2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Electrical Systemignition Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO TOOK THE COMPONENTS APART AND INDICATED THAT A PART WAS MISSING. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT REMEDIED CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,651. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PART MISSING. THE HOUSING CRACKED DURING REMOVAL OF CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 02/05/2015* JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO RELEASE THE KEY WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

THERE IS NO ACCIDENT INCIDENT IN THIS REPORT. I DID RECEIVE THE COBALT NOTICE ABOUT THE "KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY MOVE OUT OF THE 'RUN' POSITION" LETTER AND I FEEL I SHOULD REPORT ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT MAY ALSO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ADVERSE IMPACT OF THE CONDITION I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE BELOW. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE FOR OTHERS AND THAT HOPEFULLY MAY BE FIXED BY THE LATEST COBALT IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. FOR A COUPLE YEARS I HAVE NOTICED THAT AFTER I START THE COBALT AND LET THE KEY MOVE BACK TO THE RUN POSITION THAT I CAN REMOVE THE KEY COMPLETELY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PUT THE KEY IN MY POCKET AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN. I HAVE ONLY DONE THIS WHILE THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. I NOTICED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT THE KEY WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO WIGGLE THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT USING THE RELEASE BUTTON IN THE HOLE UNDER THE COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SPORADICALLY. THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY, ALLOWING THE GEAR TO MOVE AT ANY TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE GEAR SHAFT WOULD NOT GO IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PAY $397 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THE PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO CLOSED THE CASE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS GIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 50000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *TR

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...

TWO MONTHS AGO, WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, I WASN'T ABLE TO GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I'M WORRIED THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO ROLL DOWN A HILL AND HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. ALSO TWO DAYS AGO, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THANKFULLY I WAS GOING STRAIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS SOON AS I TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING IS FINE, BUT IF I GO A MILE OR TWO, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOES OUT. VERY VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD WITH ME. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR EVERYONE!!! BOTH ISSUES COULD RESOLVE IN A HUGE CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN READING ON RECALLS AND I HOPE I CAN GET THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED! *TR

FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS MY KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I WOULD HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE SHIFTER BY MOVING IT BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE KEY TO COME OUT. WELL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE SHIFTER BROKE AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT AT ALL. I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND TO MY SURPRISE FOUND IT TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT. I NOW HAVE TO PUSH THE RELEASE BUTTON TO GET MY KEY OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET THE KEY OUT. AFTER A FEW TIMES OF JIGGLING IT THE KEY IT WILL FINALLY COME OUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 49086. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/12/10*JB

KEY IGNITION LOCKS UP, CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT, HAVE TO PLAY AND PLAY WITH IT UNTIL IT UNLOCKS, OH AND THE RADIO LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY BECAME STUCK INSIDE OF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE KEY CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47000.

THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY ON OUR 2005 CHEVY COBALT BROKE. MY HUSBAND WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO FULLY DISENGAGE THE SHIFTER, SO THAT THE KEY COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE CAR FULLY TURNED OFF. BECAUSE THE KEY COULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT, IT CREATED A SERIOUS DRAW ON THE BATTERY STRENGTH OF THE CAR AND CAUSED IT TO DIE. THE NEXT DAY MY HUSBAND TRIED CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM CORPORATE, WHO REFUSED TO LOOK AT OUR PROBLEM (THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED IN OUR CAR IN THE 4 YEARS/52,000 MILES WE HAD OWNED THE CAR. THEY REFUSED TO HELP OR EVEN DISCUSS OUR PROBLEM, NOT SEEING IT AS AN ISSUE AT ALL. THEY REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE RESEARCH MY HUSBAND FOUND ONLINE OF OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL YEAR AND CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS RUDE AND REFUSED US ALLOWANCE TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY RELEASE CONTROL BUTTON WAS ENGAGED, THE KEY SUDDENLY RELEASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

2005 CHEVY COBALT...THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, IT WILL NOT COME OUT. I LOOKED ON LINE AND I CANNOT GET OVER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT AND THE COMPRESSOR GOING OUT. CHEVY NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEFECTS. I PAID OVER $200 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR

KEY WILL NOT REMOVE FROM IGNITION MY DAUGHTER GOT STRANDED TOLD WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 CHEVY COBALT DEALER SAID 500.00 TO FIX SHOULD BE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CHEVY COBALT ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION MODULE AND STALLING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE IGNITION MODULE IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WOULD BIND, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE ENGINE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE MPH WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER; THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,804. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,700.

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SEDAN RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN CROSSING A VERY BUSY LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THE RADIO WAS STILL ON BUT IF I PRESSED ON THE GAS, NOTHING. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTART IT. IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED BACK UP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TRACE THE PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY IT WAS A ONE TIME THING. WELL THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO WAIT ABOUT A WEEK AND CALL BACK, WELL WITHIN A WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO I CALLED...

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 COBALT ON A US ROUTE WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55. THIS ROAD IS VERY HILLY AND CURVY. SHE WAS GOING UP A HILL AND WAS APPROACHING A CURVE, SO SHE TOOK HER FOOT OF THE GAS. SUDDENLY, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. SHE LOST POWER, POWER STEERING, EVERYTHING. SHE MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR TO THE BRIM OF THE ROAD. THE KEY WAS STILL ON. SHE TURNED THE KEY OFF, THEN BACK ON. THE ONLY THING SHE NOTICED DIFFERENT ON HER GAUGES, WAS THE COOLANT READ 223, IT NORMALLY RUNS 184-196. SHE HAD NO CELL PHONE SERVICE, SO SHE STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO HER GRANDMOTHER'S. EVERY TIME THE CAR SHIFTED GEARS (AN AUTOMATIC), IT JERKED AND LURCHED. SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I CONTACTED THE GM DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT AND TOOK IT RIGHT OVER, DRIVING VERY SLOW. THEY WERE UNABLE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM CAUSING THE INJECTION FUSE TO BLOW. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM

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

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....