Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11063778January 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN I PULLED OUT MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD NO WAY IN TURNING THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN PARK THEN TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN TURNING BACK ON VEHICLE WAS FINE. DROVE A MILE TO LOCAL BANK AND IT DID IT AGAIN IN THE DRIVE THRU. AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT TO WORK IT WENT OUT AS I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING LOT. THE FIRST TIME POWER STEERING WENT OUT TWO LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP TO KEEP FROM HITTING MY VEHICLE. I WAS COMPLETELY EXPOSED. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND IN 9 YEARS THIS SHOULD NOT BE A CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. THE CAR SAID "POWER STEERING" & "ESC" WHEN IT LOCKED DOWN. THERE IS A RECALL # 14772 FOR 2004-2007 MALIBU'S THAT STATE THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063523January 18, 2018
STEERING
MY ELECTRONIC OR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND 3 YEAR OLD SON NOT SAFE AT ALL. VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE I ALREADY HAVE TO OTHER RECALLS ON THIS CAR BUT I NOTICED OTHER EXACT SAME MODEL OF CARS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT MY CAR AND VIN # IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL BUT HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063164January 16, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR WHEN TURNED ON. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE SMELL GOES AWAY. MY MECHANIC LOOKED ALLOVER THE CAR AND CANT FIND THE ISSUE. NO WARNING SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061514January 9, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN AND THE ESC OFF DISPLAYED ALSO WITH POWER STEERING ALERT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061049January 7, 2018
STEERING
MY 2009 MALIBU HAS AN INTERMITTENT STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY (UNDER 10MPH) AND LOST POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL, ALMOST HIT OUR SNOWMOBILE TRAILER THE FIRST TIME. THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED BOTH. THERE IS A RECALL (RECALL NUMBER 14V153000) FOR OTHER 2009 MALIBU'S FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BUT NOT FOR THE 4 CYLINDER MODEL LIKE MINE. THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM WITH GM AND I DONE UNDERSTAND WHY SOME CARS WITH THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEMS AND PARTS WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11060662January 5, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP, WORKS INTERMITTENTLY,STOPPED OR IN MOTION,(I HAVE READ ONLINE ITS A CONNECTION AT THE LED HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP).LEFT AND RIGHT FENDER STOP LAMPS WORK CORRECTLY. NOT PART OF RECALL 13036
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058492January 4, 2018
STEERING
ISSUE WITH STEERING VEHICLE WHEN IN MOTION OR PARKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058440January 4, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
01/04/2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT ALL THE WAY INTO WORK AND HAD NO POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058218January 3, 2018
STEERING
EVERYTIME I START MY CAR MY STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, & COMES ALONG THE DASHBOARD SCREEN "SERVICE ESC"? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THE CAR AND IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE. RECENTLY EVEN STARTED TO OUT OF THE BLUE JUST LOSE ALL STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING, WENT AND HAD IT ESTIMATED FOR THE COST OF REPAIR & THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $1,398? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057861January 1, 2018
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS STARTING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT AN HOUR FROM HOME AND MY DASH LIGHTS COME ON AFTER STARTING. IT WENT THROUGH ABS, POWER STEERING AND OTHERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST BUT HAD NEVER DONE POWER STEERING. AS A RESULT, THE POWER STEERING TURNED OFF. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS FINE UP UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THIS TIME IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO MANHANDLE THROUGH THE TURN UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. IT ALL MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I'M HESITANT NOW ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND GM HAS MADE A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IN 2014 BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ONLY RECALLED SO MANY. I FEEL AS IF THIS BECOMES AN ISSUE WITH VEHICLES THAT WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL THAT THEY SHOULD HONOR THERE PRODUCT AND PAY FOR THE CORRECTION, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD ALMOST ONLY BE CORRECTED AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057431December 29, 2017
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY AND THEN JUST STOPS WITH MESSAGES: POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC, ESC OFF. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND IN REGULAR CITY DRIVING WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES BACK AND FORTH BY ITSELF. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AWAY QUICK ENOUGH BECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057172December 28, 2017
STEERING
MY 2009 MALIBU 4 CYLINDER POWER STEERING(ESC) LOCKED WHILE DRIVING IN MY COMMUNITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057242December 28, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, STEERING
ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. SHOWING CODE P1174 & NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THIS IS. POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET.ESC LIGHT WILL TURN ON. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF. DOORS WILL LOCK THEM SELVES LOCKING ME INSIDE.THIS IS HAPPENING SINCE AUGUST 2017-PRESENT (12-29-17).MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ALL THEY DO IS RESET SENSOR AND TELL ME TO WAIT UNTIL IT BREAKS. I'D SAY IT IS ALREADY BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056840December 27, 2017
STEERING
LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY-TURNS OFF AND ON AT CERTAIN TIMES. OCCURS WHILE DRIVING OR IS ALREADY ON IMMEDIATE TO STARTING CAR. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL. ALL OTHER VIN'S WERE FIXED OR REPLACED BY GM FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056973December 27, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
SERVICE ESC WILL COME ON AND POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056077December 22, 2017
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, RESTARTED, AND THE WARNING INDICATOR DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054437December 13, 2017
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED INDEPENDENTLY AS THOUGH THE SEAT FRAME INTEGRITY WAS COMPROMISED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FELDMAN CHEVROLET (2801 E MICHIGAN AVE, LANSING, MI), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH NHTSA AND WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS IN ORDER TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054483December 13, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THE SERVIE ESC POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION IS ON MY DASH AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK. I CANNOT DRIVE WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AND THERE WAS A RECALL #14116 BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE 2.4 4 CYLINDER MODELS AND MY CAR ALSO HAS 164,000 MILES SO GM STATED THAT IT IS NOT COVERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054272December 12, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
RECIEVED A RECALL FROM GM ABOUT WIRING HARNESS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE, THEY DID, OR SO I THOUGHT. CAR SHAKES AND JERKS AS THE SERVICE ECS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AS I AM DRIVING. TOOK IT IN FOR A FOX WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS A BAD SENSOR, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE SNOW 2 DAYS LATER CAME TO A STOP LIGHT CAR SHOOK AS IF IT WAS GOING TO LOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF, SERVICE ESC, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THIS CAR IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE! WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS NOW. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054292December 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
ON FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 PM I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON THUNDERBIRD ROAD AND 84TH AVENUE IN PEORIA, ARIZONA WHILE OPERATING MY WHITE IN COLOR 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU AT FORTY MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD A LOUD BANG, SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT AND SMELLED A FIRE. INSTANTLY, SHRAPNEL FLEW THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND MY SEATBELT TIGHTENED. THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT WAS HAVE I BEEN SHOT OR IS MY CAR ON FIRE? I IMMEDIATELY LOST MY HEARING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND HAD PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CHEST. MY PASSENGER CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. THE AIRBAG FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. (PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED) I WAS IN SHOCK, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS HURT OR WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I WAS RIGHT NEAR MY HOME AND THE CAR COULD STILL DRIVE, SO I WENT THE COUPLE OF BLOCKS HOME. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND CAREFULLY TOOK OFF MY SEATBELT. I WENT INSIDE TO THE MIRROR TO EXAMINE MY BODY, TO SEE HOW HURT I WAS. I WASN'T BLEEDING, BUT IT FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN BURNED, MY CHEST WAS STINGING AND I HAD BURNS AND WELTS ON MY CHEST THAT WERE APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES IN LENGTH AND TWO INCHES WIDE. I WAS VERY CONCERNED SO I THEN TOOK A SHOWER TO WASH THE CHEMICALS AND WHATEVER HAD FLOWN THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE OFF OF MY BODY. (PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED) **TIME SENSITIVE - I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT TO DO BY DECEMBER 14TH-
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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