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#2 of 105 Electical Issues... (moved from another forum) by leannemarie Jun 06, 2006 (6:59 am)
I don't have any issues with my ignition or anything like that; This is a reply from a post I made re: my Ebrake and high beam indicator lights flashing on w/o reason, and my CD player giving me 'ERROR". Replying to: wallstfun (May 25, 2006 11:30 pm thanks for getting back to me ~ yes, I brought it up with the dealer. the told me i was the only one who's mentioned it and the lights aren't actually coming on, so not to worry about it. obviously i wasn't pleased with this response, so i had them check it out and apparently they found nothing out of the ordinary. However, I have found on other forums that this is a relativly common problem for the '06. As for the CDs, no, they were not copies (im aware some players don't like them). But I've also seen this happen in other cars. Don't get me wrong, i LOVE my cobalt (and im SURE it could stand up to any import, its a chevy). I'm just concerned that I may have invested in a vehicle that will bring me the same issues down the road as the intrepid. I was hoping that by possibly finding other ppl with this issue, i can get my dealership to actually do something. tho what can you do when you can't find the problem? I'm a little stuck on what to do from here.... Replies to this message: wallstfun (May 25, 2006 7:30 pm) leannemarie (Jun 06, 2006 6:47 am) jsherwood (Jan 18, 2007 8:45 am)
#3 of 105 Re: Only one with Elecitrical issues???? [leannemarie] by gerald41 Jun 07, 2006 (6:54 am)
I own a 2006 Cobalt LT. Currently I have 5,100 on the car and has been good accept for the key being stuck in the ignition. When this first happend at around 2,000 miles they changed my Ignition , sensor and selenoid. The car seemed fine for a week or so and the problem started again. Just by luck on my next visit to the dealer they had a field rep there when he overheard my problem he told them to change the whole shifter assembly. This fixed the problem. He even told the service rep not to waste time if any other customers had this problem just change the complete shifter assembly. Thought I would mention this since I see others have had this problem. Other than that my car has been trouble free.   On the subject of the vents building condensation, I have that to when I run the A/C on high. I did mention this to the dealer on an oil change and he said it was normal on the cobalt. That the vent design lets the dash around it get very cold causing the moisture to build. He said just watch the vent above the radio to take a tissue and dry it not to let the water run into the cd player. Bad design that we live with. It doesn't happen on any other setting but high. Replies to this message: sgr5516 (Aug 20, 2006 2:45 pm) bill_sully (Oct 03, 2006 11:35 am) dr_no_1 (Oct 23, 2009 2:40 pm) dr_no_1 (Oct 25, 2009 6:25 am)
#4 of 105 Re: Only one with Elecitrical issues???? [gerald41] by sgr5516 Aug 20, 2006 (2:45 pm)
Replying to: gerald41 (Jun 07, 2006 6:54 am) GM has issued a TSB for the key stuck in ignition problem. It's 06-07-30-004C. It was last updated on 6/27/06. Indeed, the fix calls for replacing the entire shifter assembly. You can find this TSB on www.alldata.com/tsb. Should be a free fix if car still under warranty.
#5 of 105 Re: Only one with Elecitrical issues???? [gerald41] by bill_sully Oct 03, 2006 (11:35 am)
Replying to: gerald41 (Jun 07, 2006 6:54 am) Have the same problem for the sixth time going into the dealer today. last time replaced the shifter assembly, the time before that the ignition. Now the key will not gome out of the ignition and ther is no lock on the sifter, i can push it from drive past neutral and inot reverse or park. I am really pissed that this can not be fixed. Be careful it could happen to you.
#6 of 105 Re: Only one with Elecitrical issues???? [leannemarie] by wallstfun May 25, 2006 (7:30 pm)
Replying to: leannemarie (Jun 06, 2006 6:59 am) Have you brought the issue up with your dealer? I'm sure they can correct it. As for the cd's are they originals or copies? Some copies won't play. The Cobalt is a fine car that in my opinion can stand up to any import in it's class. We have 2 in our family and we've only had 1 problem with the key being stuck in the ignition. 1 has 17,000 and the other 12,000 miles. Like i said before you can always get a defective part, that doesn't mean the car itself is garbage. Give the dealer a call I'm sure they can fix the light issue. Replies to this message: leannemarie (Jun 06, 2006 6:47 am) jsherwood (Jan 18, 2007 8:45 am)
#7 of 105 Re: Only one with Elecitrical issues???? [wallstfun] by leannemarie Jun 06, 2006 (6:47 am)
Replying to: wallstfun (May 25, 2006 7:30 pm) thanks for getting back to me ~ yes, I brought it up with the dealer. the told me i was the only one who's mentioned it and the lights aren't actually coming on, so not to worry about it. obviously i wasn't pleased with this response, so i had them check it out and apparently they found nothing out of the ordinary. However, I have found on other forums that this is a relativly common problem for the '06. As for the CDs, no, they were not copies (im aware some players don't like them). But I've also seen this happen in other cars. Don't get me wrong, i LOVE my cobalt (and im SURE it could stand up to any import, its a chevy). I'm just concerned that I may have invested in a vehicle that will bring me the same issues down the road as the intrepid. I was hoping that by possibly finding other ppl with this issue, i can get my dealership to actually do something. tho what can you do when you can't find the problem? I'm a little stuck on what to do from here.... Replies to this message: jsherwood (Jan 18, 2007 8:45 am)
#9 of 105 Re: Only one with Elecitrical issues???? [leannemarie] by jsherwood Jan 18, 2007 (8:45 am)
Replying to: leannemarie (Jun 06, 2006 6:47 am) I had some electical problems with my 2005 cobalt as well. The headlights would not turn OFF - even when the car was off. It caused the battery to run down, etc. I took it to the dealer and they replaced the entire fuse block. The dealer said that this was the first time he had seen this problem & the first time he had to replace a fuse block. But he said it was not that difficult to do.   They also replaced the shifter - i was also having problems with the key getting stuck in the ingition. The guy at the dealership said that almost every colbalt that he has seen has had trouble with the shifter - they were cheeply made. But he replaced it and it seems to be working well now.
#10 of 105 Electrical issues, Stalling by jrector74 Jul 03, 2007 (9:34 pm)
I have a 2005 cobalt ls and it stalls out. The car simply shuts off while driving. It will start again when put into neutral. It is completely random. There are no specific conditions causing the car to stall. I took it to the dealership twice to have a diagnostic check. No trouble reports came back. Also, my cd player will lock and read error at times. The dealership as well as GM have been very cooperative, but have not satisfied me with my situation. They have both told me there is nothing they can do for me. Since it has been a recurring issue, at least once a month for over a year, I think I may persue a lemmon law issue. Has anyone else had this problem? Replies to this message: kmpa08 (Nov 27, 2007 5:00 pm) pvanhouse (Nov 28, 2007 11:57 am) cmtracy (Dec 12, 2007 5:14 pm) tcliff (Jul 23, 2008 9:53 am)

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