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#53 of 62 Re: steering problem- only 5 days 2009 Cobalt [George666] by poncho167 Feb 02, 2009 (10:50 am)
Replying to: George666 (Jan 26, 2009 12:19 pm) Have fun over at the Toyota forum if that's where you go. Toyota's are some of the biggest pieces of junk out there right now according to recall stats.
#54 of 62 Re: steering problem- only 5 days 2009 Cobalt [George666] by poncho167 Feb 02, 2009 (10:51 am)
Replying to: George666 (Jan 27, 2009 10:28 am) The dealer may exchange it for another being that its within a week. Replies to this message: poncho167 (Feb 06, 2009 4:06 pm) rctario (Feb 17, 2009 8:17 am)
#55 of 62 Re: steering problem- only 5 days 2009 Cobalt [poncho167] by poncho167 Feb 06, 2009 (4:06 pm)
Replying to: poncho167 (Feb 02, 2009 10:51 am) Most dealers probably would on a week old car. Replies to this message: rctario (Feb 17, 2009 8:17 am)
#56 of 62 Re: steering problem- only 5 days 2009 Cobalt [poncho167] by rctario Feb 17, 2009 (8:17 am)
Replying to: poncho167 (Feb 06, 2009 4:06 pm) ended up with a 09 cobalt lt isb2 sedan. no real complaints with the car. 25,000km, drove it from b.c. to toronto. no problems. the car is designed for maximum velocity? went 11,000 with 39% left on the oil guage. still clean and didn't use any. windshield wiper resevour holds nearly 2 5l containers. motor, 2.2L VVT 155hp is very strong at certain rpms, a bit wheezy at slow speeds, but very acceptable, much better than old z24 cavaliers. overall a good car. only complaint, at 6 foot 4, i cant get comfortable.   great car for the price. 22,000 taxes included.
#57 of 62 Steering Problem on my 09 by dispencer2 Mar 11, 2009 (4:26 pm)
The steering column had a rattle when driving on gravel roads. The dealer replaced the steering column and the noise has disappeared. I have 2700 miles on an LT1 coupe I bought in September. No other problems and I've used the car for one 400 mile each way trip as well as around town. The dealer said that the 05 and 06 models had a few small problems but nothing big. .I drove an 06 Impala for two years and that was trouble free as well. I don't have any problem with GM cars. My 03 Deville has been trouble free since I bought it and it has 71,000 miles on it.
#58 of 62 Re: steering problem- only 5 days 2009 Cobalt [laserblue] by franco8 Jun 19, 2009 (1:13 pm)
Replying to: laserblue (Jan 27, 2009 5:13 am) I feel for George. People buy a new car so they do not have to bring it in for repairs except very few exceptions. I brought my Impala 2003 in at least 15 times for repairs on the steering system until I got rid from desperation and now it's happening the same with my Malibu 2005 with only 14,000 miles!. After 4 repairs the problem is still there, and worse. In the past I dumped cars that started with problems and I am glad I did because on one trade in I got me a Maxima that went about 200,000 miles with only 2 minor problems. I know every car have some problems but why not start after 50,00 miles?The questio here is: Why are we putting up with GM cars that seem to all have problems? EG: Steering problems on Impala, Malibu and some Pontiac models. My suggestion is this, if after repairing the problem it happens again, trade the car and search which cars have less problems. Franco M
#59 of 62 Re: Steering wheels shakes violently [gonzam02] by frank122 Sep 30, 2009 (1:23 pm)
Replying to: gonzam02 (Sep 08, 2006 7:35 am) Hi it is the rack and pinion steering box. The gears in the box have become loose and are floating loosely. The shaking occurs due to the sudden pressure changes in the hydraulic system. before you believe I am an auto genius I know this because repair one was a partial shaft repair, repair two was a full steering column replacement, repair three is a repl;acement of the rack and pinion box. Of course out of warranty i am fighting with GM over the cost as it went in three times under warranty and now they see what the problem is once out of warranty.
#60 of 62 2nd Steering Column by dispencer2 Oct 02, 2009 (3:24 pm)
This is the second steering column in 6800 miles on an 09 Cobalt. I would think -since the dealer is stocking steering columns because of the problem - that GM would figure out a manufacturing fix for this. Does anyone who works in a Cobalt plant know what exactly is wrong?
#61 of 62 06 Cobalt LT Power Steering Problem by fermin1 Nov 08, 2009 (9:30 am)
I got into my cobalt the other day after driving to work without any issues and went about 2 to 3 miles and heard the "dink dink" that is usually made upon the low fuel light coming on and noticed that the display said "Power Steering" and then my car proceeded to lose ability to steer with power. Luckly I only had to make a few turns with straight driving most of the way. It was like the car had absolutly no power steering at all. The next day I started the car and it was normal no power steering display and the steering was working normally, I thanked God, but after driving a few minutes inside my neighborhood, the "ding" sounded and the display displayed "power steering" and my steering was shot again. Just wondering if this has been an issue with anyone else. My husband is a mechanic and has done almost everything within his ability to fix this and now I'm on my way to the dealer. Any advice? (I'm writing this under my husbands thread) Replies to this message: jpf (Dec 08, 2009 5:20 pm)
#62 of 62 Re: 06 Cobalt LT Power Steering Problem [fermin1] by jpf Dec 08, 2009 (5:20 pm)
Replying to: fermin1 (Nov 08, 2009 9:30 am) I think GM would be hard pressed to deny steering problems now given that they are suing their supplier over poor quality steering components. See link.   http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20091123/BIZ/91123017/GM-sues-supplier-over- -Cobalt-steering

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