2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY JERKS RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE DRIVING. IS VERY "NOTCHY" AND DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO THE PRECISELY DESIRED POSITION. *TR

BACK IN APRIL I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY DRIVER SIDE LOCK. IT WOULD GET STUCK. SOMETIMES THE DOOR WOULDN'T EVEN OPEN. I WOULD PRESS THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, AND THAT WOULDN'T WORK. I WOULD HAVE TO USE MY KEY, ANS SOMETIMES THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCK, AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY I HAVE TO USE MY KEY TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I WAS TOLD TO USE WD-40 AND THAT SILL DIDN'T HELP. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WITH MY CAR IS THIS LOUD VIBRATING NOISE THAT HAS BEEN OCCURING OFF AND ON FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I'V HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MY CAR MAKES THE NOISE WHILE SITTING IN PARK, SOMETIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING, OR SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT. ABOUT A 1-1 1/2 MONTHS AGO MY WHEEL WOU;D MOVE BACK AND FORTH. I WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG. MY WHEEL MOVES MORE AND MORE. IT MOVES SOMETIMES WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR, WHILE SITTING A LIGHT, AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE I AM DRIVING. WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL BACK IN A NEUTRAL POSITION SOMETIMES IT WOULD TURN THE OTHER WAY. TODAY MY WHEEL WAS MOVING WHILE I WAS DRIVNG AND MY CAR STARTED MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M SO FED UP WITH THIS CAR, AND I TOTALLY REGRET BUYING IT. I AM PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN, EVEN IF CHEVROLET'S ARE ALL THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE DEALER THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 2/22/12 *CN

NOTHING OCCURRED PRIOR TO MY PASSENGER DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING, ELECTRONICALLY. IT DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN THE CAR IS PLACED IN PARK, OR USING THE KEY CONTROL OR DOOR PANEL CONTROL. WE ARE HAVING THE DEALER HOPEFULLY FIX THE PROBLEM TOMORROW. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BEGIN TO TURN BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE CONCERNS ABOUT 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU (RESPOND TO CLEVELAND OFFICE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES AND FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAD CONDENSATION WHICH CAUSED THE BULBS TO BLOW OUT. THE DEALER FOUND A SEAL AROUND THE PARAMETER OF THE CAPSULE WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED AT THE FACTORY. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE FRONT SEAT HEATER SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THE HEATER COMING ON WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WAS PULLING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT INVOLUNTARILY. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY... THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER DOOR LOCK WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE OTHER THREE REMAINING POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND HAVE TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE AND ALSO A HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

DRIVING ON I 40 AT 70 MPH STEERING BECAME ERRATIC AND JERKING, IT TOOK EXTREME EFFORT TO STAY IN PROPER LANE, PULLED TO SHOULDER AND STOPPED. I KILLED THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND STEERING WAS NORMAL UNTIL I EXITED FREEWAY AND THERE WAS A SHORT EPISODE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT SOON STARTED TO WORK NORMAL. A POPPING NOISE IS NOW HEARD SOMETIMES AT SLOW TURNING SPEEDS AND IS NOT ALWAYS HEARD.