2013 Chevrolet Malibu complaints

2013 MALIBU ECO EASSIST THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR, THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND NEED A GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE..ACCORDING TO HER VIN # THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE.. BUT IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF CAR THAT THE RECALL IS ON. THE CAR WHILE RUNNING ON HIGHWAY FOR 50 MILES OR MORE WILL START THE LOSS OF BATTERY CHARGING. IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WILL CUTOFF AND HAVE TO BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS.

I TEND TO KEEP HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES IN WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS ( 80) PLUS DEGREES. EVERY TIME I GO TO HIT MY BRAKES WHEN IT IS A HOT DAY OUT. MY BRAKE PEDAL STICKS DOWN AND DOESN'T COME BACK UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO USE MY FOOT TO TAKE THE TENSION OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BY PULLING THE PEDAL BACK UP WITH MY FOOT. WHEN THE BRAKE STICKS LIKE THIS.. I CAN FEEL IT SLUGGING THE CAR DOWN UNTIL I PULL THE BREAK PEDAL BACK UP. IT IS VERY INTERESTING AS IT ONLY WILL DO IT WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE HOT OUT. WHEN IT IS A MILD TO COOLER DAY. I HAVE NO ISSUES AT ALL. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND EVERYTIME I HIT THE BRAKES, I HAVE TO EITHER REACH DOWN TO PULL THE PEDAL UP.. OR BRING IT BACK UP WITH MY FOOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED UNLESS THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THEIR PRESENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN. USUALLY STARTS WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT CONSOLE, AND PROGRESSES TO THE POWER STEERING, AND EVENTUALLY A FULL POWER SHUT DOWN. STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING, DOESN'T MATTER, COMPLETE SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE DOES RESTART AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. DEALERSHIP AND GM NO HELP. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2018 WITH MULTIPLE DEALERSHIP SERVICES, AND 2 SEPERATE COMPLAINTS TO GM. 2 NEAR MISS COLLISIONS DUE TO POWER STEERING LOSS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED BY THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO RETAIL STORE AND AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY; HOWEVER, A WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A BUS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND SORENESS TO THE ARMS, NECK, WRIST, SHOULDER, AND BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AFTERWARDS, A MESSAGE DISPLAYED INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER AND IT WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE WHEN IT WAS JUMPSTARTED. AS SOON AS THE JUMPER CABLES WERE REMOVED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO CHEVROLET OF HOMEWOOD (18033 HALSTED ST, HOMEWOOD, IL 60430, (708) 251-4692). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,009.

INSTRUMENT PANEL POWERS OFF WHILE DRIVING, SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG, SERVICE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM, SERVICE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. RADIO POWERS OFF ALSO WITH MESSAGE THAT SAYS LOST COMMUNICATION WITH TELEMATICS MODULE. AIR CONDITIONER POWERS OFF ALSO. LAST FROM ANYWHERE FROM 1 MIN TO 20 MINS. NOT SHOWING SPEED ODOMETER, GAS, OR RPMS ON DASH BOARD. HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING, FEEL THE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO BE DONE AFTER RESEARCHING THEY HAVE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM

THE CHARGING SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY DEAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NO POWER STEERING EVERYTHING WENT BLACK NO SPEED, NO LIGHTS, I COULDN'T EVEN TURN ON MY HAZARDS WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE INTERSTATE HOPING I WOULDN'T GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. WHY IS THERE NO WARNING TO LET YOU KNOW YOUR BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM IS DEAD. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL FROM CHEVY? PLEASE ADVISE.

19 AUGUST 2019 ON THIS DAY TWICE I EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER ON THE VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ANY CARS. WAS DRIVING BELOW 35 MPH THE FIRST INCIDENT IS WHEN I CAME TO A RED LIGHT THE RADIO TURN OFF FIRST THEN THE CAR FELT SLUGGISH AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN LOST CONTROL OF EVERYTHING AND WAS COASTING. VEHICLE GAIN POWER BY IT SELF AND RESUME OPERATIONS. DURING EVERY LIGHT I STOP IT FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO LOSE POWER. CAME TO A PARKING LOT DRIVING AROUND 5 MPH COMPLETELY THE CAR SHUT OFF FIRST RADIO AND THEN WHOLE VEHICLE THIS TIME IT DID NOT GAIN POWER BY IT SELF. HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK TURN THE KEY OFF AND RESTART IT WAS ABLE TO PARK IT. AFTER READING HERE SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OPEN BECAUSE THIS CAN POSSIBLY HAPPEN IN THE HIGHWAY IF I LOSE CONTROL POWER IN THE POWER STEERING I COULD POTENTIALLY CRASH OF GET HIT BY A CAR . CALL GM AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE A BULLETIN ASK THEM FOR AN ADDRESS TO SUBMIT A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND WAS GIVEN ONE. I DON'T THINK GM CARES HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AND GET AND ANSWER AS TO WHY IS HAPPENING CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND NOT GET ANSWERS

USING TURN SIGNAL OR POWER WINDOWS THE VEHICLE DIES AND QUICKLY RESTARTS. ALL POWER IS LOST MOMENTARILY. HAPPENS WHEN BATTERY VOLTAGE IS BELOW 13.5 VOLTS. LOSS OF POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TWICE. IT WAS NOT WET OUT OR RAINING, HAD BEEN DRY FOR SEVERAL DAYS SO WEATHER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE TRIGGERING THE ISSUE. SERVICE STABIL TRAK WARNING ALSO FLASHED IN AND CLEARED UPON POWER DISRUPTION.

WAS DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF AND POWER STEERING IS GONE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GO OFF THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS PLEASE MAKE THE RECALL PUBLIC.

CAR WAS JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 5 MINS THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON

VAPOR AND SMELL COME FROM VENTS WHEN DRIVING OR STATIONARY. WHEN THE DEFROSTER IS ON, IT STEAMS UP THE WINDOW SO BAD IN SOME CASES THAT I CAN NO LINGER SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW SAFELY. I HAVE MULTIPLE VIDEOS, BUT ARE TOO LARGE TO ATTACH.

COMING HOME FROM WORK ON 8/6/2019 TRAVELING DOWN MD-210 HIGHWAY, WITH CAR MOTION, THE RADIO CUT OFF AND THEN ENTIRE CAR SHUT OFF. WE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, SO MY HUSBAND TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION RESTARTED THE CAR AND WE TRAVELED HOME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME, WE HAD OUR CAR CHECKED AT OUR MECHANIC'S SHOP BUT AT THE TIME HE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE COULD BE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME, THE RADIO CUTS OFF, INSTRUMENT DASH LIGHTS, CUTS OFF AND THE THE POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN JUST FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, IT HAPPENED WHEN WE TRAVELED TO WORK, MY HUSBAND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RADIO WENT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN IT CAME BACK HOME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND GOD FORBID IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE CAR IN MOTION ON A GREEN LIGHT IT COULD KILL SOMEONE. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE ASAP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAMILTON CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 5800 E 14 MILE RD, WARREN, MI 48092, (586) 838-1537) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PIIR = Y. *JB

TAKATA RECALL WHEN I'M IN PARK OR AT A STOP SIGN IT RED LIGHT THE CAR WILL SHUTDOWN IT KEEPS DOING IT NO SHOPS CAN FIND THE PROBLEM THEY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON ITS READING AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR ! MY FRIEND HAS SAME VEHICLE AND HER IS DOING THE SAME THING

SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO IT HAS AN INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM WHERE DURING CITY DRIVING THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AT A SLOW AND NORMAL IDLE MEANING THE CARS NOT MOVING EXAMPLE WOULD BE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT,STOPPING AT A MAILBOX OR GOING THROUGH A DRIVE THRU OR EVEN COASTING IN REVERSE OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE DONE MULTIPLE THINGS AND CANNON SEEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SHOT OFF TEMPORAILY CAUSING MY STEERING TO LOCK NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. THE ONLY WARNING IS THE RADIO SHUTS OFF. VERY DANGEROUS AND REPORTED IN MANY FORUMS.

WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND THEN BACK ON.THIS HAPPENS IRREGARDLESS OF SPEED, TEMPERATURE, PASSENGERS, TURNING, ACCELERATING, ETC. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHO INSTRUCTED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY WIRE THAT THERE WAS NO REPLACEMENT FOR YET. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FORUMS, AND OTHER MEDIUMS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS AS LONG AS THE PROBLEM DOES NOT WORSEN. I FEAR THAT DRIVING WITH MY INFANT ONE DAY THAT THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER OR SHUT DOWN OR WORSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO MYSELF, MY CHILD OR OTHER DRIVERS. CURRENT MILAGE IS 76,500.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A 2013 CHEVY MALIBU ECO WITH ROUGHLY 89K MILES. MY 'SERVICE AIRBAG' LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY ON JULY 27, 2019. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT IN MY CAR, AND I THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN THIS LIGHT. I REMEMBER A FEW YEARS BACK, I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A RECALL ON AIRBAGS (SOMETHING RELATED TO THE DEPLOYMENT) AND I WENT AND GOT IT SERVICED. WELL IT'S 2-3 YRS LATER AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I'M CONCERNED IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE TAKATA RECALL AS WELL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY 'SERVICE AIRBAG' LIGHT WOULD POP ON SO RANDOMLY.

A FEW TIMES THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE CAR TURNING OFF AND LOSING POWER STEERING AND CONTROL WHILE IN MOTION. THE WHOLE CAR TURN OFF AND WHEEL LOCKS UP, PREVENTING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. COUNTLESS SEARCHING THROUGH FORUMS LED ME TO FIND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. AND FROM THE FORUMS, MANY CLAIM THE REASON FOR THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENING IS FAULTY BATTERY CABLES THAT GM THAT DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE HAD MY CAR TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE CITY. AND I'M NOT THE ONLY EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. IT'S WIDESPREAD AMONG 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S. HERE IS A LINK TO ONE OF MANY FORUMS TAKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T33502_DS916791

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS VEHICLE OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V173000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT AN UNKNOWN DEALER. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE A/C BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. SINCE I'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY BLOWING IT OR TRYING TO BECAUSE IT IS SUMMER, MY CAR STARTING JERKING. IT MIGHT WORK EVERY NOW AND AGAIN. SOMETIMES, ONCE I'M SLOWING DOWN AND THE AIR IS SUPPOSEDLY BLOWING, MY CAR CUTS OFF ON ME WHILE I'M IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE PARKING THE CAR AS WELL AS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I NEEDED TO DEFROST MY WINDOWS, IT CUT OFF ON ME A RED LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS BEGIN TO FLASH SPORADICALLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BLACKED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE PANEL ILLUMINATED AGAIN AFTER 40 MILES OF DRIVING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED WEBER CHEVROLET AT 314-485-9902 (LOCATED AT 12015 OLIVE BOULEVARD, CREVE COEUR, MO 63141) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

CAR KEEPS POWERING OFF WHILE DRIVING INSIDE PANEL LIGHTS TURN OFF THEN CAR POWERS DO AND GOES BACK ON

I AM OR HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS RELATED TO MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR MY 2013 CHEVY MALIBU, YET I WHEN ATTEMPT TO GET THE REPAIRS FOR THE RECALL I'M TOLD THEY'RE AREN'T ANY CONNECTED TO MY VIN. IF THAT'S SO, THEN MY VIN[XXX] AND OTHERS LIKE IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALLS. MY MALIBU HAS BEEN OR IS EXPERIENCING THE ISSUES BROUGHT UP IN RECALL #'S 50490, 50491, 13136, AND 12212. NOW WHY AM I STUCK HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THINGS THAT ARE KNOWN IN A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME. GOING FORWARD, SHOULD I SUCCEED IN GETTING THIS RECALL ACCEPTED, I DON'T NEED TO HERE THAT IT MAY BE OUT OF WARRANTY. THAT WOULDN'T BE FAIR EITHER. AS THE PRIOR OWNER COULDN'T HAVE HAD THE WORK DONE AS A RECALL BECAUSE THE VIN WASN'T IN THE SYSTEM IN TIME TO BE DONE BEFORE ANY RESTRICTIONS OR WARRANTY EXPIRED.AS I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE REPAIRS DONE AND WOULD APPRECIATE BEING REIMBURSED FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED. AS I WAIT FOR A FAVORABLE RESPONSE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY TURNED IN THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED AND DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALY FOR A WEEK, BUT LATER WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING INTAKE AND EXHAUST FAILED AND NEEDED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE WIRING ON THE BATTERY WAS DONE IMPROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,080.

I RECENTLY PAID MY VEHICLE OFF AND I AM EXPERIENCING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WENT OUT AND "SERVICE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT IS ON". THERE'S NO CONNECTION. WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, MY RADIO SCREEN BLACKS OUT. THEN I CAN HIT ANOTHER BUMP AND IT COMES BACK ON. WHEN I PARK, MY IGNITION DOES NOT RELEASE MY KEY. I HAVE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND PUT IT IN DRIVE THEN BACK IN PARK SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE KEY TO RELEASE. AFTER DOING THIS SEVERAL TIMES MY KEY BROKE OFF IN THE IGNITION AND I WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO WALK HOME OVER TWO MILES. HAS ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINED OF THESE ISSUES WITH THE 2013 MALIBU? I COULDN'T PASS MY RECENT SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THE BRAKE ISSUE AND I WAS INCONVENIENCED AGAIN AS A RESULT OF THESE ISSUES.

CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS SPORADIC THEN SHUTS DOWN.

THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY LOSE POWER AND DIE WHILE RUNNING AND IN MOTION. IT STARTS WITH THE RADIO GOING OFF, THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES OVER THE PAST WEEK AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING BELOW 40 MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE SLOW TO CHANGE OVER WHEN NEEDED, AND THEN THE GEAR WOULD CHANGE OVER ABRUPTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THERE WERE TWO UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED: ONE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE OTHER FOR THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT. KOEPP CHEVROLET (13221 US-87, LA VERNIA, TX 78121, (830) 253-8000) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE IF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,150.

TAKATA RECALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH KEPT GOING IN AND OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. WHILE MY CAR WAS OFF, WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE GAUGES WOULD MAKE CLICKING SOUNDS AND BOUNCE UP AND DOWN ABOUT AN 8TH OF AN INCH. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD STAY OFF FOR DAYS AT A TIME, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO SEE HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WOULD CLICK ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE STUCK AT THE LAST SPEED I WAS GOING AT, FOR DAYS, WITHOUT SHOWING ANYTHING ON THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT, NO CODES WERE FOUND. MY CAR KEPT DYING WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WENT AND HAD MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED AND THEY WERE 100% FINE. CAR DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE. CHECK ENGINE, OIL, WIPER FLUID, GAS LIGHT, EVERYTHING FLASHED ON AND OFF, THEN MY STEERING LOCKED UP, CAUSING ME TO GO OFF OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THE FOLLOWING THREE CODES: P0089, P228D, AND P0016. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KELLER MOTORS (LOCATED AT 700 CADILLAC LN, HANFORD, CA 93230, (866) 882-6546), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,133. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY. BRAKES WERE APPLIED SUDDENLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED RESULTING IN ESSENTIALLY NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED A SECOND TIME AFTER BEING REPLACED FROM THE INITIAL INCIDENT. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED, BUT THE CAR HAS NO BRAKING CAPABILITY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, IT TAKES SEVERAL DOZEN CAR LENGTHS TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. INCIDENTS WERE ABOUT 2 YEARS APART, THE MOST RECENT BEING ON 06/03/19. I SEE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BUT IT SEEMS UNUSUAL TO HAVE 2 FAILURES OF THIS CRITICAL ITEM.

SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN I TURN ON MY BLINKER OTHERS ITS RANDOM BUT THE CAR STALLS AND THE RADIO TURNS OFF ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING.

DRIVER SEAT CONTROL PANEL MISSING SEAT WILL NOT MOVE

ON 2016 I HAD A COLLISION CLAIM NUMBER 3005632019 -1-7. I DIDN'T HAVE DEDUCTIBLES AND THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED IMMEDIATELY BUT THE INSURANCE HAD PAID PART OF THEIR PORTION. ON APRIL 8TH I WAS INVOLVED ON ACCIDENT AND HAD INJURIES WHICH I WAS DISCHARGED FROM TREATMENT NOT LONG. THEREFORE THE VEHICLE STILL HAD THE BENT. ON MARCH 12TH 2019 THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AGAIN ON THE REAR ALONG THE TIRE. NOW I HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED BOTH DAMAGES AT MAACO AT TACOMA. THIS WAS DONE THROUGH THE INSURANCE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE AT MAACO THERE WAS NO AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY WERE REPLACING THE PASSENGER DOOR AND FIXING THE BENT FOR BOTH COLLISION. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND I INFORMED THE MAACO REPRESENTATIVE. HE TOLD ME IT WILL GO AWAY BY ITS OWN. IT DIDN'T GO AWAY AND WE AGREED WITH THEM TO TAKE IT BACK. WHEN I FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BUT HAD CONTACTED THE INSURANCE. DAYS PASSED WITHOUT GETTING AN UPDATED. LASTLY I AM TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK WITH ME AND THAT I HAVE TO PROVE TO THE INSURANCE THAT THE LIGHT IS CAUSED BY THE OLD ACCIDENT. I FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE IT WITH THE LIGHT ON AS IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE. I DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION AND I AM PAYING THE INSURANCE AND THE LOAN.

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WOULD TURN ON/OFF ON IT'S OWN AT RANDOM. AT FIRST THE ISSUE SEEMED TO HAPPEN THE MOST WHEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURES WERE LOWER. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS NOW COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. NONE OF THE GAUGES OR LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORK. DUE TO THIS ISSUE, I AM UNABLE TO KNOW MY SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, MILEAGE, TEMPERATURE, BATTERY, ETC. THIS CREATES A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING.

2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY GENERATOR CONTROL MODULS. *LD THE CONSIMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. *JS

DOOR LOCKS ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF AND ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, CAR STARTING WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE (NO REMOTE START). DEALERSHIP REPLACED BCM, COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. INDICATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THE ISSUE BEFORE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS, ALL ISSUES REPEATED THEMSELVES. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEN CALLED ME AND LEFT A MESSAGE TO PICK IT UP AS THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED BACK, THE DEALERSHIP SAID "IT WAS A GOOD THING YOU HAVEN'T PICKED UP THE VEHICLE YET, IT STARTED ON ITS OWN 3 TIMES THIS MORNING". IF I HAD PICKED THIS VEHICLE UP, THE ISSUE WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS AT HOME. CASE HAS BEEN FILED WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CAR, AND SUFS (GM GLOBAL SAFETY). NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. NO ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN SENT DOWN TO LOOK AT THE CAR FROM GM HEADQUARTERS. AFTER THE CAR STARTED ON ITS OWN AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CHANGED OUT THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT AGAIN, CANNOT GUARANTEE THE ISSUES WON'T REOCCUR. CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A THIRD TIME ON MAY 2ND AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF 3 TIMES ON THE WAY TO WORK ON MAY 1ST. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL MAY 10TH, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE, AND I SHOULD PICK THE CAR UP AS THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IF THEY DO NOT SEE IT. THE RESPONSE FROM GM HAS BEEN A JOKE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CANNOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT, AND CANNOT PART IT IN MY GARAG

DAMAGE TO OIL PAN FROM COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, MY DAUGHTER WAS SLOWING DOWN COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT. BEFORE SHE STOPPED THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING THEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. SHE PUT IT IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN, THE FIRST TIME IT WAS WHEN SHE PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MADE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING REMAINED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN MY 2013 CHEVY MALIBU IS IN MOTION AND SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (MANY BUT NOT ALL TIMES) ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS, INCLUDING THE ELECTRONIC SPEEDOMETER, AND ALL DASHBOARD GAUGES, IN THE CAR STOP WORKING AND NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND BRAKING SYSTEM APPEAR. THE MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF THE CAR STILL SEEM TO WORK FINE, BUT THE NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND BRAKING MAKE ME CONCERNED THAT IT IS NOT SAFE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR. I HAVE TRIED TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY EITHER CANNOT REPLICATE IT OR THEY WILL "FIX" SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T END UP SOLVING THE PROBLEM. GIVEN THAT THIS PROBLEM STARTED RANDOMLY AND NOT WITH ANY INTERVENTION ON MY PART OF THE PART OF ANY MECHANIC, I AM CONTACTING NHTSA BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND COULD REPRESENT REAL DANGER IF THIS REALLY IS AFFECTING THE AIRBAG AND BRAKING SYSTEMS (EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT IN USE).

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN OUR 2013 CHEVY MALIBU WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN ABOUT 1/2 WAY INTO THE SPACE I EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A BOLLARD IN FRONT OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *DT ADD CPSC *JS

WHEN DRIVING MY MALIBU IT SEEMS TO HAVE A SHORT CIRCUIT WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL EVEN THE SLIGHTEST. I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERIES CHECKED ALL THE WIRES AND EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE. I HAVE FIGURED OUT EVEN WHEN I'M DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND MAKE IT HARD FOR ME TO EVEN TURN. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MALIBU'S EVERYWHERE AND THAT GM IS NOT WILLING TO MAKE IT A NATIONAL RECALL BECAUSE IT MUST BE HAPPENING WHILE THEY SEE THE CAR. SO I GUESS I HAVE TO WAIT FOR ME TO CRASH? TO SEE THAT THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT ON ME ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL WORK ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR.

I DROVE FOUR HOURS TO BUY THIS CAR GET THERE ITS POUR RAIN DO TEST DRIVE AROUND BLOCK BUY CAR GET READY AND LEAVE AND STOP AT GAS STATION CAUSE ITS OUT OF GAS WELL PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAD 5 LBS OF AIR IN IT FILL IT UP GET ON HIGHWAY AND CAR STARTS SHAKING LIKE CRAZY AND IS ALL OVER THE ROAD CAR LOT IS CLOSE AND SO IS RENTAL PLACE SO I DRIVE HOME AND HAVE TEXTED OWNER TO TELL HIM TO GET TOW TRUCK AT MY HOUSE IN MORNING TO PICK IT UP I DIDN'T WANT IT AND HE DID REASON IM WRITING THIS IS I TOLD HIM HOW BAD THIS CAR WAS AND I LOOKED ON THERE SITE AND ITS BACK UP FOR LESS THAN I BOUGHT IT FOR THAT CAR IS WAY TO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROAD

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OFF. SOMETIMES THEY FLICKER BEFORE GOING OFF BUT ONCE THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES I LOSE POWER IN THE VEHICLE OTHER TIMES I JUST HAVE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, THIS MEANS I CANT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING, MY GAS GAUGE ETC. THIS CAUSES A BIG RISK FOR ME AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT DOESNT MATTER THE WEATHER EITHER, IT COULD BE RAINING, SNOWING OR SUNNY AND THE DASHBOARD STILL ACTS UP. IT ALSO CAUSES MY BATTERY TO DRAIN WHICH IS BRAND NEW, I ALSO CHECKED ALTERNATOR AND STARTER AND BOTH ARE PERFECT. SOMETIMES THE DASH IS BLANK EVEN RIGHT AT THE START UP OF MY CAR, OTHER TIMES IT GOES OUT AS I AM DRIVING, IT ALSO DOESNT MATTER THE SPEED.

I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON MARCH 16, 2019, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE INJECTORS AND 2 DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN...NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS NEW INJECTORS, BUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 79,000 MILES ON IT...

ECO HYBRID GCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT'S A RECALL FOR IT BUT THEY SAID IT DOESN'T COVER THIS ONE.BUT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR