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Chevrolet Cobalt SS 2008–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP-4638 · NHTSA communication 10032558 · issued May 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2008–2010
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Chevrolet: difficult to shift or unable to select all gears. The transmission is difficult to shift and/or it cannot be shifted into all gears. This condition may be caused by a locator pin left in place that was meant to be removed at the assembly plant or a shift cable out of position. (cobalt ss/hhr ss). *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.