Problems with 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt STEERING

Power steering failure. *tr

I own a 2009 chevrolet cobalt . after having driven through a water puddle that was on the right side of the car i applied the brakes for a stop sign. i could not hold the steering wheel in my hands. the car made an immediate left turn.i could not believe it. it was like the steering had a life of its own.i knew i went through a water puddle and was prepared to countersteer because of wet brakes on only one side of the car but what the power steering did on its own, which i couldn't overide ,was unacceptable steering ripped out of my hands and the car made a hard left.i bought this car with a federal guarantee. i believe this car has steering problems.the government needs to investigate cobalt steering. the electric steering has an apparently short life span and it is subject to failure at any given moment and is unsafe. *tr

2009 chevy cobalt ls, the odometer registers 1 mile, slightly before you actually drive 1 mile. i found this using mile markers on the highway after seeing major differences from older vehicles with analog odometers as i tried to measure miles i'd hit my stop watch running on the shoulder of the road. this makes the warranty expire i guess 3-4% sooner than it should and could quite possible !@#$%'. over the consumer whose not getting what they paid for. i wouldn't call this a safety issue but a sneaky way to screw their customer over. i just spoke to gm today about it but doubt anything will be done to resolve this. the car has about 17,000 miles on it which is really more like 16,500 or a little bit under and if something happens just after the mileage for warranty purposes, that's !@#$%'. over your customer. i know this is going on at least in my cobalt and i find it interesting to hear today there are cases of power steering issues. i have yet to experience that thus far but will complain again is that comes up. gm is !@#$%'. it's customers over!! *tr

My power steering went out. there was a clicking noise and then my power steering was gone completely.. that was the first time and the second time my power steering went out on me after the dealership put a new power steering column on it. the second time my two year old son was with me and it was dark on our way home for the day. luckily i got to the side of the road without incident. this time i had my power steering motor replaced. very irritated with this car. my trust is gone. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact states that the door handle broke. the muffler fell off of the vehicle while driving 35 mph. two months later, the gear shift was broke. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the gear shift was repaired; however, the contact was unable to shift into fifth gear. the weather was not a factor. on february 17, 2010, the power steering failed and the steering wheel began pulling to the left which made it difficult for the driver to maneuver the steering wheel to the right. the dealer offered the contact $13,500 for the purchase of the vehicle. the contact stated that the vehicle was being repaired by the dealer for one month and one week. the current and failure mileages were 7000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated as she was driving at 35 mph she lost control of her steering and the steering locked up on her. the contact stated she hit the brakes and the vehicle did a 360 and she crashed into a guard rail. there was $9,000 in damages done to the vehicle. the contact has cuts and bruises to her neck. there is a police report if needed. the vehicle was towed from the scene to a salvage center and is currently at the dealer being repaired. the manufacturer has not been called. the failure mileage was 6,000. updated 3/24/10 *cn updated 07/15/10*jb

2009 chevy cobalt problem with power steering stops working when maneuvering at lower speeds causing you to have no ability to turn the steering wheel. *tr

2009 chevrolet cobalt. consumer writes in regards to steering column problems. *smd the consumer stated part of the steering column was replaced 4 times, since the vehicle was purchased new in 2009. the problem was originally noticed as a rattle in the dashboard area in december 2009. the steering column was replaced. a similar noise returned in october 2010, where the steering rack and pinion input bearing was replaced, and on march 30, 2011, the steering column was replaced again. in february 2014, the rattle returned for the 4th time and the steering column was replaced. on november 2, 2011 the consumer attempted to turn off the vehicle, but was unable to do so. the dealer replaced the ignition switch. the old switch had completely apart inside the steering column. *jb

Power steering on my 08 cobalt shuts down and it locks up even when im driving. it is very dangerous and one time on a turn it locked up and i almost got into a accident. *tr

Tl*the driver owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the driver noticed that the electric power steering failed whenever the steering wheel was turned. the steering wheel became disabled and the driver experienced extreme difficulty when turning the wheel. the failure eventually corrected itself after driving. the dealer stated that it was engineered that way to save fuel and it was changed from a hydraulic steering wheel for that purpose. she was told that there was no "fix" for the problem since there was nothing to repair. she called the manufacturer and it was reinforced that the vehicle was designed to perform that way. the current mileage was 27,933. the failure mileage was approximately 27830.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact states that while driving at 55 mph when braking the power steering locked up without warning. she then pulled over and turned the vehicle off and then back on and the vehicle drove normally. the dealer was contacted and they stated that this was normal and not a big deal and if it happened again to bring it in to the dealer. this failure has occurred one time. there have been no repairs done to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 5000 and current mileage was 12000.

Chevy cobalt 2009. two incidents involving the same model but different cars. both rented from enterprise. don't know what category to put the complaint in. steering? braking? or something else? this model handles terribly on wet pavement. doesn't brake well on wet pavement, and tires spin when starting from a stopped position. incident 1. changing lanes on i270 md. going about 50 mph. and slowed down to move one lane to the right. going from a less used wetter lane to lane to the right, which wasn't quite as wet. car spun out twice and hit the jersey wall twice. then i was able to stop the car. fairly heavy traffic, and no other vehicles involved, thank god. state police were on the shoulder for traffic going in the other direction across from me but did not come to the car. incident 2. rented another of the same model. whenever the street was wet, the car did not brake well. seemed to be very short periods of not braking. when slowly starting from a stopped position, the wheels spun and then took hold. could have easily been another situation for spinning out. enterprise said there were no recalls. insurance company raised my rates from $103 to $167 per month! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 20 mph the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then there was a loss of power steering. the dealer was contacted and the steering component was replaced under warranty. the repair did not remedy the failure. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer, and was in the process of being repaired. the failure mileage was 145. the current mileage was 440. updated 11/23/09. *lj the consumer stated the steering would bind when attempting to parallel park. the dealer stated it was a feature designed to shut down the electric steering pump. updated 11/24/09

2009 chevrolet cobalt has unsafe steering. mine pulled to the left so bad at times it was hard to hold on my side of the road. took to dealer three times. first time they said they fixed it. next two times they said they found no faults. i traded it off. unsafe to drive to me. stop selling that car till it's fixed. it's unsafe. *tr

While driving my 2009 cobalt to work in september 2009 i was involved in a serious single vehicle accident which totally demolished my car. i was driving along the interstate on a clear dry morning with light traffic, around 70 mph when i went to change lanes while slightly braking. the car went out of control and i was not able to correct. i hit the cable barrier in the median going backwards and the car spun around after hitting the barrier repeatedly. from the minute the highway patrol arrived i have been asked what happened. i explained to the officer that the car just went out of control,like hitting sand or gravel but there was none on the highway. there was nothing on the road that we could see and he did not issue me a ticket. my insurance company wanted to know if i was texting or blacked out and if i was drug tested. no to all of the above! i have been driving for 30 years and have never had an accident. my driving record is clear. i believe now that i look back on the accident that the power steering my have failed sending me out of control. i own two other cobalts that my children drive and this concerns me greatly. my cobalt was replaced with a chevy impala. *tr

We purchased the car new on 12/1/08. mileage 75 miles. we've taken the car to three dealerships with a complaint of noise in the steering column. it was determined a lower bearing in the steering column was faulty and the steering column was replaced. to date the steering column has been replaced 7 times because of the faulty lower bearing and g.m. says there isn't a fix for it. i'm concerned this could be a safety issue as it's a faulty steering column bearing and if it seizes i would assume it could cause a crash/wreck since steering would apparently no longer be an option. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated the cruise control was activated while driving approximately 55 mph. the steering column began to shake violently when the brake pedal was engaged. the failure only recurred when the brakes were applied. in addition, the ignition failed to function properly upon starting. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the power steering pump was replaced. the steering malfunction persisted and the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the contact no longer owned the vehicle. the vin was unavailable. the approximate failure mileage was 33,900.

The stering wheel went out of control and the car started swerving. it has done this twice. nothing has being done yet. *jb

Background: i have a chevy cobalt ('07) and currently having a serious problem with power steering. i did some research and noticed hundreds of owners experienced the same or similar problem all over the country(us). 1. problem occurs after start driving for couple hundreds feet or less. regardless of speed or turning the steering wheel, problem will occur. 2. how often? varies from couple minutes to couple seconds, but problem occurs every time the car runs. 3. shutting down the engine and reignite it again. this will restart the programming of the vehicle but does not solve the problem. after couple of hundred of feet, problem arise. *tr

Driver died in a solo car accident involving a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. after swerving from his to the next, the driver could not safely return to his lane. his car just went off the road and crashed. the steering on the car just did not seem to work together with the car braking system. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving the contact loss control of the steering wheel and was forced shut the engine off so that it could reset itself. the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer has not been notified. the failure mileage was 650.

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 35 mph the contact noticed that the steering wheel was making a clanking sound. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the steering column and steering shaft were replaced. there were no prior warnings. the failure mileage was 4000 and the current mileage was 11000.

My daughter and serval pearson were hurt in and accident due to staring problem result of 2009 cobalt being total and sued by many pearson

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt lt. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after being informed by neighbors that the headlights and brake lights were illuminated all night. the vehicle was towed to a dealer where they advised the contact that the computer module failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the computer several months later. in addition, while driving approximately 50 mph, the power steering failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired under nhtsa campaign id number 10v073000 (steering:electric power assist system) however, the failure recurred shortly after having the recall repairs performed. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 100.

2009 chevrolet cobalt. consumer writes in regards to ignition switch problems. *smd the consumer stated she experienced several incidents, with the ignition switch sticking and not being able to turn the key, including the first day she brought the vehicle home. over the years, the switch has failed, which left her stranded. the vehicle was taken to the dealer many times, but they never replaced any components regarding the lock cylinder or switch. *jb updated 05/14/14. *jb the consumer stated she was unable to shift the vehicle into gear. updated 06/26/14 the electric power steering motor was replaced. updated 07/10/14 updated 07/30/14 the consumer stated the vehicle was fixed. updated 09/02/14

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while the contact was driving 50 mph the steering wheel suddenly turned sharply to the right causing the contact to crash. the contact was not injured and a police report was filed for the incident. there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 33000.

After hearing of the problem with the chevy cobalt may now make more sense than before my daughter using my car, 2009 chevy cobalt, crashed into a guard rail. was not sure at the time as to why and state patrolman was confused as why there were no skid marks at the time. but steering was sensitive then and she just lost control, per say. she now has bad nightmares from this. though the car was repaired (almost $5,500.) she is a afraid to sit in my vehicle. to me it still acts sensitive. i drive it short distances, while driving my ford truck longer distances(steering is much more steady in the 2006 truck). this happened in 10 feb 2009. *tr