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2009 Chevrolet Cobalt structure problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt2% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Structure complaints
2%
share of all complaints
50,343 mi
median reported incident mileage
6 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My drivers door would not open from the inside for 3 days about may 15th-18th. I tried all the "tricks" and nothing worked. I finally am able to open it but the door hamdle broke off shortly after. And now today 6/6/19 my driver door wont latch every time I close it even after degreasing ane…

    filed Jun 6, 2019

  • Takata recall my fianceand my son was involed in a crash hit on drivers side none of the airbags deployed not front or curtain the both lost their lives my 29 yr old soon to be wife and my 7yr. Old son was killed on augest 3rd 2018 when hit by a tri axel truck on the drivers side after the car went…

    filed Nov 1, 2018

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

Structure problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cobalt132%
2008 Cobalt111%
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.