My chevy cobalt ls 2006 2-d lost its steering power and I had a hard time driving it but luckily I was still under the 36,000 miles warranty when I brought it to the dealership. It was fixed but I'm just worried that it may happen again and my car is not under warranty anymore and I see that it costs $2000.00 to have it fixed and in addition to this, it may cause a major accident without steering capabilities.
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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I own a 2006 chevy cobalt ls. I have had problems steering my vehicle when parking, backing out of parking spaces and when traveling at low speeds and trying to turn. I have mentioned this problem to my chevy dealership service center and they have stated that this is just something that happens with the cobalts over time. Recently my ignition locked up twice, and right before it locked I felt the steering column tighten up. Not sure if that's related but it might be. The service center replaced the shifter in the vehicle and it hasn't locked up again but the steering wheel is still tightening.
I have had problems with my steering on my 06 cobalt since I have bought it. It seems to get stuck when turning the steering vehicle to the left. I have taken it to the dealer but was always told they did not find anything wrong with it. At this time there has not been any major problem like a crash but it still concerns me and I know it should not operate like this. This has occurred on more than one occasion and still nothing has been done to fix the problem.
I was driving and my power steering stopped working. The warning light went on the dashboard and I was unable to turn my wheel very much in any direction.
2006 chevy cobalt, power steering goes out without warning.
Daughter has a 2006 chevy cobalt ltz purchased used in 2009. Last year on one occasion, as she was backing out of the garage, she indicated that her car suddenly became very difficult to turn the steering wheel. I came out and determined this was in fact occurring. I then turned off the car, re-started it and this seemed to take care of the issue. I now report this as I have now read of similar occurrences from other owners to which you are now investigating.
The steering:electric power assist system keeps giving out. While driving at a slow speed the car shakes and it is hard to keep control of the steering. It often goes to one side or another.
On saturday jan 30, 2010 I was leaving a business and I went to back out and when I started going forward as I was turning my steering wheel it was hard to turn the power steering had gone out. Also a few times during the summer it had happened. I would be turning a corner and I found myself turning with 2 hands or just going down the street my power steering light would come on. I had not had anything done as of yet because it hadn't done it for a few months until saturday.
Loss of power steering 2006 cobalt "power steering" flashed on the dash and I lost power assist. This has happened 4 times already since I purchased the vehicle.
We own a 2006 chevy cobalt, our first chevy purchase ever. Purchased it used in spring of 08. Don't know what previous problems it may have had, but one can only wonder. While driving this past fall, my husband heard dinging sounds, looked down, and the screen said the power steering failed. Sure enough, there was no power steering. The manual says to shut off engine, restart, and rock the steering wheel. Every time we restart, the power steering comes back on, but only for a very short time. As soon as we drive 20 feet, it goes out again. This happens for us while driving at any speed - could be going 55 miles an hour down the road, could be while going around a turn. We live in west virginia with mountains and sharp turns, and this poses a serious danger. If we lose power steering going around a big turn, we're in trouble. I've read reports of power steering failing at slow speeds. However, this is certainly not the case for us. It will go out at any speed, and the more you restart the engine, the more it continues to go out. We took the car to the place of purchase to see how much it would be to repair, and they told us that they couldn't fix it there or guarantee it if they did try to fix it. But the cost could be as much as $1100 or more. Well, I don't have $1100 to fix the newest vehicle I own, it's very dangerous the way it is, and so the car has been sitting for the past 6 months. I couldn't be more tickled if chevy had to correct their mistakes and fix my car for no charge. If we had known that everything in this car is electrical and had no steering fluid, we would never have purchased our "first-ever" chevy to begin with. Next time we'll stick with ford. Thank you for your investigation and hope that we get this resolved.
My power steering on my chevrolet cobalt has gone out on several occasions one time on the highway. When it goes out it is difficult to keep control of the vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the power steering failed while driving 30 MPH and she was unable to control the vehicle. The contact had to drive onto the emergency lane and turn the vehicle off and then back on so that it would reset itself. The dealer replaced the entire steering wheel assembly. The chevrolet manufacturer was notified before the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 52,664.
I own a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. Approximately three months ago my vehicle alerted me that my power steering is no longer engaged. It first occurred while I was driving through my neighborhood. The power steering went out all of the sudden, and I was forced to operate the steering wheel without the power steering. Originally it occurred once a week, but for the past month my power steering has been going out everyday. It usually occurs while I'm driving less than 45 miles per hour, but on three different occasions it has gone out on the interstate while I'm traveling 70 miles an hour. The only way I know how to fix the problem is to put my car in park, turn off the ignition, and then restart my vehicle. When I restart my vehicle the power steering is engaged again.
While driving our chevrolet cobalt, the power steering kept going out. The car is three years old. And it was a really scary experience.
Power steering failure with my 06 chevy cobalt. Started occurring around 40,000 miles. It spontaneously fails about twice a month with no real reason that I can tell. When it occurs, I have to pull off of the side of the road and turn my car off and then back on again. Sometimes I have to wait several minutes before restarting to correct the problem.
I own a 2006 chevy cobalt when driving my power steering stop operating making it hard to turn or operate. We were able to make it home and after restarting the car the problem did not happen again. But when steering the steering makes noises.
Approximately two months ago I notice the powering steering going out on my 2006 chevrolet cobalt occurring occasionally. In the last two weeks the power steering goes out only after a few minutes of driving and each time the car is driven. One car repair shop quoted a price of over $1000.00 for the part to repair the vehicle. I have concerns for my safety, but this is my only means of transportation and am waiting to save the money for repairs. Meantime I drive in wet, icy conditions at a slow rate of speed.
I own a 2006 chevy cobalt ss. My key often gets stuck in the ignition, taking quite some time to fiddle with to get out. As well, and a much more serious complaint, is the failure of my power steering. My power steering light has come on quite often in the past 2 weeks. Turning the car on and off takes the light away. However, today while taking a turn at a green light, my power steering literally failed on me. This is not safe, and after much research, I have learned its a common defect of 2005-2009 chevy cobalts.
Steering wheel constantly shakes while driving. Feels lose. Loses control often when braking.
I bought this car for my daughter and the power steering went out on it. She had trouble holding it in the road. I have read on the internet that this is a problem in all these cobalts. It is a very dangerous problem and I think chevrolet should be held responsible for the repairs I'm having with this car.
I own a 2006 chevy cobalt and have had many problems with the car. My power steering has gone out many times, some while driving and some when I first get into the car and start it. Not only does the power steering go out but the car also jerks back and forth while in motion, the power steering message flashes and dings, the check engine light comes on and car has even shut off in traffic a few times. Getting to the side of the road is almost impossible when the power steering goes out, I took it for inspection at pep boys many times and even received my money back when the problems were never able to be fixed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 35 MPH the power steering light flashed on the dashboard with a beeping sound and the vehicle lost power steering malfunctioned. The contact had to shut off the vehicle and restart it so that the power steering would function properly. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact has not taken the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 68,000.
2006 chevy cobalt lost power steering. Power steering now intermittently goes out while driving down the road. Vehicle must be powered off then back on to make the power steering work again.
2006 chevrolet cobalt power steering failure. First occurred august 2009 after buying the car used in july 2008. Has occurred everyday since. Getting progressively worse. Cannot get more than a mile down the road before power steering fails each time car is driven.
I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden my steering wheel locked and the car started pulling to the left. I then noticed a message flashing on the screen on the dashboard saying power steering. I turned the car off, and upon restarting the vehicle, the problem seemed to had gone away. However, after driving a few miles, it will flare up again. The problem occurred everytime I drove the car thereafter. I took the car to the chevy dealership to find out what was causing the problem. It was discovered that the eps motor had gone bad, so I had a new eps motor installed.
While driving the 2006 chevy cobalt into new york city (from pennsylvania) the power steering "died." the car only has 28,000 miles on it and has been driven "delicately" since purchased. *** also note that the entire computer system died last spring (spring 2009) and chevy refused to help in compensating of the 1200 dollar bill we had - claiming we didn't have the original part that malfunctioned. They did not want to hear that no garage in 2009 gives you the "defunct" part of the car. We have been dealing with chevy's main offices and gotten no where since the computer fried itself last spring. Since the power steering died 2 weeks ago, they absolutely won't hear of it and will not help whatsoever. For a car with only 28000 miles on it, and have the computer system of the car die as well as the power steering system - something is being covered up on their part. - especially since the dealer we bought the car from (maureen alexander chevrolet in wilkes-barre pa) has closed due to their "reorganization of gm".
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving various speeds including approximately 25 MPH, she heard a beeping sound in the dashboard and then the power steering failed. The dealer confirmed that the power steering needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 89,000.
The powersteering on my chevy 2006 cobalt 4 door, the powersttering light comes on, then the car is nearly impossible to control. Makes driving almost impossible. Took to mechanic, seems the computer chip is ok, the selad system for the steering fluid is ok, it is an electronic motor that overheats is what the mechanic stated. Repaired 2/2/2010.
While I was driving on the freeway, my power steering went out. I almost lost control of my car, it was extremely difficult for me to safely steer my car off the road. I has to slow to an very unsafe driving speed of 10 MPH just to get home. I had no idea what had happened to my car.
Power steering goes out intermittently while driving. When vehicle is turned off and restarted it resets power steering system and it works normal. However the power steering light on the display will come on again with the resulting loss of power steering. This results in difficult steering especially in turns. My daughter will soon be obtaining her drivers license and I am afraid to allow her to drive this vehicle because when the steering goes out in a turn it is difficult to control.
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