The 2006 added it’s own special flare with gas leaks due to cracks in the “return portion of the modular reservoir assembly.” A recall of 2006 Cobalts was issued to fix the problem, but only to vehicles sold in or current registered in Arizona and Nevada, leaving other owners to pay for repairs themselves.
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving various speeds to include 35 mph, the driver lost control of the steering wheel and it became extremely difficult to turn it in any direction. The failure and current mileages were 63,000.
I have a 2006 Chevy Cobalt and my power steering is going out randomly as I am driving. The car will give no indication that the power steering is about the stop working and then all at once the power steering light will come on and I can not turn the wheel at all. I have tried for over 2 years to get Chevy to do something and still nothing has been done. It has started occurring everyday over the past week.
I recently bought a Chevy Cobalt 2006 and four months later the power steering went off. I have taken it to the dealership and it is very costly to repair. I was told that they have seren many cases like this on Cobalts. Mine has 59K and has no warranty. The day that the incident happened my mother was driving it and almost had an accident. She is a 60 yr old lady and does not have the strength to be maneuvering a hard steering wheel.
2006 Chevy Cobalt with ongoing power steering failure issues. During the normal course of driving, the words "power steering" will come up on the odometer and the power steering will stop working. The only solution is to pull over and turn off the engine, which seems to "reset" and temporarily fixes the problem. This failure occurs multiple times and sometimes as soon as 30 seconds after the car is turned on. I've looked online and there are hundreds of other Cobalt owners experiencing the same problem.
I have a 2006 Chevy Cobalt. My car has 53,000 miles and the power steering light comes on all the time. Thus making my vehicle hard to steer. There needs to be a recall on this before someone dies. I read all over the internet of people complaining about this.
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt while driving at freeway speeds had sudden loss of power steering with alarm and warning on dash. I was able to get to side of road shut off and engine and restart. No problem after restarting vehicle. Since first occurrence it now happens multiple times daily.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. She states that while driving at 45 mph the power steering light illuminated and she lost the power steering on the vehicle. She was able to pull over where she turned the vehicle off and then on and the vehicle was fine. After a few minutes the power steering light came back on. The dealer was contacted and they stated that they will repair the failure at the owners expense. There have been no repairs for the failure. She has noticed that whenever the temperature drops or when it rains that's when she loses power steering. The failure mileage was 42200 and current mileage was 42424.
While I was driving on the interstate, my power steering went out on my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. This has occurred daily since then, and becoming more frequent as the days progress. This should not be happening on my car so soon, and estimates for repair are beginning at $1,000, which is entirely too much for a single mother and full time college student to handle. This is a dangerous situation and has to be a defect as there are hundreds of reports of the same thing happening with other Cobalts. I risk losing control of my vehicle and causing injury to myself and my daughter.
Power steering problem on a 2006 Chevy Cobalt my power steering keeps going out and a power steering light will show up on my information screen. This has been going on since Jan 5th and I just bought the car on the 21st of Dec.
I own a 2006 Chevy Cobalt. At 25,000 miles the power steering just stop working while I'm on the highway. It was very hard to steer, but I managed to pull over to the curve and stop the car. Fortunately no one got hurt. I don't know why it happened but it sure was scary. After a few minutes I started the car again and the power steering came back on again. Before I could reach home, the power steering failed again. Obviously, there was something wrong. I called a mechanic for an estimate and they said it would cost around $1000 to 1500 including labor.
As I am driving down the road my Chevy Cobalt will ding about three times and in the mileage window it will flash "power steering". as soon as that occurs the power steering will go out entirely. It is difficult to get the car to move to the side of the road, so there is no way to completely turn it. I almost ran into a fence trying to pull over on the side of the road. It first occured the afternoon of the 26th and the car was not driven the rest of the day, but it again happened the morning of the 27th. An appointment has been made for tomorrow to have it looked at by Chevy so there has been no correction to the problem.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. He stated that the power steering would fail intermittently. The dealer could not duplicate the failures, however the body control module was replaced at the owner's expense and still did not correct the failure. On a separate occasion, while driving at speeds of 60 mph and the vehicle locked. The contact was unable to turn the steering wheel in either direction. The power steering warning light illuminated on the warning panel and the vehicle stalled. He was able to maneuver the vehicle off of the highway without incident. The failure and current mileages were under 80,200. Updated 2/17/10 updated 02/22/10
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that whenever he was driving various speeds including 35 mph it became difficult to turn the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that they needed to replace the steering column for $1000. There were no recalls or warranties for the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 53,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 25 mph for 15 minutes the power steering light flashed on the dashboard and the vehicle lost power steering. The contact lost control of the vehicle briefly and had difficulty parking the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact that the entire power steering system needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 61,000.
Driving getting on the freeway and then the power steering stop working I had to drive home and I don't go to work because its dangerous driving when its hard to make a turn !! and its too expensive to get it fix!!!
We have a 2006 Chevy Cobalt that was purchased for our children's use. My very large husband had been using it while my daughter was away at college. The power steering all of a sudden started going out while he was driving. He would turn the car off, and the power steering would return, but it would cut out again. We brought it to our mechanic who fixed it, but it is a costly repair as he was required to buy the whole steering column just for one part. I understand from information I've read that just because it's fixed doesn't mean it won't happen again!!! I hesitate to let my daughter use this car again as this is a very dangerous problem. Please don't let anyone get killed before you make Chevrolet permanently fix this problem!
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 30 mph the power steering light flashed on the dashboard and the vehicle lost power steering and the contact briefly lost control of the vehicle. The contact drove the vehicle home and notified the manufacturer regarding the failure. The manufacturer did not want the contact to have the vehicle repaired until further notice; however, the dealer informed the contact that the power steering motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact is concerned about the safety risk since there were no related recalls. The failure mileage was 47,000. Updated 03/04/10 the power steering motor was replaced. Updated 06/15/10.
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