2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

2006 CHEVY COBALT - KEY FREQUENTLY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND POWER STEERING HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN HE LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,400.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AFTER A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED. NEARLY CAUSED A WRECK AS WE WERE TURNING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW. FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE CHEVY COBALT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, SHE LOSES POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE SHE NOTICES THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. USUALLY SHE HAS TO RESTART HER VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES 70000.

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN MY 19-YEAR-OLD SON WAS DRIVING IT. HAVING REVIEWED FORUM SITES ON THIS MATTER, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IF THEY FAIL TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS MATTER, THEY ONLY HAVE THEMSELVES TO BLAME FOR THEIR SPIRALING DOWNFALL. *TR

I WAS GETTING OFF FREEWAY TURNING RIGHT HEARD A BEEP SOUND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEEL WASN'T TURNING I WAS LUCKY THAT ONCOMING CAR MOVED OUT OF MY WAY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED WARNING WORDS ON SCREEN SAYING POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,100. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF I 40 IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHED, AND THEN WE LOST POWER STEERING. THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS AROUND US AT THE TIME. AFTER PULLING OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD (IT WAS AFTER DARK AND WE COULDN'T SEE UNDER THE HOOD), WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN, BUT LOST IT WITHIN 2 MILES. WE DROVE IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND THE DAY AFTER, AND THE SITUATION DID NOT REPEAT ITSELF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON 12/14/09, WHERE THEY INFORMED US THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, AND IT WAS REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY (2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 33.5K MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT) FOR APPROXIMATELY $500. THEY ALSO TOLD US THE MOTOR REPLACEMENT MIGHT NOT FIX THE WHOLE PROBLEM, AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COLUMN FOR AN ADDITIONAL $700. WE OPTED TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR IS OFTEN DRIVEN ON WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS AND LOSING POWER STEERING ON THESE ROADS PRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS 43,000 MILES. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SUDDENLY COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY IS LOST. IT HAS BEEN TO THE MECHANIC TWO TIMES AND HE HAS FOUND NO FAILED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. POWER STEERING EVENTUALLY ABRUPTLY RETURN TO NORMAL. THE CAR ALSO SHUDDERS AND OCCASIONALLY STALLS DURING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE EPISODE. MY WIFE IS FEARFUL TO DRIVE THIS AUTO. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN MY 2006 COBALT SS, MY POWERSTEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I THOUGHT IT WAS SHORT POWER STEERING FLUID BUT IT HAS NO RESERVOIR BECAUSE IT IS ELECTRIC AND NOT HYDRAULIC. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER YOU RESTART THE CAR BUT IT RANDOMLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON ALL TYPES OF HIGHWAYS. *TR

THE CAR ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES AND WE WERE DRIVING HOME WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD, IT TAKES ALL YOUR ENERGY TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN WE TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED ON THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND A COUPLE OF BLOCKS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT WILL NORMALLY HAPPEN IN THE AFTERNOONS, NOT SO MUCH IN THE MORNING. ITS VERY HARD TO DRIVE ONCE THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES UP. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WE HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR CHILDREN'S USE. MY VERY LARGE HUSBAND HAD BEEN USING IT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE. THE POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED GOING OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD RETURN, BUT IT WOULD CUT OUT AGAIN. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT, BUT IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR AS HE WAS REQUIRED TO BUY THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN JUST FOR ONE PART. I UNDERSTAND FROM INFORMATION I'VE READ THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S FIXED DOESN'T MEAN IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN!!! I HESITATE TO LET MY DAUGHTER USE THIS CAR AGAIN AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T LET ANYONE GET KILLED BEFORE YOU MAKE CHEVROLET PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $ 1,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,600. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN 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 CONTINUED IN OPERATION AND EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 102,000.

I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IT IS DANGEROUS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. HOW IS IT THAT GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OVER THIS SAFETY HAZARD, BUT THEY ARE SUING THE COMPANY THAT MADE THESE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING? DETROIT GENERAL MOTORS CO. HAS SUED A SUPPLIER, SAYING IT HAS SPENT MORE THAN $30 MILLION FIXING PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING SYSTEMS OF THE CHEVROLET COBALT, ITS BEST-SELLING SMALL CAR, AND OTHER VEHICLES. GM SAID CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT UNUSUAL RATTLES, "CLUNKS" AND OTHER NOISES. IT PINPOINTED THE FLAW TO "EXCESSIVE GEAR BACKLASH," WHICH CAUSES PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING COLUMN UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE LAWSUIT NAMES JTEKT NORTH AMERICA INC., BASED IN PLYMOUTH, MICH., AND AN AFFILIATED COMPANY, JTEKT AUTOMOTIVE VIRGINIA INC. OF DALEVILLE, VA. GM SAID IT WANTS TO BE PAID FOR REPLACING THOUSANDS OF PARTS UNDER CUSTOMER WARRANTY CLAIMS ON THE COBALT, PURSUIT, G5, HHR AND OTHER CARS, STARTING WITH 2005 MODEL YEAR. BY FALL, THE COST HAD EXCEEDED $30 MILLION, AND "GM'S DAMAGES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS ADDITIONAL WARRANTY CLAIMS ARE MADE," THE AUTOMAKER'S LAWSUIT SAID. "JTEKT CONTENDS THE COMPONENTS ALL MET THE SPECIFICATIONS AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS THAT GM GAVE IT," SAID BOB HADDAD, A LAWYER FOR THE SUPPLIER. "THE ISSUES DO NOT AFFECT THE OPERATOR'S ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A NOISE ISSUE." CHANGES WERE MADE AT GM'S REQUEST, AND JTEKT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE STEERING ASSEMBLIES, HADDAD SAID MONDAY. THE STEERING SYSTEMS ARE IN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GM CARS. COURT PAPERS DO NOT INDICATE WHETHER THE COMPANY CONSIDERS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. A GM SPOKESMAN, ALAN ADLER, HAD NO IMMEDIATE COMMENT. THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED IN AUGUST IN MACOMB COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, AMENDED THERE IN OCTOBER AND MOVED NOV. 17 TO FEDERAL COURT IN DETROIT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LOCKED UP WITH NO WARNING AND MY CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD ONTO SOME GRASS. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. I WAS ONLY GOING 35 MPH AT THE TIME THE STEERING DID THIS, OR WHAT HAPPENED COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.*TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT. THE POWER STEERING WARNING KEEPS FLASHING WHILE I TURN MY CAR ON AND WHILE I DRIVE. MY STEERING LOCKS UP AND LETS ME NOT TURN AT AN EASY RATE. IT IS VERY TOUGH TO DRIVE LIKE THIS. IT IS A CONCERN TO ME, I DON'T WANT TO RISK MY LIFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. I'VE READ OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT SS. IT HAS 85000 MILES ON IT AND WHEN DRIVING IT FROM FLORIDA TO VIRGINIA MY POWER STEERING SHUT OFF 5 TIMES AND EVERYTIME I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY BUT RANDOMLY RETURNED THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS GOING TO SWERVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND HAVE MUCH DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-START IT AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,800.

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES, LEAVING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. TOOK VEHICLE TO SAUDER CHEVROLET IN BROWNSTOWN, PA AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS "NORMAL FOR THAT MODEL CAR"! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I HAVE SENT A LETTER TO CHEVY DIRECTLY AND I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO YOU AS WELL. I PURCHASED A CHEVY COBALT A FEW YEARS BACK. THE COBALT IS AN 06. FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW MY KEY HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AT THE ACC POINT. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN PAST THAT POINT. I HAVE FOUND THE LITTLE PLUNGER TO REMOVE MY KEYS IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE SECOND ISSUE THAT ARISES WITH THIS IS THAT MY GEARSHIFTER MOVES WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. THIS IS A HAZARD AS ONE DAY THE SHIFTER GOT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE I HAVE SEEN POSTED ON THE NET THAT MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED. MY MOTHER HAS AN 05 COBALT THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM SHE HAD THE KEY ASSEMBLY AND THE GEAR SHIFTER REPLACED. I'M A SOON TO BE MOM AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LT AND MY POWER STEERING KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHEN I GO DOWN THE ROAD THE FORCES THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. I AM TERRIFIED THAT I MAY HAVE A WRECK AT ANY MOMENT AND I HAVE A 3 YR OLD AND 7 MONTHS PREGNANT! PLEASE PLEASE GET THIS RECALLED ASAP! *TR

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I HAD TO PULL WITH EVERYTHING I HAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE ON THE ROAD I WAS TURNING ONTO. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING, I DON'T THINK THE ENDING WOULD HAVE BEEN AS PLEASANT IF MY WIFE WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS ALL OF THE SUDDEN, WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, AND MY WIFE JUST REMINDED ME THAT WE HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION. PLEASE PUSH FOR A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX GM'S POOR ENGINEERING MISTAKE. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS THAT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITHOUT MAKING ANY LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 73,259.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT/DISABLING/NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN BEING DRIVEN. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AND VERY FREQUENTLY AND CAUSES ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

THE STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM KEEPS GIVING OUT. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED THE CAR SHAKES AND IT IS HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT OFTEN GOES TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER. *TR

RANDOM FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. FAILS 3-5 TIMES DURING 15-20 MINUTE COMMUTE WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE STEERING TO BECOME STIFF. TEMPORARY RESOLUTION IS TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, GIVING YOU ANOTHER 5 MINUTES OF POWER STEERING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT'S AN $800 - $1500 OUT-OF-POCKET REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP. I MAY TRY TO PURCHASE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ($230- DEALERSHIP ONLY) AND INSTALL MYSELF BUT THAT MEANS PULLING OUT THE STEERING COLUMN, DISABLING AIRBAG, AND HOPING EVERYTHING WORKS CORRECTLY WHEN YOU PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE WHICH SHE USES TO GET TO WORK AND CARRY MY 1 YEAR OLD GIRL TO BABY SITTER. THIS HAS FAILED DURING TURNS, AND EVEN WHEN GOING 55 MPH, IT IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A 60 DEGREE TURN. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. I COULD STOP THE CA AND TURN IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTART IT AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD BE OK FOR AWHILE. WHENEVER THE POWER STEERING FAILED THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 70MPH! *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A BEEPING SOUND AND BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. SHE THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AS THE STEERING WHEEL RESET TEMPORARILY BEFORE RECURRING WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS THEN ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD RESEARCH THE FAILURE AND CONTACT HER WITH A DECISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,245.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT I BROUGHT 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS WHEN I AM DRIVING THAT MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND IT WILL JUMP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THEY TELL ME THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF THE CAR SITS FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS OR MORE THEN THE COMPUTER WILL RESET ITSELF. JUST RECENTLY THE POWER STEERING WENT UP IN THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTING JUMPING AROUND AND I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING AND IF I WENT UNDER A 40 MPH THE CAR WOULD JUMP AND SHUT OFF IF I HAD TO STOP. NOW THE CAR'S POWER STEERING HAS GONE UP AGAIN AND I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I DRIVE THE CAR FOR A HOUR OR MORE STRAIGHT ON THE BELTWAY THEN I HAVE THE MOST PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING UNIT. MOST RECENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER TWO WEEKS AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT RESETS (IF IT RESETS). *TR

DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ON THE DASH LIGHTS AND THE CAR'S POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS IMMEDIATELY. THIS CAUSES GREAT DIFFICULTY IN BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM EVERY DAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS. THE CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT CAR HAS JUST 40K MILES. THE DASH BOARD BEGAN TO SHOW "POWER STEERING" WARNING. AND THEN THE STEERING POWER IS LOST. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINS ON SUCH PROBLEM FOR CHEVY COBALT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN DRIVING IT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF, SHE WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING IS OUT. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE HER TO HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

POWER STEERING HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE 2006 COBALT LS I BOUGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER IN 2006. I MADE THE PURCHASE SO SHE COULD COMMUTE FROM COLLEGE. THOUGHT THE CAR WOULD BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE PURCHASE---BOY!!! WAS I WRONG!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM & GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE COBALTS NOW. HOW DO WE, AS CONSUMERS DEMAND THIS & GET IT CORRECTED? DO LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMEONE WILL HELP US? I THINK I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A TOYOTA! AT LEAST, THE TOYOTA CORP IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR DEFECTS----THEY'RE FIXING THEM! *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT LS POWER STEERING SEIZING, NOT WORKING. ONLY 40K MILES ON CAR, BROUGHT TO GM DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON POWER STEERING, HAD TO HAVE REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN & MOTOR AT A COST OF OVER 1000 DOLLARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT.ON THE DATE INDICATED BELOW MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT,AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. FORTUNATELY,THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT,BUT NO THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A GM RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR BECAME VERY "TIGHT" AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE STEERING PROBLEM PULLED MY CAR INTO THE LANE OF THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. I JERKED MY WHEEL AND WENT OFF OF THE ROAD. I DID PREVENT AN ACCIDENT FROM OCCURRING BUT EVERY SINCE THEN MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. IF I TURN MY CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON SOMETIMES IT RESETS THE POWER STEERING PUT SHORTLY AFTER I START DRIVING I HEAR A DINGING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND ONCE AGAIN IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR. I REPORTED THIS TO THE PLACE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY FELT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL. THEN TODAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2010, I HEARD THE NEWS REPORTS SO I FIGURED I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ALSO. *TR

DRIVING THE CHEVY COBALT (2006) ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. THE CAR SWERVED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND SCRAPED/DAMAGED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE COBALT. *TR

WE ARE BUYING A USED 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS & THE KEY HAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WE HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM WITH OTHERS & THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE NO WARRANTY NOW & STILL OWE TOO MUCH ON THE CAR. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS? EVERY SINGLE WEB SITE WE WERE ON PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A ROTTEN DEAL. . EVERY WEBSITE HAS TOO MANY COMPLAINTS. THERE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.----THIS WAS A MESSAGE SENT TO CHEVROLET OF WHICH THEY REPLIED: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. I HAVE PROCESSED THE INFORMATION ON YOUR VEHICLE AND AFTER THOROUGHLY RESEARCHING ALL THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ME; I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY RECALL ASSOCIATED TO YOUR VEHICLE. RECALLS ARE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SPECIFIC SO NOT ALL VEHICLES OF A MODEL YEAR ARE AFFECTED. I EMAILED BACK THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. IT IS COSTLY TO REPLACE & NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION FOR TWO MINUTES. THE FAILURE CONTINUE TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,451. UPDATED 04/01/10*LJ THE STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,230. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PCM. UPDATED 09/21/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND ALMOST CRASHED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE STEERING RESETED AND OPERATED NORMALLY FOR OVER ONE WEEK AND A SHORTLY AFTER SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE CODE.THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

N/A. THE FAILURE IS EVERY TIME I TURN MY VEHICLE ON MY POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE MY POWER STEERING GETS HARD SO I HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. I AM ALSO AFRAID TO GO ON HIGHWAYS I JUST DON'T WANT NO ONE TO GET HURT. I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I CAN GET A QUOTE. I ALSO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH COBALTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR