2008 Chevrolet Cobalt consumer reviews

First car from 15 to 23 years old. bought it used at about 80k miles. I personally loved this car. She doesn't have the sleekest look, buttons do feel cheap, and the backseat is a 2 seater with a small child seat in-between. Gas mileage was great though! I'll say I was lucky to have a dad who knew general car mechanics and could fix most problems if I ever had them, but after having the car for 5 years without my dad, I never had to take it in to a mechanic. Never made funny noises unless it was my brakes, and i'll be honest after 8 years I hadn't changed them... Wasn't until maybe a month ago at 146k that an engine light finally turned on for something to do with the timing control valve. Dad was going to fix it until someone wrecked into it 2 weeks ago. pretty sad to see her go. It has been extremely reliable for me, didn't take the best care of her but she did of me!

Quite bad car, a Honda Civic is a much better option, I bought one of these for 500 dollars with major structural damage, but it still ran and drove and was a lot of fun. Many offroading adventures with this thing, it was not good at it

This car has only 86,000 miles security system has it locked there are a whole lot of people with this issue and no one can solve the problem so my car just sits worse car ever

Struts, Sway links, Tie Rods, Control Arms, Ball Joints, even a Rack & Pinion. All have been fixed at least once, some multiple times. Lost a pair of brand new 70,000 mile BF Goodrich Tires to excessive inside wear after about 10,000 miles, due to a recurring issue with the left front control arm. Another thing to consider is the rocker panels & hood are heavily prone to rust. Replaced the hood, but rocker panel replacement takes a clear back seat to the multitude of other [recurring] issues that have to be prioritized first. The positives are the gas mileage, and the motor really doesn't give you issues in my experience. I'd rate it 7.5/10 as a budget neighborhood vehicle, but if you do a lot of driving this car gets a 5.5 /10. Absolute money pit.

This car met all of our needs it has Am Fm Xm CD player radio Also on star cruise controls radio controls on steering wheel as well As oil life tire pressure sensors and trip Mileage

This car is excellent if you want a car that will last you for a very long time. I’ve had it for a couple months now, gave me no problems then or now.

I drove this car for 11 years. The engine never gave me any issues and I kept up with all regular and scheduled maintenance. The interior design is terrible. So many small things started falling apart. The button on the shifter knob broke off one day and i constantly had to put it back on. Then the lights for the shifter would only work if I hit the shifter. The power windows started seriously struggling and the right rear power window worked here and there (hardly ever used it). The stupid trim on the side started to turn brown. The aluminum foil wrap on the door handles started to peel, causing a very sharp edge which will cut your finger. Front speakers constantly needed to be replaced. Had to replace headlights because the water proof seal failed. Would randomly have insane power draws which would make headlights dim, dash lights dim, and fans to slow down...i had no extra accessories connected to the battery. My clock also constantly needed to be adjusted after just a few years of owning it. At 120,000 miles the car would vibrate when stopped. Motor mount was fine and a tune up had been done according to maintenance schedule. Before I go on even further about all the little things chevy failed on with this vehicle ill just wrap it up. The engine is great and has enough power to make it fun to drive. The interior is the most boring and cheaply made interior for that year of an average sedan. The electronics of that car were stuck in 1997. Literally the only difference in the head unit is they added an aux cord and took out the cassette player. If you can get one for under 3k and it is in good condition with less than 120k miles on it then buy it. I wanted to stick with chevy when I got my new car but they are way behind when it comes to sedans. If you want a sedan, go with Honda or Toyota. Youll be happy you did. Oh and last thing...THE FLOOR MATS IT COMES WITH ARE ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. LIKE WHO DESIGNED THESE? HEY CUT OUT SOME RANDOM SHAPE AND THROW EM IN THERE!

Service traction light is on, so they are saying we need a new or rebuilt engine, we bought the car used April 2016 75,000 miles now has 128,000. Have it serviced every 2,500-3,000 miles, this is not what we were expecting 4 years later. Not worth putting the money into it won't get that value back out of it. No more Chevy's we had problems with a Chevy S10 engine went out in it. Wow. Should have learned from the first one.

xxxxty car underpowered noisy broke doen all the time it was a real xxxx whoever says this car is good is obviously high dont buy this crap

Loved car, Chevy- so reliable. Owned sport trim- 2.4l NA, handles awesome, is under estimated- then doubters shown. Awesome stock radio- Pioneer, stock 10” for alittle bump Car rides lows is about my only con