I have a 2007 chevy cobalt ss. It has 51,000 miles and the power steering just went out suddenly while I was driving. I almost got into an accident I was barely able to turn into a gas station. I am not very strong, thankfully my brother was with me. I was 50 miles from my home and would not have been able to steer home. This is very dangerous. I got home and researched to see how to fix this, and I noticed several people had posted complaints on several different websites stating the same problem.
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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While driving at 45 MPH on a windy and dangerous mountain road, lost the power steering and almost went over the edge of the mountain. Turned the vehicle off and back on and power steering seemed to work ok, but keeps going out. Very dangerous and still under warranty and trying to get into the dealer asap.
Car: chevy cobalt 2007 - power steering power steering randomly goes out while driving with no warning. Restarting the car temporarily fixes the issue. There are many complaints on this very dangerous issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 70 MPH and making a left or right turn the steering wheel locked. The failure has occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealer. The failure mileage and the VIN were unavailable. The current mileage was 64,326.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 65 MPH he experienced difficult steering and then the power steering light illuminated on the instrument control panel. She was able to safely pull to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. The dealer was notified, and she was advised that she would have to pay $800.00 dollars to repair the vehicle since the warranty expired. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 40000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 75 MPH the "power steering" warning light illuminated on the instrument panel, and there was a loss of power steering. The driver exerted great effort to turn the steering wheel. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and restarted the engine to resume operation. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician stated the failure could possibly be contributed to the power steering motor. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure mileage was 50,692. The current mileage was 51,000. Updated 01/12/10 *bf updated 01/13/10.
My chevy cobalt 2007 becomes very hard to steer. The power steering light comes on. When the vehicle is turned off and back on it works fine , but it could be very dangerous for me and my family since it usually happens while driving.
Chevy cobalt - 2006... While driving car the steering goes out. Car will not turn to the left or to the right... Simply freezes up. I am a small business owner. My company is a molly maid franchise. I have 15 cars for work. I own 5 chevy cobalts, years 2006 and 2007.... This has happened to me with 3 out of 5 vehicles so far! When I call chevrolet they tell me it is not a defect, but I believe it is - and very dangerous!!
My power steering went out. Cant get my inspection sticker!!
My 2007 chevy cobalt was running normally, then the steering column locked up while I was driving. I barely missed a telephone pole as the car was almost impossible to steer. I was by gm to wait until the problem duplicates itself and lights the check engine light so they know what to diagnose. I'm afraid to drive this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. Intermittently while driving a warning light illuminates on the instrument control panel, and then the steering column will lock. After restarting the vehicle , the failure will reoccur. He was in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The failure mileage was 44200. The current mileage was 44639.
Electrical power steering fails while driving the vehicle making it almost impossible to turn.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving between 5-10 MPH he lost power steering. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was repaired.. The current mileage was 54,500. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN number was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt ls. While reversing out of parking space , she experienced a loss of power steering. She restarted the vehicle and resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. After the inspection the failure would occur whenever the vehicle was in operation. The failure mileage was 47,000. The current mileage was 50,000.
Beginning about 2 weeks ago, I have had issues with my power steering. It will arbitrarily shut off while driving and the screen on the dash board will flash "power steering". I have to pull over and shut the car off, and upon restart the problem is fixed. So far I have not had any real safety issues, but this will cause a severe issue one of these days while I am on the roads. I looked online and saw that I am not the only person with the exact same issue with this vehicle, give or take a year. A recall should be made asap before it causes serious injuries to drivers or passengers..
On december 08, 2009, I was on my way home from work when the power steering message was activated on the dash display panel followed by the malfunctioning of the power steering assist. I pulled off the freeway and to a convenience store to check the engine compartment. I discovered that there is no place to add power steering fluid I discovered that the power steering is really power assisted mechanically assisted and they problem went away by turning off the car and then restarting the car; however, the problem recurs once on the hwy. This is extremely dangerous to the public and should be address immediately by gm before some gets killed.
I bought a '07 brand new chevy cobalt. When my odometer was around 60,000 miles, I made a left turn and lost my power steering. Pretty much within 5 minutes of beginning driving, every time I drive my car, the power steering goes out. I have to turn my car off and restart it in order for it to correct itself. I have taken it into a mechanic and they told me because of the mileage it wouldn't be covered by any form of warranty because one was factory( up to 36,000 miles) and the extended warranty wouldn't cover it all.
My daughter was driving my 2007 chevy cobalt and she lost the power steering - she lost control and moved into other lanes and no accident occurred.
While I was driving on the highway, the words power steering flashes on the screen under the speedometer, and my power steering suddenly goes out on my 2007 chevy cobalt. When I turn off my car and turn it back on the power steering works again. But the problem of the power steering shutting down again happens regularly at random intervals.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the power steering on the vehicle failed while driving 50 MPH. The contact was forced to shut the engine off and on so that the power steering could reset itself. The failure continued to occur until the contact reached her destination. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The VIN number was unknown. The failure mileage was 69,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 55 MPH the power steering failed. The contact shut the engine off and restarted so that the power steering would reset itself. The failure occurred consistently for two days. The dealer agreed to research the problems and advise them accordingly. The contact stated that there was a warranty on the vehicle but not sure if they will honor it. The failure mileage was 37,175. Updated 1/14/10 *cn updated 01/15/10.
I have an 07 chevy cobalt. I've been reading online about the problems with the electronic power steering going out on people, and I've been experiencing the same exact problem. This is very dangerous, for I will be driving along on my way to school or work and the steering essentially shuts off, and is so hard to steer that a strong 185-pound man, such as myself, can barely move the steering wheel. This has happened both on the freeway and on normal roads. It is worse on the normal roads, because I can't even turn off onto a parking lot or side street to get out of the way. This problem has been known about for years now, and chevy has done nothing to fix the problem (a faulty electronic motor that chevy admits wears out after a certain amount miles, so even if you take it to get it fixed it will just go out again) and you people have not enforced a recall. This problem is becoming more frequent, and one of these days someone is going to lose their life or kill someone else because of this. I've been reading numerous complaints that others have been contacting you people about this issue, and yet nothing has been done. Fix it before I or someone else gets killed because of this ridiculous piece of hardware!
The powersteering goes out on my 2007 chevy cobalt creating some serious situations. The steering can go out at any time under any driving conditions.
I was driving to tn from florida on i95 in sc when the power steering on my 2007 chevy cobalt went out. I pulled off at exit 60 to buy power steering fluid (thinking that was the problem) turns out the cobalt has electronic power steering! Anyway, turned the car back on as I couldn't just sit at the exit forever (it was very late at nite). Power steering worked fine! But only for a few minutes. It went out again after I got back on I-95! So I pulled over again, turned the car off then restarted and it worked! Back on interstate, it goes out again! So this went on and is still the case (it is now monday and I made it back to florida after a very long drive due to not having power steering and no choice but to come home.) called dealership and chevy corporate and they do not know what the problem is and are not sure they can take care of this problem. I have read many blogs and posts about this problem and feel it should be placed on the recall list and taken care of by chevy and not the consumer! Any help would be much appreciated as I do not have the money for this very expensive repair. Chevy should not be placing so many unsafe vehicles on the road. Thank you.
2007 chevrolet cobalt lt has power steering problems. Many other owners have same problems with the power steering. I have had the car in the shop at the dealer and they found a lower control arm bushing bad and replaced the bushing however it did not fix the power steering problem. The steering is loose and feels like part of the steering may break at any time while driving the car. The rack and pinion that is electric power steering system is at fault and hundreds or thousands of owners of these cars are having dangerous steering problems. Please help gm understand that peoples lives are on the line that drive these cars. I feel gm should have a recall to save lives and take care of this dangerous problem with the chevrolet cobalt. Thank you
I purchased a preowned 2007 chevrolet cobalt two weeks ago. The power steering just turned off making it almost impossible to steer. I have been doing alot of research and it is a very common problem with these cars. It isn't cheap to fix ranging from 900 to 2500. General motors should recall and fix the problem before some gets hurt or pays the ultimate sacrifice.
On the 07 chevy cobalt ls my power steering went out completely leaving me with no steering. My mileage on the vehicle is less than 46,000 miles. When the vehicle ignition is turned off and turned back on it works fine until it randomly stops power assisting which seems if I usually drive a 5-6 mile radius.
Power steering light came on when I was out of town with my two children. The car became very hard to turn. It is still on today since I do not have 1000 dollars just lying around to fix it.
I was driving down the road in my 2007 chevy cobalt(2600m) when all of a sudden my power steering goes out while im turning a corner causing me to almost hit another car...I pulled over turned my car off and restarted it....and it worked fine...a week later and now every time I turn it on and drive about 5 min. It goes out.
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