2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL. AT THIS TIME IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND TURN THE WHEEL, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOUSE, BUT MOVED EXTREMELY SLOW DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER ISSUES, NOT RELATED TO THIS AND THOUGHT THEY MIGHT HAVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A RECALL, IF THERE WAS ONE BUT THEY DID NOT AND THEIR SYSTEM IS DOWN TO CHECK THAT NOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME TO VISIT MY PARENTS. WAS GETTING READY TO TURN LEFT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND LOST POWER STEERING. WHEN I GOT TO MY PARENTS HOUSE RESEARCHED POWER STEERING ONLINE AND SAW WHERE IT MAY BE JUST A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR LATER ON I NOTICED THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS FINE. I HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS WHILE VISITING FAMILY. THAT FOLLOWING SUNDAY I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 10 PM ON THE INTERSTATE SPEED OF 65 MPH. MY FIRST CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO COPE BUT IT'S GETTING WORSE, IN TO TURN AROUND IN MY PARKING LOT I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OF THEN BACK ON IN ORDER TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER STEERING TO MAKE THE TIGHT TURN. IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW I'VE TRIED TO CONTACT THE ONLY CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DROP IT OFF THE OTHER DAY AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM ORIGINALLY, I WAS INFORMED THIS MORNING THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR POWER STEERING AND WILL COST ME $500 TO REPLACE. WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS MY CAR HAS ALSO STARTED MAKING A THUMPING TYPE NOISE AS WELL. IT SOUNDS LIKE MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE IS ABOUT TO FLY OFF THE AXLE. NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THAT - WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON THAT. I FEEL LIKE I'M RIDING IN A DEATHTRAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,994.

THE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING IT STARTED IN SUMMER 2012, THE LAST PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING IT WAS LAST WEEK. I LEFT MY CAR IN A PARKING, THAN WHEN I WANTED TO START IT THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT, I COULD NOT ROTATE THE WHEEL I COULD NOT DO NOTHING, I TRIED MANY TIMES BUT DID NOT WORK, THEN I STOPPED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 20 MIN., IN FINALLY IT STARTED BUT THE WHEEL WAS ROTATING VERY HARD. EVEN UNTIL NOW I HAVE SAME PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO PULL THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, I DO NOT WANT TO ENDANGER MY LIFE OR MY FAMILY........ I PAID MONEY FOR THIS CAR BUT SELLER DO NOT GUARANTEES THE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE MY PROBLEM. THANK YOU A LOT!!! *TR

POWER STEERING GAVE OUT ON A U-TURN. SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND IT WORKED AGAIN. LOOKED IT UP ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL. I BROUGHT IT TO ROTOLO CHEVROLET IN FONTANA,CA (THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT IT). THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY REPLACED MY MOTOR ALREADY. THEY CHARGED ME $100.00 AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD PUT AN UPGRADED MOTOR IN FOR ANOTHER $200. THE CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED. YOU CAN BUY THE MOTOR ON LINE FOR $80. IT'S UNDER THE DASH, TWO BOLTS AND A PLUG TO PULL OUT. IT TAKES TEN MINUTES AND A 12 MIL WRENCH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED THE CAR LOST STEERING POWER. WE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING STRAIGHT. IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE OFTEN TIMES DRIVE VERY WINDY ROADS THAT OVERLOOK THE OCEAN. JUST LAST WEEKEND WE WERE HEADED TO STINSON BEACH WITH A 10 - WEEK - OLD IN THE CAR. THE ROAD LEADING TO STINSON BEACH IS VERY CURVY WITH SHARP TURNS AND STEEP DROPS. ACCORDING TO CHEVY THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR POWER STEERING ON 2010 CHEVY COBALTS, BUT APPARENTLY OUR MODEL IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE RECALL. VERY FRUSTRATED, CONCERNED CUSTOMER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO OPERATE AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.