2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

DRIVING TO WORK,SUDDENLY HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR .AFTER CAR CAME TO A STOP ,AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAM ON. LIGHT STAYED UNTIL NEXT DAY THEN WENT OUT.NOW LIGHT COME ON AT REGULAR INTERVALS .ALSO HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING, SEEMED LIKE TO A LOT OF PRESSURE ,A GREAT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE,I DID NOT THINK CAR WAS GOING TO STOP. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. IT HAD BEEN MISTING RAIN AND THE ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY DAMP... APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION HE REDUCED HIS SPEED TO APPROX 40 MPH. TWO CARS AHEAD OF HIM SLAMMED ON BREAKS WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW. THIS CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION... CARS SLIDING TO PREVENT HITTING THE FIRST CAR. MY SON SAID THAT HE WAS BREAKING VERY HARD WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BREAKS ENGAGED... THEY PULSED 3-4 TIMES AND THEN RELEASED WHICH SHOT HIM STRAIGHT INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HE SAID THAT HE WAS PUSHING THE BREAK AS HARD AS HE COULD WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE AUTOMATIC CRASH RESPONSE SYSTEM WORK. I CALLED ON STAR TO SEE IF THE SYSTEM EVEN SHOWS A CRASH AND IT DOESN'T. I THINK THAT CONSIDERING THE CRASH BENT THE FRAME IN THE FRONT END AND IS IN EXCESS OF $6,000 YOU WOULD THINK THE SENSORS WOULD HAVE PICKED UP ON SOMETHING. AFTER THE CRASH I CONTACTED MY DEALER TO ASK IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NOT. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS CRASH DID NOT RESULT IN A MORE SERIOUS INJURY / DEATH. *TR

THE PLASTIC-COVERED LUG NUTS ON MY 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU DO NOT STAY TIGHT AGAINST THE WHEELS. THE OEM LUG NUTS VIBRATE LOOSE AND NEED TO BE CHECKED PERIODICALLY (I.E., MONTHLY). LOOSE LUG NUTS ARE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT ALL-METAL LUG NUTS FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I SUGGEST THAT CHEVROLET REPLACE THE PLASTIC-COVERED LUG NUTS WITH ALL-METAL LUG NUTS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMERS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, ETC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS ABNORMALLY LONG FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,700.

I WAS REACHING OUT TO YOU BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL LETTER THAT I RECEIVED ON MY CAR. RECALL 13036. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. IT SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONT. TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT IS NOT AT THE QUALITY THAT I BELIEVE I WAS PURCHASING IT AT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE OF TWO THINGS DONE. YOU GUYS TAKE OVER THE PAYMENTS UNTIL THIS CAR CAN BE REPAIRED OR I BE UPGRADED TO A 2013 AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO ME. THE LAW REQUIRES A MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE DEFECT, REPLACE THE VEHICLE, OR REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE CAR MINUS THE DEPRECIATION . I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND GM DOES NOT EVEN KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THE PARTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL IT'S UNFAIR TO ME AS A CONSUMER. CAN YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP. THANKS *TR

DRIVING AND CAR HAD SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO RANDOMLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. WE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTING GOING CRAZY DISPLAYING ALL LIGHTS, SAYING DEVICE ESC AND THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE ENGINE STALLED AND TRANSMISSION STARTED JOLTING AROUND. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AFTER TURNING IT OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO STARLING CHEVROLET TO GET IT FIXED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY SINCE CLOSED SUNDAY. BEFORE TAKING TO THE DEALER TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE TO CHECK THE BATTERY. AUTOZONE STATING BATTERY WAS GREAT. CHEVROLET DIDN'T LOOK AT THE CAR AT ALL MONDAY, AND TUESDAY STATED WE NEED NEW BATTERY. I ADVISED OF AUTO ZONE READING AND WAS TOLD AUTZONE WAS WRONG. PICKED UP THE CAR TUESDAY AFTER HAVING A BRAND NEW BATTERY PUT IN FOR $270. TODAY IS THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY AND THE CAR DID EVERYTHING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT START. NOW I HAVE TO TOW THE CAR TO CHEVY AGAIN. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MAC HAIK CHEVROLET IN 2012 WITH 30MILES ON IT. IT DROVE GREAT FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. THEN WHEN I WOULD REVERSE THE CAR TO LEAVE I WOULD HERE A NOISE ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. SO I TOOK OFF THINKING IT WAS THE RAIN THAT CAUSED THE NOISE ON THE BRAKES. THEN SOMETIMES I WOULD HEAR IT WHEN I START SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. SO I LEFT EVERY MORNING I WOULD HEAR THE SAME NOISE FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY CHECK THE BRAKES FOR FREE. THEY LOOKED AT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD A GROOVE ON THE ROTOR CAUSED BY SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IT COULD BE A BAD BRAKE PAD. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I DID. ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS IT'S NOT THAT BAD AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I HAD THE GARAGE CHECK THE REST OF THE BRAKES THEY HAD NO GROOVES AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN. IT'S 07/16/2014 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THEM TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY SAID NO. PLEASE HELP ME OR LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND THE SERVICE TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIMES SOUNDED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO RE-CALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.