2009 Chevrolet Cobalt body & structure problems
15 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 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…
My drivers door would not open from the inside for 3 days about may 15th-18th. I tried all the "tricks" and nothing worked. I finally am able to open it but the door hamdle broke off shortly after. And now today 6/6/19 my driver door wont latch every time I close it even after degreasing ane regreasing the latch. Also my torsion bars and steering bar have been replaced but they once again have come loose. The doors happen in park inna driveway amd the car swaying issue I feel while driving down the highway.
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
- Brakes 20 complaints