Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10940410January 8, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
ESC TRACTION ESC POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR BOGS DOWN AND STEERING IS HARD TO CONTROL. TOOK MALIBU TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ESC PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION AND THOUSAND SPENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940070January 6, 2017
STEERING
WHILE IN PARK AND ENGINE RUNNING, STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AND SHAKES. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AND SLIPS. GIVES A SENSE THAT STEERING CONTROL WILL BE LOST. ON OCCASION THE "EPS" AND "POWER STEERING" WARNINGS COME ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939851January 5, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE GREATER EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 182,964.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938870December 30, 2016
SEATS
SEAT FRAME INTEGRITY IS COMPROMISED. SEAT IS NOT SECURED TO THE RUNNING BOARDS. JOINTS WHERE THE TUBES ARE WELDED ARE COMPROMISED AND SEPARATED. APPEARS TO BE A FATIGUE FAILURE. IN JANUARY 2013, WITH MUCH ARGUMENT WITH GM ABOUT REPLACING THE SEAT FRAME, THEY FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE IT FOR A DEPOSIT OF $300. THIS BEFORE GM HAD TO GO TO CONGRESS TO EXPLAIN THEIR LACK OF ACTION FOR IGNORING THE DESIGN DEFECT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT'S ABOUT 4 YEARS LATER AND I'M HAVING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE OF THE COMPROMISE OF THE WELDS ON THE REPLACED 2013 FRAME. THIS TIME GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS THEY SAY THEY ALREADY REPLACED IT ONCE! THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM! I HAVE PICTURES FROM THE ORIGINAL SEAT SHOWING THE FATIGUED TUBE BREAKAGE. I HAVE NOW HAD 2 SEAT FRAMES ON THE SAME CAR AND BOTH FAILED. IN ENGINEERING WE CALL THIS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS POOR DESIGN. IT'S JUST A MATER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSE THE SEAT DOESN'T SECURE THE DRIVER. I'VE NOTICE THAT MY HIPS HURT FROM THE SEAT SLOWING MOVING OUT OF PROPER ALIGNMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10938573December 29, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ENGAGED. ON A 1 HOUR COMMUTE, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAN START WORKING, STOP WORKING, AND THEN START WORKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V-252 BUT AS NOT INCLUDED IN GM RECALL 13036 EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL INCLUDED OTHER 2009 CHEVY MALIBUS. I TRIED CALLING THE NUMBER FOR GM LISTED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934721December 12, 2016
STEERING
CAR MILEAGE IS AT 75,300 AND I AM HEARING A RUBBING/CLUNKING SOUND WHEN EVER I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND MY TURN SIGNAL LEVER STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY RELEASING AFTER I HAVE TURNED WHICH IS NOW ALSO MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING IN 2014 BUT I PURCHASED THE FROM A DEALER IN 2015. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THE DEALER SERVICED THE RECALL???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933972December 8, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 02/03/17 UPDATED 02/08/17.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933762December 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS, RADIO, TRUNK OPENER ON DRIVERS DOOR , LEFT TURN SIGNAL, DOORS RANDOMLY LOCK , 3RD BRAKE LIGHT DIM, SOMETIMES DRIVER DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WITH DOOR UNLOCKED , SOMETIMES DRIVERS DOOR WON'T SHUT, 105K MILES ON THIS CAR. THIS IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE VEHICLE I'VE OWNED AND IT'S THE WORST VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS STUCK SHUT CURRENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929854December 5, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK DISENGAGED FROM THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. (SPRING 2016) MY TRACTION CONTROL IS PERIODICALLY SAYING THAT IT HAS MALFUNCTIONED BUT DOES NOT ALWAYS. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, I FEEL A PULSE AS I'M BRAKING AND SOMETIMES IF IT COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING I'LL FEEL A SLIGHT JOLT THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I ALSO HEAR A CLICK NOISE LIKE THE PEDAL MAY DISENGAGE. (LATE SUMMER 2016) I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RELATED BUT SINCE MOST THINGS SEEM ELECTRICAL, MY RADIO SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN OFF AND SEEMS TO DO WHAT IT WANTS DURING TIMES WHEN OTHER THINGS ARE SEEMINGLY MALFUNCTIONING (I.E. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE). ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE TAKEN THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, OPENED THE DOOR BUT MY RADIO DOESN'T TURN OFF. (LATE SUMMER 2016) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE TAKEN THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, BUT THE CAR SEEMS TO STILL BE RUNNING, LIKE IDLING. I'VE THOUGHT IT WAS THE COOLING SYSTEM, BUT I'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN THE LAST 22 YEARS I'VE BEEN DRIVING NOR HEARD IT FROM ANYONE ELSE I ASK. (LATE SUMMER 2016) I HAVE ALSO BEEN DRIVING, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND THEN REALIZE THAT I'M SLOWING DOWN ONLY TO FIND THE CRUISE IS NO LONGER ENGAGED. THE FIRST FEW TIMES I THOUGHT IT WAS ME. NOW, I RARELY USE IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT CONSISTENTLY RELIABLE. (LATE SUMMER 2016) WHILE MY FUSE AND BULBS ARE FINE, BOTH OF MY TAILLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. (LATE NOVEMBER, 2016 WHEN SOMEONE BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929705December 3, 2016
WHEELS
AFTER MAKING A TURN A VIBRATION STARTED WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS THE CENTER OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE OUT AND THE OUTER PART OF THE WHEEL WITH THE TIRE CAME OFF THE CAR AND ROLLED ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT A HOUSE. THE REAR OF THE CAR CAME DOWN GRINDING ON THE ROAD. TRIED TO FIND A USED WHEEL AT LOCAL SALVAGE YARDS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANT KEEP THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE SELLING THEM THAT FAST. GOOD THING I WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE GOING TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928527November 29, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR APPEARED TO BE DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A DRASTIC LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 231,086.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928068November 26, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE STRONG ODOR OF GAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR., BUT SAW NO LEAKS. LAST WEEK I NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND DRIPPING ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO FOLSOM CHEVROLET AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP HOUSING AND ESTIMATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP TO BE ABOUT $1,200. HOWEVER, I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED TO GM BY USERS, BUT GM HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD. THE COMPLAINTS BEGIN IN 2012 WHEN THE CARS WERE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND CONTINUE TO BE FILED. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS SIMPLY TOLD "THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY". THERE HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED RECALLS FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FUEL PUMP AND PROBLEM AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. PLEASE HAVE THESE VEHICLES RECALLED BEFORE A FAMILY DEPARTS TIS EARTH IN A BALL OF FLAMES BECAUSE OF THE UNCARING ATTITUDE OF GM. FOLSOM CHEVROLET, 916-985-5600, HAS DIAGNOSED MY MY VEHICLE AND CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILS. BUT FOR THIS PROBLEM TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SO MANY VEHICLES OVER SO MANY YEARS AND GM TO HAVE IGNORED IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I BELIEVE ONE THAT ONLY YOUR AGENCY CAN ADDRESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928048November 26, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
DRIVING DOWN AN EXPRESSWAY ABOUT 60MPH AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING, A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON MY DASH "POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC" THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ALSO DISPLAYED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. MY CAR HAS APPROX 125,000 MILES ON IT. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR 2006-2007 CHEVY MALIBUS SO I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I DO HAVE A RECALL THAT I HAVE NOT HAD FIXED YET FOR THE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION 13036 WHICH DEALER STATED IS UNRELATED ISSUE. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE ARE REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE 2009 4 CYLINDER CHEVY MALIBU'S. I WOULD HOPE GM WILL RECALL THIS AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927253November 21, 2016
STEERING
WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN THE SERVICE ECS CAME ON AND POWER STEERING STARTED GOING ACROSS THE SCREEN. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON I ALMOST HAD A WRECK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927316November 21, 2016
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING ALL OF THE SUDDEN HAS STARTED NOT WORKING. SOMETIMES IF I TUN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL WORK BUT IT ALSO GOES OUT ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926746November 17, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926450November 16, 2016
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I HEARD A "POP" OR "BANG" AND THEN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. SEAT IS NOW UNSTABLE AND MOVES WHILE MAKING TURNS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE STABILITY IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926565November 16, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK AT RANDOM BUTTONS ON DOORS AND FOB INOPERABLE THIS IS A VERY LARGE SAFETY HAZZARD I HAVE COME OUTSIDE TO FIND MY CAR UNLOCKED IN THE MORNING AFTER LOCKING IT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MEANING IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFEAT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER THE PROBLEM EVEN HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION UNLOCKING AND LOCKING AT RANDOM A CHILD COULD FALL OUT AT ANY SPEED WHEN DOOR UNLOCKS PLUS I COULD COME OUT TO SOMEONE IN MY CAR IN THE MORNING WITH THESE INOPERABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926107November 15, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 194,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925661November 13, 2016
STEERING
I'VE HAD THREE INSTANCES, TWO IN THE SAME DAY, WHILE EITHER STANDING STILL IN PARK IN A PARKING LOT OR IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET AND MY DASHBOARD SAYS SERVICE ESC POWER STEERING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. IT BECOMES NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE ONCE THIS HAPPENS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN ACCIDENTS EACH TIME. WHEN I'M FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OVER, I HAVE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND IT RESETS THE COMPUTER AND OPERATES REGULARLY BUT ON THE LAST OCCASION IT CAME BACK ON TWO MINUTES AFTER THE RESET. I'VE READ THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT ON THE 2009 MALIBU. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND EVEN DEATH DEPENDING ON WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT (SLOW TRAFFIC SPEEDS VS FAST HIGHWAY SPEEDS) BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ANY TYPE OF WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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