Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2010)

1,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10850677March 21, 2016
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED FUNCTIONING AFTER THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE CALIBRATED. THE SWITCH WAS CALIBRATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER" 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850907March 21, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SAFETY RECALL 13036B BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION THIRD BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WILL GO OFF WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WILL ONLY ENGAGE WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. ALSO EFFECTS TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL AND SHIFTING IN/OUT OF PARK. DEALER SAID IT WAS ALREADY FIXED, I HAVE NO RECORD OF IT. THEY, DEALER SND GM WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR ISSUE. VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850614March 20, 2016
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AS IT SHOULD UNTIL IT RANDOMLY GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! THE RECALL ONLY COVERED UP TO 2009 AND SHOULD OF INCLUDED 2010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850221March 17, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846401March 14, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846145March 11, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CAR ALSO MISFIRED. TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. CODES FOUND AT GARAGE PO300, P2135. BEGAN 2/12/16 AND RANDOMLY HAPPENED THROUGH 3/9/16
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845896March 10, 2016
SEATS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HEATING SEAT ACTIVATED, THERE SUDDENLY WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE DRIVER DISCOVERED AT BURNT HOLE IN THE BACK AREA OF THE DRIVER SEAT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846036March 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
WHENEVER I PRESS THE GASS AND I LET IT GO THE CAR KEEPS GOING AND WHEN I TRY TO STOP THE CAR TAKES LONGER TO STOP BECAUSE THE ENGINE TRY TO KEEP GOING SO I HAVE TO PRESS THE BREAK HARDER AND WHEN FINALLY STOPS AFTER LIKE 5 MINUTES THE CAR GOES NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845635March 8, 2016
STEERING
CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 3,0070 MILES ON IT AND POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. I GET THE MESSAGES WHEN I START THE CAR THAT "POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ESC." AND WHEN I DRIVE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839164March 1, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2010 MALIBU LT, RECALL #13036 ON THIS CAR AND OTHERS, I TOOK IT TO ONE OF THE LOCAL AUTO NATION DEALER IN MID 2015, MIND YOU I DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THE WARNING SIGNS NOTED IN THE 14V-252 REPORT. NOW I SEE THERE IS A RECALL #13036A, 13036B REVISIONS, THEN ABOUT THREE WEEKS OR SO I WAS GOING HOME, MAJOR ROAD 40 MPH, A FRIEND HAPPENED TO BE BEHIND ME, HE FLASHED HIS LIGHT, I SLOWED, LET MY WINDOW DOWN, HE YELLED YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT! I MADE IT HOME IT WAS DARK MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORK AT RANDOM, MY TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGES AND A SERVICE NOTICE SCROLLS ACROSS READING: SERVICE ESC, AT TIMES THE ENGINE WILL IDLE ROUGH! GM: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH YOU GUYS, I HAVE BEEN A GENERAL MOTORS GUY ALL MY LIFE, THEN I BUY A 2010 IN 2011 AND IT IS ALREADY A ROAD HAZARD FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, NOT TO MENTION, A PIECE OF [XXX]! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838632February 26, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT NORMAL TRAVELING SPEED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF AND THE CAR GOES INTO MANUAL STEERING WHICH MAKES THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS AND HAS MADE ME ARK THE CAR BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THIS STARTED OCCURRING FEBRUARY15TH AND CONTINUED UNTIL I PARKED THE CAR ON FEB2ST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838209February 25, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED OR FROM THE OUTSIDE BY PULLING ON THE HANDLE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU UNLOCK FROM INSIDE USING UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON ON DOOR OR OUTSIDE USING KEY FOB, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR AN EMERGENCY, THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS WHOSE DOORS ARE AFFECTED WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AFFECTED DOOR. TRIED PENETRATING OIL AND GREASE TO LUBRICATE ACTUATOR AND HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM. ALSO HAPPENS RANDOMLY, DOES NOT MATTER TEMPERATURE OR WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO CURRENT RECALLS OUT ON THIS ISSUE, AND REPAIR COSTS RANGE UPWARDS OF $350. THE PULL HANDLE INSIDE THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT ENGAGING WITH THE COMPONENTS TO UNLATCH THE DOOR, AND THE SAME FEELING IS OBSERVED WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE CAR ON THE OUTSIDE USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837864February 23, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
CHROME PAINT ON INTERIOR HANDLERS IS PEELING CAUSING CUTS/LACERATIONS ON PEOPLE'S HANDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10836756February 17, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WILL NOT TURN OFF NOW MY BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BE HARD TO STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826076February 14, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING APROX. 55 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY A SERVICE ESC LIGHT APPEARED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALSO AT THIS TIME I LOST ALMOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO MAKE IT HOME.....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825186February 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK BUT STOPPED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824692February 7, 2016
STEERING
"TAKATA REPORT" CAR LOSE'S STEERING OUT OF NO WHERE LIGHTS ON DASH FLASH.SHOWS RECALL FOR OTHER YEARS BUT NOT 2010. EVEN THOU STICKER ON DOOR OF CAR SAYS WAS BUILT IN 2009.TYPE IN VIN. SAYS NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME IS CONFUSING WHEN HAVE SEEN THAT THERE WAS ONE. CAMPAIGN # 14V252000 FIGURE JUST ANOTHER WAY GM COVERING UP THEIR TRACKS. AT OUR LIVES EXPENSE. WOULD ENJOY SOME HELP FROM SOMEONE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824710February 7, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SURROUNDED BY 18 WHEELERS. SUDDENLY MY TRACTION LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REDUCED POWER NOTIFICATION CAME ON, THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR VERY SUDDENLY AND THE CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, WAITED AND RESTARTED CAR, WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON HIGHWAY AND IN CITY - VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NO HELP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND TWO SENSORS AND ISSUE STILL REMAINS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824505February 5, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VEHICLE MODEL IS EXPERIENCING ESC OFF/SERVICE TRACTION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SIMILAR TO RECALL INVOLVED WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT THIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLS. DEALER REPAIR SHOP REPLACED BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR TWICE AND ALSO THE BODY CONTROL MODUAL. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES REDUCED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE ESC OFF/SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT IS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692454February 3, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ESC LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATING AND TRAC CONTROL SWITCH ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED, THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO REPORT THE TRAC SERVICE LIGHT WAS STILL DISPLAYED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A POSSIBLE BCM INTERNAL FAILURE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE SHORTLY THEREAFTER REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE BCM CONNECTION SYSTEM WHICH COULD RESULT I A MALFUNCTION. ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM, AS STATED IN THE NOTICE WAS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES, IF EQUIPPED MAY BE DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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