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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt exterior lighting problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt2% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Exterior Lighting complaints
2%
share of all complaints
79,090 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Hazard light button isn't properly secured to the dashboard which may cause the button to push into the dash. If hazards need to be activated following an emergency or another appropriate situation to use your hazards, this could prevent them from being activated; warning other drivers of a stopped…

    filed Mar 15, 2020

  • Increasingly the vehicle is not operating properly. The lighting is not consistent and the smallest addition of extra features requiring power (ex: using one or more window controls, heater and or defogger, lighting in dash at full capacity, musical performance, radio and bass, etc) will cause the…

    filed Dec 27, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Exterior Lighting problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cobalt102%
2009 Cobalt91%
2007 Cobalt141%
2006 Cobalt171%
2005 Cobalt231%
Cobalt exterior lighting problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.