Driving down the highway @ 55mph and the power steering cuts off, the power brakes cut off, the ABS light comes on, the turn signals start going on and off at random, the gauges jump up and down nonstop. I just picked up my car and was told it referenced tsb#08-07-30-021 (the federal safety agency#10025402). The check engine light is still on because of this problem. The shop referenced the following error codes from the check engine light: p0575 u7300 u0121 u0140 thank goodness no one was behind me or around me at the time because I was unable to properly steer the vehicle, brake, or accelerate. This is a major problem that should be addressed by gm.
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the power steering failed. The contact mentioned that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the repairs were unknown. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,882 and the current mileage was 42,800.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the steering wheel seized with the illumination of the power steering warning. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle would fail to shift gears and the chrome covering on the door handle had deteriorated. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the steering wheel column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the vehicle wasalso included in the federal safety agency campaign id numbers: 14e021000 (electrical system) 14v171000 (electrical system) and 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system). The contact stated that the dealer informed him that the parts were not available for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the key was extremely difficult to remove from the ignition on multiple occasions. The steering wheel was also extremely difficult to turn intermittently. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH she lost control then flipped and rolled into an embankment. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries. The contact was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 11,800.
I was driving, and this isn't the first time that this has occurred, and I will get a notification on my dash for the power steering, the car will remain powered. The gauges(speedometer fuel and RPM) will all go down to zero, and vehicle will be very hard to steer. I do have to stop my car, and let it sit for about 30 seconds to continue driving. This is a intermittent issue that I have noticed. It happens at any given time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, he heard a clicking noise after he turned the steering wheel in either direction. The contact stated that he took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that there was a clicking noise heard from the vehicle intermittently. Additionally, the contact had to apply force to turn the steering wheel on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Car was taken to the dealership due to a recall. Day after I pick it up from there I was not able to pull it from a parking lot (power steer light was on) . I contacted gm and they asked me to call the dealer. Dealer promised me that they will call me back, they also said that my car had similar issue in may 2010, but gm only asked for specific part to be replaced at this time (last recall) and this is the work that they did. I called them a few times and no answer. On 5/3 contacted gm and I was told that a customer experience manager will take care of my car, so I should wait 24hrs for a phone call. I kept calling gm because no one called me back, left message on 5/9, 5/16 (no answer). A phone call was missing from them on 5/9, I called back with no answer... Called them yesterday again and explained my concern driving a car that sometime is hard to handle and make turns and at the same time I smell gas inside while driving, I also said that I do not want to put my 11 years old in risk......, I was told that my case is now with a higher manager and they will contact me soon. Today, I called gm again and they had me waiting for 25 minutes to connect my call with the manager, nothing happened. I feel this car is not safety ....
Driving west approx. 35 MPH lady pulled in front of across 4 lanes traffic hit broadside on her passenger side. Little damage to her car. Over $6000. Damage to my car. No air bag deployed. Driver of my car hurt wrist and hit knees on dash. Ended up 8 months later having knee surgery because of tear in knee from wreck. Passenger hurt wrists.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt ls. The contact stated that while attempting to turn, the steering wheel it became stiff and hard to control. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they did not perform a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,000. The current mileage was 91,373.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the driver was traveling at an unknown speed when she crashed into a wire hanging from a light pole. The impact caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, which rolled over from the force. The driver wa s not wearing a seat belt and was fatally injured. A police report was filed of the incident. The manufacturer was not made aware of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was unknown.
The chevy cobalt recall does not fix the kill switch problem. I just got this car back today. I attached a small wallet that holds only my license and bank card in it and the air bag light still goes on and off. Hence this is exactly what it did before it was replaced. I didn't have this problem with the same wallet attached in my chevy rental car. This car is not corrected. It is still a death trap. If you only leave the key in the ignition the air bag light stays off exactly what they said to do before it was changed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) and 14v171000 (electrical system). The contact was driving 40 MPH the day after the recall service was performed when the instrument panel suddenly displayed a "lost power steering' warning message followed by the power steering assist independently disabling. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but declined to repair the vehicle at their expense a second time. The failure mileage was 151,430.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to a dealership and the technician diagnosed that the power steering sensor and motor needed to be replaced. No repairs were done to the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. Updated 06/10/14 ma
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle erroneously veered off the roadway and crashed into a wall. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained fractured ribs and broken teeth. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.
My vehicle was making a loud noise I took it to the mechanic he said it was the tire rod end and bearing and it was the 3rd cobalt with the exact same issue in a week that hed fixed he also said he couldn't see any reason for it in either car that those things usually don't just wear out. I asked him what might happen if I continued to drive it as is and he said the tire could come off while driving down the highway.could you please check into this? Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel was very hard to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The contact mentioned the vehicle was repaired under recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) but the failure recurred twice after the initial repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 102,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 15 MPH and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries reported. Also, the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, there was a sudden loss of engine power as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated while driving no particular speed the vehicle lost power steering when making a right turn. The steering wheel was very hard to turn. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v153000(steering); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,870.
On november 10, 2010, I was on my way to work. It was about 10:00am if I remember correctly. I could not even make it out of my subdivision before my cobalt began to give out on me. I made a right turn at a stop sign, and my car suddenly started to "roll" I would say, because I was not able to steer or press the brakes. Basically the car had cut off without me knowing. I definitely didn't expect it to happen since it was on a full tank of gas. But anyways as it was rolling it was pulling towards the right since that's how my steering wheel was already turned from me making a right at a stop sign. I could not get the car to stop and I was rolling down the hill drifting off into peoples yards. The car rolled into a brick mailbox. It hit pretty hard. The brick mailbox came completely out of the ground and luckily fell in the opposite direction. I slung forward one the car hit the mailbox. I blacked out for a few seconds, and then immediately went into a panic attack which caused me to go into an asthma attack. I have asthma pretty bad. The air bad did not deploy. The front end of the car was all smashed in and all the fuels had leaked out. Because I slung forward I had whiplash, and also a knot on my head and a swollen busted lip. I was wearing my seat belt. I was out of work for a while due to the pack neck and head injuries. The police was called and a police report was filed. And of course the car was totaled out, which also left me with no transportation.
I would be driving down the highway and the car's dials would not work then start bouncing around. Then the power steering message would read out, I would loose power steering. If I slowed down it would take more of an effort to get the car up to speed and the car would jump in to gears hard. It wouldn't shift smooth. None of the gauges would work, and if the A/C was on it wouldn't work. When it started back working, the engine lock light would stay on. And the car wouldn't shift in and out of gear with out jerking.
While exiting the freeway, the car engine and electrical system suddenly went dead for no apparent reason. The driver steered the car to the side of the road without power steering or brakes. After it stopped, the driver put the car in park and restarted the engine. There were two people in the car at the time of the incident.
4/22/13 approx 7:30 am, approached red-light, gently applying brakes. Car started to lose power! Dashboard lights dimmed while I was slowing down. This has been happening for over a yr. As soon as light turned green,car felt like it was losing power and was going to stall out! (like if you were to run out of gas. Stepped on the gas, as soon as I saw the light turn green, to try to prevent the stall out, and about 1/4 into intersection, another car was running a caution light, which turned to red... My car regained power with a thrust of the engine, which took me into the path of the other vehicle who hit me at about 35 MPH, which caused us to spin completely around in the middle of intersection. Airbags did not deploy. The police report stated I failed to yield the right of way. In part that is true, as I felt I had to apply the gas to the car to keep it from "stalling! Heavy damage to driver's side, front end, hood, bumper and support beam by engine. There are many recalls on this car. 5/9/2012, fuel odor or spotting on ground; 9/16/10-loss of power steering assist; 3/1/2010-recall 10v073000 power steering motor replacement; 1022/2009-fuel pump module replacement. In the pass three yrs I advised east syracuse chevy dealer that my dashboard lights,lighted areas radio, etc; go in and out like the car has an electrical problem, door left-open, lights, low-fuel, single lights chimes all don't work. Dealer advised me there is a short in the dash somewhere causing all these problems,radio speakers are all connected I would have to pay to repair which was over $2,000. Remotes don't work. I have had many front end problems with this vehicle, I.e. Sway bar, steering column bushings; struts;steering components, linkage/cv drive axle boots, control arms; repairs;11/30/11, 2/16/2011.
Tl* the contact owns 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle independently steered to the left and caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle then spun in a circle and crashed into another vehicle, and then into the retaining wall. There were 3 people with minor injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage yard. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v073000 (steering) but did not confirm if the vehicle was included in the recall campaign. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 07/03/14 ma. Updated 07/08/2014 *js
I purchased a car from cox chevrolet in bradenton, fl which happened to be a 2007 chevrolet cobalt and it had numerous power steering problems which would affect drive-ability during high speeds on the interstate. I had the problem fixed at gainesville chevrolet in florida which cost me over 900 dollars. The manufacturer sent me a recall notice and failed to reimburse me for the cost, also I had a fuel leak which was under recall and yet to no avail the car smelled of fuel and had sparks from the wiring. The car was still under warranty and yet the manufacturer and the dealer, did not purchase the car back from me, they made me purchase a new vehicle and as well did not tell me about the recall until after the fact. I am upset to learn that only now the federal safety agency and other government agencies are willing to do something about this. I want compensation for all of the damages caused by chevrolet and by cox chevrolet in florida.
My car was running and getting warmed up, then suddenly the locks start going off and on, repeatedly. It has continued to do this and the car will not stay locked. It does this whether it is off or on now. It is constant. The power locks no longer work and you can't use the door handle to unlock the car from the inside, you must manually pull the lock "up" and to lock the car you must manually push all the door lock knobs down, but that doesn't matter because it will not stay locked. In addition to this electrical issue the front speakers go off and on at random. Also, the turn signal remains on even after the full turn has been made. The car will randomly shut off while it's being driven. It doesn't matter if you are going 70 MPH or 20 MPH. Also the power steering went out on my car, that was recalled and has since been replaced, but the steering still malfunctions. My car was leaking fuel the summer of 2012, after the fuel pump module was replaced the gas tank had to be replaced months later because the car continued to leak gasoline. There are many other countless issues with this car. I am surprised and fortunate that there haven't been any injuries or fatalities while operating this death trap. I will never purchase another gm.
Noisy broken stabilizer links, control arm bushing broken. Quick internet search shows this to be a wise spread problem.
Tl the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 30 MPH the ignition switch failed and the vehicle stalled causing the steering wheel to lock. The contact had a difficult time removing the key from the ignition and was unable to get the key back into the ignition. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated the ignition switch was faulty and it was replaced at the owners expense. The failure occurred on march 2, 2014. The manufacturer advised her that the recall was not available until april of 2014 and there was nothing they could do to assist her. The contact was concerned that the failure could recur and result in a fatal crash. The approximate failure mileage was 179,000. Rk updated 04/22/14 ma the consumer stated the steering wheel locked up and there was a vibration in the steering wheel. Updated 04/24/14
The engine turned off all by itself while I was driving around a corner, causing the car to go off the road. I was going about 35 MPH, and applied the brakes as fast as I could, but the car went up and over the curb, across the sidewalk, and both front tires went down off the steep edge of the sidewalk's far side into the mud. The part of the car body immediately behind the front tires was almost touching (way less than 1 inch above) the edge of the top / edge of the sidewalk. I couldn't reverse back up and over the sidewalk edge. A tow truck was called, and pulled the car straight back and up/over the edge of the sidewalk and onto the road. Some sort of dust cover thing from up inside the passenger-side wheel well had been torn loose during the crash off the sidewalk edge and was still laying in the mud. After I restarted the car and drove home, the steering / suspension (I cannot tell which) made a creaking and grinding sort of noise when turning, and I could tell from the extensive bouncing at even little bumps in the road that both front struts had been damaged.
While backing out of a parking space and shifting into drive, my 2007 cobalt lost power steering. A chime sounded and the dash lit up with an error message about power steering failure. I've previously taken advantage of the recall for the assisted power steering rebuild in 2010, yet the component has failed again! Gm wants me to pay for a tow to the dealership and pay for a diagnostic. I will pay for a tow, but I will not pay for them to tell me that the assisted power steering has again failed. If I take it to the dealership, and they find an error code indicating that the assisted power steering has failed, I believe they should not charge me at all. Furthermore, they should replace - not rebuild - this faulty, ill conceived device that has such poor design.
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