Manual Transmission Floor Shifter Problems of Chevrolet Cobalt

Couldn't get key out after starting, car would not go off. Shift lever would not go into park. Went to dealer. They said it was the transmission shift interlock switch. The dealer replaced the floor shifter. Dealer kept part.

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I own a 2005 chevy Cobalt 4 door. I've had numerous issues with the vehicle - from improperly fitting and noisy hub cabs to broken control arms. . . However I am writing about the shift control assembly. On 3-17-06 I took the car in to the dealer because the key would not release from the ignition. They replaced the floor shift control assembly. Now, since 10-20-08, I am having the same problem - again. And of course, the car is now out of warranty. I find it hard to fathom that this part should "fail" again in such a short time, if ever again. It would seem that inferior parts are just being replaced with more inferior parts. After reading similar complaints on this site - I see general motors is content to create chronic and expensive headaches for chevy owners. Never again gm.

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I am the owner of a 2005 chevy Cobalt ss/SC. I have 5000 miles on the car and the shift linkage has failed. The problem lies in fact that chevy/gm does not offer a replacement part for this. My car has been in the dealership for 3 days and still no idea of when a part will be located and if the part can be located. I was able to research and found out that SAAB uses the exact transmission setup. SAAB does offer this part but the chevy dealership will not put or attempt to try the SAAB part since it does have the chevy part number on it. At this point my brand new car is sitting in the storage of a dealership that is hoping they can find a part to fix the car with. Why would Chevrolet sell a vehicle that they cannot support with parts.