2005 Chevrolet Cobalt visibility problems

Filed Mar 14, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 160,000 miles · NY

The blower for heating and cooling began to work sporadically, then one day it just stopped working all together. I removed the HVAC control rand noticed the orange wire had overheated which caused the control knob and wiring plug in connector to fuse together.

Filed Nov 15, 2010 · Brakes, Steering · 124,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while exiting a residential driveway at 1 MPH, the vehicle lost all power steering capabilities. The vehicle was shut off and upon restart, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering: electric power assist system) seven months prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer advised the contact that they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was released to the contact november 12, 2010. The contact stated that the power steering warning alarm sounded and the warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileage was approximately 124,000. Updated 04/12/11*lj the consumer also stated the brakes locked up on a consistent basis. Also, the defroster worked intermittently.

Filed Feb 15, 2009 · Steering, Visibility · 48,000 miles · FL

About three months ago, I was driving down the road when my power steering stopped working. I shut the car off, and it went back to working. About a month ago it started doing it again, no I have no power steering. I have read other complaints on the issue. My back driver side window has now stop working and my AC is leaking onto my floor board on the passenger side. The car only has 55,000 miles on it. It had about 48,000 on it when everything started to happen.

Filed Sep 7, 2007 · Body, Electrical · PA

I have a 2005 chevy cobalt with less that 30k miles I was driving home from work when my car just shut off no hazard lights turn signals brakes steering no power at all I could have been killed in all traffic because there was no way of signaling. It took three tries to get it started again there was no warning check engine light never came on I immediately took it to the dealership because this was the second time it has happened to me I had this problem last year also gm never had a recall they just put a plastic piece around the ignition and said it was fixed I told my dealer that there was a bulletin out about this and I asked them why there was no recall to replace the ignition switch after this second incident gm wanted to put a magnetic device in to keep the key from moving in the ignition any they placed a piece of plastic in my actual key I called gm and placed a formal complaint because this is a serious safety concern people are going to be hurt or killed if they get involved in a rear end collision or have no way of pulling off roadway spoke to my service manager and dealership replaced ignition switch there has never been a recall on this I do not trust that it will not happen again I am afraid to drive this car this is not the only problem I have had with this car the fan blower the shift on the floor the sunroof switch keeps falling out of the roof the window motors have burned out my interior paint and door handles were peeling after the first year I don't blame my service department because they have fixed the car the way gm told them to I feel very unsafe in this car why should I have to wait until he ignition shuts off a third time this could be my last if what is gm doing about this? Are they going to do a recall? What else has to happen to me before they take this seriously? I am extremely dissatisfied with this car and I do not want it anymore. *tr * 12/12/07 *bf the dealer stated driver side rear power window was inoperable. Updated 12/12/07

Filed Oct 29, 2006 · Visibility · 33,000 miles · GA

I have 33000+ miles on my cobalt. Lately the wipers have been going into pulse mode while the selector is in regular speed. They always work in high and in pulse. When the wipers start to pause I move the selector to high so that I can see to drive. The selector lever does not appear to be moving around. I have not examined this and I have not called my local chevrolet dealer.

Filed Oct 26, 2006 · Brakes, Electrical · 18,000 miles · MA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 MPH on normal road conditions, the engine stalled, all dash board indicators blacked out and there was no power braking. No warning signals alerted the contact prior the incident. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The problem recurred on two other occasions. The manufacturer opened a case and referred the contact to the dealership. The vehicle was taken to the dealership who reset the electronic module, however the defect persisted. *ak the windows would go down slow, the intermediate steering shaft was replaced. Updated 11/30/06.

Filed Jun 26, 2006 · Body, Lights · 8,000 miles · IN

We bought this car in july 2005. Since this time, it has been in the shop 8 times for various reasons. Mainly the steering. Going over bumps, it rattles very loudly. The steering column, struts, mounts, and almost everything to do with the steering has been replaced twice!! Still rattles loudly. Gm tells us that is not a safety hazard. There is a fix in progress but may take 6 months to a year! I pay a lot of money a month for a rattle trap! Other items that have been replaced on the car is the radio, the blower motor, the right headlight, all 4 door bezels, all 4 door weather stripping due to wind noise, the shifting column because I had trouble getting the key out of the ignition. This has been the worst new car purchase I have ever made. I have already been in touch with the bbb about it.

Filed May 31, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · 8,257 miles · TX

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.

Filed Feb 25, 2006 · Body, Suspension · 2,000 miles · KS

I own a 2005 chevy cobalt ls and have had numerous problems with it. 1st I had to take it in because the passenger side rear suspension was making clunking noises. 2nd I had to take it in because there was moisture building up inside the drivers side headlight. 3rd I had to take it in because the passenger side rear window was howling and you could hear the outside air blowing through it when driving. 4th problem I just recently am having is the heating system. The blower just does what it wants. I can have the air to the off position and it still blows air at a high speed. Also, when driving the blower turns itself off and on whenever it wants to. All this and I only have 7,500 miles on my car. I won't be buying another gm vehicle!

Filed Jan 25, 2006 · Visibility · NY

Windshield washer unit does not work when outside temperature is below 38 degrees. It appears to be a vehicle feature as opposed to just a frozen washer unit as I have tested it multiple times. This causes major problems when driving in snow or salted roads as visibility is almost zero.