NHTSA Complaint #10436581 — 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE ALERT OF THE WARNING CHIME. THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 12/22/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE RECALL REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING MOTOR, THERE HAS BEEN CONSTANT STEERING ALERTS ON THE DASH/INFO CENTER WITH A CHIME. UPON POWER STEERING ALERT, THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED AGAIN, THERE IS A ROUGH IDLE. THE SHIFT WAS SO ROUGH, THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN. SEVERAL CYCLES ARE NEED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/20/12