I will update this complaint as it gets resolved. I noticed that someone mentioned that there had been (in addition to our ignition recall) a steering recall issued for this vehicle - but I've never heard anything about this. I will wait until Monday to contact my mechanic, my extended warranty company, and, from what I've already read on this site - the dealership and Corporate Headquarters in MI. I'm still a bit shook up and my wrist is throbbing. I got home - but I've suffered additional injury to my wrist. BUT.OMG! I had to drive only 1/2 mile home (I certainly wasn't going to leave my car sitting in a store lot on a holiday weekend) and had to make four 90 degree angle turns to make it home. appeared in the area where my mileage normally appears. I picked up the prescription walked to the car turned it on and. (I took my severely injured wrist with me - it's hard to detach! - I am awaiting surgery at the Cleveland Clinic for 2 severely torn tendons). On Thanksgiving, I went to a pharmacy 1/2 mile from home. I can have a better conversation with the wall. Or maybe just get rid of the electric motor and all the gizmos and put power steering pumps in cars. gm picks who to send recall papers to, why if the problem is happening to a lot of owners, why not replace them all. I always had a gm in driveway but that might change. we never got a recall on cobalt and have to pay straight out of pocket, but dealership says better to buy another car, NOT. if i disconnect battery over nite all power drains from computer and when i hook it back up problem gone for a day or so. Didn't work but it might work for some people. I have tried the easy fix which is on you tube. power steering fails, transmission shifts with a bang, engine light comes on, and transmission TMC light comes on. had car for a year and now it is doing the same thing. Then it was suggested to just replace the car and all your problems will be solved. replaced the battery, and it went away for 7 months. We had a 2006 purcurit which had same problem. As the module is now permanently grounded to the body of the car. Your problem with the steering and loss of transmission shifting should now be permanently solved. Loosen one of the nuts, place the wire under the nut and re-tighten. Take the other end of the number 12 copper wire and attach it to one of the 3 bolts that support the front strut on the right side. Put the bolt in the hole and attach about 4 feet of number 12 solid copper wire to the bolt and tighten. Get a 1/4 x 20 x 3/4 inch bolt with a locking nut or washer. There are two bolt holes diagonally opposite each other on the module which is in a metal case. To fix this problem PERMANENTLY, remove the transmission module from the plastic box. The computer does not recognize the signal from the transmission module. The dashboard lights come on all at once. As does the cars transmission ability to properly shift out of gear. When the ground connection to the transmission module is lost, the power steering fails. The ONLY means of grounding the module was a thin wire that is attached to the multi pin plug that jacks into the module. It was apparent that the transmission control module, located in the engine compartment and in front of the car's computer, was installed in a plastic "box" or holder and NOT mounted on the Fire wall or any metal body part of the car. The FIX was so simple, It's astounding that GM didn't realize what was happening. Some young kid put up the solution on a Face Book post. People owning a Cobalt also had experienced the dashboard "trouble" lights coming on when this happened. Power Steering Loss And Transmission Problem - What I found out, after doing much research, was that the power steering loss was also linked to the transmission not shifting.
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