2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

HEADLIGHT CONNTOR KEEP BURING OUT LOW BEAM ON PASSAGER SIDE SECOND TIME REPLACING IT IN TWO YEARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET (1271 W RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14615, (866) 915-9664) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-4620605328. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,450.

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIRBAG SYSTEMS, THE ENGINE NOT SHUTTING OFF WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED, THE BATTERY DYING, A BRAND NEW BATTERY STARTED SMOKING AND LEAKING ACID DUE TO A 3RD FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE ISSUE CAN BE SPOTTY BUT INDEFINITELY BECOMES MORE PREVALENT AS WHATEVER SHORT IN THE SWITCH GETS WORSE. THIS IS ALSO ACROSS MULTIPLE SWITCH MANUFACTURERS INCLUDING BWD, AC DELCO AND BMG. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM MAY REMAIN ON EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE OFF AND, THE BATTERY DRAINAGE IS MUCH MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE AIRBAG STAYS EITHER IN THE ON OR OFF POSITION WITH THE VEHICLE OFF. THE OTHER ISSUE THIS CAUSES IS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO COMPLETELY GO OFF LINE IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OFF BUT THIS USUALLY RESOLVES ITSELF AFTER 2 TO 10 STARTS.

WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK, STOPPED AT MC DONALD'S TO GET BREAKFAST IN THE DRIVE THROUGH. LEFT MC DONALD'S WAS CURVING ONTO THE ON RAMP TO 291 HWY WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. I THEN GOT THE CAR PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON EVERYTHING WAS OK. IT HAS DONE THIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE GEAR WAS SWITCHED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVE RAYMAN CHEVROLET (678-269-7886, LOCATED AT 2155 COBB PKWY SE, SMYRNA, GA 30080) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

MY 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXPERIENCED A WAVE PLATE ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE ABOUT BUT WON'T COVER. THE PROBLEM WAS ISSUED SPECIAL COVERAGE #14404 FOR SAME MALIBU 2008-2009 BUT THEY SAY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BUT WON'T GIVE SPECIFICS ONLY SAYING I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER AND ONLY WHICH I NEED TO PRODUCE TO HAVE MY PROBLEM FIXED. THEY DON'T KEEP AN ACCURATE RECORD OF PEOPLE'S ADDRESSES SO HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT WHEN IT CLEARLY SHOWS IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE TYPE AND RATING.

THIS HAS POPPED UP ON MY CAR 2 MONTHS AFTER I LEASED THE CAR AND THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT FROM SAYS ITS OK TO BE ON MY DASHBOARD AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT. IT SHOWS UP EVERYTIME I GO UP TO 35 OR MORE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN MOTION ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY THE STEERING WOULD ACT AS IF A CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING FOR 1-3 SEC THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TIGHTEN UP AND VERY EASY TO LOOSE CONTROL BECAUSE IT TIGHTENS UP THIS HAS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ON A CURVE WHICH I ALMOST LOST CONTROL CALLED DEALERSHIP AND MENTION NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE (ITS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING )

WHILE DRIVING , POWER STEERING STOPPED WORK. STEERING GOT REAL HARD AND BECAME REAL HARD TO TURN MY VEHICLE. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE SOME PLAY (TWITCH) IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. AFTER A RESTART, IT WENT AWAY BUT SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. THERE WAS MESSAGE ON DASH REGARDING ESC SEVICE AND POWER STEERING. IT ALL SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE DORMAN RECALL ON OTHER GM VEHICLES.

SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN 2010, I HAVE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR, WHICH HAS COST ME AT LEAST $200.00 EACH VISIT, I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I HAVE DROPPED IT OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 3 MONTHS TO GET