Driving on wv rt. 10 in logan county, wv. Power steering failed. Pulled over, shut the car off, started it up again, steering ok. A few miles later, power steering failed again. I was approx 100 miles from home, and every 10 miles approx., the power steering fails. Car is out of warranty, it will cost lots of $ that I do not have to fix.
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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I made a complaint a month ago on my 2007 chevrolet cobalt. I have to make another one because it is extremely upsetting having to pay a car note every month and have to get to and from work in this unsafe vehicle. All these complaints pouring in have proved it is a consistent problem. Everyday I drive my car and have to deal with never being able to make a safe u-turn or park in a near parking spot in which I can not due to my electric power steering is completely out. It doesn't even restart after cutting the car off. It is unsettling to know I am and many others are driving an unsafe car and I'm left with no other choice as to the many other people with the same problem. I know there is an investigation out on this car and the eps because the amount of complaints. I really hope it doesn't take so long that a serious accident happens from this. It would make no sense whatsoever to pay the amount of money it cost to fix this problem and it is not promised to fix the problem, it's a 2007 to make matters worse this should not be happening already. Thank you the federal safety agency for looking into this matter.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that when driving various speeds the vehicle would lose power steering and it became difficult to control the steering wheel. The failure began to occur on a daily basis. On several occasions the dealership made several unsuccessful attempts to repair the steering column. The contact has not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. The contact has also experienced the failure with other chevrolet cobalt's. The current mileage was approximately 30,000. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.
2007 chevrolet cobalt - electric power steering intermittently goes out, causing the vehicle to steer hard; no accident to date but potential for accident if it goes out on the highway.
I purchased a new 2007 chevy cobalt 4-door in june 2007--in september I told my mother that my steering was strange, that sometimes I felt like I wasn't really steering my car. In october I was on my way to work on the highway, it was raining and I slowed down. Upon slowing down to approx 15-20 around a curve I couldn't steer my car. I was in an accident because my car just seemed to go on its' own. That same december, I was turning into a school parking lot and again couldn't steer my car and hit a parking block. My mom thought it was my tires and invested in a new set of tires on a new car. Two weeks ago (again on the highway) I came upon an accident, slowed down to almost a complete stop and once again lost my steering just long enough to turn the car a little trying to get it over to the shoulder, hit the guardrail support and smashed the headlight. I backed up, felt my steering grab and continued on. My steering I am convinced caused all 3 accidents. There is still damage on my car and my insurance rates have gone up. I want my damage fixed, my steering fixed, my mom reimbursed $500.00 for my deductible and a letter I can give my auto insurance company. It occurs fairly frequently, but luckily there has only been three accidents and no fatalities there is still damage on the vehicle because I can't turn it into my insurance company without my rates going up. When I told people at the dealership what was going on they thought I was nuts and so did I until a tow driver who also happened to own a cobalt had the same thing happen.
I purchased a new 2007 chevy cobalt 4-door in june 2007--in september I told my mother that my steering was strange, that sometimes I felt like I wasn't really steering my car. In october I was on my way to work on the highway, it was raining and I slowed down. Upon slowing down to approx 15-20 around a curve I couldn't steer my car. I was in an accident because my car just seemed to go on its' own. That same december, I was turning into a school parking lot and again couldn't steer my car and hit a parking block. My mom thought it was my tires and invested in a new set of tires on a new car. Two weeks ago (again on the highway) I came upon an accident, slowed down to almost a complete stop and once again lost my steering just long enough to turn the car a little trying to get it over to the shoulder, hit the guardrail support and smashed the headlight. I backed up, felt my steering grab and continued on. My steering I am convinced caused all 3 accidents. There is still damage on my car and my insurance rates have gone up. I want my damage fixed, my steering fixed, my mom reimbursed $500.00 for my deductible and a letter I can give my auto insurance company. It occurs fairly frequently, but luckily there has only been three accidents and no fatalities there is still damage on the vehicle because I can't turn it into my insurance company without my rates going up. When I told people at the dealership what was going on they thought I was nuts and so did I until a tow driver who also happened to own a cobalt had the same thing happen.
Whether you are driving down the road or making a turn and your power steering all of a sudden goes out it is very scary. My car has been doing this for a couple of months and there are times that it is very hard to manage. There has been alot of snow lately which just makes everything worse.
We have a 2007 chevy cobalt. The power steering is going out intermittently while driving.
Was driving all at once had no control over steering. Was able to get to shoulder. Turned of car, let sit a few minutes. Started back up had done good since. I am scared to drive this car. I hope it doesn't go out again with my grandkids in car with me. Thank you for looking into this matter.
My 2007 chevy cobalt's power steering keeps going in and out, causing a tremendous disadvantage when trying to steer the car. I have had one incident of sideswiping a pole because I could not make the turn as the power steering failed at that point. It has failed multiples times over the last 8 months. So far no injuries or major accidents, but am concerned as there is no warning when it goes out.
I have a 2007 chevy cobalt ls. For approx 3 months I have been having problems starting my car due to the steering wheel being locked up. Since then, I have had various types of rattling, vibrations, and complications with my steering column. Today (february 9, 2009) I went to leave for work and my key only went to the first position (not start position) and is currently stuck there. My steering wheel wont move, and nothing, nothing, worked on trying to remove my stuck key. I have had a mechanic look at it, and he believes that it is the steering column now interfering with the ignition. I am very very upset that this has happened, however, I'm glad this was not while I was driving. This type of incident is exactly why there needs to be a recall. I love my car, but the safety issues need to be fixed!!
I own a 2007 chevy cobalt. On my way home from a friends house the power steering failed and it became very hard to steer. When you turn the car off and back on it must reset itself because it starts working again. Then without any warning it will quit working. The car only has 40k miles on it. I was told by the dealer it would cost over $900 to fix. I went online to see if other people were having this problem and it was full of people with the same problem.
Vehicle is 2007 chevy cobalt. The electronic power assist fails repeatedly and make for a very unsafe situation. Gm refused to acknowledge the problem when I first contacted them. We have since had the system repaired out of pocket. My research on the internet found this problem has existed for several years. Your jumping all over toyota right now, so let see you jump on general motors a bit. Incidentally this is not an isolated incident, before we had the vehicle repaired it couldn't make it out of the driveway without the power steering going out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 45 MPH the vehicle became difficult to control when the steering wheel malfunctioned. The power steering warning light was illuminated continuously. The VIN was unavailable. The vehicle will be repaired by the dealer. The failure mileage was 41,185.
My daughter was driving to work around 7:30 a.m., on the highway in rush hour traffic, so was only traveling around 30 -35 MPH at the most. She somehow lost control of her vehicle, veered off the road, hit the guard railing and took out about 15 - 20 ft. Of it, and landed down a small embankment. No other cars were involved. She had no idea how this happened, nobody had hit her, the roads were clear, no bad weather, no traffic problems, just slow moving traffic. Her car was totaled!!! After hearing of the steering related problems with the cobalt, this would certainly explain what happened to her. She did hurt her neck and back and was taken by ambulance to the er, scared to death!. Luckily she was not seriously hurt, but bruised and sore muscles, with muscle spasms for about 3 months after accident. She had owned this car less than 1 year. Chevy and the federal safety agency definitely needs to look into this and recall the cobalts so this doesn't happen to others!
I have a 2007 chevy cobalt, and at around 45,000 miles the power steering simply went out while I was going down the road. The cab was filled with a burning smell, and the vehicle became nearly impossible to turn. I pulled over and turned the car off. I waited about 3 minutes and restarted the car and the power steering was working again. I began driving again, and made it about two or three more blocks when it went out again, and again the car was filled with a burning smell. I contacted a chevy dealer who told me there was a service bulletin out saying that the whole steering column needed to be replaced due to a faulty power assist motor. This starts at around $2500. I did some research online and found that hundreds.. Maybe thousands of people were having the same problem with the same car. Many had paid the $2,000-$2,500 to have this motor replaced only to have the same problem reoccur weeks later. So, I have yet to have it fixed. Today I got a recall notice for a fuel pump on this car, but chevy still refuses to correct the faulty power assist motor which acts as the power steering. Its only a matter of time before someone losing steering on a major highway and deaths occur. As for my chevy cobalt.. Its parked in my driveway until I can finish paying it off, and then I'll be calling a junkyard to come get it. Just a thought... But its amazing how for any other product.. A dishwasher... A child's toy.. If a company sells a faulty product, you can take it back to the store and get your money back legally... If its a car, you're stuck.
Power steering went out on a 2007 chevrolet cobalt while driving. Took to dealer ship and they replaced the power steering pump. I had to pay deductible.
I purchased a used 2007 chevy cobalt on december 30, 2009. Since the purchase, it has had intermittent power steering failure. Last week, during a 7 mile trip, the power steering failed on four occasions. Previously, turning car off and then back on resolved the issue. However, since this issue was getting worse, we took the car into a chevy dealership for service. They ran diagnostics and reported that it needed a new power steering motor. This was replaced for a total of $371 plus diagnostics for $95. This car has less than 45,000 miles on it. Apparently this is an issue with cobalts - recall might be a good solution!! This car was being driven by a 16 year-old driver. Thankfully she was able to control the car when the power steering failed and no accidents occured.
I have an 07 cobalt I bought brand new and the power steering has started going out while I am driving. If I turn the car off and restart it the problem goes away but the power steering goes back out about 45 seconds later.
The power steering function would randomly go out on the 2007 chevrolet cobalt. This occurred at various speeds and at various times of driving. This started with an approximate mileage of 43k and began occurring early in 2009. The power steering mechanism was replaced in early march 2009. I do not have the old part. The primary driver of this vehicle was a 16 year old and I felt I had no choice but to get this repair. I did some research of my own and found a technical bulletin (bulletin 07-02-32-007) issued regarding this problem. I brought this up to the dealership and told them I thought this was a safety issue and that a recall should be done by chevrolet. I also wrote a letter to general motors expressing my concern for the safety of other drivers out there and the fact that his power steering failure happened so early in the vehicles life. Luckily, my daughter was neither injured or any property damage was done to my vehicle or others but it was very scary to her to have the power steering fail when traveling down the interstate.
Power steering goes out without warning, car feels like it is skidding on ice and is nearly uncontrollable. The service airbag light keeps coming on. Called dealer, told nothing to do about either one, they don't know of any problems with the car. Suggested I replace tires and get a front end-alignment, which I did. The problem persists. Called dealer again and was given absolutely no information or offer to find out what is wrong with the vehicle, even at my expense.
After owning my 2007 chevy colbalt for nearly 3 years, the power steering randomly started going out on it. The frequency in which the power steering goes out has increased and it goes out without warning.
At low speeds, the steering goes completely out and makes it impossible to stay on course. During the first time I experienced this problem, the steering started making an awful swishing noise. Now the steering makes this noise at all times but it gets worse when the steering goes out. How many people will be injured or even die before general motors fixes this problem?
2007 chevrolet cobalt. I was driving going about 40 MPH when "power steering" flashed across the screen. Although it wasn't impossible to steer, it was very difficult and very dangerous, as I was on a very cramped road. I then turned off my car, and when I turned it back on, it began to work again, about 2 miles down the road, "power steering" flashed across the screen once again, and it was no longer working. I have done nothing to correct this as of right now(just happened yesterday) but I have been doing research and have found hundreds of pages and forums regarding this topic.
My 16 was in a head on collision in his 2007 chevy cobalt. I have since realized they may have a power steering defect. The car is totalled and is at a copart salvage auction. I would like to know if anything can be done to investigate the car before the car is sold for scrap.
My 16 year old daughter was driving her 2007 chevy cobalt ltz and the power steering went away. The dash light came on stating power steering. She pulled over, stopped the car, turned off the ignition, and restarted the car and the problem went away. She managed to arrive at home without the problem recurring. She told me about it and I went to the car and started it, back out of the driveway, started down the street and the power steering lit up on the dash again and iu had no power steering. I stopped, turned off the car and restarted it and the problem went away. I need for something to be done about this from gm before my daughter, or anybody elses child has an accident due to this problem.
While making a hard u-turn in my 2007 chevy cobalt ls, the power steering went out and would not recover until the car was turned off and restarted. This has happened twice in the last three months. Very dangerous situation.
The power steering keeps going out - while driving - extremely dangerous.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that immediately after the vehicle was started and first gear was engaged, the power steering failed. The vehicle became uncontrollable while driving 10 MPH. The contact was forced to turn the vehicle on and off so that the power steering would reset. The dealer advised the contact that the warranty does not apply to the power steering and they refused to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 65,918.
2007 chevy cobalt- spring 2009- power steering went out while on expressway. Almost crashed. Called and reported incident to gm national number and ask about a recall, but at the time they said there were none. I took the car to the dealer and they replaced the defective part. No problems since.
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