2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE TRAVELED INTO ANOTHER LANE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT INSTEAD OF REMAINING INSIDE THE LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE MOTOR/MODULE ASSEMBLY FOR THE ELECTRIC STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE REPAIR COST WAS $800; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY HER AND LET HER KNOW IF THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,487.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD WOBBLE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY BECOME EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL AND SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC AND 2 HANDS ARE NEEDED TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE ON IT'S OWN AT A COMPLETE STOP. UPON MOVING FORWARD, CAR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO REPAIR, ONLY TO HAVE PROBLEM COME BACK EVERY FEW MONTHS. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY JERKED RIGHT AND LEFT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT JERKED HARD ENOUGH THAT IT CAUSED THE CAR TO UNEXPECTEDLY CROSS INTO ANOTHER LANE. THIS HAS BECOME AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND MAY HAPPEN WHEN IDLING OR DRIVING. GM NOTIFIED ON DATE OF INCIDENT, 8/29/11, AND AWAITING RESPONSE. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. MY TECHS ARE QUALIFIED AND THESE WERE DEFECTIVE WHEN THE CUSTOMER CAME IN, BUT BECAUSE WE SHOWED THEM TO THE CUSTOMERS THEY FELT WE DAMAGED THEM. IT IS MAKING US NOT WANT TO INFLATE TIRES....AND THIS IS UNSAFE FOR THE CUSTOMER. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,757.

MY 2008 MALIBU HAS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. ON A DAILY BASIS THE POWER STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC AND FAILS TO REACT PROPERLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHILE STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. WHEN THIS OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONTROL OF THE CAR IS DANGEROUS. TWO HANDS ARE NEEDED TO KEEP CAR IN LANE AND NOT CROSS THE LINE INTO OTHER VEHICLES. PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN MILEAGE HIT 45,000 MILES. OCCASIONALLY, A CHIME WILL OCCUR AND INDICATE POWER STEERING IN THE DISPLAY BUT BY THE TIME THE CHIME OCCURS THE STEERING PROBLEM IS GONE. THIS ISSUE IS CONSISTENT AND INTERMITTENT ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM FOR CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF MALIBU OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM CAUSED BY IMPROPER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS A FAILURE OF A COMPONENT IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART!!! AS A PERCENTAGE OF MALIBUS ON THE ROAD THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM I WOULD VENTURE THAT IT IS VERY HIGH AND THE NUMBER IS INCREASING. THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST POWER STEERING IN THE I4 MALIBU'S IS A ROAD HANDLING NIGHTMARE AND GM HAS NO INTEREST IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD EXPECT A SERIOUS PROBLEM LIKE THIS TO BE MADE A RECALL ISSUE BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY AND THEN GM AND OBAMA MOTORS WILL BE SUED FOR RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT. *KB

AC IN 2008 MALIBU LT1 ERRATIC OPERATION. AC WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE TEMP CONTROL UNIT IS REPEATEDLY TURN OFF AND ON UNTIL IT DECIDES TO OPERATE. IF INSIDE AIR IS SELECTED IT WILL OPERATE SOMETIMES. VEHICLE AC WILL OPERATE AFTER SECOND START UP OF ENGINE OCCASIONALLY. FAN MUST BE TURNED OFF THEN ON REPEATEDLY TO GET AC TO TURN ON, AC SELECT MUST TURNED OFF THEN ON REPEATEDLY TO GET AC TO OPERATE. *TR