I've had my cobaltss 2.4L for about a month and love the car. I've got 2,000 miles and it still feels pretty solid but I can tell that its defintely broken in now. When it was brand new it was like an isolation chamber with how quiet and solid it felt and it still is pretty tight but Im wondering how it will hold up when it gets higher mileage. I had a new grand am GT in 99 and it was solid for about 30,000 miles and then it started to feel a little rougher with squeeks and rattles and felt much looser. How are everybodys cobalts holding up after 10-20-30,000 miles with the squeeks and rattles?

 

Well I have only five thou on mine it has a few rattle but performance wise it just gets better and better

 

2.2 here, around 14,000 miles...no rattles or squeeks that are noticeable... havent had one mechanical problem to date, only a few minor interior problems (sunroof button and passenger fabric)...the engine may have gotten a bit louder, albeit only a little--but thats just my personal opinion.

 

SS/sc here. 5900m and not a thing has gone wrong. No rattles or anything else. I've had it for 8 months now.

 

i have about 16000 miles on my ss/sc and I had an ass full of problems......i.e clutch, temp problems, int. sunroof switch plate falls off, shift knob flew off, when it rains i get a leak from under the driver dash which i think travels from the door but all in all i love the car.

 

40,000 miles on my 05 Cobalt coupe... no real issues other than the paint (which I took care of)... I had to replace the headlight switch, the radio and found I have a bent wheel... not sure how that happened.

But, I continue to get mid30's for mileage, no oil consumption, interior is holding up well, although the drivers seat is showing some wear and tear (but I am a 290-300lb guy), but other than that, the car is still very solid.

Scott

 

Had mine since June 2005 , have 36,000 miles . Ive had a few warranty problems , but nothing really worth mentioning . Overal My SS has been perfection . Its not vault like tight like when it was new , but what do u expect from a $22K economy car ....it still feels about 90% as good as it did new .

Nothin but smiles for me still

 

06 2.2 7800, no probs... it seems like the SC have more issues? from what i read...i was kind of reluctant, on buying one...

I still think they look sick...

 

For such a cheap car its seems like its pretty high quality compared
to other cars I've had. I couldn't believe how solid and quiet it felt when I first got it, now I'm used to it, but compared to what I was driving before it was a big difference.
I only drive GM cars and one thing I noticed is they all get warped rotors.
My cavalier had warped rotors with onlyh a fwe thousand miles. They must use the cheapest chinese rotors they can find. Im waiting for the cobalts rotors to warp.
As for the car overall if it feels 90% as good as when it was new I would be happy with that.

 

20000 kms on mine, runs strong, one creak that comes and goes in the back somewhere, but no problems to note.

 

13000KMs warped rotars..odd noise coming from the back end...louder then it was when i first got it...not engine noise(well it is louder a bit but not bad sounding) just like general noise wind noises and stuff..needs an oil change for sure..something else i forget at this moment...

 

I've modded too much to give you an accurate answer. The doors seem to still seal as tight as they did.

 

I got 2507 miles and got a rattle in the middle of the top of my dash, but thats because of the zzp billet motor mount. I'm gonna hate to hear the rattles at 30k.


Rick

 

2.0 3500 kms on it and feels tight still my buddy has a 2.4L with 3600 kms on it and he drives the **** outta it (his first standard car so he wasnt too good to start, now he revs WAY to high, probably 5500-6000 EVERY gear EVERY time and i tell him to lay off) and it squeeks when he shifts.

 

my rotors were fine until about 27,000 miles... Napierville Dragway has a VERY short runoff and trying to haul that beast down with tiny ass rotors and tiny ass drums from 90-95mph run after run just warped the **** out of them. Pads are fine and the rotors don't really shake unless you're beating on the brakes.

other than that, happy happy joy joy.

I am getting that need for speed again though and am pretty sure that i'll be trading for an SS/SC in the spring.

Scott

 

i got a ss s/c wit like 6500 miles had it since april and i had the sunroof button plate falling off and i had both left nad right front axels changed for clicking noises other wise then that its a good car