I've had various different issues with my SS. I'll try to list them here:

1) The leather coming out from under the panel on the passenger side door
2) The paint wearing off the panel on the driver/passenger side door
3) The chrome finish 'peeling' off the drivers side door handle
4) The panel off the top of my shifter came off
5) Misc rattles in the seats and glove compartment
6) Occasionally on right turns, I hear a "tick tick tick tick" sound coming from the rear passenger side. The sound increases its beat as I accelerate. This apparently was caused by rust somewhere on the brakes (I'm not certain of the details of this)

The above issues have been or are being resolved. The following are still outstanding:

7) At about 4500 RPM's I lose all power and my boost gage shoots to over 100 kpa (14.5 psi). Diagnosis...new fuel pump. Waiting for it to arrive.
8) When going over dips in the road, I hear a loud creak sound as the suspension absorbs the dip. Happens all the time and makes the car sound really cheap. They didn't hear the sound last time I took it in...figures.
9) My emergency break light and my high beams light spontaneously come on while drive for no apparent reason. Doesn't happen often...but it does happen.
10) Rattle underneath the car while accelerating...sounds like a heat shield. Service guys can't hear it.

And now the newest problem which started last time they tried to fix the loss of power issue.

11) As I'm accelerating and my boost passes 0 kpa (o psi) I hear almost a buzzing sound as I go faster that matches the pitch of the engine. I have no idea how to explain this better but I want it gone.

The techs at the dealership have been doing a good job...I'm just disappointed about all these problems. We'll see how things go with the unresolved issues. No wonder GM Market share is decreasing if many others are having this type of experience. Can anyone identify with any of these unresolved issues?

Scott

 

sorry about all ur problems man...
what exactly do the lemon laws state relating to car problems?...you should look into them and see if you can get yourself a new car if this keeps up

 

not be a jerk but this is funny cause i had pretty much all the same problems as you
1)door panel leather problem on passenger side
2)shifter panel popped off
3)whistling noise from exhaust (cadalyct converter went)
4)gray handles chipping
5)passenger window motor went
6)Mass Air Flow sensor replaces
7)snorkle replaces
8)lean gas codes
9)flushed engine like 4 times

its all been fixed... just came out the shop a week ago hope everything works out for you!

 

"9) My emergency break light and my high beams light spontaneously come on while drive for no apparent reason. Doesn't happen often...but it does happen."

this happened in my SS after a month of having it. I took it in and they had to download a fix for it. But no issues since that. the only major issue i have is the damn sunroof rattle.

 

We had a cobalt ss 05 come into the shop the other day, complaining of the high beams flickering on and off and the light on the cluster would come in. We couldn't get it to happen again, so we had to let it go. About a week later it comes back in, and the high beams won't shut off. I forget what we did to it, I didn't work on it. But we got it fixed in about an hour.

 

Unfortunately, it's been during the day each time this has happened, so I don't know whether the high beams actually came on or not. I'll have to wait and see if it happens at night. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Scott

 

whistling from the exhaust. is that like a bee buzzing rasp you get? i thought it was from my exhaust being aftermarket and all but hey i should get it fixed i mean i work at a stealership.

 

man this is crazy i have had sume of the same problems has anyone shift knob came off in there hand

 

eh not even close to all the issues I've had

Purchase Date 03/28/05

Problem Date
Recall on Exhaust March 28th 05'
Oil Change May 05'
Oil Change/Car Stratched on Both Sides June 05'
Door Handle Sticks June 05'
Air Conditioner spits water out July 05'
Oil Change July 05'
Sunroof Trim falls off suddenly July 05'
Air Conditioner spits water out(2nd Request) August 05'
Supercharger Mount Broken for Coolant Lines August 05'
Shift patterns on shift knob breaks August 05'
Valance needed replacement (user error on purchaser end) August 05'
Door Handle Sticks(2nd Request) August 05'
Oil Change August 05'
Battery Light Came On August 05'
Oil Change November 05'
Door Sills need to be replaced (Paint Flaking) March 06'
Car overheated and went into limp mode March 06'
Radio Buttons/Cruise Doesn't work on Steering Wheel March 06'
Rotors Warped March 06'
Brake Pads Seem Worn March 06'
Trim around Dash peeling off March 06'
Door Handles sticking (3rd Request) March 06'
Seat Belt Loose/Seems broken/Fitment issue April 06'

 

I also forgot to add I needed my axles replaced because of wheel hop snapped them like a twig

 

wow yea that sucks a lot i've had my share of problems and dealers visits.... its bad when you go to a dealer and they call you by your first name and everything

 

yah, they call me Mr. Cobalt because I own two of them.

 

i wouldnt call the oil changes problems tho

 

it is when they **** something up with the car upon trying to do a simple maintaince request.

they stractched my paint up before, screwed up my wheels on there lifts, left trash in my car etc... you get the point. thats why they are on there but no details aside of it. thats on my problem tracker spread sheet.

 

Well I have an 05 ls and I have been having serious power-loss issues with it after I took it for a Sunday drive in the Italian Alps. Finally took into a shop today and was told I was running on 3 cylinders. This sucks because i'm transferring to Germany in less than a month and that's almost how long he said the parts will take to get here. Until then I'm stuck with driving my wife's renault twingo which is just a little bigger than a smart car.