2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 22about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,564 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 97,563miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, 1% of the 1,564 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 97,563 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Coming to a stop at a stop sign in my neighborhood, about to turn right when my locks started locking/unlocking on their own repeatedly. My power steering goes out, check engine light comes on, and traction control light activates.. My dash flashes service traction /power steering. Speedometer stops working.”
NHTSA complaint #11301516, filed 2020-01, 136,400 miles“2-3 weeks ago I got in my car to go somewhere. From the time I pulled out of my driveway my car was in limp mode. At the same time my check engine light, air bag light, power steering light, service traction light and theft light all came on. I got my car back to the house and when I shut it off it would not start back. I hooked it up to the obd2 scanner and the codes that came back were p1682( faulty ignition switch) and code u0101(transmission control module).”
NHTSA complaint #11354020, filed 2020-09, 154,000 miles“Fuel gauges go crazy, the gas acceleration and speed gauges sometimes do not work and if the do they go up and down. All the lights I my dashboard light up as well. This usually happens when you turn on the car but it is not constant. It will sometimes happen two weeks in a row, but sometimes after two weeks. The gas tank is also leaking and the left speaker goes out sometimes. Once in a while my keys will get stuck in the ignition.”
NHTSA complaint #10944479, filed 2017-01, 48,000 miles“I own a 2007 chevy Cobalt. In 2013 my car went crazy. Power steering stopped working and all the electric components were all over the place. Rpm's were going up and down, full tank of gas said it was empty, gear shifter was clicking, and the car was jerking like it wanted to stall. I called chevy and they told me there were 2 recalls, during the same time my garage smelled strong like gas. I had the problem fixed twice. …”
NHTSA complaint #10934482, filed 2016-12, 140,000 miles“Im driving and all the gauges go wacko swinging back and forth, anti theft light comes on check engine light ABS light low fuel light traction light. It reads service traction power steering low fuel every light you can think of comes on and the car even jerks when changing into gear. At times the steering even has locked up on me, thank god at those times I was on a residential street and not freeway. At times it wont even start all the lights are just going basurk. Then theres days where its normal like it never even happened. …”
NHTSA complaint #10971011, filed 2017-04, 100,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt
689 complaintsFuel system
431 complaintsElectrical system
281 complaintsAir bags
144 complaintsSuspension
75 complaintsEngine
56 complaintsBrakes
53 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
43 complaintsOther or unknown
27 complaintsEngine cooling
24 complaintsBody and structure
19 complaintsVehicle speed control
19 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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