Steering Is Tight Problems of Chevrolet Cobalt - part 1

My power steering is getting real hard to steer and I do not have the money to get it check so I hope it is under recall can you help I hope thank you. My email jbowren@hotmail. Con tel# 4134771190.

See all problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt 🔎.

The car says service airbag the steering is hard to turn and it makes a good knocking noise when you go out low-speed a high-speed make it difficult to leave on the road and make you swear it pulls to the left and it's horrible and gas.

See all problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 🔎.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed. The steering wheel was hard to turn, the power steering light illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact also stated that when the accelerator pedal was engaged the vehicle failed to acclerate and the rpm dropped to zero. The contact also advised that the fuel tank read empty, when the fuel tank was filled. The contact also advsed that the tire pressure monitoring system also failed, the tire pressure system advised that the tires pressures were low. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an unknown mechanic performed a diagostic that was unable to locate a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufaturer was not contact. The failure mileage was 150,000 . Li.

See all problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt 🔎.

I put my chevy Cobalt 2010 into reverse and then into drive. With doing so my power steering showed up in the display. I put my car into park then turn the vehicle off and then back on and was able to put into drive with no problems. This has happened a few times now and the steering is very hard every time it does this.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving 1 mph the steering wheel was hard to turn. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where informed to contact the local dealer. 1233 e camelback rd, phoenix, az 85014 � (602) 635-2559 where informed that the vehicle was not covered under NHTSA campaign number 10v073000 steering. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000. Ap.

See all problems of the 2011 Chevrolet Cobalt 🔎.

While driving on expressway, car went dead> had to make an emergency stop. Power steering went out, but after restarting the car it was ok. It keeps happening off and on- on occasions. I kept smelling gas, took it to car repair shop was told I could not drive the vehicle, was told the gas tank had to be replaced or whatever the part inside the gas tank. Note: when the power steering problem arrived I was leaving going to work. I started the car but the steering was hard to turn so I pulled back into parking space and turned off the engine. I restarted after a few minutes-was able to steer ok. Upon smelling gas this went on for serval days. I thought it was fumes from other cars. I would smell gas while driving it. One day as I pulled up to work I got out of the car and noticed something wet next to my front tire. I could smell gas fumes. I took it to repair shop the next day. Shop told me the car could have caught on fire.

Steering is very hard to turn while driving on a city street or highway.

See all problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt 🔎.

Takata recall as I was driving through a parking lot all the dashboard needles went crazy then my steering was hard to turn so I immediately put the vehicle in park and shut off the vehicle, I tried to start the car and it didn't want to start eventually it started after a few more trys to turn the car back on. Also the key ignition is hard to turn when inserting the key into the ignition, air bag service is always showing on my dash when I'm driving.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that there was an electric power steering (eps) failure and the eps warning indicator flashed. Also, the steering wheel was extremely tight when turning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) and NHTSA action number: pe10005 (steering). The failure mileage was not available.

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.

See all problems of the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt 🔎.

I had recall 10v073000 performed by the dealer due to noticing my steering was getting tight then sloppy. The dealer replaced the motor and said the slop in the steering was a bad intermediate steering shaft. So I bought that and had it installed, not at the dealer because they where ridiculous in price, and it fixed nothing. There was still slop and wandering while driving. After a while, making left turns I would head a clunk and it would still be difficult to turn. Then while making a slow left turn it was really tight and then a loud clunk then the steering became really loose and the vehicle lost steering until I turned the wheel more and it finally grabbed. It happens more frequently now. I was told the rack is now damaged. The intermediate shaft that was recommended by the dealer was an incorrect diagnosis when I had the recall performed. The failure of the motor put excess stress on the rack which caused the gears to wear is what an independent shop told me. Gm is telling me that I have to spend more money to get a "proper diagnosis" from the dealer when at the time the recall was performed they had diagnosed it incorrectly.

See all problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt 🔎.

The power steering light came on when I was driving my vehicle on the highway. The speedometer stoped working, my car wouldn't shift past first gear. My door locks started locking and unlocking uncontrollably by themselves. My steering wheel was harder to turn. I immediately got off the highway and chose a safer route to return home. I have a 1 year old daughter who is always with my wherever I go. I've researched and found the same issues with the same make year and model car.

I was driving my Cobalt and suddenly the steering wheel was super hard to make turn.

Power steering will go out without expecting making it very dangerous. I was driving on the freeway when I had to steer to avoid an accident and almost cause one because steering was hard it whent in and out work then dont work. Very dangerous. Please do something.

I was parked. I returned to vehicle and started vehicle. The power steering light on dash illuminated and my steering was very hard to manuever. I managed to drive the car back to our hotel, but was fearful of driving any further. Had it towed home.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely tight and difficult to turn. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection and diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,169. Dyd.

Power steering is lost at times hard to turn once car is started at times.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely tight and difficult to turn with a random loss of power steering. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution. The failure mileage was not available.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact indicated that the eps warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while traveling, there was a sudden loss of power steering, the steering wheel was tight and locked with no warning. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and restart the vehicle to reset the computer to prevent the eps failure. The dealer stated that the recall repair was performed mid 2010 for NHTSA campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering) and the contact indicated that the recall repair did not remedy the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000. Dyd.

Had no issues all day until all of sudden we were leaving a parking lot. I'm at the stop sign when I went to press the gas to go, I hear a chime - no indication lights come on- car acts like it's going to stall (it doesn't), steering is very hard and a clicking noise is coming from the gear shift area. Do not feel safe driving it all, although it's moveable but very rough/bogging out. Recently had the ignition recall recently, had a few issues pop up since then but nothing as serious as this. Had to get it towed to my mechanic, he replaced a few sensors, but clicking noise still remains and is undriveable.

I got into my car and when I turned on the car it said "power steering" and the check engine light was on I tried to drive home and the steering wheel was stiff and hard to turn. The odometer would not move from 0 to show me the speed I was going and the car was making some clicking sounds as I was driving.

I was traveling at 40 mph when the check engine and traction control lights lit up on the dashboard. Steering was extremely hard, the power steering was not working and I pulled into the nearest parking lot. After several times restarting the car, the power steering was working again.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the steering wheel was hard to turn which caused the driver to crash into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The other driver sustained neck injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,778. Updated 08-20-14.

I was driving down the road and the power steering message came across the dash. The wheel started locking up and I heard a clicking noise down near the shifter. Also the speedometer kept jumping back and forth as I was going down the road. I had to stop and pull over. I shut my car off and waited for a minute. I started the car and took off down the road. As I pulled away it started chugging a little like it was trying to jump speeds?. . The steering wheel was still tight and it continued until I reached my destination. When I would stop at a red light it took me awhile to make my turns. When I finally reached my destination I shut my car off and let it sit for awhile and it stopped doing it. Until the next time. That was in may of 2014 and it has happened a handful of times since then while my two young children were in the car. Im just now learning of a power steering recall on '05 chevy Cobalt models. I bought my car this year.

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.

The steering is to hard to turn. . . It have a power steering light on car ,,,and the check engine is on. . . The speedmeter does not work either and doesn't wana shift to any gear. . . Any inf. Or help to solve this problems . . . . . Made in USA. . .

I was driving in the highway and the power steering gave a warning with a sound suddenly the steering was hard to move and I have to reduce the speed because I was afraid to crash with this problem. I park the car and shut off the engine and turn it on again, but after 2minutes driving it the power steering once again stop working. I decided to go to the deqaler and left the car telling them there is a recall for the power steering. They took the car and after two days they said that the car wasnt include it in the recall. Now I have this problem and making payment and in top of that with a broken car. Gm need to step up and take responsiblity for what they make. Year 2010 and already giving a lot of troubles. Also the dealer where I bouht the car didnt said nothing about this problem. United auto sale from new hartford,NY need to be more honest when they want to sale a car with many problems like this. They only care to sell you a car and nothing else. Also gm need to stop making car with so many recall like this one or fix the recall and move on. Im speaking also for many people who encounter the same problem like me.

My wife's Chevrolet Cobalt was part of the power steering motor recall and received the repair on may 26, 2010. The car functioned normally until March 31 of 2013 when the Cobalt, with only 17, 321 miles, was brought to the local Chevrolet dealership after my wife experienced a failure of the power steering. Next I accompanied my wife to the parking lot where it had been parked and discovered that upon re-starting, the car functioned normally. The check engine light however was on. We took the car to the dealership on Feb. 1, 2013 where the power steering problem and check engine light was discussed. The technicians indicated that they could find nothing wrong with the power steering, simply stating that, "¿¿it works now!" on Friday March 8, 2013, the power steering message appeared on the speedometer, a chime sounded, and the power steering went out. I managed to drive the car home and park it. The steering was very hard to operate, as the power steering was not functioning. If my wife had been driving, I seriously doubt whether she would have been able to control the car. During this same incident the engine ran extremely rough and almost died several times. This car simply is not safe. The recall repair was not successful suggesting that general motors had its dealers perform on the Cobalt was not the correct one. (was it the most economical for g. M. ?). Since that time we have driven less than 500 miles and it is now fourteen months later! we are afraid to drive this car.

Pulling out of parking space turning felt steering was hard and not straightening out, turning right or left is very stiff.

Vehicle was exiting interstate 81, traveling approximately 55 mph. Though braking, the car was not slowing properly and the steering was very hard, power seemingly lost. The car could not be steered around the left hand curve and hit a bridge abutment and spun around before coming to rest with the motor not running. This apparent mechanical failure was noted in the police report of the accident.

My 2006 chevy Cobalt's power steering is not working. A few days ago the steering felt as if it were sticking. Going into a turn there would be no power steering and I would have to really torque the wheel, then, in the same turn it would suddenly come back on causing me to oversteer and swerve. Now it usually isn't working but occasionally does.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 35 mph and attempting to make a turn the power steering light illuminated and the steering wheel was hard to maneuver. The dealer stated that his VIN was not included in the recall. The failure and the current mileage was 60,223.

I have a 2005 chevorlet Cobalt with approximately 76,000 miles. While driving the message display on the instrument panel flashes " power steering" and the car becomes very difficult to control. The steering is extremely tight. If I cycle power the problem resets but recurs almost immediately. This problem continues to happen every time the car is driven.

On Saturday Jan 30, 2010 I was leaving a business and I went to back out and when I started going forward as I was turning my steering wheel it was hard to turn the power steering had gone out. Also a few times during the summer it had happened. I would be turning a corner and I found myself turning with 2 hands or just going down the street my power steering light would come on. I had not had anything done as of yet because it hadn't done it for a few months until Saturday.

The power steering light comes on and the steering wheel is very hard to operate. The key also gets stuck in the ignition.