1BADSS/SC

Just buy a b&M shifter. I LOOOOVVVVEEEE mine

philco_3

yah i'm stopping by the dealership to see what they can do and while i'am there i shall order some parts

Red06LS

Well i could say ive never heard of an LS shift knob falling off but.......J/K. Good Luck with getting it back on and keeping it on.

blueta

I don't think it's ever going to fall off again. I don't know why the factory didn't do something better with the design then just having it on there the way it is. Oh well.

KindredX

I used a small piece of 3M Doublesided tape. That was six months ago, been good ever since.

philco_3

Ok here is the deal, with the 2005 Cobalt SS the shift knob falling off is a common thing. So there is a TSB out for it. What they do is they use an adhesive (Something like a thread lock) and a self tapping nut to keep it in place, I believe. I just had my done and that is what the TSB said.

stonny9

Warranty will replace the whole shifter leather boot and all.

blueta

I would have had it replaced under warranty, but I would still have that crappy unthreaded knob and shifter and a good chance it would have fallen off again. The self tapping screw was an option I was thinking of doing, but threading the whole thing just worked out perfect and it was easy. Best part is I'll never have to worry about it falling off again.

Mrmaasta

Had mine fixed last week, all they did was glue it on.

betterthanbad

.................................................a nd so, I bought my B&M shifter and it was so sweet and I've never had any problems etc. etc. etc.

blueta

I am not a fan of aftermarket short shifters. I don't know how they feel on these cars, but on every mustang and fbody I've ever been in they felt so notchy and crappy. I love the sloppy shifts of stock shifters Plus, I'm on a super budget and didn't feel like dropping over $100 on something I could easily fix myself.

SSKevinSC

^^^Agree Hurst Time^^^

05REDROCKET

Thats wierd cause when I changed my shifter and need toget the knob off to gett the leather boot, I had tobeat the **** out of it with a hammer and cut it in half with a bandsaw

joejunior985

if its the top of the know the clips break off but if the whole knob is off and u see the spring and **** theres a screw missing under the little shift patter plastic piece so just get a screw that fits and tighten

blueta

Huh? I'm sorry but I can't really understand what you just said. I'm guessing you are saying that there is a hole under the shift pattern piece for a screw?? I put that hole there so there is nothing for the screw to go into.

MilfieCobaltSS

You know what's even funnier is my shifter knob pops off when I am not even driving it. I will come out to my car and find the knob sitting in the console upside down, I will jam it back on and pull on it as hard as I can and it does not come off. Then I drive it all day with no problems. However, when I go back out to my car there the shifter knob is again, in the console! LOL. It very rarely comes off when I am driving. Any suggestions?

BlilBT

Just Mod it Like I did,, I Made a How-to on this last year! it's Very easy & Have had No Problems with it since!

Heres the Link to the How-to! https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/shifter-knob-removal-factory-quality-replace-w-any-knob-20099/

BCobaltSS

Well I think my shifter knob is coming off because I can feel this sort of poping when I shift through gears and today when I got home and was in neutral I held the shaft and pulled up and down on the knob .Do you guys think that it will come off soon. I think it's time to take it into the dealership again. More warranty work. hopefully they don't look under the hood. and yes I know it sounded sick what I was talking about but hey thats what I did . hahhah

blueta

Well mine didn't move at all before it would just come off and send the spring flying elsewhere. Don't know about anyone else.

rnjmur

Before my shifter knob starting coming off it got loose so I could pull it up and down just like you BcobaltSS. It will just get worse and worse and eventually it will fall off all the time. I kept taking mine in to the dealership everytime it would fall off and finally they replaced the entire shifter assembly. I haven't had the problem since.

MilfieCobaltSS

The dealer fixed mine once "kinda" and it stayed on for a very long time. Then ironically, my car was at the dealer for a week while waiting for my new PZero's and the day I picked it up the knob came off! Go figure! Anyways, the dealer ordered an entire new assembly and has been ok for the past 6 months.

tony2toness/sc

mine poped out and almost hit my ex i was laughing my ass off but scary i grabed a hammer and bashed it in but i put it upside down got pissed off didnt want to come off anymore till i was driving home going 85 as i shifted the knob came off scary but put it back hasnt happen since

BritishGecko31

my shift knob comes off all the time, but the last time the spring launched out of the car lol. Now the reverse lock doesn't work...anyone got any ideas how to fix it?

rrutter81

solves everything

Fresh

never happened to me, but it just so happens i have a momo shift knob for sale. see my sig!