2008 Chevrolet Cobalt seat belts problems

Filed Jul 15, 2024 · Seat belts · TX

My back seat belts don’t work properly. It takes 10-20 mins to try to get it to come out to buckle up. It locks up no matter how many times to let it roll up and try again. It’s happened since I’ve owned my car since 2019-2020. It’s the back seat belts only

Filed Jun 18, 2023 · Seat belts · TX

The back right seat belt and the back left seat belt lock up so much while trying to buckle in that we can hardly use them. I have tried everything from moving to up towards the roof to pulling down , getting in the trunk to release the seats. I have had this car for almost 3 years and it always does this. Please help! My email is. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Filed Oct 29, 2019 · Airbags, Seat belts · 55,125 miles · PA

Sensor in passenger seat malfunction and pretensioner on passengers side failure deactivated passengers side airbag system

Filed Oct 28, 2019 · Airbags, Seat belts · 88,000 miles · OH

I have a serves airbag light on it comes and goes as I drive doesn't seem to matter highway or in city. Even if I have a passenger in the front seat. From my research it's a know issue with chevy cobalt for the sensor in the seat or the seat belt wiring harness to short out I don't know why it hasn't been recalled yet my car has 89.000 miles on it but some people have had it go bad as soon as 35.000 now this is an safety issue that gm refuses to address I haven't seen my mechanic yet but I'm sure its going to be the seat belt harness that needs replacing the dealers wants 500.00 or more to fix the issue that should of been recalled

Filed Aug 1, 2019 · Airbags, Seat belts · 122,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the air bag warning indicator illuminated and the passenger side curtain air bag deployed without warning or an impact. The contact pulled over into a parking lot. In addition, the bracket that held the seat belt came off the seat and struck the contact's hand. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to jerry's chevrolet (1940 e joppa rd, baltimore, md 21234) where it was determined that the vehicle performed as designed and the repairs had to be paid by the contact. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.

Filed Jan 6, 2017 · Seat belts · PA

The speakers no longer work in front vehicle, cannot hear any warnings such as low fuel, no seat belts, low oil etc. This could be potentially dangerous if warnings cannot be heard. Read that others have experienced this as well. Also, seat belt clip button has broken off, can still use seat belt but the clip slides to floor when not used.

Filed Aug 10, 2016 · Seat belts · 90,000 miles · OH

At approximately 90,000 miles, my 2008 chevy cobalt lt sedan intermittently displayed a "service airbag" indicator on the dashboard. The indicator would appear with and without a passenger in the front seat. I took the vehicle into a chevy dealer on 07-22-2016 for a diagnosis. The dealer found history code b0081 and code 23. They stated the front passenger seat belt retractor was not working properly and causing the "service airbag" indicator. They stated the seat belt my not engage in the event of an accident. After researching online, I found service bulletin #270624, action # 10032334 describing the exact symptoms and error codes that my vehicle had. I advised the dealership of the service bulletin, they stated that since it was not a recall, the cost to replace the seat belt retractor was not covered by chevy. I had the retractor repaired on 08-09-2016. I feel that since this is a known issue and could cause severe injury or death, chevy should make this a recall and repair all affected vehicles.

Filed Dec 13, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 50,577 miles · TN

One morning when I started my 2008 chevrolet cobalt with the 2lt trim package, the airbag readiness light came on and stayed on the whole time I was driving, and at the same time the passenger airbag status indicator off symbol was lit. The car had never been involved in an accident and the approximate millage on my car at this time was 50,577. There was a person setting in the passenger seat that weighed approximately 140 pounds, so the airbag should have been on. Ever since that day, every time I start my car the airbag readiness light and the passenger airbag off lite come on and stays on. I checked the connectors under the passenger seat and all were connected. I took my car, paid out of pocket to have diagnostic testing to get the error codes for this but no codes were shown. Recently I took it to the dealership for the ignition switch safety recall repaired. After reading chevrolet cobalt technical service bulletins about airbags, numerous complaints from other cobalt owners about this exact problem, recalls that had the term airbags mentioned, I decided to tell my concern to the service employees and was told this wasn't covered, that I could pay for them to do testing on it. Seeing as I had already paid for the exact same testing before with no results as to what was wrong, I declined to have it done again. I contacted chevrolet by email concerning this. They emailed me back asking for additional information. I replyed with that information and have never heard anything back from them. What do those of us who have safety concerns associated with the airbags need to do to get chevrolet to acknoweledge that this is a problem that needs their attention seeing as this is a common problem with the cobalts? Seeing as chevrolet has put out technical service bulletins concerning this exact problem proves they are aware of it but have yet to do anything about it.

Filed Aug 25, 2015 · Seat belts · 100 miles · CA

On the cobalt coupe there is a seat belt guide attached to the front seat headrest assemblies. For a taller driver that sits with the driver's seat in a rearward position, when leaning forward the seat belt can become pinched between the guide's opening due to the slot being along the horizontal (side) edge of the guide. When leaning forward this causes the belt to get caught, then if the driver leans back into the seat there are multiple inches of slack in the upper seat belt and it will not properly restrain the driver. The driver needs to constantly manually free and re-seat the belt inside the guide loop or leave it outside the guide.

Filed Nov 20, 2014 · Seat belts · 70,100 miles · NC

Seat belt on passenger side continuously got jammed while seatbelt was on. Couldn't get out of seatbelt, had to cut seatbelt off.