Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10925167November 9, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK THAT PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924599November 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO.THIS IS A ON AND OFF PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM G.M. SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM OR A LEAST TELL OWNERS HOW TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924604November 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS SMELL IN CAR, NEAR REAR OF CAR, AND IN GARAGE. HAVE CHECKED FOR LEAKS HAVE NOT FOUND GAS ON FLOOR BUT SOME DAMPNESS TOP OF TANK AREA OF WHICH I COULD REACH. I HAVE READ THERE'S A CONNECTION THAT BREAKS AT FITTING. I FEEL THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY G.M. WITH A RECALL BEFORE A FIRE OR DEATH .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924837November 7, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL, AND HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. NO TRACTION, SERVICE ESC AND POWER LOSS MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920025October 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS 2.4L GAS ALL DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKING OR UNLOCKING BY USING EITHER THE KEY FOB OR THE DOOR PANEL BUTTONS. THE FAILURE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK OCCURS ALMOST ALWAYS WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE AND THE CAR SITS IN THE SUN, THEN THE DOORS NEED TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY.LOCKS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE (BCM) BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH ALREADY HAS A RECALL #13036 FOR A FAULTY CONNECTOR THAT CAUSES BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTIONS. EXTREME SAFTY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919825October 28, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE EBCM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919066October 26, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES IN 2008.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
1
#10917291October 19, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING STAFF TORQUE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910834September 30, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, IT RANDOMLY DEACTIVATED. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED VERY DIMLY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURES THAT PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING NORMALLY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910878September 30, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER SMELLING GAS FUMES FOR ABOUT A WEEK, I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE GAS TANK CLOSE TO FULL. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW A 4 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER WET GAS STAIN ON THE DRIVEWAY. OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 4 MINUTES I OBSERVED SEVERAL DRIPS OF GASOLINE FROM BELOW THE GAS TANK FALL TO THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY AND EMISSION PROBLEM. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND I PLAN ON BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED ASAP. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL. SOMETIMES EMISSION COMPONENTS ARE COVERED UP TO 100K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910009September 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NOT SURE WHY MY CAR WASN'T ON THE GM SAFETY RECALL 13036. THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THIS RECALL ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM HAVING NOW. BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC SERVICE LIGHTS COMING ON, BRAKE PEDAL NOT WORKING PROPERLY, ETC. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE WILL END UP HITTING ME. I DON'T HAVE THE $ TO FIX IT. AND IN THIS RECALL, WHICH I'M NOT ON,GM WOULD SERVICE/PERFORM AT NO CHARGE. MY CAR IS IN THE GUIDELINES (YR: 2004-2012 CHEV MALIBU) OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909571September 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE WAVE PLATE HAD FRACTURED AT 114,000 MILES ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 30MPH AND WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I CANNOT AFFORD A REPAIR OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED WITH SAID THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THIS MANY MILES. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 YEARS. I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF MY CAR IS COVERED FOR THE 10YR/120K WARRANTY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908940September 23, 2016
STEERING, WHEELS
TAKATA RECALL; STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE(STATIONARY, MOTION). WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER(CLEMSON RD.). THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE. EVERYTIME I MAINTENANCEPERFORMED I AM ADVISED TO HAVE THE ;STEETING COLUMN CHECK, RATTLING AND LOOSE, MAYBE A PIECE OF PLASTIC?). MY SECOND TRIP TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM UNITED AUTO SALES. THE WHEEL BEARINGS(MOTION) WERE BAD WHEN I PURCHASED AND THE DEALER (UNITED CAR AUTOSALES). I REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS ONCE ALREADY AND HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN. THE CAR IS MAKING A CLAPPING NOISE AND SPEED IS IMPEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904823September 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL 4 DOOR LOCKING LATCHES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, RIGHT FRONT DOOR WAS LOCKED IN THE LOCK POSITION AND WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE, EVEN AFTER MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE LOCK OR PULLING THE LOCK LEVER IN THE UNLOCK POSITION. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL INVESTIGATION PERFORMED ON THIS MATER. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE EMERGENCY LEAVING THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PART AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903644September 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE REAR DOOR ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS DON'T FUNCTION ALL THE TIME TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. OPERATION IS INTERMITTENT. I'M VERY CONCERNED WHEN CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896475August 16, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:BEAD
PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE AT THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. BRIDGESTONE DRIVEGUARD RUN FLAT TIRES. VEHICLE HAS A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. TWO DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT WE REPLACED A NON RELATED SENSOR IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE A COMPLETE SERVICE CHECK WAS DONE INCLUDING VERIFYING THE PROPER TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL TIRES. THE DAY OF THE EVENT, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. AFTER PULLING OVER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD RIPPED AT THE EDGE OF THE BEAD. THE HOLE CREATED WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES LONG. THE TIRE HAVE ABOUT 5000 MILES ON THEM AND ARE RATED FOR 60,000 MILES. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FAILURE. THE RIMS, TIRES AND CAR HAVE NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE SUCH AS CURB RUB. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THESE TIRES AND BELIEVE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF DANGEROUS PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895410August 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING IN SUSPECT DUE TO SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AND WHEN I'M ON THE GAS IT WON'T PICK UP ANY SPEED AND I THINK THAT'S DUE TO THE CAM SHAFT. AND I KNOW IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME CAR. IT'S REALLY BECOMING A PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893178August 4, 2016
STEERING
ESC WARNING LIGHT BEGAN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY(USUALLY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT) AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INITIALLY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE "SENSOR". THE VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES ON IT AND THE STEERING WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER IS NOW RECOMMENDING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INCLUDED IN ANY STEERING RELATED RECALLS, BUT THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT WITH MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892521August 2, 2016
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND ESC SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. UPDATED 10/04/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891893July 31, 2016
SEATS
BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AT HINGE AREA OR MOUNTING BRACKET. THE SEAT IS NOW LOOSE AND UNSTABLE AS IT TILTS TO CENTER CONSOLE AND IS UNSTABLE BOTH IN ACCELLERATION AND DECELLERATION AND FEELS LIKE IT WILL SEPERATE FROM THE SEAT MOUNTING APPARATUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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