2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS problems
Owners have filed 222 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 59.9% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of parking brake at 8.1%.
Complaints222
Crashes12
Fires2
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 59.9% · 133
Parking brake 8.1% · 18
Service brakes 5.9% · 13
Air bags 3.6% · 8
Electrical system 3.2% · 7
Fuel/propulsion system 2.7% · 6
Service brakes, electric 2.7% · 6
Steering 1.8% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 11 in the last three years against 26 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 12,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS turbo. The contact stated his rear brake pads were prematurely wearing out rapidly. The rotors and brake pad never made any noise alerting the contact there was something wrong. When the vehicle was being serviced the mechanic showed him how the rotors and brake pads were worn. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 31,000 and the current mileage was 40,000. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 31,000 miles
My car has only 11,000 miles on it and the rear are brakes are warped, which in turn causes my car to not stop as fast it should. The rotors are all warped and the pads are very cheap. I called gm and they told me that the brakes are covered to 12,000 miles, but only 12 months. It's been 14 months and they won't even help me out. This problem occurs very often and I am afraid I am going to get into an accident. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 11,122 miles
This has been an ongoing problem for over a year now. I take my vehicle to the dealer and tell them the rear brakes are locking up and they respond with "this is caused by driver abuse, you have been powersliding it" I have had it to three different dealers. The rear brakes have been replaced 3 times within 9 months and are now needed again. Chevrolet states they are not willing to fix the problem. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 27,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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