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Re: 2005 Chevolet Cobalt instant death trap [poncho167]
by allenlynn
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Sep 20, 2008 (10:16 am)
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Replying to: poncho167 (Sep 20, 2008 9:51 am)
Do you know what year they started making Cobalts? Since our car was a 3 year lease before we bought it and I made a copy of the first title for reasons of getting ahold of original owners, to check to see what repairs they had done. I have yet to locate them, and was wondering, since it was a lease, if a person could check through GM or Chevolet to see if any background there on same problems before we got it.? Thanks for any info.
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Re: UPDATED COBALT ISSUES [leannemarie]
by kuhl
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Sep 22, 2008 (9:16 pm)
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Replying to: leannemarie (Jun 17, 2008 7:51 am)
As the owner of a 2005 cobalt, I can tell you that these problems are all very similar to what I have experienced. The lights will go completely out when turn signal, brights or reg beam are switched to, stereo will unlock if you can leave it sit for at least an hour, running but not moving, the pin in the shifter is likely to dislodge, leaving you to be unable to take your key out, and there is a throttle relay valve on the engine that burns up quickly, leaving your car without proper circulation of gas, oil and power steering fluid. I have now had to replace my engine with a newer 2007 engine, the shifter column is still all taken apart, and am hoping the engine will solve the electrical problems as well, altho the chances of this are only so so. This was the first car I ever paid for in full, and it is a mess! I have become much stronger in walking the mile and 1/2 to work each way!
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Re: Crazy Door locking..? [jane28]
by kuhl
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Sep 22, 2008 (9:24 pm)
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Replying to: jane28 (Jul 08, 2008 11:45 am)
The only solution is to keep a set of entry buttons or keys in your pocket at all times! one set for the car, one set in your pocket, this way, you can start the car on early mornings and then not have to stand out and freeze until "it decides" to unlock and let you back in. Sounds crazy but this car is a trip!
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Re: cobalt 06 [tcliff]
by kuhl
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Sep 22, 2008 (9:26 pm)
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Replying to: tcliff (Jul 23, 2008 10:07 am)
This problem is the throttle relay valve on the engine. While you are not getting gas, neither is your engine getting it's needed oil (or power steering fluid!). Take it from a new engine buyer!
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Re: 2005 Chevolet Cobalt instant death trap [allenlynn]
by poncho167
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Sep 24, 2008 (3:41 pm)
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Replying to: allenlynn (Sep 20, 2008 10:16 am)
It came out in 2004 as a 2005 model.
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Re: I wanted to ask you pvanhouse [kmpa08]
by pvanhouse
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Nov 25, 2008 (6:15 pm)
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Replying to: kmpa08 (Nov 29, 2007 6:23 pm)
Finally got the problem fixed. BTW this is an '05 Cobalt with about 66k miles...but the stalling problem has been around almost since I bought it. Other symptoms. Occasionally when vehicle is started the windshield wipers come on very slowly and can't be turned off...and the rear defrost is turned on and won't turn off.
I tried everything at the dealer from a lengthy typed summary of the symptoms and what I was doing at the time to offering to show the mechanic videos of the malfunction. With just a couple-thousand miles left on the extended warranty it finally misbehaved for a service tech. I asked if he had time to hook up equipment to see what the problem was and was told no....they just figured it was the "Body Control Module." It was replaced and all has been good for a bit over 1000 miles.
This is the same diagnosis my wife got at a small Chevy dealership somewhere in the middle of Arkansas (they didn't see it happen...they just analyzed the symptoms). But they didn't have the part any my wife didn't have time to spend a day there waiting for it. Even with a diagnosis in hand nobody else would listen.
Kind of upsetting that all the mechanic had to do was see it happen in person when I offered a video showing the same thing. I was under the impression they had to both see it happen and hook up some analysis equipment.
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Re: 2005 Chevolet Cobalt instant death trap [allenlynn]
by humphrey_mc
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Jan 13, 2009 (12:40 pm)
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Replying to: allenlynn (Sep 19, 2008 3:15 pm)
Yes! I have an 06 Cobalt and this same thing keeps happening to me with my two-year old in the car! Warning lights and random things are displayed, gauges shut off, and the car speeds up and wont stop easily. My gauges also click while this is happening. Please let me know if you ever found out what was wrong and how much to repair.
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Re: 2005 Chevolet Cobalt instant death trap [humphrey_mc]
by pvanhouse
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Jan 13, 2009 (5:40 pm)
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Replying to: humphrey_mc (Jan 13, 2009 12:40 pm)
In my case it was the "Body Control Module." This was diagnosed by a mechanic in a small Chevy Dealer in Arkansas...but they didn't have the part and my wife didn't have time to wait. No other service people would listen to me (or to him.) I even had a movie on my cell phone of the car stalling out. They would not replace it until it happened to them. If yours is like mine it will take a long time for that to happen.
My daughter has an '08 HHR (same chassis..bigger engine) and has not had any mechanical problems at all through 10-months/15k miles
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2006 Nightmare on 4 wheels....
by cmtracy
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Jan 13, 2009 (6:19 pm)
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Replying to: humphrey_mc (Jan 13, 2009 12:40 pm)
Hi, My 06 Cobalt started with the radio at 15K miles, then gas tank at 17K, it was in the dealers for repairs 7 times, 4 times with it completely shutting down on me on a major parkway here in Pittsburgh PA, summer and winter.
Unfortunately I didn't realize it was a lemon at first, I only had the car for 1 year.
I couldn't take condescending comments from the service mgr at dealer and luckily called Lemon Law attornies that did help me get some money out of GM.
I knew someone that worked at the Lordstown Ohio GM plant that made the Cobalt, and he told me that the 05 and 06 had alot of electrical issues.
This is so terrible what is going on. I told that clown at the dealer before all this GM bankruptcy stuff, that he should be grateful that I bought a GM car. He still had the attitude and refused to admit this car was a devil. I showed him this website a year ago when I still had the stupid car and he laughed at me! Hysterical woman he said....I'm lucky to be alive.
Funny, the Lemon Law attorney settled for me with GM in only 3 weeks but I still lost money on trade since I only had for 1 year. Unbelievable.
GM knew there were problems with 05 and 06 Cobalts. Govt isn't bailing us out for GM's failures....
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Re: 2005 Chevolet Cobalt instant death trap [humphrey_mc]
by allenlynn
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Jan 14, 2009 (3:25 pm)
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Replying to: humphrey_mc (Jan 13, 2009 12:40 pm)
They had replaced the Body Control Module the first visit and it was acting up in 3 days , and the second time the Chevolet service bay manager did some research and they replaced the ignition switch and knock on wood, it has not given her any problems for a few months. Their service manager did let it slip his wife had a 2006 Cobalt and the more he talked, the more issues he had with their Cobalt. They do not want to hear about what you had found out on Edmunds Car Space, they do not go there. The ignition switch was covered under warrantly and it seemed the price with labor was less 75.00. I do like the Cobalt.It rides so much better than my Malibu and I love the heated seat.
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