE SPEEDS TO SLOW DOWN OR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, ASIDE FROM THAT, AS SHE BEGAN TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR RECALL #09226 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE PARTS#19168894W-MODULE-KI. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FUEL PUMP, GAUGE AND ALARM ARE SHOWING BELOW RED AND LOW FUEL LEVEL. WHEN FUEL WAS ADDED, THE GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ADVISED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT ONLY USE CHEVRON FUEL. AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCORRECTLY SHOW A LOW FUEL LEVEL. THE MANUFACTURER AND SERVICE MANAGER WERE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT HAD NOT RETURNED THE CALLS MADE BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,143.

I DRIVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY BRING MY SON HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER SURGERY,AND I GET A WARNING LIGHT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I CANT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT IN THE ROAD, I TURN HARD LEFT IT TURNS AND I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL TO FIND OUT IF I NEED FLUID OR WHAT EVER AND IT DOESN'T TAKE FLUID I GET HOME AND READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM FROM HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE AND OWNERS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GO FIX MY CAR MY HUSBAND JUST GOT LAID OFF, I HAVE TO WAIT AND HOPE THIS IS A RECALL PLEASE WORK ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE WAS HURT, I PRAISE GOD THAT ME AND MY CHILD GOT HOME SAFE TODAY, UNTIL FURTHER I HAVE TO PARK MY CAR.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT ON AND OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LIGHT SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE WARRANTY WAS VALID UNTIL MARCH 25, 2010; HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME HARDER TO TURN. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF OF THE ROAD UNCONTROLLABLY AND ROLLED OVER INTO THE BUSHES. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT USAGE OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LUNGS, AND RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/3/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE STEERING A MONTH AFTER THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 COBALT ON MARCH 7TH 2010 WHEN THE WHEEL BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE WORDS POWER STEERING WERE SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED IT CAUSED DIFFICULTY DRIVING THE CAR WHERE YOU COULD BARELY DRIVE. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR LESS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE ALSO MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,500.

DRIVING VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING FAILED, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WE HEARD A BEEPING SOUND AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. THERE WAS A CAR COMING TOWARDS US AND WE STARTED FREAKING OUT AND TO SWERVE TO MISS THEM SO WE WOULD NOT WRECK. WE HAD NO CHOICE TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, BUT SINCE IT IS ELECTRIC WE COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. SINCE THIS HAPPENED AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE I MISSED WORK. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS BEFORE WE COULD GET IT FIXED. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT HELP BECAUSE NO ONE WAS IN A WRECK OR HURT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE US 1200 DOLLARS. WE ENDED UP TAKING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR 800 DOLLARS. WE HAD TO BUY A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN AND THE PART OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. 8 TIMES IN 3 HOURS. HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. POWER STEERING LASTS FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 10, 2010, WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON 14TH STREET ANOTHER DRIVER IN THE LEFT LANE ENTERED MY LANE (RIGHT LANE), AND I SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO STOP FROM HITTING THE OTHER DRIVERS VEHICLE. DESPITE THE FACT IT WAS A SUNNY VERY COLD DAY OUTSIDE AND THE STREETS WERE DRY THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE LOCKED UP AS THOUGH I HAVE AN ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH I DON'T HAVE ON MY CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME NONE RESPONSIVE AND MY CAR ENDED UP JUMPING THE CURB AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND A DENT IN THE SAME AREA IN THE SHAPE OF THE POLE; FURTHERMORE, THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A GM BODY SHOP BEING REPAIRED BY THE OTHER DRIVERS INSURANCE; HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT GM RECALL ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL I AM BRINGING MY ACCIDENT TO YOUR ATTENTION JUST IN CASE THE ISSUES ARE RELATED. *TR

I HAVE HAD A 2007 CHEVY COBALT FOR ALMOST A YEAR, AND IT HAS BEEN WRECKED, BUT WAS FIXED AND IT HAS JUST AROUND 60,000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN IT. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK JUST FINE FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES AND THEN GO OUT AGAIN. *TR

I DROVE MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT INTO A HARDWARE STORE PARKING LOT AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN TO FIND A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND AS A RESULT HIT THE CEMENT POLE THAT WAS PROTECTING THE CABLE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TELEPHONE POLE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME, BUT LATER THAT NIGHT I HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AS I WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN. AFTER READING MY X-RAYS, THE DOCTOR SAID I HAD RIB CONTUSIONS AND WHIPLASH. A WEEK LATER I AM STILL SUFFERING PAIN AND UNABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY FROM THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR ADDRESSED YET AND I DON'T INTENT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. *TR

I AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF ONE OF THE WORST CARS EVER MADE, A CHEVROLET COBALT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2008 WITH HOPES THAT IT WOULD STAND UP TO MY OLDER CAVALIER AND SUNFIRE. I WAS SADLY WRONG ABOUT MY CHOICE. AFTER ONLY TWO MONTHS OF OWNING MY VEHICLE (I BOUGHT IT AT A USED CAR CENTRE WITH 54000 KMS. JIM GILBERTS IN FREDERICTON, NB) AND 500 KMS OVER MY 60000K WARRANTY MY SWAY BAR LINKS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ONE MONTH AFTER I REPLACED THEM I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. AFTER REPLACING ALL OF THAT I STARTED TO HEAR RATTLING COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL. I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT MY STEERING COLUMN WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. BEFORE I BOUGHT MY CAR I HAD A VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT DONE AND IT CAME BACK CLEAN. IT WAS USED AS A CITY COURIER CAR. I HAD THOUGHT THAT MAYBE BECAUSE OF CITY DRIVING THESE PARTS HAD BEEN WORN OUT PREMATURELY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. ALMOST ALL OF THEM CLAIM THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE WITH CARS BOUGHT DIRECTLY OFF THE LOT. I KNOW 5 PEOPLE PERSONALLY WHO ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. ONE OF MY FRIENDS HAD HIS STEERING COLUMN REPLACED 4 TIMES. I REPLACED MY SWAY BAR LINKS TWICE AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. I HAVE YET REPLACED MY STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD THE BILL. I HAVE LEARNED OF THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THAT IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I DON'T HAVE, YET. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE

IN THE LAST WEEK, MY 2007 COBALTS POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON ABOUT 9 TIMES. ON 3-9-10 ALONE IT CAME ON 3 TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE POWER STEERING IS OUT. PULLING THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND THE POWER STEERING IS BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 57MPH SHE DIDN'T SEE A WARNING LIGHT FOR POWER STEERING. THE STEERING GOT HARD AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT, SHE PULLED THE STEERING BACK TO THE LEFT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. SHE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,381.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-40 ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER CONTINUED WITH CAUTION EXPERIENCING EXTREME DIFFICULTLY IN STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE 14,500.