2009 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO INDICATOR WHEN OR HOW THIS IS HAPPENING. IT HAS AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL OPTION AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL MOTORISTS - UNSURE WHEN A CARE IS ACTUALLY STOPPING AND OR ACCELERATING. *TR

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL EITHER LOCK (AND YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR) OR, ONCE YOU ARE OUT, THE DOOR LOCK PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ONLY WHEN STOPPED, AT THIS POINT.THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND GIVES NO WARNING. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; WHEN OUTSIDE LIGHTING IS DIM, IT OFTEN WILL NOT COME ON IF SET IN AUTO MODE. BOTH HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER AND I AM TOLD THEY "CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM- BRING IT BACK WHEN IT IS OCCURRING!". BOTH ISSUES RAISE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS FOR ME. I CERTAINLY HOPE GM ISN'T WAITING FOR SOME OF US OR FAMILY MEMBERS TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY ACT TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES. *TR

THE VEHICLE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TEMPORARY GOES OFF BEFORE COMING BACK ON. *JS

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO LIGHT AND/ OR FAIL TO TURN OFF AFTER DEPRESSING/RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL BOTH WHILE CAR WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE ON AS WE'LL AS WHILE IN MOTION INCLUDING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JS

WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD, HAD TO HAVE ALL 4 WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, A STRUT, AND THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKAGE. 2009 MALIBU LTZ, 3.6 L V6 WITH APPROX. 32,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2009 MALIBU BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING THEN WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF NO ONE KNEW WHEN I WAS USING MY BRAKES HEARD THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME WHY DO THE HAVE TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE CRASHES OR DIES BEFORE THEY FIX IT ALSO IT KICKED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL . *TR

I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ANOTHER PERSON WROTE ABOUT. I WAS DRIVING WHEN A CAR PULLED UP NEXT TO ME TO TELL ME THAT WHEN I BRAKE, MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T GO ON BUT WHEN I BEGIN TO DRIVE AGAIN, THEY GO ON. I WENT HOME AND TOLD MY HUSBAND. AND AT THAT TIME IT WORKED JUST FINE. BUT THEN IN JULY OF 2013 MY 23 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SHE SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED. A CAR IN BACK OF HER ASKED HER TO PULL OVER AND TOLD HER THAT OUR BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. BUT THAT THEY GO ON WHEN SHE BEGINS TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS CAN BE VERY VERY DANGEROUS! I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I'M CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED SO CAN'T AFFORD IT BUT NOW THAT I READ ANOTHER PERSON IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR PURCHASERS AND RECALL THIS. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS UP & SOMETIMES WON'T ILLUMINATE WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN 2011. ON FEBRUARY 21, 2013, I TOOK MY CAR TO OURISMAN CHEVROLET IN MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD DUE TO A RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. MY INVOICE SAYS THEY REPAIRED THE CABLE KIT. ON JULY 29, 2013 I PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION FOR GAS IN NORTH CAROLINA. ALL PUMPS WERE TAKEN. I WAITED. A CAR PULLED OUT SO I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK UP IN ORDER TO GET TO THE PUMP. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD MOVE, HOWEVER, THE CAR REMAINED STUCK IN REVERSE. I HAD TO BACK UP TO THE SIDE OF THE GAS STATION TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. I PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THEN TRIED TO RESTART IT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE IS WAS NOT IN PARK. I CALLED MY BROTHER FOR HELP. HE NOTICED THE SHIFT CABLE HAD COME APART. HE USED A TWIST TIE, A WASHER, AND A RUBBER CAP THAT HE FOUND IN HIS VEHICLE TO REPAIR THE SHIFT CABLE SO THAT I COULD HOPEFULLY MAKE IT BACK HOME. IT WORKED.THE NEXT DAY I MADE AN APPOINTMENT (07/31/13) TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO OURISMAN TO FIX THE CABLE. THAT INVOICE STATES THAT I NEED A SHIFTER CABLE. ACCORDING TO OURISMAN, THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE INITIAL RECALL. THE SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP BROKE OFF SOMEHOW. THE CABLE IS STILL INTACT. THAT'S WHY MY BROTHER WAS ABLE TO FIX IT ENOUGH TO GET ME BACK HOME. I WAS TOLD BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE PART BROKE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IN THE PAST, I'VE OWNED A CHEVROL

I HAVE A 2009 MALIBU, A LITTLE OVER 73000 MILES. 7/21/2013 WHILE IN PARK THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND PULSING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT STOPPED. I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND PULSING AND SHIFTING. I HAVE TO KEEP 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL AS NOT TO BE SHIFTED FROM LANES. I TAKE THE CAR WEDNESDAY TO A GM DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T CALIBRATED AFTER AN ALIGNMENT, AND THEY CALIBRATED IT DONE AND ALIGNMENT AND ROTATED THE TIRES. I PAY $220 FOR THIS SERVICE AND LEAVE. I GET HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. VERY NEXT MORNING THURSDAY, I START MY CAR AND IT STARTS THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. IT SHAKES AND PULSES ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE SHIFTING ME IN LANES. AFTER WAITING FOR AROUND AN HOUR AND A HALF, I AM TOLD THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MOTOR IS OUT AND IT IS NEARLY $700. THIS IS $920 FOR A MOTOR IN A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 73000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE CONSIDERING IF YOU DO NOT HAVE 2 HANDS ON THE VEHICLE AND PAYING VERY CLOSE ATTENTION YOU MAY END UP IN UP IN THE LANE BESIDE YOU. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND 100S OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM AMAZED THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

IN THESE CHEVROLET MALIBUS, WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY, WHEN PLACED INTO PARK THE DOORS UNLOCK. WITHOUT WARNING THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS QUIT WORKING AND LEAVE YOUR CAR EITHER LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY YOU WILL BE SCRAMBLING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON. IF I TOUCH THE BREAKS THEY GO OFF. THIS HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN IT RAINS, SNOWS OR IF DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE HAD THIS INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE BEEN TOLD "WE HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS IN ORDER TO CORRECT IT." I AM AWARE THAT MANY OTHER MALIBU VEHICLES EXPERIENCE THIS AS THERE HAVE BEEN RUMORS OF THIS BECOMING A RECALL FOR MANY MONTHS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE YEARS FOR MY CAR AND I WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I HAD IT IN AND NOT CORRECTED. I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE I AM EXPECTING MY FIRST CHILD AND THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN I AM BECOMING MORE WORRIED. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THIS CORRECTED? HOW COULD THEY PROVE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON WHEN SOMEONE STOPPED TO TURN AND THEN WAS HIT? PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON BOTH REAR DOORS FAIL TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS VERY COMMON IN 2008 AND 2009 MALIBU'S. CONSIDERING THAT MY CHILDREN (AS I AM SURE MANY OTHERS), IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE VEHICLES DOORS UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. FURTHER, GIVEN THE PLACEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL NOBS (IN THE FAR REAR) IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO ALLOW SOMEONE IN THE FRONT SEAT UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS QUICKLY. *TR

MY CAR WAS UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WHEN THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. NOW THE SAME PART IS GOING BAD AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. TODAY'S DATE 7-10-2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE WIRES WERE ADJUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT RECENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE BODY SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAVE A CHEVY MALIBU 2009 LAST YEAR ONE BACK PASSENGER DOOR STARTED NOT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING, LATER AFTER THAT ANOTHER ONE AND NOW NONE OF THE DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. I DID A SEARCH THIS ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED THE CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY STATED THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS COVER UNDER WARRANTY NOR THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPAIRING IT BECAUSE IS NOT A HAZARDOUS OR A SAFETY ISSUE. FOR ME I BELIEVE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR IS SUPPOSE TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THE DOORS WHEN YOU MOVE INTO DRIVE AND UNLOCK WHEN IS MOVED BACK TO PARK, ALSO IF A CAR IS EQUIP WITH A SECURITY SYSTEM AND I PRESS THE LOCK BUTTON ALL DOORS SHOULD LOCK. CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHARGERS $300.00 PER ACTUATOR PLUS THE COST OF LABOR THIS IS A HEAVY PRICE TO PAY, I UNDERSTAND IF ONE GOES BAD BUT HAVING ALL 4 DOORS GO BAD WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER FOR ME THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS MAY NOT COME ON WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED, WHILE AT OTHER TIMES THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE FOR NO REASON. *TR

I'VE HAD THIS TERRIBLE SMELL IN THE CAR SO I WENT EXPLORING TO SEE WHAT IT COULD BE. I OPENED THE TRUNKS AND NOTICED SOME MOLD SO I LIFTED THE LINER AND MY WHEEL WELL WAS FILLED UP WITH WATER. AFTER SOME MORE EXPLORATION, I FOUND THE FLOORBOARD IN THE BACK SEAT TO BE SOPPING WET. *TR

DOOR LOCKS RANDOMLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. I COULD BE DRIVING OR THE CAR COULD BE PARKED AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD GO UP DOWN UP DOWN. IF IT LOCKED, THERE WAS NO WAY TO OPEN IT, I WAS STUCK IN THE CAR. I FELT IT WAS SUCH A HAZARD THAT I JUST HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE THAT OPERATED THE DOOR LOCKS. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE STAY ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED. THIS CAUSES OTHER DRIVERS TO THINK THAT I AM BRAKING WHEN I AM NOT. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF FOR TWO SECONDS AND THEN COMES BACK ON. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR TWICE, THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, AND THEY PERFORMED A FIX THAT WAS ISSUED THROUGH A TECH BULLETIN FROM GM ABOUT THE ISSUE BY APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE PINS ON THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND CONNECTOR. NONE OF THESE SOLUTIONS HAVE CORRECTED THE ISSUE. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP THE WARNING SYSTEM CAME ON TO SERVICE THE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL. THIS SEEMED TO RESET WHEN IGNITION TURNS OFF BUT COMES BACK AT ANY TIME. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS A CODE CAME UP AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE POSITIONING SWITCH . THIS WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS WHEN AGAIN THE WARNING NOTICE CAME ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AGAIN FIGURING IT MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THAT WORKED FOR ONLY 3 WEEKS WHEN IT CAME ON AGAIN. ALSO WHILE THIS WARNING NOTICE COMES ON THE CARS BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON BUT GO OFF EACH TIME THE BRAKES PEDAL IS APPLIED AND COMES BACK ON A FEW SECONDS AFTER MY FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE SO FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR IT LOOKS LIKE I AM STOPPING WHEN I AM ACTUALLY MOVING AND LOOKS LIKE I AM GOING WHILE ACTUALLY STOPPING. SO FAR MY SHOP CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THEY SAY IT KEEPS COMING UP WITH THE SAME CODE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL APPEAR TO THINK THAT THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ALL ACTIVATE, AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL CEASE WORKING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE BRAKES STILL STOP THE CAR, BUT THE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL APPEAR TO BE NOT CALIBRATED TO THE BRAKE SENSOR. ALSO, SOMETIMES 3 WARNINGS APPEAR IN THE DASH DISPLAY: ESC OFF, SERVICE ESC, AND SERVICE TRACTION, THOUGH IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR. THIS HAPPENS VERY INTERMITTENTLY, BUT ONCE IT STARTS, IT USUALLY DOESN'T GO AWAY. I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED ABOUT 6 TIMES, BUT IT KEEPS COMING BACK. I AM OUT OF OPTIONS, AS THE REPAIRMEN SEEM TO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK DURING HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DISPLAY A "SERVICE TRACTION/ESC" MESSAGE ON THE HUD. BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON, SOMETIMES FOR MINUTES, SOMETIMES FOR HOURS. AS A RESULT OF BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ON, CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. HAD A SENSOR REPLACED WHICH TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED 53 WEEKS AND 17,000 MILES LATER. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO TURN ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. WHEN DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THESE PROBLEMS MAY ONLY LAST A COUPLE OF MINUTES BUT MAY ALSO PERSIST FOR GREATER THAN AN HOUR AT A TIME. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF SOMEWHAT UNPREDICTABLY BUT ITS FREQUENCY AND DURATION HAVE INCREASED OVER TIME. *TR

HELLO, MY CAR'S SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEHAVE IN THE OPPOSITE WAY, I.E. THEY STAY ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING, TURN OFF WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND TURN BACK ON WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS. I DO NOT EXPERIENCE ANYTHING DIFFERENT WHILE DRIVING AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SENSOR/CIRCUITRY ISSUE. I READ THROUGH THE FORUMS AND NEWS WEBSITES AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN A LOT OF CHEVY VEHICLES. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE AND RECALLS FOR A FEW CARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS IT MIGHT LEAD TO ACCIDENTS WHEN SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND MY CAR SEES THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WOULD LIKE GM/CHEVROLET LO HELP ME OUT HERE AND FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT MAKING ME PAY FOR IT BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED POSITIVELY. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES $110 JUST FOR DOING SIMPLE DIAGNOSTICS. BUT THIS ISSUE IS SOMETHING PRETTY COMMON TO A LOT OF CHEVROLET CARS AND IS NOT A WEAR RELATED ISSUE. GM OR CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE ISSUE. MY CAR IS OUT OF 3-YEAR WARRANTY BUT IS STILL WITHIN 5-YEAR WARRANTY (BUMPER-TO-BUMPER). I HOPE THAT AN ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND MY CAR WILL BE REPAIRED AND/OR I WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. I FOUND MANY ARTICLES ON THIS ISSUE AND A FEW OF THEM ARE COPIED BELOW. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY SERVICE SEAT BELT SIGN GOES ON OCCASIONALLY WHEN I START CAR, BUT GOES OFF IF I SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTART IT. THE DEALER SAID THEY CANNOT TEST IT IF THE SIGN ON DASH IS NOT ON. ALSO, I HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES AND GRIND ROTORS AT 37,000 MILES-SEEMS KIND OF PREMATURE. NOW I AM HAVING SOME KIND OF POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL DRAW SINCE MY OLD AND BRAND NEW BATTERY HAVE GONE DEAD. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS? *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2009 MALIBU MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. WHEN TAPPING THE BRAKE THEY GO OFF, BUT WHEN I NEED TO USE THE BRAKE NO LIGHTS SHOW. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY SERVICE ESC AND SERVICE TRACTION LIGHTS ALSO COME ON. IM GETTING VERY AGGRAVATED, I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR SINCE JUNE 2012, AND CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY PREPARING FOR WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION. KEPT ON HEARING INTERMITTENT CLICKING. REALIZED IT WAS THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THEY WERE NOT FULLY LOCKING OR UNLOCKING, ONLY ATTEMPTING TO. IT CONTINUED FOR A FEW DAYS THEN STOPPED FOR A FEW WEEKS. YESTERDAY WE WERE ON A 75 MILE DRIVE AND 75 MILES BACK WITH THE LOCKS INCESSANTLY GOING THROUGH THEIR INTERMITTENT RAPID CYCLING. I NEVER KNOW FOR CERTAIN IF MY DOORS ARE LOCKED OR NOT. BESIDES BEING EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AND IRRITATING WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS THE PRESENCE OF A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE A LOT OF SCENARIOS THAT COULD BE PLAYED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 07/10/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A FEE UNTIL THE FAILURE BECOMES PERMANENT. UPDATED 07/15/2013 *JS

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL AND WHEN U PRESS THE PEDAL THEY GO OFF FOR A SECOND AND COME BACK ON THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. GO OFF WHEN BRAKING. HAVE BEEN STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES BY FOLKS PASSING BY TO TELL ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. *TR

IF CRUISE IS ENGAGED, SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST TURN OFF. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY CONSTANT BRAKE LIGHTS EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT PRESSED. OTHER TIMES, THE CRUISE WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BE ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. USUALLY THIS OCCURS ALONG WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE REGARDING THE EST STABILITY SYSTEM ON THE CAR. USUALLY AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JUNE 2010 AND THE FIRST THING TO HAPPEN WAS THE BATTERY EXPLODED IN 09/2010. A FEW MONTHS LATER A MY CAR WAS BROKEN INTO BECAUSE I DID NOT REALIZE THAT WHEN I LOCK MY DOORS THAT ALL LOCKS BUT 1. THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPEND WAS THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT SHORTED OUT, NOT THE ACTUAL HEAD LIGHT BUT THE SOCKET THAT THE LIGHT GOES INTO AND THAT HAPPEND AROUND 03/2012. AROUND JANUARY 2013 I WAS STOPPED BESIDE MY DAUGHTER SCHOOL AND A MAN PULLED OVER AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN ON FOR A FEW MILES. I DID NOT REALIZE THIS AND COULD NOT SEE THIS UNLESS I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I RARELY DRIVE AT NIGHT BUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT I NOTICED WHEN YOU GET TO A CERTAIN SPEED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND AND THEN GO OFF IF YOU TAP THE BRAKE AND THEN COME BACK ON AND STAY ON UNTIL WHENEVER THEY DECIDE TO GO OFF. SOMETIMES THEY WILL BE ON WHEN YOU CRANK UP THE CAR. IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE WHAT IF THEY BRAKE LIGHT FAIL ALL TOGETHER. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS SOME KIND OF ELETRICAL MALFUNTION WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FIND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH LIGHTS COMING ON IN THE CARE AT SPORADIC TIME TIMES AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. I CALLED GM, THEY TOOK THE INFO BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. I REALLY BELIEVE A RECALL OR SOME TYPE OF INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS. I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE GOTTEN BEHIND THE SAME CAR I DRIVE AND THEY SEE THEY BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINOUSLY ON LIKE MY CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED SEVERAL FAILURE CODES HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,204 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,222.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK APRIL 10TH & I WAS SIDE SWIPE BY AN 18 WHEELER DUMP TRUCK STARTING ON MY DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR. MY FRONT END WAS HIT BY THE NOSE OF THE DUMP TRUCK, I WAS SPUN 180 DEGREES SLAMMED INTO A SCHOOL BUS TO WHICH THE TRUCK SQUASHED ME UP AGAINST THE BUS DRAGGED ME UP THE Q BRIDGE LEAVING ME THERE WITH NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED OR ONSTAR ALERT! MY CONCERN IS I HAVE FRONT & SIDE AIRBAGS & I AM NOT SURE WHY NONE OF THEM WENT OFF. MY CAR WAS TOWED AWAY & I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT AWAY & IS NOW TOTALED! *TR

RECENTLY, I EXPERIENCED A FAILED DOOR LOCKING ACTUATOR IN MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU WHILE DRIVING MY 2YR OLD TO DAYCARE. I WAS TURNING RIGHT OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN MY DOOR(DRIVER'S DOOR) SWUNG OPEN. I GRABBED IT AND TRIED SHUTTING, BUT THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS LOCKED, SO IT WOULDN'T SHUT. I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR SO MY DOOR WOULD SHUT. I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE IF THIS SITUATION OCCURRED TO A DOOR IN THE BACKSEAT WITH MY DAUGHTER SITTING THERE IN HER CHILD SEAT. FAST FORWARD ONE WEEK, AND NOW 3 OF MY 4 LOCKING ACTUATORS ARE FAILED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM MALIBU OWNERS ABOUT THESE FAILED LOCKING ACTUATORS. I THEN STARTED TO WONDER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THERE ISN'T A RECALL AND THAT IS JUST NORMAL PART FAILURE. NORMAL PART FAILURE?!?! I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS AND HAVE ONLY PUT 45K MILES ON IT. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW 01/09, 3 MON. LATER RECEIVED LETTER FROM GM CITING RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED. RECALL ID # 78844 - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE UNTIL 12/12 DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 50 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD/ERRATIC WITH RPM GAGE GOING TO 6-7 BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT/ACCELERATE, CHECK ENGINE, ABS, CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. CALLED ONSTAR WAS TOLD THERE NOTHING INDICATED ON DIAGNOSTICS REPORT AND TO CONTACT GM. CONTACTED GM WAS TOLD THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR RECALL ID # 94402 - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING AND WOULD NOT HAVE PARTS UNTIL LATE JAN. TO FIX RECALL IF THAT WAS IN FACT THE ISSUE. TOLD BY DEALER THAT ERRATIC SHIFTING IS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THOSE VEHICLES. ON 4/2/13 CAR WILL NOT GO IN PARK COMPLETELY AND IGNITION WILL NOT TURN TO "OFF" POSITION, CANNOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. CONTACTED GM WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE ORIGINAL RECALL FROM 2009 FIXED THE SHIFT CABLE AND REPLACEMENT PART WAS ONLY COVERED BY GM FOR 12 MONTHS. GM SAID SECOND RECALL WAS NOT ATTACHED TO VIN# AND THEREFORE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED ALTHOUGH GM REP AND DEALER VERIFIED IT WAS IN NOV 2012. GM SAID TO TAKE TO DEALER AND GET DIAGNOSTIC REPORT AND THEY WOULD GO FROM THERE BUT ISSUE

THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, BEGINNING NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE LAST DOCUMENTABLE INCIDENT IS MARCH 9, 2013. ESC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS DOWN, BRAKES LIGHTS ILLUMINATING WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT, AND NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THEY SHOULD. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN SOME "THING" THEY FIND WRONG, FROM RE-CALIBRATION OF THE ESC SYSTEM TO THIS LAST INCIDENT, WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH! I HAD JUST HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE A HEADLIGHT REPLACED THE PRIOR WEEKEND AND I NEVER NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING, AND THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT NEVER MENTIONED IT EITHER. I'M THINKING THEY WOULD HAVE IF THEY COULD CHARGE ME TO FIX SOMETHING ADDITIONAL ON THE CAR. I JUST PAID $250 TO REPLACE WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS A BURNED OUT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON MARCH 9TH, (PALMEN MOTORS, KENOSHA, WI), AND ITS ALREADY RECURRING. I HEARD PART OF POSSIBLE RECALL ON WNN ABC NEWS AND STARTED RESEARCHING AND ENDED UP AT YOUR SITE THIS MORNING. I WANT TO REPORT THIS. THERE'S NO TELLING HOW MANY DOLLARS HAVE BEEN PAID TO MECHANICS TO FIX UNNECESSARY REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THIS! I AM FURIOUS! I AM HOPING THAT IF THIS IS A RECALL, OR MADE ONE, I CAN AT LEAST GET SOME OF MY MONEY BACK! THANK YOU, *TR

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT FUNCTION. WHEN DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE A SWITCH REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. THIRD BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. WOULD NOT GO OFF. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME ( 30 MINUTES OR SO ) THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF. PEOPLE HAVE TOLD US NUMEROUS TIMES WE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT OF TIMES SINCE THEN. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

HEATING ELEMENT OF HEATED SEAT FEATURE BURNED A HOLE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK. THE HOLE IS CENTERED IN THE LOWER LUMBAR AREA OF THE SEAT BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE DOOR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES IN BEFORE IT WOULD OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THIS ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND TELLS ME TO SERVICE TRACTION SOON. I DON'T NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THE WAY IT HANDLES OR DRIVES BUT WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON YOU CANT SEE THE ODOMETER. TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT GOES OFF, YESTERDAY IT DID THE SAMETHING. MY CAR ONLY HAS 24000 MILES ON IT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED. INTERMITTENTLY, OPENING ANY OF THE FOUR DOORS AT ANY GIVEN TIME WILL CAUSE ALL LOCKS TO ENGAGE. *TR