Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11093697May 14, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, STEERING
SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WHEN I DRIVE IN COLD WEATHER, AM ACCELERATING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT AT ANY VARIATION OF DEGREE. FRIGHTENING THAT IT HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING AND HAVE NO UPPER BODY STRENGTH. THE SENSOR FLASHED AND THEN DISAPPEARED. ONCE THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN THERE WERE NO MORE ISSUES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE SO I'D HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THEM WHILE THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093700May 14, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR IS VERY HUMID MY ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS WILL RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ' WHETHER I'M DRIVING OR THE CAR IS OFF AND I AM NOT INSIDE. ITS CREEPY. THE DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE INITIALLY STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY 2018 BUT BY FEB THE PANEL HAD STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ONLY LOCKS MANUALLY AND NEVER RESPONDED TO DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL CONTROLS WHEN THEY WERE FUNCTIONING. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, MANUAL LOCKING IT IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093706May 14, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), WHEELS
THE CALIPER ARMS ON BOTH OF MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAVE GOTTEN STUCK, WORE DOWN THE NEW BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY AND DESTROYED THE ROTORS OF MY CAR IN THE PAST. THE DEALERSHIP'S WARRANTY HAD COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PADS, CORRECTION OF ARMS AND ROTORS PREVIOUSLY BUT THE SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE GOT STUCK THE SENSOR FOR MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS SHOWING BUT THERE WAS NO HESITATION OR ISSUE WITH BREAKING. A SOFT DRAGGING SOUND LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THE SENSOR ITSELF HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND AND MAKING A SOFT BUT STRANGE NOISE. ITS GOING TO TAKE ME 2 WEEKS TO GET INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT ' SINCE THEN, MY REAR ROTOR HAS BECOME EFFECTED AND WILL NEED REPLACING. THIS MORNING THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR REMAINED ON THE SCREEN BUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO USE MY BREAKS, I DID NOT STOP AND MY FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND AS I PRESSED THE PEDAL. AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY OFFICE (ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF MORNING COMMUTE), MORE LIGHTS LIT UP THE BACK PANEL INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BREAK LIGHT, THE 'BRAKE FLUID,' WARNING, 'SERVICE ESC,' FOLLOWED BY 'ESC OFF' SCROLLED ACROSS THE DASH AND MY BREAKS DID NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOWLY STOP. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ESC WARNING LIGHT COMING ON PREVIOUSLY AND STOPPING MY POWER STEERING FROM WORKING BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE WARNING SO THEY COULDN'T HELP ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093411May 11, 2018
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN THIS IS NOTED BY THE VEHICLE'S SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092025May 5, 2018
ENGINE
CAR STALLED GOING UP A HILL AND TURNING LEFT. DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. DIFFICULT TO STEER OFF THE ROAD. NOW, UNRELIABLE ABILITY TO START THE CAR. CHUGGING GOING UP A HILL HAPPENED BOTH ON A CITY STREET AS WELL AS HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. TURNING LEFT STALLING OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET AS WELL AS ON AN OFF RAMP FROM HIGHWAY TO CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091964May 4, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUMBERTON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (500 LINKHAW ROAD, LUMBERTON, NC 28358). THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091385May 2, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091458May 2, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN POWER STEERING AND ESC ERRORS SHOW ON DISPLAY AND TRACTION CONTROL IS TURNED OFF. ERRORS SHOW UP WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE STATIONARY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL BUT DOES NOT SHOW FOR MY VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091147May 1, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM NOT SURE WHERE TO START. DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY DON'T WORK, BLUETOOTH JUST STOPPED WORKING, HAVE HAD TO CHANGE HEADLIGHT BULBS 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, POWER STEERING WENT OUT (HAD THAT REPAIRED BY DEALER AT NOT COST), AC/HEATER/DEFROSTER USED TO SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY, NOW IT JUST STOPPED WORKING, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER STOPPED WORKING, INSTRUMENT PANEL RANDOMLY THROWS UP ERROR CODE (EXAMPLE: SERVICE AIRBAG, SERVICE ENGINE) OH AND THE PAINT IS FADING ON HOOD ROOF AND TRUNK. CAR HAS 75,000 MILES AND I USED TO LOVE IT. NO I WON'T DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090945April 30, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL ODOR COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, ODOR IN GARAGE AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED, DAMPNESS ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. FUEL LEAK FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090137April 25, 2018
POWER TRAIN
LOST THE 35R GEARS IN MY 6T45 TRANSMISSION JUST AS THE 6T70 & 6T75 TRANSMISSION WHICH ARE UNDER TSB 14404 BUT AS GM NOTED IT'S ONLY FOR THE V6 ENGINES (HIGH OUTPUT) AND NOT THE 2.4L ENGINES. SAME ISSUE BUT NOT COVERED. I ONLY HAVE 84, 000MILES ON THE CAR, ENGINE RUNS GREAT, BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE JUST HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. LOOKING TO GET A TSB TO COVER THE 6T40 & 6T45 TRANSMISSIONS. CALLED GM AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089552April 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAKATA RECAL, MY CARS LOCK BUTTON STOPPED WORKING AND MY KEY PADS AS WELL AS MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND COME BACK ON ON THEIR OWN. MY CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL THIS HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS OF EACHOTHER. WENT TO CHANGE MY BULB AND OLD BULB CAME BACK ON. AS WELL AS WHEN ALL MY ELECTRICAL WENT BAD IT WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY ALL NIGHT AND BATTERY QUIT WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089300April 22, 2018
STEERING
2009 CHEVY MALIBU LS POWER STEERING WHEEL HARD TO STEER, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ONI HAVE A 4 CYLINDER 2.4
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088910April 18, 2018
STEERING
IN BOTH MOTION AS WELL AS STATIONARY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSE POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088539April 17, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS 5 TIMES NOW AND RECENTLY CHANGED THE HARNESS AND STILL WENT OUT 3 MONTHS LATER. IT IS STARTING TO COST ME A LOT OF MONEY AND KEEPS HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088502April 16, 2018
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON I-57 EXPRESSWAY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. WHEN I STOPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT 30 MINUTES LATER THE WARNING WAS GONE AND MY POWER STEERING WORKED. I'M NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY AFTER READING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON A CHEVY MALIBU FORUM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084862April 13, 2018
STEERING
I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DRIVING WHEN MY WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME, NOW IT'S HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083754April 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE LATCHES ON MY DOORS. IT STARTED WITH MY PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. I WOULD CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULD POP OPEN A LITTLE AND WOULDN'T CLOSE. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT CLOSED BUT THIS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. EVENTUALLY IT CLOSED PERMANENTLY AND NOW WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. IT IS A SAFETY HAZZARD THAT THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. THIS IS NOW BEGINNING TO HAPPEN WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR, WHERE WHEN I CLOSE IT AND IT WON'T STAY CLOSED, I HAVE TO HOLD IT WHILE DRIVING ON OCCASION. THEN IT WILL SHUT AND WORK AND THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE TO DRIVE AND HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED AND I CANNOT IMAGINE HAVING TWO FRONT DOORS THAT WON'T OPEN. THIS REALLY HAS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082585April 2, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. TWENTY MINUTES LATER, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORAN CHEVROLET CLINTON TWP (35500 GRATIOT AVE, CHARTER TWP OF CLINTON, MI 48035, (586) 307-5902) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAULTY SOLENOID VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,937.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082592April 2, 2018
STEERING
ONLY 90,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND JUST A FEW DAYS AGO THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR AND I GET WARNINGS AND CHIMES SAYING POWER STEERING THEN ESC NOW DISABLED. THIS PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF IF I TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER THAT NO LONGER WORKED TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK/ACTIVATE. NOW I HAVE TO APPLY SLIGHT TURNING FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE STARTING THE CAR TO GET IT TO WORK. BUT NOW I HAVE A NEW ISSUE TO THIS PROBLEM AS OF TODAY THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I WAS CHANGING LANES AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULD NOT COMPLETE MY LANE CHANGE. IM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I KEEP GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND HAVE IT MAINTENENCED WELL. ITS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND THIS IS THE ONLY THING WRONG. I TRIED CALLING GM TO ASK IF THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE I FIND EVERYWHERE ONLINE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY YEAR AND MAKE BUT GM ON THE PHONE SAID MY VIN HAS NO RECALL AND IM STUCK TO PAY FULL BILL TO FIX AND IS NOT A DEFECT OR GM PROBLEM. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND IS A DEFECT. I FEEL GM SHOULD FIX THIS. MY CAR STILL HAS 2 YEARS LEFT ON BANK LOAN TO PAY OFF. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I ALSO STRONGLY FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE AS THIS CAN RESULT IN MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. I DO NOT HAVE STRONG ARMS AND I CANNOT OPERATE MANUAL STEERING TO AVOID CRASH IF LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED OR EVEN IN CITY AT SLOW SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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