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Chevrolet Cobalt

7 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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All years2010 · 2 recalls2005–2010 · 4 recalls2007–2009 · 1 recall

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V500000·2015-08-10

    GM Recalls 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt Vehicles for Air Bag Wiring Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles because a misrouted wiring harness may disable the driver-side curtain air bag, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET COBALT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14E021000·2014-04-30

    UCI-FRAM Recalls Ignition Switches for GM Vehicles Due to Stalling Risk

    UCI-FRAM is recalling specific ignition switches used in GM vehicles because they may shift out of the run position, causing the engine to stall and disabling air bags.

    Product
    PONTIAC — PONTIAC, SATURN, CHEVROLET PURSUIT, ION, COBALT, SOLSTICE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V171000·2014-04-10

    GM Recalls Vehicles for Ignition Key Removal Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific Saturn, Chevrolet, and Pontiac vehicles because the ignition key can be removed while the engine is running, creating a rollaway risk.

    Product
    SATURN — SATURN, CHEVROLET, PONTIAC ION, COBALT, SOLSTICE, HHR
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V153000·2014-03-31

    GM Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles for Electric Power Steering Loss

    General Motors is recalling approximately 1.4 million vehicles due to a potential sudden loss of electric power steering assist, which increases the risk of a crash.

    Product
    SATURN — SATURN, CHEVROLET, PONTIAC ION, MALIBU MAXX, MALIBU, G6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V047000·2014-02-10

    GM Recalls Vehicles for Ignition Switch Airbag Deployment Risk

    General Motors is recalling approximately 2.19 million vehicles because a defective ignition switch may turn off the engine, preventing airbags from deploying in a crash.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, SATURN, PONTIAC HHR, SKY, SOLSTICE, G5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V459000·2012-09-19

    GM Recalls 2007-2009 Vehicles for Fuel Pump Module Fire Risk

    General Motors is recalling specific 2007-2009 Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn vehicles because a cracked fuel pump module may leak fuel, posing a fire risk.

    Product
    PONTIAC — PONTIAC, CHEVROLET, SATURN G5, COBALT, TORRENT, EQUINOX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V073000·2010-03-03

    GM Recalls 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 for Steering Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles due to a potential sudden loss of power steering assist, which increases crash risk.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, PONTIAC COBALT, G5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2010Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2010; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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  • 2009Not rated by NHTSA

    4 trims tested for 2009; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov
  • 2008Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2008; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE20011 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel/propulsion system

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2009 · brakes — 162 complaints, median 11,700 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2008 · brakes — 85 complaints, median 16,500 mi
  • 2006 · powertrain — 85 complaints, median 68,000 mi
  • 2007 · suspension — 59 complaints, median 41,032 mi
  • 2005 · engine — 58 complaints, median 80,000 mi
    Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

558 manufacturer service bulletins across 6 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2010: 2.9/5 · 583 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2009: 2.8/5 · 900 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2008: 2.9/5 · 940 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2007: 2.6/5 · 1,564 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2006: 2.5/5 · 2,330 complaints · most complained-of: steering

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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