2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING IS FINE AND WORKING UNTIL ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO A DRIVE. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON THE DISPLAY AT THE DASH AND STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. POWER STEERING RETURNS UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT WILL USUALLY FAIL SHORTLY AFTER. I HAVE DONE INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP NOW AWAITING AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT THAT HAS IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS BEGUN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY TURNS ON AND THE WHEEL LOCKS. SHE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM IN MIDDLES OF TURNS AND HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. NORMALLY, WHEN SHE RESTARTS THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING TURNS OFF ONLY TO COME ON EITHER MINUTES OR IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A MAJOR DANGER IF SHE CONTINUES TO DRIVE WITH THIS. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THIS FRIDAY CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. *TR

INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN GREAT DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. FAILURE OCCURRENCES PROGRESSIVELY BECAME MORE FREQUENT. PROBLEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $800. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHEVY COBALT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" CAME ON THE DASH DISPLAY. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING. LUCKILY HE WAS DRIVING BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL IT TO GET IT BACK HOME ALMOST 2 HOURS AWAY. WE HAD TO SPEND 450-500 FOR THE NEW POWER STEERING UNIT THEN PAY SOMEONE TO PUT IT IN. WE HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS IN AUGUST 2009. THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2009. WE BOUGHT THIS FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON WHO HAD JUST GOT HIS DRIVERS LICENSE AND NOW WE ARE AFRAID TO LET HIM DRIVE IT. THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH MONEY IN THE WORLD TO SUE FOR IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ONE OF MY KIDS IN THIS CAR. I HOPE GM FIXES THIS. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. BEGAN WHILE I WAS JUST DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH IN TRAFFIC AROUND MID DECEMBER AND WOULD GO OFF EVERY FEW MILES. IT IS NOW MUCH MORE FREQUENT GOING OFF AROUND EVERY ONE TO TWO MINUTES OF DRIVING. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS I LOOKED ONLINE AND THE CONSENSUS OF THE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM IS AROUND 2,000 DOLLARS, AND I WORRY ABOUT MY SAFETY BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *TR

BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARE BUSHINGS ARE BAD NEEDS REPLACED AND GM WITH NOT DO ANYTHING BUT TOLD ME SORRY FOR THE EXPERIENCE. IN THE WINTER IN DEC, 2009 MY CAR STARTED TO DRIVING FUNNY THE STEERING WAS ACT WEIRD HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH THEN IT STARTING PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND TRY TO KEEP THE WHEEL START BUT IT WAS HARD I HIT A GIANT POT HOLE MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE UNDER THE CAR. I FIND OUT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL THAT MY PASSENGER RIM IS BENT, MAYBE WHEEL BEARING IS DAMAGED ALSO ALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT AND THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE BAD NEED REPLACED. GOT THE STEERING RECALL FIXED AND LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TALK TO 3 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX THESE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING ON SEVERAL 2005 COBALT AND UP THAT THIS A VERY ON GOING PROBLEM EVEN WITH COBALT WITH LESS MILES THEN MINE AND I DO NOT EVEN HAVE 50,000 YET. I WOULD SAY IT IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT EACH CAR OWNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN SHE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVIGN 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

AS I WAS LEAVING MY PARKING GARAGE FROM WORK, I WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE STREET, AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE CAR STOPPED STEERING. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET IT TO STEER AGAIN. CURRENTLY IT'S FINE, BUT I AM SCARED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, AND ON THE INTERSTATE, NOT SO SAFE. *TR

05 CHEVY COBALT (EPS) POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING YOU CAN DIVE THE CAR MAYBE A MILE AND THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING . YOU CAN TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND IT WILL DO THE SAME THING IN A MILE OR SO HAS STARTED DOING IT JUST DRIVING STRAIT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 40,000 AND THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY DOESN'T WORK. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND I HAVE POWER STEERING FOR AROUND 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE DIC DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING" AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $900! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE VEHICLE JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOW I HAVE A $900 BILL. STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH SHARP TURNS. I BELIEVE GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DURABILITY IN THEIR MOTOR AND NOT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. AFTER PAYING THE BILL AT THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE OLD COLUMN AND DISASSEMBLED THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE SPRINGS FOR THE BRUSHES ARE BLUE/RED IN COLOR SIGNIFYING SIGNIFICANT HEAT TO THEM. THE BRUSHES THEMSELVES ARE ALMOST NON EXISTENT. THERE WAS HARDLY ANY CONTACT ONTO THE ARMATURE OF THE BRUSHES, POSSIBLY FROM THE SPRINGS LOSING STRENGTH FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. INSIDE THE MOTOR, IT WAS FULL OF DUST FROM BRUSHES. THERE'S ALSO A SLIGHT BURN MARK ON THE CASE OF THE MOTOR ON THE INSIDE WHERE THE WIRE FROM ONE OF THE BRUSHES WAS CLOSE TO. THE DUST COULD BE CONDUCTING ELECTRICITY GOING FROM THE BRUSH GOING STRAIGHT TO THE CASE. *TR

2005 COBALT CHEVROLET POWER STERRING GOES OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SHE HAD TO EXERT GREAT EFFORT TO CONTROL THE STEERING COLUMN . THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN HE LOST VEHICLE CONTROL. AFTER TWO MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS. HE HAS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65119. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. SHE HAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE ERROR CODE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 50,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BOUGHT A NEW 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THE CAR HAD SERIOUS AIR CONDITIONING LEAKING PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY THAT TOOK OVER A YEAR TO SOLVE. WE WERE ABOUT TO GO LEMON LAW ON THE CAR WHEN CHEVY CAME OUT WITH A SERVICE NOTICE AND GOT THE LEAK SOLVED. THE CAR THEN HAD A HEADLIGHT THAT WOULD FILL UP WITH WATER AND SHORT OUT THE HEAD LIGHT. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HEADLIGHT CASE AND THE WATER WOULD LEAK OUT. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO DO THIS!!! THE CAR RECENTLY STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ODOMETER JUMPING AROUND WHILE YOUR DRIVING. WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AS THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME WITH MY 22 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING THE CAR TO SCHOOL DOING 65 ON I95. SCARED HER AND SHE HAD TO TRY GET THE CAR OVER THREE LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAS ABLE TO DO IT AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN, THIS TIME ON A SIDE ROAD AS SHE IS NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE. SHE IS A STUDENT AND NEEDS TO GET TO COLLEGE. WE HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY TELL US IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL AND IT'S GOING TO COST BETWEEN $600- $1200 DOLLARS. IT COULD EITHER BE THE POWERSTEERING MOTOR OR THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY WON'T KNOW UNTIL THEY GET IN TO THE WORK. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 05-06 MODEL. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE ON THE ROAD. THE EXPENSE IS BOTH UNNECESSARY AND A BURDEN IN THESE TOUGH TIMES. MY CHILD IS A STUDENT AND DOES NOT NEED TO SHOULDER THIS BURDEN BECAUSE OF THE BAD ENGINEERING BY CHEVY. I KNOW THEY ARE BANKRUPT AND THIS IS A BURDEN WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE. SOME ONE IS GOING TO DIE! *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE ABOUT 80,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY ON IT AND ABOUT 5,000 MILES AGO MY POWER STEERING KEPT GOING OUT EVERY NOW AND THEN. IT HAPPENED NOT SO OFTEN SO I WOULD JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WOULD BE GONE. UNTIL ABOUT ANOTHER 100 MILES THEN IT WOULD START ALL OVER AGAIN. NOW ITS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE BEEN ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE ARE A TON OF THEM. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THEM CHARGE UPWARDS OF $700.00 FOR ME TO FIX THIS. IF THIS IS SUCH AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE, OR ME AND MY FAMILY, GET INTO A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK WITH ANY SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS AND I KNOW THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY KIND OF HELP. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK. AN HOUR AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING FAILED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,015.

1.) I FIRST HEARD AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED MY FRONT END CONTROL BUSHINGS REPLACED. UPON SUCCESSFUL REPLACEMENT OF SAID PARTS - WHICH SOLVED THE CLUNKING PROBLEM - I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY VEHICLE UPON DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE (GRAVEL ROADS, SNOW/ICE COVERED ROADS, ETC). 2.) A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, THE RATTLING NOISE GREW WORSE, AND I ALSO NOTICED THE STEERING PULLING MUCH HARDER THAN USUAL WHEN TURNING AT SPEEDS OF 5-15 MPH. 3.) I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE LOCAL GM DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AFTER I CONCLUDED SOME PERSONAL RESEARCH OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT I HAD BEEN INFORMED OF A POWER STEERING FAILURE AND POSSIBLE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR, AND REQUESTED THAT THEY LOOK INTO ANY CAUSE THAT MAY BE INFLUENCING SAID PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE RATTLING WAS SIMPLY A PROBLEM INSIDE THE DASHBOARD, AND TO COME BACK LATER IN THE SPRING SO HE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT (THERE WAS A FOOT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME). HE ALSO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM "WAS NOT THAT SERIOUS." *TR

1) OCCURS WHEN BOTH DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGH 2) CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF (AS IF DRIVING A MANUAL SHIFT CAR AND STALLING - MY CAR IS AUTOMATIC). FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3X NOW, TWICE AT LOW SPEEDS, ONCE GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY 3) PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY KEPT IT FOR 3 DAYS AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52000.

THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS RATTLING BECAUSE IT WAS BROKE I HAD A AUTO REPAIR MAN REPLACE PART THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BRAKES AGAIN THAT WAS FOR THE FRONT AND BACK IT ALSO HAS ELECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY WANT AND THE CAR MOSTLY ALWAYS STALLS IT HAS EVEN STALLED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON HWY WHAT IT DOES IS ACT REAL SLUGGISH AND THE MORE YOU PRESS ON THE GAS THE MORE IT BOGS OUT AND PULLS BACK INSTEAD OF TAKING OFF AS SUPPOSED TO THE TURN SIGNALS IN THE FRONT ALWAYS BLOW EVERYTIME REPLACED THERE IS ALSO INTERIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES WITH WILL UNSET THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM AND ALLOW FOR PROWLERS TO TAKE THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" AND "ENGINE DISABLED" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103000.

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT SINCE OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AFTER THE STEERING FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS PREVALENT; YET, THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HEARD A DINGS CHIME I LOOKED AT MY CONSOLE AND IT READ POWER STEERING AND THAT MOMENT MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES DUE TO A SHARP TURN AHEAD. NEEDLESS TO SAY IF WOULD OF BEEN CLOSER TO THE TURN I MAY HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN THE CONSOLE FLASHES THE WORDS POWER STEERING ON AND OFF AND I CAN'T TURN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS MY FIRST CHILD WAS BORN ON DEC 10,2009 AND I'M AFRAID TO TAKE HIM TO THE DOCTOR OR MY WIFE TO THE GROCERIES STORE THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTHTHE OWNERS AND OTHER MOTORIST ON THE ROAD A RECALL MUST BE MADE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED SHAME ON CHEVY FOR SELLING SUCH A LOW QUALITY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THERE WAS A BEEPING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, WITHIN A FEW MILES, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH ONLY 29K MILES. JUST TODAY, MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WERE COMING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING POPS ON THEN SUDDENLY WE HAVE NO STEERING AT ALL. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO STOP COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND RESTART THE CAR 2 OR 3 TIMES JUST TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. THE WARNING HAS COME ON BEFORE WITH JUST ME IN THE CAR, AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED LONG ENOUGH TO GET HOME, BUT NOW IT IS TO THE POINT TO WHERE RESTARTING IT DOESN'T WORK ANY MORE. I FELT LIKE I WAS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS NOT AT ALL PLEASANT WHEN YOU ARE MOVING AT 60+ MPH. IM AFRAID THAT WE ARE EVENTUALLY GOING TO GET VERY BADLY INJURED WITH THIS HAPPENING. WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR, SO THIS IS OUR ONLY OPTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION WITH STEERING POWER; HOWEVER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. . THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT STEERING IS GOING IN AND OUT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES AWAY. CUTTING THE CAR OFF AND THEN STARTING IT BACK UP RESTARTS THE POWER STEERING. THE FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE GOOD. WHAT SHOULD WE DO? *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT STEERING FAILURE,27450 KLMS ON CAR,SAID STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACING . REPLACED COLUMN STILL STEERING FAILED ,AND NOW NEED TO REPLACE WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE STEERING MOTOR OR SWITCH. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. THOUSANDS OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. CHEVY NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CARS. THEY ARE UNSAFE AND SOMEONE MAY DIE. *TR

WHILE OPERATING HER 05 CHEVY COBALT, MY WIFE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE, CAUSING HER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND BLOW A TIRE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 4 OTHER INSTANCES WITH THIS VEHICLE WHILE I WAS OPERATING IT, CAUSING ME TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE PART FAILURE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT, WHILE DRIVING HER POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE COBALT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 AND 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. THE DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE DUE TO SCHEDULING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,261.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT MY POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT. I HAD TO STOP MY CAR, TURN IT OFF AND TURN MY CAR BACK ON AGAIN FOR MY POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND THE SECOND TIME WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVROLET COBALT REPEATEDLY GOES OUT. IT WORKS WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE CAR, BUT THEN GOES OUT WITHIN 30 OR SO SECONDS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID THEY'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING MECHANISM, WHICH WOULD COST OVER A $1000 WITH LABOR. BECAUSE OF THE PRICE, I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT; THEREFORE, I AM STILL DRIVING WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST POWER STEERING AND SWERVED ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME SHE REFUSED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER. SEVERAL DEALERS ADVISED HER THAT SHE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY SINCE THE FAILURE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 COBALT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, IT HAD NOT DONE IT FOR TWO MONTHS. BUT RECENTLY, WHILE I WAS TAKING A TURN, IT WENT OUT, AND I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE CAR IN MY LANE AND HIT THE CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THANKFULLY NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS PRESENT IN INTERSECTION, OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRONT END COLLISION. NOW IT WORKS ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON , BUT GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES CONSTANTLY WHILE I'M DRIVING, AND EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. I CAN NOT LEAVE IT UNATTENDED BECAUSE IT UNLOCKS ITSELF. I STARTED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT IN 2007, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, ITS 63,000 MILES, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE IN A CAR LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA, AND THE ROADS ARE OFTEN ICY, I AM FEARFUL IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, I HAD THE SHOCKS/STRUTS? REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING IT, AT AROUND 40, 000 MILES, AND THEY STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER THE DEALER FIXED IT, I SHOULD HAVE COMPLAINED THEN, BUT I WAS AFRAID TO SHELL OUT MORE MONEY FOR SOMETHING ELSE THEY WOULD CLAIM WAS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 1ST 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND GET OFF THE INTERSTATE SAFELY. I WAS TERRIFIED. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED MY CAR THE STEERING SEEMED TO BE FINE, HOWEVER LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ONCE AGAIN, MY STEERING WHEEL WAS PRACTICALLY USELESS. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS. I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE MOTOR COSTING $900. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS MATTER AND WILL BE REPORTING IT TO GM AS WELL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I TRIED TURNING A CORNER AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO WORK CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB. I THEN SEEN THAT MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THIS. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IS LOSING POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY COBALT..CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE PEOPLE ANYWHERE FROM 400-900 TO FIX. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. I KNOW THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION BUT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE? THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I AM NOT PAYING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A CAR THAT IS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD AND IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR ALL THOSE THAT HAVE PURCHASED THIS SAME CAR. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS A NUISANCE TO TRY TO OPERATE A CAR THAT IS BARELY DRIVABLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

THE RECENT RECALL REGARDING COBALT POWER STEERING PROMPTED ME TO ACTUALLY REPORT THIS. WE HAVE A 2005 COBALT LS WE PURCHASED USED, AND THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, ONLY IN OUR DRIVEWAY UPON PUTTING IT INTO GEAR. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY."POWER STEERING"MESSAGE POPS UP ON INFO PANEL, AND A COMBINATION OF THINGS SEEM TO OCCUR TOGETHER. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO "CLUNK" UPON SHIFTING INTO GEAR, AND USUALLY THE TRACTION CONTROL DUMMY LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AT THAT TIME. THE PROBLEMS HAVE ALWAYS CORRECTED THEMSELVES, SO NO INCIDENTS TO REPORT, BUT RATHER CONCERNED NOW UPON HEARING MORE. THE CAR NOW HAS 98000 MILES, BUT FOUND PAPERWORK FROM PREVIOUS OWNER THAT COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO DEALER AT 31000, AND THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED @ 67000. SO IT APPEARS THIS CAR IS ALREADY ON IT'S SECOND MOTOR. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT IN, AS THE PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT COST OVER $1000, AND COULDN'T AFFORD THAT. THIS RECALL COULDN'T COME SOON ENOUGH, AS MY KIDS RECENTLY STARTED DRIVING IT TO SCHOOL. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS AND REMOTE WILL NOT WORK REPLACE BATTERY STILL NOT WORKING, CAN NOT DRIVE OVER 40 MPH BECAUSE CAR JUMPS AND STEERING IS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND MADE ME HIT A GIANT POT HOLE AND CAUSE DAMAGE UNDER THE CAR AND I THINK IT BENT BY RIM ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND FOUR ABOUT A YEAR OR MORE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT LIGHT IS PULL OF MOISTURE AND HAS A BAD GLARE IN IT. CALLED CHEVY AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL OF IT. *TR

HEADLIGHT FULL OF MOISTURE HAS GOT WORSE AND WORSE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS ALMOST AND GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY HEADLIGHT. TODAY 6/15/2010 I TOOK MY CAR FOR THE RECALL NOTICE GOT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. AND FOUND OUT THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED REPLACED, AND MY RIGHT FRONT RIM IS BENT AND POSSIBLE WHEEL BRG MIGHT NEED REPLACED AND I CALLED GM ABOUT THIS AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF ANY OF THESE PROBLEM THEY SAID (SORRY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE) WHY IS GM NOT HELPING! *TR

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT; HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER CHEVROLET COBALT OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED IN A LEFT AND RIGHT MOTION. THE VEHICLE LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,500.

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON THEN OFF AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE COULD NOT PROPERLY TURN THE STEERING COLUMN, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76, 500.