2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

VEHICLE HAS DIED ON ME 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING.IN MOTION ONE MOMENT AND DEAD THE NEXT, SO FAR IT HAS DIED ON CITY STREETS, IVE GOTTEN LUCKY WITH IT NOT BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AS I TRAVEL THAT FREQUENTLY FOR WORK. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF REPAIR SHOP FOR MULTIPLE REPAIRS AND STILL NOT CORRECTED.

HAVING ISSUE WITH PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT AFTER REPLACING IT STILL SEE THE LIGHT GOES IN AND OUT I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ONLINE AND SEE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT AND EVERYBODY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THE LIGHT WILL GO IN AND OUT EVEN AFTER YOU REPLACE THE BULB.

I'VE BEEN SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEADLIGHT FAILURE.LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE ...PLUS YOU HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE FRONT TRIM PANEL TO ACCESS THE BULB. VERY BAD DESIGN.

ESC LIGHT CAME ON, LOST POWER STEERING WHILE MANEUVERING ON EXTREMELY ICY CURVE ON FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE MUSCLE THE CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ACCIDENT. FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINANTS ON NHTSA WEB SITE FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT COULDN'T FIND WHERE THERE WAS ANY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE PER MY CARS VIN NUMBER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

I HIT A DEER ON THE DRIVE SIDE AND SEAT BROKE. IT MOVES WHEN I SIT IT IT AND THE INSURANCE WON'T BUT TO HAVE IT FIX BECAUSE THEY STATE IT IS A PROBLEM THAT THE MALIBU'S HAVE.

ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6, 2021, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM THE CENTER DIVIDER AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN! THIS CAUSED ME TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY CITY STREET AND TO PARK UP ON THE CURB TO AVOID ONGOING TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL MANUALLY WITH A LOT OF STRENGTH BUT IT DID NOT MOVE. THEN A WARNING SIGNAL APPEARED SAYING (POWER STEERING). I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO SEE IF THIS HELPED, IT DID. AFTER I GOT HOME I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. I AM WAITING TO SEE IF THIS REPAIR IS COVERED UNDER CHEVROLET'S WARRANTY REGARDING EPS (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING) VEHICLES.

AS TIME IS GOING ON THE STEERING IS GETTING LESS CONTROLLABLE. I HAVE YET TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT I CAN FEEL THE CAR SWERVING A BIT WHEN I'M STEERING (SWERVING I DIDN'T DO). I LOOKED UP MY VIN ON ISEECARS.COM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AT ALL WITH THE STEERING AND THERE WAS IN 2014 . I BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST YEAR SO I AM THE OWNER AND AM NOT SURE HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS. I GOT IT CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND SHAFT . ALSO MY PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES AND THERE HAVE BEEN MINOR ISSUES WITH THEM.

MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS HAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING OR FROM THE HEADLIGHT BULB TO THE SHORT WIRING HARNESS TO THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. I SENT GENERAL MOTORS A MESSAGE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT. IT IS A FACTORY FAULT. I ONLY GET SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MY FUNDS.

THE WELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAS BROKEN MAKING THE SEAT UNSTABLE. I WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR AND HEARD IT SNAP THEN FALL TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NOT CHARGE PEOPLE $1000+ TO FIX IT. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT, ONLY A MINOR REAR END COLLISION THAT DID MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER.

THE ESC SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.