2008 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

POWER STEERING WARNING IS DISPLAYED ON DIAGNOSTIC CENTER. HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE.

TORQUE SENSOR FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE. LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. SHAKING OF WHEEL WHEN STEERING.

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE DURING NORMAL DRIVING WHEN BRAKES PEDAL IS NOT BEING PUSHED. BRAKE LIGHTS THEN TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED AND DON'T COME BACK ON UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED AT LEAST HALF WAY DOWN. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A MONTH THIS TIME. WAS PREVIOUSLY FIXED UNDER A RECALL BUT THE FIX IS NOT WORKING.

ABOUT A DAY AGO, I WAS TAKING MY WIFE TO WORK AT 6AM AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED RESPONDING,WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND LATER THAT DAY I WENT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND THAT ITS NEEDS A NEW STEERING COLUM SENSOR AND ALSO THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE THREE OPEN RECALLS ON MY CAR AND ONE ADDRESSES THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, SO THEY DIRECTED ME TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN THE TOWN I LIVE IN, AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING AND SAYS THAT IF I WANT IT FIXED I HAVE TO PAY $713.37. I THOUGHT THAT THE ANY CHEVY DEALERSHIP COULD FIX THE RECALLS ON YOUR CHEVY CAR.

SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUALLY GOING OUT AFTER CHANGING LIGHTBULB AND PIGTAIL. ENDED HAVING TO CHANGE ITEM THAT WAS ALREADY KNOWN BY CHEVROLET TO FAIL BUT REFUSES TO PUT IN RECALL.

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, ESC TURNS OFF, VEHICLE SPUTTERS WHEN THESE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SIMILIAR RECALL FOR OLDER MODEL WAS FOUND NHTSA RECALL 14V252 BUT MY YEAR OF VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED, CAN THIS BE THE SAME ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED TO OPERATE THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 229,000.

FOR SOME TIME ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES. TOOK TO DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. TOOK VEHICLE AGAIN AND NOW FIND THEIR WAS EXTENDED COVERAGE TO COVER THIS SAFETY DEFECT, HOWEVER, I AM 20,000 MILES OVER WHERE THEY WANT TO COVER THIS ISSUE. (GM KNEW I WAS HAVING THIS STEERING ISSUE, HOWEVER, NEVER TOLD ME IT COULD BE FIXED UNTIL AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR SPECIAL COVERAGE.) I HAD BEEN REPORTING ISSUES TO BOTH THE DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SINCE APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES. I GAVE UP TRYING TO GET IT FIXED AFTER DEALER TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MAKING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICLUT.

FUEL LINE IS CRACKED AND LEAKING, IT IS PART OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THEIR ARE RECALLS REGAURDING SIMILAR ISSUES ON VARIOUS MODELS THE SAME YEAR. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL AS WELL. I AM THE TECH WORKING ON THIS VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE SECOND ONE I HAVE SEEN WITHIN A YEAR. IT LEAKS FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK DOWN THE BACK AND ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATION. I WILL KEEP THE OLD PART JUST IN CASE YOU WOULD LIKE IT.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON TAKEN TO GARAGE SCANNED NO ERRORS RESET LIGHT BACK ON TAKEN BACK TO GARAGE SCANNED AGAIN NO ERROR CODE.THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE UP FOR A RECALL.

I AM A OWNER OF A 08 CHEVY MALIBU LT 2.4 LITER. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER (USED) FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS IT WAS RUNNING FINE WITH JUST LITTLE MAINTENANCE. WHEN THE THIRD YEAR COMES AROUND I START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT. I'VE LOOKED UP FIXES FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND I'M CURRENTLY INVESTED OVER 5,000 ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED THE DEALER DIDN'T FIX IT OTHER AUTO SHOPS COULDN'T FIX IT AND IT THE ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT ON THE CAR SOMETIMES N SHUTS OFF WHERE IT SITS (LIKE IN BUSY TRAFFIC). I HAVE A [XXX] SON AND I DONT TRUST PUTTING HIM IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM OF STALLING OUT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO START BACK UP. MY CAR IS A DAILY DRIVER SO IT CUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC, WHEN STOPPED AT REDLIGHTS, TAKES ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AND IDLING PROPERLY. I FEAR THAT ONE DAY I WONT BE ABLE TO START MY CAR BACK UP AND GET INTO A CRASH IF IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AGAIN. THIS IS THE MOST UNSAFE CAR I HAVE OWNED. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THERE IS A RECALL NO 14116 AND 14116B INVOLVING THE TORQUE SENSOR ON 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU BUT NOT ON MY PARTICULAR VIN. IT CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH I AM HAVING. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY PARTICULAR MODEL IS NOT COVERED IN THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART MY CAR. *TR

AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH I HEAR ABOUT 3 OR 4 DINGS GO OFF ALL AT ONE TIME. THE SERVICE ESC , ENGINE PWR REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION, AND ESC OFF WARNINGS CAME ON MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU LT DASH AS WELL AS THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY CAR ALMOST INSTANTLY STARTING TO DECELERATE AT AN EXCEPTIONAL SPEED. I HAD TO "FLOOR IT" TO MAKE IT STOP AND THEN IT SLOWLY ACCELERATED. ONCE I GOT HOME I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SAYING IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FUSE BOX OR THROTTLE BODY OR BOTH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXTRA MONEY RIGHT NOW SO I'M KINDA STUCK DRIVING IT LIKE THIS FOR AWHILE SINCE IT IS NOT UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO GO TO WORK. *TR

THIS MODEL CHEVY KEEPS BLOWING LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS REPEATEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. A SEARCH ONLINE REVEALS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PHENOMENON. CAREFULLY REPLACED OEM BULBS BLOW WITHIN AND EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. THERE ARE NO BULBS AVAILABLE WHICH PERFORM. VOLTAGE AT BULB LISTED AT 12VDC CAN'T HANDLE THE ACTUAL VOLTAGE FROM THE RUNNING VEHICLE. NEEDS RECALL SOLUTION.

HEADLAMP WIRING ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACING AFTER PIG TAIL MELTED CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THIS OCCURRED TWICE 12/17/2015 AND 12/20/2017. MELTING OCCURRED EACH TIME. THIS IS A FIRE WAITING TO HAPPEN. INVOICES FOR EACH EVENT ARE ATTACHED

POWER LOCKS HAVE ONLY WORKED FOR FRONT DOORS FOR AS LONG AS IVE HAD THE CAR, ABOUT A YEAR..... OVER THE PAST MONTH - SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR ONE DAY. A FEW WEEKS LATER, SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL POPPED UP AFTER STARTING THE CAR. NOW MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT AND DOES NOT RESET UPON RESTARTING THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY ILLUMINATE EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING PRESSED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I TAP THE BRAKES AND THE LIGHTS GO OFF, ONLY TO TURN ON AGAIN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF NO LONGER BEING PRESSED. ALSO, IN MY DASH PANEL I AM RECEIVING A "SERVICE TRACTION" AND "SERVICE ESC" WARNING. THIS OCCURANCE HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND WAS CORRECTED IN 2014 AFTER A RECALL WAS ISSUED - HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ

2008 CHEVY MALIBU POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, A MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND A CHIME SOUNDS TO INFORM THE DRIVER. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE GM RECALL IN 2014, PER THE RECALL GENERAL MOTORS INFORMED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THAT IT WOULD RECALL MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES IN THE U.S. THAT MAY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. PER OUR DEALER THE 2008 CHEVY THAT WE OWN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, WE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT ISSUE LISTED IN THE RECALL. TO FIX THIS ISSUE THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE STEERING COUNCIL WHICH IS COSTING US $600.

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HERE 2008 MALIBU AND SHE SMELLED A SLIGHT BURNING AND VERY STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR IN THE CAR, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPENED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 30 MINUTE TRIP. SOMETIME LATER MY WIFE REMOVED SOMETHING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICE A COLOR CHANGE TO CIRCULAR PALE YELLOW WITH A CENTRAL CHARRED MARK IN PART OF THE COVER MATERIAL, UPON TOUCHING SEAT COVER MATERIAL DISINTEGRATED AND DISAPPEARED INTO THE SEAT. A PICTURE IS ATTACHED OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. LATER I INVESTIGATED THE SERVICE LIGHT AND FOUND B0081 SYMPTOM 71 WAS SET. I BELIEVE THE SEAT SENSOR SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE SEAT COVER AND FOAM TO SMOLDER POSSIBLY ON ITS WAY TO AN OPEN FLAME BEFORE THE POWER SOURCE FAILED. THE VIN NUMBER [XXX]. A COPY OF THIS LETTER WILL ALSO BE SEND TO THE NHTSA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT END WAS WRECK, DAUGHTER LIP BUSTED , NO AIRBAG EXPLODE

TAKATA RECALL, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DISPLAYS SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND WILL NOT ACTIVATE. DOESNT MATTER IF IN MOTION OR NOT THE WARNING GOES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM.

I BROUGHT A 2008 CHEV MALIBU LS THAT HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND THE DEALER REFUSE TO GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK THE CAME WITH A WARRANTY BUT THE WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THE THING THAT NEED IT TO BE FIX THE CAR HAD A BAD CATALYST COVERT AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE CAR HAS BEEN HIT ALL AROUND I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM E&S AUTO SALES IN SOUTH HACKENSACK NEW JERSEY DON'T KNOW ELIAS IT'S NOTHING BUT THE CROOK REFUSE TO GIVE MY MONEY BACK AND GIVE THIS TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE AND HE NEEDS TO BE STOPPED I CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND NEW JERSEY DMV

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN IF BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT PUSHED, BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. TRACTION CONTROL WAS DISABLED WHILE IN MOTION. BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON ALL ROADS, IN ALL CONDITIONS, AND AT ALL TIMES. TRACTION CONTROL WAS DISABLED PRIMARILY ON CITY STREETS BUT SOMETIMES ON HIGHWAYS. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE CAUSE WAS A MALFUNCTIONING BODY CONTROL MODULE AND HAD TO REPLACE IT. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ARE THE SAME AS THOSE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000, ALTHOUGH A SEARCH BY VIN REVEALS NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REPAIR AND I WILL HAVE REPAIR INVOICES AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS, INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS, SWAY BAR LINKS, BALL JOINTS, FRONT SHOCKS AND THE AXLE WERE ALL REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,586.

MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKING/VIBRATING WHILE IN PARK, IN MOTION AND WHILE TURNING. WAS A RECALL ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2015 AND CAN ONLY FIND THAT THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY DONE. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHERE, AND I LOOKED ONLINE AND FIND THAT THESE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSISTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL YET FAILED AGAIN. CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING--MY CASE FOR MY CAR "HAS BEEN CLOSED OUT"...THEREFORE IT WILL BE $700.00 OUT OF MY POCKET. IS THERE ANY WAY TO BE SURE A RECALL WAS DONE AND/OR FIND OUT IF THE PARTS THEY REPLACED WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE? STARTED ACTING UP IN AUG./SEPT AND HAS WORSENED IN THE LAST MONTH. HAVING IT LOOKED INTO WHILE HAVING A SEPARATE RECALL FOR BREAK LAMP MALFUNCTION DONE. OCT. 12, 2016

I WAS TURNING RIGHT AT ABOUT 20 MPH, THE NORMAL SPEED I TURN AT. MY MALIBU SLID AND I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR BEEPED AT ME AND IT SAID ESC ON THE DASH COMPUTER. I CALLED ABOUT THE RECALL FOR EPS, AND MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE ONE. KIND OF WEIRD TO SEE WHEN OTHERS ARE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I DID HAVE THE POWER STEERING TORQUE REPLACED IN 2015. THE CAR IS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT TO ME I FEEL UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL NOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN WHEN TURNING, AND I CANNOT AFFORD A REPLACEMENT RIGHT NOW, AS WELL AS AN ACCIDENT.

TAKATA RECALL I LOST CONTROL OF MY 08 CHEVY MALIBU AS IT WAS IN MOTION. DRIVING TO SCHOOL THE ABS, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL AND BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. I HAD TO FORCEFULLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET OUT OF TRAFFICS WAY AND PARK SOMEWHERE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.

BOUGHT MY CAR 3 MONTHS AGO FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, 3 DAYS LATER MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED, THEY SAID THAT MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT WAS ON. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS? ITS LIKE SELLING A CAR WITH A PASSENGER SEATBELT ONLY. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR MY AIRBAGS TO BE WORKED ON. WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS FOR AIRBAGS I THINK THEY MISSED MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. ITS REDICULOUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,127.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE SECURITY LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SAFETY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE APPEARS WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPS AND VEHICLE STALLS AFTER A VERY SHORT PERIOD BARELY ENOUGH TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE. THIS PATTERN REPEATS RANDOMLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND EVEN WHEN IT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAYS. DEALER CHECK REVEALED THAT IT WAS ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THAT GOT SHORTED AND NEEDS A REPLACEMENT. THE PART IS BACK ORDERED, WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT GO -- IT SEEMS TO STALL. WHEN THE CAR TRIES TO SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, THE RPM'S INCREASE VERY HIGH AND THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT UNTIL I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. ONCE IT SHIFTS, IT WILL MAINTAIN SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING SEVERAL TIMES MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,101.

ON SUNDAY 08/07/2016 MY 2008 MALIBU FAILED TO START. AFTER TESTING THE BATTERY AND STARTER, IT WAS DETERMINED BY NTB IN CHARLESTON SC THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD FAILED. I CALLED SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERS EARLY ON 08/08/2016 TO SEE IF THEY COULD REPAIR UNDER RECALL WARRANTY. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME THE SAME DAY, AND MY CAR IS STRANDED FAR FROM HOME. IF NTB IS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO THAT I CAN DRIVE MY CAR BACK HOME, I STRONGLY BELIEVE GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS AND TOWING.

I WAS PARKING MY CAR AND I PROCEEDED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE "R" BUT THE GEAR CONTROL WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED INTO POSITION, NOR WOULD THE CAR REVERSE. IT WAS MOVING FREELY BETWEEN GEARS BUT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. I THEN PLACED THE GEAR CONTROL BACK INTO PARK "P" WHERE IT WOULD STAY PUSH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOWN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN THE TOW COMPANY ARRIVED HE MANUALLY PUT THE CAR "SHIFT CABLE" BACK WHERE IT NEEDED TO GO IN ORDER FOR THE CAR THE GEAR CONTROL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT ONCE AGAIN IT WOULD NOT STAY INTO PLACE. THANKFULLY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS OCCURRED, BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IF THE CAR WERE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE SHIFTER CABLE CAME LOOSE I WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF PUTTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL OR ANYTHING TO GET THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE WAS ABLE TO PARTIALLY RECTIFY THE SITUATION.

TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THEY INFORMED ME THAT VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH SYSTEM. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL. BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THEN QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE RECALL WAS ALREADY COMPLETED THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THIS. I PURCHASED THE MODULE, HAD GM DEALERSHIP PROGRAM IT AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ALSO. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK UNDER HARD BRAKING. THEY HAVE RECALIBRATE DO THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LIGHTS WILL WORK AS SHOULD UNTIL VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE, THEN THEY START ONLY WORKING UNDER HARD BRAKING CONDITIONS. RECALIBRATE THE SENSOR AND THEY WORK FINE UNTIL VEHICLE SITS PARKED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EPS MOTOR CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,111.

THE HEADLIGHTS WEBT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE AND SOLENOID WERE UPDATED AND RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

JUST TOOK POSSESSION OF A 2008 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ V6 3.6 WITH ON 36K ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD FOR ONLY 5 DAYS AND GOT A DASH NOTIFICATION OF CHECK ESC SOON, TRACTION CONTROL, ENG POWER REDUCED WARNING WITH THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL. I PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY HOME FROM WORK AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY TO TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD NO POWER TO GO ANYWHERE SO PULLED BACK IN DRIVE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF TO GO INSIDE MY HOUSE, CAME BACK OUT TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND PUT IN REVERSE, ALL SEEMED FIND WITH POWER, THEN PROCEEDED ON TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO POWER FAILURE, BUT ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WITH ONLY 36K MILES AND LOTS OF REVIEWS I AM READING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE AND RECURRING THAT NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND A FIX FOR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN AT LEAST TWO WEEKENDS A MONTH AND BEING A SINGLE FEMALE I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET STRANDED AND CAUSE A WRECK DUE TO POWER FAILURE. SERIOUSLY WHEN DOES THIS PROBLEM GET RECOGNIZED AND CORRECTED TO SAVE A LIFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED LANES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING AN ELECTRONIC STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS RUNNING OR TURNED OFF - ALL DOOR LOCKS KEEP LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. VERY ANNOYING. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO MAKE IT STOP. NOW NONE OF MY AUTOMATIC LOCKS WILL WORK WITHOUT THE FUSE.

FIRST REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER. ABOUT TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY THE OTHER REAR DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED. GOT A QUOTE OF ALMOST $400 TO FIX. YEAH, RIGHT. THEN THE REPLACED ACTUATOR FAILED. SO WE'RE UP TO $800 TO REPAIR. THEN (SEE MY OTHER COMPLAINT FILED) - THE DOOR LOCKS START RANDOMLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHETHER THE CAR IS ON OR OFF.