2008 Chevrolet Cobalt suspension problems
Owners reported suspension problems in 27 complaints for the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
On my way home from work in heavy traffic in indianapolis, someone in front of me hit their brakes hard. As a result, I also had to slam on my brakes. When I did so, my rear end spun out. I lost power steering. I crashed head first into the concrete median. However, the airbag did not deploy. Luckily, I escaped severe injury; although the wreck, the resulting loss of power steering, and the fact that the airbag did not deploy were directly due to the negligence of general motors.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated when driving over a bump in the road, the entire front end would rattle as if was going to fall off. The vehicle had experienced the failure before and the dealer made repairs to the bushings. The failure recurred. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was yet contacted regarding the recurring failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt
- Steering 311 complaints
- Fuel system 247 complaints
- Electrical system 170 complaints
- Air bags 101 complaints
- Engine 44 complaints
- Brakes 32 complaints
- Cruise control 22 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 21 complaints