2009 Chevrolet Cobalt air bags problems
73 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 73 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 50 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 34% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 24 crashes, 16 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Takata recall my fianceand my son was involed in a crash hit on drivers side none of the airbags deployed not front or curtain the both lost their lives my 29 yr old soon to be wife and my 7yr. Old son was killed on augest 3rd 2018 when hit by a tri axel truck on the drivers side after the car went into a slide for an unknow reason but the airbags failed my son would still be alive if the side bag would of went off he was in a restraint seat in the back he was still strapped in he died from blunt froce trauma to…
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle did not start and spilled fuel without warning. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt
- Fuel system 262 complaints
- Steering 210 complaints
- Electrical system 156 complaints
- Engine 51 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 23 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints