I was driving down the highway, when my vehicle became difficult to steer. The steering locked and the power steering indicator light came on. I had the vehicle towed to a dealer. They state there was a "short in the electric power steering motor". They replaced the power steering motor. This vehicle has less than 45,000 miles. I had to wait a week and a half for the dealer to get the part. Previously, I had to have the ignition and gear shift replaced.
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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Power steering light keeps coming on in the dash, car will miss its shift points, powersteering goes inop, speedo goes from 40 to 60 MPH, brakes pulsate when trying to stop. No repair has been found yet.
I am a driver of a 2005 chevrolet cobalt and I would like to report a malfunction in the steering system in hopes of a future recall of the vehicle. The power steering sporadically fails as a result of a faulty mechanism in the car. I recently had a problem with the steering on the highway, which LED to loss of control of the vehicle, and a nearly serious accident. There are hundreds of cobalt drivers that have had the same problem and had to pay $900-$2500 to repair their car. Gm is aware of this problem but has chosen to do nothing about it. This malfunction is potentially dangerous and warrants a recall. Thank you for giving this issue your serious attention.
Power steering warning message comes on while driving. After this comes on then the power steering fails making it nearly impossible to steer the car.
Tl*the contact owns 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH the power steering spontaneously failed; causing her to lose control of the vehicle and as a consequence her risk for a vehicle crash was increased. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the failure. She notified the manufacturer and was referred to the federal safety agency. The failure and current mileages were 110,000.
Power steering went out on the highway on my 2005 chevrolet cobalt with about 47,000 miles on it.
I am reporting about chevy cobalts powersteering problems. My car is a 2005 chevy cobalt. Last year at 33000 miles the powersteering failed and when I took it to chevy they said this was a problem with several others. I was required to pay 2000+ dollars to resolve the problem. I could not afford and so I ignored the problem which disappeared on its own for almost 10 months. Now its back again. My car has less than 390000 miles now. As I goggled the problem, I came across so many other people with a similar problem with the same model same year. Isn't this a manufacturers problem? Requesting investigation on the problem.
Without any warning at all, my 2005 chevrolet cobalt's power steering failed. I had to put a bit o muscle into the steering wheel to avoid hitting an oncoming car as the road was curving at this point, luckily I was able to get home safe. Restarting the car makes the problem go away for a brief time period, but I have to be ready for the steering to fail at any moment. I have heard several complaints from others who have had the same problem, it is only a matter of time until the problem causes a fatal accident if there have not been any already.
2005 cobalt......the power steering and check light engine keeps coming on. Is there a recall on this.
This is my second complaint I have had to make. I have been doing research on this topic for over a year now. All you have to do is type in "cobalt power steering" into google and millions of complaints on various websites and forums come up. Last year when I filed a complaint there was no damage involved. This time there is and it needs to be fixed. I think there are plenty of people complaining about this subject. I have a 05' chevy cobalt that when driving randomly the electronic power steering goes out. I can't drive more than five minutes and every time I get in the car it cuts out. This time I was backing out of a driveway and the power steering went out as I was coming to my parents mailbox. I went to turn and I couldn't and I hit it. I have $500 in damage that I don't want to claim to insurance because then it will just cost more in the long run because my insurance will go up. I am a firefighter in central florida. I see car accidents all the time because of vehicle problems or failure. Is it going to take me going down the highway, someone pulling out in front of me, and me dying? One less public safety employee in florida.
I was driving on the highway, when my 2005 chevy cobalt's power steering just cut out. I almost crashed into the car beside me because I was not expecting for the car to do that. When I got home, I tried to check the power steering fluid level in the car and found that there is no place to put it. I later found out that the power steering is electric and a simple fix such as filling power steering fluid ( much like I've done with previous cars I owned) was not possible. The steering column would have to be pulled out in order for the problem to be fixed. If I didn't have an extended warranty on my car it would have cost thousands to fix which is ridiculous.
My 2005 chevy cobalt power steering has gone out. When I am driving on the freeway the power steering light comes on and I am unable to control the steering since it fails. I have to pull over and restart my car in order to continue driving it. The more I drove it the worse it got! I drive no more than 2 minutes with my power steering light coming on and a 5 minute drive I would have to restart my car at least 5-6 times before getting to my destination. I feel like this is putting me in danger since I am not able to navigate the car properly. This shouldn't be happening! My car has been back and forth in the shop for 2 weeks now, and I don't know what to do.
Power steering went out on vehicle while not even driving. Upon research the problem is very common. I am extremely thankful that it did not happen to my wife as she was driving. The car was parked in front of the house while I was getting things out of the trunk, and it started beeping saying power steering. The next time we went to drive the car it had none, and when started never said anything was wrong, at all!
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The power steering failed intermittently while driving approximately 25 MPH. When the engine is shut off and restarted, the power steering reset itself and the vehicle operates normally. The electric power motor in the steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 98,000.
Power steering stops working. At least 3 times.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 40 MPH she noticed that a light illuminated on the electrical instrument panel stating power steering failure and then she lost steering control. After restarting the vehicle, she was able to drive normally; however, she had to continuously shake the steering wheel so that it would not lock. The contact did not notice and failure or warning lights prior to the failure. A local repair facility stated that the power steering was failing and the cost for repair would be $900.00. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was related to an existing recall and to file a complaint regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 73,010.
Tl*the contact owns 2005 chevrolet cobalt. When the steering light illuminated, the steering wheel changed to manual which made it very difficult to make left and right turns. The failure has not been diagnosed by a dealer. The current and the failure mileages were 22,000. Updated 09/23/09 *bf the dealer stated the power steering motor failed. Updated 09/29/09.
While the contact was driving he noticed that the power steering light had appeared on the dashboard and shortly after the vehicle no longer had power steering. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and the contact did not notice any differences beforehand. The current and failure mileage is 49000. Bml. Updated 10/06/09. *lj updated 10/06/09.
2005 chevy cobalt power steering failure with 30k miles.
Intermittent power steering failure and key locking in ignition switch. First started about a 1 1/2 ago when the key locked up in the ignition and power steering failed. They claimed to have fixed it but now the power steering locks up more than ever. I can handle the steering (barely) when this happens by my wife at 4'11 and 106 lbs can no longer drive the vehicle. The power steering now goes out everytime I drive the car.
Tl*the contact owns 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The steering failed it switched from electric to manual which made it difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician located the failure as the steering column. The estimated cost for repair was $600 to $2,000. The manufacturer stated there is not a recall on the vehicle for the failure therefore they will not assist with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 54,000 and the current mileage is 79,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the driver noticed that the power steering light illuminated on the dashboard and that the vehicle had suddenly lost power steering. The failure occurred intermittently. The current and failure mileages were 50000.
I have a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The power steering cuts out intermittently causing the car to become hard to handle. The car only has 36,000 miles and the service rep at the chevy dealership told me that the is a common problem with this type vehicle. I think this is a safety problem that should be recalled.
I bought a 2005 chevy cobalt ls as new in 2005. The car has 55,000 miles on it and has been well taken care of. I am a hypermiler and do what I can to baby the car down the road. Around a week ago, I was driving the car and out of nowhere the power steering goes away and a message is displayed on the LED display near the tachometer, it reads "power steering". I stop somewhere and turn off the car and then back on, the power steering immediately works okay again. Each time I drive the car, this happens at some random point. It is always fixable by turning off the ignition and re-starting the car. I did research online and discovered there are a ton of people reporting this exact same problem with atleast the 2005 and 2006 models, and maybe more. I feel that this is a potentially life threatening problem as a sudden loss of power steering can be the cause of a serious or fatal accident. From what I can see, general motors has not issued a recall. I find this alarming considering this is a known manufacturer's defect and is a widespread problem.
Today is aug 16 2009 and I have been having problems with my 2005 chevrolet cobalt for a while. Since the last year my steering wheel has been shaking every time I put on the brakes, and starting the last 3 weeks the power steering illuminates and the steering wheel just locks and I would have to pull the vehicle on to the shoulder and shut off the engine and restart it and then it works again.this normally happens 2 or 3 times a day. I have not taken it to the dealer yet although I did speak to a service advisor about the situation and he thinks it might be the power steering pump and that it would probably run me about $1200 to fix it. I really cannot afford that kind of money due to me being unemployed. The last date that this incident happened was on aug 15 2009. Please I need your help and assistance. Thanks
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving at any speed, the power steering light illuminates followed by power steering failure. The dealer stated that the steering column needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 34,546. Updated 10/21/09. *lj the consumer stated the power steering would reset when the vehicle was turned off and the re-started. As soon as the gear was changed, the power steering would fail all over again. Updated 10/20/09
The chevy cobalt power steering light keeping coming on. My steering wheel keep freezing up.
I own a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. It currently has 63,000 miles on it. The electronic steering system has been randomly shutting off. When the steering system fails, I am left with no control whatsoever. I never know when the system will shut down. This makes driving on the highway especially dangerous.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the electric power steering fails when a warning light illuminates. When she turns off the vehicle and restarts it, the steering operates normally. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer. The failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 45 MPH, the contact noticed that the power steering light illuminated on the dashboard. Shortly after, the power steering completely failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the steering column needed to be replaced. Two months after the vehicle was purchased, the power steering column was replaced. The current mileage was 93,606 and failure mileage was 45,000.
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