2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

HAD NO ISSUES ALL DAY UNTIL ALL OF SUDDEN WE WERE LEAVING A PARKING LOT. I'M AT THE STOP SIGN WHEN I WENT TO PRESS THE GAS TO GO, I HEAR A CHIME - NO INDICATION LIGHTS COME ON- CAR ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL (IT DOESN'T), STEERING IS VERY HARD AND A CLICKING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ALL, ALTHOUGH IT'S MOVABLE BUT VERY ROUGH/BOGGING OUT. RECENTLY HAD THE IGNITION RECALL RECENTLY, HAD A FEW ISSUES POP UP SINCE THEN BUT NOTHING AS SERIOUS AS THIS. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE REPLACED A FEW SENSORS, BUT CLICKING NOISE STILL REMAINS AND IS UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,586.

THE LATCHING MECHANISM ON THE DOORS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY, USUALLY WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP, BUT IT ISN'T ALWAYS THE CASE. THE DOORS EITHER WON'T OPEN OR WON'T CLOSE, AND THE HANDLES DON'T WORK INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN THE LATCH WON'T RELEASE. SOMETIMES BANGING VERY HARD ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR AT A CERTAIN LOCATION RELEASES IT AND IT WORKS AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME YOU NEED TO OPEN IT. I'VE SEEN MANY POSTS ONLINE OF COBALT OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, AND SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL. IF BOTH DOORS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME I WOULD BE STUCK INSIDE THE CAR, OR STUCK OUTSIDE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET IN AND DRIVE MY CAR. AND WHAT IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY? UNFORTUNATELY REPAIR SHOPS HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON OR HOW TO FIX IT, AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE WHO CAN'T GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

I HAVE A SAFETY COMPLAINT I BOUGHT MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT AND I'M NOT HAPPY WITH-IT IT DOESN'T, DRIVE SAFE ITS DRIVE LIKE THE ACCERLATOR PEDAL GOING TO COME OFF ITS SEEMS LOOSE WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON IT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SEEMS LIKE ITS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING BUT I HAVE TOOK IT TO FIRESTONES AND DEALERSHIP THEY SAID NOTHINGS WRONG BUT I JUST DON'T SEEM SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAYS IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL LIKE ITS TRYING TO RUN OFF FROM ME SO I STAY OFF THE EXPRESSWAYS I THINK THIS CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT BUT THE SALESMAN GAVE ME A CAR FAX REPORT AND SAID IT HADN'T BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE CAR IT LOOK LIKE IT HAS THANK GOD I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAR BUT IM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS CAR I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN CAR AGAIN NOW AS FAIR AS THE IGNITION MY CAR WAS CUTTING IT SELF OFF WITH THAT BAS IGNITION SWITCH I WENT TO SEVERAL CAR PLACES THAT SAID IT DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE LOANED SO I KEPT CALLING GMC AND THEY GOT ME IN TO GET THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT ITS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING CONNECTED TO THE ACCERLATED PALPATED MY CAR NEEDS TO BE TOUGHLY CHECK OUT AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO HAVE CAR DEALER CHECK IT OUT I ALREADY SPEND ON THEIRS CAR THIS YEA OVER $1500 DOLLARS IM RETIRED I'M ONE FIXED INCOME AND I JUST DON'T HAVE IT IF YOU CAN GET MY CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM LOOK IT OVER THOROUGHLY FREE OF CHARGE, AND I CAN TRY TO FIX WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE FIX BECAUSE I KNOW I NOT CRAZY SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH MY COBALT I DON'T KNOW WHY NOBODY CANT SEE THAT. I HAVE REPLACE BALL JOINTS SWAYS BARS AND IGNITIONS SWITCHES AND THIS CAR STILL DOESN'T DRIVE RIGHT I WANT EVERY BIT OF MONEY I PAID FOR THIS CAR BACK. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN CAR AGAIN AND WILL TELL MY FAMILY NOT TO EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL) AND HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE NECESSARY PARTS HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK CHARGER SYSTEM AND ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE ENGINE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURES WERE NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE CONTROL AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I GOT INTO MY CAR AND WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR IT SAID "POWER STEERING" AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON I TRIED TO DRIVE HOME AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. THE ODOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 0 TO SHOW ME THE SPEED I WAS GOING AND THE CAR WAS MAKING SOME CLICKING SOUNDS AS I WAS DRIVING. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION CONSTANTLY AND DRAIN THE BATTERY. IT WAS TAKEN TO RICK HENDRICK CHEVY ON SAVVANAH HWY IN CHARLESTON BY A YOUNG WOMAN. THEY REPAIRED IT AND ALLOWED HER TO DRIVE OFF WITH THE VEHICLE KNOWING IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY PUT HER LIFE IN JEOPARDY. *TR