2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

IN JUNE 2010 I PURCHASED 2 COBALTS. LESS THAN 3 MONTHS LATER, MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION AND I COULD NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PART. 1 YEAR LATER, THE 2ND COBALT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IN JULY OF 2012, IT HAPPENED TO MY CAR AGAIN. IN BARELY 2 YEARS OF OWNING THESES CARS, 3 INCIDENTS OF THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. COME TO FIND OUT, THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE, YET THERE WAS NO RECALL. I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE 2ND CAR TO FAIL AGAIN LIKE THE FIRST. I AM APPALLED TO SAY THE LEAST AT GM FOR THIS ISSUE. HOW CAN NOT BEING ABLE TO SHUT OFF YOUR CAR'S ENGINE NOT BE A RECALL? WOULD IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES? MY FAMILY HAS OWNED CHEVY CARS SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. I WAS SO LOOKING FORWARD TO PURCHASING ANOTHER CAR NEXT YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I FOUND OUT THERE WERE AC ISSUES IN THE CRUZE. WHERE I LIVE, THE SUMMER TEMPERATURE REACHES AN AVERAGE OF 115 DEGREES. DON'T THINK I WANT A FAULTY AC. I AM SERIOUSLY CONTEMPLATING TRADING MY CAR IN TO ANOTHER CAR COMPANY (NOT CHEVY) TO AVOID THIS EMBARRASSING MESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE STEERING FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000. UPDATED 8/22/12 *CN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 08/23/12. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIM ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS WERE CRACKED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE RIM EXHIBITED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG AND THE PASSENGER SIDE RIM EXHIBITED A CRACK ABOUT 7 INCHES LONG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RIM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PRIVATE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE WERE CRACKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG WHEN SUDDENLY A CHIME SOUNDED AND "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON MY DASH INSTRUMENTS. I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE CAR. WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE ON 6/27/12 AND THEN THREE TIMES ON 6/28/12 (ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH). ACCORDING TO WEBSITES, THIS POWER STEERING LOSS IS A PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS AND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010. HOWEVER, MY COBALT VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE, APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM IN UN-RECALLED COBALTS AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN POWER STEERING IS LOST THE CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER AND THERE'S NOT ALWAYS A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SO YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. PLUS, THERE'S NO WARNING. THE POWER STEERING IS LOST TOTALLY AT RANDOM AT ANY SPEED. *JS UPDATED 08/22/12*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. UPDATED 08/22/12

THIS CAR STARTED LOSING POWER ON THE HWY AROUND 60MPH NOW THE PROBLEM HAS GROWN TO CAR LOSING POWER AND DYING ON THE HWY AT 60 MPH AND DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHILE THE STEERING LOCKS WHEN CAR DIES I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM AND IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR A MONTH AND THEY CAN NOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE ME TO BE REAR ENDED OR WRECK AS THE STEERING LOCKS WHEN THE CAR DIES MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH ME. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL AFTER BEING SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WHEN THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM SIDE TO SIDE MOVING FROM THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD WHILE FIGHTING THE WHEEL. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND HER ARMS GAVE OUT AND SHE COULD NOT FIGHT IT ANYMORE AND THEN THE CAR FLIPPED AND ENDED UP ON ITS SIDE AFTER HITTING A FENCE AND FENCE POST. THE REAR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND PEOPLE NEED TO COME FORWARD WITH THIS INFORMATION. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE LOOSE THEIR LIVES. I COULD HAVE LOST MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE OF A DEFECT FOR WHICH I HAVE NEVER REC'D A NOTICE. *JB

AFTER RUNNING MULTIPLE ERRANDS AROUND TOWN, I PULLED BACK INTO MY WORK PARKING LOT AND AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, I HEARD A FAINT 'DING' NOISE AND LOOKED DOWN AND MY DISPLAY SAID "POWER STEERING" AND THEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP! I WAS GLAD TO BE SLOWING TO STOP AS THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. I TURNED OFF MY ENGINE AND WENT INSIDE WORK. AFTER 10 MINUTES I CAME BACK OUTSIDE TO LOOK AT THE MANUAL TO SEE WHERE THE POWER STEERING FLUID CONTAINER WAS INSIDE THE HOOD AND START THE CAR AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM WAS GONE. AND I POPPED THE HOOD AND DID NOT SEE A FLUID CONTAINER FOR THE PS. I CALLED THE DEALER AS MY CAR IS TWO YEARS OLD BUT I HAD JUST PURCHASED IT TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAD ONLY PUT ON LESS THAN 1,500 MILES. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TODAY (ONE DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT). THE TECH WHO CHECKED ME IN, TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO PS FLUID CONTAINER TO FILL, AS IT IS ALL MOTOR/ELECTRONIC DRIVEN. HE SAID THEY WOULD LOOK IT OVER AND LET ME KNOW. I DID PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CAME WITH A TWO YEAR CERTIFIED USED WARRANTY AS WELL. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND THAT THEY WOULD BE REPLACING IT AT NO CHARGE AS I HAD THE WARRANTY. THE PAPERWORK STATES THEY PUT A REBUILT PS ASSIST MOTOR INTO MY 2010 COBALT. NOW AFTER BEING ONLINE AND READING MULTIPLE YEARS OF REVIEWS REGARDING 2005, 2006 & 2007 COBALT'S, I AM WONDERING WHERE DOES IT END? HOW MANY MORE YEARS WORTH OF CARS ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS? WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN DONE ON ANY OF THESE YEARS CARS? I DRIVE MY CAR ON LONG FAMILY TRIPS AS WELL AS MANY WORK TRIPS, WHICH IS WHY I GOT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE TO COMBAT THE HIGHER GAS PRICES AND GET BETTER FUEL EFFICIENCY. BUT GETTING INTO A CRASH WHILE I AM ON THE ROAD, IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN, NEGATES ALL OF THAT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR UPDATED 08/29/12*L'S

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CHECK POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN DICKSON TN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT YES THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE GM HOTLINE BUT WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANT NOW FOR THAT PROBLEM AND I JUST PURCHASED IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. CAN'T LET MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER DRIVE DUE TO FEAR THAT FAILURE WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD DISALLOW ANY CLAIM ON THIS VEHICLE FOR AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A RECALL AND STEERING FAILURE. I DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS IT IS MY PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. IN CLOSING I WANT TO KNOW WHY IF I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHERS EXPERIENCED WITH STEERING AND RESULTED IN A RECALL FOR THEIR VEHICLES WHY IS MY CAR NOT INCLUDED? SAME PROBLEM AS THEM, SAME PART BUT BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT AFTER THE RECALL I AM STUCK - HELP! *TR