2010 Chevrolet Cobalt Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 77about this part
- Share
- 13%of 574 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 67,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 77 complaints about the air bags of the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 13% of the 574 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 67,000 miles. 26 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Air bag service light came on the fuel pump gasket leaks and the steering wheel plastic bearing is broken inside the steering wheel these are all recalls that these cars have but when I do a recall VIN check nothing comes up but I know the issues it has has to do with recalls”
NHTSA complaint #11060807, filed 2018-01, 97,000 miles“I was stopped at a red light heading west on bell rd. And 43rd ave in phoenix arizona. When the light turned green I proceeded into the intersection. Then out of no where I was hit almost head on by a 1993 buick causing me head to hit the driver side window, and no airbags had deployed to prevent my head from hitting the glass.”
NHTSA complaint #10575934, filed 2014-03, 84,000 miles“I was in accident on 9/7/2015 and a. Truck ran the stop sign and the front of my car slammed into the side of their truck. My airbags did not go off. We could not find out why. I googled my car and seen they just issued a recall on my airbags being faulty and not deploying. I have not received a recall notice.”
NHTSA complaint #10762066, filed 2015-09, 51,000 miles“I took evasive action by swerving to avoid collision with other vehicle that abruptly changed lane and collided with my vehicle. A results, my vehicle struck a concrete barrier wall of the roadway, then burst into flames upon impact. My vehicle was completely burnt out at a total loss before fire rescue responded. The airbag never deployed. Prior to accident I was having numerous ignition related problems with my chevy Cobalt.”
NHTSA complaint #10694303, filed 2015-03, 76,000 miles“The side air bag sign comes on my dash that says I need to fix my passenger air bags....and always comes on when I drive slowly like into my neighborhood or parking lot.”
NHTSA complaint #11337380, filed 2020-07, 85,000 milesRelated recalls
- 15V500000Aug 10, 2015General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles manufactured January 4, 2010, to June 23, 2010. The affected vehicles…Covers: Chevrolet Cobalt 2010
- 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
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt
239 complaintsElectrical system
125 complaintsFuel system
122 complaintsEngine
38 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
31 complaintsOther or unknown
29 complaintsBrakes
28 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaintsElectronic stability control
11 complaintsSeat belts
11 complaintsExterior lighting
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology