2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPS WORKING. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED 4 TIMES BUT IT IS VERY SCARY ALMOST RESULTING IN 1 ACCIDENT. I REFUSE TO PAY THE MONEY THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR WHEN IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. ALSO I WOULD HATE FOR GM TO PUT THE SAME TYPE OF PART IN INSTEAD OF A SAFER UPDATED ONE. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. SAYING THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DEATHS IS NOT A VALID DEFENSE. JUST THINK ABOUT TURNING RIGHT FROM A SIDE STREET ONTO A BUSY ROAD AND YOUR STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT. YOU RUN ALMOST HEAD ON INTO A MINIVAN WITH A MOTHER DRIVING 4 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. THE MINIVAN BOUNCES OFF OF YOUR CAR AND THEN OFF OF A GUARD RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE ON THE ROAD. THE MINIVAN FLIPS ON ITS SIDE KILLING TWO OF THE CHILDREN AND SERIOUSLY INJURING THE MOTHER. IS THIS AN ACCEPTABLE LOSS AS LONG AS GM DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT ANY MONEY FOR A RECALL? AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THE PEOPLE AT GM WHO ARE SAYING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS NOT A PROBLEM WOULD BE GUILTY OF MURDER IF THEY MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO NOT FIX AN UNSAFE CONDITION. JUST A SHORT STORY AND JUST MY OPINION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN LIGHT RAIN CONDITIONS, SHE HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND SCREECHING SOUND. IMMEDIATLEY AFTERWARD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO HER STEERING. SHE THEN TAPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS NOW PROCEEDING BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED UP A NEARBY GRASSY HILL, TURNING OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE FRONT WARD. THE BRAKES AND STEERING STILL WOULD NOT RESPOND TO DRIVER INITIATION. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED BACK DOWN THE GRASSY HILL AND BACK TOWARD TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONCE BACK ONTO THE CEMENT PAVEMENT. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS TOTALLY COLLAPSED OUTWARD AND THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE RACK AND PINION FAILED, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. THEY STATED SHE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN THE HIGHWAY TO HAVE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS SURE SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD AND THE FAILURE WAS UNEXPECTED AND UNEXPLAINED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

AROUND 46,000 MILES ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING TO A DIFFERENT TOWN, WHEN GOING TO TURN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I FILED A COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET BUT SOMEONE TOLD ME TO DO IT HERE TOO. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT I HAD POWER STEERING FOR A FEW MILES BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE APPROX 135 MILES BEFORE IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GARAGE ON 2-1-2010 AND THEY REPLACED MY POWER STEERING MOTOR AT A COST OF $390.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SENSOR SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY STOP WORKING MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46000.

I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS. ON MORE THEN 10 OCCASIONS, I'VE HAD MY CAR IN REVERSE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT OR OPERATING MY CAR AT LOW SPEED WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I WILL GET A MESSAGE IN THE MESSAGE CENTER THAT SAYS CHECK POWERING STEERING, AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT ON THE VEHICLE MAKING IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, I MUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, IT THEN OPERATES AS NORMAL. *TR

I KNEW EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 29,000 MILES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. DURING A DRIVING TEST, MY DAUGHTER COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. THE MOTOR OVERHEATED. WE TOOK IT TO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS MADE AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BUT THAT I SHOULD COMPLAIN TO CHEVY. ONE DAY IN NOVEMBER 2009, IT OVERHEATED AND I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL WHICH CAUSED ME TO RUN UP A CURB. MY TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. IT COST ME 50.00 FOR THE TOW AND AROUND 200.00 FOR A NEW TIRE, WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND LABOR. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS A BAD DESIGN, THAT THEY SHOULD'VE REMOVED THE MOTOR AND REPLACED IT WITH A TRADITIONAL PUMP. HE SAID THAT WILL BE THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT OVERHEATS DAILY AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER-ESPECIALLY FOR A SMALL FEMALE. CHEVY SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE MOTORS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

MY CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THE COBALT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME $60.00 JUST TO LOOK AT MY CAR. I WAS ALSO QUOTED $900.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE CORRECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO SAFETY. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,000. *TR