NHTSA Complaint #10295368 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT

I HAVE TWO ISSUES WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT: 1. AUG 2009 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, RENDERING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. IT WORKS EVERYTIME I TURN ON THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-3 MINUTES AND GOES OUT EVERYTIME IT'S DRIVEN. I'VE BEEN QUOTED THAT IT WILL COST ME $565 JUST FOR THE PART WHICH MUST BE ORDERED FROM A GM DEALER ONLY SINCE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 50K MILES, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME AT AROUND 50500 MILES. JUST PAST THE MARK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED BY GM FOR I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO DRIVE THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR. 2) THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT THE KEY LOCKS IN THE IGNITION AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR THEY CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE OVER IT. *TR