2008 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

STARTED BACK IN JUNE, CAR STARTED NOT TO PICK UP SPEED WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESS. TODAY WAS THE WORST, DRIVING ON MY WAY FROM SCHOOL TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN FROM DAYCARE, MY CAR STARTED JUMPING AND CAR MONITOR STATED NO TRACTION, TRACTION OFF, ENG POWER REDUCED, I WORK FULL TIME AND GOING TO SCHOOL AND HAVE TO KIDS, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I NEED A RESPONSE ASAP, A CAR RENTAL OR A REPLACEMENT, I MAKE CAR PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH, AND MY CAR IS NOT RELIABLE AND I BELIEVE IS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, WHICH IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. I HAVE CALLED GM AND I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS STILL CONSIDER SAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND STARTER RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,313.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS ALSO PRESENT ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

REC'D TWO SAFETY RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS VEHICLE. 2 MONTHS APART. LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS, WE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN AVAILABLE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 101 A 5 LANE HWY, WE WERE IN THE HOV LANE. THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED, WE HAD ALL ELECTRICAL ON THE DASH LIGHT RADIO WORKED BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START BACK UP. PREVIOUS OCCASIONS IT HAS STALLED , THIS IS THE 5 OR 6TH TIME! I TAKE IT IN TO SERVICE AND THEY SAY ITS ONE THING AND OTHER WEEK GOES BY AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE MALIBU AND THE STEERING CUT OUT ON HER. SHE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE STEERING CAME BACK. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER MY SON-IN LAW WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE STEERING CUT OUT AGAIN. I ASKED BOTH OF THEM IF THERE WERE ANY LIGHTS OR CHIMES INVOLVED WHEN THE STEERING CUT OUT. BOTH OF THEM SAID NO. THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS MY SON-IN -LAW TOLD ME THAT IT CUT OUT AGAIN. I TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE THE STEERING COLUMN, POWER STEERING MOTOR OR CONTROL UNIT, AND IT WOULD COST AROUND 700 - 1,000 -DOLLARS. MY SON-IN -LAW ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE DEALER SAID THERE IS ONE BUT ITS HASN'T BEEN SENT OUT YET. THEN THEY HAD THE AUDACITY TO CHARGE HIM 55 DOLLARS FOR THE TIME SPENT ON TROUBLESHOOTING THERE OWN PROBLEM

PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE MY STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF. I PUT CAR IN PARK RESTARTED CAR AND IT LOOSENED UP BUT AS I STARTED TO DRIVE IT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW MY STEERING WHEEL IS STARTING TO SHAKE AND MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

REGULAR HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK. THEY WERE GOING OFF THEN ON FOR AT LEAST 3 WEEKS. SHUTTING OFF ON THE FREEWAY 3 TIMES. FORCING ME TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS. PLEASE REVIEW YOUR RECALL TO INCLUDE MY 2008 ALSO. TIRE SENSOR PROBLEMS SINCE I GOT THE CAR. 3 YEARS AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED HAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF THEN CAR WOULD NOT START ALL THE COMPUTERS BURNT OUT DON'T SEE HOW 1,400 DOLLARS LATER SHE GOT IT BACK SOME THINGS DON'T WORK AS THEY DID.THEY SAID SHE DID SOMETHING TO IT. SHE'S A 78 YEAR OLD WOMAN SHE CAN'T EVEN CHECK OIL. SO U TALE ME WHAT HAPPEN IT. I THINK THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND BLAMED IT ON HER , I HAD TO PAY THE BILL SHE COULD NOT. THIS CAR DOSE NOT STEER RITE. THIS CAR STEERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE NEVER IN THE CENTER. AN WHEN THE WIND BLOWS ITS 5 TIMES WORSE. THEY SAY ITS FINE.IT'S A HARD CAR DRIVE U HAVE TO WORK THE STEER THE CAR TURN SIGNALS KEEP BREAKING.BEEN THIS WAY SINCE SHE BOUGHT IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BRIDGE WHEN THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, I HIT MY BRAKES AND SLID INTO THE BACK OF A DODGE RAM AND THEN WAS REARENDED BY A CHEVY TAHOE. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND A LIGHT FLASHED IN THE DASH SAYING CHECK AIRBAGS. I WASN'T AWARE THIS COULD BE A DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME, IT HAS SINCE BE TOTALED. *TR

MY TRACTION LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REDUCED POWER NOTIFICATION CAME ON, THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR VERY SUDDENLY AND THE CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND ROARED UP REALLY LOUD. I WAS SURROUNDED BY TRAFFIC. IT WAS VERY SCARY. *JS

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON/OFF LIGHT STARTED TO TURN OFF AND ON WHILE A PASSENGER OF 108 POUNDS WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO WAS SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD COMING ON THEN OFF. THE AIR BAG ON/OFF LIGHT EVENTUALLY STAYED OFF AFTER TWO DAYS OF THE SAME THINGS HAPPENING AND THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH IS CONSTANTLY ON WITH A MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE AIR BAG. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND IT WOULD COST $800.00 FOR THE PART ALONE AND $100.00 - $150.00 FOR LABOR. *JS

MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE LOUD POPPING NOISE HAS NOW BEEN HAPPENING JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND EVEN WORSE AT LOWER SPEEDS OF 20-35 MPH. ALONG WITH A SQUEAKY BOUNCING NOISE THAT IS CONSTANT. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOOSING IT'S LUBRICATION AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE PUT REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. THE PROBLEM IS SO ANNOYING AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE CAN HEAR IT. I AM ABOUT TO JUST TRADE IT IN ON A HONDA OR TOYOTA EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ONLY EVER OWNED A CHEVROLET. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) DUE TO THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY SISTER AN I WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES, CA INTO DALLAS, TX AT THE AIRPORT WE RENTED A CAR FROM NATIONAL CAR RENTAL TO GO ONTO SHREVEPORT. LA TO SEE OUR SISTER WHO WAS IN HER LAST DAYS WITH HER FIGHT WITH CANCER. WE'RE ON I-20 NORTH DRIVING ALONG THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STEERING WENT OUT OF CONTROL, SPEEDING GOING VERY FAST I COULD NOT STOP, THE WENT OVER INTO THE MEDIN OF I-20 STEAL TRAVEL FAST WENT ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE SOUTH I-20 STILL COULD NOT STOP NO BRAKE WE HIT A CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE I-20 THAT WHAT KEEP US FROM GOING OFF I-20 COMPLETELY. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOY AT MY SISTER DIED ON THE SPOT OF THE CRASH, I WAS KNOT OUT AND THE HAD TO BE AIR LIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN DALLAS, TX SHE WENT TO THE MORDGE IN TYLER,TX I COULD NOT WALK, SHOULDER BROKE, ARM AND LEGS WE'RE IN BAD SHAPE. THE DAY I GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL THE SISTER WE'RE GO TO SEE DIE. THEIR NEVER WAS A OFFICER OF THE LAW TO COME AN TELL ME ANY THING IN REGARD TO THE CRASH, THE GM CHEVROLET 2008 MALIBU WE RENTED ACT JUST LIKE THE OTHER GM VEHICLES IN THE IGNITION RECALL, THE CAR ENGINE, GOING OUT OF CONTROL, STEERING I HAD NO CONTROL , POWERS BRAKES NOT WORKING I COULD NOT STOP, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOY AT ALL GM KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AND MY INJURIES AND MY SISTER DEATH DID NOT HAVE TO BE NOT ONLY THAT THIS MODEL WAS NOT IN THE RECALL I NEED SOME ANSWER AS TO WAY THE VERY SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME AND MY IN A FATAL CRASH IN THIS GM PRODUCT A INVESTIGATION NEED TO BE DONE AND I NEED AN WONT AN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,240.

2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JUNE OF 2014. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT PROVIDED THE PART AND UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 08-26-14 *BF UPDATED 9/2/2014 *JS

SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. WHEN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS "OFF". *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM STEERING. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A POLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A RATE OF 35 MPH, THE STEERING ON MY CAR BEGAN TO ACT UP. THE STEERING FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO LOCK UP BUT THEN IT WOULD JERK TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW BLOCKS, IT STOPPED. I REMAINED IN THE "SLOW" LANE BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MORE BLOCKS, IT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING. THIS BEHAVIOR CONTINUED UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. I ALSO INCREASED MY SPEED TO 55 MPH WHEN I APPROACHED THE EXPRESSWAY. I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL ON THE STEERING; HOWEVER, THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY REPLIES WITH, WE DON'T HAVE A PART. IS IT SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE? IS MY FAMILY IN DANGER AT THIS POINT? THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION & AS A SINGLE MOM, I NEED MY CAR! PLEASE REVIEW & ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 25 MPH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A CHIME THAT SOUNDED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,050. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/2/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELTS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURING. THE SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE DEFECT HAD RECURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT LATER THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT. IN ADDITION THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH MY STEERING START JERKING AND LOCKING UP COULDN'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND LET THE CAR REST FOR ABOUT 15 MINS. IT STARTING TO DRIVE RIGHT AFTER I LET IT REST THE NEXT DAY THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON. IF I WOULDN'T HELD TIGHT TO THE WHEEL I MIGHT WOULD HAVE CRASH. *JS

I PUT MY CHILDREN I THE CAR AS I ALWAYS DO THE CAR DOORS LOCK WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE UNLOCKED AND WOULD NOT LOCK BACK. SINCE THEN THEY HAVE FAILED TO WORK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE WITH CHILDREN. THE FUSES AND RELAYS ARE ALL GOOD ON THE CAR IM ASSUMING IT IS THE ACTUATOR. WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THESE LOCKS FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND OTHERS RIDING IN THESE SAME CONDITIONS DUE TO FAULTY LOCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ

"SERVICE AIR BAG" KEPT COMING ON, MAYBE FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN WOULD GO OFF FOR MANY DAYS. DID THIS FOR MANY MONTHS. THIS PAST MAY THE MESSAGE CAME ON MORE THAN WAS OFF. HAD IT SERVICED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR ON PASSENGER SIDE. VERY COSTLY!! *TR

"SERVICE AIR BAG" KEPT COMING ON, MAYBE FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN WOULD GO OFF FOR MANY DAYS. DID THIS FOR MANY MONTHS. THIS PAST MAY THE MESSAGE CAME ON MORE THAN WAS OFF. HAD IT SERVICED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR ON PASSENGER SIDE. VERY COSTLY!! *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK THEY MAKE THE NOISE AND CLICK BUT DO NOT TAKE ACTION TO LOCK OR UNLOCK.THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT HAVING KIDS AND HAVING TO REACH ALL THROUGHOUT THE CAR TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS . PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING DECELERATION. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROLS ALSO FAILED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

EVERYTHING EVERYONE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. THE ALARM DOESN'T WORK. WE HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS SOMETIMES. BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF AS IT WANTS. JUST RECENTLY, 05/15/14 THE CAR HAD BEEN REALLY SLOW AT PICKING UP. IT WAS REALLY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO REACH 60MPH. BUT SOME DAYS IT'LL PICK UP OK TOO? I HOPE THEY FIX THESE ISSUES SOONER. REALLY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

LOW BEAMS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NOT WORKING. REPLACE WIRE HARNESS ON BOTH LIGHTS AND LIGHT BULBS TWICE. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT BEGAN WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO ABRUPTLY MOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, OSCILLATING BACK AND FORTH QUICKLY, WITH NO CONTACT FROM MY HANDS. THE WHEEL OSCILLATED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS MADE A CHIME NOISE THEN STOPPED. I DROVE ON TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE AND ALL APPEARED FINE. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK TO THE RIGHT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. WHEN STEERED TO THE RIGHT TO CHANGE TO THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE, THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT. THE PAVEMENT WAS SMOOTH AND CLEAN SO I KNEW IT WAS THE CAR AND NOT THE DRIVING SURFACE. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MILES. HOLDING THE WHEN IN AN EFFORT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT THE WHEEL WOULD JERK TO THE LEFT AND THEN THE RIGHT. A COUPLE OF TIMES IT WAS SO FORCEFUL I THOUGHT I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM REOCCURRED RANDOMLY FOR MONTHS UNTIL I PAID THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT. GOOGLED MALIBU STEERING ISSUE AND READ THAT GM HAS RECALLED MALIBU?S, AND OTHER GM MODELS, DOING THE SAME THING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAD THE SAME IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I PAID TO HAVE THE STEERING MOTOR AND SHAFT REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN JUST OVER A YEAR AND THE CAR IS ACTING UP AGAIN. *JS

SOMEONE FOLLOWING ME TO WORK INFORMED ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BUT WHEN I STOPPED AT THE STREET LIGHT, THEY WOULD GO OFF. NOW MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE WARNING TO SERVICE MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC SYSTEM IS ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. I GOOGLED THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR MY YEAR OF CAR THAT CAN CAUSE MY OTHER ISSUES. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT MY CAR IS INCLUDED IN THIS AND TRANSFERRED ME TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO MAKE AN APPT FOR MY CAR REPAIRS. THE DEALER SAID THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES BUT I AM UNDER A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL! THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS BUT I CAN KEEP CALLING AND CHECKING . I THEN CALLED GM BACK SPOKE TO [XXX] WHO ADVISED THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT YET . IT IS UPCOMING SOON THEY ARE IN THE FIRST STAGE OF THIS . NO TIME FRAME WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I ASKED WHAT DO I DO IN THE MEANTIME WITH THIS UNSAFE CAR. SHE SAID I CAN GET IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. I QUESTIONED IF I WOULD BE REIMBURSED ONCE THEY ISSUE THE RECALL. SHE ANSWERED NO PROMISE THEY WILL. LATER THAT DAY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER CALLED SAYING GM TOLD HIM TO CALL ME! WE COULD MAKE AN APPT TO CHECK MY CAR, PAY OUT OF POCKET , KEEP RECEIPT , AND IF THE RECALL INCLUDES MY PARTS, I WILL BE REIMBURSED OR I CAN TRY TO HOLD OUT FOR RECALL. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED. I'M UNDER AN ACTIVE RECALL BUT NO PART TO FIX IT AND THIS OTHER IN BEGINNING STAGES. THIS LIGHT ISSUE HAP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE GEAR SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY FROM DRIVE TO LOW DRIVE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,480.

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE INTERMITTENT OR HAVE FAILED. THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT LEAVING THEM WITH UNLOCKED DOORS OR MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO REACH ACROSS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WERE A BABY SEAT IS LOCATED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS TAKING HER 2 AND A HALF YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO VISIT A FRIEND WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. SHE MANAGED TO CONTROL THE CAR AND GET IT BACK HOME BECAUSE SHE WAS ONLY 2 BLOCKS AWAY. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED SINCE. *TR

WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ILLUMINATED. WHEN I WOULD BRAKE AT STOP, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED MANY MANY TIMES. TRACTION CONTROL ERROR KEPT COMING ON FOR A MINUTE AND THEN WOULD GO OFF. I'VE GOTTEN IT FIXED AND THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NOW A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES FOR THE 08 MALIBU THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE MASTER DOOR LOCK OR THE KEY FOB WAS USED, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK HAD TO BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THE DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED THE REMOTE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,700.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I DO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE STABILITY CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE THE DEALER IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE CAUSING A CRASH TO OCCUR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WHERE THERE WAS AN INJURY REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY STARTS JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND YOU HAVE TO VERY FIRMLY GRIP THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL THE CAR. WHILE THE CAR IS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT OR DRIVE THRU ETC IT WILL JERK BACK & FORTH WITHOUT TOUCHING IT AND THEN IT STARTS TO MAKE A NOISE. SOMETIMES IT WILL SAY CHECK POWER STEERING ON THE INFORMATION PANEL. IT IS JUST REALLY RANDOM SOMETIMES IT DOES IT SO BAD I CAN HARDLY DRIVE IT AND OTHER TIMES IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE RECALL SO I THEN CALLED GM ON 04/22/14 AND I WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED & WOULD START BEING SENT OUT ON 4/28/14. ALSO I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT WITH YET. SINCE I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING I JUST CALLED GM AGAIN TODAY 6/4/14 & WAS TOLD THE RECALL STILL HAS NOT GONE OUT BUT THERE IS A WEBSITE I CAN GO TO AND PUT MY CAR INFORMATION IN TO BE ABLE TO GET IT FIXED? I HADN'T HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE. WHILE I WAS HOLDING FOR THE REP TO GIVE ME THE WEBSITE INFORMATION THE PHONE CALL WAS DISCONNECTED AND I'M STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THE REP CALLS ME BACK. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH MEANS THEM GIVING ME ANOTHER CAR TO DRIVE IS NOT POSSIBLE. I HOPE THIS DOESN'T BECOME ANOTHER ISSUE LIKE COBALT AND INNOCENT PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVROLET WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN A STEERING WHEEL IS JERKING BACK AND FORTH SO BAD WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THAT YOU CAN BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS FLICKERED ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AND SHAKING THERE IS SOME CLICKING SOUNDS IN THE STEERING WHEEL THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON I CALLED THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL ON MY POWER STEERING BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE PART HAS NOT BEEN MADE AND THEY CANT GIVE ME A LOANER BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AN APPROVAL TO GIVE OUT LOANER FOR MALIBU RECALL PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.