Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11457581March 21, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The power steering light comes in every time car is turned on and I don’t want to be driving like this
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457593March 21, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, WHEELS
Service traction light/ service esc / esc off has come three times replace what was told to be to problem three times
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457502March 20, 2022
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT STEERING MY CAR AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457423March 19, 2022
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. I noticed a few times while stopped at a traffic light, the steering wheel started to vibrate. On start up, intermittently the power steering assist and traction control warning light will illuminate. I also noted no power steering when this happened. I shut the vehicle off. Upon restart the problem was solved.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11456935March 16, 2022
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 55-60 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated to 40 MPH and the warning messages; “Service ESC” and “Engine Power Reduced” was displayed. The contact continued to drive the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to exceed 40 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle body and the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic who replaced the computer software; however, the failure persisted. The independent mechanic advised the contact to purchase the throttle body from the dealer and have it replaced by an independent mechanic. The contact purchased the part from an unknown dealer and it was replaced by an independent mechanic; however, the failure persisted with the Traction Control warning light illuminated. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 153,224.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11456806March 15, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
My car keep showing the engine reduced light and esc service light I have paid to get a new computer and gas petal and a throttle body from the Chevy computer and it’s still doing the same thing
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11456500March 13, 2022
STEERING
Electric power steering randomly shuts off
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455824March 9, 2022
STEERING
Power steering intermittently fails.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455752March 8, 2022
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the steering wheel started to vibrate. The contact stated that the power steering assist and traction control warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed her that the vehicle needed further diagnostic testing and should be taken to an authorized dealer. The dealer was contacted and informed her of an unknown recall however, the recall had expired. The contact stated that she then contacted the manufacturer who referred her to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was 103,967.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455385March 6, 2022
SEATS
I went to move the Lever to the driver side seat to adjust the back of the seat for support. And I went to go pull the level and the seat assembly snapped and broke off causing the seat to move backwards and forwards(up and down) and won't sit still. the seat can move at almost all angles. It does not slide just moves side to sides. It was a perfectly fine and I never used that level before until the first time ever and it just complete fell apart. It still looks like it's intact but I took it to the dealership and they said part of the assembly snapped.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11454884March 2, 2022
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Steering affected, unable to control direction of vehicle. Luckily I was not on highway driving at high speed ....it very well had caused a serious accident. Warning lights on : dashboard monitor messaged " power steering " traction control light First time it happened was on December 22, 2021 . The most recent time was on February 21, 2022.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11454803March 2, 2022
STEERING
I was driving and my steering wheel got extremely tight not allowing me to turn the car steering left or right. My service ESC light is on and power steering came across the dash.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11454816March 2, 2022
STEERING
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the steering wheel suddenly seized. The power steering warning light and the traction warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted however, the vehicle failed to regain power steering functionality. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 123,025.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11454208February 26, 2022
STEERING
I was driving on a main road when my steering wheel locked up and was almost impossible to turn. It read SERVICE ESC and POWER STEERING. Barely made it home without an accident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11453194February 21, 2022
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I started to smell a slight burning smell, as I pulled off the road to investigate at the gas station my power steering failed upon restarting the vehicle. On the message center it says power steering, service ESC, ESC off. This could have caused an accident if i had not pulled off the road. Upon research, it shows a recall bulletin has been issued for 2008-2009 Chevy Malibu for a torque sensor, which appears to be the same issue. Bulletin No.: 14116B Date: October 2014 GM recall search returns no results for this VIN#, so we were not notified of a recall. This appears to be a mistake, as the recall is for the same issue as what we have experienced.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11453058February 20, 2022
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
well it all started at one, i fixed the electrical myself after inspecting 6 months worth of it sitting , finally found electrical problems that i got it running afterwords 2 fuel pumps later knowing pumps werent the issue then, now I almost have it paid off, its really began to just be a piece of junk after dearly taking care of it when i bought the car I loved it, now I found on it, no steering, comes and goes, like I know how to put a steering asst. in... i pulled one from the J yard, its in the backseat now, airbags indicator saying it needs servicing, tires I bought brand new last summer, they are baby butt smooth now, the car cant even squeal the tires so whatever on that, 5 days ago I threw a new alternator in it, similar to every alternator when they go it was normal... no problem, now I'm pooped out, I want the problems fixed so when its paid off in April I can sell it legally without anyone getting hurt, also the value is poor, not even close to what you value it as on here. [XXX] if I didn't spend more on costs on parts, repair, labor (thankfully I know wyf I'm doing when I work on a GM) it would be more than the car loan I took out on the junk on October 19th 2019. I think somebody is responsible in repairing these issues as I knew nothing about the problems gm had when buying this vehicle. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11453138February 20, 2022
STEERING
When i start my car the TC light will cut on them my steering wheel will start being rough and rough to start , i would turn my car off and turn it back on , it would run good for a few mins then it would do it again
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11452096February 15, 2022
STEERING
Power steering failed at driving speed. Could have caused an accident. Research shows a recall bulletin has been issued for 2008-2009 Chevy Malibu for a torque sensor, which appears to be the same issue. Bulletin No.: 14116B Date: October 2014 GM recall search returns no results for this VIN#, so we were not notified of a recall. This appears to be a mistake, as the recall is for the same issue as what we have experienced.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11452151February 15, 2022
AIR BAGS
Bad oss says it doesnt detect occupants in front seat
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11451804February 14, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I couldbt turn tge car out of nowhere an nout ran off the road
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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