Chevy cobalt issue

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:33 pm

Hey guys I know this is our crew cab forum but i had a quik ? for you car gurus. My wife just bought a new cobalt in the summer and it only has 12000 kms on it. Anyway way the other day she was driving and when she accelerated it lost power turned off. the lights went off and every thing. when she turned it back on it kept loosing power and stalling. we took it to the dealer and they said they couldnt find anything wrong with it. so we took it home today and sure enough its doing the same thing. They said it didnt show any codes or anything. any thoughts on what could cause the car to loose power and turn off? im taking it back again tomorrow but if someone has had similar issues i could at least have something to go on even if its on another car.

thanks guys

border man · Post by **border man** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:41 pm

I was made by Chevy.......

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:45 pm

Battery cable? Security system?

kermit · Post by **kermit** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:26 pm

my CC was doing the same thing thrusday, I had a loose battery cable. Since I tightened it back up, I haven't had any problems

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:52 pm

i will check those brule thanks. yah i know fricking chevy! just sucks because you put your money into the american car and get screwed.

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:00 pm

Well you could be screwed monthly by your insurance company who charges you more for buying an import.

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:18 pm

Check cables first, then have the battery tested, maybe the alternator too. Any lights come on just before it dies?

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:29 pm

all the lights went out and didnt come back on for a bit untill we restarted.

so i have found some info on this aswell just for the update. It seems that the ignition coil fails aswell as the ignition its self. over time your key gets stuck and everything. well this is crappy news for my cobalt but ohwell thats the beaks i just hope to god it doesnt die in traffic again because she was going like 60 on the highway when it happend! hopefully this becomes i recall by gm i found the info on cobaltss.com thanks for the input guys