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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Ss brakes problems

The 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Ss has 77 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 66% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

77

Brakes complaints

66%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Cobalt Ss brakes complaints by model year173 complaints2008: 77 complaints2009: 173 complaints2010: 2 complaints
Cobalt Ss brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS REAR BRAKES FAULTY. REAR PADS ARE GOUGING IN TO ROTORS VERY BADLY AT THIS POINT, 11,000 MILES. I DRIVER CONSERVATIVELY. THIS GOUGING OF ROTORS ACTUALLY BECAME NOTICEABLE AT ONLY 3500 MILES. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW. I RECOMMEND GM PUTS RECALL OUT ON REAR BRAKES FOR…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · September 24, 2009

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Ss have?

NHTSA has 77 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Ss brakes — 66% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.