Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2014)

363 consumer complaints on file.

#11286689December 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. CANNON MOTORS (69900 HIGHWAY 82 WEST, GREENWOOD, MS) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281127November 19, 2019
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT'S MAKING A UNKNOWN SOUND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280349November 15, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN AUTO STOP KICKS IN MY BRAKES ON DRIVER SIDE START CLUNCKING WHEN I APPLY BRAKES CAR ONLY HAS 89,345 MILES ON IT 2014 MALIBU LS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279789November 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN 2015. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN A YEAR. CODE 305F. REPLACED AUX BATTERY. 1 YEAR LATER, CODE 305F, AGAIN. REPLACED AUX BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY. ANOTHER CODE POPPED UP..THIS WAS A SENSOR; REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOV 2018, AGAIN, CODE 305F. ANOTHER AUX BATTERY REPLACED. HERE WE ARE, DEC 2019, CODE 305F. DEALERSHIP STATES SINCE WE'VE REPLACED WITH A GEL BATTERY AND BOTH BATTERIES ARE READING GOOD BUT RECHARGE, THAT IT IS THE COMPUTER MODULE ON TOP OF THE BATTERY WHICH CONTROLS THE AUTO STOP/START AND THE REMOTE START. IN THE ALMOST 5 YEARS I HAVE HAD MY CAR, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN 3 TIMES NOW AND 2 TIMES FOR HUB ASSEMBLY THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT AT THE LOW MILEAGE OF 42K. THERE IS A CLEAR PROBLEM WITH THIS 305F AND THE HUB ASSEMBLY AS CHEVY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE 305F AND MANY CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS HAVE MADE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ACCORDING TO ONLINE SOURCES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR WILL "DIE"(SHUT OFF COMPLETELY) WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A REAR END.THIS CAR, ALONG WITH THE OTHER 2014-2015 ARE BEING TREATED AS THOUGH THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I'M SICK OF SPENDING $140.00 ON AN AUX BATTERY AND WASTING TIME FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW IS WORTHY OF A RECALL BUT ARE TO CHEAP OR JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT THE BUYER. AS I WRITE THIS, I AM SITTING AT STERLING MCCALL CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON FOR THE WONDERFUL 305F CODE. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN THE AUTO SHUT OFF/START KICKED OFF AND BACK ON WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. THAT'S WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE FIRST TIME. I DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO AND STILL PAYING IT OFF, BUT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN IT AND IT PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY ALONG WITH OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. I HAVE ABOUT 2 YEARS LEFT ON MY PAYMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279230November 10, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MILES CAR LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T GO OVER 35 MILES ON HER WAY TO WORK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALMOST GOT HIT BY SEVERAL CARS THAT WERE DOING 70 MILES DUE TO THE CAR WILL ONLY GO 35 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I CAME AND BROUGHT A BLUETOOTH SCAN TOOL THE SCAN TOOL CAME BACK WITH THESE TWO CODES P0700 P0776 WHICH WERE TRANSMISSION CODES AND JUST LIKE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM THE OTHER COMMENTS MY MOM ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS AND FROM WHAT I'VE YOUTUBE AND SEE ON THIS SITE THAT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON ISSUE WITH THOSE CARS AND THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED MY MOTHER HAD TO PAY $4,000 TO GET HER TRANSMISSION REBUILT WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND IT WAS SHIFTING ROUGH JUST LIKE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS WERE TALKING ABOUT ON THIS SITE WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD US IT WAS NORMAL BUT THAT'S WHAT ALL OF THOSE CARS DO IS SHIFT ROUGH I TOLD THEM THAT DIDN'T SOUND NORMAL TO ME AND IF THEY COULD PLEASE CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THEY SAID IT WASN'T TIME YET THE CAR ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES DURING THAT TIME FRAMEWE STILL ARGUE WITH THE GUY HE TOLD US FIND WILL CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT I'M TELLING YOU IT'S NORMAL WE GOT OUR RECEIPT BACK AND ALL THEY DID WAS OIL CHANGE NEVER EVEN TOUCHED THE TRANSMISSION WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THEY TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT THE FLUID WAS BLACK THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD US IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN READ WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD IT HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT THEN PLEASE DO AN INVESTIGATION ON THE 2014 CHEVY MALIBU TRANSMISSIONS THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE THERE THAT I BELIEVED COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268805October 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2014 CHEVY MALIBU LS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR ENGINE SHUT STOPPED WORKING, AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME OFF. I HAD TO GET THE ASSISTANCE OF A POLICE OFFICER TO CONTROL TRAFFIC AWAY FROM MY CAR, UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND TOWED IT TO THE SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AUXILIARY BATTERY WAS BAD, AND HAD IT REPLACED. THE CAR IT WORKED WELL. IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR THE CAR ENGINE BEGAN SHUTTING OFF, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND SOMETIMES AFTER IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. I HAD THE BATTERIES CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE BAD. I LIVE IN AZ, AND THE WEATHER HERE IS VERY HOT, BOTH WERE REPLACED ON AUGUST 27TH AND 28TH, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO, WITH TWO NEW BATTERIES. THE CAR WORKED WELL UP UNTIL THIS EVENING, WHEN IT SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AS I WAS DRIVING INTO MY YARD. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME OFF, AND I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I AM GLAD THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN I ENTERED MY YARD AND NOT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WILL TOW IT TO THE SHOP IN THE MORNING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267667October 10, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KINGDOM CHEVROLET (6603 S WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60636, (877) 921-8488) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,652.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267795October 10, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR SHUT OFF WHEN YOU GET ON YOUR BRAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266600October 6, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED LIMIT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED AS IT SHOULD. DRIVER HAS TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL TO EVEN GET UP TO SPEED. AND ONCE CAR IS UP TO SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE EVEN WITH NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS INSTALLED ON JULY 27, 2019 THE CAR TENDS TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN MORE INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE I'VE GOTTEN THE CAR IN MARCH 2018 PLUS WHEN THE AUTO-STOP IS INITIATED THE CAR ACTUALLY TURNS COMPLETELY OFF TURNING THE RADIO OFF BUT ONCE THE BRAKE IS RELEASED IT THEN RESTARTS. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED ON MARCH 8, 2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258558September 27, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS DOING 70 DOWN ONE OF OUR BUSIER COUNTRY ROADS IN MICHIGAN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE DOWN TO 30MPH CAUSING CARS TO SWERVE AND GO AROUND US. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND EXTREMELY HURT BECUASE OF THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256684September 19, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE PROBLEM. TURNS OUT THE CODE IS P0014 A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) FOR "CAMSHAFT POSITION B - TIMING OVER-ADVANCED OR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (BANK 1)". I WAS INFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER BUT I NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE PART AND ONCE THE PART CAME IN AND TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. ALSO, I WOULD BE INFORMED AND THEN I WOULD COME IN AND PAY THE LABOR FEES. I'VE CALLED CHEVROLET NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PART IS STILL ON BACK ORDER NATIONWIDE WITH NO ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME OF WHEN THE PART WILL COME IN. THEY STATED IT COULD BE ABOUT 1 MONTH. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THE 2013 MODEL OF THE CHEVROLET MALIBU HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME REASON. IF THE PART IS COMPLETELY OUT NATIONWIDE FOR CHEVROLET MALIBU'S, THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME FIND A WAY TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255995September 16, 2019
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V567000 (VISIBILITY). QUIRK CHEVROLET OF PORTLAND (1000 BRIGHTON AVE, PORTLAND, ME 04102, (207) 420-8968) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254622September 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SELECTOR FLASHED, AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO COX CHEVROLET (2900 CORTEX RD W, BRADENTON, FL 34207) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *BF*JB*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254055September 9, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HVAC CONTROL MODULE. MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246373August 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THIS CAR HAS THE AUTO STOP FEATURE WHICH CANNOT BE DISABLED. WHEN I'M STOPPED AND THE AUTO STOP ENGAGES, THE CAR WILL NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY RESTART. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK, WAIT UP TO A MINUTE OR TWO, SOMETIMES MORE AND THEN IT WILL START. HAVE TALKED TO CHEVY DEALER SERVICE, GOT NO HELP. WENT TO 3 INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS, RAN CODES BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP. ONE TIME I DID GET A CHECK BATTERY CHARGE SYSTEM WARNING. BATTERY IS FAIRLY NEW AND CHECKS OUT FINE. A CODE CAME UP TO REPLACE THE VALVE TIMING SOLENOID WHICH WE DID BUT STILL THIS AUTOSTOP PROBLEM PERSISTS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE I COULD GET REAR ENDED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I GET TEMPORARILY STRANDED AT INTERSECTIONS AND PEOPLE BEHIND ME ARE NOT ALWAYS UNDERSTANDING. . CALLED GM HEADQUARTERS TODAY- WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. I CALLED A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT COULD BE WRONG. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING IT IN TO SHOPS AND GET NO ANSWERS. ONE SHOP SAID THEY'VE SEEN SEVERAL CARS WITH THIS ISSUE, THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT STALLS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246052August 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED A MINUTE BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT HESITATED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243465August 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
THIS CAR IS STALLING AND SURGING. YOU GO TO LEAVE THE STOPPED POSITION IT HESITATE OR STALLS. DIES LIKE IT'S STARVED OF FUEL. RPM RAISES UP WITH DOING ANYTHING LIKE A LOSS OF POWER. CODES P0010 P0011 P0002
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243197August 12, 2019
ENGINE
THE AUTOSTOP FEATURE HAS A MALFUNCTION WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A STOP ON DOWN SIDE OF A HILL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT COMPLETELY OFF FOR UP TO 15 TO 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT CRANKS BACK UP AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE CAR IS ABLE TO SWITCH GEARS AND LIGHTS COME ON INT HE DASH AS NORMAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS WHILE ITS IN THIS DEAD STATE AND ONCE IT CRANKS UP AS NORMAL THE LIGHT GOES OFF. LOCAL DEALERSHIPS ARENT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE EXACT ISSUE AND THE CAR DOESNT KEEP A RECORD OF THE CHECK ENGINE CODE. A NEW BATTERY WAS GIVEN ONCE BUT THAT DISNT LAST LONG BEFORE THE AUTO STOP FEATURE MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242893August 9, 2019
ENGINE
FOUND LOOSE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS. CAUSING INTERMITTENT CODE P0171 FUEL TRIM LEAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242476August 8, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AUTONATION (7769 GRAPEVINE HIGHWAY, FORT WORTH, TX 76180, (817) 485-0400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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