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Doors Lock And Unlock Randomly When Car Is On Or Off
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
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.
8.6
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $0
- Average Mileage:
- 61,600 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 10 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (8 reports)
- pull fuse #26 , shuts off power locks , free fix (1 reports)
- remote/fob triggers the issue (1 reports)
accessories - interior problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
At some point we noticed that when we returned to our car it was unlocked. Eventually it began to lock and unlock while driving (seemingly at random). We took it to the dealership, and they couldn't figure it out. Then it happened more and more until we could hear the motors were wearing out. Eventually I noticed that when I walked further away from the car it stopped going insane. Immediately I realized it was the remotes causing the issue. We pulled the fobs off the key chains and it has never happened since. We phoned the dealership, apparently they don't sell replacement fobs that they code, you have to replace the entire unit, and that is quite expensive.... So we didn't (it would most likely reoccur anyway).
- vins, Calgary, Canada