I have a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt (automatic) and it seems to be having a lot of problems and the local car dealer ship doesn't know what to fix becuase they can't duplicate them. When I drive down the road underneath my center console by the floor it makes rattling noise, my gear shifter stick trying to get it out of park, and more that I can't remember at the moment, what could be wrong with it, and also what problems have you had or heard about. Thanks
Ever hear of front wheel problems with 2008 chevy cobalt?
The only solution is to buy a new shifter from gm or to find one at a salvage yard..the shifter is junk,and gm knows it,what the problem is with the shifter is the small round plunger that it attaches to is broke and there is no fix for it,had that small round plunger that the shift pin is attached to would have been metal,no one would be having these problems out of the shifters,what breaks the plastic plunger is the locking mechanism,that is bolted to the side of the shifter,that releases the shifter when you hit the brake pedal,which would have been a great idea,if the plunger would have been more durable,anyway if someone tries to move the shifter while it's not started or when the ignition isn't on,then the lock is on,and that puts sideways pressure on the pin that goes up and down with the gear shifter that makes everything work.i have a girlfrien that this happened to and i took it all apart and figured it out,i have done mechanic work all my life.and GM should be ashamed of their self for allowing this to go on,they know exactly what's wrong with these shifters,and society is allowing them,mostly consumers like myself,that can't afford to purchase a new gear shifter to fix the problem,because that's what it takes,and from what i can understand is they haven't even fixed the problem,so you could buy that new gear shifter from the dealership,or anywhere else,and if someone grabs your gearshift and tries to put it in gear,without pushing the brake,bamb your out that big expense again,and you won't even know exactly when you broke it,because there's a spring in there with that plunger,that keeps the pin locked in one place,and it will hold it in there for awhile until it falls off,that pin is made on that plunger when they manafacture the gear shifter,and what happens is the hole in the plunger breaks into two halves,and that's what allows the pin to fall out,and with no pin in the shifter nothing works,not the micro swith that tells the ignition swith that the car is in park,so the key will come out,and the ratchet pawl can't work either,you can literaly put the car in any gear that you want while driving down the road,and destroy your transmission,and or could very,i repeat very easily cause an accident,and it's for this reason that it should be a recall,and GM knows it.shame on these dealerships that are telling consumers that they poured water down in their shifter,and that caused the problem.you could stand all day with a water hose,and spray it into this shifter,and it couldn't hurt a thing,not one thing,exceppt to flood the floor boards.so again shame on you GM,for not only recalling the shifters,but exspecially for not fixing the problem that you know is your fault,keep up the good work,that's why the foreign competitors have taken everything away from us.it's just ashame..
Cobalts with automatic transmissions(2005-2008)have shifter failures, and will be covered under warranty, though GM won't issue a recall. I went through this with my 05 LS.
see my solution under number 8. all these gear shifters should be under recall before someone gets hurt from one of these. warranty shouldn't have anything to do with it.if they would fix the problem with the new shifters that there designing it would be one thing,but there not. where just being taken advantage of from giant car dealerships,just so they can design a almost complete plastic shifter.shame on you GM...
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I have a ton of problems with mine also a 2006 cobalt. last week the key wouldn't come out of the ignition when it was in park, after 5 days of this happening brought it in, under warranty it's fixable. the dealership acted like they knew that this would happen. now the engine is shutting down at every stop light or when i start to slow down. bringing the p.o.s. back in tomorrow!
I have a 2006 chevy cobalt i got a hole in the oil pan and didnt realize it was going down road and car just shut down no warning lights came on or anything would it have seized the engine
Could be a bushing in the front suspension. Mine wore out and made a knocking pinging rattle sound like it was either coming from the left front wheel, front bumper area or the steering wheel. Turned out to be a bushing in the left front wheel. My steering column also had a rattle but not sure what it was exactly, but made a similar problem and didn't always happen.
i have an 08 cobaltl lt and i am bringing it in to the dealer for the second time for fixing the bushings. it started making the same noise like the last time. replacing that 2 times in a year is uncool. my regular mechanic at firestone who i know well told me to expect it to happen again! this sucks what the hell!! i also had to have my rotors smoothed out twice because the steering wheel was shaking when i stopped at high speeds. so if i need brakes, i don't think i should have to pay for rotors. chevt dealer said (when i brought it in again for the rotor problem)said they could not smooth them out because they are getting too thin. this sucks. i likr the car, and it looks cool but this just sucks!! i have a warranty still but will be done by the middle of february.
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I have a 2008 chevy cobalt (special edition ) automatic and i put car into reverse and i heard a plastic crunching noise then i put it into drive and heard a load crunching noise then when i put it into park it was fineDoes the shifter have a recall of some kind?
I have a 2008 cobalt. At about 5000 miles i kept hearing a thumping sound when making turns. Took it to the dealer, went on a test ride with the mechanic, no noise! When coming back into the dealers lot, we went over a speed bump, the car made the noise and kept making the noise at every turn. On inspection, dealer replaced the steering shaft. No more noise...but the car only had 5000 m on it.
I just had a problem with my 06 cobalt. Gear shifter button doesn't push in and car is stuck in park. Key gets stuck in ignition. Same thing happened when it was a yr old... under warranty and they replaced shifter. Now ill have to shell out $$$ to fix same problem. Shame on them.
V-automatics dont have throwout bearings! its your shifter and wires running to it they will eventuly short out and it will leave you stranded it happend a week ago to my buddy the foam underneath the shifter detereated the dealership charged him 506.00 to fix it . its happening to a lot of those cars there will probibly be a recall on em soon call chevy and report it
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i have a 2006 colbalt and i have been complaining about the same problem for a year it rattles underneath the front tire and it feels like something is bumping up against the body of the car and the dealership acts like they don't hear the noise they keep lubbing the struts they repleced sway bar bushings and the noise has gotten worse i took it to two different front end shop and they drove it and both came up with struts talked to the service manager he said he will fix it but haven't heard from them yet this is my second colbalt the first one was a lemon
sticking gear shift, it won't come out of park sometimes
i pretty much have the same problems but mine is that i can also **** the car without it being on like its not locking into park and i have to press the little button under the steering wheel in order to get the key out of the ignition..i drive a 2006 chevy cobalt lt
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