Friday night at a gas station. Started the car. Engine shut off when placed in reverse. Would stay running in park, neutral, and drive. Drove the car home. Called langs chevrolet in beavercreek, ohio saturday morning. Was going to drive car in to dealership. Car would not start intermittently. When the car did start, it would run for 2-10 seconds then "power steering" would come on. Air bag lights would come on. Various intermittent codes would come on. Most of the time the all gauges would go off and the car would not start. Lang had car towed to dealership saturday.. Feels like the steering column is loose. Also, front suspension/steering makes rattling noise over rough surfaces. Will make a rattling noise while sitting still and moving steering wheel back and forth will repost with the results. Others...please do not repost the same complaint! This bogs down our search capabilities. Thank you, paulj
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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2006 chevy cobalt - randomly loses power steering. Has been occurring 3-4 times per week. Has been to chevy dealership 3 times (still under warranty) - they say they cannot find any problem. This is a dangerous situation as it has occurred while driving at 55 MPH. Car has to be stopped and restarted for power steering to go "back on". I have read many complaints regarding this same thing occurring in other cobalt vehicles. There has not been an accident yet, but this needs to be addressed.
Chevrolet cobalt steering issues and electronic controls. The electronic power steering fails when driving, the dash lights light up and the car bucks and is very hard to steer. This is the 6th visit since december 8, 2007. Service visits on 12-8-07 (computer reset , steering column replaced), 4-29-08 (computer reset , no work done), 5-21-08 (updated software to bcm and ebcm), 6-26-08 (bcm replaced,replaced gm high speed land terminal, and power steering module), 7-21-08 (replaced psm terminal connector) twice. Could not even drive car off the lot. Car still in shop. Service technician stated " we have no idea what the problem is." gm to make visit to service center to assess situation. This car is unsafe to drive. When the steering goes out the car is not as responsive to control at highway speeds and is unsafe.
What else my power steering keeps going out and I can't believe the federal safety agency won't do a thing about it. What's it going to take 100s of deaths to get anything done. I can't stress it enough. Its a chevy problem but yet chevy want the owner to shell out $2000 to get this fixed. Are you kidding me! I can't believe that this form has the question "number of deaths" shouldn't we be trying to prevent deaths with this thing not total them up. Frankly I surprised there aren't more deaths. You have no clue how hard this car is to turn. Maybe if I put 100 deaths in the blank someone will actually read the complaints and how the courage to do something about it! Here a website for 90 more complains. Http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/chevrolet-cobalt/t8fmsuqb7v2dth5jh what to help us out???
My car has the power steering constantly just shutting off while I am driving and fear that I will not be able to keep control of the vehicle every single time this happens to me. My fiance has almost been in two wrecks because the power steering shuts off at random times while driving.
When it is hot out the power steering light comes on and the power steering is lost. If I turn the car off and restart it power steering is resumed.
I own a 2006 chevy cobalt lt, which I purchased brand new. It now have 62,000 miles on it. Yesterday (6/26/2008), was my first incident with a problem that has continued into today. I was driving on the highway and the car bell beeped twice. I looked at my dashboard which read "power steering" and at that moment, I lost all power steering to my vehicle. I immediately became nervouse, pulled over, and shut the car down. When I started the car up again, the problem was gone. Now, randomly, I have lost pwer steering 5 times and each time it goes away with shutting the car down. Since these have been random events, they have made my car dangerous to operate as they have been occuring on the highway, while making a u-turn, and while parallel parking on a busy street. The car will be brought to the dealership to be diagnosed and has not been diagnosed yet. The problem has been common with other 2005-2006 cobalt owners and many times, the entire steering column has needed to be replaced.
I own a 2006 chevy cobalt. I was driving on a windy road last week and all of a sudden a message flashed on my dash that read power steering, and I had no power steering as I was going in to a turn just about lost control of the vehicle. I have researched the problem on-line to find out thousands of other cobalt owners are having the same problem with there power steering, which is electronic. There is no recall on this. This has been featured on local news channels. Gm has done nothing about it...
While traveling the speed limit on a 4 lane hwy72 west of walnut, ms, my daughter (16) crashed her 2006 chevy cobalt ls. My daughter said that suddenly the car "wouldn't go where I wanted it to". Also immediately prior to losing total control my younger daughter (11) asked her sister, "what's wrong with the car?" losing complete steering function, the car shot at a 45 degree across the rightmost lane (leaving 4 plain black tire marks on the pavement), hit and climbed the embankment and rolled over once or twice and came to rest upside down. A cursory search on the internet showed more than a few similar incidents like my daughters. . I don't like witchhunts or hunters but something seems to be amiss in this and like vehicles. Its a cute car, one that kids would like. Maybe this will keep others from getting injured or even killed. I imagine state farm will total the car but it is currently still intact as the wreck just happened yesterday. No air bags deployed, no hard frontal crash, mostly roll damage and two terrified but okay children. Thanks
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the power steering locks frequently while driving at any speed. The failure normally occurs when driving in reverse out of her driveway. She pulled over and had to turn off and restart the vehicle in order for the steering to unlock. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the repair would cost $800. The repair would consist of changing the power steering electrical system. On june 14, 2008, the contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. She had to remove random fuses in order to shut off the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that they would assist with a $200 certificate because there was no recall. She will not have the vehicle repaired and wants the manufacturer to trade the vehicle. The VIN and speed were unavailable. The failure mileage was 32,000 and current mileage was 67,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact experienced a loss of steering ability when she depressed the brake pedal. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle became uncontrollable and completely shut down. The contact could not turn the vehicle to pull off the road; however, no crash occurred. The current mileage was 49,000 and failure mileage was 48,990. Updated 07/29/08 *bf the power steering light illuminated. The vehicle began to shake and when the brake was applied, the vehicle shook violently and immediately shut down. Updated 08/01/08.
1) when purchasing this used vehicle from the dealer, we were informed the previous owner had broken his key in the ignition switch, hence the broken ignition lock mechanism. Lie 2) car began making a front end noise or so I thought, the next day as my daughter in law and my grandkids were driving home the power steering indicator light turned on, she applied her brakes to slow down and all the lights on the panel turned on and her steering locked. The truck behind us was forced off the road to avoid slamming in to us. After getting online to see if there was going to be an easy and inexpensive way to repair this problem I was appalled to read all the complaint regarding these same issues. I lost my oldest child to faulty seat belts on the 01 ford ranger edge. This is indeed a safety issued that needs to be resolved immediately before someone is seriously hurt or killed.
My wife was driving the car at 25 MPH on a straight road. The dashboard warning light came on warning that the power steering was inoperative. This made the car virtually impossible to make the turn at the next intersection. She pulled over to the side of the road so that she did not get in to an accident. She restarted the car and the warning light was not on. After traveling about 2-3 miles the same incident happened and the steering without the electronic assistance was not an option and she pulled to the side of the road. She contacted gm who had to tow the car to the chevrolet service station. The steering computer module was replaced. This incident took place in december 2007. On april 30,2008 the same scenario happened except this time the check engine light, t/c light and power steering light was on and the car was bucking. She contacted gm again who had the car towed to the chevrolet service station. The service station referenced service bulletin 070232007. The codes where reset and the car was test drove. At this time no codes where present. The service center called to inform us of this condition. They however did not feel comfortable sending the vehicle back to us at this time. The service center kept the car an additional 24 hours to test drive and code test. After 24 hours the service center contacted us to pick the vehicle up. As a car owner I do not feel confident in my wife driving this unsafe vehicle. The electronic steering when inoperative makes the car uncontrollable and very unsafe. This is the second incident with the same conditions. This makes this car unsafe and an accident waiting to happen. When a cars electronic steering fails the car should still be controllable and this car is not.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. Approximately four months ago, the steering column rattled whenever the contact attempted to stop his vehicle. The dealer repaired the failure for free. Currently, the failure has recurred. The current and failure mileages were 31,243.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 10 MPH on dirt or rugged roads, the steering column would rattle. The failure would not occur on smooth surfaces. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the steering column was faulty. The current and failure mileages were 51,700. Updated 03-04-08
While driving on a straight road my power steering failed and I lost control of the car. The car jerked severely and eventually caused me to cross over a double yellow line into the parking lot of a tow truck company. I hit 2 tow trucks and my car was totaled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to make noise and the power steering light illuminated. The vehicle then began to jerk and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle shut off and would not restart. The current and failure mileages were 39,000.
2006 chevrolet cobalt. Shakes violently after driving about 30 minutes on the highway. Does not do this just around town 4 or 5 miles from home. Dealer cannot reproduce this shaking problem nor can they find the problem. It shakes so bad that I am afraid to drive into the city. I do alot of business in the city so I am at a loss as to how I am going to work. I am an independent sales person.
Power assist has gone out 5 times on this car. Steering the car becomes very hard and difficult. When it happens it's unexpected and could cause an accident. Called a chevy dealership service dept. He told me to check the fuse. I did, not the problem. I'm reading about so many with this same problem that there should be a recall on this.
Power steering fails 1/2 mile from start up. Resets upon start up. Car has 41k miles and outside of warranty. Chevy dealership estimated fix cost $1200.00!!!!!! The entire steering column will need to be replaced!!!!!!! The power steering fails during driving and the car is very difficult to steer, creating a very dangerous event to those drivers not prepared for the loss of power steering. Obviously a premature failure of an electrical component. Should be recalled!!!!!!
Power steering doesn't work.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 40 MPH, the contact heard a beeping sound and the power steering failed completely. The vehicle had to be restarted. The power steering failure began intermittently, but has now become more frequent. The current and failure mileages were 6,209.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle experienced electrical failure and lost power steering. The contact crashed into a ditch. A police report was filed. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The current and failure mileages were 17,800. * updated 12/12/07 *bf the consumer stated electrical problem resulted in loss of gauges and also resulted in low fuel message. The consumer stated the accident resulted in $6,500 worth of damages. Updated 12/12/07
I have a 2006 chevy cobalt purchased used with 28000 miles on it. All my problems started about a month after I bought the car. The steering wheel started shaking violently when driving at 50 MPH and over so I took it in to a chevy dealer and they rotated and balanced the tires and that seemed to fix that problem. About 2 weeks I was driving home and I was sitting at a red light and the car just shut off. I restarted the car and every thing was fine on the dash board, no warning lights or messages in the driver information center. I started driving again and when I press on the gas there was this loud grinding noise and it felt like the car was not shifting gears properly. So I pulled over on the side of the road and turned the car off for about 10 minutes and restarted it and it drove fine. Now at this point im just thinking that there is a malfunction in the computer. I took the car to the dealer the next day and they scanned the computer and found no errors and everything was checking out fine. About 3 weeks later I was driving on the highway and I lost complete control of steering and the power steering message in the driver information center was displayed along with the check engine light. Unable to steer I had to stop in the middle of the highway and shut the car off. I waited about 20 minutes and restarted the car and the power steering warning message and check engine light had gone away and I gained steering control again. I once again took the car to the dealer and they could not find anything wrong with the car. Now some days when I start my car the power steering warning message and the check engine light come on and some days the car drives fine and its really starting to frustrate me. In addition to the steering problem I am unable to remove my key form the ignition. To this day none of my problems have been resolved.
This is in documentation of my 2006 chevy cobalt. Replaced the steering column, replaced steering shaft, rubbing and grinding, knocking on steering column and floor pan area, when coming to a stop car RPM's will drop so low that the car will almost die, speakers have a rattle like they are going to quit working, lost power assist while in a turn once documented has now happened twice, when using turn signal with high beams on lights will shut off,passenger side bumper was pulled away from headlamp.
2006 chevrolet cobalt with several different issues customer states that car is a lemon and that she drove the 2007 cobalt and it ran beautifully**cc the consumer stated the entire shifter system had to be replaced. The ignition key would not turn in the ignition, the steering column was replaced and the system was reprogrammed, the rotors were machined.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact is dissatisfied that her vehicle is only one year old and is under recall # 07v014000 (structure). She received the recall notice in march of 2007. The contact has already had the upper steering column replaced, but is still hearing a clumping noise. She has notified two dealers in her area, but neither have called her back because they have not received the parts for the vehicle. The contact has waited over a month to have the recall repair work performed. The vehicle has been at the dealer since february. The engine size was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 24,000.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that there was a sound in the front end of the vehicle under the hood. She had been hearing that noise since she purchased the vehicle. She said that one could hear the sound 85% of the time, and that it was usual while driving at a slow rate of speed. The weather was not a factor. The dealership told the contact that this was normal for this type of vehicle. The current mileage was 20,600 and the failure mileage was 2,500. *ak the consumer switch dealers due to the fact berglund stated noise is normal. Pinkerton(dealer) tries to assess what the problem is decided multiple cases of gear concerns and replaced steering gear but the consumer states they can't really pinpoint the problem. Consumer has provided various invoices. Update
My car makes a very loud rattling sound that is coming from the steering column/rack and pinion. Gm canada has told me that they do not have a fix for the problem at this time, but not to be worried as it is not a safety concern at this time.
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