Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11398286February 28, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I'M HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL PARTS HAVE EXPIRED! I'M VERY UPSET BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME 2,700 OUT OF MY POCKETS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THE WORK FOR FREE. THESE PARTS THAT THEY NEED ARE RECALL PARTS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397832February 25, 2021
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, NO STEERING CONTROL THE POWER STEERING ,AND ESC WARNINGS LIGHT CAME ON DASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397672February 24, 2021
STEERING
THE ZERO POSITIONING SENSOR WENT OUT . I DO NOT HAVE POWERSTEERING!!!! IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IT IS A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. IT SHOULD BE! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT WENT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397287February 22, 2021
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY VEHICLE A LOT. IT IS NOT SAFE AND IT SAYS THERE'S NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. IT LOCKS UP ALL OF A SUDDEN. WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND/OR INTERSTATE. ALSO, WHEN I MAKE A TURN. IT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397061February 19, 2021
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
POWER STEERING FLASHES ON DASH BOARD AND I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL. I THEN HAVE TO USE MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. SOMETIMES THIS GOES AWAY AND IT DRIVES FINE. I'VE EXPERIENCED IT SHUTTING DOWN WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AND THIS CANNOT BE SAFE! AFTER RESEARCHING RECALLS, IT APPEARS I AM EXPERIENCING THE DETAILS OF THE RECALL FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS BELOW 150,000 MILES. IT ALSO RANDOMLY WILL FLASH 'SERVICE AIR BAG'.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396705February 17, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE THEN NOT LESS THAN A YEAR MY POWER STEERING WHEEL GOES OUT AGAIN. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALSO ON AND NEVER TURN OFF. IT'S SCARY BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHEN I'M ACTUALLY BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396496February 16, 2021
ENGINE
CURRENTLY MY CAR HAS ABOUT 86,000 MILES ALWAYS HAVE KEPT UP WITH ANY FIXES THAT NEED TO BE MADE RANDOMLY I START HEARING THIS NOISE LIKE A WHEEL BEARING SO I FIX ALL MY WHEEL BEARINGS COME TO FIND OUT IT'S MY TRANSMISSION BEARING. IT WENT OUT AND IT'LL BE 3,800. MECHANIC SAID THEY SENT OUT THE CAR AT THE MANUFACTURER PLANT KNOWING FULL WELL IT WAS GOING TO GO OUT BECAUSE THESE THINGS DON'T JUST GO OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395534February 10, 2021
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING BUT IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY IN COLD WHEATHER. ESC SERVICE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. POWER STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK ON WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR US SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395343February 9, 2021
STEERING
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE LANE BESIDE MY WIFE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CAR WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. SHE MANAGED TO PULL INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW. WHEN THE TOW DRIVER ARRIVED AND TURNED ON THE VEHICLE, WARNING LIGHTS HAD DISAPPEARED, AND POWER STEERING WAS OK. I STILL HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND AM AWAITING DIAGNOSTICS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS. WHEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2009 MALIBU. WONDERING WHY THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BEFORE NOW AS IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395189February 8, 2021
STEERING
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING BACK AROUND NOV 2019. STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN ALMOST AS IF IT WAS SWITCHING BETWEEN HAVING POWER STEERING TO NO POWER STEERING. SERVICE ESC POWER STEERING MESSAGE. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WENT AWAY. NOW IT'S FEB 2021 AND IT STARTED DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN A COUPLE MONTHS AGO (NOV 2020). MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH OTHER 2009 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS ON THEIR OWN DIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395240February 8, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
SERVICE ESC LIGHT ON, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, CRUISE CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL...TURNOFF VEHICLE AND TURN BACK ON AND PROBLEM IS RECTIFIED .VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED 60-65 MAKING TURNING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394991February 6, 2021
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WON'T ACTIVATE WHEN SOMEONE IS SETTING IN IT STATIONARY AND MOVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394726February 4, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
SON DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE, LOSES POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. READOUT BAR SERVICE POWER STEERING AND ESC. THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND EXACT YEAR OF VEHICLE BUT HIS VEHICLE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. SO IRRITATING WHEN MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT STAND BEHIND AND FIX A KNOWN ISSUE... CLEARLY THEY KNOW THE RAMIFICATIONS, THEY HAVE A RECALL ALREADY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394413February 3, 2021
STEERING
SERVICE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER WEEK, ESPECIALLY IN COLDER CONDITIONS.! DUE TO THIS ISSUE, THIS CAR IS OFF LIMITS TO MY WIFE. I WOULD NOT WANT POWER STEERING TO GO OUT ON HER WHILE SHE'S GOING DOWN THE ROD WITH OUR [XXX] IN THE CAR. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. PLEASE HELP! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390760January 30, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM HAVING ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL NUMBER 14V252000, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF MY VEHICLE WAS EVER RECALLED AND/OR REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389942January 26, 2021
STEERING
ESC LIGHT CAME ON,WIFE COULD NOT STEER CAR,LOOSES STEERING WHEN TURN AT INTERSECTIONS ,VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, SHE COULDN'T STEER CAR AND WENT INTO DITCH,LUCKILY WAS GOING SLOW AND DIDN'T TEAR ANYTHING UP, BUT IF ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS THERE IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389586January 23, 2021
STEERING
INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC, POWER STEERING LIGHTS COME ON IN THE DASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL IN TOWN DRIVING. WHEN WE TURN IT OFF THE SYSTEM WILL REST, BUT COMES ON NOW AT RANDOM INTERVALS. SEVERAL TIMES TODAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388985January 20, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD RECURRING AND CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IN THIS CAR. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AND DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT "FIXED" BETWEEN 3 AND 4 TIMES. THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM IS OUT AGAIN AS OF 2 DAYS AGO. AS FAR AS THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, MY TRUNK POP BUTTON DOESN'T WORK, THE RR PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR DOESN'T LOCK, AND I SOMETIMES HAVE TROUBLE GETTING ANY OF THE BUTTONS ON MY DASH TO WORK TO CHANGE OR CONTROL ANYTHING IN THE CAR. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL. MY CAR HAS JUST OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE WHEN I'M DRIVING. I GOT PULLED OVER TWICE THE OTHER NIGHT BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM - I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND I KNOW THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. NOT TO MENTION THE LABOR INVOLVED TO EVEN ACCESS THE HEADLIGHT. IT'S MADDENING TO HAVE WASTED A LOT OF MONEY TO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. I'VE HAD THE BULB REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, NEW PIGTAILS INSTALLED AND EVEN REMOVED THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS CONNECTION FROM THE FUSE BOX BECAUSE I READ THAT HAVING THAT CONNECTED MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE. EVEN THAT DIDN'T WORK. CHEVY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. 2 WORKING HEADLIGHTS IS A BASIC NEED TO DRIVE A CAR. TO HAVE THIS CONSTANT ISSUE IS RIDICULOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387463January 11, 2021
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING MY 2009 MALIBU LTZ 2.4L EITHER STREET OR HIGHWAY THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WITH NO NOTICE. QUITE DANGEROUS IN ANY SITUATION OF DRIVING. MIL LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT SAME TIME POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN. TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON SOMETIMES FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED TO OCCUR AT 164,007 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387093January 7, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING
POWER OF STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON JUST TO GET IT TO STEER AGAIN. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS OR DRIVING SLOW OR TURNING. MY HEADLIGHTS WIRING HARNESS HAS A SHORT IN IT AND ONE OF MY LIGHTS CUTS OFF AND ON THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE I'M DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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