Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt Ss.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF MY BACK BRAKES WAS STICKING AND SO I TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND FLUID LE… |
| 2018-12-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LINES UNDER THE CAR, DRIVER SIDE REAR STARTED LEAKING FUEL. THE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND FUEL LEAKED PAST TH… |
| 2018-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FUEL LINE RUSTS THROUGH CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT NEXT TO EXHAUST PIPE. HAPPENS TO EVAP LINE AS WELL. POOR DESIGN IN THE… |
| 2018-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONNECTOR FEEDING POWER TO THE A/C-HEATER BLOWER MELTED; CAUSED A CRACKLING SOUND, A SMELL, AND THE FAN TO STOP WORKING… |
| 2018-05-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING FUEL LINES ABOVE EXHAUST. WHERE THE FUEL LINE COMES DOWN OUT OF THE TANK AND RUNS FORWARD, THERE IS A HOLDER TH… |
| 2017-12-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL LINES THAT ARE WRAPPED IN THE HEAT PROTECTIVE TAPE ON THE DRIVER REAR SIDE JUST AS THEY TURN UP TO GO TO THE F… |
| 2017-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF. I NOTICED THAT IT OFTEN OCCURRED WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PAS… |
| 2016-10-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS TIRES ARE "CHUNKING" AND HAVE DRY ROT/CRACKING ON THE TREAD. THE TIRES ARE 3 YEARS OLD W… |
| 2016-08-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM VEHICLE. FUEL DRIPPING FROM BOTTOM OF CAR NEAR FUEL TANK. FOUND FUEL LINES ROTTING AND CAU… |
| 2015-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT WAY TOO QUICKLY |
| 2015-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABOUT THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES WITH IN LESS THAN 30000 MILES. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES N… |
| 2015-05-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR AND WENT TO TAKE OFF AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF INCIDENCES WHERE I HAD A PAS… |
| 2015-04-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE THE AIR BAG WARNING GOES ON,AND THE TIRE STRESS GOES ON(WHICH MAKE ME SLOW DOWN WORRIED ! ). I REPLACED T… |
| 2015-02-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINA… |
| 2015-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON FOR MY PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SPECIFIC CODE IS NOT COVERE… |
| 2014-12-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, REAR ENDED LADY GOING 50 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR |
| 2014-10-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WANTED TO CHANGE OIL; HAD SMELLED GASOLINE FROM TIME TO TIME; CLOSER INSPECTION SHOWED LEAK AT FUEL TANK AREA. COULD N… |
| 2014-05-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR SUDDENLY SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF COOLANT LOSS A DYE AND PRESSURE TEST WAS COMPLETED AND FOUND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. I DROV… |
| 2014-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON DRAGGING CAUSING EXCESSIVE INNER PAD WEAR. REAR BRAKES FREEZE UP. DAMAGED REAR ROTORS. INADEQ… |
| 2014-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS TRYING TO START MY CAR AND TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BA… |
| 2013-08-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 4 MILES AND THEN BACK 4 MILES PARKED CAR. NOTICED GASOLINE DRIPPING IN THE DRIVEWAY. CALLED SERVIC… |
| 2013-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT VERY FAST FOR A NEW CAR, ALSO VERY NOISY AND DESTROY MY ROTORS. OUTTER PAD SEEMS FINE, INNER PAD I… |
| 2012-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THIS CAR, THE PARKING BRAKE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE REAR CALIPERS HAVE LOCKED UP AND DO NO… |
| 2012-10-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE ALL REAR BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WILL WEAR DOWN TO BARE METAL … |
| 2012-07-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE ON THEIR OWN, POSSIBLY LOCKING THE STEERING COLUMN AS VEHI… |
| 2012-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I DRIVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN I PARKED AT A FRIENDS APARTMENT COMPLEX I APPLIED MY E-BRA… |
| 2012-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NOTICED PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING ANYMORE. THEN CHECKED REAR BRAKES AND FOUND REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER BRAKE PAD (NOT… |
| 2012-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL OPERATION JUST GOT INTO CAR MOVED IT INTO THE GARAGE AND WOULDN'T LET THE KEY COME OUT OF THE ON … |
| 2011-12-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DECEMBER 29, 2011, I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN THE COBALT WHEN MY CAR'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST CONTROL ON A S… |
| 2011-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES ARE DRAGGING ON THE ROTOR AND GRINDING AT STOPS. *TR |
| 2011-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING SOFTLY, REAR BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND I'VE STARTED TO NOTICE SLIGHTLY UNEVEN WEAR ON ONE OF THE REAR B… |
| 2011-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | AT 20,300 MILES, THE INNER REAR BRAKE PADS HAD WORN COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE METAL AND SCORED THE ROTORS TO THE POINT THE… |
| 2011-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS DID NOT LAST. MY BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING WAY EARLIER THAN THEY SHOULD. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. … |
| 2011-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS SEDAN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. WITHIN THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE EMERGENCY … |
| 2011-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF AND THE KEYS… |
| 2011-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A MANUAL COBALT SS 2009 AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. I HAVE TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PARK MY … |
| 2011-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKES FAILED ON MY CAR AT AROUND 28,000 MILES. AS SOON AS I GOT THE NEW ONES INSTALLED THEY STILL ARE TERRIBL… |
| 2011-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS AND MY REAR BRAKES HAVE FAILED- AT 15000 I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAI… |
| 2011-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKES FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS DID NOT HAV… |
| 2011-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE COBALT BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS MADE A SCREECHING SOUND, WHICH GM HAS ADDRESSED AS BEING NORMAL. CHEVROLET #08-05-22-004… |
| 2011-04-26 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY 2009 COBALT SS INTO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, 20K MILEAGE CHECK. IT HAS A 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMI… |
| 2011-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS GROOVES BECAUSE OF SUB PAR BRAKE PADS IN REAR AND MY ROTORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CHEAP PADS CHEWI… |
| 2011-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS BAD , SEVERE GROVES IN ROTORS . *TR |
| 2011-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS TURBO. THE CONTACT STATED HIS REAR BRAKE PADS WERE PREMATURELY WEARING … |
| 2011-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS. I BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 09. THE VERY FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS, I HAD A CRACKED TURBO COOLER A… |
| 2011-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | REAR BRAKES ON MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS ARE [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (F… |
| 2011-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING A FEW MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW. NOW, ABOUT 1.5 YEARS LATER, THEY ARE GRINDING AN… |
| 2011-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE FRONT INTERCOOLER ON THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED BELOW THE GROUND EFFECTS OF THE FRONT BUMPER. THE INTERCOOLER HAS CR… |
| 2011-01-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE HE NOTICED THAT THE B… |
| 2011-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | FULL REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT AT 17K. WARRANTY ONLY COVERED CALIPER REPLACEMENT. *TR |