ok.... i have a 2006 cobalt ss, just bolt-ons. no body damage. i get in my car this morning to go to work, and everything is cool. when i head back out to go to lunch i unlock my driver side door, but it wont open.... it feels like there is no tension or any kind of pressure when you grab and pull the handle. so i got to the passenger side and it works fine... i got out and looked for any body damage , thinking that maybe that might of had something to do with it, but none was found. any help would be GREATLY apreciated! Jay

 

open it from inside, take off door panel and reatach broken clip.....i think

 

i had the same problem but for the inside. some mechanical part inside the door broke.

 

I had that happen to me. Locks were fully functional but the DS door wouldn't open from the inside OR the outside (FML, I know). Had to take it to the dealer to get fixed.

The plus side was I got to get into and out of my Cobalt like it was a NASCAR! YEEHAW!

 

Mine has done this intermittantly....... yeehaaw for a Race car Cobalt!!

 

ahhh ya its doing it from inside and out, but like you said the locks are fully functionable.... i guess i just closed the door a lil too hard today. ;(

 

Yep. Sounds like the same thing happened to you. No clue how much it costs to fix or how long it'll take. I got mine fixed under warranty. Sorry to hear about it...

 

literly it takes 15 minutes to fix....... open the panel and look at the actuator if you cant figure it out then, take to dealer

 

Can you even take off the panel if you can't open the door?

 

that happened to me a couple of times when it started to get cold outside but it hasn't happened in a while. the door just has mood swings

 

yes cobalt door panels slide upwards i believe