Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11183907March 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM GOES OUT BECAUSE OF A BAD CONNECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183657March 2, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
POWER STEERING WORKS RANDOMLY BUT MOSTLY NOT AT ALL. POWER STEERING, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. ABS LIGHT AND ESC FLASH ON DASH DISPLAY ALL IN ONE WEEK. DRIVING TO WORK MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON AND THEN OUT AGAIN. AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183561March 1, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK I EXPERIENCED THE MOST SCARIEST MOMENT, WHEN I WAS IN MOTION MAKING A LEFT TURN MIDWAY ON A BUSY INTERSECTION MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING ME UNABLE TO CONTROL IT ,WHILE LOCKED THE (TSC) LIGHTS CAME ON , I WAS FREAKING OUT I WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE OTHER CARS ON MY RIGHT SIDE TURNING LEFT WITH ME AS WELL , I QUICKLY REACTED AND LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL AND LET THE CAR SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND LET EVERYONE TURNING PASS ME, ONCE PULLED OVER HAZARDS ON , I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT BACK TO WORKING. I AM NERVOUS TO GET BACK IN THE CAR AGAIN. UNKNOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183245February 28, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
INTERMITTENTLY UPON STARTING THE STATIONARY VEHICLE THE 'SERVICE ESC' LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY 'POWER STEERING' LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WON'T WORK. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE 1-3 TIMES USUALLY CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN GOING AROUND BENDS OR TURNING. LASTLY, WHEN MOVING (USUALLY BACKING UP, BUT ALSO WHILE DRIVING) THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS BACK AND FORTH BY ITSELF AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS ENGAGING BUT NO TURNING IS REQUIRED. I'VE LOST CONTROL ON SLICK ROADS AND IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE 2012 MALIBU FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT MY PROBLEM IS, BUT NOT FOR THE 2009 MODEL. HOWEVER, WHEN LOOKING UP THE 2012 RECALL IT SAYS 2004-2012 MALIBU WERE UNDER RECALL, YET MY VIN FOR 2009 MALIBU SHOWS NO RECALLS. VERY ODD. IF NOT FIXED FOR FREE, I'LL BE LOOKING INTO CLASS ACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182254February 25, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
MY ESC LIGHT TO SERVICE CAME ON, WHICH ALSO TRIGGERED THE POWER STEERING TO GO OFF. THIS HAPPENED A WEEK AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING . WHEN I CALLED GM, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL, THAT WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE AND IT EXPIRED IN OCTOBER IF 2018. WELL IT'S NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM BEFORE AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS ISSUES THE MANUFACTURE KNOW ABOUT, AND THEY KNOW IT WAS A DEFECT BUT I AM NOW EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A $1300 REPAIR MYSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182288February 25, 2019
STEERING
ANYTIME I'M DRIVING MY CAR WETHER IT BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR THROUGH TOWN, THE STEERING POWER GIVES OUT. IT HAPPENS EVERY 5-7 MINUTES I WOULD SAY. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON JUST SO I CAN READJUST IT AND GET THE STEERING WHEEL MOVING AGAIN. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A WEEK AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182306February 25, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWERSTEERING STARTING PERIODICALLY GOING OUT AND ESC NOTIFICATION WOULD APPEAR. EVENTUALLY IT COMPLETELY QUIT. CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THAT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181689February 21, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT ALSO GOES OUT AFTER STARTING THE CAR. N TOUCHING THE WHEEL. THEY. ESC AN POWERSTEERING LIGHT COME ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181215February 19, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ESC LIGHT CANE ON CAR STARTED GOING EVERY WHICH WAY ON IT ON !! I STARTED GOING IN THE OTHER LANE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST WRECKED !! LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD !! IT IS NOT DRIVEABLE!! HAD TO CALL AAA TO COME TOW MY VEHICLE HOME !!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180242February 15, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILURE AND THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PIETROSKE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (4000 GRAND AVE, MANITOWOC, WI 54220, (920) 684-0224). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176167February 11, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING HOME, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, 'SERVICE ESC' APPEARED ON MY DASH, LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING! MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WENT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176170February 11, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. WHILE CAMPING IN ARIZONA MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STARTER AND FUEL PUMP. IT STARTED FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN DECIDED TO RANDOMLY STOP STARTING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176249February 11, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE COMES ON. IF I TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE ERROR MESSAGE GOES AWAY AND POWER STEERING IS RESTORED TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. HAPPENED YESTERDAY ON HIGHWAY SUDDENLY I HAD NO STEERING. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. STATING THAT STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHERS MENTION A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY ON POWER STEERING FAILURE FOR 10 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES. I INQUIRED AT DEALER AND SO FAR THEY DON'T RECALL WARRANTY PROBLEM HAPPENS SOMETIMES USUALLY WHEN STARTING BUT YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SCARY FEELING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176376February 11, 2019
STEERING
THIS CAR FIRST BELONGED TO MY MOTHER AND I BORROWED IT ONCE TO GO OUT OF TOWN TO PITTSBURGH WHICH INTRODUCED ME FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING BECAUSE OF WHAT I THOUGHT THE CAUSE WAS EXTREME COLD. NOW I HAVE TRANSFERRED OVER THE TITLE AND THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE MY DAILY RELIABLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION BUT THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND GIVES A SERVICE WARNING REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AND HAPPENS 3-4 TIMES IN A 20 MINUTE DRIVE AT IT'S WORSE. AT FIRST THE SOLUTION WAS TO JUST TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF BUT THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE WHEN YOU'RE ON AN INTERSTATE SO IT HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE MY VIN # WAS APART OF THE RECALL BUT IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT PUTS MY LIFE IN DANGER IN UNPREDICTABLE AND SPORADIC MOMENTS OF MY DAILY DRIVES AND I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN FINDING A SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176084February 10, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER LOCKS GOES OFF. THEY GO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEY UNLOCK AND LOCK WHEN WR ARE AT HOME AND THE IGNITION IS OFF. TGE BRAKE LIGJTS STAY ON LIKE I AM HITTING THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE CRUIS CONTROL WONT WORK BC THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON IT CUTS IT OFF. I HAVE BEEN HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE SHIFTER AREA A BUZZING NOISE LIKE A WIRE HAS CROSSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11175844February 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE CAR HAS THE 2.4 4 CYLINDER WITH THE UNRELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT THAT SHUTS OFF ALMOST EVERYTIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN.IT SHUTS OFF AND THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED BEFORE STEERING IS RESTORED.IT GOES OFF UNDER ALL DRIVING SITUATIONS SITTING,IN MOTION,TURNING,GOING FORWARD OR BACKING UP.ON CITY STREETS OR MAJOR HIGHWAYS..IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS ...
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174436February 5, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TAKATA RECALL ! I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU ECOTEC AND WHEN STARTING THE CAR ONE MORNING MY ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON ALSO SAYING NO POWER STEARING THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MY ECOTEC 4 CYLINDER..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174242February 4, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN PARKED, DASH READS: POWER STEERING, ESC OFF, SERVICE ESC. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, ON CITY STREETS, WHILE TURNING AND WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS OF CHEVY MALIBU BUT MY 4-CYLINDER WAS EXCLUDED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. A NEW RECALL TO INCLUDE OUR MODELS IS NEEDED. MILEAGE IS AT APPROX. 173,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174308February 4, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173900February 4, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION COMES ON DASH AND STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART AND THEN ITS FINE BUT SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING NOTICE FLASHES ON DASH AGAIN AND AM UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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