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2005 Chevrolet Cobalt service brakes, hydraulic problems

27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt2% of all complaints for this model year.

27
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
2%
share of all complaints
37,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
6 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I experienced "catastrophic" brake failure while driving my 2005 chevy cobalt lt sedan w/automatic transmission on the highway. I was forced to make a sudden emergency stop from approx 45mph to 0. The abs system worked perfectly as the roads were wet and I did not lose control resulting from my…

    filed Feb 19, 2012

  • I own a 2005 chevrolet cobalt, the power steering and traction control lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle then began to jerk and become difficult to drive. The vehicle had to be towed to an authorized dealer and repaired under nhtsa campaign id number 10v073000…

    filed Oct 13, 2011

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cobalt142%
2009 Cobalt101%
2008 Cobalt121%
2007 Cobalt191%
2006 Cobalt251%
Cobalt 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.