Power Steering Failed problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt

Electric power steering failure.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 65 mph, the power steering failed and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Earlier this year (maybe in June or July), I took my car into bob bell Chevrolet for the ignition switch and power steering recall. Then, approximately two weeks ago (August 31), my power steering failed, again, while I was parallel parking. I called the dealership to let them know that it appears that the repair wasn't done correctly or isn't working. They told me that I needed to bring the car in to see if that's the problem. They didn't express any type of apology for the failure or suggest that they would check with gm or report the failure of the replacement part. They just suggested that there was no way for them to know what is going on with the care this time.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 60 mph, the power steering failed and a chime sounded. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the power steering motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

The electrical power steering unit on the car fails (multiple times) without notice causing the car to be very difficult to steer. Talked with gm - they claim car is not part of the current recall to correct this problem. (reference NHTSA campaign #: 14v153000, 10v073000) why is this car not included in the current recall?.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled multiple times and the power steering failed intermittently. The key was unable to turn from off to on in order to start the vehicle and the service traction low engine power indicator illuminated. The dealer repaired the vehicle according to NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering) and replaced the fuel pressure gauge switch; however, the failures recurred. The vehicle was also included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system). After waiting weeks for the parts to arrive, the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The key was difficult to adjust and remove from the ignition after the recall repair was performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 15 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the power steering failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000. Updated 08/27/lj.

Power steering failed, steering wheel becomes very hard to turn. This happens all the time now but the dealer says my car is not covered under the recall. How can only some 2010 Cobalts be covered, obviously my car has the issue.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the power steering assist failed and made the steering wheel extremely difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 15,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the power steering failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the electric steering motor had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 10v073000 (steering). The failure mileage was 36,649.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact stated the power steering failed on the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or mechanic for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA recall campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. Updated 03/12/lj.

Power steering failure. Car is out of warranty (20,000 miles) contacted Chevrolet who says part already replaced under recall (April 2010). This part has failed for a second time! manufacturer of this exact part has had recalls with Toyota (2012) as well. Critical safety issue that must be addressed by NHTSA and force a second recall until design flaw is resolved.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact was driving 25 mph when the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the power steering assist failed to operate and the steering wheel had to be forced in order to maneuver the vehicle. The contact also mentioned that the power steering out warning message also displayed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure and current mileage was 50,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection and the contact was advised that vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

While driving this vehicle, the power steering motor failed without warning, making the car difficult to steer.

Power steering failed with a chime and display. My wife was driving and could not steer vehicle safely. She was near home and managed to get in our driveway. I started car and it was fine. Next day, same thing when I was driving. I shut down the car, restarted, and it was fine. Next day same thing. Dealer was contacted, no recall for our VIN. Mfg date was Feb. 2010; recall was March 3, 2010. Called chevy, case file: 71-1197613449 but no interest from them. Called dealer, and we were still under warranty so car was repaired no cost. Seems fine now but in seeing so many other complaints, not sure it will last. How many complaints like this does it take for a recall to be expanded??????.

Driving on a mountain road with many curves. I went to pass a slower vehicle. Audible and dash light went on at the same time as power steering failed. Dash said "power steering". Steering became extremely difficult to turn (obviously no longer "power steering"). I was barely able to steer car back into lane. I had to drive the remainder of the highway, another 26 miles, barely able to turn the steering wheel on this mountain road. Absolutely frightening! after car was turned off and on again, warning light cleared and power steering was operational again. Previous to this incident, I also had intermittent air bag failure warnings and false flat tire warnings on dash.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph and making a turn, the power steering failed. The contact mentioned that the vehicle became very hard to steer. The contact stated that after turning off and restarting the vehicle, it resumed normal function. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,500 and the current mileage was 46,033.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that one year after having the vehicle serviced under NHTSA campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering:electric power assist system), the power steering assist failed while driving 40 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician advised that the pscm module and the pscm column needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 28,546 and the current mileage was 29,500.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle power steering failed while driving approximately 35 mph. The vehicle independently traveled across both lanes, crashed into a curb and then into an embankment before stalling. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained injuries to the left side of the body and a police report was filed of the incident. The manufacturer inspected the vehicle and determined that the anti-lock brakes had failed however, did not provide a reason as to why the vehicle stalled. The approximate failure mileage was 45,744.

The contact owns 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated the power steering assist failed while driving 60 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that his VIN was not included in the recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 10v073000: (steering: electric power assist system). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred more than once over several days. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,943.

The contact owns 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the power steering failed while driving 35 mph and attempting to turn to the left or right. The dealer was notified and stated that there were no warranties or recalls covering the failure. The dealer also advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for examination. The vehicle was in the process of being taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 59,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the power steering warning lamp illuminated and the power steering immediately failed. The vehicle functioned as normal after being shut off and restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 51,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. While traveling 10 mph the contact noticed that the power steering had suddenly failed. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired for the failure. The current and failure mileages were 20,000. The VIN was not available.

I purchased the car on March 12, 2012. Took possession of the car on March 15, 2012. I have not even made my first payment yet. While driving error message on dash displayed " power steering" and warning chime sounded. At that same moment power steering failed. Each time vehicle is started, approx. 100 feet after putting it in drive the warning light displays " power steering", warning chime sounds and again power steering fails. We checked the chevy site and it states that there is no recall on this vehicle but through research ( after the fact) I see that chevy Cobalt 2005-2010 were recalled for this very problem in 2010. Through e-mails with a representative of the local chevy dealer , they stated that they are not aware of any recalls either. This is a safety hazard and I am unable to drive the vehicle and I still owe $13,000 on it.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the power steering assist failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised the contact that the power assist was locked by the computer and would need to be reset. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance to the contact. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 17,000.