Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact stated the power steering failed on the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or mechanic for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency recall campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. Updated 03/12/14
2010 Chevrolet Cobalt steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 20 MPH, the power steering assist failed accompanied by the illumination of the power steering warning light. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.
Power steering failure. Car is out of warranty (20,000 miles) contacted chevrolet who says part already replaced under recall (april 2010). This part has failed for a second time! Manufacturer of this exact part has had recalls with toyota (2012) as well. Critical safety issue that must be addressed by the federal safety agency and force a second recall until design flaw is resolved.
While driving at low speed (25 MPH) through an "s" curve I entered the first portion of the curve and the cobalt was operating normally, without any warning entering into the second portion of the "s" curve suddenly there was no power steering. An alarm bell chimed and the message board displayed "power steering" message. I was able to stay in my lane of traffic using extra force to control the steering wheel. There is a recall # 82540 but it appears the recall stopped by 10,000 units short of my VIN #. Same problem as recall, but it appears the recall didn't recall enough vehicles?
I was pulling out of a parking lot and power steering light came on and car was difficult to steer. I turned the car off then back on and was able to drive but the slightest turn of the wheel the power steering light would go on and become difficult to drive. I did find the recall online & when I called gm they stated it was already fixed. I bought this car used in 2011 so I don't know if it was fixed. I did take it to a dealership and the stated it was previously fixed and it is not related to the recall, and gave me an estimate of 860.00 to fix it, but if it was fixed is this still an issue that will continue or was it supposed to completely correct the problem. This issue to me has not been corrected.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was driving 25 MPH when the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The power steering warning light illuminated. The failure recurred intermittently and while the contact was traveling at different speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) but was advised that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
While driving down a side street the power steering warning light came on and I lost all power steering control. At this time it became very difficult to steer and turn the wheel, I was able to get it back to my house, but moved extremely slow due to lack of control. I had the vehicle in the shop for other issues, not related to this and thought they might have said something about a recall, if there was one but they did not and their system is down to check that now.
I was driving home to visit my parents. Was getting ready to turn left at a busy intersection and lost power steering. When I got to my parents house researched power steering online and saw where it may be just a one time occurrence. When I started my car later on I noticed that my power steering was fine. I had no more problems while visiting family. That following sunday I was on my way home and lost power steering again while driving at 10 pm on the interstate speed of 65 MPH. My first car had no power steering so I've been able to cope but it's getting worse, in to turn around in my parking lot I have to turn my car of then back on in order to have enough power steering to make the tight turn. It's been a couple of months now I've tried to contact the only chevy dealership in my area with no response from them. I was finally able to drop it off the other day at the dealership I purchased the car from originally, I was informed this morning that my car was not covered under the recall for power steering and will cost me $500 to replace. Within the last couple weeks my car has also started making a thumping type noise as well. It sounds like my front passenger tire is about to fly off the axle. Not sure what is causing that - waiting to hear from the dealership on that. I feel like I'm riding in a deathtrap.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering failed to operate normally as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure and current mileage was 48,994.
The problems with steering it started in summer 2012, the last problem with the power steering it was last week. I left my car in a parking, than when I wanted to start it the power steering was out, I could not rotate the wheel I could not do nothing, I tried many times but did not work, then I stopped the car for about 20 min., in finally it started but the wheel was rotating very hard. Even until now I have same problem. I'm afraid to pull the car out of the garage, I do not want to endanger my life or my family........ I paid money for this car but seller do not guarantees the major problems like this. Please help me to resolve my problem. Thank you a lot!!!
Power steering gave out on a u-turn. Shut off the engine and it worked again. Looked it up on line and found out there was a recall. I brought it to rotolo chevrolet in fontana,ca (the place where I bought it). They told me that there was a recall and they replaced my motor already. They charged me $100.00 and told me that they could put an upgraded motor in for another $200. The car was not repaired. You can buy the motor on line for $80. It's under the dash, two bolts and a plug to pull out. It takes ten minutes and a 12 mil wrench.
While driving down the road at a relatively slow speed the car lost steering power. We could not turn the steering wheel left or right, had to continue driving straight. It is a major concern due to the fact that we often times drive very windy roads that overlook the ocean. Just last weekend we were headed to stinson beach with a 10 - week - old in the car. The road leading to stinson beach is very curvy with sharp turns and steep drops. According to chevy there was a safety recall for power steering on 2010 chevy cobalts, but apparently our model is an exception to the recall. Very frustrated, concerned customer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the power steering warning indicator illuminated with a sudden loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. After restarting, the vehicle operated normally. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis where the failure was contributed to the power steering motor. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v073000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the power steering assist failed to operate as the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. Power steering warning light was also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering motor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 52,000.
My son was driving car to work when a chime went off and a power steering warning was shown on drivers information center. He had no power steering after this. After this event I researched online and found out this was a safety recall. I called gm and they said my VIN number does not fall under this recall. How is it that there is a recall of this same event and my car is not covered?
Elec steering went out , almost changed , dealer said no recall , reading about this problem online , a lot of cobalt a with same problem .
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the power steering assist failed to operate and the steering wheel had to be forced in order to maneuver the vehicle. The contact also mentioned that the power steering out warning message also displayed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure and current mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated as the the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and restarted it but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection and the contact was advised that vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while turning, the steering wheel tightened. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the power steering motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure was 77,000.
While driving my vehicle home from work during rush hour on a busy highway my power steering failed. My vehicle started to veer to the left and I had to use all of my effort to keep from hitting the concrete guard rail. I immediately slowed and proceeded to the shoulder. This was a very scary situation and I feel that my safety was compromised. I have since done some research and found that there is a recall for this exact problem already in place, but for some reason it goes by the VIN of the car. I would like to find out how I could either get my VIN added to this list or to get help with this situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the steering wheel tightened with the illumination of the power steering warning light. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the power steering assist failed and the wheel tightened with the illumination of the power steering warning light. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. Updated 10/30/13*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired without any assistance. The conusmer was advised if the steering column fails again it would have to replaced for another fee.
My mother is handicapped & was pulling into her driveway when all of a sudden her power steering went out. I read in the manual & figured out where the electric power steering fuse was at and it was blown. I replaced it that evening & by lunch the next day on thurs 9-5-13 it had gone back out. I called the dealership & they said that a recall had been done on the vehicle in 2010. This is very dangerous!!! And the dealership cant even get to it until the first of next week??? Could it still be the same recall issue???
On 3 september 2013 while driving home from work the power steering shutoff. There was a chime and then the information center displayed power steering. I was traveling at 65 MPH on the interstate. I contacted gm through their website and placed a consumer complaint with them. Their response was basically "sorry, but not our problem". According to them the VIN does not have any recalls or special coverage for my vehicle. Yet there is a history of this issue causing a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact was only able to maneuver the steering wheel using extreme force. In addition, the power steering warning light illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact powered off the vehicle and once restarted, the steering wheel returned to normal function. The vehicle was then taken to a mechanic for inspection, who located the failure at the steering wheel power assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 59,000.
Leaving work and when I hit approximately 35 miles the power steering light illuminated and chimed. The steering wheel became hard to turn. I wrestled the car home, then later the next day had no choice but to go to the store and the car worked fine for about a week. So this morning, 8/23/13 on my way to work it went out again and has been out every since. Went to dealership and they say I have no recall. I've only owned the car personally for a year.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The power steering light illuminated. After shutting the engine off and restarting the vehicle, the steering wheel functioned normally. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 31,336.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the steering wheel seized as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 39,000.
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