2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEER FAILURE. *TR

2006 COBALT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ONLY GOING AT 25 MPH . CAUSING IT TO HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT AT TIME IS HARD TO TURN A LOW SPEED. I TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE SAID HE COULD NOT TELL ME IF MY CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL OR NOT. HE ALSO TOLD ME I SHOULD BE BE GETTING A WARING LIGHTON MY DASH *CN

MY POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD DIGITAL SCREEN, AND THE WHEEL STIFFENED UP. THE POWER STEERING DID NOT COME BACK ON THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE. NOW EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE, AND THEN IT FAILS AGAIN. I AM NOW HAVING TO CRANK MY WHEEL TO PARK, DRIVE ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES SLOWER SPEEDS. I HAD HEARD THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL, AND WOULD LIKE TO WAIT TO SEE IF THIS REPAIR CAN BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE. IT IS AN ENORMOUS INCONVENIENCE AND MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY OWN CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, IN APRIL, 2009 FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010, SHE WAS MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN, WHEN HER POWER STEERING FAILED TO WORK. SHE STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, AND WHEN SHE RE-STARTED IT, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. SHE WAS ABOUT 35 MILES FROM HOME, AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT. I CALLED OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPORTED, AND NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING. THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF AND ON INTERMEDIATELY MORE THAN 8 OR 10 TIMES OVER THE 35 MILE TRIP. WE TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2010 AND PAID $47.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. IT WAS FOUND THAT STEERING MOTOR IS FAILING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUED, AND WOULD APPRECIATE A FULL INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY YOUR AGENCY. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AT ONCE, AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG COBALT OWNERS, AND, AS I AM SURE YOU REALIZE, IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CORRECTION TO ODI 10315929. MISTYPE ABOUT ENGINE OVERHEATING - THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD GASKET, NOT A CRACKED MANIFOLD. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2010 AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT THE POWER STEERING QUIT FUNCTIONING. I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED HE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. ON 2/28/10 I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC. THE CHEVY REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE WASN'T A RECALL AT THE TIME. I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I DID NOT WANT MY RELATIVES TO HAVE TO SUE THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HAD DIED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILING WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY COBALT. THE REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTICS FEE. ON 3/2/10 THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. COINCIDENTALLY, WHEN I WENT HOME AND TURNED ON THE TELEVISION I SAW ON THE EVENING NEWS THAT CHEVY COBALTS WERE BEING RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I AM LEARY OF CHEVY DEALERSHIPS. I PURCHASED MY USED 2006 COBALT IN 2008. IT HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT. SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR I NOTICED THE ENGINE KEPT OVERHEATING TO OVER 240 DEGREES. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES ABOUT THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO THE PLASTIC RADIATOR OVERFLOW BOTTLE LEAKING WHEN IT EXPANDED WHEN WARM. THEY REPLACED THE PLASTICE BOTTLE BUT THE CAR KEPT OVERHEATING. OUT OF FRUSTRATION I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP. THE OTHER REPAIR SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A CRACKED MANIFOLD. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FAILED TO IDENTIFY THIS AFTER THREE VISITS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT AFTER 36,000 MILES AND A BUSHING AT 69,000 MILES. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THEY WILL SAY ABOUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE AT MY APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE STEERING SYSTEM REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN WAS A PART OF THE STEERING RECALL DATED MARCH 1, 2010. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE HAD TO PAY $1500 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SHE MIGHT NOT BE REIMBURSED AND THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY RECEIVE PAYMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. IT RESETS ITSELF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE TURNING, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. IT WASN'T HAPPENING VERY OFTEN, BUT WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS IT IS VERY FREQUENT. SOMETIMES UP TO 10-15 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED FOR $610.00. THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 08/30/10 *JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT - 31558 MILES ON CAR. WHILE DRIVING CAR YESTERDAY I HEARD A WARNING BEEP..AND POWER STEERING LAMP LIGHT WAS ON DASH, I LOST POWER ASSIST AND HAD HARD TIME STEERING. I HAD TO PULL CAR OVER. TURN OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED CAR AND LIGHT WENT OFF. GOT HOME AND LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MANY COBALT OWNERS HAVE HAD. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET [XXX] . AM BRINGING IT TO DEALER FOR EVAL TODAY. HAVE READ OVER 1100 COBALT OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT AND WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE MY "POWER STEERING" LIGHT FLASHED ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY TIGHTENED UP. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65MPH ON A RT. 202 IN PENNSYLVANIA. I STRUGGLED TO GET OFF OF THE RAMP BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING HAD TIGHTENED UP AND MADE TURNING SO DIFFICULT. I WENT TO PEP BOYS TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND ONLY THE MANUFACTURER COULD DO THE REPAIR. MY CAR JUST PASSED 45,000 MILES. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I AM BEING SO INCONVENIENCED WITH THIS BURDEN. I DID NOT PAY ALL THIS MONEY FOR A VEHICLE TO BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN PRIOR 100,000 MILES. WHEN I GOT HOME I WANTED TO LOOK UP HOW MUCH THE WOULD COST ME AND CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. I AM SO SHOCKED THAT A RECALL HAS NOT OCCURRED YET. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL IN THE FUTURE SINCE I GUESS THAT IT WILL NOT BE A CHEAP FIX. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I HOPE YOU MAKE THE CORRECT DECISION. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT VIN [XXX] . THE REASON I AM FILING A COMPLAINT IS IN FEBRUARY I HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN INCREDIBLY STRONG GAS ODOR FILLING THE CABIN OF MY CAR AND SO I WENT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. THEY DID THE REPAIR WORK AND CHARGED ME A TOTAL OF $558.89 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PUMP. I AM AWARE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2006 COBALTS FOR FAULTY FUEL PUMP MODULES (RECALL #09226). I TRIED TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR WORK SINCE MY VIN IS WELL WITHIN THE RANGE OF RECALLED VEHICLES BUT GM IS CLAIMING I HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO SO. ANY HELP YOU COULD PROVIDE ME WITH WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MANEUVER. THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE MAY OF 2009. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. I HAVEN'T HAD A ACCIDENT BUT THE STEERING TIGHTENS UP AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL. *TR

THERE IS NO CERTAIN EVENT THAT I CAN RECALL THAT LEAD UP TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT, ONLY THAT I WAS DRIVING DONE THE ROAD AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP AND I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MESSENGER ON THE DASH READ POWER STEERING AND I JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER SITTING THERE FOR A MOMENT I STARTED THE CAR ONCE MORE AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED - FOR A MOMENT. PROBABLY A HALF-MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND HAS STAYED OFF SINCE THEN. WHILE THERE SEEMS TO BE ONLY 1200 OR SO COMPLAINTS THROUGH NHTSA, I HAVE READ PROBLEMS ONLINE THAT GO BACK TO 2007. *TR

2006 COBALT POWER STEERING WENT OUT SUDDENLY. HAD POWER STEERING REPLACED AT CHAMPION CHEVROLET YESTERDAY, 2/26/10. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME FOR THE FIRST TIME A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF ACCELERATING ON A CURVED RAMP TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IT CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING AFTER THAT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND AT THE SOONEST STOPLIGHT I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THEN THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. IN THE PAST FOUR DAYS SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN, THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED AT LEAST TWICE A DAY. IT SEEMS TO FAIL WHEN I AM ACCELERATING AND/OR TURNING. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS YET - MAINLY ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S VERY SCARY AND HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES AND NEARLY SIDESWIPE CARS FROM LOSING CONTROL OF MY CAR IN THE MY LANE. THE SCARIEST PART TO ME IS THE SURPRISE OF THE ONSET. I'VE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN AT EACH FAILURE AND IT CAUSES ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. I AM CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR INFORMATION ON REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ABOUT 48,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE SO IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,700.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS. IT HAD 83000 MILES ON IT OR CLOSE THERE TO. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TO POWER STEERING WORD CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN. AT THAT TIME MY CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL. I CHECKED AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING . THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RE-OCCURRED DURING THE TRAVEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE INTERMITTENT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT IS HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. THE CAR HAS BECOME HARD TO TURN WITH OUT HITTING THE CURB OR ALMOST HITTING OTHER CARS, AS WELL AS PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND GETTING OUT OF AN AMBULANCE, FIRE ENGINE, OR POLICE CAR'S WAY. THIS HAS BECOME A CONCERN TO ME AS MANY INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS I KNOW HAVE ONE, BECAUSE IT IS LIKED BY YOUNGER DRIVERS, AND THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW HOW TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH THE POWER STEERING ACTING UP ON THEM. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BEFORE IT CAUSES INJURY TO PEOPLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUED DRIVING WITH CAUTION. THERE WAS EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING. I DRIVE THE CAR AND I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE CAR, I HAVE TO PULL OVER IN THE 5 SECOND SPAN I GET AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME EVERY SINGLE TIME I START MY CAR, I LOSE CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. THIS PUTS ME AT A GREAT RISK. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHICH FOR THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF A POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR GOES ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND I THEN ONLY HAVE MANUAL STEERING. TODAY WAS ONE OF THE DAYS AND ABOUT A MONTH AN A HALF AGO WAS THE OTHER TIME. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR IT TO BE CHECKED ON MONDAY BUT PREVIOUSLY I HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC BY MY HOME. THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKED HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE STEERING RESET ITSELF. THIS IS DANGEROUS THOUGH BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN A TURN WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND DO NOT REALIZE THE STEERING IS OUT YOU COULD RUN INTO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? I ONLY HAVE 40090 MILES ON THE CAR AND ITS A 2006. I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS FOR 36000 MILES SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR WHATEVER IS WRONG WITH IT. IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL OR GOING TO BE ONE? I WOULD CERTAINLY THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GM BECAUSE ITS A FACTORY DEFAULT AND NOT WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

1. CAR WAS DRIVEN FROM PARKING SPACE AND WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING. 2. FAILURE OCCURRED ONE TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. 3. DEALERSHIP GAVE ME THE OPTION OF REPLACING EITHER THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR OR THE STEERING MOTOR AND THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE COLUMN. ONLY THE STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR SEEMS TO DRIVE NORMALLY. *TR

CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER TWICE WHILE IN MOTION. SECOND TIME HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER AND THEY HAD A NEW PROGRAM DOWNLOADED TO THE COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE CAR FUNCTION. SAID IT WAS A SENSOR MIS-READING THE CAR AND HAD TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE REBOOTED. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR A MOVING CAR. ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH KEY IGNITION LOCK NOT RELEASING THE KEY- DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. THESE ARE BOTH ISSUES THE GM SHOULD OWN UP TO.

POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. I WAS ON A CURVE AT THE TIME AND ALMOST WENT INTO A DITCH. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GM DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED STEERING PROBLEMS ON COBALTS. GM SHOULD RECALL THEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHICH I PURCHASED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. LOVE THE CAR- HOWEVER I'VE HAD AN OCCURRENCE HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIMES NOW WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROX 45,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (APPROX 55 MPH) AND THE DISPLAY ON THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL READ "POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND JERK. I PULLED OVER, MADE SOME CALLS, AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALER (WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS) AND MADE AN INQUIRY- WE FIRST CHECKED FOR FLUID HOWEVER CAME TO FIND THAT IT IS ELECTRONIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IF I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR SCANNED. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ONLY NOW THE CAR HAS APPROX 80,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE CAR SCANNED HOWEVER I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS IT COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SAFETY CONCERN FOR PASSENGERS IF AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. THIS MORNING I ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL HEIGHT AND AGAIN WAS PRESENTED WITH THE "POWER STEERING" ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN PROCEEDED BY JERKING AND LOSS OF POWER ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT A LOWER SPEED (25 MPH). I HAVE DONE SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER COBALTS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I WOULD SUGGEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR SUCH VEHICLES OR PARTS BEFORE THIS COULD BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR DRIVERS. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LOVE MY CHEVY COBALT, BUT DO NEED TO CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

ON 2/19/10 WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2006 CHEVY COBALT, HER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON HER WHILE SHE WAS MAKING A TURN IN TOWN.. SHE HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON TO FREE UP THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON 2/22/10, LUCKILY BOTH TIMES SHE WAS DRIVING A AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND SHE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND IT STOP WITH OUT INCIDENT. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT IN JANUARY ON THE 13 OF THE MONTH LATER THE STEER COLUMN START LOCKING UP. CONTACT A GENERAL MOTORS AND CHEVORLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE AS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING IT HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE UNDER 15-20 MILES A HOUR IT GOES TO MANUAL DRIVING VERY HARD TO TURNTHE STEERING WHEEL AS LONG AS YOUR DRIVING 30-40 MILES IT HAS POWER STEERING, I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVORLET HAS NOT FOUND A WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS GOING TO A BE RECALLED. I WAS ALSO TOLD IF I BROUGHT IT IN BEFORE THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND SIGN A FORM THAT SAID THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE AFTER IT WAS FIXED. IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTH SINCE I SPOKE TO GM AND THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE A INFANT AND WIFE THAT SOME TIME RIDES IN MY CARD AND IF I HAVE TO TURN QUICKLY I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO. ALSO IF SOMEONE OR A CAR TURN IN FRONT OF ME I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING BEING OUT IN THIS VEHICLE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS OF TODAY. *TR

2006 COBALT POWER STEERING WENT OUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING. *TR

POWER STEERING QUIT DURING TURN COMING FROM SCHOOL. I LEFT COLLEGE LAST NIGHT TO GO HOME (A TWO MILE TRIP) WHEN I TURNED FROM THE MAIN HWY ONTO MY STREET THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND THE CHIME DING TWICE I HAD NO STEERING! I WENT INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED I WAS FRIGHTEN AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I CALLED MY DAD WHO IS 3 HOURS AWAY CRYING HE SAID TURN IT OFF AND START IT AGAIN. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND I HAD STEERING BUT ONE MILE AFTER THAT IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP. HE IS COMING TO GET IT SATURDAY AND TRY TO GET IT FIXED BUT THAT IT FOR ME CANT TRUST IT ON THE HWY TRYING TO COME HOME ON THE WEEKENDS. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE. I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. AT SLOW SPEEDS MY POWER STEERING FEELS AS THOUGH IT WANTS TO GO OUT, IT IS HARD TO STEER MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN THE SHOP FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE STEERING COLUMN AND OTHER REASONS. OVERALL MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 25 TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A COUPLE OF LOUD SOUNDS AS IF A BELL WAS RINGING AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AT EVERY INTERSECTION IN ORDER TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING WORK PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17898. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17840.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AT 60,000 MILES. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND YOU MUST TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, MAKING CAR HARD TO STEER. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, HAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 57,000 MILES AND FROM READING THE REVIEWS ON LINE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER BACKED INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF WITH THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,300. UPDATED 3/17/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

2008 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT HAS BEEN WORKING PERFECTLY FINE BUT NOW IT DECIDES TO COME OFF AND ON AS IT PLEASES. THIS IS AN ISSUE IT SEEMS FOR ALOT MORE PEOPLE THEN JUST ME WHEN RESEARCHED ABOUT THIS MODEL TO FIND THOUSANDS MORE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME MY PREGNANT WIFE AND MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ,THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND TURN SIGNALING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT WAS PARTIALLY REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT HAS HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM INDICATOR COMES ON. IF YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF THE POWER STEERING RESETS AND THEN FAILS AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

14-FEB-10 APPROX 69MI. TRIP POWER STEERING FAILED AND POWER STEERING LIGHT AND CHIME SHOWED ON DASH. 25- FEB-10 APPROX 74MI. TRIP POWER STEERING FAILED AN POWER STEERING LIGHT AND CHIME SHOWED ON DASH. 5-MARCH-10 APPROX 200MI. 5HR TRIP POWER STEERING FAILED 6 TIMES. EACH TIME CAR WAS PULLED OVER TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED AND WITHIN 20 TO 30 MIN POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. *TR

I WAS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION ON 2/13/10 DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. I RECEIVED A POSSIBLE RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY 2010 STATING THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE LETTER STATED THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER STATING WERE AND WHEN TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR CHECK UP. IT IS JULY 2010 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER HERE IN SALINAS CA, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET AND THAT I SHOULD WAIT FOR THAT LETTER AND MY CAR COULD NOT BE CHECKED UNTIL THEN. PLEASE HELP OUT IT IS VERY SCARY AND I'M VERY CONCERNED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT MATTER. *TR

STEERING PROBLEM. POWER STEERING FAILS. HARD TO STEER. *TR

HI, ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED IT WAS KIND OF WIGGLING DOWN THE STRAIGHT AWAY OF THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY I WAS ON. THE CARS BEHIND ME MUST HAVE NOTICED BECAUSE THEY QUIT PASSING ME. I WENT STRAIGHT BACK HOME AFTER WORK THAT DAY AND THE CAR WAS FINE. IN THE WEEK SINCE I HAVE NOTICED A FEW ODDITIES IN TURNING THE CAR, MOST BEING WHAT LOUD POPS. NOW, THE CAR HAS HAD A POP IN THE FRONT END SINCE I BOUGHT IT THAT THE DEALER NEVER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX AND I WAS SURE IT WAS IN THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT UNTIL YESTERDAY. IT'S JUST BEEN A LITTLE MORE RANDOM LATELY HAPPENING WITH NO CURVES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. YESTERDAY ON THE WAY HOME I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND THE SCROLL ON MY DASH READ "POWER STEERING." I WENT AHEAD AND TURNED AND FOUND ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING HELP. DROVE ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING UNTIL I MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHERE I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK WITH NO WARNING MESSAGE AFTER DOING THAT. THE CAR WAS AGAIN FINE FOR ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHERE THE MESSAGE REAPPEARED AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT POWER STEERING AGAIN. FROM ALL THE MESSAGES I'M READING ONLINE THIS CAN BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND VERY DANGEROUS. GOING FROM GREAT STEERING TO NO STEERING HELP CAN BE A BIG SHOCK WHEN IT HAPPENS IN AN INSTANT AND WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. PLEASE HELP US COBALT OWNERS. *TR

POWER STEERING WONT WORK. *TR