2005 Chevrolet Cobalt stability control problems
Owners reported stability control problems in 27 complaints for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, 1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 82,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When stability control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Made left turn and my airbag went off. Mechanic said that the clock spring shorted out internally in the coil and deployed the airbag. GM has not contacted me over this matter and have been trying to get them to reimburse me for since 2010.
In the beginning of october I was driving to work and a warning light came on and power steering was on my message display. My car then began to buck everytime it was to shift from one gear to another and when would slow down to stop it would act like it was going to stall out. I had it towed to the dealer they said it was the body control module and fixed the problem. Not even a month later the same thing happened. I took it in to the dealer and they said they couldn't find anything wrong with it.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
- Steering 1,154 complaints
- Electrical system 327 complaints
- Engine 117 complaints
- Air bags 71 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 65 complaints
- Fuel system 57 complaints
- Brakes 50 complaints
- Suspension 50 complaints