Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-03 | 10V073000 |
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1,050,889 | — | Details |
| 2007-01-18 | 07V014000 |
STRUCTURE | 98,707 | — | Details |
| 2004-11-22 | 04V560000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1,378 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel … |
| 2024-08-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the power steering … |
| 2024-04-02 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH and making a turn, the … |
| 2023-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | .Engine wire harness/yes . Could of started a fire/ cause multiple safty problems .no professionals confirmed .multip… |
| 2023-10-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering was lost while driving, speedometer stopped working and will not shift from low. Other sources say there… |
| 2023-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I started up my car and it was very hard to turn the wheel easier when I gained speed. The warning said "Power Steering" |
| 2023-04-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while parked, the contact attempted to open the drive… |
| 2023-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Ignition switch had a previous recall, but now the ignition switch won’t turn the car on on the first 5-10 switches wit… |
| 2023-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABS light lit, Traction light lit, power steering light lit, car jerking, not shifting. Stalling. |
| 2021-12-28 | STEERING | Yes | 3 | My mother owned this 2005 chevrolet cobalt 4D (vin # stated above). The power steering seemed to have quit working, as … |
| 2021-06-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have a fuel leak by the left rear tire possibly a corroded fuel line. I smelled gas for two days. The leak was by the… |
| 2021-06-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | My husband was driving and the car suddenly stopped taking gas and said reduced engine power. He got it back home as it… |
| 2021-05-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The tcm in my 5 cobalt is not working properly I've tested and replaced everything els and had the tcm reprogrammed sti… |
| 2021-04-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC POWER… |
| 2021-03-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL … |
| 2021-03-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE SWAY BAR, CONTROL ARMS, & BUSHINGS WERE ALL FAULTY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WILL HAVE TO BE REBUILT DUE TO SUBPAR PART… |
| 2021-02-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE 2013 POWER ASSIST MODULE (DUE TO PROBLEMS AND RECALL) THAT WAS INSTALLED IN MY CAR BACK AT THAT TIME-THE WARRANTY E… |
| 2021-02-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WA… |
| 2020-10-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 05 CHEVY COBALT STARTED LEAKING FUEL FROM THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF RECA… |
| 2020-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION CAR SHUT OFF. THIS LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER TH… |
| 2020-09-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE, JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. LEAK IS NEAR EXHAUST, HEAT SHIELDING FROM FACTORY CAU… |
| 2020-08-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS DEVELOPED A GASOLINE LEAK FROM A POINT ROUGHLY A FOOT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLES LEFT/DRIVER… |
| 2020-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR SHUTS OFF AND LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND THE KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE DOORS KEEP LOCKING … |
| 2020-07-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LOCKS IN AND OUT BY ITSELF CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIFT HARD AND DOESNT WANT TO IDLE BUT WHEN STEERING IS WO… |
| 2020-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I GOT THE CAR IN JUNE 2020 I GOT THE KEY I WAS TOLD TO TURN KEY TO ACC WAIT UNTIL LOCK ICON GO OFF MY CAR ALARMS W… |
| 2020-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH T… |
| 2020-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND ATTEMPTING T… |
| 2020-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT A SLOW SPE… |
| 2020-01-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LINE LEAK BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AT BODY MOUNT. SIMILAR TO WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECENT RELEASE REGARDING THE … |
| 2020-01-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING OFF THE INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 10 MPH… |
| 2019-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL FOR 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, MY CAN HAS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING & I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING M… |
| 2019-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IN NOV 2019. THE AIRBAG SYMBOL STARTED COMMING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ,IT IS ON WHILE STATIONARY,GOES OUT. THEN IT COM… |
| 2019-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CHECK… |
| 2019-09-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WILL FLASH ON MY DASH AND MY CAR WILL START TO JERK AGGRESSIVELY. IF I CAN'T … |
| 2019-09-27 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY FRONT LEFT AXLE FELL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING HOME THE TOW MAN SAID THAT SOME THING RUSTED OUT THAT HOLDS THE… |
| 2019-09-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I GOT THE CAR A FEW YEARS AGO ONLY DROVE IT FOR 5 MONTHS FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE CAR TO GO NAS… |
| 2019-07-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE DRIVER… |
| 2019-06-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO… |
| 2019-06-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TCM MODULE, POWER STEERING AND ODOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY |
| 2019-05-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE FIXED IT'S A STRONG DANGERS TURN WHEN PARKING OR DRIVING WHICH SCARES ME A LOT… |
| 2019-04-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD … |
| 2019-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL RETURN LINE LEAK 108,000 MILES ALL THE SUDDEN THE CLIP GAVE OUT UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FULL TANK LEAKED OUT… |
| 2019-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINA… |
| 2019-03-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST … |
| 2019-01-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I HIT A PATCH OF ICE GOING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. I DID A THREE SIXTY HITTING A GUARDRAIL ALL THE WAY AROUN… |
| 2019-01-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD MOISTURE BUILDUP INSIDE THE FIXTURE .PLUS THE FIXTURE HAD DISCOLORED AND FADED AND … |
| 2019-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT … |
| 2018-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL… |
| 2018-11-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEYS FALL OUT IGNITION AFTER STARTING SHUTS OFF NOT MOVING |
| 2018-11-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WITH 117000 MILES HAS A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS COMMO… |