It was available as a Supercharged coupe only. The first was launched in 2004 as a 2005 model with a new powertrain that had debuted one year earlier on the Saturn ION Red Line. General Motors used five different inline-four engines in the Cobalt over the course of production, and designated three as SS models. The car was replaced by the Cruze, but a high performance version comparable to the Cobalt SS was never built and the Cruze ended production for the North American market in 2019. Production continued but ordering options for late 2010 models were limited and production of all Cobalts ended in June 2009. Reports surfaced in May 2009 that General Motors planned to eliminate the Cobalt SS as early as December 2009, but they proved to be untrue. At first release in 2004, the supercharged version was praised for its performance but drew criticism for its interior quality and exterior styling, both described as too reminiscent of its predecessor, the Cavalier. In a 2013 review, journalist Patrick George called it the best compact car ever made by General Motors, and a potential "future classic". The Cobalt SS received generally positive reviews, particularly the turbocharged and supercharged versions. Production of the supercharged coupe continued until 2007, and after a brief hiatus the SS relaunched in the second quarter of 2008 with a more efficient and powerful turbocharged 2.0 L engine producing 260 hp (194 kW 264 PS) before all Cobalt production ended in 2010.
#2007 CHEVY COBALT MANUAL#
The following year, a naturally aspirated 1SS model equipped with GM's new 2.4 L 171 hp (128 kW 173 PS) engine was added in both coupe and sedan body styles, including automatic and manual transmission options. The Cobalt SS was GM's first foray into the tuner market, launching as a 205 hp (153 kW 208 PS) supercharged 2.0 L coupe in late 2004, paired only with the F35 5-speed manual transmission of Opel. SS is an abbreviation of Super Sport, a historic moniker used by Chevrolet to denote high performance upgrades that meet certain criteria. The three versions included two forced induction inline-four Ecotec engines and a third naturally aspirated engine that was later called the Cobalt Sport. Another family member has a 2009 cobalt xfe and it's up to 170,000 miles with zero problems except a failed AC compressor so I dunno what to say.The Chevrolet Cobalt SS comprises three sport compact versions of the Chevrolet Cobalt that were built on the General Motors Delta platform at Lordstown Assembly in Ohio, United States. If I wasn't a shade tree mechanic I could've bought a brand half a new Honda Civic with all the labor that would've gone into keeping the car on the road. Attempting to bleed the brakes caused the caliper bleeder valves to break off. The alignment costs from replacing the entire front-end. Rusted / seized U-joint on the intermediate steering shaft causing the car to keep turning even after making turns.
Most cobalt owners will be familiar with these warped rotors, steering clunk, control-arm clunk at low speed, failed CV axles, leaking/failing shocks and struts. Since then I've replaced the entire front-end except for the knuckle because of failing components. The original tires went very bald in less than 35,000 miles. Bought it new in 2007, very happy with the mileage and performance for about 5 years (up to 50,000 miles). However, most parts on the front end failed relatively quickly from rust and wear/tear. Rust is also at a bare minimum considering I live in the salt-belt and two of the previous three winters were the coldest on record only a few minor spots on the body. The engine and transaxle are very reliable I've only done basic maintenance and they've been great (plugs, belt, oil changes, o2 sensor, fuel / air filters, ATF fluid on a getrag M86, etc). The car is also very stylish considering it was only $13,000 new after incentives and has side airbags and spoiler. Mines a 5-speed and at 86,000 miles gets over 40mpg on the highway.
The loose lugs were because I lost my temper repairing everything else on the front-end and once in a dozen tire removals I forgot to tighten them.
Some of them were my fault, like loose lug nuts destroying the lugs, and riding on a flat tire (bent rim) because I rolled over a broken bottle in a very bad part of town and drove 5 miles to a police station before changing the tire.
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