Ignition Switch problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

While driving through an intersection car shut off. This loss of power while driving has happened several times over the last few months. I called chevy dealership today and was notified ignition switch was already repaired previously and that I may be charged a diagnostic fee if I bring the car in for repair.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet colbalt. The contact stated that their ignition is loose and the vehicle can roll away if they take the key out. The check engine light and brake lights did illuminate. The vehicle was taken to local mechanic. The vehicle was diagnosed and the computer read that the engine over heated. However, another mechanic did find that the ignition switch was damaged. Tomorrow, the contact will go to ricky hendricks city Chevrolet 5101 e independence blvd, charlotte, nc 28212 (980) 242-5621. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and provided no assistance. Jw the failure mileage was 135,000. This failure is in relation to the same recall it is under. Nhtsa campaign number: 14v171 (electrical system). Jw.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel seized and the key fob failed to release from the ignition switch. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 29,693.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled as the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch that was replaced under NHTSA campaign number: 14e021000 (electrical system) failed and would need replacing a second time. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000. The VIN was not available.

Engine shut down while driving. Twice while stopped and 4 times while city driving in the process of making a turn. Car shuts down with key in the on position. I have to put the car in park, turn the key into the off position. I can then turn the key and the car turns back on. I was almost rear- ended. This is the same thing that happened when my car was part of the safety recall 13454. I called general motors at 1 800 222 1020. I told the guy that the same thing was happening that happened when they had the recall for the ignition switch. He told me they were having other customer complaints about the same thing happening. I asked him how come they weren't having a recall on the recall? it is very scary driving this car. I was told that nothing would be covered and I would have to take it to the local chevy dealer (which is 30 miles away).

On 6/22/14, I was coming home from philadelphia and while on the brunswick highway, my 2005 chevy Cobalt's dashboard lit up like a christmas tree and I lost my power steering, traction control, brakes, abs, engine lock, door locks were clicking on and off and I had to pull over 4 times off the highway. My odometer didn't work either. This also made my transmission jerk and slip. It was so bad that when it was switching gears, it was making my entire car shake. I was afraid for my life. I nearly crashed into a semi-truck because my brakes and power steering didn't work. Also, I couldn't go below 65mph on the highway because the transmission was slipping. I made it home but I was still shocked and scared. The next day I took it to the dealership to get it looked at. I thought it was the recall problem with the ignition but they couldn't find what the main cause was. They said it wasn't ignition but some sort of computer glitch. All they did was reset the computer and recommended me to buy anew car battery. I got the new battery and every was fine. On 7/714, the same issue happened again but worse. It happened while my car was parked and again the dashboard lit up. Everything went off again, I lost my power steering, traction control, brakes, abs, engine lock, door locks were clicking on and off. It took me 6 times restarting the car for the dashboard to be cleared, and then 5 minutes again, the car chimed, and I lost my power steering, traction control, abs and the odometer didn't work again. I nearly crashed again too. I took it again to the the dealership. On 7/8/14, they told me they replaced the recalled ignition switch, but they still couldn't find the root of the cause of the major electrical issue in my car. They did say my car isn't safe to drive on the road. They asked me to leave it for a couple of days to see if they can find the problem.

I was driving down the road when my locks started popping in and out, my car started stalling out and losing power, and the power steering was going on and off. I took it in to the chevy dealership and they said it was the ignition switch. I just received my car back after it was fixed and the same problems are occurring still. I was going 60 mph when my car completely lost power. I have taken my car in other times for this problem with still no resolution.

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall. The consumer was informed the parts were not available.

My chevy dealer still does not have the needed equiptment to fix this recalled item ignition switch 135454 I am seriously concerened by this because I have had 2 other replacements. Can you look into why this is taking so long when safety is at stake.

My car is subject to the ignition switch recall. I do not feel safe driving the car until the ignition switch has been replaced. According to reports on abc news and article in the richmond, va times dispatch I can get a loaner car while awaiting the arrival of the new switch. The dealer (dominion Chevrolet, richmond, va) doesn't know anything about providing a loaner car. Called the gm hotline and they don't know about providing a loaner car either.

While traveling at 35mph on a city street, I hit a pothole and the car shut off and the key fell out. I lost all control of the vehicle and hit a light post causing minor damage to the car. This also happened when the car had 18,000 miles while traveling at 75 mph on the freeway. The ignition shut off and I was able to reinsert the key and regain control of the car. I was told by the dealer that this was not covered by the warranty and they accused me of abuse. I have only had the key inserted into the ignition switch since the 1st incident but this did not prevent the engine from shutting off.

When I attempt to start the car, nothing happens. This happens randomly. Sometimes after a few minutes it will start, sometimes it takes a few days. There are also times where if I go over a bump the car will just die and I will have to restart it. In traffic, this is dangerous. I have been told by a mechanic that this is an ignition switch problem. There is currently a recall for this on my model car, but I am told that my VIN isn't covered by the recall.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The engine was restarted and the vehicle operated normally. The contact also indicated that the power steering malfunctioned and made the steering wheel very difficult to turn. In addition, the key became stuck in the ignition switch and was unable to be removed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 158,000.

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch and stalling problems. The consumer stated the vehicle began stalling out and running on reduced power in November 2013. The consumer attempted to fix the problem himself, but to no avail. He then took the vehicle to two different mechanics who were unsuccessful at resolving the issue. He then went to the dealer, where he was informed multiple codes were displaying, and they spent quite some time, in fixing the issue. Everything seemed ok for a while, and then the problem returned. The dealer then replaced the ignition switch and lock cylinder. The consumer did not believe, the ignition switch and lock cylinder were the main problem which caused his vehicle to stall. The stalling continued to be an ongoing issue.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000 and the current mileage was 71,155.

This submission is an addendum to the report that I submitted on Aug 15, 2011; reference number 10419491 with the attachments that include the police report, may statement and photos. I submitted my report two days after the accident. Now, after reading the news articles and the gm statements regarding the faulty ignition switch, it is apparent that what I thought was a steering malfunction (per the recalls I received and the statements made to me by gm representatives) was clearly the ignition switch. While driving down the freeway at 60 mph my dash lights turned on, I immediately lost steering control (I could not turn my steering wheel) and swerved had to the left crashing into the guard rail. The accident report shows my skid marks across three traffic lanes that clearly indicate that my abs system also was not working. My airbags did not deploy even though my front end was crushed and the car totaled. Nothing on my car worked because the ignition switch had turned off. My original report should indicate that my car suffered an ignition switch malfunction that caused the accident. I was belted in so after being released from the hospital emergency room (I was taken by ambulance from the crash site) I was diagnosed with a cervical sprain, multiple cuts and bruises, sprained ankle and knee. My head impacted the windshield even though I had my seat belt on.

The 05 Cobalt, regularly serviced by the dealer where it was bought crashed after going out of control when the ignition switched off on the interstate at 60 mph. The steering locked, the abs did not function, when it crashed into the guard rail the air bags did not deploy. The only warning was the dash warning lights all lighting up and the alarm sounds. The one second or so did not allow any chance to the driver to react before the crash. After the accident, when the dealer was contacted, we were advised to contact the gm person. The gm person was friendly and nice, but very firm in stating that we needed to have proof that the car failed, rather the driver at the wheel. The cars computer was not analyzed because the wrecking yard demanded over $700 to tow the car out of the wrecking yard so any investigator could look over the car. Gm told us that it was our problem to pay the bill to allow their investigator to look at the car. We did not have the money. After reading numerous comments on the NHTSA site and blogs, people never heard a word from gm after they retrieved the computer. The salient point is that many of the over a thousand complaints about the Cobalt and other similar gm cars that identified the power steering as the problem that caused a crash are wrong. The power steering was not the cause of the crash. The problem was that the ignition switch turned off. The gm recalls about the power steering problem hide the fact that the ignition switches were turning off while the car was moving down the road. We know that the lack of power assist only affect the car at a stop or very slow speeds. Experienced drivers do not crash their car into guard rails, ditches, trees or other car simply because the power assist fails. That story is what gm has been selling in the past few years.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. The key failed to turn and could not be removed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The contact received the recall notification related to NHTSA campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) but the part was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate mileage was 87,000.

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to reimbursement for ignition switch recall. The consumer stated her daughter was driving, when the vehicle suddenly stalled.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer because he heard a noise coming from the steering column. The dealer stated that a new steering column was needed. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel at the time of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 34,950. Updated 05/27/09 an ignition switch was needed as well. Updated 05/29/09.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the engine stalled and the key released from the ignition switch while in drive mode. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

I have a 2005 chevy Cobalt with less that 30k miles I was driving home from work when my car just shut off no hazard lights turn signals brakes steering no power at all I could have been killed in all traffic because there was no way of signaling. It took three tries to get it started again there was no warning check engine light never came on I immediately took it to the dealership because this was the second time it has happened to me I had this problem last year also gm never had a recall they just put a plastic piece around the ignition and said it was fixed I told my dealer that there was a bulletin out about this and I asked them why there was no recall to replace the ignition switch after this second incident gm wanted to put a magnetic device in to keep the key from moving in the ignition any they placed a piece of plastic in my actual key I called gm and placed a formal complaint because this is a serious safety concern people are going to be hurt or killed if they get involved in a rear end collision or have no way of pulling off roadway spoke to my service manager and dealership replaced ignition switch there has never been a recall on this I do not trust that it will not happen again I am afraid to drive this car this is not the only problem I have had with this car the fan blower the shift on the floor the sunroof switch keeps falling out of the roof the window motors have burned out my interior paint and door handles were peeling after the first year I don't blame my service department because they have fixed the car the way gm told them to I feel very unsafe in this car why should I have to wait until he ignition shuts off a third time this could be my last if what is gm doing about this? are they going to do a recall? what else has to happen to me before they take this seriously? I am extremely dissatisfied with this car and I do not want it anymore. * 12/12/07 the dealer stated driver side rear power window was inoperable. Updated 12/12/07.

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 and told them I was bringing it to them. When I brought the car in they installed a flight recorder and sent me on my way. About a week later the car shut off again so I pressed the button on the flight recorder and brought it back to the dealership. The mechanics informed me that the flight recorder did not work because they forgot to put something else on my car at the time of the installation in order to make the recorder work and wanted me to bring the car back to have the recorder re-installed. I refused and told them I would bring the car back but they needed to keep it until they figured out the problem. On my way back to the dealership the car shut off again while going 65mph on the highway. The dealership had the car for about a week and claimed it was fixed for sure. They said they found the problem and replaced the ignition switch and power train relay. Well I have now had my car back for two weeks and as of last night it happened again. I called the dealership and told them to have the car towed because I refuse to drive it. At this point I do not want the car and have no faith in them repairing it. The car should be recalled before there is a fatality.

: the contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle the key would not turn in the ignition nor could it be removed. Also the gear shifter would not move out of park. The dealer replaced the ignition switch and the steering column in January, however the problem has reoccurred.

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 to reproduce this, and nothing showed up on the computer. I contacted gm who feel that if they can't find anything, they can't fix it. I am scared to drive this car myself, let alone let my daughter drive it. I began researching on this site, and have found twelve other cases, listed under electrical system-ignition, ignition switch ,electrical system defects, and even under engine & engine cooling. They all did not show any thing on the computer diagnostics, the cars just shut off on them at various speeds. So far no one appears to have been injured, but what if you're going 65 mph on an expressway with a semi next to you and this happens?.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact also stated that the key seized in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number 14v047000 (electrical). The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.

2005 Cobalt has a defective ignition switch which creates hazardous driving conditions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. All they did was remove an extra key ring from the key chain and advised the owner to watch his knee position while driving. The dealer knows of the problem but doesn't know what to do to fix it. The driver's side power window stooped working due to a faulty window motor.

The consumer stated that he heard a snapping noise in steering column and could feel it in the steering wheel. This happened all of the time and would occur with no warning. The steering column shaft was replaced. The ignition switch was replaced because of the flashing that held the tumbler and the s had collapsed. The manufacturer told the dealer not to replace the steering column shaft but the dealer made the repairs because they had already ordered the part. (12/01/05) after the column was replaced, the vehicle was taken back to the dealer twice. The wheel cover did not have enough rings to hold the rims tight and would rattle when going over light bumps, the vehicle pulled to the right and the passenger side front pillar was loose.

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt experienced problems with total loss of the electrical system and the vehicle stalling. ** answer required***. The dealership discovered the key ring had a slightly larger link from the key to the opener gadget. When the mechanics knee hit the bottom of the opener gadget it caused the ignition switch to shut off. Also below the ignition switch was a piece of rubber to the column. The piece caused the key ring not to move and the ignition switch instantly turned off. The consumer stated the ignition switch was poorly installed. Even with the slightest touch the vehicle will shut off while in motion.