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#93 of 107 by humphrey_mc Feb 02, 2009 (6:30 pm)
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I think you will have to get the ignition switch replaced. I had mine done about a week ago. It only cost $120 for part and labor. Unfortunately for me, my car still shuts off when driving.
#94 of 107 Re: cobalt 06 [cmtracy] by denise70 May 14, 2009 (5:03 am)
Replying to: cmtracy (Dec 25, 2007 6:25 am) Hello cmtracy, I am having the same problems with my 06 Cobalt. When I back up, the car shuts off, when i stop in traffic, and if I press on the brakes too hard the car will shut off. I am lucky it cranks back up. A guy that work with my mom, he has an 06 Cobalt and his car is doing the same thing. My sister have an 06 and her key keep getting stuck in the ignition and just the other day her engine light came on but went off. What is there for us to do? Do we need to file a class action against GM? Replies to this message: poncho167 (May 15, 2009 7:09 am) denise70 (May 16, 2009 2:21 pm) poncho167 (May 21, 2009 3:00 pm) cmtracy (May 21, 2009 4:09 pm)
#95 of 107 Re: cobalt 06 [denise70] by poncho167 May 15, 2009 (7:09 am)
Replying to: denise70 (May 14, 2009 5:03 am) Have you spoke with your dealers service department? The ignition issue is a known issue for the first few years. Your ignition switch probably needs to be replaced. Also, don't hang a lot of keys on your ignition key because the weight will mess things up. Replies to this message: denise70 (May 16, 2009 2:21 pm) poncho167 (May 21, 2009 3:00 pm)
#96 of 107 Re: cobalt 06 [poncho167] by denise70 May 16, 2009 (2:21 pm)
Replying to: poncho167 (May 15, 2009 7:09 am) Yes, I have spoken to my service department at both dealerships and they claim that they have not heard of these problems with the cobalts. Now this is too many people having the same problems with these cars. What can we do? I think we need to file a class action against GM. They already are doing bad, so the least they can do is satisfy their customers. Replies to this message: poncho167 (May 21, 2009 3:00 pm)
#97 of 107 Re: cobalt 06 [denise70] by poncho167 May 21, 2009 (3:00 pm)
Replying to: denise70 (May 16, 2009 2:21 pm) If two dealerships are unaware of the issue then I would call the number for GM in your owners manual. They should offer some kind of guidence.
#98 of 107 Re: cobalt 06 [denise70] by cmtracy May 21, 2009 (4:09 pm)
Replying to: denise70 (May 14, 2009 5:03 am) Hi Denise 70, This is so unfortunate that all of us had major problems with these cars. I am lucky to be alive considering it stalled on me on a major highway. The dealer was no help. Of course the service manager claimed GM doesn't care what Edmunds website states. I asked the Lemon Law attorney in PA who helped me reach a settlement. GM did not want to help me out. I couldn't even reach a person that spoke English. They first offered me after many calls, free tire rotation and oil change for 1 year. Big deal, if the car is a death trap, that wouldn't help me.   I really believe that the 06 cobalt had problems along with the trailblazer, I saw a local story here in Pittsburgh about Chevy with most Lemon law complaints. I don't think class action will have any weight since they are in dire straits.   This car cost me so much stress and money, I got rid of it but have the negative equity for years. I was too scared to drive it anymore.
#99 of 107 key stuck by co5893 May 27, 2009 (10:04 am)
35k my ignition key no longer goes past "acc" and stays in. Of course this happens as Im on a trip to FL from NY. Alone. Locking the car up becomes an issue then. On some shut downs it pulls right out. Took it to two dealers one in FL and back at where I bought it. "yup its stuck " is what I hear. Im now at 36k of course and it is no longer under warranty. Been a lot of $$ parts so far for such a young car. Sorry to say but my Fiero gives me less crap for being 23 years old.
#100 of 107 05 cobalt's suck by whoareyou310 Jun 16, 2009 (11:04 am)
I have just had this same problem with my 05 cobalt, I was on an interstate going 80 mph at the time, I almost died with semi trucks all around me, and the dealer said I have a bad "body control module", and it was dumb luck that this has happened. this is all within 2 weeks of having to replace my left front control arm bushing and replacing my shifter because of a bad solenoid. The dealer told me he has not seen this before in cobalts. I call BS on that one. Yet there are no recalls for this, and I almost died yesterday on the freeway. Should I call CHEVY??
#102 of 107 Re: Only one with Elecitrical issues???? [gerald41] by dr_no_1 Oct 23, 2009 (2:40 pm)
Replying to: gerald41 (Jun 07, 2006 6:54 am) I know this is a very old posting, but there seems much recent activity as well. I own a 2006 Cobalt, and have JUST recently had a problem where my battery is being drained by an unknown draw. at the same time this happened, i could hear on my radio a dip in "power" when folks were talking(i listen to AM Sportstalk) and it was an obvious draw on the power. if i let it site a couple of days, the battery would be dead. Now its a few hours. I have just spent a few hours trying to find a shorted line on the back of the radio as the front left speaker has never consistently stayed on. Nothing visible. So then i read these postings on Electrical problems and i seem to have hit the place. I too have had problems with the key not coming out of the ignition, and having to "wiggle" the shifter button until the key would turn back enough to come out. one post here said that they had this problem, and due to it, the clock on the radio didn't turn off and their battery died.   This seems like my exact problem. Would anyone else concur? i saw one post that said they had a short in their radio and it had to be replaced. i have taken the dash apart and unplugged the radio(i know i could have pulled the fuse, but was looking for an arced wire anyway). i have charged the battery with the radio out of the loop and am going to check in the morning to see if it will start, hopefully isolating this issue to the radio.   But the shifter issue seems to be the problem that has manifested itself by making the radio controls screwy( the steering wheel controls work sporadically, and the digital display is all messed up and wont allow you to reset the clock or other settings with any kind of ease as they stay in the "input" mode for a second or two only).   Does anyone concur that the shifter could cause all of this, or do i have a bad radio causing a drain on my battery or both?   any insight is greatly appreciated. I'm over 3 years as its late 2009, and over 60 k in miles with almost 70, and i dont wanna pay a dealer 300 bucks to fix a known issue they wont tell me about.   Thanks! Replies to this message: dr_no_1 (Oct 25, 2009 6:25 am)

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