2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Structurebodydoor Problems
6 NHTSA complaints on file
Structurebodydoor Issues in the 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT
6 structurebodydoor complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Fires
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Injuries
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All Structurebodydoor Complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY UNLOCK AND LOCK IN A LOOP WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE ALARM TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
CAN NOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. VEHICLE IS NOT LOCKED, WILL NOT OPEN. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
AT MULTIPLE TIMES, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE LATCH. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MAINLY WHEN IT GETS VERY COLD OUTSIDE. WHEN I PULL THE LATCH IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT CATCHES ANYTHING INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS PROBLEM WILL GO ON FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, AND THEN SUDDENLY THE LATCH WILL BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. *TR
I WAS IN TOWN WITH MY 5 MONTH OLD BABY AND MY DOOR HANDLE MESSED UP. I HAD PARKED, AND EXITED THE CAR AND WENT AROUND TO PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR TO OPEN THE DOOR AND GET MY SON BUT THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. I LOCKED AND UNLOCKED THE CAR DOOR AND IT WAS STILL STUCK. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE DOOR HANDLE WASN'T LATCHED TO ANYTHING. IT WAS JUST THERE, IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I BEAT AND BANG ON THE DOOR FOR ALMOST AN HOUR UNTIL THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FINALLY OPENED. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STILL WON'T OPEN, INSIDE OR OUT. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. MY CHILD WHO IS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD WAS SCREAMING AND I COULDN'T GET TO HIM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY TRAGIC HAD IT BEEN HOT OUTSIDE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING...
MY 2005 COBALT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS GETTING STUCK SHUT. THEY WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE . I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF I NEED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR IN A HURRY THAT THIS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 15-20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE THE VEHICLE; FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATION. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF FIVE SECONDS. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR CAUSED AN EXTREMELY INTENSE ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHENEVER ACCESSING THE DOOR. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WITHOUT A SERVICE CHARGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE...
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