There are 7 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)MY FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING, SO WE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND NOW THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER/DEFROST SYSTEMS NO LONGER WORK. WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, THE FUEL INJECTION, AND A LEAKING FRONT WINDSHIELD TWICE.ALSO THE FUEL SWITCH. NOW THE CAR SOMEWHAT STALLS WHEN TRYING TO START.
LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. VERY DANGEROUS !!! *TR
DRIVING CAR ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 70 MILES PER HOUR. REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING CAR TO VEER OFF THE ROAD INTO GRASSY AREA. PROCEEDED APPROX. 75 FEET BEFORE STOPPING VEHICLE. CAR HAD OVER 1200.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER, TAIL LIGHT AND REAR DOOR FROM TIRE BEATING UP AGAINST CAR. THE WHOLE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. *TR
HANKOOK OPTIMO 725 P205/55R16 TIRES SIDEWALL WITH EXTREME CRACKING! VERY SIMILAR TO THE HANKOOK DYNAPRO RECALL. COBALT HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE, SO MANY CONSUMERS MAY NOT BE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM OF THIS SORT DUE TO A CAR WITH HIGHER MILEAGE (AND NEEDING A TIRE CHANGE). I HAVE CONTACTED HANKOOK AND MY NEW CAR DEALER (KENNY ROSS CHEVROLET), BUT HAS PROMISED ME NOTHING TO THIS POINT. I AM TERRIFIED OF A BLOW-OUT, AND POSSIBLE BODILY INJURY, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE CRACKING SIDEWALLS. ALSO, THESE TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR PRESSURE, WHICH IS A BIG CONCERN THAT IT MAY WELL BE THE VALVE STEM, OR POSSIBLY THE CRACKING OF THE SIDEWALLS. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKED EXTENSIVELY. *TR
IN JULY 2008 WE PURCHASED A NEW CHEVY COBALT SS FROM C.WEAVER CHEVROLET IN YORKVILLE, NY. WE WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A NOISE IN THE REAR AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AT 12,400 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS IN NEED OF REAR BRAKES AND ALSO THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE FRONT TIRES WERE REMOVED IN THE WINTER FOR SNOW TIRES AND HAVE ONLY BEEN ON THE CAR FOR ABOUT 7,00 MILES. IT WAS OUR OPINION THAT THERE WERE DEFECTS WITH THE TIRES AND BRAKES BUT THE DEALERSHIP, (CARBONE GMC,PONTIAC, BUICK), IN YORKVILLE, NY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY CITING DRIVERS USE AS THE REASON FOR THE WEAR ON THE BRAKES AND TIRES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL TOURINGCONTACT AS TIRES, SIZE 195/60/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOST AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,322 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,300.
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT DIGITAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WILL NOT INDICATE TIRE PRESSURE. ATTEMPTS TO RESET VIA INSTRUCTION MANUAL HAVE FAILED. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.