ok so i have had my SS/SC since october of 05. i have had little warranty things go wrong here and there but nothing too major. anyway starting in late april i started to have a coolant leak. i took it in and they replaced the water pump for me. since then i have taken the car in 3 more times for this leak!!! i just got it back recently and what do you know... LOW COOLANT light came on!! should i scream lemon law and get a new cobalt or should i try for a different GM vehicle???

 

Lemon law that bitch when the 07's come out

 

I am too in the process of this. If they were in series within a 3 month span you have a very good case. One water pump a month should be enough.

 

Is it the pump that is the problem though? Your coolant leak could be originating from something as minor as a hose that isnt clamped down tight enough. The dealership youre going to may just suck at fixing things, because coolant leaks are one of the easiest things to address in any vehicle.

 

first it was the pump, then it was a hose, then they didnt have a clue so they put some dye in my tank, then i came back and it was a head gasket. now i have no clue what it is since i havent taken it in yet. this has all happened within 2 1/2 months. i pay $467/month for a car that i dont even get to drive. i just get some gay rental all the time.

 

Well yea if you can lemon yourself into an 07 model I would go for that. Honestly I think you should try a different dealership it all is written on the same record.

Unfortuantely for us in Texas to get it replaced would require the same part failure 3 times in 3 months.

 

forget getting the same model. if it screwed up the first time why let it break your heart again. try a different flavor. impala ss?? altima ser?? mustang GT? and i think in texas its 3 times in the shop for mechanical breakdown within 90 days... maybe 180 days. ill ask my father in law, hes a mechanic

 

yeah get rid of it and buy a redline

 

well it started in late april, possibly early may and its only july. this will be time number 5 for me.
some other options would be another '06 cobalt, '06 GTO, '06 SAAB 9-3, maybe a silverado SS or an impala SS. i definitely wouldnt want to sacrifice the power that i have been spoiled by...

 

Dump it, obviously the problem is not the water pump. It sounds like you might have a cracked block or radiator or perhaps a bad gasket somewhere.

If you really care at this point you should start checking the oil once a week when the car has been sitting for a while and see if you can see water in the oil. Or get under there and look for an external leak.

 

i think im just gonna ditch it. one of the lifters is making a weird noise and they havent fixed that yet either, though they have tried.

 

Saab 9-2x

WRX in Saab clothing. Can be a steal with GM discounts/rebates.

 

Get another Cobalt if you can. Why not? You just got a ride that was built on a Monday...... if you know where I'm goin with this.

 

the saab 92x is more money than i wanna spend, but i did check out the 9-3 today though. niiiiiice!!!! same exact engine only turboed instead of supercharged. a little more power too!

 

if you can get a new car without too much of a problem why not do it. i want to get a new car because mine is just bad luck but i'm too far in debt on it.

 

isnt the 9-2 more than the 92x?

 

the 9-3 starts at $26,000 and the 9-2x starts at $32,000 i believe. at least thats what the little sign at the dealership said...

 

I don't know about Texas... but here in NC they get 3 chances to fix it... then Lemon Law kicks in.

 

my vote is to lemon law and get another ss/sc, i think you just got one of the few lemons and that overall the ss/sc is a great car. i bet if u bring up the lemon law to them they will give you as crazy of a discount as you want for a new cobalt to try and prevent you from acutally taking them to court for it and condeming the car that they are going to buy back from you. If u trade it in to them with them knowing its on its 3rd strike i was told dealers will bend over backwards for you to keep you from actually going lemon law.

 

thats what i hear too. and yes it is 3 times that they get to fix it, not 5 like in my case.