Chevrolet Cobalt

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  • OFFICIAL ACTION 46 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 6,810 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 12 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 15,932 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 41 Canada Recalls

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US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 15V500000 2015-08-10

    Recall 15V500000

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles manufactured January 4, 2010, to June 23, 2010. The affected vehicles may be equipped with an improperly routed Side-Impact Sensor (SIS) wiring harness in the driver side front door. The misrouted wiring harness could cause an electrical short that disables the driver side curtain air bag.

    Recorded model years: 2010

  • 15V500000 2015-08-10

    Recall 15V500000

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles manufactured January 4, 2010, to June 23, 2010. The affected vehicles may be equipped with an improperly routed Side-Impact Sensor (SIS) wiring harness in the driver side front door. The misrouted wiring harness could cause an electrical short that disables the driver side curtain air bag.

    Recorded model years: 2010

  • 14E021000 2014-04-30

    Recall 14E021000

    UCI-FRAM Group is recalling certain LS1328 ignition Switches sold as Wells LS1328, Duralast LS1328, Airtex 1S6097, and Carquest 53-27479, and LS1497 Ignition Switches sold as Wells LS1497, Duralast LS1497, Airtex 1S10961, and Carquest 53-27967, for use on various General Motors model and model year vehicles during repair and replacement of the original ignition switch. The weight on the key ring…

    Recorded model years: 2010

Showing 3 of 46 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

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Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 11030974 2026-04-01

    PIT3271Q

    This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

    Recorded model years: 2010

  • 11030974 2026-04-01

    PIT3271Q

    This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

    Recorded model years: 2010

  • 11030091 2026-03-09

    PIP4902V

    This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

    Recorded model years: 2010

Showing 3 of 6,810 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • PE20011 2020-07-05

    Fuel Line Leak

    On July 5, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE20-011 to investigate instances of metal fuel lines under the vehicle corroding and leaking fuel in model year (MY) 2008 through 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2008 through 2009 Chevrolet HHR passenger cars manufactured by General Motors (GM). The metal fuel lines are corroding and leaking fuel in the area…

    Recorded model years: 2010

  • PE20011 2020-07-05

    Fuel Line Leak

    On July 5, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE20-011 to investigate instances of metal fuel lines under the vehicle corroding and leaking fuel in model year (MY) 2008 through 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2008 through 2009 Chevrolet HHR passenger cars manufactured by General Motors (GM). The metal fuel lines are corroding and leaking fuel in the area…

    Recorded model years: 2008

  • PE20011 2020-07-05

    Fuel Line Leak

    On July 5, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE20-011 to investigate instances of metal fuel lines under the vehicle corroding and leaking fuel in model year (MY) 2008 through 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2008 through 2009 Chevrolet HHR passenger cars manufactured by General Motors (GM). The metal fuel lines are corroding and leaking fuel in the area…

    Recorded model years: 2008, 2009, 2010

Showing 3 of 12 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2015354 2015-08-05

    Transport Canada recall 2015354

    On certain vehicles, the side-impact sensor wire harness in the driver-side front door may have been improperly routed. If the wire harness was improperly routed, the window regulator could contact the harness when the window is fully lowered and, over time, chafe the harness insulation. If the regulator penetrates the insulation, a short could occur in the side-impact sensor circuit,…

    Recorded model years: 2010

  • 2015354 2015-08-05

    Transport Canada recall 2015354

    On certain vehicles, the side-impact sensor wire harness in the driver-side front door may have been improperly routed. If the wire harness was improperly routed, the window regulator could contact the harness when the window is fully lowered and, over time, chafe the harness insulation. If the regulator penetrates the insulation, a short could occur in the side-impact sensor circuit,…

    Recorded model years: 2010

  • 2015010 2015-01-09

    Transport Canada recall 2015010

    Certain vehicles equipped with electric power steering may experience a sudden loss of power steering assist that could occur at any time while driving. If the power steering assist is lost, a message is displayed on the Driver Information Centre and a chime sounds to inform the driver. Steering control can be maintained, as the vehicle will revert to a…

    Recorded model years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Showing 3 of 41 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

15,932 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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