09 cobalt Here are my issues” First was the steering wheel. It had a broken bracket so it had to be replace. Awful gas fumes so the Gas tank had to be replace When i purchased the car the dealer told me that it had a bumpy tire on the front, to bring it back in a few days, when i return I was told it had a bent rim, i must have hit something. While going down the road the driver seat bracket broke, had to be replaced. Key got stuck in ignition while out of town, so the only way I could cut my car off was to un-hook the battery until i could get to the dealership on Monday. The tire monitors have never worked. Now the engine light is on and the dealership said that it is a Camshaft sensor. I have always been a dedicated chevy drivers. but this car had driven be crazy. I love the body style and the car, just not all the problems. I do not feel safe driving my Chevy anymore.

Out of the blue my vehicle began to shimmy & shake. At first I thought it may be the wheel alignment. According to the dealershing my front arm bushing needs to be replaced. Now the car is squeaking when you turn the wheel to. Got a 2nd estimate: the bushing, swaybar link, & steering & suspension need to be replaced. What the heck? After I just had to have the ignition coil replaced. It burned out the 1st one I put in plus brand new spark plugs. This is ridiculous.

Hi Jessica and All: My son has 2007 Chevy Cobalt with 19K miles. This past Saturday afternoon his brakes went out. He is 23 years old and has been driving since he was 16. He says he put on brakes and nothing happened. Thank God he did not receive any major injuries and he did not hit anyone. He had to hit the freeway barrier to stop the car. Anyone else have problems?

Hi, i have had several problemas with my 2007 Colbalt! My car smelled of gasoline for 2 wks took it to shop they claimed i hit something really hard and i racked a hoel in the TOP of my gas tank!!!! repair$1000! Not only did i know they was full of sh** I would have to had hit something so hard i would have deff noticed that! Didnt know nothing of this type or recall to this day!!!! Now im having brake problems!!! I have had to replace my brakes 4 times in 8 months!!! Took it to dealer the last time $550 for front and back brakes now still having problems!!!! i have not read of any other complaints about this issue but buyer beware!!!! My tires are also being replace frequntley and my allignment sucks no matter how many times they are fixed!!!! Does anybody else have brake problems with there colbalt?

LAST YEAR ON 1/14/10 I WRCKED MY 2007 COBALT GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70, MY POWER STERRING FAILED LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED 6 TIMES GM RAN ALL KIND OF TEST AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH AND THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT. MEAN WHILE I WAS OUT OF WORK DUE TO THE WREAK HAD TO FILE BANKREP AND LOST EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF THEM .IS THERE ANY KIND OF LAWSUIT ON GM .

My 2005 Cobalt has had at least 4 recalls…half of them i never got notified of. Should’ve known on the first one when the A/C didn’t work and it was because the wiring from the A/C and the airbag were wired wrong. the steering column and the whole shifter were replaced. Now I have a ticking noise coming from the steering wheel.

I HATE GM. I was absolutely IN LOVE with my cobalt until I started having all these effin problems with the front suspension!!!! You wouldn’t believe me if I told you how much noise it makes and yes I had to have power steering replaced. GM doesn’t give a shit about there customers. I’m trying to sell my ca now for WAY below what it should be worth just so I can get rid of the POS. And GM won’t recall ALL the other problems with the elfin front end because “it’s not a safety hazard.” GM should be put out of business. They should have never received a bailout. I should have got a Honda.

I HAVE 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, SOON AS IT REACHED 38K STERRING PROBLEMS.. WHINNING, DIFFICULT STERRING.. WHAT IS GOING ON.. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN ON THE SIDEWALK KNOCK THE CRAP OUT OF MY HEAD.. WHAT A HEAD…..

My power steering light is going on yet I don’t have power steering!!! It continues to tell me that I need fluid!! WHERESHOULD I PUT IT??? It pulled to the left the other day almost causing me to go into another lane!…I take it in one time, they said they fitted it…The next day it was doing the same thing! I took it in again today…Now they say it isn’t under the recall warranty? WHAT? …the whole electric system is messed up. I don’t even know what they did the first time they never gave me any paper work. This is terrible. Then I read about all the accidents that are happeing in these cars… Someone needs to help us!

Please if there is a layer out there please please look at this web site there are to many of us to ignore.WE NEED HELP a angry cobalt owner www.aboutlawsuits.com/gm-recall-chevrolet-cobalt P.S. G.M. has also recalled the chevy cruze this is nothing more than a cobalt the recall is for POWER STEERING CONCERNS!!!!!

what a load of B.S. G.M. has refused to do any thing about my 06 cobalt that was wreaked cuz of the power steering failure. and the air bags did not deploy. i was hurt and extracted from the car. i have been looking for a layer for over a year now with no luck. what a crock guess there is no one out there who has the gonads to stand up to General Motors and represent the consumer s who have lost cuz of a recall from a defective product that caused the crash in the first place. they will fix the ones that are in the road but screw the ones who have cashed or even died as a result. OH!! and by the way the 20011 chevy cruze has been recalled cuz of steering concerns IMAGINE THAT!!!!! the car is a cobalt HEY G M FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE ELS IS KILLED!! cuz the computer on my car was with out power for about 2 months data was lost and G.M will not take responsabillity for what happened to me and my car

TO ALL THOSE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION! look under your collum- just behind the steering wheel. see the little square cover that looks like the back on a remote? pop it off and stick it in the driver visor. next sit in your seat and take your right pointer finger- stick it in the collum straight up and feel to the left for a small button. feel it? PUSH IT- it releases the key when you push it and turn the key. SO now that know you know where it is- stick your other hand in there and turn the key while you push it- its easy and i have been doing it for about 2 years. IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU DRIVE. This car is picky about how you drive it- i promise.

My 2005 Basic 4door Cobalt: Ever since i bought it in 2007 with 35k, it has made 3 knocks in the back end everytime i park it. I wrecked about 8 months after we got it, with 2 babies in the car swerving 3 times on white rock trying to go straight- before i was able to turn it enough to miss a phone pole and instead get tangled into a barbed wire fence- 5k damage. I got the recall notice for the Power Steering a year ago in 2010, and the Dealership told me they had not heard a thing about it. I am now assuming my car had its power steering go out during that wreck. So my A/C drips excessively, and barely blows- makes a purring noise and sounds like it looses and gains power when i brake or accelerate. SO- Now my car has been shaking at 58mph and then go away ever since 80k…but now(today) it shakes lightly at 50, and then as i accelerate- the shaking increases …i tried today to get to 70 to see how bad it would get- it got WAY bad- as in i was bouncing down the highway (no cars around btw). My last problem. The entire car seems to leak- ever since we got it!! Through the floor, the trunk seal, the back window. the fabric turns brown and i just wash or dry it away, then it comes back. LEMMONN.. I still love my car just wish it would get better- ya know like GM taking action…BUT it now has 137k and i still have 23 months left to pay it off….

The key in my 2007 Cobalt will not turn to the off position no matter what I try. I think it is in the power train not realizing the car is in park. Any suggestions? I was told there was a recall on this, but can not find out anything on the internet about it.

I have a 2006 chevy cobalt and a few months after buying it in 2008 my car periodically just shuts down on me while driving at a low speed.. Its very scary because i could be on the highway or turning a corner and it just goes dead. ive had my car lookd at by different mechanics and they cant figure why it does that. Ive googled my issue with my car and there are lots of people that have cobalts with the same issue that im having. there needs to be a recall on this asap. im a mother and a teacher and i can not afford to keep taking my car to different repair shops for the same issue.

i bought a Lexus and absolutely love it. i’m not sure why you cheap bastards continue to buy american made cars. be smart people! imports are best!

We bought a 06 Chevy Cobalt about 6 weeks ago and we had no idea about there being a recall. Today our daughter was going down the road and she said that the ding ding started and the “POWER STEERING” flashed and the doors started locking and unlocking by themselves. She said she could not steer it at all and she hit her brakes and it pulled her to the right into the ditch and she road the ditch for about 70 feet. When she came out of the ditch she went over a hill about 75 feet straight down, She came to a stop when she reached the bottom and stopped at a parked car. Through all of this the air bags never did come out. When we bought this car the owner never told us anything about a recall. GOD was with my daughter today he guided her to a safe stop and thank GOD she only has a pump knot on her head and a messed up knee. This is two grateful parents tonight. I am going to get in touch with someone for some legal advice tomorrow.

I recieved a letter about a year ago for the recall on my 06′ chevy cobalt. Not until about a month ago I was at a stop light and the car made a “ding ding ding” which those who have cobalts know the car is telling you somrthing…a door is open, trunk..etc. anyways in the little screen it said power steering man..I continued on the day with everything seeming normal..Well a bout a week later it started to feel a little heavy and more difficult to turn and park. Then this past week it completely went…No more power steering. It may not seem dangerous to those who dont drive much I drive 40-50+ miles a day…its not safe…On the highway…taking turns…I made an appointment with the dealership and its in there being serviced at this moment. I love my cobalt…its a good car..easy to maintain and if you take good care of it it will last..I have had mine for going on 5 years and it hasnt given me many problems..so if you get the letter bring it asap…if your steering goes out at the wrong time it could cause an accident..my car warned me I hope your does too..good luck chevy owners..

I have a 2006 Chevy cobalt, I haven’t had the problems that most of you have faced, but there is one that needs to be brought to the attention of Cobalt owners. I recently started smelling fuel inside my vehicle and when it sat. I have 2 babies, I was getting migranes from it, what were my kids getting from it? Anyway I took it to my mechanic, the check engine light was on. He read it as an emissions problem. He asked me to replace the gas cap and see if that helped, I did. That did not help the smell, so we went for a used charcoal canister, he pulled that and it had gasoline in it. So we thought the problem was fixed. We continued to drive it with the smell, but I could not take the fume smell. So we then took it back to the mechanic, the only other thing to do was drop the tank. Well I thought I might have damaged something on the tank so I had Geico come out and take a look. He said it was nothing I did. I called Chevy and GM, they said there was a special condition for them to replace the fuel pump if we had a leak or fuel smell. Well I have news from my mechanic it was not my fuel pump. There are to valves on the tank for emissions, well the leak was coming from one of those valves. So I once again called Geico with mechanical breakdown, they payed to replace my FUEL TANK. Chevy is replacing the fuel pumps but not the tanks. The valve that was leaking does not come out of the tank so you have to replace the whole tank. I was lucky I had Geico’s mechanical breakdown or it would have ran me into the thousands to repair this problem. If any one else has this problem please report it to the NTSB and GM, I did. They are linking the fuel smell and leaks to just the fuel pumps when I had the same issue and it was the valves on the tank. The fuel pumps are on the special condition recall in certain states, the hot states are where the recalls are, Florida is one. I just wanted to let peole know what is going on with these cars. I have had no real problems with the vehicle just that and it is a costly proplem. So have it looked at., it is also a safety issue, which I have pointed out to NTSB and GM, but if anyone else has this problem please report it so they can recall their gas tanks. It is fixed now, but what if someone had thrown a cigerette under my car I would not be here telling you about this.

I bought me a 2009 cobalt in august with only 1500 miles on it…about a moth after my power steering went out for the first time .On the rare occasion the power steering stays on the wheel is entirely too loose and something is definitely wrong.Never will i gor for this car company

I have a 2006 Chevy Cobalt and i just started having problems with my power steering. I called the dealership i bring my car and they said that there is a recall on my car but since i have 63,000 miles that it is over the allowed miles for the recall. I would understand that in a different situation but seeing that this recall happened a year ago yesterday, i don’t understand why i wasn’t informed. If i knew there was a recall i would have had it fixed right after i was notified. Now i’m just frusterated!

I got a comment for ya what the is going on i started to have STEERING PROBLEMS when it was still under warranty in early 07 I am the proud owner of a 06 cobalt what a crock!!!!!!!!!! i took this car in 7 times for “steering concerns” and was given excuses like it’s new it will get easier or we can’t find a problem,or yes it is a little hard but can find no problem and so on. I was un aware of this RECALL till april 2nd two days after the steering went compleatly out and I hit a tree head on ,oh did i mention NO AIR BAGS I was told I missed the censer BY 1/4 of an inch,HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!!!!!!!!! i have been looking for some legal action for almost a year now and have been networking the same amount of time,no luck with legal help but WOW i have found alot of people who are in the same boat as me!!! G.M. has refused to take any action on this matter so i must do what i must do. i have contacted the media and am going to go that route as well. i will continue to be a pain in their#$%$# till I get results!! I would hope that I am not the only one that is trying to do SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!! Thanks G.M. for taking care of your customers.

would like in on this suit this is a cheap , unsafe car, my 2007 only has 21,000 on it replaced fronts tires were bald, they would not, honor bumper bumper , almost got killed driving it also, This is the first new car every had, iam 54 iam scared to drive it had it checked out GMC does not give a darn.

so i was going to look at a 2007 cobalt at an auction, maybe this is not such a good idea and that this recall is why its there, this is a very scary thing and i am so sorry to all who have been injured and have lost loved ones…

My daughter was killed driving a 2006 Chevy Cobalt. I contacted GM they sent three people out to retrieve the black box which they took. Once they had possession of the black box GM would not tell me what they found. My daughter died January 10, 2010 the recall was mailed to our home in April 2010. The car my daughter was driving flipped, rolled, and caught fire after ejecting my daughter on to the highway where she was run over.

Well … I have purchased a 2006 Cobalt LS 4door. Im ha img 3 problems. My steering. It doesn’t lock up but whenever Im making a turn it sounds like something is going to break and then jerks in whatever direction im turning. INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY. The steering is really loose to. Another I have is the shaking. Whenever I crank up, sit in park or reverse, the whole front end shakes. It sometimes shut off when im in reverse. I took it to the shop and they told me nothing was wrong. My purpose for buying the car was to get me back and forth to college everyday. How could I if I keep having problems like that. GM really needs to take action!!

we purchased a 2010 cobalt in May 2010, in Jan. our car suddenly would not steer the car verred into a concrete pot in the parking lot of a shopping plaza. The sustained 5800.00 dollars in damages. Most of the damage is in the sterring machanis and body work, after I was alerted to check the internet on recalls, i noticed that in this model there fhave been recalls on the power sterring. When i contaced our dealer they stated they checked the VIN which was not part of the recal. I did make a call to GM and was told that I would be responsible for covering the cost of a retail till they investigated which could take 60-120 days. I cant cover this cost, How can i find out if this is related to but missed in the GM recall.

Addendum to my earlier post. If a car is sold in all 50 states, the company should be required, by law, to notify all owner in all 50 states. This selected state garbage is just that, garbage.

There is no mention that there was a LIMITED recall on the 2006 Cobalt’s fuel system, gasoline delivery fuel pump. The plastic supply or return port on the modular reservoir assembly may crack. If either of these ports develops a crack, fuel will leak from the area. If the crack becomes large enough, fuel may be observed dripping onto the ground and vehicle performance may be affected. (quoted from ODI webpage). My son and I co-own this piece of junk. We were told that since the car was not in the recall state if we wanted GM to fix it we had to take the car to a dealership, pay $95.00 and they would decide after that if they would fix it. The piece of junk has also broken a timing chain (not a belt). The only way we can get any redress is to hire an attorney. We are too broke putting gas into the @#$%. Not only do we get only 3MPG (If we are lucky) but the resulting gas fumes have exacerbated my son’s asthma. We would like to create a class action suit against GM for not only the lost revenue of gas expenses and medical expenses but our money back for the purchase of the vehicle. (I failed to mention that both this site and the recall were found out by chance.)

I have been stopped by the police 4 times because of my steerring, iam disabled, almost got killed car locked up on me, have had steering motor replaced at 15,000 miles had to put 2 new front tire on when it still, was bumper tobumper, warranty, still having problems contacted GMC they said everthing is ok its not my car only has 21,000 miles 2007 cobalt, steerring is still bad i would like to be in on class action law suit first new car i have every had, its peice of CRAP please tell me hoew to get in on law suit want my money back, Thank you Pam Fife Mesa Az

let me start by saying i bought i brand new car to b safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a 07 cobolt…… mine was built on a sat night when they were all drunk i swear………….ive had the steering fixed 4 times…the brakes 4 times the dearler chaged me the last time have them fixed not even a week later the noise was back………chevy is no help they do not want to take responsibalit for this…….. that not to mention that the windshelid leaked twice the blower fan twice.not to mention the tires and the wheel alighment i had to put in to the car cause of the steering…..hell this car is so bad the speakers went.come on the speakers.the only thing this car is good for is a very expensive flower pot that can sit infrount of your house.only because this car isnt safe to drive across town and to come to find out that the fuel pump was recalled……………did asnyone get the recall notice about this

I have a 07 chevy impala with power steering problems. I purchased the Vehicle Gm Certified and have had issues since the 1st month of purchase w/ the power steering. I’ve had mutiple repairs done at GM dealerships for this issue. In Tallahassee, Fl; and Fort myers fl and no resolution to the issue. Ex. Power Steering Shaft, hose, pump, and Rack and Pinion, Air bleed from the system and no Fix. GM Tech have done everything that there Technical Bullentins have posted. GM Needs to do a RECALL . When i crank my vehicle the power steering make a whining noise and also whenever i turn the wheel or back up the power steering is scrubbing and make noise when wheel is turned. So Im left not knowing what to do.

I own a 2007 Chevy Cobalt LS 4 door. Has anyone had an issue with the brakes. I had a deer jump in front of me( not the first one either), but I apllied the brakes to slow down. When I relized I was still going to hit the deer I applied more pressure to the brakes. Well the right front tire locked up and I went around and hit a rather large Lyloc bush in the drivers door. I’ve never had a vehicle do this to me. Now corret me if I’m wrong,but these cars have anti-lock brakes right. which means they are not suppose to lock up in a quick stop right?

I purchased a new 2010 cobalt in April 2010. This recall occured in March 2010. I suspect that the dealer sold me the cobalt knowing full well of the recall. I received a call today, Dec 20, 2010 from the dealership informing me of the recall and asking if I had gotten a letter. Well, I would not have gotten a letter if the cobalt was sold after the recall. What leverage do I have in my possession to deal with this issue?

Other problems I’ve had is my key Being stuck in the ignition and the battery appearing to be dead but after a jump start and taking the car in I was told nothing was wrong with it at all

My parents bought me a 2008 cobalt in august with only 1500 miles on it…about a moth after my power steering went out for the first time and ever since nearly every time I drive anywhere it goes out within a few minutes. On the rare occasion the power steering stays on the wheel is entirely too loose and something is definitely wrong. Also my keyless entry has not worked in months, and I’ve replaced the battery in the buttons but was told it was part of the recall and the sensor in the car does not work anymore. Another problem that just started last week is that the tire sensors in the car no longer can sense how much pressure is in the tires. I hate my cobalt

well my 2006 cobalt is great. it a MT 2door 2.2L LS,. when i try to start my car it’ll keep dying over, then when it does start it will shut off when it wants(wont hold a idle). then when i hit the gas and let off it sometimes shuts off by it’s self.when it finally wants to stop i go to shift and let me tell you she’s not smooth. when i shift out of gear and hold the clutch in to long it’ll die. when i come to a stop sign or red light and shift in to neutral she’ll die. come on man this is to much stuff i mean every time the clutch is in it’ll die and in shifts smooth but the when i let he clutch go she’ll gerk around CRAZY!!!!

I DISLIKE MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. The biggest problem I have with it is that the alarm will not stop going off! It’s very embarrassing when it goes off at public places and everyone stares at me. The remote rarely works so I have to unlock it with the key, but once i open the door the alarm sounds. I have to hurry up and start the car for it to stop other wise it sounds even louder! I recently got a remote start put in hoping that it would solve the problem since I no longer have to use the original remote. This worked for 1 day and then I began having the same problem. IT’S SO EMBARRASSING! I just want to get rid of the car but no one would even want it! I’m very frusterated!

“”””Comment by don on 9 September 2010: my son purchased a 06 cobalt new and since then his check engine light stays on and will not pass emissions tests he recieved a recall notice concerning this iissue and has taken it to three gm dealerships in st louis area and all refuse to fix the problem each dealership has cited different causes and repair suggestions includeing replaceing fuel injectors sensors bad fuel etc this car has had the same problem since it was new and will not pass emission inspections every year anyone else with same problem?””” Thats the same reason that my dealorship gave me for my engine blowing. “Bad fuel must have washed the pistons…”. This is after they tried to fix my engine once, and it blew on them again when they tried to start it.

My 2006 Chev Cobalt LS , which i bought brand new, is junk. Multiple failures on brakes. Main computer failing about four times. The POWER STEERING was replaced five times. And not only did it not handle very well when the power steering failed, but it made my engine/tran malfunction. Which leads me to now, with a blown engine at 63k miles and the dealors don’t know why. So they fixed it, and it blew again. So I had to pay for a new engine, and it still doesn’t work. I will never buy a chevy again, and will tell everyone I know never to get one either.

yes Elaine, I am now in a body cast, broken arm and toe. lost ability to steer and tire flat I don’t remember what went first but plan to find out.

My 2007 Cobalt has 31.K miles on it. I’ve already replaced two tires twice. I know the roads where I live are not maintained well, but this should not be happening? Has anyone else experienced this issue?

I have 2 Daughters. One has a 2005 Cobalt the other 2007 Pontiac G5. Both have about 40k miles. Never had but 1 problem with the Cobalt the a/c drain. These are some good cars for the money. I own a Used car dealer and I see more problems with the high end cars. We did get recall notices on both and both are fine.

We have a 2009 Cobalt that my Granddaughter takes to College and drives 115 miles each way on the week ends to come home. We were told several months ago that there was a recall (never got a notice) and that the dealer would call us when the part came in. Well that hasn’t happened and she just called to say her Power Steering went out. She has less than 10,000 miles on that vehicle and now I can’t let her drive it back to school as it’s not safe… and of course it happens on the week end when the dealers are closed….. now one of us will be without a car until we can get this fixed IF the dealer has the part.

Thought 2007 Colbalt was a good deal,… now we have had to recalls and issuse with the headlights. Now it is not under warrenty any more,… their quick fix of the headlights has turned into a $500 plus because the wires melted…! ? I think there is a much bigger problem but the dealer didn’t even notice that after they “fixed” the recalls that there were no dashboard lights ! They only decided to come on after 15 minutes of driving….

I own a 2006 Cobalt LT Coupe…….Biggest pos I ever owned Thank God I bought a platinum warranty. My Cobalt is in the shop at least 2-3 a year for power locks going out 3 different times now, window washer quit working, struts, sway bar, bushings bearing, steering column replaced 2 times, shifter assembly replaced, all kinds of electrical issues! I hate this car! I love the color and shape that is it and I can’t afford to trade it in, Now Chevy has quit making Cobalt and changed the cars name again just to sell these pos! 1st junk Cavalier, 2nd Cobalt and 3rd Cruze…..interesting that Malibu and other models keep their name but the Cobalt gets a name change every 5 years

I have a 2005 Cobalt that has been checked 5 times for the POWER STEERING light. It has been through the recall. Replaced the motor and the entire steering column. Just yesterday after 2 months of peace, it happened again. Just like the above post by Jimmy S, I run into it being ok when it gets to the dealer. This time though they took it very serious and are taking the car, calling GM and seeing what they can do since they have done everything they were told to. In addition to the chimes and the – on the odometer – I hear a ticking in the shifter. I noticed that once before when theis happened at a supermarket – yesterday when I started the car in the driveway it happened, then I pulled out didn’t get 10 feet before the dreaded chimes and POWER STEERING light. I quick took a picture because if it’s off when it gets to the dealer, I need to show them! I really feel disgusted with GM over this. It’s a constant battle. I have had also had problems with my dome light not working, new bulbs, new fuzes and nothing. Door locks I thought needed new batteries, but nothing. That didn’t fix it. Seems like an electrical issue or something. Dealer mention they may have to replace both computers in the car. Don’t want to know the cost of that! It’s just horrible that I pay each month for a car that is unstable and unsafe. I hesitate to go any distance or on highways with my son now cause I need to know I didn’t put him in danger. That’s not what I pay for each month. A car that I do not feel confident to drive. By the way, I only have 20,984 miles on that car.

We have a 2006 Cobalt that started having electrical problems a year after purchasing it. The gauges go haywire, it dies when I stop and in traffic, it accelarated on its own, the key has been stuck in the ignition several times, the shifter broke, the ball joints broke,I have to shake the steering column to get it to start, 3 of the four door handles are broken, the battery dies monthly and not to mention the power steering. I called weekly about the recall and was told they didnt have the parts but upon taking it in for another issue was told by a tech otherwise. I have taken the car in 3 times this week because the battery keeps dying and was given the most BS answers. When I came to pick up the car yesterday, it was dead again.Their final solution was to disconnect my radio and then they tried to charge me a third time even though I had allready paid the day it didnt start. I had to go all the way to the dealership owner to get any sympathy. He waived that visit only, leaving us with nearly a $700 bill and no guarantee it was even fixed. Worst of all, four hours later its not working again. Im lucky that my only accident as a result of this didnt injury anyone but alot of people werent so lucky..PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS CAR!

I have a 2005 Cobalt coupe with this problem. My problem it still happens once in in while even though the moter was replaced.! Dealer has seen the problem, but states the problem has to be happening at the time when the mechanic can look at it. I leave it at the dealer and the when the mechanic goes to work on it, the car is fine. I my case IT HAS TO HAPPEN close to home and when dealer service is open. It happens when dealer is not open ! When I turn off the car and leave for 60 minutes or so, the probem goes away. Then the car is great. When it happens 1. The chimes come on, 2. The dash lights go on and off, 3.The odometer gets —-, 4.The shifting becomes very ruff. The car acts like Bumbee on Transformers. Any ideas ??

my son purchased a 06 cobalt new and since then his check engine light stays on and will not pass emissions tests he recieved a recall notice concerning this iissue and has taken it to three gm dealerships in st louis area and all refuse to fix the problem each dealership has cited different causes and repair suggestions includeing replaceing fuel injectors sensors bad fuel etc this car has had the same problem since it was new and will not pass emission inspections every year anyone else with same problem?