2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 10/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 10V073000. UPDATED 11/02/11

I BOUGHT THE CHEVY COBALT (2005) IN THE FALL OF 2009. THE NEXT SUMMER I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE SINCE BROUGHT MY CAR IN TWICE BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. TODAY, FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY CHEVY THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND IT SEEMS LIKE CHEVY IS JUST REPLACING WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE WHOLE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR A DIFFERENT MOTOR NEEDS TO BE USED FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AND CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. RECALL WAS DONE 1/24/11. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND WARNING LIGHTS AUGUST 3, 2011. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND WARNING LIGHTS AUGUST 31. AGAIN, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. *TR

MY 05 CHEVY COBALT WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY GOING ABOUT 70MPH SWITCH LANES AND MY POWER STEERING GOT OUT OF CONTROL AND GOT INTO A WRECK HIT SOME ONE BESIDE ME. *TR

RANDOMLY, CHIMES SOUND, GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CYCLE TO ZERO AND BACK, POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT, FUEL LOW WARNING SHOW, SOMETIMES THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AS DOES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ELECTRICAL ASSIST TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS LOST RESULTING IN HARD SHIFTS. MUST MANUALLY SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN STOPPING TO AVOID ENGINE STALLING. PARKING CAR SEEMS TO FIX/ALLOW CAR TO RESET. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER PAST TWO YEARS. HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT FIRST TIME. SAID EVERY COMPUTER ON THE CAR HAD TO BE RESET TO THE TUNE OF $100. RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER. FIXED ITSELF BEFORE TAKING IT BACK IN. NOW I JUST LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO LET THESE GUYS TROUBLE SHOOT AND FIX THINGS THAT ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. AM HAVING THE POWER STEERING RECALL DONE TOMORROW HOPING THAT IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY IT DOESN'T. PROBLEM OCCURRENCE IS TOTALLY RANDOM. SOMETIMES THERE IS 6 MONTHS BETWEEN EPISODES, SOMETIMES WEEKS, DAYS. IT IS REALLY ACTING UP AFTER THE HEAVY RAINS OF IRENE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 COBALT THAT HAS LESS THEN 70,000KM ON IT AND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN HEARING A LOUD CLUNKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. I HAVE JUST HAD A LICENSED MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY FRONT REAR CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE COMPLETELY GONE AND THE CAR IS NOW A HAZARD TO DRIVE TILL IT CAN BE FIXED. WITH SUCH LOW KMS THE MECHANIC HAD NO REASON OR IDEA AS TO WHY THEY WOULD BE SO FAR GONE. I WAS ADVISED THAT IF THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ANY FURTHER, THE TIRES COULD FALL OF AND THE CAR WOULD CRASH. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR ON 08/03/2011 WITH 40,933 MILES ON IT. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE (FOUND OUT AFTER THE FACT). HAD THAT REPAIRED AT LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP BETWEEN 8/13/2011 AND 8/16/2011(I CAN'T FIND THE RECEIPT FOR THE MILEAGE AT TIME OF REPAIR). ON 8/18/2011, RECALL REPLACED STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE ONLY REASON WE MADE IT HOME WITHOUT A WRECK WAS THAT WE WERE EXITING THE HEAVILY TRAFFIC URBAN AREA HEADING FOR OUR RURAL HOME. AM CURRENTLY REFUSING TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN AND SEEKING RESOLUTION TOMORROW MORNING. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE WILL NEVER BE RELIABLE. TOTAL OF 3 STEERING FAILS ON THIS CAR IN 41,581 TOTAL MILES.

MY 05 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS A POWER STEERING WARNING ON DIC WHEN I START IT (I HAD THE POWER STEERING REPLACE DURING RECALL). AND THEN IT ACTS CRAZY. MORE WARNING LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THEFT DETERRENT LIGHTS, WARNING CHIME ETC. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER READS JUMP UP AND DOWN. I CAN'T ACCELERATE IT CONTINUOUSLY. NOISE CAN BE HEARD SOMETIMES. IT WILL COME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND THEN PICK UP SPEED AGAIN WHEN I AM DRIVING. IMAGINE I WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON A HIGHWAY! THIS PROBLEM COULD BE FATAL AND CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE. I HAVE TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES TO GET RID OF IT. THIS HAPPENS TWICE A WEEK AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND THEN MORE AND MORE OFTEN. SENT IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM, SIMPLY SAYING THE CODES READ MODULES NOT COMMUNICATING. BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IT'S TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AS FAR AS I CAN SEE AT ONLINE FORUM. GM SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING AFTER HEARING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DON'T WAIT TIL A BIG PRICE HAS BEEN PAID! BIG SAFETY ISSUE! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FACIAL LACERATIONS AND BRUISES. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL NOTICE ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 60,300. UPDATED 10/12/11*LJ UPDATED 3/27/12 *CN