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.
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The power assist in the steering system fails without warning while driving making steering extremely difficult if not impossible. This happened to me while I was turning left ahead of oncoming traffic and I was unable to hold a tight radius that would allow me to clear the intersection properly.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevy Cobalt. While driving 25 mph the power steering warning light began flashing and the power steering in the vehicle disabled. The dealer is aware of the failure; however, no remedy has been made. The contact is aware of the safety risk since he has no control steering the vehicle while driving at high speeds. The current mileage was 57,390 and the failure mileage was 57,000.
I have a 2007 Chevy Cobalt and the power steering has motor has gone out.. while researching how to fix it I have found that there are thousands of people who are in the same situation. Chevy wants 1000 dollars to fix a problem that should be a recall issue... I could understand if only a couple of people had the problem but it seems to be a wide spread issue.. this could be a potentially serious issue.
I bought my 07 Cobalt ss in February in August the power steering started going out. I would be driving and it would just quit working but if I turned it off and turned it back on it would work for a few minutes then stop working again. It does this everytime I drive the vehicle. I called my dealership and they told me there was nothing they could do. So I called a repair shop and he told me it was the power steering motor and that they are not cheap. I have not purchased a motor yet because I do not have the money right now. This is a very dangerous situation and I think something should be done to correct it.. also another problem I am having is the ignition.
I own a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The power steering failed without warning and nearly caused me to hit a tree. Luckily, I was able to avert the crisis and drive safely home. I contacted Chevy and they told me that I had to get a $150 diagnosis before they would even consider addressing the issue. After I completed the diagnosis, they told me that the dealership I went to had recently gone out of business and I would have to get another $150 diagnosis before I they would review my case. In order to fix it, they are trying to charge me over 1,000 dollars and are refusing to lend assistance. This is an extremely dangerous issue that Chevy must fix before somebody gets into a very serious accident.
I have a 07 Chevy Cobalt and I was driving on the express way when my power steering light can on and as I was turning the wheel it locked up. I was very afraid do to the fact that my child was in the car. I pulled over on the shoulder and turned the car off. I didn't know what to do but I couldn't stay on the eway. When I started it back up the wheel loosened up but sure enough a couple miles down the road it did the samething. I am sending this complaint because I think that is very dangerous especially when you are trying to turn a corner or even switch lanes. In doing research about the part I located a site "topix Chevy Cobalt steering failure" were there is over five hundred post about the same thing. But yet recall on this car. When will they recall it when someone is seriously hurt or even killed!!!!
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt power steering light came on and steering wheel gets locked up for no reason and hard to turn the wheel, while driving. Almost wrecked and could not turn the wheel. The only way to fix it was to turn the car off and back on. Happens every day now, when driving out of nowhere. I feel very uncomfortable driving the car now, scared to get in an accident. It is really sad when the car is practically new.
I own a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt approx 37K mi...at approx 36K my power steering notification came on while driving in traffic and becomes hard to steer. I have to turn veh off and resume driving in hopes that it won't come back on. This has gotten gradually worse and more frequent in the heat of summer. GM recall your defective parts!
I recently got my wheel bearings replaced on my 07 Chevy Cobalt lt. A day later my power steering light comes on. It comes on every day and continues to come on while driving every 5 minutes because when you shut the car off it resets. I have taken it to the place where I got the wheel bearings fixed and they cant find the problem.
I have had my 07' Chevy Cobalt for a yr now and about 4 months ago my power steering light came on making my wheel really hard alot while driving. I have done recent searches and have realized that this is happening to alot of the Chevy Cobalt.
The Chevy Cobalt has a major issue with the power steering motor. Around 41-44,000 miles the motor fails. It is an electric motor and all of a sudden just stops working and you loose power steering to the car. There are multiple cases of this that can be found by simply goggling Chevy Cobalt power steering. The motor has to be replaced and it can be very expensive. This is a defective part that should be recalled. I have a 2007 but I've heard of it on 2005's also. Please do something soon to protect would be consumers from the danger of this happening to them. When it happened to me I almost had an accident.
I was almost involved in a head on collision due to the power steering failure of my 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt lt. I was turning left onto a busy street. The power steering failed and the message "power steering" was displayed on the dash. This caused me to drift into the on coming lane. If I hadn't acted quickly enough I would have been injured. It took a lot of effort to turn the wheel and save my own life. I understand that this is a know problem on all Chevrolet Cobalts due to the electronic steering assist. From what others have said, this happens randomly. Please help and save others. This will most certainly cause someone to have an accident.
2007 Chevy Cobalt steering is defective and dangerous! I purchased a 2007 Cobalt in may of 2009 and have had in the shop 3 times since. Power steering column needed to be replaced twice. There needs to be a recall. Others have reported that their power steering goes out randomly creating a very dangerous situation!
Power steering goes out while driving - 'power steering' indicator lights up on dash. Only way to get power steering back is to shut car off and re-start. There is no warning or any apparent way of predicting when the power assisted steering module stops working. Potentially very dangerous situation if traveling at highway speeds!
Power steering is randomly failing on my 2007 Chevy Cobalt. My teenager drives this car, very scary for her to lose power steering. Researching the internet this seems to be a common problem for the Cobalt, a very dangerous common problem. A recall needs to be done by GM before someone dies. The cars are generally used by commuters and teenagers. Just got off the phone with GM, they acknowledge part failure.
My Chevrolet Cobalt started to fail when I was driving, , I took it to the shop and they told me it was the power steering. Its going to cost me 1000 dlls to fix it I think this is to much. I have done some research and I am not the only person. With this problem, this is a very serious problem and it could cause major accidents. This something that always happens when im driving. Please take the time to talk to Chevrolet so this can be fixed.
My power steering is out on my 2007 Chevy Cobalt. I have looked online and there are so many people who are having the same exact problem. The power steering light flashes and if you turn the car off and back on it goes away, only to come back on a few miles downt he road. It normally occurs most when it's hot outside. The car is barely able to turn at all. It is an accident waiting to happen. I have two little children. I would hate for anything to happen. The car is no longer under warranty, however with this many problem having the same exact problem, I think there would be something someone can do??
2007 Chevy Cobalt-electric power steering failure while driving. Car must be turned off and then back on to reset the power steering. If temperature outside is over 80 degrees it will failure constantly until the next day (when the car has had a chance to cool off overnight) there is documentation all over the internet stating thousands of drivers are having the same problems and even crashing due to the power steering failure. Chevy needs to issue a recall on this part!
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