Vehicle report
2009 CHEVROLET COBALT
Reported problems
709 complaints · median 73000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 225 |
| STEERING | 194 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 131 |
| AIR BAGS | 69 |
| ENGINE | 39 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 28 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 23 |
| POWER TRAIN | 22 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 15 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 14 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 11 |
| WHEELS | 11 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 10 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 9 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 9 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 9 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 8 |
| SUSPENSION | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 7 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 6 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 5 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 5 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 2 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:BULBS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 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.