Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2008)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10633855September 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, DOME LIGHT, DOOR AJAR SOUND, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER THE ABOVE WARNING SIGNALS DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH SEAT BELT AND SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,845.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10636974September 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, TRIED TO SWITCH LANES AND VEHICLE'S TRACTION WENT OUT OF CONTROL, MAKING THE VEHICLE HAD UNSTABLE, TRIED TO CONTROLLED THE CAR, BUT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING NEXT TO THE CAR WHICH RESULTED IN A MULTIPLE CAR CRASH, HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THE CAR HAD THAT PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE, THEY WERE GOING TO CONTACT ME AS SOON AS THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE BUT UP TO TODAY I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM GENERAL MOTORS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637069September 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED LOCKING/UNLOCKING. SPEED DID NOT AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF ROUGHLY EVERY 30 SECONDS FOR 5 MINUTES THEN STOPPED. HEARD ALARM CHIME NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INFORMATION ON THE DISPLAY. CAR CONTINUES TO LOCK/UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IN PARK. ALSO HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AN KEYS OUT OF IGNITION?? HAS CONTINUED NOW OVER WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633495September 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING THAT CAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS ISSUES WITH BRAKING IN THE, THE TRANSMISSION IS STICKING OR NOT ALWAYS WORKING, AND THE CAR SHAKES OR REQUIRES YOU TO FORCE TURN IT AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE UP EXIST RAMPS. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR QUITE A WHILE I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THE MAIN NUMBER ON THE RECALLS AND THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I HAVE NO MONEY FOR ANOTHER HOW DO THEY EXPECT PEOPLE TO DEPEND ON THEIR CARS OR SURVIVE WHEN TRANSPORTATION IS NEEDED. WHY AREN'T THESE PARTS BEING MADE FASTER OR WHY AREN'T PEOPLE PROVIDED ANY OTHER SOLUTIONS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632915September 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR AND, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT CAR IN PARK, IT REMAINED IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT STOP. UPON TAKING MY CAR TO THE AUTO SHOP, AT THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BY GM (RECALL # 14152). HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY RECALLED EVEN THOUGH I AM NOW HAVING THE EXACT ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE AUTO SHOP IS SAYING THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO DO SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632972September 13, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU (106,800 MILES) THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND INFORMATION CENTER READ "ENGINE POWER DEDUCED" AND MY CAR SLOWED TO 20 MPH ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITH NO WARNING TO ME OR THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS A WIDE SHOULDER AND I VEERED OFF TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED AS I HAD MY 3 CHILD ALL IN CAR SEATS IN BACK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT AS THEY WEREN'T OPEN YET, I DID WHAT I HAD TO AS ONE OF MY CHILDREN IS A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD AND WAS ALMOST TIME FOR HIS SEIZURE MEDICATION AND DROVE THE CAR ON TO MY MOTHER IN LAWS 4 MILES AWAY. I DROVE DOWN THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE TO MAKE IT TO MY MOTHER IN LAWS TURN THEN THE NEXT 3 MILES TO HER HOUSE WAS LESS CONGESTED WITH TRAFFIC LUCKILY. THE CAR HAD A SLIGHT SHAKE TO IT ALMOST AND SOMETHING SEEMED LIKE IT WAS RATTLING ALMOST UNDER THE HOOD BUT A SLOW RATTLE NOT LIKE A KNOCKING SOUND THO. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP OPENED I TOOK THE CAR TO THEM AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING CAR RAN NORMAL AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND THE ISSUE IN THE HISTORY. CHEVY TOLD US THE CAM SHAFT SOLENOID HAD INTERNAL FAILURE AND NEEDED REPLACED. WE GOT IT FIXED AND CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND DID A SMALL TUNE UP TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS THE WHOLE ISSUE SOLVED. LAST NIGHT JUST A DAY LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY NEWER CHEVY CARS SOME STILL WITH JUST 50,000 MILES ON THEM. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH GM IN A RECALL I AM AFRAID BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE TAKEN DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING AND PARTS! PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER! CHEVY ALSO FOUND A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT THEY ARE REPLACING FOR FREE ALREADY AS WELL AS MULTIPLE OTHER RECALLS WE ARE AWAITING PARTS FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632579September 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632621September 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK AT TIMES... THE DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL THE TIME. WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING IN PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630173September 2, 2014
STEERING
THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. I CURRENTLY HAVE 4 RECALLS ON MY CAR AND ONLY ONE PART IS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALLS. I GOT THE FIRST LETTER IN JUNE ABOUT POWER STEERING. I THINK THE RECALLS ARE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. I HAVE A 2 YR OLD SON AND NOT ABLE TO GET THE PIECES FIXED. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY SATISFACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630224September 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10629285August 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629451August 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ONLY 3 OF 4 POWER LOCKS WORK, I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE TWICE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE FIRST TIME WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THE SECOND WHILE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. I EXPERIENCED THE EFFECTS OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE RECALL ISSUES WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT STAY OFF OR ON. I'VE PAID TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AND I AM NOW AWAITING THE "OFFICIAL" RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET, DESPITE HAVING RECEIVED THE INTERIM NOTICE AND ALREADY HAVING HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A REFUND OF THE NEARLY $600 REPAIR. NOW, I'M WAITING TO GET IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING RECALL REPAIRS AND I'VE BEGUN TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY MECHANISM. INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL TURN EVERYTHING ON, BUT NOT TURN OVER OR START THE ENGINE. THE BATTERY IS NEW AND THIS ONLY HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. ALSO, WITH THE SAME INTERMITTENT THE KEY BECOMES STUCK IN THE IGNITION / KEY MECHANISM ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WILL NOT COME OUT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT WIGGLING AND FORCEFUL PULLING. I'VE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE EXHAUST CONVERTER, MANIFOLD AND GASKETS REPLACED, A NEARLY $800 REPAIR. NOT TO MENTION AN EARLIER RECALL IN 2012 DEALING WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION CABLES THAT I NOW SEE ARE BEING RECALLED ONCE AGAIN VIA YOUR SITE, HOWEVER I'VE NOT SEEN A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629014August 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY WENT INTO REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR LEVER WITH A PLASTIC ATTACHMENT FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,915.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628868August 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR MY MALIBU AND AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH MESSAGE ON MY RADIO SCREEN, SO I WENT TO OUR GM DEALER, HE SAID PARTS WERE NOT IN FOR THE RECALL. WHEN TOLD ABOUT AIR BAGS HE SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT FOR $89.00. I CALLED GM THEY SAID TO TAKE IT BACK AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF COST. I WENT BACK ON 8/12/14 AND WAS TOLD $1386.00+TX FOR CODE 56 DEFECTIVE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. I CALLED GM AGAIN ON 8/12/14 THEY SAID THEY WOULD PRORATE COST. I PAID $825.00 ON 8/14/14. I'M GRATEFUL THAT THEY PAID ANYTHING BUT AGAIN I'M UPSET BECAUSE MY CAR ISN'T WORTH MUCH AS A TRADE-IN ( IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE PLUS LOWER MILLAGE) BUT I WAS FORCED INTO FIXING SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. I DIDN'T DARE DRIVE IT, BECAUSE THE LIGHT ONLY CAN ON SPORADICALLY AND I SOMETIMES HAVE GRANDKIDS WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628915August 27, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STARTED BACK IN JUNE, CAR STARTED NOT TO PICK UP SPEED WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESS. TODAY WAS THE WORST, DRIVING ON MY WAY FROM SCHOOL TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN FROM DAYCARE, MY CAR STARTED JUMPING AND CAR MONITOR STATED NO TRACTION, TRACTION OFF, ENG POWER REDUCED, I WORK FULL TIME AND GOING TO SCHOOL AND HAVE TO KIDS, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I NEED A RESPONSE ASAP, A CAR RENTAL OR A REPLACEMENT, I MAKE CAR PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH, AND MY CAR IS NOT RELIABLE AND I BELIEVE IS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, WHICH IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. I HAVE CALLED GM AND I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS STILL CONSIDER SAFE TO OPERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627424August 22, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND STARTER RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,313.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627445August 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS ALSO PRESENT ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626808August 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
REC'D TWO SAFETY RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS VEHICLE. 2 MONTHS APART. LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS, WE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN AVAILABLE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626316August 19, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE 101 A 5 LANE HWY, WE WERE IN THE HOV LANE. THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED, WE HAD ALL ELECTRICAL ON THE DASH LIGHT RADIO WORKED BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START BACK UP. PREVIOUS OCCASIONS IT HAS STALLED , THIS IS THE 5 OR 6TH TIME! I TAKE IT IN TO SERVICE AND THEY SAY ITS ONE THING AND OTHER WEEK GOES BY AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625737August 16, 2014
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE MALIBU AND THE STEERING CUT OUT ON HER. SHE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE STEERING CAME BACK. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER MY SON-IN LAW WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE STEERING CUT OUT AGAIN. I ASKED BOTH OF THEM IF THERE WERE ANY LIGHTS OR CHIMES INVOLVED WHEN THE STEERING CUT OUT. BOTH OF THEM SAID NO. THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS MY SON-IN -LAW TOLD ME THAT IT CUT OUT AGAIN. I TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE THE STEERING COLUMN, POWER STEERING MOTOR OR CONTROL UNIT, AND IT WOULD COST AROUND 700 - 1,000 -DOLLARS. MY SON-IN -LAW ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE DEALER SAID THERE IS ONE BUT ITS HASN'T BEEN SENT OUT YET. THEN THEY HAD THE AUDACITY TO CHARGE HIM 55 DOLLARS FOR THE TIME SPENT ON TROUBLESHOOTING THERE OWN PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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