Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2010)

1,365 consumer complaints on file.

#10585889May 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, SEATS
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, SHE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER. ALSO, THE AIR BAG ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM TWICE, WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SEAT WOULD MOVE WHILE DRIVING. SHE STATED THERE WAS RUST ON THE SEAT TRACK. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE SEAT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585832May 1, 2014
STEERING
I STARTED MY CAR TO BACK UP AND THE SERVICE ESC INDICATOR CAME ON AND THEN THE SERVICE POWER STEERING CAME ON. I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I TRIED BACKING UP BUT COULD BARELY MOVE THE CAR. I ENDED UP SHUTTING THE CARE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THIS WENT ON FOR A DAY OR SO. ONCE WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT PART OF THE HIGH WAY, WITH CHILDREN INSIDE. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE RECALL ON ALL MODELS PRIOR TO MY 2010 AND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHY DOESN'T GM EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR PAY FOR THIS. IT IS COSTING ME $700 TO BE FIXED. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN IS BEING REPLACED. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 14 DAYS. THIS IS SO WRONG AND I WILL NEVER EVER BOY ANOTHER GM CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585850May 1, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
2010 CHEVY MALIBU PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE DOOR LOCK IS IN THE UNLOCK POSITION BUT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I HAVE UNLOCKED THE PASSENGER DOOR FROM THE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON, THE KEY REMOTE AND THE PHYSICAL KEY. THE LOCK ITSELF GOES UP AND DOWN WHEN THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED AND KEY REMOTE BUTTON IS PRESSED, BUT WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585642April 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON THIS DATE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART ON VACATION. I GOT IN MY CAR WHICH WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK. IT WAS IN PARK. I INSTRUCTED MY WIFE TO CALL AAA. WHILE SHE WAS GONE I OPENED THE DOOR TO TRY AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. FOOLISHLY I GOT BEHIND THE CAR TO STOP IT AND GOT SANDWICHED BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE NEIGHBORS. I BROKE BOTH MY LEGS, HAD SURGERY AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A MONTH AND AM HAVING THERAPY AND CANNOT WALK OR WORK. I REPORTED THIS TO GM IN LIVONIA MICHIGAN AS INSTRUCTED BY MY DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING. SINCE THEN TWICE THE CAR HAS BEEN IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND HAS STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. SINCE I CANNOT WORK AND COULD NOT PAY MY BILLS I HAVE HAD TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10585356April 28, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED AND GO OFF ONCE PEDAL IS PRESSED...THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND COMMON AMONG THIS MODEL AND OTHER GM MODELS. I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585373April 28, 2014
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
SERVICE ESC. TRACTION CONTROL OFF MESSES WITH TRANSMISSION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584665April 24, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER STEERING WARNING PLUS THE CHECK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAME ON WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR, AND THE STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. WE WERE AT THE TIME IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. WE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, TRIED AGAIN, AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. NONETHELESS THIS MADE FOR A SCARY TRIP DOWN MOUNTAIN ROADS. THIS FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THEN IN THE WINTER OF 2013-2014 IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. IN APRIL 2014 WE TOLD THE CHEVROLET SERVICE ADVISOR WHO SAID TO BRING IN THE CAR WHILE THE STEERING WAS NOT ON POWER. SO WE DID WITH DIFFICULT STEERING IN CITY TRAFFIC. THE ADVISOR DIAGNOSED STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. GM HAS OFFERED TO PAY PART OF THE PRICE OF REPAIR. THIS OFFER CAME AFTER EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH GM AND THE LOCAL DEALER WITH WHOM WE HAVE DONE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BUSINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583838April 20, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FIRST TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. IT WOULD NOT STARTED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP WHICH THEY REPLACED. I HAD THE CAR 1 DAY WHEN IT DID THE SAME THING ONLY THIS TIME IT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, LUCKILY IT WAS NOT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO CODES COMING UP AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THEY NEEDED TO SEND MY CAR BACK TO GM BECAUSE THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583693April 19, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR THAT I BELIEVE TO BE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUE I FOUND TODAY (4/19/2014) WHEN I SMELLED GAS OUTSIDE OF MY CAR. UPON LOOKING UNDERNEATH MY CAR I FOUND MY GAS TANK LEAKING ONTO MY EXHAUST PIPE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY CAR. ONE OF THE OTHER SERIOUS ISSUES I HAVE FOUND WITH MY CAR INCLUDE A BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. MY CAR WAS OCCASIONALLY SHOWING A "SERVICE TRACTION/ ESC" ERROR CODE, WHICH COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED BY ANY MECHANIC OR EVEN A CHEVY DEALERSHIP THEMSELVES. IT WASN'T UNTIL A FRIEND FOLLOWING ME POINTED OUT THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING RIGHT, DID I REALIZE I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD, BUT ONLY ON THE OCCASIONS SAID ERROR CODE IS SHOWING. I LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. CHEVY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GIVE ME A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THE THIRD MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT, I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO MY CAR. WHEN I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY MALIBU, AMONG EVERY MALIBU I HAVE EVER BEEN, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN ON. I AM 26 AND WEIGH 94LBS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF MY SIZE IS THE REASON I DO NOT ENGAGE THE AIRBAG!? THE FINAL DEFECT I HAD TO DEAL WITH INVOLVED MY DRIVER SIDE RIM. I HAD A TINY LITTLE HAIR LINE CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF MY RIM, CAUSING ME TO LOOSE A LOT OF AIR IN MY TIRE. I CONSIDER THIS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE MY RIM WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY OTHER WAY SHAPE OR FORM. I HAD A HARD TIME OBTAINING A NEW RIM, BECAUSE (ACCORDING TO EVERYONE I CALLED) THE RIM WAS IN HIGH DEMAND. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE ISSUES AND CONSIDER ADDING THEM TO GM'S CURRENT RECALL LIST. THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING MY CONCERNS. *TR..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583511April 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE STOPPED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PROCEEDING TO 20 TO 30 MPH, FORWARD MOTION DISENGAGED AND RPM WENT ABOVE 3K WITH ANY MOTION. POWER TRAIN GRINDED AND STAGGERED TO MOTION. STOPPED AND CALLED FOR TOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582983April 15, 2014
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK ON MY LUNCH BREAK AND THREE ALERTS CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN. 1)SERVICE ESC 2) ENGINE POWER REDUCED 3) SERVICE TRACTION. TT MY VEHICLE WOULD BARELY GAIN SPEED. WHEN I WAS FORCED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, AND THE LIGHT FINALLY TURNED GREEN I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED AS THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ACCELERATING, AND MY CAR WOULD BARELY CREEP FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY WORK PARKING LOT AS MY VEHICLE ALMOST DID NOT GET UP TO SPEED. OUR VEHICLE IS GOING TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578905April 10, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578247April 8, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY 70MPH AND MY POWER STEERING ALERT CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY AND STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES THE NEXT DAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK (HOWEVER NOT ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT MORNING). EACH TIME I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY OVER $600 TO HAVE MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR SEVERAL OF THE PREVIOUS MODELS OF THE MALIBU, BUT NOT MY 2010, ALTHOUGH I DID EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I PURCHASED MY 2010 MALIBU IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576637April 8, 2014
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PLASTIC GROMMET AND WIPER LINKAGE FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577348April 4, 2014
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER FROM THE WINDSHIELD PILLAR PENETRATED THE VEHICLE AND WETTED THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577145April 3, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE RESTARTING IT TO REGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577162April 3, 2014
WHEELS
STEEL WHEELS CRACKED BEHIND WELD FOR SECOND TIME CAUSING SMALL AIR LEAK AND LOW TIRE,WHEELS NEVER STRUCK ANYTHING AND WERE NEVER ABUSED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED IN 2011 TO ANOTHER OF THE WHEELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577178April 3, 2014
WHEELS
STEEL WHEEL CRACKED IN WELD RESULTING IN SLOW AIR LEAK AND LOW TIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE (ON SEPARATE WHEELS) ON THIS CAR WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED OR WRECKED. THIS IS HAPPENING SO OFTEN TO OWNERS THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND USED WHEELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576701April 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD POTENTIALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576805April 2, 2014
STEERING
FOR NO REASON POWER STEERING WENT STIFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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