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2009 Chevrolet Cobalt power train problems

29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt4% of all complaints for this model year.

29
Power Train complaints
4%
share of all complaints
66,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The vehicle anti theft light keeps coming on. When this occurs the vehicle jerks in drive, hard to stop, wheel will lose power steering in drive, and all needles will move. The rpm, mph, and gas needle continues to fluctuate. The gas needle will indicate low fuel when fuel is present. I can never…

    filed Oct 8, 2019

  • My vehicle transmission was stuck in park, it wouldn't start and would still roll when in park. We have come to the conclusion it was a faulty transmission cable clip or installed improperly. I have contacted gm about a recall and said it was closed due to a dealers inspection in 2012. I have since…

    filed Mar 16, 2018

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

Related recalls

Power Train problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cobalt315%
2008 Cobalt293%
2007 Cobalt433%
2006 Cobalt1376%
2005 Cobalt996%
Cobalt power train 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.