2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE CHEVY MALIBU LTZ SPRING EDITION 4 CYLINDER ENGINE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY SERIOUS DELAY OR LAG IN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. AT TIMES, THE LAG IS SO SEVERE THAT WHEN THE RESPONSE TIME DOES FINALLY REGISTER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND THEN ATTEMPT TO STOP, THE VEHICLE STILL INTENDS TO GO AHEAD AS PLANNED PRIOR TO THE BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS AT ANY TIME, HOT OR COLD ENGINE, DURING HOT WEATHER AND ON SHORT DRIVES OR LONG ONES. THE DEALER AND GM HAS FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS SOME SHORT OF PROBLEM; NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THROUGH SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL THUS FAR. *TR

MY SON'S 2008 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN SUDDENLY SHAKING AND JERKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AND OCCASIONALLY WHILE IN PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ALSO COME ON WITHOUT HIM PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IF IT IS ON. WE HAVE HAD A SWITCH REPLACED THAT WAS FAULTY, BUT IT DID NOT FIX EITHER PROBLEM. NOW WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE STEERING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2008 CHEVY MALIBU WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL EITHER SHAKE OR SUDDENLY PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY REPLACED A STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVES THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ITSELF EVEN THOUGH NOTHING IS SAYING THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. WITH THE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN CHEVY COBALTS FOR 2004 TO 2009, I'M CONCERN THAT THE ISSUES WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MAY NOT BE JUST IN ONE MODEL CAR BUT THE COMPONENT ITSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

STEERING WHEEL IS HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE IT WILL JERK TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT BY ITSELF AND THEN PULSATE WHILE SITTING STILL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. WHEN WHEEL JERKS, IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO HOLD IT IN THE CORRECT LANE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LIMITED STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT EVERY TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE, HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. BEFORE THE FAILURE, HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. HE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO RESET THE POWER STEERING AND IT WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF UPDATED 11/18/10

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU, IT IS A 2.4L 4-CYLINDER AND 4-SPD AUTOMATIC. FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW MY SHIFTER HAS FELT KIND OF LOOSE WHEN I AM SHIFTING FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE, AND THE OTHER DAY I PULLED INTO MY FATHERS DRIVE WAY WITH THE CAR AND WENT TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT ENGAGE PARK GEAR AND ROLLED FORWARD INTO MY FATHERS CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START IN PARK, ONLY NEUTRAL, AND I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE SHIFT CABLE, AND IT COST ME $365 TO GET IT FIXED. BUT THEN THE NEXT DAY I FOUND OUT THAT GM HAD ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL 09041 ON SEVERAL MODELS INCLUDING THE 2009 MALIBU THAT COVER THE EXACT SAME THING THAT I EXPERIENCED. I FEEL THE 2008 MALIBU SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON MY CAR AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN TWICE TO HAVE THE LOCKS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND NOW THE LOCKS ARE GIVING ME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY MALIBU WITH A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I WENT ON VACATION SO THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WASHED THE CAR AND THEN STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK OFF AND ON. IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM OFF AND ON. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM IS THERE AND SOMETIMES ITS NOT. *TR