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2009 Chevrolet Cobalt vehicle speed control problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt2% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
2%
share of all complaints
59,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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

  • I bought a used 2009 chevy cobalt 2 years ago in 2017 with 119k miles. It has been nothing but a headache with things going wrong! The biggest issue is the code p2135 that sends the car into reduced engine power and the engine shakes violently. This is very scary especiallywith 3 young boys in the…

    filed Mar 5, 2020

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

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cobalt142%
2008 Cobalt223%
2007 Cobalt191%
2006 Cobalt482%
2005 Cobalt402%
Cobalt vehicle speed control 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.