Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10694537September 17, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM RECALL REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN JUNE 2014, THE VEHICLE WASN'T RUNNING SMOOTHLY. IT SEEMED TO EXHIBIT A JERK MOTION AND FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE ESC LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN GO OUT. THE DEALER MADE SOME REPAIRS ON JUNE ON JUNE 27, 2014. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE FUEL INJECTOR WIRE WAS REPLACED. RECALL # 14V252000 UPDATED 12/30/15.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764562September 17, 2015
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764460September 17, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE INPUT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,457.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764227September 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS JAMMED. THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763673September 14, 2015
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING , IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON MARCH 31, 2014. BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR THE RECALL, IT INSISTED GM HAS EXCLUDED CERTAIN VEHICLES OF 2009 MALIBU. THIS IS THE RECALL NUMBER: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 . IN NHTSA PUBLISHED INFORMATION IT SAYS IT INCLUDES ALL 2009 MALIBU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762437September 9, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762537September 9, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS UNABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE. IN ADDITION, THE LATCHES FAILED TO FUNCTION ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER HAD TO EXIT THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. MA 10/25/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSIDE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES FAILED TO OPERATE FROM THE INSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761760September 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN OR CLOSE. MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED OR LOCKED. THE SAFETY CONCERN IS THE INABILITY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. MUST PHYSICALLY CLIMB INTO BACK SEAT TO REACH THE LEVER TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AS THE LEVER IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE DOOR. THIS MAY SEEM TO BE MORE OF A CONVENIENCE ISSUE, BUT IT COULD VERY WELL BECOME A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH PARTICULARLY IF THE OCCUPANT IS A CHILD OR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY. FURTHERMORE, I READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILING ON THESE VEHICLES. IT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE. MUST A PERSON DIE BEFORE CORRECTIVE MEASURES ARE ORDERED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760879September 1, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FIRST ISSUE HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVER LOW BEAM NOT WORKING THEN WORK AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. THE PROBLEM KEEPS GOING ON FROM PASSENGER AND DRIVER LOW BEAMS. I'VE NOTICED THE CONNECTORS WERE MELTED AND CHANGED THEM AND THEY WOULD BOTH WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN ONE WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. SECOND ISSUE IS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOESN'T TURN ON WHEN PASSENGERS ARE IN THE VEHICLE. IT WORKS SOMETIMES BUT NOT EVERYTIME. THIRD ISSUE IS THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS. THE DOOR LOCKS WORK SOMETIMES AND AGAIN NOT EVERYTIME LIKE THEY SHOULD. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE REPORTING THESE SAME ISSUES BUT NOTHING GETS DONE UNLESS IT'S OUT OF OUR POCKETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749558August 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR STOPPED BEING ABLE TO SHIFT. I PULLED OVER AND LOST THE ABILITY TO REVERSE AS WELL. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION, AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP B/C CHEVY CONSISTENTLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND THERE WAS A "SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT". MY PARTICULAR VIN DID NOT QUALIFY TO BE REPAIRED BY CHEVY/GM ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT THE "SPECIAL COVERAGE" PAPERWORK DESCRIBED. DO NOT BUY A CHEVY OR GM VEHICLE. THEY REFUSE TO OWN UP TO ANY ISSUES WITH THEIR PARTS. THEIR POOR QUALITY STANDARDS DON'T STOP AT THE ASSEMBLY LINE, THEY GO RIGHT ON THROUGH TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749280August 17, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT FLASHES IN THE DASH OF MY CAR. MY BRAKE LIGHT REMAIN ON AT ALL TIME, WHEN I MASH THE BRAKES NO BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS DOING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE DURING. I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON THIS CAR IN OCTOBER 2014 AT JOHN DONOGHUE CHEVROLET IN WHITEVILLE, NC, 910-642-2400 BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER THE RECALL HAVE BEEN DONE ON MY CAR. WHAT DO I DO NOW. THANK YOU [XXX] 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
#10748944August 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DOOR LOCKS ARE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE I'M DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748346August 13, 2015
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, A POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND THE SEAT BELT SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE AND WOULD NOT SECURE THE DRIVER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748585August 13, 2015
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON OH ST RT 108, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING AND SLOWED TO 20 MPH. WARNING LIGHT STATED, "REDUCED ENGINE PWR". I HAD TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TRAVELING BEHIND ME TO PASS. DROVE THE REMAINING 4 MILES HOME AT THE REDUCED SPEED. TRIED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART TO CLEAR THE MESSAGE. DID NOT WORK. NOT SURE WHAT THE CAUSE IS AT THIS POINT. REVIEW OF POSSIBLE CAUSES ON LINE SHOWED NUMEROUS CASES JUST LIKE MINE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748598August 13, 2015
ENGINE
SOME TIMES WHEN GETTING ON HIGHWAY .OR FROM A STOP THE CAR BOGGES DOWN AND THEN STARTS TO RACE. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY YOUR CAR SHOULD NOT BOG DOWN AND THEN START TO RACE. ME AND MY FAMILY WAS GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI THATS NOT SAFE.BOUGHT THE CAR THREE MONTHS AGO AND THEY TELL ME IT BE 150 TO DO DIAGNOSTICS ALMOST TWO THOUSAND TO FIX. THAT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748079August 12, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE FRACTURED NEAR THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747759August 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747793August 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO FAILED TO WORK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERS: 103668 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING BRAKE LIGHTS) AND 103664 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC AND SWITCHES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747964August 11, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE SMELLS OF GASOLINE IN THE TRUNK AREA. THE CAR HAS HAD NO DAMAGE, I THINK A FUEL SYSTEM PART HAS CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747261August 9, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE RAPIDLY. I THEN HEARD A DING FOLLOWED BY THE MESSAGES, "SERVICE POWER STEERING" "SERVICE ESC" " ESC OFF". I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE AND GET TO A GAS STATION BEFORE THE WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 45 MINS AND FOUND THAT WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON IT WAS "FINE." I ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND MY CAR ISN'T A PART OF LAST YEAR'S RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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