# 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `754476` · 2010-01-26 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT SS
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 19,183
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
BRAKES FAILED, SLID IN THE SNOW AND HIT THE PASSENGER REAR RIM AGAINST THE CURB. THIS EVEN LEAD TO THE RIM BEING REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE AXLE. AFTER THE CAR WAS FIXED, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS LOOKED OVER TOO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULTS. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD A 12 MONTH/12,000 MI. WARRANTY, AND MY CAR WAS 17 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 19,200 MI. I THEN REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AROUND THE ENTIRE CAR. *TR
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