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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.

5.8

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2005 Chevrolet Cobalt electrical problems

electrical problem

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2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Owner Comments

problem #1

Sep 082011

Cobalt

  • 14,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and several warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was able to be restarted after thirty minutes and resumed normal operation. The failure occurred on five different occasions. The dealer stated that the cpu was faulty and repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 14,500.

- Tisgah, AL, USA

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