2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY GUARD RAIL.NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107166.

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT ON MY SONS CAR. I AM CONCERNED IF POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE MAKING TURNS COULD BE DANGEROUS. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT FROM TIME TO TIME HAVE TO STOP RESTART SOMETIMES THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE STATED THE STEERING LOOSES POWER AND IT CANNOT BE TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. HE DOESN'T RECALL IF THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND CLEARED THE CODES .TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR WAS $346.26. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACUTER SENT HIM A LETTER INFORMING HIM THAT HE WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED ON HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT THE PART THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,929 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 75,000.

RATTLING BUMPING NOISE UNDER CAR, DRIVERS SIDE BY TIRE, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING SPEED LIMIT AND INCREASES WITH SLOWING DOWN. DEALER IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ON GM VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,223.

POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE CAR NEVER COMPLETELY STOPS IT GOES BUT AT A SLOWER SPEED THEN USUAL. I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG UNTIL THEY RELEASE THE REPORT. MY WHEEL BECOMES HARD TO TURN, SO I THOUGHT I ONLY NEEDED SOME POWER STEERING BUT I HAD PLENTY IN THE CONTAINER. IT HAPPENS ATLEAST 2 TIMES EVERY OTHER MONTH. *TR

2007 COBALT, COULD NOT STEER CAR STRAIGHT, WENT INTO A DITCH, CAR FLIPPED, CAR HIT A TREE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!!! *TR

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. JANUARY 1, 2009 IN THE FIRST TIME I LOST POWER STEERING. AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT BUT KNOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME, ANYWHERE FROM 2 SECONDS TO 2 MINUTES AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2007, I PURCHASED A $3600 EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT SAID IT WOULD COVER POWER STEERING ISSUES BUT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME MY WARRANT WOULDN'T COVER THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 TO THE POWER STEERING MODEL REPLACED. SINCE THEN I'VE JUST LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED ON MY OWN AND NEED HELP! *TR

THE GEAR SHIFT IS LOOSE AND WILL NOT ALWAYS DISENGAGE THE KEY LOCK. THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR PANEL FLASH OFF AND ON. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THIS ONCE BEFORE AND IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF GOING OUT AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE UNTIL I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AT ALL. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO MOVE THE GEAR AROUND UNTIL IT MAKES A CONNECTION AND THEN IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN 2008. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, OUT OF NO WHERE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IT HAPPENS VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN... AS A RESULT THE CAR MUST BE SLOWED DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSSIBLE ,PULLED OVER PUT IN PARK,, RESTARTED. AND THEN START ON MISSION AGAIN!!! NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AS IT HAS STARTED AS OF THE RECENT.. WE CALLED CHEVY , THEY HAVE NO RECALLS , I AM SURE IT IS SOMTHING THAT WE CAN NOT AFFORD. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. CONSUMER STATES WIPERS SKIP AND RUB AND DO NOT REMOVE ALL THE WATER. *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A BEEPING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STUCK. SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER SHE WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HER SAFETY AND ONCE THE POWER STEERING FAILED, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN WHEN USING EXTREME BODILY FORCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPAIR TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

LOUD RATTLE FROM FRONT END, THUMPS WHEN HITTING ANY BUMPS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL. RATTLE/VIBRATE NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE WHEN TRAVELING 40+ MPH. CAR WANDERS. THUMPING AND HESITATING WHEN BRAKING. *TR

I WAS GOING TO PARK SO I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL, BUT IT DID NOT TURN IT CONTINUED STRAIGHT. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. IT ONLY OCCURRED THAT ONE TIME. I DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER OFF IF I HAD TO WHICH COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT (BACK) OF MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT WHEN MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE REAR END IN A RELATIVELY MINOR WRECK. IT ALSO 'CLICKS' BACK (WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING) AFTER THE SEAT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ALLOW ENTRY INTO THE BACK SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND REPLACED THE SEAT BELT SENSOR. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRING IN THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG COIL WHICH WERE REPAIRED. THREE MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR BEEPS TWICE AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON MY DASH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. I NEED TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO REGAIN STEERING. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS WAS IN OCTOBER 2009. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED WITH COBALTS. THE PROBLEM WAS FAIRLY INCONSISTENT UNTIL THE PAST MONTH, IT NOW HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I FIND IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO REGAIN STEERING. USUALLY THE STEERING GOES OUT ABOUT EVERY TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT, 61,000 MILES, BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SEVERE GRINDING SOUND AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE BOTH WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FOR $850.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND BEFORE THE STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS ALSO A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2007 CHEVY COBALT - WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP APROX EVERY 10 MINUTES NOW WAS LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IF NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND QUICKLY RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS GOING TO GET ME KILLED EVENTUALLY SINCE I TRAVEL IN TRAFFIC! THERE IS A POTENTIAL RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE DENYING ANY REPORTED PROBLEMS. *TR

I CRASHED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE. I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE POWER STEERING DEFECT. *TR

WE OWN 2007 COBALT OUR DAUGHTER DRIVES. SHE STARTED COMPLAINING IN SEP '09 OF A GAS SMELL BUT WE REALLY DIDN'T PAY HER ANY MIND. THEN, ABOUT 6 WKS. AGO WHEN SHE HAD TO DRIVE ME TO AN APPT. I COULD REALLY SMELL THE GAS FUMES. IT MADE ME SICK. I CALLED HUFFINES CHEVROLET LEWISVILLE,TX (WHERE WE GOT THE CAR) & WAS TOLD HER VIN # DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL. HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE. THEN, I CALLED A DEALER IN FRISCO,TX WHERE MY DAUGHTER LIVES. THE MECHANIC DEPT. LOOKED UP HER VIN & SAID "NO RECALL FOR THAT VIN # BUT YOU HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE CAN FIX IT." SO, AT NO CHARGE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THEN, A FEW WEEKS LATER I GET A RECALL FOR THE MRA TO BE REPLACED AS IT CAN BE DANGEROUS?! LETTER STATES THAT IF THERE IS A CRACK, FUEL CAN LEAK & THERE COULD BE A FIRE?! BESIDES THE RECALL YOU HAVE JUST ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING "WHY DON'T YOU MAKE SURE RECALLS ARE SENT OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR MRA PARTS IN COBALT'S AS WELL ESPECIALLY AS DANGEROUS AS IT CAN BE!!! I WAS TOLD THAT HER VIN# FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS IN YOUR SYSTEM & THAT'S WHY OUR CAR VIN # DIDN'T GET A RECALL? ANYTHING TO DO WITH A LEAK IN THE FUEL AREA IS A VERY HAZARDOUS ISSUE. OUR DAUGHTER WAS INHALING GAS FUMES FOR MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOPEFULLY THERE IS NOT ANY LUNG OR BRAIN DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AFTER DRIVING AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN . THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,713.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRONG ARM BUSHING ROD BROKE TWICE AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR A RECALL THAT THE ARM BROKE ON BOTH SIDES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/01/10 *BF THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING SEPARATED AND WERE LAYING ON THE FRAME. UPDATED 08/18/10

DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V419000 - RECALL ON 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT - GM RECALL NO. 090226 THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE. RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM LAST WEEK ADVISING OF SAFETY ISSUE AND PENDING RECALL. APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH DEALERSHIP FOR 3/1/10 AND VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT 9AM EST. AFTER 2 HOURS, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND ADVISED MY DAUGHTER SHE WOULD INCUR A CHARGE OF $250 IF FUEL TANK WAS DROPPED AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. CALLED GM, WHO ADVISED VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY RECALLS, EVEN THOUGH I REFERRED THEM TO THE RECALL POST ON NHTSA SITE. GM ADVISED TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE "FUEL SMELL" BECAME WORSE, AS THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE. GM CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED. PICKED UP DAUGHTER AND LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP. CONTACTED NHTSA VIA PHONE RE: RECALL INTERPRETATION. CONTACTED GM AGAIN, WHO FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL BUT COULDN'T AUTHORIZE REPAIR SPECIFIED IN RECALL WITHOUT APPROVAL AT GM DISTRICT LEVEL . ADVISED GM THAT THE RECALL NOTICE DID NOT SAY "INSPECT AND REPLACE AS NECESSARY" BUT DID SAY "REPLACE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND SPECIFIC ACTION REQUIRES "DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE" WAS SPECIFIED. GM WILL NOT PERFORM THE REQUIRED ACTION WITHOUT APPROVAL AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND ADVISES THEY WILL RESPOND WITHIN 24 BUSINESS HOURS. VEHICLE REMAINS AT DEALERSHI

DRIVER WAS CHANGING LANES ON HIGHWAY IN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT WHEN HER STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP ON HER. SHE COULD NOT CORRECT STEERING AND HER BRAKES SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AS WELL. SHE HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER, HER CAR WENT AIRBORNE AND STARTED ROLLING. SHE WAS EJECTED ABOUT FIFTY FEET. VEHICLE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. THE AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY WON'T INVESTIGATE DUE TO HER CAR BEING JUST 12,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. (ECONOMIC LOSS RULE) THE CAR IS STILL BEING HELD FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION PER REQUEST OF THE DRIVER. VEHICLE NEVER HAD TROUBLE BEFORE THIS. DRIVER WAS SEVERELY INJURED SPENDING 10 DAYS IN HOSPITAL, 2 OF THOSE IN ICU. DRIVER HAD COMPLICATIONS DUE TO INJURIES, NOW ON ROUND THE CLOCK IV'S AT HOME. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING GO OUT ON IT A FEW TIMES SINCE IT STARTED IN FEB 2010. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WOULD HOPE THAT CHEVY WOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND FIX IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. WHEN I DID TRY TURNING, MY CAR ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVY SERVICE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND THEY HAD MANY OF THEM COMING IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST I WAS QUOTED WAS $1,000.00. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AND THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE REPAIR COST WHICH WOULD STILL LEAVE ME PAYING $475.00. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND PURCHASED IT USED WITH 14,000.00 MILES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING WHEN AND IF THE CAR HAS BEEN JUMP STARTED BECAUSE THIS IS A MAIN CAUSE OF WHICH TRIGGERS THE MAJOR SAFETY AND COSTLY ISSUE. THE FIRST QUESTION THAT I WAS ASKED OF ME IS: "HAS THE CAR BEEN JUMP STARTED WITH CABLES AT ANY GIVEN TIME?" THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED SOME HARDSHIP IN MY FAMILY AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR A SINGLE MOM AS MYSELF. I AM CURRENTLY UPSIDE DOWN ON THE VEHICLE BY 7 THOUSAND DOLLARS SO TRADING IT IN IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. I AM CURRENTLY PAYING FOR A CHEVY SILVERADO AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING OVER AN HOUR AT 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON SO THAT IT WOULD RESET. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT I DRIVE HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES. IF I CAN SAFELY TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING STARTS WORKING AGAIN. *TR

YES, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT IS FAILING 1ST THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT AND ALMOST CAUSES US TO CRASH. 2ND THE KEYS OUR STUCK IN THE IGNITION ALSO THE ELECTRONIC READER IS CONTINUOUSLY BLINKING WE HAVE CALLED THE CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND THE RESULTS WERE NOT IN OUR FAVOR I GUESS WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK, WE HAD SOME LIGHT SNOW AND THE WIND WAS RATHER STRONG. I DRIVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON MENTIONING REDUCED POWER. SECONDS LATER TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. AT THAT POINT IN TIME I CAN NOT ACCELERATE OR BRAKE AT ALL. I TIRED TO PUSH THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD WITH NO EFFECT. GAVE UP ON THAT AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND HAVE IT TOWED. LUCKILY I WAS GOING RATHER SLOWLY DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND THERE WERE NO CARS AHEAD OF ME. THE CHEVY DEALER BLAMED IT ON A FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS. EVERYTIME I TURN ON MY CAR POWER STEERING FLASHES ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO AFTER AND IMMEDIATELY THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION AND EVEN TO CHANGE LANES. IT IS SO HARD THAT I CANNOT PARK CORRECTLY AND I AM SCARED TO EVEN TRY TO PARALLEL PARK BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I TRIED I HIT ANOTHER CAR. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE IS NOT BEING DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT IS PUTTING PEOPLE IN UNBEARABLE SITUATIONS. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD ONLY GET IT FIXED AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BUT WHAT THEY WOULD CHARGE IS BEYOND WHAT I CAN PAY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN ONLY LEAD TO MORE DISASTROUS EVENTS. I VOTE FOR A RECALL IMMEDIATELY!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO LOOSING THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR. THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC SO IT WAS HARD FOR ANYONE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR, I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ON MY DASHBOARD. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING KICK BACK IN, BUT AFTER THAT ONE TIME, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT EVERY THREE SECONDS AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BUT RESTART THE CAR NO MATTER WHERE I WAS ONCE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD SON AND THIS SCARED ME EXTREMELY BADLY. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO WORKS DAILY TO PROVIDE FOR MY SON, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT I HAVE MY VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY THE DEALER HAD TO KEEP MY CAR AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DOES NOT GIVE YOU A CAR WHILE YOUR CAR IS IN THE SHOP, THE FUNNY THING IS NEITHER DOES CHEVY, ALTHOUGH THEY KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A CAR FOR ME TO USE WHILE THEY HAD MY CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SO THE CHRISTMAS MONEY I HAD SAVED FOR MY SONS CHRISTMAS WENT INTO GETTING MY STEERING FIXED WHICH COST ME $600. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, THERE WENT CHRISTMAS. AND ACCORDING TO CHEVY I HAD TO PAY THE ENTIRE LUMP SUM BEFORE I COULD EVEN MOVE MY CAR, SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVY FOR THIS ISSUE, MY SONS SAFETY IS UTTERLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I ONLY

MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT MULTIPLE TIMES PER TRIP. THE POWER STEERING FAILED LIGHT COMES UP ON MY SCREEN. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND START THE CAR AND ITS FINE FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND IT GOES OUT AGAIN. CHEVY DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT. I ALMOST RAN INTO MY BRICK SUBDIVISION SIGN THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF IT. IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED SOON, I HATE TO SAY IT BUT SOMETHING TRAGIC IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE THAT IS VERY WEAK AND OLD THAT CAN NOT CONTROL THE CAR. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!! *TR

ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURE ON 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. STARTED IN OCT 2009 POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK: THIS HAPPENS DAILY AFTER YOU DRIVE IT A MILE OR SO. I REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IN NOV 2009 THE CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL JAN. 2010 NOW THE SECOND ELECTRONIC STEERING HAS GONE OUT ALSO. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN, WE NEE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE I CHANGED THE PART ONCE AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO IT AGAIN. ALSO, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! *TR .

2007 CHEVY COBALT- MANY PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL COMES OFF AND ON, CAR RIDES LIKE A BUCKET OF BOLTS, AT 50,000 KMS FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL HAD 1 1/2 INCH MOVEMENT WHILE PARKED. VERY DANGEROUS. WHY NO RECALLS FOR THESE ISSUES? THE FIXER OF THE CAR REPLACED A SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BUSHING. ALL KINDS OF NOISE, ALL POT HOLES I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GOING TO FALL APART. HUNK OF JUNK CAR. MANY SAFETY ISSUES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR SAGGING DOORS ON TWO DOOR MODEL, IRREGULAR IDOL, RATTLING SOUNDS IN THE FRONT END TO NO AVAIL. THANK GOD I ONLY LEASED IT, THEY CAN KEEP IT, IT IS A HUNK OF JUNK. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *TR

I HAD BEEN OUT OF TOWN AND HAD DRIVEN 200 ALMOST NON STOP, INTERSTATE TRAVEL ALL DAY, WHEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO KEEP MY CAR STEADY AND HAD SEVERE DIFFICULTY FOLLOWING THE TWISTS OF THE ROAD AS THE WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN, EVEN JUST TO CHANGE LANES, OR FOLLOW THE CURVES OF THE ROAD THROUGH ROAD WORK. I HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS A TRUCK THAT SWERVED INTO MY LANE, AND ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO THE FACT MY WHEEL WAS SO DIFFICULT TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SO I STOPPED, TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES, TURNED IT BACK ON AND WORKED FINE. WENT 4 MILES, AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I DROVE ANOTHER 60 MILES AND IT DIDN'T COME BACK ON. I HAVE 58000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO ANY WORK DONE TO IT WILL BE OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE CAR IN USE. HAPPENED 1ST TIME, THEN 2 WEEKS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW(3 WEEKS AFTER 1ST INCIDENT) HAPPENS DAILY, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING FIXES THE PROBLEM. TAKING THE CAR INTO CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON FRIDAY. NOW NOT DRIVING THE CAR IN CASE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES COULD HAPPEN. *TR

STEERING SHAKES ALOT ON ROUGH ROADS AND SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BREAK. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER A DOZEN TIMES. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE BROUGHT IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE I-SHAFT WE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS YET BECAUSE WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A FOR SURE ANSWER WHAT IT IS. MY FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW HAS A SIMILAR CAR BUT DIFFERENT YEAR AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STARTED OF THE SHAKING BOTH CARS HAD 32000 MILES ON THEM. SINCE THE START BOTH CARS HAS REPLACED STRUTS, CONTROL ARM AND TIE RODS. AND WE ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS SHAKING? *TR

EVENT: JUST DRIVING ALONE LOOK DOWN AT THE MESSAGE BOARD AND IT SAYS POWERSTEERING FAILURE, AND JUST LIKE THAT THE POWERSTEERING WAS GONE. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON WHICH WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 MIN AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT POWERSTEERING AND THE WAY THE PROBLEM OCCURS COULD EASILY CAUSE A ACCIDENT I WOULD THINK AFTER ONLY 39,000 MILE THAT PART WOULD NOT BE WORN OUT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. JUST DRIVING ON ALERT HOPING SOMEONE WILL TAKE NOTICE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURES. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT COMES BACK ON AFTER I RESTART THE CAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS THEY WERE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 4 MONTHS. I FEEL UNSAFE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR HER. GOODWRENCH HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. I NEED HELP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING FAILURE. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN WEATHER/CAR IS WARM, PARTICULARLY WHEN WEATHER IS OVER 75 OR 80. MOST OFTEN WHEN CAR IS WARM, LIKE DURING LONG TRIPS OR WHEN DRIVING MANY PLACES IN ONE DAY (ERRANDS). I HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 5 OCCURRENCES ON DAYS I AM RUNNING MANY ERRANDS. THE DASHBOARD WARNING DINGS AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NORMALLY, YOU CAN STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A WHILE. ONCE CRASHED INTO MY OWN CARPORT POLE, ONCE RAN OVER A CURB. NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THERE WAS NO SERIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE, ONLY A BENT SUPPORT POLE ON MY OWN CARPORT, BUT I WAS LUCKY I WAS GOING EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT THIS HAPPENS AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN/SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2000. I AM UNABLE TO FIX THIS DUE TO THE HIGH COST. THIS CAR IS A 2007 WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES. SHOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH ROUGHLY 45,000 MILES. JUST RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO STEER AND THE "POWER STEERING FAILURE" NOTIFICATION BEEPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN AND FELT THE WHEEL "POP". THE OTHER 2 TIMES I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE WHEEL TURNED AT ALL. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM BUT SAY THAT THEIR CHEVROLET DEALERS DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. THE 2007 COBALT HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITHOUT THE STANDARD HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND NO POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60+ MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CANNOT STEER MY CAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THIS SEEMS TO RESET THE COMPUTER THAT RUNS THE POWER STEERING AND IT WILL RESUME WORKING ONCE I RESTART THE CAR. *TR

MY STEPBROTHER HAD TWO CHEVY COBALTS. THE FIRST ONE HE WRECKED ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHERE HE SKIDDED ON GRAVEL, HIS CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. FORTUNATELY, HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. HE REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER COBALT. IN JANUARY 2009 HE HAD ANOTHER WRECK, SINGLE CAR. HIS CAR HIT A POLE AND IMMEDIATELY BROKE OUT IN FLAMES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR MY FAMILY HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT, HE COULDN'T GET HIS SEAT BELT UNDONE AND THE FLAMES WERE MELTING THE INTERIOR CAUSING CAUSTIC FLAMES. THE POLICEMAN BROKE OUT THE BACK WINDOW TO GET HIM OUT AND THE POLICEMAN WAS HOSPITALIZED FROM SMOKE INHALATION MY BROTHER DIDN'T MAKE IT, HE DIED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. I WROTE TO CHEVROLET WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER'S CHEVROLET COBALT 2007 CAR'S POWER STEERING TURNS-OFF WHILE DRIVING AND MAKES IT A HAZARD DURING DRIVING, ESPECIALLY FOR WEAKER INDIVIDUALS. THE STIFFNESS IN STEERING MAKES IT SEEM THAT IT IS LOCKED. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT EVEN EARLIER MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. CHEVROLET ENGINEERED MAKING POWER STEERING POWERED ELECTRONICALLY VICE HYDRAULICS AND FLUIDS AS WITH MOST VEHICLES. AND NOW, WE FIND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FROM CHEVROLET AND TO REPAIR IT WILL COST ABOUT $2K. ABOUT 1/8 THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. IF WERE DOING THE SAME TO A COMPANY LIKE TOYOTA, THEN WE SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT THE CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR

TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PROCEEDED TO A SERVICE STATION WHICH REQUIRED GREATER FORCE TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

WE LIVE IN LUMBERTON TEXAS AND WE HAD TO GO TO SHREVEPORT,LA TO TAKE A FRIEND OF MINE TO THE DENTIST. ON THE WAY HOME WHILE WE WERE IN TOWN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY HUSBAND HAD TROUBLE STEERING IT AROUND CURVES AND TURNS. NOT KNOWING THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, HE PULLED INTO THE STORE TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID. HE COULDN'T FIND THE PLACE TO PUT IT SO I LOOKED AT THE BOOK THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND FOUND OUT. WELL WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO LEAVE IT WAS FINE AT FIRST, THEN IT STARTED IT AGAIN AND ALL THE WAY HOME. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND START IT BACK IT DOES OK FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT EVERYDAY. ONCE THE POWER STEERING ACTS UP IT STAYS THAT WAY UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BUT AFTER YOUR DRIVING IT AGAIN ITS STARTS ALL OVER. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T. IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE IT BUT I HAVE TO USE IT SOMETIME TO GO PLACES.WE HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET AND WERE TOLD IT COULD COST ALOT TO GET IT FIXED. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY NOW TO GET IT FIXED. ANOTHER COMPLAINT IS WELL ACTUALLY WAS THE GEAR SHIFT. IT WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK, I GUESS, AND YOU COULDN'T GET YOUR KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THAT FIXED THOUGH. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE BUT PROBABLY NOTHING THAT WOULD BE COVER UNDER SAFETY ISSUES. THIS CAR IS A LEMON IN MY BOOK. *TR

MY WIFE'S 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR NOW. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND IN ALL CASES THEY ARE BEING CHARGED JUST FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD GET MY WIFE HURT BEING AS SHE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STEERING IT LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING IT AT THE TIME. IT IS THE CHEVY DEALER NOW HAVING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WHICH WAS RECALLED AND WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY TELL ME ABOUT IT. *TR