steering column rattle/noise
 

I've had my cobalt for about a year and ever since i bought it, the steering wheel rattles and makes an extremely annoying noise when I break. No matter how fast im going, it always rattles when I break and the steering wheel also shakes. It is a very annoying noise and its loud, has anyone had this same problem? or does anyone know how i can fix it?

welcome to the party...only way to fix I think is a new steering column. Had my intermediate shaft already replaced, did not solve the problem

this happened to me, go get your rotors mechined, they are probly worped cause in mine, the rotors were warped so when I would hit the breaks it would shake the wheel and cause the intermetiate shaft to rattle, thats what the noise is... but after my new intermetet shaft and fixed rotors it drives great! no weird sounds. the rotors costed me like $60 to get fixed.... well worth it!

It's a Cobalt, just driving mine until the 2011 Mustangs hit the dealers then it's :bye::bye: Cobalt and hello 2011 Black Mustang GT :thumb:

good plan!

thanks for the advice. glad to hear your buying the first mustang that puts down over 400 hp, my cobalts probly still faster than it.

alright thanks man. im definatly going to look into that, where can i got a new intermetiate shaft at? and how much are they?

well mine was done under warranty BOTH times haha one at 15,000 and the other at 35,000 lol but my dealership told me it was about a $300 job.

Not trying to be a dick...... but did you graduate elementary school?

To the OP, get the steering shaft replaced if its still under warranty. The part is very expensive so if its not covered its most likely not worth replacing..... The vibration when braking is most likely being caused by warped rotors. My advice is, if you were wanting some pretty drilled and/or slotted rotors, now is the time. They can be machined back to normal but they will keep warping and your back to square one again....

two words and that makes me a idiot? haha

No that was not even close to all of it, I just have better things to do than correct peoples lack of education....

^ I dont know what your problem is but I'm talking from what happend to me, its been 20,000 miles and my rotors are still fine, also my dealer quoted me $300 for a shaft installed, so if your not helping, just shut the hell up.

so are you telling me if i do what he did it wont work?

my 07 has had a brand new steering column put in, problem still there. the power steering motor also stopped working on that same car

shawn672, we don't have power steering pumps we have electric power steering with motors

motor, pump. mistype on my part. i meant a motor, my bad

lol its all good dude. just figured i would clear it up incase you did mean pump, happens alot on here