2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE OPERATING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU 4CYL IN A TURN, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING FAILED. A WARNING INDICATOR AFTERWARDS THEN FLASHED POWER STEERING AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE. THE RESULT WAS ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH A TRAFFIC CIRCLE WITH CHILDREN IN BACKSEAT OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS BECAUSE WITHOUT WARNING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED ME TO PANIC EMOTIONALLY AND ALSO CAUSED ME GREAT PHYSICAL DIFFICULTY AS I AM A WOMAN AND I ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD TO GARNER ALL THIS STRENGTH TO MANUALLY STEER THE VEHICLE IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND WILL REPAIR THIS IF THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 150,000 MILES. WE COULD HAVE ALL DIED IN A CAR CRASH. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE UNLESS REPAIRED AS IT IS UNSAFE. THE CHEVY MECHANIC INDICATES IF BOTH THE SENSOR AND MOTOR NEED TO BE REPLACED IT WILL COST $1200.00. MY HUSBAND IS A VETERAN AND WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR.

THE WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN...... SOMETIMES IT HARD TO TURN AND AFTER TURNING RIGHT TO LEFT IT GET EASIER TO TURN STATIONARY.

MY CAR HAS BLUETOOTH CAPABILITIES AND MY DEVICE WAS CONNECTED UNTIL OCT 2018. WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON, MUTES RADIO. COMPUTER NEVER RESPONDS, "READY". I ALSO NOTICED THAT ONSTAR IS NO LONGER WORKING. DOES NOT MAKE A NOISE WHEN BLUE BUTTON IS PRESSED. I LOOKED UP SYMPTOMS AND NOTICED THERE WAS A BULLETIN FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE 08-08-46-008 A/B. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO SOFTWARE TO BE UPDATED AND I'VE TRIED MULTIPLE PHONES AND PRIOR TO DETERMINING IF MY DEVICE IS COMPATIBLE, THE COMPUTER MUST RESPOND WHEN FOLLOWING THE SET UP RULES.

"POWER STEERING FAILURE". OUR 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU LOST ITS POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED AND IT WORKED AGAIN. IT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS THEN FAILED COMPLETELY AGAIN WHEN SHE WAS GOING SHOPPING. CHEVROLET IS RECALLING MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING MANY 2009 MALIBU'S. FOR SOME REASON CHEVROLET TELLS US OUR 2009 MALIBU IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! MY WIFE WAS SHOOK UP TERRIBLY AND CAN NOT DRIVE IT TILL IT GETS FIXED ( AT GREAT EXPENSE). BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MECHANISM/SENSOR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THANK YOU.

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY .BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AT THE OPPOSITE TIMES. MEANING LIGHTS COME ON WHEN NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL YET GO OFF WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES IN LAST 9 YEARS FOR REPAIR. CHEVY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO FIX AND DEALER DOES REPAIRS FOR FREE. THE REPAIR LASTS NOT LONG BEFORE I NOTICE THEY ARE AGAIN MALFUNCTIONING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE SO FAR IN 2019 AND EACH TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED PERFECTLY AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. TODAY THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONING ,BUT BY TIME I GET AN APPOINTMENT AND ARRIVE AT THE DEALER THE LIGHTS WILL FUNCTION CORRECTLY. BUT THEY WILL FAIL AGAIN THIS CYCLE HAS GONE ON FOR YEARS AND CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE . THE DEALER SERVICE BULLETIN HAS THEM PUTTING DIELECTRIC GREASE AND A WIRE HARNESS ON THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION .WHICH THEY HAVE DONE AT LEAST 3 TIMES . PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL AS I SEE 09 MALIBU S DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH BRAKE LIGHTS ON ROUTINELY AND THE WEB HAS TONS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING. YOU CAN HAVE MY CAR TO TEST IF YOU NEED IT TO PROVE THE PROBLEM EXISTS . ONCE BEFORE YOU TOOK MY CHEVY TAHOE 97 TO PROVE A POWER STEERING ISSUE . DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE LAST DATE I TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIR , BUT THEY COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION YET A DAY PRIOR THEY MALFUNCTIONED. IN NEXT QUESTION IT ASKS HOW MANY MILES ON CAR WHEN HAPPENED . I PUT IN THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN 2010

THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF THE PROBLEM BEING INTERMITTENT, MY CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL. I TRIED TO START IT AND NOTHING. REPLACED BATTERY AND A ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STILL WON'T START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

CONSTANTLY HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT GOING OUT. REPLACED HARNESS, NOW LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. INTERMITTENTLY WORKING, PROBLEM IS NOW MY DAUGHTER IS GOING DOWN I94 IN THE DARK AND THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. ONLY WAY TO DRIVE IS WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON.

MY CAR POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND COMES PACK AFTER I TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START AND THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON ON THE DASH AND THE INSIDE LOCK AND UNLOCK BUTTONS DON'T WORK. THEY WILL GO UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN IN THE BEGINNING NOW IF I OPEN MY DOOR IT LOCKS ON ME. I CHANGED THE WHEEL BARRING ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BECAUSE BELL TIRE SAID THAT THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING G. STILL HAVING ISSUES. I DON'T FEEL SAFE WHERE I WORK I TRAVEL AND I DON'T ALWAYS WORK IN THE BEST OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND I DON'T WANT TO GET MY CAR BROKEN INTO OR ROBBED. AND I SURELY DON'T WANT MY POWER STEERING TO GO OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY AND ME CRASHING AND POSSIBLY INJURING OR KILLING SOMEONE ELSE.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT STEER AND HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME.