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#5 of 107 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 107 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 107 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 107 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 107 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)
#11 of 107 Fuel low Light by rlenker Jul 07, 2007 (9:23 am)
I have 600 miles on my new 2007 LT, I love it. I can see the low fule message on the display, if I ask for it. I looked though the manual but see no other dash warning of low fuel. can I add one. Will it flash on the display if it gets lower?
#13 of 107 2007 Cobalt aftermarket Amp by roguewatchmen Jul 07, 2007 (11:40 pm)
I'm pretty new to all this, but I bought a sub and amp for my new Cobalt. We grounded it to the wiper fuse origionally, but that didnt kill the amp when the car was turned off, so they grounded it to the reverse lights, this worked and I went on my way. A few days later I went to clean my windows while driving and it seems that grounding it to the reverse lights disables my wipers all together. I pulled both of the wiper fuses and both were in working order, a friend of mine said he could hear the relay clicking like it was trying to work. Anyone have any idea's on this? If I disable my amp then it works fine, I'm guessing that its drawing to many amps throguht he electrical system, the wipers have a kill switch for when they have to heavy of a load on them like snow, so maybe its causeing that to kick into effect. Anyone know where I should groud this at? Replies to this message: poncho167 (Jul 08, 2007 5:40 am) mike13083 (Aug 04, 2008 11:25 pm)
#14 of 107 Re: 2007 Cobalt aftermarket Amp [roguewatchmen] by poncho167 Jul 08, 2007 (5:40 am)
Replying to: roguewatchmen (Jul 07, 2007 11:40 pm) Not sure about the wiring, but there are a couple other sites here where you can get info, post.   Here is one. It is called Electrical system groups & discussions.   http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.ef14c39/?ed_displayMakeModelRelatedDiscussions!make=CATS&model=Electrical%20System   Here is another link where it has all repair topics.   http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.ef14c39/?

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