2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS complaints

REAR BRAKES GRINDING AND SQUEALING I AM IN FEAR OF MY LIFE WITH ALL THE CAR RECALLS BRAKES ARE NOT SOMETHING TO MESS WITH...I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY NEW GM COBALT SS FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT AND FAILING BRAKES ! *TR

2009 COBALT SS WITH DISC REAR BRAKES. MILEAGE 16588. THE REAR BRAKES ARE GETTING EXTREMELY SCORED (LOOK LIKE A RECORD WITH GROVES) AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE IS DRAGGING. I NOTICED THIS STARTED 2 DAYS AGO WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED WHEN I WENT TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THE REAR OF THE CAR SQUATTED DOWN, TO ME INDICATE THE BRAKE WAS HUNG UP. THEN I HEARD A "TWANG" SOUND FOLLOWED BY A POP. IT SOUND LIKE A BRING THAT WAS HUNG UP FINALLY LET LOOSE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT AT SPEED LESS THAN 10 MPH YOU GET A NOTICEABLE SCRAPING SOUND FROM THE REAR BRAKES. IT SOUND SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU TURN ROTORS ON A BRAKE LATHE. *TR

HAD ONLY 2000 MILES ON MY 09 COBALT AND REAR BRAKES STARTED TO SCORE FROM INNER BRAKE PADS. DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T FIX DUE TO BULLETIN GM SENT OUT NOT TO REPLACE. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS ON OWN. CAR WOULD HAVE GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR BEFORE REPLACING BRAKE PADS. *TR

REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING DOWN UNUSUALLY FAST, PARTICULARLY ON THE INSIDE SURFACE WHERE IT IS HARD TO SEE. BRAKE ROTORS ARE GROOVING SEVERELY. DEALER HAS RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND SANDED THE PADS ONCE ALREADY LESS THAN 4000 MILES AGO, AND NOW THEY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. CLEARLY, FAILING BRAKES IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON 2009 COBALT SS T/C ONLY 1500 MILES ON THE CAR AND REAR ROTORS ARE ABSOLUTELY TRASHED. OUTSIDE PAD LOOKS GOOD INSIDE PAD IS DOWN TO THE MEDAL. *TR

MY BRAKES VIBRATE AND HAVE DEEP GROOVES IN THEM AND I ALMOST GOT TURNED DOWN FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS FROM IMPROPER USE OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING REALLY BADLY AT 5000 MILES ON MY NEW 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS. WHILE PERFORMING A TIRE ROTATION, I INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR UNUSUAL WEAR. I NOTICED TWO REALLY DEEP GROOVES/SCORES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE ROTOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY AGREED THAT WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND REPLACED THE ROTOR. THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAK BUT NOT AS BAD. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THOUGH THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND IN A NEW CAR AND AM EMBARRASSED TO COME TO A STOP WITH ALL THE SQUEALING. I WAS HANDED A TSB (#08-05-22-004) STATING THAT SQUEAKING BRAKES ARE NORMAL AND ARE NOT TO BE REPAIRED. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT NO ONE TOLD ME TO EXPECT SUCH AWFUL NOISES FROM MY NEW CAR WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF DRIVING IT. *TR

NO CRASH, INJURY'S. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. SEDAN. EXTREME REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR (70%) AND REAR BRAKE ROTOR DAMAGE AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES. WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SERIOUS ISSUE? I DO NOT ABUSE THE CAR AND DO NOT APPLY HARD BRAKES. I ONLY ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND PARKED. INVESTIGATE, RECALL AND REPAIR. *TR

REAR BRAKES WEARING. *TR

REAR BRAKES FAILING ON A 2009 COBALT SS SQUEALING AND GRINDING FEELING LIKE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP...AFTER TOYOTA I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS WITH EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE WEAR ON THE ROTOR AND PADS. THE FRONT BRAKES SHOW NORMAL WEAR, BUT THE REAR ROTORS HAVE MAJOR GROOVES IN THE INNER SURFACE. *TR

MAKING LEFT TURN. WHEEL TURNED ABOUT 45 DEGREES AND STUCK. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, I COULD TURN WHEEL FREELY. WHEEL OFTEN SLIPS LEFT OR RIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AS THOUGH IT NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT. ONLY THREE MONTHS AND 3,000 MILES OLD. *TR

8K MILES, DRIVEN NORMALLY, 90% FREEWAY. REAR BRAKES SCORED AND GRINDING SINCE 6000K MILES. PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT LIKE TO LET GO WHEN LEFT FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. AWAITING RESPONSE FROM SHOP. *TR

CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE BACK BRAKE PADS WORE OUT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND GET IT FIXED FOR FREE DUE TO FAULTY INSTALL. DEALER ASSURED ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND CHARGED ME A 60 DOLLAR DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WHY WOULD THE BACK BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT BEFORE THE FRONT..AND WHY AT 15,000 MILES WITH CONSERVATIVE DRIVING? SOMETHING IS CLEARLY FAULTY WITH EITHER THE BRAKE PADS THEMSELVES OR HOW THEY ARE BEING INSTALLED. *TR

REAR BRAKES HAVE WORN OUT WAY PRE-MATURELY ON MY NEW 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS TURBO. MY REAR ROTOR IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AND RUSTED OVER. IT GRINDS, AND SQUEALS REALLY BAD, AND I JUST HIT 25K MILES. *TR

BRAKES FAILED, SLID IN THE SNOW AND HIT THE PASSENGER REAR RIM AGAINST THE CURB. THIS EVEN LEAD TO THE RIM BEING REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE AXLE. AFTER THE CAR WAS FIXED, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS LOOKED OVER TOO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULTS. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD A 12 MONTH/12,000 MI. WARRANTY, AND MY CAR WAS 17 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 19,200 MI. I THEN REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AROUND THE ENTIRE CAR. *TR

BRAKES FAILED, SLID IN THE SNOW AND HIT THE PASSENGER REAR RIM AGAINST THE CURB. THIS EVEN LEAD TO THE RIM BEING REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE AXLE. AFTER THE CAR WAS FIXED, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS LOOKED OVER TOO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULTS. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD A 12 MONTH/12,000 MI. WARRANTY, AND MY CAR WAS 17 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 19,200 MI., SO I HAD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS. I THEN REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AROUND THE ENTIRE CAR, OUT OF POCKET. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE SLIGHTLY SCORED WHEN I GOT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP NEW, I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT SINCE I WAS EXCITED TO GET THE CAR. THEY ALSO MAKE NOISE THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I'VE NOTICED TO THAT SOME TIMES AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING, I CAN SMELL BURNING BRAKE PAD MATERIAL. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 2500 MILES ON THE CAR AND BELIEVE THAT THE PADS AND ROTORS WON'T MAKE IT ANOTHER 2500 MILES WITHOUT BEING REPLACED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS. THE CAR IS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS SEDAN. I FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE AFFECTS THE SS SEDAN AND SS COUPE ALIKE. IT WOULD BE NICE IF GM WOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS, AS THIS COULD POSE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE SLIGHTLY SCORED WHEN I GOT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP NEW, I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT SINCE I WAS EXCITED TO GET THE CAR. THEY ALSO MAKE NOISE THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I'VE NOTICED TO THAT SOME TIMES AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING, I CAN SMELL BURNING BRAKE PAD MATERIAL. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 2500 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE ROTORS HAVE SCORED MORE CONSIDERABLY. I BELIEVE THAT THE PADS AND ROTORS WON'T MAKE IT ANOTHER 2500 MILES WITHOUT BEING REPLACED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS. THE CAR IS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS SEDAN. I FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE AFFECTS THE SS SEDAN AND SS COUPE ALIKE. IT WOULD BE NICE IF GM WOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS, AS THIS COULD POSE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE SHOWING DEEPER THAN NORMAL GROOVES AT LESS THAN 4000 MILES. PADS SHOWING PREMATURE WEAR. FRONT ROTORS ARE NICE AND SMOOTH. *TR

WELL, I PUT IN A COMPLAINT A WHILE AGO ABOUT THE REAR ROTORS WEARING FAIRLY QUICK. NOW THE ROTORS NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THE INSIDE PART OF THE ROTOR IS EXTREMELY DAMAGED AND NOW BRAKING DISTANCE IS NEARLY 1.5 TIMES GREATER THAN BEFORE. ITS DANGEROUS. *TR

MY COBALT SS T/C HAS 9000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VERY LOUD SQUEAL COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES SINCE 5000 MILES. ROTORS WERE TURNED BY DEALERSHIP AND PADS REPLACED YET THE SQUEAL REMAINS. A SQUEAL SO LOUD IT CAN'T BE IGNORED YET GM STATES IN A BULLETIN RELEASED RECENTLY THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKES. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS BRAKING SYSTEM IN RECENT MONTHS. THANK YOU *TR

REAR BRAKES ARE GROOVED, GRINDING, AND SQUEAKING. DO NOT STOP THE CAR WELL. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS ARE NO GOOD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE 15XXX MILES AND I AM A VERY GOOD DRIVER AND NEVER HAVE ABUSE THE CAR. IT IS BEING REPLACED UNDER GM WARRANTY GM STATED THAT ALL COBALTS SS FROM 08-09 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

EXTREME REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR AND DAMAGED REAR BRAKE ROTORS AFTER ONLY 3,500 MILES. 2009 COBALT SS SEDAN. *TR

1) DAILY DRIVING, 90 PERCENT HIGHWAY, 10% CITY. NO ABNORMAL DRIVING LEADING TO SITUATION. 2) VERY PITTED AND WORN REAR DISC ROTORS, LOUD AND BECOMING DANGEROUS. 3) NEW ROTORS, AFTERMARKET, NEW PADS, AFTERMARKET. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2009. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 8000 MILES ON IT. MY CONCERN, LIKE MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS, IS THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS. I NOTICED THE REAR BRAKES STARTING TO WEAR OUT AROUND 5000 MILES. THE REAR ROTORS HAVE DEEP GOUGES IN THE FACE OF THE ROTOR. THEY ARE NOW STARTING TO SQUEAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS APPEARS TO BE SEVERE, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE FRONT BRAKES SHOULD BE DOING MOST OF THE STOPPING. *TR

BRAKE PADS WEAR AT AN EXTRAORDINARY RATE. THEY HAVE ALSO GOUGED THE ROTORS. THIS IS ON A BRAND NEW 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS, LESS THAN 9000 MILES ON THE CAR (PURCHASED IN APRIL). THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY SQUEAK, AND HAVE DONE SO SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED IT WAS A "BREAK-IN" PERIOD, BUT CLEARLY IT SHOULDN'T LAST THIS LONG. THE SQUEALING, IN ADDITION TO BEING ANNOYING, MAY POSE A SAFETY RISK DUE TO THE ACCELERATED PACE AT WHICH THEY BRAKE SYSTEM WEARS. I NOTICED AFTER A CAR/WHEEL WASH, THE NOISE DISSIPATES, BUT RETURNS SOON THEREAFTER. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONGEVITY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE GETTING GROOVES IN IT BAD. ONLY 1500 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED. PADS HAVE GOOD AMOUNT LEFT BUT THEY MAKE THIS GOD AWFUL SQUEAL. LIKE THEY BEEN DRIVING ON THEM FOR OVER 50000K BUT NOT EVEN 10000K. *TR

REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE WEAR. ROTORS GROOVED AND PADS WORN ON INSIDE OF ROTORS ONLY. FINALLY HAD ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED @ 19,800 MILES. *TR

MY REAR BRAKES RUB. THEY ARE VERY LOUD AND I ONLY HAVE 7,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE MARKS IN THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IS NORMAL. I DID NOT KNOW THAT CHEVY WOULD INSTALL BRAKES THAT ARE LOUD AND FAIL AS NORMAL. *TR

MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS TURBOCHARGED HAS REAR DISC BRAKES THAT ARE WEARING PREMATURELY, SCREECHING/SQUEAKING NOISES ARE OCCURRING. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND I'VE DRIVEN IT FROM ANN ARBOR, MI TO LAKE ORION, MI COUNTLESS TIMES FOR WORK AND SCHOOL. THE FRONT BRAKES WORK GREAT BUT THE REAR ONES ARE CAUSING ME TROUBLE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, THANK YOU MUCH- *TR

NOTICED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT MY PARKING BRAKE SEEMED TO "HANG UP" WHEN RELEASED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG . I AM AT APPROX 10,500 MILES NOW AND HAVE NO PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD MY CAR. I WAS TOLD BOTH THE INNER PADS ON BOTH SIDES FOR MY REAR BRAKES WERE GONE AND WILL NEED THE ROTORS REPLACED ALSO. HAVE YET TO HAVE BRAKES DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE PARTS TO REPLACED THEM. *TR

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. *TR

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS BRAKES SQUEAK AFTER 2 WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE- I CANNOT STEP ON MY BRAKES WITHOUT HEARING THE NOISE OF THEM SQUEAKING. THE NOISE WILL NOT GO AWAY! *TR

THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS ARE WEARING AND GROOVING EXCESSIVELY. SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW THEY WOULD SQUEAK LOUDLY AND I NOTICED THE DEEP RECESSES AFTER ONLY 1000 MILES. I'VE BEEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL AND IT WAS HOW IT WAS DESIGNED, ONE EVEN SAID IT WAS TO KEEP RUST OF THE ROTOR! *TR

SHIFTING I THREW THE GEARS QUICKLY TO GET UP TO SPEED OF TRAFFIC. THE SHIFT LINKAGE BREAKS AND CAR IS EITHER STUCK IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL WITH NO ACCELERATION CAUSING TRAFFIC TO BREAK HEAVY OR ACCIDENT BEHIND VEHICLE. REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY WITH SIMILAR PARTS BUT STILL SAME PLASTIC ENDS AND CLIPS SHOULD ME METAL ON DRIVE LINE PARTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 COBALT SS AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE ALREADY FAILING AFTER A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES OF USE ON THE VEHICLE. GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE REAR BRAKES WITH A BETTER QUALITY PRODUCT. *TR

VEHICLE ROLLS FOR/AFT WHEN "PARKED"... *TR

I OWN A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS/TC WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES ON IT MY REAR BRAKES HAVE BECOME COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE WITH UNUSUAL WEAR PROPERTIES TO THE INSIDE PAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, AND THIS TIME THE PAD MATERIAL SEPARATED FROM THE BACKING PLATE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MAKING THE CAR PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT ANYTIME I SLOW DOWN AND LOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE DESPITE HAVING ABS ANYTIME IT RAINS. *TR

DEEP GROOVE IN REAR BRAKES. THEY ARE DONE AT 17,000KM. *TR

ROTORS ARE SCORED AND NEED REPLACED ON REAR AFTER ONLY 15K MILES. *TR

SEVERE GROOVING ON REAR BRAKE ROTORS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES. INBOARD BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING FASTER THAN OUTBOARDS. ALSO A NOTICEABLE GRINDING NOISE UPON APPLYING BRAKES. THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF MANUFACTURER'S DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION AND NO REPAIR IS NEEDED. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS APPEAR TO BE WEARING NORMALLY. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 14,000 MILES AND REAR BRAKE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE BECOMING MORE SEVERE. *TR

REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING TOO FAST. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON VEHICLE BEGIN BY SQUEAKING REGULARLY. UPON INSPECTING THEM AT ROUGHLY 6000 MILES ON THE BRAND NEW CAR, THE INNER BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN WHILE THE OUTER PADS ARE NEARLY NEW (AS THEY SHOULD BE). ONE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS IS THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SPRING IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE INNER PADS FROM RUBBING THE ROTORS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS DISENGAGED. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS BRAKE ISSUE AS IT WILL CONTINUE TO COST BUYERS HUNDREDS EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, WHEN ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS LIKELY A SPRING WITH A BETTER SPRING RATE. *TR

BRAKES SQUEAK HARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND CONTINUE TO SQUEAL UNTIL CAR IS FULLY STOPPED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO A YEAR LATER BRAKES STILL SQUEAK NEARLY EVERYTIME I BRAKE. NEW BRAKE PADS ARE NEEDED!!!!!! *TR

PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKES. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 COBALT SS, AND AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES GRINDING, AND MAKING NOISE. I HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED AT 6,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE ALREADY REAL BAD. NOW AT 11,000 MILES HAD IT CHECKED OUT AGAIN AND THE INSIDE PAD IS COMPLETELY METAL TO METAL AND THE OUT SIDE PAD IS STILL LIKE NEW. I THINK THERE ARE STUCK CALIPERS AND MAKING ONLY THE ONE PAD DO ALL THE WORK. IT IS STARTING TO HAVE DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY AND GM STILL WONT WARRANTY IT. *TR

UNEVEN BRAKE PAD WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKES. SQUEAKING AND SQUEALING PERSISTS...DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS...PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR