Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2009)

1,536 consumer complaints on file.

#11208675May 20, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN THE LAST 5-6 MONTHS MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OUT, I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB LIKE 4-5 TIMES, THE HARNESS ADAPTER TO THE HEADLIGHT LIGHTBULB CONNECTOR AND LASTLY THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS FROM THE FACTORY AND IT IS STILL GOING OUT AFTER A DAY OR TWO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208397May 18, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING AND I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF, BUT IT RETURNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208430May 18, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRACTION SERVICE INDICATOR WOULD COME ON AS WELL AS ESC INDICATING IT WAS OFF, ALSO BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK, VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH). PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BEAM LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLOWOUT (HAVE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN AS MANY MONTHS) ALSO TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT ALWAYS CLICK OFF AFTER TURNING. AS FAR AS REPAIRS ON TRACTION,ESC BRAKE LIGHTS AND DOWNSHIFTING, I REMOVED THE BCM CONNECTOR, CLEANED IT AND USED DIELECTRIC GREASE ON IT AND AS OF NOW SEEMS TO HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS ONGOING AS WELL AS THE TURN INDICATOR, IF YOU WILL GO ONLINE, (GOOGLE) LOWER BEAM HEADLIGHT PROBLEM ON CHEVY MALIBU'S AS WELL AS AS THE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, YOU WILL FIND NUMBEROUS COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALLS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208457May 18, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING THE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CARS ELECTRIC STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. AS OF NOW YOU CAN SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND START THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL WORK BUT THEN SHUT DOWN WITHIN 10 MILES. THIS MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207777May 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE DASHBOARD WARNED TO SERVICE THE TRACTION CONTROL AND HYBRID. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208367May 17, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL. ESC TRIGGERS WITH TURNS, POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS STEERING HAS FAILED CAUSING ME TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, LUCKILY ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. 09' MALIBU @ 148K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208075May 16, 2019
STEERING
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY SON. THE SELLER TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT RIGHT . SO WHILE DRIVING IT HOME IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THE DASH FLASHED "POWER STEERING". SO I SEARCHED RECALLS AND FOUND THE ATTACHED PRINT OUT. BUT WHEN I SEARCH THOUGH YOUR WEBSITE IT SAYS NO OPEN RECALLS. SEEMS TO BE HARDER TO STEER WHILE TURNING AND AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207085May 12, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON. BEFORE THE LIGHT CAME ON THE WHEEL RANDOMLY BECAME HARD TO TURN AND A DANGER TO DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206052May 7, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING EACH LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOW BY POWER STEERING THE WHEEL AUTOMATICALLY STARTED CLICKING WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL IN THE MIST THE WHEEL JERKS THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MAKE IT HARD TO TURN AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE POWER STEERING THEN GOES COMPLETELY OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205574May 3, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURN STEERING WHEEL GET STIFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204159April 27, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
REPLACED BATTERY, STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ESU WARNING AND TRACTION SERVICE LIGHT COME ON POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. CAR LOSS POWER AND CUT OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203937April 26, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY AND EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR (ESC) ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE CHANGED THE BRAKE HUBS MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC SENSOR NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AND A NEW POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203628April 25, 2019
STEERING
DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY QUITS WORKING MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR AND INCREASING THE CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT. RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SEVERAL MALIBU'S WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM BUT THIS CAR HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202885April 22, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN STARTING MY CAR, I ATTEMPT TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK AND I NEED TO STEP ON MY BRAKES AS IF I AM SLAMMING THEM JUST TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REVERSED, I NOTICED THIS AT NIGHT WHEN A CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKE SENSOR SO I CHANGED IT AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. SINCE THEN 3 CARS HAVE ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKING ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING MY TRACTION LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, IT STATES 'SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ESC' AND MAKES MY CAR SHAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197298April 19, 2019
STEERING
RANDOMLY LOSES POWER STEERING, I WAS LEAVING A CONCERT SITTING STILL WENT TO MOVE THE CAR AND NO POWER STEERING, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN, THAT WAS THE 2ND TIME IT HAD HAPPENED, THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU AGAIN SITTING STILL WENT TO MOVE AND NO POWER STEERING TURNED CAR OFF THEN ON AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197180April 18, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGES DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAMBE CHEVROLET (704 S. HEATON ST, KNOX, IN), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196597April 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP IN COLD WEATHER EVEN AFTER BEING WARMED UP FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. HAPPENED TWICE, SECOND TIME I DID A NORMAL TURN TO THE RIGHT IT LOCKED UP AND HAD TO PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY. ALWAYS UNLOCKS WHEN RESTARTING THE CAR. RIGHT HEADLIGHT ALSO DOESN'T PROPERLY WORK. CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB TWO WEEKS AGO AND TURNED OFF JUST TODAY. CHECKED THE BULB AND STILL WORKS. I'VE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEMS ONLINE AND THERE'S BEEN RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT BOTH OF MY PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195957April 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED THE CAR MARCH 14, 2019 FROM A FAMILY MEMBER. THE FRONT PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. THE PRIOR OWNER STATED THEY HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE LIGHT REPAIRED AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN SINCE 2009. APRIL 2, 2019 I TOOK THE CAR TO CLINT NEWELL CHEVROLET TO HAVE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FIXED. THE PROBLEM WAS THE WIRE THAT PLUGS INTO THE LIGHT WAS MELTED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $172.33. ON APRIL 4, 2019 THE REAR PASSENGER TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING. I REPLACED THE BULB. APRIL 9, 2019 THE PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT QUIT WORKING. APRIL 11, 2019 I REPLACED THE BULB. AS SOON AS THAT WAS DONE THE FRONT PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING AGAIN. I CHECKED THE LOW BEAM FUSE AND IT WAS FINE. I CANNOT AFFORD 172.00 AGAIN 9 DAYS LATER FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE ALSO FOUND ONLINE IN CHEVY FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE THAT OWN CHEVROLET MALIBUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195898April 12, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND HAD TO MAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED ON ITS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND THE POWER STEERING AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195919April 12, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TRAVELING EAST TURNING LEFT GOING 17 MPH, STRUCK BY A VAN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH IS 50 HEAD ON, DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT. PASSENGER IS 5'4' AND 120 LBS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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