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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS service brakes, hydraulic problems

64 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS67% of all complaints for this model year.

64
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
67%
share of all complaints
14,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I have had to replace the rear brakes 4 times and still haven't replaced the front I get stock pads and rotors from chevy dealer! And within 500 miles the rotors are all scored up and look like they have 20k on them. I see this being a serious safety hazard for someone who does not realize it…

    filed Dec 18, 2011

  • Rear brake rotors are irreparably scored and warped after 11,000 miles, preventing the rear brakes from working correctly and decreasing braking effectiveness. This is common on 2008 cobalt sses. *tr

    filed Nov 10, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Cobalt SS years

YearReportsShare
2009 Cobalt SS13370%
Cobalt SS service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.