2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. I WAS DRIVING GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ACROSS THE SCREEN. ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY DANGEROUS, AS I WAS ON A VERY CRAMPED ROAD. I THEN TURNED OFF MY CAR, AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, IT BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN, ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ACROSS THE SCREEN ONCE AGAIN, AND IT WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS AS OF RIGHT NOW(JUST HAPPENED YESTERDAY) BUT I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PAGES AND FORUMS REGARDING THIS TOPIC. *TW

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY ON COURSE. DURING THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, THE STEERING STARTED MAKING AN AWFUL SWISHING NOISE. NOW THE STEERING MAKES THIS NOISE AT ALL TIMES BUT IT GETS WORSE WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED OR EVEN DIE BEFORE GENERAL MOTORS FIXES THIS PROBLEM? *TW

AFTER OWNING MY 2007 CHEVY COLBALT FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS, THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STARTED GOING OUT ON IT. THE FREQUENCY IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT HAS INCREASED AND IT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *TW

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING, CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SKIDDING ON ICE AND IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CALLED DEALER, TOLD NOTHING TO DO ABOUT EITHER ONE, THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. SUGGESTED I REPLACE TIRES AND GET A FRONT END-ALIGNMENT, WHICH I DID. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. CALLED DEALER AGAIN AND WAS GIVEN ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION OR OFFER TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, EVEN AT MY EXPENSE. *TW

THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AT VARIOUS TIMES OF DRIVING. THIS STARTED WITH AN APPROXIMATE MILEAGE OF 43K AND BEGAN OCCURRING EARLY IN 2009. THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM WAS REPLACED IN EARLY MARCH 2009. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A 16 YEAR OLD AND I FELT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET THIS REPAIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN AND FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN (BULLETIN 07-02-32-007) ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BY CHEVROLET. I ALSO WROTE A LETTER TO GENERAL MOTORS EXPRESSING MY CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS OUT THERE AND THE FACT THAT HIS POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENED SO EARLY IN THE VEHICLES LIFE. LUCKILY, MY DAUGHTER WAS NEITHER INJURED OR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY VEHICLE OR OTHERS BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY TO HER TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FAIL WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. *TW

I HAVE AN 07 COBALT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED GOING OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY BUT THE POWER STEERING GOES BACK OUT ABOUT 45 SECONDS LATER. *TW

MY 16 WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN HIS 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE SINCE REALIZED THEY MAY HAVE A POWER STEERING DEFECT. THE CAR IS TOTALLED AND IS AT A COPART SALVAGE AUCTION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAR BEFORE THE CAR IS SOLD FOR SCRAP. *CN

OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2007 COBALT BACK TO UCF. SHE AVOIDED GETTING HIT BY A SPEEDING DRIVER. WHEN SHE TRIED TO RETURN TO HER LANE HER STEERING WAS LOCKED AND HAD NO CONTROL OF CAR. SHE SPUN AND TOTALED THE CAR. SHE DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CAR. THE AUTO WAS TOTALED. STATE FARM HAS ALL DOCUMENTATION. THE CAR WAS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. THREE NEW TIRES EXPLODED AS SHE TRIED TO STOP. *TR

WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. HE RETURNED HOME AND INFORMED ME OF PROBLEM. I GOT IN THE COBALT AND TRIED TO STEER IT. I COULD BARELY MOVE THE WHEELS. I TOOK IT ON THE ROAD AND SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT- SPRING 2009- POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY. ALMOST CRASHED. CALLED AND REPORTED INCIDENT TO GM NATIONAL NUMBER AND ASK ABOUT A RECALL, BUT AT THE TIME THEY SAID THERE WERE NONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND FIRST GEAR WAS ENGAGED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO THE POWER STEERING AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,918.

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT - WHILE DRIVING - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE MAKING A HARD U-TURN IN MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT RECOVER UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 CHEVY COBALT LTZ AND THE POWER STEERING WENT AWAY. THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON STATING POWER STEERING. SHE PULLED OVER, STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SHE MANAGED TO ARRIVE AT HOME WITHOUT THE PROBLEM RECURRING. SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND I WENT TO THE CAR AND STARTED IT, BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, STARTED DOWN THE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING LIT UP ON THE DASH AGAIN AND IU HAD NO POWER STEERING. I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I NEED FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS FROM GM BEFORE MY DAUGHTER, OR ANYBODY ELSES CHILD HAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT, AND AT RANDOM TIMES THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO FOR MONTHS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. *TR

THE POWERSTEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWERSTEERING IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2007 COBALT WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEMS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. WHILE DRIVING YOU COULD HEAR THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATING REALLY LOUD, EVENTUALLY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF I COULD STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IT WOULD DISAPPEAR. BUT EVENTUALLY IT CAME ON SO OFTEN THAT I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN AT ESPECIALLY AT CORNERS AT LOWER SPEED. IT ALSO MAKE A NOISE AT TIMES. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THAT I TRY TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION. IT HAS HAPPENED FOR OVER A YEAR. THE FOLLOWING DATE IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE OF WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING GOES OUT, BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. WAS GOING TO GET REPAIRS, BUT I'M FINDING OUT BY RESEARCH I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. IT'S A PAIN WHEN TRYING TO PARK. WORKS FINE AT START UP, BUT WHILE DRIVING IT WILL GO OUT. TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN IT'S WARMER OUTSIDE AND I HAVE TO USE THE A/C. LESS OFTEN WHEN IT'S COLD AND I USE THE HEATER. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT I'VE BEEN SMELLING FUEL SINCE THIS STARTED, MAY BE UNRELATED. I HAVE IT BEING LOOKED AT LATER. BUT IF IT COSTS MORE THAN 500 TO REPAIR I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR. *TR

WHEN STARTING UP, ONCE I GET GOING, POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS CONSTANTLY, SOMETIMES COMING BACK ON WHEN RESTARTING, BUT GOING OUT SOON THEREAFTER. THE PROBLEM IS A ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD REPAIR, SO NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT FAILURE APART FROM DIAGNOSING IT. *TR

THE DEFECT OCCURS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I AM DRIVING ALONG AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE REALLY BAD ALMOST FEELS AS IF ONE OF YOUR FRONT TIRES BLEW THEN THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

POWER STEERING IS OUT! I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS WHEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE HAD A SERIES OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. FIRST IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 MY WHEELS WERE TOO BENT UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN IN DECEMBER 2009 MY CLUTCH BURNED OUT AFTER ONLY 47,000 MILES. EVERYONE I EVER SPOKE TO NEVER HEARD OF A CLUTCH BURNING OUT SO SOON. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH WHEN NO MORE POWER WAS BEING SUPPLIED TO THE VEHICLE AFTER PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS. I ROLLED INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CONFIRMED MY SUSPICION. I HAD IT REPLACED TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN I HAD THE MONEY. NOW ITS FEBRUARY AND MY PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE CAR, IE BRAKES, OIL, FILTERS. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED AND I FEAR DRIVING THE CAR THINKING SOMETHING ELSE WILL BREAK DOWN. NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE NOTICEABLE. *TR

TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, WHEN I HAVE STARTED MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT ENGAGE. I HAVE HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURN IT BACK ON IT IS FINE. *TR

POWER STEERING IN 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY WORKS AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON.. DRIVE 2 MORE MILES, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. I STOPPED TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS ELECTRONIC. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT COSTS $2,000 TO GET FIXED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE NOW BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO DANGEROUS...ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT...PISSED OFF IN GEORGIA! *JB

STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT SEEMS TO RESET AND BECOME NORMAL AFTER TURNING CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS AFTER MUCH TURNING . AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY??? *JB

2007 CHEVY COBALT OUR POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHEN WE HAVE SLOWED DOWN OUR SPEED. TO REMEDY IT WE HAVE TO TRY TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART IT. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LAST WEEK. *JB

POWER STEERING FINALLY WENT OUT. IT WAS GOING OUT THEN COMING BACK ON FOR MONTHS. THEN IT STARTED GOING OFF MORE AND MORE UNTIL IT QUIT. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO PUT UP $2000 CAUSE WE HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH MY OTHER DAUGHTER'S $150000 SURGERY. I AM SEEING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS BACK TO 2005 WHERE ALL CHEVY COBALTS HAVE THIS ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE HERE. I AM AFRAID MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO GET KILLED.*JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT SS COUPE DOWN U.S. HIGHWAY 84 IN HINESVILLE, GEORGIA WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE HUD IN THE CAR THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME CAREFULLY AS IT WAS WITHIN HALF A MILE OF MY RESIDENCE AND TURNED IT OFF. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I TURNED IT ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS MYSTERIOUSLY GONE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD TO THE STORE AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND HAVE YET TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION AND ASKED FOR AN ESTIMATED PRICE ON REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AND THAT ALL I COULD DO WAS HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS SCAN. AS OF YET, I HAVE DECLINED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AS I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED MANY ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM CURRENTLY HAVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT ON 1/31/10, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO DRIVE WITH POWER STEERING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, CHECKED BELTS AND FLUID, ALL WERE FINE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES THAT DAY. ON 2/2 /10, WHILE DRIVING, AGAIN THE SAME LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF THE CAR, WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN THE PROBLEM CLEARED ITSELF. I HAVE MADE AN APPT. WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. OF BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET IN ROCHESTER, NY FOR REPAIRS ON 2/4/10. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. A CHIME SENSOR SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY BUT WAS NOW HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING HOME DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO SAFETY. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,000. *TR

MY CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THE COBALT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME $60.00 JUST TO LOOK AT MY CAR. I WAS ALSO QUOTED $900.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE CORRECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I KNEW EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 29,000 MILES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. DURING A DRIVING TEST, MY DAUGHTER COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. THE MOTOR OVERHEATED. WE TOOK IT TO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS MADE AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BUT THAT I SHOULD COMPLAIN TO CHEVY. ONE DAY IN NOVEMBER 2009, IT OVERHEATED AND I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL WHICH CAUSED ME TO RUN UP A CURB. MY TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. IT COST ME 50.00 FOR THE TOW AND AROUND 200.00 FOR A NEW TIRE, WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND LABOR. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS A BAD DESIGN, THAT THEY SHOULD'VE REMOVED THE MOTOR AND REPLACED IT WITH A TRADITIONAL PUMP. HE SAID THAT WILL BE THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT OVERHEATS DAILY AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER-ESPECIALLY FOR A SMALL FEMALE. CHEVY SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE MOTORS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

CAR POWER STEERING LOCKS UP. ENGINE ROUGH IDLE LOSS OF POWER. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS. ON MORE THEN 10 OCCASIONS, I'VE HAD MY CAR IN REVERSE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT OR OPERATING MY CAR AT LOW SPEED WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I WILL GET A MESSAGE IN THE MESSAGE CENTER THAT SAYS CHECK POWERING STEERING, AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT ON THE VEHICLE MAKING IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, I MUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, IT THEN OPERATES AS NORMAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY STOP WORKING MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SENSOR SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT I HAD POWER STEERING FOR A FEW MILES BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE APPROX 135 MILES BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GARAGE ON 2-1-2010 AND THEY REPLACED MY POWER STEERING MOTOR AT A COST OF $390.00. *TR

AROUND 46,000 MILES ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING TO A DIFFERENT TOWN, WHEN GOING TO TURN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I FILED A COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET BUT SOMEONE TOLD ME TO DO IT HERE TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN LIGHT RAIN CONDITIONS, SHE HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND SCREECHING SOUND. IMMEDIATLEY AFTERWARD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO HER STEERING. SHE THEN TAPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS NOW PROCEEDING BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED UP A NEARBY GRASSY HILL, TURNING OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE FRONT WARD. THE BRAKES AND STEERING STILL WOULD NOT RESPOND TO DRIVER INITIATION. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED BACK DOWN THE GRASSY HILL AND BACK TOWARD TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONCE BACK ONTO THE CEMENT PAVEMENT. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS TOTALLY COLLAPSED OUTWARD AND THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE RACK AND PINION FAILED, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. THEY STATED SHE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN THE HIGHWAY TO HAVE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS SURE SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD AND THE FAILURE WAS UNEXPECTED AND UNEXPLAINED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

STEERING FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON. STEERING IS ERRATIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPS WORKING. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED 4 TIMES BUT IT IS VERY SCARY ALMOST RESULTING IN 1 ACCIDENT. I REFUSE TO PAY THE MONEY THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR WHEN IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. ALSO I WOULD HATE FOR GM TO PUT THE SAME TYPE OF PART IN INSTEAD OF A SAFER UPDATED ONE. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. SAYING THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DEATHS IS NOT A VALID DEFENSE. JUST THINK ABOUT TURNING RIGHT FROM A SIDE STREET ONTO A BUSY ROAD AND YOUR STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT. YOU RUN ALMOST HEAD ON INTO A MINIVAN WITH A MOTHER DRIVING 4 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. THE MINIVAN BOUNCES OFF OF YOUR CAR AND THEN OFF OF A GUARD RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE ON THE ROAD. THE MINIVAN FLIPS ON ITS SIDE KILLING TWO OF THE CHILDREN AND SERIOUSLY INJURING THE MOTHER. IS THIS AN ACCEPTABLE LOSS AS LONG AS GM DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT ANY MONEY FOR A RECALL? AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THE PEOPLE AT GM WHO ARE SAYING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS NOT A PROBLEM WOULD BE GUILTY OF MURDER IF THEY MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO NOT FIX AN UNSAFE CONDITION. JUST A SHORT STORY AND JUST MY OPINION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH, BRAKING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AND INTERSECTION WITH A LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT, RESULTING IN MY ONLY BEING ABLE TO MAKE SUCH A WIDE TURN THAT I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE STOP LIGHT POLE. I THEN TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF AND COULD STILL BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER TAKING MY COBALT TO MY NEAREST DEALER THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND I CALLED CHEVROLET HEADQUARTERS TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE $900 REPAIR COSTS AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED A WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. AFTER MANY CALLS BACK AND FORTH THEY DECIDED TO NOT REIMBURSE ME AT ALL. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM GOES HAYWIRE. THE DOORS BEGIN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN, LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SPORADICALLY, AND THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR READS A MESSAGE REGARDING THE POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING IS THEN HARD TO CONTROL AND IT SEEMS THE VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING. PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE DECEMBER 2009 AND CAN OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES A DAY TO SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM SHORT TERM SEEMS TO BE TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. DOING SO IS NOT ALWAYS CONVENIENT, SUCH AS DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND AS A WOMEN WHO IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT, WITH A DAILY LONG HIGHWAY COMMUTE-SOMETHING MUST BE DONE RIGHT AWAY! *TR

I OWN A 2007 COBALT, THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG WHEN SUDDENLY I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL. GOOD THING I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST AND I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS DEFECT GM SHOULD FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT AS I WAS DRIVING IT AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR DOWN MY STREET. IT WAS ON FOR LESS THAN 2 MINUTES. CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FROM WHAT I HEAR, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT, AND ONE THAT I FEEL IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

POWER STEERING SYSTEM GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO REASON. UPON TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT RESETS FOR A BIT, AND THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. MAKES IT HARD TO STEER, STAY ON THE ROAD, AND AVOID ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER DRIVERS OR ANYTHING ON OR NEAR THE LANE YOU'RE DRIVING IN. *TR

POWER STEERING COLUMN, GEARS WHEEL RATTLE, AND ARE LOOSE. FIX IS 2K. OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS CRITICAL. *TR