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.
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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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.
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 ??
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 ??
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The vehicle was previously repaired for the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v073000, steering electric power assist system. While driving approximately 50 MPH the steering wheel locked and she could no longer control the steering wheel. The vehicle was pulled over then towed to an authorized dealer where they were in the process of diagnosing the failure. The failure and current mileages were 80,000.
I recently had power steering problems with my 05 chevy cobalt. I went to premier dealership in brooklyn ct to have the recall done after experiencing problems my power steering. The power steering light would go on and would be hard to turn my wheel, engine light on and car security light went on. After the recall was performed today my car ran smoothly and those lights did not go on. However according to the dealership I still needed a whole power steering column replaced... And the charge was 805 to do the whole job. To "look" at the supposed other problem costs me 113.00. Now the recall was supposedly "free" for me.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. He referenced the federal safety agency recall campaign number 10v073000, steering electric power assist system and stated that the recall work was performed in april 2010. The failure recurred again within three weeks. While driving approximately 10-12 MPH the power steering became difficult to control. He also stated that after the recall work was performed the temperature indicator no longer functioned properly and the fuel sensor no longer made a beeping sound. When he opened the door, the outside temperature was displayed, then the mileage and now the service air bag light was illuminated. The dealer asked him to bring the vehicle back but the contact had not taken the vehicle back. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 96,309.
Received recall notice for my 2005 cobalt sedan(71,000 miles), in march of 2010. The recall was related to the electric power steering unit. The electric motor thought to be the problem was replaced free of charge by local dealer, no problems with steering up to that point. Just recently(aug 2010), I started experiencing problems with the steering. The power steering light would flash on and ding. The car would immediately lose power and the door locks would lock and unlock by themselves. It was as though a switch had been thrown. And then it would go away. The local dealer that troubleshoot the problem charged me $55 and said there was an electrical short triggering error problems within the steering column modules. I asked if it was related to the problems they had with the steering electric motors and he said this was another unrelated issue. Sure. So I called a reputable local mechanic and explained my problem. He said he has replaced several steering column units at a cost of $900 a pop. I can see why gm's parts and labor guys love this. He also said the entire column is faulty and they all should be replaced. Of course nothing will happen until a congressman's relative gets badly hurt or killed. I am surprised that the federal safety agency has not followed up on the original recall fix as that was only the tip of the iceberg for a much bigger problem. I understand there are several thousand people experiencing steering issues that can be severe at times.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering: electric power assists system). The contact stated he inquired with the dealer five times over a period of four months as to when he would be able to have the vehicle repaired. The dealer advised that the parts needed to make repairs were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 26,000. Updated 10/13/10*bf the consumer stated after five months of waiting, the part finally arrived at the dealership and the vehicle was repaired under the recall. Updated 10/14/10
While driving in the right lane on taconic pkwy in new york the steering failed on my mother's chevy 2005 cobalt on may 13, 2010. She felt a loss of power over all and could not steer to keep the car on the curved road - car went off the road into the woods and crashed head on into a tree. Passenger was 81 year old woman. Ems/fire had to cut her out of the car and she was taken to st. Francis hospital in poughkeepsie where she was in the ic unit for days. It was hours before she could even speak to advise doctors to send for her family. She suffered from broken ribs, crushed chest, dislocated shoulder, facial and body wounds. The car was recalled the month prior but chevy dealer (yonkers) advised they had not gotten the ok from gm to pay for the repair (steering) on 2005 chevy cobalts. Gm knew of this steering problem for years - even when the recall was official the chevy dealer would not make the repair. Gm is responsible for this. My mother was injured badly and nearly killed. I have called this dealer more than once since the may 13, 2010 accident and the last call in june they were still stating they did not get word from gm to pay for the steering defect on the chevy 2005 cobalt!!! Something needs to be done when there is a recall and the dealers refuse to make the repairs. The chevy 2005 cobalt should have been recalled in 2006 or 2007 not april of 2010. I will do everything in my power to work with the federal safety agency to investigate this matter. I am respectfully asking for help from the federal safety agency to have one of their engineers check the crashed (totaled) remains of my mothers car. I have not signed title over. Please help me with this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel became extremely stiff and was difficult to turn. The power steering would malfunction intermittently while the contact was driving. The failure became progressively worse until the vehicle lost all power steering capabilities. The dealer advised repairs could not be made under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering: electric power assist system) because the parts needed to make repairs were not available. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000 and the current mileage was approximately 70,280.
Both front lower control are bushings are bad needs replaced and gm with not do anything but told me sorry for the experience. In the winter in dec, 2009 my car started to driving funny the steering was act weird had to drive about 15 to 20 MPH then it starting pulling to the right and try to keep the wheel start but it was hard I hit a giant pot hole made a horrible noise under the car. I find out when I took my car for the power steering recall that my passenger rim is bent, maybe wheel bearing is damaged also all on the right front and that both front lower control arm bushings are bad need replaced. Got the steering recall fixed and left the dealership talk to 3 different repair shop and they told me that they have to fix these front lower control arm bushing on several 2005 cobalt and up that this a very on going problem even with cobalt with less miles then mine and I do not even have 50,000 yet. I would say it is a very big problem that gm needs to be responsible for not each car owner.
My 2005 cobalt's steering was recalled, since that I have had two different power steering units put on my car within two weeks. Now my third power steering unit has gone bad and I can't drive my car until the dealership orders a new one which will take four days. If I do drive it I could risk a serious accident if it goes out.
I have a 2005 chevy cobalt. 59000 miles on it. Had the whole power steering problem right after I financed the car, the recall that went out in march was replaced immediately, 3000 miles later (I drive about 2500-3000 a month) power steering started acting up again, took it to a mechanic, it wouldn't act up for him, he said to bring it back when it was actually acting up. It worked fine for a few weeks, happened again, check engine light came on, took it in still wouldn't give him any problems, mechanic advised to have chevy check the power steering motor recall to see if maybe they replaced it with a bad motor. Called chevrolet to get the power steering recall looked at again to see if maybe the replacement was a bad one..... Chevy dealership looked at it, checked the car and said he didn't know what was going on with it, and that he could change a few things.... Power steering column, new battery...etc. $1000 dollars + worth of work and not knowing the whole time if it was even the problem. Worked ok again for a couple more weeks and now it doesn't want to shift in and out of gears and gain speed on the highway, check engine light came on, took it to a mechanic as soon as it happened, he took it out to test drive and the darn thing wouldn't act up on him. This car is a lemon, even the idiotic chevrolet people at the dealership don't know what it is going on with the car and don't know how to fix it. I just want the thing off my hands, don't want to have to pay anymore into it, it's unreliable and unsafe.
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Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received the federal safety agency recall id number: 10v073000, steering, electric power assist system; however, an authorized dealer advised her that the parts were not available. The dealer also stated that the repairs would be made based on the vehicle owners that previously experienced the failure. The manufacturer confirmed what the dealer stated about the repairs being made. There are no failures at this time. The current mileage was 117,100.
Approximately 15 occurrences of warnings lights randomly going off. Such as the power steering and traction control. The power steering had been repaired over a year ago so, it was not associated to the recall that just now was issued. After that it started happening more often and more warning lights would light up -- for no apparent reason. It would never happen when I took it to the shop. Then everything went "haywire" one night coming home from work at 1 am. Dials and lights went wild and the car was hesitating, the gear shift was clicking and the car was "slamming" in and out of gear. I took it to my local chevy dealership and they could not find anything wrong. They told me maybe my fuel injectors needed cleaning!!!! One month later and it happened again. This time they said it was my body control module. Quoted a price of $619 and it turned out to be $729!!!! I have checked on line and have found multiple comments from other cobalt owners who have experienced the same problem. This if very dangerous and chevy needs to recall the part!!!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving at 25 MPH, the power steering light illuminated and the power steering failed. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was difficult to steer but the contact managed to drive home. The contact then received a recall notice for recall 10v073000 (steering: electric power assist system). When she took the vehicle to the local dealership, she was informed that the parts were unavailable at that time but that the vehicle was safe to drive until they arrived. However, the failure occurred again. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000. The current mileage was 46,515.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated the power steering would intermittently fail at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where repairs were made to the power steering motor under the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering: electric power assists system) yet the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 113,000 and the current mileage was 114,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated her daughter perished in a violent car crash on january 10, 2010 and believed the crash was a result of a defective power steering module. The police officer who handled the crash stated the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed, the vehicle flipped several times and the driver was ejected from the vehicle and run over. A police report was filed accordingly. On april 10, 2010, the contact received notification that the vehicle was recalled (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v073000: steering: electric power assist) due to a defect in the steering module. The vehicle was totaled. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were 50,000. .. Updated 08-07-12 *bf the consumer also stated the vehicle burst into flames, melting the instrument panel and other components.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received a recall notice for recall 10v073000 (steering:electric power assist system). The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership for repairs but was told that there were not enough parts to cover the repairs. The contact called the manufacturer and was told that they would call her back with the parts became available. The current and failure mileages were 43,067.
I have a 2005 chevy cobalt that was recalled for the power steering column. I began having difficulties with my power steering suddenly going out in feb 2010. I brought it to get looked at and was told my car was fine. I brought it back in when they power steering column was recalled. Since I have gotten the power steering column replaced I have continued to have the same problems with the power steering. I have been in contact with gm and chevy and have brought my car back to the dealership several times and was told by all three that there "was nothing more they could do." the problem has gotten so bad that my car will jolt when the power steering goes out making the car very difficult to drive. I will pull off the road and turn my car off for approx. 15 minutes. This problem occurs at low speeds. May 29, 2010 was the last dated issue.
I have a 2005 chevy cobalt ls with power steering problems and switch problems. My husband took it to auto zone and told him that the power steering was good so we took our car home with danger. Since that day we have alots of problems. He had to replace several parts to the car. I wanted to give my report because I feel unsafe on my vehicle for me and my kids and others people life.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact referenced recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v073000, component: steering: electric power assist system. The contact stated she has called the dealership three times to get the recall repair performed and they still did not have the parts. The contact stated she did not feel safe driving the vehicle. The current mileage was approximately 89,000. Updated 12/7/10
I started driving my car and within ten minutes the wheel of my chevy cobalt 2005 was very hard to steer. And I could not turn and almost caused a accident. It was very stiff and very hard to turn. There was a blinking sign that stated power steering. This has been happening for three days now and I have visited a mechanic and he told us that he could not do anything about it. It has caused me many problems. I do not want to put myself in danger and it can cause life threatening problems.
Tl*the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The vehicle was traveling approximately between 45-50 MPH and suddenly wandered into the opposing lane. The driver was involved in a head on fatal crash. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The cause of failure had not been determined at the time of the complaint. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The failure mileage was 80,000.
I own a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. Gm did replace the power steering motor, but I still do not have the power steering back. The service company told me that it was the power steering module that has gone bad and it is not covered by the recall or the warranty. It is causing my vehicle to jump and sputter. When this occurs I loose all my safety gauges like my speedometer, gas, etc. The vehicle even cuts off completely when I come to a stop at intersections. What do I do now? Oh yeah, I even had the transmission worked to make sure it wasn't that either.
Power steering stops working while driving , you can pull over stop and restart engine then the power steering comes back for a while. This is very dangerous. Something should be done but so far nothing has.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving at 30 MPH, the steering wheel locked up while the contact was turning. The contact noted that the steering was difficult but she managed to get the vehicle into a parking lot. She then turned off the vehicle and waited five minutes to restart; after the restart, the vehicle behaved normally. However, the failure occurred again. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic but it had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact called the authorized dealership and the dealer informed that a recall was in progress for the steering. The current and failure mileages were 175,364.
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