2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A RANDOM CLUNK WHEN TURNING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS THEY WERE OPEN. ALIGNMENT BEGAN TO PULL. FRONT END STARTED TO HUM. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID WHEEL BEARINGS FAILING IN FRONT END. STRUT ASSEMBLIES IN FRONT NEED REPLACEMENT, KNUCKLES THAT HOLD THE STRUT ASSEMBLIES TO THE FRAME WERE ORIGINAL, MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM, AND ARE NOW ROTTED OUT AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN FAILING. THE VEHICLE HASN'T REACHED 90K MILES YET. THE COST OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE IS NEARING HALF OF ITS RETAIL VALUE. ALLEGEDLY NO OPEN RECALLS, DESPITE A RECALL BY DORMAN FOR THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. ALUMINUM KNUCKLES TO HOLD STRUTS TO THE FRAME? AND THAT'S NOT A DESIGN FLAW? THE REPLACEMENT KNUCKLE PARTS ARE $1200 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. WHEEL BEARINGS ARE ABOUT $762, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS $290. STRUT ASSEMBLIES ARE ABOUT $600 FOR BOTH.

I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND STILL I ENSURING THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN AFTER IT WAS RESOLVED VIA RECALL AND GMC VOUCHER , THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I'M DRIVING!!!! THIS COMPLAINT ISN'T THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND FROM THE LOOKS OF THINGS THIS ISN'T ONLY AFFECTING MY VEHICLES I HAVE READ THROUGH OTHER REPORTS ONLINE AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS TALKING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I BECAME AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN WHEN OTHER DRIVERS SPED AROUND ME FLICKING ME OFF. ONE INCIDENT ALMOST RESULTED IN BEING CLIPPED AS THE OTHER DRIVER WAS SO CLOSE TO MY VEHICLE AS HE RACED PAST TO CUT IN FRONT OF ME. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS BRAKING IS A KEY COMPONENT TO DRIVER SAFETY!

BOTH FRONT SPEAKERS, IN THE DOORS, DO NOT WORK. I CANNOT HEAR CHIMES FROM TURN SIGNALS BEING ON TOO LONG, FROM KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN AND OTHER SUCH WARNING SIGNALS. IT HAS CAUSED CONFUSION AT TIMES WHEN THE WARNING SIGNALS ARE NOT ALERTING ME TO PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I AM NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, SOMETIMES, WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BREAK LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS OF THEN LATER IT GOES OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. IN ADDITION, THE POWER ASSIST WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX], BUT NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *AN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, "POWER STEERING" AND "ESC OFF" WAS DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT HAS BLOWN TWICE IN LESS THEN A YEAR. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT NO LONGER RETRACTS.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. IT IS NOT DETERMINED BY IF IT'S PARKED OR I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

CAR WON'T GO IN REVERSE AND WON'T CHANGE TO 3RD GEAR. RPM WIND HIGH GOING AT A SLOW SPEED OF 30MPH AND WON'T SWITCH TO HIGHER GEAR. CHEVY PAID FOR TRANSMISSIONS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE FOR 2008-2009 MALIBUS WITH 6T70 OR 6T75 BUT SAID MINE WASN'T PART OF #14404B: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT SINCE MY TRANSMISSION IS 6T40 OR 6T45 EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE CARS PASS ME AS I COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC SPEEDS. BEFORE THAT I COULDN'T GET OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. PUSHED MY CAR BACKWARDS JUST SO I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. CALLED GM AND MADE CASE# 8-4709450172

BODY CONTROL MODULE CAUSING BRAKING LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS NOT TO FUNCTION WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. THREE TIMES I'VE HAD THE BULBS REPAIRED AND WIRING HARNESS CHECKED. GIVEN THAT TE FRONT END NEEDS TO BE PULLED JUST TO CHANGE THE BULBS, THIS HAS LED TO SOME HIGH REPAIR BILLS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT 2004-2014 MALIBU HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY RECALL #13036 NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V252000. FOR WHATEVER REASON MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BE, AND BEFORE MY DAUGHTER IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS.