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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt structure problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt1% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Structure complaints
1%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Issue #1) fuel leak from top of fuel tank. This creates a strong fuel smell in cabin during any operation, and fuel leaking on driveway after operation. Fumes are strong enough that any open flame in cabin would detonate creating death and/or critical injury. The fuel pump has been replaced once in…

    filed Sep 4, 2018

  • Driver's door interior handle broke or became disconnected today, prohibiting exit from the car at that door. Can be opened from outside handle.

    filed Aug 7, 2016

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

Structure problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cobalt132%
2009 Cobalt152%
2007 Cobalt191%
2006 Cobalt512%
2005 Cobalt463%
Cobalt structure 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.