2010 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG HARNESS AND THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,863. *TR ..UPDATED 07-05-13 *BF UPDATED 07/12/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER INDEPENDENTLY. THE ESC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER SERVICED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR

TURNING LEFT INTO PARKING SPACE, STEERING LOCKED & WARNING LIGHT ON. TURN CAR OFF, RESTART, NO WARNING LIGHT & POWER STEERING WORKS. DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR 2 DAYS. THEN FLAT TIRE WARNING LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT & AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHTS ON. TURN CAR OFF. ON RESTART OK. 4/20/13 POWER STEERING LOCKS. CALL DEALER FOR SERVICE APPOINTMENT. 4/24/13 TURNING LEFT TO DEALER, POWER STEERING LOCKS. NO WARNING LIGHT. DON'T TURN CAR OFF "POWER THROUGH"& STEERING UNLOCKS & WORKS. SERVICE TECH ADVISES THERE WERE 15 CODES, SOME REPORTING "COMMUNICATION ERRORS". CLEARED ALL CODES. TEST DROVE CAR, FOUND NO PROBLEMS. DROVE HOME - APPROX 50 MI - NO PROBLEMS. 4/25/13, APPROX 5 MPH TURNING RIGHT TO DRIVEWAY, ALMOST SHUTS ITSELF OFF. DOOR LOCKS ON/OFF, ON/OFF. 4/27/13, IN PARKING LOT. START CAR, PUT IN REVERSE. CAR TURNS ITSELF OFF. RESTART -- RUNS ROUGH ABOUT 10 SECONDS. BACK UP, POWER STEERING LOCKS. DON'T TURN CAR OFF, AGAIN "POWER THROUGH" & STEERING WORKS. *TR

IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT I HAVE 3 AREAS IN MY RIM TO BE CRACK ALONG THE CREASE OF A 5 STAR RIM. I WAS INFORMED BY A COUPLE OF EXPERTS THAT THESE TYPE OF RIMS HAS BEEN CAUSING ALOT OF OWNER DIFFICULTIES. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE OWNER. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL..AT THIS TIME I AM REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE RIM, BECAUSE NO ONE HAS GIVEN ME A "MAKE SINCE" EXPLANATION AS TO THE BLAME.. I HAVE EVEN WENT AS FAR A FILING A CLAIM WITH GENERAL MOTORS TO HAVE THEM SHUFFLE ME BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEIR (GM) SPECIALIST. SOMETHING NEED TO GIVE. I FEEL OUR SAFETY IN INVOLVED AT THIS POINT. HAD I NOT HAD IT CHECK AND CONTINUED WITH THE FIX A FLAT FORMULA AND AIRING UP THE TIRE, WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY.. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE, NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR THOUSANDS OD MALIBU 2010 LS OWNERS... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND CONCERN IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE IN ADVANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SOLDER JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,300. *TR UPDATED 05/23/13*LJ UPDATED 05/29/2013 *JS

I HAVE A 2010 MALIBU AND RECENTLY TOOK IT TOO THE DEALER FOR A SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THEY INFORMED ME OF A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CORRECTED UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER NOW THERE SAYING I NEED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG AND THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE. THESE AIR BAGS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE ARE MANY 2010 MALIBU OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE 1245.87 FOR REPAIRS AND CANNOT SAY WHY THE FAILURE HAPPENED. A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE SHOULD NOT HAVE AIR BAG FAILURE. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF INVESTIGATION ON TO WHY THESE AIR BAGS AND SEAT SENSORS ARE FAILING FOR NO APPARENT REASONS BESIDE THE POOR OR CHEAP QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS THERE INSTALLING. I THINK THAT GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THERE CARS AND TRUCKS AND NOT BRUSH OFF SUCH A HUGE SAFETY RISK. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE ACTIVATED THE DEFROSTER AND APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DEFROSTER WIRING MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2011 AND HAD NOTICED A FEW TIMES DURING WINTER THAT WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM AND THE HEATER FAN WOULD SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN. NOTHING REALLY EVER HAPPENED TO MAKE ME THINK THERE WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I WOULD NOTICE IT WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH OUT THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. EARLY IN MARCH, 2013, I HAD NOTICED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO GO TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THERE WOULD BE A MESSAGE ON THE DASH THAT JUST READ POWER STEERING. THIS WOULD ONLY LAST FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, AND THEN IT WOULD GO AWAY AND THE STEERING WOULD BE FINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE COLD WEATHER. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 15, I HAD STOPPED AT A FEW DIFFERENT PLACES, WAS HAVING NO ISSUES THAT I COULD TELL. I GOT INTO MY CAR TO LEAVE THE LAST STOP, STARTED THE CAR AND BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. I DIDN'T SEE A MESSAGE AT FIRST AND IT FELT LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THERE WERE 4 DINGS AND THE DASH SAID POWER STEERING AGAIN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY SLUGGISH. I'D BEEN HALF EXPECTING IT TO START WORKING AGAIN, BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH A REP AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE, THEY TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST MOTOR ON THE RACK-AND-PINION HAD SHORTED, CAUSING A FUSE TO BLOW WHICH WAS SOMETHING GM HAD ALREADY PUT A RECALL OUT FOR OTHER VEHICLES, EXCEPT MY MODEL YEAR. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY RECALL THAT WAS OUT ON

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TURNS OFF AND I NOTICE MY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. I TAP THE BRAKE ONLY TO HAVE THEM COME BACK ON. IT KEPT DOING IT FOR ABOUT 20 MILES THEN STOPPED. IT HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND CHEVY HAS FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALL MY DOCUMENTATION OF DEALER RECORDS FOR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

THERE ARE THREE ISSUES THAT APPEAR TO BE RELATED: 1) BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, AND STAYS ON, AND/OR DOES NOT COME ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. 2)"SERVICE TRACTION" AND "SERVICE ESC" WARNINGS COME ON AND REMAIN ON. 3) CRUISE CONTROL STOPS WORKING. YOU CAN HAVE ONE, TWO OR ALL THREE OF THESE EVENTS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME. ANY OF THE THREE CAN OCCUR FIRST. THEY CAN OCCUR EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR SOME WEEKS, THEN NOT OCCUR AT ALL FOR A FEW DAYS OR OCCASIONALLY EVEN WEEKS. CAN OCCUR AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, SOMETIMES AFTER AN HOUR OR MORE OF DRIVING. SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, HOT, COLD, WET OR DRY. HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, AND NOW SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME THAN WHEN FIRST BEGAN. *TR

MY REAR BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON WHEN I AM DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 05/10/13*LJ UPDATED 05/28/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN DECEMBER OF 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ECS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS FOR THE FAILURE, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

WE HAVE A 2010 MALIBU LTZ. ONE OF THE TIRES KEPT GOING FLAT. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TIRE SHOP AND THE WORKER FOUND A CRACK IN THE RIM THAT COULD NOT BE FIXED. THE ENTIRE RIM HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $200. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RIMS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ON 2010 CHEVY MALIBU, CRUISE WOULD DISENGAGE PERIODICALLY. COMPLETE FAILURE OF CRUISE ALSO RESULTED IN BRAKE LIGHTS SAYING ON, JUST AS IN THIS ARTICLE. FIX WAS REPLACEMENT OF BCM (BODY/BRAKE? CONTROL MODULE) HTTP://WWW.DETROITNEWS.COM/ARTICLE/20130208/AUTO0103/302080415/PONTIAC-G6-BRAKE-LIGHT-RECALL-MAY-EXPAND?ODYSSEY=MOD|NEWSWELL|TEXT|FRONTPAGE|P. *TR

THE RACK AND PINION ON DRIVERS SIDE END RATTLES AT SLOW SPEED. I HAVE TRIED 3 DIFFERENT BRAND FRONT BRAKES AND ALL HAVE SQUEAKED,THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE STARTED LEAKING.THE CAR HAS 69,000 ON IT AS OF NOW 1/26/2013. DEALER WANT FIX ANY OF THE PROBLEM UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. ALSO HAS COLD START ENGINE KNOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE SPEED TO INDEPENDENTLY REDUCE TO 40 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND TO THE DEALER TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. BOTH DIAGNOSTIC TESTS LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO OF THE PASSENGER'S WERE INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND BRUISES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST. IN ADDITION, SHE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE FROM THE WINDOW EXPLODING ON IMPACT AND FROM THE CURTAIN AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH 2010 AND BEGAN HAVING BATTERY PROBLEMS JUNE 2011 AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES. THE BATTERY WOULD GO DEAD RANDOMLY FROM 2 HOURS AFTER PARKING TO BEING PARKED FOR 3 DAYS. AFTER HAVING THE BATTERY TESTED SEVERAL TIMES AT 31,000 THE ESC LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON AND THE ESC CODE WAS CLEARED. AT ABOUT 32,000 THE BATTERY OVER HEATED AND BEGAN STEAMING ACID OUT OF THE BATTERY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR AND WIRING. THE ESC LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ONE WHICH TURNS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLIES THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED YAW SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES, WHEEL SENSORS, CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, INSTALLED A NEW COMPUTER AND REPLACED WIRING. THEY HAVE ALSO HAD GM ENGINEERS COMING FROM OUT OF STATE ON SEVERAL DAYS TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE DURING THE 9 PLUS SERVICE VISITS FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 70 DAYS OF REPAIR. THE ESC LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AT RANDOM. DEALER ADVISED THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE DEALER FOR A GM BUY BACK, BUT THE DEALER IS ONLY OFFERING AVERAGE TRADE VALUE, WHAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FAIR RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND JERK FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL SAVING FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 1/23/13 *CN UPDATED 2/12/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ONE WAY STREET, ANOTHER MOTORIST DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH DOWN THE WRONG WAY, CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED PAINS IN LEGS AND LOWER BACK AND HEADACHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED TOO FAR BACK CAUSING A MECHANISM TO DETACH DISABLING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT WAS A SATISFACTORY DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 01/09/13*LJ UPDATED 1/11/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS READILY AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2013. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF TH ROAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, ARM AND LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND ONE TO BE REPLACE. I THOUGHT THE FIRST ONE I REPLACED WAS AN ISOLATED CASE. I WAS ON MY WAY BACK FROM A FUNERAL AND STOP AT A DEALERS BECAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. I KNOW I NEEDED SOME TRIES. I PUT ON TWO TIRES AND WHY THE RIM WAS OFF, THEY NOTICE THAT IT WAS BENT. I HAD A PROBLEM LAST YEAR WITH A RIM THAT THE DEALER FOUND A CRACK IN IT. ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAD HER MALIBU IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY FOUND OUT THE HER RIM WAS BENT ALSO. ON THE INTERNET, I NOTICED THAT THIS IS NOT ISOLATED AS I THOUGHT IT WAS. A CRACK OR BENT RIM COULD CAUSE A TIRE FAILURE AND MAY INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE. GM WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THIS ANYMORE. OH I BROUGHT THIS CAR NEW. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON DAILY SINCE THEN AND THE DEALER TOLD MY WIFE THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOTHING THAN THE AIR BAGS NOT WORKING NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT,BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 14,444 MILES AFTER 500 MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO CHEVY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEMS AFTER 7 TRIES. I THAN TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY DID WAS SET IN THE CAR AND FOUND OUT THAT MY RACK-N-OPINION WAS BAD. THIS WAS REPLACED BUT, THE HUB BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, I AM HAVING WHINING NOISE WHEN I TURN AND ALSO THE CAR IS WEARING OUT TIRES. THERE HAS BEEN 3 TIRES REPLACED ON THIS CAR WITH 1 YEAR. NO ONE WANTS TO FIX MY CAR OR REPLACE IT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IF I COULD AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR, I WOULD. L AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH GM PRODUCTS. THIS IS MY 4 CAR WITH GM AND I AM NEVER GOING TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. I AM NOT THE ONLY CUSTOMER THAT IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2010 MALIBU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED SEVERAL DEALERS OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL, THE VEHICLE CRASH INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE REAR DEFOGGER SYSTEM IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUSE FOR DEFOGGER LOCATED IN THE TRUNK, WHICH HAD BURNT AND MELTED. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLASS IN THE SUNROOF SHATTERED AND CRUMBLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOTHING HAD STRUCK THE GLASS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SUNROOF SHATTERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUNROOF WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE REMAINDER OF THE GLASS CRUMBLED INTO SMALL PIECES. UPDATED 10/18/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BCM AND THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR ENGAGED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,847.

THE ABOVE DATE IS APPROXIMATE. I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM CHEVY ABOUT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE CONNECTOR TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER GONE AWAY. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES AND GOES WHENEVER. I CAN BE DRIVING OR STANDING STILL, OR JUST STARTING THE ENGINE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET. THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 19,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE WARRANTY REPAIR SHOP 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. FIRST OCCURRENCE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR ESC OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ESC AT 20 MPH. THEY'VE REPLACED 4 PARTS ON MY CAR AND TODAY THE SAME LIGHTS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE ESC HAVE COME ON ONCE AGAIN. IT VARIES (SPEED DOESN'T MATTER) WHETHER OR NOT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR STOPPING IN A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT COMES ON BUT WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN YOU TOUCH THE BRAKES. I ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD (WHEN ITS DARK OUTSIDE) BUT WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. I FEEL THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE IS FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU AND THINKS THAT YOU HAVE LET OFF THE BRAKES BUT YOU ARE ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN. I DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE AN APPARENT FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AS I SEE SEVERAL REPORTS FROM VEHICLES RANGING FROM 2008 TO 2012 ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM TO TAKE MY CAR BACK AGAIN FOR SERVICE NEXT WEEK TO HOPEFULLY GET IT REPAIRED BUT I AM NOT SO SURE THEY ARE GOING TO FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER ALREADY HAVING IT IN THERE SO MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS INTERMITTANT. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AFTER THIS OCCURS THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. SOMETIMES ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OTHER TIMES FOR A WEEK TO 3 WEEKS BEFORE IT COMES ON AGAIN. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES DEFROSTER FOR CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD OF MOISTURE BUILD UP WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THERE WAS A CONSTANT ODOR OF MOLD/MILDEW COMING FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE CONSTANT ODOR. EACH TIME, HE WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED, BUT IT WASN'T. FINALLY, IN DECEMBER 2011, THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED. WHEN THAT WAS DONE, IT RELEASED A VERY INTENSE SICKENING FOUL ODOR. DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS, THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE ON JULY 12, 2012. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

PURCHASED CAR ON JUNE 28, 2012 AND A WEEK LATER THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE STARTED SHOWING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT OTHER MODELS HAVE THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE CHARGING $500 TO REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS ON A TWO YEAR OLD CAR. SINCE THIS ERROR CAN CAUSE THE BAG TO ACCIDENTALLY INFLATE, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2010 MALIBU, USED FROM THE DEALERSHIP- THEY WERE THE OWNERS PREVIOUSLY. I PURCHASED IT IN OCT. 2011 AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES IN THE 9 MONTHS OF OWNING IT. ONE TIME THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR HAD 1+ INCHES OF STANDING WATER IN IT, AFTER A RAIN. THE ESC LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND OFF- THEY COULDN'T LOCATE ANY ISSUE- THE FIRST 2 TIMES I TOOK IT IN FOR THAT. THE OIL LIFE SENSOR NEVER WENT OFF FOR SERVICE- I WAS AT 10,000 MILES SINCE THE LAST OIL CHANGE. I TOOK IT TO MY REAL MECHANIC TO HAVE FIXED. THE BATTERY WENT TOTALLY DEAD IN IT ONE DAY- THEY SAID IT HAD BAD CELLS IN IT. AND IT WOULD ALSO STALL, AND WHEN GOING ABOUT 40 MPH NOT ACCELERATE, ON INCLINES. THAT'S WHEN THE ESC LIGHT WOULD KICK ON, SOMETIMES, AND THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP AND DOWN, ALL OVER THE PLACE. FINALLY MADE THE DEALERSHIP KEEP IT UNTIL THEY FIGURED OUT SOMETHING- THEY KEPT IT A FEW DAYS, AND CALLED ME NUMEROUS TIMES ASKING ME UNRELATED QUESTIONS- THEY THOUGHT I WAS NUTS, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. FINALLY- THEY TOLD ME A WIRE IN THE FUEL INJECTION HAD COME LOOSE. MY CAR WAS SO CALLED 'CERTIFIED' BY THE DEALERSHIP- BUT I DON'T THINK THEY DID ANY OF THE TESTS, OR ELSE THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND SOME OF THESE THINGS THEMSELVES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT DISLODGED FROM THE TRACK RAIL AND FRACTURED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO STRIKE THE DASHBOARD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,680. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ

"SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. APPARENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN APRIL THAT AFFLICTED THE DRIVER SIDE BUT THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS THE ONE THROWING THE CODE. I'VE HAD THEM BOTH REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT WERE RECALLS ON THIS PART IN OTHER CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED HE HIT A PIECE OF OLD CONCRETE IN THE ROAD THAT HAD FALLEN OFF A TRUCK. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 100 YARDS, A WARNING BELL ANNOUNCED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY, HE OPENED THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO JACK, NO TIRE, NO DONUT AND NO SPARE RIM. INSTEAD, THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A TIRE SEALANT AND COMPRESSOR KIT. THE CONTACT CALLED AAA, AND WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, HE INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TIRE HAD A LARGE CUT AND THAT NO SEALANT COULD SEAL IT. FIRESTONE INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THE SEALANT WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED, AND EVEN IF IT HAD, THE RIM HAD A SMALL DENT THAT MEANT THE TIRE WOULD NOT HAVE HELD AIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,800. ....UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF UPDATED 06/2/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OUR 2010 CHEVY MALIBU VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING ON THE HWY AND IN THE CITY, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED LIMIT. ALL DASH LIGHTS TURN ON, VEHICLE STARTS STALLING AND SLOWING DOWN, THEN TREMBLES UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURN OFF. WE HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AND WAIT FIVE TO TEN MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURNED ON FOR SAFETY. WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED VERY HAZARDOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THIS VEHICLE ON THE HWY AS WELL AS IN THE CITY LIMITS, ALWAYS FEARING THAT WE MAY GET HIT FROM BEHIND. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE INTO THE CAR DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. WE ARE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THE MACHINE FINDS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN OUR CAR TO OUR VEHICLE MECHANIC, AND TOLD US IT WAS THE SENSORS IN THE GAS PEDAL, WHICH WE HAD REPLACED FOR $400.00. A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. AGAIN WE RETURNED TO OUR MECHANIC, WHOM IN TURN TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE CHEVROLET CAR DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT; AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL CHEVY MALIBU CAME DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS EXPERIENCE A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR GM RECALLS ON THE 2010 CHEVY MALIBU, BUT HAVE FOUND NOTHING. I ASK WHY GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL THIS PROBLEM, KNOWING THAT IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. WE THE CONSUMERS ARE STUCK WITH MAKING PAYMENTS FOR YEARS ON AN UNSAFE VEHICLE; AN UNSA

UPON ACCELERATING FROM A PARKING LOT TO THE ROAD I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I STOPPED TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION AS IT SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. I CONTINUED A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN I HEARD ANOTHER NOISE FROM THE SAME AREA AND HEARD A METAL OBJECT BOUNCE UNDER THE CAR AND DOWN THE ROAD. I RECOVERED A PIECE OF A BROKEN SPRING THAT HAD COME FROM MY RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. ..UPDATED 03/21/12 *BF UPDATED 06/06/12*JS