2010 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SERVICE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE GREAT EFFORTS TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE STEERING OPERATED PROPERLY FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ESC AND LOW POWER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2010 CHEVY MALIBU 2LT FWD. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2013, SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER USED A FAULTY 3-5 REVERSE WAVE PLATE. THIS IS THE SAME WAVE PLATE THAT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IN THE RECALL OF SIMILAR VEHICLES IN THE 2007-2009 MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE I WAS SOME SORT OF FREELOADER BECAUSE I DIDNT NOT FEEL A CAR WITH 63000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE THE 3-5 WAVE PLATE FELL APART AND SHREDDED MY TRANSMISSION. THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC, THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT NOT ONCE NOT TWICE BUT 3 TIMES. AS THE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE THE 1ST 2 TIMES THE CAR STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY, THE VERY FIRST TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE COMPUTER SHOWED THE FAULT CODES IN THE COMPUTER FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STATING THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION ERROR SINCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THEM REPEAT IT WAS FINE. 2 WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PAY $500 AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING AND PLEADING AS MY CAR WAS ONLY 5 YRS OLD WITH LESS THAN 65000 MILES ON IT, BUT ALL WARANTEES HAD JUST CONVENIENTLY EXPIRED. I FEEL THAT THIS MUST BE LOOKED INTO, THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE FILED DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR STILL DOES NOT RUN CORRECTLY AND IT HAS BEEN DOCUEMENTED THAT IF IT HAPPENS ONCE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT ANY SAFER THAN THE EARLIER MODELS AN

2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING REPLACEMENT PARTS ISSUES. *SMD

IT FIRST STARTED WHEN MY STABILITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE WHEN I WAS IN A STOPPING POSITION. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. THEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR JUST DIED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED MY COMPUTER SYSTEM. ON MY RECEIPT THEY INDICATED DUE TO SHORT IN THE ECM. REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN ONE TIME WHEN MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I TURNED OFF THE HEATER AND RADIO THINKING SOMETHING ELSE WAS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN AND MY CAR DID NOT DIE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING HIGH AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE THE SERVICE ESB AND THE SERVICE TRACTION WARNING MESSAGES DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MOVING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

I LOST POWER STEERING OF MY VEHICLE WHILE I WAS TURNING ON A MAJOR INTERSECTION. I ALMOST GOT INTO A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A SEMI-TRUCK. FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST.

THE FIRST TIME I HAD JUST LEFT THE CAR WASH HEADED HOME, DECIDED TO STOP AT THE PARK TO FINISH CLEANING THE CAR, PULLING UP TO PARK, THE TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGES THEN THE ( TRIANGLE WITH THE CAR SLIDING IMAGE) APPEARS, A SERVICE ESC NOTICE POPES UP AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO RUN ROUGH, AT THIS POINT THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. BOTH TIMES WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAIT A WHILE AND START THE CAR AGAIN THE MESSAGE WILL NOT BE THERE, BUT THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN ABOUT 3-WEEKS. IS THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF?

DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONS. THE AUTO LOCK FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM DRIVE TO PARK, AND THE DOOR IS UNABLE TO BE OPENED AND CLOSED. THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT/ENTER THE VEHICLE IS BY CRAWLING ACROSS PASSENGER SEAT - SAFETY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE "SERVICE ESC, ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND TRACTION CONTROL" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY, THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR, SPARK PLUGS, TORQUE SENSOR, AND THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT A CARBON CLEANING NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WHEN TURNING OR DRVING CAR. IT WOULD LOSE SPEED. ALSO NOTICED SMELL IN CAR OF FUEL I WOULD GET NAUSEATING HEADACHES. PURCHASED CAR JUNE 2015 FROM COURSTEY FORD. CAR WAS IN MOTION ON STREET AND HIGHWAY.

WHEEL- "CRACK IN RIM" WE PURCHASE A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN 2013 FROM IVORY CHEVROLET IN UNION CITY, GA. NOTICE OVER TIME THAT PASSAGE TIRE KEPT GOING LOW, REPLACE TIRE 2 TWICE, FINALLY IN 2015 BOUGHT ALL NEW TIRES FROM SEARS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE PASSAGE SIDE KEPT LOSING PRESSURE, COMPLAINT TO SEAR IT NOT THEIR TIRES BUT MAYBE A CRACK IN RIM. BOUGHT A NEW RIM FOR PASSAGE SIDE NOW THE DRIVER SIDE STARTED DOING THE SAME THING WHEN BACK TO SEAR, IT NOT THE TIRE BUT THE WHEEL HAS A CRACK ALSO, CALL GM ON 12/28/2015 THE REP SEND ME TO BELLAMY STRICKLAND THEY STATED "PARTS: 131139 WHEEL LEAKING FROM CENTER PIECE WHERE ATTACHED TO OUTER RIM, CASE NUMBER 8-1731278803, NO CASE IN SYSTEM FOR STEEL WHEELS LEAKING RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE WHEEL FOR $233.84". I HAVE REPLACE THE RIGHT WHEEL (RIM) NOW THE LEFT WHEEL IS CRACK. THERE ARE A NUMEROUS OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS ABOUT THEIR STEEL RIM CRACKING BUT GM AND THEIR DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, I AM ASKING FOR THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CRACK IN THE STEEL WHEEL INDICATES THAT THE METAL IS WEAKENED AND VULNERABLE TO FAILURE THAT MAY CAUSE DEAD OR SERIOUS INJURIES TO BODY AND PROPERTY.

CENTER BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY LIGHT UP WHEN PROMPTED BY BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK, SOMETIMES WITH A LITTLE MORE EFFORT ON THE PEDAL, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. SERVICE ESC WILL ALSO AT TIMES COME ON. BOTH ISSUES WERE PART OF A RECALL AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. IT DID WORK FOR A WHILE, BUT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. I DON'T THINK THE PRESCRIBED FIX WAS SUFFICIENT.

ON 9/15/15 I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP OR BANG FROM MY FRONT END, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GM THEY FINALLY HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER (AFTER 2 WEEKS) TO HAVE IT FIXED OR LOOKED AT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WAS ON AT THE TIME RESET IT SELF BUT THE 2CODES FOUND IN THE COMPUTER WERE THE P0716 AND P0717 TRANSMISSION CODES BUT SINCE THEY WERE HISTORIC (WHICH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON EXCEPT FOR THE BREAK LIGHT ISSUE) THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY CAR WAS FINE. I PICKED IT UP AND OFF I WENT. 12 DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE BUCKED MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHREDDED. THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT CODES WERE IN THE COMPUTER THIS TIME. BUT AS I STATED WAS AN ISSUE WITH VEHICLES FROM 2007 -2009 THE 3-5 WAVE PLATE BROKE AND CONTAMINATED MY TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS STILL NOT 100% RUNNING RIGHT. THE CAR STILL HESITATES AND JUMPS AND HAS A HARD SHIFT WITH ISSUES ACCELERATING.

MY MALIBU LEAKIN WATER BY THE METALLIC STRUCTURE OF THE ROOF IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S AUTO GLASS BUSINESS UP AND NOTED THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS NO PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS IN THE METAL CEILING JOISTS FACTORY DEFAULT IN THE INSULATION CEILING. THAT SAME DIAGNOSIS IT ISSUED THREE WORKSHOPS OF CAR REPAIR. IT IS A PROBLEM OF MAKING THE 2010 MALIBU.

THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOORS ARE LOCKED WHEN THE CAR STOPS AT THE P PARK. AND ONLY OPEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STARTING THE ENGINE AND SWITCHING SPEED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SECURITY PROBLEM.

DRIVER DOOR HANDLES INCONSISTENTLY WORK. ONE DAY THEY WILL BE FINE, THE NEXT NEITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLES WORK. THE MECHANISM FOR THE DOOR LOCK APPEARS TO BE WORKING FINE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON OCTOBER 2016 3 RANDOM LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD APPEARED(ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT, ESC). THEY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS THEN DISAPPEARED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, ALL THREE LIGHTS APPEARED AND DID NOT LEAVE FOR 3 DAYS, THEN DISAPPEARED. THEN THEY REAPPEARED FOR 2 DAYS, THEN DISAPPEARED. THE DAY AFTER THEY DISAPPEARED,ALL LIGHTS APPEARED BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT. NOW I ONLY HAVE ESC AND SERVICE AIRBAG WHICH COMES ON AND OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED, BUT FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

12/4/15 NIGHT, DRY CONDITIONS, EXPRESSWAY: IN MOTION: CHIME SOUNDED AND 2 WARNINGS FLASH - SERVICE ESC & SERVICE TRACTION. 15 MINUTES LATER, - CITY STREETS, DRY, SAME ISSUE WITH ESC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS GOING ON, PLUS ALMOST REAR ENDED. IRATE DRIVER BEHIND ME SAID MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT, BUT THEY WERE ASTONISHED WHEN THE BREAK LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE I WAS OUTSIDE THE CAR. THEY ASKED ME TO PRESS THE PEDAL - NO LIGHTS. 20 SECS AFTER LIFTING OFF THE PEDAL, BRAKE LIGHTS ON. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. UPON DRIVING FOUND BRAKE LIGHTS ALWAYS GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, GO ON AT OTHER TIMES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF AGAIN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED.

WHILE DRIVING , IF THE KEYS ARE WIGGLED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. TOTAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. WIGGLE KEYS AROUND AND WAIT 2 MIN.+-, CAR WILL START AND DRIVE OK. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES SO FAR. TAKING TO CHEVY DEALER ON 12/7/2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED UP WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND NECK FILLER WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,069. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND INDICATED THAT MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, A FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL WAS EXPERIENCED AND THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO DETER THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE, AND THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING IN REVERSE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE SO CHEVY CHARGED ME FULL PRICE FOR DIAGNOSTICS BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE ALREADY DONE, SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WE REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH. A MONTH LATER PROBLEM PERSISTED, CHEVY DEALERSHIP CHARGED $50 FOR RELEARNING BRAKE POSITION, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS ALL SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED IN RECALL REPAIRS. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE TRACTION CONTROL/ESC LIGHT IS ON, AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I AM NOW TAKING IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME AN ADDITIONAL $50 JUST TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T BE CHARGED FOR ANY OF THIS SINCE IT ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF DURING THE REPAIRS DONE FOR RECALL #: 14V252000. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING ERROR THAT GM SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGING AND REPAIRING AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. I KNOW I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY AFTER READING NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE.

THE CAR HAS CONSISTENT SERVICE ESC / SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT WARNINGS THAT CAUSE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THE MOST SERIOUS NOW IS THAT THE BACK BRAKE LIGHTS BUEN CONSTANTLY AS IF I'M RIDING MY BRAKES. IT ALSO DISENGAGES THE TRACTION CONTROL. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR 3 YEARS, 7 REPAIRS AND IT'S NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT MOST RECENTLY TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET IN AUSTIN. THEY SIMPLY REPLACED THE SAME MALFUNCTIONING PART AGAIN. I HAVE CASE COMPLAINT WITH GM, BUT NO RESOLUTION YET. IT OCCURS NOW EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. IT USED TO BE INTERMITTENT

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCE MY STEERING COLUMN VIBRATE START TO VIBRATE FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTROINC WARNING STATING POWER STEERING ALONG WITH A SERVICE ESC. MY POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. I PARKED AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. AFTER WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, I STARTED MY CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I PROCEEDED HOME AND AGAIN EXPERIENCE THE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY, WHICH AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ABS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR AND PEDAL POSITION SENOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE DRIVERS DOOR HAS BEEN FAILING, POWER DOOR LOCK ON DRIVERS DOOR FAILS QUITE OFTEN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DRIVER CAN NOT OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR EITHER WITH THE POWER UNLOCK OR MANUALLY WITH THE DOOR LOCK IN THE UP POSITION OR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH THE DOOR HANDLE. IT IS LIKE THE DOOR MECHANISM IS DISABLED. DOES NOT MATTER IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT HAPPENS WHEN PARKED OR THE CAR HAS JUST COME TO A STOP. THE DRIVER MUST CRAWL OVER THE CENTER DIVIDER AND OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE TO EXIT OR BACK OVER TO DRIVE THE CAR. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT REPAIRED FOR $350 AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER ON NOVEMBER 11TH BUT THINK THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM AS I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008 TO 2010 MALIBU CARS AND CERTAINLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS REENGAGED. SHORTLY AFTER IT FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP.

I WAS AT BURGER KING DRIVE THRU AND WHEN I GOT DONE ORDERING I TRIED TO PULL AROUND AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAM ON AND MY ESC LIGHT . I COULD NOT TURN IT WAS VERY HARD I HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND IT FIXED IT SELF. THIS BETTER BE A RECALL BEC WHY DO I GOT TO SPEND MY MONEY TO FIX THIS IT'S BS

MY CAR WOULDN'T START, SO I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WAS ON, IT TOLD ME TO UNPLUG MY BATTERY SO THE CAR WOULD REBOOT THE SYSTEM. I DID THAT, THEN IT STARTED. IT HAPPENS NOW ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT YEAR THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT, BUT PREVIOUS YEARS IT WAS. I HAVE NO NOTICE WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, THE CAR IS PARKED . IT JUST WON'T TURN ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE ONLY BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR 5 MONTHS. PURCHASED USED AT DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT DRIVE FAR. ALL OF A SUDDEN ESC AND "SERVICE TRACTION" SHOWS UP ON MY DASH. MY REAR BREAK LIGHT TURNS ON AND I'M NOT TOUCHING THE BREAK. THE "SERVICE TRACTION ESC" SHOWS UP MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. TO ME, THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND I SEE THAT MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME AS OTHERS BUT GM TOLD ME VIA PHONE CALL, "ONLY CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS ARE RECALLED". SOMETHINGS WRONG HERE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE TO BE SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE FOR THIS TO GET HANDLED? I BELIEVE IN AMERICAN MADE CARS, BUT WHY AREN'T THE REST OF US WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR ALSO IN THIS RECALL? WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS! ALL I WAS DOING WHILE DRIVING WAS DRIVING 45 MPH ON A STRAIGHT FLAT ROAD, WHERE SPEED LIMIT WAS 50MPH!

SERVICE AIR BAG INFO COMES ON. NEVER KNOW WHEN. MAY BE CONNECTED TO SEAT MOVEMENT. PASSENGER SEAT, I THINK. HAS DID THIS OCCASIONALLY FO 2 YEARS. ALWAYS WENT OFF BEFORE. NOW STAYING ON. RECALL ON AIR BAG SERVICE CONNECTER IN 2011 COMPLETED. SEEMS TO HAVE COME ON ALSO WHILE BRAKING HARD.

1. DIFFICULTY PUTTING CAR IN GEAR NEED TO PUT EXCESSIVE BRAKE PRESSURE TO CHANGE GEARS 2. "SERVICE ESC" "SERVICE TRACTION" LIGHT FLASH DAILY 3. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFTEN ENGAGED AND OR WON'T ENGAGE 4. CRUISE CONTROL WON'T ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND IN A PARKED POSITION

STEERING COLUMN POPPING, CLUNKING, AND BINDS UP DURING DRIVING OR STATIONARY. MORE OFTEN WHEN TURNING RIGHT BUT HAPPENS WHEN TURNING LEFT. SOMETIME THE CAR NEEDS MORE FORCE TO RETURN STRAIGHT AFTER VEERING RIGHT ON HIGHWAY.. COULD NOT TURN INTO RIGHT LANE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN THAT SHARP UNTIL IT POPPED. DEALER SAID THE STEERING BOX SEPARATED AND NEEDS REPLACED; ITS A $1,095. REPAIR FOR ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE IN WHICH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RANDOMLY LOCK FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS/ACTUATORS ON MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED NOW 3 TIMES. WHEN THIS OCCURS MY CAR SEEMS TO SURGE AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO TURN OFF. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JANUARY, 2014. I WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO DIE RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF TAKING OFF. SOMEHOW I MADE IT A FEW MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE THERE WAS NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO PULL OVER. I PAID TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS IN JULY, 2015. I WAS 6 STATES AWAY FROM HOME AND AGAIN WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN IT BEGAN TO SURGE AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. WE MADE IT TO AN AUTO STORE WHERE THE SPARKS PLUGS WERE CHANGED AND THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. HOWEVER, AFTER BEING HOME 1 WEEK, I NOTICED THE SURGING AGAIN AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. UPON LEAVING THE MECHANIC'S SHOP I KNEW IT STILL WASN'T FIXED BECAUSE I COULD STILL FEEL IT SURGING. A WEEK LATER I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED AND A NEW SET OF CAM SHAFT ACTUATORS WERE PUT ON THIS TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAM SHAFT/ACTUATORS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL PUT IN PLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS DATED SEPTEMBER 2015 WHICH IDENTIFIED THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WHICH MAY OCCUR SUDDENLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR MAY LOSE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BE HARD TO STEER ACCORDING TO THE LETTER. THE LETTER OFFERS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS RELATED TO GM VEHICLES. THERE IS A RECALL IDENTIFIED FOR THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN THE LETTER WHICH ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER. THE RECALL REFERENCE DETAILS ARE IDENTIFIED BELOW NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 15V064000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11014 MY QUESTION IS WHY ISN'T THIS CAR BEING RECALLED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THE LETTER STATES THAT IF I BELIEVE I HAVE THIS PROBLEM I "MAY WANT" TO CONTACT MY CHEVROLET DEALER. IF I INCUR THIS PROBLEM I CAN FORESEE A POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, BODILY INJURY OR PERHAPS DEATH. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS. I CAN PROVIDE A SCANNED .PDF FILE OF THE LETTER; UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T SEE A WAY TO DO THAT ON THIS FORM.

WE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND WERE IN THE DRIVE THROUGH WAITING ON OUR FOOD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL LOCKED UP. WE HAD TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE WAITED ABOUT 1 1/2 AND TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL AGAIN AND IT WAS WORKING. THE NEXT MORNING WE RENTED A CAR AND TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER SHIP TO GET REPAIRED. THEY CALLED US BACK LATER IN THE DAY TO TELL US THAT THE SENSOR WENT OUT ON THE POWER STEERING AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. WE LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2010. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT WE WERE NOT COVERED DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR. IN LOOKING ONLINE THERE ARE HUNDRED'S OF OTHER PEOPLE THE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2010 MODELS. WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL IF THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. WE PAID $671 OUR OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I HAVE FILED ONE COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE, NOW AFTER HAVING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED, I AM BACK AGAIN. MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU,[XXX], THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDDLE IS NOT ENGAGED. BY PRESSING HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKES (WHICH CANNOT BE DONE WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR A SIMPLE BRAKE), THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO COME ON. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL NOTICE ON THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED AND NOW HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED, THIS PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND ARE ON WHEN THEY SHOULD BE OFF AND VICE VERSA. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY (GM) BY CHAT, EMAIL, AND PHONE AND STILL CANNOT GET HELP ON GETTING THIS FIXED APPROPRIATELY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO TURN AND WHEN I ACCELERATED A QUICK FLASH OF THE SERVICE ECM MESSAGE CAME ON AND THEN DISAPPEARED, BUT THE CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT WOULD TURNOVER, RUN FOR 2 SECONDS AND THEN DIE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE, WHERE WE CHARGED THE BATTERY AND TOOK IT OVER TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THE ELECTRONICS SCANNED, WHERE IT SHOWED 3 CODES: U0121, P0106, P0621. THEY SCANNED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, AND ALL CAME UP WITH A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH (SO TO SPEAK). UPON READING ONLINE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WAS AN ISSUE IN MALIBU'S 2004-2009 (WHICH WAS RECALLED), AND I BELIEVE THEY NEVER FIXED THE ISSUE AND NOW 2010'S MAY BE AFFECTED. MY WORRY IS THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT WILL BE AT A BUSIER INTERSECTION OR WORSE YET, ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AT NIGHT, THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE FAILED RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

ONE NIGHT I WAS LEAVING WORK AND I REALIZED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE BLINKER WAS NOT WORKING, INDICATING THAT MY BULB WAS OUT. BUT BY THE TIME I MADE IT HOME IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICED THAT MY BLINKER WAS NOT WORKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I FOUND THAT WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON THE PARK LIGHT OR BLINKER DOES NOT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF THE BLINKER OR BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE CONSOLE FLASHES WITH NUMBERS THEN WITH THE LINES. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2010 MALIBU WITH THE BCM BODY CONTROL MODULE. THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS LUMINATE WITH OUT YOU STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. WHAT NEEDS TO BE KNOWN IS THAT IS ALSO AFFECTS THE BLINKERS, BRAKE AND PARK LIGHTS. IT CAN ALSO BURN OUT YOUR BULBS. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I TAKE A CHANCE ON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AND CHANGING LANES WITHOUT GETTING HIT. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND I PRAY EVERY DAY THAT WE MAKE A SAFE JOURNEY. THAT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND STAYS ON INTERMEDIATELY. MOVEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT EITHER BY SHAKING OR SLIDING WILL TURN ON/OFF THE AIR BAG LIGHT. SYMPTOM REOCCURS EVERY WEEKLY/BIWEEKLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM FOR THE 2010 MALIBU AND IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO AIR BAG CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT.