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Issues with Chevrolet Cobalt ELECTRICAL SYSTEM by Years

The Chevrolet Cobalt had plenty of problems with various aspects of ELECTRICAL SYSTEM as 1218 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around IGNITION. Models of 2006, 2005, 2007 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Browse Chevrolet Cobalt ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems by years

2010 119 2009 141 2008 154 2007 270 2006 392 2005 312

Do Chevrolet Cobalt models have ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems?

Below you may see the ELECTRICAL SYSTEM components and the number of complaints they received.

IGNITION 106 SWITCH 52 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 22 WIRING 5 INTERIOR/UNDER DASH 4 MODULE 3 12V/24V/48V BATTERY 3 CONTROL MODULE 2 SOFTWARE 2 FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS 2 HORN 1

Worst Chevrolet Cobalt Problems

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt August 1, 2008 Victims: 99 Mileage: 50000 miles

There were no events leading to the failure of the power steering in my 2006 chevy cobalt. it happens everyday, atleast once every three minutes. in o...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt December 21, 2012 Victims: 7

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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt November 15, 2011 Victims: 4 Mileage: 60000 miles

It was a single car crash which happened at night during a rain shower. their were no witnesses, but the car crossed the opposite lane of traffic and...

Recently reported ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems on Chevrolet Cobalt

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt

Coming to a stop at a stop sign in my neighborhood, about to turn right when my locks started locking/unlocking on their own repeatedly. my power steering goes out, check engine light comes on, and traction control light activates.. my dash flashes service traction /power steering. speedometer stops working.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

Power steering goes out while driving making it hard to stop or steer

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

I know about the recall for 2005 chevrolet cobalt, my can has turned off while driving & i have had problems starting my vehicle., the steering wheel ignition system 'is the problem' my vehicle does not start anymore at all !! please schedual an appointment at the nearest dealer that can repair the recalled parts? near 95838 sacramento, ca. i believe that my life has been endangered several times because of the defective recalled parts !! " yes" i am very upset" !! my vehicle has stopped running on both city & freeways.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 Chevrolet Cobalt

Driving on hiway start to shaking. loosing power and shuttoff. and steering wheel hard to drive often. dash board showing iconos all time.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt

The automatic headlights on the car do shut off intermittently. they also turn on by themselves sometimes when the car is parked and off. we have been stranded with a dead battery when this happens. this seems to be a common problem with the 2007 and newer cobalts. typically cars had a physical relay to control the headlights. in these cars the relay circuit is built in the underside of the engine compartment fuse box. the box is not seal properly and moisture gets into the box, causing a failure on the circuit board. this car first started doing this back in 2009 when my daughter had it. i recently took the car back and it was still behaving in this manner. the work around that seemed to work for a long time was to manually turn the auto lights off using the multifunction lever on the steering wheel. today, the lights started coming on by themselves when the car was parked. also, turning the auto lights off manually has stopped being effective. we are now fearful, will the lights shut ...

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

While driving today door locks unlock and lock again randomly. it was scary. i was driving in town. also traction control light and engine light came on. began running rough and lunging. i am afraid to drive my own car.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 Chevrolet Cobalt

As i was driving in the highway 70 mph car abruptly loss engine power to almost a complete stop car would not go over 10 mph car keeps having same safety problem i numerous times engine losses power while im driving i replaced 02 sensors battery and others car still have the same problem it is a recurrent problem in this car that no one seems to fix puts the driver in a very dangerous situation when you are in the high way and dangerously the car losses engine power all of the sudden.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 Chevrolet Cobalt

Once car warms up, while driving, the automatic transmission does not shift past second (2nd) gear, and will allow red lining without shifting up a gear. when trying to park, the shifter will not allow shifting into park, and the vehicle will pull away under the power of its own idle if the parking brake is not applied, making leaving the vehicle unattended very dangerous. when trying to shift out of park shifter will become stuck in the parking gear. the light illuminating and indicating the gear in which the shifter is in position of goes out, making it very difficult to know if the vehicle is actually in park or reverse especially coupled with the shifter not going fully into the parking gear. when the shifter doesn't quite move into the parking gear it causes the doors to stay locked and sometimes makes the manual locks difficult to use in order to exit the vehicle, it makes the electronic locks completely unusable. also, why in the world would chevy not put a engine temperature gauge in the dash cluster? how are drivers supposed to ...

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

For the past three days driving to and from work my chevy cobalt has been putting me in danger. when i start to break, sometimes the symbol with a lock and key, and air bag lights will turn on and the car steering wheel would lock and the brakes would come up resulting in the car being turned off while i am on drive. this is dangerous because i cannot turn the wheel and the brake is also locked. i get out of my car in the middle of traffic to push it by myself then jump in it and try to start it. this method works sometimes but is dangerous to not only myself but more importantly others. i do not know what is the main cause for this issue however i did some research and did not see any recall on this problem. i need help fingering it out before i hurt myself or others in the middle of the road driving unable to steer or break

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 Chevrolet Cobalt

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving various speeds, the steering wheel spontaneously failed to turn and seized. in addition, the tire pressure monitoring indicator illuminated and the remaining instrument cluster warning indicators were inoperable. the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 152,000.