2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SHOWS ON AND OFF ADVISING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS CHECKED.

MY GAS TANK STARTED LEAKING FOR NO REASON (NO WEAR AND TEAR-EVERY MECHANIC SAID THAT IS ALMOST UNHEARD OF), MY POWER WINDOWS AND LOCK STOPPED WORKING 2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $300 TO FIX EACH MOTOR FOR THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, MY AC ALSO HAVE ISSUES; THE SENSOR AND THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN CHANGED 6 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 4 YEARS. I AM SICK OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND HAVE NO ASSISTANCE WITH IT. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS HERE, COINCIDENTALLY, MY WARRANTY WAS UP ON EVERY ISSUE I FACED. GM HAS REALLY TAKEN A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF MY POCKETS. I WAS INFORMED OF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WOULD BE IN THE SHOP FOR 1 DAY, WHICH TURNED INTO 5 DAYS, AND I WAS DENIED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RENTAL FEES, WHICH WERE ALMOST $600. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES, BECAUSE MY CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND 3 CHILDREN. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN AT TIMES, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR NOT. THE AC IS THE SAME ISSUE, THE PARTS WILL GO OUT WHETHER I AM DRIVING IT OR NOT. THE GAS LEAK ISSUE IS AWFUL, BECAUSE THE CAR WREAKS OF GAS, AND MY CAR BURNS GAS WHETHER IT IS POWERED ON OR NOT. THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE THE END OF 2010 AND WE HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE ISSUES WITH MY CAR ARE THERE 24/7, AND HAPPENS IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT. ALTHOUGH, THE ISSUES I HAVE BEEN HAVING HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE, EXCEPT THE GAS LEAK ISSUE WHICH IS RECENTLY, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT PUT THE START AS TODAY'S PRESENT DATE, BECAUSE EACH ISSUE STARTED AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND CONTINUE TO CAUSE ISSUES, EVEN AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR WITH SOME ISSUES.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND I ONLY HAVE 71000 MILE ON MY CAR, SHOULDN'T IT BE STILL UNDER WARRANTY? PLEAS ADVISE

VEHICLE IS STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LEAK. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUES BY GM TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON THE CHEVROLET MALIBU.

POWER STEERING LOSES POWER STEERING CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE STEERING MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 38K MILES ON IT. LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL CAN HAPPEN WHEN CAR IS EITHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

WHILE DRIVING ON US-10, A HIGH TRAFFIC FREEWAY IN PHOENIX AZ, THE CAR REDUCED SPEED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE THIS RATE! SO MY SON WAS SUDDENLY STUCK IN ONE OF THE PASSING LANES ON A VERY BUSY FOUR LANE FREEWAY. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRYING TO MANEUVER OFF THE FREEWAY. SEVERAL CODES APPEARED ON THE DASH; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION, AND SOMETHING ABOUT AIR BAGS. HE MANAGED HIS WAY OFF THE FREEWAY AND 'LIMPED' THE CAR HOME.

RECALL WAS DONE IN NOV. 2014 AT RYAN CHEVROLET IN MINOT, ND. ON OCT. 3, 2015 THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. TOOK CAR IN TO GATEWAY CHEVROLET IN FARGO, ND. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT EITHER THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE INCORRECTLY OR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE.

GM ISSUED A NOTICE DATED SEPTEMBER 2015 STATING THAT PROBLEMS WITH THE EPS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING POWER. NOTICE ALSO STATES THAT I AM NOT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER UNLESS THE EVENT ACTUALLY HAPPEN AND HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE. I FEEL THAT THIS OCCURENCE COULD PUT MY SAFETY AT RISK ESPECIALLY IN TIGHT TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT NEEDED AN INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND THE RACKING PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMING FROM THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.