Major Problems with 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt

2009 Chevrolet Cobalt STEERING Victims: 6 Mileage: 8000 miles

2009 Chevrolet Cobalt ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM Victims: 3 Mileage: 17000 miles

2009 Chevrolet Cobalt AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 153880 miles

Browse 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints by category

Problems with STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Cobalt owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving the contact loss control of the steering wheel and was forced...	165 ~ 62519 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM noticed a fuel smell in the car for about 3 days. disconnected the fuel tank and noticed fuel leaking from...	148 ~ 84948 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM no incident has occurred at this point however i see this as a potential safety hazard. i have a 2009...	121 ~ 41260 miles
AIR BAGS air bags did not deploy in a 2009 chevrolet cobalt crash that caused $7 200 in damage and on star...	61 ~ 57675 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that she was driving approximately 25 mph when she...	30 ~ 75583 miles
POWER TRAIN chevy cobalt 2009. two incidents involving the same model but different cars. both rented from enterprise. don't know what category...	21 ~ 59040 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER power steering becomes inoperable after several turns of the steering wheel on the new electronic power steering system. general motors...	18 ~ 51015 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the vehicle was parked when the contact began to smell fuel fumes. the...	16 ~ 68636 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ignition stuck in the on position. we had to disable the distributor to stop the car. *tr...	15 ~ 37200 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt lt. the vehicle would periodically accelerate without driver intent. when this would...	12 ~ 54861 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE water from hvac system leaks to the interior of the car when air conditioner is running. i've had the vehicle...	11 ~ 64933 miles
WHEELS chevy cobalt 2009. two incidents involving the same model but different cars. both rented from enterprise. don't know what category...	11 ~ 55147 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 20 mph the power steering warning light illuminated on the...	10 ~ 22765 miles
SERVICE BRAKES my son was driving to work he was heading down a long winding road when he applied the brakes and...	9 ~ 45356 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact rear ended another vehicle due to brake failure. the speed was...	9 ~ 30042 miles
SUSPENSION vehicle is making weird front end noises knocking rattles shakes in the steering column vibrations when driving on the driver...	8 ~ 79581 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i bought a 2009 chevy cobalt in dec. 2010 in feb. 2011 i went to turn my car on the...	8 ~ 81000 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated the key in the ignition could not be removed and...	8 ~ 45906 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING headlights side marker cover came off on both headlamps not at the same time short time after the first one...	6 ~ 69614 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact was driving approximately 30 to 35 mph on normal road conditions....	6 ~ 37790 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2009 chevy cobalt. over past 6 months on a couple of occasions: ignition switch would not turn off. i had...	5 ~ 48865 miles
TIRES chevy cobalt 2009. two incidents involving the same model but different cars. both rented from enterprise. don't know what category...	5 ~ 25718 miles
COLUMN > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 35 mph the contact noticed that the steering wheel was making...	5 ~ 44372 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE there is a strong fuel odor. it appears the problem is the same as the nhtsa campaign id number: 12v459000....	4 ~ 56000 miles
STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt 5-speed 2-door. he stated that there was an unknown square piece of metal...	3 ~ 27851 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING when traveling over 30-35 mph and braking hard (locking up the tires) the engine shuts off. which results in a...	3 ~ 44297 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS my wife has an defribulator pacemaker. we need the air bag disengaged. we have been haggling with the dealer for...	3 ~ 12417 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2009 chevrolet cobalt. consumer had car taken in repair shop to fix power steering problem ignition switch and the dealer...	2 ~ 36060 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM the service traction light came on my 2009 cobalt lt and then would go off after stopping the engine and...	2 ~ 51500 miles
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2009 chevrolet cobalt. consumer express discontent regarding recall repairs. *tgw the consumer stated when she attempted to back out of...	2 ~ 30000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i have a 2007 chevy cobalt and the power steering goes out when i go to make a sharp turn....	2 ~ 23500 miles
VISIBILITY at time of purchase of a new 2008 chevrolet cobalt it was noticed the driver side rear view mirror had...	2
VISIBILITY/WIPER these comments apply to many sedans! roof is too low! vision is obstructed . can't look up. can't see traffic...	1
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the vehicle took several attempts to start. the...	1 ~ 143000 miles
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the lug nuts on the front driver side...	1 ~ 87507 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 65 mph there was a sudden increase in engine...	1 ~ 74000 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact own a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated the vehicle experienced numerous failures. the rack and pinion...	1 ~ 27000 miles
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 45 mph the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating and would not...	1 ~ 69000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY i bought the car used with approx. 43 000 miles in 2010 and paid for extended warranty but didn't test...	1 ~ 69333 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. after the vehicle was repaired according to nhtsa campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical...	1 ~ 69000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT 2009 chevrolet cobalt. consumer had car taken in repair shop to fix power steering problem ignition switch and the dealer...	1
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT my car radio automatically switches to aux on its own. this is not just when i go over a bump...	1 ~ 97000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 25 mph and...	1 ~ 105000 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 25 mph and...	1 ~ 105000 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph the wheel bearing...	1 ~ 59998 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i drove my car around 7:15 am until about 10:00 am. everything was fine. when i started it up again...	1 ~ 165000 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car ran hot and burnt up engine. *kb...	1 ~ 72000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated the key would not turn off the ignition. the...	1 ~ 51000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i bought a 2009 chevy cobalt in dec. 2010 in feb. 2011 i went to turn my car on the...	1 ~ 58000 miles
PARKING BRAKE car was acting normal just took a 200 mile round trip the next morning the roads had some snow and...	1 ~ 26000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving uphill 35 mph the steering locked and...	1 ~ 5000 miles
EQUIPMENT i have 5000 miles on my 09 cobalt ss and i took my car in to put stage 1 on...	1
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS i was driving my 2009 chevy cobalt within the posted speed limit when the power steering failed resulting in a...	1 ~ 34650 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2009 chevy cobalt ls the odometer registers 1 mile slightly before you actually drive 1 mile. i found this using...	1 ~ 700 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact states that the door handle broke. the muffler fell off of...	1 ~ 7000 miles
FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY > MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact states that the door handle broke. the muffler fell off of...	1 ~ 7000 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact states that the door handle broke. the muffler fell off of...	1 ~ 7000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i purchased a new 2009 chevrolet cobalt from classic chevrolet in sugarland tx on june 8 2009. on june 10...	1 ~ 118 miles

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