2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIRE, THE JACK FAILED, AND THEN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY WAS INCREASED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. UPON CONTACT A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BECAUSE THE WHEELS WERE NOT BLOCKED; ALTHOUGH THE EMERGENCY BREAK WAS ENGAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, ALL 3 BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON AND REMAIN ON. THE LIGHTS REMAIN ON UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. AT THAT POINT THE LIGHTS TURN OFF. IF YOU PRESS THE PEDAL AGAIN, THEY WILL COME BACK ON, BUT ONLY IF YOU SLAM YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE LIGHTS CYCLE ON EVERY 5 SECONDS, PROVIDING YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE TO TURN THEM OFF. PRIMARY CONCERN IS THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO STOP AND WHEN YOU DO STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF (WITH A HARD PUSH ON THE PEDAL). IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AT NIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES REGARDING THE ISSUE. EVERY TIME IT JUST 'STOPS'. NO REMEDY. THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNSOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ABNORMALLY SHAKES AS IF WAS LOOSE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT LOCATE DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODES, OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT FELT AS THOUGH SHE WAS LOOSING STEERING ABILITY. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM TIME TO TIME. UPDATED 10/23/09

2008 MALIBU 2LT 2.4L STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND PARKED. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IN MOTION. DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS LOOKING FOR CENTER. DEALER REPROGRAMMED STEERING UNIT AND SAID SHOULD BE FIXED. THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP. TOOK CAR BACK SAME DAY AND DEALERSHIP CALLED GM. GM HAD DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM IS FIXED FOR NOW. *TR

THE SUNROOF IN MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU BEGAN RATTLING WHEN IN FULL OPEN POSITION. IT FINALLY EXPLODED, SPRAYING THE ENTIRE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (AND MYSELF) WITH GLASS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HUB CAPS SNAPPED OFF OF THE WHEELS. AS A RESULT, THE HUB CAPS RUBBED AGAINST THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEELS AND CAUSED THE SIDEWALLS TO BECOME WORN. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A BLOW OUT MAY OCCUR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

I HAVE A CHEVROLET MALIBU LT 2008 SINCE MAY 2008, UNFORTUNATELY IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS STILL A HEADACHE BASED ON SEVERAL ONLINE REVIEWS. AFTER 15,000 MILES, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING EVERY TIME THAT I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THEREFORE I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, ROBINS CHEVROLET IN HUMBLE (GREAT SERVICE BY THE WAY), AND THEY RESURFACE THE FRONT ROTORS, THAT WAS JUST 2 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW WITH 5 K MILES MORE I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED MAYBE BY 20%, MY QUESTION IS? WHY GM HAS NOT IMPROVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES, I GOOGLE IT AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES 2000 AND UP, YEAR BY YEAR.

2008 CHEVY MALIBU. STEERING BECOMES JERKY, HARD TO CONTROL AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE STEERING WILL FREEZE CAUSING UNWANTED LANE CHANGE, WHEN TRYING TO STEER BACK IT WILL UNLOCK AND CAUSE THE CAR TO JERK BACK. WHEN STOPPED, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE STEERING WHEEL, AT TIMES, JERK BACK AND FORTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS A DECREASE IN THE BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE WOBBLING, WHICH MADE STEERING DIFFICULT. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 03/18/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IF FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 03/20/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD STRANGE NOISES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE STATED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING/STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SMOOTH IN THE BEGINNING AND THEN SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AS IF HE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, BUT COULD NEVER DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.