# \#cobalt **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/tag/cobalt/3356.md [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [Problems with ball joint/Control arm](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-with-ball-joint-control-arm/193827)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-with-ball-joint-control-arm/193827 "2023-11-20T19:47:29Z")
I was checking my daughter’s 2009 Cobalt LT over and discovered a ball joint I replaced a few months back in the summer was bad again. I figured it was a cheap part that I got off the internet, so I went to the local pa… --- ## [Car battery drains so easily, and I have a interlock, need advice ](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-battery-drains-so-easily-and-i-have-a-interlock-need-advice/193661)
**Author:** [@Erickajessel7](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Erickajessel7)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-battery-drains-so-easily-and-i-have-a-interlock-need-advice/193661 "2023-11-01T20:14:44Z")
I’ve had my car for 3ish years and always had a issue with the battery dying in it. Replaced it, exchanged, you name it multiple times over the years. I cant afford to get a new one. Just spent the money getting a int… --- ## [Cobalt gear shift knob](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cobalt-gear-shift-knob/191463)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cobalt-gear-shift-knob/191463 "2023-07-03T19:46:16Z")
My daughter has a 2009 Cobalt. It has the broken plastic push button that will fall out of the shifter knob from time to time. Well, this time a little white gear fell out with it and the car would no shift into park a… --- ## [Driving on dry roads my car will start vibrating in. The back and start to fishtail like hopping and then My traction light flashes and I loose power until it drops down to 50mph](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-on-dry-roads-my-car-will-start-vibrating-in-the-back-and-start-to-fishtail-like-hopping-and-then-my-traction-light-flashes-and-i-loose-power-until-it-drops-down-to-50mph/189815)
**Author:** [@cotrusdell37\_184644](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cotrusdell37_184644)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-on-dry-roads-my-car-will-start-vibrating-in-the-back-and-start-to-fishtail-like-hopping-and-then-my-traction-light-flashes-and-i-loose-power-until-it-drops-down-to-50mph/189815 "2023-03-29T00:38:42Z")
Driving on dry roads my car will start vibrating in. The back and start to fishtail like hopping and then My traction light flashes and I loose power until it drops down to 50mph. My car just recently got aligned and put… --- ## [Camshaft actuator solenoid/Variable valve timing control solenoid](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camshaft-actuator-solenoid-variable-valve-timing-control-solenoid/189462)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camshaft-actuator-solenoid-variable-valve-timing-control-solenoid/189462 "2023-03-06T22:25:01Z")
I have a 2009 Cobalt with the 2.2L engine. I replaced the camshaft actuator solenoid/variable valve timing solenoid (depending on what you would like to call it) on both the exhaust and intake sides of the camshafts due… --- ## [Cobalt Park lights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cobalt-park-lights/188729)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cobalt-park-lights/188729 "2023-01-26T00:09:25Z")
My daughter’s 2009 Cobalt’s park lights are staying on. I woke up this morning to them being on very dim due to them running the battery down. I tried to crank the vehicle and everything went black. I didn’t have enou… --- ## [Diagnosing cobalt 2010](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diagnosing-cobalt-2010/186031)
**Author:** [@meganmurray412\_182078](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meganmurray412_182078)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diagnosing-cobalt-2010/186031 "2022-08-27T23:12:55Z")
car is running way hotter than normal, also sluggish, shifting rough, ac has been a little less cold and a whining noise when accelerating. Any ideas 20500 miles --- ## [Blower motor harness/connector](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blower-motor-harness-connector/184706)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blower-motor-harness-connector/184706 "2022-06-17T23:45:28Z")
Daughter has a 2009 Cobalt. The blower motor plug/connector at the blower motor is not in the best shape. The plug wires are coming out of the connectors in the plug and wiggling the wires isn’t working any more. I ne… --- ## [2010 Cobalt Windshield Crack FYI](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-cobalt-windshield-crack-fyi/182738)
**Author:** [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-cobalt-windshield-crack-fyi/182738 "2022-02-28T18:52:10Z")
A few years back, my daughter’s 2010 Cobalt got a small chip on the windshield on the passenger side. I applied a little clear nail polish and forgot about it. Fast forward to today. My daughter had knee reconstruction … --- ## [Tie rod end](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tie-rod-end/181551)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tie-rod-end/181551 "2022-01-01T21:19:00Z")
So I am attempting to change the outer tie rod end on my daughter’s 2009 cobalt sedan. I have taken the nut off and knocked the stud at the bottom side of the knuckle trying to get it to separate without luck. I got th… --- ## [Tail light not working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tail-light-not-working/179907)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tail-light-not-working/179907 "2021-10-13T23:58:35Z")
I put my daughter in a 2009 Cobalt. As we were leaving the house this morning, I noticed her right tail light was out. Brake light worked fine. I changed the bulb, which was burnt, with a bulb I had at the house and s… --- ## [2006 Chevrolet Cobalt - opening hood when latch won’t release](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-opening-hood-when-latch-won-t-release/178907)
**Author:** [@jzimm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jzimm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-opening-hood-when-latch-won-t-release/178907 "2021-08-24T00:32:30Z")
how to open hood if the release latch under hood will not open it --- ## [2009 cobalt "power" steering issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-cobalt-power-steering-issues/177761)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-cobalt-power-steering-issues/177761 "2021-07-01T20:31:40Z")
So I bought my son’s 2009 cobalt for my youngest daughter to practice driving in. She is getting ready to take her test for her license, and when parallel parking, we have discovered the steering gets like there is no p… --- ## [2006 Chevrolet Cobalt no power at relay or fuse](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-no-power-at-relay-or-fuse/177102)
**Author:** [@catherinedavis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/catherinedavis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-no-power-at-relay-or-fuse/177102 "2021-05-28T04:30:11Z")
my cobolt has no power at the relay or fuse what could case this --- ## [Blower Speeds run in reverse](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blower-speeds-run-in-reverse/176291)
**Author:** [@Bullfinch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bullfinch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blower-speeds-run-in-reverse/176291 "2021-04-22T01:40:23Z")
Chevy Cobalt 2005, 188k. For the last week or so, the fan speeds were working in reverse. Settings 4 and 3 don’t work. Settings 2, 1, and 0 (off) work. I assumed it was the blower resistor. I switched that out, alon… --- ## [2007 Chevrolet Cobalt smells like exhaust when heater is turned on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevrolet-cobalt-smells-like-exhaust-when-heater-is-turned-on/175845)
**Author:** [@CHEVY07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CHEVY07)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-chevrolet-cobalt-smells-like-exhaust-when-heater-is-turned-on/175845 "2021-03-28T20:19:57Z")
why do I smell exhaust when I turn on the heater --- ## [Hanging off bottom of car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hanging-off-bottom-of-car/170507)
**Author:** [@FrostyPhoenix78](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FrostyPhoenix78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hanging-off-bottom-of-car/170507 "2020-09-28T03:20:50Z")
Anybody know what this might be or how mandatory it is to be fixed and how much it would be to get repaired --- ## [AC drain clogged and not unclogging](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-drain-clogged-and-not-unclogging/169409)
**Author:** [@Bullfinch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bullfinch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-drain-clogged-and-not-unclogging/169409 "2020-08-31T23:42:29Z")
05 Chevy Cobalt with 180k. It’s started dripping water onto the passenger side floor. I found the drain for it. I put 100 psi of air and 2+ feet of a drain unclogging tool up it but still having the same problem. Whe… --- ## [Problem with door locks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-door-locks/169149)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-door-locks/169149 "2020-08-25T04:27:14Z")
I am fixing up a 2009 Cobalt for my daughter to drive she got/we bought from her brother. We are the 3rd owners of the car, but my son and his brother-in-law whom he bought it from were hard on the car. My problem is w… --- ## [Leaking fluid and losing coolant](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaking-fluid-and-losing-coolant/166200)
**Author:** [@Mitchell2306](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mitchell2306)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leaking-fluid-and-losing-coolant/166200 "2020-06-24T17:42:53Z")
Hello I could use some advise I am leaking what seems to be transmission fluid leaking from the pan I just changed the gasket and it’s still leaking but I did break a screw fighting it up wondering if that is the problem… --- ## [Exhaust flex manifold](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-flex-manifold/164064)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exhaust-flex-manifold/164064 "2020-05-09T18:06:00Z")
I bought a 2009 Cobalt from my son as a starter car. The vehicle has a bad exhaust leak I have isolated to the exhaust flex at the manifold. I was looking at a replacement online and found they come in 2” and 2.25” sizes… --- ## [Brakes after sitting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-after-sitting/163018)
**Author:** [@decky47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/decky47)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-after-sitting/163018 "2020-04-18T16:29:06Z")
ENDED - getting rid of the car. Not worth it. My car sat through the Canadian winter outside because we weren’t sure we were going to throw more money at it, for the rocker panels are in absolute garbage shape. I’m talk… --- ## [OBD2 Scan tool not connecting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/obd2-scan-tool-not-connecting/161007)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/obd2-scan-tool-not-connecting/161007 "2020-03-15T18:08:56Z")
I got a 2009 Cobalt from my son that I am trying to repair so I have a starter car for my daughter. The check engine light is on. I connect my OBD2 scan tool to the port, but it does not connect and read the data. I h… --- ## [Electronic failure and oil over fill](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electronic-failure-and-oil-over-fill/160716)
**Author:** [@DryG306](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DryG306)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electronic-failure-and-oil-over-fill/160716 "2020-03-10T18:50:58Z")
Hello, so I was driving my cobalt and once I got to the freeway and sped up at a fast rate my electronics slowly started turning off(dash lights radio ect) followed by the car itself. I called a tow truck and they sugges… --- ## [2009 Chevrolet Cobalt Shifter doesn’t always slide into gear](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-cobalt-shifter-doesn-t-always-slide-into-gear/156435)
**Author:** [@CarolKeating](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarolKeating)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-cobalt-shifter-doesn-t-always-slide-into-gear/156435 "2020-01-16T02:10:48Z")
The problem I have is that sometimes my shifter won’t slide into gear. Sometimes im sitting in the parking space and I cannot put it in Reverse. Sometimes I can and I get down the road and or goes into gear just fine but… --- ## [2008 Chevrolet Cobalt AC quit working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-cobalt-ac-quit-working/146579)
**Author:** [@KaylaPratt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KaylaPratt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-cobalt-ac-quit-working/146579 "2019-08-12T21:40:25Z")
my air conditioner would go in and out of working and then today it stopped working all together. I don’t know what it could be. --- ## [2006 Chevrolet Cobalt - oil in the water](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-oil-in-the-water/143919)
**Author:** [@TeresaDHulsey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TeresaDHulsey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-oil-in-the-water/143919 "2019-07-08T18:15:32Z")
Oil is in my water resevior,what does it mean.it hasn’t ran hot --- ## [2008 Chevrolet Cobalt fuel line](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-cobalt-fuel-line/143502)
**Author:** [@koch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/koch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-cobalt-fuel-line/143502 "2019-07-02T20:03:19Z")
how to change fuel line --- ## [Evap Solenoid Vent Wiring Help](https://community.cartalk.com/t/evap-solenoid-vent-wiring-help/141828)
**Author:** [@Will\_Fahmy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Will_Fahmy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/evap-solenoid-vent-wiring-help/141828 "2019-06-15T15:58:57Z")
So I was replacing my Evap Solenoid Vent with a new one and when I went to plug in my new one, I found my plug wasn’t even connected to any wires. But that’s not even the problem. The mechanic who redid the connector for… --- ## [Problem starting after fueling up](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-starting-after-fueling-up/142165)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-starting-after-fueling-up/142165 "2019-06-15T00:29:06Z")
My son has a 2009 cobalt he drives long distances to work. It developed problems in that it is hard to start after refueling every time. Once it starts and the car is driven for a while, it will start regularly when cr… [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/tag/cobalt/3356.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=cobalt)