Two problems related to transmission stuck in gear have been reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt based on all problems reported for the 2009 Cobalt.
I was trying to start my car and turned the key in the ignition and my car was completely dead. I thought it was the battery and tried to take the key out, but it was stuck and wouldn't come out. I googled how to take it out and that worked, we jumped the car thinking it was the battery, but without the key in the ignition, the lights and electrical allturned on. This tells me that the car's ignitor/shifter was stuck in the "on" position. It could have been a dangerous situation if I were anywhere but home.
Shifting I threw the gears quickly to get up to speed of traffic. The shift linkage breaks and car is either stuck in gear or neutral with no acceleration causing traffic to break heavy or accident behind vehicle. Replace under warranty with similar parts but still same plastic ends and clips should me metal on drive line parts.