Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10683502February 14, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS UPON STARTING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU LT ... A LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD AND SAYS SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING. AT THIS TIME I LOSE ALL POWER ASSIST TO MY CAR AND STEERING IS VERY HARD. WHEN I RESTART MY CAR IT RESETS ITSELF AND THEN I AM ABLE TO STEER AGAIN UNLESS IT TRIPS AGAIN. THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. IT IS THE SAME RECALL LISTED FOR SEVERAL OTHER MALIBU'S AND GM CARS BUT NOT MY YEAR. MY YEAR NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ALSO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED $600 TO FIX IT AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHORTING OUT. I HAVE A CHILD AND I'M LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE WITH ALL OF THE SERIOUS RECALLS GOING ON I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE CONTROL THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I HOPE IT'S FIXED SOON. IT'S TERRIBLE TO PAY SO MUCH FOR A CAR THAT YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682168February 9, 2015
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO RESTART THE CAR TO MAKE IT COME BACK. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO POWER STEERING ANYMORE AND THE PARTS AND REPAIR COST ARE SOMETHING IT APPEARS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY GM AS THEY WERE FOR EVERYONE ELSE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682202February 9, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED AND RESTARTED WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,425.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682323February 9, 2015
STEERING
I AM STILL IN SHOCK THAT THERE ARE STILL SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH LOOKS TO BE THE SAME VIN THAT IS BEING OVERLOOKED BY GM. MY CAR WAS FIXED LAST YEAR, YET IT STILL FEELS UNSTABLE AFTER HAVING TO PAY 890 OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW COLUMN. HOW CAN A COMPANY JUST PICK SOME VIN'S FROM THAT YEAR, WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS IT HAS CAUSED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS FOR VINS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED. ARE WE SUPPOSE TO HIRE A LAWYER AND PAY EVEN MORE OUT OF POCKET FORTH. LOOK AT THESE COMPLAINTS STILL POURING IN. I WILL NEVER BE BUYING ANOTHER GM VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY, AND I HIGHLY WILL BE SUGGESTING THAT ANYONE STAY CLEAR OF THEM AS WELL. A MONTH AFTER I GOT MY CAR FIXED THEY ISSUED THE RECALL, MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED AND I CANNOT DO A [XXX] THING ABOUT IT. MEANWHILE OTHERS GET THEIR CARS FIXED, ID LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MAKES MINE SO DIFFERENT THAT IT DOESN'T QUALIFY?? *TR 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
#10682271February 9, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY WARNING LIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER THE FAILURE AND HAD TO CRUISE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682370February 9, 2015
STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT TO PARK AND THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE OTHER CAR RECALLS THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS AN IDENTICAL ISSUE. COME GM STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681443February 5, 2015
STEERING
I WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAPPENED. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC; THE STEERING WAS FINE AND THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. APPARENTLY, OTHER MODELS OF THE MALIBU HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND A RECALL WAS SENT. HOWEVER, MY PARTICULAR MODEL IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, DESPITE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CONSUMERS HAVE MADE. GM REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL TO ALL THEIR CARS WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ON THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681072February 4, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC NOTIFICATION IN DRIVER INFORMATION AND POWER STEERING TURNS OFF. CAR WAS PARKED AND RUNNING WHEN IT HAPPENED FIRST TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. GENERALLY HAS BEEN IN COLDER TEMPERATURE. THE CAR HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING ON A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND GM HAS RECALLED SIMILAR ISSUES ON OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681160February 4, 2015
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3RD 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU CUT OFF ON ME. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND A MESSAGE OF POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC CAME ON. CARS HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME TO AVOID COLLISION LUCKILY I HAD NOT YET MADE IT ONTO THE INTERSTATE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED FOR FIVE MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. UPON RESTART ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND MESSAGES WERE GONE AND THE CAR WAS OPERABLE. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND EVEN ON RECALL. I CALLED GM AND I WAS INFORMED BY A REP THAT WHILE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT MEET THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A KNOWN ISSUE THAT I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING IS NOT COVERED BY GM. THIS IS A EXTREME HAZARD TO MYSELF, OTHER DRIVERS AND MY NEWBORN CHILD THAT I TRAVEL WITH. I AM VERY ANGRY, DISAPPOINTED AND I FEEL BETRAYED BY GM AND CHEVROLET. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY LAWYER, SENDING LETTERS TO GM AND BLOGGING TO WARN PEOPLE OF THE DANGERS AND HASSLES OF PURCHASING AND DRIVING A CHEVY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680763February 3, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THE WHEEL TURN TRIGGERS THE ESC TO TURN OFF. SOMETIMES MID PARKING LOT. SOMETIME MID HIGHWAY ON RAMP AT 45 MPH. SOME DAYS I CAN GO WITHOUT HAVING ANY ISSUES. OTHER DAYS I CAN'T GET THE STEERING TO COME ON. WORST IS WHEN I AM IN MID TURN AND IT TRIGGERS. VERY FRUSTRATING AND ANNOYING TO JUST BUY A CAR AND HAVE IT BE SO UNSAFE THAT WE CAN BARELY USE IT. CALLED DEALER BUT WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $109 TO DIAGNOSE AND SERVICE IF NEEDED TO REPLACE WOULD RUN ABOUT $800. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE WITH COST AND ISSUES. I HAD TO PAY $90 BUCKS TO CHANGE A $20 FRONT HEAD LIGHT BULB BECAUSE THE BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO DO THIS. LOCKS DON'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680949February 3, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING OUT OF NO WERE AND STOP AT THE STORE AND STARTED IT BACK AND MY STEERING IS LOCKED UP AND HARD TO TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680969February 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT YET. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY CAR. THE INFORMATION I PROVIDED ABOVE ON MARCH 13, 204 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. BUT THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL HAPPENING..I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID IT WAS JUST SOME WATER LEAKING ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND WOULD NEED REPLACED. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THE TIME BUT DID TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE ALSO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO WATER LEAKAGE. I HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT THE OTHER DAY WHERE I LOST POWER AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY TACTION GOT DISABLED AS WELL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT KENNY ROSS IN IRWIN TO TAKE IT BACK SO THEY CAN LOOK AT IT AGAIN, BUT I DON'T TRUST THEM. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH LOW MILEAGE AND I GO NO WHERE AS I WORK FROM HOME, STILL HAS LOW MILEAGE..I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING PROBLEMS. THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPAIRS WERE NEVER DONE...CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I SHOULD DO IN THIS ASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681026February 3, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680622February 2, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
FRIDAY MORNING AT 8AM, ATTEMPTED TO BACKUP CAR FROM PARKING SPACE AND GO TO WORK BUT HAD THE HARDEST TIME TURNING THE WHEEL AND GOOGLED INFORMATION AND FOUND RECALL ID # 105304 FOR STEERING ISSUE RECALLED JULY 21, 2014 & FOUND RECALL ID # 103669 FOR ESC RECALL DATE MAY 14,2014, I'VE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AT 800.680.7031 AND HAD CASE#: [XXX] INITIATED FOR STEERING AND HAD A REP CALL GMC ROYAL TO SERVICE MY CAR BUT FOUND OUT THAT THEY WOULDN'T FIX MY STEERING OR ESC ISSUE SINCE MY VIN# PERSONALLY HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED AS A MASS RECALL BUT THEY WILL FIX TWO OTHER ISSUES AFFECTING A LAMP AND A CLAMP, IF I COULD HAVE SOMEONE RESEARCH THIS IN DEPTH I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT AS I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED AND THEY SEND A RECALL LETTER FOR THE SAME SITUATION YEARS LATER AND THEN I'M STUCK OUT OF POCKET FOR THE PRIOR SERVICES THE MAIN ISSUE I EXPERIENCE IS WITH THE STEERING OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR STATES POWER STEERING IN GREEN LETTERS AND FREEZES AND I'M SOMETIMES STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND CAN ONLY MOVE IF I KEEP RESTARTING THE CAR AND WITH THE ESC, THE CAR STATES ESC DISABLED WHICH AFFECTS STEERING AND NO TRACTION AND MESSES WITH THE PEDALS, IF I CAN HAVE THESE ISSUES ESCALATED SINCE THEY ARE THE SAME ISSUE AS THOSE OTHER RECALLS I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!!! 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
#10680008January 30, 2015
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN MY 09 MALIBU STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH ON EXPRESSWAY. MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THEN THE EPS SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED FOR HELP. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I DROVE HOME THE CAR HOME AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND THE WARNING LIGHT RETURNED. I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR RECALLS FOR A 09 MALIBU (STEERING ISSUES HAS A RECALL). I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL AND THAT THE SERVICE WILL COST $516 + TAX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680019January 30, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PICKING MY LITTLE BROTHER UP FROM SCHOOL I WAS AT THE LIGHT AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ENGINE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON IS DOES THIS ON AND OFF AND THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANY DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679406January 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE SAME DAY I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION RECALL, I HAD THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE ISSUE. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, A CHIME SOUNDED, AND THE INFORMATION DISPLAY ON THE DASH SHOWED POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC. THE POWER STEERING WAS TURNED OFF, AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE SAME CHIME SOUNDS, SAME ERRORS COME UP, AND POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SEVERAL GM VEHICLES, INCLUDING SOME 2009 MALIBUS, FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ISSUE. IN THE RECALL, THE DESCRIPTION THEY GIVE MATCHES MY ISSUE PERFECTLY. HOWEVER, MY SPECIFIC 2009 MALIBU ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679077January 27, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR DOOR LOCKS JUST QUIT WORKING, DOESN'T WORK WITH KEY FOB OR INSIDE SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679208January 27, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 45MPH AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678868January 26, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED. DROVE, PARKED, RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING RETURNED. WENT TO MECHANIC AND ADVISED THAT SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHEVROLET DEALER ADVISED THAT CAR DID NOT FALL INTO RECALL N140115. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT ALSO DO NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL TIME PERIOD. POSSIBLY THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE RECALL OUT IF THEY HAVE THIS MANY FAILURES. BY THE WAY, I AM A STRONG ADULT MALE AND HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING WITHOUT THE POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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