2007 Chevrolet Cobalt: sudden loss of power

Filed Jul 3, 2026 · Electrical, Fuel system · AZ

Fuel Leak it smells and leaks it seems to be coming from the gas tank and sometimes I get random electric failure when I'm driving I lose power steering and My brakes get stiff and hard to push down and my dash will go Off and then go crazy and show that i have no gas

Filed Apr 26, 2023 · Brakes, Steering · 191,000 miles · WI

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving 25-35 MPH, the RPM’s continuously fluctuated, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The ABS warning light was illuminated and the message "Power Steering Failure" was displayed. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road by using physical force to turn the steering wheel. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the residence. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 10V073000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 191,000.

Filed Jan 9, 2023 · Transmission · 155,000 miles · CT

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the anti-theft warning light illuminated. Additionally, the low fuel warning light was illuminated; however, there was fuel in the tank. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering functionality and the steering wheel became firm. The contact pulled over on the side of the road and waited for the vehicle to cool down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 155,000.

Filed May 23, 2022 · Steering · 143,000 miles · NM

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving approximately 55-60 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road using extra effort to steer the vehicle. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle regained power steering functionality. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 10V073000 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 143,000.

Filed Feb 27, 2019 · Steering · 23,838 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 15 MPH, clicking noises were heard when the steering wheel was turned and the power steering indicator illuminated. Moments later, the steering lost power. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering needed to be replaced. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency to file a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 23,838.

Filed May 25, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 170,000 miles · MN

Twice now I've lost all power to my car driving down the highway. I can not remove the key, there is no power to anything. I replaced the battery after the 1st time. Exact same thing happened again.

Filed Jan 22, 2018 · Steering · 130,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering, which resulted in additional effort needing to be applied to operate the vehicle. Also, the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Jan 16, 2018 · Steering · 110,000 miles · PA

Sudden loss of power steering after a few minutes of driving this problem is intermittent

Filed Dec 18, 2017 · Electrical, Steering · 78,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving, all of the gauges inadvertently malfunctioned and the steering and brakes lost power. The contact stated that the key was stuck in the ignition, which caused the battery to drain. The contact was able to remove the key from the ignition; however, the gear shifter failed to shift into park. As a result, the parking brake was engaged. The vehicle was taken to morehart murphy chevrolet gmc buick (30 parker ave, durango, co 81303, (970) 247-2121) where no diagnostic failure codes were found and the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: 8-367‑733‑9822. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

Filed Aug 16, 2017 · Steering · 68,750 miles · AL

When the vehicle is in motion on a city street and on the highway, the power steering light comes on, all indicators (I.e. Fuel, coolant etc.) go down to zero (says "low fuel" when tank of gas is full) and there are ticking sounds from the gear shift area. There is a loss of power to the car at the same time. There is a recall on the 2007 chevrolet cobalt, recall number 10v073000. The power steering module was replaced in approx. 2009, at our expense.

Filed May 30, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving any speed, the steering lost power and the power steering warning indicator remained illuminated. Also, the check engine warning indicator remained illuminated. The dealer was not contacted about the loss of power steering because the contact was unaware of a recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact was referred to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Apr 11, 2017 · Steering · 78,000 miles · PA

Electric power steering my vehicle was first affected by loss of power steering when I was attempting to make a left turn from my driveway. I wasn't expecting I would have a hard time and take too long to turn the wheel and I almost got hit by oncoming traffic. It was like that for awhile and then my steering went back to normal. I took my car to my mechanic and was informed that the power steering module and motor will need replaced. They told me to go to a chevrolet dealer to get a power steering recall replacement done. The chevrolet dealer informed me that the recall replacement had already been done in 2010. My mechanic and my own research has LED me to believe that these parts should be good for the life of the car or at least not be needing replaced again so soon. There have been approximately 46,000 miles put on this car since the recall was done and this just seems ridiculous to me that it would need replaced again. And I have heard from other cobalt owners that they have had this same problem. This is an expensive repair and poses a risk of injury if it is not fixed. If other people are having this problem I think it needs to be investigated.