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2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS service brakes problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS7% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Service Brakes complaints
7%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was driving the other day and noticed that one of my back brakes was sticking and so I took a look at it and fluid level was fine and there was no air in the brake line. I feel the cause of this is bad calipers and some others I have talked had the same issue.

    filed Feb 19, 2019

  • Fuel line rusts through causing fuel to leak out next to exhaust pipe. Happens to evap line as well. Poor design in the heat shielding traps moisture which rusts through the line. Fuel leaks out when the car is running, parked, moving or not. Rear brake caliper sticks out from using the parking…

    filed Dec 16, 2018

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

Service Brakes problems in other Cobalt SS years

YearReportsShare
2008 Cobalt SS77%
Cobalt SS service brakes 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.