2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 COBALT SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LASTED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AFTER REACHING MY DESTINATION. THE NEXT DAY THE POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY AGAIN TWICE AND THE FAILURE WOULD LAST UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN RECALL #10V073000, BUT ACCORDING TO CHEVY, MY VEHICLE ISN'T ONE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

MY CAR WAS IN THE RECALL FOR POWER STEERING AND I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE PARTS. I BELIEVE THE RECALL WAS IN 2010. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR I HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING IT WAS DOING BEFORE THE RECALL. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND THE CAR JERKS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NO WARNING AND IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT SHOULD FIX ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING TONIGHT. I AM HORRIFIED THAT THIS IS STILL HAPPENING AND FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND ESPECIALLY NOT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I PLAN ON TAKING THIS ISSUE UP WITH CHEVROLET AGAIN, IN THE HOPES THAT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AGAIN FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK AT 11:30 P.M. ON A DARK DESERT ROAD WHEN HE CAME UPON A MAN FIXING A TIRE AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS GENTLEMAN'S CAR WAS OUT ONTO THE ROAD A BIT AND THE DPS OFFICERS WERE CALLED BY OTHER DRIVERS SINCE IT WAS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. MY SON THEN CAME ALONG AND HIT THE CAR WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF HIS CAR (NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS AT THIS POINT). THEN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND ROLLED HIS CAR ONTO THE DESERT FLOOR LANDING ON THE ROOF. STILL NO BAGS DEPLOYED AT THIS TIME. THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE CRAWLED OUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. AT THAT TIME THE DPS OFFICER WAS AT THE SCENE. HE SUSTAINED SEATBELT BURN TO HIS NECK, ROAD BURN TO ARM, BACK AND CUT FINGER FROM BROKEN GLASS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVER OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

AFTER HAVING BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER THE POWER STEERING RECALL, THE PROBLEMS HAVE BECOME WORSE. THE CAR STALLS, LIGHTS FLICKER, THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE WILL FLASH DESPITE THERE BEING GAS IN THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, THE SPEEDOMETER RESTS ON ZERO AT ALL TIMES, VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR STRUGGLES TO GET OUT OF SECOND GEAR (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC.) THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER GAVE DIAGNOSTIC CODES INDICATING POSSIBLE ISSUES WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND STATED THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD AGAIN GONE OUT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THE CAR HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES ON -RAMPS TO HIGHWAYS AND IN INTERSECTIONS AND HAS BECOME TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, BUT CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND ONLY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST, THOUGH THEY WILL NOW ACKNOWLEDGE THEM WHEN ASKED, AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS NOT A DANGEROUS ONE. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 34 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SPEED DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE TACHOMETER INCREASED TO 4,000 RPMS. THE LOCKS ON THE DOOR STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY FAULT CODES TO BE DIAGNOSED PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

ON SEVERAL PRIOR OCCASIONS, THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD SIMPLY SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CYCLING THROUGH THE GEARS. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. I FIGURED IT WAS A SMALL PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTER, IT MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGING IN PARK. THIS SITUATION CARRIED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) YEARS, WHENEVER NEEDED I WOULD REPEAT THE CYCLING OF GEARS TO DISENGAGE THE KEY. HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS AGO THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE PREVIOUS SOLUTION WOULD NO LONGER DISLODGE THE KEY. I FOUND THE SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL TO REMOVE THE KEY, BUT THE CAR IS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE KEY BECOMING STUCK IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER ON A CONSTANT BASIS. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED COBALTS. THE SHIFTER IS NOT FULLY ENGAGING A MICRO SHIFTER WHEN ENGAGING IN PARK, CAUSING THE KEY TO REMAIN IN THE IGNITION. IT HAS COME TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY, EVEN WHILE USING THE SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) IN MAY OF 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRED FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT THE KEY WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO WIGGLE THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MY CAR SHUTTS OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES WHILE IM DRIVING IT ALSO SHUT DOWN ON BIG INTERSECTION AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR IN BACK OF ME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS I WAS SO SCARED THE CAR JUST HONKED AND WAS MAD BECAUSE IT WAS MY FAULT THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. *TT