2007 Chevrolet Cobalt steering problems

The 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt has 693 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 35% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

693

Steering complaints

35%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Cobalt steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

10V073000SteeringMarch 3, 2010 · 1,050,889 units

Defect

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING.

Consequence

IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, IT WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS ARE BEING NOTIFIED ON A ROLLING BASIS BETWEEN MARCH 29 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2010. A COPY OF THE MAILING SCHEDULE IS LOCATED IN THE RECALL FILE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

What owners report

“DRIVING WEST APPROX. 35 MPH LADY PULLED IN FRONT OF ACROSS 4 LANES TRAFFIC HIT BROADSIDE ON HER PASSENGER SIDE. LITTLE DAMAGE TO HER CAR. OVER $6000. DAMAGE TO MY CAR. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER OF MY CAR HURT WRIST AND HIT KNEES ON DASH. ENDED UP 8 MONTHS LATER HAVING KNEE SURGERY BECAUSE OF TEAR…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · April 10, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt have?

NHTSA has 693 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt steering — 35% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt steering?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the steering: 10V073000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.