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Chevrolet Cobalt - Door Issues

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#29 of 80 Door and Alarm Issues by hsulzer

Sep 01, 2010 (4:16 pm)

I also have an '05 Cobalt ls. The doors lock and unlock by themselves. Also, there are times when my door wont shut and when I finally do get it to shut, it wont open and it will take days to get it open. There was another time where both doors wouldnt open and I had to crawl out of the window. What if my windows decided not to roll down? I would be stuck in my car... Isnt this a safty issue? When I called a GM dealer and told him about it, he said he has never heard of the problem and that he doesnt know what to do because he isnt an actual chevy dealer. The alarms always go off too. I always have to use my unlock button that is on my keys to deactivate the alarms and then open the door. Very hard to do when that button doesnt even want to work. There are times when I have the a/c on and no air is blowing out at all and when I turn it completly off, it will blow out cold air. I dont understand with everyone having these problems, why A GM dealer hasnt heard of it and why there isnt a recall. I love my car but now have to buy a new one because of this.

#30 of 80 Re: Door and Alarm Issues [hsulzer] by gmcustsvc

Sep 02, 2010 (6:29 am)

Replying to: hsulzer (Sep 01, 2010 4:16 pm)
Hello Hsulzer,
I apologize that you are experiencing concerns with your vehicle. So the GM dealership you contacted why did they say there weren't an actual GM dealer? Have you contacted any other GM dealers in the area? Have you had the vehicle diagnosed by anyone? Thank you,
Mariah GM Customer Service

#31 of 80 Re: door issues [gmcustsvc] by queenprincessb

Sep 02, 2010 (11:55 pm)

Replying to: gmcustsvc (Apr 26, 2010 11:31 am)
Mariah, I have a 2006 Cobalt with door issues such as mysteriously locking and unlocking; not closing; not opening when I do get it closed; car dying when idling.
 
I have sent you and email.
 
Sincerely, Linda

#32 of 80 Re: door issues [pthreadgill] by gearheadguru

Sep 04, 2010 (12:02 pm)

Replying to: pthreadgill (Apr 25, 2010 11:27 am)
Hello pthreadgill, I am a professional technician dedicated to working on anything and everything made by General Motors. I just fixed the same make and model with the same problem today. Your problem is that your door lock switch is shorted out. The switch uses one wire to control the driver commands. Meaning a short on that wire will cause both the locking and unlocking. Replace the door lock switch/switches ( I recommend you get them both replaced), and your troubles will be over.
 
Welcome in advance.

#33 of 80 Trapped into my colbat chevy by laurence1983

Oct 01, 2010 (11:34 am)

I have a 2006 chevy cobalt Lt and the doors won't open I used the key from the outside but it won't let me in. I used the remote and it still won't let my open the doors the fuse is still good I even replaced it. I tried to open the doors from the outside and inside but that doesn't work. The other day I took it to sutlif Chevey in Harrisburg pa and the passenger side door opened so instead of climing out of the sun roof I had to clime out the window and wind up falling on there wet floor from the rain. So I told them what was wrong with it and they checked it. Then they told me that it could cost me around $1,000 to fix it. They want to run tests and milk money out of people. They didn't seem to care about nothing exept taking money. I even had probloms with the air vents and when it was under warenty and they didn't fix that. What a bad business. Can someone give me advice for my doors. I don't have $1,000 to give away to the company who sells faulty doors and cars.

#34 of 80 Re: door issues [gearheadguru] by laurence1983

Oct 01, 2010 (11:35 am)

Replying to: gearheadguru (Sep 04, 2010 12:02 pm)
The buttons work fine

#35 of 80 Door issues, everything issues!! by cchall

Oct 05, 2010 (3:06 pm)

This is more than the door lock switch. I have a 2005 Cobalt and a year and a half ago my door locks did the same thing, locked and unllocked by themselves, my car started dying when idling and things just went from bad to worse...we ended up replacing the body control module and it helped with everything, we also replaced several other parts before the BCM trying to fix this problem...well here we are again not even two years later and it is all happening over again...the VERY SAME problems!!! SO frustrating, I just got my power steering back and now this again! Going to fix and SELL it and never by another Chevy as long as I live! So disappointing, it used to be such a great product...

#36 of 80 Re: Door issues, everything issues!! [cchall] by gmcustsvc

Oct 06, 2010 (12:45 pm)

Replying to: cchall (Oct 05, 2010 3:06 pm)
Hello Cchall,
I apologize that you have had concerns with your vehicle. Do you currently have the vehicle at the dealership? Do you currently have a case with GM? If so, what is the case number? Thank you,
Mariah GM Customer Service

#37 of 80 Re: Door issues, everything issues!! [gmcustsvc] by laurence1983

Oct 06, 2010 (7:10 pm)

Replying to: gmcustsvc (Oct 06, 2010 12:45 pm)
Nope they had the chance and a second chance now I reported them.

#38 of 80 Re: Door issues, everything issues!! [laurence1983] by gmcustsvc

Oct 07, 2010 (6:29 am)

Replying to: laurence1983 (Oct 06, 2010 7:10 pm)
Hello Laurence1983,
I apologize that you have had concerns with your vehicle. I can understand that you are frustrated with your situation. However, you can e-mail me if you change your mind. You can get my e-mail by clicking on gmcustsvc. Thank you,
Mariah GM Customer Service

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