Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 40 MPH the "power steering" warning light illuminated on the instrument panel, and then there was a loss of power steering. The driver was able to safely restart the vehicle to continue normal operation. The vehicle has not been repaired for the failure. The failure and current mileages were 61,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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2006 chevrolet cobalt power steering power steering fails while driving vehicle coggin chevrolet, kissimmee florida acknowledges this is a known defect with this vehicle but still insists I pay $1200 to repair.
Electronicpower steering failure on 2006 chevy cobalt lt. My daughter was driving on freeway and power steering just went out suddenly. There are many complaints about this problem and gm refuses to do anything about it, this is a very expensive problem to fix and I can't afford it. Gm needs to step up and fix this problem free of charge. No wonder they are going bankrupt!
Electric power steering motor has intermittent failure. And I have been driving when all of a sudden no more power steering! Very dangerous situation. I have not tried to repair yet. I am unemployed and the cost is prohibitive. But in my replacement research I see that this is very common and that seems wrong to me!
I currently own a 2006 chevy cobalt, and the power steering keeps failing. All I hear is 3 dings and I see power steering on the dashboard and the power steering stops working. This is very dangerous due to the fact that with traffic these days and all of the other safety concerns this just adds to the frustration and worry. Please look into a recall for this. There are many other people that are affected by this. This is not safe for the driver what-so-ever and seeing as though paying $2000 for this to get fixed is kind of hard to swallow, maybe a recall would be best for all parties involved.
2006 chevy cobalt power steering goes out intermittently at various speeds car has 39k miles and started 2 weeks ago.
I had the steering column replaced on my car on feb. 2009 because it was making a rattling noise in the steering area. They said it was replaced and the car was still under factory warranty so I didn't have to pay anything. In may of 2009 I went back and told them that I was still hearing the same rattling noise and since the car didn't have warranty they said they wouldn't be able to fix it and that I had to take it to the dealer that I purchased the extended warranty from. They also said that if it was the same part that needed replacing that they would replace it for free. Well for reasons I wasn't able to go that day. Well on oct. 4, 2009 the car shut down on me as I was making a right turn and wasn't able to steer the car. I put the car on park and turned it on again and it worked. I'm thinking what if this would've happened to me on the interstate, I could've been in a very big accident so I consider myself lucky. The problem I'm having now is that chevy don't want to replace the same part and I'm very frustrated. I have read on the internet that there are a lot of owners of chevy cobalts that are having the same steering problems as myself and I think something needs to be done quickly.
1. No events leading up to failure. 2. Failure occurs 2 to 3 times while driving, consequences are power steering goes out while driving...very hard to turn...could cause accident. I have read that many people have complained about the same problem. Gm needs to fix this problem. 3. Correction for the problem is shut off the car and let sit for a couple of minutes, turn it back on and power steering come back. Then it happens again. The price to get it fixed is about $1000.
Power steering goes out completely while driving in my 2006 chevrolet cobalt. Problem started 1 october 2009 and is off and on. At times it scares me that I will get in an accident. Jiffy lube personnel stated that it is electronic and suggested taking to dealer. I am a student at northern arizona university and cannot afford $100 for just looking at it. Suggested to me to file a complaint to your organization.
I have 2006 chevy cobalt and I am having power steering problems. My car has 72,000 miles on it and the car constantly jerks.
My mother has a 2006 chevy cobalt and the power steering does not work correctly. In fact it doesn't work at all. So far she has been lucky not to have a wreck, but I am afraid that it could happen. I am not sure when it stopped working, but I do fear for her safely along with other cobalt owners. She has contacted gm about the problem, but they seem that they don't want to do anything to fix this issue. I know there are numerous complaints about the power steering from the 06' cobalt. My mother can't go two blocks without the power steering going out on her. She is currently unemployed and has no other way to find a job to get this part fixed, and I feel that gm should be held responsible for fixing the problem since there have been many other complaints about it. As far as when exactly the powersteering began to go out, I am not sure about. I know it was towards the beginning of 2009 when my mother begin to complain about this issue.
I have a 2006 chevy cobalt lt. As I was driving down the interstate all of a sudden my power steering light came across the display and I lost control of my car (I was going around a curve). It took all I had to keep it on the road. As I was cranking on the wheel (very hard as there was no power steering) suddenly it started to work! Me and the 2 children in my car went into the ditch. Thank goodness no one was seriously injured! Chevrolet needs to recall this issue before it kills someone! The power steering goes off and on. I am considering a lawsuit myself.
For the past few months I have noticed my steering wheel of my 2006 chevy cobalt shaking a lot when I drive down hills. This problem persists whether my foot is on or off the break. After the jolting got so bad, where I thought I was going to lose control of my vehicle, I took my car into my mechanic to be inspected. He informed me that my steering column was broken and my car was "a danger to drive." my mechanic recommended I call chevy to see if they would replace the steering column for free because that is not something that typically fails in any age vehicle and especially in my car which only has 47,000 miles on it. I made phone calls to chevy and they said they would not fix my vehicle for free because it was still in "working condition." my mechanic then replaced the steering column in my car ($600 later).
Power steering goes out randomly along with a "power steering" message in dash. Requires car to be restarted to get it working again. This is a 2006 chevy cobalt with 27,xxx miles on it. Gm has not set a recall for this problem, and it seems like thousands have it. If this failed while in a turn, it could cause serious injury or death. The cost to repair this is anywhere between $1,000 to $2,000. This is unacceptable.
2006 chevrolet cobalt power steering doesn't work. The car will not turn. This caused me to almost have an accident. The car is out of warranty and cost about 1,000 dollars to repair. After researching this problem I found it to be happening a lot. This is a real safety hazard. Is there a recall on this problem?
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then there was a loss of power steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and a technician concluded that since he could not identify the cause of the failure, he could not provide a free remedy. Prior to the failure the ignition switch was replaced. The failure and current mileages were 78000. Updated 11/10/09 *cn the consumer also stated the vehicle would cut off in the middle of traffic. The vehicle has been to the dealer 6 times. Updated 11/13/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The traction and the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel and there was a loss of power steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The technicians could not identify the cause of the failure; therefore, they could not provide a remedy. The failure mileage was 37,000 and the current mileage was 41,000.
2006 chevy cobalt power steering failed. I cant control my car...I cant drive my car. The wheel is so tight that it is very difficult to simply drive out of a parking lot. If this had happened while I was in a turn or in heavy traffic, I would have wrecked. It happens constantly now and it wont stop. I am being told it will cost me $1200.00 to fix it. There are thousands of people on the internet with the same problem. This needs to be a recalled item. Controlling a vehicle should be of importance to gm.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 45 MPH he lost power steering and it became difficult to control the steering wheel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the power steering motor was repaired at an insurance deductible rate of $100.00. The manufacturer was notified, and a representative stated that he would be reimbursed after the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 34,790. The current mileage was 34,822.
I was driving and the power steering keeps going out of my 2006 chevy cobalt, it don't matter whether I'm in a curve or not, its highly dangerous and could be very deadly if it happens at the wrong time, if I were to have to cut the wheel quickly I would just be hurting, because it won't, and if my pregnant wife is involved in an accident because of this, I will not hesitate at all to get a lawyer and take legal action against chevrolet, because they have been informed of this defect and they refuse to do a recall on this there is a petition being signed right now to get it recalled and it better go through or they will be sued for there actions or non action shall I say, but there has been many complaints and someone needs to do something about it immediately or someone is going to get injured or possibly killed, and then its all on chevrolet because there to sorry to back up there product and fix it. So I'm asking please help me fix this problem before its too late and someone is injured or killed, it cost over 1000 dollars to fix this I'm told and I can't afford it and shouldn't have to when its chevy's fault its this way. So please help and get this problem fixed so my wife (4 months pregnant) can drive her car without being scared of the steering going out and I don't have to worry about contacting my lawyer to push the issue a little harder. Thank you and please help!
2005 chevrolet cobalt has multiple issues. Several occurred while the car was under warranty such as the ignition switch jamming, the gear shift not shifting into park, and the fuel pump leaking. The latest is with the power steering. I hear a click in the steering column, then the power steering goes out immediately and then the light on the dashboard alerts me that the power steering has failed. It does this without warning irregardless of how long the car has been running. Sometimes it occurs within minutes of starting the car, other times it occurs after driving for 30 or 40 miles. Many people have responded online about these complaints. All you have to do is google in "chevy cobalt power steering problems" and you will see hundreds of consumers with this problem. I called the gm customer hotline and got the run around. This problem is extremely dangerous because the power steering goes out suddenly and without enough warning. It becomes extremely difficult to maneuver.
2006 chevy cobalt electronic power steering failure. Mileage 70,000. Turning key off/on restarts steering. Problem not repaired yet due to cost. Very dangerous.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The traction control and the check engine warning lights intermittently illuminated on the instrument control panel and the vehicle stalled. The dealer replaced the shift column for $260.00 at the owners expense; however, the repair did not remedy the failure. He was in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 56,000.
Last aug 2009 I was living my drive way and they steer wheel got stuck and I got trapped between my trees. I didn't know what happen so I just assumed it was me being a bad driver. Two weeks ago I was driving in a street and the bell in the computer start ringing and gave me a message "power steer" then the steer while got stuck again. I didn't know what to do so I stop and called a towing truck to get my car and take it to my mechanic. My mechanic kept it for a day and said that cobalts 2006 and 2007 have this problem the computer does not communicate with the engine and that's what happen. I called general motors and they asked me how many miles I had in the car which is 64,000 and then they told me I had to take it to one of his dealer shops to make sure. I told the lady to be sure they were going to consider this because I have to pay and then they will decide if it was a safety issue. I did pay a lot of money and they say -you are not under guarantee- I got mad because they knew since the beginning how many miles I had. Now if I turn left or right the steer wheel get stuck so I have to stop and turn off the car. After that I can drive ok. Is always dangerous if I'm in a busy street or highway. To repair they want $1,000.00 that I don't have. The lady who "helped" me her name is mariana jimenez and she told the they are going to pay for a gas leak that I had in this year too. Because that is a re-call. She said she will send the papers to get reimburse but she never did. The case number for the problem I have now from general motors is 71759207211. They are only recognizing the problem with the gas leaking because that was a "safety issue" how is not a safety issue driving and the steer wheel gets stuck? So my complain is for the gas leaking that I pay myself and didn't get reimburse and the current problem. The chevrolet shop wrote this in the invoice I paid "performed diag system check-u2107/u2100/co475 stored in pscm silate to internal pscm motor failure".
I have 2006 chevy cobalt and have recently had problems with the power steering. The light turns on blinks then completely shuts off your steering, barely allowing someone to turn your car to safety. It works after a while yet continues to happen when you drive. I heard it is the power steering motor. Gm really needs to recall this part in that I hope that I, as well as others, do not get into an accident because of this problem.
Well I've had my car a chevy cobalt 06 lt model 2.2 motor for about 2 yrs and the power steering just doesn't work anymore. It's defective I've asked other chevy drivers and it has happen to their vehicles as well..
1) the car was steering fine up until approx 69,000 miles. 2) the electronic power steering on this model car quits working arbitrarily. The power steering will initially function correctly every time the car engine is restarted (ignition turned off then back on) regardless of how long the engine has been on or off prior to the restart. Then at some point after the engine is running, the power steering will quit and you must apply tremendous force to the steering wheel to control the direction of the vehicle. The time between restart and occurrence of the power steering going out appears to vary with temperature, however the problem behavior is not consistent across all temperature ranges. In general, the cooler the ambient air temperature the vehicle is operating in, the longer the power steering will work correctly before it quits, but this is not always the case. The one thing that has been consistent is that once the power steering quits, it remains out until you turn the engine off and restart the car. 3) I have not attempted to have this problem repaired as estimates to repair the problem are in the $2000 dollar range.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that intermittently while driving he experiences a loss of power steering. The inability to steer while driving increases the risk for vehicle crash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a technician concluded that the power steering motor needed to be replaced at an expense of $356.00. He is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. The failure and current mileages were 50,000.
The electronic power steering in my 2006 chevy cobalt ss goes out randomly at different speeds. The power steering resets itself when I turn off and on the car. So far it has happened to me 5 times the latest one I was going down a backroad going 45 miles per hour and it just turned off. Luckily there wasn't anyone around me and I was able to stop and shut off the car and turn it back on. Also, luckily I was close to home so I didn't have to drive it much farther with a chance of it happening to me again.
Power steering message appeared on message center; wheel became hard to turn and then there was no longer power steering. Happens intermittently; when you turn the car off and back on the power steering works fine (for a short period). Doesn't depend on the speed or anything I'm doing; the first time it went out I was pulling into a parking lot, now it happens when I'm on the freeway, turning, going slow, it doesn't matter. There are times I can drive to the store and it doesn't go out at all and there are times when I don't make it to the end of my street before it goes out. I have read many other complaints from people who have had the same problem and most say the entire power steering system has to be replaced to fix it even though it's generally the power steering motor that is going bad/shorting out. Have to take it to dealership to find out specifically what's wrong, they said it could be "a number of problems." I haven't even had this car a year; there's 67,000 miles on it; power steering shouldn't be an issue.
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