2010 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

HEADLIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT AND RANDOM. PAID $432 TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO FIX PROBLEM AND IT IS STILL OCCURING.

THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED AND SOMETIME THEY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. MY SON-IN-LAW TOLD ME TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE MOTOR, PUMP THE FOOT FEED 3 TIMES AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THAT SEEMS TO WORK MOST OF THE TIME. BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THAT. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHT WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND THEN THEY CAME BACK ON WHEN I HIT ANOTHER BUMP. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT MY TAILLIGHTS MAY NOT ALWAYS WORK AND TO LET THEM KNOW IF I HAVE THAT PROBLEM. WELL HELL I AM DRIVING THE CAR NOT RUNNING ALONG BEHIND IT!! DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE REAR-END ME TO FIND OUT THAT THEY DON'T WORK? NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF AIRBAGS I HAVE IN THIS VEHICLE BUT WITH HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY ALSO BE AN ISSUE.THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FROM THE TIME THE CAR WAS NEW. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO DIFFERENT SHOPS TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND EVERY TIME THEY TELL ME THEY THINK IT IS FIXED. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT SHOE TO DROP. IS THE COMPETITION FOR CAR MAKERS SO VICIOUS THAT THEY NEED TO RUSH PRODUCTION AT THE COST OF CUSTOMER SAFETY TO GET VEHICLES OUT AHEAD OF THEIR COMPETITION? THEY CONTINUE TO PUT MORE BELLS AND WHISTLES ON THESE VEHICLES SO THEY CAN CHARGE US MORE UP FRONT AND FOR CONTINUOUS REPAIRS. THIS IS TOTALLY INSANE. GIVE ME BACK MY '57 CHEVY. NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THAT HONEY!!!

I THINK THE MALIBU HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE CORVETTES HAD THE LIGHT HAS DONE WENT OUT 8 TIMES SINCE MY HUSBAND GOT THE CAR IN MARCH AND HE HAS TO TAKE THE WHEEL OFF AND THE PLACSIC UNDER PINNING BY THE WHEEL OFF AND UNCONNECT THE HEAD LIGHT AND CONNECT IT AGAIN AND IT COMES BACK ON. AND SOMETIMES IF HE JUST SMACKS THE LIGHT IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN BUT NOT ALWAYS IT'S THE LOW BEAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY YEARS OF THE YEARS OF THIS MODEL CAR BUT HEARS WHAT I THINK THE PROBLEM IS LIKE I SAID THAT THE CORVETTES HAD ELECTRICAL CENTER' UNDER THE HOOD THAT MAY EXPAND DUE TO THE EXTREME ENGINE HEAT AND WHEN THIS ELECTRICAL CONNECTION EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS OVER AND OVER, IT IS PRONE TO BREAKING. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL TO FUNCTION. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE FIX INVOLVES ADDING SOME SORT OF HEAT INSULATION TO THIS ELECTRICAL CENTER TO EITHER PROTECT THE WHOLE UNIT FROM THE HEAT OR TO PREVENT THE CONSISTENT EXPANSION UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES. SO CAN Y'ALL PLEASE LOOK IN TO IT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND WE DON'T WANT NO TICKETS AND IT'S ANNOYING TAKING IT A PART BC IT WON'T WORK

OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR STARTED SHAKING I WAS IN THE HEAT WITH MY DAUGHTER IT SAID SERVICE ESC/SERVICE TRAC. I HAVE HAD MANY PEOPLE LOOK AT IT, I'VE HAD THEM TEST EVERYTHING BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP IT DIDN'T DO IT FOR AWHILE THEN I LEFT MY CAR ON WITH THE A/C WHILE PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER WE WERE SITTING IN THE HEAT OUTSIDE HER SCHOOL SHE ONLY 2 AND COMPLAIN HOW HOT IT IS WHILE I'M TRYING SEE IF I CAN FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OUT OF NO WHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES THE REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MALIBU DECREASES SPEED AND DOWNSHIFTS AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED COMES UP IN MESSAGE CENTER, NO BUMPS, HARD BRAKING, NO CARWASHES, SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45MPH AND CAR ILLUMINATES ENGINE LIGHT. SEVERAL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALREADY FOR EXAMPLE THROTTLE BODY, KNOCK SENSOR, MAF SENSOR, BATTERY, FUSE BOX, ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL OF THESE PARTS AND MY ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THEREFORE I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN ISOLATED ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN CHEVROLET (12475 PLAZA DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. *TT

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ESC, LIGHTS COME ON AS DRIVING. LIGHTED UP ON INFORMATION PANE. SECOND TIME THIS IS HAPPENED. TOOK TO DEALER LAST TIME THEY DID SOME RESET AND CHARGED $75.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND NOT MORE THAN TWO DAYS OF OWNING IT MY ESC LIGHTS DISABLED AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STUCK ON, I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE BREAK PEDAL SENSOR, AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN AND THEY ONCE AGAIN REPLACED THE SENSOR, THIS PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE FIXED ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER, THE ESC CONSTANTLY DISABLES AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY STUCK I AM LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY NEVER ACTUALLY FIXED. I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY CHECK TRACTION LIGHT WILL COME ON AND MY ESC LIGHT WILL SAY OFF. YOU CAN SEE BY THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT I ORIGINALLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM ON 9/26/2016, I PURCHASED THE CAR SEPTEMBER 24, 2016... TWO DAYS LATER AND THIS ISSUE STARTED OCCURRING AND NOW TWO YEARS LATER AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED.

SERVICE ESC AND SERVICE TRACTION LIGHTS ON. BRAKE LIGHTS ON WHEN NOT PUSHING BRAKE, THEN OFF WHEN PUSHING BRAKE. WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY

SO I'M PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK YOU CAN'T USE THE KEY FOB YOU ALSO CAN'T USE IT INSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN IT OR THE OUTSIDE AND IT'LL STAY LOST 4 DAYS AND THEN UNLOCK ITSELF IT'LL BE OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF YOUR CAR IN A HURRY WHEN THERE IS AN ACCIDENT OR YOU NEED TO TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IT CAN BE WORKING FINE YOU CAN GO INTO THE STORE YOU CAN COME OUT YOU CAN'T GET IN THE CAR OR YOU CAN GET IN THE CAR TO COME HOME AND I CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR YES I BOUGHT MY CAR USED FROM TREGEMBO MOTORS AND OF COURSE THAT PART'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY I'VE LOOKED AT ALL THE REVIEWS THIS IS A BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND GM IS AWARE OF IT THEY NEED TO FIX IT THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN LOCKED IN OR OUT OF MY CAR THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A MONTH

MAY 4TH 2018 I WAS DRIVING AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND TIGHTEN UP, I PULLED OVER AND PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS , IT FELT IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE , POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, I SHUT CAR OFF THAT TURNED BACK ON PROCEEDED TO PULL ON TO HIGHWAY AND CAR SEEMED FINE AGAIN , I AM SCARED TO DRIVE.

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. WHEN OFF AND I HIT A BUMP IT TURNS BACK ON. I HAVE CHILDREN AND I AM SCARED OF AN EMERGENCY IT WILL NOT FUNCTION.

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT CONTROLS THE GEAR SHIFT THAT SHOWS IF I AM IN PARK, REVERSE, DRIVE, MANUAL DON'T WORK WITH THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS THE CONTROL PANEL BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL THAT SHOWS MY MILES PER HOUR, FUEL LEVEL, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, MILEAGE AND MORE. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK AND I HAVE HAD MY PART FOR THIS ORDERED TWICE BUT THERE IS SO MANY OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL CAR THAT IS NEEDING THEM THAT THEY ARE BACK LOGGED OUT SEVERAL MONTHS. I LIVE IN VALDOSTA GA AND HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN FOR THE LAW FIRM THAT I WORK FOR AND THIS CAR IS SO UNSAFE THAT I CAN'T DRIVE IT BC I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS STRANDED. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING SO I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES DO TO THAT AS WELL.

MY TAIL LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL AND THEY DO NOT COME ON, WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED. VERY, VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED. ALL ROADS AND AT ALL SPEEDS. CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO AFFECTED. ESC LIGHT HAS COME ON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NHTSA SAYS THERE IS A RECALL, CHEVROLET SAYS THERE IS NOT.

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT

THE ELECTRICAL RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONS SOMETIMES THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WON'T WORK AND THEY RANDOMLY COME ON OR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS ALMOST DARK OUT SIDE I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ON. THERE IS A LEAK SOMEWHERE THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. THE MOTOR BLOWER FOR THE HEATING AND COOLING WILL ALSO RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE AND AFTER REPLACING AND FIXING THE PART THEY BROKE AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CROWDED HIGHWAY IN THE POURING RAIN. I FIXED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS 2 TIMES AND THEY STILL CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION AND QUIT WORKING. THE EXAUHST HAS A LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS AND DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT WHILE DRIVING IT TAKES FOREVER TO SHIFT AND ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD BARELY DRIVE WHEN I WOULD GIVE IT GAS AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT 8 MINUTES BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTED TO WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS A PIECE THAT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION THAT KEEPS COMING UNDONE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE BUT IT WOULDN'T WORK AND I FIXED THE PROBLEM AND UPON ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION THE VEHICLE WENT INTO PARK BUT CONTINUED TO MOVE I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP IT. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL STABILITY AND THE TIRES HAS BEEN ON FOR

POWER STEERING ISSUE STARTED IN DECEMBER 2017 TO PRESENT. WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THIS HAS HAPPEN 34 TIMES I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN RESTART THE CAR PROBLEM WENT A AWAY 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON DOWN THE STREET AND HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT. HAVE TO STOP TURN THE CAR OFF. RESTART THE CAR. CHEVY ON JANUARY 26, 2018 I HAVE CALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS A RECALL THE NUMBER IS 15356 CORPORATE OFFICE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER SEE IF A CODE SHOWS UP IF THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. AND NO CODE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE TOLD THEM ANYTHING HAPPENS I WILL HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER THEY RAN A TEST TOLD ME NO CODE CAME UP.THE LAST TIME WAS NOT GOOD. ON APRIL 25 2018 I HAVE TO START MY CAR 3 TIMES DO TO THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN MESSAGE CAME UP SAYING SERVICE ESC THEN ESC IS OFF. WHEN LEAVE FROM THE PLACE I WAS AT THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT HAD TO COME TO A STOP. TURN THE CAR OFF, AND ON SO I COULD DRIVE HOME. THIS 2 TIMES ON THE SAME NIGHT. MILEAGE WAS AROUND 89,000 NOT SURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLAG CHEVROLET (1000 E BELVIDERE RD, GRAYSLAKE, IL 60030). THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS; HOWEVER, THE HEAD LAMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEAD LAMP FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT HAS WENT OUT FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST 12-MONTHS.

WE GOT THIS 2010 MALIBU ABOUT A MONTH AGO. ON APRIL 12, 2010 I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH WAY 9. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 25 MINUTES AND WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. FEW DAYS AGO WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY. AGAIN, WE HAD TO PARK IT ON THE SHOULDER AND WHEN WE TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. WE TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST SHOP AND THE MECHANICS THERE CHECKED IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID ALL CHEVYS WITH TRACTION CONTROL ARE LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S POURING RAIN OR WHEN IT'S TOO COLD, AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE TELLING THE TRUTH BECAUSE I USUALLY HAVE ALL THESE ESC/TRACTION AND STEERING WHEEL WARNING LIGHTS ONLY WHEN IT'S RAIINING OR TOO COLD. PLEASE HELP US AS WE HAVE KIDS AND DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE RISK. THANKS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THE WIRING CONNECTOR FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF A RELATED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED PER THE 'SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM'. IN ADDITION, IF THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION RELATED TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE HAD A POTENTIAL FAILURE RELATED TO THE 'SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM'. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, BUT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY AND THE POTENTIAL OF A FAILURE.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON, REPAIRED 5 TIMES, A LOT OF SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR!

THE HEAD LIGHT LOW BEAM KEEPS BLOWING SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IT COST TOO MUCH MONEY TO KEEP REPLACING AND IT IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT IF U GOOGLE IT WITH THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT KEEPS SHORTING OUT OR WHATEVER IT'S DOING IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND A IT'S A PROBLEM BC PEOPLE CAN GET PULLED OVER AND IT'S NOT FAIR TOO THE PEOPLE BUY THIS CARS AND NOT KNOWING ABOUT THIS CHEVY NEEDS TOO OWN UP IT'S COST PEOPLE ALOT OF MONEY THAT SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP SPENDING ON THERE MISTAKE AND IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND PEOPLE HAVE KIDS. *TT

AT RANDOM OCCASIONS, THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT WORK. LAST NOVEMBER, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT OPEN EVEN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT MANUALLY AND USING THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH. THIS MORNING, I HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER DOOR. FIRST, IT WOULD NOT SHUT UNTIL AFTER I USED THE BUTTON TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOOR ("USED" MEANING I PULLED IT UP AND PUSHED IT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES IN QUICK SUCCESSION). THEN, AFTER I PARKED MY CAR, THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN UNTIL AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, USING THE REMOTE A COUPLE TIMES, ROLLING THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN, AND PUSHING THE BUTTON UP AND DOWN AGAIN. I WONDER IF HUMIDITY AND/OR MOISTURE MAY BE AFFECTING THE DOORS' ABILITY TO FUNCTION, AS IT HAD RAINED AND/OR SNOWED ON BOTH OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE WEATHER HAS NOT AFFECTED THE DOORS ON OTHER CARS I HAVE USED TO SUCH AN EXTENT. THE ISSUE WITH DOORS NOT OPENING/SHUTTING AS EXPECTED HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY OTHER 2008-12 MALIBU OWNERS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.

"SERVICE AIRBAG" DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY BOTH WHEN CAR IS AT REST OR IN MOTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE.

I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY EARLY IN THE MORNING. AFTER GOING DOWN MY RESIDENTIAL STREET, I WENT TO TURN MY CAR TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ON MY DASH THE MEASSAGE "ESC SERVICE POWER STEERING APPEARED". AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL, AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE FROM MY DASH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER MY CAR'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. I REMEMBER THERE BEING A RECALL BEFORE AND I TOOK MY CAR IN AND IT GOT FIXED HOWEVER IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME.

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THE POWERING STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO TRY TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT. VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I'M JUST GLAD I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE CAR IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL BUT WOULD HAPPEN MORE OFTEN OVER TIME. I ALWAYS KNEW THE CAR HAD STEERING ISSUES BUT ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE TIRES . FINALLY WHEN THE WHEEL WOULD JUST SHAKE WHILE IN PARK I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR RECALL IN MANY GENERAL MOTORS CARS WHICH INCLUDE EVERY MODEL YEAR MALIBU EXCEPT THE 2010. FOR SOME REASON THE 2010 MODEL THERE IS ONLY A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY, NOT A RECALL. GM ADMITS THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE POWER STEERING RECALL ON ALL THESE CARS BUT FOR SOME REASON DIDN'T RECALL THE 2010 MODEL. THEY ONLY DID THE SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN. IF YOU ARE OVER 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS YOUR OUT OF LUCK. YOU PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE DRIVING IT. SINCE THEY PUT THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ON IT THEY ARE ADMITTING IT HAS THE FAULTY PARTS IN THE CARS. UNEXCEPTABLE . ALL CARS THAT THEY KNOW HAVE THESE PROBLEM PARTS NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD .

FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THIS BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. IN REVIEWING SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES, THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTED REPEATEDLY, EVEN WITH COMMENTS OF GM MECHANIC STATING THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HARNESS BUT GM IS NOT RECALLING IT. I PRAY THAT A CHILD NEVER RUNS OUT INTO THE STREET AND GETS HIT BY A CAR AS A RESULT OF THE DRIVER NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THEIR CAR BECAUSE GM DOES NOT WANT TO PAY TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE HARNESS AND THE CONSTANT COMPLAINTS THEY ARE AWARE. .

FIST OCCURRED APPROX. 4YRS AGO THE STEERING WILL LOCK WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION TRACTION LIGHT POPS ON AND STEERING WILL LOCK CANNOT MOVE THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO PLACE IN PARK, TURN OFF AND BACK ON TO FREE STEERING. I REPORTED TO MAUNDY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP I WAS THERE IS NOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SO THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THIS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE 4YRS MAYBE TWICE A YEAR UNTIL ENDING OF 2017 WHEN IT BECAME MORE CONSISTENT. AFTER MARCH OF 2018 AFTER IT HAPPENED 3 TIME WITHIN THAT MONTH, ONCE WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS FOR A TUNE UP {PLEASE NOTE PREVENTANCE MAINTENENCE WORK IS BEING CONSTANTLY DONE ALL THIS WHILE } SPOKE TO THE ELECTRICIAN THAT WAS PERFORMING THE TUNE UP, AND EXPLAINED WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, HE DID PREFORMED A TUNE UP AND RAN A DIAGNOSE AND FOUND A C0561 CODE IN THE SYSTEM. HE ADVISE ME TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS INFORMATION WHICH I DID, ALONG WITH THE PAPERWORK FROM PEP BOYS. IRONICALLY DESPITE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOT BEING ON MUNDY CHEVROLET " FOUND THE ISSUE" WHICH AMOUNTED TO $1400.00 IN REPAIR WORK. { AGAIN PLEASE NOTE I HAVE BEEN TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE VARYING MAINTENANCE WORK DONE} I CONTACTED GM, I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND A SENIOR CASE ADVISOR BY THE NAME OF DESTINY, DESPITE SEVERAL CALLS AND VOICE MAIL, I AM YET TO RECEIVE A CALL FROM DESTINY. GM HAS SHOWN NO INTEREST IN AN ISSUE THAT IS LIFE THREATING. IMAGINE YOUR STEERING BASICALLY GOING "DEAD" WHILE TH

I GOT THE CAR IN 2015 AND FROM THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING LIGHT COMING ON AND SHUTTING OFF THE POWER STEERING WHICH MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND ALMOST RAN INTO A POLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONE TIME AND WHEN SHE TURN OFF THE CAR, IT WORKS AGAIN BUT THEN HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT OVER AND OVER AND THE SOCKET BEING BURNED OUT AND HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AS WELL NOW MY RADIO HAS POWER BUT DOESN'T COME ON, AFTER IT WAS JUST WORKING. I CAN'T HEAR ANY DOOR CHIMES OR TURN SIGNAL SIGNS. IT LIKE A PROBLEM AFTER A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THIS CAR. I AM BUY THIS CAR BUT WE DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE IT. IT HAS ONLY 79000 MILES BUT THE PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 50,000 MILES AND WHEN I GOT THE CAR IT HAD 43,000 MILES I BELIEVE.

SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR THE POWER STEERING SIGN WILL BE ON THE DASH, IT WILL ALSO SAY SERVICE THE ESC =. THERE WILL BE NO POWER STEERING. I CAN TURN OFF FOR AWHILE AND RE START AND THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. THERE IS ALSO A SHACKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE I'M IN PARK OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT

THE FIRST TIME MY VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN RIGHT. THE ENGINE DIED AND I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, TRIED TO RESTART AND IT WOULD NOT STAY STARTED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR GET THE CAR TO GIVE THEM CODES SO THEY HAD ME PICK IT UP. THE 2ND TIME THE CAR DIED ON THE FREEWAY A WEEK LATER. I WAS GOING 60MPH TRYING TO KEEP ACCELERATION WHEN IT LOST POWER. THANKFULLY I WAS NEAR AN EXIT AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE EXIT. AGAIN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S CAUSING IT.

2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU POWER STEERING SHIMMY STARTED YESTERDAY. TODAY POWER STEERING QUIT. AFTER RESTART POWER STEERING WORKS WITH HANDS OFF SHIMMY AGAIN.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH ESC, AND SERVICE ESC. I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR AS USUAL. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE.

I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN SUDDENLY, MY POWER STEERING FAILED. I HAD TO USE A GREAT DEAL MORE EFFORT TO STEER THE CAR TO AVOID PARKED CARS, AS WELL ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD A COUPLE NEAR MISSES, BUT MADE IT TO MY DRIVEWAY. SINCE, I HAVE HAD THE SAME POWER STEERING FAIL 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND ON THE HIGHWAY EACH TIMEHIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, I AVOIDED CONTACT WITH OTHER CARS WHILE MOVING, BUT ONLY DUE TO MY EXPERIENCED DRIVING. IF MY KIDS WERE DRIVING THIS CAR, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT! NOW, I LEARNED GM HAD AN EFFECTIVE RECALL FOR MY MODEL, BUT FOR EARLIER YEARS UP THROUGH 2009. HENCE, THEY HAVE CLOSED SAID RECALL AND LEFT ME WITH NARY AN OPTION. I AM TURNING TO YOU TO SEE IF A RENEWED RECALL CAN BE REOPENED!

JULY 2015, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR, STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND HAD TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD WITH THE DASH SAYING, "ESC POWER STEERING". IN BETWEEN STARTS, THE WHEEL UNLOCKED AND THE DASH MESSAGE WAS GONE. I STOPPED AT A GM AGENT AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD ONLY HELP IF IT WAS STILL SHOWING ON THE DASH. THIS PROBLEM COUPLED WITH A CONSTANT TWITCHING OCCURRED OVER 10 TIMES IN 3 YEARS; AND IN JANUARY 2018 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY IT LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING IS SINCE GONE, AND THE TWITCHING IS SCARY WORSE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED AS THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF NOT FIXED SOON. I AM GLAD I GET TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE.

CHEVROLET MALIBU 2010 4 CYLINDER ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAVING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING ISSUES BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND MOVING IN OTHER WORDS AT TIMES DURING STARTUP IT WILL BE FUNCTIONAL AND SOMETIMES NON-FUNCTIONAL SAME WHILE MOVING. SUPPOSEDLY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF A POWER STEERING RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2014 ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME MECHANICAL ISSUES. NO CORRELATION TO SPEED STEERING OR ANY OTHER NOTABLE VARIABLE THAT I COULD SEE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING AND THE ESC OFF INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTERWARDS, A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITY CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF TO RESET THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

I HAVE CHANGE THE LIGHTS ON MY WIFE'S MALIBU 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM OR DEFECTED HARNESS. AFTER TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. THE MECHANIC THAT REPLACED THE LIGHT SAID HE BELIEVES HE CHANGED SEVERAL LIGHTS ON MALIBU AND THEY CONTINUE TO GO OUT. HE BELIEVES CHEVY HAS AN HARNESS PROBLEM

FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS MY 2010 MALIBU IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON IT SAYS SERVICE ESC AND MY STEERING IS SUPER HARD TO WORK WITH. I CAN'T STEER MY CAR AT ALL. I HAVE TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESET THE ENGINE UNTIL THE SERVICE ESC GOES AWAY. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY AND IT WENT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I COULDN'T STEER MY CAR AT ALL. I HAD TO PULL OVER WHICH WAS TOUGH BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME TRAFFIC. I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER ONLINE AND MOST PEOPLE SAY THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN BUT MY CAR'S VIN ISN'T POPPING UP FOR ANY OF THE RECALLS. WHICH IS CRAZY BECAUSE MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME STUFF THE PEOPLE WHO GOT IT FIXED FOR FREE.

THERE ARE ALERTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AND THE SERVICE ESC ON THE DASH WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND JERKS, WITHOUT MY CONTROL. THIS AFFECTS MY DRIVING ABILITIES AND IS A CLEAR DANGER. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES THE MOST WHEN I AM STOPPED, BUT IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER TIMES I START THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING ALERTS COME ON AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AND I HAVE TO STEER MANUALLY. THIS PROBLEM STARTED SLOWLY; ORIGINALLY THE WHEEL SHOOK BUT NOT AS VIOLENTLY AS IT DOES NOW. OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, AND RECENTLY THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT WHEN I'VE STARTED. BEFORE I COULD JUST RESTART MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK, BUT NOW THE MORE I RESTART THE CAR THE LESS LIKELY THE STEERING WILL WORK PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY BUT INTENSIFIED IN MARCH.

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING , WHILE DRIVNG , STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY SHAKING BY ITSELF. ALSO REPLACING HEADLIGHTS AN BRAKE LIGHTS EVERY COUPLE MONTHS.

THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL ONE MORNINGI GOT A MESSAGE AS I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL THAT THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE ESC WAS ACTIVE. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING ME ISSUES FOR THE PAST MONTH OR TWO WITH THE ECS TRACTION LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON . I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP ON AND OFF AND THEY KEEP REPLACING SENSORS AND NOTHING HELPS. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS MISSING WHEN THE LIGHT COMES. ON. THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT IS IN SLOW MOTION AND IT CUT OFF ON ME STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT. NOTHING WOULD TURN ON I WAS ALMOST HIT BY CARS THAT WERE COMING BEHIND ME. NOTHING CAME ON AT ALL NO LIGHTS IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. APPARENTLY ALL MALIBU'S ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE SINCE 2005 MODELS UP TO 2015 MODELS. IT APPEARS IT IS THE CAM LINE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED MINE IS BROKEN AND THE WIRES ARE FRAYED ACCORDING TO THE CODE THAT IS BEING PUT OUT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BECOME A RECALL FOR ALL OF THESE MALIBU'S. A LIFE OR REALLY BAD ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS THAT IS WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. TO REPAIR THIS IF IT IS REPAIRABLE COULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I WONT PAY IT I WILL TRADE MY CAR IN FOR A FOREIGN VEHICLE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVROLET PERSON BUT NOT ANYMORE. I FEEL LET DOWN THAT NO ONE IS LISTENING AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU

"TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND LIGHT CAME ON THE STEERING WOULD NOT WORK

DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCHES. BOTH DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND BACK DOOR PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU BACK IN 2012. DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OR NOT SHUT. CONTACTED GM TWICE AND NO ASSISTANCE FROM GM. I PURCHASED A AFTERMARKET DOOR LATCH AND REPLACED THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH IN JAN 2018 AND HAVE NO MORE PROBLEM SINCE. DRIVER BACK DOOR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN SINCE 2015 AND BECAUSE THE BACK DOOR WONT OPEN, THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE THE LATCH. IF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT HAPPENS THERE IS NO EXIT FROM DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR. WITHOUT WARNING ON A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN AUG 2017 136000 MILES. EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT BECAME VERY HARD FOR MY DAUGHTER TO TURN THE WHEEL. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING OFF ENGINE, SHE RESTARTED AND GOT THE POWER STEERING BACK BUT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND MOVED ON IT'S OWN. LATER THAT WEEK THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT HAS NOT COME BACK. I'M THANKFUL SHE WASN'T HURT AND THE NUMBERS OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT ON THIS CAR IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. THE MANUFACTURERS NEED TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING.