I WENT TO OPEN MY FRONT, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (FROM THE OUTSIDE) AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I CLIMBED THROUGH THE PASSENGER FRONT AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE INSIDE...IT STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. USING THE PALM OF MY HAND, I BUMPED THE EFFECTED DOOR ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR PANEL, BY THE HANDLE AND IT OPENED. I LUBED THE INSIDE DOOR CATCH AREA AS MUCH AS I COULD AND IT SEEMED OK. 48 HOURS LATER, I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIMES DURING THIS TIME FRAME WHERE I WENT TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT BOUNCED BACK OPEN AGAIN. IT SEEMS THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEVER CAUGHT THE POST ON THE FRAME. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. AN ELDERLY OR DISABLED DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. NOT EVERYONE IS PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF FOLDING THEMSELVES UP AND CLIMBING OVER THE ARMREST INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO, IT STANDS TO REASON THAT IF THE DOOR MAY NOT LATCH SHUT, IT MAY OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
2010 Chevrolet Malibu complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
THE AIRBAG SENSOR GOES OFF DUE TO HEAT RISING. ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN CAR TEMPERATURE RISES. THIS PAST SUMMER I'VE HAD THE SENSOR GO OFF MORE THAN 3 TIMES A MONTH DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT, I'M CURRENTLY UNSURE IF IT'LL EVEN DEPLOY CORRECTLY IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT.I USUALLY HAVE TO REMOVE THE AIRBAG AND THEN CHECK FOR ANY DAMAGE TO IT AND THEN RE-INSERT IT. AIRBAG IS STILL THE ORIGINAL PART, NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED BEFORE. I KNOW A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE POSTED ON CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM.
DRIVER SEAT WELD BROKEN.
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY CRUISE CONTROL CUT OFF BY ITSELF THEN I NOTICED BY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO WORK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WHEN I CAME HOME LATER THAT EVENING MY BRAKE LIGHT WERE WORKING AGAIN, WHEN I TRIED TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL IT WENT OFF AGAIN BY ITSELF AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO USE IT SENSE. NOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME I JUST HOPE NOBODY RUNS INTO THE BACK OF ME. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. MY INSIDE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK WITH THIS HAPPENING TO MY CAR. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. ITS GETTING TO BE A HEADACHE BUY A CAR AND NOW ITS DANGEROUS I JUST HOPE I CAN GET IT TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.
WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE REAR WINDOW WAS ONLY WORKING ON AN INTERMITENT BASIS. I HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON MY CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2014 UNDER RECALL 14V252000 OR CHEVY RECALL 13036 THEN IN MID JULY OF THIS YEAR MY CAR STARTED DOING WHAT THEY SAID THAT IT MIGHT DO IN THE RECALL LETTER. ON AUGUST 3 I TOOK MY CAR TO CARGILL CHEVROLET IN PUTNAM, CT. TO SEE WHY IT WAS DOING THIS I THOUGHT THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY THEN REPLACED A SWITCH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A COST OF $272.03 THAT THEY SAID WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THAT THE WHOLE BRACKET IN THE REAR WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $402.40. THIS SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID NEITHER REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOUR OPINION WAS AND IF YOU HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS OF DEFECTIVE RECALL WORK ON THIS RECALL. THANK YOU
WE GOT UP THIS MORNING, WENT TO GET INTO OUR CAR AND AS I TRIED TO UNLOCK IT I NOTICED MY KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. I ASKED MY BOYFRIEND IF HIS WAS WORKING, AND HIS WOULDN'T OPEN THE CAR EITHER. SO I UNLOCKED THE DOOR MANUALLY AND NO ALARM SOUNDED. THE DASH DIDN'T LIGHT UP AS IT USUALLY DOES EITHER. I TRIED STARTING MY CAR, THE IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON AS DID MY STEREO, BUT THE CAR NEVER TRIED TO TURN OVER. WE HAD NO INTERIOR LIGHTS, NO HEADLIGHTS, AND NOT EVEN HAZARDS!! I THOUGHT HAZARDS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK IN EMERGENCIES BUT APPARENTLY I WAS MISTAKEN. THANK GOD WE WEREN'T BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD OR FREEWAY. I'VE NOTICED OTHER YEARS OF THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAVE A RECALL FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH, WHY NOT THIS ONE? BECAUSE THEIR STORIES SOUND JUST LIKE MINE. THIS CAR IS BEING TOWED TO THE SHOP TOMORROW MORNING. IF IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH, CHEVY WILL BE HEARING FROM ME.
AS I WAS DRIVING A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID ESC, TRACTION, SERVICE ESC AT ONE POINT IT SAID TRACTION OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SOMETIMES I GO TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT BUDGE FROM PARK AND I WAS STRANDED FOR OVER AN HOUR IN THE EVENING ALL ALONE. OTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON THE WHOLE TIME AND PEOPLE WERE HONKING AT ME. MY WORST TIME WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING GOING ABOUT 55 ON A VERY DARK ROAD WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 40 MILES TO DRIVE TO GET HOME AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING AND APPARENTLY THEN I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL ! ALL THE WAY HOME NO BRAKE LIGHTS I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS UNTIL A CAR DROVE UP ON ME ALMOST HITTING ME FROM BEHIND BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE ME UNTIL HE WAS RIGHT ON ME AND I HAD TO SWERVE OVER TO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID BEING HIT THIS WAS A VERY SCARY AND TRAUMATIC INCIDENT FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I! THIS IS BEYOND DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEIR WAS A RECALL BUT THAT THEY HAD FIXED IT DURING MY LAST OIL CHANGE WHICH I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF BUT CASE BEING IF IT WAS "FIXED" THEN WHY AM I STILL RIDING IN A DANGEROUS VEHICLE?! ONE DAY ITS OKAY AND THE NEXT DAY I MAY BE ON THE EXPRESS WAY DOING 55 HOPING NOT TO DIE DUE TO A FAULTY SYSTEM SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT! I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IS JUST BRUSHING THIS OFF AS YES IT
I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65MPH. SUDDENLY I GOT A NOTIFICATION THAT THE ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN DECREASED. MY ENGINE WOULDN'T GO PAST 2000 RPM AND MY SPEED DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. I PULLED OVER AND AT THAT TIME I GOT ANOTHER NOTIFICATION STATING THAT MY ENGINE IS BEING DISABLED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 8 TIMES. THIS STOPPED HAPPENING FOR A GOOD YEAR AND A HALF UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK. IT HAPPENED TO MY PREGNANT WIFE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY AND IT HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I PUT A CODE SCANNER TO READ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT DIDN'T READ ANYTHING. WHICH MEANS THE CPU ISN'T READING THE ERROR.
I HAVE HAD THE RECALL NOTICE (REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAY 14, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ) PREVIOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF BY OAKLEY CHEVROLET BUICK REPAIR SHOP ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED , THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY (THEY ARE ON WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED & WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE THEY GO OFF). I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THAT PROBLEM, BUT THAT IT MAY BE THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR. THEY HAD MY CAR ALL DAY, AND COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.....I PICKED UP MY CAR AND NOW I AM TRYING THROUGH GM TO GET THE MATTER ADDRESSED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED TO GET A SECOND OPINION. WHICH I WILL DO AND I WILL BE IN TOUCH. IN ADDITION TO THAT ISSUE, NOW THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT CHIMES THAT THE BELT IS NOT IN USE WHEN IT IS AND THE CAR IS DRIVING. ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUR TIMES AND THE BULB WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
1) GM IS COVERING UP A DEFECT IN RIMS ( NOT COMPLETELY WELDED, I HAVE THE RIM AS EVIDENCE) 2) CURRENTLY MY SERVICE ESC, TRACTION, AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ALL ON ( SO IS MY AIR BAG GONNA EXPLODE? IS MY CAR NOT STABLE ENOUGH TO BE DRIVEN?) 3) 2011 I PAID TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON. ( MAYBE HAD 3000 MILES) 4) MY BRAKE LIGHTS CURRENTLY STAY ON.( APROX 70,000 MILES) 5) I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES, HAVE NOT SPOKE TO ANYONE. 6) WHEN THE CAR BEHIND ME CAN NOT TELL IF I AM STOPPING BECAUSE MY LIGHTS STAY ON AND I AM KILLED ALONG WITH THE PERSON BEHIND ME... MAYBE SOMEONE WILL LISTEN.
WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. AFTER SHUTTING IT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT IT LATCHING, IT FINALLY STAYED SHUT. I HAVE NOW BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR SINCE. THE DOOR STILL WILL NOT OPEN. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DID THE SAME THING, AND I WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DOOR. I HAD TO CRAWL TO THE BACK SEAT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENS NOW, BUT STILL DOESN'T SHUT PROPERLY AT LEAST 2 TIMES A WEEK
WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ON THE I94 TOLLWAY HEADED TO CHICAGO THE WIPERS CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I WAS COMPLETELY BLINDED AND IN THE 3RD LANE TO THE LEFT. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY BLINKERS AND STARTED BEEPING MY HORN. MY DAUGHTER HAD TO STICK HER HEAD OUT THE WINDOW TO GUIDE ME TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PULL OVER. WE WERE STRUGGLING THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SCARED OUT OF OUR MINDS! AFTER WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SIDE, WITH MY 18 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR WE HAD TO SIT THERE FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. AFTER RESEARCHING THE CHEVY FORUM WEBSITE I REALIZED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY MALIBU'S OF VARIOUS YEARS AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! IT APPEARS THERE WAS A RECALL ON PREVIOUS YEARS OF CHEVY MALIBU WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ESC AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EVENTUALLY RESPONDED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND DID RESTART, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED THE ENTIRE TIME UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ACTUALLY BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES AND, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,145.
C AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE REROUTE WIREHARNESS-REPLACE CAUSE RECALL 04OCT12 MILEAGE25097 SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF, VEHICLE NEVER IN ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, RECALL THEN NEVER CORRECTED 08AUG15 MILEAGE 51109
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED ON THE SHOULDER WHERE HE SWITCHED FROM AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL AND PROCEEDED DRIVING. THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,924.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING CONSTANTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME PLATING ON ALL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WAS PEELING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN MINOR CUTS ON THE HAND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ESN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE POWER ASSISTED FRONT SEAT MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ON THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE SEAT. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AS WELL, E.G. IF TO THE LEFT THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE SEAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD, IF THE TURN WAS TO THE RIGHT THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE SEAT WOULD MOVE BACK. EVENTUALLY THE DRIVER'S SEAT SLOPED DOWNWARD TO THE RIGHT. THIS CREATED A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER ONCE HAVE I HAD A SEAT BREAK LIKE THIS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO READ. GM REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS THEIR FAULT AND I AM OUT ALMOST A $1,000.00 TO HAVE THERE PROBLEM FIXED ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF
BACK IN APRIL OF 2013, THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING DURING HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY WINDS. TOOK CAR TO LOU FUSZ CHEVROLET OF ST. PETERS, MO (WHICH IS WHERE THE CAR WAS FIRST BOUGHT IN JUNE 2010). MY WIFE AND I WERE ADVISED THAT WIPER TRANSMISSION/MODULE LOOSE AT MOTOR. THE WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ON 6/30/14, DUE TO RAIN ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE WIPER STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, BUT DUE TO THIS OCCURRED OVER A YEAR AGO AND 12,000 WARRANTY EXPIRED, MY WIFE AND WERE TOLD IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT (MILEAGE 92284). ON 6/19/15, WIPER AGAIN GOES OUT DUE TO HEAVY RAIN ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (MILEAGE 113245). HOWEVER, PHONE SERVICE REP SAID TO HAVE THE FUSE BOX REPLACED BECAUSE OF INTERNAL SHORT ON POWER SIDE OF WIPER MOTOR ON SIGNAL CIRCUIT. AFTER THE FUSE BOX WAS REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. YET, WE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE FUSE BOX REPLACEMENT! IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT THE TECH FOUND THE WIPER TRANSMISSION LINK BAR WAS BROKEN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME IS!! I FIND IT VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE A WIPER MOTOR BREAK THREE TIMES IN THREE YEARS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN UNFAIRLY CHARGED ON THE LAST ATTEMPT WHERE WE HAD TO PAY FOR A FUSE BOX, YET THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT FIRST. MY WIFE AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH WIPERS BREAKING DOWN LIKE THIS ONE HAS. PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *TR
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WHILE GOING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE. THE ABS HAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. UNTIL GIVING GAS AND LETTING VEHICLE REV UP TO 4,000 RPM IT JUMPED INTO GEAR AND BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMAL AGAIN. NOW THE VEHICLE DRIVES BUT REVS AT 2-3 GEAR AND THEN JUST SLOWS DOWN, THERE WERE 13 FAULT READS FROM CPU WHICH WERE ALL TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAULT AND CPU MALFUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE AND STANDARD MAINTENANCE DOES GET PERFORMED. I AM TOLD MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT'S THE MONTH IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I THOUGHT IT WENT OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE LOT. I AM DUE TO PCS IN 56 DAYS TO A NEW DUTY STATION AND NOW MY FAMILY AND I ARE IN A BIND, I LOVE CHEVROLET BUT I AM AT A LOSS RIGHT NOW WITH A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT WILL DRIVE FINE AND OUT OF NO WHERE REV UP AND JUST STOP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS TO ATTACH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE BCM WITH A SPACER, APPLY DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO BOTH THE BCM AND THE HARNESS CONNECTOR AND THE BAS HARNESS CONNECTOR, AND RE-LEARN THE BRAKE PEDAL HOME POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED UNTIL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PROVIDED A 15 POINT INSPECTION AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. UPON OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A STRONG VIBRATION AND WAS TIGHT WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ UPDATED 11/28/2017*CN
IT FIRST STARTED ON JUNE 8TH I WENT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT I UNLOCKED MY DOOR WITH THE KEY BUT THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IT APPEARED AS IF THE LATCH WEREN'T LATCHING ON IN THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. I CALLED AROUND AND FINALLY SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO GET ME IN BY PRYING INTO MY DOOR AND PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE OTHER SIDE. I CLIMBED IN FOR THREE DAYS THEN OUT OF NOWHERE IT OPENED TO MY SURPRISED. I WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE IT IN TO SEE ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED WHEN I WENT TO GET IN THAT AFTERNOON IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. GETTING FRUSTRATED I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT CHEVY BUT IT WOULD TAKE 3 WEEKS TO GET IN SO I LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED AND USED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. A FRIEND OF MINE TRIED TO OPEN IT ON JULY 5TH 2015 AND IT STILL WONT OPEN. I HAVE AN NEW ALARM AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN DRIVE IT IS STILL BY CLIMBING OVER TO THE DRIVER SEAT ALMOST 2 MONTHS LATER. THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUTH THE 2010 MALIBU DOORS NOT OPENING AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVEN'T REACHED THE 50000 MILE POINT YET ON THAT CAR AND I'M VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,604.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,437.
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE LISTED IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO A LEAKING PRESSURE HOSE. *JB
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SMOKE AND FUMES COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE ROTOR, BRAKE PADS AND OTHER PARTS. *SMD MA 10/5 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE DAMAGE. UPDATED 02/25/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE FRONT INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
STARTED UP CAR TO GO TO WORK. THE CAR GAVE A AUDIBLE TONE AND I NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING. FUSE TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK SPORADICALLY WORKED ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND BACK INTO PARK VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS MOLDING IN THE DOOR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLATCH THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,040. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN
I WAS DRIVING ON SR-512 NEAR PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON. I WAS JUST MOVING TO THE RIGHT AT THE BASE OF THE FREEWAY ON-RAMP, WHEN MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AT NEARLY THE SAME TIME, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. EACH OF MY WHEELS BEGAN BRAKING INDEPENDENT FROM ONE ANOTHER. THIS LATEST FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-SECONDS AND DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING ALSO RETURNED TO NORMAL FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. LATER THAT SAME MORNING, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS WAITING TO TURN RIGHT. WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED ENOUGH FOR ME TO BEGIN MY TURN I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. ALMOST AT THE SAME MOMENT THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. HAD I BEEN AN ELDERLY PERSON, WITHOUT SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN, I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CRASHED INTO THE CARS WAITING TO TURN LEFT AT THE INTERSECTION IN QUESTION. THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED EVER SINCE AND GOTTEN MUCH WORSE OVER TIME. I'VE NOTICED IF I STOP THE CAR...TURN OFF THE IGNITION...AND RESTART THE CAR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING RESETS AND WILL BE FINE FOR UP TO 10-15 MINUTES. BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS RETURNS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT MALIBUS FROM 2004-2009 EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WERE RECALLED. I WENT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD EXTEND THE RECALL PROTECTION TO COVER MY 2010 MALIBU AND I WAS ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM, AND WHILE I CAN'T AFFORD THE $2,000 REPAIRS TO GET IT FIXE
CRUISE CONTROL RAMDOMLY WORKS. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL FAILS, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND TWO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEN THE THREE LIGHTS THEN GO OFF. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL FAILS THE TRIANGULAR TSC WARNING LIGHT ALSO APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY AND A TYPED MESSAGE APPEARS STATING "TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF". BOTTOM LINE, WHEN CRUISE CONTROIL FAILS, WE DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND WHEN BRAKING, BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE.
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE THE 2ND WEEK IN APRIL I TRIED TO OPEN MY CAR DOOR USING MY KEY AS I TURNED, ALTHOUGH T2/15HE LOCK LOCKS AND UNLOCKS, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY TRIED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT JUST BOUNCED BACK OPEN. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER HERE IN PA AT WHICH TIME THE DOOR LATCH CONNECTED WITH NO SIGNS OF AN ISSUE. THE SERVICE TECH LOOKED AND THE LATCH AND SAID TO ME, "IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, JUST LIFT UP THE LATCH AND THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, I GO TO LUNCH, OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE KEY AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I GO TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I TRIED FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR. I ASKED A TECHNICIAN FROM MY JOB TO SEE IF HE CAN OPEN THE DOOR TO LET ME OUT AND IT DID NOT OPEN, I HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND LEAVE ALL LOCKS SO I COULD GET IN THROUGH PASSENGERS SIDE TO GO BACK HOME. APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH MECHANIC ON 4/22/15. TWO WEEKS AGO MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND ON. I'VE HAD OIL AND OTHER THINGS CHECKED TO NO AVAIL.
WIPER MOTOR TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME YESTERDAY, 1ST OCCURANC WAS JAN 2013 AN DSTOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $325. SECOND OCCURANCE WAS SEPT 2014 AND OCCURED ON EXPRESSWAY GOING 70MPH. GM WOULD NOT COVER AS I WAS OVER MILES AND DEALERSHIP WOUDL ONLY GUARANTEE PART FOR 1 YEAR. I AGAIN HAD TO REPLACE AT A COST OF $350. 3RD OCCURANCE WAS LAST NIGHT WITH MY SON! GOING 55-65 MPH ON OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE POURING RAIN. APPOINTMENT TOMOROW. EVERYONE DENIES RESPONSIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, BURNING FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER SAFELY. WHILE PARKED, A POLICE OFFICER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE TRUNK WAS MANUALLY OPENED BY THE FIREMEN AND THEY NOTICED THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FUSE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,700.
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. IAW GM DOC# 2894053 TECHNICAL BULLETIN THIS IS CAUSED BY A BROKEN 3-5-R APPLY (WAVED) PLATE (507). THE MECHANIC STATED THIS PLATE IS TOO THIN FOR THESE VEHICLES AND WHEN THEY BREAK DOWN, THEY TOTALLY DESTROY A GOOD TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVER WILL NEVER KNOW UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS POWERING DOWN TO SAFE MODE (GOING FROM 65 TO 40 IN LESS THEN A MINUTE) AND THERE IS NO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE GAVE A FALSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES AND NEVER SHOWED THERE WAS A INSIDE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CODES WERE P0776 AND PI0780. IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE FACT THAT IT WAS NOT A BUSY DAY. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED AND THEN THIS 3-5-R DEFECT WOULD HAVE BEEN BLAMED ON THE CRASH. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THIS SHOULD BE REPALCE BY GM. THIS HAS COST ME $2,881.88, AND 3 LOST WORK DAYS. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR SHODDY CHEAP PARTS.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN PRESSING HARD ON BRAKE PAD AND WHEN MAKING TURNS. WARNING LIGHT IN DASH STAYS ON THE WARNING LIGHT MAY GO OFF BRIEFLY WHEN DRIVING AND IT IS REQUIRED TO BRAKE HARD, BUT ILLUMINATES AGAIN WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED. SOMETIMES, IT COMES ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITHOUT BRAKING. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS MALFUNCTION MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF AIR BAGS ARE ACTUALLY ENGAGED AND WILL OPERATE DURING A CRASH. THE PROBLEM ONLY INCREASED AFTER BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) RECALL WAS FIXED ON THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURS EVERY 1-2 DAYS SINCE THE BCM WAS REPAIRED. LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO CONTACT GM FOR INFORMATION. EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR PASSENGER SAFETY.
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON AND SOMETIMES I WOULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD FEEL THE ACCELERATION GIVE OUT RANDOMLY AROUND 60 MPH. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. THEY STATED THAT THEY CAN'T SEE WHAT IS GOING ON UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ONE AND I ASKED FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, SINCE IT WAS AROUND THE TIME THE BOOK DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO BE DONE, AND THEY STATED THEY NO LONGER PERFORM TRANSMISSION FLUSHES FOR THE 2010 CHEVY MALIBU AND IF I WANTED TO GO SOMEWHERE AND DO IT ON MY OWN THAT WAS UP TO ME. I WENT TO MULTIPLE PLACES WHO DOES TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE TASK, ONLY THE DEALERSHIP COULD. SO NOW HERE I AM TODAY I PULLED INTO A DRIVE THRU AND MY CAR STARTED BUCKING REALLY BAD AND AS I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND NOW IT IS MAKING A CRUNCHING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR IF IT IS UNSAFE LIKE THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS UP AS WELL..
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A FREEWAY, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY DECLINED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS FAILED AND THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000....UPDATED 06-16-15 *BF UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN
EVERYTIME IT RAINS OR I GO THRU A CAR WASH WATER LEAKS IN THE CAR.. I'VE HAD THE SEAL REPLACED AND I'M STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM.. I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF MY CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO RESTART WHEN POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE TRACTION CONTROL & SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) LIGHTS WERE COMING ON. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN ANGLE SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO STAY ON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AT 8,528 MILES, THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT 29,955 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AT 34,761 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY AGAIN AT 64,020 MILES. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS A SAFETY DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,528.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU LT 2.4L WON'T GO INTO PARK AND SHIFTER FEELS LOOSE. IF I PUT IT IN PARK POSITION IT SLIDES DOWN TO REVERSE. IN ORDER TO TAKE THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION I HAVE TO SET MY EMERGENCY BRAKE PUT THE SHIFTER TO (P) AND TAKE MY KEYS OUT. WHEN I DO THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE PARKING IS ENGAGED OR IN REVERSE. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS AND DRIVES JUST FINE. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPONENT HAS A NHTSA SAFETY RECALL IN EFFECT CAMPAIGN # 12V460000. THEY RECOMMENDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER...I TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THAT. ONLY RECALLS THEY HAVE IS #13036- #10085. THEY COULDN'T SEE MY CAR AT THE MOMENT DO TO BEING BACKED UP. SO I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOOK IT IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY FOUND SHIFTER CABLE RIPPED AND INOP CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO ENGAGE INTO GEARS PROPERLY. IT SEEMS THAT NHTSA SAFETY RECALL #12V460000 SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT WITH WHAT I READ ONLINE. *TR
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