Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2008)

996 consumer complaints on file.

#10716883May 27, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY REPAIRS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT FIT INTO THE GAS TANK WAS CRACKED AT THE COLLAR. *JB UPDATED 09/21/15.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL NOTICE HE RECEIVED, WAS THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED THAT COST HIM $ 1383.00. UPDATED 10/27/15.*JB UPDATED 12/07/15.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721801May 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED MY CHECK ESC CHECK TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON IN MY DRIVER NOTIFICATION PANEL. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND I WASNT EVEN IN THE VEHICLE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. SO I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHOUT ME HITTING THE BRAKES AND THEN WHEN I DID HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE FIFTH TIME NOW FOR THE SAME THING. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721137May 23, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TURN INDICATOR SWITCH DOES NOT HOLD THE SIGNAL WHEN TURNING LEFT, DOES WHEN TURNING RIGHT BUT DOES NOT SWITCH OFF. THIS BEGAN AFTER GETTING THE STEERING RECALL FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716501May 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 7/10/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPDATED 08/06/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715269May 8, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH MY KEYLESS ENTRY AND ALL BUT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD UNLOCK. EVEN WHEN USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON ONE OF THE FRONT CAR DOES WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE SEAT TO UNLOCK THE DOOR TO GET MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR THIS WOULD RANDOMLY HAPPEN TO THAT SPECIFIC DOOR. ON THURSDAY MAY 7TH, 2015, THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT NOW BOTH CAR LOCKS IN THE REAR WERE NOT OPENING WITH THE REMOTE ENTRY OR THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE FRONT DOORS. THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY CONCERN. ESPECIALLY WITH A YOUNG CHILD THAT IS IN THE BACK SEAT. I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ON ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR BRAND NEW CARS AND USED CARS OVER THE YEARS. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH IT IN THE PAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715186May 7, 2015
STEERING
I WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD NOT TURN USING ONE HAND, SO I USED 2 HANDS AND TURNED AS HARD AS I COULD. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND WAS WAY HARDER TO TURN THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THIS INCLUDES LARGE TRACTORS, PICKUPS, TRUCKS AND CARS THAT HAD NO POWER STEERING AND WERE FAR EASIER TO TURN THAN MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ. AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. IT IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR NOW AND SOMETIMES HAPPENS WITH TURNING RIGHT AND MORE FREQUENTLY TURNING LEFT. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AT $440 INSTALLED AND QUITE POSSIBLY RACK & PINION AT $660 INSTALLED. THE SHOP ADDED AN ADDITIVE TO THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT IS MAKING IT BETTER, ALTHOUGH IT IS ONLY A BANDAID AND DOES NOT FIX THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. GM CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS ONLY. THE RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED USING 3 BULLETINS. MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THESE BULLETINS, ALTHOUGH, THE BULLETINS MAKE IT APPEAR AS THOUGH IT IS COVERED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON-LINE. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS DEFECT, AS I HAVE ALREADY HAD SOME "NEAR MISSES" DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715239May 7, 2015
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING--NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED--- RECALL #14V153000..GM CASE #[XXX]. GM SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MADE AT THE CERTAIN TIME AT THE CERTAIN PLANT THEREFORE IT IS NOT COVERED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF. IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND THE FIX IS EXACTLY THE SAME. THERE ARE 100'S OF POSTS AN SOCIAL MEDIA OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. IT COST ME $785.87 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. GM SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713657April 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE POWER DOOR LOCKS (THEIR ASSEMBLIES) ON ALL DOORS HAVE GONE BAD. THIS PREVENTS THE UNLOCKING OF ANY DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND BACK DOORS FROM INSIDE VERY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FRONT SEAT WHICH CAN TRAP INFANTS OR OTHERS INSIDE. FOR ALL DOORS TO GO BAD AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE AND NEWER CAR IS NOT NORMAL. DOORS INITIALLY STARTED GOING BAD 3 YEARS AGO. OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND DEALERS APPEAR TO ALSO KNOW THIS ISSUE IS COMMON AS THEY CHECK FOR IT WITHOUT REQUEST. GM SHOULD REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS AND FIX ANY OTHER NON- FUNCTIONING DOOR LOCKS AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL DOORS DO NOT HAVE KEYED LOCKS AND ALL DOORS TRY TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713044April 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712564April 24, 2015
STEERING
THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN BULLETIN #14118 (KNOWN BY NHTSA AS 14V153) FOR MOST 2008 MALIBUS. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR WHATEVER REASON, NHTSA SAW FIT TO NOT INCLUDE ALL MALIBUS WITH THIS PART NUMBER. THIS PART FAILED ON MY CAR AND GM HAS CHARGED ME $480 FOR THE MODULE AND $275 FOR LABOR BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF OTHER 2008 MALIBUS WITH THIS EXACT SAME KNOWN FAULTY PART. WHY? AS AN ASIDE, WHY DOES THE RECALL NOTICE NOT INCLUDE THE APPLICABLE VIN NUMBERS? WHY MUST A SECOND STEP OF FINDING THIS WEBSITE BE NECESSARY TO FIND OUT IF A PERSON'S VEHICLE IS INCLUDED, OR EXCLUDED, FROM A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712276April 22, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. AT TIMES, THE LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOT ALL THE LOCKS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705352April 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY 08 MALIBU LTZ IS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. I HAVE TO LET OFF ACCELERATOR FOR IT TO SHIFT GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703981April 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS TO SERVICE AIRBAGS. WILL STAY ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. WILL DO THIS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE PICTURES OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704039April 6, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVY MALIBU ONE YEAR AGO AND HAS HAD STEERING AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING AND LACK OF CONTROL. WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK OR DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES LOUD NOISES. WHEN I'M DRIVING, THE WHEEL WILL JERK LEFT AND RIGHT AND FEEL "STUCK" IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE WHEEL WILL TURN AND STICK AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT... IT HAS TURNED AND STUCK GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE STREET AND HIGHWAY. THERE IS ALSO ISSUES WITH THE CAR DOOR LOCKS GOING UP AND DOWN, AND I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULB TWICE WITHIN A YEAR. I NOTICED THE TURNING LIGHT/BLINKER GOING FAST AND SLOW AND A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR SPEAKERS HAVE GONE IN AND OUT. MY DEALERSHIP HAS SENT ME AROUND IN CIRCLES WITH NO CARE IF THIS GETS RESOLVED. I CONTACTED GM AND I HAVE A CASE NUMBER BUT NO ONE HAS GIVEN ME A RESOLUTION OR EVEN SUGGESTED HELP BY GM OR MY DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703415April 2, 2015
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT, A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE MOTOR OF THE SEAT AS IT LEANED TOWARDS THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703007March 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND A PERSON BEGAN TO ENTER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS 2008 MALIBU DUE TO THE ELECTRIC LOCKS GOING UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN RANDOMLY. HE WAS ABLE TO RUN A RED LIGHT AND DRIVE AWAY IN ORDER TO ESCAPE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN A HIGH CRIME CITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701207March 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS EXTREME HESITATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695075March 18, 2015
STEERING
CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED. HAD TO MANUALLY TURN AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. STEERING WHEEL HAD ALSO STARTED TO SHAKE OR VIBRATE EVEN WHEN SITTING IN PARK. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO MOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, TURNING A LITTLE BIT ON ITS OWN WHILE PARKED AND RUNNING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE, UNDER SPECIAL POLICY 101830P. THIS SAME THING WAS DONE IN SEPT 2012. WHEN I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT STILL WAS LOSING POWER STEERING AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR THAT HAD INTERNAL FAILURE. THIS WOULD BE ALMOST $600 TO FIX AND THERE WAS ALSO A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $96. I CONTACTED GM, BECAUSE THERE WERE 1.3 MIL VEHICLES RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT INCLUDES THE 2008 MALIBU (WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE),MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THEY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHOM OFFERED TO GIVE A 20% DISCOUNT TO DO THE REPAIR. GM THEMSELVES WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR OR DIAGNOSTIC FEE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. AT THIS TIME, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING TO DIRECT MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT LOSES THE POWER STEERING. THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD BE ABLE TO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NOR QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694567March 16, 2015
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE ALARM WENT OFF, A NOTIFICATION POPPED UP ON THE CAR'S DISPLAY SCREEN THAT POWER STEERING WAS OUT. THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST STARTED, BUT WOULD EVENTUALLY CUT OUT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING DURING THIS TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JUMP AROUND, SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694072March 13, 2015
STEERING
MY WIFE PULLED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED NEARLY CAUSING HER TO HAVE A HEAD ON CRASH. SHE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT. THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT LOW SPEEDS AND IS VERY TIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE TALKED TO CHEVROLET REGARDING THE RECALL AND THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR 2008 CHEVY MALIBU'S BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED YET. I HAVE READ THE SYMPTOMS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING RECALL FOR 2008 MALIBU'S AND THEY ARE EXACTLY WHAT IDENTIFIES MY POWER STEERING ISSUE! CHEVROLET GAVE ME A REFERENCE # FOR MY CASE: REF. # [XXX]. I DO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC SCHEDULED WITH JEFF WYLER CHEVROLET, 2237 W. FIRST ST., SPRINGFIELD OHIO 45504 ON MARCH 30TH. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY MY VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL WAS RECALLED BUT THAT CHEVROLET WILL NOT PAY FOR IT? IF THEY CLAIM IT HAS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED YET THEN I THOUGHT I WOULD BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION SO IT WILL BE DISCOVERED!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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