2009 Chevrolet Malibu Engine Problems

CURRENTLY MY CAR HAS ABOUT 86,000 MILES ALWAYS HAVE KEPT UP WITH ANY FIXES THAT NEED TO BE MADE RANDOMLY I START HEARING THIS NOISE LIKE A WHEEL BEARING SO I FIX ALL MY WHEEL BEARINGS COME TO FIND OUT IT'S MY TRANSMISSION BEARING. IT WENT OUT AND IT'LL BE 3,800. MECHANIC SAID THEY SENT OUT THE CAR AT THE MANUFACTURER PLANT KNOWING FULL WELL IT WAS GOING TO GO OUT BECAUSE THESE THINGS DON'T JUST GO OUT.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON ALMOST EVERY FUEL FILL UP I HAVE REPLACED THE CAP 3 TIMES ALREADY AND I KEEP GETTING THE SAME CODE. NOW I AM GETTING A P0420 CODE FOR EITHER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OR THE OXYGEN SENSOR. IS THERE A WAY FOR CHECY TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS? I NEED MY CAR AND I AM AFFECTED BY COVID-19. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN TRAVELING OVER 30MPH.

CAR STALLED GOING UP A HILL AND TURNING LEFT. DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. DIFFICULT TO STEER OFF THE ROAD. NOW, UNRELIABLE ABILITY TO START THE CAR. CHUGGING GOING UP A HILL HAPPENED BOTH ON A CITY STREET AS WELL AS HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. TURNING LEFT STALLING OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET AS WELL AS ON AN OFF RAMP FROM HIGHWAY TO CITY STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY SIX OR SEVEN STARUPS AND STAYS ON FOR ABOUT SIX MORE CAR STARTS. PEP BOYS SERVICED THE ENGINE LIGHT CODE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR SOLENOID SENSOR. THEY TESTED RESISTANCE AND NOTHING WAS OUT OF PARAMETERS AND OIL VISCOSITY WAS CORRECT. THE ISSUE IS STILL ONGOING AND EMISSIONS FOR MY VEHICLE COME UP IN JANUARY. IF I FAIL EMISSIONS AND THE ISSUE IS STILL UNRESOLVED, WHO DO I CONTACT?

CAR WONT START.. FAILED PASS LOCK SENSOR

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.

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.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON OH ST RT 108, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING AND SLOWED TO 20 MPH. WARNING LIGHT STATED, "REDUCED ENGINE PWR". I HAD TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TRAVELING BEHIND ME TO PASS. DROVE THE REMAINING 4 MILES HOME AT THE REDUCED SPEED. TRIED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART TO CLEAR THE MESSAGE. DID NOT WORK. NOT SURE WHAT THE CAUSE IS AT THIS POINT. REVIEW OF POSSIBLE CAUSES ON LINE SHOWED NUMEROUS CASES JUST LIKE MINE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT INJURIES.

CRACK IN THE 2009 EXHAUST MANIFOLD; HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THIS IS PART OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERT. LOOKED ON CHEVY FORUMS AND MULTPLE PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE....UPDATED 08/31/15 *BF UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 10/14/15*JS UPDATED 12/10/2015 *JS

SOME TIMES WHEN GETTING ON HIGHWAY .OR FROM A STOP THE CAR BOGGES DOWN AND THEN STARTS TO RACE. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY YOUR CAR SHOULD NOT BOG DOWN AND THEN START TO RACE. ME AND MY FAMILY WAS GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI THATS NOT SAFE.BOUGHT THE CAR THREE MONTHS AGO AND THEY TELL ME IT BE 150 TO DO DIAGNOSTICS ALMOST TWO THOUSAND TO FIX. THAT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

DURING A SEVEN DAY PERIOD THE CAR WAS TOWED THREE TIMES TO LUTHER BROOKDALE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THERE WAS ONLY 2 QTS OF OIL IN THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER WAS DEALING WITH THE DEALER UNTIL THE THIRD TIME WHEN I CALLED GM. GM JUST TOLD ME (20 MINUTES AGO, [XXX] (SP) ON A GM RECORDED CONVERSATION) THAT HE KNOWS OF NO INTERNAL GM PHONE NUMBER TO CALL FOR LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY ISSUES. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALER STATED THE CARS ENGINE IS BAD AND NEEDS "PISTONS, CYL HEAD, CRANK AND ROD AND MAIN BEARINGS, NEEDS ENGINE" . THEY STATE THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE. I AGAIN ASKED THE GM SENIOR ADVISOR IF THERE WAS ANY MECHANISM TO REPORT LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY ISSUES FOR GM PRODUCTS AND HE STATED NO AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HE WILL CALL THE DEALER AND TALK WITH THEM ABOUT REPLACING THE ENGINE. I STATED THIS IS A GM ISSUE AND NOT A DEALER ISSUE, HE STATED THIS IS WHAT HE WILL DO. THERE IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WRONG HERE. MY DAUGHTER WAS STALLED THREE TIMES, 1 WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE CAR AND TWICE DRIVING THE CAR - THE CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE. I ALSO STATED FOR HIS OWN JOB SECURITY HE SHOULD ROUTE THIS CALL TO A QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT FUNCTION - HE STATED THIS IS NOT HIS JOB - AGAIN THIS IS RECORDED. VALVOLINE CHECKED THE BATTERY AND CHANGED THE OIL. IF THE DEALER WAS ACCURATE, DOUBTFUL, THEN THE CAR LOSES OIL IN THREE MONTHS AND STALLS WHEN DRIVING. IF THE DEALER IS NOT ACCURATE, HAS OIL, WHICH IS THE PROBABLY THE CASE, THE ENGINE GOES BAD AND THE CAR STALLS. HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU, I ABRUPTLY GOT A WARNING MESSAGE ON MY DASH BOARD WHICH CONTAINED THE PHRASE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AT WHICH TIME MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD NO RESPONSE EVEN THOUGH ALL THE BATTERY OPERATED ITEMS WERE WORKING THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT A LARGE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND THIS ERROR MESSAGE COME UP.

GM: SOME DTC CODES MAY BE SET, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0008, OR P0009. 3.6 LY7 WITH CAM ACTUATOR DTC.THE RELUCTOR FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PRESSED ON THE CRANKSHAFT MAY HAVE MOVED. MY CODE IS P0016 CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH CONSTANT REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THE 2009 CHEVY MALIBU I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW NO MILES THINKING I WAS GOING TO BE STRESS FREE BUT IT HAS GIVEN ME THE MOST HEADACHES EVER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SHIFT GEAR AND THAT MY HEAD LIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACE AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR SINCE I GOT IT THE HEADACHE ABOUT THAT IS THAT THE WHOLE BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO HAVE THEM REPLACE. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY CAR. *TR