2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to recall repairs to vehicle. *tgw the dealer informed the consumer, the parts were not available.
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received recall notifications for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (electrical system), the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system), and the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The dealer was unable to provide a specific date for when the parts would become available. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was repaired according to the recall. After the repair, the power indicator remained illuminated when the vehicle was started. The vehicle became difficult to stop and excessive force had to be used to steer. The failure occurred five times and was previously repaired. The vehicle was waiting to be diagnosed by the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 137,714.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the check engine and power steering warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the key became lodged in the ignition. When the key was removed, the vehicle would not shut off. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 10v073000 (steering), 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system), and 14v171000 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 127,000.
I just had my recalled ignition switch changed with the new ignition switch. However, it is causing new problems. I am having problems shutting off my car. Sometimes the ignition switch gets stuck and I can not move my key to turn off the car. It is scary when you can not move your key and turn off your car. I went back to the dealer and they changed the keys and adjusted the ignition switch but it is still causing problems. When it gets stuck I have to constantly jiggle the key and sometimes it takes over 20 minutes to get it unstuck and to turn off my car. I am very disappointed.
I replaced ignition switch as per procedures for recall and have not received reimbursement as promised.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) and the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system). However, the parts to perform the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Power steering malfunctioning. Engine wants to stall and shut off. Transmission jumps when put into gear, automatic transmission. Instrument panel gauges jumping. Parking lights flashing. Shows low fuel when there is gas in the car.
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle lost power while driving. *smd the consumer waited six weeks for the part to arrive, to replace the ignition switch. After the consumer retrieved the vehicle and drove 5-6 miles, the vehicle lost power again. Apparently, the battery failed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled and several warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was able to be restarted after thirty minutes and resumed normal operation. The failure occurred on five different occasions. The dealer stated that the cpu was faulty and repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 14,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the key failed to release from the ignition after several attempts. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14e021000 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who took the components apart and indicated that a part was missing. The recall repair was not remedied correctly. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 59,651. Updated 9/12/14*cn the consumer stated that there was no part missing. The housing cracked during removal of cylinder. The vehicle was repaired. Updated 02/05/2015* js
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle repairs and seeks reimbursement. *smd the consumer stated his daughter was left stranded on four occasions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the lock mechanism failed. The contact mentioned that the doors were unable to be unlocked using the electronic key fob or manually. In addition, the key could be removed from the ignition when the vehicle was out of park. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v171000(electrical system) and the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v047000(air bags, electrical system)however, the failures persisted. Additionally, the contact stated that he also had to replace the computer motor and two body control modules. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 91,496.
I was driving down the road and the power steering message came across the dash. The wheel started locking up and I heard a clicking noise down near the shifter. Also the speedometer kept jumping back and forth as I was going down the road. I had to stop and pull over. I shut my car off and waited for a minute. I started the car and took off down the road. As I pulled away it started chugging a little like it was trying to jump speeds?.. The steering wheel was still tight and it continued until I reached my destination. When I would stop at a red light it took me awhile to make my turns. When I finally reached my destination I shut my car off and let it sit for awhile and it stopped doing it. Until the next time. That was in may of 2014 and it has happened a handful of times since then while my two young children were in the car. Im just now learning of a power steering recall on '05 chevy cobalt models. I bought my car this year.
I was driving down the road when my locks started popping in and out, my car started stalling out and losing power, and the power steering was going on and off. I took it in to the chevy dealership and they said it was the ignition switch. I just received my car back after it was fixed and the same problems are occurring still. I was going 60 MPH when my car completely lost power. I have taken my car in other times for this problem with still no resolution.
The car will lose power, like it is shifting down, transmission slipping, and either start to stall or will stall. Sometimes, if it has run for a long time the problem temporarily goes away. Not safe to drive however and 3 mechanics have attempted to repair with no success.
I am getting upset with the inability of your company to carry out recall repairs. The parts were ordered in march 2014 and I am being told by dealer they are not in yet. I know this dealer is fixing the cars of their regular customers so what is the delay for recall customers who are not the dealers regular customers? If you can not provide me with an acceptable answer I will contact the federal safety agency. I am tired of trying to use one car for two drivers.
On 6/22/14, I was coming home from philadelphia and while on the brunswick highway, my 2005 chevy cobalt's dashboard lit up like a christmas tree and I lost my power steering, traction control, brakes, ABS, engine lock, door locks were clicking on and off and I had to pull over 4 times off the highway. My odometer didn't work either. This also made my transmission jerk and slip. It was so bad that when it was switching gears, it was making my entire car shake. I was afraid for my life. I nearly crashed into a semi-truck because my brakes and power steering didn't work. Also, I couldn't go below 65mph on the highway because the transmission was slipping. I made it home but I was still shocked and scared. The next day I took it to the dealership to get it looked at. I thought it was the recall problem with the ignition but they couldn't find what the main cause was. They said it wasn't ignition but some sort of computer glitch. All they did was reset the computer and recommended me to buy anew car battery. I got the new battery and every was fine.on 7/714, the same issue happened again but worse. It happened while my car was parked and again the dashboard lit up. Everything went off again, I lost my power steering, traction control, brakes, ABS, engine lock, door locks were clicking on and off. It took me 6 times restarting the car for the dashboard to be cleared, and then 5 minutes again, the car chimed, and I lost my power steering, traction control, ABS and the odometer didn't work again. I nearly crashed again too. I took it again to the the dealership. On 7/8/14, they told me they replaced the recalled ignition switch, but they still couldn't find the root of the cause of the major electrical issue in my car. They did say my car isn't safe to drive on the road. They asked me to leave it for a couple of days to see if they can find the problem.
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to reimbursement for ignition switch recall. *smd the consumer stated her daughter was driving, when the vehicle suddenly stalled.
Not sure exactly when it happened, but it has been occurring for years now. I have spent thousands of dollars in diagnostics, parts, and labor trying to fix the mystery problem! I'm fed up! It seems to happen randomly and fix itself randomly. Sometimes it lasts a couple days and sometimes longer than a couple weeks. The problem: my car will lose power steering, it starts shifting really hard and the gauges inside get all screwed. Occasionally when it happens it just won't shift at all. It will stay in first gear. The inside gauges: the speedometer will bounce all over the place, never staying still. The radio will also get loud and quiet by itself. The power locks would frantically go up and down themselves, until I took out the spark plug for those. It is very difficult to drive when the power steering goes out, not like cars that were built without it in the first place. The very hard shifting cannot be good for the car and is dangerous when I am driving during winter months or rainy weather. I live in michigan and it snows a lot. Even the chevy dealership can't tell me what is wrong and I have paid to have numerous parts replaced that have not fixed the problem. I've read other boards online with people having the same issue. I just cannot afford to keep paying to not get the problem fixed. I hate driving such an unreliable car with two young children, four years and 10 months. It happened multiple times when my little one was a newborn. Felt like I was giving the poor baby whiplash when the car switched gears. It's an automatic so there is nothing I can do about it.
I have this problem on my 2005 cobalt of the gauge cluster going nuts, speedometer and RPM gauge jumping up and down, the lights in the cluster, ABS, security, brake, engine and some others start flashing, the transmission starts clicking near the shifter and the automatic transmission shifts very hard, in fact when slowing for a stop sign or traffic light I have to shift to neutral and then pull the shifter to 1st just to get it to go without stalling, the worse part of this problem is when this starts while traveling down the hi-way and the power steering stops working and I am going around a curve and it intermittently starts working and I have to try not to over steer causing an accident, this first appeared in 2008 and has done it since, no one can fix it not even the dealership.
My chevy dealer still does not have the needed equipment to fix this recalled item ignition switch 135454 I am seriously concerned by this because I have had 2 other replacements. Can you look into why this is taking so long when safety is at stake.
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch and stalling problems. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle began stalling out and running on reduced power in november 2013. The consumer attempted to fix the problem himself, but to no avail. He then took the vehicle to two different mechanics who were unsuccessful at resolving the issue. He then went to the dealer, where he was informed multiple codes were displaying, and they spent quite some time, in fixing the issue. Everything seemed ok for a while, and then the problem returned. The dealer then replaced the ignition switch and lock cylinder. The consumer did not believe, the ignition switch and lock cylinder were the main problem which caused his vehicle to stall. The stalling continued to be an ongoing issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v171000 (electrical system). However, the contact was not able to have the vehicle serviced under the recall because the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure.
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer write in regards to ignition key and dealership problems. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle stalled on a constant basis. She felt as though the dealer was giving her the run-around.
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available.
Ignition failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system). The contact stated that the part was unavailable to do the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to ignition key problems. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle has been un-driveable since feb 13, 2014. The key would not go into the ignition.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that he was concerned for his safety since the parts were still not available in order to do repairs for recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system). The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The vehicle had not experienced the failure. The vehicle current mileage was 28,000.
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