Recall...Power Steering Failure

[Tom]

– Federal regulators have opened up an investigation into complaints that power steering systems in the Chevy Cobalt can fail.


The National Transportation Safety Administration says there are currently more than 1,100 complaints about the power steering, including reports of eleven accidents and one injury.

The review will cover about 905,000 Cobalts in the model years 2005 to 2009.

Some drivers have complained that the steering problem was so bad they couldn't stay in their traffic lanes.

http://www.news8austin.com/content/y...sp?ArID=265619

 

[outtamymind]

bout fucking time they admitted there is a problem with the steering on the cobalts. i've had 2 steering columns replaced and its about to go in for a 3rd.

here is the direct link to the story

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ariwqlLAbk4Q

 

[Tom]

Yea i have heard alot of balts/G5's have had this issue for years already...I think i lucked out thou lol no issues! knock on wood!

 

[outtamymind]

ya mine usually shows itself as low speed clunking coming from the steering wheel and a dead spot when turning. by dead spot i mean you can be holding it a little to the right and when you go to turn it to the left there is no tension on it. and it likes to drift and i'm constantly correcting the steering.

 

[Tom]

ya mine usually shows itself as low speed clunking coming from the steering wheel and a dead spot when turning. by dead spot i mean you can be holding it a little to the right and when you go to turn it to the left there is no tension on it. and it likes to drift and i'm constantly correcting the steering.

Thats sucks man, I can let the wheel go and my car stays straight....

 

[outtamymind]

ya mine comes and goes. just sucks cuz my steering is really tight when they replace the column and then after a few weeks it goes all loose again

 

[Tom]

ya mine comes and goes. just sucks cuz my steering is really tight when they replace the column and then after a few weeks it goes all loose again

maybe this investigation will issue a recall? or permanent fix

 

[outtamymind]

hopefully. if that is the case i will wait a little bit and maybe save myself a $100 by not having to pay the deductible on my extended warranty. wouldn't that be nice

 

[cobalt123]

ill keep an eye on this

 

[Robinson]

They need to open this up to the damn IONs too. Im on my 3rd damn column and if they admit theres a problem and issue a recaill, they owe me some money dammit.

 

[bryson87]

i drove over 400 miles no power steering waiting on the new one to get in

 

[Robinson]

i drove over 400 miles no power steering waiting on the new one to get in

I drove for a year because it was too damn expensive, had to wait until tax season and then a work discount to get it done the first time, then when that one failed a month after the warranty expired i pitched a fit and got corporate to own up to it and cover the part. I had to pay labor tho.

 

[Hemken666]

Yea Im gonna be pissed if they only cover the cobalts and not the ION. They are the same fuckin car.

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

ya mine usually shows itself as low speed clunking coming from the steering wheel and a dead spot when turning. by dead spot i mean you can be holding it a little to the right and when you go to turn it to the left there is no tension on it. and it likes to drift and i'm constantly correcting the steering.

**** and here i thought it was just my tires................ffs, the better fucking fix this shit PERMANENTLY!!!

 

[outtamymind]

some of it is the tires as our cars due to the wheel base don't like to stay in the grooves in the roads but its on all roads that it does this

 

[ff_drift_lol]

that's why my car pulls even with a perfect alignment

 

[sloancallaway]

**** and here i thought it was just my tires................ffs, the better fucking fix this shit PERMANENTLY!!!

I have a solution for you, put in a fuel rail from an 04 ion redline (which was plastic) run that for a few 1000miles the fuel rail will melt eventually causing a fuel leak which in turn will burn your car to the ground and bam you end your problem... if your smart you will "try to put out the fire" (with the car still running annd pumping fuel) and somehow mildly burn yourself. Then you sue GM for millions... i dont think anyone sued but i do know that there was one ion in particular that did go up in flames

---------- Post added at 11:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:20 AM ----------

that's why my car pulls even with a perfect alignment

maybe but probably not the entire reason... first of your car is narrow and there are ruts on the road from big vehicals (like tractors or semi's whatever you wanna call them) and secondly there is a natural slope to the road so the road sheds water... a litlle FYI

 

[Tom]

I have a solution for you, put in a fuel rail from an 04 ion redline (which was plastic)

No shit!? the fuel rail was plastic? christ who thought up that idea? lol

 

[ff_drift_lol]

maybe but probably not the entire reason... first of your car is narrow and there are ruts on the road from big vehicals (like tractors or semi's whatever you wanna call them) and secondly there is a natural slope to the road so the road sheds water... a litlle FYI

road crown and all those factors i get what you're saying. when i let go of the wheel it still pulls even though the wheel is straight...the toe is perfect and the camber is -1 degree from original, but it is in spec. i do the alignments myself so i am sure of this. the car's never been in an accident either.

i spoke to a service writer at work today she told me there was no recall on the cobalt except for the front impact sensors which is now closed anyway.

 

[Robinson]

theres no recall yet, it said that they are investigating it.