2009 Chevrolet Cobalt air bags problems
72 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The air bag never deployed I bought car in 2018 from original owner with car only having 33,000 miles on it and still under warranty til car had 100,000 miles and I hit a deer head on 2 months after getting car which bought in may of 2018 hit the deer in July 2018 . The deer was hit with the front…”
filed Dec 21, 2024
“The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the contact struck a deer. The air bags did not deploy. Additionally, while driving at slow speeds, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact restarted the vehicle. There was an abnormal sulfur and fuel odor…”
filed Dec 4, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag systemCampaign 14V047000 · Feb 10, 2014
Air Bags problems in other Cobalt years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Cobalt | 76 | 13% |
| 2008 Cobalt | 98 | 12% |
| 2007 Cobalt | 144 | 9% |
| 2006 Cobalt | 146 | 6% |
| 2005 Cobalt | 71 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt
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.