2009 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

I'VE HAD THE RECALL DONE TO ( SUPPOSEDLY ) FIX THE ISSUE OF THE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FIXED , BUT IT JUST CAME BACK ON AGAIN . WHEN IT IS ON I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF IT . ALSO I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF WATER IN MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR TO THE POINT I'VE TAKEN THE BACK SEAT OUT SO I CAN LIFT THE CARPET TO VACUUM IT OUT.

DRIVING THIS CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. GM STATES MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE SENSOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND MOVED INDEPENDENTLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND KEEP IT IN POSITION AS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. "POWER STEERING, EPS NOT ENGAGED" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

POWER STEERING MSG COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR AND POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDS REPLACED. THIS IS LISTED FOR OTHER MALIBU YEARS BUT NOT 2009 THE REPAIR COST $575. THE VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED UNDER CURRENT RECALL BUT SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING OTHER MODEL YEARS. I WAS SENT A LETTER INFORMING ME OF A "SPECIAL WARRANTY" FROM GM AND TOLD TO TAKE THE LETTER TO THE REPAIRSHOP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE COVERED UNDER THE "SPECIAL WARRANTY LETTER" BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY COVERAGE PARAMETERS!!

THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM LIGHT BURNS OUT FREQUENTLY. UPON FIXING THE CONNECTION WAS MELTED. THE STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING SLOW OR SLOWING DOWN TO TURN.

FOR YEARS NOW I HAVE HAD A FEW ISSUES. ONE OF WHICH IS THE LOCKS WITH IN THE VEHICLE. AT ONE POINT ONE LOCK WOULDNT BE RECOGNIZED BY THE FOB OR INTERNAL LOCKING MECHANISM AND THEN EVENTUALLY ALL LOCKS WOULD BE UNRESPONSIVE. I NOW HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL DOORS. SECOND ISSUE IS THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT IT WANTS TO WORK WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. I TYPICALLY SEE IT WORKING IN EARLY MORNINGS WHEN ITS COLD, AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT DIMS OUT AND COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING. I HAVE NOTICED THIS IN OTHER MALIBU'S THAT I SEE DRIVING AND I HAVE READ ON MANY OTHER FORUMS THAT BOTH OF THESE ISSUES EXIST. I REALLY WISH THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR BOTH OF THESE. THIRD, IM ROUGHLY 200LBS SOAKING WET AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THE SEAT BRACKET THAT IS USED TO LIFT AND TILT HAS BROKE. MY DRIVER SEAT NOW LEANS TO ONE SIDE AND I CAN NO LONGER LIFT IT UP BECAUSE OF THIS.

UPON DRIVING AFTER A WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THEN TO RESIDENTIAL DRIVING ..STEERING WHEEL "LOCKED UP " WHILE THE PANEL FLASHED "ESC " AND " POWER STEERING ".TURNED OFF CAR ...WAITED RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ..SHORTLY. ONCE AGAIN , IT REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM AT A INTERSECTION , WHERE I NEARLY GOT HIT AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC NOR PULL TO THE SIDE. I HAD TO WAIT I TRAFFIC , AGAIN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED, BUT THIS TIME WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITH MY SON IN HIS CAR SEAT IN THE BACK ..VERY SCARY FOR US.THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE , RECENTLY SEVERAL DAYS AGO AND PRIOR, BUT FIRST TIME WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WITH THE TEMPERATURES LOWERING.....

VEHICLE IN AIRPORT PARKING LOT AND TEMP WAS 29 DEGREES. STARTED VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO LEAVE PARKING LOT. POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARED ON DASH BOARD. CONTINUE DIVING ON INTERSTATE FOR NEXT 15 MINUTES TO REACH HOME. ABOUT A HALF MILE BEFORE REACHING HOME, SERVICE ESC APPEARED ON DASH. DID NOT LOSE CONTROL O VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAS NO BEEN MOVED SINCE. NEW YEARS DAY 2016, NO DEALER SERVICE IS OPEN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MALIBU, HOWEVER MY VIN # DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PART OF THE RECALL. WILL TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND CAR CRANKS BUT WONT START. IT ALSO SLOWED DOWN WHEN THAT ENGINE POWER REDUCED CAME ON ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR.

I INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE INFORMATION DISPLAY FLASHES THAT THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE DISABLED. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND WHILE MOVING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM AND WAS ADVISED BY THE LETTER TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT DOING IT AT THAT TIME AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I WAS TOLD THAT BASICALLY I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT FAILED AGAIN AND HOPE THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT FLASHES IN THE DASH OF MY CAR. MY BRAKE LIGHT REMAIN ON AT ALL TIME, WHEN I MASH THE BRAKES NO BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS DOING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. THIS OCCURED MONTHS AFTER I HAD RECALL WORK DONE (AT A CERTIFIED GM DEALER) UNDER GM RECALL NUMBER 13036 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000.

THERE IS SOMETHING FAULTY IN THE SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO BECOME COMPLETELY DRAINED IF THE CAR SITS 2/3 DAYS WITHOUT BEING STARTED. I HAVE REPLACED MY 3 TIMES AND STILL SOMETHING IN THE CAR IS CONTINUING TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. THERE IS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIX THE ISSUE. I AM NOT PHYSICALLY LEAVING ANYTHING ON IN THE CAR BUT IT CONTINUES TO KEEP DYING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT WITH THIS CAR THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. MY CAR IS A 2009, AND IT HAS BEEN DYING 2011.

AS I WAS DRIVINGDOWN THE STREET, THE POWER STEERING/SERVICE ESC LIGHT AND MESSAGE CAME ON MY CAR. IT ALSO SAID ESC OFF. I GOT PULLED INTO A PARKUING LOT AND TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER WORK IT DID IT TO ME WHEN I STARTED IT. I KILLED IT AND RESTARTED IT AND JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND IT WORKED FOR AROUND FIVE MINUTES. I HAVE READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY YEARS OF THE MALIBU AND OTHER CARS. GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES BUT MOST OF THEM ARE OVER THAT LIMIT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM!!!!!

I WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING AND A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH. FOR NOW, I DIDN'T FEEL ANY DIFFERENCE IN STEERING, BUT TO BE HONEST, IT'S BEEN ALWAYS A BIT HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS GETTING COLDER IN MY STATE AND I AM WORRIED FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I AM NOT COVERED, HOWEVER IF I BRING MY CAR, THEY MIGHT COVER SOME EXPENSES. I ONLY HAVE 86.000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I DON'T SEE WHY IT SHOULDN'T BE FULLY COVERED BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN MALIBU CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED INDEPENDENTLY AS THOUGH THE SEAT FRAME INTEGRITY WAS COMPROMISED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FELDMAN CHEVROLET (2801 E MICHIGAN AVE, LANSING, MI), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH NHTSA AND WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS IN ORDER TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

POWER STEERING MSG COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR AND STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDS REPLACED. THIS IS LISTED FOR OTHER MALIBU YEARS BUT NOT 2009 AS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000). THE REPAIR COST 576.09. THE VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED UNDER CURRENT RECALL BUT SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING OTHER MODEL YEARS.

DOOR LOCKS RANDOMLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING THEY MAY UNLOCK MAY NOT UNLOCK WHEN CAR IS NOT IN MOTION THEN RANDOMLY THEY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION CONSTANTLY AT SLOW SPEED LESS OFTEN DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING THEY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE CONSTANTLY MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET INVOLVING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME VEHICLE

WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER IT THREW THE CODE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE CAR IS STUCK IN ONE GEAR, SOMETIMES IT IS 1ST GEAR SOMETIMES IT IS 5TH GEAR. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU START THE CAR ANDEALERS TAKE OFF WHAT GEAR IT WILL BE IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHEN STARTING CAR INFORMATION CENTER ISSUES WARNING EPS THEN CHECK POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL IN VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IF THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED 2-3 TIMES IT WILL BE OK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS.

HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT RANDOMLY WORKS, SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS RECALL. CHEVY DEALER TRIES TO TELL ME LIGHT IS "FRIED" WHEN IT ACTUALLY WORKS, INTERMITTENTLY. GM HAS YET TO CONTACT ME ON WHETHER THEY WILL COVER THE COST

TONIGHT I WENT TO START MY CAR UP TURNED THE HEATER ON THEN WENT BACK INSIDE CAME OUT AND WAS STEERING ITSELF BACK AND FORTH TURNED IT ON AND OFF AGAIN IT STOPPED BACKED UP AND PULLED FORWARD STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AND THEN IT STARTED TURNING REALLY HARD FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BY ITSELF

SIDE HEATED SEATS BURNED MY GIRLFRIENDS BACK AND PUT AHOLE IN THE SEAT SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 02/03/17 UPDATED 02/08/17.*JB

RT FRONT HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR MECHANIC FOUND HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR BURNED AND MELTED--LIGHT BULB CONNECTOR BURNED POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL FIRE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY FAILURES BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON 11/07/15 MY MALIBU FAILED SMOG CHECK DUE TO P0013/P0014 CODES & LIQUID FUEL LEAK CHECK. TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS OBVIOUSLY GAS LEAK & NEED TO FIX RIGHT AWAY. I DROVE & LEFT IT TO MY MECHANIC SHOP THE SAME DAY (SATURDAY PM). HE SAID TRACE OF FUEL LEAK IS COMING FROM TOP OF TANK, AND HE TOOK DOWN THE TANK TO CHECK FUEL LINE AND PUMP.I CALLED GM TO FIND OUT SAFETY RECALL ON MY MALIBU & ALSO ASKED HIM FOR HELP TO LOCATE THE LEAK AS THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE SIMILAR TO OTHER GM CARS. GM SAID MY MALIBU IS NOT UNDER FUEL LEAK RECALL LIKE SOME OTHER GM CARS AND HE DIDN'T KNOW EASY WAY TO LOCATE GAS LEAK,BUT OFFERED ME FREE TOW TO GM DEALERSHIP. I TOLD GM MY MALIBU IS INSIDE MY MECHANIC SHOP AND HE ALREADY WORKING ON IT SO I CAN'T TOW IT OUT FROM HIS SHOP.MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY (LEAK WAS FROM PLASTIC LINE CONNECTION TO FUEL PUMP) AND REPAIRED ALSO THE OTHER CODES.I CALLED BACK GM AND DISCUSSED TO HER([XXX])THE SAFETY ISSUE OF PRESENCE OF GAS LEAK CAN CAUSE AN EXPLOSION EVEN IN MINOR ACCIDENT,OR EVEN JUST PARK INSIDE MY GARAGE, THE ACCUMULATION OF GAS VAPOR CAN RESULT IN EXPLOSION SINCE MY GAS FURNACE IN THE GARAGE WHICH IS JUST NEARBY THE CAR, IS ALWAYS BEING USED AT NIGHT. SHE SAID NOTHING GM CAN DO SINCE THE CAR WAS ALREADY REPAIRED AND GM CAN'T REIMBURSE MY REPAIR COST SINCE MY MALIBU IS OUT OF WARRANTY ALREADY. UNDER RECALL OR NOT, UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT I THINK A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY SHOULD AT LEASE INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF GAS LEAK IN CAR TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT, IMPROVED THE MATERIALS OR DESIGN IN THEIR FUTURE CARS.THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TO FIND OUT THAT LIVES WERE LOST DUE TO GAS LEAK DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED SOONER. IF THEY WANT ME TO BRING THE FUEL ASSEMBLY PARTS TO DEALERSHIP (WHICH I SUGGESTED TO [XXX]) FOR INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE MATERIAL OR DESIGN FLAW, JUST LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CENTER HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT WORKS AND THEN DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES. DEALER SAID 3 THIRD BRAKE LIGHT NEEDS REPLACED. LED BULB DOES LIGHT AT TIMES SO ITS NOT IN THE LED BUT SOMETHING UP IN LIGHT ASSEMBLY .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, THE SHIFTER MOVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE PART ONLY LASTED 18 MONTHS. EXHAUST GASES ARE COMING INTO THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAPPENS TO OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED; DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL; AND DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES. THIS OCCURS AFTER WE HAVE HAD THE WORK DONE THAT WAS FOR GM RECALL NUMBER 13036/NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 MULTIPLE TIMES.

POWER STEERING ,TRACTION LIGHT, ENGINE POWER DOWN ALL COME ON AND CAR SHUT DOWN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN INDEPENDENTLY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WAVE PLATE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISINTEGRATED. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,500.

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND ESC LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE AND THE FUEL GUAGE NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING SPORADICALLY AND THEN I LOST POWER FOR A MOMENT AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, AND IT HAPPENED NUMEROUS MORE TIMES. HAD TO END UP HAVING IT TOWED. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW, AND THEY HAVEN'T DETERMINED WHAT IS WRONG YET.

OCTOBER 23, 2015, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 2009 MALIBU TO WORK WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. SHE TRIED TO GO FORWARD AND THE CAR STAYED IN FIRST GEAR. SHE STOPPED TRIED TO BACK UP AND IT WOULD NOT GO. SHE CALLED ME AND, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME SLOWLY IN FIRST GEAR. WE KNEW THE WARRANTY WAS DONE AS OF THE 5 YEARS BUT ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES ON IT. SO, AFTER READING ON LINE ABOUT DEALERSHIPS USING USED PARTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, WE CHOSE ATLAS TRANSMISSION TO DO THE WORK. WE WERE TOLD THE WAVE PLATE BROKE BASICALLY TAKING OUT THE TRANS AND NEEDED A NEW TRANS. $2808 LATER WE HAD THE CAR FIXED. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ANF GM ABOUT THIS SINCE I READ THE COVERAGE ON THE 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT IN THAT RECALL AND THEY COULDNT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME SINCE IT WAS A GOVERNMENT MANDATED COVERAGE BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. REALLY?-- MY WIFE BREAKING DOWN IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? --REALLY?-- I AM VERY DISSAPPOINTED IN CHEVROLET AND GENERAL MOTORS. I HAVE DRIVEN THEIR CARS FOR 40 YEARS! --A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE WAVE PLATE, A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN PROBLEM. $2808 CASH OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY CANT DO ANYTHING FOR ME ? I THINK THAT SUCKS! I WAS OFFERED A GIFT CARD FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OR TO BUY ACCESSORIES FOR MY CAR AS COMPENSATION FOR THE PROBLEM. --REALLY?--- WOW, I THOUGHT GM WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY WERE COVERING OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. --WELL, THEY DEFINATELY LOST ME AS A FUTURE CUSTOMER. I TRADED IT IN OM A NEW FORD ESCAPE FOR MY WIFE. A MUCH BETTER CHOICE AS I SEE IT. IM SURE THEY WILL TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS,---AS THEY DID IN THE PAST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,997.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 55 MPH IT STARTED JUMPING/SKIPPING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND THEN IT JUST DIED. I COULDN'T GET IT IN REVERSE AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL. THE ELECTRICAL INFORMATION ON THE DASH WENT OUT AS WELL. I HAD TO ARRANGE A TOW. I'M BEING TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS WELL. THE CAR HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED ROUTINELY. HOW DOES A TRANSMISSION GO FROM WORKING TO DEAD IN SECONDS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.

MY STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKED UP THIS MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING. THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON SAYING SERVICE POWER STEERING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AFTER PUTTING ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW AND I THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF UPDATED 4/19/18*JB DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS NOT PART OF RECALL, BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 4/19/18*JB *CN

ONE OCTOBER 5, 2015 OWNER WAS DRIVING AT OR AROUND 35MPH WHEN THE VEHICLES, ESC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND BRAKE DASHBOARD ICONS CAME ON. THEN CAR THEN LOST ENGINE POWER, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. OWNER THEN CRUISED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART IT. OWNER TRIED TURNING THE KEY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 15 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND CONTACTED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT.

2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WITH NO WARNING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET. ONCE SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTED IT, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER, THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE AND THE LETTER TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. HOWEVER, SHE WAS DENITED. GM STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. 8JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE SECURITY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE LIGHT DIMMED AFTER 5-10 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL, CAUSING OIL TO SPILL INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A BEEPING NOISE. POWER STEERING FLASHED ON DASH. I PARKED CAR WAITED SOME TIME. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND CONTINUE TO BEEP/FLASH UNTIL NEXT DESTINATION, SAME ISSUE 10 MINUTES LATER. I CHECKED ONLINE TO VERIFY RECALL, SHOWS A FEW, REACHED OUT TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS HAS EXPIRED OR NO OPEN RECALLS AND NO WAY TO VERIFY IF THIS WAS FIXED.

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CURRENTLY ILLUMINATING WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN I DO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL (BRAKE LIGHT REVERSAL). IN ADDITION MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) AND CRUISE CONTROL TURN OFF. I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE AGENCY UNDER NHTSA ID NUMBER 10548365. I HAD THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED IN THE SUMMER OF 2014. IN ADDITION I PREVIOUSLY HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR REPLACED PRIOR TO THAT, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED EVEN THOUGH THE SUGGESTED FIX WAS APPLIED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN RHINELANDER, WI.

THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING , IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON MARCH 31, 2014. BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR THE RECALL, IT INSISTED GM HAS EXCLUDED CERTAIN VEHICLES OF 2009 MALIBU. THIS IS THE RECALL NUMBER: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 . IN NHTSA PUBLISHED INFORMATION IT SAYS IT INCLUDES ALL 2009 MALIBU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT BRIEFLY DEACTIVATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH, THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY LIGHT, AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

**LOW BEAM ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE** WHILE OFF - UNLOCKING WITH THE KEY FOB ILLUMINATES THE HEADLAMP (STATIONARY) WHILE ON - HEADLAMP DOES NOT WORK (STATIONARY & IN MOTION) IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO IT WAS REPLACED, AND IT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

TAKATA RECALL; STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE(STATIONARY, MOTION). WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER(CLEMSON RD.). THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE. EVERYTIME I MAINTENANCEPERFORMED I AM ADVISED TO HAVE THE ;STEETING COLUMN CHECK, RATTLING AND LOOSE, MAYBE A PIECE OF PLASTIC?). MY SECOND TRIP TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM UNITED AUTO SALES. THE WHEEL BEARINGS(MOTION) WERE BAD WHEN I PURCHASED AND THE DEALER (UNITED CAR AUTOSALES). I REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS ONCE ALREADY AND HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN. THE CAR IS MAKING A CLAPPING NOISE AND SPEED IS IMPEDED.