2009 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

LOSS POWER STEERING ON EXPRESS WAY, BEING 77 YEARS OLD HAD HARD TIME TRYING TO STAY ON HIGHWAY. LOOK ON INTERNET AND SEEN RECALL IN 2009 FOR PROBLEMS WITH DORMAN PARTS FOR STEERING.WANT TO BY NEW CHEV BUT AFRAID NEXT BUYER MIGHT GET IN BAD ACCIDENT WHAT SHOULD I DO.

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR CERTAIN 2009 MALIBU MINE DOES NOT FIT IN THAT RECALL BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ON THAT RECALL MY STEERING WENT OUT LIKE IT SAYS IN THAT RECALL AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER MY CAR

THEY TRY TO FIX EVERYTING BUT THEY STILL COME ON

DRIVING THE MALIBU DOWN THE COUNTRY ROAD AND SOME CODE FLASHED ON THE DASH AND THEN SAID POWER REDUCTION AND NOW ITS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE AND CAR ONLY DRIVES SLOW, IF THIS HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY THEIR WILL BE A CRASH AS WHEN THE POWER REDUCTION KICKED ON IT TURNED OFF TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING MAKING IT HARD TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL THANK GOODNESS I WAS IN THE COUNTRY WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, A FEDEX TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INTO TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *BF UPDATED 8/20/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE FAILURE WENT AWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,898.

CAR WILL NOT START AND IT GIVES MESSAGE OF SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ESC. I SEE THAT OTHER 2009 MALIIBU HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASONS. WHY NOT MINE? I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND I THINK IT MAY BE THE WIRING. THE RECALL #14V252000 COVERS THIS.

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY LIGHTS ON THE LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. I'VE PLACED ANOTHER BULB IN AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME. IT ONLY HAPPEN ON DIME THE BRIGHTS WORKS FINE.

SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. HEADLIGHTS LOW BEAM BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT KEEP GOING OUT SOON AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR THAT CONNECTS THE HEADLAMPS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BURNS OUT WITHIN ONE OR TWO WEEKS OF BEING REPLACED. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SAY IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED TO STOP THE PIGTAIL FROM BURNING OUT. WE CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL NOT HELP. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IN CHEVROLET MALIBU 2009 CHATROOMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM. IF THE LIGHTS BURN OUT AT NIGHT WE ARE IN TROUBLE. TO REPLACE THE PIGTAIL CONNECTOR THE FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED, COSTING OVER $200 PER INCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED AT CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO NOT PERMANENTLY BE ABLE TO REPAIR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE?

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD COME TO FIND OUT BECAUSE SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ACTING AS IF I WAS BREAKING AND WHEN I BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF SO IN OTHER WORDS IT'S REVERSED. AND ALSO WHEN I GOOGLED ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF I COULD FIND THE PROBLEM MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I GOOGLED WHY ARE MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON WHEN NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES AND ALSO ACCORDING TO SOME PEOPLE ONLINE THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE DEALER WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND VERY DANGEROUS AND RIGHT NOW I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR ESPECIALLY IN THE SITUATION THAT I AM IN.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 IN NORTH DAKOTA. STRAIGHT ROAD, NO VEHICLES NEAR ME, NO BUMPS AND MY PASSENGER CURTAIN AIRBAG EXPLODED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 80 MPH.

SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND MY SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. AS I TURNED ONTO THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY TIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, AND TURNED THE CAR OFF.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. OTHER TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT IS ON WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. NOTE THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND MOVING.

I HAD BEEN NOTICING THE SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF MY 2009 MALIBU AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE MOTOR. I COULD NOT DETECT ANY LOCATION OF WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. ADDITIONALLY, AT TIMES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. THIS COINCIDED WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING "ODDLY". SO, I TOOK IT IN TO MICHAEL'S CHEVROLET IN FRESNO, CA FOR A REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $350. LATER THEY CALLED ME WITH A REVISED ESTIMATE OF $1950 TO COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE "CRACKED FUEL PUMP MODULE REED LINE, AND, REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR PUMP.... I REFUSED TO LET THEM DO THE WORK AFTER BEING EDUCATED ON THE PROBLEM VIA THE INTERNET. THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSIS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP?

THE ESC WORKS ON / OFF WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS, AND HIGHWAY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE OR SLOWING DOWN, THERE IS A JERKING.

PASSENGER LOW BEAM KEEPS GOING OUT. I'VE REPLACED THE BULB 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR, AND EVEN CHANGED THE HOUSING. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF THE MALIBU.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS STOPPED WORKING ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST MONTH. POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARS. IT HAS BEEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING STRAIGHT OR WHILE TURNING DURING THE FIRST MILE AFTER START ON A CITY STREET. THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. I PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF ENGINE, AND RESTART. IT WILL THEN DRIVE WITHOUT PROBLEM. I NOTED A RECALL ON THE 2009 MALIBU #14V153000 BUT HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY CHEVROLET.

THE CAR LOSES SPEED WHILE DRIVING THEN REDUCE POWER SHOWS ON DASHBOARD. WHEN STOP ENGINE SHAKING AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT START.. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM I ALREADY SPEND OVER 4000 AND STILL HAPPEN.

THE CAR'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS IN MOTION, TURNING IN A PARKING GARAGE. AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED SAYING "POWER STEERING FAILURE - SERVICE ESC". THE FIRST TIME THIS CAME UP WAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SAME PROBLEM JUST CAME UP AGAIN AND I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF RECALL INFORMATION I'VE SEEN ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT AN ABNORMALITY WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS STARTED TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PINEGAR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF BRANSON, 163 ADAIR RD, BRANSON, MO, 65616). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIAGNOSED ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, JULY 17, 2017. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING A SALVAGE TITLE UNDER CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY THE VEHICLE WOULD BE COVERED WAS IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,850. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY MALIBU ARE NOT WORKING. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED AND TURN OFF WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED. ALSO, MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED FOUR TIMES ALREADY, TWO WHICH I PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET, AND THEN TWO FROM A SUBSEQUENT RECALL. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TODAY TO GET IT REPAIRED FOR THIS PROBLEM THE FIFTH TIME. IS THERE SOMETHING SYSTEMICALLY WRONG BEYOND WHAT THE RECALL ADDRESSES?

1) AWHILE BACK, AFTER STARTING AND WARMING ENGINE AND TAKING OFF, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON CITY STREET, CAR TURN OFF COMPLETELY..WHEEL FROZE AFTER TURN. I TURNED KEY OFF AND RESTARTED CAR AND IT WOULD WORK OK. IT HAPPENED 3 0R 4 TIMES. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. 2) WHILE ON FREEWAY, TIRE MONITOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TWICE, I BOUGHT TIRES BUT DID NOT HAVE MONITORS CHECKED. A FEW DAYS LATER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW, I NEEDED SMOG DONE, HAD TO REPLACE CATALIC CONVERTER (1400.00) AND MECHANIC HAS A PROBLEM WITH CAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. ITS COSTING ME TOO MUCH. THERE IS RECALL ON SOMETHING HAVING TO DO WITH BRAKES.. COULD THIS COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEM BE RELATED? I DID HAVE BRAKE PADS REPLACED LAST YEAR. THE RECALL HAS TO WITH BCM AND BAS (MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS OCCASSIONALLY FLUCTUATE AND TAKE A WHILE FOR LIGHTS TO COME ON BRIGHT WITH DASHBOARD BUTTON ALL WAY TO BRIGHT.). REMOTE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT CAR IN 2010...DOORS HAVE TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY..EXCEPT FOR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, POWER WINDOWS DO NOT WORK. MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS HAVING IT SMOGGED AND TIRE MONITORS.

I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE LATCHES ON MY DOORS. IT STARTED WITH MY PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. I WOULD CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULD POP OPEN A LITTLE AND WOULDN'T CLOSE. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT CLOSED BUT THIS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. EVENTUALLY IT CLOSED PERMANENTLY AND NOW WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. IT IS A SAFETY HAZZARD THAT THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. THIS IS NOW BEGINNING TO HAPPEN WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR, WHERE WHEN I CLOSE IT AND IT WON'T STAY CLOSED, I HAVE TO HOLD IT WHILE DRIVING ON OCCASION. THEN IT WILL SHUT AND WORK AND THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE TO DRIVE AND HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED AND I CANNOT IMAGINE HAVING TWO FRONT DOORS THAT WON'T OPEN. THIS REALLY HAS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.

THE DOOR LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN BY THERE SELF.. WHICH RESORTS TO BATTERY GOING DEAD... THEY NEVER STOP.. EVEN WHEN CAR IS OFF THEY STILL FLICK UP AND DOWN..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED VARIOUS TIMES, IN VARIOUS GEARS, AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COPELAND CHEVROLET (955 PEARL ST, BROCKTON, MA 02301) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND FAILED TO ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

STRONG GAS ORDER IS COMING FROM MY 09' MALIBU. PROBLEM STARTED OVER 4 MONTHS AGO. THE ORDER CAN BE SMELLED EVEN WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED. THERE IS NO LEAKING OR SPOTTING ON THE GROUND BUT THE SMELL IS VERY OVER POWERING. THE SMELL IS STRONGEST NEAR DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. THE SMELL IS VERY UNBEARABLE NOW.

OUR 2009 LTZ HAS THE SAME LOW-SPEED STEERING ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR 2014 RECALL FOR THE 2008-2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. BUT, THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS THAT OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. OBVIOUSLY, THIS DEFECT EXTENDS BEYOND THE VIN NUMBERS RECALLED BY THE NHTSA. RECALL NUMBER 14V153000 RECALL DATE 03/31/2014 COMPONENT STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AS I'M DRIVING, MY CAR WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO INTO ENG PWR REDUCED MODE AND IT WILL SAY THAT ALONG WITH SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC. TRAVELING ON THE HWY WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 OR INTERSTATE WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 80 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVING YOUR CAR POWER DOWN IS SO DANGEROUS!! MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND WHEN TAKEN INTO MECHANIC, IT SHOWS 8 DIFFERENT CODES. I HAVE BEEN ON THE CHEVY FORUM REGARDING THIS AND IT SEEMS THERE IS NO ANSWER TO THIS. I ALSO CALLED GM AND WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THEM FOR 45 MINUTES. NO RECALLS OR SPECIAL WARRANTY ON THE MALIBU'S FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT YET THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE DISCUSSING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE CHEVY DEALER IS NOW TELLING ME IT IS THE INTAKE & EXHAUST SOLENOID BUT WITH A PRICE TAG OF OVER $300 TO DO THIS, I'M SCARED THIS WILL NOT CORRECT MY PROBLEM. IN THE DATE FIELD BELOW I USED TODAY'S DATE BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS.

WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK, STOPPED AT MC DONALD'S TO GET BREAKFAST IN THE DRIVE THROUGH. LEFT MC DONALD'S WAS CURVING ONTO THE ON RAMP TO 291 HWY WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. I THEN GOT THE CAR PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON EVERYTHING WAS OK. IT HAS DONE THIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (POWER CHEVROLET ARROWHEAD, 9055 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 5911664. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH RENITA JACKSON AT 866-446-6963 (CLAIM NUMBER: 866407). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *LN UPDATED 9/13/18*JB

ON FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 PM I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON THUNDERBIRD ROAD AND 84TH AVENUE IN PEORIA, ARIZONA WHILE OPERATING MY WHITE IN COLOR 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU AT FORTY MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD A LOUD BANG, SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT AND SMELLED A FIRE. INSTANTLY, SHRAPNEL FLEW THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND MY SEATBELT TIGHTENED. THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT WAS HAVE I BEEN SHOT OR IS MY CAR ON FIRE? I IMMEDIATELY LOST MY HEARING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND HAD PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CHEST. MY PASSENGER CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. THE AIRBAG FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. (PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED) I WAS IN SHOCK, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS HURT OR WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I WAS RIGHT NEAR MY HOME AND THE CAR COULD STILL DRIVE, SO I WENT THE COUPLE OF BLOCKS HOME. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND CAREFULLY TOOK OFF MY SEATBELT. I WENT INSIDE TO THE MIRROR TO EXAMINE MY BODY, TO SEE HOW HURT I WAS. I WASN'T BLEEDING, BUT IT FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN BURNED, MY CHEST WAS STINGING AND I HAD BURNS AND WELTS ON MY CHEST THAT WERE APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES IN LENGTH AND TWO INCHES WIDE. I WAS VERY CONCERNED SO I THEN TOOK A SHOWER TO WASH THE CHEMICALS AND WHATEVER HAD FLOWN THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE OFF OF MY BODY. (PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED) **TIME SENSITIVE - I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT TO DO BY DECEMBER 14TH-

3 OF THE 4 DOOR ACTUATORS ARE FAILING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS I DRIVE WITH A 2-YEAR OLD AND CANNOT OPEN THE REAR DOORS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY WITHOUT EXTREME HARDSHIP IN REACHING THE MANUAL REAR DOOR PEGS NEAR BACK OF EACH DOOR. THIS IS A HUGE COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET AND ALL ARE REFERENCING THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF IT WHICH THE NTSB IS DOING NOTHING AND GM IS OFFERING TO REPLACE AT FULL COST SAYING UNTIL THE NTSB PUSHES A RECALL THAT THIS WILL REST ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE CONSUMER. HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/6-PROBLEMS-SERVICE-ISSUES-TROUBLESHOOTING-GENERATION-7/7950-DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATOR-RECALL.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU/2009/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/POWER_DOOR_LOCKS_MALFUNCTIONING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.GMINSIDENEWS.COM/FORUMS/F31/2008-MALIBU-DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATORS-107426/ HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU/POWER-DOOR-LOCKS-NOT-WORKING-PROBLEMS.PHP

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT LOSES POWER. LIGHT BULB CHANGES 3 TIMES AND THEY ALL ARE NOT BURNED OUT. CHANGED WIRING. LIGHT WILL NOW STAY LIT. LOW BEAM ONLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE IN WHICH THE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK WITH THE FOB FOR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK. THE OTHER THREE DOORS HAD BEEN ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK WITH THE FOB. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO RECEIVED AN INSPECTION FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,835. UPDATED 08/24/17*LJ *CN

DOORS LOCK AND YOU CANT GET OUT OF OR IN THE CAR EVEN IF YOUR HOLDING AN INFANT CHILD AND ITS 3 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I CAN'T USE THE UNLOCK BUTTON TO GET IN AND THE [XXX] KEY WONT EVEN OPEN THE DOOR. ITS JUST STUCK AND WHO KNOWS FOR HOW LONG SOMETIMES IN LAST JUST 3-5 MINS OTHER OTHERS GOING ON 40 MINS. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES COUNTLESS TAIL LIGHTS. I HAD TO PUT REPLACE THE WINDHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY THAT ONE SUCKED I COULD NOT OPERATE THE CAR FOR A WEEK UNLESS IT WOULD RAIN AND THIS WAS HAPPENING THIS APRIL WHEN ITS ALWAYS RAINING THEY ACTUALLY QUIT WORKING ON FOURTH OF THE JULY GOING 70MPH DOWN INTERSTATE 79 IN POURING RAIN. I PURCHASED AS MANY RAIN DETERRENTS AS I COULD TRY OUT WHICH NONE LAST BUT A FEW MINS.. THEN BETWEEN GETTING PULLED OVER BY POLICE COUNTLESS TIMES FOR HEADLIGHT BEING OUT AND I FIX IT THEN THE SAME ONE OR EVEN THE OTHER SIDE THE NEXT WEEK WILL GO OUT JUST 1 MONTH LATER IT GOES BACK OUT AND THAT SAME COP STOP YOU AGAIN AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE YOU THAT IT WAS JUST REPLACED. THEN THE INTERIOUR LIGHTS ALL OF THEM FROM GAUGES AND HEADLAMPS TURN ON. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY TELLING ME TO SERVICE SVC TIRE SENSORS AND OTHER ABBREVIATED SENSORS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. ALSO AND MAYBE THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS WHICH RANGE FROM ONLY WORKING OCCASIONALLY TO ACCELERATION ENGAGES IF YOU SCROLL THREW SCREEN OPTIONS AND USE CRUISE CONTROL SIMULTANEOUSLY . AND SOMETIMES MY TRUNK WILL JUST POP OPEN WHEN THE CAR STARTS. THE PLASTIC HUB CAPS CONSTANTLY FALL OFF AND THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT PLASTIC BACKING HAS BROKEN LOOSE THE STEERING COLUM IT SOUNDS LIKE U JOINTS THAT HAVE WORN OR A HYDRAULIC ISSUE PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN ARM INJURY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DIM LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LAST NOVEMBER AND NOW MY LEFT SIDE DIM LIGHT HAS GONE OUT. IS THIS COMMON IN THESE CARS? SOMEONE SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL FOR THIS. HOW DO I FIND OUT.

CAR TURNED OFF WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVE THRU LINE. CAR TURNED OFF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SOMETIMES WILL START BACK, SOMETIMES WILL NOT START BACK AND HAS TO BE TOWED. AFTER WAITING A FEW DAYS THE CAR WILL DRIVE AS NORMAL AND THEN THE NEXT TIME THE CAR WILL TURN OFF AGAIN. THE CAR WILL TURN OVER, BUT NOT CRANK. IF YOU WAIT A FEW MINUTES, HOURS OR DAYS, THE CAR MAY START AND DRIVE AS NORMAL FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN.

I HAVE ON OCCASION AT LEAST 4 TIMES THAT I VIVID RECALL HAD A SITUATION WHERE I GET MESSAGE TO SERVICE ESC AND THEN I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. NOW THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTHE THEN I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND MOVE THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN IN MOTION AND WHEN IT HAS BEEN STOPPED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON, BUT THE AIR FAILED TO FLOW CORRECTLY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD AS IT FOGGED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SULLIVAN-PARKHILL AUTOMOTIVE CHEVROLET & CADILLAC (440 W ANTHONY DR, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61821 (217) 352-4275) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MALFUNCTIONING DRIVER SIDE ACTUATOR THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND THE LOCAL DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V634000 (VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,250.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, IT FAILED TO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD MITSUBISHI (313 BALTIMORE PIKE SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064, (484) 574-8434). THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN, BUT THE ECM WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STILL FAILED TO REVERSE AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WAS AWAITING PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO REEDMAN TOLL CHEVROLET OF SPRINGFIELD (840 BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064 (484) 472-6290) FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. UPON REACHING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED CASE NUMBER: 8-2921520333. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY 3RD BREAK LIGHT.

THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY LOCKS ITSELF AND THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS DO NOT WORK TO OPEN THE DOORS, YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY TURN THE CAR ON AND PUT IT IN GEAR THEN BACK IN PARK TO GET THE LOCKS TO DISENGAGE. THERE ARE TIMES THAT THE BRAKE/HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK OR THEY TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING. EARLIER TODAY 04-09-17 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT FIRST, AFTER A FEW TRIES THE ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT WHILE DRIVING IT IN TOWN IT COMPLETELY DIED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND AT THE SAME TIME MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS THE ESC LIGHT MY CAR VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL BUT IT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLED CARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MADE A POPPING NOISE AND BECAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW SEAT FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,915.

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS I BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR. FIRST IT STARTED WITH MY LOCK BUTTONS. WHENEVER I WOULD PUSH THE BUTTONS NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN BUT WHEN I CLOSED MY DOORS IT WOULD START LOCKING ON AND OFF ALL BY THEMSELVES. MY ESC ALWAYS GIVING ME TROUBLE ONE DAY THE LIGHT IS ON AND THE NEXT IT'S OFF. WHENEVER THE LIGHT WAS ON I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED BUT NO CODE CAME UP. TILL THIS DAY I HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY ESC! AT TIME IT'S WOULD SAY IT HAD CUT OFF!!! THE AIR BAG SENSOR GOES ON AND OFF ALSO. SOME DAYS IT'S ON SOME DAYS IT'S NOT!! WELL TODAY MARCH 29, 2017 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR JUST STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. IT WASN'T TAKING NO GAS AT SO I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS IT GAVE IT SOME GAS. I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND DROVE OFF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 224,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that in 2017 the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control) however, the brake lights would illuminate randomly without the brake pedal being depressed. The contact stated that the brake lights would fail to illuminate whenever the brake pedal was depressed. The failure recurred at various speeds. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who added di-electric grease to the harness, replaced the brake harness, replaced the position sensor, and inspected the brake light. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer approximately 7 times since the recall repair was performed; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control). The contact stated that after the repair, the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer where the starter and PCV hose were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 104,000.