My car has been acting funny lately. The battery isnt the greatest but I was driving it fine until I got to my friends house 1 day and the car wouldnt start up even with it on cables. I cant pop start the car even. It was acting funny one night the gaugues and dash back lights were going on and off. Also if I lock the doors now and unlock them I dont have the clicker so I use the key and I turn the key to stop the alarm from going off and it sets it off. I have no clue whats going on with my car. Maybe im security locked out someone please help me

 

Does anyone know what could be going on.

 

Sounds like a poorbattery connection check under the hood that the positive cable terminal is on tight as well as the wires around the actual battery, inspect for wear. If your car starts go get the codes checked at autozone

Does it crank but not start?

 

If it's the security lock, there will be a light of a lock turning on every time you try and start the car.

Check the alternator as well. My gauges died right before my alternator died.

 

What year is your car?

 

its an 06. it doesnt crank at all i get nothing while turning the key

 

I would start by load testing the battery. If it fails a load test, replace it. Make sure your battery terminal connections are clean and tight.

 

i get nothing the car randomly died on me one day after i jumped it one last time got it to my house and this is when the dash lights started flickering on me and they were acting funny. idk what to do. im kinda worried about my car. why would the dash lights flicker. why did it just all of a sudden not want to start anymore. it doesnt crank or anything. im at a standstill and need some real advice. some people were trying to say my wiring could be fucked up. i dont get how as it wasnt before??? and now i get power when i hook it up to a jump and the dash and gauges act fine. why wont my car turn over and start. why am i gettimg absolutely nothing... it was driving just fine till all that happened please help guys :/ i need my car.��������������

 

My advice would be to replace the battery. You said it wasn't in great shape to begin with so go ahead and take care of that and go from there.

 

Seems a lot of things are going wrong with Cobalts

 

Bad battery probably. If you're a 06 with the factory battery then you got more then most out of it.
Also, there is an ignition recal for it turning itself off. Perhaps part of your problem could be there too.

 

Good thing you got out bill