Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11306533February 2, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND MY ANTI LOCK BREAK LIGHTS CAME ON, AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN 09'S IN VERY DANGEROUS, THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS SAYING MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED, I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306534February 2, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHILE SITTING IDLE MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR THE SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING SHOWS ON MY DASH, WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IT WILL NOT APPEAR AGAIN AND THE STEERING IS BACK. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE DRIVING IF I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO ONE SIDE IT STOPS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT IS VERY COLD OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306248January 31, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
DRIVING AND ESC COMES ON AND POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. PULLED TO SAFE PLACE, WHICH WAS HARD WITHOUT POWER... AND TURNED CAR OFF BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN SHORTLY THERE AFTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306265January 31, 2020
STEERING
INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. SO FAR, IF I SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART, THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. BUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I FEEL A SLIGHT TUGGING TO THE RIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TUGGING ALSO HAPPENS WHEN STOPPED IF I SLIGHTLY TURN THE WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302451January 28, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM PASSENGER HEADLIGHT OUT MALFUNCTION SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES.. REPLACED PARTS AND STILL CURRENTLY NOT WORKING! WORKS FOR LESS THAN A WEEK THEN STOPS AGAIN. LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SHOWS MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301384January 23, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ESC TURNS OFF AND ON BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN I HAVE TO KILL THE CAR AND RESTART IT TO GET IT TO START WORKING AGAIN. WHEN I PRESS MY BREAKS THE CAR JERKS AND THE ESC ACVTIVE LIGHT COMES ON. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES IN AND OUT BY ITSELF I'VE REPLACED THE BULB BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A WIRING ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300534January 20, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
POWER STEERING HAS QUIT WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING.. ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL HAS QUIT WORKING ALSO AT THE SAME TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300253January 19, 2020
STEERING
PROBLEM WITH STEERING CONTROL IT STOPS IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SO I ASKED THE MECHANICS THEY SAID IT MAD NEADS THE POWER STEERING AND THIS ONE IS ELECTRIC IS GOING TO COST ALOT SO MY QUESTION IS THERE ANG RECALLS ABOUT THIS ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300367January 19, 2020
STEERING
VEHICLE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING RANDOMLY. TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK. THE BEHAVIOR LINES UP WITH RECALL: 14V153000 HOWEVER, VIN IS NOT COVERED POSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300098January 17, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM CONTINUES TO GO OUT. I GET IT REPLACED AND IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN IN AS SHORT OF TIME AS 6 MONTHS. DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE I INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299241January 14, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, STABILITY CONTROL SHUT DOWN, LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299021January 13, 2020
STEERING
OCCASIONALLY, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WILL NOT INITIATE / FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. I WOULD TURN OFF THE IGNITION THEN RESTART THE ENGINE THEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION. ON JANUARY 9, 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART THE ENGINE HOPING THAT IT WOULD REBOOT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BUT I COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK EVEN AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. I DROVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING, WHICH TOOK CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT VERY DIFFICULT BUT NEGOTIATING TURNS WAS QUITE HARD. I'M NOT SURE MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS FOR MY VIN NUMBER BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE ARE ZERO RECALLS FOR THAT VIN. HOWEVER, THERE ARE OVER 1.3 MILLION RECALLS FOR THE SAME SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING (EVEN ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR OF MALIBU AS MINE.) RECALL NUMBER N140115 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298360January 10, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
DRIVING ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. NOT ALLOWING ME TO STEER OR CONTROL THE DIRECTION THE CAR WAS TRAVELING IN. HEART RACING, I SHIFTED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL.TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE STILL TRAVELING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE ABILITY TO STEER CAME BACK. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER,S CAR . THE CAR HAS SAT WHILE SHE REPAIR THINGS THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO REPAIR, BEFORE THE STEERING COULD BE CHECKED. A MODULE CONTROL SENSOR WAS JUST REPAIRED THIS WEEK. JAN.6,2020
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297859January 8, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING GOES OUT IT HAPPENS EVEN GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297863January 8, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART MY CAR. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS ESC AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296892January 3, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME FIRM AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. BICAL CHEVROLET OF VALLEY STREAM (709 W MERRICK RD, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580, (512) 285-6500) WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,381.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296695January 2, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM MOMENTS IT COULD BE 1 MILE OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE OR 1000 MILES OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN OR IF THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND I'M SURE IF THERE IS A SURVEY THESE VEHICLE HAVE MORE OWNERS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS DEFECT IS SO DIFFICULT TO DETECT AND THEY ARE SOLD OFF WHEN DETECTED. BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GETS EXTREMELY HARD DRIVING (CUTS OFF) AT HIGH SPEEDS. SOMEONE COULD CRASH AND GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR POTENTIALLY DIE. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFTY RECALL NOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SHOULD BE REOPENED BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE WOULD GO GET THIER CAR FIXED IF YOU TELL THEM THIER SAFETY IS AT STAKE. AND ALSO THE DOORS GET LOCKED SHUTT RENDERING PASSENGERS OR DRIVERS LOCKED AND UNABLE TO ESCAPE IF DANGER IS IMMANENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296744January 2, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REALLY HARD TO STEER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292426January 1, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 09 CHEVY MALIBU LT BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED.THEREFORE SIGNALLING TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I AM SLOWING, WHEN IN FACT I AM NOT. ALSO WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DELIBERATELY PRESSED TO INDICATE THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING, THE LIGHTS GO OUT ENTIRELY, SIGNALLING TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I AM NOT SLOWING DOWN WHEN IN FACT I AM! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I PARKED MY VEHICLE TODAY JANUARY 1, 2020 TO TEST THE FUNCTIONALITY OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, INDICATING I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE THE PEDAL WAS COMPRESSED, THE REAR LIGHTS WENT OUT ENTIRELY INDICATING THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT COMPRESSED. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT WILL NOT INITIATE OR MAINTAIN SET SPEED CAUSING FLUCTUATIONS IN TRAVEL SPEED. SO I REFUSE TO USE THE FEATURE AS THIS TOO IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291751December 28, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS FAILING. THE WIRING HARNESS KEEPS FRYING OVER AND OVER. CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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