2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-69 FROM FORT WAYNE AND THE STEERING HAD ABRUPTLY GONE OUT AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER. SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT SEEMED TO HAVE TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TINE IT HAS HAPPENED. I ALSO LET MY DAUGHTERS USE THE CAR TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE AND BACK. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE IT GO OUT ON THEM NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH HOW TO CORRECTLY GAIN CONTROL OF A VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING. IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO HAVE THE LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO GM'S COMPLETE DISREGARD TO THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS THEY SEEM TO PASS OFF ONTO THE CONSUMER MARKET. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF OWNERS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY WON'T GM FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE ANOTHER LIFE IS TAKEN. IT SHOULDN'T MATTER HOW I WAS DRIVING TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EPS SYSTEM. I HAVE SENT A MESSAGE BEFORE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A RESPONSE FROM ANYONE VIA EMAIL OR MAIL DELIVERY. I WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF OR I WILL NEVER BUY NOR RECOMMEND ANYONE BUY A GM PRODUCT DUE TO THE TOTAL DISREGARD OF HUMAN LIFE OVER SAVING (CORPORATE) THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR. NOT ONLY DID THIS JUNK GET PUT INTO COBALTS BUT ALSO SATURN VEHICLES AS WELL. CHEAPER PRODUCT ISN'T ALWAYS SAVING MONEY IN THE END. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

'TAMARA RECALL' THE EPS IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN MAKING TURNS AND WHEN PARKING IT STOPS WORKING AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE A COWORKER THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS REPORTS BY CONSUMERS THAT HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH GM. MY CHILDREN USE THIS VEHICLE TO GO TO COLLEGE AND I WANT TO HAVE PEACE OF MIND THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WON'T COST THEM THEIR LIVES DUE TO NEGLEGENCE BY GM! I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD MATTER HOW OR WHEN IT OCCURS! IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD THINK VERY SERIOUSLY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM!

TAKATA RECALL THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL FOR MY CHEVY COBALT 2005 AND IT WAS STATIONARY IN OUR PARKWAY AND WE CAN BARELY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT?

RECALL NO. N100023 - I WAS DRIVING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS ALMOST AT A STOP. THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. A LITTLE LATER IT TURNED BACK ON. RECALL NO. 09041 - WHEN I SHIFT THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND THAT IS MADE INSIDE WHERE THE SHIFTER IS, AND THEN ALL OF MY SUDDEN MY CAR JERKS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN MOTION. IT JERKS TO THE POINT I AM PHYSICALLY MOVED.

TAKATA RECALL WHILE I AM DRIVING MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER STEERING. MY GEAR SHIFT STARTS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE, WHEN I PRESS ON GAS WHEN IT GOES TO CHANGE GEARS IT JUMPS INTO THE NEXT GEAR, WHEN I TRY TO STOP IT WON'T LET ME THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO GO FASTER WHEN I'M TRYING TO STOP. I HAVE HAD FHE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AND IT'S A ONGOING PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE GAS. I GOT OUR AND LOOKED AND THE CAR WAS LEAKING GAS PROFUSELY. COME TO FIND OUT THE GAS LINE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT.

MY PASSENGER DOOR RANDOMLY DOES NOT OPEN ANYMORE FROM INSIDE OR OUT. IT WORKED COMPLETELY FINE BEFORE A PASSENGER GOT IN, AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO GET OUT THE HANDLE WAS "LOOSE" AND NEITHER HANDLES WILL OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT'S SCARY THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN TO BOTH DOORS. MY PASSENGER DOOR CURRENTLY DOESN'T OPEN SO IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THEY WOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE TO GET OUT.

CAR ALARMS POWER STEERING DISPLAY COMES ON, CAR SHAKES, WON'T SHIFT GEARS, WAS LOOKED AT , COMP SAID LOST CONNECTION TO TMC TRANS MODULAR CONTROL. WHILE IN MOTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COULD NOT BE STEERED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.