Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11245837August 22, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CREWS CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 8199 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406, (843) 535-5266) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN WEEKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED A REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED INFORMATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,643.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243792August 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN YOU PRESS THE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON WHEN YOU RELEASE THE PEDAL 3 SECONDS LATER THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AND STAY ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243255August 12, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN AND PERFORM AS DESIRED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO BALDWIN CHEVROLET CADILLAC (621 S WESTWOOD BLVD, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901, 573-840-0228) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) PRIOR TO HER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED; THEREFORE, ANY REMAINING ISSUES WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242992August 10, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ESC CAR, CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND ESC TRACKING LIGHT COMES ON AND IT SAYS NO POWER/LOW POWER ESC - THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241070August 1, 2019
SEATS
DRIVERS POWER SEAT ON MY 2009 CHEV MALIBU 52000 MILES IS LOWER ON RIGHT SIDE AND RUBS ON CONSOLE WHEN YOU TRY AND MOVE, THERE IS BAR UNDER SEAT WITH BROKEN WELD SEAT MOVES WHILE DRIVING WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240656July 30, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, STEERING
ISSUE STARTED WITH GEAR SHIFT NOT GOING INTO PARK AND THEN POWER STEERING STARTED HAVING ISSUES AND QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING WITH WHEEL SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. NEXT TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND NOW BARELY SHIFTS. WHEEL JERKS SO HARD WHEN I TURN NOW THAT IT KICKS MY HAND OFF WHEEL. COUGHLIN AUTOMOTIVE IN LONDON, OHIO TOLD US THAT RECALL HAD BEEN FIXED BUT REFUSES TO GIVE US PROOF. POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234518July 24, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT COULD NOT BE SERVICED BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRIC AND THE MECHANIC DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,520.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234578July 24, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EVERYONE THAT I KNOW THAT HAS A CHEVROLET MALIBU IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS. I AM GETTING TICKETS AND REPLACING BULBS EVERY 2/3 WEEKS. REPLACING THEM CONSTANTLY IS GETTING EXPENSIVE AND IT'S GETTING EXPENSIVE BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING TICKETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234322July 24, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU .RECALL WEBISITE REFLECTS NUMEROUS RECALLS REGARDING MY AUTO , MAKE AND MODEL. WHILE DRIVING ON A 6 LANE HWY,, I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING TWICE. WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSABLE TO CONTROL. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS HAVE STOPPED OPERATING EVEN WHEN PRESSING THE DOOR AUTO LOCK/ UNLOCK BUTTON .YOU CAN HEAR THEN TRYING TO FUNCTION HOWEVER DOES NOT. ALSO, WHILE SITTING IN PARK, I CRANK MY CAR AND SHIFT TO REVERSE, MY CAR DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE. SOMETIME IT WILL HIT VERY HARD AND SOMETIME NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. I PLACE MY CAR IN DRIVE AND MOVE FORWARD THEN TO REVERSE , THE CAR GOES INTO REVERSE . ON OTHER OCCASIONS , I TURN THE CAR OFF, RE-CRANK IT AND ITS FINE. THESE PROBLEMS ARE LISTED AS RECALLS FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY AUTO HOWEVER, DOESN'T APOEAR UNDER MY VIN WHEN I SEARCH. WHAT CAN I DO I AM AFFRAID FOR MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND ALSO RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT. THESE ISSUES NEED TO BE RESOLVED AS THEY APPEAR AS RECALLS. WHEN YOU LOOSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AND YOUR SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY, ITS TIME TO EXPECT RESULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231757July 14, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUNKEN IN TO THE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231322July 12, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH CONTANTLY FLASH: ESC, BRAKE LIGHTS, TIRE SENSORS, TIRE TRACTION, ENGINE REDUCE SPEED. THE CAR TURNS OFF WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING (IN MOTION) , SOMETIMES WILL START UP IN NEUTRAL OR PARK RIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES NOT. ON I-95 AND CITY STREET. DEALERSHIP STATED THE TIMING CHAIN NEED TO BE DONE SO IT GOT DONE AND CAR STILL DOING THE SAME THING. SENSORS ALSO HAS BEEN REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230205July 8, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTING LAST WEEK, I'VE NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN I'M NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN I'M ACCELERATING AND THEN TURN OFF WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I HAVE TO REALLY PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION LIGHTS ALSO APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD AND THAT'S WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE CAR SHOP TODAY, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES, BRAKE PADS OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND THE RECALL NUMBER 14V252000 MATCHING THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING IN MY CHEVY MALIBU. I SEARCHED ON VIN ON THE ONLINE DATABASE, BUT MY CAR DIDN'T APPEAR IN THE SEARCH EVEN THOUGH MY CAR MATCHES THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND MANUFACTURE DATE RANGE (AUGUST 2008).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228921July 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
2009 MALIBU DOWNSHIFTED ALL AT ONCE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220186June 14, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT SHOOK THE STEERING WHEEL A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET IT TO OPERATE. THE FAILURES RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218089June 5, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. JUST AS DESCRIBED IN BULLETIN 114116, MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO SHAKE TERRIBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217191May 31, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM DAY ONE. I FILED A REPORT PREVIOUSLY AND I AM FILING ANOTHER ONE IN REFERENCE TO MY POWER TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU, 4 SPEED, AUTOMATIC. I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED ITSELF WITHOUT MY DOING ANYTHING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. SOMETHING POPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR SHIFTED FOR A LITTLE BIT AND WORKED AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I THINK THE SHIFTING CABLE MAY HAVE FRACTURED OR SEPARATED. THIS WAS VERY NERVE WRACKING, BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND TRAFFIC WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY. NOW IT IS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210833May 30, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
"TAKATA RECALL" RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND IN PARK, EVEN WHEN I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR MY LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE BUTTONS ON THE DOOR, WHICH ARE BROKEN AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT UPON REQUEST. ALSO MY CAR WILL STALL AT TIMES BECAUSE THE DOOR LOCKS ARE MOTIONING ON THEIR OWN. FOR SOME REASON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR MESSED WITH THE LOCKS WHEN THE PRIOR OWNER PUT IN A AUTO START IN THE CAR, WHICH I DID NOT KNOW OF UNTIL THE CAR WAS OWNED AND IT WAS'NT TOLD TO ME EITHER. I FEEL THIS CAR WAS A ROUGH STRUGGLE SINCE GETTING IT AND NOW ITS SO HARD TO GET FIXED BECAUSE OF SOMEONE ELSE'S NON KNOWLEDGE BEFORE SELLING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210059May 26, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DOORS ON MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU DO NOT OPEN NO MATTER WHAT I DO WITH THE LOCKS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM HAS GONE ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST YEAR AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL WORK. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209321May 22, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
CAR WOULD ACT LIKE BRAKES WERE PRESSED WHEN THEY WEREN'T. BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES, AND THE CAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK OR IN MOTION. THEN WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL GENTLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OFF. PUSHING FURTHER DOWN ON THE PEDAL WOULD MAKE THE CAR RESPOND CORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209323May 22, 2019
SEATS
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, IT FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE THE SEAT POPPED OUT OF ITS TRACK. THE SEAT NOW LEANS IN TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. YOU CAN PULL AROUND ON IT AND FEEL IT MOVING. THE SEAT IS NOT TIGHTENED DOWN TO THE BODY OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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