2005 Chevrolet Cobalt transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 35 complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the transmission complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Car would not start and and after several attempts reverse lights came on. Problem was determined to be a broken shifter cable. Shifter cable came off shift control, cauisng the neatral switch to to block the starting .
While traveling at highway speeds (~65 MPH) the car has shut off 4 times. Each time car behaved the same way, as if the key had been removed: the engine stopped, instrument panel dials went to 0, lights turned off. Radio stayed on (as it would if the car was turned off). The shut offs were sudden: there were no warnings (lights, sounds, vibrations) before shut off. I was able to coast/brake and pull to the side of the road, shift to park and restart the car each time.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
- Steering 1,154 complaints
- Electrical system 327 complaints
- Engine 117 complaints
- Air bags 71 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 65 complaints
- Fuel system 57 complaints
- Brakes 50 complaints
- Suspension 50 complaints
Transmission problems in other years
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