Vehicle report
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT
Reported problems
1649 complaints · median 63000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 1063 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 265 |
| ENGINE | 69 |
| AIR BAGS | 65 |
| POWER TRAIN | 55 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 52 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 38 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 34 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 32 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 31 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 28 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 27 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 26 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 26 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 23 |
| SUSPENSION | 23 |
| EQUIPMENT | 21 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 19 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 19 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 18 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 17 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 16 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 14 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 14 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 13 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 13 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 12 |
| STRUCTURE | 12 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 11 |
| TIRES | 7 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 6 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 6 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 5 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 5 |
| WHEELS | 5 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 3 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 2 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| WHEELS:HUB | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.