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I may be buying a 2009 Cobalt SS TC from a GM dealer. Then I read this thread and got concerned. I will be checking it out at the end of the week. It has a little more than 40K miles, no factory warranty remaining. I checked and the car has a build date of 10-27-2008. I doubt there will be any way for me to tell if this engine is affected. I know the dealer changed the oil, so everything is all clean right now.

I suppose the dealer may be able to offer an GM extended warranty. If you were buying a 2009 with a 2008 build date, would you buy a GM extended warranty (assuming it was available)?

 

if it already has 40k miles and isn't broken yet i don't think you'll have a problem. but an extended warranty wouldn't hurt if you plan on keeping the car

 

40k still leaves some time to fill i think......still a possibility it has a porous block. no way of telling though, kinda shitty. i must have been lucky, mine has almost 99k on stock block and ive beaten the **** out of it since 33k lol. however i am having a coolant issue now.........lol. block test and compression are good though, i have an idea but i dont wanna talk about it haha.

 

I have 2 months of the factory powertrain left, and did buy a GM extended warranty, so hopefully IF this issue is present it rears it head within the next year or so.

Zero lost coolant so far, so we shall see.

Nice to have all this knowledge available , but it sucks that it is yet one more thing for me to watch out for/worry about !




Britt

 

What happened if it pass 100 thousand miles and the warranty expired ?

 

U don't really have to watch for it, it doesn't really start slowly then get worse, just one day ur low coolent light will come on, ull fill it again and coolent will be low or gone next day. That's as much warning as I got. Lol

 

yep^^

 

^^^^ X 2

that's what happened to mine.

i suggest switching your DIC to coolant temp. watch temps as you drive. i noticed mine climbing one day and pulled over when it hit 110C. didn't wait for the overtemp light/alarm to come on because by then it's too late..

then again i needed a new motor regardless.

 

i hit 243F and no overtemp light came on :/ i almost **** myself. shut the car down and popped the hood. shouldve started blowing on it hahaha.

 

I did some checking. The car I am looking at is no longer covered by the bumper to bumper warranty. So I'm pretty sure the GM dealer will not be able to offer any kind of extended warranty. I'm not sure I would have taken it - depending on the cost.

So here is what I see ... 2009 Cobalt SS ... build date of 10-27-2008 ... 40K miles = rolling the dice. Simple as that. I guess it's probably OK. Worst case scenario - a new short block from ZZP.

 

Pass until you find a 2010.

 

I hear you. There is no supply of 2010s ... maybe 1 or 2 within 800 miles of me (eastern US) for sale at any given time. It's just not realistic to think I could get one. I need to replace my 06 Redline now (just totaled thanks to the nice lady who didn't yield to oncoming traffic). I just don't have the time to wait.

 

My step mother drover her Cruze with ZERO coolant (typical woman) and didn't spike the temp gauge at all...now THAT is scary.

 

I am looking into buying an 09 TC with 130k km's off a lease return. What i get from this thread is that as long as it has an 09 build date I should be free and clear of this problem. Correct?

 

Rybread761
Car: 2008 Cobalt SS Coupe
Build Date: 4/2008
Mileage: 63,XXX MI

I take it I am good??

 

I had my 2010 checked at the dealer for any recalls or issues. They said GM knows the VIN ranges for the porous block issue and I was well outside of that range of course. Call a dealer with the VIN.

 

WTF how hard can it be to find the same build date? I do not see it on my driver side door... It is not on the tire specs tag and there is NO sticker on my door underneath the door the front part of my door. wtff

 

PM the customer service rep on here with your vin. She can get your build date.

 

May have been repaired at some point or someone took it off. Weird.

 

can't you just pop your VIN into this and it'll display the build date?

Home : Free VIN Decoder - Vehicle Identification Number Check

 

Did this. Did not give me the build date.

Ok. Who is she? Couldnt find her

 

Just checked my build date, 4/09, and I'm already at 62k. I think I'm good

 

2011/08 What do you guys think? 65k

 

Checked my coolant the other day. Was slightly lower than what I remember