2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I WAS DRIVING AND IT DID WHAT IT ALWAYS DOES STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND CAME UP ON INFORMATION POWER STEERING FAILURE BUT THIS TIME IT DIDN'T GO BACK TO NORMAL STEERING AND COULD NOT CONTROL. GOT CAR HOME AND AFRAID TO DRIVE AGAIN. *TR

CHEVROLET MALIBU DOOR LOCKS / LATCHES ARE FAILING TO OPERATE ON THREE OF FOUR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE. REMOTE LOCK AND UNLOCK CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO ACTUATOR / LATCH FAILURE. SAFETY OF VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED AS CHEVROLET MALIBU BODY CONTROL MODULE IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK ALL DOORS AS VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED INTO DRIVE AND UNLOCK ALL DOORS WHEN VEHILCE IS PLACED INTO PARK. HOWEVER, DUE TO APPARENT DESIGN / QUALITY FAILURE OF DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR / LATCH MECHANISM (AS EVIDENCED BY FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE AND NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES AS REPORTED IN ONLINE OWNER FORUMS HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=7950) SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IS IMPACTED BY INABILITY TO SECURE MOVING VEHICLE AND UNLOCK AND OPEN DOORS TO RETRIEVE SMALL CHILDREN WHEN OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *JS

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE CONSOLE "POWER STEERING" AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. I WOULD BE IN A PARKED POSITION OR PULLING OUT (IN REVERSE) OF A PARKING SPOT. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE MESSAGE WOULD GO AWAY. ALSO I GOT A MESSAGE REGARDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EACH TIME I WOULD START THE CAR AND IT WOULD STAY ON. *TR

I WAS JUST LEAVING A PATIENT AND TURNED RIGHT ON TO HALSTED AVE AT 109TH IN CHICAGO, IL AND MY POWER STEERING INDICATOR POPPED ON, MY VEHICLE BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AND MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING BUT THE CAR WAS MOVING I QUICKLY PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. THE STEERING AGAIN WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS VERY UNSTEADY. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP,AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2008 MALIBU BECAUSE OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND A SECOND LETTER WOULD BE SENT OUT ON APRIL 28, 2014. GM IS REALLY TERRIBLE ABOUT THIS THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THERE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING(EPS) AND YET WANT ME TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED AND HOPE FOR REIMBURSEMENT NOW. NOW IF I WAIT FOR THIS LETTER WILL BE IN DANGER OF A CRASH THAT THEY'RE ARE AWARE CAN HAPPEN..IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO BESIDES THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND TURNED OFF, I COULD NOT SWITCH GEARS OR TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND I PAID $470.00 TO GAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, *TR

06/18/2013 SUDDEN ONSET OF STEERING PULLING TO THE RT AND POPPING @ BRAKE PEDAL & STEERING WHEEL. SVC: ROTATE & BALANCE * DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. 06/23-SERVICE TRACTION/TRACTION OFF ON DIC. SVC: SCANNED FOR CODES-TOLD TO BRING BACK WHEN DISPLAY ON DIC. 07/22 BRAKE LIGHT OUT. SVC: REPLACED BULB. 07/23 SCANNED FOR CODES 3 TIMES, CHECKED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR. 09/11 BRAKE JOB, TURNED ROTORS, RAN SCAN, PULLED BCM (PASSENGER SIDE) CHECKED FOR FRETTING CORROSION. 09/19 SERVICE TRACTION FINALLY ON DIC- REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, RESET CODES. 57 MILES LATER WARNING BACK ON. SCANNED FOR CODES-MULTIPLE CODES. 09/20 RAN SCAN WHILE DRIVING (SVC TRACTION NOT ON DIC)- MULTIPLE CODES * RECOMMENDED CONTACT CHEVROLET TO BE DIAGNOSED - TOO MANY CODES. CALLED CHEV. CUSTOMER SERVICE- REFERRED TO DEALER. 10/03 @ DEALER: CS REQUEST SCAN FOR CODES - HAS STABILITRAC-TCONTROL ON-BRAKE LIGHT ON BUT PRESS BRAKES AND LIGHTS GO OFF-DIAG ONLY PERF DIAG TEST EBCM CODE C056100 BCM CODE C0277 00. *REPLACE BPP SENSOR, CLEAN APPLY DIELECTRIC TO BCM CONN., RELEARN BPP SENSOR AND CLEAR CODES. $212.23. ON SAME WO: CS: STEERING WILL PULL OR TWITCH LFT TO RT **PERFORM SPEC. POLICY 10183 STEERING ASSIST. $0. **10/21@7:30AM TRANSPORTING MY 2 DISABLED CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, TOOK RT AND COMPLETELY LOST STEERING. CALLED FOR TOW TO DEALER**CSPOWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON-STEERING TIGHTENS UP-WON'T STEER-THEN LIGHT GOES OFF AND STEERING COMES BACK ON. PERFDIAG TEST CODE C0545 DIAG PS. REPLACE COLUMN & SETUP POSITION SENSOR TURNING & TORQUE SENSOR $763.08. **DID NOT FIX STEERING POPPING & PULLING. CALLED DEALER IN NOV. WANTED $65 DIAG. FEE. 02/02 TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP: LUBED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT PER TSB DID NOT FIX. 02/11 SVC TRACTION BACK ON!!! CALLED DEALER, TOLD TO BRING IN WHEN ON DIC TO SCAN FOR CODES - REALLY! WANTED ANOTHER $65.CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE INTO DEALER. 04/03/14 STEERING POPPING AND PULLING! UNSAFE CAR!!!

WHILE MAINTAINING SPEEDS AROUND 35-40 MPH. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO TRY TO CUT OUT AND LOSE POWER. THE SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THE ENGINE WAS TRYING TO CUT OUT. LATER IN THE DAY STARTING OUT AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND I WAS STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED A FEW THINGS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE ON A SIDE ROAD. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR RESTARTED AGAIN AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A FEW MORE PARTS AND SAID IT WAS OK. AFTER IT HAPPENED FOR A THIRD TIME I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO KEEP IT UNTIL THEY GET IT RUNNING PROPERLY. THE CAR WORKS BUT IT STILL FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE WANTS TO CUT OUT SOMETIMES BUT NOT AS BAD. *TR

REAR DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN PUT IN GEAR OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR UNLOCK WHEN PUT IN PARK. ONLY WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK MANUALLY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THE REAR LOCK SOLENOIDS GO BAD. AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SELLING AND INSTALLING A LOT OF THEM. THE SOLENOIDS ARE PART OF THE REAR DOOR LATCH. I PAID FOR TWO NEW SOLENOIDS AND INSTALLED THEM .PROBLEM FIXED. THE PARTS NUMBER HAS BEEN UPDATED FOUR TIMES? I FEEL GM SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED THIS AT NO CHARGE. WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME DEFECT AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 06/13/14 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE EACH TIME AFTER EACH FAILURE BUT ONLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN, POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139800. UPDATED 5/21/14*CN THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE STEERING COLUMN, POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/07/14