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Don't Buy This Car
mightymouse4, 04/20/2011
2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LS 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
So I baught this car brand new, needing something good on gas. It's great on gas, getting 36 mpg on the HW, but after owning it only 2 years, it is falling apart! I do all the maintance, change the oil before it's do, and treat it good, but it was a huge mistake. I've had to do the front brakes twice, replace the rotors twice, have the door adjusted, put shocks, ball joints, and a Clutch! Even the dealer told me the clutch is poorly designed, and I'm luckly it lasted that long. Now there is some kind of cluncking in the front, and it's not the struts! I'm working one it every other weekened, and it's only an 08! Oh, by the way, GM does not cover a cluth on the power train warantee!
Don't Buy!!!
jackieevilla12, 09/15/2014
2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
First off, there is a recall on the ignition switch that is highly dangerous. I bought my car 6 months ago, 68,000 miles on it, and it seemed to be in great condition. I got the ignition switch replaced by the GM dealership, and 2 months after that the car started having problems. Right now I'm still not sure if it is the battery being drained or if the alternator went out. The car itself is still in great condition and should NOT be having this problem. The first time the battery was drained, nothing on the vehicle was working. Not the remote, not the break pedal, and on top of all that, the key was stuck in the ignition and wouldn't come out until i got a jump start.
Cobalt 2008
cobalt_08, 04/16/2013
2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
8 of 13 people found this review helpful
Bought an '08 Lt Sedan (4a) in Sept 2011 with 58000 km's on it, like brand new, and fully equipped! Almost two years and 40000 km later I'm still impressed with my Cobalt. The 2.2l engine is very quiet, yet performs flawlessly. I avg around 600km per tank, barely any road noise, sound system is good. Reliable on the highway and good performance during Canadian Winters. The interior is plain, nothing fancy. The ''info'' center is great as you can scroll though Oil Life, Gas Mileage, Outdoor temp. etc... all in all, a great car if your looking for something non-fancy but will get you from A-B.
My family's Cobalt
PrizmGurl, 10/03/2018
updated 04/05/2021
2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I'm the one whose dad replaced a totaled stick Prizm with a Cobalt. His hasn't had transmission problems, but CR says 08 Cobalts are prone to minor transmission problems. The only issues Colleen's (he's a car namer) had are vent valve replacement, maintenance items, like steering components (steering arms, intermediate shaft) and a broken belt and currently exhaust problems and an engine light. Something's dangling and he said it's an exhaust thing and the engine light's steady. Other than being buzzy, the car runs and drives good. She has over 145,000 miles now and is a winter rat, unless the engine light's more expensive than he wants to fix. Her sheet metal's rusty, holes in the rocker panels and a dangling brake cable due the rust holes. A few years ago, a friend of my family traded his Cobalt in and ours maybe had the same problem, bad catalytic converter. The engine light and exhaust issues seemed to indicate that, along with the mileage comparison between the cars. Our Cobalt was bought by my cousin's work partner a year ago last fall, for a demo derby car.
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hannahhhx3, 11/15/2012
2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought my cobalt used about nine months ago. So far, two of the tires have blown up while driving, the brakes are already bad, two speakers have blown out, the whole computer system is shot, all the tire moniters have gone bad, my flex pipe coming from the manifold is bad(costing $925.53 just for the replacement part), all the locks in the car have stopped working, one headlight has cracked and water is all inside of it, and last but not least, the exaust system has gone bad and needs to be replaced. Half of the time my car locks up when you try to cut it on, and the key gets stuck in the ignition. There was already a recall for the power steering, but that is currently not even a problem.