2008 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

Power steering shuts off, traction control shuts off.

Steering column shakes when I exceed 60 miles and higher. I am forced to break to reduce speed. Which is dangerous. Based on all the recalls I'm kind of scared to drive my vehicle. I have an 8 yr old little girl who I have to pray for protection over because I need my car to maintain daily responsibilities.

The dash is displaying service power steering service tire monitor system service ESC and traction control. All of which have been recalled on other 2008 Chevy Malibus with different VIN numbers then mine. I feel my Malibu is unsafe and needs to be inspected and placed on the recall list as well. I am available to have the car inspected as soon as possible. The steering is popping and grinding when I turn. The steering wheel jerks when I drive over bumps and the car sways and swerves which makes it hard to control. This is a family vehicle my young child rides in the car daily and I worry about his safety due to the steering locking up like the other recalled Malibus. I am scared to drive it I feel like it is very unsafe. The vehicle has only been inspected by my Certified mechanic. There were warning lights displayed on the dash as I stated above. They've been since I bought the car at the beginning of February.

Automatic power steering randomly goes out while driving, posing serious safety risks. Steering wheel locks up and message reads “Power Steering Service ESC”

I was driving down hwy 79 and all of a sudden my car traxtion control light, service ESC,service traction, and,engine reduce power and check engine light came on.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 25-30 MPH, the steering wheel locked. The check engine warning light and the ABS warning light illuminated. The contact shifted into neutral and manually steered the vehicle to a nearby independent mechanic. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the steering wheel and alignment had failed. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred increasingly while reversing. The contact notified the independent mechanic of the failure and he advised her to drive the vehicle for about 15 miles and the steering wheel would loosen up. The contact drove the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The independent mechanic referred the contact to the dealer for the steering repair under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering). The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering and the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The dealer also informed the contact that she would be responsible for the cost of the repair as the recall repair for NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering) had already been completed in 2014. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that they could not assist as recalls are repaired one time free of charge and additional related failures would be repaired at her expense. A case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Intermittent issue with symptoms that reflect the conditions documented in GM Recall Bulletin 13063D. GM states that this repair has already been completed however the condition is being experienced in this vehicle. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Campaign ID Number for this recall is 14V252

Air bag sensor is reading airbag as a foreign object and not apart of the vehicle. Airbag has never been deployed, nor has it ever been changed. This should not be happening.

While driving I randomly lose power steering. Happens at various speed but usually slower speeds or stopped. Power steering warning light comes on in the dash panel. Sometimes can be reset by shutting off the car and restarting it. Still not 100% after resetting. Constant pulsing felt in the steering wheel and vehicle always wants to pull to the left.

The contact's girlfriend owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving behind the vehicle he noticed that the brake light was illuminated even though the brakes was not applied. Additionally, while depressing the brake pedal, the brake light failed to illuminate. The ESC, and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The contact stated that the failure was like NHTSA Campaign Number 14V252000 (Electrical system, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control). The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the anti-theft lock warning light was blinking. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Faulty transmission

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the steering wheel ceased with the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that the electric power steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

THE MAIN CONCER I HAVE IS (1)WHILE DRIVING AND CAR IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, THE CAR ACCERLERATED ON IT'S OWN. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE. (2)THE CAR BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN. I CANNOT DRIVE MORE THE 10 MILE PER HOUR, THE RPM GAGE GOES HIGH BUT THE CAR DOES NOT. (3)ALSO, THE CAR ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITH NORMAL DRIVING IN THE CITY, UNKNOWN CAUSE. (4)THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, I'VE CHANGED HEAD LIGHTS TWICE, HORN FUSES BLOWN MULTIPLE TIMES, THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OFF 3X NOW, AND ON THE HEAT/AIR CONTROL PANEL MAKES A CLOCKNG NOISE, EVEN IF I WANT TO USE THE WIPERS.

I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUES DETAILED IN THE RECALL FOR THE LATER CHEVY MALIBU MODELS, ALTHOUGH BEING A 2008, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. THE 'SERVICE ESC', 'ESC OFF', CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, AND TRACTION LIGHTS STAY ON. WITH THESE ON, I CANNOT ACCELERATE PAST 20MPH. IT HAS BEEN AN OFF AND ON PROBLEM FOR THE 2.5 YEARS I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE AND DESPITE TAKING IT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO BE WORKED ON, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION EVERY TIME THESE WARNINGS HAVE COME ON.

ON 3/15/21 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER2008 MALIBU DOWN 787 INTERSTATE WHEN TAX STARTED GOING UP AN DOWN ENGINE RAISING FOR NO REASON ALSO THAT SAME MONTH WHEN YOU TURN SHARP TO GO INTO A TURN STEERING HAD MIND OF ITS OWN AN YOU CAN HERE A LOT OF RATTLING UP UNDER DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE.

MY 2008 MALIBU LTZ DOES A HARD JURKING THEN THE RPM GAGE RISES WITHOUT SHIFTING. WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IT HAS A BURNING SMELL. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BUT DOESN'T SHOW ON THE DASHBOARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STANDSTILL, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTATED AND REGAINED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A&T CHEVROLET (801 BETHLEHEM PIKE, SELLERSVILLE, PA 18960, (610) 890-7312) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING GEAR TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000.

THIRD BREAK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. THE OTHER TWO BREAK LIGHTS HAVE NO ISSUE. I HAD THE THIRD BREAK LIGHT REPLACED AND AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF OTHE CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE.

POWER STEERING FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. GET MESSAGE ON DASH OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOSS AND THAT MOMENT IT'S HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I SEE YOU HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS BUT IVE NEVER RECEIVED THIS REPAIR. THE RECALL NUMBER I HAVE IS N140115.

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY MALIBU 4 CYLINDER AND MY POWER STEERING IS SHAKY AND HARD TO TURN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT HAPPEN JANUARY 10TH 2021

DROVE VEHICLE AND PARKED, WHEN I CAME BACK AND STARTED THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING, DASH LIGHT READ POWER STEERING. MANAGED TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME WITH 'NO POWER STEERING'. CHECKED THIS SITE FOR RECALLS/PROBLEMS FOUND ANOTHER OWNER WHO HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TURNED THEIR CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THAT THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. AFTER READING HIS MESSAGE I WENT OUT AND STARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. WILL TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC ASAP.

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE JERKS LEFT AND RIGHT.. MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL.. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 35 MPH.. I THOUGH IT WAS A WHEEL ALINGMENT BUT IT WAS PERFORM BY 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND STILL DOES IT...

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 3 WEEKS AGO AND FOR THE PAST WEEK IT WON'T START. POWER TO EVERYTHING BUT NO CRANK. I TOOK OUT BATTERY AND STARTER AND THEY'RE BOTH FINE. ALL RELAYS AND FUSES ARE FINE. I TOOK OUT ALL FUSES UNDER HOOD AND CAR STARTED FINE. MADE IT 5 MINUTES UP THE ROAD, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING BADLY,THE POWER STEERING APPEARED ON DASH, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, RPMS WORKED, AND CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST. THAT IS DANGEROUS AND MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR EPS BUT NO ONE WILL HELP ME AND THIS HAS BEEN A RE OCCURRING ISSUE WITH CHEVY MALIBUS IN GENERAL. I HAD TO TURN AROUND AND JUST COAST THE WHOLE WAY HOME THEN MY CAR LOCKED AND WOULDN'T LET ME TAKE IT OUT OF PARK WHEN I GOT HOME.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING, SEVERAL TIMES WHEN FIRST STARTED AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING. THESE HAPPENED IN A COMMERCIAL PARKING AS WELL AS ON A HIGHWAY

TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND HAVE A PROBLEM RECALL FOR TAIL LIGHTS PROBLEMS

POWER STEERING GOING IN AND OUT. IF POWER STEERING NOT WORKING, SOMETIMES TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT WILL ENABLE POWER STEERING.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WAS PERFECTLY FINE I ONLY HAD IT FOR 4 MONTHS IT'S ONLY HAD TWO OWNERS ME AND ONE OTHER PERSON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT IT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WORKING THE GAUGES ARE BOBBIN UP AND DOWN IT'S TELLING ME TO SERVICE ESC SOMETIMES EVEN THE CAR WON'T START RIGHT AWAY THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR STICK WON'T TURN ON RIGHT AWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF IT'S TELLING ME POWER STEERING SERVICE TIRE MONITOR EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON THIS CAR BRANDS LIKE BRAND NEW AT FIRST AND THEN WITHIN A MONTH OF DRIVING IT IT IMMEDIATELY JUST STARTED CRASHING AND THAT'S WHEN I READ THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF RECALLS ON THIS MODEL EVERYTHING'S ELECTRICAL THERE'S NO POWER STEERING FLUID NOTHING LIKE THAT SOMETIMES WHEN THE GEARS ARE CHANGING THEY STICK AND IT MAKES BUFFERING SOUNDS NOW IT'S STARTING TO SPUTTER AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON THIS IS DANGEROUS HAVING TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR SOMETIMES JUST TO GET THE COMPUTER TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE SYSTEM IS FINE EVERY TIME I CALL GM AND I TELL THEM THAT THIS CAR WAS NEVER SERVICED WHEN THE RECALLS FIRST HAPPENED THEY AUTOMATICALLY REJECT ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AS I SAID THIS CAR IS BASICALLY BRAND-NEW IT'S ONLY HAD TWO OWNERS ME AND ONE OTHER PERSON IT NEVER WAS BROUGHT IN WHEN THE FIRST RECALL WAS ACKNOWLEDGED SO THIS IS STILL HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS IN IT IS THERE NO ONE AROUND THAT CAN HELP ME?

LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN MOTION ON FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREETS

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED SO I STRAIGHTENED IT OUT AND TOOK ANOTHER CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIAMI LAKES CHEVROLET (16600 NW 57TH AVE, MIAMI LAKES, FL 33014) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC RETRIEVED DTC CODE: C0545, (STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER FOR REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

STEERING SHAFT COLUMN TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART ON 2008 4 CYLINDER MALIBU REPLACED BY CHEVROLET DEALER IN OCT, 2014 AS PART OF CHEVROLET RECALL # N140115 AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES OF USE -IT WAS STILL FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHEN REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS REDESIGNED BUT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY ANOTHER 49,000 MILES BY THE SAME REDESIGNED PART. PERHAPS THE RECALL REMEDY WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE EFFECTIVE HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROLLER UNIT ALSO BEEN REPLACED AT ABOUT 75000 MILES AS RECALL # N140115 SPECIFIED IT COULD HAVE BEEN.

HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF REPLACEMENT. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TO THREE TIMES A YEAR. POOR DESIGN MEANS THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR MUST BE REMOVED TO ACCESS AND CHANGE HEADLIGHT BULBS. BULBS HAVE GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MAKING A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION.

I GET A POWERSTEERING MESSAGE WHILE DRIVING AND POWERSTEERING GOES OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY GO OUT. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS ABOUT 4 TIMES BUT THE BULB HAS NEVER BURNED OUT ON ME THE LIGHT JUST QUITS WORKING. USED TO BE THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY AND EVERY NOW AND THEN IF I HIT A BUMP OR HIT THE LIGHT MYSELF IT WOULD FLICKER BACK ON. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT HAS REFUSED TO WORK FOR A YEAR NOW. I HAVE REPLACED IT WITH A NEW LIGHT AND NEW WIRING HARNESS AND STILL WILL NOT WORK WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN I UNLOCK THE DOORS THOUGH.

SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I ALMOST WRECKED THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS BUT IT CLOSED AND THE DEALER WON'T FIX IT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN FIXED OPEN OR CLOSED CAN U PLEASE HELP ME GET THE FIXED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED THROUGH THE GEARS AND WAS STUCK IN PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TERRY MARXEN CHEVROLET CADILLAC (1118 W RTE 66, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001, (928) 302-2515) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURED SHIFTER CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. INVALID VIN.

HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPER AND LEAKING GAS TANK JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED A WEEK AGO THE GAS LEAKS WHILE IM DRIVING

TRANSMISSION 123 GEAR SLIPS CHANGES ON OWN TRY TO ACCELERATE STALLS DOWNSHIFTS STALLS ALSO TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE BEEN TOLD WILL HAPPEN WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP OR COMPLETE STOP OR REVERSE THE TURNING SIGNALS WILL HAVE TO BE MANUALLY STOPPED INTERFERING WITH DRIVING BARLEY MAKE. SOUND SOMETIMES FORGET THE ARE ON STILL CRUISE CONTROL TOTALLY WAKED OUT DOES WHAT EVER IT WANT SPEED OR SLOWS ON OWN I DO KNOW OF ONE CURRENT RECALL I'VE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CALL W NO RETURN MESSAGES THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEED REPLACED BECAUSE THE SOLENOIDS KEEP GETTING STUCK 123 MINE ALSO THE CORE FEE FOR THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE 300-600 FOR THE CORE FEE ..WHY ARE THESE BEING SOLD FOR PRICES OF 500-1000$ IF THE ARE BEING REFURBISHED SEEMS TO BE A HOT ITEM TO EVEN FIND USED OR NEW IF U COULD AFFORD IT .. THESE GM TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE EVERYWHERE .... WHY ARE THE NO RECALLS .. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE SHIFT FAILURE 45PH TO 15PH IN A SEC .. OR NOTHING THE DEALERSHIPS ARE VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH IF YOU JUST WANT A PART OR INFO A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE PART # 12678511 RECALL 14V224000 # 14145 DELLEN CHEVROLET 317 462-5591 MADE A FEW CALLS W NO RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE BEEN 7 DAYS NOW. STANLEY CHEVROLET PENALTON IN. JUSTIN WOULD NOT ALLOWE A PART # TO ME UNLESS 120.$ DIAGNOSTIC THEN TOLDE TO GET OUT AFTER A FEW WORDS EXCHANGE SO I PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TWICE NEITHER THROUGH GM THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD BE 1300$ OVER THE PHONE DOUG AT DELLEN CHEVROLET I THK THAT'S NAME GAVE ME QUOTE OVER PH

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BELOW THRESHOLD.

THIS VEHICLE THREW ITSELF INTO LIMP MODE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND AFTER SUPPOSSED REPAIRS DID THE SAME AGAIN WHEN SHE WAS IN A BAD SECTION OF THE CITY. IN THE FIRST CASE, SUDDENLY DROPPING TO 25MPH WHILE TRAFFIC IS GOING 70MPH IS AN UNACCEPTABLE RISK CONSIDERING THAT THE CAR WAS STILL MECHANICALLY ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, ITS JUST THAT THIS RIDICULOUS SENSOR SYSTEM WON'T LET IT. (WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND HE CLEARED THE CODE, THE CAR DROVE AND SHIFTED NORMALLY SO IT WAS MECHANICALLY ABLE FUNCTION. IN THE 2ND CASE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE AGAIN PUT AT RISK , AGAIN WHEN THE CAR WAS MECHANICALLY ABLE TO FUNCTION. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF NOT DOING DAMAGE TO YOUR CAR WHEN IT "SENSES" SOMETHING IS WRONG, BUT THE DECISION OF DRIVING IT ANYWAY SHOULD NEVER BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE OWNER WHO IS FAR MORE AWARE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAN A COMPUTER MODULE THAT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE IT IS. THESE SYSTEMS ARE NOW SO INTERDEPENDENT THAT EVEN THE DEALERSHIPS CAN NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS WITHOUT JUST THROWING PARTS AT IT. THIS ALL NEEDS TO CHANGE!

LOW BEAMS ON MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND ON. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT BULBS HAD DIED SO I REPLACED ONE THEN THE OTHER, HOWEVER, SAME ISSUE STILL EXISTS. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY, BOTH LIGHTS WILL JUST GO OUT. I HAVE PULLED OVER AND GIGGLED WIRES TO LIGHTS AND USUALLY I CAN GET AT LEAST ONE TO GO BACK ON, HOWEVER, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFAULT THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED BEFORE A DEADLY ACCIDENT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF HEADLAMPS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

STEERING WHEEL STOP FROM VERY SMOOTH TURNING TO SUCH A HARD TO TURN THE WHEELS, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS THE COMPUTER CRASHED (CODE U0100 ECM PCMA) UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR DOESN'T START AT ALL SO NOW I MAY HAVE TO GET A NEW CAR BECAUSE THE CAR LOT DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT. *TR

SO MY HEADLIGHT PASSENGER SIDE TO BE EXACT THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT AN I'VE CHANGE THE BULB AT LEAST 3 TIME IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL, AND IT'S GETTING HARDER BY THE SECOND. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT UP WHEN IT HAS NOT BEEN RUNNING. IF I DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 20-30 MINUTES AND SHUT THE CAR OFF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK OR START. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR LONGER BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTING AGAIN. NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT. I HAVE HAD THE STARTER CHANGED, THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECK OUT GOOD. *TR*DT*JB

WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR SOMETIMES I GET A MESSAGE ON MY DASH THAT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE POWER STEERING. WHEN THE SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS ERROR AND I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING AND THE CAR STAYS IN FIRST GEAR. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHEN STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, WHEN CLEAR.IT DID NOT WORK IN THE 3 MILES TO HOME. IT WAS FRIGHTENING. I DROVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP(NON DEALER) .THEY QUOTED A REPAIR COST AND INDICATED THERE HAD BEEN AN EXPIRED BULLETIN. I TOLD THEM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. TOTAL CHARGES WERE $708.30. THE PART REPLACED,#23232310 WAS REPLACED BY THE GM DEALER ON MAR 03,2015 @78,311 MILES ON BULLETIN # 14117 AT NO CHARGE WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS ISSUES. REQUESTED TOTAL REFUND FROM DEALER - THEY SAID CALL GM - (CASE #[XXX])WHO SAID THE PERIOD OF 10 YEARS/150,000 MILES HAD EXPIRED. AM I WITHOUT RECOURSE IN THIS MATTER? A GOOD PART LASTED ALMOST 7 YEARS, REPLACED BY A PART THAT LASTED 5+ YEARS. I WONDER IF THIS NEW PART WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR IS IT A DESIGN PROBLEM? WILL YOU HELP ME? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR