2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. FIRST TIME STEERING STARTED SHAKING IS WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN IT JUST STARTED SHAKING AND MADE MY CAR GO RIGHT ONTO THE NEXT LANE. *TR

I HAVE A POWER DOOR LOCK PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. ALL DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR SEEM TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY WHEN THEY GET THE CORRECT VOLTAGE. AT TIMES THEY LOCK AND OTHER TIMES JUST CERTAIN DOORS LOCK AND THE OTHERS REMAIN UNLOCKED I THEN PRESS THE LOCK BUTTON AGAIN AND THEN COME DOWN ABOUT HALF WAYS BUT DON'T COMPLETELY LOCK ALL THE WAY NOW AFTER THE THIRD TRY IT ACTS AS IF ITS NOT SENDING ENOUGH VOLTAGE AND WILL NOT WORK ANYMORE UNTIL CAR HAS BEEN RAN FOR A MINUTES THEN IT ACTS AS IF IT WAS RECHARGED. AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF ITS BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING TRIED EVEN WITH CAR STILL ON AND ALSO LOSES POWER AFTER A FEW TRY'S.

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING ABOUT 70MPH, A CAR CUT ME OFF AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. IN THE PROCESS OF BRAKING, MY KNEE HIT A LONG KEY ON MY KEYCHAIN AND CAUSED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO EASILY STEER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. *TR

STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. FRONT DISPLAY SHOWS "POWER STEERING" WARNING SIGN. LATER A LOCAL MECHANICAL RECOGNIZED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET (BULLETIN N# 10183A MAY 23, 2012) WHICH DESCRIBED EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE I WAS HAVING. THE BULLETIN ALSO INDICATED THAT CHEVROLET WOULD FIX THE CAR AT NO CHARGE. HOWEVER CHEVROLET REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR AT NO CHARGE CLAIMING THAT MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ASSOCIATED TO THAT RECALL NOTICE IN THEIR SYSTEM. *TR

PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT LOCK (OR UNLOCK ) WITH THE REMOTE OR MANUAL PUSH BUTTON SWITCH ON DRIVERS ARM REST. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK (OR UNLOCK) REAR DOORS IS CRAWL OVER FRONT SEATS TO MANUALLY PULL UP LEVER ON BACK SIDE OF DOOR. OR.......USE THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND LOWER REAR WINDOWS TO REACH IN FROM OUTSIDE......WHICH ANYONE THAT LIVES IN A COLD CLIMATE KNOWS YOU DON'T LOWER AN ELECTRIC WINDOW IN COLD WEATHER.....HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER ANYTHING.....WHAT IF I HAVE MY GRANDSON STRAPPED IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT AND AN EMERGENCY ARISES ? HOW DO I "QUICKLY" GET HIM OUT??? THIS IS A VERY COMMON SITUATION WITH THE CHEV. MALIBUS. PLUS THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE FRONT END AND STEERING COMPONENTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT 35MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE POWER STEERING WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT. BEING A MOTHER OF 3 SMALL CHILDREN I FEARED FOR OUR LIVES! MY CAR WITHIN THE LAST 24 HRS NOW HAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL! IT WAS A NIGHTMARE FOR ME TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR TO GET TO A MECHANIC. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM!!! WHY HASN'T GM DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM???? DO THEY NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES? I WILL NEVER DRIVE A GM AGAIN FOR THIS REASON. I CAN'T TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF KNOWING THERE IS SUCH AN AWFUL PROBLEM THAT EXISTS WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT I CAN GET MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVED ONE VERY SERIOUSLY HURT!!! WAKE UP GM!!! NOTIFY THE AMERICANS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM!! MAKE IT A RECALL!!! SHAME ON YOU!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE STEERING DEFECT WAS CORRECTED. THROUGHOUT THE DAY SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,866.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING, THE TURN INDICATOR SWITCH AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO THE NORMAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21000.

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. BROUGHT TO DEALER. WAS TOLD BOTH FRONT IMPACT SENSORS HAD FAILED. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING, JERKING, SHAKING WHILE DRIVING, LAST YEAR ICE CAUSE THE CAR TO SLIDE OFF ROAD AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP CAUSING A CRASH WITHOUT INJURY. I HAVE CALLED THE MAIN CHEVROLET BRANCH AND THE SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM ORDER THE PARTS. (THEIR IS A RECALL) THAT HAS BEEN MONTHS NO ONE HAS CALLED US. WE HAVE CHECKED UP ON THE PART AND THE DEALERS SHIP TELLS US THAT THEY WILL CALL US WHEN PART IS IN. ITS BEEN ALMOST A 6 MONTHS. I AM BASICALLY SICK OF PAYING FOR A UNSAFE CAR WE CANNOT DRIVE. *TR