general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt - part 2

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and excessive force on the steering wheel was required in order to maneuver the vehicle. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. The VIN was not available.

2005 chevy, Cobalt, had 2 recalls 2010, 2014 both for steering issues. Recently told by a mechanic problem still in rack and pion in steering mechanism. Dealer will not promise to fix as part of orignal recall or can't quarantee fixing. With all the fatalities of this issue my feeling it should be a lifetime warrantee. On highway driving I feel it still is an issue and don't feel safe. Dealer was not helpful at all. I have spent much money on front end issues with this vehicle and feel it has been related to some of the steering issue.

Vehicle losing power, speedometer flat, tachometer working, while in motion and stationary; displaying: power steering = car has steering wheel play; car does not drive over 30 mph and revving high. The car regains power and loses power and regains intermittently. Chevy Cobalt 2005.

About once a month "power steering" appears on display, sometime power assist is gone, most times it is still there but transmission shifts very hard and stalls engine when stopped for red light. If power steering comes on right away after starting vehicle, shut off, smack pass side of center console, then start, usually off then, but if vehicle is hot from sitting in sun, or very cold in winter, you have to drive it and either heat it up or cool it off before pulling over parking and shut off for 15 minutes, then hit it then start it. Told dealer of this before p/s recall work was done they said it was not related, when I went to pick it up they ask if we were having trouble with the power steering and transmission, I said yes, they said OH have a nice day.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled and the steering wheel was unable to move. The power steering warning indicator illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after three minutes. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 149,769.

I would like to voice my displeasure with how general motors performed their recall on chevy Cobalt vehicles. My 2005 Cobalt was purchased by dobles Chevrolet (now quirk Chevrolet of manchester) back in 2005. The ignition switch recall was supposedly performed in may of 2014. On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 13, 2014, my car lost complete control. The traction control light came on followed by losing power steering and thrusting violently. It could¿ve killed someone. Needless to say, the car was towed to my mechanic. My mechanic at cark's car care diagnosed this as an ignition switch issue and called quirk Chevrolet of manchester about an ignition switch recall performed on the car. My mechanic spoke to someone in service whom confirmed that the recall had been done once but the ignition switch should not have gone bad so soon. My mechanic said that they were informed that because the ignition switch shouldn't have gone bad so soon, that the service would be done free of charge. Upon hearing this I called in to schedule and was that they¿d look at it but it would not be free because the recall is one-and-done. During congressional testimony, mary barra spoke about how safety was of the utmost importance to gm. I heard such wonderful things about safety and consumer confidence; but all I¿ve experience is near death and destruction. For 9 years I owned the gear and experienced no ignition switch issues; however, only two years after the recall that ¿new¿ part could¿ve lead to a lethal accident. I have reached out to several people at gm including the dealership as well as mary barra herself, but haven¿t received a response from anyone.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel seized and the key fob failed to release from the ignition switch. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 29,693.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the shifter independently moved and the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering. The traction control and check engine warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was previously serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) in 2010. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

We have noticed a sudden loss of electric power steering, this is intermittent. Our daughter now drives this car and we are scared that it is going to go out when she is in traffic and cause a vehicle accident.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 159,967.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel power and the engine warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled, but was able to be restarted after five to ten minutes. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 184,089.

This issue seems to be a common problem with the 2005 Cobalt. Please research any car complaint websites about this certain vehicle. Even though all the recalls have been taken care of, while in motion, at any time and any speed, the dash lights starts flashing and you get the message power steering on message center, tc light comes on, light that shows padlock symbol comes on, rpm needle jumps up and down, steering wheel locks up, motor surges and shakes, and you hear all types of clicking sounds below gear shifter. This is a very dangerous thing and Chevrolet/gm just cannot seem to fix this issue or even find anything wrong. The 2005 Cobalt needs to be recalled and any other year of Cobalt having this issue. I will give you below the last date this has happened, but this has went on since we got the car in 2008. My daughter is in school in kansas city, and this issue has happened quite frequently lately. The only remedy is to pull to side of road, shut off vehicle and restart and hope it does not act up again. I just wonder how may deaths have happened already because of this faulty gm product and no one knew it was because of what the Cobalt did, locked up on its driver.

The power steering on my vehicle cuts off and the speedometer remains rested at 0 when driving. The doors also lock and unlock on their own while driving. The car does not automatically shift while driving making it hard to accelerate and the vehicle will also decelerate on its own while driving it is very dangerous and very scary to drive with these problems. The dealership claims that the problem with steering has already been fixed but I am still having these problems.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 25 mph, the power steering seized. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 10 mph, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was diagnosed by the contact's husband, a certified mechanic, who could not find a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,444.

The lights all over the car intermittently work and not work, the battery drains and have replace the battery 4 times. This has been going on since I got the car withe the lights. The steering thing just started, when you make a turn the steering binds up as if the power steering is going out. Also acts as if the car is going to stall. This only happens when you are in drive position. In park it doesn't do this. The power steering fluid levels are perfect. Also, when this issue starts, the speedometer needle bounces up to 40 mph even though you are at a stop. The radio will suddenly turn full blast sound for about 2 seconds and turn back down. Scares me half to death. There is a major electrical problem in this car for lights to work one time and then next time not. I go through light bulbs like crazy, every couple of months I am changing a different bulb. And the steering issue is unsafe, the car could stall while trying to turn across traffic. Still after having all recalls completed, the car is still not safe.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while making a turn, the steering wheel seized without warning. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 146,000. The VIN was not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact also stated that the tachometer gauges would fluctuate whenever the failure occurred. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not include in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,550. Ah.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the steering wheel seized without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. Sg.

While running car displays power steering notification. Dash board lights up, car jerks hard while driving, loses power, brakes make click in sounds and don't workwell. Only driven on city street so far.

I was driving the car in the city street when the engine light came on. I continue to drive the car when I start hearing click sound than I hear bell sound come from the car. The car wouldn't go any faster than 40 mile hr & the gauges were jumping all over the place. I continue to drive the car then the words "power steering" came on where my mileage would show. All of the recalls have been repaired and something still wrong with this car. I asked gm to take look at the car without charging(money) to see if it is relative to the recall. The dealership said they couldn't tell if they would charged me money or not.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, there was a loss of power steering with warning. The steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. Js.

Gm replaced ignition parts and shifter mechanism as per recall. Shortly after issues began with steering locking up, transmission not shifting and various warning lights flashing. This became more frequent and is now impossible to drive. My technician says it is a body or transmission control module costing well over a thousand dollars. There appear to be 100s of 1000s of the same issue as per search engines. I will contact my local gm dealership. If gm will not back up its product it will be the last gm in my driveway. I will trade in on a Toyota.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving about 20 mph, the steering lost power. There was no warning. The failure recurred several times. The contact called the moss bros. Chevrolet dealer (951-485-3500, located at 12625 auto mall dr, moreno valley, CA 92555) and there was no response. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000. Fe.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle veered to the right as the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available. Ss.

Tl- the contact owns 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. Power steering was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000 . Oo.

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I was driving and was getting close to pulling into a driveway when the dash lit up and the steering went out I had to try and back up to pull into the driveway it was very hard to do . Im scared to drive my car this happened at someone else house not mine.

Was driving when the steering locked up as I was starting around a small curve in the road. Could not steer and went off the road into a yard and struck a tree. Insurance company totaled vehicle.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, when making a right or left turn the steering wheel are difficult to maneuver. The check engine light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage 17,000. Aw.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the traction control and steering warning indicators randomly illuminated several times, and then the engine stalled. The power steering also randomly shorted out each time the failure occurred. The failure intermittently progressed for over two years. The dealer was notified of the failure several times, but the contact had not yet approved what the dealer mentioned would be an extensive diagnosis and repair. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 10v073000 (steering), 14v047000 (electrical system), and 14e021000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

I was stopped in line of traffic and had to move to the right slightly to get out of a firetruck's way (not in a jerking and forceful movement, but normal turning of steering wheel). When I tried to get back into the line of traffic, the steering wheel was extremely difficult to move and I heard electrical motor noises coming from behind the steering wheel. These noises continued for 10-20 seconds and then the power steering message came on the display. This now happens every time I start my car and steering has become very difficult, especially turns at slow speeds. I researched the issue, and was told on the gm hotline that my VIN did not match the recall from 2010 pertaining to the power steering. I took the car to an independent mechanic, who also called gm and was informed about the recall when inquiring about parts. He did not fix or remove any parts, but wrote a note on paper indicating I was having the same issue as that recall. I again called the gm hotline, who again told me my VIN was not covered and that gm would not include my vehicle in the recall. They advised me to take it to a dealer, who I have an appointment with on Saturday, 4/11, more than 2 weeks after the problem occurred.

Throughout the course of my trip home the car dash kept flashing a power steering error message and the lights on the dashboard kept getting dim. The steering wheel was getting really tight, the car almost stalled out several times, and the dials fluctuated. The car also began to shake violently and I became afraid that I would not make it home. I have contacted the local Chevrolet dealership about this problem on multiple occasions and they refuse to even look at the car without charging me. The car has already been recalled twice and although I have had both recall repairs done I am still having problems. Every time I drive this car I fear for the lives of my family.

While exiting interstate highway, decelerating on a right-curving ramp, it became extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel. This has repeated in a number of other situations since, turning both right and left while accelerating, decelerating, and from a full stop, especially on turns of 90 degrees or more, but also in highway situations such as lane changes. Operator has not noticed any trouble lights before, during or after occurrences, or heard any particular sounds or experienced any smells.

Car was recalled in 2010 for power steering. Previous owner had it fixed. I initially reported back in January 2014 of recurring problem of losing power steering while driving. I was told it was already fixed so I would have to pay out of pocket to fix same problem as the recall. Here it is a year later and I'm still having the same problem with the power steering. The speedometer started flickering back and forth going haywire and there was a weird ticking noise in the area near the gearshift. I had to pull over on the side of the highway and was almost struck by a tractor trailer because the power steering locked up on me and I had my 3 kids in the car. I was told that I needed a new coil pack, it was replaced and it's still doing the same thing. It shakes at red lights and occasionally cuts off. I have to press the pedal to the floor to get it to accelerate which it does but very slowly, and then it just takes off like a rocket and I have no control over it. This is very dangerous!! also my car can switch gears without having to press the brake or the button in the gearshift. I can just simply push the gearshift back and forth without being in the car. While backing out of my driveway my kneecap bumped my keys and my car turned off. There needs to be another recall of the power steering because apparently the replacement parts are faulty as well. Or it could be the faulty wiring altogether in the system. These chevy Cobalts need to be taken off of the streets and owners reimbursed for the car plus all of the trouble and near death experiences that we have to continue to experience on gms behalf. I have read several other complaints about the power steering being fixed and still have the same results as myself. How many people will have to die or another lawsuit presented before there's another recall to have these cars removed permanently off the roads?.