general problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt - part 2

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 65 mph, the steering wheel operated intermittently. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 106,000.

1. Cruise control engages on it's own and lunges forward, even in traffic at 10 mph speed. 2. Seat belt on drivers seat, while stationary,doesn't release easily and takes about 30-45 seconds at times to release. 3. While on the road driving, the car displayed all the information on the dash, such as; tire pressure, oil life, mileage, etc. , then the car's speed reduces and it flashes words "power steering" and then the car died in traffic and I was almost hit from behind before I could get the car off the road. I had to call a tow truck and be taken to chevy dealer and they found nothing wrong. This has happened again today, 5/29/2016 and I had to leave my car in store parking lot for four hours and then it started, drove 5 miles home and went out again right before I pulled into driveway. 4. While driving on the freeway, I engaged the brakes and they barely stopped me and brakes pads are good on car.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet cobolt. The contact stated that while driving approximate 40 mph the power steering suddenly malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn and causing the driver to loose control and crash into a pole. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene. The cause of the malfunction was not notified or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 90,000. Jft.

Everytime I start my car the svc light stays on all the time , my tires are always wobbly while slowing down and driving. My passenger air bag constantly stays off it's also a rattling inside my wheel and a squeak sometimes when im breaking. Im un sure whats going on my engine light comes on wen the car is half way turned on I don't know what that means but I just brought this car and im finding out problems my aux part on my car is messed up n150075.

I had slowed down to make a right turn and my steering wheel had tightened up , making my car go towards oncoming traffic . Had to use both hands to forcefully turn the steering wheel . Has happened about 10 more times since the first incident . I just bought this car 03-17-15.

Power steering assist is lost while I was trying to parallel parking early this year. Laterly I changed a new electric power streering motor ,but when I try to do parallel parking,the power steering assist is lost again.

"recall subject:sudden loss of electric power steering. "my car is 2010 chevy Cobalt which has this problem,but why my car isn't on gm recall list? gm has conducted two times recall regard this issue,march31,2014 ,NHTSA campain number:14v15300,gm number:n140115. Mar03,2010, NHTSA campaign number:10v073000,gm number:n100023. Why my car isn't on their recall list?.

While I was driving the power steering thing comes on thinking it needed fluid I stopped to check there was none and it was hard to drive I made it back home checking the internet I found that there was a recall for the car I was driving so I found this site thats why am complaining.

After receiving my car from the required recall on the steering assist motor, I notice that there was an extreme amount of "play" in the steering. This almost caused 2 collision within the few hours I had received my car from the dealer. I immediately took my car back to the dealer and was told I would have to pay them 69. 95 for them to look at the problem, I declined. A couple days later I was contacted by the dealer and in conclusion they denied that the problem is associated with the recall. It would cost me to repair the problem. The dealer knowingly allowed to put me and my family members at risk of injury. I have had the car repaired, by research on the internet and found that the solution was to disconnect the battery cable for about and hour. This should have been done by the dealer and they chose to put $70. 00 over the life of myself or a family member.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering); however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

I took evasive action by swerving to avoid collision with other vehicle that abruptly changed lane and collided with my vehicle. A a results, my vehicle struck a concrete barrier wall of the roadway, then burst into flames upon impact. My vehicle was completely burnt out at a total loss before fire rescue responded. The airbag never deployed. Prior to accident I was having numerous ignition related problems with my chevy Cobalt.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 14v15300 (steering) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Power steering went out after recall was done.

Power steering lost when attempting left turn. Gm says the car is safe to drive even with my 3kids in the car. How is that possible if I can lose control of my car. They will not even give a rental until the parts are available to repair the vehicle. This is a recalled vehicle, they have known of these problems for some years now. Yet the safety of there consumers seems to be something they don't care a big about.

I have received the recall notice in may that this vehicle model has been involved in numerous wrecks related to fatalities/injuries and I was directed to contact the dealership to have the defective ignition switch replaced. I contacted the dealership on 5/15/2014 and they told me they would order the parts and they would call me when the parts came in so they could fix it. As of today(7/16/2014) this problem has not been corrected. Gm apparently has been aware of this problem since 2004 and neglected to notify the public or take corrective measures in the manufacturing process since 2004. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle and do not see the problem being corrected in a timely manner. I am requesting you evaluate if there is any way gm can be required to buy these vehicles from us so we can purchase another vehicle and not continue to put my life and many others in the same situation at risk on a daily basis.

My power steering goes in and out on my chevy Cobalt.

I was coming to a stop sign and steering got tight on the car, I looked down and a "power steering" message was on the display. If I turn the car off and back on it will be fine for a couple minutes then it will go out again.

The contact owned a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving at approximately 60 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a ditch and flipped over approximately four times. The air bags did not deploy. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. The vehicle landed on top of the driver. The driver sustained four fractured ribs, a fractured forearm on the left arm, a puncture wound on the lower left calf, a punctured lung, and nerve damage to the hips and shoulders. Medical attention was required and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system), 14v171000 (electrical system), and 14v153000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

On June 6 I was traveling on the highway going to my home with my famely I was going about 40 miles . When I try to make a left turn the steering wheel got tight and when I try to stop I had to pull over to the side of the road I almost had an terreble accident my wife is still in shock. Thank god I did not wreak my car. Rite now I cant drive my car. I am verry scare. I recived a recall mail to fix my ignition switch but still waiting. I would like my steering and igmition to be fix. I will apriciate your cooperayion on this matter thank you verry much yours jorge cintron.

The contact owns 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel was unstable, the vehicle would shake abnormally and the rear would sway back and forth with the illumination of all of the instrument panel lights. The contact also stated that the rear view failed and became detached from the vehicle, falling and damaging the brake pedal. Received notification of NHTSA campaign id numbers: 14v047000 (air bags and electrical system), 14v171000 (electrical system) and 14e021000. The contact was advised by the dealer that the parts were not available and was unable to provide a specific date when the parts would become available. The manufacturer also could not provide an estimated date when the parts would become available. The failure mileage was unavailable.

While attempting to merge into traffic during rush hour, the power steering stopped working and the message "power steering" was displayed on the dash. This made the car very difficult to steer. The other drivers hit their brakes suddenly to avoid hitting me as I struggled to complete the lane change. This resulted in pulled muscles in my shoulders and arms, along with the mental distress of almost being hit by oncoming traffic. This vehicle was already involved in two ignition recalls for a switch and cylinder. Approximately 3 weeks ago I received a notice that this vehicle is now involved in another recall, this one to replace the power steering motor. As yet no parts are available for this repair, and no accommodations are being made for owners who have already experienced issues with the steering. I protested picking up my Cobalt from the dealer when the ignition was repaired due to the power steering issue, and was told that picking it up and waiting for another letter stating that parts are now available is the best they can do.

Steering works fine when car is started and driven for awhile. All of a sudden, it will start binging and "power steering" will show on dash just before power steering stops working. I contacted the dealership where it was originally purchased to inquire about recall. They asked for my VIN and informed me that the power steering assist motor had been recalled and replaced before leaving the dealership when there was only 3 miles on the vehicle. The service representative then went on to tell me that the part used for the repair was going to be recalled but hadn't been yet. During a later conversation with my mother in-law, the service department at this same dealership told her there had never been a recall on this car.

I have a chevy Cobalt lt 2010. I got it used with 40000 miles on last year. I was in my car driving back home from school. All the sudden I smelled gas or burned oil. It is happening every once a while but I never paid attention to it. I pulled over. I turned my car off and I turned it back on in some couple minutes. Also it takes me a while to switch the gear when I am in the highway. The brakes also are not working as I am pushing them hard. They have a delay to stop my car. I did not know anything about the chevy Cobalt recall. When I got the notification letter from gm I realized that I should report these issues that have been constantly happening to my car. I am student. I do really need my car for my daily commute. I am going to ask gm to rent a car for me until the part gets fixed. However, even after this car gets fixed I am thinking that this car is not reliable to drive any more. I am not really feeling safe driving this car. I have heard that there have been some accidents due to the engine ignition issues and other issues regarding to this car. I am really scared about driving my car again, even if this gets fixed.

Me encontraba manejando mi carro en cuestion sobre la long beach blv. Y la market street cuando DE repente el timon del carro se puso duro y se me hacia dificil maniobrar el carro y no podia controlar el timo npor lo duro que estaba. Se prendio una luz en la pantalla del carro que me decia power steering. Y solo con mucho esfuerzo pude parquearme en una calle y apagar el carro. Hiba con mi hija DE 9 anos y nos dimos gran susto. El carro hoy 17 DE abril 2014 lo lleve al chevronlet DE harbor. Telefono 562 4248116.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system), NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering) and NHTSA campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The dealer stated that the parts were unavailable for repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.

I was turning left driving toward a store & as soon as I came out of the turn the car turned completely off & not even the gauges flashed. The driver behind me almost hit me due to the sudden stop because of complete loss of power and control. I stepped on the brakes & shifted it into nutral trying to start it & it took me several attempts to get it to crank up again. I turned into a parking lot just for the car to turn off once more. After I cranked it up again it was fine. Car had issues before over the years; it seemed to have loss of power put regained it in an instant; was taken to dealership, incident could not be duplicated. Car had recall for electric power steering assist soon after I purchased it on may 29, 2010. Found out recently about one recall for ignition switch when I took car to dealer on April 4, 2014 for an oil change. Called gm and they confirmed with my VIN # that there was another recall for the eps even though it had been replaced in 2010. Yesterday third recall for the ignition switch key lock. I was also informed by gm hq, when I talked to them a fourth time, that they were not sure which Cobalts 2010 had eps problem, that does not reflect the answers I received on three other occasions from gm hq's executive office. My dealers system does not reflect same recalls then gm's. I was told that "the dealers got the memos and had probably not got to them to read them yet. " I saw what was on their computer. Gm is not being truthful and I am starting to suspect that they used another part with the same part number with the eps problem and therefore they can not determine which Cobalt is affected. Gm is not being truthful and is being negligent in informing the dealers and the vehicle owners ( I have not gotten any recall notices in the mail). Breach of contract. Sold faulty vehicle to me with knowledge of faulty part(s) on may 29, 2010.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, an immediate loss of power steering occurred with the illumination of the warning indicator. The steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned. After restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. In 2010, the vehicle was repaired under a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was currently being diagnosed by the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 81,100.

I drive a 2010 chevy Cobalt, the cars cruise control will be turned off yet when getting to the last speed it was on it will turn back on, this happens almost every time that it is used.

Vehicle steering tighten up. Check under hood for power steering stick check info center indicated pwr steering pulled over let a mechanic chk n google isdue n founght tht it was a recall clled clasdic Chevrolet gave my VIN said no recalls clked ge motor corporate office who then gave me Chevrolet csrv nbr spw rep who chk and said still no recall was found rep then suggest to hve vehicle place on a diagnistic machine under my pwrtrain ihad rdside assist still ava to me hiwever she said depending on the result frm diagnistic I msy hve to pay out of pocket. Well service rep cll told me it was power steering module is out. Its electric pwersteering it cost $ 362. To be fix. No choice car was picked up at a stranded location with the covered roadside assistsnt. Recieved my car bck on day 2 yeet I still paid out of pocket tht clearly identify as a recll n electrical issue with or when driving the vehicle. I feel I shouldnt hve been charged and would like this to be handle promptly. 2010 chevy Cobalt customer.

Pulled into our development and the power steering went out, a power steering message displayed on the console. Car was very hard to steer. Made it home a turned car off. I called the dealer and made an appointment. Once we started the car we made it to the dealer with no incident. Chevy is now telling us we need a new power steering motor $392 and they said there is no recall on the Cobalt which I find very hard to believe. There are tons of reports about this on this site and in news reports all you need to do is google it.

Power steering shuts off while driving. Turns back on again when the car is turned off and back on. No pattern or explanation to when it goes off. Has been happening continually since initial date but does not happen every time I drive.

My sister borrowed my 2010 chevy Cobalt in January to take my cousin for his drivers license. While practice driving before his test the power steering stopped working and he nearly hit a tree. I took the car back to the dealer and was told the problem was not covered under warranty and I had to pay to fix the problem. The dealer replaced the power steering motor. I now find there is a major recall for this issue with the 2010 chevy Cobalt but I'm told my car is not being recalled for this issue. Coincidence or are they not correcting this problem on all of the affected vehicles? if my cousin crashed the car that day and someone was injured, Chevrolet would be in litigation with me over this issue right now.

Vehicle lost steering ability resulting in crash on bank of roadway.

Noticed that my steering was not stable sometimes, especially going around corners. Thought it was maybe tires or front end. It is in the steering. Whether I go slow around town or on the highway it tightens up sometimes or seems loose.

While driving at low speed (25 mph) through an "s" curve I entered the first portion of the curve and the Cobalt was operating normally, without any warning entering into the second portion of the "s" curve suddenly there was no power steering. An alarm bell chimed and the message board displayed "power steering" message. I was able to stay in my lane of traffic using extra force to control the steering wheel. There is a recall # 82540 but it appears the recall stopped by 10,000 units short of my VIN #. Same problem as recall, but it appears the recall didn't recall enough vehicles?.