We have classified the 248 complaints from 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
Coming to a stop at a stop sign in my neighborhood, about to turn right when my locks started locking/unlocking on their own repeatedly. my power steering goes out, check engine light comes on, and traction control light activates.. my dash flashes service traction /power steering. speedometer stops working.
The automatic headlights on the car do shut off intermittently. they also turn on by themselves sometimes when the car is parked and off. we have been stranded with a dead battery when this happens. this seems to be a common problem with the 2007 and newer cobalts. typically cars had a physical relay to control the headlights. in these cars the relay circuit is built in the underside of the engine compartment fuse box. the box is not seal properly and moisture gets into the box, causing a failure on the circuit board. this car first started doing this back in 2009 when my daughter had it. i recently took the car back and it was still behaving in this manner. the work around that seemed to work for a long time was to manually turn the auto lights off using the multifunction lever on the steering wheel. today, the lights started coming on by themselves when the car was parked. also, turning the auto lights off manually has stopped being effective. we are now fearful, will the lights shut ...
This is the second time this has happened(~6 months apart). when i'm going around 50-60 mph and need to hit the brakes to slow the car quickly (not slam the brakes), they lock up. i hit the brakes and turned to the left the first time and turned to the right the second. both times the front brakes locked up, i went fishtailing across 3 lanes and ending up facing oncoming traffic both times. i've been lucky both times and not been hit by anyone else but i'm sure my luck will run out one day. additional note: the car turned off the first time. and the 2nd time, the driver's side rear tire was shredded.--2007 cobalt- 125k miles. brake job done 2016. this entry is 2/27/19.
My daughter's 2007 cobalt shuts down while driving to and from school. she was able to pull over out of traffic and park on the shoulder. it has happened several times for two consecutive days. when attempting to start the car, it seems as if the entire electrical system is dead. the car will not start, the key is stuck in the ignition and the steering wheel is locked.
I was driving home from work and my car all of a sudden cut off, i couldn't accelerate the strearing wheel got stiff and it just so happen i was able to pull over and not crash my car or even hurt myself..
It starting having flashing dashboard lights once as i was driving it just a few blocks from my home the first time it happened all gauges go everywhere up down or stop it looks like a christmas tree! and before the gear shift had some clicking at times. the clicking started then the gauges started going all over and the speed was all over then dropped to 0 not to move again. it's been happening on and off for about 8 years but as time goes on it's getting really bad i've kept looking for recalls as did my mother as she had the car before my owning it. it now does this anytime and the steering stops working with no notice or if it's not working and trying to pull over as it did on an on-ramp it kicked on and made the car jump into side lane about half way into that lane. had it been a two lane road and a car coming towards me it would have been a dead head head on collision as it takes time and a lot of power to move the car when the steering is like a 1950 tractor in ...
Takata recall as i was driving through a parking lot all the dashboard needles went crazy then my steering was hard to turn so i immediately put the vehicle in park and shut off the vehicle, i tried to start the car and it didn't want to start eventually it started after a few more trys to turn the car back on. also the key ignition is hard to turn when inserting the key into the ignition, air bag service is always showing on my dash when i'm driving
My car dies unexpectedly when coming to a full stop at traffic lights and stop signs.
Says ecm but all gauges going nuts
Twice now i've lost all power to my car driving down the highway. i can not remove the key, there is no power to anything. i replaced the battery after the 1st time. exact same thing happened again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. while driving various speeds, the power steering seized and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the contact had to turn the steering wheel with force. there were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. the contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was an electrical failure. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 99,000. *tt*jb
I've had the car for 2 years i have experienced a power steering problems the steering wheel has locked up on and several times i have also seen on youtube that a young man died from the steering wheel locking up on him a 2007 chevy cobalt as well i'm very concerned i drive with my kids in the car i have to go to a dealership now to replace his car and pay money that i do not have knowing that there should be a recall on this make and model i seen it on youtube and a lot of complaints about this part.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 55 mph, the steering column seized and required excessive force to steer the vehicle. the contact stated that the gauges on the instrument panel fluctuated during the failure and the low fuel warning indicator illuminated. autonation chevrolet north (7320 n broadway, denver, co) was contacted and diagnosed that the steering column module was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 73,000.
Strong fuel odor in the passenger area, brake lights and steering wheel lights /buttons failing.
Headlight issue headlights randomly stop working, issue effects high and low beam, left and right intermittent failures. doesn't seem to be any relationship to movement or bumps in roadway. pigtail appears to have been hot and shows signs of being overheated.