Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2010)

1,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10679277January 27, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE INPUT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679310January 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678687January 24, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE VIA MAIL FROM GM DUE TO A DEFECT THAT RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. THE NOTICE CLEARLY STATED WHY THE (CHEVROLET MALIBU 2010) WAS BEING RECALLED. THE REASONS FOR THE RECALL INDEED PERSISTED IN THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS CURRENTLY OPERATING SO I HAD IT SERVICED AS STATED IN THE NOTICE TO DO. MESSAGES SUCH AS: (ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AS WELL AS SERVICE AIRBAG) APPEARED. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT EXISTED BEFORE RESUMED. WHAT NOW!? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678488January 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AS THE ESC AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,492.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678529January 23, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT, MAKING IT UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $400. OUR 2004 CHEVY MALIBU HAD THE EXACT THING HAPPEN TO IT. IT WAS COVERED BY A GM RECALL. HOWEVER WITH THE 2010, THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS, LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678255January 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BREAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678317January 22, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676425January 19, 2015
STEERING
ON 17 JANUARY 2015 I WAS DRIVING HOME DOWN A SOMEWHAT WINDING ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE FAILED COMING INTO A TURN ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GO INTO A DITCH. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN AND I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES TO AVOID DRIVING OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE READ AROUND ON FORUMS AND THOUGH MANY OF THE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS AND SAME MODELS OF DIFFERENT YEARS THAT HAVE A SIMILAR STEERING SETUP. I BELIEVE IT IS THE MALIBUS OF THE MODEL YEAR 04, 05, 06, 08, AND 09 THAT ARE COVERED BY THE RECALL WHEREAS MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 WHICH IS NOT COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676477January 19, 2015
STEERING
WAS TURNING LEFT WHEN IT SUDDENLY BECAME SLIGHTLY HARDER TO STEER. THE DASH STARTED BEEPING AND THE NOTIFICATION "POWER STEERING" CAME UP. POWER STEERING TURNED BACK ON AFTER THE TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676553January 19, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 15 MILES PER HOUR POWER STEERING WARNING COMES UP AND ANTI-TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT POINT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE CURB. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO TRY AND RESET. THIS PROCESS WORKS SOMETIMES BUT NOT RESET EVERY TIME YOU DO THIS WE HAVE TO DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES TO KEEP GOING. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I CAN SEE THAT THE 2010 MALIBU HAS HAD ENOUGH ISSUES TO GET GM TO ADD THIS CAR TO THE RECALL FROM 2008 AND 2009 MALIBU'S. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672835January 15, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672241January 13, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BEARINGS IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670782January 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DROVE CAR AROUND TOWN WITH NO PROBLEMS, CAME HOME, PUT CAR IN PARK ON LEVEL STREET AND LEFT IT RUNNING FOR 2 MINUTES, GOT BACK IN CAR PUT IN REVERSE AND NOTICED CAR SHIFTER WAS A LITTLE STIFF. IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, GOING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE A COUPLE OF TIMES, I NOTICED IT TOOK QUITE A BIT OF STRENGTH TO GET SHIFTER TO MOVE FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. I WENT IN THE HOUSE AND GOT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. I DID SEE THERE IS A GENERAL RECALL FROM GM FOR SEVERAL VEHICLES, MY YEAR AND MAKE INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM IS THE TABS ON THE SHIFT LINKAGE COME OFF AND NOT ONLY CAUSE THE SHIFTER TO BE REAL STIFF, BUT CAUSE THE LITTLE SILVER BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE SHIFTER TO STICK AND NOT COME BACK OUT AFTER PRESSED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE GEARS, CAUSES IS THE SHIFTER TO APPEAR TO BE IN "PARK" BUT IT REALLY ISN'T AND THE CAR ENDS UP ROLLING AFTER THE DRIVER LEAVES IT, PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THEIR KEYS TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE CAR WASN'T ACTUALLY IN PARK EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFT LEVER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN WATSONVILLE, CA AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE MY CAR DOES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LINKAGE, BUT MY CAR WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST, AND EVEN THOUGH MY CAR ONLY HAS 18,100 MILES ON IT, IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FIX. I THEN REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM WITH SENIOR ADVISOR [XXX], OPERATOR #[XXX], PLEASE REFER TO CASE #[XXX]. I FEEL MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT WAS EXPERIENCING ONE OF THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND GET BACK TO ME. I WOULD LIKE A CONTACT PERSON I CAN WORK WITH ON THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO AVOID SAFETY PROBLEMS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. 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
#10669577January 2, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668989December 30, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668972December 30, 2014
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE AT TWO WELD AREAS. VEHICLE HAS NEVER SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE TO SEAT. SEAT FRAMED JUST FAILED. DEALERSHIP AND WELDING SHOPS HAVE ALL TOLD ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668897December 29, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN "SERVICE ESC", "REDUCED ENGINE POWER", "ESC OFF". THE CAR THEN HAD REDUCED POWER AND HAD TO HAVE A CODE RESET. THE CODE WAS P2135. ONE DAY IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES DURING MY 45 MINUTE DRIVE HOME. THE CAR LOSES POWER AND MAKES IT UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660621December 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER CHANGED ADDRESS. *TA THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, WHERE CAN HE TAKE HIS VEHICLE TO GET FIXED, REGARDING THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667568December 22, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH PULLING ONTO A HIGHWAY THE STEERING CUT OUT AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ORDER TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE BACKED UP DOWN THE STREET STILL UNABLE TO TURN, AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OTHER THAN REAR FENDER POPPED OUT OF PLACE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE ALL FUNCTIONS WERE NORMAL AND WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS TEST DRIVEN AND SCANNED FOR CODES- NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE IN THE 2008-2009 MALIBU, BUT 2010 MODELS ARE NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH THEY USE THE SAME PARTS. (GM'S RECALL #14V15300). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667605December 22, 2014
STEERING
I HAD A LOSS OF POWER STEERING "SERVICE ESC" LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. CAR WAS COMPLETELY MANUAL STEERING AT THAT POINT, EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL 14E044. ALSO, PART MADE BY THE SAME COMPANY THAT THE RECALL INVOLVED. I PURCHASED A NEW POWER STEERING SENSOR AND HAD IT INSTALLED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE POWER STEERING STILL DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, BUT THIS TIME WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, ON ITS OWN. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THE WARRANTY WAS VOIDED ON THE PRODUCT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL GM SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THAT THIS IS A FAULTY PART AND THAT OFTEN TIMES SEVERAL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED BEFORE YOU FIND ONE THAT WORKS. ALSO, I WAS NOT PROVIDED A WRITTEN WARRANTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PART, BUT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TOLD THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON IT. HOWEVER, NO DETAILS AS TO STIPULATIONS WERE PROVIDED. I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT GM AND DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE ISSUE, THEY ARE TRYING TO PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OFF ON THE CAR OWNER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS DISHONEST IN ITS PRACTICES IN DEALING WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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