2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 204,000.

REPLACED PASSENGER HEADLIGHT HARNESS TWICE, AS THE LOW BEAM/ DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT CONNECTOR BURNS UNTIL THE BULB ITSELF BURNS OUT, OR THE CONNECTOR FALLS OFF THE BULB. MOSTLY NOTICED AT NIGHT, AS THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ARE USUALLY NEEDED THEN.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN DRIVING AND DO NOT GO ON WHEN BRAKING

MY VEHICLE DISPLAYS THE ANTI THEFT ICON AND WILL NOT START. SO FAR THIS HAS ONLY OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONERY BUT HAS SLIGHTLY STALLED DURING OPERATION. ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENED RANDOMLY IN THE PAST, IT HAS NOW BECOME AN EVERYDAY OCCURENCE. THE ONLY THING THAT HAS WORKED IS WAITING 10MINS WITH THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION AND THEN JUMPING THE BATTERY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A NONE ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE LOVED MY MALIBU AND WAS ACTUALLY CONSIDERING PURCHASING A NEW ONE, SINCE I'VE HAD SUCH GOOD LUCK WITH THIS ONE, UNTIL THIS SITUATION.

TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER CABLE KEEPS BREAKING I WAS GETTING READY TO PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND THE GEAR WASN'T CATCHING

I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP. VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK AND THE WHEEL STARTED SHAKING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OK N IT'S OWN FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS. POWER STEERING THEN POPPED UP ON THE DASH. THE WHEEL STOPPED SHAKING. I BACKED OUT AND BEGAN DRIVING. I BEGAN ON HIGHWAY AND THE WHEEL STARTS SHAKING AGAIN. THE WHEEL WAS SHAKING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT MAKING IT HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, THE FAILURE WENT AWAY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYDAY SINCE FEBRUARY 15, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL INPUT TORQUE SENSOR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

MY BCM I HAS TERRIBLE WIRING CONNECTION AND THE WAY I BOUGHT IT SOMEONE RAN A NEW WIRE TO THE THIRD COIL BECAUSE THE BAD CONNECT IS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND IS SHORTING OUT ALL MY EMISSIONS PARTS SUCH AS MAF SENSOR, O2S, EVAP PURGE SOLENOID AND MY CAR IS RUNNING LIKE CRAP AND A MECHANIC SAID HE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE ON THE SAME VECHILE AS MINE

THIS VEHICLE VIN CODE HAS NOT SHOWN UP FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL. 05-07 CHEVY MALIBUS 3.5L. MY 2008 MALIBU WAS MANUFACTURED JULY 2007. MY UNDERSTANDING IS GM VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AFTER THE MONTHS OF MARCH OR APRIL ARE NEXT CALANDER YEAR. SO MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU IS AN 05-07 BODY AND UNDERSTOOD AS BEST TRIM LEVEL OFFERED BEFORE THE NEXT BODY STYLE AND MODEL. THE 2008 MODEL YEARS BODY STYLE CHANGED.

ESC LIGHTS, AND TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF OFTEN, REGARDLESS OF CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. I NOTICED IT HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOLER. STARTED AROUND 29K MILES ON MY CAR. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, MY BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON. COMPUTER DOESN'T KICK BACK ANY CODES UNLESS THE WARNING LIGHTS THAT ARE ON.