2009 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

I AM REPORTING TWO INCIDENTS! APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO MY BREAK LIGHTS STARTING TURNING ON AGAIN (AFTER THE RECALL WAS FIXED A YEAR PRIOR) WHILE DIVING THE VEHICLE. I WOULD TAP THE BREAKS AND THE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF (GIVING CARS BEHIND ME THE IDEA THAT I WAS BREAKING WHEN I WASN'T AND WHEN I WAS BREAKING TO SLOW DOWN, THEY COULDN'T TELL). IT STILL DOES THIS PROBLEM. NOW AS OF 3/18/2017 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY "SERVICE ESC POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER OFF THE HIGHWAY OR EVEN GET THE VEHICLE HOME. AS I RESEARCH MY VEHICLE ONLINE, THESE TWO ISSUES WERE RECALLED BACK IN 2014. I DON'T KNOW IF MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL AS I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 12/26/2014. I DO KNOW THAT THE BREAK LIGHT RECALL WAS SERVICED BECAUSE I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER, BUT I KNOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY $1200 TO $1600 FOR THIS REPAIR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE RECALLS! SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN EVERY YEAR OR EVERY OTHER YEAR GOING FORWARD.

VEHICLE IS STATING SERVICE POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2009 VEHICLES BUT YET MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE, AND I SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING A PART THAT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND THE PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR IF THE OEM PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 224,000.

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. THIS MADE CHANGING LANES AND TURNING ONTO OTHER STREETS VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED. AAA TOWED THE CAR AND DID A DIAGNOSIS CHECK AND SAID THEY RECEIVED 2 CODES FOR STEERING SENSORS. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPAIR MY CAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. THEY DID NOT CHARGE BE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS BUT ALSO DID NOT GIVE ME THE PRINTED REPORT. THE POWER ASSIST SIS RESTORE WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT-OFF AND RESTARTED. HOW CAN IT BE THAT GM WOULD WOULD SELL A VEHICLE THAT CAN SUFFER A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE STEERING DUE TO A SENSOR CODE WITHOUT PROVIDING A FAIL SAFE MODE? AS THE STEERING ASSIST WAS RESTORED WITH THE SHOT-OFF AND RESTART OF THE CAR, IT WAS THE ECU THAT FAILED AND THE ASSIST MOTOR WAS STILL IN FUNCTIONING CONDITION.

LOUD WINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE TRACTION/ESC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE CAR IS ON. ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY

THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (AUTONATION CHEVROLET, WEST COLONIAL 3707 W. COLONIAL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FL 32808) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY EXPANSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,812.

POWER STEERING STOP WORKING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE MANUAL STEERING STILL WORK BUT IT IS HARDER. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND IT WORKS AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I MUST BRING THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS TEST THAT WILL COST $144.00. IF THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM, I WILL NOT BE CHARGED BUT IF THEY DO NOT FIND THE PROBLEM I WILL BE PAID $144.00. I READ THE RECALL NOTICES FROM NHTSA WEBSITE BUT IT INDICATED "SOME 2009 MALIBU HAD THIS ISSUES"

A FEW MINUTES AFTER I START DRIVING THE ESC OFF/SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT WILL COME ON AND IT KEEPS FLASHING BACK AND FOURTH BETWEEN ERROR MESSAGES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON, BUT WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE MY CAR JUMPS KIND OF. AND IF I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT FEELS LIKE I'M SHIFTING GEARS AND MY CAR WILL START GOING SLOW. I'LL PUSH BACK DOWN ON THE GAS AND I WILL SEEM LIKE IT'S TRYING TO GET SPEED BUT TAKES A MIN. THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY I DON'T HAVE A RECALL BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG CLEARLY. THE ERROR LIGHTS WILL GO ON NO MATTER IF I'M DRIVING OR PARKED.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL JUST STOP WORKING AND THE CAR OF COURSE SLOWS DOWN AT THIS POINT. YESTERDAY THE LOW TRACTION AND EIC LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL THE LOW TRACTION AND EIC PROBLEM JUST STARTED YESTERDAY. I HAVE READ PAGE AFTER PAGE OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME THING HAPPENING ON THIS MODEL YEAR MAKE OF CAR. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR SEVERAL RECALLS BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 138,000 MILES ON IN IT AND OF COURSE THIS HAPPENS WHILE IT IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY ROAD STREET ETC. IT COULD NOT HAPPEN IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION. THIS IS A SCARY THING TO BE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE AND PRAY YOUR GOING TO MAKE IT TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING WITHOUT A CRASH.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR AT A BUY HERE PAY HERE AND AFTER ONE SAY THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING UNITY BUT DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS EXPIRED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL AND THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOST POWER. THE ESC/POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,800.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ESC LIGHT WITH SERVICE POWER STEERING CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING TURNED OFF ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

FAILED NJ DMV INSPECTION, ENGINE ICON,PO714,715 EMISSIONS CODES. CORRECTED AND ICON WENT OFF. 5 DAYS LATER, WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT, TRANSMISSION LOST FORWARD, 2 DAYS LATER, LOST REVERSE. CODES PO716 CAME UP. CAR IS A CALIFORNIA PVEC COVERED FOR A LONG LIST OF FAILED PARTS, 53,000 MILES, 8 YRS OLD, COVERED I THOUGHT FOR 15 YRS/150,000 FOR TRANS FAILURE DUE TO EXACTLY THIS HISTORY. DEALER NEW TRANS $4000, DENIED IT WAS DUE TO COVERED PARTS. REMOVED AND EXAMINED TRANS, SHOWED METAL, "FROM WAVE PLATE LIKELY". THEREFORE NOT COVERED, PER DEALER. SERVICE MGR SAID HAS SEEN FAILURES IN LOWER MILEAGE THAN THIS. I AM ASKED TO PAY FOR BREAK DOWN OF TRANS TO DIAGNOSE UNCOVERED REPAIR, ADMITTEDLY A 2-3 HOUR JOB. DECIDED TO NOT REPAIR, SELL FOR SALVAGE. LEASE ANOTHER CAR FROM DEALER HOPING FOR A BETTER OUTCOME DOWN THE LINE.

THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON THE CHEVY MALIBU 2009 DISENGAGES ITSELF WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, THAT OCCUR ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIME LOCKS ITSELF IN. WHEN POWER STEERING IS LOST, GREATER DRIVER EFFORT S REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE, INCREASING RISK OF CRASHING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE ON A HIGHWAY, AND HAS COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS A POWER SEAT AND, WHILE I KEEP THE SEAT IN THE LOWEST POSITION, MY WIFE NEEDS THE SEAT UP HIGHER. WHEN RAISING THE SEAT, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS GOING UP CROOKED AND WAS NOT SUPPORTING PROPERLY ON THE SIDE NEAREST THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN NEAR A WELD, BUT NOT ON THE WELD. INSTEAD, A PIECE OF THE STRUCTURAL TUBING THAT WAS WELDED BETWEEN BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAMEWORK HAD ACTUALLY RIPPED, LIKE A STRESS FAILURE. I PULLED THE SEAT OUT OF THE CAR AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILURE ON THE FRONT. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR TUBING WAS ALSO SPLIT/CRACKED NEAR THE WELD. THE SEAT NO LONGER FEELS SOLIDLY MOUNTED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN THE RAISED POSITION. THE BAR ACTUALLY SEPARATES WHEN RAISING THE SEAT AND MOVES AROUND WHEN WEIGHT IS APPLIED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, I COULD FIND NO SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH SURPRISED ME VERY MUCH, GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. I BELIEVE, IN AN ACCIDENT, THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT BE HELD IN IT'S NORMAL POSITION PROPERLY AND COULD INJURE SOMEONE MORE SEVERELY THAN THE ACCIDENT MIGHT CAUSE ON ITS OWN. I DID FIND NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS ON VARIOUS FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. IN FACT, ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE POSTED PICTURES AND THE TUBING FAILED ALMOST IDENTICALLY TO MINE, WITH A LARGE PIECE STILL ATTACHED TO THE BRACKET BY THE WELD. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE BREAK STARTED, BUT IT HAS MOST CERTAINLY GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. MY WIFE HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, BUT I DROVE IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE THAT. THE SEAT HARDLY EVER GOT MOVED WHEN I WAS THE ONLY DRIVER. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER NOTICED THE SEAT LEANING WHEN IN THE RAISED POSITION, WHICH PROMPTED MY INVESTIGATION. IT APPEARS TO BE A POORLY ENGINEERED FRAMEWORK ASSEMBLY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

WHILE DRIVING SERVICE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULTY TO TURN. I WOULD TURN INTO A SAFE PLACE TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A MINUTE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD WORK FINE. THIS WILL HAPPEN OFF AND ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT COME ON FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN ALL THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING SCARED THE DAY LIGHTS OUT OF ME EVERY TIME IT WOULD HAPPEN. BEING LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AS FAR AS THIS GOES. WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME I'M IN MOTION ON CITY STREET OR INTERSTATE VERY SCARY AS I'M A FEMALE DRIVING THIS CAR 2009 CHEVY MAILBU LTZ 4CYL THIS HAS BEING GOING ON FOR MONTHS NOW STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE STARTED PURCHASING IT IN 2017 NOT SURE OF THE EXACT TIME IT STARTED

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHERS (SEE COMPLAINT IDS BELOW FOR REFERENCE). MINE STARTED AT AT 104,740 MILES - VERY SIMILAR TO EVER OTHER PERSON. THE DEALER SAYS THEY TOO BELIEVE EXACTLY WHAT I DESCRIBE BELOW FITS THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE SERVICE BULLETIN (WHICH I HOPE WILL BE COVERED BUT DO NOT THINK IT WILL BASED ON WHAT I SEE ON MY GM OWNER CENTER ACCOUNT AND MY VIN NUMBER'HOPE I'M WRONG, I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING AGAIN!) WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP AROUND THIRD GEAR THE VEHICLE'S RPMS SLAMMED UP TO AROUND 7K AND THEN AROUND FIFTH GEAR (I THINK AROUND 55 MPH) IT SLIPPED AGAIN, WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN IT HUNG ON THE WAY DOWN. THEN, WHEN I PULLED INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE (THINK MICHIGAN UTURN). I THEN THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I SHOULD TRY SHUTTING IT OFF WHEN THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MORE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SO, I DID AND THAT'S WHEN IT WOULDN'T SHIFT AGAIN INTO DRIVE NOR GO INTO REVERSE (WASN'T EXPECTING THAT). WHEN I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE IT CAUSED TRAFFIC TO BACKUP ONTO THE HIGHWAY (55MPH), NOT ONLY PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER BUT EVERY PERSON BEHIND ME THAT ATTEMPTED TO PASS ME (I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH'AND SO WERE 2,500 OTHER ATTENDEES). THANKFULLY A POLICE OFFICER CAME UNTIL THE WRECKER ARRIVED (1 HOUR LATER)'BUT UNTIL THE OFFICER ARRIVED (TOOK ABOUT 20 MIN.)'FOLKS WERE MAKING SOME VERY 'GUTSY' MOVES TO GET AROUND ME. REFERENCE COMPLAINT NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10909571, 10806366, 10749558, 10712799, 10824378, 10611131, 10267834, 10290424, 10617224, 10654655, 10837023, 10726704, 10852752 REFERENCE SERVICE BULLETIN: HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM507769/SB-10057961-2162.PDF

A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE PICKING UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO LIGHTLY VIBRATE. AS OF THIS EVENING, I WENT TO START UP THE CAR AND NOW THE DISPLAY SAYS POWER STEERING ESC AND THE WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SLOWED DONN TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU 4 CYL WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE REST OF THE RECALLED MALIBU'S BUT MINE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED SHUTS OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY

WHILE TURNING (IN MOTION) THROUGH A PARKING LOT AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE JERKED, AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED (IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE). THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE THEN DISPLAYED: SERVICE ESC POWER STEERING.

I HAVE FILED COMPLAINT BEFORE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT. IT HAS SET IDLE NOW FOR 2 WEEKS. MESSAGES SERVICE ESC -SERVICE STAB.-BRAKES LIGHTS STAY ON-RPMS ESCALATES AND CAR CHUGS DOWN. I HAVE HAD TO DEALERSHIPS 7 TIMES AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC 1 TIME. HAVE TALKED TO GM NUMEROUS TIMES. FINALLY TALKED TO [XXX]-HE HAD REAL GOOD ADVICE-TRADE IT OFF-LET SOME OTHER SUCKER HAVE THE PROBLEM-HE WILL ALLOW ME $2,500 GM CUSTOMER LOYALTY REBATE ON NEW CAR(GM). IF YOU ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM YOU MAY CALL [XXX] AT [XXX]. GOOD LUCK. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. 4. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST (EPS) RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. THIS DEFECT APPEARS TO BE COVERED UNDER RECALL #N140115, SPECIFICALLY BULLETIN #14116. SEE THE LINKS: HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/GM-RECALLS-MORE-THAN-A-MILLION-VEHICLES-WITH-POWER-STEERING-PROBLEMS-040114.HTML HTTP://MEDIA.GM.COM/MEDIA/US/EN/GM/VEHICLES.DETAIL.HTML/CONTENT/PAGES/NEWS/US/EN/2014/MAR/0331-POWER-STEERING.HTML I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND GM (800.630.2438) AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THIS VEHICLE UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL AND BULLETIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE @ APPROX. 152000 MILES. I'D ELABORATE ON THE SPECIFICS, BUT GM KNOWS OF THE ISSUE AND THEY TIMING OF THE OCCURRENCE CAN VARY. SERVICED "STEERING COLUMN BAD" REPLACED. NOT COVERED BY SPECIAL WARRANTY OUTSIDE OF MILEAGE. FACT: 162,283 GM VEHICLES OF SAME MODEL YEAR WERE RECALLED (SOURCE GM WEBSITE). INSTEAD THEY CHOSE TO OFFER SPECIAL COVERAGE WHICH EXPIRES CLEARLY HOPING TO LIMIT THEIR LOSS FROM VEHICLES OUT OF COMMISSION, THOSE THAT NEVER HAVE PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER BEING FORCED TO COVER OUT OF POCKET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SEVERELY VIBRATE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE. SAFETY HAZARD!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OFF AND SERVICE OFF WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SEIZED. GEORGE MATICK CHEVROLET (14001 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD CHARTER TWP, MI 48239, (313) 531-7100) REPLACED THE INTERNAL DOME LIGHT MORE THAN TEN TIMES DUE TO AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SHORT, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER MADE NO MENTION OF CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15356 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT (LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST). THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

POWERSTEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT. HEADLIGHTS GO IN AND OUT. IVE GOTTEN THOSE REPLACED THREE TIMES! I ALSO HAD SOME OF THE WIRING REPLACED FOR MY LIGHTS. I FORGOT WHAT THOSE ARE CALLED AND MY LIGHTS STILL WENT OUT. LOCK BUTTONS NOT WORKING. RADIO WASNT WORKING UNTIL I REPLACED A FUSE. SPEAKERS GO IN AND OUT. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. MY BATTERY WENT DEAD ,SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND MY CAR STILL DIDNT WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO FROST. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE DEFROSTER, BUT THE HVAC DEFROSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE INTERIOR WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTROL HEAD MODULE FAILED TO FUNCTION AND FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE NEEDED THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I MADE A COMPLAINT ON AROUND L/17/17 COMPLAINING ABOUT MY CAR HAVE SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION AND TRYING TO STALL OUT WITH BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ON> SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP MORE THAN BEING DRIVEN. IT IS THERE NOW, MAKING THIS THE 7TH TRIP TO DEALERSHIP AND ONCE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MALIBU AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY GENERAL MOTORS-NOT ME. YOU ASK FOR A DATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED-THE SPACE ONLY ALLOWS FOR 1 DATE. IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 1 & 1/2 YEARS.

VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHTS LIT ON DASH. ALSO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND OR OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED WITH A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND A ENGINE HARNESS IN THE PAST YEAR AT THE DEALER. CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT.

THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP. THERE IS A TRACTION WARNING SYMBOL. THE CAR CAN ONLY BE STEERED AT THAT TIME WITH GREAT EFFORT. SOMETIMES PROBLEM IS ALLEVIATED BY RESTARTING CAR.

I WENT TO THE PHARMACY TO PICK UP MY PRESCRIPTIONS HAVING NO ISSUES WITH MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU. WHEN I STARTED TO LEAVE THE PHARMACY, THE STEERING LOCKED FOR KNOW KNOWN REASON MAKING THE CAR UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, VERY HARD TO STEER. A YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH SKID MARKS BEHIND A CAR APPEARED ON THE DASH AND A MESSAGE THAT READ SERVICE ESC APPEARED FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON, WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS LIKE IT IS DRIVING ITSELF. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO LOOK INTO IT STATING I CAN LOOSE STEERING AT ANYTIME. I CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VIN NUMBER. IF IT IS HAPPENING TO THE 2009 MALIBUS, HOW CAN THEY DISTINGUISH WHICH CARS IT IS FAULTY IN? IN MOTION THE STEERING JERKS WHEN SITTING STILL THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BY ITSELF

THE SENSOR THAT DETERMINES IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS ON DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I WEIGH 100 POUNDS (WHICH IS ABOVE THE THRESHOLD FOR WHAT SHOULD TRIGGER THE AIRBAG TO BE ON) AND ABOUT HALF THE TIME THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY WITH MY FEET ON THE GROUND AND THE CHAIR UPRIGHT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO HAVE THEM REIMBURSE THE COST OF FIXING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS CAUSED RECALLS IN OTHER CHEVROLET CARS, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE. THE SENSOR MALFUNCTION DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CORRELATED WITH WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY, ETC. IT HAPPENS ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME AND CAN SOMETIMES GO ON AND OFF DURING THE SAME CAR TRIP EVEN IF I STAY IN THE SAME POSITION THE WHOLE TIME. THIS ISSUE HAS REPORTED FOR CHEVROLET MALIBUS ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS SO I KNOW IT ISN'T AN ISOLATED ISSUE WITH MY CAR. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF WE WERE IN A CRASH AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF OR WENT OFF LATE WHEN THE PASSENGER'S BODY WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG.

EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN POWER STEERING AND ESC ERRORS SHOW ON DISPLAY AND TRACTION CONTROL IS TURNED OFF. ERRORS SHOW UP WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE STATIONARY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL BUT DOES NOT SHOW FOR MY VIN.

I WAS PULLING INTO MY CHILD'S SCHOOL TO PICK HIM UP AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN MY STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST HIT SOME KIDS CAUSE MY CAR STEERING WHEEL STOPPED TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. MY CAR NOW HAS AN ALARM "POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC". I READ THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR 2009 MALIBU'S, BUT MY VIN NUMBER SAYS THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THAT LIST. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT BEFORE I STICK ALL LF MY OWN MONEY INTO GETTING IT REPAIRED. IT IS NHTSA REFERENCE # 14V153000 AND GM'S RECALL # N140115 THAT I HAVE FOUND. *TR

IN MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU THE SECOND DAY OF BUYING THIS CAR THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNS ON ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC WARNING SHOWS UP BELOW! THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IN PARK! THERE ARE MANY RECALLS ON THIS I HAVE SEEN ON THE GMC WEBSITE BUT IT STILL HASN'T SHOWN UP ON MY VEHICLE VIN SO IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE!

WHILE IN MOTION GOING TO FL ON RT 95 MY SPEED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL I GOT TO FL. THAT MY BREAK LIGHTS WERE ON ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I WOULD HIT THE BREAKS THEY WOULD GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER IN FL AND THEY COULD NOT DUBLACATE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID REPLACE THE THIRD BREAK LIGHT AND AFTER RESEARCHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM I TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE BREAK PEDDLE SWITCH. I DROVE BACK FROM FL TO PA. WITH NO PROBLEMS. I KNOW THERE WERE RECALLS ABOUT THE BCM AND DID RECEIVE OTHER LETTERS THAT IF A BREAK LIGHT PROBLEM LIKE ABOVE WOULD HAPPEN TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. SENT REINVERSMENT PAPERS TOCHEV. BUT THEY SENT ME S LETTER TELLING ME THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS.

HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP, WORKS INTERMITTENTLY,STOPPED OR IN MOTION,(I HAVE READ ONLINE ITS A CONNECTION AT THE LED HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP).LEFT AND RIGHT FENDER STOP LAMPS WORK CORRECTLY. NOT PART OF RECALL 13036

MY 2009 MALIBU, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2009: ABOUT 1&1/2 YEARS AGO IT STARTED RUNNING IRREGULAR, SERVICE ESC-SERVICE TRACTION MESSAGES CAME ON CAR SKIDDING EMBLEM CAME ON. I HAVE HAD IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT 3 TIMES-EACH TIME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG-TOOK IT TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC-HE TOLD ME SAME THING. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS-FIRST PERSON I TALKED TO SAID TO CALL NHTSA THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL. CALLED NHTSA TOLD ME TO CALL GM AGAIN AND START A CASE: I CALLED AND TALKED TO [XXX], WHO WAS VERY HELPFUL AND CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ABOUT FIXING MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THEM; THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LAM SWITCH THINKING THAT WOULD FIX IT-DID NOT. CALLED GM AGAIN AND WADS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS FAR AS COST FOR FIXING IT WAS CONCERNED. MY CAR IS JUST SITTING IDLE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN A FEW MILES-AFRAID IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET HOPING TO GET SOME INFORMATION AS TO WHAT IS WRONG. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MALIBUS. NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND OWNERS ARE STUCK WITH PAYING TO HAVE NUMEROUS THINGS REPLACED THAT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS TIMER SOMEONE TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FLAW AND ISSUE A RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN STARTING MY CAR THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND JIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON IT USUALLY WORKS FINE UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE ERROR CODE AND IT CAME UP "C0545". SO NOW MY WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHY WAS MY CAR NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IF IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED???? I HAVE ROUGHLY 133,000 MILES ON IT.

VIN NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 14116, POWER STEERING QUITS AND IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AT ANY SPEED. POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS. *TR

WHEN I TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS THEY BOTH WORK PROPERLY, BUT WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL AND MAKE THE TURN THEN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN OFF !! THE PROBLEM,AS MY MECHANIC CLAIMS IS A DEFECTIVE (CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY) IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM !! THE REASON I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS I MUST ALWAYS LOOK DOWN AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SEE IF THE SIGNAL IS OFF OR ON, REQUIRING ME TO NOT HAVE MY EYES ON THE ROAD AHEAD. I HOPE YOU CAN VISUALIZE WHAT THIS ENTAILS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES I EXPERIENCE WHEN I DRIVE MY MALIBU WHICH I LOVE . THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING !! *TR

WHILE IN PARK AND ENGINE RUNNING, STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AND SHAKES. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AND SLIPS. GIVES A SENSE THAT STEERING CONTROL WILL BE LOST. ON OCCASION THE "EPS" AND "POWER STEERING" WARNINGS COME ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE GREATER EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 182,964.