2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - COLUMBIA CITY, IN

    WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL AT APPROXMATLY 50 MPH. CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SINCE SIMILAR MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR, WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS, HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE AND THEY REFUSED TO CONSIDER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, JUST BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE SAME FAULTY PARTS ARE IN THE CAR.

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - SMITH CREEK, MI

    WHEN DRIVING CAR AIR BAG LIGHT HAS FLASHED ON AND OFF ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS EACH TIME AS SOON AS STEERING WHEEL MOVE POSITION THE LIGHT GOES OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED.

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - ORLANDO, FL

    STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK WHEN VEHICLE IS ON. IT HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE.

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV

    I HAVE REPLACED MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES AND BLUB KEEPS BLOWING OUT. I AM TIRED OF REPLACING IT AND VERY COSTLY BECAUSE OF THE LABOR IT TAKES TO REPLACE IT. ALL OF SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING STALL AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR IT DROVE NORMAL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - TOLEDO, OH

    THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON THIS VEHICLE VERY OFTEN. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND IVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE BULBS SEVERAL TIMES. ITS NOT CHEAP TO DO THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PULL THE BUMPER TO REAPIR. WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE THEY TELL ME THIS ISNT NORMAL.

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - WEST POINT, GA

    MY STEERING IS LOCKING UP AND VIBRATING. IF TURNING THE STEERING AND KEY AT SAME TIME IT STARTS BACK WORKING.AND MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I'VE HAD THE WAITING HARNESS CHANGED AND IT STILL CONTINUE TO NOT WORK.

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - NEWARK, NJ

    I LOST POWER STEERING IN CAR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED ON MY CAR . THIS HAPPENED ON THE CITY STREET DRIVING. THIS HFF AS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ISSUES 14E044000 7/24/14 STEERING COMPONENT , 14V252000 5/14/2014 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WARNING.

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - LONGVIEW, TX

    WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON, A MESSAGE POPS UP SAYING "POWER STEERING" AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP (CAR IS STATIONARY AT THE TIME SINCE I'M TURNING IT ON). I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL MAKING MY CAR UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR ON AND OFF ABOUT 3-5 TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL "UNLOCKS" ITSELF AND I'M ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN. WHILE I'M DRIVING THROUGH THE HIGHWAY, CITY STREETS AND ALSO WHEN MY CAR IS IN PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO DO SOME KIND OF GLITCHING MOVEMENT BY TIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL FOR ABOUT HALF A SECOND, LUCKILY IT HASN'T INTERFERED WITH MY DRIVING (AT LEAST NOT YET). WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL GLITCHES THERE'S A TIGHTING FEELING THE STEERING WHEEL GETS AND SHAKES WHEN IT HAPPENS. EACH TIME IT DOES THAT IT LAST ABOUT HALF SECOND OR SO, BUT IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES BACK TO BACK SO THE WHOLE THING LAST A FEW SECONDS. THE "GLITCHING/TIGHTENING" ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, ALSO THE MOMENT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO GLITCH/TIGHTEN UP I CAN FEEL SOMETHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS WELL. IT FEELS AS IF THE GLITCH RUNS THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND DOWN THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES YET. BUT THIS ISSUE WITH MY STEERING WHEEL IS GETTING WORSE WITH EACH PASSING DAY THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS UP MORE AND MORE AND WHILE I'M DRIVING THOSE "GLITCHES/TIGHTENING" ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER TOO

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - LOGAN, OH

    POWER STEERING. IS GOING OUT 3 DAYS AFTER GETTING FOR MY BIRTHDAY FEB SALESMAN NEW IT CUZ HE SEEN LIGHTS ON DASH BUT KEPT SAYING JUST DRIVE IT WELL MY EXTRA COVERAGE WARRANTY IT DOES NOT COVER CRAZY HUH CUZ I HAVE BEEN TOLD2 TIMES DIFFERENT MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS OR SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL. DRIVING AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT IT IS SCARY..

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  • 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
    - ELLIJAY, GA

    POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN THE CAR, GETTING ESC REPAIR LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. OCCURED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY.

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