Table 1 shows six common power train related problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The number one most common problem is related to the power train (18 problems). The second most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (four problems).
I had recalls fixed in 2015. And then suddenly power steering turns on and off. Never before they touched it was there an issue. It happens here and there and stops. This year is happening every day and won't go away. My power steering turns off in middle of driving. Read details...
I was driving down the road about to get on the freeway and "power steering" showed up on my cars message center. If, while driving, I put the car in neutral, turn it off and back on, the power steering works again, but only for a few seconds, usually long enough to do a turn. Read details...
Purchased Cobalt "revolution" with manual transmission in Feb 2009. Always got some minor grinding when shifting into 4th gear. Waited during break-in period but only got worse. Around 15,000 miles took to dealer, he couldn't duplicate the problem. Read details...