Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt has 1137 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
1137
Complaints
1
Recalls
34
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
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STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER ST...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Aug 7, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, ... |
| Apr 2, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH and ... |
| Oct 23, 2023 | STEERING | Power steering was lost while driving, speedometer stopped working and will not shift from low. Othe... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I started up my car and it was very hard to turn the wheel easier when I gained speed. The warning s... |
| Dec 28, 2021 | STEERING | My mother owned this 2005 chevrolet cobalt 4D (vin # stated above). The power steering seemed to hav... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, T... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE... |
| Feb 7, 2021 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, TH... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | STEERING | POWER STEERING LOCKS IN AND OUT BY ITSELF CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIFT HARD AND DOESNT WANT TO IDLE BUT ... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHEN I GOT THE CAR IN JUNE 2020 I GOT THE KEY I WAS TOLD TO TURN KEY TO ACC WAIT UNTIL LOCK ICON GO ... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING ... |
| May 1, 2020 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED... |
| Mar 15, 2020 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REVERSING OUT OF A PARKIN... |
| Jan 11, 2020 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING OFF THE INTERSECT... |
| Sep 29, 2019 | STEERING | ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL FLASH ON MY DASH AND MY CAR WILL START TO JERK AGGRES... |
| Jul 26, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSE... |
| Jun 16, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED.... |
| Jun 7, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TCM MODULE, POWER STEERING AND ODOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY |
| May 2, 2019 | STEERING | TAKATA RECALL POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE FIXED IT'S A STRONG DANGERS TURN WHEN PARKING OR DRIVING WH... |