2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

CHEVY COBALT HAVE HAD POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, STILL NO POWER STEERING, NOW DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING COLUMN FOR 1000.00,WHICH I CANT AFFORD, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE COMPUTER MODULE FOR MOTOR, REPLACE RIMS THAT WERE OUT OF ROUND,HEAD LIGHTS BULBS COME LOOSE AND DON'T WORK , LOSES POWER AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT HAS RUN INTO A WALL IT JERKS SO HARD, STEERING LOCKS UP WITHOUT NOTICE, KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION. ALL OF THESE HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FINE CHEVY PRODUCT, WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO JERK AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 09/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING FAILURE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER. WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO MANUEVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSITANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND THE POWER OF STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WA SINFORMED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID TO THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO MILEAGE OR SPEEDOMETER READING. I TOOK IT TO MR. TIRE WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY. THEY PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE AND FOUND MIL CODE U0101. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND TOOK IT RIGHT OVER TO THEM. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND FINALLY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TCM AND REPROGRAM IT, CLEAR THE CODES AND RETEST. THIS WAS GOING TO COST $500. I HAD TAKEN THIS CAR TO BOB BELL LAST JUNE WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. IT WAS REPAIRED. AFTER A FEW MONTHS I NOTICED THAT THREE OR FOUR TIMES THE SIGNAL CAME ON ABOUT BRAKES BUT THEN DISAPPEARED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. THEN THIS MONDAY THIS HAPPENED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT ALSO BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT AND ANOTHER WARNING BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THERE WAS NO STEERING FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FULLY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.