2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED AFTER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,275.

THE DOOR DOESN'T OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS UNLOCKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED BUT WAS STILL ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,500.

THE VEHICLE WILL PERIODICALLY JERK/HICCUP AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. ON JANUARY 8, 2015 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RANDOMLY SPUTTER/JERK/HICCUP. THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOOSE POWER, OR WAS THERE ANY INDICATION FROM DASH BOARD ICONS OF ANY MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS NOT ANY VISIBLE WARNINGS SIGNS TO ALERT A FAULTY SYSTEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY, WHILE TRAVELING THROUGHOUT THE CITY AT SPEEDS OF 25-45 MPH. DURING THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, TRAVELING SPEEDS VARIED FROM 50-70 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING A 60 MILE TRIP AND THIS JERKING OCCURRED 7-10 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS PROBABLY 1.5 YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AFTER THE FIRST INSTANCE, WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING DETECTED OR A DIAGNOSIS. THE ISSUE IS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING. IT IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. LAST WEEK, OF THE 4 DAYS OF TRAVEL ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE JERKING OCCURRED 3 OF THOSE DAYS. INITIALLY, I FELT, THIS WAS ASSOCIATED TO THE COLD AND WEATHER/TEMPERATURE, BUT THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN WARMER MONTHS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT RELATES TO MYSELF, AND OTHERS TRAVELING IN MY VICINITY. *TR

I PURCHASED A CHEVY COBALT BRAND NEW IN 2005. FROM THE MOMENT IT LEFT DEALERSHIP I HAVE HAD ONE RECALL ISSUE AFTER ANOTHER. THE MAIN ISSUE IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAD BEEN FIXED AT SCHUMACER CHEVROLET SEVERAL TIMES. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL AND I AM TERRIFIED OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS RECALL WHICH GM REFUSES TO FIX. I FEEL I WAS SOLD A LEMON AND ALL I GET FROM GM AND THE LOCAL DEALERS IS NOTHING. MY VEHICLE IS WORSE WITH THE STALLING. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN TO. PLEASE HELP. I DON'T WANT MONETARY COMPENSATION FROM GM IF I OR ANY PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A MALFUNCTION DUE TO GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IN DRIVE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, DOOR LOCKS, FUSES, ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK MECHANISM, AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I BROUGHT MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT TO MULTI CHEVROLET IN UNION TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL COMPLETED. THEY CALLED ME AND ASKED "WAS YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON"? I ASSURED THEM IF MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. EVERY SINCE THEN I HAVE OCCASIONALLY HAD THE POWER STEERING & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT STOPPED. I HAVE NOW HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED AND 4 NEW TIRES AND YESTERDAY JANUARY 4, 2015 THE CAR RINGS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I THINK GENERAL MOTORS SOLD THESE CARS KNOWING FULL WELL THEY WERE LEMONS AND DANGEROUS AND THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY MONETARY DAMAGE TO EVERYONE THEY STUCK WITH THIS DEATH TRAP. *TR

MY POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT STILL ASSIST RANDOMLY BUT HAS DEAD SPOTS AS YOU TURN THE WHEEL AND IS VERY INCONSISTENT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR IT ACTS DIFFERENTLY THIS MAKES THE CAR EVEN MORE UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE WHEEL DOESN'T RETURN TO CENTER AND ALSO HAS EASY AND HARD SPOTS AS YOU TURN THE WHEELS TO STEER THEY RECALLED 1 MILLION CARS OF THE SAME MAKE FOR POWER STEERING LOSS WHY IS MINE NOT RECALLED IF IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE GM HAS BEEN CAUGHT HIDING PROBLEMS WHY ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME ENDANGERING THEIR OWN LIVES BECAUSE GM CANT BE HONEST AND OPEN ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS I FEEL LIKE IM IN A DEATH TRAP I AM STILL WAITING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PART TO COME IN ITS BEEN WELL OVER A MONTH SINCE THE DEALER SAID THE PARTS WOULD BE A FEW WEEKS IM JUST HOPING I DON'T HAVE A TAKATA AIRBAG. *TR

ON 01//24/2012 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT ON THE LODGE FREEWAY IN MICHIGAN MY CAR JUST TURN OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ,YES I WAS INJURED AND LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR . *JS