i have just bought my new cobalt on thursday, and i have started to notice that when shifting thru the gears that is starts to seem like the motor kinda stumbles or as if the clutch isnt staying engaged the entire time, feels like you go back in forth in your seat at times just not alot, i only have put 225 miles on the car, and it had 300 when i bought it, so i was just wondering if anyone else has ever noticed this, and i am not a bad driver, i used the stock clutch on my eclipse to 75k when i traded it in

 

are you shifting at really low rpm's?


if so trying shifting higher...i usually go at least to 3k maybe more like 3.5k until i shift. unless im on flat ground.

 

sometimes, but it happens at higher shifts as well, i will try shiftin higher, but i thought it was ok to shift low, the eclipse i could shift it to where the rpms were under 1500 and have no problems guess i gotta get used to the new car

 

I just bought mine and i find the exact same thing that you explained. I just hope it is where the car is new still.

 

i am going to take mine to the dealer tomorrow they have to fix a scratch that was on it when i bought it, i will try and get some answers then,

 

Yea, just let the RPM's go up another 250-500. That should smooth the ride out for you.

 

yeah, when i loaf along, i granny shift, but the car doesn't seem to like to run at low RPM with little to no throttle application.

 

good choice, i had the same problem when i first got my car, but when i told the dealer, they said to break it in and there was nothing wrong. now 5000 miles later i had to buy a new clutch because of the same reason. take it back, have them make sure everything is smooth. dont make my mistake.

 

I notice it in second gear at lower rpms...kind of stutter steps

 

feels like the air conditioner is kicking on and off to me

 

yea just got mine and have it with 600km's now after 1 week and I notice the same stutter step in 1st or 2nd when shifting in low rpms... i'll try that higher shift too see if it goes away

 

I got 30k on mine and it still does it, Its from lagging the motor.

 

i went to the dealer but they were to busy to look at it, have to try again today, i dont think that the motor should do that though, should be able to shift at any rpm with no problem other then under 1500 or so i could understand that, but to shift at 3000 and still have the problem in all gears including sometimes in 5th i feel it, i dont think that is right, and if they cant fix i think its bullshit