2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX Complaints

THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" IS COMING ON AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS SHUTTING OFF. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL MODULE.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS TURN OFF EVEN WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND IT DEACTIVATES AND ACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF DRIVING. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN SERVICING SO I DON'T KNOW IF I ACTUALLY HAVE AIR BAGS WHEN PASSENGERS ARE PRESENT. I WAS TOLD THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE AIR BAGS MAY BE BAD, SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SOMEBODY SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. *TR

INTERIOR CONTROLS FOR LOCKING / UNLOCKING DOORS AND ADJUSTING THE POWER SIDE MIRRORS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE. AM WONDERING IF CAUSE OF THESE CONTROLS TO STOP WORKING IS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM COVERED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 13V248000 OF JUNE 13, 2013, IE; FLUID MAY ENTER DRIVER'S DOOR MODULE CAUSING CORROSION THAT MAY RESULT IN A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. A SHORT MAY CAUSE THE SWITCHES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM INVESTIGATED YET, SO DON'T HAVE DEFINITIVE ANSWER, BUT WANTED TO PUT THE PROBLEM ON RECORD W / NHTSA. *TR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR COMES ON PERIODICALLY AND SAYS IT NEEDS SERVICED. I NEVER KNOW IF MY AIRBAG IS WORKING OR NOT. IT IS INTERMITTENT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CLUNKING IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL, DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL. HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. DEALER SAYS THE PART WAS NOT LUBRICATED AT MANUFACTURE. BUT I HAVE TO BUY A REPAIR KIT. NOW AT 88000 MI I HAVE TO BUY A NEW UNIVERSAL JOINT BECAUSE IT FAILED DUE TO THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

WE LEARNED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON WHEN PEDAL WAS NOT PUSHED, BUT GOING OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T WORK IN THIS SITUATION OF COURSE. ALSO, AT TIMES, POWER WINDOWS WON'T WORK AND OTHER TIMES THE DOOR AJAR LIGHTS UP, DOORS WON'T LOCK AT THIS TIME, AND CHECK REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WILL ALERT. I DIAGNOSED THAT THE 6 VOLT REFERENCE VOLTAGE WAS APPROX. 2-3 VOLTS. GM BULLETIN RECOMMENDED CLEANING BCM CONNECTOR AND APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE. AT TIMES THIS WOULD WORK, BUT NO CORROSION WAS EVER EVIDENT AT THESE CONNECTORS. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY MORE COMMON, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM HASNT OCCURRED FOR 3-4 MONTHS. *TR

THE WELD ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT MUST HAVE BROKEN BECAUSE THE SEAT STARTED LEANING TOWARD THE CONSOLE. I HAVE TO ADJUST THE POWER SEAT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET IT TO LEVEL OUT ENOUGH TO DRIVE. I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER INCIDENCES OF THIS REPORTED BUT ALL ON HIGHER MILEAGE CARS. I ONLY HAVE 53,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND IT WAS ALOT LESS THAN THAT WHEN I FIRST HAD THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY OPEN RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,660. UPDATED 9/19/13 *CN THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE LINE CONNECTER LEAKING. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. THE CONSUMER ONLY AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP.

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AFTER RELEASING THE BREAK THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THE SHIFTER WAS IN PARK, AND IT WAS. I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER TO CHECK IF IT WAS ALSO SHOWING IN PARK, BUT IT WASN'T. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. NEXT I PUT THE GEAR SHIFTER BACK IN DRIVE AND RETURNED AGAIN TO PARK WITH THE SAME RESULT. I THEN TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND BACK TO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE STAYED IN DRIVE. LAST I TRIED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO L AND BACK TO PARK WITH YET AGAIN THE SAME RESULT. THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN L. FINALLY I DECIDED TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BREAK ON, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND LET IT SET OVERNIGHT THINKING THERE MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT WILL "WORK ITSELF OUT". THE NEXT MORNING THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN L. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE ABOUT A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AVAILABLE FOR THE 2007 MODEL. THE GM DEALER STATED THERE WOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE 08-10 MODELS BUT NOT FOR THE 07. ONLINE I FOUND THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES THAT STATE OTHERWISE: HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/8301-505145_162-57517641/GM-RECALLS-474K-MIDSIZE-CARS-OVER-BAD-TRANSMISSION/ HTTP://WWW.INQUISITR.COM/339365/GM-ISSUES-RECALL-OVER-TRANSMISSION-ISSUES-MORE-THAN-400000-SEDANS-AFFECTED/ HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2012/09/21/GM-RECALLING-474000-CARS-TO-REPAIR-ROLLAWAY-RISK/ *TR

WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE SHIFTER DOES NOT ACTUALLY GO INTO PARK, THEREFORE CAR KEEPS ROLLING.YOU HAVE TO SHIFT THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH UNTIL YOU HERE THE DOORS UNLOCK, THEN YOU KNOW ITS IN PARK. *JS