2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AND MOVING OR USING STEERING DRIVE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. I ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY SUDDENLY THE CAR WHILE DRIVING SHUTS DOWN, STEREO GOES OFF AND DRIVING STEERING WHEEL GOES HARD I CANT USE IT. WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR TRYING TO PARK IT IT SHUTS DOWN AND KEYS GET LOCKED OR STUCK, UNABLE TO REMOVE KEYS. WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES IF YOU TURN ON HIGHLIGHTS IT SHUTS DOWN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND CHEVROLET. I ALMOST CRASH WITH OTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. IT REALLY IS A FABRIC ISSUE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES AND COMPLAINTS DEMONSTRATING THAT THIS IS A ERROR THAT GM OR CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

ON AUD. 24, 2018 WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO CUT OFF. THEN ALL OF SUDDEN EVERYTHING INSIDE WENT BLANK AND THE CAR STALLED. I PUT IN PARK AND STARTED IT BACK UP. THREE MINUTES LATER IT DID THE SAME THING, I PUT IN PARK AGAIN AND STARTED IT BACK UP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ON MY WAY HOME THAT AFTERNOON IT DID IT TWICE AGAIN. I SAW WHERE WAS A RECALL IN 2013 BUT MINE MUST HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. ITS VERY SCARY RIDING IN TRAFFIC AND YOUR CALL STALLS AND EVERYTHING JUST SHUTS DOWN ON YOU AND I FEEL IT'S ALSO DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS AND NEED TO KNOW WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO ABOUT IT. I NEED MY CAR TO GO TO WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND ELECTRONICS WOULD TURN OFF AND ON. IN ADDITION, THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE HAGGERTY GMC (9100 S. KENTON ST., OAKLINE, IL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR IT FIRST STARTED WITH CAMSHAFT AND SOLENOID SWITCH TO HAVING TO REPAIR THE TIMING CHANGE AFTER THAT WAS REPAIRED I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHUTTING COMPLETELY DOWN LOCKING MY KEYS IN THE IGNITION I WAS TOLD BY STEVE RAYMOND CHEVROLET TO HAVE THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECK HAD THAT DONE EVERYTHING COME BACK OKAY THEN I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE BATTERY IN MY KEY CHAIN DID THAT I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS MY MAIN BATTERY WOULD LOSE VOLTAGE FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN IF THE BATTERY VOLTAGE GET TO LOW THAT IS WHEN THE WHOLE CAR SHUTS DOWN THEN FINALLY AFTER ALL THAT I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT MY GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY I HAVE CONTACT GM AND REPORTED IT TO THEM THEY ARE TELLING ME MY VIN IS NOT THE ONE WITH THE RECALL MY CAR HAS THE EASSIST INSTALLED IN MY ECO I ASKED THEM TO SEND ME A LISTING OF THE CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO 2013 I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LIST I GOT ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND THERE WAS A RECALL ALONG WITH ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS GCM IT ALSO STATED THAT THESE CARS WAS NOT TO BE SOLD ULESS THESE VEHICLES WERE REPAIRED WITH NEW GCM INSTALLED IN THEM MY PART NUMBER IS ALSO LISTED WHICH IS 24269448 I ALSO FOUND PAPERWORK FROM GM ABOUT THIS MATTER I NEED FOR THEM TO STEP UP AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BACK ON 08/07/2014 I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT I HAD A HYBRID VEHICLE OR IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR.ALSO WHEN IT FIRST STARTED I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY SENSOR IN MY BACK UP CAMERA WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE I FIRST HAD LOST POWER TO MY RADIO, BACKUP CAMERA, AND AC I WAS BEING TOLD ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

BATTERY RECHARGE SYSTEM DRAINING BATTERY WHEN CAR IS IN IDOL AND OR CONNECTED TO A CELLULAR DEVICE OR WHEN PASSENGER IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT BATTERY DEPLETES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING AND WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS TO MOVE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE LOCATION AND SERVICED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED, VARIOUS OTHER WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FLICKERED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. ONCE THE WARNING INDICATORS HAD GONE OFF, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER (VADEN OF BEAUFORT, 103 ROBERT SMALLS PKWY, BEAUFORT, SC 29906, (843) 525-4100) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AN DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

AFTER THE BATTERY WENT DEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE CAR, IT WAS JUMPED AND TAKEN TO DEALER TO REPLACE. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY NOW WANT TO CHARGE OVER 1000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS DEFECT DUE TO BATTERY WAS JUMPED AND SHORTED MODULE. NOW MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE WORKING AIRBAGS AND THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE WEB IN DIFFERENT GROUPS AS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARMAX (2070 STAFFORD WAY, NEWARK, DE 19711, (302) 737-7809) WHERE THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPLACED. THE DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,847. **TR NO VIN AVAILABLE UPDATED 11/1/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AN HOUR LATER AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED WALLACE CHEVROLET AT (888) 350-8421 (LOCATED AT 3575 SE FEDERAL HWY, STUART, FL 34994) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY BATTERY HAS RANDOMLY BEGAN TO DISCHARGE BY ITSELF AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WONT START. THE CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. CALLED GM AND MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO HELP ME UNLESS I PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC ALTHOUGH I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE TO A KNOWN OPEN RECALL ALL BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WASNT ON THE LIST. THIS IS HORRIBLE. IF I DIE DUE TO THIS GM NEEDS TO PAY..