Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11075492February 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE GEAR COULD NOT BE ENGAGED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY PERFORM IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MPH. BURT WATSON CHEVROLET IN FREELAND, MICHIGAN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLEX PLATE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074999February 26, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
LOST STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074923February 26, 2018
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON IN MY CAR. THE POWER STEERING IS ACTING UP. I HAVE THE ELECTRONIC POWERING STEERING SYSTEM ON MY MALIBU THAT WAS RECALLED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY RECALLED OVER 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY VIN # IS APPARENTLY NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE CHEVY TO HAVE TO FIX THIS. MY STEERING POWER STEERING IS ACTING UP AND I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074703February 25, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
SERVICE ESC LIGHTS COMES ON AND THE SERVICE ABS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074650February 24, 2018
STEERING
NO STEERING AT ALL. GOT IN THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'M THANKFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I DROVE HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT ON THE THRUWAY. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE. I AM A FULL-TIME COLLEGE STUDENT WITH A PART-TIME MINIMUM WAGE JOB. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS REPAIR. OTHERS ONLINE HAVE STATED IT'S BETWEEN $700 - $1,000 TO FIX. GM PLEASE EXTEND MY WARRANTY TO FIX THIS. I ONLY HAVE 108,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NEED THIS CAR TO LAST ME AT LEAST TWO MORE YEARS THROUGH COLLEGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073935February 20, 2018
STEERING
CHEVROLET MALIBU LT 2009 4 CYLINDER ESCOFF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON ITS OWN. SEEMS TO BE A SENSORY ISSUE. IF IT DOES GO OUT, IT IS USUALLY RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION. SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN AND STARTING IT AGAIN HAS TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM OVER THE LAST YEAR. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, ESC TURNS ITSELF OFF AND LOCKS POWER STEERING ON ITS OWN WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER IF I'M GOING 75 ON THE HIGHWAY OR 35 ON A BEND, OR FROM STATIONARY AT A LIGHT MOVING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. ONLY THING I'VE NOTICED IS THE HEIGHTENED FREQUENCY OF THE ISSUE IN COLD TEMPERATURES AND AGAIN IN MOIST CONDITIONS SUCH AS A RAINY DAY. ALTHOUGH IT STILL HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER. I WORK IN TRANSPORTING CHILDREN AND THIS HAS NEARLY GOTTEN THEM KILLED AND I'VE PUT MYSELF IN THE SAME SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP FIX THE ISSUE WITHOUT SHELLING OUT $800-$1200. NOT INCLUDING THE $80-$100 ABS SCAN THEY MUST CHARGE YOU FIRSTHAND. OTHER VARIANTS OF THE CHEVROLET MALIBU 2009 HAVE RELEASED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM EXACTLY, AND FOR SOME REASON, MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL, THOUGH SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, AND LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM THAT CAME BUNDLED WITH THE CAR STRAIGHT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER, I HAVE TOUGHED IT OUT MYSELF BECAUSE I STILL HAVE PLACES TO BE AND THINGS TO DO. I CAN'T WORK BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PUT THE LIFE OF ANY OF MY YOUTHFUL CLIENTS AT RISK. THIS STILL LEAVES OTHERS ON THE ROAD AND MYSELF AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY, MAJOR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, AND ONCE MORE, DEATH!!! CHEVY FORUMS MENTION MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 4 CYLINDERS WHOSE VIN # ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. PLEASE RECOGNIZE THIS AS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF POETIALLY COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF INNOCENT LIVES. I BEG YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073086February 15, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STABILITY AND TRACTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARKWAY CHEVROLET AT 25500 TX-249, TOMBALL, TX 77375 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072707February 13, 2018
STEERING
MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU LT (2.4L, 4 CYLINDER) SHOWED ME A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN STATING ' POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC' AFTER MY STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT 25 MPH ZONE. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WHEEL ASSIST SINCE I COULDN'T LOCATE THE STEERING POWER WHEEL RESERVOIR AROUND THE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072277February 12, 2018
STEERING
POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES AS VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY STRAIGHT OR GOING INTO A TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072305February 12, 2018
STEERING
WE ALREADY HAD THE POWER STEERING FIXED ONCE TWO YEARS AGO. IT HAS RECENTLY WENT OUT AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 70 MILES A HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT ALSO WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU START THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO KEEP SHUTTING IT OFF AND STARTING IT TO TURN IT BACK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071934February 9, 2018
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DISPLAYING THE CODE ESC ON THE DASH. IT MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THERE IS A RECALL CURRENTLY ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR BUT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY TWO DEALERS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS REALLY PECULIAR SEEING IT'S THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067374February 7, 2018
STEERING
I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER FLASHES A WARNING REGARDING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALSO TRACTION CONTROL. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE ROADS AND ALSO ON THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVING AT OVER 50 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. STEERING THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS LOST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066502February 1, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
MY CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE UNTIL THE POWER STEERING JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE ESC COMES UP AND STOPS WORKING AS DOES THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE. THIS MAKES IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VEHICLE ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I CAN'T PAY FOR THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM ON MANY OTHER VEHICLES AND SOMETHING GM NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. ALSO MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY THANK GOD. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065586January 29, 2018
STEERING
MY MALIBU HAS EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR GOING OUT WHICH CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER MALIBU VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT MINE. WE ARE HAVING OUR VEHICLE FIXED AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER MALIBUS WITH THIS ISSUE OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL. SHOULD THE RECALL BE EXPANDED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065588January 29, 2018
STEERING
MY SON'S 2009 MALIBU'S POWER STEER IS GOING OUT AT TIMES. IF HE TURNS OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTS IT WILL COME BACK ON. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF THE STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065478January 28, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE REPLACED MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT THREE TIMES NOW WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. I DONT THINK HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED THIS OFTEN. MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL GO ON AND THEN A LITTLE WHILE LATER WILL GO OFF. I JUST RECENTLY REPLACED MY HEADLIGHT TWO WEEKS AGO AND ITS NOW DOING THE SAME THING...IT COMES ON AND LATER GOES OFF...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064386January 23, 2018
POWER TRAIN
LOST THE 35R GEARS IN MY 6T45 TRANSMISSION JUST AS THE 6T70 & 6T75 TRANSMISSION WHICH ARE UNDER TSB 14404 BUT AS GM NOTED IT'S ONLY FOR THE V6 ENGINES (HIGH OUTPUT) AND NOT THE 2.4L ENGINES. SAME ISSUE BUT NOT COVERED. I ONLY HAVE 107,000 MILES ON THE CAR, ENGINE RUNS GREAT, BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE JUST HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. LOOKING TO GET A TSB TO COVER THE 6T40 & 6T45 TRANSMISSIONS. DEALERSHIP EVEN TRIED TO CONTACT GM ABOUT THIS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064503January 23, 2018
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO MEREL CHEVROLET (800 W HENDERSON AVE, PORTERVILLE, CA 93257), BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE PRODUCED AND THE DEALER COULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064212January 22, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AS A WARNING ABOUT MY POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1/19/18. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR AT THIS POINT, OF COURSE AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR IS ALSO VERY WELL-MAINTAINED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064228January 22, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACH A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE CONTACT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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