2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE WHEEL AND FELT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER. SO I PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A MINUTE AND CAME BACK WITHIN 5 MIN. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING ABILITY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT 2.4L SS AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT ON ME AT 48K MILES. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM CONTINUING WITH 2005 AND 2006 COBALTS. I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE DRIVING MY CAR AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT GM KNOWS IS A PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT AND ALMOST RAN OFF ROAD GOING AROUND CURVE WITH KIDS IN CAR. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRONIC MOTOR THAT WILL COST OVER $2,000 TO FIX AND NO ONE ELSE WILL TOUCH IT. I'VE SINCE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER AND WONDER HOW MANY DEATHS DOES THERE NEED TO BE BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT! *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM INTERVALS ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THIS HAS NEARLY LED TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

POWER STEERING COMES ON AND OFF IN MY CAR. STAYS OFF MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING IT BUT COMES BACK ON FOR A BRIEF MINUTE AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE BEFORE GOING BACK OFF AGAIN. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM CORPORATION WHO DID NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM DESPITE IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ACTIVE FROM GM ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUE AS I WAS SHOWN BY ANOTHER MECHANIC. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE PROBLEM REPEATS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT LS, 39,175 MILES. WENT TO THE STORE, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE ELSE! FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND ELSEWHERE, THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AROUND A CORNER AND ALSO AT 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $900 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE FAILURE IS BECOMING WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,619.

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT THAT I BOUGHT IN APRIL OF 2007. FOR THE FIRST YEAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL MY MESSAGE BOARD FLASHED POWER STEERING AND IT WENT OUT. AT FIRST I COULD JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AND IT WOULD GO AWAY. IT DID IT ABOUT ONCE A MONTH AFTERWARDS UP UNTIL JULY OF 2009. EVER SINCE THEN, EVEN IF I CUT THE CAR OFF, IT WILL FLASH WHEN I GO OVER 20MPH. CHEVY SAID THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WAS EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING AND REQUIRED EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WHICH RESET THE POWER STEERING SWITCH AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. WHEN EVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING ALSO FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE WAS $105; ALTHOUGH, THE WARRANTY WAS VALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER STATED THAT EVERY TIME SHE STARTED HER VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK. SHE HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN BECAUSE HER WHEEL LOCKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON MY 2006 COBALT CAME ON RANDOMLY. THERE WAS NOTHING TO LEAD UP TO THE INCIDENT. THEN LATER THE LIGHT HAD DISAPPEARED FOR A WEEK, UNTIL IT CAME UP AGAIN. THIS TIME I RECEIVED THE LIGHT WARNING AS WELL AS LOSING MY POWER STEERING. IT IS NOT CONSTANT, BUT IS BECOMING A MORE COMMON THING. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET BECAUSE THE DEALER CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH REGULAR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND I WILL NOT FORK OUT THE MONEY TO HAVE THE DIG FURTHER INTO THE CAR. I AM LOOKING ON FIXING THE PROBLEM MYSELF, BUT STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. I DO NOT WANT TO BUY A USED ITEM AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON THING WITH THE CHEVY COBALT'S AND PONTIAC G5'S. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS FIND AN OEM PART WITH A WARRANTY, PUT THAT IS ALSO HARD BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A NEW AFTERMARKET OEM PART THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED SO THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING CAME ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I MANAGED TO GET HOME BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. LATER, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, IT WORKED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE IT TO A DEALER, BUT I ANTICIPATE THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT OCCURRING WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE CAR. *TR

THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING, THE PROBLEM IS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE FUSE OR TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THAT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT CHEVY DEALERS ARE CHARGING PEOPLE OVER EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLAR TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS ON VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 40K. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND THE STEERING WOULD BECOME STIFF. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AT LEAST 7 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LACK OF TURNING ABILITY. PLEASE LET THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. *TR

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT IT STARTED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW ALL THE TIME. AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT FIXED AT THE DEALER. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON CHEVY COBALT 2005 AND LATER MODELS. THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE TYPE "CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING" IN SEARCH ENGINE AND SEE THE THOUSANDS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS ABOUT 2 TIMES PER WEEK. STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER AND CAR LOOSES POWER. FAILURE HAS NOT AS YET BEEN CORRECTED. IF YOU TURN CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE IT RETURNS TO NORMAL UNTIL NEXT OCCURRENCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 COBALT ON 95 SOUTH AND I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO ANYTHING WITH. WITHIN A WEEK OF THE FIRST INCIDENT THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE OF MILES AND THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN THE POWER STEERING IS TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. IT GOT SO BAD WITHIN A WEEK IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I COULD NOT EVEN PULL OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX WITHOUT LOOSING THE POWER STEERING AND STARTED TO OCCUR EVERY COUPLE OF MILES I DROVE THE CAR. FROM THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING LOSS UNTIL A GOT IT FIXED WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK LONG AND THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 OR MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THERE WAS A INTERNAL SHORT IN COLUMN MOTOR MODULE AND HAVE A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH COST ME 966.95 TO FIX AND I HAD TO PAY THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS WAY TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH OUT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. I TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WITH MY JOB AND THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT LEFT ME IN ALMOST SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND I WAS PULLED OVER ON THE INTERSTATE 95 , PA TURNPIKE, 76, AND 495 IN DELAWARE STATE DEALING WITH THIS HAZARD. THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DANGER NOT ONLY TO ME BUT EVERY OTHER PERSON ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS NOT FAIR TO THEM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. WE STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AROUND THE END OF LAST YEAR WHEN SHE REACHED THE 40,000 MILES ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL STARTED GETTING HARD WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND NO RECALLS AT THE TIME. EVERY TIME WE WOULD DRIVE IT LONG DISTANCE IT WOULD GET HARD ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WE COULD NOT STEER IT AT ALL VERY HARD TO MAKE A TURN. WE THEN TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT WHEN IT CONTINUED TO DO SO AND WAS LOOSING THE POWER STEERING FLUID DAILY. THE RACK AND PINION MOTOR WAS CHANGED OUT AND ALSO THE RACK AND PINION. WE DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART ANYMORE. I REALLY THINK THERE SHOULD OF BEEN SOME WARNING OR RECALL TO LET US KNOW BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS TAKEN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN THAT CAR DAILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILS WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE STEERING LOCKS AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL. THERE IS A WARNING LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RANDOM INSTANCES AT RANDOM SPEEDS THAT MY POWER STEERING CEASES TO WORK. THE DIC WILL DISPLAY "POWER STEERING" AND THEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES AWAY. IT THEN BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF COURSE I NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR! THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE, NUMBER 070232007, BUT NO RECALL. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE CAR WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING BUT IT STILL SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM. *TR

I HAVE AN 06 CHEVY COBALT THAT I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. RECENTLY THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF. IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER CASES WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT 2.2 ECOTECH FE1 SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS BAD AT 42000 MILES. BUSHING ARE NOW AVAILABLE UNDER A DIFFERENT PART #. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT STEERING IS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. VERY CONCERNED. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS COUPE'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS BEEN CUTTING IN AND OUT FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS NOW, AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE STEERING IS SO IMPORTANT BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE VEHICLE WARRANTY, CHEVROLET WANTS TO CHARGE ME AN ARM AND A LEG JUST TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT STUPID PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS TIME FOR CHEVROLET TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUTTING HUMAN LIVES AT RISK. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! WE NEED A RECALL! *TR

ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING ON 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT IS NOT WORKING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT GOING 70 MPH IN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, PULLED OFF ONTO RAMP TURNED CAR OFF WORKED FINE FOR 1/2 MILE AND WENT OUT AGAIN. MADE IT TO A SHOP AND HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 2006 CHEVY COBALT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPG AND THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED POWER STEERING AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING SO I PULLED OFF ONTO A RAMP AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 3 MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS CAN NOT BE SAFE AT ALL AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I GOT THE CAR IN THE SHOP TODAY (JUNE 30TH) AND THE QUOTE I GOT WAS $750.00 TO FIX. AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,291.

NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I AM SEARCHING AS TO WHY THE LIGHT BULBS AND FUSE KEEPS BLOWING OUT, THERE APPEARS TO BE A LIVE WIRE SHORTING OUT BETWEEN THE FUSE AND THE BRAKE SWITCH. WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH DISCONNECTED, THE FUSE STILL BLOWS. *TR UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING IT WITH A BRAKE SWITCH. UPDATED 07/21/09. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP ON ME. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF IT GOES AWAY FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THIS MODEL IS HAVING TONS OF THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I WISH FOR GM TO REFUND AND RECALL THIS MODEL. ITS THE SAME AS THE CAVALIER JUST HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AND SO THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE NAME. WHAT A CHEAP TRICK BY THE BIG CAR MANUFACTURERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE PREVIOUS DAY AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR BACK HOME WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED(ALMOST CRASHED). I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. I GOT THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND THE STEERING COLUMN GOT REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WAS FAILING. THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SHE MANAGED TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT PRESENT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,138 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND CHIME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD THEN BECOME HARD TO MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. HE WOULD THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RE-SET ITSELF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE STEERING COLUMN WIRING SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: COMPONENT: STEERING; ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST). THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THIS CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77060 AND THE CURRENT IS 94,472. UPDATED 4/22/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING MODULE. UPDATED 06/18/10*JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVY COBALT IN JUNE OF 2007 IT WAS A NEW CAR. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS FOR ANY PARTS CONCERNING THE POWER STEERING. ON JUNE 18, 2009 ON MY DASH BOARD HAD A DIC MESSAGE COME UP STAYING POWER STEERING AND I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING IN THE CAR. THANK GOODNESS I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT MADE THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OR CONTROL. IT HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER I SHUT THE OFF IT RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE GM CORPORATION SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING THESE ERRORS. ON JUNE 19, 2009, I TOOK MY CAR TO LICENSED MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THERE IS A SHORT IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS HAD SEVERAL CHEVYS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART IS AVAILABLE BUT IT WILL COST AROUND A $1000 DOLLARS TO FIX WITH PARTS AND LABOR, WHICH IT IS OUR OF MY BUDGET WITH THE STATE OF OUR ECONOMY. I ALSO DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CHEVYS AND POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN THEIR ARE TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

THE CAR SHIFTER BUTTON WON'T RELEASE THE KEY. IN OTHER WORDS THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS TO PUT A NEW SHIFTER IN BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T BUY JUST THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM (BUTTON). THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEVERAL IN STOCK. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR KEY IN YOUR CAR OVERNIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE JOLTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR FOR RECALL (10V073000 REGARDING STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ASSIGNED HER A CASE WORKER WHO ADVISED HER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AT HER EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT NO LONGER WORKS. THE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT REPAIR IT AND THAT I MUST GO TO A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE NOT GONE YET. THE POWER STEERING IS ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR, THEN THE "POWER STEERING" POPS UP ON MY ELECTRONIC DISPLAY AND IT MAKES A BEEPING SOUND. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH ABOUT 48000 MILES. STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURES. HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET BUT HAVE READ OF ALL OF THE OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. NO IDEA WHAT CAUSES THE FAILURE. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING WORKS. MY CHEVY DEALER SAID THE CAR WAS OUTSIDE WARRANTY AND IT MAY COST $900 OR MORE TO REPAIR. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND IT REALLY CATCHES A DRIVER BY SURPRISE, I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED FOR FREE. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED OR INJURED. I HAVE HEARD MANY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS AND PS FAILURE WAS A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE. *TR

DEAR SIR OR MADAM: ON MY WAY TO WAL-MART ON ROUTE 40 ONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY 2006 COBALT SS DASHBOARD. THIS WAS HAPPENING AS I WAS INCREASING MY SPEED CLOSE TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MILES AN HOUR. I ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION WITH DIFFICULTY SINCE I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND DRIVING IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT TO AVOID CRASHING IN THE PARKING LOT TRAFFIC. AFTER I SHOPPED AT WAL-MART AND RETURNED TO MY CAR, I STARTED ENGINE AND RELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS DISAPPEARED. MUCH TO MY DISMAY, I WENT BACK TO ROUTE 40 UP TO 55 MILES AN HOUR AGAIN WITH THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM APPEARING AGAIN. BASED ON WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED SO FAR, THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GET TURNED "OFF" DURING A LONG, STRAIGHT-AWAY DRIVE AT MORE THAN 50 MILES AN HOUR ON A HOT WEATHER. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE TODAY AND I'M CONCERNED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE DEFECT COULD ENDANGER MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT THE POWER STEERING IS MUCH MORE NEEDED, ESPECIALLY IN LOW TRAFFIC SPEEDS. DURING LOW TRAFFIC SPEEDS, IT INCREASES THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A MORE REQUIRED EFFORT TO STEER. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IT YET AND I WILL BE CALLING MY CAR DEALERSHIP SOON TO SEE IF MY ZURICH VEHICLE CONTRACT COVERS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. SINCE GM'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ALREADY, IT WILL NOT BE COVERED. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT COUNTLESS COBALT OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS, WHICH WORRIES ME. GENERAL MOTORS HASN'T STARTED A RECALL FOR THE DEFECT AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THE DEFECT CAN END UP BEING FATAL TO MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS. I HOPE GENERAL MOTORS ISN'T BEING NEGLIGENT, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THEY ARE UNDER BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. I BOUGHT THE 2006 COBALT SS 4 MONTHS AGO USED AND I'VE ACCUMULATED 7000 MILES ON IT WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF ABOUT 67,400. IT WAS A GREAT CAR UNTIL I FIND OUT IT'S PRETTY UNSAFE WITH A RE-OCCURRING POWER STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 COBALT IS FAILING CONSTANTLY. IT WORKS LONG ENOUGH TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND THEN THE "4 DINGS OF DEATH". *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS 2006 COBALT CERTIFIED USED, FOR OUR DAUGHTER FOR SCHOOL LAST YEAR. IT WAS FINE UNTIL THE OTHER DAY SHE WAS DRIVING AND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. SHE HAD TO LOCK THE BRAKES IN ORDER TOO NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. HER BOYFRIEND WAS WITH HER SO HE COULD TURN THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE STEERING WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AND WENT OUT AGAIN. NOW EVERYTIME YOU START IT GOES OUT IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS. THE CAR HAS ONLY 50220 MILES, SO OF COURSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I GOT IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE FROM THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE STEERING COLUMN AND HE SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SENT IT IN TO GM, I WAITED A WEEK FOR AN ANSWER. THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID GM WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. I AM IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE WAITING FOR AN ANSWER. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR TWO WEEKS. *TR

I'M DRIVING THE CAR AND RANDOMLY THE POWER STEERING FLASHES ON THE SCREEN AND MY POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE ISSUE GOES AWAY TO RETURN AT RANDOM INTERVALS. APPEARED TO BE WORSE THE HOTTER IT IS OUTSIDE. WHEN IT STARTED TO GET COLD I REALIZED IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. WITH THE ICY CONDITIONS IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR MY STEERING TO GO OUT WHILE IM DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN HER TRAVELING PERIOD, WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WOULD PULL OVER AT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL FAILURE SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE OVER 65,695.