Power Steering Light On Problems of Chevrolet Cobalt - part 2

My wife was involved in a crash in our 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt on 23 February 2018. Car lost power to power steering motor, abs brakes, and air bags did not deploy after hitting a tree due to loss of steering and braking ability. I drove the car the morning before the crash and noticed the gauges and speedometer fluctuating moving all around, power steering light flashing on dash, I pulled over and turned the car ignition off and restarted car it then went away. My wife then drove the car going to her work and she called me about 5 minutes after leaving our house saying she has lost control of the car with no power steering or brakes, she was scared and hysterical and said she had crashed under a tree with in 1 mile of our house. The air bags did not deploy upon impacting the tree. I went to help her, I missed seeing the car on the first pass by, because it was in a briar patch under a tree as you can see in the pictures and the amount of damage done. She is very lucky that she was not injured. This car has been in for recalls for power steering motor(2) and ignition switch (1). It was not raining the day of the crash, she crashed approximately 10:20 am. I pulled the car out of the briar patch and drove it back to our house. I feel that this crash was due to the car losing power to steering, braking and air bags. My wife said there was a on coming car, that she was trying to avoid hitting, when the car entered the grass on the right side of the road the soft ground pulled the car off the road into the field and came to a stop after hitting a briar patch and tree. It could have been much worse my wife or someone else could be dead because of the problems the Chevrolet Cobalt has had. I filed a claim with our insurance company with $500 deductible, so we will probably be without a car because of this accident because of defective problems with this car.

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My son and I went to a local fast food restaurant to pick up dinner, when we got back in the car it was difficult to steer and the power steering light came on. When it was restarted the next day it seems to be fine.

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Power steering quit working during me driving the vehicle. Power steering light went on the dash board. Mechanic stated there was a possible recall on this part.

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Power steering failure and engine light came on dashboard. Car is drivable but power steering fails often at times when driving. Was almost in bad car accident if I had not pulled off the highway.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that when at a parking lot, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel failed to turn left or right. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted and was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

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When I start my car my power steering light come on and I can't turn my steering wheel, I can turn my car off and restart and it works,it happened once while I was backing my car up and I could not turn my wheels, im scared to drive my car.

Im driving and all the gauges go wacko swinging back and forth, anti theft light comes on check engine light abs light low fuel light traction light. It reads service traction power steering low fuel every light you can think of comes on and the car even jerks when changing into gear. At times the steering even has locked up on me, thank god at those times I was on a residential street and not freeway. At times it wont even start all the lights are just going basurk. Then theres days where its normal like it never even happened. Im afraid its going to lock up on me on the freeway and im going to have a serious accident!! the 2 recalls that my vechicle had have already been replaced but there is still issues!! this car needs to be completely recalled, I researched the issue im having and found out many many other people are having the same issue. Some people have even died!!! others major accidents, what more has to happen for this vehicle to be recalled? how many more people have to loose their lives?? this is a serious issue that needs to be taken care of ASAP!!! and when this issue occurs with the lights and gauges going crazy it happens as im driving. I pray nothing happens to my 3 yr old daughter and I. This issue has been happening for about an year now off and on.

Powersteering loss all warning lights come on. Many many people are experiencing this problem and gm wont help!!! this car is a death trap wish someone would help us all who are experiencing this!!!.

When the vehicle is in motion on a city street and on the highway, the power steering light comes on, all indicators (I. E. Fuel, coolant etc. ) go down to zero (says "low fuel" when tank of gas is full) and there are ticking sounds from the gear shift area. There is a loss of power to the car at the same time. There is a recall on the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, recall number 10v073000. The power steering module was replaced in approx. 2009, at our expense.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the rpms revved intermittently. In addition, the vehicle failed to properly shift gears several times. The dealer was notified of the failure but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 45 mph, the power steering failed without warning. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle. The power steering returned to normal; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving at an unknown speed, the power steering failed and the steering became extremely difficult to steer. The contact mentioned that the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and refused to provide any assistance since the vehicle was previously repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 200,000.

While driving at low speeds (30mph) the power steering light came on. The car stalled, the wheel tightened up, the symbol with a locked car turned on. The speedometer started moving up and down crazyly. Check engine light came on as well. I moved to the side because it was really difficult to control and as I did the car just kept stalling worse and worse. Once I pulled over I turned off the car. I wasnt as freaked out as the first time this occurred since this has happened numerous of times and I've taken it to 3 different mechanics who don't know how to fix it at all. It's very scary it also happened while going at 60mph and all I do is pull over and then call the tow or drive it at low speeds home. I'm sure I fall in the category for a recall but have never gotten a recall letter. Its extremely dangerous and scary to drive with fear of this happening at anytime specially when you carry passengers. Alot of other people have the same problem as me and it's annoying hopefully gm fixes this problem for us all.

I was driving the car on the highway, going about 38 mph and the power steering warning beeped and displayed on my dash. The steering tightened up a bit, and the car slowed down, as I was driving (I don't know what the car slowed down to because the speedometer then dropped to zero, but the tachometer continued to rev (I want to say) between 2 & 3 rpm, while the car was still in motion. The locks were clicking up and down too while this was all happening. Then the car bucked and the speedometer began working. The power steering warning light remained lit during the whole time. I was able to pull into a parking lot for safety. This was clearly a driving safety issue due to the vehicle slowing down when the power steering warning light came on. There were other affected parts, but I was not able to select the boxes: electrical; other (speedometer) this also happened today: 07/10/16, prompting another complaint to be filed.

While driving my 06 chevy Cobalt, the power steering light comes on and blinks continually and my steering wheel will begin to shake. The recall was called and my car was serviced so why is this issue happening again? it'll go off for a couple of days and come back on. Something needs to be done to fix this, chevy needs to fix this, once again.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While starting the vehicle, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column kit, steering motor kit, connector, and programming need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 65 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,722.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that after the vehicle started, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and it was unknown if the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The failure mileage was 36,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled and was able to be restarted, and all the instrument panel lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the cause of the failures could not be determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,439. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. When the vehicle was started, the power steering light remained illuminated. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle accelerated, but the power steering failed. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 55 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering); however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 45 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the speedometer gauge failed to indicate the actual speed when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic power steering gear box failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. While making a left turn at approximately 25 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The failure mileage was 86,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving at an unknown speed, the power steering sensor light illuminated and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering motor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.

Tl - the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the power steering malfunctioned which made it extremely difficult to steer the wheel. The contact mentioned that the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 103,272. Pm.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 50 mph, the steering lost power and the power steering light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, waited a few minutes, and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while at a traffic light, the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the power steering failed. The contact stated that the vehicle required greater effort to steer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,500.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 35 mph, the check engine light, safety lock light, and power steering light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted; however, when the brakes were applied, the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bcn module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 158,979.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph, the steering wheel seized while the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 30 mph to make a turn into an intersection, there was a sudden loss of power steering, braking, and the power steering warning light flashed. The contact was able to coast the vehicle over to the side of the road. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, the failure code reset. The vehicle was driven to the contacts residence and, upon parking, there was a sudden loss of power steering and the brakes were slow to respond. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA action number: pe10005 (steering) and NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 135,345.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the power steering assist warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 45,000. The VIN was not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while in park, the steering wheel seized. The power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000. Oo.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 35 mph, the steering wheel became inoperable and the power steering warning light illuminated. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the power steering warning light became illuminated and the steering became difficult to turn. The vehicle without warning shifted into neutral and was revving very high. The contact used the shifter to put the vehicle in neutral and then proceeded to shift the vehicle in gear. The vehicle ran as normal. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired, however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000. Ed.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, a abnormal noise was heard and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The power steering warning light illuminated. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000(steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000. Jo.