2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH HE LOST POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF PARKING SPACE , SHE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AFTER THE INSPECTION THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

BEGINNING ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING. IT WILL ARBITRARILY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE SCREEN ON THE DASH BOARD WILL FLASH "POWER STEERING". I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND UPON RESTART THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY REAL SAFETY ISSUES, BUT THIS WILL CAUSE A SEVERE ISSUE ONE OF THESE DAYS WHILE I AM ON THE ROADS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, GIVE OR TAKE A YEAR. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE ASAP BEFORE IT CAUSES SERIOUS INJURIES TO DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS.. *TR

ON DECEMBER 08, 2009, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS ACTIVATED ON THE DASH DISPLAY PANEL FOLLOWED BY THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND TO A CONVENIENCE STORE TO CHECK THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS NO PLACE TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID I DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING IS REALLY POWER ASSISTED MECHANICALLY ASSISTED AND THEY PROBLEM WENT AWAY BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURS ONCE ON THE HWY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BY GM BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED. *TR

I BOUGHT A '07 BRAND NEW CHEVY COBALT. WHEN MY ODOMETER WAS AROUND 60,000 MILES, I MADE A LEFT TURN AND LOST MY POWER STEERING. PRETTY MUCH WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF BEGINNING DRIVING, EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO CORRECT ITSELF. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED BY ANY FORM OF WARRANTY BECAUSE ONE WAS FACTORY( UP TO 36,000 MILES) AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT ALL. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND SHE LOST THE POWER STEERING - SHE LOST CONTROL AND MOVED INTO OTHER LANES AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WORDS POWER STEERING FLASHES ON THE SCREEN UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER, AND MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. BUT THE PROBLEM OF THE POWER STEERING SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN HAPPENS REGULARLY AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ON SO THAT THE POWER STEERING COULD RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR UNTIL THE CONTACT REACHED HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY FOR TWO DAYS. THE DEALER AGREED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEMS AND ADVISE THEM ACCORDINGLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BUT NOT SURE IF THEY WILL HONOR IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,175. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB