2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING BUT SHUT OFF WHEN ACTUALLY PUT ON BRAKES.... VERY DANGEROUS

POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC/TRACTION LIGHT COMES ACROSS THE DASH AS I'M DRIVING RANDOMLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT'LL BE FINE BUT IT DOES COME BACK EVENTUALLY.

I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVER LOW BEAN HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES IN 2018 ALL WITHIN 1-2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE LAST TIME BEING IN OCT 2018 AND NOW ITS OUT AGAIN.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONCERN WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY OWN UPKEEP. THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT THE TIME THAT THE STABILITY OF THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY STIFF. THIS INCREASES ACCIDENTS

MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY WHILE IN PARK AND I LOST POWER STEERING. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WAS FINE, LIGHT WENT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ESC LIGHT COMES ON, WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING AND LOST POWER CONTROL, TRIED TO PULL OFF AND TURN THE CAR OFF, LIKE BEFORE, THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. NO POWER STEERING AT ALL IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS.

THE ESC WAS TURNED OFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP, HEADLIGHTS AND ARM BARS. I BOUGHT THIS AS A USED VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUE AFTER ISSUE. POORLY MANUFACTURED VEHICLE. INCLUDING HAVING TO CHANGE OUT THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX.

THE GAS TANK LEAKS . AND I HAVE MET ANOTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . AND ALSO THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT , AND YES I HAVE MET PLENTY OF OTHER CHEVY OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM .

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK SOUTH BOUND ON 1 ST AVENUE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURN FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC TO CROSS IN FRONT OF ME TO HEAD WEST BOUND WHEN WE IMPACTED MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME AT ALL MY HEAD HIT THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW VERY HARD AND DEFLECTED OFF AND CONTINUED TO THE HIT THE FRONT WINDOW THEN AIRBAG THEN DEPLOYED AFTER TO THROW BE BACK INTO MY SEAT AFTER.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT ANYTIME IT WANTS AND I NEED TO LET IT SIT OR TURN OFF VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER WHO OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,207.