2009 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

CAR WAS ACTING NORMAL, JUST TOOK A 200 MILE ROUND TRIP, THE NEXT MORNING THE ROADS HAD SOME SNOW AND A BIT OF ICE. I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND DROVE ON THE SIDE STREETS (2 BLOCKS) TO THE HIGHWAY, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I BEGAN TO FEEL A DRAG, I SHUT OFF MY RADIO AND LISTENED SOON MY TIRE GAGE CAME ON SO I LOOKED IN MY MIRROR AND SEEN SPARKS FLYING, I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AT AN AVAILABLE SAFE LOCATION ONLY TO FIND MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN, ONCE I HIT DRY PAVEMENT I HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE. CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE GM DEALER CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID MY PARKING BRAKE WAS LOCKED UP. MY CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND I HAVE NEVER ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE (HAVE OWNED THE CAR OVER A YEAR). THE DEALER IS NOW TELLING ME THE PARKING BRAKE LINE WAS OFF AND SHREDDED . THEY ALSO STATED THE TIRE WAS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE BRAKES MAY NOT BE EITHER SINCE THE LINE THAT APPARENTLY LOCKED ONE SIDE OF PARKING BRAKES UP COULD HAVE JUST FALLEN OFF AND LOCKED ONE SET OF PARKING BRAKES UP WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN USED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED A STRONG FUME SMELL WAS COMING OUT OF THE HEATING SYSYEM. THE CONTACT STATED THIS OCCURRED AFTER REPAIRS WHERE MADE TO THE POWER STEERING DUE TO A RECALL 10V073000: (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL 35 MPH, THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS BUT THE STEERING WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). SINCE THE REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED, THERE WERE FUMES BEING EMITTED FROM THE HEATING VEHICLE WHICH MADE THE CONTACT SICK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND RIB SEPARATION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

IGNITION STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. WE HAD TO DISABLE THE DISTRIBUTOR TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK STOPPED AT STORE, TRIED TO TURN MY VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULDN'T COME OUT. DROVE THE CAR HOME, HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR RUNNING UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME. THE TOW TRUCK MAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 2010 COBALTS AND THAT HE HAS HAD TO TOW MANY OF THEM AWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP, BEEN THERE FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. WAS QUOTED A AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BUT THE VEHICLE MOVED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED STOPPING THE CONTACT FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED CHEST PAINS FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,073.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. A MECHANIC ARRIVED TO DISCONNECT THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION COULD NOT BE REMOVED AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BATTERY COULD ELECTROCUTE SOMEONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON MY 2009 COBALT LT, AND THEN WOULD GO OFF AFTER STOPPING THE ENGINE AND STARTING AGAIN. THEN THE OTHER DAY DID IT AGAIN AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER BOTH LIGHTS WERE OFF. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE CARS, AND THEY NEED FIXED! *TR

2009 CHEVY COBALT. OVER PAST 6 MONTHS, ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS: IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO SELECT IGN SWITCH ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WOULD SWITCH OFF AND I COULD REMOVE KEY. SEPT 21 PARKED AT HOTEL TO CHECK IN. RETURNED TO CAR- STARTED NORMALLY. I PARKED CAR AT ROOM IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OFF. KEY JAMMED IN IGNITION. I HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO SHUT OFF CAR. UPON RETURN HOME CAR TAKEN TO DEALER-IGNITION SWITCH,COLLAR AND KEY REMOVED/REPLACED. DEALER SERVICE MGR STATED HAD SEVERAL OF THESE AND MECHANIC FAMILIAR WITH REPLACEMENT. I HAD A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT IGN SWITCH STARTED TO DO SAME THING ,BUT CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS ACCIDENT BEFORE I COULD TAKE TO DEALER. I THINK THIS IS A FIRE/SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

1.)MY 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT LT ,BECAME HARD TO STEER, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND STOP AT A STOP SIGN AS I PROCEEDED THRU THE STOP SIGN THE CAR KEPT PULLING TO THE LEFT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AND HIT THE TAIL END OF A PARK TRUCK, LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE WHEEL WAS COMPLETED DAMAGE , ALL TYPE OF PARTS WAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE INTO THE FRONT. 2)THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURED.3) FRONT BUMPER, FRONT LAMPS, FRONT FENDER, BODY COMPONENTS, FRONT INNER STRUCTURE, WHEEL , FRONT SUSPENSION, BODY COMPONENTS, FRONT SUSPENSION, FRONT DRIVE AXEL, FRONT STEERING LINKAGE/GEAR/ COWL SIDE & DOOR POST, FRONT DOOR, SIDE BODY, TOWING ESTIMATE TOTAL $5,436.85 THE CAR WAS PURCHASED 5/29/10. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE LEFT DIRECTION UNCONTROLLABLY, AND TURNED PARTIALLY ONTO ITS DRIVER SIDE AND THEN LANDED BACK ONTO THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL WITH THE POWER STEERING RESETTING ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT GAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT BACK TO THE RIGHT AND ROLL OVER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM (10V073000) AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. WHEN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART; HOWEVER, IT WOULD TAKE SEVEN TO TEN BUSINESS DAYS TO ARRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER GAVE FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATALITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT DEVELOPS A RUMBLE AFTER IT WARMS UP AND IN GEAR. CONSUMER STATES THE NOISE CAN BE CONTROLLED BY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR BY RELEASING THE BRAKE. *KB

I OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT RUMBLE WHEN THE CAR IS WARM AND IN GEAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I COMPLAINED TO GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY REFUSE TO HANDLE THE CASE. THEIR ONLY RESPONSE IS TO SUGGEST THAT I TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A FORD AND CONTACT MY ATTORNEY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A CLANKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING SHAFT WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11000.

PLEASE READ THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH COMPLAINT #103413322. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR VEERED OFF THE CONCRETE AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I FIXED THE DRIVER'S REAR DAMAGE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AT A COST OF $553.45 TO AVOID ANOTHER INSURANCE RATE HIKE. THE ACCIDENT MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE COMPLAINT NUMBER RAISED MY INSURANCE $64.00 PER MONTH AND I DID NOT WANT IT RAISED AGAIN OR CANCELLED. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT BECAUSE IF ONE WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A SPEED OF UNDER 10 MPH. THE STEERING IS NOT CONTROLLABLE. I MENTIONED THIS TO ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL WHERE I OBTAINED THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY WERE TOLD EITHER BY GM OR THE RNTERPRISE CORP. THAT THE CARS DID NOT NEED TO BE FIXED AND COULD BE RENTED AS IS. *TR

CHEVY COBALT 2009. TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE SAME MODEL BUT DIFFERENT CARS. BOTH RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE. DON'T KNOW WHAT CATEGORY TO PUT THE COMPLAINT IN. STEERING? BRAKING? OR SOMETHING ELSE? THIS MODEL HANDLES TERRIBLY ON WET PAVEMENT. DOESN'T BRAKE WELL ON WET PAVEMENT, AND TIRES SPIN WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. INCIDENT 1. CHANGING LANES ON I270 MD. GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. AND SLOWED DOWN TO MOVE ONE LANE TO THE RIGHT. GOING FROM A LESS USED WETTER LANE TO LANE TO THE RIGHT, WHICH WASN'T QUITE AS WET. CAR SPUN OUT TWICE AND HIT THE JERSEY WALL TWICE. THEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED, THANK GOD. STATE POLICE WERE ON THE SHOULDER FOR TRAFFIC GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION ACROSS FROM ME BUT DID NOT COME TO THE CAR. INCIDENT 2. RENTED ANOTHER OF THE SAME MODEL. WHENEVER THE STREET WAS WET, THE CAR DID NOT BRAKE WELL. SEEMED TO BE VERY SHORT PERIODS OF NOT BRAKING. WHEN SLOWLY STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE WHEELS SPUN AND THEN TOOK HOLD. COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN ANOTHER SITUATION FOR SPINNING OUT. ENTERPRISE SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS. INSURANCE COMPANY RAISED MY RATES FROM $103 TO $167 PER MONTH! *TR

WHEN TRAVELING OVER 30-35 MPH, AND BRAKING HARD (LOCKING UP THE TIRES), THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. WHICH RESULTS IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC. I WAS TRAVELING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AND WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE CAR HANDLED. WHILE GOING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON ICY ROAD, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP THE TIRES. THE CAR CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD (GOOD). I LET OFF THE BREAKS, AT WHICH POINT I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER- COULD NOT RECREATE, THE SECOND TIME I DEMONSTRATED IT FOR THEM. THEY WERE ABLE TO RECREATE IT ON ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENED DURING THE WINTER OF 2009-2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HAND, BACK, NECK AND CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 30 MPH, LESS THAN 10000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) A WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH; WHEN SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT DANGEROUS. THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,300.

THE NIGHT OF FEB. 12 2010 STARTED OUT FINE UNTIL....I STARTED MY LITTLE COBALT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING SOME SORT OF BUZZING NOISE EVERY TIME I TURNED THE WHEEL. DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL I STARTED DRIVING. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD VERY BAD TORQUE STEER, BUT THIS WAS WORSE THAN USUAL. THE CAR MADE A ABRUPT LEFT TURN, AFTER GOING OVER A SHALLOW PUDDLE. IF THIS IS WHAT I'M BUYING FOR $14000, I WANT A MORE SAFE CAR. SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A SUBARU. : ) *TR

I HAVE 5000 MILES ON MY 09 COBALT SS AND I TOOK MY CAR IN TO PUT STAGE 1 ON AND LOOK AT MY BRAKES BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAD GROOVES IN THEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A HIGHER QUALITY BRAKE AND ROTOR PUT ON THE REARS. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE BARELY WANTED TO MOVE. SHE APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN IT ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND THE ENGINE REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH. THE CONSUMER HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T BELIEVE THE RECALL WAS PROPERLY FIXED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT WITHIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED RESULTING IN A FAIRLY HORRIFIC CRASH, WITH THE CAR COMING TO REST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AGAINST SOME TREES. I SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY AND THANK GOD MY SON WAS NOT HURT ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BOTH BEEN SUFFERING FROM HEADACHES SINCE THE ACCIDENT. WERE IT NOT FOR THE SMALL TREES LINING THE ROAD THE CAR WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO ROLL POSSIBLY KILLING US BOTH SINCE NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VIN#. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. THE VEHICLE WOULD PERIODICALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. WHEN THIS WOULD OCCUR, THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO DECREASE SPEED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, TO NO AVAIL. HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,170.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED A JERKING MOTION. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STEERED OUT OF CONTROL TRAVELING THROUGH BUSHES AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD, RIGHT LEG AND LOWER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE MUFFLER FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER OFFERED THE CONTACT $13,500 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FOR ONE MONTH AND ONE WEEK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33000.

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS UNSAFE STEERING. MINE PULLED TO THE LEFT SO BAD AT TIMES IT WAS HARD TO HOLD ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. NEXT TWO TIMES THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO FAULTS. I TRADED IT OFF. UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO ME. STOP SELLING THAT CAR TILL IT'S FIXED. IT'S UNSAFE. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE AND THEN MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE COMPLETELY.. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME AND THE SECOND TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PUT A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN ON IT. THE SECOND TIME MY TWO YEAR OLD SON WAS WITH ME AND IT WAS DARK ON OUR WAY HOME FOR THE DAY. LUCKILY I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS TIME I HAD MY POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. VERY IRRITATED WITH THIS CAR. MY TRUST IS GONE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER AND SERVAL PEARSON WERE HURT IN AND ACCIDENT DUE TO STARING PROBLEM RESULT OF 2009 COBALT BEING TOTAL AND SUED BY MANY PEARSON

DRIVER DIED IN A SOLO CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER SWERVING FROM HIS TO THE NEXT, THE DRIVER COULD NOT SAFELY RETURN TO HIS LANE. HIS CAR JUST WENT OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED. THE STEERING ON THE CAR JUST DID NOT SEEM TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE CAR BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT 5-SPEED, 2-DOOR. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SQUARE PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE METAL TO COME APART. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 4,554.

AFTER HEARING OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY COBALT MAY NOW MAKE MORE SENSE THAN BEFORE MY DAUGHTER USING MY CAR, 2009 CHEVY COBALT, CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. WAS NOT SURE AT THE TIME AS TO WHY AND STATE PATROLMAN WAS CONFUSED AS WHY THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AT THE TIME. BUT STEERING WAS SENSITIVE THEN AND SHE JUST LOST CONTROL, PER SAY. SHE NOW HAS BAD NIGHTMARES FROM THIS. THOUGH THE CAR WAS REPAIRED (ALMOST $5,500.) SHE IS A AFRAID TO SIT IN MY VEHICLE. TO ME IT STILL ACTS SENSITIVE. I DRIVE IT SHORT DISTANCES, WHILE DRIVING MY FORD TRUCK LONGER DISTANCES(STEERING IS MUCH MORE STEADY IN THE 2006 TRUCK). THIS HAPPENED IN 10 FEB 2009. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 COBALT TO WORK IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALLY DEMOLISHED MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE ON A CLEAR DRY MORNING WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC, AROUND 70 MPH WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE LANES WHILE SLIGHTLY BRAKING. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT. I HIT THE CABLE BARRIER IN THE MEDIAN GOING BACKWARDS AND THE CAR SPUN AROUND AFTER HITTING THE BARRIER REPEATEDLY. FROM THE MINUTE THE HIGHWAY PATROL ARRIVED I HAVE BEEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER THAT THE CAR JUST WENT OUT OF CONTROL,LIKE HITTING SAND OR GRAVEL BUT THERE WAS NONE ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD THAT WE COULD SEE AND HE DID NOT ISSUE ME A TICKET. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS TEXTING OR BLACKED OUT AND IF I WAS DRUG TESTED. NO TO ALL OF THE ABOVE! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. MY DRIVING RECORD IS CLEAR. I BELIEVE NOW THAT I LOOK BACK ON THE ACCIDENT THAT THE POWER STEERING MY HAVE FAILED SENDING ME OUT OF CONTROL. I OWN TWO OTHER COBALTS THAT MY CHILDREN DRIVE AND THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. MY COBALT WAS REPLACED WITH A CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

THE STERING WHEEL WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR STARTED SWERVING. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE. NOTHING HAS BEING DONE YET. *JB

2009 CHEVY COBALT LS, THE ODOMETER REGISTERS 1 MILE, SLIGHTLY BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY DRIVE 1 MILE. I FOUND THIS USING MILE MARKERS ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER SEEING MAJOR DIFFERENCES FROM OLDER VEHICLES WITH ANALOG ODOMETERS AS I TRIED TO MEASURE MILES I'D HIT MY STOP WATCH RUNNING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS MAKES THE WARRANTY EXPIRE I GUESS 3-4% SOONER THAN IT SHOULD AND COULD QUITE POSSIBLE !@#$%'. OVER THE CONSUMER WHOSE NOT GETTING WHAT THEY PAID FOR. I WOULDN'T CALL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A SNEAKY WAY TO SCREW THEIR CUSTOMER OVER. I JUST SPOKE TO GM TODAY ABOUT IT BUT DOUBT ANYTHING WILL BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 17,000 MILES ON IT WHICH IS REALLY MORE LIKE 16,500 OR A LITTLE BIT UNDER AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS JUST AFTER THE MILEAGE FOR WARRANTY PURPOSES, THAT'S !@#$%'. OVER YOUR CUSTOMER. I KNOW THIS IS GOING ON AT LEAST IN MY COBALT AND I FIND IT INTERESTING TO HEAR TODAY THERE ARE CASES OF POWER STEERING ISSUES. I HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE THAT THUS FAR BUT WILL COMPLAIN AGAIN IS THAT COMES UP. GM IS !@#$%'. IT'S CUSTOMERS OVER!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN BRAKING THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. SHE THEN PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND NOT A BIG DEAL AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING IT IN TO THE DEALER. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ONE TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12000.

2009 CHEVY COBALT PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOWER SPEEDS CAUSING YOU TO HAVE NO ABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER STEERING AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON HER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HIT THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID A 360 AND SHE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THERE WAS $9,000 IN DAMAGES DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS CUTS AND BRUISES TO HER NECK. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO A SALVAGE CENTER AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 07/15/10*JB

I OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT . AFTER HAVING DRIVEN THROUGH A WATER PUDDLE THAT WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR I APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A STOP SIGN. I COULD NOT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL IN MY HANDS. THE CAR MADE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN.I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. IT WAS LIKE THE STEERING HAD A LIFE OF ITS OWN.I KNEW I WENT THROUGH A WATER PUDDLE AND WAS PREPARED TO COUNTERSTEER BECAUSE OF WET BRAKES ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE CAR BUT WHAT THE POWER STEERING DID ON ITS OWN, WHICH I COULDN'T OVERIDE ,WAS UNACCEPTABLE STEERING RIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS AND THE CAR MADE A HARD LEFT.I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH A FEDERAL GUARANTEE. I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS STEERING PROBLEMS.THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE COBALT STEERING. THE ELECTRIC STEERING HAS AN APPARENTLY SHORT LIFE SPAN AND IT IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND IS UNSAFE. *TR

TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DISABLED AND THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE EVENTUALLY CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS ENGINEERED THAT WAY TO SAVE FUEL AND IT WAS CHANGED FROM A HYDRAULIC STEERING WHEEL FOR THAT PURPOSE. SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO "FIX" FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IT WAS REINFORCED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM THAT WAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,933. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27830.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY, SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 03/01/10 *BF UPDATED 09/07/10*JB

POWER STEERING ON MY 08 COBALT SHUTS DOWN AND IT LOCKS UP EVEN WHEN IM DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ONE TIME ON A TURN IT LOCKED UP AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT. *TR

BACKGROUND: I HAVE A CHEVY COBALT ('07) AND CURRENTLY HAVING A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED HUNDREDS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY(US). 1. PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER START DRIVING FOR COUPLE HUNDREDS FEET OR LESS. REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. 2. HOW OFTEN? VARIES FROM COUPLE MINUTES TO COUPLE SECONDS, BUT PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR RUNS. 3. SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND REIGNITE IT AGAIN. THIS WILL RESTART THE PROGRAMMING OF THE VEHICLE BUT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER COUPLE OF HUNDRED OF FEET, PROBLEM ARISE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2009 CHEVY COBALT FOR OUR SON WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE. WHILE PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING AND THE 3 POINT TURN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR (AND THERE WAS A BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM) BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS RUN BY COMPUTER AND IT COULD OVERHEAT WHICH COULD HAPPEN WHEN PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. I DO NOT FIND THIS AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION SINCE MY SON IS A FIRST TIME DRIVER AND HAS NOT EVEN TAKEN HIS DRIVING TEST YET. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OPTIONS AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN I GO TO MAKE A SHARP TURN. (THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN UNLESS I GIVE IT GAS AND GO STRAIGHT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN SOMETIMES IT WILL THEN TURN.) GARAGE SAYS THAT COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT...BUT WILL TAKE IT BACK TO GARAGE AGAIN AND AGAIN...UNTIL THEY TELL ME THAT A RECALL IS ON IT. I PRAY THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC! VERY DANGEROUS! *TR