16 problems related to steering is tight have been reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt based on all problems reported for the 2006 Cobalt.
The car says service airbag the steering is hard to turn and it makes a good knocking noise when you go out low-speed a high-speed make it difficult to leave on the road and make you swear it pulls to the left and it's horrible and gas.
While driving on expressway, car went dead> had to make an emergency stop. Power steering went out, but after restarting the car it was ok. It keeps happening off and on- on occasions. I kept smelling gas, took it to car repair shop was told I could not drive the vehicle, was told the gas tank had to be replaced or whatever the part inside the gas tank. Note: when the power steering problem arrived I was leaving going to work. I started the car but the steering was hard to turn so I pulled back into parking space and turned off the engine. I restarted after a few minutes-was able to steer ok. Upon smelling gas this went on for serval days. I thought it was fumes from other cars. I would smell gas while driving it. One day as I pulled up to work I got out of the car and noticed something wet next to my front tire. I could smell gas fumes. I took it to repair shop the next day. Shop told me the car could have caught on fire.
Tl the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that there was an electric power steering (eps) failure and the eps warning indicator flashed. Also, the steering wheel was extremely tight when turning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) and NHTSA action number: pe10005 (steering). The failure mileage was not available.
I was driving my Cobalt and suddenly the steering wheel was super hard to make turn.
Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact indicated that the eps warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while traveling, there was a sudden loss of power steering, the steering wheel was tight and locked with no warning. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and restart the vehicle to reset the computer to prevent the eps failure. The dealer stated that the recall repair was performed mid 2010 for NHTSA campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering) and the contact indicated that the recall repair did not remedy the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000. Dyd.
Vehicle was exiting interstate 81, traveling approximately 55 mph. Though braking, the car was not slowing properly and the steering was very hard, power seemingly lost. The car could not be steered around the left hand curve and hit a bridge abutment and spun around before coming to rest with the motor not running. This apparent mechanical failure was noted in the police report of the accident.
My 2006 chevy Cobalt's power steering is not working. A few days ago the steering felt as if it were sticking. Going into a turn there would be no power steering and I would have to really torque the wheel, then, in the same turn it would suddenly come back on causing me to oversteer and swerve. Now it usually isn't working but occasionally does.
On Saturday Jan 30, 2010 I was leaving a business and I went to back out and when I started going forward as I was turning my steering wheel it was hard to turn the power steering had gone out. Also a few times during the summer it had happened. I would be turning a corner and I found myself turning with 2 hands or just going down the street my power steering light would come on. I had not had anything done as of yet because it hadn't done it for a few months until Saturday.
My 2006 chevy Cobalt has been having this on-going problem since I purchased this vehicle in February 2008. The problem is the steering. Sometimes I have difficulty staying in my lane. When I try to correct the problem the steering wheel is tight and hard to maneuver. We thought the problem was in the alignment but that was ruled out. I have been able to recover and go back into my lane in all instances but this problem has been a hard one to prove and it's an accident waiting to happen.
While driving my 2006 chevy Cobalt the power steering message popped up on the digital read out where is shows the mileage and I noticed that the steering was harder to maneuver. I slowed down and it became very hard to steer. So I turned the car off and looked for any fuses that might have been blown not knowing if there was any and restarted started the engine and everything seemed to be fine. But it did it 3 more times in a 4 mile distance.
I was driving my 2006 Cobalt on a straight roadway, the power steering went out and was very hard to steer, it does that very frequently now and my pregnant wife is afraid to drive it because of its defect. I think Chevrolet should have to fix this before someone gets hurt or killed because they don't want to back up there product, I think a recall would be very handy for this situation.
Steering wheel is very hard to turn. This happens frequently. If the engine is turned off the problem goes away for a while, but soon returns. So far this problem has not caused an accident, but I am almost afraid to drive the car for fear of one.
While driving the vehicle at highway speeds for approximately 5 minutes, I slowed to make a left turn when I noticed the steering wheel was hard to turn, as I looked at the dash to make sure the engine had not died, I noticed that the power steering message was on. After I stopped to attempt to locate the power steering reservoir. . . (which I later determined that this vehicle does not have. ) upon re-starting the vehicle it seemed to work fine. . . For about ten miles. I turned the vehicle off and restarted with a resolution of he problem. The problem re-occurred several times on the way home. The current mileage was 57,102. This vehicle will be parked in until I contact a dealer on Monday to report this problem. I do not feel safe transporting my family in this vehicle. After searching the internet and this site. . . It appears this is a big problem on these vehicles. Gm should look at this carefully and notice that there have been no deaths or injuries>>>>yet>>>! with the current financial troubles of automakers today. . . I doubt the would really want a huge injury or death related lawsuit to be filed against them. Everyone with a voice (and a Cobalt with problems) should make themselves heard and voice these complaints! as Cobalt owners we should consider ourselves lucky just to be able to write a complaint about this problem! something has to be done to correct this issue!.
I own a 2006 chevy Cobalt LS. I have had problems steering my vehicle when parking, backing out of parking spaces and when traveling at low speeds and trying to turn. I have mentioned this problem to my chevy dealership service center and they have stated that this is just something that happens with the Cobalts over time. Recently my ignition locked up twice, and right before it locked I felt the steering column tighten up. Not sure if that's related but it might be. The service center replaced the shifter in the vehicle and it hasn't locked up again but the steering wheel is still tightening.
My 2006 Cobalt engine check light kept coming on. It felt like the transmission was not shifting properly. The ipc gauges go nuts at times. The steering light indicator is displayed. Steering is hard. My mileage was 74450 bellamy strickland Chevrolet replaced my steering column total charges $1,190. 17.
Power steering failed during drive and lock up the steering wheel completely. Steering wheel was very hard to steer since it is a all electronic power steering. I had to pull over during traffic and shut off the vehicle in order to re-initialize the power steering. I was able to gain control of the vehicle.