Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2010)

1,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10972405April 14, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR REVERSE WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972206April 13, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ANTI THEFT KICKS IN WHENEVER IT WANTS AND SHUTS OFF POWER TO THE CAR. NO MATTER WHAT I DO IT DOESN'T SHUT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972022April 12, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE SHOP AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED TWO OTHER TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969935April 1, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AT TIMES FAILED TO OPEN FROM EITHER OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. KEYFOB REMOTE PROPERLY LIFTS AND LOWERS THE LOCK KNOB LIFTER TO LOCK OR UNLOCK POSITION. MINUTES, HOURS AND ONE TIME, TWO DAYS WOULD GO BY THEN THE DOOR WOULD EVENTUALLY UNLOCKS TO OPEN. SAME FOR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR SINCE 2015. ALSO, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS I SLAM THE DOOR SHUT. I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE PROGRAMMING CHANGES ON THE DOOR LOCKING FEATURES THROUGH THE ON BOARD COMPUTER AND MOVING TRANS SHIFTIER TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. NO SUCCESS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE TWICE (2015 & 2016) AND BOTH TIME WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET THEY WILL NOT COVER SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILES ON MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU. FOR ME BEING A OVER WEIGHT OLDER INDIVIDUAL ITS DIFFICULT TO EXIT AND ENTER FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. SOMEONE ELDERLY IT WOULD MOST CERTAINLY BE IMPOSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969693March 31, 2017
ENGINE
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE,COMPUTER SHUT DOWN LOCKING ME IN THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969710March 31, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
2010 CHEVY MALIBU. BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968832March 27, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DOOR LOCKS ALL WORK GO UP AND DOWN AND THE OTHER THREE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK AND OPEN, BUT DRIVERSIDE NEVER OPENS. HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE BUT AFTER MANUALLY USING DRIVER LOCK IT CAUGHT AND WORKED FOR CLOSE TO A MONTH BEFORE HAPPENING AGAIN AND NOW IT WON'T OPEN. BOTH TIMES HAPPENED PARKED AND CLOSING THE DOOR THE DOOR WOULDN'T LATCH SHUT, AFTER 2ND ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT LATCHED SHUT BUT THEN WOULD NOT OPEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967802March 22, 2017
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE ESC, POWER STEERING, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR ALL SYSTEMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT, DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,360. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR TOO EXPENSIVE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FAILURE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. UPDATED 08/07/2017 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967269March 20, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THE POWER STEERING DISENGAGES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THE RESULTING EXTRA WORK REQUIRED TO TURN THE CAR, LEADS A CAR THAT IS INCAPABLE OF SAFE TRANSPORT BY MOST PEOPLE. I WAS ON A CITY STREET THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, PREPARING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE PRESENT EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966641March 18, 2017
STEERING
CHEVY 2010 MALIBU: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR STARTED DINGING AND SAID CHECK POWER STEERING ESC OFF. I MADE IT TO A REST STOP WITH DIFFICULTY THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE INDICATOR WAS OFF. I BEGAN TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AS WELL. IT APPEARS TO DO IT AT RANDOM, SPEED NOR CONDITION SEEMS TO PLAY A FACTOR. I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR TO SAFELY PULL OVER, MAYBE NOT ACCURATELY BUT AT LEAST HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. HOW IS THERE NOT A RECALL??? I HAVE READ THE COBALT HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965974March 14, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU LTZ, WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON BY THEIR SELF AND STAYING ON TILL YOU TOUCH THE BRAKE, THEN THEY WILL GO OFF FOR 6 SECONDS THEN COME ON AGAIN. WE TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THIS TIME. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. I ALSO READ THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE. THE DEALER PUT SOME DIELECTRIC SILICONE GREASE ON THE CONNECTOR AS A BAND-AID ON THE REAL PROBLEM. I ASSUME IF THE BCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THAT WOULD COST GM TO MUCH MONEY. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2004 ON MANY DIFFERENT MODELS. PLEASE HELP US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965988March 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY LOSING POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE REVERSE GEAR WOULD, AT TIMES, FAIL TO ENGAGE. THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION'S 3-5-REVERSE GEAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IN 2015 GM ISSUED A SPECIAL POLICY (BULLETIN NO. 14404, DATED MARCH 2015) FOR THE 2007 TO 2009 CHEVY MALIBU (6 SPEED MODEL) THAT COVERS THE 3-5-REVERSE WAVE PLATE REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. ALSO, I NOTICED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC SHEET THAT THE DEALERSHIP OMITTED THE PRODUCTION DATE OF THE VEHICLE BUT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY MANUFACTURED IN 2009. THE 'IN-SERVICE DATE' IS 12/15/09. BASED ON THE SITUATION I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY CAR, THEY DID NOT FIX THIS DEFECT WHEN THEY INTRODUCED THE 2010 MODEL. I EXPLAINED THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND ALSO TO THEIR CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BUT THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIRS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960323March 13, 2017
STEERING
SYMPTOMS STARTED OCCASIONALLY MAINLY WHILE GOING STRAIGHT, AT ANY SPEED, WOULD STAY OFF UNTIL I RESTARTED THE CAR, NOW IT INCREASED TO ALL THE TIMEN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. WHEN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE IN PARK...AND WOULD JERK THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT.. SAYS TO SERVICE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC. MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER ESPECIALLY AND THE LOWER SPEEDS, I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING AS IF I AM DRIVINT A SEMI, FORCES ME TO TAKE WIDER TURNS. DID CONTACT GM, THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE THAT MY CAR HAS SAME SYMPTOMS AS OTHER PREVIOUSLY RECALLED VEHICLES. THE CAR WAS OUT OF THE SPECIAL WARRANTY GM ISSUED DUE TO MILEAGE, I HOWEVER BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 170,000 IT HAD ALREADY SURPASSED THE WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960375March 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO 65 MPH TRAFFIC AND RPM'S RED LINED AND I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE AND I ALMOST GET HIT FROM BEHIND WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC. NO 3RD OR 5TH GEAR. ALSO, FOUND NO REVERSE ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY. TURNS OUT TO BE A FAILED 3-5-R WAVE PLATE. SCARY STUFF WHEN YOU ARE RED LINING AND GOING NOWHERE! SENT INFORMATION TO CHEVROLET AS IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (CRACKED 3-5-R WAVE PLATE) FOR 2008-2009 AND ALL THESE PARTS FAIL AT LESS THAN 100K MILES. TROUBLE I AM HAVING IS THAT CHEVROLET CLAIMS I DO NOT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE WAVE PLATE IN MY 2010, YET THE FAILURE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALL FOR EARLIER MODELS. $4000 LATER AND NO HELP FROM GM. YET, IF YOU GO ON LINE, TONS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME WAVE PLATE PROBLEM AT LESS THAN 100K MILES FOR CARS LATER THAN 2009. VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT GET REAR ENDED BY A CAR IN MERGING TRAFFIC. OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. GM NEEDS TO ADMIT THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW WITH THE WAVE PLATE AND RECALL ALL MALIBU CARS FROM 2008-2012 BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY CLAIM IS IF I HAVE THE SAME WAVE PLATE ISSUE AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES THEN EITHER I DO NOT HAVE THE NEW/IMPROVED WAVE PLATE SPECIFICATION OR IT'S AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW. EITHER WAY, GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM FOR SAFETY REASONS. I HAVE ATTACHED THE SB FOR 2008-2009.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965754March 13, 2017
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING AND A WARNING CODE WILL DISPLAY ON THE DASH "SERVICE ESC" "SERVICE POWER STEERING". THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK FOR A BRIEF TIME BEFORE FAILING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960214March 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN A CAR SMASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ME ... I WAS DOING 30MPH WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. POLICE REPORT WAS MADE EVEN THO THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF...
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959762March 9, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959490March 8, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959668March 8, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY MALIBU THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED INTO THE TAKATA RECALL. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR TWO WEEKS AGO AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AFTER FURTHER INVESTING, GM NEVER ISSUE AN ACTUAL RECALL FOR THE 2010 CHEVY MALIBU. INSTEAD THEY CREATED A "MALIBU SAFETY PROGRAM" THAT ONLY INCLUDES 2010 CHEVY MALIBU ENDING IN THE VIN NUMBERS OF: A4100001 A4166698 AF100056 AND AF271265. MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. THEREFORE I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS OUT OF MY CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959063March 7, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE FOLLOWING RECALL: * ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL RECALL FOR 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU * RECALL ANNOUNCED MAY 14 2014 * NHTSA REFERENCE #14V252000 THE RECALL WAS INITIALLY "REPAIRED" IN MAY 2014 AT PENSKE CHEVROLET IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE THE ESC ERROR WAS STILL HAPPENING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER RECALL BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN "REPAIRED", AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE "REPAIR" OUT OF POCKET. AFTER SOME NEGOTIATION THEY AGREED TO PERFORM THE SAME "REPAIR" FOR FREE. IN 2016 THE ESC ERROR STARTED AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO BILL ESTES CHEVROLET IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN. THEY DIDN'T LISTEN TO MY COMPLAINT OR ISSUE WITH THE RECALL BECAUSE MY VIN SHOWS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THE ESC ISSUE. THEY CONVINCED ME THAT IT WAS A SENSOR ISSUE AND "REPAIRED" THE VEHICLE TO THE TUNE OF $500+. WITHIN THE WEEK THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD THE ESC ERROR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND ENGINE BUCKING. RETURNED THE CAR TO BILL ESTES CHEVROLET AND AGAIN MY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ESC ERROR RECALL WAS OVERLOOKED. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED MANIFOLD AND DAMAGED O2 SENSOR. THEY "REPAIRED" THE VEHICLE TO THE TUNE OF $800. FOR THE NEXT WEEK, EVERYDAY AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 6 MILES THE ESC ERROR WOULD OCCUR. CURRENTLY WE ARE CALLING FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THIS "REPAIRED" AT BILL ESTES CHEVROLET. AFTER MUCH INTERNET RESEARCH, I AM GOING TO SPECIFICALLY ASK THAT THEY PERFORM AGAIN THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. I THINK THAT THIS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT MAY NEED TO "REPAIRED" OFTEN UNTIL GM/ CHEVROLET COMES UP WITH A PERMANENT SOLUTION. FOR NOW MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE TO WORK MORE THAN 20 MILES A DAY. AT ANYTIME BECAUSE OF THIS ESC ERROR, SHE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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