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2010 Chevrolet Cobalt engine problems

38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt7% of all complaints for this model year.

38
Engine complaints
7%
share of all complaints
87,440 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My car had a fuel pump go, then within MONTHS, another. We then dealt with the SAME problem symptomatically, and was told it was the fuel pump sensor. Within the last few weeks, I am having all the same issues-including the car intermittently not starting, gasoline leaking from the vehicle, both…

    filed May 16, 2023

  • The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel lines near the rear wheel well. There was an abnormal odor of fuel detected. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…

    filed Nov 24, 2021

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

Engine problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2009 Cobalt395%
2008 Cobalt364%
2007 Cobalt564%
2006 Cobalt934%
2005 Cobalt694%
Cobalt engine 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.