Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2014)

363 consumer complaints on file.

#10644076October 16, 2014
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE USE OF TIRE/COMPRESSOR KIT AND SAFETY ISSUES. *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS SPARE TIRE AND JACK IN THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE/COMPRESSOR KIT. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THE KIT WAS ONLY USEFUL FOR A FLAT TIRE. IT WASN'T USEFUL FOR SIDEWALL FAILURE OR A BENT RIM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639235September 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
THIS AUTO JERKS WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL,THEN WHILE GOING 60 MPH UP A HILL DOWN SHIFTS FOR MORE SPEED,THEN I REACH THE TOP OF HILL CRUISE STAYS IN LOWER GEAR AND PICKS UP SPEED. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10636882September 25, 2014
VISIBILITY
2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, HE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY BECAUSE THE AC SYSTEM WENT OUT OF CONTROL THROWING THE AIR DIRECTLY TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING IT OFF. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD AGAIN. A FEW MONTHS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED, THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE VERY ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER CLAIMED THE ISSUE WAS FIXED, BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM WITH THE AC. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 13V567000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632477September 11, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING RIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632464September 11, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL PRO CONTACT TIRES, LINE SIZE: P215/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE BLISTER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFLATED THE TIRE. HOWEVER, THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 701. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 6YX8BN4 3613.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627275August 21, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621454August 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
PURCHASED THIS CAR ON APRIL 22, 2014. AT 738 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR BRAKE ISSUES. WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO WAIT AT LEAST TILL THE CAR HAD 1700 MILES ON IT SO THE NEW PARTS WOULD SETTLE. I READ IN A NEWS PAPER ARTICLE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A OPEN RECALL ON IT. I THEN RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON MAY 16 2014. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE RECALL. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THERE SYSTEM CONCERNING THIS MATTER. MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THERE WAS A VALID RECALL ON THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK 4 OTHER TIMES FOR THIS BRAKE ISSUE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I STILL HAVE THE INTERMITTENT BRAKE ISSUE IN WHICH ONE MECHANIC AGREED THAT HE FELT THE LONG PEDAL ON THE BRAKES.. GM STATES THAT THE CAR IS PERFORMING AS SHOULD. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CONTACT THE NEW GLOBAL SAFETY CHIEF([XXX] ). THIS SOUNDS LIKE IGNITION SWITCH DRAMA ALL OVER AGAIN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615343July 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 7/8 I WENT IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE. GM TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY SET MY BRAKES. MY CAR HAS WHAT IS CALLED AN AUTO STOP FEATURE THAT SAVE FUEL. AFTER THEY FIXED MY BRAKES AND I DROVE AWAY MY AUTO STOP WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. I TOOK IT BACK RIGHT BACK ON 7/8. THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE AUTO STOP. I DROVE AWAY AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. AUTO STOP STILL NOT ENGAGING. I TOOK IT RIGHT BACK. I THEN CALLED NINE DAYS LATER THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT WHEN I GOT THERE IT HAD NOT BEEN FIXED AND THEY TRADED OUR RENTAL FOR WHAT THEY CALL A DRAC CAR. THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO RESET THE COMPUTER COMPLETELY. THEY THEN CALL BACK AT 3:30 TO TELL ME IT WAS FIXED. THIS WAS 7/14. I PICKED IT UP TODAY 7/15 AND AUTO STOP IS NOT WORKING. THEY WANT ME TO KEEP IT A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE I BRING IT BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610701July 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
THE AUTO STOP/START FAIL TWO TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT IN TWO TIME TO GET IT FIXED . WHEN DRIVING IT WILL DOWN SHIFT WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606196June 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,800 AND THE CURRENT WAS 7,100. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604690June 20, 2014
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN USING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH THE LIGHT SHINING ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD IT BLOCKED HIS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 400. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN UPDATED 08/27/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593984May 25, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FIRST OF ALL THANKS NHTSA FOR RECALLING THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. WELL ANOTHER PROBLEM HAS AROSE WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THIS MORNING. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES COMING DOWN HILL SHE STATED THE VEHICLE SLOWED THEN SPED UP WHILE PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. SO I THEN ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK. DESCENDING DOWN THE SAME HILL I FELT THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASE WHILE I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED DOWN. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT HELPING THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AT TIMES.. MEANING THE TRANSMISSION IS UP SHIFTING INSTEAD OF DOWN SHIFTING TO HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS SITE AND THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE(VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL NO. PIC-5652-B). I WILL HAVE IT LOOKED AT ASAP. OF COURSE I ALREADY KNOW DAY CENTENNIAL SERVICE DEPT WILL SAY THEY CANT DUPLICATE MY CONCERN. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593832May 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AN ANIMAL BEGAN ENTERING MY PATH. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE ANIMAL I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THEN EVEN HARDER TO THE RIGHT. HAD I NOT HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT CONTROL OF THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST WHEN IT JERKED TO THE RIGHT. AS IT WAS, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR BUT THIS WAS A SCARY EMERGENCY STOP EVENT. I DID NOT HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND DID GET SLOWED ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT -- IT WAS THE REACTION OF THE CAR JERKING LEFT AND MORE POWERFULLY TO THE RIGHT THAT WAS SCARY AND WAS DEFINITELY NOT EXPECTED. THE CAR HAS DISC BRAKES ALL AROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593330May 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED FROM ANY SELECTED GEAR, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592455May 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10588106May 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES FELT LOW AND THEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT AND ALSO STABILITY TRACK ALARM AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE LIT UP. I DROVE A FEW MILES MORE AND THE ALARMS WOULD SOUND EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES. THE CAR HAD TO BE FLAT BEDDED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TRUCK DRIVER LOOKED FOR BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID AT ALL. I WAS INFORMED LATER THAT THE BRAKE FLUID HAD ALL LEAKED OUT THE REAR CALIPER. THIS HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED, CAR IS STILL AT DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585129April 27, 2014
ENGINE
THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DO BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585127April 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I JUST PURCHASED A 2014 MALIBU ON 04- 22 FOR MY DAUGHTER. DUE TO MY DAUGHTER TELLING ME THAT THE BRAKES FELT MUSHY IN HER CAR I DECIDED TO TEST DRIVE IT MYSELF. WHILE DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AT APPROX. 25MPH WITH THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE ENGINE SEEM TO REV UP. THIS MADE THE VEHICLE THAT MUCH HARDER TO CONTROL AND STOP. THIS HAS TO BE LOOKED INTO A.S.A.P. I DO NOT WANT MY DAUGHTER TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THERE IS A SOLUTION. GOING TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING MONDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577085April 3, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE TOP CHROME TRIM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SEPARATED WHILE HE DROVE 70 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW TRIM; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ADVISED IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,700. UPDATED 06/24/14*LJ UPDATED 06/30/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575953March 31, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ENGAGED INTO SLEEP MODE. ONCE THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOWLY REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION IN THE MANNER IT DID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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