Problems with 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

While driving my 2005 cobalt it stalls out with no warning. the radio flashes locked across the screen, just as the car is about to shut off. i have taken the car back to the dealership on three different occasions, and they keep telling me they can't find the problem. this has happened probably 15 times or more since i leased the car back in july. i'm really afraid that this might cause an accident. at this time, i am going through the process to have general motors by the car back. *jb

Tl*the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet cobalt coop. the contact was driving 25 mph over the train tracks when the vehicle shut off completely and coasted to the side of the road. the contact restarted the vehicle drove it to a dealer. the dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that there was nothing wrong with it. eight weeks later the contact was driving 45 mph and tried to switch lanes and the vehicle did not respond when he turned the steering wheel. the steering wheel and the vehicle eventually began to respond normally. the contact took it back to the dealer who was irate and stated that they would not fix the vehicle. the contact returned the vehicle to the dealer three months after he purchased it. the manufacturer was contacted in 2005 and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 3000. the current mileage was unknown. according to the invoice, the vehicle has a low torque ignition cylinder. updated 09/21/10

2005 chevrolet cobalt experienced problems with total loss of the electrical system and the vehicle stalling.***no answer required***. *mr the dealership discovered the key ring had a slightly larger link from the key to the opener gadget. when the mechanics knee hit the bottom of the opener gadget it caused the ignition switch to shut off. also below the ignition switch was a piece of rubber to the column. the piece caused the key ring not to move and the ignition switch instantly turned off. the consumer stated the ignition switch was poorly installed. even with the slightest touch the vehicle will shut off while in motion. *jb

Since this car was new, the car locks and unlocks itself regularly. if you get out of car, then return to car even within seconds, when you open door the alarm goes off. you cant do anything with car, without having keys in hand ready to shut off alarm. even driving down the road the doors lock and unlock regularly. have taken to dealer and they say nothing wrong. car now has just over 100k miles, and am leaning towards never buying gm again. *tr

Upon attempting to turn the headlights on manually, because the automatic headlights come on a little later than i would like, almost all of the electronics on the interior of the vehicle come on. i say almost because the instrument cluster lighting does not respond to a manual request for the lighting systems to activate. the background of the cluster in this car is black, and when it starts to get dark out it makes it rather difficult to see. one would expect that when you turn the head lights on, and all of the interior lighting comes on, the instrument clusters back lighting to also come on. the car has been back to bobby layman chevrolet in columbus oh, 2 times for this issue, and basically the response of the service department its the way it is. *jb

Dt:bought a new 2005 chevrolet cobalt in march. since then it has been in the repair shop 5 times. while driving 40 mph dashboard panel lights came on and then suddenly the engine died. when this occurred the key was in the ignition in the start position. dealer said it was designed for women so they may start the car easily. the ignition was designed to stop the engine if the key or ignition were touched while the vehicle was in motion. the dealer said chevrolet designed it this way. the second opinion from the dealer was simply there was nothing wrong. when the engine shut down there was a loss of brake power along with everything electrical. they did a diagnostic check which showed nothing. there was a recall service performed on the vehicle, but that was on the air conditioner. there was some sort of reprogramming work done. consumer did not know what was wrong with vehicle. *ak

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that nhtsa 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.

Dt: the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the ignition shuts off while driving. this occurred several times at various speeds. also, it occurred a couple of times while trying to tilt the steering wheel or while just driving and not trying to adjust the steering wheel. the dealership was as stunned as the consumer that gm will not do anything to correct this problem. the manufacturer said that one could put a slot in the key hole to make it smaller to correct the problem. this procedure has not been correctly done to consumer's vehicle it was just in the works to see if this would be a possibility to fix. the consumer has been having this problem since march 2005, and the vehicle was purchased in february 2005.*ak

Car purchased 2/21/05. windshield fluid not in the car. driving on highway mud was splash on window tried to wash it off, no fluid, mud smeared on window had to pull over on the highway to manually wipe off-2/05. horn not working or was never put in, had to wait 3 days for replacement-3/05. brake light coming on whether car is in motion or not. first reported 3/05 then again in 4/05. told that the fuse may be going out. still does this as of 9/05. radio/cd player locks if you start the car an immediately adjust the volume have to restart car to unlock- 5/05. back lighting for console does not come on all the time while in automatic mode. unable to see speed if driving through a tunnel not well lit. driver side tire making squeaky noises and grinding sound when parking in reverse. first reported 5/05 told may be brake dust still doing this as of 9/05. appt pending. headlight blew out 9/05. back window passenger side not sealed properly you can hear and feel the wind coming in while on the highway its a pain. all of these thing were reported to dealer and general motors on survey.*jb

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. *ak

Power steering fails in 2005 chevy cobalt. speedometer quits working so odometer no longer registers. daughter was driving vehicle when steering quit. this almost created a major accident. took car to mechanic and he says the computer won't give out any input. *tr

I have a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. since i purchased the car december of 2004, i have been having problems with the key getting stuck in the ignition when i put the car in park and try to turn the engine off. i have to restart the car several times, turn the steering wheel, and move the gear shift from park to drive several times to release the key. this problem occurs several times a week. i am taking in my car for service tomorrow. *tr