Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt has 28 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
28
Complaints
1
Recalls
25
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
14V047000
AIR BAGS
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key ring...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2019 | AIR BAGS | IN NOV 2019. THE AIRBAG SYMBOL STARTED COMMING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ,IT IS ON WHILE STATIONARY,GO... |
| Jan 26, 2019 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | TAKATA RECALL. I HIT A PATCH OF ICE GOING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. I DID A THREE SIXTY HITTING A GUARDRAI... |
| Jul 12, 2017 | AIR BAGS | I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT A VERY LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 5MPH) AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED,... |
| Feb 2, 2017 | AIR BAGS | DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROAD CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT HILL AND TOTALING AND CA... |
| Nov 9, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AT 60 MPH, THE CON... |
| Apr 23, 2015 | AIR BAGS | AFTER I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALE... |
| Apr 17, 2015 | AIR BAGS | THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF EVERY DAY AND THEN THE KEY STARTED GETTING STUCK... |
| Apr 6, 2014 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE | MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ANDHIT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IN FRON... |
| Feb 1, 2014 | AIR BAGS | TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH TRYING T... |
| May 15, 2013 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | MY COBALT, WHICH IS NOW TOTALED, WAS IN A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT AND THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED. THE FRONT END ... |
| Jul 29, 2012 | AIR BAGS | MY SON WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK AT 11:30 P.M. ON A DARK DESERT ROAD WHEN HE CAME UPON A MAN FIXING... |
| Jul 29, 2011 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, MY WIFE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ON THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYE... |
| Oct 19, 2010 | AIR BAGS | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 CHEVY COBALT, WHEN A PERSON COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE FAILED TO... |
| Aug 2, 2010 | AIR BAGS | I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN A KID FAILED TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HIT HIM ON THE PASS... |
| Jun 6, 2010 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR |
| Apr 19, 2009 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED O... |
| Apr 19, 2009 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | [XXX]. WAS FRONT PASSENGER IN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT DRIVEN BY HIS COUSIN [XXX]. ON APRIL 19TH,... |
| Mar 25, 2008 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER... |
| Sep 25, 2007 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT | ON THE DATE LISTED, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APP. 40MPH. AT WHICH POINT SHE RAN INTO THE REAR OF ANOT... |
| Jul 9, 2007 | AIR BAGS | I AM NOT QUITE SURE OF THE DATE AS IT WAS A YEARS AGO. MY GRAND DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN S... |