2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, MADE A SQUEAKY NOISE, AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. ALSO, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO FUTURE CHEVROLET OF SACRAMENTO (4811 MADISON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95841, (916) 331-6777), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

IN 2014 A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING WAS DONE BULLETIN 14117A, I HAD IT FIXED IN 2017 AND NOW THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AGAIN CODE CO545! THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED RANDOMLY! CAUSING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER! OBVIOUSLY IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR AGAIN I AM SURE IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS! THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 MALIBU WHEN POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. SHE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN SHE TURNED OFF HER CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON EVERYTHING WORKED NORMAL. FIVE MINUTES LATER THIS SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN OFTEN NOW BUT THE LIGHTS ARE ALL OFF WHEN WE TAKE IT TO GET IT SCANNED. THIS PROBLEM WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS OF THIS VEHICLE BUT OURS WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR SOME REASON.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGNAGE, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. DRIVING HOME ON SECONDARY STREET. FIXED WITH NEW SENSOR FOR THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. 2 WEEKS LATER, SAME LIGHTS ON DASH WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING.

ENGINE POWER FAILURE AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF, THE CARS POWER IMMEDIATELY REDUCES POWER AND SPEED WITHOUT NOTICE, CAR STALLS OUT. IT IS VERY RANDOM WITHOUT WARNING/NOTICE; QUITE DANGEROUS- IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON IT RETURNS TO NORMAL ONLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

MY LOW BEAM ON MY 08 CHEVY MALIBU CONTINUOUSLY BURNS OUT AT THE CONNECTOR. HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED WHICH IS COSTLY AND SO INCONVENIENT/TIME CONSUMING. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN TO MY VEHICLE IN MARCH 2018 IT IS NOW JANUARY 26 2019 AND I AM STILL DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE.

CAR HAS 145,XXX ON ODOMETER WITH A SHAKING STEERING WHEEL, POWER STEERING CONSISTENTLY GOES OUT SHORTLY AFTER STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE CAUSING HIGHER RISK FOR CRASH WHICH IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. EVERY-TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEREVER I AM (CITY STREET, HIGHWAY). I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD/HIGHWAY TO RESTART MY CAR TO TRY TO "BUY" SOME TIME FOR POWER STEERING AND THEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WAS WHILE I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN AND NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MESSAGE CENTER BEEPED AND GAVE MESSAGE POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING OUT OF CONTROL AND COULD HARDLY STEER. SEVERAL TIMES AFTER RESTARTING STEERING WOULD WORK FOR AWHILE. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER 2008 BUT I WAS TOLD MINE HAD A SPECIAL WARRANTY THAT RAN OUT. I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT ISN'T RIGHT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1500 TO FIX THIS DEFECT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR STEERING WHEEL JERKS OUT OF YOUR HAND AND MOVES ON ITS OWN.

TAKATA RECALL: TIMING CHAIN AND CRANKSHAFT ISSUE. CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO START THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO FIND OUT THAT MY TIMING CHAIN IS LOSE AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PIECE WAS MISSING OR BROKEN