2012 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, ETC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS ABNORMALLY LONG FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS REACHING OUT TO YOU BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL LETTER THAT I RECEIVED ON MY CAR. RECALL 13036. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. IT SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONT. TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT IS NOT AT THE QUALITY THAT I BELIEVE I WAS PURCHASING IT AT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE OF TWO THINGS DONE. YOU GUYS TAKE OVER THE PAYMENTS UNTIL THIS CAR CAN BE REPAIRED OR I BE UPGRADED TO A 2013 AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO ME. THE LAW REQUIRES A MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE DEFECT, REPLACE THE VEHICLE, OR REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE CAR MINUS THE DEPRECIATION . I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND GM DOES NOT EVEN KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THE PARTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL IT'S UNFAIR TO ME AS A CONSUMER. CAN YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V252000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVING AND CAR HAD SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO RANDOMLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. WE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTING GOING CRAZY DISPLAYING ALL LIGHTS, SAYING DEVICE ESC AND THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE ENGINE STALLED AND TRANSMISSION STARTED JOLTING AROUND. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AFTER TURNING IT OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO STARLING CHEVROLET TO GET IT FIXED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY SINCE CLOSED SUNDAY. BEFORE TAKING TO THE DEALER TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE TO CHECK THE BATTERY. AUTOZONE STATING BATTERY WAS GREAT. CHEVROLET DIDN'T LOOK AT THE CAR AT ALL MONDAY, AND TUESDAY STATED WE NEED NEW BATTERY. I ADVISED OF AUTO ZONE READING AND WAS TOLD AUTZONE WAS WRONG. PICKED UP THE CAR TUESDAY AFTER HAVING A BRAND NEW BATTERY PUT IN FOR $270. TODAY IS THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY AND THE CAR DID EVERYTHING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT START. NOW I HAVE TO TOW THE CAR TO CHEVY AGAIN. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. IT HAD BEEN MISTING RAIN AND THE ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY DAMP... APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION HE REDUCED HIS SPEED TO APPROX 40 MPH. TWO CARS AHEAD OF HIM SLAMMED ON BREAKS WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW. THIS CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION... CARS SLIDING TO PREVENT HITTING THE FIRST CAR. MY SON SAID THAT HE WAS BREAKING VERY HARD WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BREAKS ENGAGED... THEY PULSED 3-4 TIMES AND THEN RELEASED WHICH SHOT HIM STRAIGHT INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HE SAID THAT HE WAS PUSHING THE BREAK AS HARD AS HE COULD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE AUTOMATIC CRASH RESPONSE SYSTEM WORK. I CALLED ON STAR TO SEE IF THE SYSTEM EVEN SHOWS A CRASH AND IT DOESN'T. I THINK THAT CONSIDERING THE CRASH BENT THE FRAME IN THE FRONT END AND IS IN EXCESS OF $6,000 YOU WOULD THINK THE SENSORS WOULD HAVE PICKED UP ON SOMETHING. AFTER THE CRASH I CONTACTED MY DEALER TO ASK IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NOT. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS CRASH DID NOT RESULT IN A MORE SERIOUS INJURY / DEATH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE ROAD, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN AND I COASTED TO A STOP. I WAS STRANDED IN A TURN LANE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. DURING WHICH TIME I HAD ALREADY CALLED A TOW TRUCK AS I COULD NOT GET MY CAR STARTED AGAIN. AFTER THE 20 MINUTES I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY AND IT UP AND STARTED, AND I DROVE BACK TO WORK. I MADE IT HOME THAT NIGHT, BUT WAS STRANDED AGAIN WHEN I LEFT THE PLACE. I WAS HEADED HOME AND IT STOPPED ONE MORE TIME BEFORE I MADE IT THERE. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND MADE IT FINE. THE AUTO SHOP DID A TEST DRIVE AND IT STOPPED ON A ROAD AND THEY FAILED TO GET IT STARTED. IT TURNS OUT IT IS FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH THERE ARE RECALLS FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES FOR THE SAME PART, JUST NOT A 2012 MALIBU. SO I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT REPLACED AND HOPE FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE RECALL FOR THE CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS AN UNKNOWN CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,200. AFTER THE DEALER REMOVED THE PLASTIC ENGINE COVER, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 11/17/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS JUST ARRIVING HOME AND WHILE DRIVING I FELT A CHANGE IN THE GEARS OF MY CAR BUT WHEN I ARRIVED HOME AND PLACE THE CAR IN PARK THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF AND I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS BEFORE I LEFT FOR WORK. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND WERE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-95 AROUND WILMINGTON DE. TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WE WERE AT A STANDSTILL WHEN WE WERE REAR-ENDED IN A FIVE CAR / TWO TRACTOR TRAILER PILE UP. MY HUSBAND, SEAT BELTED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD CAUSING A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, AND BACK PAIN. HIS SEATBELT FAILED TO LOCK INTO PLACE, RESULTING IN HIM BEING THROWN FORWARD INTO THE DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINING THE ABOVE INJURIES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. IT FRIGHTENED ME, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE HARDER IT STILL DID NOT RELEASE I HAD TO PRESS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON ON THE CONSOLE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME NOW. IT IS AN INCONVENIENCE AND SCARY. *TR

MY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS COMING ON EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND I TOOK IT TO KOONS FOR SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD ONE WHEEL WAS MOVING FASTER THEN ANOTHER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT THEN ON 06/18/2014 IWAS HIT BY A CHEVY SILVERADO THAT RAN A LIGHT AND I WAS DOING 45 MILES AN HOUR I HAD MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN HER SAFETY SEAT IN THE BACK NONE OF MY AIR BAGS WORKED NOR DID MY SEAT BELTS MY GRAND DAUGHTER HIT THE BACK OF THE SEATS.NOW MY CAR IS FLASHING THE CODES AGAIN NOW THAT ITS FIXED AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING .ITS PART OF THE GM RECALL FOR THE UPPER WIRE HARNESS BUT THEY ARE SAYING IT ISN'T AND THEY ARE NOT STANDING BUY THE WARRANTY THIS DEFECT ALMOST KILLED US AND STILL IS ALMOST KILLING US BY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMING ON PLUS AIR BAG LIGHTS SAYING AIR BAGS ARE SHUTTING DOWN .SO THAT MEANS THE AIR BAGS IF WE NEEDED THEM WOULD NOT HELP US AGAIN IF NEEDED.WE WERE VERY BADLY HURT THE LAST TIME AND I NEED GM TO STEP UP AND REIMBURSE US FOR OUR INJURIES AND FOR MAKING US STILL RIDE IN AN UNSAFE CAR THAT THEY NOW IS ON THE RECALL LIST BUT THEY KEEP SAYING ITS NOT.MY CAR IS STILL IN SERVICE AND SERVICE IS SAYING IT IS PART OF THE RECALL BIT GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. .. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ONCE THE ESC SENSOR LIGHT TURNED OFF THE BRAKES OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE PLASTIC-COVERED LUG NUTS ON MY 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU DO NOT STAY TIGHT AGAINST THE WHEELS. THE OEM LUG NUTS VIBRATE LOOSE AND NEED TO BE CHECKED PERIODICALLY (I.E., MONTHLY). LOOSE LUG NUTS ARE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT ALL-METAL LUG NUTS FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I SUGGEST THAT CHEVROLET REPLACE THE PLASTIC-COVERED LUG NUTS WITH ALL-METAL LUG NUTS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMERS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,700.

MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR END BY A MINIVAN TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKE AT THE BOTTOM HINGED AREA AND LEFT ME LYING FLAT ON MY BACK, STILL IN THE SEAT. THIS SENT MY FEET FLYING STRAIGHT UP CAUSING THEM TO STRIKE UNDER THE DASH AND BREAKING MY TOES. *TR

I SAT IN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND THE SEAT COMPLETELY BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I'M NOW SITTING SLANTED AND BEING SQUASHED AGAINST THE MIDDLE CONSOLE/ARM REST. WHENEVER I GET OUT OF THE CAR, WHICH IS VERY HARD TO DO AND DRIVES ME BAT CRAP CRAZY, I FEEL I NEED A CRANE. SITTING SLANTED IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND IS VERY HARD WHEN JUDGING MAKING TURNS/PARKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

IN MY 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DOES RECOGNIZE SHE IS THERE. YOU CAN WATCH AS THE SYSTEM GOES THROUGH IT'S START UP PROCESS WITH THE AIRBAG ON/OFF LIGHT CYCLING FROM OFF TO ON AND BACK TO OFF. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS HOW MY WIFE SITS IN THE SEAT BUT I HAVE VIDEO OF HER SITTING WITH HER FEET ON THE DASH (WHICH IS NOT AN "APPROVED" SEATING POSITION) AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOWS THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ARMED. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE WE HAVE DRIVEN. MY WIFE WEIGHS 145 SO IT IS NOT THAT SHE IS TOO LIGHT FOR THE SENSOR. THE OTHER DAY I WAS AT A GM DEALER AND FOUND A USED 2012 MALIBU WITH THE SAME TRIM PACKAGE AS MINE AND WE TESTED IT TO SEE IF THAT CAR WOULD DO THE SAME THING AS MINE. IT DID ON THE FIRST TIME WE TURNED THE KEY, I HAVE VIDEO OF THAT FAILURE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT IN BOTH 2012 MALIBU'S. ON MY CAR THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND A SEAT FROM ANOTHER MALIBU WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM STILL FAILS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE GM ENGINEER SAID HE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN OTHER VIDEOS ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE OVER 20 VIDEOS SHOWING THE SYSTEM WORK AND THE SYSTEM FAILING. THE VIN I LISTED IS FOR THE CAR ON THE DEALER LOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND THE SERVICE TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIMES SOUNDED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO RE-CALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

STARTED MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU UP AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO SERVICE ESC. CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING. THIS WAS AFTER THE FIRST NIGHT OF EVENTS I WAS AT. SO I DROVE IT TO THE HOTEL I WAS AT. FOUND OUT WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT IT HAS A ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. DROVE IT TO A DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T SERVICE IT ON THE WEEKEND. I WAS 3 HOURS FROM MY HOME AT AN EVENT. SO I DROVE IT BACK TO MY HOTEL WITH NO POWER STEERING. SO I DROVE FOR ROUGHLY AN HOUR WITH LIGHTS ON AND NO POWER STEERING. THEN WAS ABOUT TO HEAD TO THE DAY TWO OF THE EVENT ABOUT 5 HOURS LATER AND EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I NEED TO FIX ON IT AT ALL NOW. MY GIRL FRIEND WAS DRIVING WHEN THE POWER STEERING MESSED UP AND SHE NEVER HAS LOST POWER STEERING BEFORE AND SHE COULDN'T EVEN TURN THE WHEEL. SO I HAD TO DRIVE IT FOR HER. *JS

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR BAG. I CAN HAVE A PASSENGER THAT WEIGHS OVER THE APPROPRIATE WEIGHT SIT IN THE SEAT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION AND PARKED MY CAR. I GOT BACK IN MY VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY DASH JUST CAME ON AND IT WILL NOT GO OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY $3000 TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY WILL NEED TO TAKE THE AIR BAG OUT AND FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, I DID NOT HAVE A CRASH OR DID ANYONE HIT MY STEERING WHEEL. *TR

HAD A BROADSIDE COLLISION WITH IMPACT TO SIDE OF MALIBU THAT DROVE DRIVERS DOOR INTO DRIVERS SEAT, PUSHING SEAT INTO CENTER CONSOLE. SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM THIS ACCIDENT! B POST WAS BENT INTO PASSENGER AREA ALSO. AGAIN NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WANDERED OUT OF LANE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT INNER TIE RODS WERE PROTRUDED OUTWARD WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

WAS DRIVING ON LAKE SHORE DRIVING WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN ONLY TO HAVE TO PUSH THE BAKES DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE. THIS HAS HAPPEN A LOT AND I HAVE NOT HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR YET. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

THE INTERIOR LIGHT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY DARK, AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT LIT UP AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. THE RADIO STOPS PLAYING AND THE PANEL READS"AUXILIARY MODE". I HAVE TO TURN THE RADIO OFF AND ON FOR IT TO START PLAYING AGAIN. IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN I PLUG IN MY AUXILIARY CORD TO LISTEN TO MY IPOD, IT SHORTS OUT. THE CLICKER TO UNLOCK/LOCK THE CAR STOPPED WORKING SO I WENT TO GET A NEW BATTERY. THEY TESTED THE BATTERY AND SAID IT WAS FINE. MY REAR DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-70 TO COLUMBUS & MY CAR STALLED. WOULD START UP AND IDLE, BUT SERVICE ESC & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. AS SOON AS CAR GOT WARMED UP, WOULD STALL AGAIN. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE SUFFERED A SEIZURE AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE BEFORE LANDING IN A CREEK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH HORRIBLE SHIFTING - 1ST TO 2ND IS A HARD SHIFT AND 2ND - 3RD ISN'T A WHOLE LOT BETTER. WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS WHILE COMING TO A STOP IT AGAIN SHIFTS HARD AND SOMETIMES ABRUPTLY. THE RPM GAUGE ALSO FLARES WHEN SHIFTING DOWN. I HAVE BEEN JUTTED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN IT DECIDES TO SLIP SHIFT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY FAMILY. THE WORST PART IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANYTHING "WRONG" WITH IT OR TELL ME WHY IT DOES THIS BECAUSE THE POOR SHIFTING IS INTERMITTENT, NOT CONSTANT. NOT HAPPY! *TR

"SERVICE ESC" LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS, SLOWING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE, AS WELL AS BREAKING IN BAD WEATHER. AFTER REPLACING BRAKES TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE I SCONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM . AFTER A RECENT INQUIRY I LEARNED OF A RECALL ON "SERVICE ESC" AS WELL AS "TRACTION CONTROL".

ON TWO SEPARATED OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO MAKE A HARD STOP. AFTER THESE STOPS MY BRAKES BECOME VERY SOFT AND LOW. I COULD NOT DRIVE ON FREEWAYS OR HIGHWAYS BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE TOO WEAK AND TOO LOW TO STOP THE CAR AT THOSE SPEEDS.. AFTER THE FIRST OCCASION IN MARCH, THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE FOR A WEEK BEFORE THEY RESET TO NORMAL USE. AFTER THE SECOND OCCASION (HAPPENED FIRST WEEK IN APRIL 2014) THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE AND DID NOT RESET TO NORMAL UNTIL MAY 5TH 2014. THE FACT THAT MY BAKES ARE DEFECTED PUTS ME AND MY PASSENGER, AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK, AND NOT KNOWING WHEN AND WHERE THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS KNOWING I MAY BE IN HARMS WAY AT ANY TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS DUE TO RECALL FOR VEHICLE. *TA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER INITIAL START-UP AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EIGHT TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I WAS FORCED TO BRAKE AND HIT THE HORN TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I FOUND THAT BY HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD GO OUT AND RESET. EVERY TIME I USE MY HORN CAUSES THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT TO COME ON. SOMETIMES IT GOES OUT AGAIN ON ITS OWN. UNSURE IF THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

07/2013 SERVICE ESC MSG AND SYMBOL CAME ON , DEALER UNABLE TO FIND 01/07/2014 SAME 01/15/2014 AGAIN, GM PAID HALF OF THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN AND WAS NOTICE BY DEALER, I BELIEVE GM SHOULD PAID THE WHOLE COST, AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE , EFFECTS STEERING AND STABILIZATION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

REPAIR AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TURNING CAR ON. THE LIGHT BEEPS MAJORITY OF THE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. *TR

ON 12/26/13 MYSELF AND TWO OTHER LADIES WERE HEADING HOME EARLY MORNING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HWY. WITHOUT WARNING, LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING BECAUSE WE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE HWY. AFTER IT SAT FOR AWHILE IT CRANKED BACK UP AND WE MANAGED TO GET IT HOME. I DROVE IT TO WORK 12/27/13 BUT IT DID THE SAME THING TWICE (ONCE BEFORE 8 A.M. WHEN I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET SOMETHING TO DRINK AND AGAIN AT 12:00 P.M. ON MY LUNCH BREAK) DURING MY LUNCH BREAK I WAS AT THE GAS STATION PUMPING GAS, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TO PAY FOR MY GAS. WHEN I RETURNED MY CAR WOULDN'T CRANK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CONNECTED ME TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE MAN OFFERED TO COME TOW MY VEHICLE, BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES IT, OF COURSE, CRANKED. NONETHELESS I GAVE THEM THE ADDRESS OF MY EMPLOYMENT AND TOLD THEM TO COME PICK IT UP SO THEY COULD FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THAT SAME DAY THE SERVICE MAN REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND I COULD PICK UP MY CAR. I PICKED UP MY CAR ON 12/30/13. ON MY WAY HOME ON THIS SAME DAY (12/30/13) MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT THE RED LIGHT WITH TRAFFIC BACKED UP BEHIND ME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THEM AND THEY KEPT IT ALMOST 2 WEEKS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, HOPING THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THEM ON 3/24/14 BECAUSE MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN ON 3/23/14, NO ONE HAS RETURNED MY CALL. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF PARKING GARAGE GOING MINIMAL SPEED, MY RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WHEEL DISLOCATED FROM MY VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND FURTHER INSPECTION, LOOKS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY ASSEMBLED WITH ONLY 2 OF THE NEEDED 4 BOLTS ATTACHING THE WHEEL TO THE HUB OF THE CAR. THIS CAUSED STRAIN TO THE 2 BOLTS AND YOU CAN VISIBLY SEE STRESS CRACKS ON THE HUB WHERE THERE WERE PLACED. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED WITH REAR DEFOGGER AND HEAT RUNNING, LOUD EXPLOSION CRACKING NOISE AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD HAD EXPLODED INTO SPIDERWEBS. GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE -- OTHER PEOPLE PARKED SAW THE INCIDENT AND NO ONE SAW ANYTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD ( PARKED AT SCHOOL DROPPING OFF KIDS ). NOTHING WAS FOUND THAT INDICATED THE WINDOW HAD BEEN STRUCK IN ANY WAY. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS WARM TO THE TOUCH IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE SPIDERWEBBED WINDOW. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 0 DEGREES. CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LATCH AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK, AND LEGS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RESTARTED, ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, HOWEVER WHEN I PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPACE, I NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR, THEN MY BREAKS STARTING SQUEAKING REALLY BAD. NOW I CONSTANTLY HEAR THAT SOUND WHEN STARTING MY CAR IN EARLY MORNINGS, THE SQUEAKING IS CONSTANT. ALSO MY RADIO AND DEFROST GOES IN AND OUT, MY RADIO SHUTS DOWN BY ITSELF AND THEN RETURNS ON, MY BACK DEFROSTER DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK, WHEN IT RAINS, MY BACK WINDOW IS NOT DEFROST, SO I CAN'T USE MY BACK WINDOW FOR VIEWING WHEN WE HAVE HEAVY RAIN OR EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE POWERING DOWN AND THE LOW TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MAC HAIK CHEVROLET IN 2012 WITH 30MILES ON IT. IT DROVE GREAT FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. THEN WHEN I WOULD REVERSE THE CAR TO LEAVE I WOULD HERE A NOISE ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. SO I TOOK OFF THINKING IT WAS THE RAIN THAT CAUSED THE NOISE ON THE BRAKES. THEN SOMETIMES I WOULD HEAR IT WHEN I START SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. SO I LEFT EVERY MORNING I WOULD HEAR THE SAME NOISE FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY CHECK THE BRAKES FOR FREE. THEY LOOKED AT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD A GROOVE ON THE ROTOR CAUSED BY SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IT COULD BE A BAD BRAKE PAD. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I DID. ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS IT'S NOT THAT BAD AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I HAD THE GARAGE CHECK THE REST OF THE BRAKES THEY HAD NO GROOVES AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN. IT'S 07/16/2014 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THEM TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY SAID NO. PLEASE HELP ME OR LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH ON MAIN STREET IN FLORIDA,NY THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED & THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAD MY REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER ON BECAUSE IT WAS A RAINY, HUMID NIGHT IT WAS ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE WINDOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2012 CHEVY MALIBU THAT DOES NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR FIVE MINUTES. NO POWER AT ALL IN VEHICLE. JUST AS SOON AS I PUT ON JUMPER CABLES ON, IT WILL START WITH NO PROBLEMS. I HAD BATT AND ALT TESTED. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THOSE PARTS. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I DON'T NEED TO BE STUCK SOMEWHERE WITH MY (SPECIAL NEEDS)CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

WE OWN A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION (SHUDDERING) IN THE STEERING OF THE CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING A CORNER. BUT NOW THE CAR IS DEVELOPING MORE ABNORMAL ISSUES LIKE THE STEERING WHEELING IS MOVING BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT STRAIGHT SMOOTH ROAD. ALSO NOTED ARE CLICKING NOISES NOW HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL HUB. WITH THE WORSENING CONDITION OF THE STEERING I AM BECOMING RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE STEERING FAILING WHILE OPERATING THE CAR. I HAVE NOTIFIED CHEVROLET AND I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO GET BACK TO ME. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPT. AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE 9/05/2013 FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WITH 3 OF THOSE TIMES WAS WITH A CHEVROLET ENGINEER. BUT CHEVROLET CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME WHEN PULLING ONTO THE STREET BUT THIS COULD BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON AND I DO NOT WANT TO ENDANGER HIM IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR. *TR