Cobalt L4-2.2L (2008)
Technical Service Bulletin # 10023D
Date: 100916
Recall - Loss Of Power Steering Assist
SAFETY
Bulletin No.: 10023D
Date: September 16, 2010
Subject: 10023D - Loss of Power Steering Assist - Replace Electric Power Steering Motor
Models:
2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt
2005 Pontiac Pursuit
2005-2006 Pontiac G4
2006 Pontiac G5 Pursuit
2007-2010 Pontiac G5
Equipped with Electric Power Steering
Supercede:
The Parts Information, Service Procedure, and Claim Information sections in this bulletin have been revised. Dealers are to no longer use Loctite. All
reference to the use of Loctite has been removed. Additional motor kit part numbers have also been added to the Parts Information table. Please discard
all copies of bulletin 10023C, issued June 2010.
The vehicles involved in this safety recall were placed on Stop Delivery on March 2, 2010. Performing the service procedure contained in this bulletin
will release the vehicle from Stop Delivery and allow you to sell and delivery the vehicle to a customer.
Condition
General Motors has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2005-2010 model year Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles; 2005
model year Pontiac Pursuit; 2005-2006 model year Pontiac G4; 2006 model year Pontiac G5 Pursuit; and 2007-2010 model year Pontiac G5 vehicles
equipped with electric power steering. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which a sudden loss of power steering assist could occur at any time
while driving the vehicle. If the power steering assist is lost, a chime will sound and a "Power Steering" message will be displayed in the Driver
Information Center to inform the driver of the condition. Steering control will be maintained, as the vehicle defaults to a manual steering mode. If power
steering assist is lost, it may require greater driver effort at low vehicle speeds, for example, below 15 mph (25 km/h). Unless a driver compensates for
this additional effort, it may increase the risk of a crash.
Typically, the next time the vehicle is started, the power steering assist will return and the "Power Steering" message will no longer be displayed.
Correction
Dealers are to replace the electric power steering motor.
Vehicles Involved
Involved are certain 2005-2010 model year Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles; 2005 model year Pontiac Pursuit; 2005-2006 model year Pontiac G4; 2006
model year Pontiac G5 Pursuit; and 2007-2010 model year Pontiac G5 vehicles equipped with electric power steering, and built within these VIN
breakpoints:
