Steering Failed problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that when coming off the intersection at about 10 mph when the vehicle's steering failed without warning. The contact stated that they were only able to drive the vehicle straight forward. The contact had the vehicle towed. The contact, who is a certified mechanic, stated that after examining the vehicle they noticed the rack n pinon was completely rusted and needed to be replaced. The contact replaced the rack n pinon. The contact contacted the dealership (dealership unknown) who informed the contact that their vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000. Gl.

Bought the car on 08/03/2011 with 40,933 miles on it. The steering column was defective at the time of purchase (found out after the fact). Had that repaired at local chevy dealership between 8/13/2011 and 8/16/2011(I can't find the receipt for the mileage at time of repair). On 8/18/2011, recall replaced steering motor failed. The only reason we made it home without a wreck was that we were exiting the heavily traffic urban area heading for our rural home. Am currently refusing to drive the car again and seeking resolution tomorrow morning. It is my opinion that the steering in this vehicle will never be reliable. Total of 3 steering fails on this car in 41,581 total miles.

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.

Powersteering failure on 2005 chevy Cobalt . Steering failed on several occasions on trip from chicago to newmiddletown ohio on Dec. 20,2009 while my daughter was driving home for xmas break. It was late at night 11:30 p. M. And she had to stay overnight and get it repaired.

2005 chevy Cobalt steering failure,27450 klms on car,said steering column needs replacing . Replaced column still steering failed ,and now need to replace what I believe to be steering motor or switch.

2005 chevy Cobalt this car has powersteering failure. The powersteering will fail on what seems to be only 10 yards down the road. It will reset if the car is turned off and then back on. But only to fail 10 yards down the road again. Before it wasn't as often as it is now. Driving it is a risk because of the effort it takes to control the steering.

Powersteering failure on my Cobalt. I will be driving and all of a sudden it locks on me and I have a difficult time controlling the car. My friend has the same vehicle same year and it happens to her too. I looked it up and it is about 2000. 00 to replace, there are many other reports of this happening to other people. Please help.

My girlfriend bought an 05 chevy Cobalt from a local dealership that inspected the car 15 minutes before we drove it off the lot. 25 hours later as my girlfriend is exiting the highway, slowing down from 55 mph. The powersteering fails on her and sends her into the guard rail doing about 40-45. I have been pn forums and have found an obscured amount of the same complaints. Something really needs to be done about these Cobalts before someone dies. Luckily she was only knocked around a little and wasn't seriously injured.

My girlfriend bought an 05 chevy Cobalt from a local dealership that inspected the car 15 minutes before we drove it off the lot. 25 hours later as my girlfriend is exiting the highway, slowing down from 55 mph. The powersteering fails on her and sends her into the guard rail doing about 40-45. I have been pn forums and have found an obscured amount of the same complaints. Something really needs to be done about these Cobalts before someone dies. Luckily she was only knocked around a little and wasn't seriously injured.

2005 Chevrolet blue 4 d sdn complete steering failure caused control failure while operating vehicle. The following actions occurred simultaneously; audible alarm, power steering message displayed on dashboard led screen indicating inoperable, steering failure. Replacement of steering column asm, intermediate steering shaft performed by keddie Chevrolet, inc. Route 56 west, 200 Lincoln Ave. Vandergrift, pennsylvania 15690; 724. 567. 5683; total cost of replacement = $866. 36.

I am reporting about chevy Cobalts powersteering problems. My car is a 2005 chevy Cobalt. Last year at 33000 miles the powersteering failed and when I took it to chevy they said this was a problem with several others. I was required to pay 2000+ dollars to resolve the problem. I could not afford and so I ignored the problem which disappeared on its own for almost 10 months. Now its back again. My car has less than 390000 miles now. As I goggled the problem, I came across so many other people with a similar problem with the same model same year. Isn't this a manufacturers problem? requesting investigation on the problem.

I own a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. It currently has 63,000 miles on it. The electronic steering system has been randomly shutting off. When the steering system fails, I am left with no control whatsoever. I never know when the system will shut down. This makes driving on the highway especially dangerous.

2005 chevy. Cobalt electric power steering unit in steering column failed while driving. This failure occurred at 40,222 miles and happened about 15x . Absolutely no steering was possible, and this happened in traffic, once the vehicle was turned off I had steering again, then within seconds I would get the message power steering and the steering would be gone again. The cost to repair was $849. 00 and only gm has the part. From the information on the internet, this is a defect with the part, and gm has known about it since fall of 2005. The shop manager at hudiburg chevy. Was not aware of any problems but when he asked his ticket writer, he acknowledged he has seen alot of this problem with this model vehicle.

Re:2005 chevy Cobalt- power steering goes out and reverts to manual steering at random intervals. This is a safety issue as steering problem could happen on an icy turn or in heavy traffic on a four-lane highway,etc. There is no advanced warning that the steering will fail making it difficult to steer unexpectedly. The dealer suggests a new steering column replacement at $800. 00 . We have found technical service bulletins (TSB)regarding this ongoing problem with the '05 Cobalts although no official recall has been announced tbs reference no 070232007 and 070235004. Dealer maintains there is no recall. This is , in my opinion, an "accident waiting to happen".

I purchased a new Chevrolet Cobalt LS (4 door) in 2005 from my local dealer. I drive it very little - it now has slightly less than 13,200 miles. Last week when driving near home I rec'd a sudden flashing message on the dash "power steering. " immediately, the steering failed completely. It took all my strength to turn the vehicle and I was only going 20 miles per hour - had it been different - and as I've since found it this has occurred thousands of times to other drivers of this car - it cold have killed me. My local dealer told me that the entire steering mechanism had to be replaced - rather odd for a car, perfectly maintained, with so few miles on it! the head technician at my dealer informed me that there was a design flaw in the 2005 and 2006 Cobalt's steering mechanism. Both relied entirely on an electronic system that can fail instantly and leave the car with no steering control - while it's being driven! the repairs were largely covered by my extended warranty - I've had it for 38 months. (repair copy: "internal motor failure. " and "replace steering column" = $804. 00) but, as the repair service itself noted, this just restores the same, ready to fail system! the problem can't be fixed because it's a basic design flaw! according to the head technician, beginning in about 2007, the Cobalt was altered to include a back-up hydraulic steering mechanism to make up for this recognized problem. There are over 12,600 lists of this problem on the internet today, some noting that a second failure occurred only two weeks after having the same "repairs" that I had. I'm still paying for this car and it's a death trap. My wife won't ride in it and I won't drive it more than a few blocks and only in daylight. This must be addressed!!!!!! gerald j. Davey, ph. D.

The contact owns 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The steering failed it switched from electric to manual which made it difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician located the failure as the steering column. The estimated cost for repair was $600 to $2,000. The manufacturer stated there is not a recall on the vehicle for the failure therefore they will not assist with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 54,000 and the current mileage is 79,000.

My son's car, a 2005 chevy Cobalt 16,xxx miles purchased used on may 19, 2008 at 14,869 miles at a local Ford dealer. Twice in the last week, while driving home from work on the interstate doing approx 60 mph, warning chimes sounded and seconds later a "power steering" and "low traction" lights appeared. Steering became all but inoperable, car became extremely hard to handle and car "shook". Upon stopping and restarting the car, things went back to normal. His comment was that if some "old feeble person" was driving, they would have had an accident. Looking at complaints on various websites, this is a very well known problem to Chevrolet (general motors) in that the new "electric power steering" is prone to failure. Dozens (hundreds) of people have complained about numerous accidents and Chevrolet's response has been that if they can't find a "code" to point to a steering failure, then there must not be a problem. Currently the car has been with boemler Chevrolet in arnold, missouri Monday 7/28 and today Tuesday 7/29. Monday afternoon they called and said they would like to keep it another day since they could not get it to fail and couldn't get a "code" to diagnose the problem. Multiple times in the websites, customers have said that the steering column had to be replaced to fix the problem. This problem has caused other customers to have accidents according to the complaints I have read. I don't know if they've been Smart enough to read their owner's manual to get the proper people to complain to. I realize that complaining on some website is not going to get anything done, and that it must be done through proper channels. This is a very serious problem that must be addressed by Chevrolet (gm) before more people get hurt or worse. I think a voluntary recall on their part would look a lot better than having a "class action lawsuit" filed against them.

I was driving our Cobalt 2005 at a speed of about 25-30 mph when the steering failed without any warning on a suburban street. The steering wheel was completely loose and did not control the car. The vehicle slid into a curb, jumped it and ended up on someone's lawn. There was severe damage to car's underside. Wheels and tires (over $ 5,700). I was told that the "steering knuckle" broke (why???). Car was declared "repairable" but everything is in limbo because of concerns about the safety of the vehicle. I requested an investigation by Chevrolet in detroit . No repairs will be done until Chevrolet has finished the investigation, which is to begin 2-6 days after the request.

2005 chevy Cobalt had power-steering failure that led to accident causing total damage to the vehicle and partial damage to another vehicle. Minor injury of passenger.