2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING MY DASHBOARD FLASHED "POWER STEERING" AND AT THE EXACT SAME TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS ON A BUSY WELL TRAVELED 4 LANE ROAD AND ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE THE TURN TO GET OFF. I COULDN'T EVEN PARK THE CAR. NOT EXACTLY A SAFE SITUATION. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP & I'M TOLD IT'S NOT COVERED BECAUSE I HAVE 38,000 MILES SO I'M BARELY OVER MY WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY THEN TELL YOU IT IS PROBABLY THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BUT YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU REPLACE THAT FOR $460 AND IF THE MESSAGE STILL COMES ON FOR POWER STEERING YOU WILL NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN FOR AN ADDITIONAL $700-$800. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND CALLING LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS AND SPEAKING TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO GIVE THEIR NAMES FOR FEAR OF LOSING THEIR JOBS IT HAS BEEN BECOME CLEAR THAT THE STEERING IN A COBALT IS A HUGE ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. MY DEALERSHIP HAS EVEN ADMITTED THAT MY CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND NOT BEEN DRIVEN BADLY OR BEAT UP ON. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT IS DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. ALSO, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR OBVIOUS REASONS WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS SO I AM WITHOUT A CAR FOR A MINIMUM OF A WEEK AND THERE'S NOT A GUARANTEE IT WON'T BE LONGER. *TR

POWER STEERING SIGNAL COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND IT SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY THUS MAKING IT HARD TO TURN AT ANY TIME. *TR

CAR DEVELOPED ODOR OF FUEL. CAR BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER ODOR APPEARED, FUEL LEAK WAS MINIMAL AT FIRST, PROGRESSED TO LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL AND FREQUENCY BECAME CONSISTENT WITH A FUEL LEAK. TOOK CAR TO PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED FUEL PUMP HOUSING WAS CRACKED IN HALF. MECHANIC REPLACED WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY--COST $ 553.58,MILEAGE AT 88583-- RECEIVED RECALL ON FUEL ASSEMBLY THREE MONTHS LATER--CURRENT MILEAGE 98,347. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED GREATER FORCE TO TURN. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING IN THE CAR WENT OUT. THE AREA I LIVE IN HAS ALOT OF WINDY ROAD WHICH I HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING ON WHEN IT WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT SEEMED TO HELP MOMENTARILY. WITH OUT THE POWER STEERING IT MAKES THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITH THE FLASHERS ON AND 30 MILES AN HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE DOING THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY COULD MAKE THE REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RESURFACED BECAUSE THE COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 12/22/09 *BF UPDATED 12/22/09

I HAVE A2006 COBALT LTZAND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, ALSO I HAVE A VERY BAD SHAKING PROBLEM WITH IT, ALSO I HAVE NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF THE CAR.............PLEASE HELP, I HAVE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME A OUTRAGEOUS PRICE TO FIX IT.....THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM..................EUGENE OFFENBERGER......... *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF DRIVING. NO ASSIST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT. TW*

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR AND HAS GRADUALLY STARTED GOING OUT AT EVEN LOWER SPEEDS. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT. IT HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. I CANNOT EVEN GET OUT OF A SMALL PARKING LOT WITH OUT IT GOING OUT. IT IS HARD TO TURN AND HARD TO STEER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. *TW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79000.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LOSES VARIABLE ASSIST POWER STEERING RANDOMLY. REQUIRES GREAT EFFORT TO TURN WHEN SYSTEM FAILS. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT - IT OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I COULD ARRANGE REPAIRS. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND ALL POWER ASSIST ASSOCIATED PARTS WERE REPLACED, AS THE DEALER STATED THIS WOULD BE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. OLD PARTS WERE NOT RETAINED, AS I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A REPUTABLE, ASE CERTIFIED SHOP. THIS CAR IS USED BY MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AS A COMMUTER CAR, SCHOOL AND SUCH. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. NOW, GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL, BUT THE VERY DEALER THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM IS TELLING ME THAT THIS COBALT IS NOT IN GM'S RECALL DATABASE. SURE ENOUGH, I WENT ONLINE AND CHECKED AND IT ISN'T IN THERE. THIS APPEARS TO BE JUST ONE MORE ATTEMPT BY GM TO DODGE THEIR ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT SERIOUS DEFECTS IN THEIR VEHICLES OR TO REIMBURSE OWNERS THAT HAVE REPAIRED A DEFECT THAT LATER BECOMES A RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS WHY AMERICANS DON'T BUY AMERICAN VEHICLES. THEY ARE POORLY MADE AND THE MANUFACTURER WON'T STAND BEHIND THEM WHEN THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 CHEVY COBALT, 64, 000 MILES. THE CAR LEAKS FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP HOSE ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE LOCATION WHICH COULD BE A SOURCE OF IGNITION. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, THEY REPAIRED THE CAR FOR ABOUT $600.00. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL. I FOUND FROM THE GM WEB SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE THAT IN FACT GM HAS RECALLED 53000 OF THESE CARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ASSIGNED A SPECIALIST AND A CASE NUMBER AND GM WAS INVESTIGATING IF I QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AFTER 3 DAYS OF GM INVESTIGATING, THEY DECIDED MY VIN NUMBER DOESN'T MATCH WITH THIS RECALL. THEY SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I ARGUES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR 53000 OTHER COBALTS AND SIMILAR MODELS, NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AT ALL, ITS A SAFETY RECALL. THEY SAID THEIR DECISION WAS FINAL, AND I WILL RECEIVE NO FINANCIAL HELP. THE GM RECALL NUMBER IS 090226. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER IS 09V419000. THE MECHANIC DESCRIBED MY CARS PROBLEM EXACTLY HOW THE RECALL READS, AND THE RECALL SAYS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER THIS PART WILL BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. GM ONLY SAID NO TO FREE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF A VIN NUMBER THAT HAS NOT BEEN INPUT INTO THEIR RECALL SYSTEM. *TR

CHEVY COBALT 2006 POWER STEERING FAIL IN MA CAR VERY DANGER, PLEASE MAY INVESTIGATION. BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES IN THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON THE DASHBOARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL VERY MUCH IN ANY DIRECTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A BEEPING SOUND CAME ON AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEARED BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT IMMEDIATELY. I WAS INITIALLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD BUT LUCKILY I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC OR KIDS ON THE STREET. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE POWER STEERING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. AGAIN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THREE BEEPS AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEAR AND THE POWER STEERING GIVES OUT IMMEDIATELY. IF THIS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY COBALT HOPEFULLY IT CAN GET RESOLVED BEFORE THERE IS LOSS OF LIFE OR SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT LTZ, AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHEN, I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, ALSO I HAVE SHAKING AND NOISE, AND I HAD MY GRANDCHILD IN THE CAR, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHICH COULD HAVE HAD A WRECK...THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM, ALSO I HAVE SHAKING AND NOISE, WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD...........PLEASE HELP!! *TR

KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION ON A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2009 THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 COBALT WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IN ONE INSTANCE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED DURING A TURN AND I ALMOST HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. BY THE SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY 2010 THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT TWO TO THREE TIMES A DAY. AS OF THIS WEEK IT ALMOST NEVER WORKS. WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR IN AND PAY $95 TO HAVE THEM ASSES THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOT DONE THAT YET AND BASED ON ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I PROBABLY WILL NOT DO THAT UNTIL CHEVROLET TAKES ACTION TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. NOW THAT IT IS OUT MOST OF THE TIME IT LIMITS HOW FAR I CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS VERY TIRING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER IT FOR LONG PERIODS. *TR

POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. RESTARTING ENGINE WILL RESTORE POWER STEERING FOR A SHORT TIME. THE CAR ALERTS WITH WARNING CHIME SOUND AND A DASHBOARD MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN EVERY FEW MINUTES OR, RARELY, IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT ALL DURING A SHORT TRIP. THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED IN LATE 2009 ON A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE ( LESS THAN 9,300 MILES TO DATE). *TR

I HAD A 2006 COBALT THAT STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS SHORTING AFTER REACHING 36,000 MILES. ONE TIME I WAS TURNING ONTO A ROAD FROM A PARKING LOT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULD BARELY STEER THE CAR INTO THE PROPER LANE AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT AS A CAR IN THE OPPOSITE LANE WAS APPROACHING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH COBALT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SATISFACTORY REPLY FROM CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE, JUDGING FROM MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS, OR AT LEAST REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT ONE COST TO BUYERS. THANK YOU. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" SHOWED ON THE DISPLAY AND THERE WAS A BEEPING NOISE. IMMEDIATELY MY STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT LOCKED ON ME AND I HAD TO PUT FORTH AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO KEEP THE CAR FROM RUNNING INTO ANOTHER CAR NEXT TO ME. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT ONE PER WEEK. IT HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED TO A FEW TIMES EACH DRIVING TRIP, WITH MOST OF THOSE OCCURANCES AT DANGEROUS TIMES (WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN, WHILE CHANGING LANES, WHILE MERGING, WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION). RECENTLY, I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH PEDESTRIANS, INCLUDING A CHILD, WHILE IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. I ALSO HURT MY WRIST WHILE TRYING TO STEER IT WHILE IT "LOCKED." I AM GOING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT UNTIL THEN, I AM NOT DRIVING IT AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE CAR DINGED AND I LOOK DOWN TO SEE THAT IT WAS SAYING THE MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THEN IT WENT AWAY. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS NOTHING UNTIL IT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT TIME I DROVE MY CAR. I THEN WENT AND RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A LOT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM ONE IF THE ONES THAT CAN NOT AFFORD THE PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO DO A RECALL ON THE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON. CAUSED ME TO LOOSE MY STEERING WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING, I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AND I WOULD HAVE IF THEY DID NOT SWERVE TO MISS ME. THE FACT THAT THE POWER STEERING IS NOW ELECTRIC IS COMPLETE '!@#$% IN MY OPINION. I WENT OUT, BOUGHT POWER STEERING LIQUID TO ADD TO IT LIKE A NORMAL CAR AND INSTEAD I FOUND OUT I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED? THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT FOR MY BUSY SCHEDULE AND I EXPECTED MORE OUT OF A GM CAR. *TR

CAR HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO THE RIGHT. ON NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 13, 2009, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN GOING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR. NEXT THING I KNEW I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND WENT UP OVER A CURB AND COULD NOT GET OFF IT OR STEER AWAY FROM IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I WAS ON A SECONDARY ROAD AND ALMOST COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH AN ON COMING VEHICLE. FOR A WHILE YOU COULD TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD ENGAGE, BUT AS OF NOW, I HAVE COMPLETE MALFUNCTION AND HAVE NOT HAD POWER STEERING IN ALMOST 4 MONTH! DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS(900,000) GMAC HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM OR RECALL THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF 800.00 DOLLARS. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO HANDLE AND A DANGER ON THE ROAD. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT JUST ONE YEAR AGO, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE FAILURES IN THE CAR. ANYTIME THAT I BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO IDLE ROUGHLY. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM THEN BRIGHTEN. THEN THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS ALMOST GETTING ME IN WRECKS. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE NOTICED IT IS NOT JUST MY CAR, BUT SO MANY OTHER CHEVY COBALT'S OF DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS. *TR

I HAVE A 06 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF DRIVING. SINCE THE CHEVY COBALT HAS AN ALL ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE SEVERAL CASES WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I FEEL ITS A FACTORY DEFECT. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH YOUR POWER STEERING OUT. I HAD A CLOSE IN COUNTER WITH GETTING IN A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING. *TR

I HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, 1ST MY RADIO WENT OUT, IT JUST WENT OUT AND IT WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN I HELD THE POWER BUTTON DOWN AND THERE WERE ALWAYS THINGS FLASHING ON THE SCREEN, SO AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING MY CAR WOULDN'T START, I WOULD GET IT JUMPED AND THE OTHER PERSON WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO START THEIR CAR TO JUMP MINE IT ONLY TOOK A SECOND. AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE MY BATTERY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY RADIO WAS DRAWING TOO MUCH ENERGY EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND IT WAS CAUSING MY BATTERY TO DIE, SO NOW I HAVE NO RADIO IN MY CAR I HAD TO HAVE IT UNHOOKED. THEN WHILE I WAS STILL DEALING WITH THE BATTERY ISSUE, MY POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT, I THOUGHT THIS WAS SOME HOW RELATED TO MY BATTERY SO WHEN I GOT THAT FIXED I THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER IT DIDN'T. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE CHIME WILL GO OFF AND IT SAYS POWER STEERING AND IT GOES OUT. I WROTE GM A LETTER WITH MY CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS, AND AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP AND BEING TOLD THIS IS NOTHING I DID TO MY CAR, GM REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH MY CAR THEY SAID PARTS WEAR OUT AND I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED MYSELF, I HAVE HAD ESTIMATED DONE IT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT $750.00 FOR A NEW STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,664.

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT GAVE OUT AFTER THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE IT IS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST A SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH THEN FIXED THE PROBLEM. *CN

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE 2 TIMES. *TR

STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ON 2006 CHEVY COBALT. POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY IF IT IS STOPPED RECRANKED IT WILL RESET. ON GOING PROBLEM FOR MYSELF AND LOTS OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS. I HAVE SEARCHED MANY ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND FIX WHAT THEY KNOW IS WRONG. TWO WEBSITES ARE FIXYA.COM AND CHEVY COBALT FORUM, PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE THERE IS DEATH OR INJURIES INVOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEN SHE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TOW THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE;DELIVERY;FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

HI I DRIVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH AROUND 60,000 MILES. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DISPLAY READING "POWER STEERING." SECONDS LATER THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION AND ALMOST RAN OVER SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THIS. I PARKED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER CHECKING THE FUSE BOX AND SEEING NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM I STARTED MY CAR AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. THINKING THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN INTERMITTENT GLITCH I DROVE BACK HOME AND SURE ENOUGH, 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE MESSAGE RE-APPEARED AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT ISSUE AMONG THE MAJORITY OF COBALT OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF I'VE EVER SEEN ONE. HOW MANY CLOSE CALLS IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR GM TO REPAIR THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM? OR IS IT ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE A FEW DEATHS FOR SOMEONE TO OPEN THEIR EYES AND REALIZE THERE'S A SERIOUS ISSUE AT HAND? *TR

MY SONS 2006 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HE WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF START IT BACK AND IT WOULD BE OK AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN OVER AND OVER . WE WENT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED PAYING OUR OWN MONEY. *CN

WHILE DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING CAR POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. THIS MAKES THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CONTROL. FIRST INSTANCE WAS 11/7/09. THIS NOW HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY (2-4) TIMES EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT OR DRIVING 50 MPH. AT THIS TIME NO ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED BUT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER OR MECHANIC YET AS I HAVE READ AND HEARD THAT THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL DONE. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS POWER STEERING FAILURE AND I OWN ONE AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM . MY GUESS IS NO ONE HAS DIED FROM IT , YET . THE STEERING IS ELECTRICAL INSTEAD OF HYDRAULIC . EVERY TIME I GO DOWN THE ROD WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE WARNING BUZZER AND THE DASH LIGHTS UP AND I LOSE ALL STEERING . *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SUFFERED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. THE EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE INCREASED TO WHERE I COULD NOT DO MORE THEN GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE AUTO WAS RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP WITH CAUTION. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. I HAD THE AUTO TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. I HAVE DRIVEN MUCH LARGER AUTOS THAT HAVE HAD POWER STEERING FAILURES AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING WHERE THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED TO GUIDE THE AUTO WAS SO GREAT. IF THIS HAD BEEN SOMEONE WHO WAS LESS EXPERIENCED OR WHO DID NOT POSSESS THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH OF A FULL GROWN ADULT MALE THE SITUATION MAY HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND ON MY WAY FROM THE DEALERS, THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE COMMUNICATION CENTER. I THEN LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE. DOES THE GM COMPANY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND ARE THEY NOW RECALLING AND FIXING THIS PROBLEM? *TR

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THE STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING. ITS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY DASH DISPLAYED A POWER STEERING MESSAGE. THEN THE CAR STARTS TO JUMP AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEN I LOSE POWER STEERING. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (TWICE) THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES AND DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL MY CAR HAD ABOUT 900 MILES OVER THE 60,000 WARRANTY MILES. MY CAR IS A CHEVY COBALT 2006. *TR

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ONLY EVERY NOW AND THEN AND NOW IT IS A CONSTANT THING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP VERY HARD TO TURN. I AM SCARED THAT THE STEERING WILL COMPLETELY FAIL ONE DAY WHILE I HAVE MY 6MNTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR AND WE WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT...PLS HELP ME. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) APRIL 07,10 HELLO, I [XXX], HAVE RECIEVED YOUR LETTER ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL INVOLING MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, WHICH I HEARD A SHAKING NOISES WHEN THE CAR REACH BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE FRONT STEERING COLUM. I TOOK MY 2006-CHEVROLET COBLAT TO JEFFERSON CHEVROLET -NOV. 04, 2009; AND TOLD THE GUY-THAT TEST DROVE THE CAR. I WAITED FROM 8AM-4PM; AND PAID $343.34. IN ADDITION,WHEN I GOTTEN INTO MY 2006 COBLAT THE- SHAKING IN MY STEERING COLUM WAS STILL THERE, SO I MADE AN U-TURN AND WENT BACK TO JEFFERSON CHEVROLET AND ASKED THE GUY THAT TEST MY CAR; I SAID PLEASE COME AND TAKE A RIDE WITH ME, BECAUSE I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DID I SPEND $343.34 FOR. I CALL JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BEFORE I LEFT THEIR, AND SPOKE WITH MR. JERRY AND TOLD HIM EVERY THING, AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING MY CAR BACK ON NOV. 05,2009- WHICH I DID , AND WHEN MR. JERRY AND MYSELF TESTED DROVE, HE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE I DROVE AND HE TOLD ME THAT I STILL HAVE "NOISES IN MY STEERING COLUM". FINALLY, WHEN I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER ON APRIL 07, 2010- ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL, I CALLED MR. JERRY@ JEFFERSON CHEVROLET AND ASKED IF THEY HAD THE PART FOR MY 2006- COBALT; WHICH HE SAID THAT'S NOT WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR. P.S PLEASE HELP ME I KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING IN THE STEERING CLOUM- THAT'S WHAT I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM; I DON'T WANT TO BE HURT OR CAUSE HURT , BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEMS. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK TO STILL MAKE TO MAKE $340.46 CAR PAYMENT / CAR INSURANCE. [XXX] *TR

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ONCE WHILE STEERING I HAD A VERY HARD TIME TURNING AND A CAR WAS COMING FAST ON INCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD AND I SEE TONS OF COMPLAINTS OUT ON THE WEB. WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? IS SOMEONE WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE? THIS IS SO WIDESPREAD, I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING. *TR

FUEL LEAK FROM TOP OF GAS TANK ON 2006 CHEVY COBALT. DRIPPING GAS & LEAVING LINE OF GASOLINE WHEN CAR MOVES. LEAKING WHERE FUEL LINE FROM FUEL FILTER CONNECTS TO FUEL PUMP(SENDING UNIT) WHICH IS ON TOP OF GAS TANK. DRIPPING ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM EXHAUST PIPE. INTERNET SEARCH DISCOVERED OTHER POST WITH SIMILAR LEAKAGE. HOSES ARE FORMED/PRESSED ON CONNECTION. TO REPLACE HOSES & FIX LEAK REQUIRES REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP WITH THE HOSES ALREADY ATTACHED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WOULD DISPLAY ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ONCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE SIX MILES ON A BUSY ROADWAY MY HUSBAND AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD OVER 20 TIMES TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND GIVE THE TIME FOR THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF ONLY TO DRIVE A PIECE FURTHER AND THE INCIDENT TO OCCUR AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, HAVING TO TOW THE VEHICLE HOME. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER AND IT WAS OVER 800 FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SO FAR. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2009 THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DROPPED THE TANK AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP PORT WAS LEAKING, PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE OLD PUMP IS AVAILBLE

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SINCE 2008. STARTING IN 2009 ALL THE WAY UNTIL NOW 2014 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR THAT ARE RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ON NOVEMBER 5, 2014. I GOT MY CAR BACK THE SAME DAY, THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND GAVE ME TWO NEW KEYS. SURPRISE! TWO DAYS LATER ON NOVEMBER 7, 2014 MY CAR AGAIN HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL THAT IT DID BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL FIX. HENCE, CHEVY'S "RECALL IGNITION SWITCH FIX" DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS! MY CAR STILL DOES THE FOLLOWING THINGS EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH FIX THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. WHENEVER IT PLEASES IT WILL LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, LEAVING ME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS!! AS IF THAT ISN'T BAD ENOUGH THERE'S MORE! THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, THE GAUGES ON THE DASH COMPLETELY STOP WORKING PROPERLY THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES HAYWIRE MOVING FROM 0 MPH TO 60 MPH BACK AND FORTH NON-STOP WHEN I'M NOT EVEN ACCELERATING TO THOSE SPEEDS. THE RPM GAUGE DOES THE EXACT SAME THING. THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY,LIKE IT IS HAVING A PROBLEM SHIFTING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE RPM IS BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000. WHEN YOU GO TO BRAKE YOU HAVE TO SLAM THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN BECAUSE YOU LOSE YOUR NORMAL BRAKING POWER THE CAR SKIDS AS YOU'RE BRAKING AND CONTINUES TO JOLT FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. OH AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT LEAVING YOU WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED ABOVE AND YOU CAN'T STEER PROPERLY! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY! THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FIX DOES NOT WORK! THESE CARS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD PERIOD. *TR