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2006 Chevrolet Cobalt air bags problems

148 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
148 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
79,000 miles 96 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
60 and 1
Injuries and deaths
48 and 4

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 79,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 17 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 15 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 14 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 79,000 miles
Based on 96 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles17
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles15
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles14
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 96 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 60 crashes, 1 fire, 48 injuries, 4 deaths.

What owners wrote

It was a single car crash which happened at night during a rain shower. Their were no witnesses, but the car crossed the opposite lane of traffic and ran into the back end of a lowboy trailer ( a trailer used to transport heavy equipment ) the two 19 year old girls in the car were killed. Nothing about this accident made sense until I heard about the ignition issue with the cobalt.

Reported at 60,000 miles, November 2011 CrashInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was involved in a front end collision and the air bags failed to deploy. In addition, the seat belt pretensioner failed to retract. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The driver sustained a sprained shoulder, facial abrasions, and minor cuts. The passenger sustained a laceration to the chin. Both occupants required medical attention. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Reported at 180,000 miles, June 2016 CrashInjury

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