Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speed when their vehicle's power steering suddenly failed. The contact stated that there were many warning lights illuminated including the power steering. The contact stated that when attempting to gain control of the vehicle, their vehicle clipped another vehicle crashing into a nearby pole on the passenger side of the vehicle, then, hitting a curb causing the vehicle to stop. The air bags did deploy. The vehicle was towed and totaled. A police report was filed. The contact received injuries to their arm, leg, chest, and rib area. Medical attention was needed. The contact stated the power steering suddenly failing had occurred a few times before the incident at speeds between 40-65 MPH. The contact had contacted the dealer (martin chevrolet address: 23505 hawthorne blvd, torrance, ca 90505 phone: (310) 853-5846) who were unable to identify the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Chevrolet Cobalt warning lights comes on
40 of the 7,681 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Cobalt describe multiple warning lights, most of them for the 2006 model year.
- owner complaints
- 40
- worst model year
- 2006
- typical mileage
- 80,000
By model year
Often reported together
Power steering loss 13Loss of power 5Jerking 5ABS 5Steering lock-up 4Stalling 4Won't start 3Headlights 3
Trouble codes mentioned
P1174 1P0014 1
What owners say
It starting having flashing dashboard lights once as I was driving it just a few blocks from my home the first time it happened all gauges go everywhere up down or stop it looks like a christmas tree! And before the gear shift had some clicking at times. The clicking started then the gauges started going all over and the speed was all over then dropped to 0 not to move again. It's been happening on and off for about 8 years but as time goes on it's getting really bad I've kept looking for recalls as did my mother as she had the car before my owning it. It now does this anytime and the steering stops working with no notice or if it's not working and trying to pull over as it did on an on-ramp it kicked on and made the car jump into side lane about half way into that lane. Had it been a two lane road and a car coming towards me it would have been a dead head head on collision as it takes time and a lot of power to move the car when the steering is like a 1950 tractor in a wet field! I have back issues and don't have the upper arm strength that it really needs. There in no real warning when it's going to happen. But sometimes I hear a click and it happens a few seconds later. Also the interior lights every one through inside of the car stopped working about 3 months when my parents bought the car used back in june 08 they have never worked since. It had like 23,000 miles on it roughly. They was in middle 60s back then. It's now a family car and it's scary to have to drive it but I've got money in it I can't afford a replacement now. I have video of what it does. I just have videos no pictures.
Intermittent loss of power steering and reduced power while driving. The car will drive fine and the next you start it up all the dashboard lights come on and the power steering light come on and the gauges start jumping
When im driving to work and car is in motion all lights dim, all 4 lock flicker off and on while im driving and car is in motion on highway. Sometimes the lock open other times they don't work with the car remote. The headlights will come on by them self even after I shut the car off. The car will unlock even after I lock it either wilth remote or manually. Chevy dealership had a recall on this car and I did take it for updates. I realize this is a 2010, but this has happened to my car since 2011. Once they fixed the problem it was ok, but here we go again. I tell me husband im afraid to get into christine. I would like the dealership to fix this at their expense. I don't think I will buy another chevy when I see how many electrical problems are written online.
Traction control light comes on . Difficult to control car due to rough year shifting, lose power steering . Car eventually loses power.dangerous cannot get out of traffic without causing accident. Turn off car and restart all lights are off and seems ok but will randomly happen again-- two times in same week!!!! This is crazy, afraid to drive vehicle but have no choice cannot lose my job.
Powersteering loss all warning lights come on. Many many people are experiencing this problem and gm wont help!!! This car is a death trap wish someone would help us all who are experiencing this!!!
Im driving and all the gauges go wacko swinging back and forth, anti theft light comes on check engine light ABS light low fuel light traction light. It reads service traction power steering low fuel every light you can think of comes on and the car even jerks when changing into gear. At times the steering even has locked up on me, thank god at those times I was on a residential street and not freeway. At times it wont even start all the lights are just going basurk. Then theres days where its normal like it never even happened. Im afraid its going to lock up on me on the freeway and im going to have a serious accident!! The 2 recalls that my vechicle had have already been replaced but there is still issues!! This car needs to be completely recalled, I researched the issue im having and found out many many other people are having the same issue. Some people have even died!!! Others major accidents, what more has to happen for this vehicle to be recalled? How many more people have to loose their lives?? This is a serious issue that needs to be taken care of asap!!! And when this issue occurs with the lights and gauges going crazy it happens as im driving. I pray nothing happens to my 3 yr old daughter and I. This issue has been happening for about an year now off and on.
Fuel gauges go crazy, the gas acceleration and speed gauges sometimes do not work and if the do they go up and down. All the lights I my dashboard light up as well. This usually happens when you turn on the car but it is not constant. It will sometimes happen two weeks in a row, but sometimes after two weeks. The gas tank is also leaking and the left speaker goes out sometimes. Once in a while my keys will get stuck in the ignition.
The first time it happened, was at interstate speeds.(60 to 70mph) the second, was in city stop and go traffic. The third was backing out of my driveway after a 5 minute idle. The fourth was when my last mechanic was test driving it because he thought he'd fixed it. Dash lights blink on and off, all warning lights come on, engine cooling fans stop operating, transmission hunts for what gear it should be in; resulting in the transmission self destructing. Engine management, other than the cooling fans, seems to be unaffected. I've replaced 4 TCM's so far; as all mechanics say that is the problem. It works for a few days or a week, then the same problem manifest. This seems to be a problem with quite a few gm vehicles.
It doesn't matter of I'm driving at just sitting at the traffic light but the t/c, engine lights come on n make my car jerk like it's the transmission kicking back so in march 2016 it got so bad to the point I could no longer even put my car in reverse so I had to have a brand new transmission which cost me $1500 then the same day I got it back all the lights came right back and I've taken it several times to the mechanic and it gives him a p1174, p0014 code. I'm afraid one day while I'm driving my car is just going to fall apart with how badly it jerks but once the t/c light does go off it stops jerking and will drive smooth but the engine light may or not still come on and makes my car drive sluggish n the RPM guages go crazy like I can accelerate but the car doesn't seem to be accelerating.
Related recalls
Electrical system: ignition
- What is wrong
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "Off" position.
- Risk
- If the key can be removed from the ignition when the ignition is not in the "off" position, the vehicle could roll away: (a) for an automatic transmission, if the transmission is not in the "Park" position; or (b) for a manual transmission, if the parking brake is not engaged and the transmission is not in the "Reverse" position. This potential for rollaway increases the risk for a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
- Remedy
- General Motors will notify owners, and for vehicles that were built with the defective ignition cylinder and have not previously had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will replace the ignition cylinder and cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. For vehicles that were built with the redesigned ignition cylinder or had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. The recall began on April 18, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact General Motors at 1‑800‑222‑1020, Pontiac owners at 1‑800‑762‑2737, and Saturn owners at 1‑800‑553‑6000. General Motors' number for this recall is 14113 for the ignition lock cylinder and key replacement, and 14133 for only key replacements. Note: Until a vehicle has been remedied, owners and operators are advised that when exiting, to be sure that the vehicle is in "Park," or in the case of a manual transmission, that the vehicle is in the "Reverse" position and the parking brake is engaged.
Recall number 14V171000 · Recall details
Questions about the Chevrolet Cobalt warning lights
Why does the warning lights come on in the Chevrolet Cobalt?
Owners who report it most often also describe loss of power steering, sudden loss of power and jerking or lurching, and the codes they mention most are P1174 and P0014.
Which Chevrolet Cobalt years have multiple warning lights problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2006 (12 complaints), 2007 (12 complaints) and 2005 (10 complaints).
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