How Reliable is the Chevrolet Cobalt?

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The Cobalt ranks 35th in reliability out of 40 Chevrolet models. Its overall PainRank™ of 40.8 is based on relative complaint analysis from 1055 owner complaints sent to CarComplaints.com over 6 model years.

The 2 Most Common Cobalt Problems

We've pulled together a list of the most widespread problems that Cobalt owners have to deal with.

Ignition Switch Safety Recall

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In February, 2014, General Motors recalled 1.6 million vehicles because of a faulty ignition switch that has been linked to the deaths of 13 people. To make matters worse, the company may have known about the defect for over a decade.

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Passlock Security

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One of Chevrolet’s solutions for stopping thieves from driving away with a car is, coincidently, doing the same thing to the actual owner.

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What Cobalt Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Topics

Worst Years

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

Cobalt Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Cobalt has 1 generation available in North American markets.

By the Numbers

  1. 1,055 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 1,002 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 11 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

Timeline of Recent Cobalt News

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    federal case against GM’s handling of their ignition switch recall might be over, but a judge has left the door open for owners to sue the automaker for economic losses if they want. Judge Jesse Furman ruled on claims of "manifest defects," or what claims can proceed based on if the defect manifested itself to a customer. The consolidated lawsuit is a massive 1,700 pages of arguments that GM should pay any vehicle owner who owned a recalled car equipped with bad ignition switches.

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