2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

CAR: CHEVY COBALT 2007 - POWER STEERING POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. RESTARTING THE CAR TEMPORARILY FIXES THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,326.

I AM THE NOT SO PROUD OWNER OF A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE ALREADY HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE ISSUE IS HUGE!!!! I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM MYSELF, BUT KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE AND AS I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE. SOME HAVE GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS, OTHERS WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET CHEVY TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL? WILL IT TAKE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE? HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE TO HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF. DRIVING THE CHEVY COBALT IS LIKE DRIVING A TIME BOMB......JUST WAITING FOR ANYTHING TO FREEZE UP AND MAKE DRIVING A NIGHTMARE. PLEASE GET WITH CHEVY AND ISSUE A RECALL. I REALLY HOPE SOMETHING GETS DOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SOON. THERE ARE MANY, MANY NEW, INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS CAR. LET'S SAVE THOSE YOUNG LIVES, AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE WHO DRIVES THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT STEERING AND THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $800.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE TO RESUME OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,692. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 01/12/10 *BF UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

MY CHEVY COBALT 2007 BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS FINE , BUT IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY SINCE IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. A TRUCK REAR-ENDED HER VEHICLE , WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRS BAG DEPLOYED. ANOTHER OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

CHEVY COBALT - 2006... WHILE DRIVING CAR THE STEERING GOES OUT. CAR WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT... SIMPLY FREEZES UP. I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. MY COMPANY IS A MOLLY MAID FRANCHISE. I HAVE 15 CARS FOR WORK. I OWN 5 CHEVY COBALTS, YEARS 2006 AND 2007.... THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH 3 OUT OF 5 VEHICLES SO FAR! WHEN I CALL CHEVROLET THEY TELL ME IT IS NOT A DEFECT, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS - AND VERY DANGEROUS!! *TR

MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WAS RUNNING NORMALLY, THEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I BARELY MISSED A TELEPHONE POLE AS THE CAR WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I WAS BY GM TO WAIT UNTIL THE PROBLEM DUPLICATES ITSELF AND LIGHTS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SO THEY KNOW WHAT TO DIAGNOSE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN WILL LOCK. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE , THE FAILURE WILL REOCCUR. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44639.