2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

CAR LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED, TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON, STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. LATER THAT DAY WHILE DRIVING, CAR LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR'S POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS NOT FUNCTIONING ANYMORE. IT BECAME HARD TO TURN AND TOOK MORE EFFORT TO TURN IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY (20,000 MILES) CONTACTED CHEVROLET WHO SAYS PART ALREADY REPLACED UNDER RECALL (APRIL 2010). THIS PART HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME! MANUFACTURER OF THIS EXACT PART HAS HAD RECALLS WITH TOYOTA (2012) AS WELL. CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA AND FORCE A SECOND RECALL UNTIL DESIGN FLAW IS RESOLVED. *TR

LIQUID WAS COMING OUT OF THE AIR BAG CAP AND NOW THE AIR BAG ALARM IS CONSTANTLY GOING OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED (25 MPH) THROUGH AN "S" CURVE I ENTERED THE FIRST PORTION OF THE CURVE AND THE COBALT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING ENTERING INTO THE SECOND PORTION OF THE "S" CURVE SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. AN ALARM BELL CHIMED AND THE MESSAGE BOARD DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE. I WAS ABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC USING EXTRA FORCE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS A RECALL # 82540 BUT IT APPEARS THE RECALL STOPPED BY 10,000 UNITS SHORT OF MY VIN #. SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL, BUT IT APPEARS THE RECALL DIDN'T RECALL ENOUGH VEHICLES? *TR

IGNITION SWITCH STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. CAR WILL NOT CUT OFF WITHOUT CHOKING THE MOTOR WITH THE CLUTCH. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS OCCURRING ON VARIOUS DIFFERENT FORUMS. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT THE SLIGHTEST TURN OF THE WHEEL THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I DID FIND THE RECALL ONLINE & WHEN I CALLED GM THEY STATED IT WAS ALREADY FIXED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2011 SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS FIXED. I DID TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE STATED IT WAS PREVIOUSLY FIXED AND IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF 860.00 TO FIX IT, BUT IF IT WAS FIXED IS THIS STILL AN ISSUE THAT WILL CONTINUE OR WAS IT SUPPOSED TO COMPLETELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE TO ME HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR