2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. 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 EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY BUT WAS NOW HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT ON 1/31/10, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO DRIVE WITH POWER STEERING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, CHECKED BELTS AND FLUID, ALL WERE FINE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES THAT DAY. ON 2/2 /10, WHILE DRIVING, AGAIN THE SAME LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF THE CAR, WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN THE PROBLEM CLEARED ITSELF. I HAVE MADE AN APPT. WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. OF BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET IN ROCHESTER, NY FOR REPAIRS ON 2/4/10. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT SS COUPE DOWN U.S. HIGHWAY 84 IN HINESVILLE, GEORGIA WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE HUD IN THE CAR THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME CAREFULLY AS IT WAS WITHIN HALF A MILE OF MY RESIDENCE AND TURNED IT OFF. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I TURNED IT ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS MYSTERIOUSLY GONE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD TO THE STORE AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND HAVE YET TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION AND ASKED FOR AN ESTIMATED PRICE ON REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AND THAT ALL I COULD DO WAS HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS SCAN. AS OF YET, I HAVE DECLINED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AS I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED MANY ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM CURRENTLY HAVING. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2007 COBALT BACK TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES. ONE OF WHICH WAS FOR STRUT MOUNTS, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, SWAY BAR LINKS, ALOT WATER COMING IN THROUGH THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT. THOSE WERE REPLACED AND VERY BAD AT 48K MILES THEY TOLD ME IT HAD REACHED THE DANGEROUS LEVEL AND THAT THEY'RE GLAD I BROUGHT IT BACK BEFORE SOMEBODY GOT HURT. ALSO THE AC SMELLED TERRIBLE AT 12K MILES, IT WAS IN THE DEALER 7 TIMES FOR THAT TERRIBLE SMELL. THE LAST OF WHICH TOOK THEM A WEEK TO PUT IN AN EVAPORATOR WHICH ONLY CURED THE ISSUE FOR 3 WEEKS. IT STILL SMELLS AWFUL WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING. AS FAR AS THE CAR'S SUSPENSION, SINCE DECEMBER IT HAS BEEN VERY HARD TO MANAGE THE CAR ON THE ROAD. ITS ALL OVER THE PLACE, I'VE ALMOST SIDE SWIPED A FEW SEMI'S AND I CROSS INTO OTHER LANES ALMOST EVERY DAY I DRIVE IT. ITS VERY HARD TO HANDLE. ITS IS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THE CAR GO STRAIGHT, ITS ALWAYS DRIFTING ALL OVER THE ROAD NOW. *TR

POWER STEERING 2007 CHEVY COBALT (25,000 MILES) STEERING CAR BECOMES MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT. *TR

ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, THE (ELECTRIC) POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED TWICE IN TWO DAYS. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT "POWER STEERING" CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. BOTH TIMES WERE AT LOW ROAD SPEED, IN COLD OHIO FEBRUARY WEATHER. MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING BOTH TIMES; IT IS HER CAR TO DRIVE. THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 6 MILES AND WAS APPROACHING OUR DRIVEWAY. SHE HIT A CURB WHEN THE STEERING FAILED WHILE SHE WAS TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN SHE TURNED THE CAR'S ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE STEERING AND WARNING LIGHTS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE SECOND TIME WAS 24 HOURS LATER WHEN SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. AGAIN, TURNING OFF THE CAR AND STARTING IT AGAIN MADE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY DAUGHTER'S AND OTHER'S SAFETY IF THE POWER STEERING WERE TO FAIL AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

MY 07 CHEVROLET COBALT 4 DOOR AUTOMATIC HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING SEEM LIKE IT DOES NOT WORK. IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. TWICE MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN MAKING A TURN AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER AND SHE ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. IS G.M. AWARE OF THIS???? VERY VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

MY GRANDFATHER AND I EACH BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD THEM THEY SEEM TO JUST BE FALLING APART AROUND US. MY NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE POWER STEERING. IT KEEPS GOING OUT AND IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND KEEP UNDER CONTROL IF IT GOES OUT WHEN IM DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. IT NEVER REALLY BOTHERED ME UNTIL TODAY BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING DOWN FM 1406 AND THERE WAS A DOG IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I TRIED MANEUVERING AROUND THE ANIMAL BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO, WHEN I TRIED TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE DOG I COULD BARELY MOVE THE WHEEL. I KILLED THE DOG. MY NUMBER ONE CONCERN IS THAT DOG COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A CHILD OR A GROWN UP SIMPLY WANTING TO CROSS THE STREET. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE AND I KNOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE DON'T EITHER BUT WHAT CHOICE DO WE HAVE, WE CANT GO ON WITH OUR DAILY ROUTINES WITH OUT THESE COBALTS WE ARE ALL SO HEAVILY "RELYING" ON. BASICALLY WERE !@#$% IF WE DO AND !@#$% IF WE DON'T. BOTH POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE CARS, MINE A FEW MONTHS AFTER MY GRANDFATHERS. WHAT'S FUNNY IS THAT WE BOTH BOUGHT THE VEHICLES ON THE SAME DAY AND BOTH CARS POWER STEERING WENT OUT....WOW THAT'S REALLY LAME. *TR

STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GOES OUT VERY OFTEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING MOTOR WAS ALSO REPLACED. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 47,000.