2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT SS COUPE DOWN U.S. HIGHWAY 84 IN HINESVILLE, GEORGIA WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE HUD IN THE CAR THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME CAREFULLY AS IT WAS WITHIN HALF A MILE OF MY RESIDENCE AND TURNED IT OFF. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I TURNED IT ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS MYSTERIOUSLY GONE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD TO THE STORE AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND HAVE YET TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION AND ASKED FOR AN ESTIMATED PRICE ON REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AND THAT ALL I COULD DO WAS HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS SCAN. AS OF YET, I HAVE DECLINED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AS I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED MANY ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM CURRENTLY HAVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, HE HEARD A WARNING CHIME FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES SO THAT THE POWER STEERING COULD RESET ITSELF. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM), THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE STILL BEING MANUFACTURED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,811. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. IT IS 2 YEARS OLD AND AT APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES THE CAR'S POWER STEERING BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN THE STEERING IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS SOMEWHAT RANDOMLY, BUT OCCURS WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR 80% OF THE TIME. ON JAN 25TH THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND HAVING TO OVERCOMPENSATE FOR THE HARD STEERING WHEEL ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT AN ONCOMING CAR. AFTER RESOLVING TO TRY AND GET THIS REPAIRED, I CHECKED INTO THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE WEBSITES WITH OVER 1,000 CONSUMERS WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE ON ALL MODELS OF THE CHEVY COBALT. A COUPLE OF THESE ARE HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH/P36 AND HTTP://GETSATISFACTION.COM/GM/TOPICS/COBALT_POWER_STEERING AND HTTP://WWW.THEPETITIONSITE.COM/1/CHEVY-COBALT-POWER-STEERING-ISSUES. A REPAIR CHARGE OF $800 - $2000 IS NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE FACTORY WARRANTY, AND IN SOME CASES IS RECURRING. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO MODIFY THEIR WARRANTY TO FIX IT. THERE IS NO INFO ON THEIR WEBSITE DESPITE THOUSANDS OF OBVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF THIS PART THAT, WHEN FAILS, CREATES UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE HEARD THAT CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ARE IN THE WORKS, AND I AM GOING TO TRY AND START ONE MYSELF, BUT WE'D ALL REALLY LIKE TO SEE GM ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM, MAKE AN EFFORT TO FIX THIS PLAGUE ON THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND ISSUE A RECALL. *CN

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING - *TR

MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS. EVERYTIME I TURN ON MY CAR POWER STEERING FLASHES ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO AFTER AND IMMEDIATELY THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION AND EVEN TO CHANGE LANES. IT IS SO HARD THAT I CANNOT PARK CORRECTLY AND I AM SCARED TO EVEN TRY TO PARALLEL PARK BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I TRIED I HIT ANOTHER CAR. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE IS NOT BEING DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT IS PUTTING PEOPLE IN UNBEARABLE SITUATIONS. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD ONLY GET IT FIXED AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BUT WHAT THEY WOULD CHARGE IS BEYOND WHAT I CAN PAY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN ONLY LEAD TO MORE DISASTROUS EVENTS. I VOTE FOR A RECALL IMMEDIATELY!!! *TR

POWER STEERING 2007 CHEVY COBALT (25,000 MILES) STEERING CAR BECOMES MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING FAILURE. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN WEATHER/CAR IS WARM, PARTICULARLY WHEN WEATHER IS OVER 75 OR 80. MOST OFTEN WHEN CAR IS WARM, LIKE DURING LONG TRIPS OR WHEN DRIVING MANY PLACES IN ONE DAY (ERRANDS). I HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 5 OCCURRENCES ON DAYS I AM RUNNING MANY ERRANDS. THE DASHBOARD WARNING DINGS AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NORMALLY, YOU CAN STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A WHILE. ONCE CRASHED INTO MY OWN CARPORT POLE, ONCE RAN OVER A CURB. NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THERE WAS NO SERIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE, ONLY A BENT SUPPORT POLE ON MY OWN CARPORT, BUT I WAS LUCKY I WAS GOING EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT THIS HAPPENS AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN/SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2000. I AM UNABLE TO FIX THIS DUE TO THE HIGH COST. THIS CAR IS A 2007 WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES. SHOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. WHEN I DID TRY TURNING, MY CAR ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVY SERVICE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND THEY HAD MANY OF THEM COMING IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST I WAS QUOTED WAS $1,000.00. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AND THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE REPAIR COST WHICH WOULD STILL LEAVE ME PAYING $475.00. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND PURCHASED IT USED WITH 14,000.00 MILES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING WHEN AND IF THE CAR HAS BEEN JUMP STARTED BECAUSE THIS IS A MAIN CAUSE OF WHICH TRIGGERS THE MAJOR SAFETY AND COSTLY ISSUE. THE FIRST QUESTION THAT I WAS ASKED OF ME IS: "HAS THE CAR BEEN JUMP STARTED WITH CABLES AT ANY GIVEN TIME?" THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED SOME HARDSHIP IN MY FAMILY AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR A SINGLE MOM AS MYSELF. I AM CURRENTLY UPSIDE DOWN ON THE VEHICLE BY 7 THOUSAND DOLLARS SO TRADING IT IN IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. I AM CURRENTLY PAYING FOR A CHEVY SILVERADO AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46412.

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WENT TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND I WENT INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE OTHER LANE. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THE STEERING WORKED LONG ENOUGH TO GET ME BACK HOME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

STEERING FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON. STEERING IS ERRATIC. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS. ON MORE THEN 10 OCCASIONS, I'VE HAD MY CAR IN REVERSE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT OR OPERATING MY CAR AT LOW SPEED WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I WILL GET A MESSAGE IN THE MESSAGE CENTER THAT SAYS CHECK POWERING STEERING, AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT ON THE VEHICLE MAKING IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, I MUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, IT THEN OPERATES AS NORMAL. *TR

THE DEFECT OCCURS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I AM DRIVING ALONG AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE REALLY BAD ALMOST FEELS AS IF ONE OF YOUR FRONT TIRES BLEW THEN THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LTZ , FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WE HAD BEEN NOTICING VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. ALSO WHEN BRAKING THE STEERING WOULD SHAKE. DURING THAT TIME WE GOT A LETTER FROM OUR DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SIDE AIRBAGS. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SOLD IT AS IF IT HAD SIDE AIRBAGS,BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY.ON OUR WAY UP THERE TO THE DEALERSHIP WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING JUST AS WE STARTED ON THE INTERSTATE . WE HAD NOT GONE VERY FAR WHEN OUR COBALT BEGAN TO FISH TAIL AND MY HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND WE THEN WENT INTO TWO 360S AND BEGAN TO ROLL ACCORDING TO WITNESSES WE ROLLED 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE THE CAR RESTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT. IT FELT AS IF THE CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE PULL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60272.

MY 16 WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN HIS 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE SINCE REALIZED THEY MAY HAVE A POWER STEERING DEFECT. THE CAR IS TOTALLED AND IS AT A COPART SALVAGE AUCTION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAR BEFORE THE CAR IS SOLD FOR SCRAP. *CN

WE BOUGHT OUR 19 YR. OLD DAUGHTER A 2007 COBALT LAST YEAR. SHE WAS ON HER WAY BACK TO COLLEGE ON INTERSTATE AND HER POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES ON IT AND WE STILL OWE 4 YRS ON IT. I WAS APPALLED AT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE WERE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. SHE WAS SCARED AND CRYING. SHE WAS 4 HRS AWAY FROM US. THIS WAS FEBRUARY 14TH 2010. SHE COULD OF BEEN KILLED OR IN A WREAK. WHY HAS GM NOT DONE A RECALL ON THESE CARS? THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT, SO THIS WILL BE OUT OF POCKET FOR US. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID FOR HER TO EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR NOW.SHOULD I TELL HER NOT TO COME HOME ANY MORE UNTIL SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. YOU CAN'T IGNORE THIS. PEOPLE WILL GET HURT OR EVEN WORSE BE KILLED BY THIS. IS THAT WHAT EVERYONE IS WAITING FOR BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING? *TR

EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE IN MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT UNTIL IT GOT TO ABOUT 70,000 MILES AND THEN WHILE I DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. THIS HAS CONTINUALLY OCCURRED EVERY TIME THAT I DRIVE AND IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AT A BAD TIME AND SOME ONE GETS HURT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A FEW MECHANICS WHO HAVE SAID THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED AT LEAST A DOZEN OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR COBALT. THEY THEN TELL ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE ABOUT $900. THAT'S RIDICULOUS I WONT PAY THAT MUCH MONEY FOR SOMETHING SO STUPID. GM NEEDS TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THEIR CRAPPY MADE CARS. *TR

WE LIVE IN LUMBERTON TEXAS AND WE HAD TO GO TO SHREVEPORT,LA TO TAKE A FRIEND OF MINE TO THE DENTIST. ON THE WAY HOME WHILE WE WERE IN TOWN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY HUSBAND HAD TROUBLE STEERING IT AROUND CURVES AND TURNS. NOT KNOWING THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, HE PULLED INTO THE STORE TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID. HE COULDN'T FIND THE PLACE TO PUT IT SO I LOOKED AT THE BOOK THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND FOUND OUT. WELL WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO LEAVE IT WAS FINE AT FIRST, THEN IT STARTED IT AGAIN AND ALL THE WAY HOME. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND START IT BACK IT DOES OK FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT EVERYDAY. ONCE THE POWER STEERING ACTS UP IT STAYS THAT WAY UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT COOL OFF BUT AFTER YOUR DRIVING IT AGAIN ITS STARTS ALL OVER. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T. IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE IT BUT I HAVE TO USE IT SOMETIME TO GO PLACES.WE HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET AND WERE TOLD IT COULD COST ALOT TO GET IT FIXED. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY NOW TO GET IT FIXED. ANOTHER COMPLAINT IS WELL ACTUALLY WAS THE GEAR SHIFT. IT WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO PARK, I GUESS, AND YOU COULDN'T GET YOUR KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THAT FIXED THOUGH. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE BUT PROBABLY NOTHING THAT WOULD BE COVER UNDER SAFETY ISSUES. THIS CAR IS A LEMON IN MY BOOK. *TR

I HAVE A CHEVY COBALT LS AND IN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT IT ON IT AND I WAS DIVING AND IT MAKE ME HAVE A ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CURB AND A TELEPHONE POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY DO NOT THINK THAT THE STEERING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED GM AND WAS ADVISED THAT SOMEONE WOULD RETURN HER CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,800.

I WAS DRIVING HOME DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO SAFETY. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,000. *TR

POWER STEERING IN 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY WORKS AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT PERIODICALLY FAILS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT WITH DEFECTIVE STEEL WHEELS. HAVE HAD GM DEALER SEND PHOTOS TO GM REP IN THE AREA, DENIES MY CLAIM ON MY DEFECTIVE STEEL FACTORY 15INCH WHEELS. THERE ARE CRACKS THAT START IN THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL THEN THEY TRAVEL RIGHT TO THE CIRCLES IN THE WHEEL. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED THEN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

WHEN MAKING A U-TURN THE STEERING TURNS BY ITSELF TO THE STEERING LOCK ABOUT 1/2 TURN BEFORE HITTING THE STOP. IT HAPPENS BOTH DIRECTIONS BUT NOT WHEN DOING THIS IN REVERSE GEAR. IT BECOMES HARD TO CORRECT UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ABOUT 1 TURN BACK TOWARDS CENTER. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING PAST CENTER AND THAT IS WHY IT IS HARD TO CORRECT. IT IS IN THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL HAD SUDDENLY BECAME HARDER TO TURN, MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A POWER STEERING WARNING HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55000. UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB

WHILE MAKING A HARD U-TURN IN MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT RECOVER UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

MY SON'S CAR IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND TODAY IT WENT OUT 4 TIMES JUST ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK. HE IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED. I HAVE CHECKED ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE WITHIN A WEEK TO 3 TIMES A DAY. I CONTACTED GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHECK ON ANY SERVICE RECALLS AND A WARRANTY EXTENSION. SINCE THE ISSUE WAS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS, I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE WAS AT 39,000. THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS 3 YRS, 36,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT. THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT ON IT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN I WILL GET THE POWER STEERING BACK FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THE STEERING WILL GO OUT, WHAT IF IT WAS IN A MIDDLE OF A TURN AND IM NOT ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. IM TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH IS 1200 DOLLARS. *TR

VEHICLE IS 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILS REPEATEDLY AND MAKE FOR A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. GM REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED THEM. WE HAVE SINCE HAD THE SYSTEM REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. YOUR JUMPING ALL OVER TOYOTA RIGHT NOW, SO LET SEE YOU JUMP ON GENERAL MOTORS A BIT. INCIDENTALLY THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BEFORE WE HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IT COULDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AND THE THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT VIEWED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS VIA THE INTERNET REGARDING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE A TRAGEDY COULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS 3 YEARS OLD THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID FOR THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58075.

MY DAUGHTER'S CHEVROLET COBALT 2007 CAR'S POWER STEERING TURNS-OFF WHILE DRIVING AND MAKES IT A HAZARD DURING DRIVING, ESPECIALLY FOR WEAKER INDIVIDUALS. THE STIFFNESS IN STEERING MAKES IT SEEM THAT IT IS LOCKED. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT EVEN EARLIER MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. CHEVROLET ENGINEERED MAKING POWER STEERING POWERED ELECTRONICALLY VICE HYDRAULICS AND FLUIDS AS WITH MOST VEHICLES. AND NOW, WE FIND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FROM CHEVROLET AND TO REPAIR IT WILL COST ABOUT $2K. ABOUT 1/8 THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. IF WERE DOING THE SAME TO A COMPANY LIKE TOYOTA, THEN WE SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT THE CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILS EVERY SEVERAL MINUTES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. THIS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED FAILURE MAKES DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. AS AN INFREQUENT DRIVER (LESS THAN 3,000 / MILES PER YEAR) I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE STEPS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE MYSELF...PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS SAFER AND WIDELY AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON.. DRIVE 2 MORE MILES, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. I STOPPED TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS ELECTRONIC. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT COSTS $2,000 TO GET FIXED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE NOW BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO DANGEROUS...ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT...PISSED OFF IN GEORGIA! *JB

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT - WHILE DRIVING - EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT MUST RESET ITSELF BECAUSE IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT WILL QUIT WORKING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40K MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WOULD COST OVER $900 TO FIX. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS FULL OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*TR

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, A MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" APPEARS AND IT'S MAKING HARD TO DRIVE. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT WORK AGAIN IS STOPPING THE CAR AND STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE THREE DAYS AGO AND NOW ITS DOING IT UP TO SIX TIMES PER DAY. *TR

MY 07 CHEVROLET COBALT 4 DOOR AUTOMATIC HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING SEEM LIKE IT DOES NOT WORK. IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. TWICE MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN MAKING A TURN AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER AND SHE ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. IS G.M. AWARE OF THIS???? VERY VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GOES OUT VERY OFTEN. *TR

YES, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT IS FAILING 1ST THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT AND ALMOST CAUSES US TO CRASH. 2ND THE KEYS OUR STUCK IN THE IGNITION ALSO THE ELECTRONIC READER IS CONTINUOUSLY BLINKING WE HAVE CALLED THE CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND THE RESULTS WERE NOT IN OUR FAVOR I GUESS WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A BEEPING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STUCK. SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER SHE WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HER SAFETY AND ONCE THE POWER STEERING FAILED, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN WHEN USING EXTREME BODILY FORCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPAIR TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

WHEN YOUR DRIVING THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING GOES DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE HAS INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS IN PARKING LOTS AND AT STOP LIGHTS. POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 2009 BUT STILL PROBLEM EXISTS AND DEALER WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE FROM CARS COMPUTER THAT SAYS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS OVERHEATING BUT DEALER SAYS THAT IS NORMAL CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NO HELP AT ALL IN GETTING MY CAR FIXED. *TR