Power steering assist motor went out, usually within 30 seconds of car being in 'drive.' occurred everytime I drove the car. I had to go buy a power steering assist motor (~$190); replaced within 20 minutes by mechanic.
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the warning lights were illuminated on the dashboard then her steering wheel became difficult to control. The failure occurred on two occasions while driving. The dealer stated that the repair cost was $1,000. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 82,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that immediately after the vehicle was started the power steering failed and it became difficult to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that since there was no warranty the diagnostic fee would be $100. There were no related recalls. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 44,000.
My 2006 chevy cobalt has been having this on-going problem since I purchased this vehicle in february 2008. The problem is the steering. Sometimes I have difficulty staying in my lane. When I try to correct the problem the steering wheel is tight and hard to maneuver. We thought the problem was in the alignment but that was ruled out. I have been able to recover and go back into my lane in all instances but this problem has been a hard one to prove and it's an accident waiting to happen.
Why? Why chevy? Why me? All I wanted was a decent car. I thought I had found one when I bought my 2006 chevy cobalt lt. It looked so pretty sitting in the dealers lot. If I knew that it was going to be a piece of !@#$%, I wouldn't have bought it. The power steering went out on my car when I was transporting children from school. That would be a good headline for chevy. 3 young children die in accident because of lousy chevy parts. My power steering has gone off at least 8 times. I have almost been in several accidents because of it. I am scared to drive my car for fear of my life. Please do something about this corporate oversight of the chevy cobalt. P.s. !@#$% chevy.
My car has never had an issue until sunday, january 31, 2010. I was driving when suddenly my power steering light on dashboard was blinking "power steering". All of a sudden, I could barely move my steering wheel. I pulled into a gs station and they tried to find out where I would put power steering fluid when we realized, my car has electronic power steering, fluid is not needed. When I turned the car back on, I was able to drive about 10 minutes up the road before it happened again. I made it home but now day 3 it continues to do this. I have done my research and this is a chevy problem. I called our local chevy dealer who said they have never seen this before. But from what I have found out through research, this is an issue chevy is trying to hide! This should be recalled and I should not have to pay $2000 to get it fixed when my 2006 chevy cobalt is only worth $5000!
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions when the "power steering" warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and immediately, there was a loss of power steering. The driver pulled into a parking lot which required higher effort to turn the steering wheel. The engine was turned off. The vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation for two minutes. The failure continue to occur whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle is in the process of being taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer has been notified of the malfunctions. The failure mileage was 54,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle at any speed he noticed that the power steering light appeared on the dashboard and moments later the steering wheel locked and could not be moved in any direction. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the power steering motor needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 82000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving various speeds to include 35 MPH, the driver lost control of the steering wheel and it became extremely difficult to turn it in any direction. The failure and current mileages were 63,000.
I have a 2006 chevy cobalt and my power steering is going out randomly as I am driving. The car will give no indication that the power steering is about the stop working and then all at once the power steering light will come on and I can not turn the wheel at all. I have tried for over 2 years to get chevy to do something and still nothing has been done. It has started occurring everyday over the past week .
I recently bought a chevy cobalt 2006 and four months later the power steering went off. I have taken it to the dealership and it is very costly to repair. I was told that they have seren many cases like this on cobalts. Mine has 59k and has no warranty. The day that the incident happened my mother was driving it and almost had an accident. She is a 60 yr old lady and does not have the strength to be maneuvering a hard steering wheel.
2006 chevy cobalt with ongoing power steering failure issues. During the normal course of driving, the words "power steering" will come up on the odometer and the power steering will stop working. The only solution is to pull over and turn off the engine, which seems to "reset" and temporarily fixes the problem. This failure occurs multiple times and sometimes as soon as 30 seconds after the car is turned on. I've looked online and there are hundreds of other cobalt owners experiencing the same problem.
Chevy cobalt power steering locking up and has to be turned off before it will work again.
I have a 2006 chevy cobalt. My car has 53,000 miles and the power steering light comes on all the time. Thus making my vehicle hard to steer. There needs to be a recall on this before someone dies. I read all over the internet of people complaining about this.
2006 chevrolet cobalt while driving at freeway speeds had sudden loss of power steering with alarm and warning on dash. I was able to get to side of road shut off and engine and restart. No problem after restarting vehicle. Since first occurrence it now happens multiple times daily.
While I was driving on the interstate, my power steering went out on my 2006 chevrolet cobalt. This has occurred daily since then, and becoming more frequent as the days progress. This should not be happening on my car so soon, and estimates for repair are beginning at $1,000, which is entirely too much for a single mother and full time college student to handle. This is a dangerous situation and has to be a defect as there are hundreds of reports of the same thing happening with other cobalts. I risk losing control of my vehicle and causing injury to myself and my daughter.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. She states that while driving at 45 MPH the power steering light illuminated and she lost the power steering on the vehicle. She was able to pull over where she turned the vehicle off and then on and the vehicle was fine. After a few minutes the power steering light came back on . The dealer was contacted and they stated that they will repair the failure at the owners expense. There have been no repairs for the failure. She has noticed that whenever the temperature drops or when it rains that's when she loses power steering. The failure mileage was 42200 and current mileage was 42424.
Power steering problem on a 2006 chevy cobalt my power steering keeps going out and a power steering light will show up on my information screen. This has been going on since jan 5th and I just bought the car on the 21st of dec.
Power steering goes out after about 5 seconds of driving. No assist when this happens. Not sure how to correct. Tw*
I own a 2006 chevy cobalt. At 25,000 miles the power steering just stop working while I'm on the highway. It was very hard to steer, but I managed to pull over to the curve and stop the car. Fortunately no one got hurt. I don't know why it happened but it sure was scary. After a few minutes I started the car again and the power steering came back on again. Before I could reach home, the power steering failed again. Obviously, there was something wrong. I called a mechanic for an estimate and they said it would cost around $1000 to 1500 including labor.
As I am driving down the road my chevy cobalt will ding about three times and in the mileage window it will flash "power steering". As soon as that occurs the power steering will go out entirely. It is difficult to get the car to move to the side of the road, so there is no way to completely turn it. I almost ran into a fence trying to pull over on the side of the road. It first occured the afternoon of the 26th and the car was not driven the rest of the day, but it again happened the morning of the 27th. An appointment has been made for tomorrow to have it looked at by chevy so there has been no correction to the problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. He stated that the power steering would fail intermittently. The dealer could not duplicate the failures, however the body control module was replaced at the owner's expense and still did not correct the failure. On a separate occasion, while driving at speeds of 60 MPH and the vehicle locked. The contact was unable to turn the steering wheel in either direction. The power steering warning light illuminated on the warning panel and the vehicle stalled. He was able to maneuver the vehicle off of the highway without incident. The failure and current mileages were under 80,200. Updated 2/17/10 *cn updated 02/22/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that whenever he was driving various speeds including 35 MPH it became difficult to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that they needed to replace the steering column for $1000. There were no recalls or warranties for the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 53,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 25 MPH for 15 minutes the power steering light flashed on the dashboard and the vehicle lost power steering. The contact lost control of the vehicle briefly and had difficulty parking the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact that the entire power steering system needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 61,000.
Driving getting on the freeway and then the power steering stop working I had to drive home and I don't go to work because its dangerous driving when its hard to make a turn !! And its too expensive to get it fix!!!
We have a 2006 chevy cobalt that was purchased for our children's use. My very large husband had been using it while my daughter was away at college. The power steering all of a sudden started going out while he was driving. He would turn the car off, and the power steering would return, but it would cut out again. We brought it to our mechanic who fixed it, but it is a costly repair as he was required to buy the whole steering column just for one part. I understand from information I've read that just because it's fixed doesn't mean it won't happen again!!! I hesitate to let my daughter use this car again as this is a very dangerous problem. Please don't let anyone get killed before you make chevrolet permanently fix this problem!
2006 chevy cobalt ls steering sticks when turning and has to be forced back to straight when coming out of a turn. This is very dangerous issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 25 to 30 MPH on normal road conditions the "power steering" warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. Immediately, there was a loss of power steering. The driver pulled over to the side of the road which required higher effort to turn the steering wheel. The engine was turned off including the illumination of warning light indicator. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. The identical failures occurred on a separate occasion. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure mileage was 43,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 30 MPH the power steering light flashed on the dashboard and the vehicle lost power steering and the contact briefly lost control of the vehicle. The contact drove the vehicle home and notified the manufacturer regarding the failure. The manufacturer did not want the contact to have the vehicle repaired until further notice; however, the dealer informed the contact that the power steering motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact is concerned about the safety risk since there were no related recalls. The failure mileage was 47,000. Updated 03/04/10 *bf the power steering motor was replaced. Updated 06/15/10.
Tl*the contact owns 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 55 MPH on the highway, the power steering light illuminated and within a second the power steering failed. He was unable to turn the steering wheel to the left or right and then he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle will be repaired. He contacted the manufacturer a report was taken; however, no assistance was offered. The vehicle will be repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 66,000.
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