2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. UPDATED 04/14/14 MA UPDATED 04/18/14 *JS

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, MY WIFE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ON THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYED BUT THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, ALL THE LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TR

WAS HIT FROM A CAR GOING 70 MILES PER HR. THE SEAT BELTS THAT MORNING WERE NOT WORKING FOR THE DRIVER SIDE, ENABLING MY MOTHER TO HAVE SAFETY PROTECTION. WE HAVE EVIDENCE AND PICTURES OF THIS, SHE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BECAUSE WE WERE HIT AT SUCH A FAST SPEED, IT CAUSED OUR CAR TO SPIN AROUND IN CIRCLES AND RUN INTO A BUILDING. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ALSO DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN INTO THE DRIVER SEAT WITHOUT THE AIRBAGS PRESENCE TO KEEP ME IN PLACE. I AM DISGUSTED TO KNOW THERE WAS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THIS IN 2004 YET THEY JUST NOW CHOOSE TO CALL A RECALL ON THESE SITUATIONS. *TR

WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR, NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL START, SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW DAYS. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHERE IF I GO OVER A BUMP THE CAR WILL JUST DIE AND I WILL HAVE TO RESTART IT. IN TRAFFIC, THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS IS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS ON MY MODEL CAR, BUT I AM TOLD THAT MY VIN ISN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

THIS HAPPENS TO ME ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I WHEN I PARK MY CAR OR STOP DRIVING I TRY TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND I CANNOT MY KEY WILL BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND STILL RUNNING FOR ABOUT UP TO 30 MINS MY LAST TIME THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME. MY OTHER PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS I CAN START MY CAR PERFECTLY FINE BUT I TRY TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND I CANNOT ITS LIKE ITS STUCK I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND TRY TO SHIFT IT BUT ALL I HEAR IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SIT WITH THE CAR RUNNING FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINS UNTIL I CAN FINALLY GET THE CAR IN DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STARTED THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THEN OFF IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A RUMBLING NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE AND THE SPARK PLUG WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. RK

CAR HAS SHUT OFF TWICE IN THE PAST 4-5 WEEKS. IT HAPPENS ON ROUGH ROAD. ENGINE DIES AND CAR SHUTS OFF. CAR HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE ROAD. RECALL HAS BEEN NOTED ON MEDIA AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOR 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THESE INCIDENTS WHEN CAR SHUTS OFF ACTUALLY HAPPENED BEFORE I SEEN THE RECALL ON THE NEWS. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET TO REPORT ISSUE I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO WAIT FOR RECALL LETTER BEFORE I COULD GET THE REPAIR DONE. I FEEL THAT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR ACTUALLY HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL APRIL FOR RECALL LETTER. I WAS TOLD RECALL LETTERS WOULD NOT GO OUT UNTIL APRIL 2014. THIS SAME PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENED TO MY COBALT LAST YEAR ON 3-4 OCCASIONS DURING WINTER MONTHS WHEN ROADS ARE MORE ROUGH. GM'S NUMBER FOR INITIAL RECALL IS 13454 AND 14063 FOR THE EXPANSION RECALL. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM REPORTING THIS DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE ON THE ROAD. NEED THIS CAR FOR WORK! *TR

WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND MY IGNITION WAS LOCKED. WORKED AN HOUR TRYING TO DO BE ABLE TO TURN KEY OVER. THIS HAS BEEN JUST OUT OF NOWHERE POPPED UP ONE DAY. HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I SHUT OFF CAR AND PULL KEYS OUT OF IGNITION. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I WAS PROMPTED BY THE RECENT RECALL, BUT MY CAR WAS APPARENTLY NOT AFFECTED. *TR

COMPLETE POWER FAILURE AT RANDOM WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND U-TURN, CAR SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL, AS A RESULT A TREE WAS HIT CAUSING THE CAR TO BE TOTALED. THIS IS AS REPORTED BY MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. *TR

DRIVING 45 ON A STATE ROAD AND MY CAR JUST POWERED DOWN. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. *TR

ON JANUARY 10TH, 2010 OUR DAUGHTER [XXX] 21 YRS. OLD WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM IN APRIL 2010 ON THE CAR A 2005 CHEVY COBALT FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE RECALL INVOLVES REMOVING ENTIRE POWER STEERING MECHANISM BUILT BY A PARTIALLY OWNED TOYOTA FACTORY. I KNEW THE MINUTE I GOT THE NEWS THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS KILLED SO VIOLENTLY AND THAT IT DID NOT INVOLVE ANOTHER CAR THAT IT HAD TO BE MECHANICAL FAILURE. IT WAS TOO LATE TO SAVE OUR DAUGHTER [XXX] BUT NOT TOO LATE TO SAVE OTHERS, I CONTACTED GM WHO SENT THREE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE COPARTS SCRAP YARD IN DURYEA WHERE THE COBALT WAS STORED IN JULY TO INVESTIGATE THE CAR ACCIDENT. A PHOTOGRAPHER, AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION AND A MECHANICAL ENGINEER THAT FLEW IN FROM DETROIT, THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO REMOVE THE BLACK BOX, COMPUTER FROM THE CAR AND ANALYZE THE DATA. WE WENT TO THE SCRAP YARD AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SAW THE WRECKAGE THAT WAS ONCE A BEAUTIFUL RED SPORTS CAR. ALL THE WINDOWS INCLUDING THE SUN ROOF WERE BLOWN OUT, THE COBALT HAD FLIPPED, ROLLED, EJECTING [XXX] ON TO THE HIGHWAY WHERE SHE WAS RUN OVER. WE ARE NOT SURE IF [XXX] WAS KILLED ON IMPACT. THE COBALT BURST INTO FLAMES MELTING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SHIFT, UPHOLSTERY. AT THE COPARTS SCRAP YARD IN DURYEA, MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND [XXX] FATHER SAW THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME THE COBALT TOLD THE STORY OF AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT WRECK. I WAS TOLD BY [XXX]THAT I WOULD KNOW THE RESULTS FROM THE BLACK BOX DATA THE NEXT DAY. WHEN I TRIED TO CO

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS SLIDING AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. THEN, SLIDE ALONGSIDE IT. THAT IMPACT PROPELLED MY CAR ACROSS THE STREET AND IT COLLIDED WITH A GUARD-WALL, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, TOTALING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. PM *TR

THE IGNITION ON THE CAR IS LOOSE AND JUST THROUGH THE WEIGHT OF THE KEY CHAIN AND BY HITTING A BUMP, THE KEY CAN SHIFT OUT OF THE "ON" POSITION, CAUSING THE CAR TO TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TYPICALLY ON THE HIGHWAY - THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. FORTUNATELY, EACH TIME MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR. THE DANGERS OF THIS CONDITION ARE OBVIOUS. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. AP

I HAD THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, DUE TO THE KEY NOT BEING ABLE TO RELEASE. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 MODEL YEAR COBALTS. WELL, THE VEHICLE IS DOING THIS AGAIN. THE KEY IS NOT BEING RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION CYLINDER. HOWEVER, THIS TIME I BELIEVE IT IS THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY THAT HAS GONE BAD. THERE IS NO REVERSE LOCK OUT. I CAN FREELY CYCLE THROUGH THE GEARS WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I CAN PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES BY SIMPLY MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER. LITTLE TO NO FORCE IS NEEDED, I CAN ACCIDENTALLY KNOCK THE LEVER INTO REVERSE WITH THE LITTLEST OF FORCE. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE SINCE I AM SURE IT WILL COST A FORTUNE TO FIX EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH A FEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY 2005. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY DILIGENT IN MAINTAINING AND CARING FOR MY CAR. THIS SUMMER I HAD NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR. I ALWAYS LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE FOR WET SPOTS OR DRIPPING BUT NEVER FOUND ANYTHING. IN JANUARY 2014 I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION DONE. THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME MY CAR NEEDED BRAKES ON BOTH AXLES AND FRONT ROTORS. HE ALSO TOLD ME HE SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR BUT COULD NOT FIND AN ACTIVE LEAK EVEN THOUGH HE TURNED THE KEY ON AND PRIMED THE FUEL SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES. BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY HE TOLD ME THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS WET WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM FINDING ANY WET AREAS DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD CHECK AGAIN WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR THE RE-INSPECTION. A FEW DAYS LATER, AFTER THE BRAKE REPAIRS, THE INSPECTOR PUT MY CAR ON THE LIFT AND FOUND THE FABRIC HEAT SHIELD/SLEEVE WAS DAMP WITH GASOLINE. HE REMOVED THE HEAT SHIELD/SLEEVE AND FOUND THAT THE SUPPLY FUEL LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT MODEL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $647 TO REPLACE THE ONE BAD FUEL LINE! A FUEL LINE RUSTING THROUGH IN LESS THAN 9 YEARS? TERRIBLE DESIGN HAVING FUEL LINES RUN A FEW INCHES FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES. TERRIBLE QUALITY PARTS THAT FAIL PREMATURELY AND CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TERRIBLE CUSTOM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE LATER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND WOULD NEED A TOTAL REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE LINE COULD BE MENDED AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE FUEL LINE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 03/21/14*LJ UPDATED 03/28/2014 *JS

RANDOMLY, THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH FAILS TO FUNCTION. IF THE DOOR IS OPEN, IT WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. IF THE DOOR IS CLOSED, NEITHER THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL OPEN THE DOOR. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS RATHER A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR AFTER AN ACCIDENT, AN UN-INJURED OCCUPANT COULD DIE FROM FIRE--OR DROWN IF THE CAR WERE SUBMERGED. I EXPLORED THE ISSUE ON MULTIPLE INTERNET FORUMS AND FOUND THIS IS A RATHER COMMON ISSUE. FOR INSTANCE, HERE IS A QUERY ON THE COBALT SS FORUM. JUST ENTERING "DOOR LATCH" COMES UP WITH THESE SEARCH RESULTS. HTTP://WWW.COBALTSS.NET/FORUMS/ESP_SEARCH.PHP?QUERY=DOOR+LATCH&REF=ESP-NAV-BAR&TYPE=ALL ON ONE POLL, FULLY 50% OF ALL COBALT OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. 50%. I FOUND THERE IS AN NHTSA CASE ON THE ISSUE. THE ACTION NUMBER IS: "NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: 10038344 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 308836." THIS REFERENCES THE DEALER SERVICE BULLETIN #PI0011A. A DEALER APPLIED THE BULLETIN, THE ISSUE REMAINS. I AM NOW HAVING THE LATCH REPLACED, HOWEVER THAT IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED. WORRIED I MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AT SOME POINT WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR, I LOOKED INTO THE LATCH ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE LATCH IS NOT AVAILABLE AND HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY GM. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN NHTSA ACTION ON THIS ISSUE, GM HAS SEEN FIT TO MAKE FIXING THE PROBLEM IMPOSSIBLE. ONE HAS TO ASK, "WHY IS THE PART SOLD OUT?" CLEARLY, THE FAILURE RATE HAS BEEN SO HIGH THAT GM HAS SOLD OUT THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS

THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS RATTLING BECAUSE IT WAS BROKE I HAD A AUTO REPAIR MAN REPLACE PART THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BRAKES AGAIN THAT WAS FOR THE FRONT AND BACK IT ALSO HAS ELECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY WANT AND THE CAR MOSTLY ALWAYS STALLS IT HAS EVEN STALLED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON HWY WHAT IT DOES IS ACT REAL SLUGGISH AND THE MORE YOU PRESS ON THE GAS THE MORE IT BOGS OUT AND PULLS BACK INSTEAD OF TAKING OFF AS SUPPOSED TO THE TURN SIGNALS IN THE FRONT ALWAYS BLOW EVERYTIME REPLACED THERE IS ALSO INTERIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES WITH WILL UNSET THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM AND ALLOW FOR PROWLERS TO TAKE THE CAR. *TR

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY '05 COBALT, BUT THIS WAS PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BY DEALER AND WHEN I CALLED GMC, THEY CANNOT TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY APPROX. 50-55 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR DROPPED TO APPROX 20 MPH. DASH READING SAID 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' AND MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. NOTHING WOULD MAKE THE CAR GO FASTER, LUCKILY NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME. CAR KEPT ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. GOT THE CAR TO MY IN-LAWS, WHICH WAS ONLY 5 MINUTES AWAY AND WE UNHOOKED THE BATTERY. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE BATTERY TOGETHER, THE CAR SEEMED FINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THEY CAN'T GET A CODE BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS UNPLUGGED. I CALLED GMC AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT THE CODE. I HAVE CHILDREN WHO SIT IN THE BACK OF MY CAR AND I AM NOT WAITING FOR THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN AGAIN, IF I AM ON THE INTERSTATE AND CARS ARE BEHIND ME, THEY ARE GOING TO RUN INTO ME, AS THERE WAS NO WARNING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. NOT HAPPY THAT CHEVY SEEMS TO BE AVOIDING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND PRETENDING IT DOESN'T EXIST. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. BOTH THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WILL BECOME "LOOSE" AND WHILE EASY TO PULL HANDLES, THE DOOR WILL STILL NOT OPEN. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE GARAGE, FILLING TIRES WITH AIR. A CIGARETTE LIGHTER POWERED AIR COMPRESSOR WAS BEING USED TO FILL TIRES. WAS ONLY IN USE FOR A FEW MINUTES, WHEN AIR COMPRESSOR STOPPED. THE FUSE FOR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS BLOWN. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE FUSE FOR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WOULD BE BLOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE ONLY USED IT IN THE PAST TO USE MY OBD II SCANNER, BEING THAT THE OBD DIAGNOSTIC PORT IS POWERED BY THE SAME FUSE AS THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. BESIDES USING THE OBD SCANNER, NO OTHER THINGS HAVE BEEN USED VIA THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. REGARDLESS THE FUSE WOULD BE BLOWN. AFTER THE FUSE WAS BLOWN WITH THE AIR COMPRESSOR, I UNPLUGGED IT FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, ONLY TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FUSE MELTED IN THE FUSE BLOCK. FROM THERE, THE WINDOW WIPERS BEGAN OPERATING, AS WELL AS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID BEING SHOT OUT FROM THE NOZZLES. SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, FROM UNDER THE DASH. I QUICKLY RAN TO THE TRUNK WHERE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED, AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AS SOON AS I COULD. GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE, WITH THE OMINOUS BURNT ELECTRONIC SMELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 202,000.

ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 2013, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN MY STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR READS POWER STEERING AND THE TC LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. THE CAR BEGINS TO JERK AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF ON ITS ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE CAR DROVE AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2013, I WAS LEAVING WORK AND AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC, THE WHEEL ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST LOCKED UP ON ME AND I ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN I PULLED OVER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN BUT THIS TIME SO DOES THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST AUTO ZONE TO GET A DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CODES THAT HAD SHOWED UP WERE DEALER CODES AND ONLY THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION TO TRY AND CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID ON IT BUT THERE WAS NO DIPSTICK. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT BOTH TURNED OFF AND THE CAR DROVE AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I GOOGLED THE CODES THAT THE GENTLEMAN GAVE ME AT AUTO ZONE AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY TYPE OF VEHICLE FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND GET THE ISSUE FIXED FOR FREE, BUT WHEN I GAVE THE MECHANIC THE LAST 8 DIGITS OF MY VIN, HE STATED TO ME THAT MY CAR WASN'T LISTED ON THE LIST OF RECALLS DESPITE THE FACT THAT IM HAVING

CAR STALLS OUT WHEN YOU STOP OR EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY!! MY CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. WILL NOT START AGAIN. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON!!!. NEEDS NEW ENGINE!!!! AFTER GOOGLING MY CAR. NUMEROUS SAME ISSUES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!

I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY COBALT ON TUESDAY AROUND 25 MPH WHEN SOMETHING POPPED UP SAYING POWER STEERING, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT COMPLETELY HARD AND I COULDN'T TURN IT. ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A LEFT. NEXT DAY, NOTHING HAPPENED. A DAY AFTER, IT STARTED WITH THE PROBLEM AGAIN. TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT MIGHT BE THAT THE PUMP WENT BAD. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND REALLY SCARY. GM HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT CONSIDERING I AM NOT THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. *TR

SITTING AT A TURN LIGHT, CARS STARTED TO MOVE AND I STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE (WAS NOT GOING OVER MORE THAN 10MPH). SO I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND MY OIL CAP, FILTER, A BLACK PIECE, AND SPRING HAD POPPED OUT OF THE OIL FILTER LOCATION WHICH WAS IN THE BLOCK. OIL HAD BEEN SPEWED ALL OVER. I TOOK THE OIL CAP TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE GUY SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THE OIL CAP AND FILTER POP OUT OF THE BLOCK, HE EXAMINED THE CAP AND ONLY NOTICED ONE MINOR BREAK IN THE THREADS OF THE CAP. HE SAID THAT THE BLACK PIECE AND THE SPRING THAT GO IN THE CAP MUST HAVE FAILED WHICH IN TURN CAUSE THE CAP TO POP OUT OF THE BLOCK, HE ALSO TOLD ME TO LOOK AT THE BLOCK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT CRACKED. I THEN INSPECTED BLOCK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT CRACKED, WHICH IT WAS NOT, AND HAD A NEW CAP, FILTER AND OIL INSTALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH , THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS SPECIFICALLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,510.

MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON 6/3/09 ,7/31/10, 10/8/13. IT BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY MORE TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN WANTS TO DIE. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. WHAT CAN WE DO TO PROTECT OTHER 2005 COBALT OWNER? THE RECALL WAS FIXED AND STILL HAVING MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS NO WARNING JUST DOES IT WHENEVER IT WANTS! I COULD BE TURNING OR DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! I HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH THIS LONG ENOUGH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED AND ALL MY DASHBOARD GAUGES BEGAN TO DROP DOWN TO ZERO, AS IN IT WOULD NOT REGISTER ANY SPEED, RPMS OR ANYTHING. MY TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK DURING THAT TIME EITHER. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND COULD BE DANGEROUS AS IN SWITCHING LANES, OR TRYING TO TURN. *JS

IN AUG 2006 PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS 4 DOOR SEDAN. AFTER HAVING FOR 6 MONTHS, NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES, HAD REPLACED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED; HAD TO REPLACE TWO OTHER TIMES. FINALLY GOT ANOTHER MANUFACTURERS INSTALLED. SINCE GETTING THIS CAR HAVE ALSO HAD THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEREAS I COULDN'T GET IT OUT DEALERSHIP CAN NOT REPRODUCE (AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY). AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM TO DATE, MORE SO NOW BECAUSE OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. (SEE BELOW) IN MAR 2010 BECAUSE OF RECALL HAD STEERING REPLACED. IN JULY 2011 IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN, AND AGAIN (9/13/2013). I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE MAKING A TURN ALMOST HITTING A PARKED CAR. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS. BUT BECAUSE GM IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT YOU CAN GET THESE PARTS YOU THEREFORE HAVE TO USE THEM.(NO AFTER MARKET PARTS MADE) IT COST ME $792 TO GET THIS REPLACE THIS (OUT OF POCKET).. SINCE GETTING THIS CAR, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS, SPRINGS, SHOCKS, BRAKES, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS MOST OF THIS AS I UNDERSTAND IT WOULD NORMALLY WITH HIGHER MILEAGE. WHEN I GOT THE CAR IT HAD I BELIEVE 22K MILES ON IT. NOW IT HAS 54200 ON IT...THAT'S ROUGHLY 5K/YR. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THESE CARS NOT JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,635.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. RETURNED BY USPS ON 10-22-2013. SECOND ATTEMPT ON 10-31-2013 FAILED. *KB

ON SATURDAY MORNING 8/24/13 I GOT INTO MY CAR AND BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. ONCE I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE THE CAR STARTED TO JERK. I KEPT DRIVING FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 50 FEET TO A STOP SIGN. IT JERKED TO WHOLE WAY TO THE STOP SIGN. THERE I MADE A U TURN TO GO BACK HOME TO GET MY FATHER. HE GOT IN THE CAR AND WE DROVE BACK TO THE SAME CORNER AND ONCE AGAIN IT JERKED THE WHOLE WAY TO THE STOP SIGN. SO WE WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE SO MY DAD COULD GET SOME HIS SHOES ON SO WE COULD TAKE IT TO WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOUSE I TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN MY DAD GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND DROVE TO THE SIGN THE JERKING HAD WENT AWAY. I DROVE THE CAR THE REST OF THE DAY AND PUT AROUND 75 MILES ON IT THAT DAY WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ON SUNDAY NIGHT 8/25/13 I GOT INTO MY CAR TO DRIVE INTO TOWN. I DROVE ABOUT BLOCK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND SHAKE AGAIN. I DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER BLOCK AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. ONCE I STOPPED I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAD COME ON. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND SIT THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE IN TOWN WITH NO PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ON MONDAY 8/26/13 I DROVE THE CAR 30 MILES BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TRYING TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM NOW FOR 3 DAY WITH NO SUCCESS. *TT

REAR DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING CUTS OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE INFORMATION DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED "POWER STEERING." THE CAR BEGAN SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE SHIFTS ARE VERY ROUGH AND CAUSE THE CAR TO JERK. THERE IS ALSO A RAPID CLICKING SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE AREA OF THE GEAR SELECTOR. THE CODE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RELATES TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE COBALT OR EVEN IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE T/C LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, POWER STEERING LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP ON THE DASH. THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES START GOING CRAZY. THE RADIO WILL ALSO GO IN AND OUT. USUALLY ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE, WHICH IS VERY SCARY. BUT IF I AM IN TOWN OR SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, THE CAR WILL CUT OFF. THEN AFTER I CRANK IT AGAIN AND START TO MOVE, THE TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS REALLY ROUGH AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OUT. THE ONLY THING I HAVE FOUND TO FIX THIS (AFTER WEEKS AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS) IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND FLIP THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL(20 PLUS) TIMES. *TR

VEHICLE HAS A RATTLE AND VIBRATION AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS FROM 50-80. STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND RATTLING SOUND IS LOUD. ALSO, AT SLOW SPEEDS AND GOING OVER BUMPS THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND RATTLING NOISE FROM WHEEL. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE "POWER STEERING" STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO, ONCE AGAIN I HAVE THE CAR BACK, LETS SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO SCREW UP THIS TIME. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES, MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WILL POP UP A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND A "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT, WHERE I LOSE MY POWER STEERING, THE MOTOR SHIFTS HARD INTO EACH GEAR, AND THE MOTOR RUNS VERY ROUGH. ALSO, THERE ARE CLICKING SOUNDS AT THE SHIFTER, LIKE IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO A GEAR OR SOMETHING. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND AS I'VE READ ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. THIS ENTIRE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS DOING THIS! *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY LOSS POWER. I WAS ABLE TO STEER, HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THE AIR CONDITIONER QUITE WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I'VE GOTTEN MY CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS IN PLACES WHERE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK CORRECTLY. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING. I AM STARTING TO THINK THAT THIS CAR JUST ISN'T SAFE ANYMORE AND I AM LOOKING INTO POSSIBLY GETTING A NEW CAR BECAUSE OF IT. IT IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ WHEN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HIGH IDLE AND A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE IGNITION SHIFT LOCK RELEASE SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE KEY WAS HELD IN ACC MODE, THE BRAKE LOCK RELEASE SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED. THE TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY. UPDATED 08/27/13

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL AND MY CAR MADE A "DING NOISE" THREE TIMES AND ON THE DISPLAY IT SAID POWER STEERING AT WHICH TIME IT MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, I MADE IT ABOUT 3 FEET WITH THE CAR "BUCKING" AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND SAT THERE AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN SLIGHTLY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND I HAD IT FIXED FOR $800 AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM FEARFUL THAT THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I DON;T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY POWER STEERING. I HAD A NEW ENGINE PUT IN LAST YEAR AND ALL THIS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 7 YRS OLD. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP REPLACING PARTS AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. *TR