Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2008)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#11291161December 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY LOCK UP AND SOUND LIKE BRAKING PLACTIC,HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. DASHBOAD LIGHTS EITHER DO NOT WORK OR FLICKER. FAST FLASHING AS IF A BULB IS OUT THAN IT FIXES ITSELF. NUMBERS RUNNING ACROSS THE RADIO SCREEN THAN STOPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289353December 16, 2019
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I START MY CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED UP AND A MESSAGE STATING "POWER STEERING" COMES ACROSS THE MAIN SCREEN. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE ISSUE ONLY CONTINUES TO GET WORSE OVER TIME, AND THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO COVER MY VIN NUMBER OR YIELD AN OPEN RECALL. IT IS POSSIBLE THE PERSON WHO HAD THIS CAR BEFORE ME HAD THE ISSUE FIXED AND IT IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. ONLY AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES AM I ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL ALL THE WHILE IT SHAKES BACK AND FORTH AS IF THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287863December 9, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287752December 8, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT LOW BEAM KEEPS GOING OUT. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB WITH A NEW BULB IT WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEN GO OFF BUT NOT BURNT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286707December 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WILL NOT START AFTER ENGINE HAS HEATED UP THE FUSE BOX. COLD STARTS ARE OK. ONCE THE FUSE BOX HAS COOLED THE CAR WILL START AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281582November 21, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THE POWER STEERING CEASED TO OPERATE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281204November 19, 2019
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. A "POWER STEERING" ALERT COMES UP ON THE DASH AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS CAN HAPPEN AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK OR WHILE DRIVING SLOW, FAST, STRAIGHT OR TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279753November 13, 2019
STEERING
STEERING WILL LOCK UP SOMETIMES IT SAY POWER STEERING ON WARNING, SOMETIMES THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON I CAN CORRECT BY PUTTING IN PARK SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THEN IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION - I AM WORRIED I MIGHT GET REAR ENDED IF I CAN'T GET OVER IN TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT MOST RECENTLY THREE TIMES LAST WEEK AND SO FAR TWICE THIS WEEK HAPPENS WHEN GOING INTO A TURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279810November 13, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT O PROBLEMS WITH MY LOW BEAMS I'VE CHANGED THEM 3 TIMES CHECKED OUT ALL FUSES AND WIRING SOMETIMES THEY WILL WORK MOSTLY NOT SEEN ALIT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE JUST SAYING THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279909November 13, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND IT CAUSES MY BRAKES TO ENGAGE BY THERE SELVES IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279702November 12, 2019
STEERING, WHEELS
IF I DRIVE REAL FAST WHENEVER IT RAIN IT'LL SAY POWER STEERING SERVICE TRACTION OFF MY CAR WOULD SLID AS I PULL OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP . IT'S HARD FOR MY CAR TO TURN AND IT'S TRIGGERING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT .ON THE HIGHWAY WHEELS AND TIRES SHAKE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278504November 6, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY CAR WAS SHOWING SERVICE ESC I LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT SO I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP IN JUNE TO BE REPAIRED AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE CAR STARTED RUNNING FUNNY AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277016October 30, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
(ESC) TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDS REPAIRS COMES ON CAUSING THE CAR TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER IMMEDIATELY. NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING. I WAS LUCKY WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE ON A HWY AND HIT A SMALL BUMB IN IN ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO FIX THEY COMB THROUGH THE CAR THEY SAID AFTER RESETTING ESC THEY COULD NOT REPEAT ESC CODE AGAIN, BUT TOLD ME IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING JUST BRING BACK. LUCKILY THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME THIS VISIT BUT WAS SECOND TIME TO TAKE TO THEM. FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS SOME OTHER SENSORS AND CHANGED THEM WHICH DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. THEY SAID I HAD RODENT DAMAGE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CUT INTO THE WIRES TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SEEMED CLUELESS AS TO WHY IT DOES THIS. I READ OTHER PEOPLE'S FORMS ON THERE CHEVY CARS AND IT'S NOT JUST MY MAILBU. I WAS TOLD PRETTY MUCH DON'T TRUST FOR A TWO TRIP I HAD PLANNED. THEY TAPED UP SOME OF MY WIRES AND HOPED IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE START TO A LARGER PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269332October 18, 2019
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON, IT WOULD STOP FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT WOULD REPEAT THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268010October 11, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY LOW BEAMS SEVERAL TIMES. A COUPLE OF TIMES A MECHANIC REPLACED THE (MELTED AND SCORCHED) HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE BULB AND IT WORKS FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT EVENTUALLY ONE OF THE LIGHTS GOES OUT AGAIN. I HAVE WASTED MUCH TIME AND MONEY ON THIS ISSUE AND REALIZE I AM NOT ALONE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267050October 8, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ESC ALWAYS TURNING OFF. BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING RANDOMLY AND NOT WORKING RANDOMLY WHEN IN MOTION. CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING IF ESC LIGHT COMES ON WHEN CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258576September 27, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS SHORTING OUT AFTER BEING FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256771September 20, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES NOW WHERE MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL TURN ON MY DASHBOARD, THEN IT TURNS TO MANUAL STEERING WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH MY VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO MERGE OFF TO THE SHOULDER. SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMON WHEN GOING 30 MPH OR UNDER BUT HAS HAPPENED WHEN GOING 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY. LAST TIME WAS TODAY WHEN I WENT TO GET NEW SET OF TIRES AND IT LOCKED UP ON THE TECHNICIAN. IT WILL HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND IF I RESTART MY CAR PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY FOR AWHILE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256049September 16, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT LOW BEAM LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT REPLACED LOW BEAM BULBS 3 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS AND REPLACED HARNESSES ONCE AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONTINUES TO GO OUT. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. 3RD BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. IT LIGHTS UP BRIGHT SOMETIME, DIM SOMETIME, AND OTHER TIMES IT DON'T WORK AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255241September 13, 2019
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. CANNOT CONTROL THE CAR. CALLED GM AND EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. GM WAS TERRIBLE AND WOULD NOT LET ME SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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