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Chevrolet Cobalt hesitation / surging reports by year

30 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles. The most reported year is 2005 with 17 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2008 Cobalt132%
2005 Cobalt171%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.