Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The vehicle was taken to the chevrolet dealer for maintenance. While repairing the vehicle, a mechanic left a rag on top of the engine underneath the hood. After the contact retrieved the vehicle, it caught fire due to the rag being left on the engine. The dealer repaired the vehicle, but the contact does not feel that it is safe to drive because it continues to break down. In addition, the traction control light continues to illuminate. The dealer stated that they could only repair the vehicle to its original state. The current mileage was 60,059 and failure mileage was 59,083.
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I have had my 2005 chevy cobalt since july 2005. At 800 miles I had it serviced for a leak in the passenger floorboard. It was in the shop 5 times before they found a fix. Next was the lights flashing on the dashboard, specifically the check engine, brake and high beam lights. Then the heater would not blow so it was in the shop to have that fixed. Then the reverse lights stopped working and there is condensation in the headlights. Now, two days ago, my power steering light comes on and it becomes very hard to steer. I almost had an accident when I couldn't turn fast enough. When you turn the car on and off it works again temporarily. I will be taking it to the shop again, but at this point it has 50,000 miles and is out of warranty. Very disappointed with the quality of this car!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving between 65-70 MPH, the vehicle completely shut down without warning. Also, the power steering shuts off without warning. The power steering light would illuminate. The vehicle has not yet been diagnosed. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 25,000 and failure mileage was 22,000.
The check engine light came on so I took the vehicle straight to the dealership. They said it was a history code and not a big deal, so they reset it. After leaving the dealership it came back on so I went to a different dealership. They said the same thing and said they don't know why it is coming back on.
Engine light turned on at 3,000 miles now the car has 45k and engine light is still on car has been to the dealer numerous times and they can;t find the problem. The light bank one lean code. The dealers still can't find the problem. Car runs rough and it may result in engine damage or other problems or safety problems if situation persists. To much air not enough fuel.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving between 40 and 50 MPH, the engine stalled. All the warning indicator lights flashed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was able to be restarted and the dealer replaced the cam shaft sensor. The current and failure mileages were 17,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 45 MPH the vehicle turned off and came to a complete stop. The vehicle restarted after a few minutes. There were no warning indicator lights. The dealer was unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 20,536. The current mileage was 20,636.
The car has stopped with no warning no lights came on and nothing happened to cause this. I was driving on the expressway going 55 MPH and it came to a sudden and complete stop as I said no warning lights came on. I took the car to the dealership and they investigated and said that they could not find the nature of the problem. This is bull! It has happened on two other occasions and it is dangerous.
Same thing brand new 2005 and it has done this to me about 6 times now and stranded me at night even for half an hour before it would restart and the dealership keeps saying they fixed it and last time they say they reprogrammed it even but it just happened to me again late last night ... Power steering becomes hard and service light pops on as the engine stalls out on the freeway then it will not restart for a bit then it seems ok but it keeps happening again to me another time.
My 2005 chevy cobalt sedan randomly shuts off while driving. So far it has happened about 6 times. The first time was a few months ago. I was driving at a speed of about 30mph making a left turn crossing a very busy lane of oncoming traffic when the car just shut off. The radio was still on but if I pressed on the gas, nothing. I had to put the car in park, shut off the ignition and then restart it. It immediately started back up. I called the dealership right away and was told that because no warning lights came on they wouldn't be able to trace the problem and hopefully it was a one time thing. Well then about a month later it happened again. The dealership told me to wait about a week and call back, well within a week it happened again so I called and told them I was bringing it to them. When I brought the car in they installed a flight recorder and sent me on my way. About a week later the car shut off again so I pressed the button on the flight recorder and brought it back to the dealership. The mechanics informed me that the flight recorder did not work because they forgot to put something else on my car at the time of the installation in order to make the recorder work and wanted me to bring the car back to have the recorder re-installed. I refused and told them I would bring the car back but they needed to keep it until they figured out the problem. On my way back to the dealership the car shut off again while going 65mph on the highway. The dealership had the car for about a week and claimed it was fixed for sure. They said they found the problem and replaced the ignition switch and power train relay. Well I have now had my car back for two weeks and as of last night it happened again. I called the dealership and told them to have the car towed because I refuse to drive it. At this point I do not want the car and have no faith in them repairing it. The car should be recalled before there is a fatality.
#1 I brought it back because steering wheel always was to the left even though I was going straight. Dealer said it was fine, I complained to customer service and then dealer said they fixed it. When going straight the steering still looks left. #2 air conditioning not working, #3 liquid coming out of vents #4 cricket noises out of passenger side dash area. I was told air conditioning was fine, no cricket noises and it was normal for fluid to come out of vents. I brought the car back again said A/C is not fine I asked them if it could be some sort of filter (I am no mechanic) but it was. They had car all day, went to pick it up but they said dash was apart because they were fixing the problem with the fluid coming out of the dash (and I said I was told there was no problem) they had the car for the weekend. They tried to charge me for the filter and I said I would not pay for it because there was problems with that AC and defroster etc since day one. They took out the filter and put in an old dirty filter that did not come from my vehicle as the guy from the chevy dealership in malden said he found it in the trash, (has made my daughter sick). #5 while driving the car I was getting off of the highway into a rest area and the car just died, there was no power steering no brakes etc. The key was in the switch and it was not off. I started the car up again. #6 the electrical didnt work, they fixed that. I have contacted chevy customer service on several occasions and they say they will check into it etc and call me back, but they never do. I want them to fix the steering wheel, fix the car stalling out for no reason (we could have been killed) and put in a new filter not someone elses dirty filter. I don't trust the malden dealership. I have brought the car to the dealership on at least 7 occasions most of which they say nothing wrong.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the engine revved and stalled without warning. Afterwards, the engine was easily restarted. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer several times but were unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was alerted.
First it was the engine stall due to faulty fuse box which they fixed. Then there was the sun roof cap which fell of twice and they attempted to fix four (4) times. Both which are under the cobalts tsbs I think. Now it's the ses light with a p0171 dtc code or the air fuel mixture is off. I took it in three (3) times and on the final one they said they have no solution and they cant do anything about it. It is currently under investigation by gm not only in the 2005-2006 chevy cobalt, the 2005-2006 pontiac pursuit, and the 2005-2006 saturn ion. All which have the 2.2l ecotec l61 engine. It troubles me that they say they cant do anything about it and to just keep bringing it in when light comes on. That is truly a pathetic answer to this problem. They are costing me time and money and this is no way to run a business. This is clearly an issue they cant solve and that is affecting 3 different cars. There was nothing done to fix the defect except turn off the check engine light, no other repairs have developed for this defect in gm's vehicles.
We purchased a 2005 chevrolet cobalt (ls) in december, 2005. Starting in january 2006, we noticed that the engine light goes on and off and we had the chevy dealer whom we purchased car from check it. They told us that the engine is fine and it happens to many cobalt that the engine light will go on sometimes without any reason. We called chevrolet and we were told that they were aware of the problem but have no solution to it. We were asked to keep driving the car with engine light on. We feel very uncomfortable driving a car with engine light on. We would not know if there is really nothing wrong with the car. Chevrolet refused to take any action regarding to this matter. We don't know where to seek further help on this incident. There is currently 6000 miles on the car and the engine may be fine at this moment. But since the engine light is not working properly, we would not know if something really happens in the future. We don't feel safe but nowhere to seek help.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at various speeds the check engine light illuminated and fire came from the exhaust pipe. The exhaust turns bright red and the floor board gets hot. The dealership replaced the catalytic converter however the problem still exists.
Dt: the contact stated while driving the coolant light illuminated on the dashboard. She pulled to the side of the road, and then the vehicle was towed to a dealership. They stated the radiator needed to be replaced. *ak updated 01/25/06.
Three months after replaceing the radiator in my car from hitting a raccoon. I started the car and smoke came from the exaust. Took the car back to the dealership on friday. On the following monday I got a call saying "we can not find anything wrong" and drove the car home. The next morning I started the car and smoke came fron the exaust again, the same thing happend after work except the car started after turning the key a few times. The same thing happend the next two days it didn't want to start and after it did, it smoked for approximatly 10 minutes. That friday morning was no different and the same with leaving from work untill I got 12 miles from away when the temperature gage came on, so I took it back to the dealership. There I talked to a different mechanic and told him what was going on and in less then a minute he told me what it was probably a cracked head on the engine. The following monday and further inspection he was right in saying it was the head and needs to be sent out for repair. Now they are not willing to fix this problem saying that it is non warranty and we are stuck with all costs.
(1) there have been no problems with the car (2005 chevy cobalt sedan) until 9/24/05. The car stalled once this morning and then completely shut down without warning. Both events happened after he took his foot off the accelerator so he could slow down and exit the freeway. No warning lights came on. (2) my husband thought he was going to die. He could not steer the car, the brake pedal went mushy, and the entire system shut down. There were no cars around him so he just slid until the car stopped on its own in some bushes. (3) he got to a phone and we called roadside assistance, they towed the car to the dealership.
Dt : the caller said that while driving if she bumped the knee under the steering column the engine died. She was not hitting the ignition switch, but just bumping the underneath side of the column. It did not need to be hit very hard to happen. This happened three times while she was going down the highwa,y and once to her son. Dealer and manufacturer have not been contacted yet.
We purchased our 2005 chevrolet cobalt in mid december. In the middle of january we noticed that the air conditioner was not blowing cold air. Dealership replaced the air conditioner compression valve. Approximately one week later the vehicle began to display the "check engine" light and read "power less reduced" then ,we began to have difficulty accelerating. The gas pedal became stiff. The dealearship replaced the air conditioner compression valve once again. Again the problem surfaced about a week later. The same part was replaced once again ,and an appointment was made for the following tuesday to drop the vehicle off for further investigation. Dealership discovered a faulty wiring harness causing the problem. We were then told that this was an engineering problem with the vehicle. Proceedings are underway to replace the vehicle with another car.
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