2008 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

THE STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY STARTS JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND YOU HAVE TO VERY FIRMLY GRIP THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL THE CAR. WHILE THE CAR IS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT OR DRIVE THRU ETC IT WILL JERK BACK & FORTH WITHOUT TOUCHING IT AND THEN IT STARTS TO MAKE A NOISE. SOMETIMES IT WILL SAY CHECK POWER STEERING ON THE INFORMATION PANEL. IT IS JUST REALLY RANDOM SOMETIMES IT DOES IT SO BAD I CAN HARDLY DRIVE IT AND OTHER TIMES IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE RECALL SO I THEN CALLED GM ON 04/22/14 AND I WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED & WOULD START BEING SENT OUT ON 4/28/14. ALSO I WAS TOLD THE DEALERSHIP DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT WITH YET. SINCE I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING I JUST CALLED GM AGAIN TODAY 6/4/14 & WAS TOLD THE RECALL STILL HAS NOT GONE OUT BUT THERE IS A WEBSITE I CAN GO TO AND PUT MY CAR INFORMATION IN TO BE ABLE TO GET IT FIXED? I HADN'T HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE. WHILE I WAS HOLDING FOR THE REP TO GIVE ME THE WEBSITE INFORMATION THE PHONE CALL WAS DISCONNECTED AND I'M STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THE REP CALLS ME BACK. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH MEANS THEM GIVING ME ANOTHER CAR TO DRIVE IS NOT POSSIBLE. I HOPE THIS DOESN'T BECOME ANOTHER ISSUE LIKE COBALT AND INNOCENT PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHEVROLET WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN A STEERING WHEEL IS JERKING BACK AND FORTH SO BAD WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THAT YOU CAN BARELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CHEVROLET PEOPLE BUT I AM REALLY STARTING TO WONDER WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. THESE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED. I HAVE A CAR WITH 77,000 MILES ON IT AND CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT EXCEPT FOR SHORT DISTANCES. THAT JUST SHOULD NOT BE! *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE MALIBU AND THE STEERING CUT OUT ON HER. SHE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE STEERING CAME BACK. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER MY SON-IN LAW WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE STEERING CUT OUT AGAIN. I ASKED BOTH OF THEM IF THERE WERE ANY LIGHTS OR CHIMES INVOLVED WHEN THE STEERING CUT OUT. BOTH OF THEM SAID NO. THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS MY SON-IN -LAW TOLD ME THAT IT CUT OUT AGAIN. I TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE THE STEERING COLUMN, POWER STEERING MOTOR OR CONTROL UNIT, AND IT WOULD COST AROUND 700 - 1,000 -DOLLARS. MY SON-IN -LAW ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE DEALER SAID THERE IS ONE BUT ITS HASN'T BEEN SENT OUT YET. THEN THEY HAD THE AUDACITY TO CHARGE HIM 55 DOLLARS FOR THE TIME SPENT ON TROUBLESHOOTING THERE OWN PROBLEM

CHEVROLET MALIBU DOOR LOCKS / LATCHES ARE FAILING TO OPERATE ON THREE OF FOUR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE. REMOTE LOCK AND UNLOCK CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO ACTUATOR / LATCH FAILURE. SAFETY OF VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED AS CHEVROLET MALIBU BODY CONTROL MODULE IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK ALL DOORS AS VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED INTO DRIVE AND UNLOCK ALL DOORS WHEN VEHILCE IS PLACED INTO PARK. HOWEVER, DUE TO APPARENT DESIGN / QUALITY FAILURE OF DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR / LATCH MECHANISM (AS EVIDENCED BY FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE AND NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES AS REPORTED IN ONLINE OWNER FORUMS HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=7950) SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IS IMPACTED BY INABILITY TO SECURE MOVING VEHICLE AND UNLOCK AND OPEN DOORS TO RETRIEVE SMALL CHILDREN WHEN OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING AND IT DID WHAT IT ALWAYS DOES STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND CAME UP ON INFORMATION POWER STEERING FAILURE BUT THIS TIME IT DIDN'T GO BACK TO NORMAL STEERING AND COULD NOT CONTROL. GOT CAR HOME AND AFRAID TO DRIVE AGAIN. *TR

I WAS JUST LEAVING A PATIENT AND TURNED RIGHT ON TO HALSTED AVE AT 109TH IN CHICAGO, IL AND MY POWER STEERING INDICATOR POPPED ON, MY VEHICLE BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AND MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING BUT THE CAR WAS MOVING I QUICKLY PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. THE STEERING AGAIN WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY UNSTEADY. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP,AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2008 MALIBU BECAUSE OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND A SECOND LETTER WOULD BE SENT OUT ON APRIL 28, 2014. GM IS REALLY TERRIBLE ABOUT THIS THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THERE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING(EPS) AND YET WANT ME TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED AND HOPE FOR REIMBURSEMENT NOW. NOW IF I WAIT FOR THIS LETTER WILL BE IN DANGER OF A CRASH THAT THEY'RE ARE AWARE CAN HAPPEN..IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO BESIDES THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT AND DOOR WOULD FREELY OPEN. AFTER PULLING THE DOOR SHUT MULTIPLE TIMES IT FINALLY LATCHED AND I COULD DRIVE. WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I HAD TO ROLL MY POWER WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. AFTER I GOT OUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE IT. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THE DOOR WOULD STILL NOT LATCH SHUT AND I HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD THE DOOR SHUT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WHERE IT NEVER WOULD LATCH. RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS THAT THE DOOR LATCH/LOCK ASSEMBLIES FAIL WHICH DOESN'T SEEM SAFE IF YOU CAN'T EXIT THE CAR OR IF IT WERE TO COME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, DOME LIGHT, DOOR AJAR SOUND, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER THE ABOVE WARNING SIGNALS DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH SEAT BELT AND SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,845.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DASH, DEALER SAYS THE HARNESS IS BAD, AND AIRBAG WILL NOT FUNCTION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL, HOWEVER THE FORUMS ONLINE ARE FILLED WITH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" SIGN LIGHTS UP ON MY DASHBOARD AT RANDOM. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER LAST SUMMER (2014). THEY CAME UP WITH SEVERAL SCENARIOS THAT ADDED UP TO MORE THAN 1,700 DOLLARS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. I WROTE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION TO TRY TO GET ANY FURTHER FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAG PROBLEM WAIVED, BECAUSE I THOUGHT 1,700 DOLLARS WAS ENOUGH, AND THEY DID NOT AGREE TO MY REQUEST. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M HOPING THAT I DON'T HAVE A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME DEFECT AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 06/13/14 *JS

I LOST POWER STEERING WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A SEMI CURVE WHILE RAINING LIGHTLY. THE CAR KEPT GOING TO THE LEFT AND I COULD NOT STEER. I PRESSED BRAKES AND CAR SPUN. I ALMOST HIT A SIGN ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME NOR MY SON. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS INVOLVED EITHER. THERE WAS A TRUCK COMING ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION BUT HE STOPPED. OTHERWISE, WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED. I GOT ON THE DITCH. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON ROAD AND DRIVE TO NEAREST GM/CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $703 INCLUDING LABOR. THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PART (TRANSPORT CANADA RECALL # 2012331: MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 12221) BUT AS OF NOW I HAVE NOT FOUND THE RECALL IN USA. WHY?? *TR

WHEN I GET INTO MY CAR AND START IT THE WARNING SIGNAL FOR POWER STEERING COMES ON THE SCREEN AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. I SHUT OFF THE CAR WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART THEN ITS FINE. THE DEALER SAYS ITS A TORQUE SENSOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT THIS CAR HAS ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING. THE DEALER ALSO SAID EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS IN OTHER MODELS MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE READ 5 OUT OF 15 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS STEERING PROBLEM ON YOUR WEB PAGE. HOW DO WE PRESSURE GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND TORQUE SENSOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE CAR WILL LOCK OUT AND NOT START DUE TO FAULTY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. I HAVE FOUND JUMPING BATTERY OR DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING BACK WILL CLEAR LOCK-OUT AND ALLOW CAR TO START. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL BEGIN FLASHING REQUIRING EMERGENCY STOPPING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE EACH TIME AFTER EACH FAILURE BUT ONLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN, POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139800. UPDATED 5/21/14*CN THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE STEERING COLUMN, POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/07/14

THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING ASSIST QUIT FUNCTIONING MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN MY 16 YEAR OLD WAS AT THE GAS PUMP. THE GM DEALER INDICATED IT NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN AND POSSIBLY A MODULE. WHILE EVERY MODEL SIMILAR, AND EVEN VEHICLES IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR ARE RECALLED, ACCORDING TO GM MINE IS NOT, YET THEY SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE I CAME INTO THE DEALER TO GET MY $90 ESTIMATE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY A THIRD PARTY WITH A GM PART. I AM NOT SURE IF THE NEW PART IS ANY BETTER THAN THE PART THEY TOOK OUT, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO GM, THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING; ALSO WHEN TURNING. STEERING COLUMN WIGGLES AT THE WHEEL AND SHAKES WHEN MOVING TOWARDS HIGHER SPEEDS. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING. *TR

DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING TWO YEARS AGO, NOISE WITH STEERING AND POWER TRAIN. EVERY TIME I TURN IT MAKES A CRAZY NOISE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING ABOUT 70MPH, A CAR CUT ME OFF AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. IN THE PROCESS OF BRAKING, MY KNEE HIT A LONG KEY ON MY KEYCHAIN AND CAUSED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO EASILY STEER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AND SHAKING THERE IS SOME CLICKING SOUNDS IN THE STEERING WHEEL THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON I CALLED THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL ON MY POWER STEERING BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE PART HAS NOT BEEN MADE AND THEY CANT GIVE ME A LOANER BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AN APPROVAL TO GIVE OUT LOANER FOR MALIBU RECALL PROBLEMS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY CAR CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR, I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE WHERE I COULD PUT POWER STEERING FLUID AND DID NOT FIND A PUMP. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND STARTED IT UP AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 5 MILES AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN, I PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS FINE HOWEVER THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVERY 5-10 MILES. I WAS TOLD OF A RECALL CONCERNING THIS SAME ISSUE SO I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME YES THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR FOR THE SAME THING I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HOWEVER MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. I HAD TO PAY 1,158.00 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AND I DO NOT FEEL IT IS FAIR. MY CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS THE ONES UNDER THE RECALL AND IT IS THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. I FEEL GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. *JS

I FEEL THAT I EXPERIENCED THE SAME POWER STEERING FAILURE THAT AFFECTED OTHER MALIBUS (AND CHEVROLETS) AND THAT MY REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER CHEVROLET SPECIAL BULLETIN #10183. HOWEVER, SOMETHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE'S BUILD KEPT MY VIN FROM BEING INCLUDED IN THE RANGE FOR THIS EXTENDED COVERAGE. I FIRST EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS ON FEBRUARY 13, 2014. MY VEHICLE HAD 97,600 MILES ON IT. AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE CAR MADE A DINGING SOUND AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING"' FLASHED ON MY RADIO INFORMATION SCREEN. I TRIED TO DRIVE A FEW FEET BUT FOUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. I HAD TO STOP AND START THE CAR A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE GETTING POWER STEERING BACK. ON FEBRUARY 16, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOSS OF POWER STEERING (AUDIBLE DING, DISPLAY READ "'POWER STEERING" AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING). AFTER RESTARTING, THE ASSIST RETURNED. ON FEBRUARY 19, POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MILES OF MY COMMUTE. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AT A STOPLIGHT SOLVED THE PROBLEM TWICE. AFTER THE FINAL FAILURE THAT MORNING, I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THAT NIGHT, I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP POWER STEERING FUNCTIONING AND DROVE THE 12 MILE TRIP HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING. IN ADDITION, WHEN STOPPED AND WHILE DRIVING, MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE BY ITSELF. THIS OCCURRED RANDOMLY BETWEEN FEBRUARY 13 AND 19. THE AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT VARIED FROM A RAPID SHAKE TO UP TO A 1 INCH SWING FROM CENTER. TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER WHICH DIAGNOSED "TRACED TO INTERNAL FAULT IN STEERING COLUMN. REPLACED STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

WHILE MAINTAINING SPEEDS AROUND 35-40 MPH. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO TRY TO CUT OUT AND LOSE POWER. THE SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THE ENGINE WAS TRYING TO CUT OUT. LATER IN THE DAY STARTING OUT AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND I WAS STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED A FEW THINGS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE ON A SIDE ROAD. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR RESTARTED AGAIN AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A FEW MORE PARTS AND SAID IT WAS OK. AFTER IT HAPPENED FOR A THIRD TIME I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO KEEP IT UNTIL THEY GET IT RUNNING PROPERLY. THE CAR WORKS BUT IT STILL FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE WANTS TO CUT OUT SOMETIMES BUT NOT AS BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118, 122.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT 35MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE POWER STEERING WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT. BEING A MOTHER OF 3 SMALL CHILDREN I FEARED FOR OUR LIVES! MY CAR WITHIN THE LAST 24 HRS NOW HAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL! IT WAS A NIGHTMARE FOR ME TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR TO GET TO A MECHANIC. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM!!! WHY HASN'T GM DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM???? DO THEY NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES? I WILL NEVER DRIVE A GM AGAIN FOR THIS REASON. I CAN'T TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF KNOWING THERE IS SUCH AN AWFUL PROBLEM THAT EXISTS WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT I CAN GET MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVED ONE VERY SERIOUSLY HURT!!! WAKE UP GM!!! NOTIFY THE AMERICANS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM!! MAKE IT A RECALL!!! SHAME ON YOU!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED 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.

MY VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME EACH TIME IT OCCURS BECAUSE I AM DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED AND MOST OF THE TIME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO TURN MY HAZARDS ON AND DO MY BEST TO GET OFF THE ROAD ALL WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN AND LOOSE ALL POWER. I'VE COME SO VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" IS THE MESSAGE THAT APPEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT IN A FEW DAYS LATER TO A MECHANIC WHO READ THE CODES. THERE WERE SEVERAL THAT CAME UP. I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITH THE CAR AND AFTER LOOKING OVER EVERYTHING DECIDED I NEEDED A NEW CAM SHAFT SENSOR. CAR DROVE WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK IN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY'RE UNSURE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE NOW. THEY HAVE TOLD ME UNLESS I CAN GET THE VEHICLE TO THEM RIGHT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING THEY'RE UNSURE WHAT COULD ACTUALLY BE THE SOURCE. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC OR A DEALER AT A COASTING SPEED OF 10 MPH WITHOUT STOPPING BEFORE I GET THERE? I HAVE READ SEVERAL CHEVY FORUM THREADS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST MALIBUS AND IMPALAS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS MAKING REPAIRS THAT MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS SAY WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE YET HAVE STATED THE ISSUE STILL OCCURS IN THEIR VEHICLES. I REFUSE TO THROW MONEY INTO REPAIRS IF THERE ISN'T A KNOWN SOURCE AS I HAVE ALREADY MADE ONE REPAIR THAT DIS NOT FIX MY VEHICLES PROBLEM! WITH THE NUMBER OF CHEVY VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL??? *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. BROUGHT TO DEALER. WAS TOLD BOTH FRONT IMPACT SENSORS HAD FAILED. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING, THE TURN INDICATOR SWITCH AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO THE NORMAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21000.

THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. THE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON. THEN THE ESC AND TRACTION OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE JERKING CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AT 40MPH AND AT 65MPH. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE STEERING DEFECT WAS CORRECTED. THROUGHOUT THE DAY SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,866.

STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. FRONT DISPLAY SHOWS "POWER STEERING" WARNING SIGN. LATER A LOCAL MECHANICAL RECOGNIZED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET (BULLETIN N# 10183A MAY 23, 2012) WHICH DESCRIBED EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE I WAS HAVING. THE BULLETIN ALSO INDICATED THAT CHEVROLET WOULD FIX THE CAR AT NO CHARGE. HOWEVER CHEVROLET REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR AT NO CHARGE CLAIMING THAT MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ASSOCIATED TO THAT RECALL NOTICE IN THEIR SYSTEM. *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. FRONT PRO-STEER SWAY BAR & F STABILIZER WAS IDENTIFIED CAUSING THE PROBLEM. ALSO DEFAULTED PART IS THE CONTROL ARM W/BALL JOINT. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR STOPPED WORKING (BUT OCCASIONALLY START WORKING OFF AND ON). I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE KNOWING THAT AT ANY MOMENT A STRANGER COULD WALK UP TO MY CAR, AT ANY STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND BE ABLE TO FREELY OPEN MY DOORS AND ENTER MY CAR WITH EASE. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL RANDOMLY WORK HERE AND THERE WITHOUT MY KNOWING AND THIS IS NOT OK! THIS DEFECT RAISES THE PROBABILITY OF SOMEONE BEING ABLE TO GET INTO MY CAR FREELY WITHOUT ME EVER KNOWING, OR BE ABLE TO GET INTO MY CAR WHILE I'M SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS MATTER AND WISH TO HAVE GM FIX THE ISSUE CONSIDERING THE MANY ONLINE FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON THESE CARS AT ABOUT 80000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BRIDGE WHEN THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, I HIT MY BRAKES AND SLID INTO THE BACK OF A DODGE RAM AND THEN WAS REARENDED BY A CHEVY TAHOE. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND A LIGHT FLASHED IN THE DASH SAYING CHECK AIRBAGS. I WASN'T AWARE THIS COULD BE A DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME, IT HAS SINCE BE TOTALED. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE CONSOLE "POWER STEERING" AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. I WOULD BE IN A PARKED POSITION OR PULLING OUT (IN REVERSE) OF A PARKING SPOT. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE MESSAGE WOULD GO AWAY. ALSO I GOT A MESSAGE REGARDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EACH TIME I WOULD START THE CAR AND IT WOULD STAY ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS NO SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN THE STABILITY OF THE KEY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR OVER SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

STARTED CAR AND SERVICE TRACTION ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. UPON DRIVING CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS IT NORMALLY DOES, AND SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER. THE ENGINE VIBRATED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT, MUCH MORE THAN NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL NO. 13036, THE HTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. FOR THIS RECALL IS 14V252. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED WHAT WAS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, WHICH WAS CLIP, RETAINER, STRAP, RETAINER. HOWEVER, THIS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. THEY WOULD NOT FURTHER DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM.

WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AFTER A RED LIGHT STEERING LOCKED UP AND GOT A MESSAGE POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER MESSAGE CANT REMEMBER WHAT IT SAID. IT LOOKS LIKE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX IT. . ..UPDATED 01-10-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE FOUND HER EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING. UPDATED 01/13/14

FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, MY STEERING WHEEL HAS HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT VIBRATES, SHAKES AND DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRIVER. THE SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ 4 CYLINDER LOST COMPLETE POWER TO THE POWER STEERING TODAY WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. LUCKILY I'M YOUNG AND STRONG AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND SAFELY EXIT IT. I SAW THAT THIS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID SO NOW I NEED TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THIS WAS VERY SCARY. I SAW THAT MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SO A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC HAD SLOWED AND THE IGNITION SHUT OFF CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT AND THE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS HAS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUES SINCE DECEMBER OF 2013. AFTER ALMOST BEING IN 3 ACCIDENTS I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR FOR FEAR OF MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THIS CAR SHOULD BE A PART OF THE GM IGNITION AND POWER STEERING RECALLS BUT EVERYTIME I CALL GM/CHEVROLET I AM GIVEN CONFLICTING INFORMATION. IN ONE CALL MY CAR IS A PART OF THE RECALL AND THE NEXT CALL IT IS NOT. GM IS NOT BEING FAIR OR HONEST IN THEIR ASSESSMENT OF WHICH VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED. THE CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES. I TRIED DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE SINGLE KEY AS I HAD HEARD ON THE NEWS AND FOR THE 1 MILE THAT I DROVE THE CAR IN THAT INSTANCE I HAD NO PROBLEMS BUT I WAS AFRAID TO CHANCE IT ANY FURTHER. THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES. *TR

SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. WHEN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS "OFF". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,734. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OF THE 2008 HAS A SEVERE CRACK WHICH ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. I CANNOT KEEP THE FAN ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, IDLING, OR IN SLOW TRAFFIC AS THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT IT CAUSES HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE EXHAUST FUMES AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. AFTERWARDS, IT TOOK MY HUSBAND LESS THAN 10 MINUTES TO LOCATE AND PHOTOGRAPH THE EXHAUST LEAK ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. TWO OTHER CLOSE FRIENDS ALSO HAVE 2008 MALIBU'S AND BOTH OF THEIR CARS HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE OF EXHAUST FUMES LEAKING INTO THE CABIN. ONE HAS HAD THIS REPLACED AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WITH OEM PARTS AT A COST OF $1500 WITH THE EXPLANATION OF THE HIGH COST FOR THE REPAIR BEING THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CONNECTED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE WHOLE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. ONE YEAR AFTER THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR, HER EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED AGAIN. ANOTHER FRIEND GOT A QUOTE OF $1300 BUT CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR EITHER AND IT BAFFLES ME THAT CHEVROLET WILL ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE MY CHROME WHEEL COVERS BUT WHEN I CALLED TO ASK ABOUT THE WELL KNOWN ISSUE OF CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, TOLD ME THAT THEY HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE AND SIMPLY PASSED ME OFF TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO MAKE A REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ONE THAT IS COMMON AND WELL DOCUMENTED WITH A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH ON EXHAUST CRACKS ON CHEVROLET MALIBU'S AND COBALT'S IN THE 2007-2009 YEARS. GIVEN THE DANGEROUS NATURE, THE HIGH COST OF THE REPAIR THAT MANY CANNOT AFFORD, AND THE COMMON OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM, CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT ABOUT 6 PM WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL TO TURN BY ITSELF. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BY ITSELF I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A STOP SIGN AND A CURB IN THE INCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR I WAS SO EXCITED, IT WAS MY FIRST CAR AND I THOUGHT IT WAS DECENT,I WAS WRONG. SINCE THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT I HAVE NOT DROVE MY CAR I AM SCARED TO, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I WAS JUST LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE POWER STEERING IS ALL ELECTRICAL, SO EVERYTHING HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT MY DEPRESSING BRAKES AND A DELAY WHEN BRAKES ARE ACTUALLY PRESSED. I TOOK CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALER IN TOWN AND TOLD COULDN'T LOCATE A PROBLEM AND TO BRING CAR IN THE NEXT TIME AS THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING, ALSO CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND HAVE BEEN GETTING SERVICE ERROR MESSAGES . JUST 5/10/14 I NOTICED ANOTHER MALIBU WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHILE THIS CAR WAS ACCELERATING AND GOING AROUND OTHER CARS IT'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ON. *TR