well, since i bought the damn car, i am going to the dealer every two weeks, to say a quick helllo to the techs? NOT


first,

scrached my damnn recaro seats, they fixed it, they are looking like brand new one.\


2 - car died on me, limp mode ftw, they changed my crank shaft sensor

3 - my back bumper was loose on the driver bottom, didnt hit anything, the plastic pin under the bumper broke somewhere....they fixed it.

4 - got a check engine light. misfire.

5 - brang the car in for steering wheel knoking and making noise. they changed my steering column/shaft,

6 - went to see the tech again for rough idling / car shaking, they told me that is normal because our engine are not smooth, (bullshit)

i washed my car today, i notice that my driver door is not aligned corectly, and the bottom corner is rubing to my fender and chipping paint (i wash my car every week, only noticed that since i brough it in for the steering column work, THEY ****** BEND MY DOOR OR WHAT)

i also noticed that i got a wierd ticking sound coming from my engine. probably the ****** tbs for the timing chain tentionner,

i am starting to be ****** pissed off that damn car, problem after problem i have to go to the damn dealer


anyone having allll thoses damnn issue?

the things is, i dont beat my car at all, its my first damn car and i take care of it.

sorry i had to share my frustration.

enyway, i love the car, i dont trade the car for nothing else

i wanted the car since day one i saw it, AND I LOVE IT! but damnn its giving me an hard time.

 

ya i got to get around to the timing chain tensioner thing,mine is ine of the prouction cars with this problem along with lots of other stuff.I;m just hoping when i drive to N.B. the car blows up and I can get something else

 

yeah, i am from nb two, driving back home 4 5 time a years, all thoses problems make me nervous about the reliabily of my car, i dont need to get stock on the 20 with a damn brand new car.


ps. forgot to mention that i had the car in to fix my shifter emblem because it felt off the damnn shifter. lol whatever.

did you had a rought idle before you had your tentioned changed? mine is idleing rough, the car is shaking a lil bit. i dont know but it maybe the cause of that shaking,

 

what happened with the misfire thing?

 

Mine has has had the steering columb change and brakes done a few times, but thats it. You need to beat the **** out of it a little more often!!

 

they reseted the light and "thank you come again"

well, trust me i will, i am waiting monday morning to bring it to the dealer for the timing chain tentioner. rough idle, misfire. and that big ticksound. they better do something with it because its not going to be calm in that damn garage.

i've always had good services at that dealer. i cross my finguer they will do something because ill go see another one.

 

I feel you man, I have been there. My freinds all think I am crazy for buying another one, but once you have one you dont want to get rid of it. They really are sick cars, but they can be troublesome for sure.

 

you had one lemonized? lol

we dont have that lemon law in canada, what do you need do lemon a car?

 

Mike, if you want your car to blow up, let me drive it for a day. Mission accomplished.

 

BBB autoline division Once I called them GM was ready to give me a new car

 

i just gave the car to my dad for his bday...i still pay for it but its his problem now im gettin a roadworthy dirt bike until i can afford a lotus elise wellthats my choice for now

 

when you build a few hundred thousand cars, there's bound to be some screwy ones in there. it sucks you guys got stuck with them. i love the hell out of mine, and three of my family members/buddies love the hell out of theirs. they are good cars; dont judge them all by the lemons.

 

Well damn man that blows sorry to hear it. Mines been a great little car with zero problems to report.

I think maybe you got a "Monday" car.

 

1. Bad cat, about 1700 miles, replaced
2. CEL before I modded anything..bad MAF sensor, replaced
3. cruise control fix...it was the sensor that tells the car the clutch is engaged (replaced). Turned out it wasn't my stupidity after all.
4. recall fix
5. Blown axle seal at 16000 miles...less than 24 hours before my wedding, replaced.
6. replaced tie rod/strut tower link 17000 miles

I keep my service guy's direct line in my cell phone, and he had my info pulled up before I even got to his desk this last time in there. Let's just way we're on a first name basis now.

 

sorry about that but i have always heard they are one lemon in a bunch. I just hope i dont get one.

 

misaligned after 1 week
sunroof major leaking after a month, didnt offer me a rental i had to drive around with it
fabric on door handles lifted up, ordered me wrong parts
sunroof bezel falls off, got my information wrong, never called me said they couldnt find my car when i called..ugh.//
trunk misaligned
CEL from faulty gas cap
sunroof bezel fell off 3 weeks ago, they checked it out, and i called 2 weeks later cuz they never called back and they didnt order **** for me.

im currently in the process of writing the dealership owner a nice letter. i guess i cant expet to get much out of this. i would LOVE for them to buy the car back, that would never happen but i mean at least they can order parts for me when they are supposed to.

i guess its partly the cobalt and partly the dealer that i hate.

 

Sounds like a lemon

 

i know everyone is proably sick of hearing this but once again ive had 2 steering columns replaced 2 steering gears replaced 1 interm. shaft, and 2 struts and a steering rack assembly lol and it still is **** up

 

i keep taking mine back for every lil thing... my service advisor feels bad that i have had so many problems because no other cobalts they have sold have had so many.. he and the service manager told me if this continue they will try to get me into a new car.. its pretty sad that when i walk in they all know my name. I would love to trade this car in but i will take a pretty bad hit

 

lol yea! preety sad im a regular also i think they are going to trow me out soon

 

"Mine has has had the steering columb change and brakes done a few times, but thats it. You need to beat the **** out of it a little more often!!"


i drive mine like i stole it, and it just performs better and better

 

I absolutely agree wtih that. I drive the hell out of the 2.4 and it works awesomely.

The SC on the other hand, which my wife drives, seems to always have some minor stupid ass problem that goes away.

The steering column issue is one that is in all GM cars with the electronic steering junk.

 

A year and half of owning my SS/SC and it hasn't been in for repair once, loving this car.

 

14 page service history.

Everything that could go wrong with my car has.

 

Never had a problem