2005 Chevrolet Cobalt review from North America
"Some times you need to swallow your pride. No more loyalty from this guy!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
This car is driving me crazy
when I first bought it there were small things that needed to be checked out. touch ups, and there was a belt loose all which were corrected at time of purchase.
At 15000 miles I had the car in to get checked out because it was making a strange whistling noise in low gears. apparently I have the hearing of dog because the dealer said there was no noise. but I still hear it every day.
At 30000 miles the power steering would fail almost randomly. I took it in and the replaced a sensor of some sorts... the car lost power steering a couple weeks ago once again, but this was the only instance after the replacement of the sensor
at 34000 miles the slave cylinder went bad I was driving and the clutch peddle just lost all pressure it is still in the dealership while they are trying to get parts for it... it went in 5 days ago!!! they said it should be done tomarrow, but who knows I'm rather frustrated with chevy!
General comments?
It's a fun car
and its great on gas
i grew up in a chevy family in my life (21 years) we have owned a corvette, 2 cavilers, 2 caprice station wagons, a 1500 van, a camaro, a lumina, a monte carlo ss, a S-10, and now my cobalt, anything prior to 1994 was reliable for us I should have taken a hint when my dad bought a honda 3 years ago...
Recommended reviews
| Chevy, not quite there yet |
| GM work on fit and finish issues and you have a great car |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2005 |
| Year of manufacture | 2004 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.2L Manual |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 2 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 9 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 7 miles |
| Most recent distance | 34000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet S-10 |
| Date of Entry | 7th May, 2007 |