2008 Chevrolet Cobalt air bags problems

101 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 101 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 60,000 miles 66 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 37 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 65 and 9

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Based on 66 complaints that include mileage. 48% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	10
20k to 40k miles	5
40k to 60k miles	17
60k to 80k miles	11
80k to 100k miles	7
100k to 120k miles	5
120k to 140k miles	6
140k to 160k miles	3
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 66 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 37 crashes, 2 fires, 65 injuries, 9 deaths.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the driver was traveling 55 MPH and drove over a pot hole when the vehicle suddenly stalled, causing the driver to crash into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The force of the impact caused the vehicle to explode, causing fatal injuries to a passenger. The driver was removed from the vehicle within seconds of the explosion however, the passenger could not be rescued. A police report was filed.

March 2014 CrashFireInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact's vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). Afterwards, the air bag, service tire monitor, and service engine sensors illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000.

Reported at 17,000 miles, April 2014

Air bags problems in other years

Air bags problems across all Chevrolet models