2009 Chevrolet Cobalt brakes problems
20 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 72% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Driver died in a solo car accident involving a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. After swerving from his to the next, the driver could not safely return to his lane. His car just went off the road and crashed. The steering on the car just did not seem to work together with the car braking system.
My son was driving to work, he was heading down a long winding road when he applied the brakes, and discovered that the brakes had suddenly failed. The brake pedal would not go to the floor; it was stuck and unable to move. He described that the car seemed to stall and continue to drift down the hill with no ability to stop, gradually picking up speed.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt
- Fuel system 262 complaints
- Steering 210 complaints
- Electrical system 156 complaints
- Air bags 73 complaints
- Engine 51 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 23 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints