2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 71about this part
- Share
- 4%of 1,649 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 71 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, 4% of the 1,649 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles. 39 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“After I had the ignition switch replaced the service airbag light came on. I took car back to dealer about this issue they replaced a clip on wiring in steering column. After clip was replaced service airbag light came back on. I feel that the dealer did something when ignition switch was replaced .”
NHTSA complaint #10717812, filed 2015-05, 47,000 miles“Made left turn and my airbag went off. Mechanic said that the clock spring shorted out internally in the coil and deployed the airbag. Gm has not contacted me over this matter and have been trying to get them to reimburse me for since 2010.”
NHTSA complaint #10818309, filed 2016-01, 10 miles“I was driving out of my parking spot at a very low speed (less than 5mph) and the air bags deployed, unprovoked. Just the driver's side deployed. I received burns and cuts to my arm and have hearing loss in my one ear.”
NHTSA complaint #11005021, filed 2017-07, 113,000 miles“I simply lost the ability to steer my car, all it does is click when I turn the steering wheel, luckily I was close to home and slowly edged to the front of my home.”
NHTSA complaint #11001263, filed 2017-06, 132,000 miles“Was heading to work when the chevy Cobalt suddenly shut off, causing me to lose power brakes, power steering, and causing the air bags not to deploy when I went straight threw a stop sign impacting into a snow bank.”
NHTSA complaint #10575007, filed 2014-03, 138,000 milesRelated recalls
- 14V047000Feb 10, 2014This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings…Covers: Chevrolet Cobalt 2005–2010, HHR 2006–2011, Saturn Ion 2003–2007 +3 more
Related service bulletins
- 10246821Apr 12, 2021Question & Answer Document for Upcoming Safety Recall 13454
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
1,143 complaintsElectrical system
323 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
99 complaintsEngine
69 complaintsFuel system
56 complaintsEngine cooling
51 complaintsBrakes
49 complaintsSuspension
47 complaintsOther or unknown
46 complaintsBody and structure
46 complaintsVehicle speed control
40 complaintsEquipment
35 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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