2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

MY CHEVROLET COBALT STARTED TO FAIL WHEN I WAS DRIVING , , I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. ITS GOING TO COST ME 1000 DLLS TO FIX IT I THINK THIS IS TO MUCH. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON. WITH THIS PROBLEM, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS. THIS SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN IM DRIVING . PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO TALK TO CHEVROLET SO THIS CAN BE FIXED. *TR

MY POWER STEERING IS OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES AND IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT GOES AWAY, ONLY TO COME BACK ON A FEW MILES DOWNT HE ROAD. IT NORMALLY OCCURS MOST WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. THE CAR IS BARELY ABLE TO TURN AT ALL. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TWO LITTLE CHILDREN. I WOULD HATE FOR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER WITH THIS MANY PROBLEM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, I THINK THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING SOMEONE CAN DO?? *TR

2007 CHEVY COBALT-ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. IF TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS OVER 80 DEGREES IT WILL FAILURE CONSTANTLY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY (WHEN THE CAR HAS HAD A CHANCE TO COOL OFF OVERNIGHT) THERE IS DOCUMENTATION ALL OVER THE INTERNET STATING THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND EVEN CRASHING DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. CHEVY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART! *TR

LAST YEAR A BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO HAD JUST TURNED 17. THE CAR RODE SMOOTHLY AND I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE OVERALL HANDLING. THIS UNFORTUNATELY ONLY LASTED FOR 9 MONTHS. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 1230AM ON SUNDAY NIGHT ONLY TO CALL ME HYSTERICAL THAT THE STEERING GOT HARD ALL OF A SUDDEN. I TOLD HER TO CALM DOWN AND PULL OVER AND I WOULD BE THERE AS QUICKLY AS I COULD. WELL AFTER EXPLAINING TO AN OFFICER THAT STOPPED ME FOR SPEEDING, THE OFFICER AND I BOTH GOT TO MY DAUGHTER AND SURE ENOUGH, THE POWER STEERING DID FAIL ON HER. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME CAREFULLY, AND EVER SINCE THEN THE STEERING HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I CAN'T UNLOAD THE CAR CAUSE I OWE $9000 ON IT. SO NOW I'M RESEARCHING TO REPLACE WHAT I NEED TO REPLACE ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK. I DO HEAR A CLICK UNDER THE DASH RIGHT WHEN THE STEERING GIVES OUT, SO I'M REPLACING BOTH THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE ASSIST MOTOR. HERE'S HOPING THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM. TO GM, I AM NEVER, EVER BUYING ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE BY YOU AGAIN!! MAY YOU MERCILESSLY GO OUT OF BUSINESS ONCE AND FOR ALL. WE COULD USE ANOTHER DOMESTIC CAR MAKER TO REPLACE YOUR INCOMPETENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STEER IN ONE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING THE WHEEL. IMMEDIATELY, THE SPEED WAS REDUCED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS OUT AND ABOUT RUNNING ERRANDS (AT LEAST 3 TIMES). FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, STOP AND START AGAIN. IT WOULD RUN FINE FOR A SHORT WHILE AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AGAIN. I ALSO EXPERIENCED A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE 7/17/09 WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND IT NOT TURNING. I HAVE RECENTLY SPENT $1,600 PLUS TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. *TR

KEY LOCKED IN TO THE ACC POSITION. HAD TO HIT A BUTTON INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN TO GET KEY RELEASED. (SEE OWNERS MANUAL) DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON A 7-10 BACK ORDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED. THE ROTORS HAD BEEN TURNED TWICE WITHIN 32,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THEIR POLICY TO ONLY TURN THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

OWNER OF 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, THIS CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLDS, A $1400.00 JOB THAT SHOULDN'T BE. *TR

2007 COBALT LT WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT--TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING IT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED POWER STEERING AND 2 SECONDS LATER THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING--FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT SO I PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF AND WENT INSIDE TO COMPLETE MY BUSINESS (INCLUDING BUYING SOME POWER STEERING FLUID-WHAT A WASTE F MONEY THAT WAS) WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN IT WAS FINE AND IT DROVE JUST FINE --VERY LIMITED USE THOUGH. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED 8 DAYS LATER. SO I TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR ROUTING MAINTENANCE AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY SAID THE ELECTRIC STEERING WAS BAD AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN FOR $800 (THIS DID NOT INCLUDE THE $100 THEY CHARGED TO TELL ME THIS) PER A BULLETIN PUT OUT BY CHEVROLET. I TOOK THE CAR AND CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT IT. IN THE MEAN TIME MY NINETEEN YEAR OLD NICE BORROWED THE CAR AND IT HAPPENED TO HER AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR--LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 76 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND FORTUNATELY IT HAS NOT HAPPENED TO HER BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT. SO BASICALLY SHE HAS A CAR RIGHT NOW THAT SHE CAN NOT USE. *TR