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Sedans Chevrolet Cobalt I love/hate my Cobalt
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| I bought my Cobalt Nov '07 and I still can't get used to the pedals in the car. They feel awkward. My previous car was a Chevy Corsica V6, I simply pivoted my foot to go from braking to accelerating. The Cobalt is more of a lift up and over movement that feels so ergonomically awkward. I'm terrified whenever I need to brake. Then there's the lightness of the car. When driving down hill I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster ride. The pluses, I've had great gas mileage and no real problems. | |
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| My cobalt sat for two months with the parking brake applied. When I tried to drive it this week, the left rear wheel was locked up. How do I unstick the brake? | |
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Replying to: cobalt_bc_ (Jul 02, 2006 6:16 pm) |
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I still love my Cobalt but now am in the club for issues taking place with it. It's an 07 with 24000 miles on it to date, and up to now the only real issue I had ever had was the sunroof rattling and leaking air. Recently, I noticed a thumping coming from the front driver's side which seems to get much worse on bumpy surfaces. I also had a squeaky rear brake on the passenger side. This week I took it into the dealership to have the problems addressed. They fixed the brake pretty easily, just needed adjusted, cleaned and greased, they "fixed" the sunroof which took two attempts and it still rattles some. I had already taken it in for the same thing before and they just can't seem to get it right but yet they say it's fixed. Not sure what to do about that.I'm just sick of dealing with it. But as far as the thumping goes they think it is something in the steering column but cannot pinpoint exactly what, so now I have to bring it back in this week coming and they want to put a whole new steering column in it. I am really starting to wonder if it's worth all the hassle? It should not fall apart that easily in my opinion for still being a relatively new car. 
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Replying to: justus3 (Oct 11, 2008 7:25 pm) My problem is that my Balt drives poorly on the Freeway-gets caught in the grooved and the front end moves this way and that. 2 different brands of tires and it still does it. |
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I would consider the car not very good if I have to have it repaired below 60 or 70000 miles. I guess in all makes some will need repairs. I am sorry to say this but the Cobalt is nothing but a updated Cavaleir( cannot spell). The Malibu is very nice but everything else except CTS is a joke.
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| I've had 2 Cobalts an 06 which was totaled last winter with 40,000 plus miles and a 08 which I bought last winter. First of all my dealer closed shop and now had to go to a new dealer. My 06 was pretty much trouble free, just the key stuck in the ignition , a radio issue and a fuel tank switch. Ny 08 has been a disaster.The car has 12,000 miles on it and it has already has the steering shaft changed, A short in the radio, out of round brake rotor,Power window motor failure and a trunk lid that wouldn't close and had to be realigned. I see quality going downhill and I'm sure with moral of GM employees going downhill so will the quality of their autos. | |
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Guys, I am very sorry that you have experienced problems with your Cobalts, but so far mine has been a little jewel. It had the back glass leak, but that was fixed, and I have had no more problems with it. I thoroughly enjoy drving my Cobalt, and I am still amazed by how much I got for my money with that little car. It has great acceleration, handling, ride, comfort, and styling in my opinion, and it gets extremely good gas mileage for the mix of in town and rural road driving that I do. I only have about 6K miles on mine, so it may be too early to get a good read on the reliability of the car, but any problems with initial quality should have become evident by now. Tom |
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Replying to: mcribb (Oct 12, 2008 4:43 am) |
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Replying to: dispencer2 (Oct 12, 2008 9:24 am) Likes: excellent electric power steering (compared to Equinox), very smooth auto trans, good pep, quick warmup, digital temp gauge, turn signal clicking noise, propless hood, no interior hinges for trunk lid, comfortable seats, decent quality cloth interior Dislikes: pathetic rear legroom with front seats all the way back, tinny sounding speakers, ridiculous plastic engine shroud that just makes the engine run hotter (I removed it for the summer and the engine now runs cooler. I'll put it back for our cold winters) |
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