Problems with 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt STEERING

I have a 2006 chevy cobalt and in the first year i've had it i had encountered numerous problems. the first problem was that the radio that was installed started flashing and was not working whatsoever, an electrical issue. the next problem was the suspension after just 3 months of having it the shocks were worn out completely and had to get that fixed. then just 1 month later my struts, tire rods, alignment, oil pressure sensor went to complete "s**t" so now i'm struggling with bills after having to fix most things on my car i haven't fixed all the problems since i'm low on money having to keep and keep fixing this car. then to top it off just this morning going to work the "power steering"light pops up and i cant even turn my steering wheel, i turned it off and then it worked fine but i'm very scared it will keep happening especially when going down the highway. please help

Power steering went completely out. too hard to turn and too dangerous to drive.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 30 mph, the check engine and power steering warning indicators illuminated. the contact coasted to the side of the road. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 133,724.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 45 mph, the steering wheel failed to turn right or left. the contact had to wait approximately 45 minutes before the steering wheel was able to unlock. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the warning indicators were not illuminated. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 206,686.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 65 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the rpms revved intermittently. in addition, the vehicle failed to properly shift gears several times. the dealer was notified of the failure, but the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000. updated 10/05/16*lj *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the vehicle lunged forward and experienced violent shaking while driving 35 mph. the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and dealer, but the failure could not be replicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

I was driving the car on the highway, going about 38 mph and the power steering warning beeped and displayed on my dash. the steering tightened up a bit, and the car slowed down, as i was driving (i don't know what the car slowed down to because the speedometer then dropped to zero, but the tachometer continued to rev (i want to say) between 2 & 3 rpm, while the car was still in motion. the locks were clicking up and down too while this was all happening. then the car bucked and the speedometer began working. the power steering warning light remained lit during the whole time. i was able to pull into a parking lot for safety. this was clearly a driving safety issue due to the vehicle slowing down when the power steering warning light came on. there were other affected parts, but i was not able to select the boxes: electrical; other (speedometer) this also happened today: 07/10/16, prompting another complaint to be filed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving various speeds, the front end of the vehicle shook and became unstable. the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the steering wheel. the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

While driving my 06 chevy cobalt, the power steering light comes on and blinks continually and my steering wheel will begin to shake. the recall was called and my car was serviced so why is this issue happening again? it'll go off for a couple of days and come back on. something needs to be done to fix this, chevy needs to fix this, once again.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 40 mph, the power steering seized and the engine light illuminated without warning. directly after, the vehicle jerked and accelerated without warning and the speedometer malfunctioned. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was 182,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while starting the vehicle, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column kit, steering motor kit, connector, and programming need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 65 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 86,722.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while pulling out of a parking spot, the power steering seized and caused the contact to use excessive force to turn the steering wheel. there were no lights illuminated. since then, the vehicle was difficult to drive because the power steering failed intermittently without warning. the vehicle was experiencing the same issue as listed in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic power steering motor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 55 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering); however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Steering locks up while in the middle of a turn intermittently. it almost caused a bad crash.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 45 mph, the power steering warning light illuminated and the speedometer gauge failed to indicate the actual speed when the accelerator pedal was depressed. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic power steering gear box failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 112,000.

Car suddenly became very difficult to steer. when moving, stationary, any speed, it's very difficult to steer the vehicle.

Takada recall. the led indicator on my steering column will show power steering, at which point if my rpms drop below 1000 the car will stutter, the power steering turns off, and it becomes very difficult to drive. usually have to pull over and let car rest for 10 to 15 minutes before i can we engage the ignition and drive at a safe manner. this has happened multiple times during highway driving where it becomes extremely unsafe at highway speeds. have checked vin numbers and called chevrolet only to be told my vin number and car is too high for their recalls.

Ever since i purchased car it'seems been nothing but problems. first it was both control arm bushing after 1 month of purchasing my 06 chevy colbalt. i've since had to replace the entire front end all except for the steering column.which makes a loud unsettling rattling noise when i go over the slightest bump or when i turn my wheel left to right while in the park position. but now even more scary my car has been stalling out randomly and i've seen other complaint's about this issue. i've had oil changes and tunes up and a diagnostic test and i've been told the car is okay.it's not okay! today it stalled out while accelerating at a green turn arrow and i got hit from the back by the car behind me turning as well. no huge damage but i'm afraid and would like to know what is the real issue.

The electronic power steering wheel is acting weird is unsafe to drive might cause an accident. need it fix per code 10v073000

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that upon turning the steering wheel left or right, it seized without warning. the contact had to apply force to the steering wheel each time the failure occurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and indicated that the vehicle was not included in a manufacturer power steering recall. in addition, the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) and nhtsa action number: pe10005 (steering). the approximate failure mileage was 139,764.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 10 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. in addition, "power steering" was displayed across the message board. 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 failure mileage was 140,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 35 mph, the check engine light, safety lock light, and power steering light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was able to be restarted; however, when the brakes were applied, the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bcn module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 158,979. updated 04/13/16*lj *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 40 mph and making a right turn, the vehicle became difficult to turn. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 54,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 128,324.

Vechicle always automatically switches to power steering while in motion. it always does this whenever the temperature is 80 or more degree. the steering becomes stiff and refuses to turn. one has to keep going straight or stop the car to restart but it goes back to power steering in less than 10 minutes again.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 45 mph, the power steering failed. the dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact was unaware if the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 184,000.

I've been continually hearing a really loud noise as i turn the steering wheel to the left. today as i turned left the steering became quite a bit tougher to turn almost like there was no power steering at all, but only when i turned left.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the power steering warning light illuminated. in addition, the contact stated that the vehicle independently shifted into the neutral position as the vehicle revved without warning. the contact was able to switch back to the appropriate gear. the failure recurred. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 81,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 40 mph, the power steering stalled without warning. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was 106,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, an abnormal noise was heard and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the power steering warning light illuminated. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was not included in the nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the steering became very difficult to use. the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. the contact mentioned that the air bag warning light remained illuminated after the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 160,000.

Traction control light and power steering light came on while driving straight at about 80. the car became jerky while taking a slight left (almost like a delay in the steering wheel). came to a light and the idle starting flirting. drove forward it lurched a bit went and pulled in. while stopped i shifted between drive, park rev, the transmission would slam into gear. idle fluttered. shut off vehicle for 20 seconds lights and issue went away. car is at 117,000km

The ignition switch was supposedly changed, still having trouble starting the car. difficult to steer, sensors aren't working. stationary when trying to start the vehicle, sensor lights comes on when driving, city highway.

Car while it's running gets a security light and engine light on and all gauges read zero besides the rpms jumping to a thousand. an display saying low fuel and power steering and when try to change display it reads ---------- and it did the same thing while driving down the road so i pulled over and turned it off and back on and only the security light stayed on. very dangerous as the car will not move when it's happening it's like it's disabled.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving at various speeds and attempting to turn the steering wheel, it seized without warning. the failure was persistent. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 163,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle jerked and the power steering warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. the failure recurred several times. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 80,600.

The intermediate steering shaft has gone out. the entire steering column and electric power steering on all cobalts have had numerous recall issues. this is just another example of chevrolet utilizing inferior products on their vehicle resulting in expensive repairs in addition to steering problems whereby the steering becomes extremely difficult intermittently and ultimately resulting in steering failure should the problem not be resolved. the same steering symptoms from the recall regarding the electric power steering issues.

I purchased the car 2 and half years. the car always seemed to have slight steerdng issues but nothing major note enough to be worried about. i had the front of the end of the car completely rebuilt thinking that was the problem. i took the car in because i thought that it need a front end alignment. i was informed that had been issues with the steering of the cobalt and to check into it. i was told by to garages that is the immediate drive shaft on the car. one garage also said the rack and pin. i thought the car just need brakes rotors etc. i didn't have money to have the car complete rebuilt front end so i had little things done. the car was still having issues after i had ever thing redone by boyfriend did all the work on the front end. so it was when i took it in the alignment. that i was told about the issues. however the clicking in the steering has always been their but i didn't know. i was told the car is unsafe for me drive because of the steering problems. i have contacted gm they acted as if they heard anything about any steering issues and after the investigation i did i found out differently. i am taking the car into gm on saturday 9/26/2015. if i have to pay on my own it will cost me 1000. i dont have that kind of money. i am single mom going to nursing school fulltime. i need help getting this resolved.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 5 mph, the vehicle became difficult to steer and the power steering and stability control warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering assist failed and needed to be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the vehicle's steering ability was diminishing steadily. the check power steering and check engine lights remained illuminated at all times. in addition, the speedometer failed to work. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the communication between the electronic control module and the power steering column was lost and needed replacement. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 43,652.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the eps warning light illuminated. the contact also stated that the steering wheel seized without warning. the vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) in mid 2010, but the recall remedy failed to deter the failure form occurring. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that there were multiple failures with the vehcle. the contact mentioned that the power steering failed, which caused the steering wheel to become tight and extremely difficult to turn. the engine made an abnormal noise, the vehicle hesitated several times, and stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 14e021000 (electrical system), 14v171000 (electrical system), 14v047000 (air bags and electrical system), 10v073000 (steering), and nhtsa action number: pe10005 (steering). the approximate failure mileage was 145,000. the manufacturer was notified of the failures.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the recall repair for nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) was performed; however, the repair did not correct the failure. the steering wheel became hard to turn and failed to complete the turn while the contact drove at various speeds. the failure was experienced several times. the power steering light illuminated while the failure occurred. the contact was able to restart the engine and regain normal steering function. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 82,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 40 mph, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. the failure recurred three times. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 55 mph, the steering wheel became very difficult to maneuver, the speedometer fluctuated, and the power steering indicator illuminated. the contact stated that the failure recurred on several occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 163,400.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while driving at approximately 30 mph, the vehicle decelerated intermittently and the automatic door locks started to lock and unlock as the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the failure recurred on several different occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 107,700.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while making a left or right turn, the steering wheel seized and required excessive force. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the power steering failed without warning. the dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 153,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. while making a right turn at 30 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. in addition, the vehicle lost power and the accelerator pedal was depressed. the vehicle failed to accelerate, the rpms increased, and the power steering warning light illuminated. the contact independently replaced the power steering motor and the power steering module; however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 120,000.