Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2008)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10758541August 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
OWNERS OF CHEVY MALIBUS HAVE AN ISSUE WITH 2008 - 2010 POWER DOOR LOCKS THAT MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DOORS CAN LOCK AND UNLOCK AT RANDOM TIMES, AND MINE DO NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK UNLESS DONE MANUALLY, SINCE THERE IS ONLY A KEY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DRIVERS DOOR YOU HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO MANUALLY UN LOCK THE REAR DOORS. PLEASE LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION AND ORDER THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AFFECTED SINCE ITS SAFETY RELATED. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749596August 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL NOT APPLIED. ALSO AFFECTS CRUISE CONTROL. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT ON BUSY HIGHWAY. APPARENTLY MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN ON AND WHEN I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BE REAR-ENDED. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW AS BEING IN RECALL FOR ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748366August 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE FIRE OUT THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10746479August 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,767.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744699July 29, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEELING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733154July 10, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT AND DOOR WOULD FREELY OPEN. AFTER PULLING THE DOOR SHUT MULTIPLE TIMES IT FINALLY LATCHED AND I COULD DRIVE. WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I HAD TO ROLL MY POWER WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. AFTER I GOT OUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE IT. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THE DOOR WOULD STILL NOT LATCH SHUT AND I HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE DOOR SHUT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WHERE IT NEVER WOULD LATCH. RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS THAT THE DOOR LATCH/LOCK ASSEMBLIES FAIL WHICH DOESN'T SEEM SAFE IF YOU CAN'T EXIT THE CAR OR IF IT WERE TO COME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733317July 10, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE WIPER TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE WIPER TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CLOSE THE DOOR WITH FORCE TO GET THE DOOR TO SECURE. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO ENSURE THE DOOR WAS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,768.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732730July 8, 2015
STEERING
ON DEC. 11, 2014, THE CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS DRIVEN TO THE STORE. UPON RETURNING TO THE CAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD START BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNMOVABLE. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (GM PART # 22837369) WAS REPLACED AT AN OWNER COST OF $665.01 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE OWNER, THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS EXACT PART AND MODEL OF CAR (PRODUCT SAFETY #14118 AND 14119, SAFETY COMPLAINT ODI#10712564). AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THE DEALER, THE CHEVY REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, AND THE HEAD OFFICE IN DETROIT, THE MANUFACTURER SAYS OUR VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. PERIOD. END OF DISCUSSION. SEEING THAT OUR PS MODULE FAILURE IS IN THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS THE RECALLED CARS; AND THAT OUR MODULE FAILED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RECALL DATE (AUG. 28, 2014), WE FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF OUR REPAIR. THE RELATIVITY OF THE RECALL VEHICLES AND OUR VIN, PLUS THE FACT THAT OUR PS MODULE DID FAIL, SHOWS THAT OUR CAR WAS BUILT WITH A FAULTY PS MODULE AND THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SINCE GM HAS STATED TO US THAT THEY WILL NOT STEP UP, WE ARE ASKING THE NHTSA TO TAKE THE NECESSARY REGULATORY STEPS TO INSURE THAT OUR CAR, AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHER MALIBUS OF SIMILAR VINTAGE, WILL GET THIS POWER STEERING MODULE REPAIRED AT GENERAL MOTORS' COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731455July 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IN MY CAR IS GOING OFF RESULTING IN MY CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO START. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND THEN MY CAR WILL START AND I KNOW EVENTUALLY IT WILL NOT START OR SOMETHING WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I AM PERSONALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR EVEN WORSE, THE HIGHWAY AND IT DOES NOT START BACK UP? RIGHT THERE WOULD BE A SITUATION FOR A POSSIBLE REAR END COLLISION AND AT WHOSE FAULT? THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR HOW MANY TIMES I AM SEEING THE ISSUE. IT IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN SHOVEL $300+ DOLLARS OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY GM'S ISSUE. PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING IT A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731520July 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" SIGN LIGHTS UP ON MY DASHBOARD AT RANDOM. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER LAST SUMMER (2014). THEY CAME UP WITH SEVERAL SCENARIOS THAT ADDED UP TO MORE THAN 1,700 DOLLARS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. I WROTE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION TO TRY TO GET ANY FURTHER FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAG PROBLEM WAIVED, BECAUSE I THOUGHT 1,700 DOLLARS WAS ENOUGH, AND THEY DID NOT AGREE TO MY REQUEST. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M HOPING THAT I DON'T HAVE A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731183June 30, 2015
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2008 MALIBU LTZ.ON JAN 22 2015 THE CAR FAILED TO START HAD TO BE TOWED TO LANGS.DEALER.THE SHIFTER CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED AND BROKE. HAD TO BE TOWED TO CAR DEALER, REPLACED THE CABLE AND CHARGED ME $278.90. THEN I LEARNED THE MALIBU WAS ON RECALL LIST FROM NHTSA.. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE 4 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECALLED, MY CAR WAS 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION NOT ON RECALL LIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701596June 29, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP FOR UNNECESSARY REPAIR WORK AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE BRAKE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. INSTEAD OF FIXING THE WIRING HARNESS AS DESCRIBED IN THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR AND CHARGED HIM $245. 03. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE DISCOVERED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT BEEN FIXED., EVEN THOUGH THE TECHNICIAN NOTED EVERYTHING WAS OPERABLE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A DAY AND A HALF AND REPLACED THE BCM AND DTC.*JB UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 10/2/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731010June 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CAR HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE SYATEM SETTING A CODE TO CHECK TRANSACTION AND ESC AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STICK ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE EVERY 2 OR 3 MONTHS. NOW THAT THE GM RECALL HAS BEEN DONE IT IS SETTING THESE SAME CODES 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY. BUT INSTEAD OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK, MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK, MY TAIL LIGHTS DON'T WORK THE CAR STILL SAYS SERVICE TRANSACTION AND ESC DAILY. THIS RECALL HAS MADE MY PROBLEM MUCH WORSE. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS I NEVER KNOW IF MY TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING OR IF MY ANTILOCKS OR STABILIZATION SYSTEMS WORK. GM NEEDS TO FIND A DIFFERENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730839June 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE. IT STARTED ON A TRIP HOME FROM CHICAGO WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WARMER KEPT COMING ON BY ITSELF. MY WIFE HAD TO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT MOST OF THE WAY HOME. WHAT WE DID NOT KNOW UNTIL JUNE 25TH 2015 WAS THAT IT WAS COMING ON DUE TO A CONDENSATION LINE LEAK AT THE PASSENGER SIDE COWL. ON JUNE 28, 2015 I DISCOVERED SOAKED CARPET IN THE RIGHT SIDE REAR FLOOR BOARD. I PULLED THE CARPET AND FOUND 1" OF WATER. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, ONLY DURING SUMMER MONTHS WITH AC RUNNING, THE SEAT WARMER WAS SHORTING OUT DUE TO WATER WAVES TRAVELING FORWARD AND BACK DURING ACCELERATION/BRAKING. THE LAST TWO YEARS ID FIND WET CARPET, BUT THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FLUKE, POSSIBLE SUNROOF LEAK, OR THAT I LEFT MY WATER THERMOS LID UNSCREWED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY WET ALL THE TIME DUE TO WEATHER, DRIVE TIMES ETC. OUT OF WARRANTY, I KNEW IT HAD TO BE AC CONDENSING LINE RELATED. I WENT TO THE DEALER (WEBER CHEVROLET IN CREVE COEUR MO), WHERE PURCHASED NEW, TO GET A DIAGRAM OF WHERE THE AC LINES RUN. THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME. I WENT TO AN AC AUTO REPAIR PERSON WHO FOUND A FACTORY PLUG IN THE AC DRAIN HOSE THAT EXITS THE COWL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE REMOVED THE PLUG AND WATER OF COURSE CAME OUT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT BUT THE WATER KEPT LEAKING INTO THE CARPET. I REMOVED THE FRONT CARPET AND FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AFTER VISITING A POST ON A CHEVYMALIBU FORUM. IT IS LEAKING THROUGH A 3OR 4SPONGE RUBBER SEAL ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HOCKEY PUCK, THAT APPARENTLY SURROUNDS THE BLOWER HOUSING TUBE THAT ENCASES THE CONDENSATION LINE THAT EXTENDS THOUGH THE COWL. I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH A SERVICE SUPERVISOR AT WEBER. I JUST RECEIVED A FORUM REPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING TSB INFORMATION: MOISTURE IN CABIN: TSB 09-01-37-002A (A/C - FRONT/REAR PASSENGER CARPET WET). I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A VIABLE REPAIR PROCEDURE BECAUSE I CANNOT ACCESS THE TSB BULLETIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725599June 16, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DIMMER SWITCH, THE CONSOLE LIGHTS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS, AND THE TURN SIGNALS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BULB FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION, BUT THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A LOOSE PIN ON ONE OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK EXCESSIVELY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725066June 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE CAR WILL LOCK OUT AND NOT START DUE TO FAULTY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. I HAVE FOUND JUMPING BATTERY OR DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING BACK WILL CLEAR LOCK-OUT AND ALLOW CAR TO START. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL BEGIN FLASHING REQUIRING EMERGENCY STOPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723197June 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AUTOMATIC REMOTE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION; REPLACED BATTERIES. FAILED. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY TOOK APART THE DOOR $350.00 AND NO REPAIR. STATED THEY NEEDED TO TAKE APART THE DASHBOARD AND PULL UP RUGS TO FIND WHERE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS. ANOTHER $700.00 AND I DIDN'T HAVE IT FIXED. PROBLEM HAS WORSENED AS IT WAS AT FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY; NOW AFFECTING ALL LOCKS. I HAVE TO LOCK IT MANUALLY AND IT'S DIFFICULT BEING DISABLED TO REACH BACK AND LOCK OR UNLOCK THE BACK DOORS. CANNOT AFFORD REPAIR. NOW THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS ARE PROBLEMATIC. I HAVE TO MANUALLY SHUT OFF THE DIRECTIONALS AS THEY STICK. VERY DISAPPOINTED AS I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT DRIVES MY CAR AND IT ONLY HAS 38,800 MILES ON IT AND JUST MADE MY LAST CAR PAYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723072June 2, 2015
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE ACCURATE READING LEVEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722848June 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
VEHICAL WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, PLACED IN THE PARK POSTION, AND KEY REMOVED FROM IGNIATION, WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICAL, THE VEHICAL PROCEEDED TO ROLL AWAY. DRIVER RE-ENTERED THE VEHICAL TO TRY AND START THE VEHICAL, BUT WOULD NOT START. CAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE PARK POSITION AS PER THE INDICATION OF THE GEAR SHIFTER. TO PREVENT THE VEHICAL FROM CONTINUE TO BE MOBIL, DRIVER HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGANCY BREAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721918May 28, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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