Power steering light came on while making a lane change followed by total loss of power steering.
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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Repeated problems with the power steering in my 2006 chevy cobalt. I drive only two miles to work and so I am frequently traveling at low speeds. My vehicle has less than 50,000 miles - this problem should not be an issue through normal wear and tear especially considering the amount I drive.
I have had my car for 4 years and 3 times my steering wheel has locked up while I was driving.
I currently own a 2006 chevy cobalt. Within the last 2 months I have experienced a problem with the power steering shutting off while I am driving. It has cut off in the middle of a turn, switching lanes on the expressway, and even turning in parking spaces. I have taken it to a chevy dealer where they informed me that I had to replace the entire steering column and the motor that goes with it. It is very dangerous to drive. The problem kept occurring several times in a day, I found that the only solution is to turn the car off and on then it would reset and I can drive again. But who knows when it will cut off again. It could be minutes or hours, but it occurs again, until I pull off and restart the car. I have had many close calls. It is a danger to myself and others. Especially riding with kids in the car. I have replaced the 2 parts as suggested by the chevy dealer which cost me $1371 total. Now just less than 3 weeks, I heard there are more than 11,000 of the same complaints. I went back to the chevy dealer and was informed to wait on a letter from chevy because currently they are recalling cars individually by serial number. I informed the gentleman I had the similar complaints like the others and was given a 1 800 number to call chevy. I have gone thru the automated system and can't seem to get anywhere. I hope help is on its way. I gave chevy all the money I have plus borrowed money.
Power steering keeps failing on my 2006 chevy cobalt. This has just started and I have read that this is a problem with this model.
Power steering goes in out when driving causing it to be difficult to steer.
My 2006 chevy cobalt had the same problem that I saw on the ccn report about the loss of power steering. This occurred in 2008 as I was coming off a highway ramp. No accident, when I reached my house, I shut off the power and restarted car 15 minutes later and car worked fine. Has not happened since.
2006 chevrolet cobalt power steering failure. Resets after restarting car.
2006 chevy cobalt ss 55,000 miles. Power steering stopped working. Entire steering column has to be replaced.
I own a 2006 cobalt, bought brand new in 06. I was driving on the highway when my power steering went out. It said power steering in the information center. Power steering came back after car was turned off. Took to the shop and they told me the electronic power steering motor was going out. I paid for the extended warranty and this part was still not covered. The repair cost me just about $500. I was lucky that no one was hurt when the power steering went out since I was on the highway. What is chevy going to do about this problem?
My daughter was driving on highway 40 east in north carolina car was hit from behind car went across several lanes of traffic and hit rail steering over compensated and air bag did not deploy car was towed and was declared a total loss.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH the power steering light illuminated when the power steering failed; however, she was able to control the vehicle enough to drive onto the emergency lane. The vehicle was inspected by a local mechanic who was unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. The dealers diagnosis found that the power steering motor needed to be replaced and if it recurred, the steering column would also need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired; althought, the failure has occurred 5 times. The failure mileage was 50,000. The current mileage was 53,000. Updated 3/12/10 *cn updated 05/10/10
Tl*the contact owns 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 50 MPH the power steering failed without warning and it became difficult to control the steering wheel; however, he was able to manually drive the vehicle to his residence. The power steering light illuminated after the failure occurred. The dealer stated that the power steering motor needed to be replaced at an estimated cost of $ 1,000. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 60,600. Updated 3/4/2010 *cn updated 05/10/10
Power steering keeps going out after 5 minutes of driving, makes car hard to steer and control.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was driving approximately between 25-30 MPH on normal road conditions, proceeding to make a right turn when a chime sensor sounded inside of the vehicle and the "power steering" warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. Immediately, there was a loss of power steering. The driver continued in operation and exerted higher effort to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure mileage was 60,000.
My 2006 chevrolet cobalt suffered sudden loss of power steering assist while traveling on highway. The effort to steer the vehicle increased to where I could not do more then guide the vehicle to the shoulder of the highway. When the auto was restarted the power steering returned to normal. I continued on my trip with caution. Within 10 minutes the problem recurred. I had the auto towed to a chevrolet dealer where they replaced the power steering assist motor. I have driven much larger autos that have had power steering failures and have never encountered anything where the amount of effort required to guide the auto was so great. If this had been someone who was less experienced or who did not possess the physical strength of a full grown adult male the situation may have been catastrophic.
Sudden loss of power steering.
Random failure of power steering. Fails 3-5 times during 15-20 minute commute which causes vehicle steering to become stiff. Temporary resolution is turning vehicle off and back on, giving you another 5 minutes of power steering. Nothing has been done yet to fix the problem since it's an $800 - $1500 out-of-pocket repair at the dealership. I may try to purchase the power steering motor ($230- dealership only) and install myself but that means pulling out the steering column, disabling airbag, and hoping everything works correctly when you put it back together. This is very dangerous since this is my wife's vehicle which she uses to get to work and carry my 1 year old girl to baby sitter. This has failed during turns, and even when going 55 MPH, it is still very difficult to make a 60 degree turn.
I was driving normally on the highway and power steering suddenly went out. Steering became very stiff, and dash lights read "power steering." after pulling over and restarting the car, power steering came back for about 30 minutes, and then went out again the same way. I arrived at the dealership shortly after, and two components were required to fix the car. An electric motor and something else I can't recall the name of. Fortunately, there was no crash. I was lucky to be on a very straight highway. I had no warning prior to power steering going out, and had even had the car serviced early less than a week previous to this happening.
My daughter's 06 chevy cobalt ls steering loss power and she barley got her car out of traffic, she then waited ten minutes and started the car again and was able to drive 4 more miles before it happened again. This has continued to happen so I had to get it fixed before someone got hurt, this has cost me some very expensive car repairs, some thing needs to be done about this I've beentold by the repair shop that it could happen again since the part they replaced is the same part they ordered, which is faulty, I live in fear everytime my child gets in that car to go anywhere, and she needs a car to get to college. As I said before please don't wait for a tragedy that could be prevented. Thank you
Power steering goes out of cobalt. Power steering alert comes on to dash and car beeps. When car is shut off and restarted power steering returns. 3 incidents. 2 near misses with other cars.
I have a 2006 chevrolet cobalt and I am having a problem with my power steering. It is often hard to turn the steering wheel and I hear a rattling noise in the steering chamber while I am making turns. Also, the power steering malfunctioned as I was driving which caused my steering wheel not to move at all. Fortunately I was not near other cars and was able to stop the car and turn it off in time. I re-started the car and the power steering must have reset itself and began working again.
In my 2006 chevy cobalt I have lost control of my steering wheel 3 times. It happens between 50-55 MPH on the highway. I will be driving on the highway hit my brakes and my car begins to shake violently. I have taken it to a mechanic for this problem. However, there is nothing they could do because they could not replicate the problem. They tried at several different speed.
Power steering suddenly failed resulting in a near loss of control of the car
Power steering stopped working on 1/28/10, as I was driving home from work. It started working again on 2/1/10, and then stopped and then started again. I took the car to my mechanic and he said that the entire steering column would have to be replaced.
I own a 2006 chevy cobalt with a little over 62,000 miles. I bought it used and have had it a year and three months. Ever since I purchased the car I've had issues w/the electronic power steering. It acts up on a daily basis. The power steering cuts on and off while I'm driving the car. It makes it almost impossible to steer the car at all. My arms ache at the end of the day from struggling to steer and keep control of my car. It is especially scary when you are on a sharp exit ramp and the power steering isn't working and then cuts on. I've come very close to losing control of my car many times. I've looked into having it replaced but the cost of the parts and labor are expensive and being a single mother of two I can't afford to have it replaced. I've seen countless numbers of websites and complaints on the internet of other cobalt owners w/the same power steering issue. It's ridiculous that gm won't do a recall! This is obviously a manufacturers defect and gm needs to fix it before someone loses their life! This is my first gm vehicle and I can guarantee it will be my last!
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt . The contact stated that whenever she turned the vehicle on the power steering locked up and this occurs also when she puts the vehicle in reverse as well. This has occured everyday where the light illuminates in the instrumental panel. The dealer was contacted and they told the contact to bring it in for diagnostic. There have been no repairs done to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 50000 and current mileage was 84729.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. She stated while driving at speeds of less than 50 MPH, the power steering failed three times within her traveling period, without warning. She would pull over at each time the failure occurred and shut the vehicle off. Once the vehicle was restarted, the power steering would reset itself. The vehicle was taken to the nearest dealer where they replaced the power steering module at the owner's expense. There were no recalls for the failure. There were no additional failure since the repair. The failure and current mileages were over 65,695.
I have a 2006 chevrolet cobalt with 39k miles. My steering wheel shakes when driving, it is sometimes hard to turn, the radio turns on and off, and the check engine light & air bag light are on. I took the car to the dealership and they said nothing is wrong with the car. They got the lights to turn off. My warranty is now expired and the same lights came on again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While the contact was driving the vehicle she noticed that the power steering light had appeared on the dashboard, moments later the contact noticed that the vehicle no longer had power steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact had the power steering control module replaced. There were no prior warnings and the current and failure mileages were 73000.
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