We have taken our daughters cobalt to the dealer 3 times because the power steering keeps going out. It is placing our daughter is serious danger. We have spent close to $1000.00 on this issue. It went out in december and we took it back to the dealer and they said nothing was wrong with it. It went out again today.
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While the contact was traveling at a speed of 60 MPH he noticed that the power steering light had appeared on the dashboard and at the same moment the vehicle suddenly became very difficult to steer. The dealership was contacted and informed the contact that the federal safety agency recall 10v073000 was not official and no repairs could be made on his vehicle. The vehicle had not been diagnosed and the failure has occurred on 6 different occasions. The failure mileage was at 45800 and the current mileage is 47800.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving at speeds of 60 MPH, the vehicle began veering to the left, without warning. The power steering failed without warning. The vehicle was unable to steer in a straight direction which resulted in a crash into the median and a small ditch. The vehicle began spinning out of control, and rolled over at least three times. The driver suffered very minor injuries. However, the passenger suffered several major injuries. The police arrived to the scene and the passenger was air lifted from the scene. The passenger's pelvic bone was broke in three places, a fractured vertebrae and tail bone, right hip was broken, left hip injury, and all five ribs on the right side were broken. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The failure mileage was 95,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was driving approximately 20 MPH with a loss of power steering. The vehicle was able to continue in operation with caution. Additionally, the transmission slipped and the speedometer fluctuated and displayed inaccurate readings. The manufacturer was notified; the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The VIN number was unavailable. The failure mileage was 70,000. The current mileage was 72,000.
The power steering on my 2005 chevy cobalt went out while I was driving, luckily it didn't result in an accident. I could have just as easily been in an accident due to the fact I couldn't turn my wheel at all. I took the cobalt to a shop, and it turns out it was the motor. Apparently this happens to a ton of chevy cobalts all the time. This is sooo dangerous! Also, occasionally my driver side door won't open from the inside or outside. This could be a huge safety risk if I needed to get out of my vehicle in a hurry.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While traveling at approximately 20 MPH, the driver noticed the power steering indicator light illuminated on the warning panel immediately followed by a loss of power steering assist. The driver shut off the engine and upon restarting, the power steering assist would reset itself. Within minutes, the failure would occur again. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed. The dealer verified the power steering as well as another unknown part had failed. Repairs were made to the vehicle at the owners expense. There were no recalls on the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 57,500 and the current was 58,000.
I had left my driveway and started heading down the road when my powersteering shutdown. Turn the car off and start it again and I have powersteering for a short time. Now it does it at least once a day. Waiting for gm to come up with a fix before I see a mechanic. Hard to steer but still drivable.
Power steering failure at random. I bought a 2005 chevy cobalt brand new in 2005. After driving 40,000 miles I would get a power steering failure. When I first turn the car on I have power steering, but after a random moment of time it cuts out and the light on the dash comes on. It will go out in mid turn or while going straight & both forward and in reverse. Most reports I can find about the problem say it will cost about $2000 to fix and the problem recurs. The only way to get a part to fix it is to take it to the dealership and some dealerships are saying its the steering column while others say its a motor. I think its a scam from gm to make a part that goes out and charge an arm and a leg to fix. The failure happens daily now. Its difficult to turn the steering wheel. It is unsafe to turn into busy traffic in the city and driving around mountains. It was the cheapest new car I could find at the time because I'm poor, so forking over $2000.00 for a part that will go out again in another 40,000 miles is never going to happen. Even though there is a light on the dash to indicate a power steering failure, it does not show up on diagnostics. It is an electrical issue and not mechanical, so its not under warranty. I have not yet been in a crash, but I have come close many times. Many owners I have spoke with have this problem, and have crashed or come close to crashing on many occasions.
I bought a used 2005 chevy cobalt about 2 years ago. A few months after the purchase the power steering started to fail at seemingly random intervals, but on an all to regular basis. I don't believe I had anything to do with the problem as I was simply driving down the road when it chose to first fail. It occurs numerous times daily and has nearly caused me to crash several times (especially when it fails mid-turn). Nothing has been done to correct seeing as they told me to fix the power steering I would have to replace the entire steering column costing me up to 2500 dollars. Something that I just cannot afford to pay for.
Vehicle would not turn right steering issue. As a result the car continued straight, over median, over 2 curbs before driver could stop vehicle just shy of gas meter. Filed complaint with gm > the dealership where I purchased the vehicle informed me of a recall on gm cobalt and the parts to fix problem will not be available. And it appears that is what happened why the vehicle would not turn. And my vehicle cannot be repaired.
We have a 2005 chevy cobalt. Issue 1: the power steering has failed intermittently while driving. The power steering has failed completely for the last 4 months but, now starting to work intermittently again. We called several dealers back in may 2009 about this issue. Some dealers were are very aware of the problem. The dealers told me the entire steering column has to be replaced because it is a electronic failure. The power steering is controlled by an electric motor instead of hydraulics that are found in most cars. The cost to replace the steering column is $1,200+. I would like this issue fixed because it has almost caused several accidents when it initially started. We want to sell the vehicle but, we do not want to pass this lemon on to another consumer who may not be aware of these issues. Issue 2: the wheel well covers and interior molding are attached to the vehicle with cheap plastic gromets that fail from fatigue and poor engineering. The wheel well covers have come off while driving. I reattached a partially attached wheel well cover with sheet metal screws and removed the rest. These items are accidents waiting to happen. I am disappointed in gm's quality and engineering practices.
My wife and I got into the car, we started to pull off from her parent's house and before we made it off their street, the car chimed and "power steering" was displayed on the dash. The power steering immediately became extremely difficult to manage, as we almost got into an accident on the street. It chimes as soon as we start the car and begin pulling out of our driveway, or pulling away from anywhere we are. It takes maybe 5 seconds from the time we start the car before we hear the chime. It is immediate. We have researched this online and found that gm has done a recall, finally, on these cars due to the malfunction of the chip for the power steering. We are contacting our local chevy dealer today to see what steps we need to take next to fix the problem. We have only had this car for 2 years now.
I had no power steering/power steering on my 2005 chevy cobalt failed and the nearest place I could go was a local goodyear repair shop. They kept my car for 3 days, had to order new parts and take out the steering column assembly and replace cost to me was $956.75. This occurred on aug. 20, 2009. I had no idea that this was a defect until I just read about it now. 64,000 miles are on my auto and I am on a fixed income,cannot afford another auto.
Power steering went out in 2005 chevy cobalt. I am small I could barely steer. Will call dealer today
The power steering on my 2005 chevy cobalt all of a sudden went out while I was driving. I could barely control the car. I am a 22 year old female and this scared me half to death since I almost crashed and could not turn the wheel.
Power steering failure in my 2005 chevy cobalt.
I previously submitted a complaint on the power steering on my 2005 chevy cobalt. I had the power steering motor replaced before recall and was told that I can get a refund on the repair. Now I have a rattle when driving in the steering column area and concerns me. I wonder if driving with the power steering issues I had caused more damage to my car. It feels very loose and I am concern I may loose control of my vehicle.
The power steering on my daughter's 2005 chevrolet cobalt went out on december 21, 2009. We called chevrolet and complained about the power steering motor lasting only 65,000 miles. They said they wouldn't do anything about it. So we spent $250 to have the motor replaced. Now we find out in march they are recalling this vehicle for faulty power steering motors on 2005 to 2010 models. They had to know there was a problem in december. Smells very fishy. My concerns are: is this a new and improved motor that was put in or an old defective model and we will be reimbursed the money we spent for something they have now recalled the vehicle for? Any suggestions?
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that on three occasions, she lost the power steering and could not control the vehicle. She first noticed the failure in july 2009. She had to coast to the side of the road, turn the vehicle off and then restart the vehicle. Once restarting, the problem seemed to correct itself. She had not taken the vehicle to the dealership and had not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 74,000. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Driving 2005 chevy cobalt and power steering goes out. Trying to get out of or in a parking space and power steering goes out.
I can be driving down the road at any rate of speed, and the power steering warning light will come on & chime, by the time the chime stops the power steering has gone out. I can stop the car, turn it off, turn it back on and it fixes the problem for about 2-5 minutes then the situation repeats itself. It happens constantly to the point the car is almost not drivable. It has progressively gotten worse over time.
The recent recall regarding cobalt power steering prompted me to actually report this. We have a 2005 cobalt ls we purchased used, and the loss of power steering has occurred several times over the past couple years, but to my knowledge, only in our driveway upon putting it into gear. It has never happened while on the highway."power steering"message pops up on info panel, and a combination of things seem to occur together. The transmission seems to "clunk" upon shifting into gear, and usually the traction control dummy light comes on as well at that time. The problems have always corrected themselves, so no incidents to report, but rather concerned now upon hearing more. The car now has 98000 miles, but found paperwork from previous owner that complaint was made to dealer at 31000, and the electric steering motor was eventually replaced @ 67000. So it appears this car is already on it's second motor. I have never taken it in, as the previous replacement cost over $1000, and couldn't afford that. This recall couldn't come soon enough, as my kids recently started driving it to school.
I could have died. I was driving around a turn three dump trucks were coming toward me and my power steering went out. I luckily swerved off the road causing front end damage to my car. I paid out of pocket some where close to $800.00 for repairs for the crash. The power steering was working fine for awhile till a little after september 26 when it went totally out again making it where I was unable to turn the wheel and it no longer safe to drive. I was told today that they are offering me $5,000.00 for my 05 chevy cobalt. The power steering went totally out a few days after september 26 and had caused an accident earlier on in the year. They are now holding my car at a palm chevrolet dealership in ocala fl. When going to retrieve my car they said gm wouldn't be able release my car do to the power steering rendering it unsafe to drive. When I first talked to gm they sounded as though it would be no problem they would fix the car and all the repairs needed from the accident. Now they want nothing to do with the repairs. It has been in the shop for a month and out of service since september. I don't think I was born yesterday. The repairs for power steering is $1,400. Less than the $5,000 that they want to pay me so they can fix the car and resell it leaving me to drive a piece of junk that runs if I could find it that cheap. I paid a little over $18,000 for a stock model car. I put $800.00 in to it from the accident leaving only body work to be done. I'm trying to raise my ten month old son. Without a car it has made it impossible to go to college or get a job. Not to mention having to pay over $1,000 on insurance for a car I can't use. I want my car and I want it fixed. Can you please help?
Power steering failed in november 2009. While driving the vehicle the power steering failed to work and the words "power steering" appeared on the console display. This caused the vehicle to be very hard to steer and control especially at low speeds. The power steering has failed while negotiating curves on several occasions and on at least one occasion I was unable to continue to drive the vehicle through the curve as I was unable to turn the steering wheel because it was too hard to turn. While negotiating this curve I almost struck another vehicle. Contacted local chevrolet dealership and advised them of this problem. I was advised that there was not a recall and that this was not a "problem" being addressed by chevrolet. I was advised by my local dealership that if I researched this matter on the internet I would find hundreds of similar complaints but that again chevrolet was not addressing this as a dealer problem and that the consumers would be required to fix the problem on their own. I advised the service employee that the steering was too stiff / hard for me to turn the wheel, especially at low speeds, and was again advised that I would have to pay for the repairs myself. I questioned the service employee as to how chevrolet was not handling this as a recall as it was apparent that it was not isolated to only one type of vehicle and included hundreds if not thousands of consumers and was again advised that I would have to fix the problem myself.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The driver stated that the steering wheel became very stiff while driving various speeds and within a few minutes it would function normally. The driver also stated that this was a health hazard to him. The driver has no other means of transportation and he concerned about the safety risk while driving. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 70,604.
In april of 2009, the power steering on my 2005 chevy cobalt started going out whenever I would get slower than 50 MPH. On april 22, 2009, I had to have my steering column replaced. I understand now that there has been a recall on this vehicle model due to this steering problem. I would like to be reimbursed for the amount I had to pay for the repair job. Thank you.
I have a 2005 chevy cobalt. In the summer of 2008 the power steering began failing. I would drive and for no apparent reason the power steering would cut out and steering would become incredibly difficult, making a turn was near impossible. I took the cobalt to serpentini chevrolet (in strongsville, oh) and they said that the steering column needed replaced. My car was no longer covered by warranty so I paid for the repair out of pocket ($1100). I have a copy of the service invoice to verify the information I am reporting.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While the contact was driving approximately 55 MPH, the steering wheel jerked in a left and right motion. The vehicle loss control and crashed into a guard rail. There was no injury. The police was not called to the scene. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The current and failure mileages were 2,500.
I am filing this complaint on behalf of my brother he is in the military snf I have his car while he is gone. I guess I didn't think to report this when it happened the first time on a 2005 chevy cobalt, until I read a article online about the steering assist motors going bad. But 2 years the motor went out , took it to a mechanic got a new one put in and just 2 weeks ago it went bad again and is in the shop again. I know I didn't include everything but when it went out the first time my brother was coming home from iowa city when the steering went out and went into the median no damage to the car was done but the car was parked cause 2 days later he left for iraq. The car sat for almost 8 months before I paid to have it fixed and I started driving it and then 2 weeks ago it went bad again.
I had severe power steering failure and my map sensor is also defective even though it has been replaced twice. I have a very low mpg its a 15mpg at best. My car also accelerates without my foot on the pedal and I have had severe brake failure , to the extent that I have had to use my hand brake to stop.
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