2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

THE POWER STEERING FAILS ON 2007 CHEVROLET COBALTS. MINE HAS FAILED AND FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE DANGEROUS AUTOS ON THE ROAD. CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN A CITY ROAD! NOT A GOOD IDEA! I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN TO GAIN CONTROL! WHAT HAPPENED NEXT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST AGAIN. I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM! I'D RATHER NOT CRASH MY CAR BECAUSE OF SOMETHING GM WONT FIX.. MAKE THIS A RECALL! IT'S NEEDED. *TR

POWER STEERING FINALLY WENT OUT. IT WAS GOING OUT THEN COMING BACK ON FOR MONTHS. THEN IT STARTED GOING OFF MORE AND MORE UNTIL IT QUIT. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO PUT UP $2000 CAUSE WE HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH MY OTHER DAUGHTER'S $150000 SURGERY. I AM SEEING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS BACK TO 2005 WHERE ALL CHEVY COBALTS HAVE THIS ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE HERE. I AM AFRAID MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO GET KILLED.*JB

THE POWER ASSIST IN THE STEERING SYSTEM FAILS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING MAKING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT AHEAD OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD A TIGHT RADIUS THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION PROPERLY. *TR

WHEN WE DROVE OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WE HAD TO STOP THE CAR OFF AND RE-START IT. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON BUT WENT OUT AGAIN. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OUT AND WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO OUR SERVICE GUY AND WE TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME WE CANT AFFORD SUCH A LARGE REPAIR. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THE MODEL CAR HAD BEEN HAVING BECAUSE THEY HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE DISABLED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NO REMEDY HAS BEEN MADE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE HE HAS NO CONTROL STEERING THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,390 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

MY 2007 COBALT DROVE FINE,UNTIL IT REACHED 55000 MILES. ONE DAY IT FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. IF I WOULD GO SLOW OVER A HUMP,YOU COULD HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK IT TO 6 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, WHO CHECKED EVERYTHING, STRUTS,SPRINGS, RACK & PINION,ETC. FINALLY,ONE MECHANIC,TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT ABOUT A 1/2 AN INCH AND YOU COULD HEAR A KNOCKING. HE SAID, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, IT IS THE STEERING.I MADE AT LEAST 10 TRIPS TO GET IT WORKED ON. I WAS ON THE PHONE DAILY WITH GM. I EXPLAINED WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD,THEY THINK I AM DRUNK, IT DOES WHAT IT WANTS TO. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS WAY FARTHER THAN A NORMAL STEERING WHEEL,ALOT OF PLAY. I CAN PARK AND THE WHEEL WILL BE UPSIDE DOWN,BUT MY TIRES WILL BE STRAIGHT. OR DRIVING STRAIGHT AND WHEEL IS TURNED TO ONE SIDE. I WAS SOO UPSET, MAD, BECAUSE THIS IS A 2007 VEHICHLE. I KNEW NOTHING OF A RECALL.THEY REPLACED MY 2 FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND MY LOWER STEERING COLUMN. I HAD TO PAY $900.00 FOR ALL OF THE WORK. IT FIXED MY PROBLEM ABOUT 60%.THE DEALER WAS SO NICE AND UNDERSTANDING, THAT HE REIMBURSE ME. WHICH I AM SOO THANKFUL. SO I HAVEN'T EVEN BOTHERED TO GET BACK INTOUCH WITH THEM. I AM TO THE POINT THAT I DO NOT CARE. IF I WRECK, I WRECK. I AM TIRED OF ALL THE HASSLING, TIME, MONEY, AGGRAVATION AND DAYS ON THE TELEPHONE. I STILL HEAR A KNOCKING GOING OVER A SMALL HUMP. I DRIVE SLOW, STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS,BECAUSE I TRY TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVROLET AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF TROUBLE. I REALLY DO HOPE THEY FIGURE THIS OUT AND THEY PROBABLE DO TO. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SALE ANY COBALTS OFF THE DEALER LOTS AT THIS TIME,UNTIL IT IS RESOLVED. I AM SURE IT IS NOT ALL COBALTS WITH THESE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE ATLEAST 50% OF THE PEOPLE HAVE HEARD OR READ OF THESE STEERING PROBLEMS AND ARE SAYING THAT THERES DOES THE SAME THING. I JUST KNOW THAT I WOULD HATE TO BE IN GM'S SHOES RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH, BRAKING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AND INTERSECTION WITH A LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT, RESULTING IN MY ONLY BEING ABLE TO MAKE SUCH A WIDE TURN THAT I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE STOP LIGHT POLE. I THEN TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF AND COULD STILL BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER TAKING MY COBALT TO MY NEAREST DEALER THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND I CALLED CHEVROLET HEADQUARTERS TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE $900 REPAIR COSTS AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED A WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. AFTER MANY CALLS BACK AND FORTH THEY DECIDED TO NOT REIMBURSE ME AT ALL. *TR

POWER STEERING MOTOR IS OUT, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED HE COULD SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSE HIS VEHICLE AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

I HAVE A 07 CHEVY COBALT AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAN ON AND AS I WAS TURNING THE WHEEL IT LOCKED UP. I WAS VERY AFRAID DO TO THE FACT THAT MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT I COULDN'T STAY ON THE EWAY. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THE WHEEL LOOSENED UP BUT SURE ENOUGH A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID THE SAMETHING. I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN A CORNER OR EVEN SWITCH LANES. IN DOING RESEARCH ABOUT THE PART I LOCATED A SITE "TOPIX CHEVY COBALT STEERING FAILURE" WERE THERE IS OVER FIVE HUNDRED POST ABOUT THE SAME THING. BUT YET RECALL ON THIS CAR. WHEN WILL THEY RECALL IT WHEN SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED!!!! *TR

MY 2007 COBALT PURCHASED IN AMID MAY 2009 HAS A DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN . I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THAT OVER 10,000 CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE REPAIR COSTS 649.00 AT AL SIERRA IN GRAND BLANC MI INTERMITTENTLY THE CAR RANDOMLY LOOSES ITS POWER STEERING AND IT CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. I PRESUME THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON ICY ROADS. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WHEEL GETS LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON AND HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL, WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST WRECKED AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. HAPPENS EVERY DAY NOW, WHEN DRIVING OUT OF NOWHERE. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR NOW, SCARED TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS REALLY SAD WHEN THE CAR IS PRACTICALLY NEW. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

DRIVING AT 70 MILES AN HOUR THE FRONT TIRE OUTER TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE THROWING THE TIRE THAT CAME OUT FROM THE CAR, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD AND BENDING A FENDER AND RUNNING BOARD. ALMOST MAKING ME LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE BRAND WAS CONTINENTAL DOT CPV9BLC0707 NOTIFIED GM OF THE DAMAGES AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK. *TR

I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OF MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A BUSY STREET. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THIS CAUSED ME TO DRIFT INTO THE ON COMING LANE. IF I HADN'T ACTED QUICKLY ENOUGH I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND SAVE MY OWN LIFE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM ON ALL CHEVROLET COBALTS DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST. FROM WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID, THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. PLEASE HELP AND SAVE OTHERS. THIS WILL MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE SOMEONE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

I RECENTLY GOT MY WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED ON MY 07 CHEVY COBALT LT. A DAY LATER MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. IT COMES ON EVERY DAY AND CONTINUES TO COME ON WHILE DRIVING EVERY 5 MINUTES BECAUSE WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF IT RESETS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE PLACE WHERE I GOT THE WHEEL BEARINGS FIXED AND THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 07 COBALT SS IN FEBRUARY IN AUGUST THE POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND IT WOULD JUST QUIT WORKING BUT IF I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STOP WORKING AGAIN. IT DOES THIS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. SO I CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THAT THEY ARE NOT CHEAP. I HAVE NOT PURCHASED A MOTOR YET BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY RIGHT NOW. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT IT.. ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS THE IGNITION. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT ON 7-27-09. DURING THE NEXT MONTH, THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT, THE GAUGES WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD JERK. IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT START. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE PS AND GAUGES WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR TRIP. MOST RECENTLY, WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING TO MARION, THE PS WENT OFF AND ON 12 TIMES. WE TOOK THE CAR TO SCHOTT BROS. IN BUCYRUS ON 9-8-09, AND THE CODES IT WAS DISPLAYING WERE SOMEWHAT GENERIC, SO THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED TO ACT UP. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THEN IT STARTED IT ACTING UP AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK TO SCHOTT BROS. AGAIN FOR SERVICE AND IT WAS STILL DISPLAYING THE SAME GENERIC CODES, AND WHEN THEY CONTACTED GM, THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE WIRING BETWEEN THE PS MODULE AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $400.00. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PS ISSUE. ACCORDING TO GM'S RECORDS, THIS CAR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASING THE CAR AND ALTHOUGH THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. AGAIN, I STRESS THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TW

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 COBALT DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IN AUGUST 2009. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND HE HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING IT BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 192.01. *JB

POWER STEERING IS RANDOMLY FAILING ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. MY TEENAGER DRIVES THIS CAR, VERY SCARY FOR HER TO LOSE POWER STEERING. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE COBALT, A VERY DANGEROUS COMMON PROBLEM. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THE CARS ARE GENERALLY USED BY COMMUTERS AND TEENAGERS. JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH GM, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE PART FAILURE. *TR

AT FIRST THE PROBLEM WOULD COME AND GO FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS BUT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. NOW, I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL - EVER. THE DASH DIAL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE AND IT FEELS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO DROP OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR!! *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING - 'POWER STEERING' INDICATOR LIGHTS UP ON DASH. ONLY WAY TO GET POWER STEERING BACK IS TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RE-START. THERE IS NO WARNING OR ANY APPARENT WAY OF PREDICTING WHEN THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING MODULE STOPS WORKING. POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AS A CONSEQUENCE, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,371.

MY 2007 COBALT HAS LESS THEN 24,000 MILES. I WAS LEAVING THE HAIRDRESSER AND I WENT TO PRESS ON THE BREAK TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT DOWN. THIS CONTINUED ON THE WAY HOME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BREAKS. BUT DID FIND THAT THE BUSHINGS ON BOTH SIDE WERE GONE. DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHINGS. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME DOWN A HILL AND THE WHEELS WERE NOT TURNING. IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS LOSING POWER. I WENT TO GO UP AND HILL AND I HAD NO POWER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AS I WAS LEAVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN, BACK TO THE DEALER. STILL NOTHING. ONLY A WEEK WENT BY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES. I FEAR THAT I'M GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT SOMEONE. BACK TO THE DEALER YET AGAIN. STILL THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO THEM. THEY KEEP TELLING ME MY BRAKES ARE FINE!!!!! *TR

THE CHEVY COBALT HAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. AROUND 41-44,000 MILES THE MOTOR FAILS. IT IS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST STOPS WORKING AND YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING TO THE CAR. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS THAT CAN BE FOUND BY SIMPLY GOGGLING CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING. THE MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IT CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE A 2007 BUT I'VE HEARD OF IT ON 2005'S ALSO. PLEASE DO SOMETHING SOON TO PROTECT WOULD BE CONSUMERS FROM THE DANGER OF THIS HAPPENING TO THEM. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BOUGHT 2007 CHEVY COBALT CERTIFIED USED WITH 38,000 MILES. ABOUT 5 MONTHS LATER THE POWER STEERING STARTS TO FAIL. POWER STEERING READS IN THE INFORMATION BOX AND WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THIS PROBLEM IS OFF AND ON AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE (HAPPENING MORE OFTEN) AS TIME HAS PASSED. THIS HAS BEEN REVEALED TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN COBALTS AND MAKES DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY DANGEROUS. AM TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND ASSOCIATED PARTS MAY NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS OUT AND ABOUT RUNNING ERRANDS (AT LEAST 3 TIMES). FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, STOP AND START AGAIN. IT WOULD RUN FINE FOR A SHORT WHILE AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN. I ALSO EXPERIENCED A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE 7/17/09 WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND IT NOT TURNING. I HAVE RECENTLY SPENT $1,600 PLUS TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. *TR

LAST YEAR A BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO HAD JUST TURNED 17. THE CAR RODE SMOOTHLY AND I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE OVERALL HANDLING. THIS UNFORTUNATELY ONLY LASTED FOR 9 MONTHS. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 1230AM ON SUNDAY NIGHT ONLY TO CALL ME HYSTERICAL THAT THE STEERING GOT HARD ALL OF A SUDDEN. I TOLD HER TO CALM DOWN AND PULL OVER AND I WOULD BE THERE AS QUICKLY AS I COULD. WELL AFTER EXPLAINING TO AN OFFICER THAT STOPPED ME FOR SPEEDING, THE OFFICER AND I BOTH GOT TO MY DAUGHTER AND SURE ENOUGH, THE POWER STEERING DID FAIL ON HER. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME CAREFULLY, AND EVER SINCE THEN THE STEERING HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I CAN'T UNLOAD THE CAR CAUSE I OWE $9000 ON IT. SO NOW I'M RESEARCHING TO REPLACE WHAT I NEED TO REPLACE ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK. I DO HEAR A CLICK UNDER THE DASH RIGHT WHEN THE STEERING GIVES OUT, SO I'M REPLACING BOTH THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE ASSIST MOTOR. HERE'S HOPING THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM. TO GM, I AM NEVER, EVER BUYING ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE BY YOU AGAIN!! MAY YOU MERCILESSLY GO OUT OF BUSINESS ONCE AND FOR ALL. WE COULD USE ANOTHER DOMESTIC CAR MAKER TO REPLACE YOUR INCOMPETENCE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY COBALT IN 2008, WITH APPROX. 30,000 MILES. WHEN I HAD AROUND 35,000, MILES IT STARTED TO GET LOUD ,RATTLING NOISES, LIKE METAL ON METAL, COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. THEY USUALLY HAPPEN WHEN I GO OVER RIPPLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD , AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASKED HIM IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS OR RECEIVED ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HE SAID THEY HAD NOT. (JULY 2009) I TOLD HIM TO INFORM ME IF THEY DID. IN THE MEANTIME, MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. AT THAT TIME,I HAD ALREADY STARTED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND NETWORK WITH SOME OTHER PERSONS, LOCALLY, TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY SUCH PROBLEM. WELL LO AND BEHOLD, IT SEEMS THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED ON 11-9-2005 (# 050232005) THAT DETAILS THIS PROBLEM. AND YES,APPARENTLY, OTHER PERSONS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO, AND ALSO WITH THE RESEARCH THAT I DID ONLINE, DEFINITELY SHOWED THAT MANY OTHERS ARE ALSO HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM! I FEEL THAT AS A RESPONSIBLE AUTO MANUFACTURER THAT GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS HORRIBLE RATTLE.A RECALL FOR THIS IS IN ORDER,ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2005. I DO NOT FEEL THAT WE,,THE CONSUMER ,SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR,AS GM IS TRYING TO REPAIR THEIR IMAGE,"DO THE RIGHT" AND FIX THIS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER--RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD FOR ABOUT 5 MILES AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR'S INFORMATION SCREEN READ "POWER STEERING" AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO MY PLACE OF WORK BUT WITH A LOT DIFFICULTY AS THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE GM DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE AN EARLIER MODEL OF THIS SAME CAR AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE NOW ONLY GM REFUSES TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS PAST IT'S WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND I NOW IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. TWO OF THE SAME MODEL CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AT THE SAME HOUSE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT-ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. IF TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS OVER 80 DEGREES IT WILL FAILURE CONSTANTLY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY (WHEN THE CAR HAS HAD A CHANCE TO COOL OFF OVERNIGHT) THERE IS DOCUMENTATION ALL OVER THE INTERNET STATING THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND EVEN CRASHING DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. CHEVY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART! *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HIT A TREE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO AVERT THE CRISIS AND DRIVE SAFELY HOME. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO GET A 150.00 DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY WOULD EVEN CONSIDER ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. AFTER I COMPLETED THE DIAGNOSIS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO HAD RECENTLY GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND I WOULD HAVE TO GET ANOTHER 150.00 DIAGNOSIS BEFORE I THEY WOULD REVIEW MY CASE. IN ORDER TO FIX IT, THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME OVER 1,000 DOLLARS AND ARE REFUSING TO LEND ASSISTANCE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT CHEVY MUST FIX BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INTO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

BOUGHT 2007 CHEVY COBALT USED FROM A LOCAL CAR DEALER LAST MARCH, WENT ON A FAMILY TRIP TO THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND WHILE GOING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. STOPPED AT THE VISITOR CENTER AND MY FATHER TRIES TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. HE CANT FIND THE POWER STEERING PUMP/FLUID BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ELECTRONIC. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THROUGH OUT THE TRIP BUT AS WE GOT BACK THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO STOP, THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES OUT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR, IT HAS MADE DRIVING AN ANNOYING TASK AND I HAVE COME CLOSE TO MULTIPLE COLLISIONS DURING THE FAILURE. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED ME PHYSICAL PAIN IN BOTH MY WRIST AND ELBOW WHILE TRYING TO TURN MY CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS DUE TO LACK OF FINANCE AND MY RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC SAID IT COSTS AROUND $4000 TO CORRECT. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS MUST HAVE STEERING COLUMN REPLACE. *TR

OWNER OF 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, THIS CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLDS, A $1400.00 JOB THAT SHOULDN'T BE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT, AND AT RANDOM TIMES THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO FOR MONTHS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. *TR

KEY LOCKED IN TO THE ACC POSITION. HAD TO HIT A BUTTON INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN TO GET KEY RELEASED. (SEE OWNERS MANUAL) DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON A 7-10 BACK ORDER. *TR

2007 CHEVY HAS RATTLING NOISE AND SOUNDS LIKE FRONT END IS FALLING OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT END BUSHING(S) HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST NEAR 400.00. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO WE NEED TO MAKE BEFORE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

POWER STEERING ON MY CHEVY COBALT WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE A WRECK. HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

2007 COBALT LT WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT--TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING IT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED POWER STEERING AND 2 SECONDS LATER THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING--FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT SO I PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF AND WENT INSIDE TO COMPLETE MY BUSINESS (INCLUDING BUYING SOME POWER STEERING FLUID-WHAT A WASTE F MONEY THAT WAS) WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN IT WAS FINE AND IT DROVE JUST FINE --VERY LIMITED USE THOUGH. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED 8 DAYS LATER. SO I TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR ROUTING MAINTENANCE AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY SAID THE ELECTRIC STEERING WAS BAD AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN FOR $800 (THIS DID NOT INCLUDE THE $100 THEY CHARGED TO TELL ME THIS) PER A BULLETIN PUT OUT BY CHEVROLET. I TOOK THE CAR AND CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT IT. IN THE MEAN TIME MY NINETEEN YEAR OLD NICE BORROWED THE CAR AND IT HAPPENED TO HER AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR--LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 76 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND FORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT HAPPENED TO HER BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT. SO BASICALLY SHE HAS A CAR RIGHT NOW THAT SHE CAN NOT USE. *TR

THE POWERSTEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWERSTEERING IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. *TR

MY 2007 COBALT BEGAN CLATTERING UPON GOING OVER EVEN THE LEAST OF BUMPS OR POTHOLES, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING THE LEFT CONTROL ARM END COME OUT OF ITS BUSHING. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $190.00 TO FIX, BUT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, MINUS MY DEDUCTIBLE ($200.00). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IT REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO REPAIR IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51000. BL UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/18/09. *JB

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LOCKING PLATE FAILED. THIS PARKING BRAKE HAS A LOCKING PLATE THAT IS SPOTWELDED ON NOT BOLTED ON OR ACHWELDEDON THIS PLATE FALLS OFF CAUSING THE BRAKE HANDLE NOT TO BE ABLE TO LOCK WHEN USED! IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME ABOUT 18 MONTHS APART THE THING CAN BE FIXED BY PUTTING A WELDS ON THE PLATE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS BUT GM HASN'T PUT A FIX OUT ON THIS PROBLEM THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT MY COBALT KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED THE COVERED IT UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME THE SECOND TIME IT WAS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAVE TO FIND A WELD SHOP BEFORE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BREAK APPLICATION HE HEARS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BUSHINGS AND LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34000. BL UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/13/09

2007 COBALT WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR