I worked for a 🤮"dealership" that this was coming in often. I was coached to not easily fix this, instead make the job bigger than what it is. Meaning removing parts etcetera. Of course, so the customer doesn't know it's a simple fix. Good job on the video.🤙
Pontiac G5 2007 2.2 L ecotec motor- I had the dreaded power steering error, harsh automatic transmission shifts, no tach, speedometer not always working. I jumpered a ground between the strut tower and the TCM and the car worked great for a couple days then refused to start. After looking around the Engine wiring I found the ground terminal G105? located on the front drivers side of the engine/ tranny mount was rotted off! It had 4 smaller wires going into a larger round copper crimp connector . literally fell apart when i touched it. It is located near the oil filter housing under a hose. There was another connector on the backside of the engine (also drivers side near the top of engine) that was in poor condition so I soldered and replaced that ground as well. That was over a month ago and car is running great since then. The TCM ground seems like a temporary fix atleast in my case, real problem was a lack of electrical grounding, hope this helps someone.
Thank you so much , I'm in Oklahoma and was having the same issue, this worked 100%. But I do have to say it didn't work until a diagnostic machine was hooked to my computer and reset it. So if you do this and you still have problems just reset the computer with a diagnostic machine. Good luck 😎👍🍺🍺🍺
So the bad ground was causing the service Power Steering? My moms car was having an issue with power steering not kicking in the other day when starting up. My sister who drives it called me and said she was going to move the car and how the power steering wasn't working. I vaguely remember these were electric Power Steering and googled it. Came up there was a recall on those years ago because the EPS would cut out. I looked the vin up and it looks like the car was repaired so I'm not sure why the EPS did not kick in. I told her to start it again because she was sitting in the car parked outside a grocery store. She started it and it had it. She stopped and shut it off a few times after that and it was working. Idk if its going to be an intermittent problem starting to happen or what. Not sure if its the age and the EPS is failing or if its an electrical connection. It does have an oil leak and it gets nasty in that area so I wondered if it wasn't maybe oil on a connector or something. Im not entirely sure how likely that would be since most connectors have seals. I told her to keep an eye on it and if it happens again let me know and I'll look at it
Thanks for your help with the cobalt power steering- transmission problem I had!!! All I had was a trailer wire harness so I just used one wire. It fixed it!!!!! Thank you for your vidio.
MYSTERY %$#&**%$ SOLVED!! Cobalt owners with following symptoms: while driving, the dreaded “ding ding” sound followed by security light coming on dash, gauges go wonky (speedo, fuel and rpms bounce to zero and back) Power Steering light may come on, sometimes jerky auto transmission shifting, sometimes loss of Power Steering and/or car going into Limp Mode. My daughter has had her 2008 Cobalt Coupe for less than a year, we bought it used with about 110K miles on it. I have been troubleshooting trying to fix this issue since around the time she got it, like many of you, to no avail. I have spent hours researching on the internet (thank you to all of you Cobalt Warriors who have been hounding this too, with all your great info) as well as inspecting, cleaning contacts, looking for possible reasons for an electrical short - as many have found the fault codes almost always show loss of communication codes, but are unable to find the problem. This may not be the only reason this happens, but I’m fairly certain this is why it was happening to my daughter’s car. Please check the following on your car to see if it has the same thing: 1) Inspect Oil Pressure Sending Unit for oily residue on outside (I know, you’re saying “what? why?”) 2) Inspect Connectors to modules, lower PCM especially, but TCM and upper PCM too, for any brownish oil residue on connectors or on the modules themselves - where pins are and around inside edges of modules, right where the connectors attach. I believe what is happening, and bear with me…is that the Engine Oil Pressure Sensor begins to leak (fail)…and then oil from your engine is expelled under very light pressure out the Engine Oil Pressure Sensor …where it doesn’t fall below by gravity like you would expect…it travels like an alien species along the sensor wire and wire harness, even uphill, and around harness bends, until it makes its way to the module…in my case, the PCM. I believe it is the oil in the connectors making contact with the pins or the module itself to create an intermittent and temporary short, which makes you experience all the crazy Cobalt symptoms described above. I finally came across the solution after Googling “oil in PCM”, and found other people who found oil in their PCM…These cars were not Cobalts or even GM cars, which one would normally discount as not being applicable. But if you read their threads below, you will see that they maintain that oil can travel from a leaking Engine Oil Pressure Sensor or a leaking Power Steering sensor, along harness wires to reach the PCM…they have similar experiences with the their cars’ gauges going haywire and transmissions not working correctly. See these threads: Dodge Neon: Read Moderator Chris Barrett’s solution (he also noted it usually happens with weather proof (sealed) connectors..Maybe it is the suction created by the end connector seal to cause the oil to run along the wire: forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?t=245507 Dodge Durango: read Getpaidct solution (albeit due to Power Steering sensor, but must use same technology): dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen-neon/299939-oil-liquid-in-pcm-connector.html Note: If your Engine Oil Pressure Sensor looks suspect and is oily, you may not yet notice any oil in the PCM module, connector area…I didn’t the first time I inspected it…I originally cleaned the connector and module/pins with CRC electrical contact cleaner spray, which seemed to help the problem go away for a few months. But the second time I inspected the connection, there was oil in there…I couldn’t figure out how oil was getting in there, as the contact spray should have completely evaporated, and it was just a wire harness ending with a plastic connector (with female connectors for pins) and the module, which was sealed in aluminum, with just copper pins sticking out of the module. TO FIX: disconnect positive and negative battery terminals. Replace leaking Engine Oil Pressure Sensor, located on the engine block, down low, facing the right center of the front bumper (car needs to be raised to gain access from below) . Remove PCM and TCM module connectors. Remove outer black plastic cover of connectors. Generously spray harness wires near connector and both sides of connectors, where wires go into connector and the outer female leads with Isopropyl alcohol, something to cut through and clean off the oil. Use compressed air to blow out any remaining alcohol from both sides of the connector. Also clean pins and connector area on modules the same way. When confident everything is completely dry, re-attach connectors to modules. Before connecting battery, touch both negative and positive battery leads together for at least 15 seconds, to clear any residual stored codes. Re-attach positive battery lead, then negative lead. Hopefully your Cobalt electric gremlin has been exorcised forever, like mine! If this is not the answer for your Cobalt troubles, check for possible wire breaks on the G105 ground bolted on the outer transmission, which is located on the top side of the transmission facing the front bumper. There was a moderator on CarGurus who found a stress break on his G105 grounded wires, which was causing the same symptoms and was resolved when the grounded wires were fixed appropriately. The picture of his ground did not include a larger ground strap, which my daughter’s car had, that looks original. My guess is that GM added the extra strap to the 2008 model, after finding the weakness or stress failure of the ground in the 2007 and earlier models. Some Cobalt owners have said their troubles were fixed after the dealer found a break in a wire underneath the car, and I’m guessing this is where it was, as I was not able to find any other possible wires to check, outside of the wires going through the firewall to the engine compartment. Also, one of the first things I did, and still have, was to ground the TCM to the car body left strut, like many people have recommended, although it didn’t solve my problems like it did for others. My daughter’s car also had the ignition recall fix, the power steering motor recall fix, and then we had the Power Steering module/column replaced, which the dealer said was the problem for all the above symptoms, but it fixed it for only a few days before returning. I spent a good 4 hours troubleshooting after it started acting up again and I finally got this solution!!
spikedspike I have every issue you mentioned and when I inspected my connectors and wiring for issues, I saw residue on the connectors as well but I thought it was just some compound that keeps the pins from corrosion or something like that. But your explanation finally gave me the answer and I thank you very much for typing it all out! I'm gonna take my car to my uncle's shop and follow the steps you took to fix it. Hopefully it goes as planned, thanks again!
cool...the oil pressure sensor looks easy to replace, and is not very expensive, if you can get the car up on a lift to replace it. i didn't have one, so i had to take it to a shop to have replaced...keep me informed, let me know if you're all good after you've gone thru everything! here's a link for replacing the oil pressure sensor on your cobalt www.autozone.com/repairguides/Cobalt-2006-2008-G5-2007/Engine-Mechanical-Components/Oil-Pressure-Sensor/_/P-0996b43f80cb173b
Wassup Bitches! Hey, Man, I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to do this video. It works, and saved me $$$. 2008 Cobalt, PS light,Would not shift, no speedometer, odometer, no ac. ONE wire. Thanks Again, you do great things.. Everything good now.
Sir these steps are new to me how do you ground wire to fixed TCM how to ground the wire is the only step I haven't learned great training sir also should I use a red and black wire or just one of the two red or black wire are find to connect
Do you have a video show you how you grounded .. I'm a single grandma and I'm going to do this myself and I need to understand to understand that step by thanks
This works! I had power steering and check engine light /u101 code. Car would drive but not shift- no communication with tcm. Started with no crank no start. Grounding tcm worked. Also replaced fuse box for different issue.
My 10 cobalt lt was shaking and I did same think before I saw this video and I put wire from tcm to stud screw I grounded basically works perfect no more shaking or check engine light! Trust me it will work listen to this guy👍🏻
Hey there! I have a 2010 Chevy cobalt and I’m currently having issues. 🙏🏼 is there any way you could help. I recently had a check engine code it was misfire cylinder 2 so I bought and replaced the first and second spark plugs. Same issue didn’t work. So then I changed out the coil plug in the second cylinder. Seemed to work and do fine for a bit. About two three weeks. And now it’s almost as if it’s not able to accelerate right on the Interstate, it’s almost like it’s trouble shifting rpm’s are not high and don’t rev up. Past speeds of 60mph+ begins to lack in power to accelerate. I feel as I’m burning through my “oil life” fast. Sometime coming to stops or at high speeds the steering seems almost loose-ish idk I’ve had many code in the past.
I'm getting a power steering light and speedometer doesn't work, but my '09 Cobalt has manual transmission so doesn't have a TCM. Any idea how to fix these issues on a car with manual transmission?
I cannot even believe it. My mechanic would've charged me $500 minimum. My speedometer went out, my power steering went out, and it was stuck in second gear or something. And just like you showed, except I used a simple stereo antenna, and it's all fixed! What the what??? Thank you!!!
@@Booski-zj9ew , just follow the video - take any copper wire, clip it into that mechanism that he showed, any part of it that is metal, and take the other end of the wire and wrap it around some arbitrary bolt anywhere under the hood of the car. But, alas, I finally decided it was time to lease a new car, and I got the Hyundai Elantra - best quality for the price.
i’m 3 years late and i apologize. but i have an 06 cobalt. i changed my spark plugs and now i got a power steering alert. i always jump my car from the battery in the back. is there a reason i’m getting the warning?
@@ykmalachi Weird, I didn't know that existed. I was asking for a 2007 Chevy Cobalt, same as is in the video. Two google results say it has power steering fluid, one says it doesn't. So I think I'll try to remove the engine cover to see. Thanks!
Did anybody have gear shifting problems? Mph gauge won’t even turn over. First gear is the ruffest, but after I get my foot off the pedal and put it back down slowly, it runs great.
i grounded it and it worked fine, now i have the steering problem non stop. is there a protective film on the pcm i need to shave off to get a good ground?
Can anyone tell me if this would pertain to the 06 HHR? I have a power steering warning on the dash and no power steering. I shut it off and turn it back on and the power steering works again for a few moments and then shuts off again with warning on dash. I am clueless. All the fuses are fine.
@@ykmalachi I've parked my car for a week got in started it . Steering wheel is hard to turn. Got a light on shows a car whith lock. I reached up under the dash wiggled the connector now it's working. Light stays on also but I can turn the wheel looks like I will be doin the grounding wires to make shure to rule out possible causes i banged on the power motor an saw the tachometer jumping mine is a standard transmission but looking at the grounding wires near the starter their are three wires in one and it's a bad ground so I'm gonna try an fix that an comment the results thank you for a direction to find my problem
use the coolant testing chemical from teh auto part store. It is like a turkey baster with blue fluid. If it turns green, you ave a blown headgasket or crack in the block or head.
I would sa send it down the road sounds like head gasket I've done the crack an egg just the egg white still driving it I had radiator fluid fouling plugs before this been eight years I dont recomend doin it " I changed out the thermostat after to make shur it dont clog that an over heat . Best of luck. I'd say you got a bad head gasket if it seems to run roughly at times. This was in a dodge Durango to get home but it's been fine since
I found the perfect fix for all colbalt issues...first go out and purchase a 55 gallon drum of an extremely flammable fluid then what a do is purchase a lighter a cheap one will do the trick trust me on this then....use your imagination..problem solved ..ps try to remember to pull all the vin numbers off the car as the police fire dept and ins companies tend to frown on this hack
The Cobalt doesnt use power steering fluid. It's an electronically controlled system, no actual pump, no fluid necessary, because there isn't a power steering fluid reservoir. There was/is a recall for the power steering "pump". Mine went out after I crossed the 40,000 mile mark and had it replaced under warranty. No issues since. The TCM grounding procedure has also helped solve this issue as well.
It happened to me after security tried helping me jump my car... I just replaced my battery. All I did was turn my car off, clear the codes then restart my car... have yet to have that issue
My vehicle is a 2005 Chevy Colbat . It’s turning off when I put it on drive. Then the dash says power steering. Anyone has any idea where I should start?
so I was running into these same problems found your video and I grounded the tcm. now is that the fix or temporary fix? How do i fix it the right way? will the ground trick fix it for a long time?
ykmalachi. I know this is totally off the subject of your video, but I wanted to see if you could help me out on some wiring on a f-100 4.6 swap. ive got the swap done, just have a couple wiring questions I couldn't figure out from watching your videos. thanks man!
This is only a temporary fix. I did this with o5 Cobalt... fix it for a while, and now it does it again. Also, rewired corrode wires. Now it only does it if the car is warm.
Chris Samurai That's what I read about. Look up the GM tech service memo on it. This car may have had the issue before Bought it. Or my jumpstarting caused it. I just found this fix worked.
Son has a 2007 that now won't start, click or turn over, nothing & his Power Steering Light was coming on whenever the car wouldn't start. So I'll let him know to start with that....
My 2006 LT power steering light will come on, before hand it was the abs/tc and power steering, we pulled the abs/tc and the issue (no speedometer, gear shift clicking, loss of power steering and car hops or shifts really hard)stopped for a really long time, well it's back and hard core, my car feels like it's hopping and the gear shift literally clicks like crazy.... please help!!!!
This worked for a while but not shore what's going on I tried getting one out of a car from a junk yard and it worked for like 10 minutes and started doing it again. Can someone please help me my gf needs her car for work
I've attempted this . Very informative , jealous of snap on tools . Apparently the village idiot here, perhaps not good ground wire gauge or right screw ? Any further specific gladly received...
I worked for a 🤮"dealership" that this was coming in often. I was coached to not easily fix this, instead make the job bigger than what it is. Meaning removing parts etcetera. Of course, so the customer doesn't know it's a simple fix. Good job on the video.🤙
Dang thats some scum baggery
@@michaelseeker9680 agree, I quit working there.
If a how-to video starts with 'Alright, bitches' you know it's gonna be good
Pontiac G5 2007 2.2 L ecotec motor- I had the dreaded power steering error, harsh automatic transmission shifts, no tach, speedometer not always working. I jumpered a ground between the strut tower and the TCM and the car worked great for a couple days then refused to start. After looking around the Engine wiring I found the ground terminal G105? located on the front drivers side of the engine/ tranny mount was rotted off! It had 4 smaller wires going into a larger round copper crimp connector . literally fell apart when i touched it. It is located near the oil filter housing under a hose. There was another connector on the backside of the engine (also drivers side near the top of engine) that was in poor condition so I soldered and replaced that ground as well. That was over a month ago and car is running great since then. The TCM ground seems like a temporary fix atleast in my case, real problem was a lack of electrical grounding, hope this helps someone.
This is a great reply. I'll try and pin to the top!
Thank you so much , I'm in Oklahoma and was having the same issue, this worked 100%. But I do have to say it didn't work until a diagnostic machine was hooked to my computer and reset it. So if you do this and you still have problems just reset the computer with a diagnostic machine. Good luck 😎👍🍺🍺🍺
So the bad ground was causing the service Power Steering? My moms car was having an issue with power steering not kicking in the other day when starting up. My sister who drives it called me and said she was going to move the car and how the power steering wasn't working. I vaguely remember these were electric Power Steering and googled it. Came up there was a recall on those years ago because the EPS would cut out. I looked the vin up and it looks like the car was repaired so I'm not sure why the EPS did not kick in. I told her to start it again because she was sitting in the car parked outside a grocery store. She started it and it had it. She stopped and shut it off a few times after that and it was working. Idk if its going to be an intermittent problem starting to happen or what. Not sure if its the age and the EPS is failing or if its an electrical connection. It does have an oil leak and it gets nasty in that area so I wondered if it wasn't maybe oil on a connector or something. Im not entirely sure how likely that would be since most connectors have seals. I told her to keep an eye on it and if it happens again let me know and I'll look at it
Thanks for your help with the cobalt power steering- transmission problem I had!!! All I had was a trailer wire harness so I just used one wire. It fixed it!!!!! Thank you for your vidio.
MYSTERY %$#&**%$ SOLVED!!
Cobalt owners with following symptoms: while driving, the dreaded “ding ding” sound followed by security light coming on dash, gauges go wonky (speedo, fuel and rpms bounce to zero and back) Power Steering light may come on, sometimes jerky auto transmission shifting, sometimes loss of Power Steering and/or car going into Limp Mode.
My daughter has had her 2008 Cobalt Coupe for less than a year, we bought it used with about 110K miles on it. I have been troubleshooting trying to fix this issue since around the time she got it, like many of you, to no avail. I have spent hours researching on the internet (thank you to all of you Cobalt Warriors who have been hounding this too, with all your great info) as well as inspecting, cleaning contacts, looking for possible reasons for an electrical short - as many have found the fault codes almost always show loss of communication codes, but are unable to find the problem.
This may not be the only reason this happens, but I’m fairly certain this is why it was happening to my daughter’s car. Please check the following on your car to see if it has the same thing:
1) Inspect Oil Pressure Sending Unit for oily residue on outside (I know, you’re saying “what? why?”)
2) Inspect Connectors to modules, lower PCM especially, but TCM and upper PCM too, for any brownish oil residue on connectors or on the modules themselves - where pins are and around inside edges of modules, right where the connectors attach.
I believe what is happening, and bear with me…is that the Engine Oil Pressure Sensor begins to leak (fail)…and then oil from your engine is expelled under very light pressure out the Engine Oil Pressure Sensor …where it doesn’t fall below by gravity like you would expect…it travels like an alien species along the sensor wire and wire harness, even uphill, and around harness bends, until it makes its way to the module…in my case, the PCM. I believe it is the oil in the connectors making contact with the pins or the module itself to create an intermittent and temporary short, which makes you experience all the crazy Cobalt symptoms described above.
I finally came across the solution after Googling “oil in PCM”, and found other people who found oil in their PCM…These cars were not Cobalts or even GM cars, which one would normally discount as not being applicable. But if you read their threads below, you will see that they maintain that oil can travel from a leaking Engine Oil Pressure Sensor or a leaking Power Steering sensor, along harness wires to reach the PCM…they have similar experiences with the their cars’ gauges going haywire and transmissions not working correctly. See these threads:
Dodge Neon: Read Moderator Chris Barrett’s solution (he also noted it usually happens with weather proof (sealed) connectors..Maybe it is the suction created by the end connector seal to cause the oil to run along the wire:
forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?t=245507
Dodge Durango: read Getpaidct solution (albeit due to Power Steering sensor, but must use same technology):
dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen-neon/299939-oil-liquid-in-pcm-connector.html
Note: If your Engine Oil Pressure Sensor looks suspect and is oily, you may not yet notice any oil in the PCM module, connector area…I didn’t the first time I inspected it…I originally cleaned the connector and module/pins with CRC electrical contact cleaner spray, which seemed to help the problem go away for a few months. But the second time I inspected the connection, there was oil in there…I couldn’t figure out how oil was getting in there, as the contact spray should have completely evaporated, and it was just a wire harness ending with a plastic connector (with female connectors for pins) and the module, which was sealed in aluminum, with just copper pins sticking out of the module.
TO FIX: disconnect positive and negative battery terminals. Replace leaking Engine Oil Pressure Sensor, located on the engine block, down low, facing the right center of the front bumper (car needs to be raised to gain access from below) . Remove PCM and TCM module connectors. Remove outer black plastic cover of connectors. Generously spray harness wires near connector and both sides of connectors, where wires go into connector and the outer female leads with Isopropyl alcohol, something to cut through and clean off the oil. Use compressed air to blow out any remaining alcohol from both sides of the connector. Also clean pins and connector area on modules the same way. When confident everything is completely dry, re-attach connectors to modules. Before connecting battery, touch both negative and positive battery leads together for at least 15 seconds, to clear any residual stored codes. Re-attach positive battery lead, then negative lead. Hopefully your Cobalt electric gremlin has been exorcised forever, like mine!
If this is not the answer for your Cobalt troubles, check for possible wire breaks on the G105 ground bolted on the outer transmission, which is located on the top side of the transmission facing the front bumper. There was a moderator on CarGurus who found a stress break on his G105 grounded wires, which was causing the same symptoms and was resolved when the grounded wires were fixed appropriately. The picture of his ground did not include a larger ground strap, which my daughter’s car had, that looks original. My guess is that GM added the extra strap to the 2008 model, after finding the weakness or stress failure of the ground in the 2007 and earlier models. Some Cobalt owners have said their troubles were fixed after the dealer found a break in a wire underneath the car, and I’m guessing this is where it was, as I was not able to find any other possible wires to check, outside of the wires going through the firewall to the engine compartment.
Also, one of the first things I did, and still have, was to ground the TCM to the car body left strut, like many people have recommended, although it didn’t solve my problems like it did for others. My daughter’s car also had the ignition recall fix, the power steering motor recall fix, and then we had the Power Steering module/column replaced, which the dealer said was the problem for all the above symptoms, but it fixed it for only a few days before returning. I spent a good 4 hours troubleshooting after it started acting up again and I finally got this solution!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFO!
not a problem, sounds like this was same prob and answer for u?
spikedspike I have every issue you mentioned and when I inspected my connectors and wiring for issues, I saw residue on the connectors as well but I thought it was just some compound that keeps the pins from corrosion or something like that. But your explanation finally gave me the answer and I thank you very much for typing it all out! I'm gonna take my car to my uncle's shop and follow the steps you took to fix it. Hopefully it goes as planned, thanks again!
cool...the oil pressure sensor looks easy to replace, and is not very expensive, if you can get the car up on a lift to replace it. i didn't have one, so i had to take it to a shop to have replaced...keep me informed, let me know if you're all good after you've gone thru everything!
here's a link for replacing the oil pressure sensor on your cobalt
www.autozone.com/repairguides/Cobalt-2006-2008-G5-2007/Engine-Mechanical-Components/Oil-Pressure-Sensor/_/P-0996b43f80cb173b
I have all the symptoms
Wassup Bitches! Hey, Man, I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to do this video. It works, and saved me $$$. 2008 Cobalt, PS light,Would not shift, no speedometer, odometer, no ac. ONE wire. Thanks Again, you do great things.. Everything good now.
Not sure why it works but it worked for me. Glad it helps.
Sir these steps are new to me how do you ground wire to fixed TCM how to ground the wire is the only step I haven't learned great training sir also should I use a red and black wire or just one of the two red or black wire are find to connect
Do you have a video show you how you grounded .. I'm a single grandma and I'm going to do this myself and I need to understand to understand that step by thanks
Wire from the transmission computer case to any part of the chassis of car.
I have to say I just had this issue with my colbolt and this video helped me 100% I appreciate this very much saved me so much money so blessed
This works! I had power steering and check engine light /u101 code. Car would drive but not shift- no communication with tcm. Started with no crank no start. Grounding tcm worked. Also replaced fuse box for different issue.
Glad this one helped you.
@@ykmalachi yessir thank you very much!
My 10 cobalt lt was shaking and I did same think before I saw this video and I put wire from tcm to stud screw I grounded basically works perfect no more shaking or check engine light! Trust me it will work listen to this guy👍🏻
yes!
Hey there! I have a 2010 Chevy cobalt and I’m currently having issues. 🙏🏼 is there any way you could help. I recently had a check engine code it was misfire cylinder 2 so I bought and replaced the first and second spark plugs. Same issue didn’t work. So then I changed out the coil plug in the second cylinder. Seemed to work and do fine for a bit. About two three weeks. And now it’s almost as if it’s not able to accelerate right on the Interstate, it’s almost like it’s trouble shifting rpm’s are not high and don’t rev up. Past speeds of 60mph+ begins to lack in power to accelerate. I feel as I’m burning through my “oil life” fast. Sometime coming to stops or at high speeds the steering seems almost loose-ish idk I’ve had many code in the past.
this worked however i still don’t know if i keep it on the TCM would i keep it on there
So I have the tcm grounded. But still having the same problem
Thank you, had the same prob on 09’ cobalt and after finding this video was able to fix it! Thank you so much!
I'm getting a power steering light and speedometer doesn't work, but my '09 Cobalt has manual transmission so doesn't have a TCM. Any idea how to fix these issues on a car with manual transmission?
I knew it was going to be a good video after I heard "Alright bitches"
This completely fixed the issue with my Cobalt!!! Thanks YKMalachi.
My 05 cobalt power steering light keeps coming on and off. I tried the wire trick and still problem comes on and off. Any suggestions?
I cannot even believe it. My mechanic would've charged me $500 minimum. My speedometer went out, my power steering went out, and it was stuck in second gear or something. And just like you showed, except I used a simple stereo antenna, and it's all fixed! What the what??? Thank you!!!
I’m having this problem right now what do I do
@@Booski-zj9ew , just follow the video - take any copper wire, clip it into that mechanism that he showed, any part of it that is metal, and take the other end of the wire and wrap it around some arbitrary bolt anywhere under the hood of the car. But, alas, I finally decided it was time to lease a new car, and I got the Hyundai Elantra - best quality for the price.
but what if I already have a ground to the trans/power steering computer and it's still showing the power steering warning?
Don't know.... get new trans computer maybe
My vehicle is locked and says power steering on my dash. Not sure why power steering would cause vehicle to lock!
please start every video this way - subscribed :)
Idk if I should just get a new TCM or one from the yard
After connect to ground will have problems later on ??
This only works on colbarts or can it be done on a Chevy Malibu
You can try.... nothing to lose
WE JUST JUMP OURS FROM THE BATTERY IN THE TRUNK,
Same
i’m 3 years late and i apologize. but i have an 06 cobalt. i changed my spark plugs and now i got a power steering alert. i always jump my car from the battery in the back. is there a reason i’m getting the warning?
Jump starting these cars is what frequently causes this...... no clue why. I think it pulls a ground through the TCM.
Where do I check the power steering fluid? Google doesn't know...
The car likely has electric power steering.... so no fluid
@@ykmalachi Weird, I didn't know that existed. I was asking for a 2007 Chevy Cobalt, same as is in the video. Two google results say it has power steering fluid, one says it doesn't. So I think I'll try to remove the engine cover to see. Thanks!
Did anybody have gear shifting problems? Mph gauge won’t even turn over. First gear is the ruffest, but after I get my foot off the pedal and put it back down slowly, it runs great.
Exactly what I'm experiencing now.
WAIT so did u just say if someone was to jump my cobalt from the front pos and ground IT CAN fry it????????????
Thats what I heard. Can I prove it..... nope.
i grounded it and it worked fine, now i have the steering problem non stop. is there a protective film on the pcm i need to shave off to get a good ground?
Corrosion37 I didn't. I wire brushed the contact points. But that was all.
thanks for the reply, ill brush both points and see if it works tomorrow.
How did you fix the steering problem??
Maybe jump start directly to the battery posts in the trunk, instead of the terminal under the hood, then there wouldn't be a power surge to the TCM?
You are likely correct.
I just jumped mine this morning from the trunk battery and then this afternoon I got this problem everyone is talking about ....
Thank you mine does that now and its jumping around like the transmission is going out thank you
Ok I've done the whole extra ground trick. But now its doing it again turned it off started back up it threw a p0700 code.
Your light was on... but was the power steering still working?
I think so but this was a couple years ago and I sold car 2 days later.
Well it sat for few hours started car up worked normal...(knock on word maybe just senor startin to go bad)
Can anyone tell me if this would pertain to the 06 HHR? I have a power steering warning on the dash and no power steering. I shut it off and turn it back on and the power steering works again for a few moments and then shuts off again with warning on dash. I am clueless. All the fuses are fine.
Same basic car. So likely
mines doing the same thing.
Can i put transmission fluid in the well and get it to a shop without making things worse?
is this more of a temp fix?
some cars it works for years.... others less perhaps. Gm said to do it.
What gauge wire should I use for the extra ground wire
I used about 14ga if memory serves. But it was a long time ago.
ykmalachi ok thank you so much
Mine sets this sometimes when it starts hard and I just warm it up and then shut it off a few seconds and then restart it and it's fine
Thanks for the info but you didn't show where to add the ground to the cpu body
On the bolt that holds it down.
Does the safety mode cause the wheel become hard to turn
Mervin Williams mine wasn't if memory serves
@@ykmalachi I've parked my car for a week got in started it . Steering wheel is hard to turn. Got a light on shows a car whith lock. I reached up under the dash wiggled the connector now it's working. Light stays on also but I can turn the wheel looks like I will be doin the grounding wires to make shure to rule out possible causes i banged on the power motor an saw the tachometer jumping mine is a standard transmission but looking at the grounding wires near the starter their are three wires in one and it's a bad ground so I'm gonna try an fix that an comment the results thank you for a direction to find my problem
My diagnostic tool doesn't do anything it does not even come on it works on car power
any info on where or how to replace the canister purge valve
Ivana Garay Nope. I sold this car a couple days after I repaired it.
On these 2.2s is it possible to replace the engine oil pan by loosening the engine mounts and lifting the engine up?
I am pretty sure you can.
@@ykmalachi that's what I thought. Thanks
Yes
I have an issue of coolant pressuring up and not starti g again after running i have removed the thermostat.
use the coolant testing chemical from teh auto part store. It is like a turkey baster with blue fluid. If it turns green, you ave a blown headgasket or crack in the block or head.
I would sa send it down the road sounds like head gasket I've done the crack an egg just the egg white still driving it I had radiator fluid fouling plugs before this been eight years I dont recomend doin it " I changed out the thermostat after to make shur it dont clog that an over heat . Best of luck. I'd say you got a bad head gasket if it seems to run roughly at times. This was in a dodge Durango to get home but it's been fine since
I found the perfect fix for all colbalt issues...first go out and purchase a 55 gallon drum of an extremely flammable fluid then what a do is purchase a lighter a cheap one will do the trick trust me on this then....use your imagination..problem solved ..ps try to remember to pull all the vin numbers off the car as the police fire dept and ins companies tend to frown on this hack
I changed the motor on a cobalt also and what does it mean when it says engine power reduced and doesnt start?
Try your fuel pump fuse
My power steering light is on loosing fluid from some place can't tell, and its lagging going into drive..help 2009 Chevy cobalt
The Cobalt doesnt use power steering fluid.
It's an electronically controlled system, no actual pump, no fluid necessary, because there isn't a power steering fluid reservoir.
There was/is a recall for the power steering "pump".
Mine went out after I crossed the 40,000 mile mark and had it replaced under warranty.
No issues since.
The TCM grounding procedure has also helped solve this issue as well.
Didn’t work on my 08 LT
It happened to me after security tried helping me jump my car... I just replaced my battery. All I did was turn my car off, clear the codes then restart my car... have yet to have that issue
Still no issue with it
My vehicle is a 2005 Chevy Colbat . It’s turning off when I put it on drive. Then the dash says power steering. Anyone has any idea where I should start?
Would it make it not shift too
Possible..... buy I doubt it
so I was running into these same problems found your video and I grounded the tcm. now is that the fix or temporary fix? How do i fix it the right way? will the ground trick fix it for a long time?
Where did you buy the wire with clamps?
mikco vilne
I was home made
ykmalachi did you get the parts from the auto shop or Home Depot?
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what type of wire did u run? any specific gage size?
Around a 12 gage wir.
two wires heavy gauge on second wire
now my radio reads lock. I did replace blown fuse on cig lighter, reset radio worked for 30 sec and went back to lock
Thank you man you helped me out a lot!
what about a 2005 chevy cobalt manual
I honestly don't have an answer for you.
some bs...i hate this dam car...always something
They were built to be a cheap as possible.
Hate it too Junk!!!
Timothy Brining heres a fix get rid of it and buy a good used toyota corolla best car ever made
Lol I fix something then something else breaks
@@ykmalachi yeah until they break down then u pay out the butt to get it fixed, because only a dealer can do it..
Thanks it seems to be working good now!!
theres a recall power steering on cobolts
ykmalachi. I know this is totally off the subject of your video, but I wanted to see if you could help me out on some wiring on a f-100 4.6 swap. ive got the swap done, just have a couple wiring questions I couldn't figure out from watching your videos. thanks man!
Shannon Camerer what's the question?
can someone point out ware i can ground this from do I splice the ground our what?
I used a mounting bolt for the trans-computer with wire to an inner fender bolt.
Should i ground it from the ground wire or is there another spot I should ground it from?
The body of the transmission computer. I think mine had a bolt hole on one corner or something. I used a nut and bolt.
ykmalachi I seen some vids with that done but it seemed like a joke theres no electricity running on the outside but it works huh?
Josh Strong fixed this one in the video. I sold the car a day or two later
Very helpful thank you so much
This is only a temporary fix. I did this with o5 Cobalt... fix it for a while, and now it does it again. Also, rewired corrode wires. Now it only does it if the car is warm.
so how did you fix it permanently???
Thank you for this 5 minute fix!!
So, you could cause a damage to Trans. control module when you do jumping ? I have had jumping cars before, luckily nothing happened to me, so far.
Chris Samurai That's what I read about. Look up the GM tech service memo on it. This car may have had the issue before Bought it. Or my jumpstarting caused it. I just found this fix worked.
Son has a 2007 that now won't start, click or turn over, nothing & his Power Steering Light was coming on whenever the car wouldn't start.
So I'll let him know to start with that....
100% fixed! Thanks so much my man!
My 2006 LT power steering light will come on, before hand it was the abs/tc and power steering, we pulled the abs/tc and the issue (no speedometer, gear shift clicking, loss of power steering and car hops or shifts really hard)stopped for a really long time, well it's back and hard core, my car feels like it's hopping and the gear shift literally clicks like crazy.... please help!!!!
I'd suspect a bad ground wire connection somewhere.
This worked for me for months, but then started again. Has anyone else had this problem??
Thanks
Gracias me funcionó en Chevrolet coblatl 2005 lt gracias
Buenas noches que fue lo que le isiste tengo un Chevrolet cobalt no enciende solo marca power estering
This worked for a while but not shore what's going on I tried getting one out of a car from a junk yard and it worked for like 10 minutes and started doing it again. Can someone please help me my gf needs her car for work
Did you you fix it?
Haha the classic TCM wire trick.
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But… it’s a standard transmission
Can't help thar situation then.
@@ykmalachi OK, I appreciate your time.
Bro can u get to the point
NOPE.....I like to ramble
Didn't work on mine
I've attempted this . Very informative , jealous of snap on tools . Apparently the village idiot here, perhaps not good ground wire gauge or right screw ? Any further specific gladly received...
lizzie Turneey fitzgeraldm I am sure it is yoo small gauge wire in the system. This then cooks when you jump start
I did this with 12ga speaker wire and the gauges still go crazy, but less often than before.
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Same i tried different wires and it stil acts all crazy ligjt flashing on the dash like a techno concert
Okey, toilet mouth!
juss buy a new TCM... Dur Dur duuuuuurrr......
then you have to spend all that money to get the TCM synced to your car by a mechanic with a computer!! I'll do the ground wire trick thanks
@@is_what_it_is I was asking u idiot get the fuck outta here