Lose Power Steering problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt - part 1

Yesterday was on way home from work and car just died on city street with no warning. I somehow managed to get the car to a parking lot and out of traffic. I tried to start the car and no the car wont start back up so I had to have the car towed home. Last week I lost power steering while driving on a rural road and then car started acting like it was going to die. I stopped and when I stopped the car jerked into a forward position. I shut the car off and restarted the car and the transmission was shifting really hard going from 1st to 2nd gear when getting ready to slow down it seemed like the car was a manual and I had it in 5th gear because it was seeming like it was going to stall out because the transmission was idling in the wrong gear as I was slowing down. Sometime the key will get stuck in the ignition and I have the steering column cover off so I can push the white button to release the key. When the keys are not in the ignition the speedometer and the rpm and everything electrical in the car jumps back and forth like the car was on.

Takata recall the car will randomly lose power steering. The power steering message will display on the dash and the steering wheel will lock up. You will then hear a clicking sound as if the transmission is going bad. The car will jerk forward really hard and as you bring the car to a stop, the car will shake and you will hear all kinds of rattling. The gauges on the dash will all jump up & down! and you have no idea of the speed you're going. The check engine light will come on as well as the car with the lock light. Sometimes the steering wheel will unlock itself but you will also have all of the other symptoms. As I stated earlier it happens randomly so I have to constantly pull over to avoid an accident! if you attempt to keep driving it there's a chance the car will completely shut off and you will lose control of the gas pedal and brake pedal. I contacted general motors and they stated the car had already been fixed and I got it after the warranty so it's all in my hands. Why does the customer have to literally pay for the mistakes of the company I've literally read thousands of reviews of people having these same issues. It's an extremely dangerous car!! and we need to be compensated. This happens when the car is stationary, in motion, on the street, and on the highway.

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.

I was backing out of my driveway and and the car immediately lost power steering . I heard a chiming sound and saw the power steering flashing on the dash . The steering wheel was almost impossible to turn and was very difficult to get the car back in the driveway.

My wife was driving her car a 2006 chevy Cobalt LS all of the sudden the dash board lights turned on as if it was being turned on from a cold start. The car started to buckle in the message board started to say power steering. She lost power steering and had to make an emergency stop. I checked the car that afternoon and nothing seemed fine then on a Saturday afternoon it did the same thing to me. I took it to a mechanic to be scanned and the code u0073 poped up which is the control module bus ( communication buss was off). The transmission has not been shifting right, hard, rough shifts are being done. The idle drops and raises automatically. My door lock for he driver side does not open as well. This is really unsafe.

We were driving down the road in oct when all of sudden dash lights up flashing dinging going crazy the car keeps jerking forward like its trying to shift into a gear for the whole 40 min drive it drove fine on the way home . It has done this maybe three times since the other day I was driving my grand children to school when the car started to jerk forward then just stopped running and lost power steering , in a three way intersection , my car finally started up after about 10 mins. In oct when the car started having problems I called our dealer they said the car had all the recalls done that it would cost 90 to check it out and that they wouldn't be able to find anything unless it was having the issues at the time they had the vehicle I ended up calling gm about the problem only to be told I am sorry that you had a stressful morning we can give you a case number and will get back to you within 24 to 48 hours may car now sets at my daughters house I will not be driving this car for fear I may injury or kill my grandchildren or others this vehicle id a death trap gm needs to own up and buy out these vehicles so upset right now shame on them how many lives need to be lost before they do something this time?.

I was driving on the highway, and my Cobalt suddenly lost power steering. I received flashing warning messages for power steering and another one saying "service air bag. " I am worried that if I am in an accident, the air bags will not deploy. These two things happened simultaneously.

Driving down the road and all items on gauge cluster die and come back on over and over again. Security light pops on abs light comes on air bag light comes on. I lose power steering when this happens and sometime vehicle wont start and my security light pops on. Sometimes nothing in my gauge cluster wont work and all warning lights will appear when driving down the road or as soon as I start my vehicle.

While driving my 2006 chevy Cobalt when I lost power steering which made it difficult to control my car around sharp turns due to the fact that I was not expecting the power steering to just go out on me like that. This type of problem is very dangerous especially when it happens while driving. I have already had my power steering fixed once due to a past recall and here I am again having problems with the same thing again!.

2006 chevy Cobalt- had original recall on electric steering done. Now 2 dealers can't figure out what is wring with the car, but suspect the steering module is out. Driving you lose power steering, just as before. Scan shows 19 codes all associated with the steering. My car and a friend with the same vehicle have expierenced this.

I was driving down a dirt road traveling between 15 and 20 mph. I had made it safely up the road and down the road till I started to turn a corner. It was a blind corner and as I started to turn I noticed the steering was really tough to control. I had lost power steering, the change was so sudden and it caused the steering wheel to jerk that I lost control of the car and slide across the road and into a very deep ditch. The angle I impacted caused damage to my front driver side bumper, fender, driver side front and rear door panels and rear bumper. It also cracked my bumper in two places and broke part of the driver side splash guard loose. There looked to be damage to the driver side headlight as well. I have contacted the dealership where I bought the car and they have order a replacement motor for the car and referred me to the gm customer service to find out whether the other repairs that need to be done will be taken care of by gm. On a side note I received a letter from gm issuing the recall and stating that I will be sent a letter when parts become available.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving at speeds of 65 mph there was an unusual noise and the power steering light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle would intermittently lose power steering. The dealer would not perform a diagnostic or further investigate the failure. He advised he was unable to make repairs and advised that he contact the NHTSA. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure and current mileages were 103,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle lost power steering which made it extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel. The same failure occurred about 300 times. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealership at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 67,000.

2006 chevy Cobalt suddenly lost power steering and became extremely difficult to control, almost causing an accident on more than one occasion.

I was driving and I was turning on a curb. I lost my power steering. I was going 50 mph. I went to take the car to the dealer and turned the car and once I restarted my car the power steering was back as if nothing happened. I was told by 2 dealer that my car is not on a recall list. And, that I needed to get the power steer motor replaced most likely.

I recently bought a 2006 chevy Cobalt LS. It had 83000 miles on it or close there to. Yesterday I was driving when all of a sudden to power steering word came across the screen. At that time my car lost all power steering. This is a serious problem with the vehicle. It is an electric power steering system and should be considered as a recall. I checked and there are hundreds of other complaints.

On Feb 3,2010 my 2006 chevy Cobalt lost power steering. I have 50,000 miles on the car. I lost control and veered off into on coming traffic but tried to correct and ended in the ditch. Thank god I did not get in a wreck. I turned off the car and then turned it back on and the power steering came back on. It goes out often since then. Chevy needs a recall cause apparently there are many Cobalt's out there doing the same thing. . . . What are they waiting for a death????.

My car lost total power steering 3 weeks ago while I was driving . It was very difficult to make a turn or park if it had been my wife or an elderly person driving it can be extremely dangerous. The lost of power steering has happen 2x the first time was 3 weeks ago,but after I stop and turn the car off the power steering worked again. Then it happen again 3 days ago this time I was on the highway, and I was driving 70mph again very dangerous situation.

I read that you are investigating the lost of power steering in chevy Cobalts, and we had an incident this last weekend. My son was practicing parallel parking in front of our condo, and the vehicle lost the power steering. It only occurred when the vehicle was idling very slow, since he was not moving fast to do the parking, but if you pulled back out into the road, and accelerated, the power assist to the steering came back. When the assist was off, it was extremely difficult to move the steering wheel. I have owned the car almost 4 years and this is the first time I have noticed the loss of power assist steering. So it may have something to do with turning the steering to extremes as you do when parking, or maybe with steering at a very slow rate of speed while doing the work of parking. Just thought I would report this to help in your investigation.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. She states that while driving at 45 mph the power steering light illuminated and she lost the power steering on the vehicle. She was able to pull over where she turned the vehicle off and then on and the vehicle was fine. After a few minutes the power steering light came back on . The dealer was contacted and they stated that they will repair the failure at the owners expense. There have been no repairs for the failure. She has noticed that whenever the temperature drops or when it rains that's when she loses power steering. The failure mileage was 42200 and current mileage was 42424.

We lost the power steering on our car twice. The first time, was when we were turning around. The second, was on the highway going 70 miles an hour. After the second incident, we had the power steering motor replaced. They installed a motor kit, part number 1 20763801. We do not have the old parts.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 25 mph for 15 minutes the power steering light flashed on the dashboard and the vehicle lost power steering. The contact lost control of the vehicle briefly and had difficulty parking the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact that the entire power steering system needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 61,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 30 mph the power steering light flashed on the dashboard and the vehicle lost power steering and the contact briefly lost control of the vehicle. The contact drove the vehicle home and notified the manufacturer regarding the failure. The manufacturer did not want the contact to have the vehicle repaired until further notice; however, the dealer informed the contact that the power steering motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact is concerned about the safety risk since there were no related recalls. The failure mileage was 47,000. Updated 03/04/10 the power steering motor was replaced. Updated 06/15/10.

2006 chevy Cobalt loses power steering while driving. I had just gotten off the highway and my car lost all power steering. Took it to a shop the next day and they said there was a bulletin out that these electric motors can overheat if you car sits idle for too long or you are stopped and the wheel is turned a certain way. It was a very snowy day and the roads were very icy. There would have been no way for me to swerve quickly out of someone's path if they cut in front of me or god forbid a deer would have jumped in front of me. I have a 6 year old daughter and thank god she wasn't in the car. I would hate to get in a severe car accident because there is a defect with a chevy part. This should definitely be recalled and fixed immediately. I imagine there are several parents that have this car and how unfair is that? I was told to just shut my car off and let it cool down. Well that's a fabulous idea on a highway when the roads are icy. Good idea. I should have thought of that. This is a serious malfunction that needs to be fixed.

2006 chevy Cobalt lost power steering. Power steering now intermittently goes out while driving down the road. Vehicle must be powered off then back on to make the power steering work again.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 60 mph the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then he lost power steering. After restarting the vehicle the power came back on. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer. The failure mileage was 71,400.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. Intermittently while driving, she loses power steering. Prior to the failure she notices the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel. Usually she has to restart her vehicle to resume normal vehicle operation. She contacted the dealer, but no assistance was provided. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages 70000.

While driving on a straight stretch of I 40 in north carolina, the power steering message flashed, and then we lost power steering. There were several cars around us at the time. After pulling over to check under the hood (it was after dark and we couldn't see under the hood), we restarted the car and had power steering again, but lost it within 2 miles. We drove it again the next day and the day after, and the situation did not repeat itself. We took the car to a chevy dealership on 12/14/09, where they informed us the problem was with the power steering motor, and it was replaced out of warranty (2006 chevy Cobalt with approximately 33. 5k miles at time of incident) for approximately $500. They also told us the motor replacement might not fix the whole problem, and if it happened again they would have to replace the column for an additional $700. We opted to have the part replaced because the car is often driven on winding mountain roads and losing power steering on these roads presents a major safety risk.

I have lost power steering in my 2006 chevy Cobalt. It is dangerous and nothing has been done. How is it that gm is not taking responsibility over this safety hazard, but they are suing the company that made these electrical power steering? detroit general motors CO. Has sued a supplier, saying it has spent more than $30 million fixing problems in the steering systems of the Chevrolet Cobalt, its best-selling small car, and other vehicles. Gm said customers have complained about unusual rattles, "clunks" and other noises. It pinpointed the flaw to "excessive gear backlash," which causes problems in the steering column under certain driving conditions. The lawsuit names jtekt north America inc. , based in Plymouth, mich. , and an affiliated company, jtekt automotive virginia inc. Of daleville, va. Gm said it wants to be paid for replacing thousands of parts under customer warranty claims on the Cobalt, pursuit, g5, hhr and other cars, starting with 2005 model year. By fall, the cost had exceeded $30 million, and "gm's damages are expected to continue to increase as additional warranty claims are made," the automaker's lawsuit said. "jtekt contends the components all met the specifications and testing requirements that gm gave it," said bob haddad, a lawyer for the supplier. "the issues do not affect the operator's ability to control the vehicle. This is a noise issue. " changes were made at gm's request, and jtekt continues to provide steering assemblies, haddad said Monday. The steering systems are in tens of thousands of gm cars. Court papers do not indicate whether the company considers this a safety issue. A gm spokesman, alan adler, had no immediate comment. The lawsuit was filed in August in macomb county circuit court, amended there in October and moved Nov. 17 to federal court in detroit.

While driving my 2006 chevy Cobalt, the power steering light came on and immediately I lost my power steering. I was on a secondary road and almost collided head on with an on coming vehicle. For a while you could turn off the ignition and restart the vehicle and the power steering would engage, but as of now, I have complete malfunction and have not had power steering in almost 4 month! despite numerous complaints(900,000) gmac has yet to acknowledge a problem or recall the vehicle. The repair is in excess of 800. 00 dollars. The car is extremely hard to handle and a danger on the road.

When driving my dash displayed a power steering message. Then the car starts to jump and then check engine light comes on. Then I lose power steering. When we took it to the dealer (twice) they could not find the problem. This has happened about 5 times and did not happen until my car had about 900 miles over the 60,000 warranty miles. My car is a chevy Cobalt 2006.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. When driving 30 mph he lost power steering without any prior warnings. As a consequence steering became very difficult. A mechanic concluded that the electrical power steering failed. The failure and current mileages were 80,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. Intermittently while driving the power steering warning light illuminates on the instrument control panel, and then the vehicle loses power steering. As a consequence steering because extremely difficult. The vehicle has not been inspected by the dealer, because she will have to pay a $100. 00 for a diagnostic fee. The failure and current mileages were 80,000. Updated 12/07/09. Updated 12/08/09.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While attempting to enter a highway she lost power steering. Usually she can restart the vehicle to temporally remedy the failure. The vehicle has not been inspected by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 28000.

There was no warning im driving about 55 mph down highway and all of a sudden I lost my power steering very hard to drive I pulled over turned car off and looked under hood didn't see no problem got back in started car up and power steering was back got it home and parked it I had my mechanic come and look at it put machine on it no problem showed so I took it about 10 miles from home and it did it again shut off car and restarted it and problem was gone for awhile but keeps recurring over and over so afraid im not going to be able to handle this car everytime it decides to do this its got me stunned I did some research and im not the only one experiencing this problem I've seen a least 25 to 40 others whom have same problem its going to cause a accident and I hope its not me but I have complained about this already and I got it recorded where I have complained so it needs to be resolved before someone gets hurt and then there will be lawsuits for chevy Cobalt makers to deal with.