Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and that the key failed to release from the ignition. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v171000 (electrical system). The failure and current mileage was 65,000.
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt electrical complaints
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I wanted to express my frustration over the gm recall regarding my car. Upon receipt of the notice of the recall, I immediately contacted my local chevy dealer. They had no information on when new parts might be available. I was told to call back and did so weekly until they finally said they could order the recalled part. I was then told that it would take at least another month for the part to come in. It has been several months since I received the recall notice. I am disappointed in gm's lack of urgency and blatant disregard for the safety of consumers. I have been very proactive in this process and yet have been continually delayed in getting my car repaired. As a result of gm's mistake I am forced to drive an unsafe vehicle and have no definite time frame on when this issue might be resolved.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the ignition switch failed to release the key while parked. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician was unable to remove the key from the ignition and informed the contact that his vehicle had a transmission problem that was not covered under the recall. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v171000 (electrical system) and 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 900.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the ignition key continued to get stuck in the ignition. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency recall campaign number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer; however, they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000. Rk
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v171000 (electrical system) and14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) had passed a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified that the parts were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled away on several occasions. The failure was related to the recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not available.
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to a customer reimbursement request form. *smd the consumer was involved in an accident. During the accident,the vehicle shut off. Also, the air bag did not deploy. It was confirmed, the vehicle was included in the current gm recall. The vehicle was totaled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and immediately burst into flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 125,000. Updated 12/17/14*lj updated 01/26/15.*jb updated 06/2/2015
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice. *smd the consumer stated the first week of owning the vehicle, it would not start. When she called the dealer, the told her to move the steering wheel up and down and tap on the accelerator pedal. There were times through out the years, where the vehicle would not start. Also, the vehicle would pull to the left, the oil pan was leaking, the ignition switch was replaced, the left turn signal was inoperable, and the oxygen sensor was replaced.
The tops of two of my car's four lock plungers has broken off rendering it impossible to unlock manually. This coupled with electronic lock failure is a great safety concern. If there were an accident it would be impossible for myself and any passenger in the rear passenger seat to exit safely.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the power steering warning light illuminated without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the motherboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id numbers: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) and14v171000 (electrical system) however, the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact also stated that the key seized in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number 14v047000 (electrical). The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while idling at a traffic stop, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. There was a recall related to the failure under the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v171000 (electrical system), however the remedy part was unavailable to perform the repair. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 189,000.
I have received (both) recall work done on my 05 cobalt, and yesterday I was driving on the highway at 55-60mph for the first time since I got my car back last friday. I lost power steering and my car would no longer shift to increase its speed. It felt like I was in neutral gear as the rpms were in the 5000-6000 range yet I was still at a speed of apprx 55mph, as I attempted to pull over to the shoulder I recognized I did not have power steering, and the light on my dash quickly went off and then came back, along with a check engine light. After finding out what the engine codes were via autozone, I was told my transmission control module had failed, hence why my transmission would not engage into third gear. After driving the car around more that afternoon, it continued to happen at the high speed levels, and again the power steering failed. I brought it up to the chevy dealership that performed the work, yet the service department was closed at 7pm. The sale guy tried to convince me that this recall would not affect anything with the transmission, yet multiple mechanics have told me that if the new piece was not programmed properly with my ECM, then its possible that this is affecting my vehicle. I am going to try and bring my car back in tonight after work, or hopefully tomorrow. I have already call general motors and reported the same incident, because there is a rumor going online that the new ignition switch may have a "short" in it. But I do not want to confirm that.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) but was informed that the part needed was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. The approximate current mileage was 110,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. The key failed to turn and could not be removed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The contact received the recall notification related to the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) but the part was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate mileage was 87,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and the contact crashed. The contact was unable to recall what he crashed into. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered neck and back injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received the recall notification related to the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure of mileage was unknown.
2005 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to several recall notices. *smd the consumer stated there were always some type of electrical issues with the vehicle, such as the headlights and taillights having to be replaced. Also, the rims bent easily. The consumer had to purchase new ones.
Car simply stalled on I 376 at highway speed. Car won't start unless ignition key is "jiggled".
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that she attempted to have the vehicle repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number:14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) but was made aware that parts were not available for the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure.
My wife's chevrolet cobalt was part of the power steering motor recall and received the repair on may 26, 2010. The car functioned normally until march 31 of 2013 when the cobalt, with only 17, 321 miles, was brought to the local chevrolet dealership after my wife experienced a failure of the power steering. Next I accompanied my wife to the parking lot where it had been parked and discovered that upon re-starting, the car functioned normally. The check engine light however was on. We took the car to the dealership on feb. 1, 2013 where the power steering problem and check engine light was discussed. The technicians indicated that they could find nothing wrong with the power steering, simply stating that, "'it works now!" on friday march 8, 2013, the power steering message appeared on the speedometer, a chime sounded, and the power steering went out. I managed to drive the car home and park it. The steering was very hard to operate, as the power steering was not functioning. If my wife had been driving, I seriously doubt whether she would have been able to control the car. During this same incident the engine ran extremely rough and almost died several times. This car simply is not safe. The recall repair was not successful suggesting that general motors had its dealers perform on the cobalt was not the correct one. (was it the most economical for g.m.?). Since that time we have driven less than 500 miles and it is now fourteen months later! We are afraid to drive this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received a recall notice and was waiting for further notification. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and who made minor repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 13,000 miles. The current mileage was 13,252 miles. Updated 6/17/14
I was stopped at a red signal for a few minutes. Suddenly, a university of buffalo student hit my car from the rear at full force. He was texting and when he got out of the car he was still texting. He admitted it was his fault because he was not looking at the road and was texting on his phone. I called the police and obtained a police report. The air bags did not work. My mom and I were jolted forward at full force with back and neck trauma. My car stalled on impact of the other car. Luckily my foot was on the brake and I did not hit the car in front of me. I had to restart my car and I pulled the car over to the side of the road in order to not block the busy street. I complained that my air bags did not work but I was ignored. Also, the ignition switch had turned off the car which I thought was strange.
The vehicle shuts off while running. I've stopped at stop lights and when I try to continue driving the car will shut totally off while in drive. The door locks are constantly running up and down and will not stay locked. Many times I've come back to the car thinking it was locked to find it unlocked itself. The electrical problem has created a problem with brand new batteries. I've replaced it twice since purchasing the car in 2010.
As im driving from a fast rate of speed and I slow down I lose power steering and on multiple times I have come close to hitting vehicles as im parking or almost running into a house for not being able to turn.
Well driving to dinner for my birthday and going around a curve, I hit a pothole that I could not avoid without crossing the center line of the road into oncoming traffic causing my ignition switch to turn from the on position to the off position, much like the most recent recall states. Though I was able to safely get the car to come to rest on the shoulder of the road, I am still extremely nervous that it will happen again and I am also very, very disappointed to hear that this has been a known issue since the car was released. This is the third recall on this car since I have owned it, and I am far less than impressed with the vehicle. This vehicle is truly a death trap, much like others have stated. My greatest fear is that someone in my family will be driving my car and not return, all because of this giant mess created by gm. It is very depressing to know that I am still paying on an extremely faulty vehicle, in which these issues were known about long before I had actually purchased the vehicle. I would like something done about this, something more than just a "simple" fix (like all the other recalls with this death trap were said to be). It is one thing after another with this car, and though something serious has yet to happen to me, I am concerned for the future of others and myself.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. He received a recall notice in the mail and he was advised that the parts were not available. He was driving approximately 65 MPH and the vehicle shut off he hit a pot hole and his temperature light came on and gm stated they are not responsible. The contact occasionally had difficulty getting the vehicle to start and had to make several attempts with the key. He had to wait until the vehicle cooled down almost two hours and was able to drive very slowly to his residence. He advised them in 2005 that something was wrong with his ignition after he purchased the vehicle in july 2005. The failure occurred in november of 2005. The dealer drove 20 MPH to test drive the vehicle and was unable to reproduce the failure. The contact advised them that he was driving 65 MPH when the failure occurred. He cannot drive the vehicle because the anti freeze continued to leak out of the vehicle. He was advised that the struts, bushings, timing chain, link and the water pump was leaking because of the failure. The manufacturer made an appointment for him to have the vehicle diagnosed at a dealer and was told that it would take 20 days to a month before the manufacturer could send someone to diagnose the failure. The vehicle is currently at his residence. The dealer notified him today to ask if the manufacturer scheduled an appointment to diagnose the failure. The dealer where the vehicle was purchased and diagnosed are no longer in business. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was over 120,000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 45 MPH. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken for unknown repairs however, the failure was not corrected. The failure mileage was 154,000.
There is no accident incident in this report. I did receive the cobalt notice about the "key in the ignition switch may move out of the 'run' position" letter and I feel I should report another problem with the ignition switch that may also be a safety issue. However, I have not experienced any adverse impact of the condition I am about to describe below. I am reporting this because it might be an issue for others and that hopefully may be fixed by the latest cobalt ignition switch recall. For a couple years I have noticed that after I start the cobalt and let the key move back to the run position that I can remove the key completely from the ignition switch and put the key in my pocket and the car continues to run. I have only done this while the car is not moving. I noticed that the steering wheel does not lock up in this case, so theoretically I could drive and steer the car while it is moving on the road without a problem. However, I don't want to test that possibility, because the thought is scary. So if this information can help others avoid an accident when the ignition switched is replaced, this report will be worthwhile. I am now driving the cobalt without any attachments to the ignition key and am waiting to bring the car in for the ignition and power steering recall. I am expecting that the replacement ignition switch will also fix the problem of being able to remove the ignition key in the switch when it was in the in the run position. If you want me to send you a picture of the key removed from the ignition switch while the tachometer shows that the engine is running, let me know.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The engine was restarted and the vehicle operated normally. The contact also indicated that the power steering malfunctioned and made the steering wheel very difficult to turn. In addition, the key became stuck in the ignition switch and was unable to be removed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 158,000.
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