2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE

POWER STEERING FAILURE THERE ARE 1000'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE HELP US. *TR

HAVE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS. IT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE YOUR DRIVING, HAS FAILED ON ME AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TOO LOSE CONTROL, HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT WOULD NOT LIKE TO EXPERIENCE THIS, OR SOMETHING WORST. THANK YOU - A CONCERNED CONSUMER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND MY 18 YR SON WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE MESSAGE INSIDE THE CAR CAME ON. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO DRIVE AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT AFTER 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR HIM AND I HEAR CAN COST UP TO 2000.00 TO FIX. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

JUST BOUGHT MY COBALT AT USED DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT FEELS REALLY HARD TO TURN AND IT MAKES NOISES THAT JUST DON'T SOUND RIGHT. I'M REALLY CONCERNED NOW READING THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I THINK THE POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT OR KILLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

I GOT 'POWER STEERING' MESSAGE ON MY DIC WHEN I WAS GETTING OUT OF PARKING LOT.... THEN IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK AGAIN, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE FOR A FEW MINS, THEN IT STARTED HAVING A SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. WENT OFF ROAD AND ALMOST HIT A TREE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE BUT VERY DISTURBING. *TR

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, MY CAR'S POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I AM DRIVING A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTART, IT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN RETURN TO DOING THE SAME THING. THIS CAUSES A GREAT AMOUNT OF FEAR, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS .THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54000.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING ALERT TONE SOUNDS, DIC SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND POWER ASSIST IS LOST. VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IF I PULL OVER, TURN ENGINE OFF THEN RESTART, THE PROBLEM CLEARS UP, HOWEVER, IT WILL RE-OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. PROBLEM HAPPENING WITH GREATER FREQUENCY DURING LAST TWO WEEKS, NOW HAPPENS EVERY TEN MINUTES OR LESS. I DRIVE MOSTLY ON CITY STREETS. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AT LEAST 30 TIMES IN 5 HOURS OF DRIVING. YESTERDAY PROBLEM OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN 15 MINUTES. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING FAILED AND UNABLE TO STEER. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WORKED. DROVE TO GARAGE AND LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STEERING FAILED AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. HAD WRECKER PULL TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN KIT AND MOTOR KIT AT A COST OF $983.43. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING ASSIST COMES ON EVERY DAY AFTER 5 MIN OD DRIVING U STOP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT UP IT COMES BACK ON 5MIN LATER...SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED TWICE HAD TO GET BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL HAS A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT DUE TO WARPED ROTORS AND REAR ARE NOISY AND WEAR DOWN SAME AS FRONT HAD TO GET BRAKES DONE AGAIN AND ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED NEXT BRAKE JOB OR WHEN ROTORS WARP AGAIN NOTICE ABLE AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT NEW STRUTS BECAUSE OF FRONT END CONSTANTLY SHAKING WHEN ROTORS WARP. *TR

DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON THE DASH PANEL. THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. PULLED CAR TO CURB, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED CAR ENGINE, POWER STEERING RESUMED. WHILE RETURNING TO MY HOME POWER STEERING FAILED TWO MORE TIMES. *TW

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH APPROX 43,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. IT RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHEN I AM DRIVING, AND AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT SEEMS FINE UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN LATER. THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. WHEN I START THE CAR IT WORKS FINE BUT WHILE I'M DRIVING IT CUTS OUT AND ITS VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN THE COBALT JUST FAILS. FIRST TIME IN THE PARKING LOT OF A JEWEL WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THE LOT BARELY ABLE TO TURN WHEEL TO PARK. TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. 2ND TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON A TRIP 1.5 HOURS INTO TRIP THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. RESTARTED THE CAR AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO TRIP POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I DROVE WITHOUT IT FOR THE REMAINING HOUR. ONE THE RETURN TRIP THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER 1.0 HOURS OF DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT SPEED.

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FEBRUARY 05, 2010 WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP FORTUNATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION. A FRIEND TOLD ME CHEVY COBALT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I BEGAN MY SEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT DISBURSING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SUCH AS THIS BEFORE. IM LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED OR AROUND A CORNER WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP OR MY CAR DIDN'T EXPLODE INTO FLAMES FROM THE GASOLINE DISBURSING THROUGHOUT MY CAR WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. POWER STEERING AND FUEL PUMPS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. CHEVY BARELY ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND SAY ITS NOT BIG DEAL, TRY YOUR BEST TO CONTROL YOUR CAR WHEN YOUR POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I'VE HEARD THIS BECOMES A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AFTER THE FIRST TIME. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE, NO CERTAIN TIME OR SITUATION APPROX. ONCE A WEEK. *TR

POWER STEERING LOCKING UP. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH A LITTLE OVER 62,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT USED AND HAVE HAD IT A YEAR AND THREE MONTHS. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR I'VE HAD ISSUES W/THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. IT ACTS UP ON A DAILY BASIS. THE POWER STEERING CUTS ON AND OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR. IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR AT ALL. MY ARMS ACHE AT THE END OF THE DAY FROM STRUGGLING TO STEER AND KEEP CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT IS ESPECIALLY SCARY WHEN YOU ARE ON A SHARP EXIT RAMP AND THE POWER STEERING ISN'T WORKING AND THEN CUTS ON. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL OF MY CAR MANY TIMES. I'VE LOOKED INTO HAVING IT REPLACED BUT THE COST OF THE PARTS AND LABOR ARE EXPENSIVE AND BEING A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF WEBSITES AND COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS W/THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT GM WON'T DO A RECALL! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE! THIS IS MY FIRST GM VEHICLE AND I CAN GUARANTEE IT WILL BE MY LAST! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 39K MILES. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A ROAD WHEN MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I WENT BACK TO MY APARTMENT BEFORE TAKING IT ANYWHERE. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK. AFTER DRIVING TO THE CAR GARAGE LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING WENT AGAIN. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO STEERING FLUID IN MY TYPE OF CAR THAT IT WAS ALL COMPUTERIZED AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I DROVE ACROSS THE STREET TO THE DEALER WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD LAST ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND STOP CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER START MY CAR AND DRIVE AGAIN. IT STOPPED WORKING TWICE WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT TO TURN INTO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOUND THAT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT MY POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF I DIDN'T. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, NEAR 58,000 MILES, RECENTLY HAD THE POWER STEERING GO OUT ON IT. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON THE DISPLAY. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT HOME AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN MY ONLINE RESEARCH. I READ THAT OFTEN TIMES TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON WILL "RESET" IT. I WENT OUT AND TRIED IT AND IT WORKED. UNFORTUNATELY, IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I GOT THE MESSAGE AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING CLICKED OFF. LUCKILY THERE IS A BIT OF A WARNING RIGHT BEFORE IT GOES OUT, YOU CAN HEAR A CLICK AND THEN 3 DINGS AND THEN IT LOCKS UP. IT HAS BEEN A WEEK NOW SINCE I FIRST STARTED HAVING THE ISSUE AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE WITH EACH DAY OF DRIVING, GOING FROM LASTING 10 MINUTES BEFORE FAILURE, TO LASTING ONLY 15-30 SECONDS. AFTER THE 3RD DAY I FINALLY GAVE UP ON IT AND BEGAN DRIVING MY OLDER MUCH MORE RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE CHEVY CAVALIER. TODAY I AM TAKING THE COBALT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE BETWEEN $450-$600 TO REPAIR. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM AS WELL. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HE SEES AT LEAST ONE IN PER MONTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT VERY SAFE AND IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR ISSUE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT, BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OR THE ONES WHO LACK THE UPPER BODY STRENGTH? THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED WITH GM BEFORE THEY HAVE A MUCH MORE FATAL ISSUE ON THEIR HANDS. THE CHEVY COBALT IS BY FAR THE WORSE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED WITH ALL IT'S ISSUES AND I HAVE LOST COMPLETE FAITH IN THE CHEVY NAME BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK UNTIL I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES NOW SOMETIMES 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. IT JUST RECENTLY STARTED. IT WAS COLD AND I HAD MY HEATER ON WHEN IT FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. THE FIRST 2 TIMES, I WAS JUST PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES WHEN THE STEERING FAILED. THE CAR CHIMED, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY READ "POWER STEERING," AND THE CAR INSTANTLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. BOTH TIMES, THE FAILURE OCCURRED JUST AFTER OR DURING A SHARP TURN AFTER A LONG DRIVE. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, TODAY, HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, AT LOW SPEED, AFTER ONLY 20 MILES OF DRIVING. WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THE STEERING BECOMES FULLY FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL FAIL AGAIN AT A CRITICAL MOMENT. I CANNOT PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. *TR

ON FEB 3,2010 MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING. I HAVE 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC BUT TRIED TO CORRECT AND ENDED IN THE DITCH. THANK GOD I DID NOT GET IN A WRECK. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. IT GOES OUT OFTEN SINCE THEN. CHEVY NEEDS A RECALL CAUSE APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY COBALT'S OUT THERE DOING THE SAME THING....WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR A DEATH???? *TR

6 MONTHS AGO THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT STOP WORKING. CAR WAS OVER WARRANTY & TOOK IT TO RAY PRICE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, MT POCONO PA. CHARGED ME $907.00 TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND BOX (ELECTRIC). CAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE HANDLING AS PRIOR TO FAILURE & REPLACEMENT. TOOK CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND SVC MGR WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT. SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. I CONTINUED TO USE THE CAR WITH SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR POWER STEERING. ON 2/3/2010 I WAS GOING TO WORK ON LIGHTLY SNOW COVERED RD WHICH I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 26 YRS. I HAD THE CAR IN LOW GEAR AND HAD SNOW TIRES ON THE CAR. I DROVE AROUND DOWNHILL WINDING ROAD AND COULD NOT BRING THE CAR'S STEERING BACK UNDER CONTROL. I HIT A FEW TREES JUST MISSING AN ENBACKMENT. I SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AT THE TIME & DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I CALLED THE POLICE. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND TOWED TO D'AMCIO AUTOBODY SHOP, SCOTRUN, PA. THE BODY WORK TOOK 28 DAYS TO COMPLETE. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 3/2/2010, MR. D'AMICO TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY & THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. GREG SMITH INS APPRIASER AGREED WITH MR. D'AMICO AND SAID THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR CAUSING THE POWER STEERING NOW TO BE BROKEN. I HEARD SEVEAL TIMES ON NEWS THAT GE WAS RECALLING 2005 -2010 CHEVY COBALTS DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. I CALLED GE CORPORATE CUSTOMER SVC DEPT AND THEY GAVE ME A INCIDENT #. THEY CALLED ME AND I CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN CAR WOULD BE CHECKED. THEY SAID THEY HAD PAST MY INFO ON. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE IT THE DEPT THAT NOW HAD MY INCIDIENT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE THE NAME OF PERSON. I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK & GE WILL NO OFFER A SOLUTION. GE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL MONIES PAST & PRESENT RELATED TO POWER STEERING INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT. GE SHOULD LOAN ME A USED CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY FIX CAR & BUY BACK CAR. I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE AGAIN IN THE CAR. *TR

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO I NOTICE THE POWERING STEERING GOING OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ONLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. ONE CAR REPAIR SHOP QUOTED A PRICE OF OVER $1000.00 FOR THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONCERNS FOR MY SAFETY, BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND AM WAITING TO SAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. MEANTIME I DRIVE IN WET, ICY CONDITIONS AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. *TR

IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL 3 TIMES. IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 50-55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HIT MY BRAKES AND MY CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TRIED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPEED. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT OF COBALT. POWER STEERING ALERT COMES ON TO DASH AND CAR BEEPS. WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED POWER STEERING RETURNS. 3 INCIDENTS. 2 NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS. *TR

DRIVING 2006 COBALT POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING AND THE CAR CHANGED LANES. THE PS LIGHT DID COME ON IN THE DASH BUT IT WAS TO LATE. OUT OF WARRANTY BUT HAVE SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. NOT VERY SAFE. ALSO PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES RESUMED BUT IT OCCURRED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. *TR

THERE WAS NO SIGN OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT BEFORE THE FAILURE. SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT FELT AS IF IT WERE LOCKED. I PULLED OVER GRADUALLY, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN. THE CAR WORKED ANOTHER 1/2 MILE THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. SAME CONSEQUENCES. TOOK CAR TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE POWER ASSIST PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PUMP IS BEING REPLACED TODAY. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. WHILE I AM DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A WRECK. IT IS NOW DOING IT EVERY DAY AND SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WHEN THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT CHEVY COBALTS DOING THIS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN A WRECK DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF, AND DASH LIGHTS READ "POWER STEERING." AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR, POWER STEERING CAME BACK FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN THE SAME WAY. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER, AND TWO COMPONENTS WERE REQUIRED TO FIX THE CAR. AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND SOMETHING ELSE I CAN'T RECALL THE NAME OF. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO CRASH. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ON A VERY STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. I HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO POWER STEERING GOING OUT, AND HAD EVEN HAD THE CAR SERVICED EARLY LESS THAN A WEEK PREVIOUS TO THIS HAPPENING. *TR

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT (OR AS OF APPROX 2 WEEKS AGO) THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING BEGAN TO RANDOM SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING IS AVAILABLE EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED BUT IS ALWAYS DISABLE AFTER 1-2 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND STAYS THAT WAY UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, ALTHOUGH AT THAT POINT IT LAST 1-2 MINUTES AGAIN AND SO THE CYCLE CONTINUES. THE CONSEQUENCES AS OF YET ARE SIMPLY THE BOTHER AND DIFFICULTY WITH 'WINDING ROADS' AND PARKING LOTS. DUE TO EXPERIENCE WITH A SIMILAR CAR AND MINIMAL TRAVEL THERE HAVE BEEN NO RELATED ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. THE FAILURE HAS YET TO CORRECTED DUE TO VARIOUS CONSTRAINTS. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT SS 55,000 MILES. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. BACK IN JANUARY I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND THE MESSAGE CENTER ON THE DASH DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING." ONCE THAT APPEARED AND CHIMED, I LOST MOST MANUEVERABILITY OF MY VEHICLE AND IT BECAME HARD TO STEER. ONCE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND BACK ON, AND NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPLICATE. AT THE TIME, MY COBALT HAD APPROXIMATELY 78,650 MILES. SINCE THEN, I HAD NOT HAD ANY OCCURRENCE UNTIL 2/1/10. SINCE 2/1/10, THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY DAY. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND THEN MY POWER STEERING KICKS OUT. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE REAPPEARS. THE ENGINE HAS TO COOL DOWN FOR THE LENGTH OF DRIVING TIME TO INCREASE. I DRIVE A 44 MILE COMMUTE DAILY ONE WAY, AND EXPERIENCE THIS EVERY DAY; SEEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS, IT POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK ESPECIALLY WHEN MOST OF MY COMMUTE IS HIGHWAY DRIVING. I'VE HAD IT KICK OUT WHEN I'M ON AN EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP ALMOST UNABLE TO CONTINUE MY TURN AROUND THE CORNER. I HAVE SEEN THAT GM STATED IN REBUTTAL TO THIS INVESTIGATION THAT "IF IT GOES OUT IT REQUIRES EXTRA EFFORT." BEING A FAIRLY BURLY MALE, THAT EXTRA EFFORT IS A LOT! IT IS LIKE YOU'RE GOING AGAINST QUITE A BIT OF RESISTANCE ON THE POWER ASSIST COMPONENTS. I USED TO WORK FOR UPS AND DROVE THEIR TRUCKS; THEIR PACKAGE CARS DON'T HAVE POWER STEERING AND I KNOW HOW THE LACK OF POWER STEERING FEELS; THIS IS NOTHING IN COMPARISON. JUST HAVING A MAJOR SNOW STORM HERE IN THE MIDWEST, IT POSES ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERNS TRYING TO MANEUVER ON SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT. ANOTHER CONCERN AND QUESTION THAT CAN BE POSED, IS THAT IF IT CUTS OUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THAT MAY MEAN THE POWER ASSIST IS OVERHEATING. CAN THAT CAUSE A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE? MY COBALT NOW IS CLOSE TO APPROACHING 80,000 MILES. *TR

POWER STEERING NOT WORKING IN 2006 CHEVY COBALT. *TR

MY CAR LOST TOTAL POWER STEERING 3 WEEKS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING . IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A TURN OR PARK IF IT HAD BEEN MY WIFE OR AN ELDERLY PERSON DRIVING IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.THE LOST OF POWER STEERING HAS HAPPEN 2X THE FIRST TIME WAS 3 WEEKS AGO,BUT AFTER I STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN 3 DAYS AGO THIS TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I WAS DRIVING 70MPH AGAIN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

UPON THE START OF VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR COMES ON. THE VEHICLE AT THAT POINT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. I AM HAVING TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED WITH AN OUT OF POCKET COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HER VIN AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

YOU CAN NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. YOU CAN PULL THE GEAR OUT OF PARK WITH THE CAR OFF. THE DOORS WILL UNLOCK ON ITS OWN. *TR

MY CAR HAS NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010. I WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WAS BLINKING "POWER STEERING". ALL OF A SUDDEN, I COULD BARELY MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED INTO A GS STATION AND THEY TRIED TO FIND OUT WHERE I WOULD PUT POWER STEERING FLUID WHEN WE REALIZED, MY CAR HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, FLUID IS NOT NEEDED. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES UP THE ROAD BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I MADE IT HOME BUT NOW DAY 3 IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THIS IS A CHEVY PROBLEM. I CALLED OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ISSUE CHEVY IS TRYING TO HIDE! THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $2000 TO GET IT FIXED WHEN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT IS ONLY WORTH $5000! *TR

I READ THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THE LOST OF POWER STEERING IN CHEVY COBALTS, AND WE HAD AN INCIDENT THIS LAST WEEKEND. MY SON WAS PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING IN FRONT OF OUR CONDO, AND THE VEHICLE LOST THE POWER STEERING. IT ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING VERY SLOW, SINCE HE WAS NOT MOVING FAST TO DO THE PARKING, BUT IF YOU PULLED BACK OUT INTO THE ROAD, AND ACCELERATED, THE POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING CAME BACK. WHEN THE ASSIST WAS OFF, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR ALMOST 4 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE NOTICED THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING. SO IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH TURNING THE STEERING TO EXTREMES AS YOU DO WHEN PARKING, OR MAYBE WITH STEERING AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED WHILE DOING THE WORK OF PARKING. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THIS TO HELP IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH ONGOING POWER STEERING FAILURE ISSUES. DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" WILL COME UP ON THE ODOMETER AND THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WHICH SEEMS TO "RESET" AND TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES AND SOMETIMES AS SOON AS 30 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED ON. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ON SATURDAY JAN 30, 2010 I WAS LEAVING A BUSINESS AND I WENT TO BACK OUT AND WHEN I STARTED GOING FORWARD AS I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. ALSO A FEW TIMES DURING THE SUMMER IT HAD HAPPENED. I WOULD BE TURNING A CORNER AND I FOUND MYSELF TURNING WITH 2 HANDS OR JUST GOING DOWN THE STREET MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I HAD NOT HAD ANYTHING DONE AS OF YET BECAUSE IT HADN'T DONE IT FOR A FEW MONTHS UNTIL SATURDAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS TO INCLUDE 35 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IT IN ANY DIRECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

I HAD JUST TURNED ON THE ON RAMP TO GET O THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED AT 25 MPH. I LATER TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID I WILL NEED A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR. DEALER SAID IT WILL BE A $1100 FIX. I THINK GM SHOULD PAY FOR THIS, SEEING HOW SO MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *CN