2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

LOTS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING FAILS (RECALL PART REPLACED ALREADY), CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING (DANGEROUS), TRANSMISSION JERKS, CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS COME ON. ALL PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT ,OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, AND HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR SENSOR, STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION SHAFT WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

CHEVROLET COBALT VIN [XXX] IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 10023 BY GM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

MY CHEVY COBALT JUST REACHED THE 40,000 MILE MARK RECENTLY AND HAS BEEN PRESENTING A POWER STEERING DEFECT. I UNDERSTAND THE CAR OPERATES ELECTRICALLY, HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO WARNING OF A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY STEERING WHEEL PICKS AND CHOOSES WHICH DAY IT WANTS TO LOCK UP AND STOP WORKING. THE FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING ACTED UP, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE TURN, EVEN BY USING ALL MY STRENGTH. HOWEVER, MY CARS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AS OF LATELY. THIS PROBLEM COULD OF VERY WELL CAUSED MY LIFE. HAVING RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM I'M EVEN MORE TERRIFIED SEEING AS I AM BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE THESE PROBLEMS. I'M UPSET AND DISTURBED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. EVERY TIME I TURN MY WHEEL I'M SCARED OF WHEN IT WILL ACT UP AGAIN. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. THE GAUGES GO HAYWIRE AND POWER STEERING COMES ACROSS THE SCREEN AND THEN MY CAR JERKS. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED I COULD JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT AWHILE AND START IT BACK UP AND THEN BE FINE. NOW WHEN I START THE CAR AND LET IT WARM UP BEFORE I EVEN DRIVE IT THE SCREEN SAYS POWER STEERING AND GAUGES ARE GOING HAYWIRE AGAIN. NOW MY CAR JUST SITS THERE AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. I WENT FROM A 1998 CAVALIER TO THIS 2005 COBALT AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH A NEWER VEHICLE. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEED A BODY CONTROL MODULE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER SHE OPERATED THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE POPPED OUT AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-70 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COLBALT LS THAT I PURCHASED TWO MONTHS AGO. THERE WAS A RECALL #20110023. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY "FIXED" THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON BEVERLY RD IN PITTSBURGH, 35MPH OR LESS, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND TRIED TO TURN IT BACK TO CENTER BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND, CAUSING ME TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 COBALT COUPE WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN WHILE EVEN THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED.! DEALER HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM, BUT STATES THE PROBLEM HAS TO BE HAPPENING AT THE TIME WHEN THE MECHANIC CAN LOOK AT IT. I LEAVE IT AT THE DEALER AND THEN WHEN THE MECHANIC GOES TO WORK ON IT, THE CAR IS FINE. IN MY CASE IT HAS TO HAPPEN CLOSE TO HOME AND WHEN DEALER SERVICE IS OPEN. IT HAPPENS WHEN DEALER IS NOT OPEN ! WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEAVE FOR 60 MINUTES OR SO, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THEN THE CAR IS GREAT. WHEN IT HAPPENS 1. THE CHIMES COME ON, 2. THE DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, 3.THE ODOMETER GETS ?-, 4.THE SHIFTING BECOMES VERY RUFF. THE CAR ACTS LIKE BUMBEE ON TRANSFORMERS. ANY IDEAS ?? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 COBALT COUPE WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN WHILE EVEN THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED.! DEALER HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM, BUT STATES THE PROBLEM HAS TO BE HAPPENING AT THE TIME WHEN THE MECHANIC CAN LOOK AT IT. I LEAVE IT AT THE DEALER AND THE WHEN THE MECHANIC GOES TO WORK ON IT, THE CAR IS FINE. I MY CASE IT HAS TO HAPPEN CLOSE TO HOME AND WHEN DEALER SERVICE IS OPEN. IT HAPPENS WHEN DEALER IS NOT OPEN ! WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND LEAVE FOR 60 MINUTES OR SO, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THEN THE CAR IS GREAT. WHEN IT HAPPENS 1. THE CHIMES COME ON, 2. THE DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, 3.THE ODOMETER GETS ?-, 4.THE SHIFTING BECOMES VERY RUFF. THE CAR ACTS LIKE BUMBEE ON TRANSFORMERS. ANY IDEAS ?? *TR