2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. RETURNED BY USPS ON 10-22-2013. SECOND ATTEMPT ON 10-31-2013 FAILED. *KB

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE INFORMATION DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED "POWER STEERING." THE CAR BEGAN SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE SHIFTS ARE VERY ROUGH AND CAUSE THE CAR TO JERK. THERE IS ALSO A RAPID CLICKING SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE AREA OF THE GEAR SELECTOR. THE CODE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RELATES TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE COBALT OR EVEN IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE T/C LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, POWER STEERING LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP ON THE DASH. THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES START GOING CRAZY. THE RADIO WILL ALSO GO IN AND OUT. USUALLY ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE, WHICH IS VERY SCARY. BUT IF I AM IN TOWN OR SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, THE CAR WILL CUT OFF. THEN AFTER I CRANK IT AGAIN AND START TO MOVE, THE TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS REALLY ROUGH AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OUT. THE ONLY THING I HAVE FOUND TO FIX THIS (AFTER WEEKS AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS) IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND FLIP THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL(20 PLUS) TIMES. *TR

VEHICLE HAS A RATTLE AND VIBRATION AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS FROM 50-80. STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND RATTLING SOUND IS LOUD. ALSO, AT SLOW SPEEDS AND GOING OVER BUMPS THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND RATTLING NOISE FROM WHEEL. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE "POWER STEERING" STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO, ONCE AGAIN I HAVE THE CAR BACK, LETS SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO SCREW UP THIS TIME. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES, MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WILL POP UP A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND A "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT, WHERE I LOSE MY POWER STEERING, THE MOTOR SHIFTS HARD INTO EACH GEAR, AND THE MOTOR RUNS VERY ROUGH. ALSO, THERE ARE CLICKING SOUNDS AT THE SHIFTER, LIKE IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO A GEAR OR SOMETHING. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND AS I'VE READ ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. THIS ENTIRE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS DOING THIS! *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY LOSS POWER. I WAS ABLE TO STEER, HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THE AIR CONDITIONER QUITE WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I'VE GOTTEN MY CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS IN PLACES WHERE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK CORRECTLY. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING. I AM STARTING TO THINK THAT THIS CAR JUST ISN'T SAFE ANYMORE AND I AM LOOKING INTO POSSIBLY GETTING A NEW CAR BECAUSE OF IT. IT IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ WHEN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HIGH IDLE AND A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE IGNITION SHIFT LOCK RELEASE SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE KEY WAS HELD IN ACC MODE, THE BRAKE LOCK RELEASE SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED. THE TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY. UPDATED 08/27/13

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL AND MY CAR MADE A "DING NOISE" THREE TIMES AND ON THE DISPLAY IT SAID POWER STEERING AT WHICH TIME IT MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, I MADE IT ABOUT 3 FEET WITH THE CAR "BUCKING" AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND SAT THERE AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN SLIGHTLY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND I HAD IT FIXED FOR $800 AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM FEARFUL THAT THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I DON;T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY POWER STEERING. I HAD A NEW ENGINE PUT IN LAST YEAR AND ALL THIS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 7 YRS OLD. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP REPLACING PARTS AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON DASH, WARNING CHIME SOUNDS REPEATEDLY, POWER DOOR LOCKS CYCLE AT RANDOM, INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND JUMP AROUND, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, AND RANDOM WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH. AT TIMES THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE, THEN VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD - HAD A NEAR MISS INCIDENT WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION FROM A RED LIGHT ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HIT US. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT RANDOM INTERVALS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT LATELY AND TENDS TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN ON HOT DAYS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN, DESPITE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR