While my son was driving the 2007 chevy cobalt the steering became extremely hard to maneuver. He returned home and informed me of problem. I got in the cobalt and tried to steer it. I could barely move the wheels. I took it on the road and same problem. When I slowed to about 20 MPH it became extremely hard to steer.
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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Our daughter was driving a 2007 cobalt back to ucf. She avoided getting hit by a speeding driver. When she tried to return to her lane her steering was locked and had no control of car. She spun and totaled the car. She did not hit any other car. The auto was totaled. State farm has all documentation. The car was meticulously maintained. Three new tires exploded as she tried to stop.
Power steering finally went out. It was going out then coming back on for months. Then it started going off more and more until it quit. I haven't had the chance to put up $2000 cause we have had other issues with my other daughter's $150000 surgery. I am seeing hundreds and hundreds of complaints back to 2005 where all chevy cobalts have this issue. I am surprised nothing has been done about this. There is obviously an issue here. I am afraid my daughter is going to get killed.
Steering becomes stiff and extremely difficult to turn. It seems to reset and become normal after turning car off then back on. Happens at slow speeds after much turning . Afraid of what might happen at high speed on highway???
2007 chevy cobalt our power steering has went out 3 times within the last week when we have slowed down our speed. To remedy it we have to try to pull over and turn off the car and then restart it. It has happened 3 times in last week.
Driving down the road and the power steering goes out on my 2007 chevy cobalt. You have to turn the car off and then turn the car back on.. Drive 2 more miles, the power steering goes out again. I stopped to get power steering fluid and found out that it is electronic. My mechanic told me it costs $2,000 to get fixed. I bought this car for my 17 year old daughter and I will not let her drive now because it's just too dangerous...only has 45,000 miles on it...pissed off in georgia!
Power steering in 2007 chevrolet cobalt lt turns off while driving. Usually works again after restarting vehicle.
Twice in the past two weeks, when I have started my car, the power steering does not engage. I have had to turn the car off and when I turn it back on it is fine.
Power steering is out! I was driving on the highway with my kids when I lost the ability to steer the car.
The defect occurs a few times a week. I am driving along and the steering wheel starts to shake really bad almost feels as if one of your front tires blew then the car becomes very difficult to control.
When starting up, once I get going, power steering randomly goes out while driving. It occurs constantly, sometimes coming back on when restarting, but going out soon thereafter. The problem is a electric power steering system and I am unable to afford repair, so no action has been taken to correct failure apart from diagnosing it.
2007 chevy cobalt, power steering goes out, been going on for some time. Was going to get repairs, but I'm finding out by research I can't afford this. It's a pain when trying to park. Works fine at start up, but while driving it will go out. Tends to happen more often when it's warmer outside and I have to use the A/C. Less often when it's cold and I use the heater. I've also noticed that I've been smelling fuel since this started, may be unrelated. I have it being looked at later. But if it costs more than 500 to repair I won't be able to do anything but drive an unsafe car.
It is very hard to turn at especially at corners at lower speed. It also make a noise at times. It seems to happen every time that I try to turn the vehicle in any direction. It has happened for over a year. The following date is an approximate date of when I first noticed it.
The powersteering on my 2007 chevrolet cobalt went out on the highway while driving. The dealership replaced the steering column and the powersteering is now malfunctioning again.
I have owned a 2007 cobalt with power steering problems for over a year now. While driving you could hear the steering column vibrating really loud, eventually the power steering warning light came on. When the warning light came on the car would loose power steering and it would be very difficult to steer. If I could stop and turn the car off then back on it would disappear. But eventually it came on so often that I had to have it replaced at my own expense.
I have a 2007 chevy cobalt, and at random times the power steering will go out. Sometimes it will go for months without a problem, and other times it will happen several times a day.
Power steering went out on my 2007 chevrolet cobalt as I was driving it at about 15 miles per hour down my street. It was on for less than 2 minutes. Car is well maintained. This is the second time this has happened. From what I hear, this is a common problem with the cobalt, and one that I feel is extremely dangerous.
Power steering system goes out without warning for no reason. Upon turning off the car and turning it back on, it resets for a bit, and then goes out again. Makes it hard to steer, stay on the road, and avoid accidents with other drivers or anything on or near the lane you're driving in.
I own a 2007 cobalt, there was no warning leading up to the power steering going out, I was just driving along when suddenly I could hardly turn the wheel. Good thing I wasn't going very fast and I was close to home. It was very hard to turn into my driveway. I should not have to pay to fix this defect gm should fix this before someone gets killed.
I was driving downhill at about 35 MPH, braking to make a left hand turn through and intersection with a light. The power steering went out on my 2007 chevy cobalt, resulting in my only being able to make such a wide turn that I almost collided with the stop light pole. I then turned the car on and off and could still barely turn the steering wheel. After taking my cobalt to my nearest dealer the steering column was replaced and I called chevrolet headquarters to make a complaint. They said they would reimburse the $900 repair costs as my extended warranty ended a week before the accident. After many calls back and forth they decided to not reimburse me at all.
Steering failure light comes on. Steering is erratic.
While driving at slower speeds the electric power assist steering stops working. This has only happened 4 times but it is very scary almost resulting in 1 accident. I refuse to pay the money they want to change the power assist motor when it should be fixed for free as a safety problem. Also I would hate for gm to put the same type of part in instead of a safer updated one. I do not want to have a false sense of security. Saying there has not been any deaths is not a valid defense. Just think about turning right from a side street onto a busy road and your steering assist goes out. You run almost head on into a minivan with a mother driving 4 children to school. The minivan bounces off of your car and then off of a guard rail on the other side on the road. The minivan flips on its side killing two of the children and seriously injuring the mother. Is this an acceptable loss as long as gm does not have to pay out any money for a recall? As far as I am concerned the people at gm who are saying the power steering assist is not a problem would be guilty of murder if they made every attempt to not fix an unsafe condition. Just a short story and just my opinion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. She stated while driving at speeds of less than 60 MPH on the highway in light rain conditions, she heard a loud boom and screeching sound. Immediatley afterward, the vehicle began to pull to the left. She attempted to steer the vehicle off the highway however, the vehicle would not respond to her steering. She then tapped on the brakes and the vehicle spun out of control until the vehicle was now proceeding backward. The vehicle then proceeded up a nearby grassy hill, turning out of control until she was able to turn the vehicle front ward. The brakes and steering still would not respond to driver initiation. The vehicle then proceeded back down the grassy hill and back toward traffic. The vehicle stopped once back onto the cement pavement. The front driver's side wheel was totally collapsed outward and the tire was shredded. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they found the rack and pinion failed, however they would not take any liability for the failures. They stated she must have hit something in the highway to have experienced catastrophic failures. The contact was sure she did not hit anything in the road and the failure was unexpected and unexplained. No repairs were made to the vehicle, to date. The failure and current mileages were 51,000.
Around 46,000 miles on my 2007 chevy cobalt I was driving on the highway driving to a different town, when going to turn my power steering went out. I filed a complaint to chevrolet but someone told me to do it here too.
I have a 2007 chevy cobalt. I was driving down the interstate when my power steering light came on and I lost my power steering. When I stopped the car and restarted it I had power steering for a few miles before it went out again. The next day I drove approx 135 miles before it went out again. I took the car to the garage on 2-1-2010 and they replaced my power steering motor at a cost of $390.00.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions. A chime sensor sounded inside of the vehicle and 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. The engine was turned off. The vehicle restarted and resumed operation. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was 53,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. Whenever the contact would drive the vehicle at any speed she noticed that the power steering would suddenly stop working making the vehicle extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 46000.
I own a 2007 chevy cobalt ls. On more then 10 occasions, I've had my car in reverse to pull into a parking spot or operating my car at low speed while trying to make a turn either left or right. I will get a message in the message center that says check powering steering, and the power steering will go out on the vehicle making it virtually impossible to navigate. To temporarily correct this problem, I must turn the car off and restart it, it then operates as normal.
Car power steering locks up. Engine rough idle loss of power.
I knew ever since I purchased the vehicle with 29,000 miles that there was a problem with the power steering motor on my 2007 chevy cobalt. During a driving test, my daughter couldn't turn the wheel. The motor overheated. We took it to a auto shop and they said the motor will continue to do it because of the way it was made and there was nothing he could do but that I should complain to chevy. One day in november 2009, it overheated and I couldn't turn the wheel which caused me to run up a curb. My tire was damaged and I had to be towed to a repair shop. It cost me 50.00 for the tow and around 200.00 for a new tire, wheel alignment and labor. The mechanic said it is a bad design, that they should've removed the motor and replaced it with a traditional pump. He said that will be the only way to correct the problem. It overheats daily and it is impossible to steer-especially for a small female. Chevy should have to replace these motors before someone gets killed.
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