Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2010)

1,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10946340January 19, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AND WILL NOT OPEN SOMETIMES AND WILL NOT CLOSE SOMETIMES WHEN OPENED. WHEN IT WONT OPEN IT FEELS LIKE THE HANDLES ARE NOT GRABBING ANYTHING. THE DOOR JAMS ARE CLEAR OF ANY DEBRIS. WHEN IT WONT SHUT IT WILL SOUND LIKE IT DID BUT WILL BOUNCE OPEN. THE DOOR OPENED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. THE LOCK KNOBS MOVE UP AND DOWN WHEN YOU UNLOCK THEM BUT THE DOOR STILL WILL NOT OPEN SOMETIMES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 DAYS. IT WILL NOT OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I DID NOT HIT ANY HOLES OR BUMPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945450January 16, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
IT IS A 2010 MALIBU LS. YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, IT WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY FROM THE OUTSIDE. I LOOKED AT THE CATCH AND THE AREA MIDWAY ON THE DOOR TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS CAUGHT IN IT OR LOOKED LIKE IT WAS MISSING. I DIDNT SEE ANYTHING. I GOT IN AND SHUT THE DOOR AND IT CLOSED, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN IT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I TRIED PUSHING THE POWER LOCK BUTTON INSIDE A FEW TIMES LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AND IT STILL DOES NOT OPEN. WHEN YOU PULL THE LTACH ON THE INSIDE IT FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT CATCHING ANYTHING. I TRIED JUST USING THE KEY ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE SEEMS LIKE IT IS NOT CATCHING ANYTHING. THE LOCKS STILL GO UP AND DOWN, WITH AND WITHOUT USING THE REMOTE. ALSO I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO STAYS ON WITH THE DOORS CLOSED AND NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE PASSANGER SIDE AND REAR DOORS WORK FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945297January 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING INTO NEUTRAL, SLIPPING SHIFTS WITHOUT POWER IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. WITH INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION POWER THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND LIMP IT HOME. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY TOOK THE TRANSMISSION APART AND THE TRANSMISSION SUFFERED THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE FAILURE, THE PLATE HAS A FLAW THAT CAUSES IT TO BREAK APART AND JUST CHEW UP YOUR TRANSMISSION, THIS PART IS A COMMON FAILURE THAT BREAKS AND A FULL REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW AND THE NEW PARTS THAT ARE USED TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ARE RE-ENGINEERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A 6T40 TRANSMISSION, THE BIGGER BROTHER TO THIS TRANSMISSION THE (6T70 AND 6T75) HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ENGINEERING FAILURE. CHEVY KNOW ABOUT THIS FAILURE BUT IS NOT RECALLING THE TRANSMISSION AND REFUSES TO FIX IT. IT COST ME 2500 DOLLARS AND ITS A DRIVING HAZARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED FAILURE AND HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945114January 13, 2017
ENGINE
MY CAR ONLY HAS 95897 MILES ON IT AND THEIRS SOMETHI G WRONG WITH THE ENGIN TRANSMISSION ... CARS BEEN WELL TAKEN CAR OF AND WHEN YOU CLIMB HILLS IT LOOSES POWER AND HAS A HARD TIME CLIMBING THE HILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945117January 13, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRUISE CONTROL WHEN ENGAGED MAINTAINS THE SPEED BUT WHEN CLIMBING A HILL THE RPM'S WON'T SHIFT THE CAR AND THEN ONCE THE CAR REACHES THE SET SPEED IT STILL WON'T SHIFT . THE SET SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROLS WON'T STAY WHEN DECENDING DOWN A HILL BUT WILL INCREASE WITH SPEED AND WON'T MAINTAIN THE SPEED YOU SET IT AT. THIS IS BAD FOR THE ENGIN AND TRANSMISSION AS WHEN YOU DE ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROLS THE CAR SHIFTS GEARS .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10943778January 9, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
ECSLIGHT COME ON AND THEN YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND GET A ERROR SAYING POWER STEERING IF YOU TURN CAR OFF AND MAKE ON IT AGAIN LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY THIS AS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME IN THE LAST TWO SATS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940186January 6, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. AN HOUR LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATES (3RD, 5TH, AND 10TH) FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,006.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939209January 3, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AND THEN CAME TO A STOP TO PULL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WHEN I TURNED ON THE HIGH WAY MY MALIBU WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, AS A SEMI PULLED UP BEHIND ME I HAD TO PUT IT ALMOST IN A DITCH SO I WOULDN'T GET HIT. MY MECHANIC SAYS ITS THE 3,5,R WAVE PLATE AND THAT HE LOOKED AT ALL THE MALIBU FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NEVER BUYING A CHEVY AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937975December 28, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,575.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937454December 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR DOOR WILL GO OUT. CAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND WILL BE STUCK CLOSED. CAR WAS STATIONARY. HAD TO GO OUT THROUGH THE WINDOWS. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU WERE IN AN EMERGENCY AND COULDN'T EXIT VEICHLE BECAUSE THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937244December 23, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TRAFFICATOR CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION, OCASSIONAL BRAKE FAILURES AND OTHER DIGITAL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND STOPPED TO FUNCTION ANY COMPLETELY. I WAS ALMOST IN A DEADLY CRASH AGAIN. STERRING WHEEL. NOT ONCE THESE INCIDENCE HAPPENED ALL HAPPENED ON MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936846December 22, 2016
STEERING
ON DEC 9 2016 I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 169 IN MN AND MY 2010 MALIBU DISPLAYED SERVICE ESC THAN FLASHED POWER STEERING THEN ESC OFF THEN I LOST POWER STEERING AND IT HAS NOT REGAINED EVEN AFTER ALL THE RESTARTS BEEN COUPLE WEEKS NOW STILL THERE SEARCHED THE INTERNET SEEMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE CAR HAS 180,000 MILES BUT SERVICED REGULARLY SO YES I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. STEERING IS PRETTY IMPORTANT WHEN DRIVING . ANY INFO PERTAINING TO THE MALIBU STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936150December 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG NEED SERVICE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936249December 19, 2016
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS WAS AS I WAS TURNING, SO IT CAUSED QUITE A BIT OF PANIC. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A ONE-TIME ISSUE, HOWEVER 2 MONTHS LATER, I AM DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND TAKING A TURN WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN THIS ISSUE CAUSED ME TO BE IN A UNSAFE SITUATION, LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. I AM A FEMALE THEREFORE CANNOT GENERATE THE EFFORT NEEDED TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE 2009 MODEL YEAR HAS A TSB ON IT, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS DOES NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935949December 17, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 60MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5MPH AND STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, AND I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE SHOULDER LANE, "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, ALONG WITH "ESC TRACTION CONTROL". RESTARTED MY CAR AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. ABOUT 15 MINS LATER, IT DID THE SAME THING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE AROUND ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935150December 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2010 MALIBU WITH 108,XXX MILES, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES, BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES. NO HELP FROM DEALER EXCEPT OFFER TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934588December 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT IDLE (STOP LIGHT), THE ENGINE SURGES AND SPUTTERS AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL / ECS LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE CAR WILL THEN ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY ONLY UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT A GM DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR A VEHICLE RECALL ON THE MAIN BODY WIRING CONNECTOR TO BCM. NOTE: THE GM FIX IS TO "CLEAN" THE CONNECTOR AND ADD DIELECTRIC GREASE TO PREVENT CORROSION. THE CAR WAS FINE AFTER THAT UNTIL NOW. I'VE SEEN MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THE "FIX" IS ONLY TEMPORARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934727December 12, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FREEWAY DRIVING SPEED OF 65 MPH. TURNED OFF FREEWAY ON TO A 50 MPH ROAD. ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE ESC LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND REDUCED DRIVING TO ONLY 20 MPH. DROVE 5 MILES IN LIMP MODE TO GET HOME. GOT A "P1235" CODE. AFTER LEAVING CAR FOR AN HOUR AND RESTARTING, IT DRIVE NORMALLY BUT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE P1235 CODE IS STORED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND CAR DROVE AS NORMAL. HE THINKS IT IS A BUTTON ON THE GAS PEDAL OR A THROTTLE BODY. BOTH ARE EXPENSIVE OPTIONS AND SHOULD BE UNDER SOME WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934854December 12, 2016
ENGINE, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
ONE OF MY NEW TIRES CONTINUALLY DEFLATE. AFTER TAKING TO TIRE CO. 6OF8WKS TO GET AIR, I WAS TOLD I HAVE A CRACKED WHEEL AND WILL PAY $500 FOR A USED WHEEL OR UP TO $1000 FOR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO REPLACE IT. I PAY $50 EXTRA F/PLATINUM WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY FOR AIRBAG SVC'ING TO GET INSPECTION--AND $100 DEDUCTIBLE FROM WARRANTY COMPANY. IN 2YRS, I'VE PAID $1200 F/WARRANTY PLUS $150 DEDUCTIBLE@AUTHORIZED SERVICE CTR-PINKERTON CHEV IN LYNCHBURG, VA-AND IT TOOK 3 WEEKS THAT I HAD TO BUM A RIDE TO WORK OR PAY A CAB. NOW, I'M RIDING ON A "DONUT" AND MY GAS MILEAGE IS <8MPG........W/A $389 CAR NOTE AND $200 CAR INSURANCE NOTE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933828December 8, 2016
STEERING
THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC POWER STEER FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ALONG A NORMAL SUBURBAN ROAD. THIS CREATED A DANGEROUSLY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION AS SHE COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAGEDY THAT RESULTED, BUT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WE TOWED IT TO OUR HOME THEN TO A GM STORE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT IS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITHIN GM AND PUBLIC FORUMS ACROSS. I WAS INFORMED THAT GM HAS CREATED A SPECIAL POLICY #15356 TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WHEN I WAS AT THE GM STORE, EXTENDING THE WARRANTY, THEY SAID IT WAS ONLY TO 150K MILES & OUR VEHICLE HAS 159K MILES SO WE WEREN'T COVERED. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY MAINTENANCE THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS, THERE WASN'T ANY PROCEDURE. FURTHER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS NO SET MILEAGE THAT THIS CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE FACT THAT IS A FAULTY DESIGN & NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ! THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS AND THE STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IS SURE TO THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS/ INJURY/ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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