The Lemon Index$949 middle bill · most between $800 and $1,200
Lower than the $1,100 middle bill owners of all 82 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 54,000 miles (75 reports).
Chevrolet Cobalt owners reported paying a median of $949 for a steering column repair, with the middle half of bills between $800 and $1,200. That's from 80 owner reports (80 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5001%
- $500–$1,00055%
- $1,000–$2,50041%
- $2,500–$5,0002%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 80 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt38$968 middle bill
- 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt27$907 middle bill
- 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt10$948 middle bill
- 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt3$960 middle bill
- 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt2too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Cobalt reliability by year
- Steering column repair cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Chevrolet Cobalt owners reported
Fuel pump replacement (23) · Brake repair (6) · Control arm replacement (6) · Clutch replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10701828, 10701424, 10669701, 10668151, 10652839, 10618989, 10567022, 10563679, 10430130, 10410875, 10366768, 10349229 and more.
Quick answers
How much does steering column repair cost on a Chevrolet Cobalt?
Chevrolet Cobalt owners reported a median of $949, and the middle half paid $800 to $1,200, from 80 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Cobalt steering column repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Cobalt middle bill of $949 is lower than the $1,100 owners of all 82 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Cobalt repair costs come from?
From 80 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.