Eric J. Jerk

Here in an update for you '08 SS owners out there.
This is from August 11th

Subject: 08242 -- Service Update for Inventory and Customer - Steering Wheel Vibration - Replace Front Brake Rotors - Expires with Base Warranty


Models: 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS




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THIS SERVICE UPDATE INCLUDES VEHICLES IN DEALER INVENTORY AND CUSTOMER VEHICLES THAT RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANY REASON. IT WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLE'S NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY PERIOD.

Purpose
This bulletin provides a service procedure to replace the front brake rotors on certain 2008 model year Chevrolet Cobalt SS vehicles. On some of these vehicles, the front brake rotors may not be to GM’s specification, resulting in a vibration in the steering wheel or brake pulsation during light braking between 48-56 km/h (30-35 mph) and 97-113 km/h (60-70 mph).

This service procedure should be completed as soon as possible on involved vehicles currently in dealer inventory and customer vehicles that return to the dealer for any type of service during the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage period.

JPizzle

Does this provide the range of VIN numbers for the cars? Or you just have to call up the dealer & ask...

Eric J. Jerk

Sorry I forgot to ad that.
Here you go.

Vehicles Involved
A list of involved vehicles currently in dealer inventory is available on the "Service Update Bulletin Information" link under the "Service" tab in DealerWorld (US), or attached to the Dealer Communication (Canada), used to release this bulletin. Customer vehicles that return for service, for any reason, and are still covered under the vehicle's base warranty, and are within the VIN breakpoints provided below, should be checked for vehicle eligibility in the appropriate system listed below.

Year: 2008
Division: Chevrolet
Model: Cobalt
From: 87229258
Through: 87338792



It would probably be best to contact you dealer to verify this.

JPizzle

It's alright! Good find though!!!

tlake84

I just got mine back from having the rotors replaced. After the first dealer I took it to, TURNED THEM TWICE, to minimum thickness and afterwards told me that "I'd better be careful, now they'll warp twice as fast." After I got it back from them, I started down the road and felt another vibration in the wheel, at any speed, but only while correcting the steering and turning... So I took it to another dealer (the one that REPLACED the rotors), told them about the issue, now I got the car back today and still having the issue with the vibrations while correcting and turning. The service tech wrote on his report that the vibrations from correcting is normal for all low profile tires... Thats kinda funny since my car never had this problem before w/ these same exact tires... nor did the other '08 and two '09 SS's that I test drove.