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2010 Chevrolet Cobalt steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 243 complaints for the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 31% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
243 31% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 213 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
18 and 1
Injuries and deaths
15 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 21 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 34 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 69 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 45 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 14 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 213 complaints that include mileage. 58% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles21
20k to 40k miles34
40k to 60k miles69
60k to 80k miles45
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles14
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 213 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 18 crashes, 1 fire, 15 injuries.

What owners wrote

I took evasive action by swerving to avoid collision with other vehicle that abruptly changed lane and collided with my vehicle. A results, my vehicle struck a concrete barrier wall of the roadway, then burst into flames upon impact. My vehicle was completely burnt out at a total loss before fire rescue responded. The airbag never deployed. Prior to accident I was having numerous ignition related problems with my chevy cobalt.

Reported at 76,000 miles, August 2014 CrashFireInjury

I was just driving along when suddenly a chime sounded and "power steering" appeared on my dash instruments. I had no power steering. I was able to pull over to the side of the road and turn off the car. When it was restarted, the power steering was reset. This problem occurred once on 6/27/12 and then three times on 6/28/12 (once on the interstate at 70 MPH). According to websites, this power steering loss is a problem with chevy cobalts and there was a recall in 2010.

Reported at 43,000 miles, June 2012

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