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Replying to: grosloup (Jun 11, 2008 3:52 am) By the way, I know that the word I should have used is "seam," not "seem." Guess I really ought to proof read, huh?  Tom
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Replying to: tsjay (Jun 11, 2008 5:03 am) |
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Replying to: grosloup (Jun 11, 2008 3:52 am) If there is ever a big hail storm I will see these tents popping up usually a gas stations with dent puller services using these devices.
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Replying to: poncho167 (Jun 13, 2008 5:16 am) |
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Well, Peeps, my enthusiasm for that little Cobalt has just suffered another setback. I washed the car today, and when I checked inside the trunk to see if the leak was fixed, I found water dripping steadily onto the carpet in the floor of the trunk. This time, I looked around more and found that the water was dripping from a spot where the leak could not possibly be related to the seam that the dealership caulked for me last week. That seam needed caulking, no doubt, and that might have been the source of another leak, but NOT this one. This one is more serious, because I noticed that the carpet/fabric on the rear window ledge is wet! The underlying cardboard,or whatever it is, will probably warp, and the right rear speaker is directly under the wet spot. It probably got wet from water soaking through the carboard. Obviously, the seal for the back window is not good. I can actually see a dip in the gasket about halfway down the back glass on the passengers side, and that just might be where it is leaking. I want that back window particle board, or cardboard, or whatever it is replaced, and I want a new speaker, if there is ANY evidence to indicate that the one I have now got wet. I have a very good relationship with the dealership, and I have no doubt that they will work with me on this. It's still a shame that I have to take the car back a second time, after having owned it less than two weeks. The single biggest reason I traded-in my S-10 for this car was to get a RELIABLE vehicle, so that I would not have the inconvenience and the expense of having it in the shop all the time. Bottom line, I wanted a vehicle that I could depend on and that would get me excellent gas mileage. So far, I am not getting much better mileage than I got with the S-10, and the car is going back into the shop for the second time in less than two weeks. Oh, well. I still have hope that I will eventually be very satisfied with this car, but that depends on the successful resolution of this leak problem and the absence of future problems. As far as the gas mileage, I will just have to lower my expectations and try to be happy with the five MPG better than I was getting with my little S-10. Tom |
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It's been a couple years since I got my 2005 cobalt, but the issues are the same: I have a 2005 Cobalt - bought new with a 10yr/100k warrantee. Issues: * High Beam and EBrake indicators coming on and off very sporadically. * CD player giving ERROR or LOCKED message until I restart car. *** My key keeps getting stuck in the ignition. while the car is off, I have to shift it into Reverse then back into park to hear the 'click' releasing my key. ~ I found the TSB for almost all these issues but won't pay for subscription so can't see details. My dealership's kinda dickin me around & wants to charge me $100 to tell me what is/isn't wrong when I've already had it seen by a mechanic. * Who else has these issues and how are you handling it? Anyone give me more info on how to use/read the TSBs? |
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It's been a couple years since I got my 2005 cobalt, but the issues are the same: I have a 2005 Cobalt - bought new with a 10yr/100k warrantee. Issues: * High Beam and EBrake indicators coming on and off very sporadically. * CD player giving ERROR or LOCKED message until I restart car. *** My key keeps getting stuck in the ignition. while the car is off, I have to shift it into Reverse then back into park to hear the 'click' releasing my key. ~ I found the TSB for almost all these issues but won't pay for subscription so can't see details. My dealership's kinda dickin me around & wants to charge me $100 to tell me what is/isn't wrong when I've already had it seen by a mechanic. * Who else has these issues and how are you handling it? Anyone give me more info on how to use/read the TSBs?
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Replying to: leannemarie (Jun 17, 2008 7:55 am) |
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I mentioned earlier that I have a rear glass leak in my Cobalt and that my rear window shelf gets wet when I wash the car. I took the car back Tuesday to the dealership, and they had the local auto glass guy come out to fix the leak. The guy sealed my rear window gasket from the inside of the car and believes he has the leak fixed. The service manager thought the glass guy was going to remove the window and put in a whole new gasket, and he is willing to have him come back and do that. That's what I thought the guy would do, too, replace the old gasket and reseat the window. I think I am going to take the Service Manager up on his offer to have the whole gasket replaced, since this is a brand new car. I feel like I have a "patch job" now, instead of a proper fix. I called the glass guy, and he has confidence that the leak is fixed the way he did it, but the service manager is upset that a whole new gasekt was not installed. You gotta love a Service Manager who gets just as upset, or even more upset, than the customer when something is not right with the new vehicle. Instead of trying to convince me that I should be happy with this patch job that he already paid $25 for, he wants me to let him have the guy come back for a total replacement of the gasket. I think I will go ahead and tell him to set that up for me. This is why six of my last seven new cars have been purchased at Browning Chevrolet (was Boggess Chevrolet) in Madisonville, KY. (I caught the old sales manager on a bad day when I tried to buy a new 96 Cavalier Z24 there, or else it would have been seven out of my last seven cars. He tried ot play hardball with me and would not give me the deal that I knew I should be able to get, so I went to a competing dealership and bought the car the next day.) Do you guys agree that I should let them replace the gasket, or, since the glass guy is confident that he has fixed the leak, should I just let it ride like it is? Tom
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Replying to: tsjay (Jun 19, 2008 3:35 am) Tell the glass that he can put his confidence where the sun don't shine and that you want your rear glass re-installed properly. The way he did it is "botching" the job. He might be scared of braking the glass while taking it off and having to replace it at his expense? Don't accept that scum job.
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