Steering Is Tight problems of the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt

Two problems related to steering is tight have been reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt based on all problems reported for the 2009 Cobalt.

1 Steering Is Tight problem

Failure Date: 03/21/2018

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 chevorlet colbalt. The contact stated that there powersteering is bad. One incident when the contact was coming out of a parking lot they were making a turn to get on to the street. They noticed that the steering wheel was getting very tight. As the contact was geting on to the street the steering wheel locked and would not turn. The steering wheel got stuck and they almost hit a car infront of them. They had to apply pressure to the steering wheeel to quickly get on to the shoulder before crashing into another vehicle. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was driven back to the contacts home. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not informed of the issue. The failure mileage was 103,000. Jw.

2 Steering Is Tight problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2014

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed numerous times while driving. The power steering warning light illuminated when the failure occurred and the steering wheel was hard to turn. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 53, 000.




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