Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10954424February 14, 2017
STEERING
WHILE TURNING (IN MOTION) THROUGH A PARKING LOT AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE JERKED, AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED (IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE). THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE THEN DISPLAYED: SERVICE ESC POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953885February 10, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE @ APPROX. 152000 MILES. I'D ELABORATE ON THE SPECIFICS, BUT GM KNOWS OF THE ISSUE AND THEY TIMING OF THE OCCURRENCE CAN VARY. SERVICED "STEERING COLUMN BAD" REPLACED. NOT COVERED BY SPECIAL WARRANTY OUTSIDE OF MILEAGE. FACT: 162,283 GM VEHICLES OF SAME MODEL YEAR WERE RECALLED (SOURCE GM WEBSITE). INSTEAD THEY CHOSE TO OFFER SPECIAL COVERAGE WHICH EXPIRES CLEARLY HOPING TO LIMIT THEIR LOSS FROM VEHICLES OUT OF COMMISSION, THOSE THAT NEVER HAVE PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER BEING FORCED TO COVER OUT OF POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953891February 10, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH MOUNT BRAKE WIRING AND THE LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950223February 8, 2017
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ASSIST (EPS) RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. THIS DEFECT APPEARS TO BE COVERED UNDER RECALL #N140115, SPECIFICALLY BULLETIN #14116. SEE THE LINKS: HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/GM-RECALLS-MORE-THAN-A-MILLION-VEHICLES-WITH-POWER-STEERING-PROBLEMS-040114.HTML HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/VEHICLES.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND GM (800.630.2438) AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THIS VEHICLE UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL AND BULLETIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950120February 7, 2017
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE DOOR LATCHES WERE DEFECTIVE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DOOR LOCKS HAVING TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949160February 2, 2017
STEERING
VIN NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 14116, POWER STEERING QUITS AND IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AT ANY SPEED. POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948877February 1, 2017
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP. THERE IS A TRACTION WARNING SYMBOL. THE CAR CAN ONLY BE STEERED AT THAT TIME WITH GREAT EFFORT. SOMETIMES PROBLEM IS ALLEVIATED BY RESTARTING CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948612January 31, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHTS LIT ON DASH. ALSO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND OR OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED WITH A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND A ENGINE HARNESS IN THE PAST YEAR AT THE DEALER. CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948724January 31, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I MADE A COMPLAINT ON AROUND L/17/17 COMPLAINING ABOUT MY CAR HAVE SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION AND TRYING TO STALL OUT WITH BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ON> SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP MORE THAN BEING DRIVEN. IT IS THERE NOW, MAKING THIS THE 7TH TRIP TO DEALERSHIP AND ONCE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MALIBU AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY GENERAL MOTORS-NOT ME. YOU ASK FOR A DATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED-THE SPACE ONLY ALLOWS FOR 1 DATE. IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 1 & 1/2 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947762January 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WENT TO THE PHARMACY TO PICK UP MY PRESCRIPTIONS HAVING NO ISSUES WITH MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU. WHEN I STARTED TO LEAVE THE PHARMACY, THE STEERING LOCKED FOR KNOW KNOWN REASON MAKING THE CAR UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947465January 24, 2017
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, VERY HARD TO STEER. A YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH SKID MARKS BEHIND A CAR APPEARED ON THE DASH AND A MESSAGE THAT READ SERVICE ESC APPEARED FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946847January 21, 2017
STEERING
IN MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU THE SECOND DAY OF BUYING THIS CAR THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNS ON ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC WARNING SHOWS UP BELOW! THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IN PARK! THERE ARE MANY RECALLS ON THIS I HAVE SEEN ON THE GMC WEBSITE BUT IT STILL HASN'T SHOWN UP ON MY VEHICLE VIN SO IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946346January 19, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THE SENSOR THAT DETERMINES IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS ON DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I WEIGH 100 POUNDS (WHICH IS ABOVE THE THRESHOLD FOR WHAT SHOULD TRIGGER THE AIRBAG TO BE ON) AND ABOUT HALF THE TIME THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY WITH MY FEET ON THE GROUND AND THE CHAIR UPRIGHT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO HAVE THEM REIMBURSE THE COST OF FIXING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS CAUSED RECALLS IN OTHER CHEVROLET CARS, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE. THE SENSOR MALFUNCTION DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CORRELATED WITH WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY, ETC. IT HAPPENS ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME AND CAN SOMETIMES GO ON AND OFF DURING THE SAME CAR TRIP EVEN IF I STAY IN THE SAME POSITION THE WHOLE TIME. THIS ISSUE HAS REPORTED FOR CHEVROLET MALIBUS ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS SO I KNOW IT ISN'T AN ISOLATED ISSUE WITH MY CAR. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF WE WERE IN A CRASH AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF OR WENT OFF LATE WHEN THE PASSENGER'S BODY WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946457January 19, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946494January 19, 2017
AIR BAGS
WHEN I TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS THEY BOTH WORK PROPERLY, BUT WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL AND MAKE THE TURN THEN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN OFF !! THE PROBLEM,AS MY MECHANIC CLAIMS IS A DEFECTIVE (CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY) IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM !! THE REASON I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS I MUST ALWAYS LOOK DOWN AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SEE IF THE SIGNAL IS OFF OR ON, REQUIRING ME TO NOT HAVE MY EYES ON THE ROAD AHEAD. I HOPE YOU CAN VISUALIZE WHAT THIS ENTAILS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES I EXPERIENCE WHEN I DRIVE MY MALIBU WHICH I LOVE . THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING !! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946525January 19, 2017
STEERING
I WAS PULLING INTO MY CHILD'S SCHOOL TO PICK HIM UP AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN MY STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST HIT SOME KIDS CAUSE MY CAR STEERING WHEEL STOPPED TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. MY CAR NOW HAS AN ALARM "POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC". I READ THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR 2009 MALIBU'S, BUT MY VIN NUMBER SAYS THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THAT LIST. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT BEFORE I STICK ALL LF MY OWN MONEY INTO GETTING IT REPAIRED. IT IS NHTSA REFERENCE # 14V153000 AND GM'S RECALL # N140115 THAT I HAVE FOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945947January 18, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHEN STARTING MY CAR THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND JIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON IT USUALLY WORKS FINE UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE ERROR CODE AND IT CAME UP "C0545". SO NOW MY WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHY WAS MY CAR NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IF IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED???? I HAVE ROUGHLY 133,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945742January 17, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2009 MALIBU, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2009: ABOUT 1&1/2 YEARS AGO IT STARTED RUNNING IRREGULAR, SERVICE ESC-SERVICE TRACTION MESSAGES CAME ON CAR SKIDDING EMBLEM CAME ON. I HAVE HAD IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT 3 TIMES-EACH TIME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG-TOOK IT TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC-HE TOLD ME SAME THING. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS-FIRST PERSON I TALKED TO SAID TO CALL NHTSA THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL. CALLED NHTSA TOLD ME TO CALL GM AGAIN AND START A CASE: I CALLED AND TALKED TO [XXX], WHO WAS VERY HELPFUL AND CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ABOUT FIXING MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THEM; THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LAM SWITCH THINKING THAT WOULD FIX IT-DID NOT. CALLED GM AGAIN AND WADS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS FAR AS COST FOR FIXING IT WAS CONCERNED. MY CAR IS JUST SITTING IDLE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN A FEW MILES-AFRAID IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET HOPING TO GET SOME INFORMATION AS TO WHAT IS WRONG. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MALIBUS. NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND OWNERS ARE STUCK WITH PAYING TO HAVE NUMEROUS THINGS REPLACED THAT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS TIMER SOMEONE TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FLAW AND ISSUE A RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945045January 13, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ALONG WITH THIS HAPPENING, AN ESC INOPERATIVE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. VEHICLE STEERING VERY HARD TO OPERATE. HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES TO CLEAR MESSAGE AND FOR SOME REASON THE POWER STEERING RESUMES TO WORK. THIS NOW IS A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE, TO THE POINT THAT I AM UNABLE TO RELY ON THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFE TRAVELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944454January 11, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE PARK POSITION AND THE PARKING INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 12106, BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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