general problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt - part 2

Power steering not working. Warning showed on dashboard.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While attempting to park the vehicle, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 112,086.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the steering wheel seized causing extra strength to steer the vehicle with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test or repairs. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed to take the vehicle to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 181783. Dr.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 25 mph and making a right turn, the steering wheel seized and an abnormal noise was detected. The contact also mentioned that the steering wheel turned all the way around, but the front wheels did not move. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,600.

The steering gives out on my 2007 chevy Cobalt and there is play in the steering when it does work as well as popping and rattling noises. It is very dangerous, hard to steer, the steering locks up and I have lost control of the vehicle several times as a result. This happens when the vehicle is in motion when turning either left or right.

The steering gives out and locks up while vehicle is in motion when turning either left or right. There is also play in the steering wheel when vehicle is in motion or sitting stationary. The steering makes popping and rattling noises when turning either direction when vehicle is in motion or when sitting stationary. This is a very dangerous known issue with the chevy Cobalt and I have lost control of my vehicle as a result of these issues went off the road into the ditch and barley avoided a head on collision.

It starting having flashing dashboard lights once as I was driving it just a few blocks from my home the first time it happened all gauges go everywhere up down or stop it looks like a christmas tree! and before the gear shift had some clicking at times. The clicking started then the gauges started going all over and the speed was all over then dropped to 0 not to move again. It's been happening on and off for about 8 years but as time goes on it's getting really bad I've kept looking for recalls as did my mother as she had the car before my owning it. It now does this anytime and the steering stops working with no notice or if it's not working and trying to pull over as it did on an on-ramp it kicked on and made the car jump into side lane about half way into that lane. Had it been a two lane road and a car coming towards me it would have been a dead head head on collision as it takes time and a lot of power to move the car when the steering is like a 1950 tractor in a wet field! I have back issues and don't have the upper arm strength that it really needs. There in no real warning when it's going to happen. But sometimes I hear a click and it happens a few seconds later. Also the interior lights every one through inside of the car stopped working about 3 months when my parents bought the car used back in June 08 they have never worked since. It had like 23,000 miles on it roughly. They was in middle 60s back then. It's now a family car and it's scary to have to drive it but I've got money in it I can't afford a replacement now. I have video of what it does. I just have videos no pictures.

I started my vehicle and put in reverse and I noticed that the steering wheel was a little stiff. I looked down and saw the power steering signal on the dash. On the expressway, on the way home, at times it worked smoothly and at other times it got hard to handle. It was fairly consistent (on working intermittently) on the way home even on main roads doing 35-45 miles per hour.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while making a left turn, the steering turned right without warning. The dealer was not called. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure. However, the technician found a failure code number: c0550, and told the contact to call the NHTSA. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000. Fe.

Power steering unit has gone out. I was on the street moving at 55 mph.

Twice now I've lost all power to my car driving down the highway. I can not remove the key, there is no power to anything. I replaced the battery after the 1st time. Exact same thing happened again.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving various speeds, the power steering seized and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to turn the steering wheel with force. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was an electrical failure. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 99,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 15 mph, the steering wheel seized and required more effort to safely operate the vehicle. The failure occurred without warning. The dealer (moran Buick GMC, 14000 telegraph rd, taylor, mi) was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified, but would not assist since the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Yesterday, my fiance's son attempted to drive his car. Upon cranking the car and putting it in gear to back out of the driveway, he discovered that his power steering was inoperable. After a few moments. It began operating again. I am concerned that driving his vehicle with the possibility of this happening is clearly unsafe. I've researched it and saw where gm has acknowledged the problem but there aren't any open recalls to correct the defect in their product.

I've had the car for 2 years I have experienced a power steering problems the steering wheel has locked up on and several times I have also seen on youtube that a young man died from the steering wheel locking up on him a 2007 chevy Cobalt as well I'm very concerned I drive with my kids in the car I have to go to a dealership now to replace his car and pay money that I do not have knowing that there should be a recall on this make and model I seen it on youtube and a lot of complaints about this part.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While making a right turn, the power steering ajar indicator illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 55 mph, the power steering seized and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the shoulder and turned it off. The vehicle was restarted and operated normally. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently for two months. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 179,000.

Sudden loss of power steering after a few minutes of driving this problem is intermittent.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering, which resulted in additional effort needing to be applied to operate the vehicle. Also, the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While backing up the vehicle, the steering was difficult to turn and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 134,000.

On 11/04/2017 at approximately 3:00 pm I returned to my car (in parking lot) after work to go home. I started car and "power steering" appeared on display. I could only turn my steering wheel but 1/2 an inch. I panicked and called to have my car towed to closest auto part store to my house. It was there that I found out that my car does not take fluid; but is electrical? an associate of auto part store looked up how to replace it; if they could even do so and then found that similar problems were reported of total lock-up of wheel (problems with power steering). A website was recommended to look up VIN # to see if power steering was recalled. Of course local chevy dealers are not available on weekends, so I must wait until Monday (Nov. 6th 2017). I have orientation on this day (early in the morning) and cannot take my car in. I do hope my wheel does not freeze up on the freeway! I must note that when I started car up again from auto store that it did not display the words "power steering" and it drove the same except for the fact that it hiccuped a bit before starting. I am afraid to drive anywhere now for fear of the steering freezing up.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 5 mph, the steering wheel became very difficult to turn and the power steering indicator flashed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,704.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving any speed, the steering lost power and the power steering warning indicator remained illuminated. Also, the check engine warning indicator remained illuminated. The dealer was not contacted about the loss of power steering because the contact was unaware of a recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact was referred to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 65 mph, the power steering service indicator illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact pulled the vehicle off the road and called an independent mechanic. The contact was instructed to the vehicle off and on, which corrected the failure. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,500.

Go to shut the ignition off in the vehicle stays running for 30 to 60 seconds check engine light stays on even with the key off this is after the ignition switch has been replaced at the dealership.

Electric power steering my vehicle was first affected by loss of power steering when I was attempting to make a left turn from my driveway. I wasn't expecting I would have a hard time and take too long to turn the wheel and I almost got hit by oncoming traffic. It was like that for awhile and then my steering went back to normal. I took my car to my mechanic and was informed that the power steering module and motor will need replaced. They told me to go to a Chevrolet dealer to get a power steering recall replacement done. The Chevrolet dealer informed me that the recall replacement had already been done in 2010. My mechanic and my own research has led me to believe that these parts should be good for the life of the car or at least not be needing replaced again so soon. There have been approximately 46,000 miles put on this car since the recall was done and this just seems ridiculous to me that it would need replaced again. And I have heard from other Cobalt owners that they have had this same problem. This is an expensive repair and poses a risk of injury if it is not fixed. If other people are having this problem I think it needs to be investigated.

My son bought a used 2007 chevy colbalt and the power steering goes out some time while he is driving, mostly in reverse for example: reversing out of that parking space or driveway. The wheel can be very hard to turn. I saw that there was a recall on it maybe two years ago, but I don't see a current recall for the steering. This has been happening every now and then since we bought the car two months ago. It just happened again 3-19-17. This car is not driven often right now until he gets his permanent license.

The contact owned a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning and the contact crashed into a light post. The front driver and passenger air bags deployed. The driver sustained injuries to both knees and legs. The front seat occupant sustained bruises to the ribs and stomach area. The rear driver side occupant sustained bruising to the neck and shoulders. The rear passenger side occupant sustained injuries to the left leg, back, and right shoulder. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 139,000. The VIN was not available.

Takata recall !!! I am having problems with my 2007 chevy Cobalt. I called gm they stated the power steering has been replace June 26,2012. I have not taken the car in for that reason so how has it been replace. And if so why I am I having problems with it again. Then they told me the power steering was replace under my extended warranty. Which means the didn't pay for it my extended warranty did. They are not trying to help. The just stated. I was a recall and it has been replace. I asked for a signed document to show me proof that it had been replace and I not received anything as of today 3/8/2017. From the looks of all the articles on line I will not be getting any assistance from gm. Lives matter.

While driving, many times the steering wheel of the car becomes stiff and hard to turn. To bring the steering wheel back to its free-range motion, the ignition had to be shut off and turned back on the middle of the road. When it becomes stiff, there is a short bell and the light next to the speedometer reads "power steering". This issue has been occurring on and off. This first happened 1/15/17 and is still affecting the vehicle. Driving becomes very dangerous in situations such as highways and heavy- traffic areas. This problem occurs while the vehicle is in motion and while turning in both city streets and highways.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 5 mph, the power steering malfunctioned. The contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely difficult to turn. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,886. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While the vehicle was undergoing routine maintenance, the technician observed that the power steering was difficult to turn. The dealer diagnosed that the electric power steering assist malfunctioned. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per gm recall bulletin number: 14115b (electric power steering assist). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 103,000.

When leaving my assigned parking space, I've had 3 different incidents of the "power steering" warning signal and loss of power to steer without having to turn the wheel very hard. I do know if I turn the car off for about 30 seconds, it will resume normally. I have not had it happen during driving as of yet. Not sure if my VIN number is on the recall list since the car is almost 0 years old.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While pulling out of the driveway, the power steering seized and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 125,454.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was not yet inspected and diagnosed by a dealer or independent mechanic. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer indicated that the VIN was excluded from the manufacturer recall and provided no solution. The failure mileage was not available.