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2005 Chevrolet Cobalt engine and engine cooling problems

51 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt3% of all complaints for this model year.

51
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
3%
share of all complaints
45,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I would like to start a petition for an investigation on the replacement parts being used for the ignition switch recall and the software they use to re-program or re-learn the computer in the vehicles that have been recalled. The reason I am requesting this is because my moms 2005 chevy cobalt was…

    filed Jul 29, 2014

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and immediately burst into flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure…

    filed May 9, 2014

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

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cobalt41%
2009 Cobalt122%
2008 Cobalt91%
2007 Cobalt242%
2006 Cobalt432%
Cobalt engine and engine cooling 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.