Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10609383July 9, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENTS RE TURN SIGNALS FAILURE TO AUTOMATIC DISENGAGE -2009 CHEVY MALIBU. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609243July 9, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL REQUIRED THE DRIVER TO HOLD THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE WHILE COMPLETING THE TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608928July 8, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS CREATED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR WAS PRACTICALLY UN-DRIVABLE. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY OR ANY RECALL (SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE), WHICH THEY RESPONDED IT WAS NOT. TO MY DISMAY, I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT MY LOCAL MECHANIC AT A COST OF $760. WITH THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED, THE CAR IS WORKING WELL AND THERE ARE NO CURRENT SAFETY CONCERNS. WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU REPAIRED (RECEIPT DATED 3/25/14, I READ THAT 2004-2009 CHEVY MALIBUS WERE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF A POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE WAS IDENTICAL TO THE SITUATION I EXPERIENCED WITH OUR 2009 CHEVY MALIBU. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO WAIT A FEW WEEKS FOR THE LETTERS FROM GM TELLING ME OF THE RECALL AND DETAILING HOW TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL WEEKS WITH NO LETTER, I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, ONLY CERTAIN VINS OF THE 2009 MODEL YEAR WERE RECALLED. I TAKE EXTREME EXCEPTION TO THIS. THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED WITHIN THE RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE REPAIR COVERED UNDER THE RECALL IS THE EXACT WORK THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE COMPLETED TO MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFELY OPERABLE AGAIN. EITHER GM HAS MADE A MISTAKE BY NOT INCLUDING MY VEHICLE WITHIN THE RECALL, OR THE EXTENT OF THE CURRENT RECALL IS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO ENCOMPASS ALL 2009 CHEVY MALIBU?S THAT HAVE THE PART(S) THAT LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR FAILURE AND HENCE, INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608949July 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE LUCKILY DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AROUND 35MPH THE "POWER STEERING NEEDS SERVICING" LIGHT CAME ON. THOUGHT IT MIGHT NEED POWER STEERING FLUID AND WAS TOLD MY MODEL DIDN'T USE FLUID - IT WAS ALL ELECTRICAL IN THE STEERING COLUMN. SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT THE NEXT DAY TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO ME AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED AT A COST OF OVER $600. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607346July 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OF TWO OCCASIONS, HE LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, HE SIDE SWIPED A PARKED VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608318July 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHT TURN ON WITHOUT BRAKING, BRAKE LIGHTS DON WORK WHILE BRAKING, TRACTION CONTROL BECOMES DISABLED, CRUISE WILL NOT ACTIVATE, WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608367July 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 70 & 75 MPH. I HEARD BRAKES SCREECHING BEHIND ME. I THEN REALIZED THAT MY CRUZ HAD ALSO WENT OFF. I KNEW THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON FOR NO REASON AGAIN AS THEY HAD IN THE PAST. I WAS SURE CARS WERE GOING TO START REAR ENDING EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. WHEN THIS IS OCCURRING WITH MY VEHICLE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES. THE CAR WILL JERK LIKE IT IS TRYING TO STALL. THE RPM'S WILL SURGE TO 4000 WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN. THE CRUZ WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. THESE PROBLEMS ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608044July 3, 2014
STEERING
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND GAVE RESISTANCE WHEN TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 8/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED AT A DIFFERENT PLANT. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 09/11/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607717July 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD A LADY FOLLOW ME DOWN A 55MPH HIGHWAY THIS MORNING, INTO MY PARKING LOT AT WORK, TO TELL ME THAT ALL OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AS I WAS DRIVING. ONCE I REACHED A SPEED OF 15MPH OR FASTER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF WHEN I WOULD BRAKE. SHE SAID SHE FOLLOWED ME TO MAKE SURE I KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND THAT SHE ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME, BUT WAS MINDFUL THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES SO FOLLOWED A BIT FURTHER BEHIND. I ALSO HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC DISPLAY WARNINGS ARE ON MY DASHBOARD, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THERE IS AN APPARENT RECALL ON THAT AFFECTS MY MAKE/MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED (AFTER PROVIDING MY VIN) THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I AM WONDERING HOW IT IS DETERMINED WHAT VIN'S ARE COVERED AND WHICH ARE NOT. I AM CLEARLY WITH A SAFETY ISSUE ON MY CAR AND SOMEONE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO BE WATCHING OUT FOR ME THIS MORNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607468July 1, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUDDENLY THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, FRONT AND BACK, BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY.THE REMOTE KEY FOB DOES NOT WORK, AND THE MANUAL BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE LOCKS ONLY PARTIALLY LOCK, RESULTING IN THE DOORS BEING ABLE TO BE PARTIALLY PULLED OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. SOMETIMES THE TWO LOCKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DO NOT LOCK AT ALL. ALSO, THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING - THE PASSENGER WINDOW CANNOT BE RAISED AND LOWERED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS APPEARS SIMILAR TO A RECALL IN THE NEWS COVERING DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONS IN OTHER GM VEHICLES, BUT THE 2009 MALIBU IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606999June 30, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD SPORADICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607207June 30, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING ON THIS MODEL AND MAKE OF CAR IS ALL MESSED UP. IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT SO MANY OTHER HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT ON THIS SITE. THE STEERING "FREAKS OUT" AND PULLS ONE WAY AND THEN GOES TO THE OTHER. IT'S BEYOND DANGEROUS. EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, IF YOU TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES ITS WORKS FINE AND THEN OUT OF NOW WHERE, IT GOES CRAZY AND PULLS YOU TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER AND THEN YOU HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL TOE OPPOSITE WAY TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. I SEE TONS OF OTHER GM RECALLS AND EVEN ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL, BUT GM SAYS THAT MY PARTICULAR CAR IS NOT COVERED RIGHT NOW. THE DANGER OF THIS DEFECT IS SO HIGH THAT IF THEY THINK THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LAWSUITS OVER IGNITION SWITCHES, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY WILL PAY WHEN THESE STEERING LAWSUITS START TO COME IN WILL PUT GM BACK INTO BANKRUPTCY. THE DANGER OF THIS DEFECT IS OFF THE CHARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606757June 29, 2014
TIRES
THE TWO BACK TIRES KEEP GOING ON FLAT I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEBRUARY I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES EVERY OTHER WEEK AND I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES ON A DAILY BASIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606515June 27, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND A UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TH VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605985June 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH CAR WILL NOT START NOW, THEY HAVE RECALLED UP TO THE 2008 MAILBU BUT NOT THE 2009 MAILBU (LTZ) FOR THIS ISSUE. RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE WOULD BE REPLACING THE SWITCH WITH A NEW ONE NOT WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW DRILLING A HOLE IN THE KEY, REALLY. CHEVROLET HAS A MASSIVE ISSUE WITH A LOT MORE CARS THAT NEED TO BE RECALLED WHICH HAVE NO BEEN YET. IF THEY WANT TO KEEP THERE CUSTOMERS THEY NEED TO REPAIR CORRECTLY AND RECALL AND FIX IT THE RIGHT WAY. MY CALL NEEDS A RECALL FOR THIS NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606008June 25, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON FOR ESC/TRACTION CONTROL AND ALSO MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON ACCELERATOR, I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT WHEN I ACCELERATED AGAIN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS. ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE SERVICE LIGHT TURNS OFF BUT ONLY MOMENTARILY. IT EVENTUALLY COMES BACK ON. EXTREMELY IRRITATING, INCONVENIENT, AND DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604680June 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD AN INTERMITTENT SHORT CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE POWER LOCKS FAILED AND DON'T WORK FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE BELIEVES THE BCM IS FAULTY BEYOND A BAD CONNECTION; CAUSING THE POWER LOCKS TO MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 1/15/15*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604534June 19, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AT FIRST, ONLY THE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD BEGIN TO MISS AND SKIP. TOOK TO THE DEALER, THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE". HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME ALL THE ELECTRONIC LIGHTS (ESC, POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKES, ETC) WOULD LIGHT UP AND BLINK. WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING, THE CAR WILL JERK AND MISFIRE, AND SLOWLY PICKS UP SPEED WHILE JERKING. AS SOON AS THE LIGHTS GO OFF, THE CARD DRIVES PERFECTLY FINE. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN, WAS TOLD THAT THEY SAW ALL THE CODES, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM, CLEANED THE WIRE LEADS AND THAT WAS THAT. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS TIME, ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON, NEARLY EVERY ELECTRIC LIGHT WARNING YOU CAN THINK OF, AND ALL OF THE GAUGES DROP TO ZERO. THE CAR JERKS INTO GEARS, SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK, VERY HARD TO TURN, AND ON TOP OF THAT, THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPS WORKING. IT'S SO RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT, AS SOON AS THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT GOES OFF (ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER WARNINGS). THE CAR DRIVES LIKE ITS BRAND NEW, AIR WORKS PERFECTLY FINE, POWER STEERING WORKS PERFECTLY. THE SAD PART ABOUT IT IS THAT I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN A COUPLE TIMES, WHILE I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIP, 'COULD NOT DUPLICATE, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM, NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THAN NAUGHT, ESPECIALLY IN WARM WEATHER. THIS VERY COLD WINTER, THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR NOT ONCE, AS SOON AS THE WEATHER WARMED UP, THE PROBLEM OCCURS. SOMETIMES EVERYDAY, SOMETIMES IT'LL GO A WEEK AND THE CAR DRIVES PERFECTLY. ONLY WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON, DOES THE CAR BEGIN TO MISFIRE, JERK, AIR STOPS WORKING. THIS IS A VERY ODD PROBLEM, AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL STORIES ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER FOLKS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY MALIBUS. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ISSUE; THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM IS GREAT, ESP, WHEN THESE LIGHTS JUST POP ON WHILE DRIVING THE EXPRESSWAY OR IN BAD WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599188June 18, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON. MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. GM STATED THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR MY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN RECALL OUT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598795June 17, 2014
STEERING
WAS DRIVING AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT. I NEARLY HIT 3 CARS TRYING TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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