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Engine Stalls/Shuts Off While Driving
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt (Page 2 of 3)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The Cobalt was introduced to replace two of Chevy’s smaller cars, the Cavalier and Prizm. But the compact’s fresh start that Chevy was hoping for was riddled with issues, most notably widespread power steering failure.
The power steering failed so often that GM was forced to issue a recall in March, 2010. Great, but what about other problems like the key getting stuck in the ignition or all the other electrical demons this car possesses?
And, oh yes — then there’s the terribly dangerous issue where the Cobalt randomly shuts off while driving. As it turns out, that problem is related to GM’s massive 2014 recall for a dangerous ignition switch defect. A recall that eventually ballooned to 2.6 million vehicles in one of the automotive industry’s biggest scandals.
8.9
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $20
- Average Mileage:
- 76,300 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 49 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (42 reports)
- clean battery terminals and cable ends (1 reports)
- mas, spark plug gap (1 reports)
- ran a wire in fuse box from ignition to fuel pump temp fix (1 reports)
- replace engine (1 reports)
- replace entire ignition with a lock on it (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
My wife has a Chevy cobalt 2005, It started stalling backing out of driveway and at stops. I did the usual stuff, oil change, air filter, spark plugs. Kept on stalling, so I hook up my car tester and HELLO a code 0102 Mass Airflow Sensor. I took it out and sprayed the hell out of it with CRC Mass Airflow Cleaner. Helped a little, then I remembered when I replaced the factory plugs the gaps were not at .040, so I took out the new ones and gapped them at .040 not .041 or .039. The car runs great, no stalling!!!!! So anyone with this problem clean the MAS and gap plugs at .040.
- Jason C., Lee County, FL, US