Problems with 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt STEERING

While driving the car on the freeway,the power steering quit working. this made the car extremely difficult to steer, and could have caused an accident. when i got home i shut off the car ,and came back later and the power steering was working again. i took the car to the dealer the next day and they told me the power steering assist motor was bad. i had the part replaced at a cost of $450.00. *tr

The power steering fails repeatedly. we pull over, turn off the engine and restart the car and the power steering works for a while; sometimes five minutes, sometimes five days. but it's been happening off and on again for over a month now. our mechanic says the repair will be over $1000. *tr

The power steering on my daughter's 2005 chevrolet cobalt went out on december 21, 2009. we called chevrolet and complained about the power steering motor lasting only 65,000 miles. they said they wouldn't do anything about it. so we spent $250 to have the motor replaced. now we find out in march they are recalling this vehicle for faulty power steering motors on 2005 to 2010 models. they had to know there was a problem in december. smells very fishy. my concerns are: is this a new and improved motor that was put in or an old defective model and we will be reimbursed the money we spent for something they have now recalled the vehicle for? any suggestions? *tr

Powersteering failure on 2005 chevy cobalt . steering failed on several occasions on trip from chicago to newmiddletown ohio on dec. 20,2009 while my daughter was driving home for xmas break. it was late at night 11:30 p.m. and she had to stay overnight and get it repaired. *tr

purchased a 2005 chevrolet cobalt in august 2008 by early spring of 2009 i was driving to work when suddenly i heard a beeping noise and on the screen it said power steering i had no control over the steering i am a very small 100 pound girl and had to use all my strength to pull my car over to the side of the road and call for help. i immediately took the car to a gm dealer who then told me this is a very common problem with the cobalt and that it would cost me over 800 to fix and that it is not covered under warranty . i could not afford to pay them that amount of money after just purchasing the vehicle and being a student in school . i then found a mechanic that put the part in for a cheaper price but still ended up costing me 450.00. i was relieved to have the problem fixed when i was driving my car today not even 6 months later on the highway when i heard the same beeping noise and on my screen it came up power steering!!!!!!!!!!!! this time i could not safely pull over to the side of the road i had to keep driving to the nearest exit and myself and my girlfriend used all of our strength just to turn the wheel to get off the highway exit...this is very dangerous and very costly i purchased this vehicle in hopes to be able to drive a fair distance back and forth to school without having to worry about safety problems such as this. im afraid this is going to continue t happen every 6 months and one of these times im not going to be able to stop safely. if i hadn't had my friend in the car i never would have been able to turn the wheel it is almost impossible for a small girl my size . now that it is winter im worried about this happening in snow and ice i will have no control over my vehicle im very concerned for myself and the safety of all others ..i have been researching this problem online and seen hundreds of similar situations. if i had of known this i would have never purchased this vehicle. *tr

Power steering failure while in operation -- 2005 chevrolet cobalt. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt which was purchased brand new. she stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering would fail intermittently and it became extremely difficult to control the steering wheel. the contact shut the vehicle off for a few moments and restarted to reset the power steering. the failure progressed to the point where once the power steering failed; it would not reset when the engine was shut off and restarted. on a separate occasion, while traveling at speeds of less than 65 mph, the vehicle began shaking violently. the power steering light illuminated on the instrument panel. the dealer could not duplicate the failure and there were no related recalls. no repairs were made to the vehicle, to date. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileages were under 58,000.

05 cobalt steering problem stops working while driving. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving the power steering warning indicator illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then the power steering failed. he contacted the dealer, and the technician stated that the power steering column needed to be replaced at an expense of $900. the failure and current mileages were 89,000. the vin was unavailable. updated 2/17/10 *cn updated 02/22/10

Two months ago, when i put my car in park, i wasn't able to get my key out of the ignition. i'm worried that my car is going to roll down a hill and hit something or someone. also two days ago, my power steering went out when i was driving on the interstate. thankfully i was going straight when this happened. as soon as i turn off my car and turn it back on, the power steering is fine, but if i go a mile or two, all of a sudden it goes out. very very unsafe especially since i have a 2 year old with me. this is very unsafe for everyone!!! both issues could resolve in a huge crash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nothing has been fixed because i have been reading on recalls and i hope i can get this fixed before someone gets injured! *tr

2005 cobalt with 65,000 miles. came to a stop and could not turn the steering wheel. drove straight and car pulled to the left. came to a stop and no problem turning the steering wheel. took it to a shop where they were familiar with fixing the problem by replacing the electronic system that controls the power steering. this included the entire steering shaft with electric motor and switches attached at a cost of $900.00. turned the complaint into chevrolet dealer and the complaint was taken to gm where after two weeks sent a letter stating they would not cover the cost due to being 2nd hand car with too many miles on the car. should someone be making a turn when the power steering decides to stop working an accident will surely happen and could kill or injury someone. my grandchild rides with her mother and i would be devastated if i lost them due to gm not wanting to recognize that there is a problem. at least toyota did the right thing by stopping production until their problems have been resolved. note that just replacing the part with a new one does not mean the new part will not go out at any time because gm will not investigate the problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 20 mph and making a left turn, the power steering light illuminated. the turned the vehicle off to reset the power steering; however, the failure recurred. the dealer has not diagnosed the failure. the failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 50,400.

Tl*the contact a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 35 mph and making left and right turns, the power steering failed. the dealer confirmed that there are no related warranties and that she would have to pay for the repairs. the manufacturer will be notified. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 30 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then the power steering failed. he was able to pull to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. the failure mileage was 67,000. the current mileage was 67,150.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the power steering failed. the failure has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 48,000. the current mileage was 50,597.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 45 mph the "power steering" warning light illuminated on the instrument panel, and then there was a loss of power steering. he was able to pull to the side of the road and turn off the engine. the failure and current mileages were 56,000.

2005 chevy cobalt power steering stops working at random times.. if you are driving and the power steering stops you need to pull over and restart the car. the problem goes away then resurfaces down the road. this vehicle has 82k miles. not so great with a handicapped wife and two kids. *tr

I own a 2005 chevrolet cobalt that has in the past two weeks begun having problems with the power steering. my wife has been driving and the power steering immediately turns on and the wheel locks. she has had this problem in middles of turns and has had many problems. normally, when she restarts the car, the power steering turns off only to come on either minutes or immediately. this is a major danger if she continues to drive with this. we have an appointment this friday concerning this issue. *tr

2005 chevy cobalt has power steering failure. power steering is fine and working until about 10 minutes into a drive. the power steering message comes on the display at the dash and steering becomes very difficult. power steering returns upon restarting the vehicle but will usually fail shortly after. i have done internet research and found that this is a common problem for this make and model. my vehicle is in the shop now awaiting an estimate for repairs. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 75 mph, the power steering failed. the contact pulled to the side of the road and turned the engine off. when she restarted, the power steering reset itself and functioned properly. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was repaired according to recall 10v073000 (steering:electric power assist system). while drivign 35 mph, the power steering failed again and she almost crashed into a pole. the contact called the dealer and schedule another appointment. the manufacturer had not been notified. the failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

Intermittent electric power steering failure in my 2005 chevrolet cobalt. power steering would fail without warning while driving resulting in great difficulty in controlling the vehicle. failure occurrences progressively became more frequent. problem required replacement of steering column at local dealership at a cost of $800. *tr

We were driving our 2005 chevy cobalt on a major highway and the words "power steering" came on the dash display. my husband was driving and said he didn't have any power steering. luckily he was driving because i would not have been able to control it to get it back home almost 2 hours away. we had to spend 450-500 for the new power steering unit then pay someone to put it in. we had just bought this in august 2009. this happened in december 2009. we bought this for our 16 year old son who had just got his drivers license and now we are afraid to let him drive it. there wouldn't be enough money in the world to sue for if something happened to one of my kids in this car. i hope gm fixes this. *tr

2005 chevrolet cobalt power steering failure. began while i was just driving about 30 mph in traffic around mid december and would go off every few miles. it is now much more frequent going off around every one to two minutes of driving. i do not have the money to fix this i looked online and the consensus of the many people with this problem is around 2,000 dollars, and i worry about my safety because it is very difficult to drive. *tr

Both front lower control are bushings are bad needs replaced and gm with not do anything but told me sorry for the experience. in the winter in dec, 2009 my car started to driving funny the steering was act weird had to drive about 15 to 20 mph then it starting pulling to the right and try to keep the wheel start but it was hard i hit a giant pot hole made a horrible noise under the car. i find out when i took my car for the power steering recall that my passenger rim is bent, maybe wheel bearing is damaged also all on the right front and that both front lower control arm bushings are bad need replaced. got the steering recall fixed and left the dealership talk to 3 different repair shop and they told me that they have to fix these front lower control arm bushing on several 2005 cobalt and up that this a very on going problem even with cobalt with less miles then mine and i do not even have 50,000 yet. i would say it is a very big problem that gm needs to be responsible for not each car owner. *tr

05 chevy cobalt (eps) power steering just stops working you can dive the car maybe a mile and the power steering just stops working . you can turn off the car and restart it and it will do the same thing in a mile or so has started doing it just driving strait. *tr

As i was leaving my parking garage from work, i was getting ready to make a right turn onto the street, and right in the middle of the road the car stopped steering. i had to turn the car off and turn it back on to get it to steer again. currently it's fine, but i am scared that it will happen again, and with my 5 year old daughter in the car, and on the interstate, not so safe. *tr

I have a 2005 chevy cobalt with 40,000 and the power steering intermittently doesn't work. i can turn the car off and back on and i have power steering for around 30 seconds before the dic displays "power steering" and i lose all power steering. i've taken the vehicle to the dealer and they say i need a new steering column to correct the issue at a total cost of over $900! this is ridiculous. the vehicle just went out of warranty and now i have a $900 bill. steering is very difficult and dangerous to drive with sharp turns. i believe gm has a problem with the durability in their motor and not the steering assembly. after paying the bill at the dealership i took the old column and disassembled the electric motor. the springs for the brushes are blue/red in color signifying significant heat to them. the brushes themselves are almost non existent. there was hardly any contact onto the armature of the brushes, possibly from the springs losing strength from excessive heat. inside the motor, it was full of dust from brushes. there's also a slight burn mark on the case of the motor on the inside where the wire from one of the brushes was close to. the dust could be conducting electricity going from the brush going straight to the case. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 35 mph the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument panel, and then there was loss of power steering. she had to exert great effort to control the steering column . the vehicle was in the process of being taken for inspection. the failure and current mileages were 55,000. the vin was unavailable.

1.) i first heard an unusual clunking noise in the front of my 2005 chevrolet cobalt. i took it in to the local gm dealer and was informed that i needed my front end control bushings replaced. upon successful replacement of said parts - which solved the clunking problem - i immediately began to hear a rattling noise coming from the steering column of my vehicle upon driving over any uneven surface (gravel roads, snow/ice covered roads, etc). 2.) a couple of weeks after the replacement of the control arm bushings, the rattling noise grew worse, and i also noticed the steering pulling much harder than usual when turning at speeds of 5-15 mph. 3.) i took the vehicle back into the local gm dealer to explain the problem after i concluded some personal research of what could be causing the problem. i informed the dealer that i had been informed of a power steering failure and possible steering column problems with this particular model/year, and requested that they look into any cause that may be influencing said problem. the dealer informed me that the rattling was simply a problem inside the dashboard, and to come back later in the spring so he could take a look at it (there was a foot of snow on the ground at the time). he also said that the problem "was not that serious." *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving the power steering will fail. she has to restart the vehicle to reset the error code. the dealer has not been contacted. the failure mileage 50,000. the vin number was unavailable.

I am having problems with my 2005 chevy cobalt. i have about 80,000 miles, mostly highway on it and about 5,000 miles ago my power steering kept going out every now and then. it happened not so often so i would just shut the car off and turn it back on and the problem would be gone. until about another 100 miles then it would start all over again. now its happening every time i take the car out of my driveway. i have been online to see if other cobalt owners are having similar problems and low and behold there are a ton of them. i can't afford to have them charge upwards of $700.00 for me to fix this. if this is such an ongoing problem with this car then something needs to be done immediately before someone, or me and my family, get into a horrible accident. please email me back with any solutions to this problem. i know i am not alone in this and i know that alot of people would be grateful for any kind of help. thank you *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while the contact was driving 45 mph he noticed that the power steering light had appeared on the dashboard, at the same time the vehicle lost all power steering. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 52000.

Bought a new 2005 chevy cobalt. the car had serious air conditioning leaking problems right away that took over a year to solve. we were about to go lemon law on the car when chevy came out with a service notice and got the leak solved. the car then had a headlight that would fill up with water and short out the head light. the dealer told me to drill a hole in the bottom of the headlight case and the water would leak out. the dealer told me to do this!!! the car recently started to have problems with the odometer jumping around while your driving. while that's happening the power steering locks up as the car is being driven. it happened the first time with my 22 year old daughter driving the car to school doing 65 on i95. scared her and she had to try get the car over three lanes to the side of the road. she was able to do it and after restarting the car, the steering was working again. it took two weeks for it to happen again, this time on a side road as she is not allowed to drive it on the highway anymore. she is a student and needs to get to college. we have contacted chevy and they tell us it's not under recall and it's going to cost between $600- $1200 dollars. it could either be the powersteering motor or the steering column. they won't know until they get in to the work. i looked on line and found a lot of other people with the same problem in the 05-06 model. this car needs to be recalled as the problem is going to kill someone on the road. the expense is both unnecessary and a burden in these tough times. my child is a student and does not need to shoulder this burden because of the bad engineering by chevy. i know they are bankrupt and this is a burden we should not have to take. some one is going to die! *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 45 mph the power steering warning light would illuminate on the vehicle and immediately after the power steering would lock. an hour after driving the vehicle the steering failed at least three times. he had to put the vehicle in neutral, turn the vehicle off and wait for the power steering to reset itself. there were no recalls for the failure. no repairs were made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 64,015.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving various speeds the power steering warning light illuminates on the instrument control panel, and then the steering column locks. he has to shift the vehicle into neutral in order to turn off the vehicle. the dealer has not been notified about this failure. no repairs have been done. the failure mileage was 65000. the current mileage was 65119. the vehicle identification number was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving between 25 to 30 mph the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then he lost vehicle control. after two minutes the vehicle was able to be restarted. the dealer was contacted, but because the warranty expired, no assistance was provided. no repairs were made. the failure and current mileages were 48500.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the power steering failed while driving approximately 45 mph and he lost control of the steering wheel. the failure occurred at least ten times. he turned the vehicle off and restarted it since occasionally it would correct itself. the power steering light also illuminated after the steering failed. he took the vehicle to the dealership and was informed that the issue was prevalent; yet, the dealer did not make any repairs. the manufacturer was not notified. the current mileage was approximately 55,000. the failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

Power steering problems on my 2005 chevy cobalt. *tr

I was driving down the road and i heard a dings chime i looked at my console and it read power steering and that moment my power steering went out and i had lost control of my car. i had to slam on my brakes due to a sharp turn ahead. needless to say if would of been closer to the turn i may have been in an accident. since then the console flashes the words power steering on and off and i can't turn the car when it happens my first child was born on dec 10,2009 and i'm afraid to take him to the doctor or my wife to the groceries store this vehicle is a safety hazard for boththe owners and other motorist on the road a recall must be made before someone is seriously injured or killed shame on chevy for selling such a low quality vehicle. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the power steering failed on several occasions while driving 40 mph. there was a beeping noise and the power steering indicator illuminated indicating that the power steering was lost. the contact shut the engine off and restarted the vehicle. after restarting the vehicle, within a few miles, the power steering failed again. the contact has not taken the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. the failure mileage was 47,000.

I have a 2005 chevy cobalt ss with only 29k miles. just today, myself, my wife, and both of my children were coming home on the interstate, and the power steering warning pops on then suddenly we have no steering at all. my only option was to stop completely in the middle of the freeway and restart the car 2 or 3 times just to get it off the road. the warning has come on before with just me in the car, and the steering locked up. i just turned the car off and back on and it worked long enough to get home, but now it is to the point to where restarting it doesn't work any more. i felt like i was loosing control of the vehicle, which is not at all pleasant when you are moving at 60+ mph. im afraid that we are eventually going to get very badly injured with this happening. we don't have another car, so this is our only option. *tr

Tl*the contact owns 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 70 mph on normal road conditions the power steering warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and immediately, there was a loss of power steering. the driver exerted higher effort to turn the steering wheel. the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. the engine was turned off and restarted. the contact was able to resume normal operation with steering power; however, the identical failure recurred. the vehicle has not been repaired. . the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileages were 114,000.

I own a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the power steering failed while i was traveling on the highway with my four year old daughter in the car. thousands of other cobalt owners are experiencing this same problem with their vehicles. chevy needs to be forced to recall these cars. they are unsafe and someone may die. *tr

2005 chevy cobalt steering failure,27450 klms on car,said steering column needs replacing . replaced column still steering failed ,and now need to replace what i believe to be steering motor or switch. *tr

My 2005 chevy cobalt steering is going in and out. the power steering light comes on and the power steering goes away. cutting the car off and then starting it back up restarts the power steering. the fuses have been checked and are good. what should we do? *tr

While operating her 05 chevy cobalt, my wife lost power steering while exiting the interstate, causing her to run off the road and blow a tire. this has occurred on 4 other instances with this vehicle while i was operating it, causing me to replace the defective steering column at my own expense. this vehicle has 80,000 miles on it at the time of the part failure. *tr

While driving my 2005 chevy cobalt my power steering just went out. i had to stop my car, turn it off and turn my car back on again for my power steering to work again. this has happened twice now and the second time was when i was driving on the highway and luckily i didn't get in an accident. these cars need to be recalled and fixed. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving between 5 and 35 mph the power steering light illuminated on the dashboard and the power steering failed to operate normally. the contact was able to gain control of the steering wheel with some difficulty. the dealer but was unable to diagnose the failure due to scheduling. the current and failure mileages were 73,261.

I bought my daughter a 2005 chevy cobalt with 60,000 miles on it, while driving her power steering went out on the car. she was able to pull the car over without incident. after researching the problem it appears to be a common and dangerous defect in the cobalt. *tr

The power steering in my chevrolet cobalt repeatedly goes out. it works when i first turn on the car, but then goes out within 30 or so seconds. i took it to a mechanic to have it checked out and they said they'd have to replace the whole steering mechanism, which would cost over a $1000 with labor. because of the price, i could not afford to replace it; therefore, i am still driving without the power steering working. *tr