Problems with 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt STEERING

Power steering motor is out, lose of power steering on dash board no recalls when there should be

We have noticed a sudden loss of electric power steering, this is intermittent. our daughter now drives this car and we are scared that it is going to go out when she is in traffic and cause a vehicle accident.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the failure could not be determined. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 159,967.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. in addition, the vehicle stalled and was able to be restarted, and all the instrument panel lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the cause of the failures could not be determined. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 77,439. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel power and the engine warning lights illuminated. in addition, the vehicle stalled, but was able to be restarted after five to ten minutes. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 184,089.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 30 mph, the power steering failed and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 288,247.

This issue seems to be a common problem with the 2005 cobalt. please research any car complaint websites about this certain vehicle. even though all the recalls have been taken care of, while in motion, at any time and any speed, the dash lights starts flashing and you get the message power steering on message center, tc light comes on, light that shows padlock symbol comes on, rpm needle jumps up and down, steering wheel locks up, motor surges and shakes, and you hear all types of clicking sounds below gear shifter. this is a very dangerous thing and chevrolet/gm just cannot seem to fix this issue or even find anything wrong. the 2005 cobalt needs to be recalled and any other year of cobalt having this issue. i will give you below the last date this has happened, but this has went on since we got the car in 2008. my daughter is in school in kansas city, and this issue has happened quite frequently lately. the only remedy is to pull to side of road, shut off vehicle and restart and hope it does not act up again. i just wonder how may deaths have happened already because of this faulty gm product and no one knew it was because of what the cobalt did, locked up on its driver.

The power steering on my vehicle cuts off and the speedometer remains rested at 0 when driving. the doors also lock and unlock on their own while driving. the car does not automatically shift while driving making it hard to accelerate and the vehicle will also decelerate on its own while driving it is very dangerous and very scary to drive with these problems. the dealership claims that the problem with steering has already been fixed but i am still having these problems.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the steering wheel was defective. the steering wheel vibrated and became difficult to turn while driving approximately 45 mph. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the power steering light illuminated while the failure occurred. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 190,000.

My 2005 chevrolet cobalt is experiencing power steering failure. the ability to steer occurs frequently and intermittently. vehicle loses power steering while in motion, when the failure occurs the vehicle jitters, attempts to stall, chimes, and a power steering notification appears in the driver information panel. also, when the power steering notification appears the security and check engine light appears and the steering locks making the ability to steer difficult.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while operating the vehicle, a cracking noise was present coming from the steering column. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,848.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while at a traffic light, the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the power steering failed. the contact stated that the vehicle required greater effort to steer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 160,500.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 25 mph, the power steering seized. the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the failure recurred twice. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 10 mph, the steering wheel seized. the vehicle was diagnosed by the contact's husband, a certified mechanic, who could not find a failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 115,444.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. when turning the steering wheel in either direction, a clicking noise was present coming from the steering column. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering module was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 80,000.

The lights all over the car intermittently work and not work, the battery drains and have replace the battery 4 times.this has been going on since i got the car withe the lights. the steering thing just started, when you make a turn the steering binds up as if the power steering is going out. also acts as if the car is going to stall. this only happens when you are in drive position. in park it doesn't do this. the power steering fluid levels are perfect. also, when this issue starts, the speedometer needle bounces up to 40 mph even though you are at a stop. the radio will suddenly turn full blast sound for about 2 seconds and turn back down. scares me half to death. there is a major electrical problem in this car for lights to work one time and then next time not. i go through light bulbs like crazy, every couple of months i am changing a different bulb. and the steering issue is unsafe, the car could stall while trying to turn across traffic. still after having all recalls completed, the car is still not safe.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 30 mph to make a turn into an intersection, there was a sudden loss of power steering, braking, and the power steering warning light flashed. the contact was able to coast the vehicle over to the side of the road. when the vehicle was turned off and restarted, the failure code reset. the vehicle was driven to the contacts residence and, upon parking, there was a sudden loss of power steering and the brakes were slow to respond. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa action number: pe10005 (steering) and nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 135,345.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 97,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while making a turn, the steering wheel seized without warning. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 146,000. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the contact also stated that the tachometer gauges would fluctuate whenever the failure occurred. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 160,550.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving at approximately 50 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the steering wheel seized without warning. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the failure mileage was approximately 110,000. updated 02/18/16*lj the consumer stated he had an accident on november 20, 2015. no further details were given. updated 02/23/16.*jb

Turning the wheel while driving when the column broke loose and a broken piece of metal retainer ring of some kind dropped to the floor.

While running car displays power steering notification. dash board lights up, car jerks hard while driving, loses power, brakes make click in sounds and don't workwell. only driven on city street so far.

I was driving the car in the city street when the engine light came on. i continue to drive the car when i start hearing click sound than i hear bell sound come from the car. the car wouldn't go any faster than 40 mile hr & the gauges were jumping all over the place. i continue to drive the car then the words "power steering" came on where my mileage would show. all of the recalls have been repaired and something still wrong with this car. i asked gm to take look at the car without charging(money) to see if it is relative to the recall. the dealership said they couldn't tell if they would charged me money or not.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. after the vehicle was started, the enhance traction system, check engine, and power steering warning light illuminated intermittently. in addition, when the vehicle was switched into the reverse position, there was an abnormal sound coming from the gear shift. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 10,377. updated 03/11/16*lj *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware for the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn without warning. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unavailable.

While driving vehicle power steering light comes on, steering wheel locks up, gear shift starts clicking, stalling out during driving at speed. i have ran off road several times and have to use both hands to turn a curve because of steering locked.

Gm replaced ignition parts and shifter mechanism as per recall. shortly after issues began with steering locking up, transmission not shifting and various warning lights flashing. this became more frequent and is now impossible to drive. my technician says it is a body or transmission control module costing well over a thousand dollars. there appear to be 100s of 1000s of the same issue as per search engines. i will contact my local gm dealership. if gm will not back up its product it will be the last gm in my driveway. i will trade in on a toyota.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle lost power steering. the failure recurred on one occasion. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic power steering needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 20 mph, the steering wheel lost power without warning. the failure recurred several times. the contact called the moss bros. chevrolet dealer at 951-485-3500 (located at 12625 auto mall dr., moreno valley, ca 92555), but the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle veered to the right and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was not available. updated 07/27/16*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving at 20 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. power steering was displayed across the message board. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 150,000 .

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I was driving and was getting close to pulling into a driveway when the dash lit up and the steering went out i had to try and back up to pull into the driveway it was very hard to do . im scared to drive my car this happened at someone else house not mine

Was driving when the steering locked up as i was starting around a small curve in the road. could not steer and went off the road into a yard and struck a tree. insurance company totaled vehicle.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving at approximately 35 mph, when making a right or left turn, the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. the check engine light illuminated. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 17,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the traction control and steering warning indicators randomly illuminated several times, and then the engine stalled. the power steering also randomly shorted out each time the failure occurred. the failure intermittently progressed for over two years. the dealer was notified of the failure several times, but the contact had not yet approved what the dealer mentioned would be an extensive diagnosis and repair. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 10v073000 (steering), 14v047000 (electrical system), and 14e021000 (electrical system). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available. ..updated 06/08/17 *bf

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving at approximately 25 mph, the gear failed to switch and the check engine and power steering warning lights illuminated. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 89,000.

I was stopped in line of traffic and had to move to the right slightly to get out of a firetruck's way (not in a jerking and forceful movement, but normal turning of steering wheel). when i tried to get back into the line of traffic, the steering wheel was extremely difficult to move and i heard electrical motor noises coming from behind the steering wheel. these noises continued for 10-20 seconds and then the power steering message came on the display. this now happens every time i start my car and steering has become very difficult, especially turns at slow speeds. i researched the issue, and was told on the gm hotline that my vin did not match the recall from 2010 pertaining to the power steering. i took the car to an independent mechanic, who also called gm and was informed about the recall when inquiring about parts. he did not fix or remove any parts, but wrote a note on paper indicating i was having the same issue as that recall. i again called the gm hotline, who again told me my vin was not covered and that gm would not include my vehicle in the recall. they advised me to take it to a dealer, who i have an appointment with on saturday, 4/11, more than 2 weeks after the problem occurred. *tr

Throughout the course of my trip home the car dash kept flashing a power steering error message and the lights on the dashboard kept getting dim. the steering wheel was getting really tight, the car almost stalled out several times, and the dials fluctuated. the car also began to shake violently and i became afraid that i would not make it home. i have contacted the local chevrolet dealership about this problem on multiple occasions and they refuse to even look at the car without charging me. the car has already been recalled twice and although i have had both recall repairs done i am still having problems. every time i drive this car i fear for the lives of my family. *tr

While exiting interstate highway, decelerating on a right-curving ramp, it became extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel. this has repeated in a number of other situations since, turning both right and left while accelerating, decelerating, and from a full stop, especially on turns of 90 degrees or more, but also in highway situations such as lane changes. operator has not noticed any trouble lights before, during or after occurrences, or heard any particular sounds or experienced any smells.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. after having the vehicle serviced under nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v171000 (electrical system) and 10v073000 (steering), the power steering failed and the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 24,000.

Car was recalled in 2010 for power steering. previous owner had it fixed. i initially reported back in january 2014 of recurring problem of losing power steering while driving. i was told it was already fixed so i would have to pay out of pocket to fix same problem as the recall. here it is a year later and i'm still having the same problem with the power steering. the speedometer started flickering back and forth going haywire and there was a weird ticking noise in the area near the gearshift. i had to pull over on the side of the highway and was almost struck by a tractor trailer because the power steering locked up on me and i had my 3 kids in the car. i was told that i needed a new coil pack, it was replaced and it's still doing the same thing. it shakes at red lights and occasionally cuts off. i have to press the pedal to the floor to get it to accelerate which it does but very slowly, and then it just takes off like a rocket and i have no control over it. this is very dangerous!! also my car can switch gears without having to press the brake or the button in the gearshift. i can just simply push the gearshift back and forth without being in the car. while backing out of my driveway my kneecap bumped my keys and my car turned off. there needs to be another recall of the power steering because apparently the replacement parts are faulty as well. or it could be the faulty wiring altogether in the system. these chevy cobalts need to be taken off of the streets and owners reimbursed for the car plus all of the trouble and near death experiences that we have to continue to experience on gms behalf. i have read several other complaints about the power steering being fixed and still have the same results as myself. how many people will have to die or another lawsuit presented before there's another recall to have these cars removed permanently off the roads? *tr

It beeps and reads power steering every time we drive it, no power steering. *tr

2005 chevrolet cobalt. attorney representing consumer writes in regards to steering wheel and brake system malfunction after recall work was done. *smd the consumers son was driving, when suddenly the steering wheels and brakes locked up while he was trying to negotiate a curve, causing him to have an accident. at the present time, the key cannot be removed from the ignition. the consumers son was not injured, but the vehicle was totaled. the ignition lock cylinder was replaced on october 21, 2014. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized but was still able to continue to drive forward. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 95,500.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving the power steering failed after the power steering light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. the repairs were made but the problem persisted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 24,275.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, the steering wheel failed. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

My power steering failed without warning while driving on the freeway it still assist randomly but has dead spots as you turn the wheel and is very inconsistent every time i drive the car it acts differently this makes the car even more unsafe to drive because the wheel doesn't return to center and also has easy and hard spots as you turn the wheels to steer they recalled 1 million cars of the same make for power steering loss why is mine not recalled if it is not safe to drive gm has been caught hiding problems why are people like me endangering their own lives because gm cant be honest and open about the issues with their cars i feel like im in a death trap i am still waiting on the ignition switch recall part to come in its been well over a month since the dealer said the parts would be a few weeks im just hoping i don't have a takata airbag. *tr