2010 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

WHEN BUCKLING SEAT BELT IT WILL CLICK BUT SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON I HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIME FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ITS WARM OR HOT OUTSIDE. ONLY DRIVERS SIDE IS EFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

RIGHT REAR TIRE CONSISTENTLY LOST 5 TO 10 LBS. PRESSURE EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS, BELIEVED TO BE TEMPERATURE CHANGE RELATED, PERHAPS SLOW LEAK. TIRES HAD APPROXIMATE 20,000 MILES LEFT ON THEM ,BUT GREW TIRED OF THE CONSTANT PROBLEM. ON 09/21/2013 REPLACED BOTH REAR TIRES WITH NEW TIRES, PROBLEM PERSISTED. ON 09/28/2013 HAD DEALER REPLACE WITH FACTORY RIM ($339.32) PROBLEM SOLVED. ON 02/15/2014 SAME PROBLEM FRONT RIGHT, ADDED AIR EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, AND ON 03/18/2014 LEFT FRONT BEGAN SAME ISSUE. NOW FORCED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT RIMS, THEY WILL NOT BE FACTORY REPLACEMENTS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, IT IS LIKELY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY. CHEVROLET DID NOT RESPOND TO MY CONCERN AND I ENDED UP TRADING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A NON-GM PRODUCT. VIEWING THE RECENT RECALLS FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH (THAT I REALIZE WAS NOT THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR) CAUSED ME TO REPORT THIS IN THE EVENT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

I OWN A 2010 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHEN I AM NOT APPLYING THE BRAKE. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED AND THE ISSUE IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT ME APPLYING THE BRAKE. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TIME THE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING AND ACROSS THE INFORMATION CENTER SCREEN WILL SCROLL "POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION, SERVICE ESC". WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND WHEN STOPPED YOU CAN RELEASE THE WHEEL AND VISUALLY SEE THE STEERING WHEEL JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CALLS THEY HAVE RECEIVED ON OTHER MALIBU'S SHOWING THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE COLUMN AND IT WOULD RUN APPROX. $900. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE IN THE MODELS 4-8 YEARS PRIOR TO MINE AND THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED TO FIX THOSE PER GM. IF THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED BEFORE IN THE SAME MODEL OF CAR WHY WOULDN'T THAT FIX BE GRANDFATHER FOR FUTURE MODEL YEARS IF SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ISSUE? THE ISSUE I WAS TOLD IS FROM A FAULTY STEERING WHEEL ANGLE POSITION AND TORQUE SENSOR. *TR

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT...IT HAS GONE OUT ON ME AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND I WENT INTO SOMEONE'S YARD ALMOST HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. I HAVE A HARD TIME TURNING THE WHEELS WHEN IT GOES OUT AND MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR EVERYDAY. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD INJURE SOMEONE. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OR GIVE VOUCHERS TO GET IT FIXED SINCE I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $700 TO GET THIS RESOLVED. WHY DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE DYEING TO GET RECALLS TO HAPPEN? *TR

THE TPS SENSOR WAS SHOT. THE WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER IT. I GOT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS BUCKING AND I GOT SCARED BECAUSE THE POWER OF THE ENGINE KEPT FLUCTUATING. I LATER READ ABOUT MANY OTHER MALIBU OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT SERIOUSLY BY GM! *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 CHEVY MALIBU WITH LESS THEN 61,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT ON IT 3 TIMES WITHIN A MONTH. ALL THREE TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AN CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THEY FIXED MY TRANSMISSION THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE. AFTER ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER REPAIRS THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD WITH 61,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS TRULY DISAPPOINTING, AND IT HAS COST ME MONEY AND TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,700.

THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PUSHED. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS SITTING IN PARK OR BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE PEDAL IS NOT PUSHED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED, THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ESC AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED WITH THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A CITY STREET AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR'S RPM'S WERE SURGING BACK AND FORTH. I DID MANAGE TO GET THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND GET THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CLEANED OFF AS HE SAID IT WAS DIRTY. NOW THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY IS GOING OFF AGAIN AND ITS BEEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. I DON'T WANT THE REDUCED POWER TO HAPPEN WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

NOV 2, 2013, SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AT START, WON'T TURN OFF EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF, RESTARTING. LIGHT STAYS ON APPROX. 1 HR., TURNS OFF AFTER NEXT RESTART. NOV. 10, 2013, HEAR "DING" - DRIVING IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC JUST BEFORE SUNDOWN. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH TURN OFF, INCLUDING RADIO. TURN CAR OFF & RESTART. NO DASH LIGHTS, NO RADIO. TURN DASH LIGHT KNOB "OFF" & THEN "ON". LIGHTS RESET. NOV 28, 2013, DRIVING APPROX. 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE. ENGINE "CHOKES" FOR SPLIT SECOND, BUT DOES NOT SHUT OFF. LESS POWERFUL "CHOKES" NEXT 30-45 MINS. SIMILAR SPORADIC EPISODES CONTINUE -- LAST ONE MARCH 1, 2014. INITIALLY THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS BAD GAS/CONTAMINATED FUEL. CHANGED TO MAJOR OIL COMPANIES FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER. HASN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM. HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE CAR. IN APRIL & MAY 2013, POWER STEERING SHUT-OFF, AND VARIOUS DASH LIGHTS/DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATED. DEALER FINALLY INSTALLED ENTIRELY NEW FUSE PANEL, AND THOSE PROBLEMS HAVEN'T OCCURRED AGAIN. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON EXPRESSWAY. POWER STEERING CAME UP ON DISPLAY AND STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND CODE STATED THAT STEERING COLUMN NEEDED REPLACED. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE CAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING AND STEERING JUST FROZE. VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *TR

ON JAN 15, 2014, AT 2PM, WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON A DRY ROAD, THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED A WARNING OF "ICE POSSIBLE". OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES AT THE TIME WERE IN THE HIGH 30'S. THE NEXT DAY, JAN 16, 2014, AGAIN AROUND 2PM WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON A DRY ROAD, THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED A WARNING OF "ICE POSSIBLE" FOLLOWED BY A WARNING OF "ABS FAILURE" AND THEN IMMEDIATELY BY A "LOW POWER" WARNING MESSAGE. WITHIN SECONDS OF THE LOW POWER WARNING THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY WENT BLACK, NO FLASHERS, TURN SIGNALS, OR LIGHTS. STEERING AND BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONAL BUT WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE DURING FOUR ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE CAR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANY POWER AVAILABLE. THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND RE-INSERTED AND WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO START EVERYTHING WORKED NORMALLY. WE DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE GOT A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT BILL JACOBS CHEVROLET IN JOLIET ILLINOIS AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND GM REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. IT HAD JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND GM SWEPT THE PROBLEM UNDER THE TABLE..OH,BY THE WAY THEY DID CHARGE US 1,200 DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS IN WHICH IT IS HARD TO STEER THE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MAKING TURNS AND DRIVING. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT ALSO DISPLAYS TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME (CT) FROM WORK (NY) WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING THEN THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD WAS READING SERVICE ESC / POWER STEERING. THE HAS BEEN NO PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING UNTIL NOW WHICH MADE THE RIDE HOME SCARIER THEN EVER WITH NO POWER STEERING IT WAS HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, STRANDING ME IN THE CAR. I ENDED UP HAVING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR DOORS. LATER THAT SAME DAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPENED, BUT THEN IT WOULD NOT SHUT AS THE DOOR LATCH APPEARED TO BE IN THE LOCKED POSITION, AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO CLOSE. THE CAR IS NOW BEING REPAIRED AT A GM DEALER AT A COST OF CLOSE TO $600, AND SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, THIS IS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR ME. IT SEEMS THAT OPENING THE DOOR, ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY WOULD BE A BASIC OPERATING FUNCTION THAT I SHOULD REASONABLY EXPECT MY CAR TO PERFORM. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS IN CASE THEIR ARE OTHER CHEVROLET MALIBU OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE DUE TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRE WAS CRACKING FROM TWO AREAS AT THE WHEEL RIM. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO GET OFF AN EXIT AND THE POWER STEERING WORD CAME UP ON THE DASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,500.

I WAS BACKING UP FROM THE STORE AND I HEARD A TRACTION NOISE DOING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, IT GOT WORSE STIFFER AND STIFFER TO STEER , I HAVE 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME SCARE TO DEATH TO HIT SOMETHING!, MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CHARGED US 520 DOLLARS WITH A DISCOUNT THEY SAID. SO UPSETTING BECAUSE IT IS A 2010 MALIBU ONLY 49000 MILES , DOING SOME RESEARCH I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN CARS RECALL FROM GM FROM THE SAME PROBLEM!!! ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!! SO UPSET! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER, TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, POWER STEERING CAME BACK TO NORMAL AND LIGHTS WENT OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON AND LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. NOW I CAN HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS JERKING. I WILL BE CONTACTING GM ABOUT THIS AS I SEE THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL 2010 CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM TO NO AVAIL. NOT GOOD! *TR

THE 2010 CHEVY MALIBU ( AND OTHER VEHICLES SIMILARLY EQUIPPED) WERE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. THIS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY THOUSANDS OF GM VEHICLE OWNERS. THESE DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS WILL FAIL AND BEGIN CYCLING WITHOUT ANY INPUT BY THE VEHICLE OPERATOR. A TYPICAL VEHICLE WILL BE LOCKED BY THE OPERATOR USING THE KEY FOB AND WHEN THE OPERATOR RETURNS, THE DOORS WILL HAVE BEEN UNLOCKED ESSENTIALLY BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR PERSONS TRAVELING THROUGH HIGH CRIME AREAS THINKING THE DOOR IS LOCKED AND THE DOOR HAS UNLOCKED BY ITSELF. CARJACKERS ARE NOT DETERRED BY AN UNLOCKED DOOR. ALSO, IT PLACES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN DANGER OF BEING PARTIALLY EJECTED IN A ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT DUE TO THE UNLOCKED CONDITION OF THE DOOR WHICH HAS UNLOCKED ITSELF, AGAIN, WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY THE OPERATOR OR PASSENGER. THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE AND GM DEALERS ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHARGE $300 TO $500 PER DOOR TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS. THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE REGARDING AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE OVERALL VEHICLE SAFETY WHICH SHOULD LAST LONG AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS ARE ALREADY MALFUNCTIONING. THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS OF GM CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL GEN 7 MALIBU AND ANY OTHER GM VEHICLES WHICH WERE EQUIPPED WITH THESE DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THESE

OUR 2010 MALIBU STARTED HAVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMING ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. AFRAID WE WILL LOOSE POWER AND NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAR. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF WITHOUT TAPPING THE BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED . I CYCLE POWER TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN COMES BACK ON. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE PARKED VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BURN MARK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK REST. THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A HIGH VOLTAGE OF HEAT THAT PENETRATED THROUGH THE SEAT OVERNIGHT. THE HEATED SEAT HAD BEEN ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE WIRES VISIBLE IN THE BURNED HOLE THAT WAS IN THE BACK REST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 4/1/14*CN THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE WIRES HAD SHORTED AND BURNED OUT. UPDATED 04/23/14

THE POWER STEERING SENSOR IS BAD AND TO REPAIR IT THEY SAY THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND WOULD BE BAD IF THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. SO FAR THE STEERING HAS ONLY FAILED WHEN SHE STARTED THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN THREE DAYS. *TR

TRAVELING APPROX 40MPH, ESC SENSOR WENT OFF AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS BEGINNING A RIGHT HAND TURN. TURNED OFF THE CAR AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT AND RESTARTED, SERVICE ESC LIGHT AND POWER STEERING WERE BACK TO NORMAL. CONTINUED TO HAVE THE INTERMITTENT ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO NOW WHERE IT STAYS ON. CAR IS STILL FUNCTIONAL, BUT TURNING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND WOULD BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOME PEOPLE. GM SERVICE IS $900 FOR A NEW POWER STEERING MOTOR + LABOR. I GENERALLY AM WILLING TO PAY TO GET SERVICE, BUT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS AND MANY MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE WARRANTIED/RECALLED OUTSIDE OF BUMPER TO BUMPER AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT WERE TO GO OFF AND BE THE CAUSE OF ANY ACCIDENT. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, IT HAS WARRANTIED IN THE PAST BASED ON THE MALIBU FORUM INFORMATION (2008 AND PREVIOUS). *TR

WE HAD TO CONTINUALLY ADD AIR TO ONE TIRE. THINKING WE A HAD A NAIL, WE TOOK IT TO A TIRE SHOP. THE RIM WAS DEFECTIVE. THAT WAS WHEN THE CAR HAD 41,564 MILES. WE REPLACED IT. ANOTHER RIM WENT BAD AFTER 50,688 MILES. RIMS SHOULD NOT GO BAD. THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE FABRICATION OF THE RIMS AND MALIBU OWNERS ARE PAYING FOR IT. *TR

I WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ON A 4 LANE ROAD THAT HAS A TURN LANE IN THE MIDDLE. MY 2 RIGHT LANES WERE STOPPED SO I PROCEEDED INTO THE TURN LANE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE MY LEFT TURN A CAR CAME ACROSS THE STOPPED LANES AND PROCEEDED TO PULL I FRONT OF ME TAKING OFF THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HIT MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN MY CHEST. I AM SURE THAT MY TRAUMA WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE IF THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON OUR WAY HOME FROM CHURCH MY WIFE AND I AT 45 MPH WHEN WE LOST THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT NOTICE.THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS A MIRACLE I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT THE RATE OF SPEED THAT WE WERE GOING CONSIDERING I AM A [XXX] YEAR OLD DIABETIC. THANK YOU JESUS! *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 30-35 MPH, THE ROADS WERE WET AND SLUSHY FROM A RECENT SNOW STORM. SUDDENLY I LOST ALL POWER TO STEER....CAR DID NOT STALL, I WAS JUST UNABLE TO STEER. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STEER CORRECTLY....I WENT INTO THE SNOW. I SUFFER FROM A NEURO-MUSCULAR DISEASE (MS) SO I HAVE LIMITED ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I PROCEEDED TO TURN OFF THE CAR, WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE FAULT MESSAGE ON THE DASH DISAPPEARED AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. I WAS ABLE TO BACK THE CAR OUT AND CONTINUE TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK. TODAY I PUT A CALL INTO THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR TO SEE IF THEIR HAD BEEN SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THE POWER-STEERING COMPONENTS. MY NEXT CALL TOMORROW WILL BE TO CHEVY. I LIVE IN A SNOWY PART OF THE COUNTRY AND I FIND THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND I SEE MANY OTHERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS I AM LIVING ON A LIMITED INCOME....SOCIAL SECURITY. IF SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T CHEVROLET RECALLED THESE CARS TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES SO THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO OTHERS. WHILE I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS CAR...IT WAS BOUGHT FOR ME BY MY BOYFRIEND. THE NAME ON THE REGISTRATION IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MAIN STREET IN OUR TOWN AFTER JUST WASHING OUR 2010 MALIBU AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND STARTED TO REDUCE POWER. WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON, THE SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION, AND ENG PWR SHOWED UP ON THE DISPLAY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO RUN CORRECTLY AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND THE CODE P2135 WAS SHOWING. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. THE OTHER TIME WAS ON 10/01/2013 WITH 69,193 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY PUT SOME DIELECTRIC GREASE ON SOME CONNECTORS. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AGAIN TODAY FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE BRAKES WERE NOT PRESSED, NOR WAS THE PARKING BRAKE ON. WHEN I WOULD DEPRESS MY BRAKES THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. IT SEEMED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE WORKING IN REVERSE. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW I WAS PUTTING ON MY BRAKES. ALSO THE SERVICE TRACTION/ESC LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND STARTED FLASHING RAPIDLY. THE ENGINE POWER ALSO DECREASED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LAMP WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF MOMENTARILY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WOULD LEAK WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,440 .

I WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AS I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY I CAME TO A REDLIGHT AND MADE A COMPLETE STOP. AS I WAS READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED, POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON MY DASH AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT MAKING A STRONG EFFORT WITH MY TWO HANDS TO TURN IT. THERE WAS A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THIS WEBSITE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH MY MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR LOST POWER. SEVERAL VEHICLES ALMOST STRUCK ME ON HIGHWAY, VERY VERY, SCARY EXPERIENCE. . DURING DRIVING, FOLLOWING MESSAGES APPEARED: 1)ENG PWR REDUCED 2)SERVICE ESC 3)SERVICE TRACTION 4)ESC OFF 5) SERVICE AIRBAG. I ALSO NOTICED THE CAR SHUDDERED EXTREMELY BAD. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE I WAS NOT COMPRESSING THE BRAKE, AND I HAD NO ACCELERATION. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE RPM JUMPED BETWEEN 3000-4000. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND LETTING IT SIT FOR APPROX 5 MIN. THE WARNING MESSAGES DISAPPEARED, HOWEVER SES LIGHT REMAINED. 2 CODES PRESENTED TODAY. 1)C0242 2)P2135. WILL BE CONTACTING CUSTOMER CARE, AND TAKING CAR TO DEALER TOMORROW. EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. NOT ALONE, MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE. CAR STILL RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING FOR SERVICE AIRBAG. -----------------------HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MYTMB6QOD4Y. *TR

CPO 2010 CHEVY MALIBU @59K NO KNOWN ISSUES PRIOR TO EXPLANATIONS ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR NEW TIRES AND HAD A MECH CHECK A CLICKING NOISE THAT I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGIN TO MOVE. HE STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM WHERE MY CV ENTERS THE TRANSMISSIONS AND BELIEVES THERE IS PLAY WITHIN A GEAR SOMEWHERE INTERNALLY. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND AM DUE TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE TOMORROW.... NOW HERE IS THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY LAST NIGHT THIS RANDOM ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON: ENGINE LIGHT TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES: ENG PWR REDUCED SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION ESC OFF THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AS IF IT WANTED TO DIE. ALONG WITH THIS, I HAD NO ACCELERATION AND THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS EXITING A TUNNEL ONTO A BRIDGE. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. ALL THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO SHOW, AND THE RPMS JUMPED AS SEEN IN THE ATTACHED VIDEO. [XXX] I AGAIN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MIN. AFTER TURNING THE CAR BACK ON, THE ONLY LIGHT THAT REMAINED ON WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT. I GATHERED THESE CODES THIS MORNING. C0242 P2135 -TPS THIS IS THE SECOND CAR IN 2 YEARS I HAVE BOUGHT FROM THIS DEALER, HERB CHAMBERS OF DANVERS, AND THIS IS THE SECOND CAR TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, ON TOP OF WHATEVER ELSE ITS DOING. I STILL OWE WELL OVER $10,000 ON THIS CAR. I HAVE NOT EVEN H

1. THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING SERVICE TRACTION AND/OR ESC. IT STAYS ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND MAY STAY OFF FOR SOME MILES OR SOME DAYS. THEN IT COMES ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING OR STANDING AT A RED LIGHT. NOW IT COMES ON EVERY DAY. I TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT NEVER STAYS ON, THEREFORE THE SERVICE DEALER DOESN'T FIND AN ISSUE. I HAVE PAID FOR PARTS TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. 2. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF SIMILAR TO THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE AIRBAG FIXED UNDER RECALL PREVIOUSLY AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WHEN I START THE ENGINE I CAN HEAR A WHISTLING SOUND AS I ASSUME THE AIRBAG DISENGAGES. *TR

INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS. *TR

NO ACCIDENT YET. BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON OR DOESN'T COME ON WITHOUT HEAVY PEDAL PRESSURE AND GOES OUT WHEN STILL BRAKING...SOMETIMES DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL...ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE TO DELAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I WENT TO LEAVE ONE MORNING AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. ONLY WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WOULD IT FINALLY MOVE INTO DRIVE. AFTER DRIVING IT A DAY OR TWO MY SERVICE TRACTION AND MY SERVICE ESC LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON SINCE JULY. AND NOW TODAY MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AN ALSO MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK THEY ARE OFF AND WILL NOT COME ON. WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE THEY ARE ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LAMP WOULD ILLUMINATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT DID DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.