2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

PAINT HAS BEEN FADING FOR THE LAST 5 YEAR FROM DEFECTS IN PANT JOB. PART OF THE FRAME ABOVE THE REAR PASSENGER SAID DOOR IS BARE METAL AND CHIPPING AWAY. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS $5,500.00. I HAVE SEEN OTHER 2005 CHEST COBALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AT ANY RANDOM POINT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON, NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THIS HAPPENS IS VERY RANDOM. THE MOST TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED IN A DAY IS 7 DRIVING WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS. THE ONLY TEMPORARY THING TO FIX IT IS TRY TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT BACK UP, BUT IT CAN GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN THE NEXT MILE. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD OCCUR EVERYDAY ON AND OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO RE-START THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO COME BACK ON. IF THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF I COULDN'T TURN THE CAR (BEING 7 MONTHS PREGNANT). WE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT COST AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES AND IS UNACCEPTABLE. ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT LEAD TO A CRASH IN MY CASE IT VERY WELL COULD'VE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRS WERE MADE ACCORDINGLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BUT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,600.

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY DEAD ON ME A COUPLE DAYS AGO. IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED STEERING AND HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD AND CALL WRECKER TO TOW IT HOME. I WENT TO A AUTOPARTS STORE SO THEY COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID TO CALL MY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $1800.00 TO FIX. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR COBALTS AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH REQUIRED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. CAN NOT STEER CAR IF THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR CAR TO BE DRIVEN. HOWEVER YOU HAVE TO DRIVE TO KEEP YOUR JOB TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND AFFORDABLE SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. AS SHE WAS DRIVING, IT LOCKED AND THE STEERING COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE DEALER. SHE STATED SHE WILL BE CALLING ON THE DAY THIS COMPLIANT WAS FILED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

2005 CHEVY COBALT 32 587 MILES. DRIVING ON ICY ROADS AFTER SHOPPING FOR A NEW COUCH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING FLASHED AND THEN I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION. I TRIED TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID, IT HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, IT RESET ITSELF. LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT REPEATED THE WARNING AND AGAIN NO POWER STEERING ON ICY ROADS. I CAME HOME AND LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM OR A RECALL. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE ON THE CHEVY COBALT. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TAKE IT TO A SERVICE CENTER, THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO ANY COSTS WOULD BE ON ME TO PAY FOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY A RECALL, AND I AM RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THIS MATTER BE LOOKED INTO. ALL I HAD TO TYPE IN WAS "CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING" AND FOUND NUMEROUS PAGES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THIS VEHICLE IS MY FAMILIES' ONLY MEANS OF FAMILY TRANSPORTATION. ALSO, I HAVE VERY SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING A VERY HIGH RISK PREGNANCY. THE VEHICLE IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRAVELING TO MY DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS. AT RANDOM TIMES MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND LOCKED THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT HAS TROUBLE STAYING IN DRIVE, AND STARTS TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL PERIODICALLY. THE PROBLEMS USUALLY OCCUR WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN TOWN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. THEY HAVE CHANGED ITEMS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. YET, JUST TODAY, THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. I CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT I HAVE A RELIABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM MY DOCTORS. I HAVE EXPLAINED THAT FACT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. IF I AM UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE DOCTOR OF HOSPITAL, MY MEDICAL CONDITIONS CAN TAKE MY LIFE, OR MY UNBORN CHILD'S. I NEED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, BEFORE I GO BANKRUPT PAYING FOR THEM TO FIX WHAT THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES OUT, WHICH HAS HAPPENED SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS HAD THREE CRASHES DUE TO THESE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH GOING DOWN A HILL THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO AVOID A PARKED CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PARKED VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURES AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE THE REPAIR WOULD BE EXPENSIVE. THE URRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,542 MILES.

2005 CHEVY COBALT- IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS MY COBALT HAS BECOME A DEATH TRAP. HOW IS IT THE CHEVY CAN GET AWAY WITH ALLOWING A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY CONTINUE? I HAVE HAD MY COBALT TO THE MECHANIC FOR A POWER STEERING ISSUE. YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE RED LIGHT INDICATING POWER STEERING COMES AND AN YOU THEN LOOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. I PLAN TO TAKE THIS TO THE MEDIA AND DO WHATEVER ELSE I CAN TO MAKE CHEVY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CRAP THEY BUILD. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 37,000 MI. IT NOW HAS 49,500 MI. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE ALARM SOUNDED WHILE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I PULLED OVER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND NO POWER STEERING BELT. CHECKED THE MANUAL TO FIND IT TO BE ELECTRONIC. STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER RETURNED. IT HAS BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. I PLANNED TO TAKE IT FOR REPAIR, BUT FOUND ON THE WEB THAT IT COST $1,000.00. AS I SAVE UP FOR THE COST IT FAILS EVERY FEW DAYS OR SO. I WOULD THINK THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN A CURVE OR DEFENSIVE DRIVING INCIDENT. INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS COULD HAVE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES. THE ALARM DOES NOT SOUND EVERY TIME. I FELT THE WHEEL TUG TO THE LEFT LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THE POWER STEERING WARNING ON THE DASH. *TR

MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT GOES OUT. I HAVE ABOUT 23,000 MILES ON MY CAR. WHEN I DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES, IT'S VERY HARD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. IT BASICALLY IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

THIS SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES: START ENGINE, ENGAGE IN DRIVING AFTER GIVING TIME FOR ENGINE TO IDLE DOWN, BEGIN TO DRIVE, ALL GAUGES GO TO 0 OR BLANK OUT, POWER STEERING IS LOST, FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN DRIVING WITH A FULL TANK OR LESS, RPM GAUGE STATES 0 WHEN ENGINE IS STILL NOTICEABLY RUNNING, CID DISPLAYS "PWR STEERING" INDICATING IT IS OUT. THE ONLY FIX? TURN OFF CAR, UNPLUG BATTERY TERMINAL, WAIT 5 MINUTES, ATTACH TERMINAL, DRIVE AGAIN. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR A DAY OR TWO. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS ONCE A WEEK AND NO DEALERS SAY THERE'S A PROBLEM READING ON MY ECU/PCM. I'M SO FED UP WITH THIS. MY CAR IS A 2005 MODEL AND THIS HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS AN OPEN, UNRELATED RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE STALLING FAILURE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,003.

LOTS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING FAILS (RECALL PART REPLACED ALREADY), CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING (DANGEROUS), TRANSMISSION JERKS, CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS COME ON. ALL PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT ,OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, AND HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

1. DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45-55 MPH. 2. 2005 CHEVY COBALT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY CAR OUT OF NO WHERE WILL CONSTANTLY FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE, JERKS LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER HUGE POTHOLES AND RUMBLES. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES BUT I HAVEN'T DRIVING THE CAR MUCH SINCE I JUST DELIVERED MY FIRST CHILD IN NOVEMBER. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY NEWBORN IN MY CAR! 3. I HAVE NOT FIXED MY CAR SINCE I DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH UNTIL I GO BACK TO WORK. THIS CHEVY COBALT PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE IT IS THE MOST POPULAR PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET. YOUTUBE, AUTOMOTIVE PROBLEM AND FORUM SITES HAVE MULTIPLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART IS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH COSTS OVER A $1000! AS A CONCERNED NEW MOTHER WHO DOESN'T HAVE $1000 LAYING AROUND TO SPEND ON MY CAR, PLEASE FORCE GM TO MAKE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

POWER STEERING INDICATOR COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GIVE AN INDICATION OF "POWER STEERING". ONCE THE LIGHT COMES ON THE WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. AS I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE, AND I CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. I AM RELATIVELY FINE FROM THE CRASH EXCEPT FOR SOME BACK AND NECK PAIN, BUT MY CAR IS CRACKED IN THE FRONT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SUDDENLY, THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER CONTINUED OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR KIT WERE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. JS

POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. I COULDN'T STEER THE CAR. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE IS NOTHING THAT I DO AS A DRIVER TO CAUSE IT SO FAR HAS I CAN TELL. IT WILL FAIL AT ANY SPEED AND IN A CURVE OR ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS NOW. THE FIRST WEEK IT DID IT ONCE A DAY, THE SECOND WEEK IT ONLY FAILED ONCE. THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS IT WOULD FAIL ANYWHERE FROM TWENTY SECONDS TO ONE HOUR FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FIFTH WEEK I ONLY DROVE IT ONCE AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHARP CORNER ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR PULLED OUT OF A DITCH. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. MAYBE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, MAYBE FOR ONLY FIVE SECONDS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR THE TIMING OF THE FAILURES. AFTER THE SECOND DAY I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND SAID THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACED WITH A PRICE BETWEEN $1500.00 AND $2200.00. VERY PRICEY! THEN AFTER THE FIRST WEEK I SEARCHED "CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING" ON THE INTERNET, AND WAS SHOCKED BY WHAT I SAW. OVER ONE HUNDRED HITS ON THE ISSUE WITH PAGE AFTER PAGE OF HORROR STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE. SO THIS ISSUE IS HARDLY UNKNOWN. AND WITH TONIGHT'S MENTION OF IT ON THE CBS NIGHTLY NEWS, IT WILL HOPEFULLY GAIN SOME MORE ATTENTION. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS END UP LIKE THE TOYOTA RECALL AND LET PEOPLE DIE BEFORE IT GETS FIXED, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. I HAVE SINCE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT I STILL OWE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS ON, AND HAVE BEEN BORROWING RIDES FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY. BEING IN THE SAME POSITION HAS 14.8% OF AMERICA, UNEMPLOYED, THERE IS NO WAY THAT I CAN CURRENTLY AFFORD THE COST OF THE REPAIR. AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE FROM OTHER VICTIMS, EVEN IF I WAS STILL UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY SINCE IT DOESN'T COVER THE STEERING COLUMN. HELP!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED BOTH AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 7 TO 8 TIMES BEGINNING ON 12/26/09. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SUDDENLY; THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AND OCCASIONALLY IT COULD TAKE LONGER. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT NOR HAD HE SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IT WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING LOCKED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN EVER SINCE IT LOCKED UP. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ASKED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP . THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55493.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE LOST POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-STARTED IT; THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER SHE RE-STARTED IT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 94,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF RE-MAILED 04/20/2010 ADDED VIN. UPDATED 04/29/10/*JB UPDATED 5/6/10 *CN

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT FAILED TWO DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING,ALMOST RESULTING IN CRASH. THE VEHICLE BEEPS AND DISPLAYS "POWER STEERING" ON THE SCREEN IN THE DASH WHEN IT FAILS.TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN ON RESTORES POWER STEERING,BUT AFTER APPROX. A QUARTER MILE OF DRIVING IT FAILS AGAIN. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LISTED ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT LT POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. NEWS REPORTS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION TODAY ARE SAYING THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED. IT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS TO ME WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON MY DAILY COMMUTE TO/FROM WORK, USUALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE DALLAS FREEWAYS. IT FIRST BEGAN TO HAPPEN ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2009, AND NOW HAPPENS DAILY. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING, DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IT IS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR... IT IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE. GO TO: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-26 MY POWER STEERING ALARM CAME ON, AND I NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. I GOT THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO PICK ME UP FROM WORK. WHEN THE CAR DING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHED ACROSS THE DASH. THEN WHEN SHE TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN SHE REALIZED THAT SHE COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WORKED FOR A MINUTE THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN WHEN ANOTHER TURN WAS MADE. LUCKILY SHE WASN'T IN REALLY BAD TRAFFIC BUT SOMETHING. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN DALLAS, TX. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO POWER STEERING GOING OUT, AND WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN AN AREA WITH SEVERAL CURVES IN THE ROAD. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, PS WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN WENT OUT AGAIN AND CONTINUED LIKE THIS FOR REMAINDER OF TRIP. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS ON THE INTERNET FORUMS. SEE HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/T8FMSUQB7V2DTH5JH THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND A DESIGN FLAW IN THE COBALT. I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS QUOTED REPAIR COST RANGING FROM $1000-$2000. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AT THIS TIME. CHEVY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES/DEATHS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY,THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. THIS MADE THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I GOT HOME I SHUT OFF THE CAR ,AND CAME BACK LATER AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS BAD. I HAD THE PART REPLACED AT A COST OF $450.00. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILS REPEATEDLY. WE PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS FOR A WHILE; SOMETIMES FIVE MINUTES, SOMETIMES FIVE DAYS. BUT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON AGAIN FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. OUR MECHANIC SAYS THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1000. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WENT OUT ON DECEMBER 21, 2009. WE CALLED CHEVROLET AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR LASTING ONLY 65,000 MILES. THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO WE SPENT $250 TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED. NOW WE FIND OUT IN MARCH THEY ARE RECALLING THIS VEHICLE FOR FAULTY POWER STEERING MOTORS ON 2005 TO 2010 MODELS. THEY HAD TO KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN DECEMBER. SMELLS VERY FISHY. MY CONCERNS ARE: IS THIS A NEW AND IMPROVED MOTOR THAT WAS PUT IN OR AN OLD DEFECTIVE MODEL AND WE WILL BE REIMBURSED THE MONEY WE SPENT FOR SOMETHING THEY HAVE NOW RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR? ANY SUGGESTIONS? *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT IN AUGUST 2008 BY EARLY SPRING OF 2009 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A BEEPING NOISE AND ON THE SCREEN IT SAID POWER STEERING I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING I AM A VERY SMALL 100 POUND GIRL AND HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR HELP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER WHO THEN TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER 800 TO FIX AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY . I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY THEM THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY AFTER JUST PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND BEING A STUDENT IN SCHOOL . I THEN FOUND A MECHANIC THAT PUT THE PART IN FOR A CHEAPER PRICE BUT STILL ENDED UP COSTING ME 450.00. I WAS RELIEVED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TODAY NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS LATER ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD THE SAME BEEPING NOISE AND ON MY SCREEN IT CAME UP POWER STEERING!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS TIME I COULD NOT SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND MYSELF AND MY GIRLFRIEND USED ALL OF OUR STRENGTH JUST TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY EXIT...THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY COSTLY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN HOPES TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE A FAIR DISTANCE BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT SAFETY PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. IM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE T HAPPEN EVERY 6 MONTHS AND ONE OF THESE TIMES IM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. IF I HADN'T HAD MY FRIEND IN THE CAR I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SMALL GIRL MY SIZE . NOW THAT IT IS WINTER IM WORRIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING IN SNOW AND ICE I WILL HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE IM VERY CONCERNED FOR MYSELF AND THE SAFETY OF ALL OTHERS ..I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND SEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS. IF I HAD OF KNOWN THIS I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $900. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10

05 COBALT STEERING PROBLEM STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE IN OPERATION -- 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE ONCE THE POWER STEERING FAILED; IT WOULD NOT RESET WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 58,000.

2005 COBALT WITH 65,000 MILES. CAME TO A STOP AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DROVE STRAIGHT AND CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT. CAME TO A STOP AND NO PROBLEM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHERE THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH FIXING THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE POWER STEERING. THIS INCLUDED THE ENTIRE STEERING SHAFT WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SWITCHES ATTACHED AT A COST OF $900.00. TURNED THE COMPLAINT INTO CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN TO GM WHERE AFTER TWO WEEKS SENT A LETTER STATING THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST DUE TO BEING 2ND HAND CAR WITH TOO MANY MILES ON THE CAR. SHOULD SOMEONE BE MAKING A TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING DECIDES TO STOP WORKING AN ACCIDENT WILL SURELY HAPPEN AND COULD KILL OR INJURY SOMEONE. MY GRANDCHILD RIDES WITH HER MOTHER AND I WOULD BE DEVASTATED IF I LOST THEM DUE TO GM NOT WANTING TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. AT LEAST TOYOTA DID THE RIGHT THING BY STOPPING PRODUCTION UNTIL THEIR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. NOTE THAT JUST REPLACING THE PART WITH A NEW ONE DOES NOT MEAN THE NEW PART WILL NOT GO OUT AT ANY TIME BECAUSE GM WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TWO MONTHS AGO, WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, I WASN'T ABLE TO GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I'M WORRIED THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO ROLL DOWN A HILL AND HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. ALSO TWO DAYS AGO, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THANKFULLY I WAS GOING STRAIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS SOON AS I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING IS FINE, BUT IF I GO A MILE OR TWO, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOES OUT. VERY VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD WITH ME. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR EVERYONE!!! BOTH ISSUES COULD RESOLVE IN A HUGE CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN READING ON RECALLS AND I HOPE I CAN GET THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED! *TR

POWERSTEERING FAILURE ON 2005 CHEVY COBALT . STEERING FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO NEWMIDDLETOWN OHIO ON DEC. 20,2009 WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FOR XMAS BREAK. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT 11:30 P.M. AND SHE HAD TO STAY OVERNIGHT AND GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,150.

TL*THE CONTACT A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE NO RELATED WARRANTIES AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO RESET THE POWER STEERING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,597.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES.. IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS YOU NEED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY THEN RESURFACES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE HAS 82K MILES. NOT SO GREAT WITH A HANDICAPPED WIFE AND TWO KIDS. *TR

I STARTED TO NOTICE, IN MY COBALT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD FLASH ACROSS THE SCREEN EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. I DID NOT MIND IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A CONSTANT THING. I ASKED A TECHNICIAN TO CHECK IT OUT AND THE CAR WAS FINE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I NOTICE, WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, THAT MY RADIO WAS SHORT CIRCUITING. I FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET THAT FIXED, THINKING THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE RADIO WAS NOT RELATED, EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING IN THE CAR IS ELECTRICAL. AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ON THE INTERSTATE, AND AS I EXITED THE INTERSTATE TO COMMUTE TO MY HOME, "POWER STEERING" FLASH ON MY DASHBOARD AND MY WHEEL JERKED. NOW, I WAS TURNING THE WHEEL AND EXITING THE INTERSTATE MERGING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHILE EXITING AND MERGING, I WAS GOING ACROSS AN OVERPASS OVER THE INTERSTATE AND CAME LIFE-FLASHING CLOSE TO HITTING THE BRIDGE. THANK GOODNESS I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO DRIVE FIVE MILES TO MY HOME WITH A, BASICALLY, STUCK STEERING WHEEL. AFTER I APPROACHED MY HOME AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, I WENT GOING INTO MY HOME. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS, LET ALONE POWER STEERING. SO, I DECIDED TO GO TO MEINEKE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND THE STEERING WAS FINE. I THOUGHT I WAS JUST PANICKING AND IT WAS JUST A GLITCH. I ASKED THE MEINKE TECHNICIAN ABOUT IT AND HE CONFIRMED THAT MAYBE IT WAS JUST A GLITCH AND TO BRING THE CAR IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. HOPING IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, I WENT HOME RELIEVED, OR SO I THOUGHT. THE POWER STEERING IN THE PIECE OF '!@#$% CAR HAS GONE OUT AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE THAT DAY. IT'S GETTING ANNOYING AND CHEVY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AND A LAWSUIT IS PRODUCED. THANK GOODNESS I DIDN'T HAVE MY TWO YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. I WILL NEVER, AND I MEAN NEVER, PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY IF THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THESE DEATH TRAPS/CARS. CORRECTION IN PROGRESS. *TR