2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 46about this part
- Share
- 3%of 1,649 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 46 complaints about the body and structure of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, 3% of the 1,649 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles. 10 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The driver side door latch does not want to open the door from the outside. It feels like there is nothing connecting to open it. This has happened several times and I have had to crawl over passenger side to open it from the inside. I understand there are lots of people having this same issue with this vehicle, something needs to be done.”
NHTSA complaint #10838842, filed 2016-02, 155,000 miles“My passenger door randomly does not open anymore from inside or out. It worked completely fine before a passenger got in, and when they tried to get out the handle was loose and neither handles will open the door. This is a safety hazard and it's scary that this could potentially happen to both doors. My passenger door currently doesn't open so if there was an accident they wouldn't even be able to get out.”
NHTSA complaint #11033217, filed 2017-10, 142,000 miles“When I unlock the driver door with the fob, the door would not open. I was driving one day and the relay electrical wiring started burning. When I took it back to the car dealer they told me there was nothing wrong. Myself and four other people smelled the burning. I gave the car back and nothing was done to satisfy the situation. I was told by an auto zone mechanic to park the car before it catches on fire.”
NHTSA complaint #10810142, filed 2015-12, 12,800 miles“My 2005 Cobalt has problems with the doors getting stuck shut. They will not open from the inside or outside . I feel that this is a major safety issue due to the fact that if I need to get out of my car in a hurry that this will not be possible. Something needs to be done about this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10320388, filed 2010-03, 45,000 miles“On 01//24/2012 I was driving my 2005 Cobalt on the lodge freeway in michigan my car just turn off for no reason while I was driving at 55 MPH ,yes I was injured and lost control of my car .”
NHTSA complaint #10669107, filed 2014-12, 212,668 milesRelated recalls
- 07V014000Jan 18, 2007Certain passenger vehicles not equipped with optional roof-mounted side impact air bags fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety…Covers: Chevrolet Cobalt 2005–2006
Related service bulletins
- 10213818May 31, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
- 10197294May 12, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
- 10123211Oct 2, 2017This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a loud tick or rattle noise under the hood at all operating conditions…
Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
1,143 complaintsElectrical system
323 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
99 complaintsAir bags
71 complaintsEngine
69 complaintsFuel system
56 complaintsEngine cooling
51 complaintsBrakes
49 complaintsSuspension
47 complaintsOther or unknown
46 complaintsVehicle speed control
40 complaintsEquipment
35 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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