2009 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

I HAD A POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ONE, AND MY ESC LIGHT COME ON. THESE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH NO WARNING AND DISABLE THOSE FEATURES WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, GOING 57 MPH, AFTER A MAJOR ICE AND SNOW STORM. I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE WHILE IT IS ON THE ROAD.

GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, HIT A CAR IN THE REAR.. THE BAGS WENT OFF, BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY THE BAGS... THE SMELL WAS THERE, OF SOME KIND OF GUN POWDER SMELL... BUT NO AIRBAGS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND FORCED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE ESC SERVICE NEEDED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INITIALLY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THEN ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT CALLED ALAN WEBB CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3712 NE 66TH AVE, VANCOUVER, WA 98661, (360) 574-1131) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,846.

MALUBU 2009 BOUGHT NEW ON 2009 APRIL, EVEN THE FIRST YEAR THE STEERING WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. IN THE PARKING CIRCLE WHILE CLIMBING IT WOULD STIFFEN, IT HAPPENS MAYBE 5 TO 6 TIMES A YEAR AND RECENTLY 2019 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH KIDS AND THE STEERING FROZE. I WAS REALLY AFRAID AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE INCIDENCE FROM MY WIFE. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO ME IN THE CITY STREET, AND IN THE PARKING LOT WHILE TURNING ROUND AND ROUND. I AM TERRIFIED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON ROAD AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS MALIBU CAR WHILE DRIVING ANY MORE. NEED HELP.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS POPPED UP ON THE DASH 'POWER STEERING' 'SERVICE ESC OFF' 'BRAKE LIGHT' 'SERVICE AIR BAG' AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN. TRYING TO GET THE CAR PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT TO MY LEFT I WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TURNING PROCESS WAS SO HARD. AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON IT GOES AWAY THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS POP ON AGAIN. THIS TIME AFTER A FEW SECONDS EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD GOES BLANK INCLUDING THE RADIO AND THEN THE CAR DIES OUT DRAINING THE CARS BATTERY COMPLETELY.

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD AT 55 SPEED ZONE AND CAR WOULD ONLY DO 15 MPH FINALLY GOT TO A STORE AND GOT IT STOPPED AND STEERING WAS SHAKING AND CAR SHAKES WHEN I HIT BRAKES

STOPPED CAR, GOT GAS, TURNED CAR BACK ON AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. THEN TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TURNED IT BACK ON AND POWER STEERING RETURNED BUT POWER STEERING NOTICE CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY.. NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS BUT WHEN ENTERING THE VIN, THIS VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD DUE TO OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. I ALSO READ THAT CHEVROLET HAD A SPECIAL RECALL FOR THIS THAT DIDN'T SHOW UP IN RECALL LISTS.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING TWICE TODAY.

TWICE WHILE STARTING MY CAR THE INDICATOR FOR POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC CAME ON. WHEN I WOULD TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT THE INDICATORS WOULD GO AWAY. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON THE PARKWAY THE INDICATORS CAME BACK ON AND MY STEERING LOCKED. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO STOP MY CAR AND RESTART QUICKLY, HOPING IT WOULD UNLOCK. THANK GOD IT DID AND THAT MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME. SCARY

START THE CAR AND ESC IS OFF AND POWER STEERING IS OFF. SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTART AND IT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES. ALSO WHEN IT IS ON AND SITTING WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE COMES ACROSS THE MESSAGE CENTER. I CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT, POWER STEERING COMES BACK FOR A SECOND THEN THE LIGHT TRIPS AGAIN AND IT'S OUT AGAIN AS SOON AS I TURN THE WHEEL. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW PACE.

PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 8/8/19 AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUT PLATE OR TITLE HAVE WENT THERE 2 TIME TOLD ME IT WAS SENT IN, CALLED DMV AND THEY SAID PAPERWORK WAS NOT SENT IN UNTIL NOV 4 AND THEY DID NOT SEND ALL THE MONEY, STILL NOTHING, MY CAR IS PARKED WITH AN EXPIRED TEMPORARY PLARE

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE DASH WILL DISPLAY THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT AND THE SCREEN WILL READ SERVICE TRACTION SERVICE ESC, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PUSHED AND TURN OFF WHEN IT IS PUSHED. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO CAN NOT BE ENGAGED. THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLAYED HOWEVER ALL PROBLEMS CAME BACK 2 WEEKS LATER. ALL THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ON GOING.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU IN THE CITY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING CAR. VERY HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. EPS, EPS OFFAND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON DASH DISPLAY. HAD TO BRING CAR TO STOP AND RESTART ENGINE AND THEN WAS OK TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON OR OFF, ALL THE DOORS UNLOCKED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TCS, ABS, ESC, ETC INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING OCCASIONALLY STOPS WORKING, USUALLY WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. I ALSO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT THAT HAD SHORTED OUT AND MELTED. THERE IS A SLEW OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND THEY USUALLY GET WORSE AS THE WEATHER GETS WETTER AND COLDER.

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING.

POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSE POWER STEERING! IT HAS DONE IT WHILE TURNING MOSTLY AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS OUTSIDE! 3 TIMES THIS WEEK ALONE! IT HAS HAPPENED ON WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS LATELY & I HAVE LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON 2009

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND MY ESC LIGHT WENT ON AND IT LOST TRACTION WHILE WAITING IN LINE TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL. I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR 5MINS AND LUCKILY IT WENT OUT THERE AND NOT WHILE DRIVING I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL AND ENDED UP DRIVING ON THE SIDE WALK.

WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ALONG AT INTERSTATE TRAFFIC SPEEDS(60-65 MPH) THE CAR WILL GO INTO AN ENGINE REDUCED POWER MODE, AND EMERGENCY TRACTION DISPLAYS ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT INCREASE IN SPEED,(20 MPH MAX) HAVE TO HURRIEDLY FIND AN EXIT TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A CRASH. AT THE END OF RECALL 14V252, IT STATES SERVICE ESC AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL TELL-TALES ILLUMINATE WITH THIS CONDITION. THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION RECALL # 13036 BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THE ENGINE STALLING ISSUES, OR THE PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY STATED.

2009 MALIBU LS 2.4L WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING. I'LL BE DRIVING AND THEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE STEERING GOES OUT. HEAR A CHIME AND THE DIC REPORTS SERVICE ESC. HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN CAR OFF AND THEN AFTER A FEW CYCLES THE STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS, CAR IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO CRASH! THIS IS TOTALLY NOT SAFE. I'VE OWNED OVER 12 GM CARS AND CURRENTLY OWN 6 INCLUDING A NEW MALIBU. HOPEFULLY GM WILL FIX THE STEERING BECAUSE IT'S JUST DANGEROUS. I ONLY HAVE 113,650 MILES ON IT AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CAR WORKS GREAT EXCEPT I CAN'T HAVE MY KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR IF THEY ARE GOING TO END UP IN A DITCH. I'VE OWN THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND ALWAYS TOOK ACTION ON ANY AND ALL RECALLS BUT I NEVER GOT A NOTICE ABOUT THIS ONE. I CAN NOW RECREATE THIS PROBLEM BY JUST STARTING IT AND THE INSTANT YOU TRY TO TURN THE WHEEL IT HAPPENS SO NOW THE CAR IS IMMOBILE. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED BUT NOW I CAN'T EVEN BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT IT HAPPENING OVER AND OVER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT UP TO THE FRONT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT I CAN'T CHANCE MY KIDS DRIVING THE CAR IF IT MEANS THEY ARE GOING OT CRASH AND GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE.

GAUGES GO CRAZY ON DASHBOARD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEELS FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND ECM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET (2001 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80014, (720) 746-2716) AND AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTH (7320 N BROADWAY, DENVER, CO 80216, (303) 720-7609) WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ON NOVEMBER 6, 2019 WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL ON A REGULAR STREET, WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING MY POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. RAN UP ON A CURB ALMOST HITTING A POLE BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. I TOOK VEHICLE TO GET POWER STEERING FLUID AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ELECTRICAL. TOOK TO ANOTHER PLACE TO HAVE TESTED AND A RECALL CAME UP FOR VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A RECALL BUT IT IS LISTED AS ONE. REFUSE TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM DUE TO OVER MILEAGE AND ME NOT BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNER. REFUSAL FOR RENTAL OR EVEN A LOANER.

POWER STEERING QUITS ABRUPTLY

MY CAR IS THE 4 CYLINDER WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND WHEN DRIVING IT AND MAKING A TURN I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON TURNING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ESC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS CARS ON THE RECALL LIST.

SMELL OF GAS REAR OF CAR AFTER FILL UP. VISIBLE MOISTURE TOP OF FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT. LEAK FROM TOP OF TANK AND OR FIXTURE.

PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. HARNESS IS ACTUALLY MELTING CAUSING CONNECTION PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE A FIRE STARTS IN THESE VEHICLES.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON BY THEMSELVES AND WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IT GOES OFF BUT MY BRAKE LIGHT WANT WORK AT ALL IT A BIG SAFE ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHIL LONG FORD AT CHAPEL HILLS (1565 AUTO MALL LOOP, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920, (844) 234-1769) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. HAVE HAD IT REPLACED FOR OTHER TIMES AND THE CONNECTOR TO THE HEADLIGHT KEEPS MELTING. THEN THERE IS A SMELL OF PLASTIC MELTING ALMOST LIKE IT IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE CONNECTOR TO THE HEADLIGHT IS MELTED THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT GETS REPLACED EVERY TIME AND THAT CONNECTOR KEEPS GETTING MELTED MAKING IT HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS WERE NEEDED AN AVERAGE OF ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE HEADLIGHTS WAS FAULTY, WOULD OVERHEAT, AND BURN OUT, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THE WIRING HARNESS HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,200.

AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM ESPRESSO STAND THE POWER STEERING ON 2009 CHEVY MALIBU COMPLETELY FAILED W/OUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS JUST GOING INTO A RIGHT HAND TURN IN A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10MPH. I NEARLY HIT THE DRIVERS DOOR OF A VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION AS THEY WERE TAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT. THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND REQUIRED BOTH HANDS. I CAME TO A STOP AS I COMPLETED THE TURN, JUST BEFORE THE PARKING LOT EXITED TO A SIDE ROAD. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME WAS HONKING AND MY VEHICLE WAS BARELY POSITIONED SAFELY ON 'MY' SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE ROADWAY AND PULL AS FAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER AS I COULD. THE SHOULDER; IS ABOUT TWO CAR LENGTHS LONG BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A SIDEWALK. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY TASK HOWEVER, DUE TO THE STEERING I COULD BARELY GET OFF THE ROADWAY- MY FRONT TIRES ALL BUT RESTING ON THE START OF THE SIDEWALK. THE MESSAGE CENTER ON MY DASH READ "POWER STEERING" FOLLOWED BY "SERVICE ESC" AND THE ESC/ TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS LIT UP. I CALLED FOR HELP & THEY ARRIVED WITHIN MINUTES. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE POWER STEERING UNIT AS IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE ALTERNATOR, AND REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE ALTERNATOR. ABOUT 30 MIN AFTER INCIDENT I MOVED CAR BACK SEVERAL FEET - STEERING WAS STILL HARD. I TURNED IT OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER I TURNED BACK ON. STILL GETTING MESSAGE, BUT DECIDED TO DRIVE THE 5 MI BACK SINCE ONLY 2 TURNS WERE NECESSARY. ONE PERSON HE

BRAKE LIGHTS ON WITH OUT PRESSING BRAKE. WHEN PRESSING BRAKE THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND ESC LIGHT STAYS ON . BRAKE LIGHTS STAYS ON WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.SOME TIMES EVERYTHING WORKS JUST FINE AND OUT OF NO WHERE THESE PROBLEMS START TO HAPPEN. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY OF 2019 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS EVER SINCE

ELECTRICAL-I WAS FOLLOWING SOMEONE WHO WAS DRIVING MY MALIBU, AND WE CAME UP TO A STOPLIGHT. I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE WHEN HE WAS STOPPING, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WE PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD. I THEN SAW THE BRAKES LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES. WE WERE NOT COMING UP ON A LIGHT, NOR WAS THERE ANYONE IN FRONT OF HIM. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION, I ASKED IF HE WAS TAPPING THE BRAKES WHEN WE PULLED AWAY FROM THAT RED LIGHT, AND HE SAID NO, NOT ONCE. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. STEERING- THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST STOP WORKING WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT DOES THIS OFTEN. TO CORRECT IT, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS A FEW TIMES RIGHT IN A ROW BEFORE IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR MY YEAR VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE RECALLS FOR BOTH OF THESE ISSUES, JUST NOT FOR MY VIN. I CANNOT HELP BUT THINK THAT IF THE SAME EXACT ISSUES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING WITH OTHER VEHICLES FROM THE SAME YEAR AS MINE AND THEY HAVE GOTTEN THE RECALLS, THAT THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT MINE SHOULD PROBABLY BE INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS AS WELL. THOSE RECALLS ARE 14V153000 AND 14V252000.

MY CARS PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT CONNECTOR KEEPS FRYING OUT. IVE CHANGED THE BULB NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE LIGHT NEVER STAY ON LONGER THAN 2 WEEKS AT A TIME. I WAS LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AND NOTICED THAT THE WHOLE CONNECTOR HAS MELTED AND THE WIRING TOO.

I HAVE NOT HAD MY 2009 MALIBU FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 140 DOLLARS FOR LOOKING AT IT, JUST TO TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP. I KNEW THIS. IT STARTED WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND A LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN BECAUSE I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TERRIFIED FOR MY LIFE WITH MY THREE YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN STARTED IT UP AGAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FINE. THEN AGAIN I GOT INTO MY CAR THE NEXT DAY AND IT DID IT AGAIN! BUT ONLY THIS TIME, IT DIDN'T STOP. NO MATTER WHAT. THEN MY CAR STOPPED SHIFTING. I CAPPED THEY CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SET ME UP AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR IN. I EXPLAINED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT SO THEY SCHEDULED A TOW FOR ME. THAT FOLLOWING WEEK, (CARLESS) I WAS WAITING FOR THE TOW TO SHOW UP AND NO ONE CAME. I CALLED THE DEALSHIP AND SHE SAID THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN, I EXPLAINED, AGAIN, THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SHE TOLD ME THAT I COULDN'T GET MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT THEN IF IT WASN'T THERE. I DROVE 20 MILES GOING TEN MILES AN HOUR WITH MY HAZARDS ON TO GET IT THERE, JUST TO LEAVE IT THERE FOR THREE DAYS THEN BE TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP AND THEY NEEDED FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX IT. NEEDELESS TO SAY, MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING THERE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. NOTHING BEING DONE TO

CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING. STARTS BACK UP AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON. HAPPENED 5 TIMES NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BULB AND HARNESS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR MULTIPLE "RECALL FIXES", FOR ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING ISSUES. THE REGISTRY SHOWS THAT ALL RECALLS WERE FIXED (PURELY COSMETIC WORK) WITH REGARDS TO THE VEHICLES LIGHTS BEING REPLACED (RECEIVED FIX IT TICKETS BY THE AUTHORITIES). BUT MY CAR DIDN'T BURN OUT LIGHTS, SHE MELTED THEM, WHILE I WAS DEPLOYED, HER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FRIED THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER (BRAIN). REPAIRS WERE MADE IN 2014 WHEN I RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS, AND SHE WAS FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN IN 2015 AND 2016. I WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND THEY FIXED THE MINOR ISSUES. NOW IN 2019 THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS SHORTING OUT AGAIN STATING THAT THE ENGINE IS WORKING AT DECREASED POWER AND MY CAR IS DRAINING HER OWN BATTERY AND LOCKING UP. I BOUGHT HER USED BACK IN 2009, AND EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS OR YEARS THERE IS AN ELECTRONICS MALFUNCTION AND I'VE HAD SUCH HORRIBLE LUCK FINDING A TRUSTWORTHY DEALERSHIP TO TAKE HER TO FOR REPAIRS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SHE STILL CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHERE SHE'LL BURN OUT OR MELT A COMPONENT IN THE VEHICLE. SHE JUST STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN AND WHEN I INSPECTED THE BATTERY, SHE HAD MELTED THE PLASTIC HOUSING UNIT.

THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE PASSENGER FRONT HEADLIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT THE LIGHTBULB NOW THE HARNESS HAS BURNED OUT

IN 2014, THE HEATER IN THE SEAT MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THROUGH THE COAT I WAS WEARING WHILE DRIVING. NOW, THE SEAT HEATER ON NEITHER SIDE WORKS. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO GM AND THEY SAY THAT THE CAR WAS NOT ON RECALL AND IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. CHANGED THE BULBS, STILL OUT. CHANGED THE WIRING HARNESS, STILL OUT. NEXT STEP IS THE SIGNAL SWITCH! THE HIGH BEAM WAS WORKING UNTIL I CHANGED EVERYTHING AND NOW I HAVE NO LOW OR HUGH BEAM ON THAT SIDE!!I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES ON THAT SAME SIDE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE TIME PRIOR THE CONNECTOR ON THE BULB WAS MELTED!! I HAVE BEEN READING ALL OVER THE INTERNET NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. REPLACING THESE ITEMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS COSTLY. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TOO MANY TIMES!! THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! IT IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE IN MANUFACTURING. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CONSTANTLY COME OUT OF OUR POCKETS FOR LAZY WIRING AND MANUFACTURING.DO RIGHT BY YOUR CUSTOMERS AND MAKE IT A RECALL ISSUE GM!!

WELD ON SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN. IN A CRASH DRIVER COULD BE EJECTED, ALONG WITH SEAT. SEATBELT IS ATTACHED TO SEAT SO BECOMES LESS USEFUL AND MORE UNSAFE. 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ALREADY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER ASSIST COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS ONLY ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DUBLIN CHEVROLET GMC BUICK (2042 VETERANS BLVD, DUBLIN, GA 31021, 478-246-4916) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN TRAVELING OVER 30MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. CORNING CHEVROLET BUICK (2087 SOLANO ST, CORNING, CA 96021, (530) 838-4371) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT ON 2009 CHEVY MALIBU. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, AND THE PIGTAIL HARNESS 3 TIMES A YEAR FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS.