7.5

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
16,600 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
  2. changed out radio system (1 reports)
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problem #4

Aug 012008

Cobalt LTZ 2.2L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10,945 miles

intermittent radio malfunction !!! PROBLEM CAR I had to take more time off to go to the dealership to have once again another issue with this car corrected.

- tuell, Jacksonville, FL, US

problem #3

Jan 012007

Cobalt 2LT 2.2L 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 13,000 miles

I bought my Cobalt used at a local Carmax. It's only a 2006 so it's not very old and it had 13k miles. Every time I turn on my radio system when the weather is over 70 degrees the display starts flashing. At first I noticed this problem when I would push the right gauge button to activate my sub-woofer. A few weeks later I learned that my cruise control wouldn't work either (I'm lucky now if I can get it to work). On top of that my paint is chipping on the interior trim on the doors and the exterior trim on the doors is fading. My guess is some cheap ass paint got put on and no protect-ant. Those are hopefully the only things that are wrong in my car. I'll soon be taking this crap to the dealership to bitch them out about their half-ass jobs they do with their vehicles. Don't get me wrong though, I love my car- since it is my first. I'm a huge car fanatic and I detail my car myself at least every 2-3 weeks. So I know this isn't my fault. POS. Thanks for hearing me complain! :)

- Brittany W., Gainesville, VA, US

problem #2

Aug 082006

Cobalt SS S/C 2.0L 4 cyl Supercharge

  • Manual transmission
  • 12,645 miles

Radio broke,radio inop cd sticking in accept/eject. says ck cd> AGAIN!! They replaced it, and said they didn't know why it could be doing this....

- William J., Utica, MI, US

problem #1

Jul 232007

Cobalt SS S/C 2.0L 4 cyl Supercharge

  • Manual transmission
  • 29,641 miles

Radio would not accept/eject CD's says CK CD. Dealer replaced the radio. Not the first time this has happened.

- William J., Utica, MI, US