2006 cobalt power steering went out driving down the road with my 19 year old daughter driving.
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle made a couple of loud sounds as if a bell was ringing and then the power steering failed. The vehicle was turned off and then back on in order for the power steering to function normally. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and on at every intersection in order to have the power steering work properly. The current mileage was 17898. The failure mileage was 17840.
I had a 2006 cobalt that started having power steering problems shorting after reaching 36,000 miles. One time I was turning onto a road from a parking lot. The power steering went out and I could barely steer the car into the proper lane and avoid an accident as a car in the opposite lane was approaching. This is a dangerous engineering problem with cobalt. I have not had any satisfactory reply from chevrolet customer service on this problem. I believe, judging from many other complaints, that chevrolet needs to issue a recall on this, or at least repair the problem at one cost to buyers. Thank you.
Vehicle was making a slow turn into a parking lot when the power steering experienced a complete failure. There was no prior warning that this failure was about to occur. This was the only time the failure was experienced. Steering became difficult, but since the vehicle was traveling at a slow speed, the driver was able to maintain full control and safely park the vehicle. The vehicle was allowed to sit for several hours and then restarted and the power steering was again operational. The vehicle was taken to a dealership for service the next day. A power steering motor kit # 6.605 was installed on the vehicle to correct the problem. The old part was retained by the dealer.
Power steering went out on my 2006 chevy cobalt, has just a little over 57,000 miles and from reading the reviews on line I am not the only one that has had this problem.
About 2 weeks after purchasing a 2006 chevrolet cobalt (or as of approx 2 weeks ago) the vehicle's power steering began to random shut off. The power steering is available every time the car is started but is always disable after 1-2 minutes down the road and stays that way until the car is turned off and restarted, although at that point it last 1-2 minutes again and so the cycle continues. The consequences as of yet are simply the bother and difficulty with 'winding roads' and parking lots. Due to experience with a similar car and minimal travel there have been no related accidents as of yet. The failure has yet to corrected due to various constraints.
I have a 2006 chevrolet cobalt and unexpectedly the power steering fails. It makes it very hard to turn into a parking space or any kind of movement for that part at slow speeds. Unfortunately I hear the fix cost over 1000 dollars, money that I don't have on a fixed income. I bought the car used in the summer of 2007 and by the summer of 2008 the problem started to happen sporadically and then more often. It seems to happen more quickly and often when it is hot outside and I live in texas which is normally hot most of the year. It is very annoying to have to turn my car off to get the power steering to work.
2006 chevy cobalt power steering failure, no certain time or situation approx. Once a week.
Power steering system failure while driving. Restarting engine will restore power steering for a short time. The car alerts with warning chime sound and a dashboard message "power steering". This problem can happen every few minutes or, rarely, it may not happen at all during a short trip. This problem first happened in late 2009 on a very low mileage vehicle ( less than 9,300 miles to date).
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt which was purchased used with 10,000 miles. She stated that in temperatures over 50 degrees, the power steering would fail approximately every 30 to 40 seconds while driving at various speeds as low as 5 MPH and up. When it failed, she had to maneuver the vehicle onto the emergency lane, shut off the engine momentarily and allow the power steering to reset itself. The manufacturer was contacted and advised taking the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test; however, the closest dealer was over 100 miles away. She did not feel safe driving that distance since the failure began to occur frequently. The manufacturer advised the contact that they were closing her case until she took the vehicle into a dealer. No repairs were made to the vehicle. There were no recalls for the failure; however, there was an open investigation ( the federal safety agency action number pe10005; component :steering:electric power assist system). The failure mileage was 24,000 and the current mileage was 27,000.
I hadn't had any problems with my car and then one day I was turning in a parking lot and the power steering went out. I got it into a parking stall and shut the car off, then proceeded to wait 10-15 minutes and started the car again, there were no problems until I started to dive again, it happened about 3 more times that day. It happened as I was driving the freeway coming into a curve in the road, in the parking lot as mentioned and pulling into my driveway. If I hadn't driven a car in the past with no power steering I would not have know or been able to steer the car safely. It could have been bad if I hadn't been able to control the car on the freeway. This has happened several more times since this first occurrence and every time it does happen it's not just once, it's several times that day then it will be weeks or longer without any problems. It is completely random and unsafe, you never know when it's going to happen and there is no warning. The "power steering" indicator comes up as it's going out.
2006 chevy cobalt ls power steering seizing, not working. Only 40k miles on car, brought to gm dealer & was told that there was no warranty on power steering, had to have replacement steering column & motor at a cost of over 1000 dollars.
2006 chevy cobalt power steering assist comes on every day after 5 min od driving u stop and shut the car off and start it up it comes back on 5min later...seems to happen at low and high speeds.
Power steering failure on 2006 cobalt power steering just quits.
When driving the 06 chevy cobalt, the power steering fails while driving at moderate speeds. This happens nearly ever time the car is in use now and happens several times during the course of a 15 mile trip. The only recourse is to turn the key off and back on to get the steering to respond again.
I own a 2006 cobalt. The power steering went out when my 29 year old son was turning onto a traffic circle in fort worth, texas. The car hit the curb causing damage to the right tire and wheel. My insurance company (usaa) paid $4269.69 for repairs, $420 for car rental; I paid $500 deductible. Classic chevrolet fixed the power steering without charge; however, if there had been a timely recall the accident would never have happened.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. Whenever the contact drives the vehicle at any speed she noticed that the power steering will suddenly stop functioning. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the power steering mechanism needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings .the current and failure mileages were 54000.
Steering wheel is very hard to turn. This happens frequently. If the engine is turned off the problem goes away for a while, but soon returns. So far this problem has not caused an accident, but I am almost afraid to drive the car for fear of one.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was driving approximately 15 MPH on normal road conditions. A chime sounded inside of the vehicle. Immediately, there was a loss of power steering. The driver pulled over to the side of the road with caution. The engine was turned off. The vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation. Whenever the vehicle was in operation the failure occurred intermittent. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle has not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 61,000. Updated 07/12/10
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH on normal road conditions. A chime sounded inside of the vehicle. The "power steering" warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. Immediately, there was a loss of power steering. The driver exerted extreme difficulty turning the steering wheel. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. The engine was turned off. The vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. Currently, the vehicle is at an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure mileage was 122,000. The VIN was unavailable.
There were no events leading up to the failure. I have a 2006, chevy cobalt, and am one of the people that have had to have a motor replaced in my power steering. It just stopped working while I has driving down the road. No power steering!!!! I did talk to chevy, because I thought it odd, having less the 50,000 on my car. I was a few miles from home, and was blessed enough to be near a church parking lot, to pull over. I am also young enough, and strong enough that I did get it back home, so my husband could check it. I did check with chevy, to see if there was a recall, or if they were aware of a problem. They did not have a recall, and were not aware of a problem. This is what they said. Again, because I thought it odd. I had to take it to my local chevy dealership, and it cost $418.00. I would have hated to have been in traffic, or in the middle of a turn, or a bad curve. If it had of happened in any of those 3, I may not have been able to control the car. I do believe it is a great safety problem. People that do not have a lot of arm strength, would have no control. .as stayed above I had to have it fixed.
Power steering goes out after about two minutes of driving or less. It is very hard to turn the wheel and control the vehicle when driving. It goes away when the car is shut off but then the power steering goes back out. Very annoying and dangerous because you never know when it will feel like going out on you like going around a sharp turn which could cause an accident. It progressively gets worse. Needs to be addressed!
Power steering failure there are 1000's of people with the same problem please help us.
Power steering failed.
I have a 2006 chevy cobalt lt and my power steering keeps cutting off when I go down the road the forces the steering wheel to lock up. I am terrified that I may have a wreck at any moment and I have a 3 yr old and 7 months pregnant! Please please get this recalled asap!
Power steering stops working, making car hard to steer.
Have 2006 chevy cobalt, have a power steering problem have heard that this is a major problem and others have had this. It locks the steering wheel while your driving, has failed on me and has almost caused me too lose control, have not had an accident yet, but would not like to experience this, or something worst. Thank you - a concerned consumer.
My husband was driving our 2006 chevy cobalt when, without warning, the power steering went out. He crossed double yellow line before being able to regain control of the car. Could have been a very serious head-on collision had there been another car oncoming. Had to replace the entire power steering column and motor. Car had approx. 50,000 miles on it when this occurred and of course, just passed the warranty time. This is a serious safety issue. Why is chevy/gm not taking accountability for a defective power steering column? There are 1,000's of people in our situation and it is unacceptable. Are they waiting for a fatality to occur? They are aware of the problem, as I called chevy directly, but they will not pay for the repairs. Anyone driving a chevy cobalt should be made aware of this safety issue. I do not feel safe driving this car, nor do I want to drive my children in this car. You take it for granted that when you buy a car, the company producing the car is concerned for your safety. That is obviously not the case with the chevy cobalt. Shame on you gm to think about your own wallet before the safety of your customers. Makes you think twice to buy "american".
2006 chevy cobalt power steering goes out while driving.
I have a 06 chevy cobalt. I was exiting a busy highway when my power steering went out. I about got hit by another car because I could not get the wheel to turn. The powersteering on my car goes out at least once a day, but on an average day about 2-3 times. Today I was driving from wichita, ks back home to tulsa, ok and my powersteering went out 4 times within a matter of 10 mins. This is a major concern when I'm turning a sharp corner and my two small children are in the car. I am a very small woman and can't turn the wheel when the powersteering goes out. The only way I have been able to fix the problem is to pull over, turn off the car, then restart the car after waiting for at least a minute. Usually, I have to try about 3 times to get the powersteering to work again and it doesn't work for very long. Highways in tulsa, ok have very sharp and narrow exits and it is scary when I don't know if I'm going to be able to safely exit because I can't turn the wheel of my car.
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