2012 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT!!! IT WAS VERY ABRUPT. A MESSAGE SAYING "POWER STEERING" "SERVICE ESC" CAME UP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I STILL HAVE A WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON IT (150.00) BEFORE THEY COULD LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT EARLIER MODELS OF THE MALIBU WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY REASON. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHECK THIS PROBLEM OUT VERY SERIOUSLY ON THE 2012 MODEL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!! I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO STEER THE CAR MANUALLY! MY CHILDREN AND I WERE VERY LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T END UP IN AN ACCIDENT. THE NEXT PERSON MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. BEFORE CHEVROLET GETS SUED, THEY MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. MY CHILDREN ALSO DRIVE THIS CAR. UNLIKE ME, WHO KNOWS ABOUT MANUAL STEERING AND WAS ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, YOUNG ADULTS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MANUAL STEERING IS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I THANK GOD THAT I WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL AT THE TIME. I DID CONTACT GM AND THEY ARE HELPING ME RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONING STILL FUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AS THE VEHICLES SPEED REDUCED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT INDICATE A TIME FRAME THAT THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DRIVING DOWN THE CITY ROAD AT 55 MPH, I HEARD THREE BELLS AND ON THE DASHBOARD IT READ "SERVICE ESC...SERVICE ESC...TRACTION CONTROL OFF" THE VEHICLE THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGAN TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BECAME UNLOCKED WITHIN SECONDS. THIS CAUSED SWERVING AND A NEAR ACCIDENT. I SEE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE VIN DOES NOT SHOW AN OPEN RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000-50,000 MILES "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK INTO DEALER, NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THE SEATS WERE INVOLVED WITH THE ISSUE ON SOME LEVEL. GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR THOUGH THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. DEALER DID SOMETHING AND LIGHT STOPPED COMING ON. NOW AT 85,000-90,000 MILES THE LIGHT IS BACK ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE.

WATER INSIDE HEADLIGHTS. RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO, NOW HAVE WATER INSIDE LEFT HEADLIGHT, DIMS THE LIGHT, WILL HAVE TO REPLACE, WILL BE SERVICED 12-17-15. I HAVE NOTICED QUITE A FEW OF THE SAME MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM.

HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DISABLE COMES ON AND THE BRAKES LIGHTS WILL QUIT WORKING AND THE STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I RESEARCHED AND I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ALL THIS. RECALL # 14V252000 IS ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS I AM EXPERIENCING AND I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT LISTED. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN IT ACTS UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE A/C CONTINUED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT LAST WEEK, GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, MY ENGINE CUT OFF. I HAD TO STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD, AND STARTED IT BACK UP. DROVE ANOTHER HALF MILE OR SO, AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME, THE CAR WOULD START THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. CAR WOULD NOT STAY CRANKED FOR MORE THAN 1 SECOND OR SO. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING, CAR FIXED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE VERY NEXT , DAY, ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP, HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS NOW, STILL CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, EVERY TIME I HAVE REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CANNOT FIX MY ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER, I HAVE INVOLVED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE, AND WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM A GM CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LATCH AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK, AND LEGS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WHEEL LOCKED, WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN UPDATED 02/16/16*JB

2012 CHEVY MALIBU ON 3RD RECALL LIST. 1. BRAKES 2. SEAT BELTS. 3. THROTTLE-POSITION SENSOR. BUT YOU SAY YOUR NOT GOING TO REPAIR 3RD ITEM UNLESS I HAVE A PROBLEM.

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING, IT WAS RUMBLING AND SOUNDED VERY LOUD, WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR THE SERVICE ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHTS WERE BOTH ON. THE MESSAGE READ TO SERVICE ESC. IT ALSO STATED THAT I HAD REDUCED ENGINE POWER. I DROVE TO WORK (3.5 MILES). THE CAR CRAWLED ALONG FINALLY BEING ABLE TO GET UP TO 40 MPH. I HAD TO STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHERE 2 HIGHWAYS INTERSECT. WHILE STOPPED, MY CAR LUNGED OUT INTO THE CENTER OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THANK GOD I DIDN'T HAVE MY 2 SONS WITH ME. ONCE I ARRIVED AT WORK, MY CAR WANTED TO AGAIN LUNGE FORWARD AS I TRIED TO PARK IT. I'VE READ ONLINE WHERE MANY CHEVROLET OWNERS WITH CARS THE SAME AGE AND SIMILAR MILES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL SEMI TRUCKS THAT ARE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY I HAD TO CROSS THIS MORNING. GM IS LUCKY THIS ISN'T ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS REPORTING A DEADLY INCIDENT TO THE MEDIA. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED BY GM BEFORE THERE ARE CASUALTIES AND LIFE LOST. I WILL BE AWAITING A PROMPT RESPONSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A VIBRATING MOTION, AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT SOCKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY HAPPENED INITIALLY AFTER DRIVING OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/22/16.*JB

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL NOTICE 15V269. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN ALMOST HAVE A YEAR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE "ENGINE DISABLED" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE WELD ON A BAR UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS A 3 YR OLD VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD A PREVIOUS MALIBU AND THIS NEVER HAPPENED. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART. I CHECKED YOUR OTHER COMPLAINTS AND IT IS COMMON!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE SERVICE AIR BAGS SOON WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,800.

POWER ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, REDUCED POWER TO ENGINE, AND TIRE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. CAR WAS HESITATING AND CUTTING OFF AND ONCE PLACED IN DRIVE CAR TOOK OFF BY ITSELF WITH RPMS AT 3 AND SAME WITH REVERSE, I TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE AND CAR TOOK OFF IN REVERSE WITH RPMS A BIT OVER 2. AIR CONDITIONING WILL NOT WORK STEADILY AND ITS BEEN TO A FEW SHOPS AND BRAKES WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE.

I RECEIVED THE ATTACHED LETTER FROM GM. TO ME THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL. OR REPAIRABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I WAS DRIVING. 10MPH OR LOWER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CARS ESC TURNED ITSELF OFF. I HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING IT AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, AND WHEN MY CAR WENT IN FOR IT'S 3RD RECALL IN 2 YEARS, THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE. THEN TODAY, AS I WAS PARKING IN NY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED ROLLING MY WINDOWS UP WHEN I NOTICED THEY WERE PARTICULLARY SLOW. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK,TURNED MY CAR OFF, BUT THE KEY BACK IN AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, ONLY TO HEAR CLICKING AND MY STEERING WHEEL TO BE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. ALOT OF INDICATORS CAME ON, INCLUDING THE CARS SECURITY INDICATOR. MY CAR IS AT 66K MILES, BUT WE DO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

SEAT SUPPORT WELDS BROKEN PREMATURELY CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE UNSAFELY WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IF SEAT WELDS BREAK WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A COLLISION. IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISON, DRIVERS SEAT MAY COME FREE AND BE UNABLE TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER PROPERLY.

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I COULD NOT TAKE THE KEY OUT ONE DAY AND LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AS FAR AS IT COULD TURN AND LOCKED THE CAR WITH THE SPARE KEY. MY CAR BATTERY ENDED UP DYING BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. I FINALLY GOT THE KEY OUT AND GOT MY CAR STARTED. IT IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. I CAN START THE CAR OK IT'S JUST WHEN I STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF THE KEY WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE KEY OUT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND TOO SOON FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING.

I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM, INFORMING ME OF ANOTHER DEFECT BUILT INTO MY VEHICLE , ONLY ONE OF WHICH WAS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO MAKE A REPAIR, THE OTHERS, AS WITH THIS LETTER HAS BEEN TO WARN ME OF A DEFECT, THIS LETTER CONTAINS THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE, EXPLAINS WHAT THE DEFECT IS, HOWEVER,EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY STATES THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, BECAUSE IN BOLD UNDERLINED TYPE IT STATES "DO NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER AS A RESULT OF THIS LETTER UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS THE CONDITION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE". THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME BECAUSE LONG BEFORE THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT MODEL CAUSED THE DEATHS THAT FORCED NHTSA TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THAT VEHICLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR, I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM A COBALT I OWNED AND WHEN TOLD IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400.00 TO HAVE THAT IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, I CREATED SUCH A COMMOTION IN THAT DEALERSHIP, THAT THEY REPLACED THAT IGNITION SWITCH W/O COST TO ME, WHICH PROVES THAT THEY WERE WELL OF OFF THAT DEADLY DEFECT BEFORE IT CAUSED THOSE DEATHS, SO THE FACT THAT THIS LETTER CLEARLY STATES THE VIN NUMBER OF THIS VEHICLE, AS DID THEY OF THE DEADLY IGNITION SWITCH, ' SO MY PLEA TO YOU IS TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MENTIONED IN ALL FOUR OF THE LETTERS THEY HAVE SENT TO ME. BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY I WOULD KNOW WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE HAS THIS DEADLY DEFECT, IS TO EXPERIENCE THE DEATH THAT COULD RESULT FROM THA

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER, UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER AND AN UNKNOWN CONNECTOR UNDER THE VEHICLE SEAT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,490.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER SKIPPED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AS THE SEC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

PURCHASED CAR FROM ED BOZARTH ON OCTOBER 12. WITHIN 1 WEEK THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND YOU HAD TO STEP ON IT HARD FOR IT TO BRAKE. HAVE CHANGED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE WITHIN 3 YEARS. HAVE COMPLAINED TO ED BOZARTH SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO OTHER GM DEALERSHIPS AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES. SEPTEMBER 2015 TOOK IT TO FLETCHER JONES CHEVROLET AND HAD FILED A COMPLAIN WITH GM FOR APPROVAL TO HAVE THEM PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. AND AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, BUT THEY GRIND HORRIBLY AND YOU HAVE TO HIT HARD ON THE BRAKES TO BE ABLE TO BRAKE. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE RUBBER STEERING WHEEL. IT IS COMING APART AND IT CUTS YOU AS YOU ARE MAKING RIGHT TURN. BEING DIABETIC IT IS A HEALTH ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND KEY FOBS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RECEIVED LETTERS FROM GM THAT THIS CAR AND TWO OTHER FAMILY OWNED MALIBU'S (2009 & 2012 MODEL YEARS) MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF THEIR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING COLUMN TORQUE SENSOR OR THE EPS MOTOR/CONTROLLER. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT PART OF THE EARLIER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM) WHICH COULD AFFECT STEERING AND SEVERAL OTHER SYSTEMS. MY COMPLAINT IS HOW CAN THIS COMPANY WHO COVERED UP THE IGNITION PROBLEM WHICH KILLED OVER 100 PEOPLE BE ALLOWED NOT TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ HORROR STORIES ON THE NHTSA AND ARFC.ORG. WEB SITES OF PEOPLE WHO ALSO WERE NOT PART OF THE EARLIER RECALL CRASHING WHEN THEIR POWER STEERING FAILED. DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY WIFE OR MY TWO DAUGHTERS GET KILLED, AS WELL AS MY GRANDSON BEFORE MY CARS ARE FIXED. THIS LEADS ME TO QUESTION WHY HAS THE NHTSA NOT GONE AFTER GM FOR THIS WHEN IT IS JUST AS DANGEROUS FOR THIS POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION TO OCCUR AS IT DID WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM? ALSO THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM OR ELSE CHANGING THEM WILL SERVE NO PURPOSE OTHER THAN GIVING THE DEALERSHIPS MONEY TO DO USELESS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WHICH RUN OVER $100 EACH WHICH GM TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR. THIS LETTER WAS SENT TO OWNERS FOR MODEL YEARS 2007 TO 2012 FOR WHICH THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, PROMISING FREE REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE "IF" YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH YOUR EPS. THE LET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ UPDATED 1/20/2016*JS PDATED 01/29/16*JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A CODE READ ENGINE POWER REDUCED SERVICE ESC. MY CAR WAS SHAKING AND WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED TO SEE IF I COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE WORKING OKAY NOW SO WE HEADED HOME. WE GOT ALMOST HOME WHEN ONCE AGAIN MY CAR LOST ALL SPEED AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR.THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS.

I WAS TRYING TO REMOTE START MY 2012 MALIBU IN THE MORNING BUT IT DIDN'T START. INSTEAD MY CAR WAS DOING A CLICKING NOISE AND MY HEADLIGHTS WHERE BLINKING. ONCE THAT STOPPED I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK MY CAR AND THEN MY CAR WOULDN'T START AND THE ANTI THEFT LOCK LIGHT SHOWS UP ON MY DASH BOARD TOOK ME ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO START MY CAR MY CHECK ENGINE GOES ON AND OFF ALSO. I CHECKED ON LINE AND HAVE READ THAT CHEVROLET OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE DONE MY BEST TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND ITS NOT AN OLD CAR WITH ALOT OF MILES ON IT. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO CHANGE A SENSOR ON IT AND NOW THIS BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS . I'M REGRETTING HAVING MY DAD COSIGN FOR MY MALIBU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS ACTIVATED DUE TO THE RAIN WEATHER CONDITION AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE HAD DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WELDS HAVE BROKEN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING IT TO LEAN AND TILT TO THE SIDE. IT IS UNSAFE TO SUPPORT A PERSON AND COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL BACK INJURY WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY AND STALLED IN A PARKING LOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME, AND THE HEADLINER WAS ALSO CLOSED. IT MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE TO ASCERTAIN THE REASON FOR THE NOISE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO BRIDGE OVERPASS, SO IT IS DOUBTED THAT SOMETHING WAS DROPPED. NO PHYSICAL INJURY OCCURRED, HOWEVER, IT WAS A SCARY INCIDENT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE GLASS AND THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A ROCK. THE GLASS & FRAME WERE REPLACED THROUGH AN INSURANCE CLAIM.

DRIVER SEAT MOUNT HAS BROKEN AT WELD CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLANT TOWARD THE CENTER CONSOLE. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE AND FEELS VERY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THE SEAT NOW BOUNCES UP AND DOWN ON THAT SIDE OF THE SEAT WHEN DRIVING. ADJUSTING THE SEAT WITH THE POWER CONTROLS ONLY MAKES IT WORSE AS IT PUSHES HARDER AGAINST THE CENTER CONSOLE. I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND NONE ARE WILLING TO DO WARRANTY WORK. I AM NOT A BIG PERSON AND THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE CAR. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TUNED UP THE ENGINE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO MONITOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.