2010 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMALLY UNTIL LATER RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,145.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

VEHICLE PURCHASED 12/19/13 FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH CLEAN CARFAX. 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND SLID OFF ROAD. VEHICLE ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN AFTER STRIKING TREE APPROXIMATELY 15 FT INTO RAVINE. DAUGHTER SUSTAINED IMMEDIATE HEAD INJURY CAUSING HER TO BLACK OUT SO SHE IS NOT ABLE TO TELL IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH STEERING, ETC. ALSO SUSTAINED BROKEN COLLARBONE AS SEATBELT KEPT HER FROM FALLING OUT OF CAR. REAR HALF OF ROOF WAS CRUSHED INTO REAR SEAT HEADRESTS. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! UPON HEARING ABOUT GM'S RECALL ISSUES AND PENDING INVESTIGATION ON NEWS ON 3/13/14, NOTIFIED OUR INSURANCE AND ASKED THEM TO REEXAMINE VEHICLE BASED UPON CRITERIA MENTIONED IN RECALL ISSUES. INSURANCE STATED THIS WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED WITH GM AS WELL. POLICE REPORT ON FILE AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

VEHICLE STEERING TIGHTEN UP. CHECK UNDER HOOD FOR POWER STEERING STICK CHECK INFO CENTER INDICATED PWR STEERING PULLED OVER LET A MECHANIC CHK N GOOGLE ISSUE N FOUGHT THT IT WAS A RECALL CALLED CLASSIC CHEVROLET GAVE MY VIN SAID NO RECALLS CLKED GE MOTOR CORPORATE OFFICE WHO THEN GAVE ME CHEVROLET CSRV NBR SPW REP WHO CHK AND SAID STILL NO RECALL WAS FOUND REP THEN SUGGEST TO HAVE VEHICLE PLACE ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE UNDER MY PWRTRAIN I HAD RDSIDE ASSIST STILL HAVE TO ME HOWEVER SHE SAID DEPENDING ON THE RESULT FRM DIAGNOSTIC I MY HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. WELL SERVICE REP CLL TOLD ME IT WAS POWER STEERING MODULE IS OUT. ITS ELECTRIC PWERSTEERING IT COST $ 362. TO BE FIX. NO CHOICE CAR WAS PICKED UP AT A STRANDED LOCATION WITH THE COVERED ROADSIDE ASSISTANT. RECEIVED MY CAR BCK ON DAY 2 YET I STILL PAID OUT OF POCKET THT CLEARLY IDENTIFY AS A RECLL N ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH OR WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HVE BEEN CHARGED AND WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE HANDLE PROMPTLY. 2010 CHEVY COBALT CUSTOMER. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS MY COBALT JUST SHUT OFF, ONCE SITTING IN TRAFFIC THE OTHER WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, I HAVE ALSO GOT SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS BLINKING RANDOM DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME. DEALER IS TELLING ME MY CAR ISN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL, HOW CAN THIS BE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS OF TIMES WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AS 30,000.

PULLED INTO OUR DEVELOPMENT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE. CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. MADE IT HOME A TURNED CAR OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. ONCE WE STARTED THE CAR WE MADE IT TO THE DEALER WITH NO INCIDENT. CHEVY IS NOW TELLING US WE NEED A NEW POWER STEERING MOTOR $392 AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE COBALT WHICH I FIND VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. THERE ARE TONS OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS SITE AND IN NEWS REPORTS ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GOOGLE IT. *TR

CHEVY COBALT 2010 LESS THAN 40,000 MILES . TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNS BACK ON AGAIN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. NO PATTERN OR EXPLANATION TO WHEN IT GOES OFF. HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONTINUALLY SINCE INITIAL DATE BUT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVY COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND THE "ENGINE REDUCE POWER" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DEFECT WOULD RECUR AT ANY SPEED TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,649.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED DETACHING THE WIRING IF THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57742. UPDATED 4/22/14*CN UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED THE CAR STARTED LUNGING FORWARD. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT HAPPENS OFTEN. IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE SITTING THERE PUMPING THE BRAKES WHEN YOU ARE NOT AND HAVE PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR

CAR LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED, TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON, STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. LATER THAT DAY WHILE DRIVING, CAR LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. *TR

MY SISTER BORROWED MY 2010 CHEVY COBALT IN JANUARY TO TAKE MY COUSIN FOR HIS DRIVERS LICENSE. WHILE PRACTICE DRIVING BEFORE HIS TEST THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND HE NEARLY HIT A TREE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. I NOW FIND THERE IS A MAJOR RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2010 CHEVY COBALT BUT I'M TOLD MY CAR IS NOT BEING RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. COINCIDENCE OR ARE THEY NOT CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM ON ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES? IF MY COUSIN CRASHED THE CAR THAT DAY AND SOMEONE WAS INJURED, CHEVROLET WOULD BE IN LITIGATION WITH ME OVER THIS ISSUE RIGHT NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR'S POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS NOT FUNCTIONING ANYMORE. IT BECAME HARD TO TURN AND TOOK MORE EFFORT TO TURN IT. *TR

NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WAS NOT STABLE SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY GOING AROUND CORNERS. THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE TIRES OR FRONT END. IT IS IN THE STEERING. WHETHER I GO SLOW AROUND TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY IT TIGHTENS UP SOMETIMES OR SEEMS LOOSE. *TR

VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY RESULTING IN CRASH ON BANK OF ROADWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH MY POWER STEERING LIGHT INDICATOR APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD AND THEN SUDDENLY IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER MY WHEEL. AFTER IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES I DECIDED TO CALL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO ASK IF MY PARTICULAR CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED AND HE SAID THAT THE CHEVROLET COBALT 2010 WAS NOT RECALLED. AS OF 02/22/14 ITS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY AND I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SHUT OFF THE CAR AND START IT AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

LIQUID WAS COMING OUT OF THE AIR BAG CAP AND NOW THE AIR BAG ALARM IS CONSTANTLY GOING OFF. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. CAR WILL NOT CUT OFF WITHOUT CHOKING THE MOTOR WITH THE CLUTCH. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS OCCURRING ON VARIOUS DIFFERENT FORUMS. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED (25 MPH) THROUGH AN "S" CURVE I ENTERED THE FIRST PORTION OF THE CURVE AND THE COBALT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING ENTERING INTO THE SECOND PORTION OF THE "S" CURVE SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. AN ALARM BELL CHIMED AND THE MESSAGE BOARD DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE. I WAS ABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC USING EXTRA FORCE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS A RECALL # 82540 BUT IT APPEARS THE RECALL STOPPED BY 10,000 UNITS SHORT OF MY VIN #. SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL, BUT IT APPEARS THE RECALL DIDN'T RECALL ENOUGH VEHICLES? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER WAS HOSPITALIZED AND SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. THE DRIVER AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 40,000.

TL*T HE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF UPDATED 08/19/2014 *JS

I HIT A POLE AT 10 MPH TOTALLING THE FRONT END THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED WHICH IS WHY THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT THE SLIGHTEST TURN OF THE WHEEL THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I DID FIND THE RECALL ONLINE & WHEN I CALLED GM THEY STATED IT WAS ALREADY FIXED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2011 SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS FIXED. I DID TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE STATED IT WAS PREVIOUSLY FIXED AND IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF 860.00 TO FIX IT, BUT IF IT WAS FIXED IS THIS STILL AN ISSUE THAT WILL CONTINUE OR WAS IT SUPPOSED TO COMPLETELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE TO ME HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY (20,000 MILES) CONTACTED CHEVROLET WHO SAYS PART ALREADY REPLACED UNDER RECALL (APRIL 2010). THIS PART HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME! MANUFACTURER OF THIS EXACT PART HAS HAD RECALLS WITH TOYOTA (2012) AS WELL. CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA AND FORCE A SECOND RECALL UNTIL DESIGN FLAW IS RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT HEADING WEST ON BELL RD. AND 43RD AVE IN PHOENIX ARIZONA. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THEN OUT OF NO WHERE I WAS HIT ALMOST HEAD ON BY A 1993 BUICK CAUSING ME HEAD TO HIT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AND NO AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED TO PREVENT MY HEAD FROM HITTING THE GLASS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL. AT THIS TIME IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND TURN THE WHEEL, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOUSE, BUT MOVED EXTREMELY SLOW DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER ISSUES, NOT RELATED TO THIS AND THOUGHT THEY MIGHT HAVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A RECALL, IF THERE WAS ONE BUT THEY DID NOT AND THEIR SYSTEM IS DOWN TO CHECK THAT NOW. *TR

ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3,2013 MY SON WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM THE JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY TRAVELING EAST ON VIRGINIA ROUTE 66 HEADING TOWARDS THE CAPITAL BELTWAY (495). AT MILE POST 26 ON ROUTE 66 HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN THE FAST LANE. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT (APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH) THE CAR MOVED INTO THE MEDIAN WHERE THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES SMASHING THE FRONT BUMPER AREA, THE HOOD AND CRUSHED THE ROOF (BLOWING OUT ALL WINDOWS).LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE ON THE WEST BOUND SIDE OF THE DIVIDED MEDIAN. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.THE CAR ENDED UP ON ITS ROOF. AN AMBULANCE AND POLICE BOTH ARRIVED AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE STOPPED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MEDIAN. THE PASSENGER HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE PASSENGER WINDOW. THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS REMOVED BY EMT PERSONAL AND FLOWN TO A TRAUMA CENTER. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THEY BOTH SURVIVED WITH INJURIES.WE HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR SHOWING THE DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

THE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING IT STARTED IN SUMMER 2012, THE LAST PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING IT WAS LAST WEEK. I LEFT MY CAR IN A PARKING, THAN WHEN I WANTED TO START IT THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT, I COULD NOT ROTATE THE WHEEL I COULD NOT DO NOTHING, I TRIED MANY TIMES BUT DID NOT WORK, THEN I STOPPED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 20 MIN., IN FINALLY IT STARTED BUT THE WHEEL WAS ROTATING VERY HARD. EVEN UNTIL NOW I HAVE SAME PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO PULL THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, I DO NOT WANT TO ENDANGER MY LIFE OR MY FAMILY........ I PAID MONEY FOR THIS CAR BUT SELLER DO NOT GUARANTEES THE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE MY PROBLEM. THANK YOU A LOT!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED THE CAR LOST STEERING POWER. WE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING STRAIGHT. IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE OFTEN TIMES DRIVE VERY WINDY ROADS THAT OVERLOOK THE OCEAN. JUST LAST WEEKEND WE WERE HEADED TO STINSON BEACH WITH A 10 - WEEK - OLD IN THE CAR. THE ROAD LEADING TO STINSON BEACH IS VERY CURVY WITH SHARP TURNS AND STEEP DROPS. ACCORDING TO CHEVY THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR POWER STEERING ON 2010 CHEVY COBALTS, BUT APPARENTLY OUR MODEL IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE RECALL. VERY FRUSTRATED, CONCERNED CUSTOMER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,994.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

ELEC STEERING WENT OUT , ALMOST CHANGED , DEALER SAID NO RECALL , READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE , A LOT OF COBALT A WITH SAME PROBLEM . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE FORCED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING OUT WARNING MESSAGE ALSO DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING CAR TO WORK WHEN A CHIME WENT OFF AND A POWER STEERING WARNING WAS SHOWN ON DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. HE HAD NO POWER STEERING AFTER THIS. AFTER THIS EVENT I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. HOW IS IT THAT THERE IS A RECALL OF THIS SAME EVENT AND MY CAR IS NOT COVERED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IT BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

AS IM DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON MY DASH BOARD AND I LOSE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG IN MY COBALT, SUDDENLY,WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE POWER DROPPED OFF AND THE VEHICLE BASICALLY CAME TO A STOP IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THIS, (AFFECTING POWER STEERING, SPEED, CONTROL AND STABILITY),BUT, .. MOST IMPORTANTLY !!, .. SEVERELY THREATENED THE SAFETY OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY..(.. I WAS TURNING LEFT, SAFELY SPACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE 1ST TIME..).!! VERY SCARY WHEN CARS ARE BLASTING TOWARD YOU AND THE CAR WON'T RESPOND AS IT SHOULD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY MORE TIMES SINCE THAT FIRST ENCOUNTER AND AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, IT WILL PUT YOU IN VERY HAZARDOUS, UNSAFE, DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATIONS..!!!! NICE ENGINEERING JOB GM ...!!! (WHERE'S THE COMMON SENSE OR FORETHOUGHT..??) *TR