Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2007)

1,021 consumer complaints on file.

#10748874August 15, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET REPAIRED FOR ALL OF THE VEHICLE RECALLS. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 6-7 MONTHS AND THEN WHEN I GOT IT BACK I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. MY LIGHTS GO OUT EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS AND OR WORK ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TOO, THEN MY RADIO WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN IT WANTED TOO AND NOW MY WINDOWS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TOO AND IT'S DRIVING FUNNY. YESTERDAY I WENT TO REPLACE ANOTHER DTR LIGHT AND WHILE DOING SO WE NOTICED ALL THE WIRES ARE MELTED. ONE OF THE RECALLS WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. SHIFT CABLE WHICH IN TURN STATES THAT IF IT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE OR DETACH OR ETC WOULD MELT MY WIRING HARNESS AND DTR LIGHTS AND ETC. I HAVE 4 KIDS AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND INSTEAD OF FIXING THE RECALLS THEY MADE IT WORSE AND NOW ME AND MY CHILDREN S LIVES HAVE BEEN PUT IN DANGER. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN MY CAR STARTS ON FIRE AND I CAN'T GET MY KIDS OUT OR MY SELF? I NEED THIS FIXED ASAP FOR FREE BEFORE I GET A LAWYER AND IT SEEMS NO ONE AT ANY GM LOCATION WANTS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES OR RETURN A PHONE CALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745590August 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JULY 2007. IT WAS A USED VEHICLE. FROM THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE THE WORDS "PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICE" SHOW UP ON THE SCREEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745228July 31, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744675July 29, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735924July 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
AIRBAG TROUBLE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME, NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT COME ON WHILE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. VERY CONCERNING AS I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE AIRBAGS OR NOT. SEEMS THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735672July 22, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING ISSUES, POOPING AND CLICKING WHILE TURNING, DAYS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL AND CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA, GA. DRIVING AT THE APPROPRIATE SPEED SIMPLY MANEUVERING AROUND ROAD DEBRIS, THE CAR BODY LEANED RIGHT THEN LEFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. AT THAT MOMENT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD TRACTION NOR WAS THE BRAKING SYSTEM EFFECTIVE. AT THAT MOMENT THE CAR VEERED LEFT RESULTING IN THE MALIBU HITTING THE CENTER MEDIAN TOTALLING THE FRONT END. I SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT MY BROTHER BROKE HIS ARM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10735549July 21, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE PHRASE "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. INCIDENT NOW REPEATS ITSELF ON A DAILY BASIS, USUALLY AT START-UP BUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING TOO. CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT SIMILAR RECALL TO THIS SAME MODEL AND YEAR BUT WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM TO BE A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER MODELS OF THIS SAME MODEL YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733575July 13, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733344July 10, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABILITY TO STEER SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,752.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732916July 9, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHILE TURNING LEFT, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732620July 8, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL, THE GAUGE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY DECREASE TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS FAULTY. THE CAP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE FUEL FLOATER WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732758July 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731964July 4, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING TO PICK UP PIZZA, ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. PULLED IN TO PIZZA PLACE AND NOTED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I CAME OUT. DROVE HOME SLOWLY. NEXT DAY PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE DISAPPEARED, ONLY TO REAPPEAR WHEN I STOPPED AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. PLENTY OF RECALLS ON SIMILAR YEAR VEHICLES, JUST NOT MINE. HAD TO SPEND $1300 TO GET REPAIRED. HARDLY SEEMS APPROPRIATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731274June 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT ADHERED TO THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,522.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730606June 26, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725794June 17, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY BECOME STIFF AND SHIFTED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN MY HANDS. THIS LASTS FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO SHIFT ON THE ROAD BUT I HAVE TO HOLD ON WITH BOTH HANDS UNTIL THE WHEEL STOPS MOVING AND GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY AND AT ALL SPEEDS SINCE IT BEGAN ON SUNDAY (IT'S NOW THURSDAY) BUT AT UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690408June 15, 2015
STEERING
2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MAJOR STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED, WAS REPLACED IN HER VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 8/6/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SUDDENLY SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE STEERING LOCKED UP FOR A SECOND TIME, BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR/MODULE. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CEASED. UPDATED 09/28/15.*JB UPDATED 9/26/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725306June 15, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SATURDAY I WAS RUNNING ERRAND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, BEFORE I COULD GET HOME THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED NOTICE CAME ON AND MY POWER WAS BARELY AT A CRAWL UNTIL I MADE IT HOME. THE GOOD THING IS I WAS ON SURFACE STREETS. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I MAKE CERTAIN MY CAR HAS THE NECESSARY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND I WAS JUST AT MAITA CHEVROLET IN ELK GROVE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND THEY NEVER ONCE INDICATED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724983June 12, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723763June 6, 2015
STEERING
MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE CARS POWER STEERING JUST WENT. SHE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I''V HAD THE POWER STEERING FIXED AND IT COST ME ABOUT $1100/ ALSO THE CAR ORIGINAL WAS PURCHASED BY ROBERT MY HUSBAND BUT NOW I DRIVE IT AND PAY THE PAYMENTS. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT HOSELTON AUTO MALL AT 909 FAIRPORT ROAD. EAST ROCHESTER,NY 14445. THE SAME PLACE MY HUSBAND BOUGHT THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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