Brakes Failed problems of the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt

My son was driving to work, he was heading down a long winding road when he applied the brakes, and discovered that the brakes had suddenly failed. The brake pedal would not go to the floor; it was stuck and unable to move. He described that the car seemed to stall and continue to drift down the hill with no ability to stop, gradually picking up speed. He got in the curb lane and continued steering the vehicle while searching for the safest place to crash, as this was his only option because he was unable to slow to a stop. In the middle of morning rush hour, he was able to successfully cross opposing lanes of traffic and crash head-on into a hillside in a parking lot at about 45 mph. The underside of the vehicle was smashed in, damaging the frame beyond repair. The airbag deployed, which resulted in bruising of the chest. He did not lose consciousness, and did not acquire any cuts or scratches. He did require transportation to the hospital by ambulance, and was strapped to a backboard and put in a neckbrace. At the hospital, he was given a chest x-ray and an examination, which determined that nothing was broken or fractured. He did suffer micro tears in the muscles of his back due to the impact of the crash, and a bruised chest as a result of the seatbelt and airbag. Needless to say, he missed work that day and the next three weeks of work while recovering. The car was totaled.

The rear brakes failed on my car at around 28,000 miles. As soon as I got the new ones installed they still are terrible, I do not understand why there would be such brakes that fail so early and could cause harm to people. There needs to be a recall on these brakes, they are entirely too unsafe.

Within the first 15000 miles of my car the rear brakes failed. It was metal on metal. Reading the forums on Cobalts ss I'm not the only one that had rear brake failure within 15000 miles. I do not race the car, and most of my miles are highway. I believe there may be a factory defect.

480 miles rotors replaced 1200 miles brakes bad again squealing and grinding I am in fear everytime I drive it of brake failure this should be brought to the attention of cnn and the bbb.

Rear brakes failing on a 2009 Cobalt ss squealing and grinding feeling like they are not going to stop. . . After Toyota I am afraid to drive this vehicle.

I have a 2009 Cobalt ss and the rear brakes are already failing after a couple thousand miles of use on the vehicle. Gm needs to replace these rear brakes with a better quality product.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact rear ended another vehicle due to brake failure. The speed was unknown and there were no injuries. This was the second time that the brakes failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they duplicated the failure the following day. The contact was not informed of what caused the failure. He waited two weeks for a claim person to call him back. He was informed that the vehicle must go through his insurance company. The contact stated that the insurance company did not cover brake failure. The dealer turned the matter over to the manufacturer. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. It has not yet been decided if the vehicle will be repaired under warranty or through the insurance company. The vehicle is currently at the dealer. The failure and current mileages were 16,000.