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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.
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pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
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- Average Mileage:
- 35,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
transmission problem
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This has been an on going problem since around 2006.First noticed it when the weather started getting cooler.It absolutely refuses to go into gear unless you turn it off put into gear and then start it and even then it refuses to shift into the next gear.It also creeps with the clutch pressed in.The 2005 Chevy Cobalt is a POS.
- Ray F., Climax, GA, US