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Knocking And Loose
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The Cobalt was introduced to replace two of Chevy’s smaller cars, the Cavalier and Prizm. But the compact’s fresh start that Chevy was hoping for was riddled with issues, most notably widespread power steering failure.
The power steering failed so often that GM was forced to issue a recall in March, 2010. Great, but what about other problems like the key getting stuck in the ignition or all the other electrical demons this car possesses?
And, oh yes — then there’s the terribly dangerous issue where the Cobalt randomly shuts off while driving. As it turns out, that problem is related to GM’s massive 2014 recall for a dangerous ignition switch defect. A recall that eventually ballooned to 2.6 million vehicles in one of the automotive industry’s biggest scandals.
6.8
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 61,750 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 8 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace steering column (5 reports)
- not sure (3 reports)
steering problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I have an 05 Cobalt that had a steering recall. My daughter had it done, so I never thought twice about it, until now that I'm trying to sell the car. I noticed it sounds like something is loose in the dash or firewall. I changed the front struts and rack and pinion and spent hours trying to find the problem. Well I finally traced it back to the power steering mechanism that GM replaced. I could tell because the part still looks new. There is play in this section of the column. I thought about calling them but what for if the part they put in for warranty is just making it worse. Plus they probably would want to charge me and have that messed up attitude that my daughter said they had. I found another column to replace it. Thanks GM for nothing!
- ., Albuquerque, NM, US