2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000, STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN APRIL 2010. THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN WITHIN THREE WEEKS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-12 MPH THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HE ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND THE FUEL SENSOR NO LONGER MADE A BEEPING SOUND. WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR, THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS DISPLAYED, THEN THE MILEAGE AND NOW THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ASKED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,309.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2005 COBALT SEDAN(71,000 MILES), IN MARCH OF 2010. THE RECALL WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY LOCAL DEALER, NO PROBLEMS WITH STEERING UP TO THAT POINT. JUST RECENTLY(AUG 2010), I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND DING. THE CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY LOSE POWER AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. IT WAS AS THOUGH A SWITCH HAD BEEN THROWN. AND THEN IT WOULD GO AWAY. THE LOCAL DEALER THAT TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM CHARGED ME $55 AND SAID THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TRIGGERING ERROR PROBLEMS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN MODULES. I ASKED IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE PROBLEMS THEY HAD WITH THE STEERING ELECTRIC MOTORS AND HE SAID THIS WAS ANOTHER UNRELATED ISSUE. SURE. SO I CALLED A REPUTABLE LOCAL MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. HE SAID HE HAS REPLACED SEVERAL STEERING COLUMN UNITS AT A COST OF $900 A POP. I CAN SEE WHY GM'S PARTS AND LABOR GUYS LOVE THIS. HE ALSO SAID THE ENTIRE COLUMN IS FAULTY AND THEY ALL SHOULD BE REPLACED. OF COURSE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL A CONGRESSMAN'S RELATIVE GETS BADLY HURT OR KILLED. I AM SURPRISED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT FOLLOWED UP ON THE ORIGINAL RECALL FIX AS THAT WAS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG FOR A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING STEERING ISSUES THAT CAN BE SEVERE AT TIMES. *TR

AFTER HAVING THE RECALL WORK DONE ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LESS THAN 2 HOURS LATER ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH START FLASHING ( BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, SECURITY ) THE TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP AND YOU COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE SHIFTER AND THE DASH LED SAID POWER STEERING......AND SURE ENOUGH THE POWER STEERING FAILED, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING RE-SET BUT THE REST OF THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED, FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO THE HOUSE BY MANUALLY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T IT SHIFTED VERY HARD LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TEAR SOMETHING UP, GOT ON LINE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FOUND IN OTHER COBALTS, ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE OVER NIGHT AND THAT SHOULD RE-SET EVERYTHING, I DID THAT AND SURE ENOUGH IT RE-SET IT, HOWEVER THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES SINCE THE RE-CALL WORK SO IT'S NOT THE ASSIST MOTOR AT FAULT IT IS G.M. AT FAULT FOR NOT RE-CALLING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED HE INQUIRED WITH THE DEALER FIVE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS AS TO WHEN HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF WAITING, THE PART FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/14/10*JB

2005 CHEVY COBALT: THE KEY CONTINUOUSLY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND DOES NOT RELEASE. IT REQUIRES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AND TIME TO EITHER TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND TRY AGAIN OR WORK THE SHIFT LEVER RELEASE UNTIL THE KEY IS RELEASED. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET TO WORK AND PREVENT FROM BEING LATE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO OTHER PROBLEMS THAT COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON TACONIC PKWY IN NEW YORK THE STEERING FAILED ON MY MOTHER'S CHEVY 2005 COBALT ON MAY 13, 2010. SHE FELT A LOSS OF POWER OVER ALL AND COULD NOT STEER TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE CURVED ROAD - CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE WOODS AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. PASSENGER WAS 81 YEAR OLD WOMAN. EMS/FIRE HAD TO CUT HER OUT OF THE CAR AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL IN POUGHKEEPSIE WHERE SHE WAS IN THE IC UNIT FOR DAYS. IT WAS HOURS BEFORE SHE COULD EVEN SPEAK TO ADVISE DOCTORS TO SEND FOR HER FAMILY. SHE SUFFERED FROM BROKEN RIBS, CRUSHED CHEST, DISLOCATED SHOULDER, FACIAL AND BODY WOUNDS. THE CAR WAS RECALLED THE MONTH PRIOR BUT CHEVY DEALER (YONKERS) ADVISED THEY HAD NOT GOTTEN THE OK FROM GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR (STEERING) ON 2005 CHEVY COBALTS. GM KNEW OF THIS STEERING PROBLEM FOR YEARS - EVEN WHEN THE RECALL WAS OFFICIAL THE CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. MY MOTHER WAS INJURED BADLY AND NEARLY KILLED. I HAVE CALLED THIS DEALER MORE THAN ONCE SINCE THE MAY 13, 2010 ACCIDENT AND THE LAST CALL IN JUNE THEY WERE STILL STATING THEY DID NOT GET WORD FROM GM TO PAY FOR THE STEERING DEFECT ON THE CHEVY 2005 COBALT!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WHEN THERE IS A RECALL AND THE DEALERS REFUSE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE CHEVY 2005 COBALT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN 2006 OR 2007 NOT APRIL OF 2010. I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO WORK WITH NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. I AM RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR HELP FROM NHTSA TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR ENGINEERS CHECK THE CRASHED (TOTALED) REMAINS OF MY MOTHERS CAR. I HAVE NOT SIGNED TITLE OVER. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. *TR

HAD MY WIFE'S 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT IN FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL. THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAD PRIOR TO THE RECALL WAS THE FAILED REAR CONTROL-ARM BUSHINGS ON BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS (BOTH FAILED WITHIN THE SAME MONTH). NOW, AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH (OF ALL THINGS) LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKE SAFETY INTERLOCK CLICKS (UNDER THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECTOR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE), AND WE HAVE NO POWER STEERING! I CANNOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS IN THIS CONDITION, AS SHE IS SMALL AND NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CRANK ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE POWER-ASSIST. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT I COULD BRING IT IN TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PART REPLACED IN THE RECALL - BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. CALLED CHEVY AND GOT NOWHERE WITH THEM AS WELL. LEFT THE CAR AT OUR MECHANIC'S SHOP THIS MORNING TO GET A MORE RELIABLE DIAGNOSIS!! *TR

THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AS I WOULD DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 25 MPH). IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WOULD BE FINE. THEN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY (65 MPH) ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BEGAN TO GO CRAZY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. AS I SLOWED THE CAR DOWN IT BEGAN TO JERK AS IT DID BEFORE AND THEN I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. MY CAR WAS BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED PER THE RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHEVY DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WILL BRAKE DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,280.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS AN OPEN, UNRELATED RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE STALLING FAILURE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,003.