2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKING/VIBRATING WHILE IN PARK, IN MOTION AND WHILE TURNING. WAS A RECALL ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2015 AND CAN ONLY FIND THAT THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY DONE. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHERE, AND I LOOKED ONLINE AND FIND THAT THESE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSISTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL YET FAILED AGAIN. CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING--MY CASE FOR MY CAR "HAS BEEN CLOSED OUT"...THEREFORE IT WILL BE $700.00 OUT OF MY POCKET. IS THERE ANY WAY TO BE SURE A RECALL WAS DONE AND/OR FIND OUT IF THE PARTS THEY REPLACED WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE? STARTED ACTING UP IN AUG./SEPT AND HAS WORSENED IN THE LAST MONTH. HAVING IT LOOKED INTO WHILE HAVING A SEPARATE RECALL FOR BREAK LAMP MALFUNCTION DONE. OCT. 12, 2016

I WAS TURNING RIGHT AT ABOUT 20 MPH, THE NORMAL SPEED I TURN AT. MY MALIBU SLID AND I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR BEEPED AT ME AND IT SAID ESC ON THE DASH COMPUTER. I CALLED ABOUT THE RECALL FOR EPS, AND MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE ONE. KIND OF WEIRD TO SEE WHEN OTHERS ARE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I DID HAVE THE POWER STEERING TORQUE REPLACED IN 2015. THE CAR IS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT TO ME I FEEL UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL NOW HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN WHEN TURNING, AND I CANNOT AFFORD A REPLACEMENT RIGHT NOW, AS WELL AS AN ACCIDENT.

TAKATA RECALL I LOST CONTROL OF MY 08 CHEVY MALIBU AS IT WAS IN MOTION. DRIVING TO SCHOOL THE ABS, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL AND BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. I HAD TO FORCEFULLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET OUT OF TRAFFICS WAY AND PARK SOMEWHERE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.

BOUGHT MY CAR 3 MONTHS AGO FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, 3 DAYS LATER MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED, THEY SAID THAT MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT WAS ON. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS? ITS LIKE SELLING A CAR WITH A PASSENGER SEATBELT ONLY. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR MY AIRBAGS TO BE WORKED ON. WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS FOR AIRBAGS I THINK THEY MISSED MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. ITS REDICULOUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,127.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE SECURITY LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SAFETY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE APPEARS WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPS AND VEHICLE STALLS AFTER A VERY SHORT PERIOD BARELY ENOUGH TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE. THIS PATTERN REPEATS RANDOMLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND EVEN WHEN IT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAYS. DEALER CHECK REVEALED THAT IT WAS ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THAT GOT SHORTED AND NEEDS A REPLACEMENT. THE PART IS BACK ORDERED, WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT GO -- IT SEEMS TO STALL. WHEN THE CAR TRIES TO SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, THE RPM'S INCREASE VERY HIGH AND THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT UNTIL I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. ONCE IT SHIFTS, IT WILL MAINTAIN SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING SEVERAL TIMES MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,101.