2012 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM, INFORMING ME OF ANOTHER DEFECT BUILT INTO MY VEHICLE , ONLY ONE OF WHICH WAS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO MAKE A REPAIR, THE OTHERS, AS WITH THIS LETTER HAS BEEN TO WARN ME OF A DEFECT, THIS LETTER CONTAINS THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE, EXPLAINS WHAT THE DEFECT IS, HOWEVER,EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY STATES THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, BECAUSE IN BOLD UNDERLINED TYPE IT STATES "DO NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER AS A RESULT OF THIS LETTER UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS THE CONDITION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE". THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME BECAUSE LONG BEFORE THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT MODEL CAUSED THE DEATHS THAT FORCED NHTSA TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THAT VEHICLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR, I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM A COBALT I OWNED AND WHEN TOLD IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400.00 TO HAVE THAT IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, I CREATED SUCH A COMMOTION IN THAT DEALERSHIP, THAT THEY REPLACED THAT IGNITION SWITCH W/O COST TO ME, WHICH PROVES THAT THEY WERE WELL OF OFF THAT DEADLY DEFECT BEFORE IT CAUSED THOSE DEATHS, SO THE FACT THAT THIS LETTER CLEARLY STATES THE VIN NUMBER OF THIS VEHICLE, AS DID THEY OF THE DEADLY IGNITION SWITCH, ' SO MY PLEA TO YOU IS TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MENTIONED IN ALL FOUR OF THE LETTERS THEY HAVE SENT TO ME. BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY I WOULD KNOW WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE HAS THIS DEADLY DEFECT, IS TO EXPERIENCE THE DEATH THAT COULD RESULT FROM THAT DEFECT..

FROM DAY 1 OF PURCHASING THE 2012 CHEVY MALIBU, THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD A SHIFTING PROBLEM. GEARS 1 TO 3 SEEM TO BE THE WORST (INCLUDING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION). THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS "HARD" UPON ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. ALSO ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING I WILL BE GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND TRY TO ACCELERATE AND IT IS HESITANT LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO SO I AM FORCED TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL TO THE POINT OF A REV FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND NOTICED I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE VERY MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT WHICH TIME AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EFFORT HAD TO BE APPLIED AND A LOUD CRACKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. SEVERAL REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,100. UPDATED 2/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE WAS REPLICATED AROUND 10/3/12 BY SERVICE MANAGER AND THEIR MECHANICCOULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THE GENERAL MANAGER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AS OF 1/17/2013 THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 02/20/2013 *JS

THIS CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AS IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ON A BUSY STREET, AND THEN WOULD NOT DRIVE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, EVEN AFTER GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. IT, IN FACT, STARTED COASTING BACKWARDS WHEN IT WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. NO INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. SERVICE DPT. AT DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. WE FEEL THAT THIS BRAND NEW CAR HAS A FAULTY COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE AT PRESENT, BUT THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. IT POSES A SAFETY HAZARD, AND NEITHER CHEVY OR GM ARE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY DAUGHTER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR