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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 22 complaints for the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
22 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
96,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 96,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 96,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 47% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning and crashed into a concrete guardrail three times. The air bags deployed partially. A police report was filed. The contact stated that she could not move and was taken to the emergency room to receive medical attention. The vehicle was not destroyed. The local chevrolet dealer was made aware of the crash.

Reported at 134,000 miles, March 2017 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the accelerator pedal became stuck and the vehicle began to rapidly accelerate. The pedal remained stuck until the contact used her foot to dislodge the pedal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 46,000. Updated 04/19/12

Reported at 46,000 miles, March 2012

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