2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ALARM ACTIVATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED SHE WOULD FIRST NEED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, AT HER EXPENSE, BEFORE HONORING THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DECLINED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING FIRST FAILED. THE CAR BECAME SLIGHTLY MORE DIFFICULT AT HIGH SPEED AND EXTREMELY TUFF AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED AROUND 50K IN THE MANUAL IT SAYS TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY AROUND COMPLETELY. THIS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE ISSUE UNTIL IT BECAME A DAILY MATTER IN WHICH IT HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST TEN SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS 2 DOOR, AUTO. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON CERTAIN CHEVY COBALTS BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. MY VIN NUMBER IS TOLD NOT TO APPLY YET IS CLEARLY THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE COVERED BY GM. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE--BEGAN OCCASIONALLY, NOW OCCURRING EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE ONE DESCRIBED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. HE WAS ABLE TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION AS DESIGNED ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,600.

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE HAS INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS IN PARKING LOTS AND AT STOP LIGHTS. POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 2009 BUT STILL PROBLEM EXISTS AND DEALER WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE FROM CARS COMPUTER THAT SAYS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS OVERHEATING BUT DEALER SAYS THAT IS NORMAL CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NO HELP AT ALL IN GETTING MY CAR FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE SHE WAS MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ODOMETER READING WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AFTER RESTARTING IT, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WITH NO FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING ISSUES AND SUGGESTS A RECALL. *TGW

2007 CHEVROLET COLBALT. 03/30/10, POWER STEERING WENT OUT SEVEN TIMES IN THIRTY TWO MILES ON MY WAY TO WORK. HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS ON CURVES AND ICY ROADS MANY MORE TIMES. PROBLEM IS CORRECTED TEMPORARILY WHEN VEHICHLE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF (WHILE STILL IN MOTION) THEN TURNED BACK ON AND STARTED. POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NEGOTIATING A CORNER CAUSING ME TO INADVERTANTLY GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND OVER CORRECT WHEN RETURNING TO LANE OF TRAVEL.

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 3 MPH. WHILE TURNING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT TOWARD A CURB. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE STRUTS AND NOT THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE STRUTS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,081. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,312.