2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE AND HIS DRIVER AND PASSENGER CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND DRIVER SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. HE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND NOTHING HIT HIM. HE SUSTAINED MILD INJURIES DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAGS. HE WILL BE GOING TO THE DOCTORS DUE TO RESIDUE IN THE EYE, A BURNING FEELING ON SIDE OF FACE, AND NECK HURTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE U JOINT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME EACH TIME IT OCCURS BECAUSE I AM DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED AND MOST OF THE TIME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO TURN MY HAZARDS ON AND DO MY BEST TO GET OFF THE ROAD ALL WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN AND LOOSE ALL POWER. I'VE COME SO VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" IS THE MESSAGE THAT APPEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT IN A FEW DAYS LATER TO A MECHANIC WHO READ THE CODES. THERE WERE SEVERAL THAT CAME UP. I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITH THE CAR AND AFTER LOOKING OVER EVERYTHING DECIDED I NEEDED A NEW CAM SHAFT SENSOR. CAR DROVE WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK IN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY'RE UNSURE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE NOW. THEY HAVE TOLD ME UNLESS I CAN GET THE VEHICLE TO THEM RIGHT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING THEY'RE UNSURE WHAT COULD ACTUALLY BE THE SOURCE. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE TO A MECHANIC OR A DEALER AT A COASTING SPEED OF 10 MPH WITHOUT STOPPING BEFORE I GET THERE? I HAVE READ SEVERAL CHEVY FORUM THREADS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST MALIBUS AND IMPALAS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS MAKING REPAIRS THAT MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS SAY WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE YET HAVE STATED THE ISSUE STILL OCCURS IN THEIR VEHICLES. I REFUSE TO THROW MONEY INTO REPAIRS IF THERE ISN'T A KNOWN SOURCE AS I HAVE ALREADY MADE ONE REPAIR THAT DIS NOT FIX MY VEHICLES PROBLEM! WITH THE NUMBER OF CHEVY VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL??? *TR

CAR HAS A FUEL SMELL AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF. TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP HAS CRACK AND IS LEAKING. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE PART? *TR

MESSAGES: 1. SVS AIR BAG, ALSO WHEN PASSENGER IN CAR, AIR BAG IS OFF. 2. SVS TIRE MONITOR, ALSO THINKS I HAVE A FLAT WHEN ALL 4 TIRES ARE FILLED. *TR

FREQUENTLY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WILL FAIL. BECAUSE THIS SYSTEM IS ELECTRONIC AND NOT HYDRAULIC THE CAR CANNOT BE STEERED SAFELY AND HAS RESULTED IN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAS VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED ME THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM TORQUE SENSOR IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS A RECALL ON THIS FAILURE BUT IT HAS THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR PROCEDURES, THE PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED DEPENDING ON THE BUILD DATE OF THE VEHICLE. GM DOCUMENT # 102644 ADDRESSES THE FAILURE. PROCEDURES # 14116 AND 14117 INCLUDE REPLACING THE TORQUE SENSOR. PROCEDURE # 14118 ONLY REPLACES THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROLLER UNIT. REPAIR # 14118 IS THE REPAIR GM PERFORMED ON MY CAR BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE COMPLAINT. I HAVE SPENT HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH A GM CUSTOMER REP. AND SHE WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, I EVEN AGREED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR IF GM WILL COVER THE PART BUT GM REFUSED. IN SUMMARY GM HAS RECALLED MY CAR FOR THIS FAILURE. GM REPLACED A PART ON MY CAR WHEN THEY KNEW IT WAS NOT GOING TO REPAIR MY CAR. GM NOW REFUSES TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO PROPERLY REPAIR THIS SAFETY DEFECT ON MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS HARVEY ELLIS MOTORS AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND ASKING GM FOR ASSISTANCE BUT GM DECLINED TO ASSIST THEM ALSO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS ADJUSTED, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,169.

GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR FAILED AGAIN. IT WAS FIXED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL BACK IN JULY 2014. ALSO THERE IS AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT HAS BEGAN TO DISPLAY, BUT CHEVY STATES THAT THE RECALL COVERS 2008 IMPALA, NOT THE MALIBU MODELS. *TR

DASH LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND OUT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

SHIFTING CABLE IS SHREDDED WON'T GO IN PARK, BACKED INTO MY GARAGE THOUGHT IS WAS IN PARK BUT WASN'T.CAN'T GET CAR IN REVERSE NOW. THERE IS 3 RECALL'S ON VEHICLE ONE WHICH IS THIS SHIFT CABLE. CAN'T GET ANSWER WHEN THIS FIX IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.GOING ON 6 MONTHS.IS ANY ONE THERE GOING TO GET THIS COMPANY MOVING OR NOT. *TR