2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

AS MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING GO OUT, WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM; HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY OR WHILE BARELY MOVING IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE NOW TAKEN IT IN TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP TWICE, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CANNOT CONTROL IT VERY WELL AND WITH WINTER APPROACHING, IT IS JUST DOWNRIGHT SCARY. I WISH THEY COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR; OTHERWISE, I WILL CONSIDER GETTING A DIFFERENT NON-GM CAR. *TR

POWERSTEERING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THERE IS THEN NO POWERSTEERING AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AS I ACCELERATE. WHEN STOPPING THE CAR ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO STALL. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT KEEP SPEED THE NEEDLE JUST MOVES UP AND DOWN. TOOK CAR IN TO CHEVY DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. THE CAR CONTINUES TO DO THIS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY AND NOW IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND WAS FORCED TO MANUALLY STEER. AS I TRIED TO PULL-OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A CYCLIST DARTED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND ALMOST HIT THE PERSON BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THAT QUICKLY. LUCKILY THE BICYCLIST WAS QUICK ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

BOUGHT A USED 2005 CHEVY COBALT FOR MY SON WHEN HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. IT HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT BUT NO WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE YEAR. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER HE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 COBALT. THE DEALERSHIP IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEIR HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. WHEN YOU SPEND THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IT IS A NEW DESIGN SO CHEVY IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY REDESIGNED THE FAULTY PART. I WILL PAY THE $2,000 TO GET MY SON'S CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE HIS SAFETY IS A PRIORITY. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HOW HAS CHEVY GOTTEN AWAY WITH NOT ISSUING A RECALL. THE POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES RANDOMLY AND IF YOU ARE PULLING ON A STEERING WHEEL WITH NO POWER AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK YOU ARE LIKELY TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. MY GUESS IS THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE IT BECOMES AN ISSUE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS TO GET TO THAT POINT BEFORE THEY ARE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING. *TR

1).NOTHING JUST DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING WHEN OUT HAD TO STOP TURN THE CAR OFF AND START THE CAR AGAIN 2)POWER STEERING START THURSDAY 10-29/UNTIL 11-2 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP,WOULD GO OUT AND COULDN'T TURN THE CAR WITHOUT BOTH HANDS AND IT WAS HARD. NO CONSEQUENCES THANKS GOODNESS I HAD TO SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF 3) HAD TO TAKE TO THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND IT GOING TO COST UP TO 1300 TO GET IT FIX. PART NEEDED WAS TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND PROGRAM. WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE SO THEY HAVE TO SHIP OVERNIGHT FOR 30 EXTRA. *TR

MY DAD BOUGHT ME A USED 2005 COBALT AS MY FIRST CAR ON MAY 2009 AND POWER STEERING STARTED TO FLASH 2 DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR. IT WENT AWAY, BUT IT WOULD COME BACK ON WHEN IT DID, I FELT THE CAR SOME HOW PULL OR IT FELT HEAVY. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN POWER STEER FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ROCK SOLID I COULDN'T TURN, I FREAKED AND LEFT THE CAR OUTSIDE I CALLED MY DAD, WENT BACK OUT AND BARELY DROVE IT IN. MY DAD CAME HOME FROM WORK, I TOOK HIM OUT TO SHOW HIM, BUT THE CAR SEEMED NORMAL. IT FELT LIKE I WAS PULLING A MILLION POUNDS. I'M SCARED OF DRIVING IT, THAT IT'S JUST PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WE GOT IT USED WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT, SO WE HAVE NO WARRANTY, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE $2,000 TO FIX' IT WE NEED A RECALL. NOW I'M DRIVING IT ONLY TO GO 2 MILES AROUND MY HOUSE!!! I OFTEN HAVE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE CAR TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. BY USING THIS CAR, I AM PUTTING MY LIFE, AND OTHERS IN DANGER. CHEVROLET HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A SIMPLE FIX, BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT HOW MUCH IT COST I CAN'T DO IT. I DON'T THINK IT'S FARE TO US AS CUSTOMERS TO HAVE A CAR WE CANT EVEN DRIVE. NOW, THE POWER STEERING DOSN'T WORK, THE NEEDLE THAT TELLS YOU THE SPEED DOESN'T WORK!!! WE REALLY NEED A RECALL FROM CHEVY!! MY DAD BOUGHT THE CAR WITH LIGHT TRANSMISSION NOISE PROBLEMS.THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED . I DON'T HAVE TRANS PROBLEMS BUT THE POWER STEER HAS BEEN THERE 2 DAYS FROM GETTING IT. *TR

BOUGHT 2005 CHEVY COBALT NEW. AT ABOUT 40K MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WOULD BE FINE FOR UP TO A MONTH, THEN UP TO A WEEK, AND FINALLY IT WOULD FAIL AFTER THE 1ST TURN I MADE AFTER STARTING THE CAR. I AM NOT A WILD DRIVER & I ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 5 MILES PER DAY ON SIDE STREETS. I HAD TO PAY CHEVY $48 TO CHECK THE CAR, AND THEN $800 TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED AFTER I FOUND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVY WOULDN'T SELL JUST THE ONE PIECE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (SOME KIND OF CONTROL MODULE) SO THERE WAS NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM ONLINE. ALL IT TAKES IS FOR THIS PROBLEM TO HAPPEN TO A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL ON THE ROAD AND WE NOW HAVE A DEATH ON OUR HANDS. *TR

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES, OCCURRING DURING DRIVING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT OCCURS AT ANY GIVEN VEHICLE SPEED. THIS OCCURS SOMETIMES ONE TIME DURING A PARTICULAR DRIVING PERIOD. SOMETIMES, WILL OCCUR MANY TIMES DURING A DRIVING PERIOD. TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED, TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN STARTED BACK UP. THIS SEEMS TO RESET THE ERROR CODE WITHIN THE COMPUTER. BUT THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN AT RANDOM. RESEARCH ONLINE SUGGESTS THAT MANY COBALT OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD STEERING COLUMNS REPLACED, STEERING MODULES REPLACED, WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM OF CONTINUAL POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRING AT RANDOM. *TR

2005 CHEVORLET COBALT LS SEDAN- PURCHASED NEW 15 MILES ON ODOMETER. @ 5000 MILE SERVICE AFTER NEARLY DIEING ON THE I-5 FROM VIOLENT SHAKING! FOUND (NON DISCLOSED)HIT BEFORE PURCHASED, RAIL DUST CORROSION ON MOLDINGS, WEIGHTS MISSING FROM THREE OF FOUR TIRES, DASH CUBBY BROKEN AND 1 YR TO REPLACE, ELECTRICAL DEMONS! (LOCKS, RADIO, GAUGES, ETC...) MAINTENANCE @ 100.00 A POP UNDER WARRANTY ( BUT STILL MAJOR PROBLEMS!) STRUTS REPLACED THREE TIMES, ELECTRICAL HARNESSES REPLACED, POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON TWO WINDOWS REPLACED, IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED, FOB KEYLESS ENTRY RESET, NEW RADIO. A NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE PROSPECT MOTORS DEALERSHIP IN JACKSON CA WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY AND IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. FRANK HALVERSTON OWNER HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO HELP ME! CONTINUING PROBLEMS; 70K MILES CLUNKING, RATTLING, SHAKING, FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART! STEERING PROBLEMS, SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS- REAR SHOCKS SHOT, REPLACE TIRE FOUR FOURTH TIME! FAMILY CHEVORLET, UNDER "EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN", DID NOTHING THIS LAST TIME TO AMMEND THE SITUATION BUT RATHER BLAMED IT ON MY BRAKES AND A PLASTIC RETAINER WALL ON MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE UNSAFE TO DRIVE! YET GM HAS DENIED MY CLAIM FOR A NEW VEHICLE FOUR TIMES! AND THE GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP HELD ME OUT ON WARRANTY TILL IT WAS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR LEMON LAW! JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED AND OPERATING PROPERLY, NOT TO WALK THROUGH '!@#$% FOR MY CONSUMER RIGHTS! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IN AND THE STEERING HAS LOCKED UP ON IT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY NO DAMAGE OR INJURY HAS OCCURRED. I TOOK IT INTO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND THE CODES CAME BACK AS A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING MOTOR. AFTER I GOT THIS NEWS I GOOGLED THIS AND TO MY SURPRISE CHEVY HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME CHEVY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE WELL BEING OF THEIR CUSTOMER. *TR