Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while reversing out of a drive way at 5 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 169,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2008 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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I was driving to work like normal on a street that goes 30 miles per hour and my door locks started locking and unlocking rapidly by themselves and the electricity was going on and off in the vehicle when I regained control of my vehicle the power steering showed up on my information dashbroad also the speedometer was dead it was no longer working it also became more difficult to handle the vehicle I took it to my mechanic and he said there has to be a recall as the car only has about 50,000 miles it I checked the website nhsta using my VIN number and it says there is no recall so checked the recalls for all chevy cobalt 2008 and all of the had the recall for the electrical and power steering so I called my local chevy dealer and explained everything and then they asked for my VIN so I give it to them and they say there is no recall on this particular chevy cobalt and the they can't help me.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving various speeds, the power steering became stiff and difficult to steer left or right. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,000.
I bought this 1 owner vehicle as a safe, dependable car for my 17 year old daughter to commute to school and work. Recently the power steering failed while driving on the freeway and she had an extremely hard time getting home. Now it is fine, comes and goes apparently. Nothing obvious appears to be wrong when I looked into it. Many other concerns of same problem evident online. Gm needs to fix this dangerous problem!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver while driving various speeds. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 10v073000 (steering), 14v047000 (electrical system:ignition:switch), and 14v171000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 15 MPH and making a left turn, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned. The steering wheel became very difficult to turn. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While attempting to make a turn, the steering wheel required excessive force. The steering wheel also emitted a roaring noise and the power steering failed. The contact also noticed that the vehicle was missing a reservoir to place the power steering fluid into the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 41,890.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving at low speeds, the steering wheel tightened up when turning and made an abnormal popping noise. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While making a turn, the power steering failed to function. The contact had to abruptly coast the vehicle and exert force to turn the steering wheel into a parking lot. The vehicle was turned off and restarted, but the failure randomly continued. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While straightening the steering wheel from turning near a curb, the steering wheel became tight and seized. The contact was able to pull into a store parking lot and, upon reversing, the steering wheel seized again. The contact turned the vehicle off and back on to reset the computer. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and parked due to the failure. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Loss of power steering assistant multiply times during a week
Electrical dash panel gauges bounce. Power steering comes and goes. Engine cuts out & idols oddly, ever since I bought the vehicle I have problems with the power steering and electronic dash cluster.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving at any speed, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to local mechanic who diagnosed that the steering column fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. There were no recalls. The failure mileage was 75,000.
While driving at low speeds (30mph) the power steering light came on. The car stalled, the wheel tightened up, the symbol with a locked car turned on. The speedometer started moving up and down crazyly. Check engine light came on as well. I moved to the side because it was really difficult to control and as I did the car just kept stalling worse and worse. Once I pulled over I turned off the car. I wasnt as freaked out as the first time this occurred since this has happened numerous of times and I've taken it to 3 different mechanics who don't know how to fix it at all. It's very scary it also happened while going at 60mph and all I do is pull over and then call the tow or drive it at low speeds home. I'm sure I fall in the category for a recall but have never gotten a recall letter. Its extremely dangerous and scary to drive with fear of this happening at anytime specially when you carry passengers. Alot of other people have the same problem as me and it's annoying hopefully gm fixes this problem for us all.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the instrument panel gauges fluctuated and the vehicle stalled without warning occasionally. While driving various speeds, the steering failed. The failures were intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but the details could not be provided. The vehicle was serviced per the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 10v073000 (steering) and 14e021000 (electrical system), but the remedies failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle stalled and the power steering seized after the repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely tight and difficult to turn. The contact was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection, but the diagnostic results and repair details were unknown. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,169.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving at any speed, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving at an unknown speed, the power steering failed and the steering became extremely difficult to steer. The contact mentioned that the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and refused to provide any assistance since the vehicle was previously repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 200,000.
Power steering is lost at times hard to turn once car is started at times.
Started car and received error code stating that power steering was not working. Drove around my apartment complex and confirmed that it is not working. I understand there was a recall for my year, make and model for power steering but I did not receive notice of that recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. When the vehicle was started, the power steering light remained illuminated. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated, but the power steering failed. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that after the vehicle started, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and it was unknown if the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The failure mileage was 36,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized when driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a dealer. The vehicle was repaired less than year ago under the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000. ...updated 06/30/16 *bf
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel became tight when driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While making a left turn at approximately 25 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was previously serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The failure mileage was 86,000. Updated 05/18/16*lj
08 chevy cobalt sudden loss of power steering while driving in heavy atl traffic. Called the chevy dealership they informed me that my recall was fixed an I would have to pay out of pocket to correct the problem .thank god I didn't get into a accident because they could care less. Power steering disaster
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving at various speeds, the steering became diffuclt to maneuver and would not automatically adjust. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle veered to the right. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving various speeds, the instrument panel gauges fluctuated, the power steering failed, and the transmission shifted abnormally. The security system warning indicator illuminated. The failures occurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000. Updated 06/15/16*lj the consumer stated all codes read, a loss of communication. Updated 06/28/16.
I just bought 2008 chevy cobalt. The seller reported the mileage initially as 112,000. At time of purchase, 150,000 approximately. However there was/is no way to view mileage on dash of car, with the exception of briefly prior to starting the vehicle. It actually shows approximately 159,000 km. Conversion of km into miles says 98,000. In addition to mileage discrepancy, there is a very strong smell of gas inside the car, the steering wheel is upside down, 2 or 3 motor and or transmission mounts are broken or not attached, right front rotor bad, no functioning blinkers or brake lights, dash lights indicate svc tire monitor needs attention, air bags need serviced, brake light stays on, the trunk release isn't working, the wiring is questionable, only one speaker works, no stereo antennae, no horn, no way to view critical engine information, such as temperature or battery life. Service engine light on constantly, seller indicated all recalls had been addressed and he was supposed to be responsible for taxes on vehicle which were included in price, but I wound up paying back registration fees from 2014. All attempts to right this have been ignored. Seller implies that the chevrolet dealership left the car in the current condition.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 55 MPH, all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the power steering failed and the speedometer, fuel gauge, and tachometer needles moved back and forth and displayed inaccurate readings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the electronic brake control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the remedy did not resolve the issue. The contact stated that the failure continued to occur intermittently. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
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