Power Steering Failed problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt - part 2

I own a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt with roughly 45,000 miles. Just recently, the power steering has begun to fail. I will be driving down the highway and, all of a sudden, the steering wheel gets very hard to steer and the "power steering failure" notification beeps. This has happened 3 times within the last 3 weeks. The first time I was making a right-hand turn and felt the wheel "pop". The other 2 times I was just driving down the highway without the wheel turned at all. I have called my local Chevrolet dealer and they claim to have never heard of this problem before. I have looked online and have found many people who are complaining about the same problem but say that their Chevrolet dealers do not know what is wrong. The 2007 Cobalt has an electronic power steering system without the standard hydraulic system and no power steering fluid. This is an extremely dangerous problem. I am driving down the highway at 60+ miles per hour and all of a sudden cannot steer my car. I have to pull over to the side of the road and shut the car off. This seems to reset the computer that runs the power steering and it will resume working once I restart the car.

I purchased a used 2007 chevy Cobalt on December 30, 2009. Since the purchase, it has had intermittent power steering failure. Last week, during a 7 mile trip, the power steering failed on four occasions. Previously, turning car off and then back on resolved the issue. However, since this issue was getting worse, we took the car into a chevy dealership for service. They ran diagnostics and reported that it needed a new power steering motor. This was replaced for a total of $371 plus diagnostics for $95. This car has less than 45,000 miles on it. Apparently this is an issue with Cobalts - recall might be a good solution!! this car was being driven by a 16 year-old driver. Thankfully she was able to control the car when the power steering failed and no accidents occured.

I was driving down the highway when the power steering first failed. The car became slightly more difficult at high speed and extremely tuff at low speeds. This occurred around 50k in the manual it says to shut off the car and turn steering wheel all the way around completely. This temporarily fixed the issue until it became a daily matter in which it happens within the first ten seconds of starting the vehicle. This is a 2007 chevy Cobalt LS 2 door, auto. There has been a recall on certain chevy Cobalts but not all of them. My VIN number is told not to apply yet is clearly the same issue. This is an extreme safety issue. That I would like to be covered by gm.

I was driving my 2007 chevy Cobalt ss coupe down u. S. Highway 84 in hinesville, georgia when my power steering suddenly failed without warning. I received a message on the hud in the car that said power steering and the wheel immediately became extremely difficult to turn, regardless of the speed of the vehicle. I drove the vehicle home carefully as it was within half a mile of my residence and turned it off. Several hours later I turned it on and the problem was mysteriously gone. I attempted to drive down the road to the store and the same issue occurred again. I made it back home and have yet to drive the vehicle again. I contacted the Chevrolet dealership where my vehicle was purchased and advised them of the situation and asked for an estimated price on repairs. They told me they could not give me an estimate and that all I could do was have my vehicle towed to their shop for a diagnostics scan. As of yet, I have declined to take the vehicle in as I have done research online and noticed many accounts of people with the same problem I am currently having.

I own a 2007 chevy Cobalt. It is 2 years old and at approximately 58,000 miles the car's power steering began to intermittently fail. The only way to regain the steering is to turn the car off and then back on, which is dangerous in traffic. This happens somewhat randomly, but occurs within a few minutes of starting the car 80% of the time. On Jan 25th the power steering went out as I was about to make a left turn and having to overcompensate for the hard steering wheel almost caused me to hit an oncoming car. After resolving to try and get this repaired, I checked into the problem online and have found multiple websites with over 1,000 consumers who complain about power steering failure on all models of the chevy Cobalt. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 65 mph the power steering failed. The contact was able to drive pull on the side of the road, turn the vehicle on and off so that it would reset itself. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The Chevrolet manufacturer has not been notified. The failure mileage was 60272.

I was driving home doing approximately 45 miles per hour when my power steering failed to operate. It was very difficult to maneuver the car off the highway to get to safety. After I shut the car off and restarted it the power steering reset itself and it was fine to drive. This has happened at least 4 times in the last 3 weeks. I took it into the dealership and they have informed me that the power steering motor needs to be replaced at a cost of over $1,000.

Power steering failed then worked intermittently.

I own a 2007 chevy Cobalt. On my way home from a friends house the power steering failed and it became very hard to steer. When you turn the car off and back on it must reset itself because it starts working again. Then without any warning it will quit working. The car only has 40k miles on it. I was told by the dealer it would cost over $900 to fix. I went online to see if other people were having this problem and it was full of people with the same problem.

The power steering fails every several minutes under normal driving conditions. After restarting the vehicle, the problem disappears for less than 5 minutes. This sudden and unexpected failure makes driving extremely difficult and dangerous. As an infrequent driver (less than 3,000 / miles per year) I have not taken the steps necessary to remedy this issue myself. . . Public transportation is safer and widely available.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While traveling at various speeds of less than 45 mph, she heard a beeping noise in the vehicle and the steering wheel would become stuck. She was unable to move the steering wheel, however she was able to shut off the vehicle in the middle of the road. The contact was concerned with her safety and once the power steering failed, she was not able to move the steering wheel even when using extreme bodily force. The dealer was contacted and advised that they were aware of the failure, however they did not have a repair to correct the failure and there were no recalls. No repairs were made to the vehicle to date. The failure and current mileages were approximately 60,000.

2007 Chevrolet Cobalt -- in December 2009 the power steering went out while exiting interstate. That was near the end of a 2-hour trip. The next day it was working again. Since that first incident the power steering has started failing more frequently (almost every time) and on shorter trips. Turning off the engine and restarting the car restarts the power steering, however sometimes it recurs within a few minutes. The car is difficult to drive without power steering and I'm afraid it will lead to a wreck. After the first incident we called the local Chevrolet dealer service department and was told the car was just out of warranty and therefore we would have to pay for the repair. (this is obviously a manufacturing defect, not a worn out part. ) the car is scheduled for repair next week and the service department said could cost about $400.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving at speeds under 40 mph the power steering failed and it became difficult to control the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the closest dealer who repaired the power steering pump and the steering column. The steering motor was also replaced. There were no additional failures since the vehicle was repaired. There were no recalls. The current and failure mileages were under 47,000.

Power steering failure--began occasionally, now occurring every time car is driven.

Electrical power steering fails while driving the vehicle making it almost impossible to turn.

2007 Chevrolet Cobalt with power steering system failure. The car currently has 67,000 miles and had not had any issues with it until this randomly happened on the street. A "power steering" message came up on the dashboard of the car and seemingly the steering column locked up. This was with my 2 year old nephew in the car. I am glad I was not on the freeway when this happened. After that occurrence it has continually happened over the last 2 weeks every time the car is used. It is random and there is no pattern to what sets it off. The power steering fails and it is dangerous to drive that way. I cannot afford to take it back to the dealership to pay the $2000 they want to fix this dangerous issue, so this is still occurring. I am trying to find another way to get this fixed but this needs action against as there are countless others that are experiencing this as well.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the power steering on the vehicle failed while driving 50 mph. The contact was forced to shut the engine off and on so that the power steering could reset itself. The failure continued to occur until the contact reached her destination. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The VIN number was unknown. The failure mileage was 69,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 55 mph the power steering failed. The contact shut the engine off and restarted so that the power steering would reset itself. The failure occurred consistently for two days. The dealer agreed to research the problems and advise them accordingly. The contact stated that there was a warranty on the vehicle but not sure if they will honor it. The failure mileage was 37,175. Updated 1/14/10 updated 01/15/10.

The vehicle is a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt with approximately 62,000 miles on it. It was purchased used a week before incident occurred. My daughter had just got off work and was starting to drive home when she noticed power steering failure message come across the message board on the dash. At the same time she felt the steering get hard to control. She was able to pull over and stop the vehicle without incident. My daughter called home and I went to her location, thinking power steering fluid must be low. To my surprise I learned it had no pump and it was electrical. I restarted the vehicle and message was out and steering appeared to be fine. I drove it home. The next day I went out and after starting vehicle noticed the message coming across the message board read steering problems. I tried to drive the vehicle but it was very hard to maneuver the steering. It had no power assist in the steering. It became sporadic off and on over the next few days. Took vehicle to local Chevrolet dealer and learned inorder to fix problem, the power assist steering needed to be replace. I had the dealer replace the steering column which housed the power assist computer module and the electric power assist motor. Our total expense was $730. 27. I learned from the dealership that 2005 thru 2007 model years were known to them to have a problem with power assist steering going out. I still have the old steering unit that was replaced. I read where NHTSA was looking into the steering problem. I just wanted to let agency know I too had a problem with the steering going out.

My 2007 chevy Cobalt's power steering keeps going in and out, causing a tremendous disadvantage when trying to steer the car. I have had one incident of sideswiping a pole because I could not make the turn as the power steering failed at that point. It has failed multiples times over the last 8 months. So far no injuries or major accidents, but am concerned as there is no warning when it goes out.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that immediately after the vehicle was started and first gear was engaged, the power steering failed. The vehicle became uncontrollable while driving 10 mph. The contact was forced to turn the vehicle on and off so that the power steering would reset. The dealer advised the contact that the warranty does not apply to the power steering and they refused to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 65,918.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt which was purchased in 2007. The power steering failed on the vehicle while driving approximately 55 mph and the steering wheel became extremely hard to maneuver. The driver had to utilize extreme force in order to get the steering wheel to function. The dealer stated that they received several complaints on the same year, make and model; however, there were no related recalls. No repairs were made on the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 40,000. The VIN was not available. Updated 01/1410 updated 01/20/10.

2007 chevy Cobalt power steering failure in my young daughters car. She was in colorado when this took place thank god she wasn't in a snow storm, she would have crashed. Please let there be a recall and get these fixed before someone dies. Car has 53,000 miles on it.

Power steering fails.

2007 chevy Cobalt electronic power steering failure.

Electronic power steering fails intermittently. Problem is temporarily resolved by shutting off the engine and then turning the vehicle back on, but comes back again.

2007 Chevrolet Cobalt electric power steering failures. My power steering goes out while I am driving. It comes back on after I restart the car. I went to the dealer and they said there was nothing they could do unless they were driving the car when the power steering fails. This has been going on for 4 months. I feel unsafe. I will not allow my daughter to drive the car. I bought the car for her. Goodwrench has been unresponsive. I need help to fix this problem. It should not happen. I feel like they are sweeping it under the rug.

2007 chevy colbalt LS. Power steering gives up. Power steering message turns off when the car is shut off but message come back a few days later and the power steering keeps failing.

2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. Power steering failure at 32,000 mi. Power steering motor replaced under warranty. Old part kept at dealership.

Power steering randomly fails, haven't found the reason, was hoping for a recall.

2007 chevy Cobalt power steering failure drive at any speed and power steering goes out without warning. When it goes out, it is very difficult to steer. Has happened 4 times in the past 1 week. Nothing has been done to correct yet as it is very expensive to fix. This has an electric power steering unit so there is no fluid to check.

I have a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. At the time of the problem, it had approximately 47,750 miles. As I was driving down the road the check power steering message came across the dic. At that point it was nearly impossible to turn the car as the power steering had failed. I drove the vehicle home and parked it for the night. When I went out the next day to drive to work, I turned the car on and the power steering worked just as it did the day I purchased the car. Upon taking it to the dealer and having the diagnostic test run on it, they said it appeared that there was a failure in the power steering motor.

Power steering failed. Turned off the car restarted and it happened again in less than five minutes.

I was driving back from work and I had the power steering fail on my car. I pulled over and shut the car off, when I restarted the car everything was fine. About 10 minutes later the same thing happen. I pulled over again and shut off the car. This continued about every 10-20 minutes on the way home.

Power steering failure in my chevy Cobalt.