2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. ALL THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH OUT WARNING. IT'S A GOOD THING THAT I WASN'T MAKING A TURN AT THIS IMPARTIAL MOMENT BECAUSE IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO SOMETHING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN IT STARTS TO WORK BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IT SEEMS THAT THE COOLER IT IS OUTSIDE THE LONGER THAT THE POWER STEERING WORKS, HOWEVER IT DOES CONTINUE TO TURN OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THE SYSTEM THINKS THAT ITS OVER HEATING AND IS LOCKING UP THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND I MEAN EXACT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IN DRIVE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT COUPE YESTERDAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF WHEN IT JUST SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND WAS GOING ABOUT 80MPH AND I HAVE ABOUT 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO WARNLING LIGHTS CAME ON BEFORE HAND. AFTER I PULLED THE CAR OVER, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT WITH NO PROBLEMS AND IT DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY HOME FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND AND THE ROAD WASN'T VERY BUSY BUT ITS DISTURBING TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THAT HAD NOT BEEN THE CASE. THE CAR IS GOING TO BE WORKED ON TOMORROW SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEALER THINKS IS WRONG WITH IT YET. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH LESS THAT 30K MILES I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF NO HAZARD LIGHTS TURN SIGNALS BRAKES STEERING NO POWER AT ALL I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ALL TRAFFIC BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY OF SIGNALING. IT TOOK THREE TRIES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN THERE WAS NO WARNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME I HAD THIS PROBLEM LAST YEAR ALSO GM NEVER HAD A RECALL THEY JUST PUT A PLASTIC PIECE AROUND THE IGNITION AND SAID IT WAS FIXED I TOLD MY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THIS AND I ASKED THEM WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THIS SECOND INCIDENT GM WANTED TO PUT A MAGNETIC DEVICE IN TO KEEP THE KEY FROM MOVING IN THE IGNITION ANY THEY PLACED A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN MY ACTUAL KEY I CALLED GM AND PLACED A FORMAL COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HURT OR KILLED IF THEY GET INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION OR HAVE NO WAY OF PULLING OFF ROADWAY SPOKE TO MY SERVICE MANAGER AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS I DO NOT TRUST THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR THE FAN BLOWER THE SHIFT ON THE FLOOR THE SUNROOF SWITCH KEEPS FALLING OUT OF THE ROOF THE WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BURNED OUT MY INTERIOR PAINT AND DOOR HANDLES WERE PEELING AFTER THE FIRST YEAR I DON'T BLAME MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE FIXED THE CAR THE WAY GM TOLD THEM TO I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL HE IGNITION SHUTS OFF A THIRD TIME THIS COULD BE MY LAST IF WHAT IS GM DOING ABOUT THIS? ARE THEY GOING TO DO A RECALL? WHAT ELSE HAS TO HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE THEY TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY? I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS CAR AND I DO NOT WANT IT ANYMORE. *TR * 12/12/07 *BF THE DEALER STATED DRIVER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SHORTLY AFTER, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,606 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE, THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHENEVER HE MADE A RIGHT AND LEFT TURN. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES WHILE RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIT UP. WHEN CONTINUE DRIVING, NOTICE RESISTANCE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. AS I PROCEEDED FURTHER, WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EVEN HARDER TO TURN. CALL ROADSIDE ASSIST. TO TOW CAR TO NEAREST DEALER. DEALER INFORMED ME THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,536. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,636.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE ENGINE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE MPH WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER; THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,804. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,700.

POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE, NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING TODAY. I CAME HERE TO RESEARCH IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS. I KEEP FINDING ACCIDENTS FROM THIS PROBLEM AND AM NOW WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I DO NOT SEE WHERE SOMEONE LOST LIFE SO I GUESS YOU DON'T CARE. YOU HAVE ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME SYSTEM BUT NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. W H Y ?????? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THE CONTACT LOSS POWER STEERING. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET FOR 30 ADDITIONAL SECONDS. IN JULY 2007, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, IT CURRENTLY FAILS WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

THE CAR HAS STOPPED WITH NO WARNING NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO CAUSE THIS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 55 MPH AND IT CAME TO A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STOP AS I SAID NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INVESTIGATED AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS BULL! IT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND IT IS DANGEROUS. *JB

I AM NOT QUITE SURE OF THE DATE AS IT WAS A YEARS AGO. MY GRAND DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN SOMEONE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF HER. IT WAS DEEMED THE OTHER PERSONS FAULT. SHE HIT THIS CAR GOING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I AM NOW ONLY BRINGING THIS UP AS I AM READING ABOUT THE 2005 COBALT BEING RECALLED AND THAT IT SOME CASES THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I STILL OWN THIS CAR AND TODAY RECEIVED MY FIRST NOTICE FROM GM THAT THIS CAR IS BEING RECALLED FOR AN IGNITION PROBLEM. THE ENGINE NEVER STOPPED IN THIS ACCIDENT THAT I AM AWARE OF. I JUST WANTED TO PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO YOU AGENCY. THANK YOU THIS MAY NOT BE THE DATE BUT I HAD TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE REQUIRED FIELD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM PROGRESSIVE CHEVROLET. THAT IS ALSO WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED THEY MAY HAVE INFO. ON ACTUAL DATE. *TR

I WOULD BE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MY CAR WOULD REV UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 500 AND 4000RPM I WOULD BE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND IT WOULD ALSO. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND MY CAR STALLED OUT I HAD TO TURN MY CAR BACK ON AND PULL INTO A GAS STATION AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. APPARENTLY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT IN MY CAR AND IN MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS! IT'S A MIRACLE I DIDN'T GET HURT OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT JUST DRIVING ALONG AND YOUR CALL STALLS OUT IN A RELATIVELY NEW CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE MADE A LEFT AND RIGHT TURN OR DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE THERE WAS A CONSTANT KNOCKING NOISE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS AS IF THE WHEELS WERE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRED THE BUSHINGS TO BE REPLACED OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,328.

SAME THING BRAND NEW 2005 AND IT HAS DONE THIS TO ME ABOUT 6 TIMES NOW AND STRANDED ME AT NIGHT EVEN FOR HALF AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART AND THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING THEY FIXED IT AND LAST TIME THEY SAY THEY REPROGRAMMED IT EVEN BUT IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN LATE LAST NIGHT ... POWER STEERING BECOMES HARD AND SERVICE LIGHT POPS ON AS THE ENGINE STALLS OUT ON THE FREEWAY THEN IT WILL NOT RESTART FOR A BIT THEN IT SEEMS OK BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING AGAIN TO ME ANOTHER TIME. *AK

I HAD JUST OVER 25,000 MILES AND MY FIRST MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE CAR JUST STARTED STALLING AND POWER STEERING LOCKED UP, ALSO WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THEN THE CAR COMPETELY STALLED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED AT ALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER. MY CAR AGAIN WAS FINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY A MONTH TO TWO MONTHS THEN MY WARNIGN CHIMES WERE COMING ON BUT INDICATING NOTHING. AFTER A TOTAL OF A TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO A MIM. SPEED ON NON-HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED STALLING AND JUMPING, STEERING LOCKED UP AND CAR WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WAS FINE FOR THE TIME AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I SENT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER STATES IT IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULAR. I AM AFRAID THAT MY LIFE MY BE IN DANGER IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOT TO MENTION THE LIVES OF OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL OTHER CHEVY COBALT OWNERS. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE/BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN WHEN APPLIED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED,TRAVELED 20-25 FEET STRUCK TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING OVER $4,000 IN DAMAGE TO MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SINCE THE JUNE 13TH 2007 ACCIDENT THE BRAKES FAILED 2 MORE TIMES THE LAST TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES(BUSHING &CLIP MISSING FROM BRAKES, I THINK THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY). I HAD TO STOP IT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. MY WIFE HAD IT DO THIS TO HER, WITH THE BRAKES FAILING AND ACCELERATING AT A FAST PACE, LUCKILY NO CARS WERE NEAR HER AT THE TIME,BECAUSE I TRADED THE COBALT GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM REFERENCE NUMBER 71-562139648 TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ONE WAS JAKE EXT 22795. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING WHILE DRIVING. SHARP TURNS, BACKING UP, OR SHALLOW TURNS THE POWER STEERING KEEPS ON GOING OUT MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT ALSO WILL DO THIS RARELY ON WHILE KEEPING STRAIGHT. I HAVE TRIED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS NONE OF THE TESTS COME BACK AS FAILED. TRIED FINDING INFO ON INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHAT OTHER PROBLEMS COULD BE, BUT TO FIND OUT I AM 1 OUT OF 30 OR MORE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER. SHE STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 48,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WHEN TRAVELING IN ANY GEAR IN MY BONE STOCK 2005 CHEVY COBALT 2.2 COUPE, IF I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY THE CLUTCH SLIPS AND THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE AT ALL. IT FEELS LIKE THE PRESSURE PLATE DOESN'T APPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO HOLD THE DISC. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 20,000 MILES ON IT SO IT'S STILL FAIRLY NEW AND I AM NOT A FIRST TIMER DRIVING A MANUAL. ALL OF MY VEHICLES HAVE HAD MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. I DRIVE THE CAR IN A NORMAL FASHION, I DON'T ABUSE IT. THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT BE FAILING ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 COBALT I PURCHASED NEW. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, HEADLIGHTS, A.C., SIGNAL LIGHTS ETC. BUT THE NEWEST PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING IT GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT DOES THIS EVERY DAY AT NO CERTAIN TIME. AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN THIS HAPPENS.WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT IT SAYS POWER STEERING ON DASH, MOST OF THE TIME I CAN PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF WAIT A MINUTE AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT STEERS FINE FOR AWHILE. THE CAR HAS 37,500 MILES ON IT AND THE WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL AND OR A COLLISION. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.....THANKS. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SEDAN RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN CROSSING A VERY BUSY LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THE RADIO WAS STILL ON BUT IF I PRESSED ON THE GAS, NOTHING. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTART IT. IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED BACK UP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TRACE THE PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY IT WAS A ONE TIME THING. WELL THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO WAIT ABOUT A WEEK AND CALL BACK, WELL WITHIN A WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO I CALLED AND TOLD THEM I WAS BRINGING IT TO THEM. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN THEY INSTALLED A FLIGHT RECORDER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN SO I PRESSED THE BUTTON ON THE FLIGHT RECORDER AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT THE FLIGHT RECORDER DID NOT WORK BECAUSE THEY FORGOT TO PUT SOMETHING ELSE ON MY CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INSTALLATION IN ORDER TO MAKE THE RECORDER WORK AND WANTED ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO HAVE THE RECORDER RE-INSTALLED. I REFUSED AND TOLD THEM I WOULD BRING THE CAR BACK BUT THEY NEEDED TO KEEP IT UNTIL THEY FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM. ON MY WAY BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND CLAIMED IT WAS FIXED FOR SURE. THEY SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER TRAIN RELAY. WELL I HAVE NOW HAD MY CAR BACK FOR TWO WEEKS AND AS OF LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT WANT THE CAR AND HAVE NO FAITH IN THEM REPAIRING IT. THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LS STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. THE POWER STEERING WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND WORSE, AND NOW THE POWER STEERING ONLY WORKS FOR THE FIRST 20-40 SECONDS OF DRIVING AND THEN SHUTS OFF. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, HOWEVER A CAR WITH 49,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 57,000 MILES (ODOMETER). NEW UNIT INSTALLED-NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BELL RING AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED. HE HAD TO SHUT OFF THE IGNITION SO THE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD DIM. AFTER TURNING ON THE IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED AND THE LIGHT DIMMED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS SHUT OFF 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CAR ACTS JUST LIKE YOU TURN OFF THE IGNITION WHILE YOU ARE IN THE DRIVEWAY, EXCEPT YOU ARE DRIVING 70 MPH AND THERE IS TRAFFIC ALL AROUND YOU. WHEN WE PULL OVER AND PARK THE CAR, THE CAR STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND DRIVES FINE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OBVIOUS WARNING SIGNS INDICATING THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE COBALT TURNED OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN IT BACK ON. SHE WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH AND DID NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING THE COBALT WITH HER AS A PASSENGER. WE WERE DRIVING AT 75 MPH FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DEFROSTER SWITCH AND UPDATED THE COMPUTER. THE THIRD TIME I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE. WE WERE DRIVING AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE ON A REALLY STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. I WAS NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING AND WAS TALKING TO MY WIFE WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. I PULLED OVER AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DROVE THE CAR FOR 40-45 MILES AND CHECKED THE COMPUTER. THEY TOLD US THAT THEY SAW NO CODES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY GAVE US THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND I THEM REGARDING THIS SAFETY CONCERN. GM TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS DEALERSHIP ONLY DROVE THE CAR 8 MILES AND TOLD US THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO SPEND DRIVING THE VEHICLE LONGER. I CALLED GM AGAIN, THE ADM OF THE AREA PASSED ON TO US THAT, SINCE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED, THE ONLY THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IS TO 1) ATTACH A FLIGHT RECORDER TO THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING IT IN HOPES THAT THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES AND WE CAN CATCH IT WITH THE FLIGHT RECORDER OR 2) TAKE A SERVICE MAN ON A ROAD TRIP TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM DUPLICATES. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT I THINK I GOT THE CAR IN LIKE FEBRUARY OF 2007 I'M NOT SURE ON THE DATES BUT I SAY A LITTLE BIT AFTER I HAD GOT IT LIKE ABOUT 6 OR 7 MOUTHS AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IT STATED TO DO WHAT IT WANTED TO DO LIKE THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK UP ON ME ON A TURN OR WHEN I WOULD TURN THE WHEEL REALLY SHARP. MY SISTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SHE WAS LIKE YOU NEED TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE YOU HAVE A WRECK OR SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. I'M LIKE I CANT GET IT FIXED THE WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT ON THE CAR. THEN I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK FINE. THEN ON ONE OCCASION ME AND MY 2 FRIENDS WAS GOING SHOPPING AND I LET HER DRIVE MY CAR AND WE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHEN SHE ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF ON US WHILE GOING DOWN THE INTERSECTION CARS WERE EVERYWHERE AROUND US. ALL THE GAUGES WENT DOWN ALL THE LIGHT WENT OFF EVERYTHING JUST CUT OFF AND SHUT DOWN SO WE LET IT COAST TO THE GAS STATION THAT WAS ON OUR RIGHT WE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD SO IT TOOK 2 OF US TO TURN IT. I THINK THAT SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A SHORT IN IT OR IS FELLING BECAUSE MY LIGHTS WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR OR OUT OF GEAR THE LIGHT DIM ON ME AND THEN MY POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK SO I CANT LOCK MY CAR ANY TIME I WANT TO. THE LOCKS SOMETIMES YOU CAN HEAR THEM GOING UP AND DOWN IN THE CAR. MY CAR GOT BROKEN INTO THE OTHER NIGHT AND I HAVE A POLICE REPORT FOR THAT BECAUSE MY LOCKS DID DON'T WORK THERE FOR SOMEBODY GOT IN MY CAR AND STOLE SOMETHING FROM ME. IF MY LOCKS WOULD NOT KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN THEN I COULD KEEP MY CAR LOCKED. BUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY LIGHT ON MY GEAR SHIFT JUST QUIT WORKING. I HAVE TO LIKE TAP ON IT OR PUT THE GEAR SHIFT UP IN PARK THEN BACK DOWN TO DRIVE FOR IT TO COME ON AND THEN IT WILL GO RIGHT BACK OFF. THEN I HAVE TO CHANGE HEADLIGHT AND BULBS AROUND MY CAR EVERY OTHER DAY CAUSE THEY JUST GO OUT. BUT IT HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL CAUSE THEY SHORT OUT. *TR

INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE AND KEY LOCKING IN IGNITION SWITCH. FIRST STARTED ABOUT A 1 1/2 AGO WHEN THE KEY LOCKED UP IN THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP MORE THAN EVER. I CAN HANDLE THE STEERING (BARELY) WHEN THIS HAPPENS BY MY WIFE AT 4'11 AND 106 LBS CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING NOW GOES OUT EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. TRYING TO GET OUT OF OR IN A PARKING SPACE AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET 2005 COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 07V014000 FOR THE STRUCTURE. THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS. *AK

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL OCCASIONALLY SHUT OFF DURING DRIVING. THE CAR MUST BE SHUT OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON TO RESTART THIS. THIS IS A REPEATING OCCURRENCE SOMETIMES HAPPENING MORE THAN 10 TIMES A DAY. THE ONLY FIX RIGHT NOW IS REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, HEADING INTO A RIGHT HAND CURVE, MOTOR SHUT OFF AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKED CAUSING CRASH. CAR SENT TO DEALER TO INVESTIGATE ISSUE AND REPAIR COLISON DAMAGE. THEY STATE THAT NO ERROR CODES SO ACCIDENT MUST HAVE BEEN MY FAULT. I CONTACT MANUFACTURER AND AM TOLD, DEALER FOUND NO ISSUE, AND THEY DONT KNOW OF ANY OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES WITH COBALTS. I REQUEST A SAFETY REVIEW DUE TO MULTIPLE INSTANCES THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND ONLINE, AND AM DENIED. EXPLAIN TO DEALER THAT INSTANCES EXCEDE VIRGINIA STATE LEMON LAW, AND THEY ARE NOT COOPERATIVE. SEEKING LEGAL COUCIL.

2005 CHEVY COBALT HAD POWER-STEERING FAILURE THAT LED TO ACCIDENT CAUSING TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND PARTIAL DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. MINOR INJURY OF PASSENGER. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES AT A SPEED OF 55-60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, I WAS ON THE OFF RAMP MERGING FROM ONE INTERSTATE TO ANOTHER, WHEN THE CARS AHEAD OF ME STARTING SLOWING DOWN. I APPLIED A SUDDEN PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ALSO; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND THEN IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKES LOCKED, BUT DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CAR MADE A SUDDEN JOLT TO THE RIGHT BRINGING ME INTO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC IN THE NEXT LANE. THIS RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR. RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS TO THE COBALT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVENTHOUGH THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT AT 25 MPH, THE DASHBOARD ICONS TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK BACK AND FORTH. WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING ASSESSED AT THE DEALERSHIP. STALLING HAPPENED ON 4 OCCASIONS. *AK THE TRAC LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VARIOUS COMPONETS WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

EVENTS LEADING UP TO COMPLAINT OF '05 CHEVROLET COBALT STEERING PROBLEMS: THE COBALT WAS UNDER WARRANTY & GM ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALL FOR EACH FAILURES. 3 TIMES THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER THE FIRST 2 FAILURES THERE WAS NOT ANY CHANGE IN THE SENSITIVITY OF THE STEERING. 12/2/07 FAILURE #1 @ I-75 NEAR ADEL DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE NEXT EXIT (EXIT 39). GM SENT THE CAR TO PRINCE AUTOMOTIVE IN VALDOSTA, GA FOR REPAIR. PRINCE AUTO. REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. 12/14 THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FROM S. GA TO ATL. 12/24 FAILURE #2 @ GAHWY 141 IN DULUTH. GM SENT THE CAR TO BILL HEARD CHEVROLET IN KENNESAW, GA (WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASE NEW) FOR REPAIR. 12/26 BILL HEARD DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE COMPUTER & STEERING COLUMN. 12/31 FAILURE #3 @ CAMP CREEK PKWY & FULTON IND. GM SENT THE CAR BACK TO BILL HEARD FOR REPAIR. BILL HEARD REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN WITH A DIFFERENT STEERING COLUMN. SERVICE TECH @ BILL HEARD SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN, GM HAS A NEW VENDOR. PRINCE AUTO. HAD REPLACED THE COLUMN WITH ONE FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE. BILL HEARD REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN WITH ONE FROM THE NEW MANUFACTURE. 1/8-9/08 DURING DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK NOTICED MORE SENSITIVITY OF THE STEERING. THE CAR WAS MORE SENSITIVE WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A CURVE IN THE ROAD OR OVER BUMPS AND/OR POTHOLES. 1/19 CAR RETURNED TO DRIVER IN S. GA., SHE NOTICED A MORE SENSITIVE STEERING RESPONSE DURING HER AROUND TOWN DRIVING. 2/1/08 GA HWY 221: DRIVER SWERVED RIGHT TO MISS SOMETHING IN THE ROAD; CAR WENT OFF ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. WHEN CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN, THE COBALT WENT INTO A SPIN HITTING AN ON COMING VEHICLE. THE COBALT'S FRONT AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, FRONT DOORS, JAMMED; THE COBALT DRIVER & PASSENGER ESCAPED THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 3 MINUTES FROM IMPACT. THE OTHER DRIVER VEHICLE DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE BOTTOM FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED SOME ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO CONTROL ARMS BUT ONE THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE CONTROL ARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I WAS PROMPTED BY THE RECENT RECALL, BUT MY CAR WAS APPARENTLY NOT AFFECTED. *TR

MY POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SEDAN GOES OUT EVERY SO OFTEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER ONCE OR TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY OVER 2 GRAND TO GET IT FIXED. WITH THE RECALL OUT I DON'T KNOW IF MINE IS COVERED OR NOT I CAN PROVIDE THE VIN AND OTHER INFO. PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THAT SUMMER HAD NO STEERING WHAT SO EVER. IT HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE FOR TWO YEARS NOW IT HAPPENS MAINLY WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN OVER 80 DEGREES. AND ALSO ONE OF THE BULBS IN THE HIGH MOUNT THIRD BREAK LIGHT DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE AFTER BEING REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE TO SEE IF IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BULB. FRONT HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE GONE THREW MORE TURN SIGNAL BULBS TO COUNT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SINCE JULY 2005. AT 800 MILES I HAD IT SERVICED FOR A LEAK IN THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. IT WAS IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES BEFORE THEY FOUND A FIX. NEXT WAS THE LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD, SPECIFICALLY THE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THEN THE HEATER WOULD NOT BLOW SO IT WAS IN THE SHOP TO HAVE THAT FIXED. THEN THE REVERSE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THERE IS CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHTS. NOW, TWO DAYS AGO, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN I COULDN'T TURN FAST ENOUGH. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF IT WORKS AGAIN TEMPORARILY. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE SHOP AGAIN, BUT AT THIS POINT IT HAS 50,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS CAR!! *TR

WENT OUT TO WARM UP MY CAR, AS I DO EVERY MORNING. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WHEN WE GOT IT STARTED , IT SOUNDED LIKE A GO KART OR 4 WHEELER PUTTING. DECIDED TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER AND HAD MY HUSBAND FOLLOW. IT MADE IT ABOUT 5 MILES AND STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKS WERE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. IT DIED AND WOULDN'T START BACK. WE HAD TO CALL IN A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER JUST INFORMED ME THAT IT IS AN IGNITION MODULE. WE WILL SEE IF THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I GOT IT. WHEN I GOT HOME WITH IT IN AUGUST 2005, THE TRUNK AJAR LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN THOUGH THE TRUNK WAS NOT OPEN. TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP AND THEY REPLACED A COMPUTER, WHICH IMMEDIATELY BURNT OUT WHILE THERE. I HAD TO WAIT AN ADDITIONAL WEEK FOR THEM TO GET ANOTHER ONE IN. ABOUT MAY OF 2006 THE CAR WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR VENTS AND THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD. TOOK IT IN AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED FOR A WHILE. MAY OF 2007 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED FOR ONLY 2 DAYS. IT STILL LEAKS TO THIS DAY AND I GET CONDENSATION ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN IT S HOT ENOUGH. MY RADIO HAS SHORTED OUT TWICE FROM THIS PROBLEM. MY TRUNK CONSTANTLY MAKES WEIRD TAPPING NOISES AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN MY CAR, THEY THINK SOMEONE IS IN THE TRUNK. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE THIRD LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON ABOUT ITS 6 + VISIT. I SEE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS MYSELF, AND WONDER WHY WE ARE ALL PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THINGS THAT SHOULD APPARENTLY BE RECALLS. MY GAUGES ALSO WORK BY THEMSELVES, WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND KEYS ARE REMOVED. THE DEALERS CLAIM THIS NEVER HAPPENS IN THEIR VIEW. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CONCERN FROM THE CHEVY DEALERS TO FIX THE SOLUTIONS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT. *TR

SEVERE STEERING AND BRAKING PROBLEMS. MECHANICS CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. A LOT OF TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH THE STEERING STARTS TO SHUDDER AND MAKE A MACHINE GUN NOISE WITH EACH RATTLE. THE RATTLING SLOWS DOWN AS THE SPEED SLOWS DOWN. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE, ONLY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND INSPECT THE CAR AND SEE THAT THE TIRES WERE FINE. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT. WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING AT SPEEDS 40 MPH OR HIGHER THE BRAKE GETS SOFT AND MUSHY FEELING, AND DOESN'T APPEAR TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN ENOUGH, AND THE SHUDDER STARTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN WITH THE RAT-A-TAT SOUND FOR EVERY SHUDDER. I BROUGHT THIS CAR TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE MECHANICS COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DO THE SAME FOR THEM. THE LAST TIME, ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS MENTIONED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEM ,AND THAT GM WAS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. RECENTLY, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A BRAKE CHECK AT ANOTHER SHOP - THE MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE, NOTHING' WAS WRONG WITH THEM, BUT THE CAR STILL DID ITS SHUDDERING. I' HAD TWO FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, AND ROTATION OF WHEELS, STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS THE SHUDDERING IS GOING TO CAUSE A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM, WHEN THE BRAKES, STEERING OR SUSPENSION GO OUT. I ALSO NOTICED ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON JUST FOR A SECOND. IT'S NEVER STAYED ON, AND IT DIDN'T COME ON DURING THE SHUDDERING MOMENTS. THE CAR STALLED A COUPLE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE SO FAR AND FEW BETWEEN. THE BACK LIGHT ON DASHWAS HARD TO READ WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE AUTOMATICALLY ON DURING THE DAY. *AK

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT IS THE FRONT LEFT LAMP ASSEMBLY OF MY 2005 CHEVY COBOLT IS THAT IS HAS CONDENSATION IN IT AND GM WILL NOT FIX IT FREE. IT'S A DEFECT IN THE PARTS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BULLETIN NO 01-08-42-001E HAS BEEN WRITTEN UP. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IN MARCH OF 2005. I HAVE HAD REPAIRS DONE IN JUNE OF 2005 ON RECALL FOR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. NO REAL PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST MONTH 12/2006. THE CAR, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH JUST SHUT OFF (NO WARNING). I HAD NO STEERING, NO BRAKES AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR TO TRY TO GET IT TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE CAR WAS DRIVING OK SO I TRIED TO GET TO MY DESTINATION (SLOWLY UNDER 50 MPH) THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SHUTTER. AS SOON AS IT STARTED IT STOPPED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND COMPUTER WAS FIXED. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 1 WEEK LATER. CAR AT A RED LIGHT JUST STOPPED WORKING AND NOW HAS NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. TAKING CAR BACK TO DEALER BUT VERY FRUSTRATED OVER BRAND NEW CAR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *JB