Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#10808370December 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING AND TORQUE CONVERTER SEALS. WHY WAS THE TRANSMISSION NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS REPAIR. I PURCHASED THE CAR AT 36,045 MILES, AT 78,798 MILES THIS TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKAGE OCCURS. THIS RESULT IN 3RD GEAR SHIFT SLIPPING. RENDERING ME TO PAY A TOTAL TO ROGER DEAN OF 1,234.15, MIND YOU THE SEALS WERE 30.00 AND THE LABOR 1086.40. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A DEFECT IN THE SEALS FOR THAT SITUATION TO OCCUR IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. PURCHASE CAR FROM ROGER DEAN ON 7/30/11 AT 36,045 MILES. HAD REPAIRS DONE ON 1/28/14 AT 78,798 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807668December 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR DOOR POWER LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS TO ACTUATE. FAILS TO LOCK PASSENGER DOOR WHEN DRIVING, FAILS TO UNLOCK IN THE EVENT OF NEED TO QUICKLY EXIT. LOCKS ARE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS MANUALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806628November 24, 2015
STEERING
TONIGHT I WENT TO START MY CAR UP TURNED THE HEATER ON THEN WENT BACK INSIDE CAME OUT AND WAS STEERING ITSELF BACK AND FORTH TURNED IT ON AND OFF AGAIN IT STOPPED BACKED UP AND PULLED FORWARD STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AND THEN IT STARTED TURNING REALLY HARD FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BY ITSELF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806341November 23, 2015
SEATS
SIDE HEATED SEATS BURNED MY GIRLFRIENDS BACK AND PUT AHOLE IN THE SEAT SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10806366November 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
OCTOBER 23, 2015, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 2009 MALIBU TO WORK WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. SHE TRIED TO GO FORWARD AND THE CAR STAYED IN FIRST GEAR. SHE STOPPED TRIED TO BACK UP AND IT WOULD NOT GO. SHE CALLED ME AND, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME SLOWLY IN FIRST GEAR. WE KNEW THE WARRANTY WAS DONE AS OF THE 5 YEARS BUT ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES ON IT. SO, AFTER READING ON LINE ABOUT DEALERSHIPS USING USED PARTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, WE CHOSE ATLAS TRANSMISSION TO DO THE WORK. WE WERE TOLD THE WAVE PLATE BROKE BASICALLY TAKING OUT THE TRANS AND NEEDED A NEW TRANS. $2808 LATER WE HAD THE CAR FIXED. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ANF GM ABOUT THIS SINCE I READ THE COVERAGE ON THE 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT IN THAT RECALL AND THEY COULDNT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME SINCE IT WAS A GOVERNMENT MANDATED COVERAGE BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. REALLY?-- MY WIFE BREAKING DOWN IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? --REALLY?-- I AM VERY DISSAPPOINTED IN CHEVROLET AND GENERAL MOTORS. I HAVE DRIVEN THEIR CARS FOR 40 YEARS! --A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE WAVE PLATE, A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN PROBLEM. $2808 CASH OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY CANT DO ANYTHING FOR ME ? I THINK THAT SUCKS! I WAS OFFERED A GIFT CARD FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OR TO BUY ACCESSORIES FOR MY CAR AS COMPENSATION FOR THE PROBLEM. --REALLY?--- WOW, I THOUGHT GM WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY WERE COVERING OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. --WELL, THEY DEFINATELY LOST ME AS A FUTURE CUSTOMER. I TRADED IT IN OM A NEW FORD ESCAPE FOR MY WIFE. A MUCH BETTER CHOICE AS I SEE IT. IM SURE THEY WILL TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS,---AS THEY DID IN THE PAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794995November 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RT FRONT HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR MECHANIC FOUND HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR BURNED AND MELTED--LIGHT BULB CONNECTOR BURNED POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790798November 16, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIRING HARNESS RELATED TO THESE PROBLEMS..RK CHEVROLET IN VINELAND,NJ REPAIRED IT SUPPOSEDLY. DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY ON SOCALLED REPAIR THE PROBLEM PERSISTED YET AGAIN AND I RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT...GAVE ME CODES FOR SOMETHING ELSE WHICH DID NOT RELATE TO WHAT IS WRONG...I'M GETTING NOWHERE WITH THIS AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS NEEDED FOR FAMILY TRANSPORTATION AND WORK.ESC LIGHT STAYS ON,TRACTION CONTROL STAYS ON,BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING BUT NOT WHEN BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789742November 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED; DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL; AND DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES. THIS OCCURS AFTER WE HAVE HAD THE WORK DONE THAT WAS FOR GM RECALL NUMBER 13036/NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 MULTIPLE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789594November 10, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789225November 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 55 MPH IT STARTED JUMPING/SKIPPING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND THEN IT JUST DIED. I COULDN'T GET IT IN REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL. THE ELECTRICAL INFORMATION ON THE DASH WENT OUT AS WELL. I HAD TO ARRANGE A TOW. I'M BEING TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS WELL. THE CAR HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED ROUTINELY. HOW DOES A TRANSMISSION GO FROM WORKING TO DEAD IN SECONDS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789382November 9, 2015
WHEELS:RIM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO DEFLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RIMS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789405November 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, THE SHIFTER MOVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789102November 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CENTER HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT WORKS AND THEN DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES. DEALER SAID 3 THIRD BRAKE LIGHT NEEDS REPLACED. LED BULB DOES LIGHT AT TIMES SO ITS NOT IN THE LED BUT SOMETHING UP IN LIGHT ASSEMBLY .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788383November 4, 2015
ENGINE
I HAVE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE PART ONLY LASTED 18 MONTHS. EXHAUST GASES ARE COMING INTO THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAPPENS TO OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786965October 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN INDEPENDENTLY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WAVE PLATE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISINTEGRATED. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787128October 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
POWER STEERING ,TRACTION LIGHT, ENGINE POWER DOWN ALL COME ON AND CAR SHUT DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786864October 28, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL, CAUSING OIL TO SPILL INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761596October 27, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS ACTUATOR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES CONTINUOUSLY. IT STARTED AFTER A MONTH. HOWEVER, RECENTLY THE PROBLEM RETURNED. IT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON, OFF OR WHILE DRIVING. AN INSPECTION REVEALED, ALL FOUR LOCKING ACTUATORS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786324October 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A GAS LEAK AT THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS VAPORS. THIS IS NOTICEABLE ANY TIME IT IS PARKED AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785942October 26, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN POWER STEERING BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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