2009 Chevrolet Cobalt consumer reviews

Good gas mileage but that's really all the positive I have. If.your much over 6dt your not gonna.be comfortable at all. The seats are junk. Hard as bricks. Electrical issues since I got it. Security system freaks.out if the battery gets low and requires reset.

I bought a 2007 Chevy Cobalt LT with 89000 miles roughly every light you can think of on the dashboard was lit up to the guy just want to get rid of it so he sells me for 500 bucks I bought it cause my niece also had the same make and the same year but her car only had 79,000 mi but she didn't think it was I don't know fast enough or what the color maybe cuz hers was yellow so I bought it off her for $1,000 cause she had the money for the car that she wanted and she really didn't care about how much she could get maximum for her car so she said $1,000 I said so plus you know all the closing fees and all that so what I did was did an engine swap I did I'd say about 40% of the engine swap and my niece's husband did the other 60% and swap and it worked out perfectly the 2.2 ecotec engine that's it Chevy made was a very easy swap and they easy to work on and everything like that anyhow I drove that car from 79000 MI at the age of 20 to roughly 256,000 MI I never had a serious engine transmission breakdown I had to get a new exhaust because I hit a rock and it punctured a hole in my old exhaust so I had to buy a new one but I changed the oil on it every 3,000 miles with synthetic high mileage Pennzoil every 3k miles cuz that's what the handbook said I should ever see something on I should change the engine oil in my car I definitely spent more money in engine oil and filters cuz I do my own oil changes on all my vehicles held I think a little less than 5 quarts every time I just had to buy a 5 quart borrow a pennzo and oil filter change a couple of times and find out that this oil phone is better than anything and all that so it wasn't always the same but I never had an ending problem transmission problem or anything the car ran perfect for the time I had it until the time I saw it to buy a 2012 Toyota Camry I bought it was the most reliable midsize car and it was in my price range I basically paid $1,500 for the Cobalt couldn't tell you how much for the exhaust repair the brakes calipers the bigger meeting you in the car but I got $2,500 for the car from a guy I was asking for $3,000 because it never had a problem I told him everything about it he said no problem how about 2500 I said you got à deal. We took the car to the thing to change ownership and all that other crap you know that cost a couple hundred dollars to do and that same day I went and picked up the Toyota Camry roughly 3 hours after I sold the Cobalt at 10:00 in the morning and I have not had any major issues with the Camry so far it has 179,000 MI no lights are on shifts good drives good can't complain just like I couldn't complain about the couple I still talk to the guy every now and again he still owns the car it has 393,000 MI I asked if he had any major issues except for you know normal stuff like changing the oil brake pads calipers stuff like that and he said nope he said it's been smooth never had a problem it's just right now I'm not driving it because I don't have a license cuz I ain't got a DUI in it but parade Chief and a compact car sure had a nice 393,000 MI no major breakdowns just your everyday upkeep I think I did pretty good for $1500 and I think he did pretty good for $2,500 I paid $7,500 for the camry and I just must be looking except I've had no music phones at either and I use it everyday for work and for if I need to go to the store or something like that but that's my story and that's why I give it a 5 out of five I've heard so many horror stories about to come off I think it's mainly because people don't keep the car correctly by you know changing the oil change in brake pads caliper struts all that stuff when they go to bed the reason my niece is cars agencies that was good she never changed the oil in it she drove it like 28,000 miles without ever changing oil in it and it seized up her engine that is but I had a good deal in the end.

PICKED UP ONE WITH 70,000 MILES .GREAT RUNNING CAR IT NOW HAS 174,000 MILES VERY RELIABLE CAR ALL I HAD DONE WAS CHANGE THE OIL AND WITH 1 MINOR PROBLEM ONE VTS GO BAD WITCH IS A TIMING SOL. PRICE 36.00 DOLLARS THATS IT CAR STILL RUNS GREAT.PASSED SMOG NO PROBLEM LAST WEEK

Car had timing chain issues at 18,000, both front axial bearings at 20,000, engine light came on and off at 12,000 and eventually service engine came on due to improperly installed piston that was cracked from original install, car was built in a delaware factory. GM never made good on it, I'll never buy another gm.

I bought my 2009 Chevy cobalt at 52,000 km for $4,600 in 2014. This car was bought to replace my 2002 Volkswagen Jetta (I would never ever by volkswagen again nothing but expensive problems). The cobalt was a manual transmission, very basic model. It was a fantastic car for me, and the car treated me well. Affordable and never any major expensive fixes needing to be done. Regular maintenance and oil changes every 5000km or 3 months (which ever is sooner) will keep this car reliable for you. Only issue I had with mine was rusting on the drivers side door that I should of dealt with sooner (I live in a very cold climate of Canada where the weather is terrible on vehicles). 10/10 would recommend. I wish I could buy this car new today. Unfortunately someone ended up side swiping me and ultimately writing the car off at 210,000 km. I think the car would of lasted even a few more years. Great car if you’re not picky and needing all the bells and whistles of a fancy car. For a small car was even good on cargo space, we took it camping many times and it was just fine for couples camping.

I have had the car a year and I am very happy with it have had to do very little to it a very efficient car on gas and drivability I am very pleased

Good cheap car and is reliable but upon further inspection you can tell its cheap as far as everything on the interior goes but as far as just being a daily driver and getting decent gas mileage it's a good little car, definitely has its pros and cons.

This was my first car I’ve had it for over 2 years and I’m sad to see it go honestly this car has gotten me through EVERYTHING and never broke down or left me stranded, I’ve always taken care of it I just need something bigger and more realistic for my dogs.

For the year it is really a reliable car, great for college kids, it is a daily driver, recommended to anyone needing a reliable form of transportation.

This car is a great car for any purpose its cheap. it gets good mpg its looks good its fast its overall the best car for the money.