2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN JULY OF 2015 AND WAS WAITING ON THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

WE PURCHASED A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU SEPT. 2014 AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 X DUE TO THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING AND FAILURE TO START SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WOULD CHIME AND THE GAUGES WOULD ALL DROP TO 0 AND THE ENGINE LIGHT, POWER STEERING, LOW FUEL AND ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WOULD ALL LIGHT UP MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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.

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING SAFETY RECALL 15031. THERE ARE DETAILED PICTURES SHOWING THE INSPECTION PROCESS, WHICH I PERFORMED AND FOUND THE RESULTING CUTS IN THE SLEEVE THAT ARE DETAILED. THE LETTER STATES THAT IF CRACKS OR CUTS ARE FOUND, STOP DRIVING VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND GM WILL TOW THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. I CALLED A DEALER WITH THIS INFORMATION, THEY REFERRED ME TO THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER PHONE NUMBER, WHICH WHEN I ENTERED MY VIN# IN THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM, STATED THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I AM SIMPLY ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL NOTICE THAT TELLS ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I GOT EXACTLY NOWHERE.

SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2014, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY MALIBU HAVE REPEATEDLY GONE OUT. THE LATEST TWO INCIDENTS IN MARCH 2015 (PASSENGER SIDE) AND JUNE 2015 (DRIVERS SIDE) HAVE RESULTED IN THE SOCKET BURNING OUT. THERE IS A FORUM WHERE MANY DRIVERS HAVE NOTED THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE HARNESS AND THAT IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND COULD LEAD TO A VERY BAD SITUATION. I'VE CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO CHEVY BUT THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE NO PRIOR COMPLAINTS WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ISSUE BECAUSE OF HOW THEY HAVE CONSTRUCTED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SLEEVE COVERING THE FLEXIBLE STEEL CABLES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTED FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUSES AND NOTICED SPARKS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUSE OR JUNCTION BOX. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF UPDATED 10/25/2017*CN

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE TIRE POPPED. THE IMPACT WAS AS MUCH AS A FRONT END COLLISION; THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BUMPER AND THE WHEEL WAS BENT. A MECHANIC SAID THAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS LOCKED THE IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH WHERE THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF, BUT THEY DID NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSED THE FUEL PUMP MAIN CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,695.