2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

OCCUPANT AIR BAG SENSOR COME ON IN FIRE, NOW SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT IS ON AND THERE IS A BURN HOLE IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT ..UPDATED 09-15-14-*BF UPDATED 2/23/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD NO RECALL FOR 2007 MODEL. I TOOK IT TO THE WEISNER GM DEALERSHIP AND PAID $721.03 TO HAVE STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE REPLACED ON 08/21/14. I PICKED THE CAR UP AT 5:30PM THE SAME DAY, AS SOON AS I STARTED HOME I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX], HAD LEFT. I LEFT HIM A VOICEMAIL. HE CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING AND LEFT ME A VOICEMAIL EXPLAINING THAT GM WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE WRONG WITH MY CAR, RUDELY! I CALLED HIM BACK AND HE AGAIN STARTED A RANT, I ASKED HIM TO PLEASE LISTEN TO ME, THE CUSTOMER. HE SAID THE EARLIEST HE COULD GET MY CAR IN WILL BE 08/25/14. ON FRIDAY I DROVE MY CAR FOR WORK, I AM A COURIER. IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 3:30 WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN THE CHIMES SOUNDED AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN! I CALLED HIM, [XXX], BACK AND TOLD HIM THAT I WAS IN A TURN AT THE TIME AND ALMOST HIT A BARRIER. HE SAID HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL HE GETS THE CAR BACK. I TOLD HIM I TRIED TO GET THE CAR BACK TO HIM BUT HE REFUSED AND SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIME UNTIL MONDAY, 08/25. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO HIM, FROM THE BEGINNING, THAT I AM A COURIER AND AM ON THE ROAD AT LEAST 6 HOURS/DAY AND THAT I REALLY FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT I WAS AFRAID OF HAVING A WRECK BUT I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK SINCE MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY 2 MONTHS AGO. HE SAID HE HAD NO LOANER CARS. I CALLED THE 866 NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER CARE AND SPOKE WITH KELSEY WHO OPENED A TICKET AND ESCALATED IT. I SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING ON MONDAY, I HOPE. I DO NOT THINK ANY REPAIRS WERE DONE TO STEERING...LACK OF COMMUNICATION? MANAGEMENT? I JUST DON'T KNOW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL 3/4 OF FUEL WAS LEFT IN THE TANK. ONCE THE FUEL WAS AT 3/4, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AS EMPTY. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. UPDATED 3/11/2015 *JS

THE FUEL PUMP IN MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU WENT OUT. WE REPLACED THE PUMP, THIS LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND WENT OUT. REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER PUMP, THIS ONE LASTED ABOUT A WEEK AND WENT OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS UNDER MANY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS ON AND OFF THE FREEWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL HAS SUDDENLY STARTED TO SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH AS THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH CONSOLE AND AN ALARM PINGS OUT THREE TIMES IN RAPID SUCCESSION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING THESE OCCASIONS AS I FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENSURE CONTROL OF THE CAR'S DIRECTION. THE CONDITION PERSISTS STILL TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

CAR DRIVES WITHOUT KEY TURNED ALL THE WAY TO 111. BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE...SCARES MY WIFE AND I!! CAR DIES OUT UPON ACCELERATION. *TR

THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY. JUST RECEIVED 2 RECALLS ON IT FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING HAVING A CLUNKING SOUND AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE A TIRE BECAUSE OF IT. TIRES WERE PURCHASED LAST OCTOBER. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE AND OTHER RECALLS. MY SON HAS TO USE THIS CAR TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WHICH IS ONLY 7 MILES ONE WAY, AND I DO NOT EVEN TRUST IT THAT FAR. WE GET TOLD WE WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN THE PARTS FOR THE RECALLS ARE AVAILABLE, MEANWHILE SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN AND IF IT DOES YOU MAY JUST HAVE A LAWSUIT ON YOUR HANDS. I JUST WANT TO GIVE THE CAR BACK AND GET SOMETHING ELSE WITHOUT HAVING TO ADD THE REMAINING BALANCE DUE TO A NEW LOAN. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 07 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN FEB 2007. THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM STARTED LAST SUMMER! THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M PARKING OR TURNING ONTO A STREET. I HAVE TO RESET THE STEERING BY TURNING THE CAR OFF/ON. IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, I WENT TO THE ER WITH CHEST PAIN AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A PULLED MUSCLE IN MY CHEST. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC IN JUNE, AND WAS QUOTED $600 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING. IT AMAZES ME THAT 2004-2006, AND 2008 WERE RECALLED BUT NOT 2007. THIS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS CAR! *TR

WHENEVER I FILL UP MY GAS TANK THE GAS GAUGE WILL REGISTER IT AS FULL WHEN I START IT UP. BUT AFTER GOING 10 FEET THE CAR WILL CHIME AND THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND I WILL GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS LOW FUEL. WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON THE NEXT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES OR SO THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO FROM EMPTY TO FULL A FEW TIMES AND THEN IT WILL READ CORRECTLY BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MORE ENGINE ON AND OFF CYCLES AND THEN TURN OFF. WHEN IT GETS TO ABOUT 1/4 TANK IT WILL START ACTING UP AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE WHEN IT IS GOING BACK TO THE SPEED IT IS SET AT AND THE CAR JERKS WHEN I REACTIVATE IT. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO ORDER THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL BRAKE LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE THE PERSON TOLD ME THAT SHE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL AND GAVE ME THE EXCUSE THAT IT WAS FAIRLY NEW AND I MIGHT NOT BE IN THE SYSTEM YET BUT I WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF MY COMPUTER LOOKING AT IT WITH MY OWN EYES. WILL CALL ASAP AND ASK ABOUT IT AGAIN. *TR