Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11281826November 22, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE COMES ACROSS THE MESSAGE CENTER. I CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT, POWER STEERING COMES BACK FOR A SECOND THEN THE LIGHT TRIPS AGAIN AND IT'S OUT AGAIN AS SOON AS I TURN THE WHEEL. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW PACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281532November 21, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 8/8/19 AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUT PLATE OR TITLE HAVE WENT THERE 2 TIME TOLD ME IT WAS SENT IN, CALLED DMV AND THEY SAID PAPERWORK WAS NOT SENT IN UNTIL NOV 4 AND THEY DID NOT SEND ALL THE MONEY, STILL NOTHING, MY CAR IS PARKED WITH AN EXPIRED TEMPORARY PLARE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281632November 21, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE DASH WILL DISPLAY THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT AND THE SCREEN WILL READ SERVICE TRACTION SERVICE ESC, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PUSHED AND TURN OFF WHEN IT IS PUSHED. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO CAN NOT BE ENGAGED. THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLAYED HOWEVER ALL PROBLEMS CAME BACK 2 WEEKS LATER. ALL THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ON GOING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280952November 18, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU IN THE CITY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280468November 16, 2019
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING CAR. VERY HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. EPS, EPS OFFAND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON DASH DISPLAY. HAD TO BRING CAR TO STOP AND RESTART ENGINE AND THEN WAS OK TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280279November 15, 2019
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON OR OFF, ALL THE DOORS UNLOCKED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280410November 15, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TCS, ABS, ESC, ETC INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING OCCASIONALLY STOPS WORKING, USUALLY WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. I ALSO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT THAT HAD SHORTED OUT AND MELTED. THERE IS A SLEW OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND THEY USUALLY GET WORSE AS THE WEATHER GETS WETTER AND COLDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280132November 14, 2019
STEERING
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279750November 13, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSE POWER STEERING! IT HAS DONE IT WHILE TURNING MOSTLY AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS OUTSIDE! 3 TIMES THIS WEEK ALONE! IT HAS HAPPENED ON WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS LATELY & I HAVE LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON 2009
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279785November 13, 2019
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND MY ESC LIGHT WENT ON AND IT LOST TRACTION WHILE WAITING IN LINE TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL. I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR 5MINS AND LUCKILY IT WENT OUT THERE AND NOT WHILE DRIVING I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL AND ENDED UP DRIVING ON THE SIDE WALK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279804November 13, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ALONG AT INTERSTATE TRAFFIC SPEEDS(60-65 MPH) THE CAR WILL GO INTO AN ENGINE REDUCED POWER MODE, AND EMERGENCY TRACTION DISPLAYS ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT INCREASE IN SPEED,(20 MPH MAX) HAVE TO HURRIEDLY FIND AN EXIT TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A CRASH. AT THE END OF RECALL 14V252, IT STATES SERVICE ESC AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL TELL-TALES ILLUMINATE WITH THIS CONDITION. THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION RECALL # 13036 BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THE ENGINE STALLING ISSUES, OR THE PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY STATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279352November 11, 2019
STEERING
2009 MALIBU LS 2.4L WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING. I'LL BE DRIVING AND THEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE STEERING GOES OUT. HEAR A CHIME AND THE DIC REPORTS SERVICE ESC. HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN CAR OFF AND THEN AFTER A FEW CYCLES THE STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS, CAR IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO CRASH! THIS IS TOTALLY NOT SAFE. I'VE OWNED OVER 12 GM CARS AND CURRENTLY OWN 6 INCLUDING A NEW MALIBU. HOPEFULLY GM WILL FIX THE STEERING BECAUSE IT'S JUST DANGEROUS. I ONLY HAVE 113,650 MILES ON IT AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CAR WORKS GREAT EXCEPT I CAN'T HAVE MY KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR IF THEY ARE GOING TO END UP IN A DITCH. I'VE OWN THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND ALWAYS TOOK ACTION ON ANY AND ALL RECALLS BUT I NEVER GOT A NOTICE ABOUT THIS ONE. I CAN NOW RECREATE THIS PROBLEM BY JUST STARTING IT AND THE INSTANT YOU TRY TO TURN THE WHEEL IT HAPPENS SO NOW THE CAR IS IMMOBILE. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED BUT NOW I CAN'T EVEN BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT IT HAPPENING OVER AND OVER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT UP TO THE FRONT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT I CAN'T CHANCE MY KIDS DRIVING THE CAR IF IT MEANS THEY ARE GOING OT CRASH AND GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279122November 9, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, ENGINE
GAUGES GO CRAZY ON DASHBOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278888November 8, 2019
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEELS FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND ECM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET (2001 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80014, (720) 746-2716) AND AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTH (7320 N BROADWAY, DENVER, CO 80216, (303) 720-7609) WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278588November 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
ON NOVEMBER 6, 2019 WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL ON A REGULAR STREET, WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING MY POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. RAN UP ON A CURB ALMOST HITTING A POLE BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. I TOOK VEHICLE TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ELECTRICAL. TOOK TO ANOTHER PLACE TO HAVE TESTED AND A RECALL CAME UP FOR VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A RECALL BUT IT IS LISTED AS ONE. REFUSE TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM DUE TO OVER MILEAGE AND ME NOT BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNER. REFUSAL FOR RENTAL OR EVEN A LOANER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277663November 2, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING QUITS ABRUPTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277580November 1, 2019
STEERING
MY CAR IS THE 4 CYLINDER WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND WHEN DRIVING IT AND MAKING A TURN I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON TURNING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ESC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS CARS ON THE RECALL LIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277603November 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL OF GAS REAR OF CAR AFTER FILL UP. VISIBLE MOISTURE TOP OF FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. LEAK FROM TOP OF TANK AND OR FIXTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277270October 31, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. HARNESS IS ACTUALLY MELTING CAUSING CONNECTION PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE A FIRE STARTS IN THESE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277031October 30, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON BY THEMSELVES AND WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IT GOES OFF BUT MY BRAKE LIGHT WANT WORK AT ALL IT A BIG SAFE ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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