2009 Chevrolet Cobalt drivetrain & axles problems
23 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
Chevy cobalt 2009. Two incidents involving the same model but different cars. Both rented from enterprise. Don't know what category to put the complaint in. Steering? Braking? Or something else? This model handles terribly on wet pavement. Doesn't brake well on wet pavement, and tires spin when starting from a stopped position. Incident 1. Changing lanes on I270 md. Going about 50 MPH. And slowed down to move one lane to the right. Going from a less used wetter lane to lane to the right, which wasn't quite as wet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating and would not respond when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle began vibrating and the contact heard a loud whining noise coming from the undercarriage. The contact was able to drive to the dealer after keeping the vehicle parked for approximately 30 minutes. In addition, once the air conditioning was activated to level three or higher, the vehicle would stall.
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
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints