2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

BOUGHT A USED 2008 MALIBU WITH 36K, BY THE TIME I HIT 43K THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT WORK ELECTRONICALLY. BY THE TIME I HIT 45K THE DRIVER DOOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY DEALERS THEN CHARGE OVER $1000 TO FIX THE LOCK MOTORS, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

2008 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 4700 MILES, BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD BE HARD TO HANDLE AS IF SOMEONE HAD TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN WHEN IN IDLE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE BACK AND FORTH. TOOK IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FIRST TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND ASK IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL ANSWER WAS NO. NOT UNTIL I TOLD THEM TO GOOGLE THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE BEING REPORTED DID I FEEL WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, THE BATTERY, THE STARTER CABLE WIRES, THE SYSTEM COMPUTER AND THE DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH REAR DOORS. ALL OF THE REPAIRS WERE MADE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,988 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2008 CHEVY MALIBU 4 CYL MOTOR. 56,000 MILES, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT HIGH AND LOW RATE OF SPEED WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE CAR IS IDLE WITH NO ONE IN AUTO. STEERING ASSIST GIVES OUT AND THEN ENGAGES WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION CAUSING CAR TO JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF AUTO. *TR

I OWN 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH A LITTLE OVER 50K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. RECENTLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK LEFT AND RIGHT PULLING THE VEHICLE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I DROVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. AS I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT I THEN NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL MAKE SLIGHT TURNS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT BY ITSELF. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AT WHICH POINT THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHILE TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AND EXPLAINING HE SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO CENTER ITSELF TO ZERO CALIBRATION AND SUGGESTED THAT I GET IT CALIBRATED WHICH I DID. I THEN DROVE HOME AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY THEN STATED THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE COLUMN CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AT THE PRICE OF $700. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY TRAGIC OCCURS. THE FREQUENCY THE STEERING WHEEL JERK WHILE DRIVING WAS VERY CONCERNING TO THE POINT THAT I THOUGHT I MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THANK GOD THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN MAKING A TURN. OTHER TIMES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS BEING PARKED IT WILL SHAKE AND JERK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT HE WILL NEED A NEW ELECTRONIC MOTOR AND A CONTROL MODULE FOR THE POWER STEERING. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DIAGNOSIS AND NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,800.

ONE WEEK AGO I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE BACK AND FORTH WHEN IDLING. I THOUGHT THE FLUID MAY BE LOW AND LOOKED TO FILL IT ONLY TO FIND OUT THE CAR HAS ELECTRIC STEERING. I DROVE IT TO WORK WITHOUT ISSUE BUT NOW THE SHAKING HAS BEGUN TO APPEAR WHEN DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. IT IS AN UNCANNY SHIMMY THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED BUT REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION AND A FIRM GRIP. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY ENOUGH(EVERY 10 MIN OR SO) THAT IT HAS BECOME WORRISOME. A CALL TO THE DEALER EVOKED THE RESPONSE OF , "YES, THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WITH THIS MODEL AND IT CAN BE FIXED IN A DAY OR TWO AND COST IS AROUND $1000". MY CAR HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE A CONSUMER PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING A VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN UNUSUAL CLUNK NOISE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

2008 MALIBU WITH 41K MILES HAS STEERING ISSUE WITH STEERING WHEEL SHAKING LEFT TO RIGHT AT HWY SPEEDS. HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT IN OWN LANE. NO NOTICEABLE INCIDENT LEADING UP TO ISSUE, JUST FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO STEERING ASSIST. HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. NOTHING DONE AS OF YET, BUT WILL BE CALLING DEALER TOMORROW. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST. REMEDY APPEARS TO BE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE. AT A COST OF $800+, THIS IS NO CHEAP REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INVOLUNTARILY JERK TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,600.