2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

WE HAVE NOTICED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, THIS IS INTERMITTENT. OUR DAUGHTER NOW DRIVES THIS CAR AND WE ARE SCARED THAT IT IS GOING TO GO OUT WHEN SHE IS IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

MY CARS PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR NOT OPENING FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE CAR STAYS LOCKED EVEN USING THE KEY FOB, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SWITCH OR KEY. I HAVE TO CRAWL THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE CONSOLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED WHAT I WOULD DO IF THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY CAR OR IN IT. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,967.

MY CHEVY COBALT JUST STALLED IN TRAFFIC AT A DANGEROUS RATE OF SPEED ON STREET APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE SCREEN IN CAR SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED THEN SAID ENGINE DISABLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY UNSAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,439. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A CRACKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,848.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 288,247.

THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 COBALT. PLEASE RESEARCH ANY CAR COMPLAINT WEBSITES ABOUT THIS CERTAIN VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH ALL THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, WHILE IN MOTION, AT ANY TIME AND ANY SPEED, THE DASH LIGHTS STARTS FLASHING AND YOU GET THE MESSAGE POWER STEERING ON MESSAGE CENTER, TC LIGHT COMES ON, LIGHT THAT SHOWS PADLOCK SYMBOL COMES ON, RPM NEEDLE JUMPS UP AND DOWN, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, MOTOR SURGES AND SHAKES, AND YOU HEAR ALL TYPES OF CLICKING SOUNDS BELOW GEAR SHIFTER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING AND CHEVROLET/GM JUST CANNOT SEEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE OR EVEN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE 2005 COBALT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ANY OTHER YEAR OF COBALT HAVING THIS ISSUE. I WILL GIVE YOU BELOW THE LAST DATE THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT THIS HAS WENT ON SINCE WE GOT THE CAR IN 2008. MY DAUGHTER IS IN SCHOOL IN KANSAS CITY, AND THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED QUITE FREQUENTLY LATELY. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART AND HOPE IT DOES NOT ACT UP AGAIN. I JUST WONDER HOW MAY DEATHS HAVE HAPPENED ALREADY BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY GM PRODUCT AND NO ONE KNEW IT WAS BECAUSE OF WHAT THE COBALT DID, LOCKED UP ON ITS DRIVER.

THE POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE CUTS OFF AND THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINS RESTED AT 0 WHEN DRIVING. THE DOORS ALSO LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO DECELERATE ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY SCARY TO DRIVE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEM WITH STEERING HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED BUT I AM STILL HAVING THESE PROBLEMS.