2005 Chevrolet Cobalt equipment problems
34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the equipment on the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Power steering light comes on, power steering goes out, all display lights begin going off and on, speedometer needles go crazy, clicking noise in dash, car sputters when stopping and jerks real hard when beginning to resume driving after stopping. All of these things happen at the same time, not…”
filed Feb 14, 2011
“Chevy today said that their is nothing wrong with my pwr steering yet both myself and my brother test drove it. Now in aug I had the recall and they fixed it so they claimed in aug but yet it is doing the same thing only worse this past wk. Amazing how chevy will try to use the excuse that it is…”
filed Oct 6, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Equipment problems in other Cobalt years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Cobalt | 2 | 0% |
| 2009 Cobalt | 3 | 0% |
| 2008 Cobalt | 6 | 1% |
| 2007 Cobalt | 12 | 1% |
| 2006 Cobalt | 17 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.