2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER, UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE. *JB

I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM, INFORMING ME OF ANOTHER DEFECT BUILT INTO MY VEHICLE , ONLY ONE OF WHICH WAS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO MAKE A REPAIR, THE OTHERS, AS WITH THIS LETTER HAS BEEN TO WARN ME OF A DEFECT, THIS LETTER CONTAINS THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE, EXPLAINS WHAT THE DEFECT IS, HOWEVER,EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY STATES THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, BECAUSE IN BOLD UNDERLINED TYPE IT STATES "DO NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER AS A RESULT OF THIS LETTER UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS THE CONDITION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE". THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME BECAUSE LONG BEFORE THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE CHEVROLET COBALT MODEL CAUSED THE DEATHS THAT FORCED NHTSA TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THAT VEHICLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR, I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM A COBALT I OWNED AND WHEN TOLD IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400.00 TO HAVE THAT IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, I CREATED SUCH A COMMOTION IN THAT DEALERSHIP, THAT THEY REPLACED THAT IGNITION SWITCH W/O COST TO ME, WHICH PROVES THAT THEY WERE WELL OF OFF THAT DEADLY DEFECT BEFORE IT CAUSED THOSE DEATHS, SO THE FACT THAT THIS LETTER CLEARLY STATES THE VIN NUMBER OF THIS VEHICLE, AS DID THEY OF THE DEADLY IGNITION SWITCH, ' SO MY PLEA TO YOU IS TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MENTIONED IN ALL FOUR OF THE LETTERS THEY HAVE SENT TO ME. BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY I WOULD KNOW WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE HAS THIS DEADLY DEFECT, IS TO EXPERIENCE THE DEATH THAT COULD RESULT FROM THAT DEFECT..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER AND AN UNKNOWN CONNECTOR UNDER THE VEHICLE SEAT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,490.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER SKIPPED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED AS THE SEC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

PURCHASED CAR FROM ED BOZARTH ON OCTOBER 12. WITHIN 1 WEEK THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND YOU HAD TO STEP ON IT HARD FOR IT TO BRAKE. HAVE CHANGED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE WITHIN 3 YEARS. HAVE COMPLAINED TO ED BOZARTH SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO OTHER GM DEALERSHIPS AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES. SEPTEMBER 2015 TOOK IT TO FLETCHER JONES CHEVROLET AND HAD FILED A COMPLAIN WITH GM FOR APPROVAL TO HAVE THEM PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. AND AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, BUT THEY GRIND HORRIBLY AND YOU HAVE TO HIT HARD ON THE BRAKES TO BE ABLE TO BRAKE. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE RUBBER STEERING WHEEL. IT IS COMING APART AND IT CUTS YOU AS YOU ARE MAKING RIGHT TURN. BEING DIABETIC IT IS A HEALTH ISSUE.

RECEIVED LETTERS FROM GM THAT THIS CAR AND TWO OTHER FAMILY OWNED MALIBU'S (2009 & 2012 MODEL YEARS) MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF THEIR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING COLUMN TORQUE SENSOR OR THE EPS MOTOR/CONTROLLER. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT PART OF THE EARLIER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM) WHICH COULD AFFECT STEERING AND SEVERAL OTHER SYSTEMS. MY COMPLAINT IS HOW CAN THIS COMPANY WHO COVERED UP THE IGNITION PROBLEM WHICH KILLED OVER 100 PEOPLE BE ALLOWED NOT TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ HORROR STORIES ON THE NHTSA AND ARFC.ORG. WEB SITES OF PEOPLE WHO ALSO WERE NOT PART OF THE EARLIER RECALL CRASHING WHEN THEIR POWER STEERING FAILED. DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY WIFE OR MY TWO DAUGHTERS GET KILLED, AS WELL AS MY GRANDSON BEFORE MY CARS ARE FIXED. THIS LEADS ME TO QUESTION WHY HAS THE NHTSA NOT GONE AFTER GM FOR THIS WHEN IT IS JUST AS DANGEROUS FOR THIS POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION TO OCCUR AS IT DID WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM? ALSO THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM OR ELSE CHANGING THEM WILL SERVE NO PURPOSE OTHER THAN GIVING THE DEALERSHIPS MONEY TO DO USELESS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WHICH RUN OVER $100 EACH WHICH GM TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR. THIS LETTER WAS SENT TO OWNERS FOR MODEL YEARS 2007 TO 2012 FOR WHICH THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, PROMISING FREE REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE "IF" YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH YOUR EPS. THE LETTER STATED NOT TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER UNLESS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM? SO IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE AND GET KILLED IN A CRASH THEY WILL FIX YOUR CAR. I WONDER IF ANY LETTERS WERE SENT TO OWNERS OF NEWER VEHICLES IF THE SAME DEFECTS ARE STILL IN THEIR CARS? I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL PAPER AND THE FTC ON THIS MATTER AND I URGE EVERYONE WHO GETS THIS OUTRAGEOUS LETTER TO DO THE SAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND KEY FOBS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ UPDATED 1/20/2016*JS PDATED 01/29/16*JB