2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR BEEPS TWICE AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON MY DASH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. I NEED TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO REGAIN STEERING. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS WAS IN OCTOBER 2009. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED WITH COBALTS. THE PROBLEM WAS FAIRLY INCONSISTENT UNTIL THE PAST MONTH, IT NOW HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I FIND IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON TO REGAIN STEERING. USUALLY THE STEERING GOES OUT ABOUT EVERY TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT (BACK) OF MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT WHEN MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE REAR END IN A RELATIVELY MINOR WRECK. IT ALSO 'CLICKS' BACK (WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING) AFTER THE SEAT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ALLOW ENTRY INTO THE BACK SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND REPLACED THE SEAT BELT SENSOR. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRING IN THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG COIL WHICH WERE REPAIRED. THREE MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I WAS GOING TO PARK SO I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL, BUT IT DID NOT TURN IT CONTINUED STRAIGHT. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. IT ONLY OCCURRED THAT ONE TIME. I DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER OFF IF I HAD TO WHICH COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A BEEPING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STUCK. SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER SHE WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HER SAFETY AND ONCE THE POWER STEERING FAILED, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN WHEN USING EXTREME BODILY FORCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPAIR TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

LOUD RATTLE FROM FRONT END, THUMPS WHEN HITTING ANY BUMPS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL. RATTLE/VIBRATE NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE WHEN TRAVELING 40+ MPH. CAR WANDERS. THUMPING AND HESITATING WHEN BRAKING. *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, OUT OF NO WHERE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IT HAPPENS VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN... AS A RESULT THE CAR MUST BE SLOWED DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSSIBLE ,PULLED OVER PUT IN PARK,, RESTARTED. AND THEN START ON MISSION AGAIN!!! NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AS IT HAS STARTED AS OF THE RECENT.. WE CALLED CHEVY , THEY HAVE NO RECALLS , I AM SURE IT IS SOMTHING THAT WE CAN NOT AFFORD. *TR

THE GEAR SHIFT IS LOOSE AND WILL NOT ALWAYS DISENGAGE THE KEY LOCK. THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR PANEL FLASH OFF AND ON. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THIS ONCE BEFORE AND IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF GOING OUT AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE UNTIL I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AT ALL. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO MOVE THE GEAR AROUND UNTIL IT MAKES A CONNECTION AND THEN IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN 2008. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. CONSUMER STATES WIPERS SKIP AND RUB AND DO NOT REMOVE ALL THE WATER. *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRONG ARM BUSHING ROD BROKE TWICE AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR A RECALL THAT THE ARM BROKE ON BOTH SIDES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/01/10 *BF THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING SEPARATED AND WERE LAYING ON THE FRAME. UPDATED 08/18/10