2011 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,333.

HAD MULTIPLE CONCERNS REGARDING SLOW ACCELERATION AND ROUGH JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS NORMAL FOR MY VEHICLE MODEL ESPECIALLY IN COMPARISON TO MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE AN HONDA ACCORD. PURCHASED CAR WITH 34K MILES ON IT AT 56K MILES I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND FELT A SUDDEN HESITATION. CAR STILL DROVE NORMAL IN DRIVE, DROVE ABOUT HALF A MILE ON HIGHWAY AND ONCE EXITING HIGHWAY I NOTICED A WEIRD SCREECHING SOUND COMING FROM MY CAR. PULLED OVER TO A MCDONALDS TO INSPECT VEHICLE AND IT WAS STILL MAKING NOISE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND WENT THROUGH P,N,D AND SOUND PERSISTED. DROVE VEHICLE A FEW BLOCKS SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND SOUND STOPPED. BROUGHT CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE INSPECTED PER THE SHOP EVERYTHING WAS INTACT AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE NOISE. ONE DAY LATER I STOPPED ON A SIDE STREET AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO PULL AWAY FROM STOP SIGN CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TRIED AGAIN, CAR REVVED AND MOMENTS LATER CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. CRAWLED CAR TO SIDE OF STREET AND HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, DEEPER DIAGNOSTIC WORK REVEALED A BELT HAD BROKEN WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. HAVE RECEIVED CAR BACK WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION HOWEVER CAR STILL IS VERY SLUGGISH WITH SLOW RESPONSE IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN LAGGING BETWEEN SHIFTS FOR 3RD & 5TH GEARS. TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO NOTED THE ISSUE BUT TOLD US THAT THERE WERE NO CODES SO THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHICH REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WHICH COST US $1500. WHEN WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CROOKED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THERE WERE NOISES DURING THE DRIVE. TRADED THE VEHICLE IN FOR A NEW VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURED BONES ON HER FACE AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR CONTUSIONS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING AXLE AND TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

WAS DRIVING AND I COULD GET ANY POWER. WOULD NOT GET UP TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.

I PURCHASED MY PRE OWNED 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO AND AFTER 80000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND STILL OWE $8000.00 ON MY LOAN. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM PEOPLE IN MY SAME SITUATION WITH THE 2011 MALIBU. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY WITJ BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, WHEN MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE OR GO OVER 20 MPH. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GM.

TAKATA RECALL...I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE AND NOW ITS DOING THE SAME THING ALSO MY HEAD LIGHT ON THE PASSAGE SIDE KEEP GOING OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FELL OUT ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTOFF, AND NOTHING WAS WORKING. I HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN MY DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I POPPED MY HOOD TO CHECK WHETHER OR NOT MY BATTERY CABLES HAD BECOME LOOSE, BUT EVERYTHING WAS OK. AFTER RETURNING TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE CAR STARTED WITH EASE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME MY CAR HAD COMPLETELY SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING IT. IN NOVEMBER 2015, AS I ENTERED AN ONRAMP, IT CUT OFF. THIS ALMOST GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK. I TOOK MY CAR TO AUTO ZONE FOR A FREE CHECK, THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. TODAY (7/20/2016), I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY RAN A DIFFERENT TEST, GAVE ME A PRINTOUT THAT INDICATED THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (BOHN GMC), WHERE IT IS PRESENTLY. WHEN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF IN TRAFFIC, I AND MY PASSENGER, COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL, IT STATES THAT IF THE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS OWN, 'DIAGNOSIS AND SERVICE MIGHT BE REQUIRED'. NO WHERE DOES IT INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE COULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING.

BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE BAD ALTERNATOR. INSTALLED NEW ALTERNATOR. TWO WEEKS PASSED, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON, LOST POWER STEERING, WHILE DRIVING. CAR TOWED IN. DEALERSHIP FOUND FUSIBLE LINK BURNT ON ALTERNATOR, WHICH CAUSED FIRST ALTERNATOR TO GO BAD. $25.00 PART.

CAR TURNS ITSELF OFF WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. PUT IN PARK TO RESTART AND WILL NOT EVEN TURN OVER. MAY LAST AS LONG AS 5MIN. TO 40 MIN. THEN READY TO CALL TOW TRUCK, TRY ONCE MORE...STARTS RIGHT UP. HAPPENS MORE AND MORE THE LAST WEEK. HAVE HAD COMPLAIN TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, HAD VOUCHER TO PUT ON COMPUTER TO CHECK THAT. WAS TOLD CAR WORKING FINE. HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON TRIP, TURNED OFF GOING AROUND A CORNER, AT A STOP SIGN 3 TIMES, AND IN GARAGE, WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT LOCKS ITSELF IN PARK. LAST TIME MY HUSBAND JUST PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AS ROLLING DOWN A HILL, AND NOT PARK AND IT STARTED UP. THE WORSE TIME WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER AND IT TURNED ITSELF OFF, PUT IN PARK TO START, AND NO TURNING THE OVER AT ALL. LOCKED IN PARK WITH NO WAY TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. LOTS OF ANGRY DRIVERS BEHIND ME. HAVE NO PICTURES, AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH DEALERSHIP WITH THE ON-GOING PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS THE IGNITION OR SENSOR SOMEWHERE TO THE SHIFT LEVER. SO AFRAID IT WILL STALL ON THE HIGHWAY DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. ALL THIS STARTED AROUND 30,000 MILES TO DATE OF 43,000 MILES, ONLY GETTING WORSE.

MY SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY COULDN'T DUPRIVATE THE ISSUE. $240. PROBLEM CAME BK THE NEXT DAY. TOOK MY CAR BK TO SHOP WITH LIGHT ON AND THEY SAID I NEEDED AN ENGINE FLUSH. 180.00. PROBLEM STILL CAME BACK.TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP, BC I FELT I WAS GETTING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AFTER BEING CHARGED 180.00 JUST FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THIS SHOP CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND CHECKED WIRES. 100.00. PROBLEM CAME BACK. GOT IN TOUCH W GM. NO RECALL. NO ASSISTANCE UNTIL I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND FINALLY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW MOTOR! IT'S A 2011, WITH 110K MILES AND I NEED A NEW MOTOR?? THAT IT WOULD BE 4000.00 I LEFT WITH MY CAR, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY JUST LAYING AROUND IN HOPES THAT IT MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM. DRIVING A CAR THAT SCARES ME BC THE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING AT ME ALL OF THE TIME NOW, CAR SPUTTERING OUT WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS OR IDLE, CO ENGINE FLASHING, AND MY CAR ACTING LIKE IT'S GONNA DIE ANY MINUTE! NOT TO MENTION THE GAS IT'S CONSUMING ON TOP OF THE ALMOST 700 I'M ALREADY OUT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND QUITE DISHEARTENING TO BUT A CAR FROM CHEVROLET, IT ONLY BE 5 YRS OLD AND HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES WITH NO RESOLVE. SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. PLEASE HELP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR WOULD IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF ONCE STARTED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS ALL YEAR. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO IN RETURN WAS SUPPOSE TO CALL CANNON MOTORS IN OXFORD,MS TO HAVE THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS ON RECALL. MY FATHER HAS REPLACED IT 3 TIMES AND IT KEEPS GOING OUT SO THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO CANNON TODAY AND NOW ITS A DIFFERENT STORY. THEY WAS TALKING ABOUT CHARGING 75.00 THEN THEY CHANGED IT TO 500.00 TO FIX A HEADLIGHT. I KNOW THE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM GOING ON WITH MY CAR.

PURCHASED CAR 09/2015 HALEY BUICK GMC TRUCKS IN RICHMOND VIRGINIA WITH 75K MILES. IT WAS A PREVIOUS RENTAL CAR. WAS GIVEN CLEAN CARFAX AND MAINTENANCE RECORD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED PER MANUFACTURES SCHEDULE. IT HAS AN ENCLOSED TRANSMISSION AND CANNOT CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID IT HAS TO BE MAINTAINED. A YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE AND ADDING ONLY 8K MILES THIS CAR HAS A COMPLETELY BLOWN TRANSMISSION IN WILL COST $4,888 TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION ORDERED. MY ISSUE IS THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THE 35R PLATE WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF RUINING THE TRANSMISSION ON MANY FORM SITES FOR THIS YEAR OF CHEVROLET MALIBU. THEN THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL ON FORMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOOSENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO READJUST THE SEAT BELT TO MAKE IT TIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,140. UPDATED 07/22/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED IN A CURVED PART OF THE HIGHWAY AT ~45 MPH. WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE DRIVE HOME WHICH WAS ~2 MILES. RESTARTED THE CAR AT HOME AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE UNTIL 5 DAYS LATER - SAME PROBLEM. SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING ILLUMINATED ON DASH.

HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES WITH REDUCED ENGINE SPEED, CHECK EMS,AND OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS SINCE 2014. THE CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN, NOT PICK UP SPEED, AND ALARM WOULD BEGIN SOUNDING. EACH OCCASION, I TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON EACH OCCASION CAUSING OCCURRENCE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, DEALERSHIP WOULD SAY THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE. I HAD ONE REPAIR MADE. THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR A WHILE TO LATER START AGAIN. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A SENSOR. ON LAST OCCURRENCE, I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE CAR IS ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCING A SLUGGISH CONDITION WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLCIATE ISSUE.

MY 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU IS CRANKING, BUT NOT STARTING. I HAD A IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHO RAN A TEST ON THE FUEL SYSTEM, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. I RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CAN STOP YOUR VEHICLE FROM STARTING. IT SEEMS THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LOCKED AFTER I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR DURING LUNCH LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR AN HOUR. I TURNED THE KEY TWICE TO RESET THE RADIO AFTER IT TIMED OUT. AS I LEFT WORK TO GO HOME IT WOULDN'T START. I FOUND OUT THAT IF YOU RESET THE SYSTEM, IT WILL START AFTER 10-15 MINS. AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT AT THE REPAIR SHOP, IT STARTED. HERE I AM A WEEK LATER AND ITS DOING IT AGAIN, BUT NOW I'M GETTING A SIGNAL WITH A LOCKED CAR SYMBOL ON THE DASH. IT SEEMS THAT THAT ANTI-SYSTEM IS LOCKED AGAIN. I CANNOT FIND OUT HOW TO RESET IT. I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE PLAYING THE RADIO AT ALL THAT DAY. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME A YEAR AFTER I GOT THE CAR TOO AFTER WASHING THE CAR AND LISTENING TO THE RADIO. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT INCIDENT UNTIL NOW. I AM SEEING OVER 250 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE WERE SOME CARS RECALLED, BUT MINE DOES NOT HAVE ONE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IT GM RECALLED IT ON SOME, THEY SHOULD RECALL IT ON ALL, IT'S THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY PLAN TO DO THIS, BECAUSE I'M SEEING AND HEARING THEY ARE NO FIXES AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY TRY TO FIX IT WITH EXPENSIVE OPTIONS, BUT THE ISSUE COMES BACK. I READ THAT SOME PEOPLE CAR STALLED WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LOCKED. I

MAY 11, 2016 DAY 1 WHILE DRIVING CAR BEGAN TO REDUCE SPEED ON IT'S OWN. MAY 12, 2016 DAY 2 UPON STARTING CAR THE ESC SERVICE LIGHT IS ON, IT READS THE "ESC IS OFF" CAR WAS STATIONARY.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY 2011 CHEVY MALIBU. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE MOTOR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION DISPLAY WOULD FLASH, "ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AIR BAG LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON". THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE, IT CAN SOMETIMES GO WEEKS/MONTHS WITHOUT ISSUES, BUT THEN OUT OF NOWHERE IT WILL START HAPPENING AGAIN. SOMETIMES SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, AND RESTARTING WOULD USUALLY GET IT RUNNING CORRECTLY AGAIN. HOWEVER, OTHER TIMES IT WILL REMAIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND STAYING LONGER AS TIME GOES ON. WHEN I STARTED SEEING THE ISSUE I LOOKED UP ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE WERE SEEING SIMILAR ISSUES AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL CAR HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN ISSUES STARTED AT 50K MILES AND UP, BUT MINE STARTED DOING THIS AT APPROXIMATELY 72K MILES. THIS ISSUE HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. HERE ARE SOME OF THE WEBSITES AT WHICH I FOUND PEOPLE SHARING THEIR STORIES OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. [XXX] I HAVE INCLUDED A COUPLE OF IMAGES OF A COUPLE OF THE DASH MESSAGES PLEASE HELP THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED 05/07/2016 BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A YEAR OR TWO, IT STARTED AT 72542 MILES BUT MOST RECENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 92K THANK YOU *TR PARTS OF THIS DOC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AREA WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS WELDED HAD FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT FAILED TO REMAIN IN POSITION. IN ADDITION, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL STEERED TO THE LEFT IN EXCESS AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TRANSMISSION PARTS INTERNALLY BROKE CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND LOSING ABILITY TO MOVE. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT A SPECIALTY SHOP FOR OVER $4600 IN REPAIR COSTS. ONLY 73K MILES ON THE CAR WHEN TRANSMISSION DIED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS SAID THIS IS BECOMING A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NEWER GM VEHICLES.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH,VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER BUT WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER IN TIME. NO BRAKES,STEERING, POWER AT ALL. GM DEALER DIAGNOSED TIMING CHAINS NEED REPLACEMENT. NO RECALL ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE? ENDANGERING LIVES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 10 MPH AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE HEADLIGHT AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MALIBU. MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE MALIBU BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

AT 17000 MILES, I NOTED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE FR710 TIRES. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE TIRES AND TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY DRY-ROTTED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 TIRES. THE DATE CODE ON THE TIRES (4210) INDICATED THAT THE TIRES WERE 4 YEAR OLD AT THE TIME THAT THE CRACKS WERE NOTICED.

CAR WHEN STARTED STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ALL THE LIGHTS START FLASHING, LOCKS START TO UNLOCK AND LOCK THEMSELVES. ENGINE LINES COMES ON HARD TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ESC THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON AND THE CAR STARTS TO JERK AND THEY SAY MINE ISN'T IN RECALL BUT OTHER CHEVY MALIBUS ARE FROM THE YEAR 2003-2012 I THI THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER BECAUSE MINE IS 2011 BUT NOT IN THE RECALL

NTSB: 2011 CHEVY MALIBU: CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STEERING ISSUES, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SERVICE. DURING SERVICE, THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THE PARTS IN QUESTION WERE DETERIORATING SEVERELY. *SS THE DEALER FOUND THE REAR TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER MY 5 YEAR OR 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. IT STARTED BY DRIVING SLOWLY WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I HAD ONSTAR SO I HAD TO GET A TOW TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH HAD JUST CLOSED. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ME $3,910.00. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION. MANY OF THEM FAILED BEFORE $100,000 MILES SO THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET A NEW ONE. I WAS JUST TWO MONTHS PAST MY 5 YEAR BUT WAS AT 98,273 MILES AND MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I HAD TO GET A NEW CAR SINCE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY $4000.00 TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS JUST SITTING AND CAN'T BE DRIVEN.

THIS PAST FALL MY LOW TIRE AIR LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR INTO FREE TIRE SERVICE WHICH IS A REPUTABLE TIRE COMPANY. IT IS WHERE I PURCHASED MY TIRES ALONG WITH A TIRE PROTECTION PLAN. THEY SAID THAT MY RIMS(WHICH CAME STOCK ON THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP) ARE CORRODING MY TIRES AND THEY COULD TEMPORARILY FIX THEM WITH A SEALANT. THEY SAID THE SEALANT COULD LAST FOR YEARS OR ONLY A MONTH; THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW. A FEW MONTHS HAVING THE SEALANT PUT ON (THIS PAST SATURDAY), I WAS ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN TO KNOXVILLE (A 2 HOUR DRIVE FROM HOME) AND MY LOW TIRE AIR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER OFF THE INTERSTATE AND MY TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT. NOT ONLY DID THIS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO BE LATE FOR AN APPOINTMENT, BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS TIME I THOUGHT I WOULD REACH OUT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING ABOUT MY RIMS. MY FATHER OWNS A 2009 MALIBU AND HIS TIRES ARE NOT CORRODING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A COMPANY CHANGES THERE RIMS IN 2 YEARS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE OF THE WHEELS. IF THIS TYPE OF WHEEL IS CORRODING, DAMAGING TIRES THEN I COULD OF HAD A BLOWOUT CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ANYTIME. NEW TIRES WILL NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM EITHER. THE TIRES I HAVE ON MY CAR ARE STILL VERY GOOD TIRES. SO EVERY TIME I PUT NEW TIRES ON MY CAR, THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. THE ONLY WAY TO PERMANENTLY SOLVE THIS ISSUE IS TO GET NEW WHEELS ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER.

I PURCHASED A 2011 CHEVY MALIBU IN 2012. SINCE THE PURCHASE I'VE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE RESOLVED WITH THE RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELT LAP ANCHOR TENSIONER CABLE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR STALLING / LOSING POWER AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE ALSO LOST TOTAL CONTROL DUE TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE CAR STALLING, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I LEFT WITHOUT ANYTHING ELSE BEING DON;. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I ALSO HAVE A 2011 CHEVY CRUZE THAT I'VE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH, NOT TO MENTION ALL OF THE RECALLS ON IT. ALL OF THE ABOVE ISSUES HAVE BEEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, WHILE TURNING, AND ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY BACK SEAT IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE MOLDING ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $200 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AFTER I CLEARLY TOLD THEM THAT THE LEAK WAS NOT COMING FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THEY TOOK DOWN THE HEADLINER ANYWAY AND SAID THAT THEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

I WAS GOING ON A 3HR TRIP ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, 40MIN INTO MY RIDE MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND SHAKING TERRIBLY. 40MIN FROM MY FINAL DESTINATION MY CAR WAS SHAKING HORRIBLY AND IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TIRES. WHEN THE ROAD REARED TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT I HELD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL VERY TIGHT AND IT FELT LIKE THE WHEELS WERE NOT TURNING IN THE DIRECTION THAT I WAS DRIVING. I WOULD DROP MY SPEED FROM 60MPH TO 40MPH, WHICH DID NOT RESULT IN A CHANGE. I AGREE THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL, MYSELF ALONG WITH OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

1/26/2016 I GOT MY CAMSHAFT SOLENOID FIXED DUE TO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. WHEN IT STARTED TO SHAKE REAL BAD WITH THE DASH LIGHTS STATING THAT MY ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED, LOSS OF TRACTION (SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT) I INSTANTLY PUT IT IN THE SHOP. THEN LAST WEEK 3/4/2016 I WAS DRIVING UP TO ERIE, PA FROM OHIO, WHICH IS ABOUT 4.5 HOURS AWAY. I SAY A GOOD 40 MINUTES FROM MY DESTINATION IT HAPPENS AGAIN RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DASH SAYS THAT MY ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED AND LOSS OF TRACTION (?). THANKFULLY THERE WAS AN EXIT NEAR THAT I COULD GET OFF AT AND AS SOON AS I PUT MY CAR IN PARK IT STARTED TO SHAKE REAL BAD. SO I DID WHAT I DID BEFORE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF TO LET IT RESET AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP. IT RAN FINE FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY STAY UNTIL IT CAME TIME FOR ME TO LEAVE TO GO BACK HOME. THIS TIME I ONLY GOT 20 MINUTES AWAY FROM ERIE BEFORE IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN, BUT IT KEPT DOING IT. TALK ABOUT BEING FRUSTRATED 4.5 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME IN YOUR CAR. ESPECIALLY SINCE I JUST GOT IT FIXED NOT TOO LONG AGO. THIS NEEDS TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST, BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

SLOSHING SOUND IN DASH. REPAIRS-WATER PUMP,THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING, $850.00 AUGUST 2015, LOSS POWER STEERING AND TRACTION. SDM(AIR BAG MODULE) REPLACED $965

RECEIVED MESSAGES OF: SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE POWER STEERING, ENG PWR REDUCED, ENGINE DISABLED THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD TO TRY AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON TO TRY TO RESET. NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT FROM ONCOMING AND TRAILING VEHICLES. THIS MAKE AND MODEL NEEDS TO BE ENTERED INTO THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, MY CAR, OUT OF NOWHERE, BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE "ESC IS OFF" INDICATOR WAS ON. I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BEGIN PRESSING THE GAS TO KEEP IT FROM CUTTING OFF FOR FEAR IT MAY NOT START UP AGAIN. I DID THAT FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND BEGAN MOVING AGAIN. I HAD TO DO THIS 3 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. I WAS ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AT THE TIME.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I LOST THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED TWICE . THANK GOD THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC OTHER WISE I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE RATTLED AND VIBRATED CONSISTENTLY WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

CAR INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER. WARNING LIGHT FOR TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON. MUST PULL OVER AND LET CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE BEFORE RESTARTING.