2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

EVENT: JUST DRIVING ALONE LOOK DOWN AT THE MESSAGE BOARD AND IT SAYS POWERSTEERING FAILURE, AND JUST LIKE THAT THE POWERSTEERING WAS GONE. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON WHICH WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 MIN AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT POWERSTEERING AND THE WAY THE PROBLEM OCCURS COULD EASILY CAUSE A ACCIDENT I WOULD THINK AFTER ONLY 39,000 MILE THAT PART WOULD NOT BE WORN OUT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION. JUST DRIVING ON ALERT HOPING SOMEONE WILL TAKE NOTICE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

STEERING SHAKES ALOT ON ROUGH ROADS AND SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BREAK. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER A DOZEN TIMES. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE BROUGHT IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE I-SHAFT WE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS YET BECAUSE WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A FOR SURE ANSWER WHAT IT IS. MY FUTURE MOTHER IN LAW HAS A SIMILAR CAR BUT DIFFERENT YEAR AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STARTED OF THE SHAKING BOTH CARS HAD 32000 MILES ON THEM. SINCE THE START BOTH CARS HAS REPLACED STRUTS, CONTROL ARM AND TIE RODS. AND WE ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS SHAKING? *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE CAR IN USE. HAPPENED 1ST TIME, THEN 2 WEEKS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW(3 WEEKS AFTER 1ST INCIDENT) HAPPENS DAILY, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING FIXES THE PROBLEM. TAKING THE CAR INTO CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON FRIDAY. NOW NOT DRIVING THE CAR IN CASE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES COULD HAPPEN. *TR

MY DAUGHTER'S CHEVROLET COBALT 2007 CAR'S POWER STEERING TURNS-OFF WHILE DRIVING AND MAKES IT A HAZARD DURING DRIVING, ESPECIALLY FOR WEAKER INDIVIDUALS. THE STIFFNESS IN STEERING MAKES IT SEEM THAT IT IS LOCKED. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT EVEN EARLIER MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. CHEVROLET ENGINEERED MAKING POWER STEERING POWERED ELECTRONICALLY VICE HYDRAULICS AND FLUIDS AS WITH MOST VEHICLES. AND NOW, WE FIND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FROM CHEVROLET AND TO REPAIR IT WILL COST ABOUT $2K. ABOUT 1/8 THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. IF WERE DOING THE SAME TO A COMPANY LIKE TOYOTA, THEN WE SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT THE CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR

MY STEPBROTHER HAD TWO CHEVY COBALTS. THE FIRST ONE HE WRECKED ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHERE HE SKIDDED ON GRAVEL, HIS CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. FORTUNATELY, HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. HE REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER COBALT. IN JANUARY 2009 HE HAD ANOTHER WRECK, SINGLE CAR. HIS CAR HIT A POLE AND IMMEDIATELY BROKE OUT IN FLAMES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR MY FAMILY HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT, HE COULDN'T GET HIS SEAT BELT UNDONE AND THE FLAMES WERE MELTING THE INTERIOR CAUSING CAUSTIC FLAMES. THE POLICEMAN BROKE OUT THE BACK WINDOW TO GET HIM OUT AND THE POLICEMAN WAS HOSPITALIZED FROM SMOKE INHALATION MY BROTHER DIDN'T MAKE IT, HE DIED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. I WROTE TO CHEVROLET WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH ROUGHLY 45,000 MILES. JUST RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE STEERING WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO STEER AND THE "POWER STEERING FAILURE" NOTIFICATION BEEPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN AND FELT THE WHEEL "POP". THE OTHER 2 TIMES I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE WHEEL TURNED AT ALL. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM BUT SAY THAT THEIR CHEVROLET DEALERS DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. THE 2007 COBALT HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITHOUT THE STANDARD HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND NO POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60+ MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CANNOT STEER MY CAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THIS SEEMS TO RESET THE COMPUTER THAT RUNS THE POWER STEERING AND IT WILL RESUME WORKING ONCE I RESTART THE CAR. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING FAILURE. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN WEATHER/CAR IS WARM, PARTICULARLY WHEN WEATHER IS OVER 75 OR 80. MOST OFTEN WHEN CAR IS WARM, LIKE DURING LONG TRIPS OR WHEN DRIVING MANY PLACES IN ONE DAY (ERRANDS). I HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 5 OCCURRENCES ON DAYS I AM RUNNING MANY ERRANDS. THE DASHBOARD WARNING DINGS AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NORMALLY, YOU CAN STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A WHILE. ONCE CRASHED INTO MY OWN CARPORT POLE, ONCE RAN OVER A CURB. NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THERE WAS NO SERIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE, ONLY A BENT SUPPORT POLE ON MY OWN CARPORT, BUT I WAS LUCKY I WAS GOING EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT THIS HAPPENS AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN/SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2000. I AM UNABLE TO FIX THIS DUE TO THE HIGH COST. THIS CAR IS A 2007 WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES. SHOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURES. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT COMES BACK ON AFTER I RESTART THE CAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS THEY WERE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 4 MONTHS. I FEEL UNSAFE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR HER. GOODWRENCH HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. I NEED HELP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG. *TR

2007 COBALT, THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT AT ANY SPEED. IT MAKE THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY COBALT NEW. AT ABOUT 8,000 MILES, I NOTICED AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN I TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD MAKE A NOISE AND JERKY MOTION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER ONLY 300 MORE MILES. *TR