2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU Electronic Stability Control (esc) Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that in 2017 the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control) however, the brake lights would illuminate randomly without the brake pedal being depressed. The contact stated that the brake lights would fail to illuminate whenever the brake pedal was depressed. The failure recurred at various speeds. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who added di-electric grease to the harness, replaced the brake harness, replaced the position sensor, and inspected the brake light. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer approximately 7 times since the recall repair was performed; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

I'VE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE REGISTERING WHICH GEAR IT IS IN. THE GEARS SHIFT HARD, AND WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE VIGOROUSLY JERKS BACK AND FORTH. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, IT SLOWED DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND WHEN IT FINALLY DID, IT JUST TAKES OFF WITH NO WARNING. WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE ON PARK, AT TIMES IT WOULD STILL ROLL.. THERE IS ALSO THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSORS THAT ARE BOTH ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE STEERING STIFFENING IN THE VEHICLE IS AN ISSUE ONLY SOMETIMES. HOWEVER, IT STILL WORRIES ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH MY TODDLER IN THE VEHICLE AS WELL. I DID RESEARCH RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN EACH AREA I'M HAVING TROUBLE IN. HOWEVER, WHEN I SPOKE WITH A CHEVROLET ASSOCIATE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I WON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL IT'S SAFE AND I'M AFRAID OF AN ACCIDENT TAKING PLACE.

Mileage: 130,000

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING. DASHBOARD WILL SAY "TRACTION OFF, ESC OFF" AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IN ORDER TO GAIN POWER STEERING AGAIN. MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED IT AS TORQUE SENSOR/STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS RECALLED ON MANY OTHER MALIBUS, BUT NOT MINE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT WEREN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE SEVEN YEARS AGO AT 80,000 MILES (ABOUT ONCE PER YEAR) AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE RECENTLY AT 170,000 MILES (MULTIPLE TIMES PER MONTH). THIS IS DANGEROUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE.*DT *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMP OR TURNING THE FRONT END SHAKES AND MAKES A CLACKING NOISE. ESC IS OFF. TRACTION CONTROL IS ALWAYS OFF. ERROR CODES READ P0010 P0449 P0013 P0722 P0011

Mileage: 188,000

DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A STRAIGHT AWAY, CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND SENSOR LIGHT SERVICE ESC/POWER STEERING STARTED FLASHING. THE STEERING FELT NO DIFFERENT PRIOR TO LOSING, NO NOISES. DROVE IT THIS WAY UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION ABOUT 4 MILES AWAY. CAR SAT FOR 4 HOURS, TURNED IT BACK ON AND HAD REGAINED ALL STEERING AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT FOR ABOUT THE PAST 4 YEARS, DURING THE COLDER MONTHS, THE SERVICE ESC/SERVICE TRACTION NOTIFICATION WILL RANDOMLY POP ON FOR NO OTHER REASON THEN THE COLD AND I LOSE TIRE TRACTION. PRETTY POSITIVE THIS IS WHAT CAUSED ME TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD 2 YEARS AGO. WHENEVER I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS, THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BECAUSE THE LIGHT POPS OFF AS QUICK AS IT COMES ON. I HAVE ALSO SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT AND LOOKED UP A RECALL FOR THIS, AND WHEN MY VIN IS ENTERED IT SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT NEEDED. I FOUND THE RECALL FROM 2014 FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUE, SO EITHER THE PRIOR OWNER HAD IT FIXED AND IT DIDN'T LAST, OR IT WAS NEVER DONE TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG HERE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR ISSUE AND THE FIRST TIME I HAVE LOST MY STEERING. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 7 YEARS, STAYING ON TOP OF ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND THEN SOME. GM NEEDS TO GET A FIX FOR THIS!!!

Mileage: 175,000

OUR 2009 MALIBU JUST TURNED 67,000 MILES TODAY AND THE ECM STARTED FLASHING SERVICE STEERING AND NO TRACTION CONTROL ON A TWO-HOUR DRIVE HOME. AFTER LIMPING HOME BY PHYSICALLY MAN-HANDLING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A TURN, WE MADE IT HOME. SEARCHED ON-LINE FOR POSSIBLE ISSUES AND FOUND A MULTITUDE OF OTHER 2009 MALIBU OWNERS FACING THE SAME IDENTICAL ISSUE. CHECKED THE GM WEBSITE FOR ANY POSSIBLE RECALLS AND NONE WERE FOUND. THE SAME WAS TRUE WHEN CONTACTING A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT, WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN IF NOT FIXED. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 67,050

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE A 4 CYLINDER CAR WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND IT WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. YET IT'S HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL CARS. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR PUSHED OUT OF A DITCH YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON, AND PRESSING THE BUTTON DOES NOT WORK. I SOMETIMES DON'T HAVE CONTROL TO UNLOCK MY DOOR AND HAVE TO CALL SOMEONE TO PHYSICALLY OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, ALSO MY BATTERY LIGHT. AND THEY ARE ALL GOOD AND UP TO DATE. MY TRACTION AND SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON TOO. AND MY HEAD LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND BATTERY IS CONSTANTLY DRAINED AND GOING OUT. IT'S HARD TO FIND REASONABLE PRICE'S FROM AUTO SHOPS, AND THE DEALERSHIP PRICES ARE TOO EXPENSIVE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO TURN AND WORK MY CAR BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT'S OUT. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. I'M GOING TO UPLOAD A PICTURE OF MY CAR AFTER IT WAS PUSHED OUT THE DITCH. BUT MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN HARD TO TURN AND I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE JANUARY OF 2020. AND IT MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL.

Mileage: 246,672

POWER STEERING FAILS OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER BUT HAS GROWN TO HAPPEN IN WARMER WEATHER AS WELL. GETTING WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 3 YEARS. HAPPENS BOTH IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL BUT NOT ALWAYS. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OLDER MODEL MALIBUS AND OTHER GM VEHICLES BUT NOT THIS MODEL EVEN THOUGH OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 180,000

WHEN I BOUGHT IT WORKED GOOD FOR BOUT 2 DAYS AND I STARTED NOTICING A LIGHT WOULD BE BLINKING LIKE THE ENGINE LIGHT AND A LIGHT WITH LIKE A EXCLAMATION MARK IN SIDE OF LIKE A BOWL AND THE SPEED WOULD REDUCE AND THEN IT WOULD JUST QUIT EVEN WHILE YOUR IN TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT ,GOING UP A HILL IT WOULD DO IT JUST WHEN IT GOT READY

Mileage: 113,000

MY TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND STOPS MY WHOLE CAR AND DRIVE EXTREMELY SLOW AND MY WHOLE JUST MESSED UP AND I NEED IT FIXED ASAP I CAN'T EVEN GET TO WORK WITHOUT MY CAR MESSING UP

Mileage: 228,600

1) RE-OCCURRING RECALL FAULT 13036 -BRAKE LIGHTS ON - ESC - TRACTION CONTROL - ETC, THESE WERE REPAIRED BUT YOU CANT REPAIR A DEFECT 2) POWER STEERING TURNS OFF AND ON - MENTIONED TO DEALER END LAST YEAR 2019 - MENTIONED DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL 14116 - SPOKE WITH GM REP TODAY 8/21/20 (JOHN) AT NBR 800-222-1020 HE STATED THIS RECALL EXPIRED DEC LAST YEAR ANY REPAIRS GOING FORWARD COST ON ME WHICH ISNT RIGHT. THESE REPAIRS - RECALLS - SHOULD BE HANDLED NO MATTER MILEAGE/AGE. UPON ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN ALL POWER TO STEERING WHEEL WAS LOST BUT REGAINED SLOWLY - MY THOUGHT WAS LOW POWER FLUID. I PARKED THE NIGHT AND IN MORNING SEARCHED VEHICLE FOR POWER STEERING RESERVOIR TO NO AVAIL DID I FIND IT - DEALER ADVISED IT WAS ELECTRONIC - STILL AT THAT DATE I RECEIVED NO RECALL TO POWER STEERING TRBL - THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT GM EXPENSE

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON ME ALMOST AS IF THE CAR WAS OFF AND I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR RESULTING IN CRASHING INTO A STREET LIGHT POLE HEAD ON.

Mileage: 171,000

WHENEVER IT'S EXTREMELY HOT OUTSIDE MY VEHICLE START TO ACT UP AS IN THE 2 FRONT WHEELS WOULD JERK LIKE THEY'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER. MY CAR WOULD ALSO STALL OUT WHENEVER IT'S EXTREMELY HOT BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD STILL SHOW AS THE CAR BEING 1/4 NEAR COLD. ALL OF THIS WOULD HAVE AT A STATIONARY POSITION OR CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY POSITION.

Mileage: 100,145

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ESC LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION LIGHT. BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. ESPECIALLY WHILE GOING SLOWER.

Mileage: 225,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN BUSY STREET AND THEN A SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON MY CAR AND STARTED LOOSING POWER TO CAR AND THE DASH BOARD KEPT FLASHING SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING LIGHT. IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING LIKE EVERY MINUTE. EVEN IT FINALLY STARTS RUNNING OUT STARTS JERKING BUT THEN IT LOOSES POWER AGAIN BUT GOES NECK ON. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

SINCE 2018 MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T WORK. I CAN TAP THE BRAKES AND THEY'LL GO OFF FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON. AFTER AWHILE, THE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WILL POP UP ON MY DASHBOARD. I'VE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED/RESET 5-6 TIMES SINCE AUGUST OF 2018, WITH THE MOST RECENT JUNE 2020. IT WORKED FINE THAT DAY, BUT THE NEXT DAY THEY ALL CAME BACK ON. TODAY, IT WAS FINE, BUT LATER WILL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER STORY., *TR

Mileage: 162,730

THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING GETS KINDA STIFF LIKE IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP AND THEN IT FLASHES ENGINE POWER REDUCED AS I WAS AT A STOP SIGN I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO GO AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AS NORMAL THEN AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE OTHER STREET TO ENTER THE FREEWAY ON-RAMP THE ESC LIGHT STARTED FLASHING THE STEERING BEGAN FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO LOCK UP AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED STARTED FLASHING. *TR

Mileage: 159,590

RECENTLY BOUGHT A MALIBU 2009 ,4 CYLINDER. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKY AS I DROVE THE CAR. AFTER A 4 DAYS OF PURCHASE I WENT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SERVICE ESC / POWER STEERING CAME ON THE DASH BOARD . I EXITED THE FREEWAY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL . I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE CAR WAS AGAIN DRIVABLE BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AND I COULD NOT MANAGE TO STEER THE WHEEL TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

POWER STEERING SERVICE ECS LIGHT LOSS OF POWER SHUT THE STEERING ON MID ROAD VERY DANGEROUS IT'S A SHAME WE DON'T HAVE A RECALL YET AND I READ OVER 100 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THESE CARS MOST ON THE 2009 CHEVY MALIBU

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, STEERING INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING, AND ESC POPS UP ON INFO SYSTEM, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. WHEN I TURN VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN STEERING WORKS AGAIN, FOR INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF TIME.

Mileage: 120,000

ESC DISPLAYS ACROSS DRIVER INFO CENTER WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER STEERING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN WET/COLD WEATHER. BASED ON FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND REQUIRES A STEERING WHEEL SENSOR

Mileage: 91,000

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I ALMOST ENDED UP IN A FIELD, COULD NOT TURN IT. STOPPED AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL, AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVE. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED CAR UP AND IT HAD ITS WARNINGS ACROSS MY DASH AND THE STEERING WAS OUT AGAIN. I JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP AND IT COST ME $1562.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR, A NEW STEERING COLUMN(ELECTRIC) AND R&R STEERING COLUMN W/SGL SWITCH AND NEW TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. IT'S ALL CONNECTED. I HAVE YET TO FIND A RECALL FOR MY CAR ON MY VIN NUMBER BUT YET THERE WERE A FEW RECALLS ON MANY CARS INCLUDING MY 2009 MALIBU FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT YET I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING IN THE MAIL ABOUT IT. I HOPE THAT THEY INTEND ON DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHILE TRYING TO TAKE A CURVE AND HAD TO STRUGGLE JUST TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD IN THE OTHER PERSONS LANE UNTIL I COULD GET PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF THE WAY. FROM READING ALL THAT I HAVE READ ON HERE IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 137,787

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE YESTERDAY AND STARTED FEELING SMALL JERKS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. LIKE SOMETHING ON THE OTHER SIDE JERKING IT IN MY HAND. NOT ENOUGH TO MOVE THE CAR JUST IN MY HAND. NOW TODAY GO OUTSIDE, CRANK IT AND STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE. THE ESC AND POWER STEERING INDICATORS CAME ON.

Mileage: 178,000

POST RECALL REPAIR FOR BREAKLIGHTS, BREAK LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED WHEN NOT PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL. 3RD BREAK LIGHT DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN ON. RANDOM EPISODES OF CAR SPUTTERING AND THEN DASH WARNINGS INCLUDING: SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE HILL START. HEAD LAMPS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT EVERY 3 TO 6MONTHS.

VEHICLE HAS HAD POWER STEERING ASSIST QUIT TWICE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE IN A TURN ON COUNTY ROADS. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MID TURN. MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN.

Mileage: 70,000

MY VEHICLE HAS LOST STEERING AFTER STARTING SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEK. MY INFO SCREEN DISPLAYS AN ESC AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE AND MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED IN PLACE. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE MESSAGES GO AWAY AND STEERING IS BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE FOUND A RECALL RELATED TO THIS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES OF MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL AND ALSO MANY FORUMS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. HOWEVER, WHEN SEARCHING BY VIN IT SAYS MY VEHICLE HAS 0 RECALLS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED WHEN MY VEHICLE IS STOPPED, OR IN PARK MY STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE FOR A MOMENT AND THEN STOP.

Mileage: 204,500

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE COMES ACROSS THE MESSAGE CENTER. TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT, POWER STEERING COMES BACK FOR A SECOND THEN THE LIGHT TRIPS AGAIN AND IT'S OUT AGAIN. I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND ALSO WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND I LOOSING POWER STEERING, I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND HOPE THAT POWER STEERING TURNS BACK ON.

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICAL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LOWER STEARING WENT OUT AND ALL THESE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. IT'S SUPER HARD TO STEER I HAVE 3 KIDS THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR EVERYDAY AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO MY HEADLIGHT DRIVERS SIDE HAS GONE OUT 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND ITS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX!

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AND REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. THE PARTS REPLACED WAS NOT STATED BY THE CONTACT. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

WHILE SITTING IDLE MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR THE SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING SHOWS ON MY DASH, WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IT WILL NOT APPEAR AGAIN AND THE STEERING IS BACK. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE DRIVING IF I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO ONE SIDE IT STOPS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT IS VERY COLD OUT.

Mileage: 155,000

DRIVING AND ESC COMES ON AND POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. PULLED TO SAFE PLACE, WHICH WAS HARD WITHOUT POWER... AND TURNED CAR OFF BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN SHORTLY THERE AFTER.

Mileage: 128,900

POWER STEERING HAS QUIT WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING.. ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL HAS QUIT WORKING ALSO AT THE SAME TIME.

Mileage: 90,000

POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, STABILITY CONTROL SHUT DOWN, LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL

Mileage: 126,000

DRIVING ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. NOT ALLOWING ME TO STEER OR CONTROL THE DIRECTION THE CAR WAS TRAVELING IN. HEART RACING, I SHIFTED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL.TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE STILL TRAVELING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE ABILITY TO STEER CAME BACK. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER,S CAR . THE CAR HAS SAT WHILE SHE REPAIR THINGS THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO REPAIR, BEFORE THE STEERING COULD BE CHECKED. A MODULE CONTROL SENSOR WAS JUST REPAIRED THIS WEEK. JAN.6,2020

Mileage: 175,000

I LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART MY CAR. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS ESC AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AGAIN.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REALLY HARD TO STEER

OVER THE PAST WEEK, MY VEHICLE WAS SENDING ME A ESC SERVICE MESSAGE AND I NOTICED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MY CAR IS TURNED ON. THE POWER STEERING TURNS ITSELF TO MANUAL STEERING MAKING IT HARD TO TURN. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF RESETTING IT TO MAKE THE POWER STEERING WORK AGAIN. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION THE STEERING WHEEL IS PULSATING AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL GO INTO MANUAL STEERING. I BROUGHT IT DOWN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME IT WAS A TORQUE SENSOR. HE THEN SAID HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2014 (BULLETIN 14116B.) THIS BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS MY CAR IS HAVING. HE CALLED HURD CHEVY IN JOHNSON RI AND THEY TOLD HIM THERE WAS A RECALL. I THEN CALLED HURD AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE (DIAMOND CHEVY, AUBURN MA) AND SPOKE TO AN ADVISOR NAMED SEAN. HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED 3/25/19 AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I THEN CONTACTED GM ON THEIR WEBSITE AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE SITUATION. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE PROBLEM IS, I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING NOTIFYING ME OF THIS RECALL. IT SOUNDS LIKE DIAMOND KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL BUT THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME OR FIX IT THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE FOR MAINTENANCE. NOW I'LL HAVE TO PAY OVER $500 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED. I HAVE PROVIDED BULLETIN 14116B AND THE PAPERWORK MY MECHANIC RESEARCHED AND GAVE ME.

Mileage: 95,100

POWER STEERING WILL WORK WHEN IT WANTS TO SOME DAYS IT WORKS ALL DAY OTHER DAYS IT WONT WORK AT ALL AND SOME DAYS I LOOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING LIGHT AND SERVICE ESC LIGHTS COME ON WHEN POWER STEERING FAILS THIS IS A SCARY PROBLEM TO HAVE WHEN TRANSPORTING MY 4 KIDS

Mileage: 149,000

OVER A PERIOD OF 7 DAYS MID-NOV-2019, BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD WORK BACKWARDS. DEPRESSING PEDAL, BRAKE LIGHTS OFF. PRESSING GAS PEDAL BRAKE LIGHTS ON. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, SERVICE ESC/TRACTION MSG. SHUT CAR OFF, RESTART, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. STARTED AS WEATHER TURNED COLD/DAMP. HAPPENED BOTH STATIONARY AND MOVING. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER, "COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM".

Mileage: 127,000

THE CAR WILL DISPLAY AN ESC SERVICE LIGHT AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT ONCE THAT HAPPENS. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT GOES AWAY AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AGAIN AND THE ESC SERVICE WILL DISPLAY AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT. AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 DAYS, I LEFT WORK(12/17/19), AND "POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC" SHOWED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. MOST TIMES IT GOES OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING.

Mileage: 113,500

TODAY I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN (ALSO HAPPENED 2 TIMES ABOUT A MONTH AGO). I WAS DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN MADISON WI TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED, VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. GM'S WEBSITE SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME 2009 MALIBUS IN 2014, BUT WHEN I JUST CALLED GM NOW THEY SAY MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BUT OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. BASED ON ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE, GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AGAIN! THIS TIME, ALL OF THEM.

Mileage: 157,000

STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN I STARTED MOVING AGAIN THERE WAS A SEVERE SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. THEN MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO START MOVING AGAIN. ONCE IT DID START MOVING IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR.

Mileage: 115,000

I HAD A POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ONE, AND MY ESC LIGHT COME ON. THESE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH NO WARNING AND DISABLE THOSE FEATURES WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, GOING 57 MPH, AFTER A MAJOR ICE AND SNOW STORM. I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE WHILE IT IS ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 127,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS POPPED UP ON THE DASH 'POWER STEERING' 'SERVICE ESC OFF' 'BRAKE LIGHT' 'SERVICE AIR BAG' AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN. TRYING TO GET THE CAR PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT TO MY LEFT I WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TURNING PROCESS WAS SO HARD. AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON IT GOES AWAY THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS POP ON AGAIN. THIS TIME AFTER A FEW SECONDS EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD GOES BLANK INCLUDING THE RADIO AND THEN THE CAR DIES OUT DRAINING THE CARS BATTERY COMPLETELY.

Mileage: 203,000

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD AT 55 SPEED ZONE AND CAR WOULD ONLY DO 15 MPH FINALLY GOT TO A STORE AND GOT IT STOPPED AND STEERING WAS SHAKING AND CAR SHAKES WHEN I HIT BRAKES

Mileage: 19,235

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE COMES ACROSS THE MESSAGE CENTER. I CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT, POWER STEERING COMES BACK FOR A SECOND THEN THE LIGHT TRIPS AGAIN AND IT'S OUT AGAIN AS SOON AS I TURN THE WHEEL. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW PACE.

Mileage: 138,000

TCS, ABS, ESC, ETC INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING OCCASIONALLY STOPS WORKING, USUALLY WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. I ALSO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT THAT HAD SHORTED OUT AND MELTED. THERE IS A SLEW OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND THEY USUALLY GET WORSE AS THE WEATHER GETS WETTER AND COLDER.

Mileage: 98,000

GAUGES GO CRAZY ON DASHBOARD

AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM ESPRESSO STAND THE POWER STEERING ON 2009 CHEVY MALIBU COMPLETELY FAILED W/OUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS JUST GOING INTO A RIGHT HAND TURN IN A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10MPH. I NEARLY HIT THE DRIVERS DOOR OF A VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION AS THEY WERE TAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT. THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND REQUIRED BOTH HANDS. I CAME TO A STOP AS I COMPLETED THE TURN, JUST BEFORE THE PARKING LOT EXITED TO A SIDE ROAD. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME WAS HONKING AND MY VEHICLE WAS BARELY POSITIONED SAFELY ON 'MY' SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE ROADWAY AND PULL AS FAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER AS I COULD. THE SHOULDER; IS ABOUT TWO CAR LENGTHS LONG BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A SIDEWALK. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY TASK HOWEVER, DUE TO THE STEERING I COULD BARELY GET OFF THE ROADWAY- MY FRONT TIRES ALL BUT RESTING ON THE START OF THE SIDEWALK. THE MESSAGE CENTER ON MY DASH READ "POWER STEERING" FOLLOWED BY "SERVICE ESC" AND THE ESC/ TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS LIT UP. I CALLED FOR HELP & THEY ARRIVED WITHIN MINUTES. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE POWER STEERING UNIT AS IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE ALTERNATOR, AND REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE ALTERNATOR. ABOUT 30 MIN AFTER INCIDENT I MOVED CAR BACK SEVERAL FEET - STEERING WAS STILL HARD. I TURNED IT OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER I TURNED BACK ON. STILL GETTING MESSAGE, BUT DECIDED TO DRIVE THE 5 MI BACK SINCE ONLY 2 TURNS WERE NECESSARY. ONE PERSON HELPING WAS IN FRONT AND ONE PERSON FOLLOWING. IT WAS UNEVENTFUL HOWEVER WARNING INDICATORS WERE STILL ON & STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. 3HRS LATER I TURN CAR ON TO GET MILEAGE AND NOTICED THAT INDICATORS ARE OFF. TESTED THE STEERING- IT HAS RESUMED TO NORMAL. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 8MI HM. MESSAGE DISPLAYED TWICE DURING THIS DRIVE. VEHICLE HAD PRE-TRIP INSPECTION 1WK PRIOR. 108K MILE

Mileage: 108,000

BRAKE LIGHTS ON WITH OUT PRESSING BRAKE. WHEN PRESSING BRAKE THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND ESC LIGHT STAYS ON . BRAKE LIGHTS STAYS ON WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.SOME TIMES EVERYTHING WORKS JUST FINE AND OUT OF NO WHERE THESE PROBLEMS START TO HAPPEN. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY OF 2019 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS EVER SINCE

Mileage: 180,000

I HAVE NOT HAD MY 2009 MALIBU FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 140 DOLLARS FOR LOOKING AT IT, JUST TO TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP. I KNEW THIS. IT STARTED WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND A LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN BECAUSE I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TERRIFIED FOR MY LIFE WITH MY THREE YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN STARTED IT UP AGAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FINE. THEN AGAIN I GOT INTO MY CAR THE NEXT DAY AND IT DID IT AGAIN! BUT ONLY THIS TIME, IT DIDN'T STOP. NO MATTER WHAT. THEN MY CAR STOPPED SHIFTING. I CAPPED THEY CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SET ME UP AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR IN. I EXPLAINED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT SO THEY SCHEDULED A TOW FOR ME. THAT FOLLOWING WEEK, (CARLESS) I WAS WAITING FOR THE TOW TO SHOW UP AND NO ONE CAME. I CALLED THE DEALSHIP AND SHE SAID THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN, I EXPLAINED, AGAIN, THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SHE TOLD ME THAT I COULDN'T GET MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT THEN IF IT WASN'T THERE. I DROVE 20 MILES GOING TEN MILES AN HOUR WITH MY HAZARDS ON TO GET IT THERE, JUST TO LEAVE IT THERE FOR THREE DAYS THEN BE TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP AND THEY NEEDED FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX IT. NEEDELESS TO SAY, MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING THERE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. NOTHING BEING DONE TO IT. IF MY TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP... WHICH IT IS.... IT'S BECAUSE OF THEM!! I CHECKED MY RECALLS AND I HAVE RECALLS FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS ON A WEBSITE. BUT NOT YOURS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 115,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR MULTIPLE "RECALL FIXES", FOR ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING ISSUES. THE REGISTRY SHOWS THAT ALL RECALLS WERE FIXED (PURELY COSMETIC WORK) WITH REGARDS TO THE VEHICLES LIGHTS BEING REPLACED (RECEIVED FIX IT TICKETS BY THE AUTHORITIES). BUT MY CAR DIDN'T BURN OUT LIGHTS, SHE MELTED THEM, WHILE I WAS DEPLOYED, HER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FRIED THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER (BRAIN). REPAIRS WERE MADE IN 2014 WHEN I RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS, AND SHE WAS FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN IN 2015 AND 2016. I WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND THEY FIXED THE MINOR ISSUES. NOW IN 2019 THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS SHORTING OUT AGAIN STATING THAT THE ENGINE IS WORKING AT DECREASED POWER AND MY CAR IS DRAINING HER OWN BATTERY AND LOCKING UP. I BOUGHT HER USED BACK IN 2009, AND EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS OR YEARS THERE IS AN ELECTRONICS MALFUNCTION AND I'VE HAD SUCH HORRIBLE LUCK FINDING A TRUSTWORTHY DEALERSHIP TO TAKE HER TO FOR REPAIRS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SHE STILL CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHERE SHE'LL BURN OUT OR MELT A COMPONENT IN THE VEHICLE. SHE JUST STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN AND WHEN I INSPECTED THE BATTERY, SHE HAD MELTED THE PLASTIC HOUSING UNIT.

ESC CAR, CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND ESC TRACKING LIGHT COMES ON AND IT SAYS NO POWER/LOW POWER ESC - THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN!

Mileage: 70,000

ISSUE STARTED WITH GEAR SHIFT NOT GOING INTO PARK AND THEN POWER STEERING STARTED HAVING ISSUES AND QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING WITH WHEEL SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. NEXT TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND NOW BARELY SHIFTS. WHEEL JERKS SO HARD WHEN I TURN NOW THAT IT KICKS MY HAND OFF WHEEL. COUGHLIN AUTOMOTIVE IN LONDON, OHIO TOLD US THAT RECALL HAD BEEN FIXED BUT REFUSES TO GIVE US PROOF. POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING.

Mileage: 146,000

STARTING LAST WEEK, I'VE NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN I'M NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN I'M ACCELERATING AND THEN TURN OFF WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I HAVE TO REALLY PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION LIGHTS ALSO APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD AND THAT'S WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE CAR SHOP TODAY, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES, BRAKE PADS OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND THE RECALL NUMBER 14V252000 MATCHING THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING IN MY CHEVY MALIBU. I SEARCHED ON VIN ON THE ONLINE DATABASE, BUT MY CAR DIDN'T APPEAR IN THE SEARCH EVEN THOUGH MY CAR MATCHES THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND MANUFACTURE DATE RANGE (AUGUST 2008).

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. JUST AS DESCRIBED IN BULLETIN 114116, MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO SHAKE TERRIBLY.

Mileage: 209,000

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING AND I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF, BUT IT RETURNS.

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRACTION SERVICE INDICATOR WOULD COME ON AS WELL AS ESC INDICATING IT WAS OFF, ALSO BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK, VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH). PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BEAM LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLOWOUT (HAVE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN AS MANY MONTHS) ALSO TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT ALWAYS CLICK OFF AFTER TURNING. AS FAR AS REPAIRS ON TRACTION,ESC BRAKE LIGHTS AND DOWNSHIFTING, I REMOVED THE BCM CONNECTOR, CLEANED IT AND USED DIELECTRIC GREASE ON IT AND AS OF NOW SEEMS TO HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS ONGOING AS WELL AS THE TURN INDICATOR, IF YOU WILL GO ONLINE, (GOOGLE) LOWER BEAM HEADLIGHT PROBLEM ON CHEVY MALIBU'S AS WELL AS AS THE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, YOU WILL FIND NUMBEROUS COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALLS

Mileage: 101,000

RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING THE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CARS ELECTRIC STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. AS OF NOW YOU CAN SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND START THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL WORK BUT THEN SHUT DOWN WITHIN 10 MILES. THIS MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 172,000

TAKATA RECALL. ESC TRIGGERS WITH TURNS, POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS STEERING HAS FAILED CAUSING ME TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, LUCKILY ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. 09' MALIBU @ 148K

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY AND EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR (ESC) ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE CHANGED THE BRAKE HUBS MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ESC SENSOR NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AND A NEW POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,700.

Mileage: 154,700

WHEN STARTING MY CAR, I ATTEMPT TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK AND I NEED TO STEP ON MY BRAKES AS IF I AM SLAMMING THEM JUST TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REVERSED, I NOTICED THIS AT NIGHT WHEN A CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKE SENSOR SO I CHANGED IT AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. SINCE THEN 3 CARS HAVE ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKING ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING MY TRACTION LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, IT STATES 'SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ESC' AND MAKES MY CAR SHAKE.

Mileage: 207,000

TAKATA RECALL. THE WHOLE CAR APPEARS TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS AT ONCE. WE GO AND GET A CERTAIN MINOR PROBLEM FIX AND THE NEXT THINGS POPS UP. HAVING PROBLEMS DRIVING ACCELERATION AND BREAKING. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE OPERATING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU 4CYL IN A TURN, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING FAILED. A WARNING INDICATOR AFTERWARDS THEN FLASHED POWER STEERING AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE. THE RESULT WAS ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH A TRAFFIC CIRCLE WITH CHILDREN IN BACKSEAT OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS BECAUSE WITHOUT WARNING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED ME TO PANIC EMOTIONALLY AND ALSO CAUSED ME GREAT PHYSICAL DIFFICULTY AS I AM A WOMAN AND I ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD TO GARNER ALL THIS STRENGTH TO MANUALLY STEER THE VEHICLE IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND WILL REPAIR THIS IF THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 150,000 MILES. WE COULD HAVE ALL DIED IN A CAR CRASH. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE UNLESS REPAIRED AS IT IS UNSAFE. THE CHEVY MECHANIC INDICATES IF BOTH THE SENSOR AND MOTOR NEED TO BE REPLACED IT WILL COST $1200.00. MY HUSBAND IS A VETERAN AND WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR.

Mileage: 205,000

THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF THE PROBLEM BEING INTERMITTENT, MY CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL. I TRIED TO START IT AND NOTHING. REPLACED BATTERY AND A ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STILL WON'T START.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

MY POWER SOURCE IN CAR WON'T WORK, MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T WORK, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT FIST I WOULD JUST HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD BE FINE NOT ANYMORE. SOME TIMES MY CAR COMPLETELY LOCKS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. ALSO, THE ESC DEVICE, POWER STEERING, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTRA STRENGTH TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S PARENT HAD TO COME PICK UP THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED KELLEY CHEVROLET (5220 VALUE DRIVE, FORT WAYNE, IN 46805, (260) 484-5566) AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

Mileage: 171,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. GRIFFIN CHEVROLET (11100 W. METRO AUTO MALL, MILWALKEE, WI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

MY STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES/SHAKES EXTREMELY DURING STOP OF VEHICLE AS WELL AS IN DRIVE. AT ONE POINT IT SAID POWER STEERING SERVICE ETC. I CAME ACROSS RECALL #14V153000, DEALERS AND WEBSITE SAYS NOT FOUND ON MY VEHICLE. I AM WONDERING WHY THAT IS SINCE MY PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AS THE ONES STATED ALONG WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODE AND YEAR

Mileage: 107,800

POWER STEERING, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER ELECTRIC PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND ALREADY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAYS, AND TRAVELING THROUGH THE CITY. LAST NIGHT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AS ME AND MY CHILD WAS DRIVING HOME. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR PARKED ON A SIDE STREET BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO OPERATE THE CAR PROPERLY. AT THIS TIME I AM SEEKING IMMEDIATE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 116,000

THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND ESC CONTROL ARE TURNED OFF AS SOON AS I START THE CARS IGNITION. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED , THE POWER STEERING BEGINS TO TWITCH THE WHEEL AND DOES NOT STOP. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON, IT RESOLVES THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS CAR WHEN COMBINED WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING HAS ALSO DONE THIS WHOLE DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE IN MANUFACTURING AND POSES A LIFE THREAT TO MY 100LB FIANCE AND OUR NEWBORN BABY.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT. WARNING MESSAGE ON DASH READS "POWER STEERING - SERVICE ESC" THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TODAY IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ROUNDING A LONG SWEEPING CURVE. DANGEROUS! I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM - GM RECALL # N140115, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE MONTH THAT MY MALIBU WAS BUILT, WHICH IS 12/08. IT COVERS OTHER MALIBU'S AND OTHER VEHICLES. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THEIRS. GM DEFINITELY NEEDS TO EXPAND THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL CARS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 175,000

POWER STEERING WORKS RANDOMLY BUT MOSTLY NOT AT ALL. POWER STEERING, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. ABS LIGHT AND ESC FLASH ON DASH DISPLAY ALL IN ONE WEEK. DRIVING TO WORK MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON AND THEN OUT AGAIN. AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE

Mileage: 140,000

INTERMITTENTLY UPON STARTING THE STATIONARY VEHICLE THE 'SERVICE ESC' LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY 'POWER STEERING' LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WON'T WORK. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE 1-3 TIMES USUALLY CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURS WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN GOING AROUND BENDS OR TURNING. LASTLY, WHEN MOVING (USUALLY BACKING UP, BUT ALSO WHILE DRIVING) THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS BACK AND FORTH BY ITSELF AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS ENGAGING BUT NO TURNING IS REQUIRED. I'VE LOST CONTROL ON SLICK ROADS AND IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE 2012 MALIBU FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT MY PROBLEM IS, BUT NOT FOR THE 2009 MODEL. HOWEVER, WHEN LOOKING UP THE 2012 RECALL IT SAYS 2004-2012 MALIBU WERE UNDER RECALL, YET MY VIN FOR 2009 MALIBU SHOWS NO RECALLS. VERY ODD. IF NOT FIXED FOR FREE, I'LL BE LOOKING INTO CLASS ACTION.

Mileage: 105,000

MY ESC LIGHT TO SERVICE CAME ON, WHICH ALSO TRIGGERED THE POWER STEERING TO GO OFF. THIS HAPPENED A WEEK AGO WHEN I WAS DRIVING . WHEN I CALLED GM, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL, THAT WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE AND IT EXPIRED IN OCTOBER IF 2018. WELL IT'S NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM BEFORE AND NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS ISSUES THE MANUFACTURE KNOW ABOUT, AND THEY KNOW IT WAS A DEFECT BUT I AM NOW EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A $1300 REPAIR MYSELF.

Mileage: 135,000

POWERSTEERING STARTING PERIODICALLY GOING OUT AND ESC NOTIFICATION WOULD APPEAR. EVENTUALLY IT COMPLETELY QUIT. CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THAT ISSUE.

Mileage: 156,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT ALSO GOES OUT AFTER STARTING THE CAR. N TOUCHING THE WHEEL. THEY. ESC AN POWERSTEERING LIGHT COME ON

Mileage: 133,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ESC LIGHT CANE ON CAR STARTED GOING EVERY WHICH WAY ON IT ON !! I STARTED GOING IN THE OTHER LANE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST WRECKED !! LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD !! IT IS NOT DRIVEABLE!! HAD TO CALL AAA TO COME TOW MY VEHICLE HOME !!

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING HOME, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, 'SERVICE ESC' APPEARED ON MY DASH, LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING! MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WENT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T START.

Mileage: 169,000

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER LOCKS GOES OFF. THEY GO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEY UNLOCK AND LOCK WHEN WR ARE AT HOME AND THE IGNITION IS OFF. TGE BRAKE LIGJTS STAY ON LIKE I AM HITTING THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE CRUIS CONTROL WONT WORK BC THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON IT CUTS IT OFF. I HAVE BEEN HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE SHIFTER AREA A BUZZING NOISE LIKE A WIRE HAS CROSSED.

Mileage: 120,000

TAKATA RECALL ! I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU ECOTEC AND WHEN STARTING THE CAR ONE MORNING MY ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON ALSO SAYING NO POWER STEARING THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MY ECOTEC 4 CYLINDER..

Mileage: 135,224

THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE AND THEN SAYS ESC OFF. STEERING WHEEL WON'T TURN. TURN THE CAR OFF AND MOST TIMES IF U TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE STARTING THE CAR IT WILL GO OFF. OTHER TIMES IT TAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES OF RESTARTING. TONIGHT DRIVING HOME THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING AND VIBRATING ALL THE TIME NOW.

Mileage: 111,000

ESC LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON 01-21. MORNING OF 01-22 WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY. ECS LIGHT REMAINS ON AND POWER STEERING NEVER RETURNED EVEN AFTER 20 MILES OF HIGHWAY AND RURAL ROAD TRAVEL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FURIOUS THAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN #S ARE PART OF RECALL WHEN IT CLEARLY AFFECTS THE VAST MAJORITY OF VINS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR.

Mileage: 221,700

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY POWER STEERING WILL QUIT WORKING AND IT BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER(VERY UNSAFE CONDITION). BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING, STEERING WILL BE FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN(WHICH IT DOES, CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, AGAIN VERY UNSAFE)

Mileage: 86,000

POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC/TRACTION LIGHT COMES ACROSS THE DASH AS I'M DRIVING RANDOMLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT'LL BE FINE BUT IT DOES COME BACK EVENTUALLY.

Mileage: 176,000

THE ESC WAS TURNED OFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP, HEADLIGHTS AND ARM BARS. I BOUGHT THIS AS A USED VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUE AFTER ISSUE. POORLY MANUFACTURED VEHICLE. INCLUDING HAVING TO CHANGE OUT THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX.

Mileage: 135,000

MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY WHILE IN PARK AND I LOST POWER STEERING. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WAS FINE, LIGHT WENT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ESC LIGHT COMES ON, WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING AND LOST POWER CONTROL, TRIED TO PULL OFF AND TURN THE CAR OFF, LIKE BEFORE, THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. NO POWER STEERING AT ALL IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS.

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING MY ESC - ENHANCES STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN TRIED TO DRIVE FORWARD I WAS ABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE BRAKES KICKED IN AND STARTED SLOWING ME DOWN. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5MIKES MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME SIGNALED TO PULL OVER. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND WHEN I ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. AFTER I RELEASED THE BRAKES, AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR WITH IT STILL RUNNING MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON.

Mileage: 127,000

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE AT RANDOM. WHEN USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB OR USING THE BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR, THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR LOOKS WILL PARTIALLY DISENGAGE MAKING IT HARD/IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH OUT MANUALLY PULLING THE LOCK TAB ON THE DOOR. THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WILL RANDOM ENGAGE/DISENGAGE OR DISPLAY A SERVICE MESSAGE ON THE CLUSTER SCREEN. THE THIRD BREAK LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM, NOT ALWAYS THE BREAK IS APPLIED. THE RADIO WILL DISPLAY RANDOM CHARACTERS WHILE ON OR GO COMPLETELY BLANK.

Mileage: 98,000

THE ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMMING ON FOR THE TRACTION CONTROLL AND THE ABS SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING THIS CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO LOOSE TRACTION WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 4

ECS DEACTIVATES AND STAIS ILUMINATED. ISSUE MAKES STEETING HARD TO MANUBRATE. FUEL ISSUE. FUEL SPILLED AROUND GAS PUMP CAP.

Mileage: 160,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND POWER STEERING CAME UP ON MESSAGE BOARD WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON 11-11-18.AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE DROVE VEHICLE AROUND BLOCK WITHOUT POWER STEERING JUST AS I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY THE STEERING CAME BACK.WHAT HAPPENED.WORRIED IN OREGON.

Mileage: 132,000

CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS LREADY DONE,BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM MY MOTHER AND SHE SAID SHE NEVER HAD THE WORK DONE.. POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE

Mileage: 186,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, "POWER STEERING" AND "ESC OFF" WAS DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

THIS HAS POPPED UP ON MY CAR 2 MONTHS AFTER I LEASED THE CAR AND THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT FROM SAYS ITS OK TO BE ON MY DASHBOARD AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT. IT SHOWS UP EVERYTIME I GO UP TO 35 OR MORE.

Mileage: 171,000

WHILE DRIVING , POWER STEERING STOPPED WORK. STEERING GOT REAL HARD AND BECAME REAL HARD TO TURN MY VEHICLE. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE SOME PLAY (TWITCH) IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. AFTER A RESTART, IT WENT AWAY BUT SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. THERE WAS MESSAGE ON DASH REGARDING ESC SEVICE AND POWER STEERING. IT ALL SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE DORMAN RECALL ON OTHER GM VEHICLES.

Mileage: 130,800

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE TRACTION SERVICE ESC & ESC OFF LIGHTS COME OFF/ON SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE ROUGH AT TIMES, ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL FAIL TO WORK. GOT A RECALL ON THIS IN 2017 TOOK IT INTO A DEALER SHOP WHO APPLIED GEL TO CONNECTORS SAID THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM, IT CERTAINLY DID NOT.I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE SINCE IT IS THE ONLY ONE I OWN I DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE. SINCE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW I CAN NOT GIVE AN EXACT DATE BUT IT DOES HAPPEN DAILY..I NEED THE REPAIRS MADE BY GM NOT ME

Mileage: 130,000

MY 09 MALIBU BEGAN ACTING UP 1 YR AGO WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON THE CAR WOULD BOG DOWN LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND THE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THEN ABOUT 3 MIN LITER IT WOULD ALL TURN OFF, MY MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW WHY. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN MISFIRING AND SHOWING LIGHTS THAT SAY SERVICE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS AS CAR BUGS DOWN LIKE IT IS LOSING POWER. IT DOES THIS AT 30 MPH AND 50 MPH. WHEN I GET THE LIGHT CHECK IT SAYS MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 3. I HAVE CHANGED THE PLUG AND COIL MULTIPLE TIMES IN LAST 2 MONTHS. UPON GOOGLING I FOUND MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THIS STARTED JUNE 2017

Mileage: 148,000

THE SECOND DAY I HAD THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS DRIVING IN HOUSTON TEXAS IN FULL TRAFFIC AND MY MOTOR HAD ENGINE POWER LOSS. THEY FIXED MY POWER STEERING. NOW MY CAR GOES INTO ENGINE POWER LOSS WHEN DRIVING. ESC, TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER LOSS COME ON THE DISPLAY. WE'VE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THROTTLE BODY BUT STILL NOTHING. THE CAR SHAKES AT REDLIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. THE AC SMELLS LIKE FUMES. WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY WITH THE AC ON THE CAR GOES INTO ENGINE POWER LOSS. LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND COMES BACK ON.

Mileage: 138,000

MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND FIFTH LIGHT IN WINDOW COME ON WITHOUT BRAKING AND GO OFF WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING SERVICE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULTY TO TURN. I WOULD TURN INTO A SAFE PLACE TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A MINUTE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD WORK FINE. THIS WILL HAPPEN OFF AND ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT COME ON FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN ALL THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I'M DRIVING SCARED THE DAY LIGHTS OUT OF ME EVERY TIME IT WOULD HAPPEN. BEING LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AS FAR AS THIS GOES. WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME I'M IN MOTION ON CITY STREET OR INTERSTATE VERY SCARY AS I'M A FEMALE DRIVING THIS CAR 2009 CHEVY MAILBU LTZ 4CYL THIS HAS BEING GOING ON FOR MONTHS NOW STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE STARTED PURCHASING IT IN 2017 NOT SURE OF THE EXACT TIME IT STARTED

Mileage: 135,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WHEN I DRIVE IN COLD WEATHER, AM ACCELERATING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT AT ANY VARIATION OF DEGREE. FRIGHTENING THAT IT HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING AND HAVE NO UPPER BODY STRENGTH. THE SENSOR FLASHED AND THEN DISAPPEARED. ONCE THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN THERE WERE NO MORE ISSUES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE SO I'D HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THEM WHILE THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING.

Mileage: 110,000

THE CALIPER ARMS ON BOTH OF MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAVE GOTTEN STUCK, WORE DOWN THE NEW BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY AND DESTROYED THE ROTORS OF MY CAR IN THE PAST. THE DEALERSHIP'S WARRANTY HAD COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PADS, CORRECTION OF ARMS AND ROTORS PREVIOUSLY BUT THE SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE GOT STUCK THE SENSOR FOR MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS SHOWING BUT THERE WAS NO HESITATION OR ISSUE WITH BREAKING. A SOFT DRAGGING SOUND LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THE SENSOR ITSELF HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND AND MAKING A SOFT BUT STRANGE NOISE. ITS GOING TO TAKE ME 2 WEEKS TO GET INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT ' SINCE THEN, MY REAR ROTOR HAS BECOME EFFECTED AND WILL NEED REPLACING. THIS MORNING THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR REMAINED ON THE SCREEN BUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO USE MY BREAKS, I DID NOT STOP AND MY FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND AS I PRESSED THE PEDAL. AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY OFFICE (ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF MORNING COMMUTE), MORE LIGHTS LIT UP THE BACK PANEL INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BREAK LIGHT, THE 'BRAKE FLUID,' WARNING, 'SERVICE ESC,' FOLLOWED BY 'ESC OFF' SCROLLED ACROSS THE DASH AND MY BREAKS DID NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOWLY STOP. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ESC WARNING LIGHT COMING ON PREVIOUSLY AND STOPPING MY POWER STEERING FROM WORKING BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE WARNING SO THEY COULDN'T HELP ME.

Mileage: 95,000

EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN POWER STEERING AND ESC ERRORS SHOW ON DISPLAY AND TRACTION CONTROL IS TURNED OFF. ERRORS SHOW UP WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE STATIONARY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL BUT DOES NOT SHOW FOR MY VIN.

Mileage: 70,000

THE CAR KEEPS DYING AND SHUTTING OFF. I HAVE REPLACED 2 NEW BATTERIES AND AN ALTERNATOR. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR WILL EITHER JUST DIE OR START TO DIE AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS COME ON, POWER STEERING, ESC EMERGENCY BRAKE ALL OF THEM AND THEN THE CAR EVENTUALLY DIES.

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE POWER STEERING ESC LIGHT POPS ON. I DIDN'T EVER HIT POT HOLES OR ANYTHING JUST A BASIC HOME TO WORK CAR.

Mileage: 65,000

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING GREAT THEN ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THE ESC LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT.

Mileage: 165,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW MY SPEED AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO TURN THE POWER OFF AND BACK ON WHICH SEEMED TO RESET THE ESC. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT OCCURED A SECOND TIME ON A ROAD AT SLOWER SPEEDS BUT REQUIRED A SIMILAR REACTION TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING HAS ALSO WENT OUT DURING IGNITION WHICH REQUIRED ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON BEFORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 3

I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON ME. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 930PM AND NOTICED MY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. IT WAS PITCH BLACK BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PARK TO GET HOME. I ALMOST HIT THE CURB BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. I PANICKED BUT I TRIED THE BRIGHTS AND THEY WORKED SO I USED THEM TO GET HOME. THE GREENWOOD CHEVROLET REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS 3 TIMES BUT IT HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL BEING THAT IT WENT OUT 3 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR A YEAR! ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE ON 3/6/2018 I ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN AND ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE SUSPENSION DOESN'T WORK EITHER. AS OF TODAY I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANY HEAD LIGHTS (THAT'S BEEN FOR 3 MONTHS) I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR NOW BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE POWER STEERING TO DRIVE THE CAR. I'M MAKING PAYMENTS ON A DEATH TRAP BECAUSE I ALMOST WRECKED TWICE THANK GOODNESS GOD WAS WITH ME.

LOST STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON.

Mileage: 168,000

MY CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE UNTIL THE POWER STEERING JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE ESC COMES UP AND STOPS WORKING AS DOES THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE. THIS MAKES IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VEHICLE ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I CAN'T PAY FOR THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM ON MANY OTHER VEHICLES AND SOMETHING GM NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. ALSO MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY THANK GOD. THANK YOU

Mileage: 84,000

I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AS A WARNING ABOUT MY POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1/19/18. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR AT THIS POINT, OF COURSE AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR IS ALSO VERY WELL-MAINTAINED.

Mileage: 154,000

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN AND THE ESC OFF DISPLAYED ALSO WITH POWER STEERING ALERT

Mileage: 135,000

01/04/2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT ALL THE WAY INTO WORK AND HAD NO POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 159,000

ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. SHOWING CODE P1174 & NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THIS IS. POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET.ESC LIGHT WILL TURN ON. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF. DOORS WILL LOCK THEM SELVES LOCKING ME INSIDE.THIS IS HAPPENING SINCE AUGUST 2017-PRESENT (12-29-17).MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ALL THEY DO IS RESET SENSOR AND TELL ME TO WAIT UNTIL IT BREAKS. I'D SAY IT IS ALREADY BROKEN.

Mileage: 48,000

SERVICE ESC WILL COME ON AND POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, RESTARTED, AND THE WARNING INDICATOR DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

THE SERVIE ESC POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION IS ON MY DASH AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK. I CANNOT DRIVE WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AND THERE WAS A RECALL #14116 BUT IT DOESN'T COVER THE 2.4 4 CYLINDER MODELS AND MY CAR ALSO HAS 164,000 MILES SO GM STATED THAT IT IS NOT COVERED.

Mileage: 164,000

RECIEVED A RECALL FROM GM ABOUT WIRING HARNESS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE, THEY DID, OR SO I THOUGHT. CAR SHAKES AND JERKS AS THE SERVICE ECS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AS I AM DRIVING. TOOK IT IN FOR A FOX WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS A BAD SENSOR, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE SNOW 2 DAYS LATER CAME TO A STOP LIGHT CAR SHOOK AS IF IT WAS GOING TO LOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF, SERVICE ESC, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THIS CAR IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE! WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS NOW. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE!

Mileage: 60,000

THE 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST". I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND HAD AN INCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND IN WHICH MY POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE AND WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER, THEY ADVISED THAT THESE MODELS HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS 1025 MILES OVER THE MILEAGE TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. AFTER RESEARCH ON GM SITE ON THE NHTSA SITE, WE FOUND INFORMATION COLLABORATING THIS RECALL, IN WHICH IT STATED THAT UNDER THIS RECALL THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO FIX THIS; HOWEVER, MY CHEVROLET MALIBU'S VIN NUMBER DID NOT POP UP ON THIS RECALL. NHTSA STATES THAT THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S AND DOES NOT LIST VIN'S AFFECTED. WE WOULD ASSISTANCE IN HAVING THIS VEHICLE ALSO ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST AND HAVING GM FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 151,025

THEY TRY TO FIX EVERYTING BUT THEY STILL COME ON

Mileage: 195,000

CAR WILL NOT START AND IT GIVES MESSAGE OF SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ESC. I SEE THAT OTHER 2009 MALIIBU HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASONS. WHY NOT MINE? I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND I THINK IT MAY BE THE WIRING. THE RECALL #14V252000 COVERS THIS.

THE ESC WORKS ON / OFF WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS, AND HIGHWAY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE OR SLOWING DOWN, THERE IS A JERKING.

Mileage: 124,383

MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL JUST STOP WORKING AND THE CAR OF COURSE SLOWS DOWN AT THIS POINT. YESTERDAY THE LOW TRACTION AND EIC LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL THE LOW TRACTION AND EIC PROBLEM JUST STARTED YESTERDAY. I HAVE READ PAGE AFTER PAGE OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME THING HAPPENING ON THIS MODEL YEAR MAKE OF CAR. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR SEVERAL RECALLS BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 138,000 MILES ON IN IT AND OF COURSE THIS HAPPENS WHILE IT IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY ROAD STREET ETC. IT COULD NOT HAPPEN IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION. THIS IS A SCARY THING TO BE DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE AND PRAY YOUR GOING TO MAKE IT TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING WITHOUT A CRASH.

Mileage: 130,000

DOORS LOCK AND YOU CANT GET OUT OF OR IN THE CAR EVEN IF YOUR HOLDING AN INFANT CHILD AND ITS 3 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I CAN'T USE THE UNLOCK BUTTON TO GET IN AND THE [XXX] KEY WONT EVEN OPEN THE DOOR. ITS JUST STUCK AND WHO KNOWS FOR HOW LONG SOMETIMES IN LAST JUST 3-5 MINS OTHER OTHERS GOING ON 40 MINS. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES COUNTLESS TAIL LIGHTS. I HAD TO PUT REPLACE THE WINDHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY THAT ONE SUCKED I COULD NOT OPERATE THE CAR FOR A WEEK UNLESS IT WOULD RAIN AND THIS WAS HAPPENING THIS APRIL WHEN ITS ALWAYS RAINING THEY ACTUALLY QUIT WORKING ON FOURTH OF THE JULY GOING 70MPH DOWN INTERSTATE 79 IN POURING RAIN. I PURCHASED AS MANY RAIN DETERRENTS AS I COULD TRY OUT WHICH NONE LAST BUT A FEW MINS.. THEN BETWEEN GETTING PULLED OVER BY POLICE COUNTLESS TIMES FOR HEADLIGHT BEING OUT AND I FIX IT THEN THE SAME ONE OR EVEN THE OTHER SIDE THE NEXT WEEK WILL GO OUT JUST 1 MONTH LATER IT GOES BACK OUT AND THAT SAME COP STOP YOU AGAIN AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE YOU THAT IT WAS JUST REPLACED. THEN THE INTERIOUR LIGHTS ALL OF THEM FROM GAUGES AND HEADLAMPS TURN ON. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY TELLING ME TO SERVICE SVC TIRE SENSORS AND OTHER ABBREVIATED SENSORS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. ALSO AND MAYBE THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS WHICH RANGE FROM ONLY WORKING OCCASIONALLY TO ACCELERATION ENGAGES IF YOU SCROLL THREW SCREEN OPTIONS AND USE CRUISE CONTROL SIMULTANEOUSLY . AND SOMETIMES MY TRUNK WILL JUST POP OPEN WHEN THE CAR STARTS. THE PLASTIC HUB CAPS CONSTANTLY FALL OFF AND THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT PLASTIC BACKING HAS BROKEN LOOSE THE STEERING COLUM IT SOUNDS LIKE U JOINTS THAT HAVE WORN OR A HYDRAULIC ISSUE PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE TRACTION, AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF OCCURS WHILE SITTING AND DRIVING. CAR JERKS SKIPS AND SHAKES. HARD TO PICK UP SPEED OR GO TO THE NEXT GEAR, DOOR LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE STOP WORKING.

Mileage: 46,000

THE CAR'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS IN MOTION, TURNING IN A PARKING GARAGE. AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED SAYING "POWER STEERING FAILURE - SERVICE ESC". THE FIRST TIME THIS CAME UP WAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SAME PROBLEM JUST CAME UP AGAIN AND I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF RECALL INFORMATION I'VE SEEN ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT AN ABNORMALITY WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS STARTED TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PINEGAR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF BRANSON, 163 ADAIR RD, BRANSON, MO, 65616). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIAGNOSED ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, JULY 17, 2017. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING A SALVAGE TITLE UNDER CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY THE VEHICLE WOULD BE COVERED WAS IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,850. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 93,850

I BOUGHT A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ IN AUGUST 2015. LAST YEAR MY ESC LIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ESC ON THE 2009 CHEVY MALIBU. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT AT AND CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND BOTH TOLD ME MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NOW THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. ON 7/11/17 MY RPM'S FLUCTUATED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT SOUNDED HORRIBLE, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S RACING (LIKE A MOTOR CYCLE) WHEN I GO ABOVE 30-40 MPH. A MECHANIC I KNOW SAID MY VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING I HAVE READ THIS ISSUE FALLS THE RECALL.

Mileage: 100,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY MALIBU ARE NOT WORKING. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED AND TURN OFF WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED. ALSO, MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED FOUR TIMES ALREADY, TWO WHICH I PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET, AND THEN TWO FROM A SUBSEQUENT RECALL. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TODAY TO GET IT REPAIRED FOR THIS PROBLEM THE FIFTH TIME. IS THERE SOMETHING SYSTEMICALLY WRONG BEYOND WHAT THE RECALL ADDRESSES?

Mileage: 131,000

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AS I'M DRIVING, MY CAR WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO INTO ENG PWR REDUCED MODE AND IT WILL SAY THAT ALONG WITH SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC. TRAVELING ON THE HWY WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 OR INTERSTATE WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 80 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVING YOUR CAR POWER DOWN IS SO DANGEROUS!! MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND WHEN TAKEN INTO MECHANIC, IT SHOWS 8 DIFFERENT CODES. I HAVE BEEN ON THE CHEVY FORUM REGARDING THIS AND IT SEEMS THERE IS NO ANSWER TO THIS. I ALSO CALLED GM AND WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THEM FOR 45 MINUTES. NO RECALLS OR SPECIAL WARRANTY ON THE MALIBU'S FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT YET THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE DISCUSSING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE CHEVY DEALER IS NOW TELLING ME IT IS THE INTAKE & EXHAUST SOLENOID BUT WITH A PRICE TAG OF OVER $300 TO DO THIS, I'M SCARED THIS WILL NOT CORRECT MY PROBLEM. IN THE DATE FIELD BELOW I USED TODAY'S DATE BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS.

Mileage: 156,000

LOUD WINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE TRACTION/ESC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE CAR IS ON. ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY

Mileage: 119,000

WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THEM, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T ILLUMINATE WHILE PRESSED. OPPOSITE OF WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN DASHBOARD. ALSO THE ESC LIGHT. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CHEVY DEALER TO REPAIR, BUT WAS INFORMED THEY'LL FIX IF NOT FUNCTIONING AT TIME OF APPOINTMENT. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 66,000

THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY LOCKS ITSELF AND THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS DO NOT WORK TO OPEN THE DOORS, YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY TURN THE CAR ON AND PUT IT IN GEAR THEN BACK IN PARK TO GET THE LOCKS TO DISENGAGE. THERE ARE TIMES THAT THE BRAKE/HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK OR THEY TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING. EARLIER TODAY 04-09-17 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT FIRST, AFTER A FEW TRIES THE ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT WHILE DRIVING IT IN TOWN IT COMPLETELY DIED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 87,500

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS I BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CAR. FIRST IT STARTED WITH MY LOCK BUTTONS. WHENEVER I WOULD PUSH THE BUTTONS NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN BUT WHEN I CLOSED MY DOORS IT WOULD START LOCKING ON AND OFF ALL BY THEMSELVES. MY ESC ALWAYS GIVING ME TROUBLE ONE DAY THE LIGHT IS ON AND THE NEXT IT'S OFF. WHENEVER THE LIGHT WAS ON I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED BUT NO CODE CAME UP. TILL THIS DAY I HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY ESC! AT TIME IT'S WOULD SAY IT HAD CUT OFF!!! THE AIR BAG SENSOR GOES ON AND OFF ALSO. SOME DAYS IT'S ON SOME DAYS IT'S NOT!! WELL TODAY MARCH 29, 2017 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR JUST STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. IT WASN'T TAKING NO GAS AT SO I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS IT GAVE IT SOME GAS. I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND DROVE OFF

Mileage: 113,000

A FEW MINUTES AFTER I START DRIVING THE ESC OFF/SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT WILL COME ON AND IT KEEPS FLASHING BACK AND FOURTH BETWEEN ERROR MESSAGES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON, BUT WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE MY CAR JUMPS KIND OF. AND IF I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT FEELS LIKE I'M SHIFTING GEARS AND MY CAR WILL START GOING SLOW. I'LL PUSH BACK DOWN ON THE GAS AND I WILL SEEM LIKE IT'S TRYING TO GET SPEED BUT TAKES A MIN. THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY I DON'T HAVE A RECALL BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG CLEARLY. THE ERROR LIGHTS WILL GO ON NO MATTER IF I'M DRIVING OR PARKED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ESC LIGHT WITH SERVICE POWER STEERING CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING TURNED OFF ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 212,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). TWO YEARS LATER, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN APPLIED, BUT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ *CN

I HAVE FILED COMPLAINT BEFORE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT. IT HAS SET IDLE NOW FOR 2 WEEKS. MESSAGES SERVICE ESC -SERVICE STAB.-BRAKES LIGHTS STAY ON-RPMS ESCALATES AND CAR CHUGS DOWN. I HAVE HAD TO DEALERSHIPS 7 TIMES AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC 1 TIME. HAVE TALKED TO GM NUMEROUS TIMES. FINALLY TALKED TO [XXX]-HE HAD REAL GOOD ADVICE-TRADE IT OFF-LET SOME OTHER SUCKER HAVE THE PROBLEM-HE WILL ALLOW ME $2,500 GM CUSTOMER LOYALTY REBATE ON NEW CAR(GM). IF YOU ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM YOU MAY CALL [XXX] AT [XXX]. GOOD LUCK. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. 4. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU 4 CYL WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE REST OF THE RECALLED MALIBU'S BUT MINE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED SHUTS OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY

Mileage: 72,000

VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHTS LIT ON DASH. ALSO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND OR OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED WITH A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND A ENGINE HARNESS IN THE PAST YEAR AT THE DEALER. CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT.

Mileage: 112,000

I MADE A COMPLAINT ON AROUND L/17/17 COMPLAINING ABOUT MY CAR HAVE SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION AND TRYING TO STALL OUT WITH BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ON> SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP MORE THAN BEING DRIVEN. IT IS THERE NOW, MAKING THIS THE 7TH TRIP TO DEALERSHIP AND ONCE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MALIBU AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY GENERAL MOTORS-NOT ME. YOU ASK FOR A DATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED-THE SPACE ONLY ALLOWS FOR 1 DATE. IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 1 & 1/2 YEARS.

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN STARTING MY CAR THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND JIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN TURN THE CAR BACK ON IT USUALLY WORKS FINE UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE ERROR CODE AND IT CAME UP "C0545". SO NOW MY WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHY WAS MY CAR NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IF IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED???? I HAVE ROUGHLY 133,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 133,000

MY 2009 MALIBU, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2009: ABOUT 1&1/2 YEARS AGO IT STARTED RUNNING IRREGULAR, SERVICE ESC-SERVICE TRACTION MESSAGES CAME ON CAR SKIDDING EMBLEM CAME ON. I HAVE HAD IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT 3 TIMES-EACH TIME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG-TOOK IT TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC-HE TOLD ME SAME THING. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS-FIRST PERSON I TALKED TO SAID TO CALL NHTSA THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL. CALLED NHTSA TOLD ME TO CALL GM AGAIN AND START A CASE: I CALLED AND TALKED TO [XXX], WHO WAS VERY HELPFUL AND CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ABOUT FIXING MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THEM; THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LAM SWITCH THINKING THAT WOULD FIX IT-DID NOT. CALLED GM AGAIN AND WADS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS FAR AS COST FOR FIXING IT WAS CONCERNED. MY CAR IS JUST SITTING IDLE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN A FEW MILES-AFRAID IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET HOPING TO GET SOME INFORMATION AS TO WHAT IS WRONG. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MALIBUS. NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND OWNERS ARE STUCK WITH PAYING TO HAVE NUMEROUS THINGS REPLACED THAT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS TIMER SOMEONE TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FLAW AND ISSUE A RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ALONG WITH THIS HAPPENING, AN ESC INOPERATIVE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. VEHICLE STEERING VERY HARD TO OPERATE. HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES TO CLEAR MESSAGE AND FOR SOME REASON THE POWER STEERING RESUMES TO WORK. THIS NOW IS A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE, TO THE POINT THAT I AM UNABLE TO RELY ON THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFE TRAVELS.

Mileage: 104,123

ESC TRACTION ESC POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR BOGS DOWN AND STEERING IS HARD TO CONTROL. TOOK MALIBU TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ESC PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION AND THOUSAND SPENT.

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR APPEARED TO BE DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A DRASTIC LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 231,086.

Mileage: 231,086

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL, AND HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. NO TRACTION, SERVICE ESC AND POWER LOSS MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTERS.

Mileage: 75,332

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE EBCM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING IN SUSPECT DUE TO SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AND WHEN I'M ON THE GAS IT WON'T PICK UP ANY SPEED AND I THINK THAT'S DUE TO THE CAM SHAFT. AND I KNOW IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME CAR. IT'S REALLY BECOMING A PROBLEM

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE RPM TACH WOULD REV UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE LIGHT TURNS OFF AND THE ESC WARNING APPEARS ON THE DASH. FIXED IN 2014 AS PART OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL (14V252000). AS OF THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE PROBLEM STARTED UP AGAIN. FIRST, I WENT AND DIAGNOSED IT AT A REPAIR SHOP AND IT TOLD ME THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CALIBRATED. AFTER THAT WAS FIXED, THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED AGAIN AND REPLACED THE SENSOR. AFTER THE SECOND TIME, THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT FIXED. AFTER GOING TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND GETTING THE CONCERN FIXED, IT IS STILL NOT FIXED.

Mileage: 86,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND STALLED AS THE TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS MISSING SOME FUSES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHILE DRIVING. THEN TURN OFF WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN. ESC COME ON WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. DEALER STATES THEY FIXED THE RECALL BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. NOW AFTER WARRANTY THEY SAY ITS THE ABS MODULE

Mileage: 980,000

THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND I'M NOT ABLE TO START MY CAR. THE RADIO STILL WORKS AND ALL THE LIGHTS AND HEATER AND A/C. I TRY TO START THE CAR A FEW TIMES AND SOMETIMES IT TAKE SEVERAL TRYS TO GET THE CAR TO START. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT

Mileage: 138,000

RECALL FIX FAILURE - THE RECALL FIX WAS APPLIED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 'BRAKE LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE' ISSUE, NHTSA ACTION 13005, HOWEVER IT IS ONLY TEMPORARY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS OCCUR AT THE SAME FREQUENCY. NO NEW SYMPTOMS ARE PRESENT AND NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS ARE ABSENT. THESE INCLUDE; BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE LIGHTS TURNING OFF WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL (INCLUDING HOLDING THE BRAKES AT A STOP), CRUISE CONTROL FAILING TO ACTIVATE, TRACTION CONTROL TURNING OFF, ESC TURNING OFF, AND VEHICLE GEARING DOWN (AS LOW AS 3RD GEAR AT 60 MPH BEFORE INTERVENTION) TO ASSIST BY ENGINE BRAKING. MOST SYMPTOMS OCCUR AT STANDSTILL AS WELL AS CITY AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP'S STANCE IS THAT, ONCE A RECALL IS APPLIED, THE TICKET IS CLOSED AND IS THE VEHICLE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO COVER THE COST OF FURTHER FIXES.

Mileage: 250,000

IN DECEMBER OF 2014, A CHEVROLET DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS TO ADDRESS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AT THE TIME). RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THIS RECALL, INCLUDING THE "SERVICE ESC" AND "SERVICE TRACTION" MESSAGES, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRING EXTRA PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, AND THE DISABLING OF CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS TRIGGERED WHILE I'M BRAKING, AS WELL AS WHEN I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 38,068

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY FAILURES BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE IS A RECALL. CHEVY IS REFUSING TO HONOR BECAUSE THEY STATE I'M OVER THE MILEAGE THEY SET AS ACCEPTABLE.

DRIVING THIS CAR LOSES ITS POWER STEERING. GM STATES MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE SENSOR.

Mileage: 182,000

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING AND THEN THERE IS A SUDDEN POWER STEERING LOST. CHEVROLET SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY YET THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF RECORDS OF THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO FIX IT.VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ESC WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER WAS TO SCHEDULE BOTH RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ *JS

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE SERVICE TRACTION/ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND STARTES JERKING THE RPMS SHOOT UP TO 4000 AND MAKES A RATTLE NOISE. WHEN DOING THIS THE SPEED DOES NOT CHANGE TO REFLECT THE RPMS. WHEN AT A IDLE THE RPMS REST AT ABOUT 2200. THE CAR DOESNT FULLY WANT TO STOP WHEN COMING TO RED LIGHT OR WHEN BREAKING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR A DIFFRENT SPEEDS AND TENDS TO STALL AND SHACK NO MATTER WHAT.

Mileage: 105,000

MY ELECTRIC STEERING PUMP SUDDENLY STOP WORKING YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON STREET. TWO WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED ON EIC. " CHECK STEERING" "ESC OFF CHECK". I HAVE READ ON MANY FORUMS, BY CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS, HAVE COMPLAIN HAVING SAME ISSUE. I' M CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY SAFETY IF THIS STEERING PUMP FAILS AGAIN AT GREATER SPEED.

Mileage: 120,000

I'VE HAD THE RECALL DONE TO ( SUPPOSEDLY ) FIX THE ISSUE OF THE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FIXED , BUT IT JUST CAME BACK ON AGAIN . WHEN IT IS ON I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF IT . ALSO I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF WATER IN MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR TO THE POINT I'VE TAKEN THE BACK SEAT OUT SO I CAN LIFT THE CARPET TO VACUUM IT OUT.

Mileage: 74,000

ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND CAR CRANKS BUT WONT START. IT ALSO SLOWED DOWN WHEN THAT ENGINE POWER REDUCED CAME ON ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR.

VEHICLE IN AIRPORT PARKING LOT AND TEMP WAS 29 DEGREES. STARTED VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO LEAVE PARKING LOT. POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARED ON DASH BOARD. CONTINUE DIVING ON INTERSTATE FOR NEXT 15 MINUTES TO REACH HOME. ABOUT A HALF MILE BEFORE REACHING HOME, SERVICE ESC APPEARED ON DASH. DID NOT LOSE CONTROL O VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAS NO BEEN MOVED SINCE. NEW YEARS DAY 2016, NO DEALER SERVICE IS OPEN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MALIBU, HOWEVER MY VIN # DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PART OF THE RECALL. WILL TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS.

Mileage: 167,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT FLASHES IN THE DASH OF MY CAR. MY BRAKE LIGHT REMAIN ON AT ALL TIME, WHEN I MASH THE BRAKES NO BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS DOING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. THIS OCCURED MONTHS AFTER I HAD RECALL WORK DONE (AT A CERTIFIED GM DEALER) UNDER GM RECALL NUMBER 13036 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000.

Mileage: 52,000

AS I WAS DRIVINGDOWN THE STREET, THE POWER STEERING/SERVICE ESC LIGHT AND MESSAGE CAME ON MY CAR. IT ALSO SAID ESC OFF. I GOT PULLED INTO A PARKUING LOT AND TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER WORK IT DID IT TO ME WHEN I STARTED IT. I KILLED IT AND RESTARTED IT AND JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND IT WORKED FOR AROUND FIVE MINUTES. I HAVE READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY YEARS OF THE MALIBU AND OTHER CARS. GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES BUT MOST OF THEM ARE OVER THAT LIMIT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM!!!!!

Mileage: 152,000

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIRING HARNESS RELATED TO THESE PROBLEMS..RK CHEVROLET IN VINELAND,NJ REPAIRED IT SUPPOSEDLY. DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY ON SOCALLED REPAIR THE PROBLEM PERSISTED YET AGAIN AND I RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT...GAVE ME CODES FOR SOMETHING ELSE WHICH DID NOT RELATE TO WHAT IS WRONG...I'M GETTING NOWHERE WITH THIS AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS NEEDED FOR FAMILY TRANSPORTATION AND WORK.ESC LIGHT STAYS ON,TRACTION CONTROL STAYS ON,BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING BUT NOT WHEN BRAKING.

Mileage: 93,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED; DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL; AND DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES. THIS OCCURS AFTER WE HAVE HAD THE WORK DONE THAT WAS FOR GM RECALL NUMBER 13036/NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 MULTIPLE TIMES.

Mileage: 47,000

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND ESC LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE AND THE FUEL GUAGE NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING SPORADICALLY AND THEN I LOST POWER FOR A MOMENT AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, AND IT HAPPENED NUMEROUS MORE TIMES. HAD TO END UP HAVING IT TOWED. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW, AND THEY HAVEN'T DETERMINED WHAT IS WRONG YET.

Mileage: 42,000

ONE OCTOBER 5, 2015 OWNER WAS DRIVING AT OR AROUND 35MPH WHEN THE VEHICLES, ESC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND BRAKE DASHBOARD ICONS CAME ON. THEN CAR THEN LOST ENGINE POWER, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. OWNER THEN CRUISED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART IT. OWNER TRIED TURNING THE KEY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 15 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND CONTACTED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, "SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION. ESC OFF" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CURRENTLY ILLUMINATING WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN I DO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL (BRAKE LIGHT REVERSAL). IN ADDITION MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) AND CRUISE CONTROL TURN OFF. I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE AGENCY UNDER NHTSA ID NUMBER 10548365. I HAD THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED IN THE SUMMER OF 2014. IN ADDITION I PREVIOUSLY HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR REPLACED PRIOR TO THAT, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED EVEN THOUGH THE SUGGESTED FIX WAS APPLIED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN RHINELANDER, WI.

Mileage: 119,500

2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION SYSTEM RECALL REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN JUNE 2014, THE VEHICLE WASN'T RUNNING SMOOTHLY. IT SEEMED TO EXHIBIT A JERK MOTION AND FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE ESC LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN GO OUT. THE DEALER MADE SOME REPAIRS ON JUNE ON JUNE 27, 2014. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE FUEL INJECTOR WIRE WAS REPLACED. RECALL # 14V252000 UPDATED 12/30/15.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE INPUT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,457.

Mileage: 77,457

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT FLASHES IN THE DASH OF MY CAR. MY BRAKE LIGHT REMAIN ON AT ALL TIME, WHEN I MASH THE BRAKES NO BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS DOING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE DURING. I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON THIS CAR IN OCTOBER 2014 AT JOHN DONOGHUE CHEVROLET IN WHITEVILLE, NC, 910-642-2400 BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER THE RECALL HAVE BEEN DONE ON MY CAR. WHAT DO I DO NOW. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 99,897

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE RAPIDLY. I THEN HEARD A DING FOLLOWED BY THE MESSAGES, "SERVICE POWER STEERING" "SERVICE ESC" " ESC OFF". I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE AND GET TO A GAS STATION BEFORE THE WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 45 MINS AND FOUND THAT WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON IT WAS "FINE." I ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND MY CAR ISN'T A PART OF LAST YEAR'S RECALL.

Mileage: 130,000

BOUGHT MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ IN APRIL 2015 IN MAY 2015 MY SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON AND MY TAILLIGHTS ARE LIGHTING UP AS IF ON THE BREAKS WHEN I AM NOT.( THEY COME ON WHILE I AM STOPED AT A RED LIGHT HAVE NEVER COME ON WHILE MOVING) RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT MY CAR AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF SO THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE LIGHTS WERE ON(THE LIGHTS RESET WHEN I SHUT MY CAR OFF). THEY CAME ON LAST NIGHT WENT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP LAST NIGHT 7/20/2015 AND THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE BREAK PEDAL SWITCH AND WE DID THAT BUT MY BREAK LIGHTS ARE STILL COMING ON WHEN THEY WANT,IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE I GOT MY CAR AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS FIXED OR NOT AND IF IT COULD BE FIXED AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL...... VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS.

Mileage: 76,555

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY, TRACTION, AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

DRIVING CAR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE CHECK BRAKE FLUID WARNING CAME ON. THEN THE SERVICE ESC CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER ON MONDAY MORNING THEY SAY THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER ARE BOTH FAULTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1056.00. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM COX CHEVROLET ON MAY 2 2015. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MUCH TO COMMON A PROBLEM FOR THE CAR AT ONLY 53000 MILES. HAS TO BE A SLOW LEAK THAT WAS ALREADY A PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. SO FAR NO SATISFACTION WITH COST OF REPAIR FROM DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 53,920

WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ONTHE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAN ON WITH REDUCE ENGINE POWER. HAD TO PULL OVER CUT CAR OFF AND BACK ON EVERYTHING WENT AWAY EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE TOOK THAT TO BE CHECKED OUR IT CAME BACK AS A THROTTLE BODY OR LOOSE HOSE. CUT CAR BACK ON EVERYTHING WAS OFF. WENT TO WORK STARTED BACK UP EVERYTHING WAS FINE THEN AT 45 DID IT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 109,250

UPON STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE, THE YELLOW WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATES WITH THE MESSAGES "SERVICE ESC" FOLLOWED BY "ESC OFF". THIS IS CONCURRENT WITH LOSS OF POWER TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MAKING LOW-SPEED TURNS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT, BUT STILL MANAGEABLE. PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE MITIGATES THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND A CURVE, LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, ESC ACTIVATES WITH A WARNING LAMP AND "ESC ACTIVE" MESSAGE. THERE IS TYPICALLY NO NEED FOR STABILITY CONTROL TO BE ACTIVE AND IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COMPUTER OVER-AGGRESSIVELY TRIES TO COMPENSATE FOR A NON EXISTENT ISSUE MAKING CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT AS WELL AS DANGEROUS DUE TO THE INABILITY FOR THE DRIVER TO SAFELY APPLY THE BRAKES DUE TO THE ESC OVERRIDE. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES....THE SERVICE ECS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS MISSING. WE PULLED INTO AN ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF...WENT INSIDE TO GET SOMEONE TO PUT IT ON THE METER AND IT WAS FINE. ALMOST 2 WEEKS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN...FEARFUL WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WONDERING IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE MAY RECALL. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED IT IS STILL ACTING UP. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT FLASHED ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. AS A FEW DAYS WENT BY, THE PROBLEM WAS MORE FREQUENT. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH THE ERROR LIGHTS FLASHING MORE TIMES THAN IT WILL NOT. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN. HOWEVER, IT IS VERY DIFFICULY TO TURN, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING AND THE SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. I LOOKED UP MY VIN TO SEE IF IT QUALIFIED FOR A RECALL BUT IT DIDN'T FIT UNDER RECALL #14V153000 EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS BUILT THE SAME YEAR AND SAME MODEL AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100,600

I WAS DRIVING JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO I WENT TO GO. MY CAR THEN FLASHED A SERVICE ESC WARNING, THEN IT FLASHED ESC OFF & THEN FLASHED ENGINE POWER REDUCED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. MY CAR WOULDN'T EVEN GO OVER 10MPH, AND WAS SHAKING SO BAD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THANK GOD I DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF TOWN. I JUST RECENTLY HAD MY CAR AT THE CHEVROLET AUTO SHOP TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AND FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION RECALL. THEN MY CAR ENDED UP BACK IN THE SHOP APPARENTLY FOR A BAD CADILLAC CONVERTER, WHICH I THINK REALLY WAS THIS PROBLEM ALL ALONG. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR, AND I AM BEYOND DISGUSTED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK I WILL BE PURCHASING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CHEVROLET, AS THEY JUST AREN'T GOOD CARS APPARENTLY. SIDE NOTE: I TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND DO ALL THE NORMAL SERVICE MAINT. ON TIME ETC SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. IT'S JUST A BAD CAR! I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

Mileage: 99,648

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

POWER STEERING WILL QUIT INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON. STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND COULD RESULT IN A ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 146,143

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY IN DAYTON OH, WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK AND CAUSED MY WIFE'S NECK TO STRAIN. I CAME HOME AND CHECKED AND LEARNED THAT CHEVROLET HAD A RECALL NOTICE FOR SOME 2009 MALIBUS, BUT OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT CHEVROLET DID NOT INCLUDE ALL 2009 MALIBUS. *TR

Mileage: 130,259

ABRUPT POWER-STEERING FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS AND JERKS (SHUTTERS BACK AND FORTH) ON ITS OWN WHILE THE CAR IS AT REST AT A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY VIN AND PART# ARE NOT INCLUDED AS OF NOW. DEALER TOLD ME IT IS DUE TO FAULTY POSITIONING SENSOR PART # 23232310 SENSOR KI. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 8PM ON FEB 26, MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THEN THE DRIVER INFO DISPLAY PANEL SHOWED POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC. I THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE. THIS MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND OPERATE SAFELY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR NEEDS REPLACED. I DID RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT A SIMILAR RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON 2009 MALIBU'S , BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHY. I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD I AM NOT COVERED AND AM NOW HOLDING A BILL FOR ALMOST $600. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 167,000

VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY STEERED TO SHOULDER. ALARM INDICATION: "POWER STEERING, ESC SENSOR NEEDS SERVICE". THIS CONDITION KEEPS REPEATING ITSELF OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE FAULT AND CONDITION CAN BE TEMPORARILY CLEARED BY TURNING OFF IGNITION AND RE-STARTING IGNITION. THE STEERING WHEEL ROCKS BACK IN FORTH IN IDLE AND FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS PULSATING. MY VIN SOMEHOW IS NOT INCLUDED IN EARLIER RECALL BUT IS EXHIBITING EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES AS THOSE RECALLED IN SAME PRODUCTION YEAR!!!!???? *TR

Mileage: 85,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 4 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ESC OFF WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, NEARLY CAUSED A WRECK IN PARKING LOT. IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER CAR DUE TO RESISTANCE IN WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAPPY THAT EVERYONE MADE IT HOME SAFELY, I THEN TRIED TO FIND PROBABLY CAUSES IN TO WHAT IS THE CAUSE AND WHAT I CAN DO. I SAW NOTHING BUT GM RECALLS FOR 2008 -2009 CHEVY MALIBU'S THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. NO ONE CAN HELP BUT THE DEALERSHIP, SO I DROVE DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A SATURDAY, AND ASKED IF ANYONE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE, AND THE GENTLEMAN WAS SHORT AND RUDE, AS IF HE DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME. I PRACTICALLY HAD TO BEG FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. SO I PATIENTLY WAITED FOR 3 AND A HALF HOURS IN THE LOBBY. TO FIND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE IS GOING BAD. THAT IT WILL COST 480.00. THE GUY CHARGED ME 95.00 JUST FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND I DIDN'T GET A WARNING THAT THIS WILL BE A CHARGE, ON TOP OF IT HE WANTED TO CHARGE ME 800.00 TO FIX OTHER THINGS ON MY VEHICLE, WHEN MY MAIN CONCERN WAS THE POWER STEERING. I FELT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, AND NO ONE EXPLAINED TO ME AS TO WHY THIS TOOK PLACE. I AM THINKING IT MUST BE APART OF THE RECALL. SO I SENT A LETTER TO CORPORATE ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE. I SPOKE WITH AN AGENT AND A SENIOR ADVISER. I CANNOT WAIT YEARS LATER FOR THEM TO DECIDE THAT THEY MISSED A VEHICLE. SO THEY DID TRY TO GIVE ME OPTIONS TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP WITH THE COST DUE TO THE INCONVENIENCE I'VE BEEN THROUGH WITH MY CHILDREN AND HOW I WAS TREATED AT THE TERRY CULLEN CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN GEORGIA. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN COVER HALF THE COST SO I CAN GET THIS FIX. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING DANGEROUSLY ON THE ROAD TO GET TO AND FROM WORK, AND I HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS NOR EXTRA MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED RIGHT NOW. I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN HAVE THE SAME ISSUE IN MY VEHICLE AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS A RECALL ON THEIRS. IS THIS A NORMAL WARE AND TARE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING FAILED, HEARD A DING AND A DASH WARNING CAME ON SAYING POWER STEERING/ESC OFF. I TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET TO HAVE A BRAKE RECALL PERFORMED AND THEY LOOKED AT IT SAYING IT WAS THE TORQUE SENSOR. THIS ITEM IS A RECALL FOR OVER 1.5 MILLION CHEVROLETS BUT SOMEHOW, MINE IS THE EXCEPTION. I HAVE FOUGHT WITH CHEVY OVER THIS AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. POOR SERVICE. POOR COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER IGNITING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,820.

Mileage: 97,820

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING PLACE MY STEERING WENT OUT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE FLASHED ACROSS THE SCREEN. A POWER STEERING MESSAGE ALSO FLASHED ACROSSED THE SCREEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ALOT AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL GO OUT WHEN I AM ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND I WILL BE KILLED. MY CAR HAS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS UPON STARTING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU LT ... A LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD AND SAYS SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING. AT THIS TIME I LOSE ALL POWER ASSIST TO MY CAR AND STEERING IS VERY HARD. WHEN I RESTART MY CAR IT RESETS ITSELF AND THEN I AM ABLE TO STEER AGAIN UNLESS IT TRIPS AGAIN. THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. IT IS THE SAME RECALL LISTED FOR SEVERAL OTHER MALIBU'S AND GM CARS BUT NOT MY YEAR. MY YEAR NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ALSO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED $600 TO FIX IT AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHORTING OUT. I HAVE A CHILD AND I'M LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE WITH ALL OF THE SERIOUS RECALLS GOING ON I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE CONTROL THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I HOPE IT'S FIXED SOON. IT'S TERRIBLE TO PAY SO MUCH FOR A CAR THAT YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

THE WHEEL TURN TRIGGERS THE ESC TO TURN OFF. SOMETIMES MID PARKING LOT. SOMETIME MID HIGHWAY ON RAMP AT 45 MPH. SOME DAYS I CAN GO WITHOUT HAVING ANY ISSUES. OTHER DAYS I CAN'T GET THE STEERING TO COME ON. WORST IS WHEN I AM IN MID TURN AND IT TRIGGERS. VERY FRUSTRATING AND ANNOYING TO JUST BUY A CAR AND HAVE IT BE SO UNSAFE THAT WE CAN BARELY USE IT. CALLED DEALER BUT WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $109 TO DIAGNOSE AND SERVICE IF NEEDED TO REPLACE WOULD RUN ABOUT $800. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE WITH COST AND ISSUES. I HAD TO PAY $90 BUCKS TO CHANGE A $20 FRONT HEAD LIGHT BULB BECAUSE THE BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED TO DO THIS. LOCKS DON'T WORK. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING OUT OF NO WERE AND STOP AT THE STORE AND STARTED IT BACK AND MY STEERING IS LOCKED UP AND HARD TO TURN. *TR

FRIDAY MORNING AT 8AM, ATTEMPTED TO BACKUP CAR FROM PARKING SPACE AND GO TO WORK BUT HAD THE HARDEST TIME TURNING THE WHEEL AND GOOGLED INFORMATION AND FOUND RECALL ID # 105304 FOR STEERING ISSUE RECALLED JULY 21, 2014 & FOUND RECALL ID # 103669 FOR ESC RECALL DATE MAY 14,2014, I'VE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AT 800.680.7031 AND HAD CASE#: [XXX] INITIATED FOR STEERING AND HAD A REP CALL GMC ROYAL TO SERVICE MY CAR BUT FOUND OUT THAT THEY WOULDN'T FIX MY STEERING OR ESC ISSUE SINCE MY VIN# PERSONALLY HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED AS A MASS RECALL BUT THEY WILL FIX TWO OTHER ISSUES AFFECTING A LAMP AND A CLAMP, IF I COULD HAVE SOMEONE RESEARCH THIS IN DEPTH I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT AS I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED AND THEY SEND A RECALL LETTER FOR THE SAME SITUATION YEARS LATER AND THEN I'M STUCK OUT OF POCKET FOR THE PRIOR SERVICES THE MAIN ISSUE I EXPERIENCE IS WITH THE STEERING OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR STATES POWER STEERING IN GREEN LETTERS AND FREEZES AND I'M SOMETIMES STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND CAN ONLY MOVE IF I KEEP RESTARTING THE CAR AND WITH THE ESC, THE CAR STATES ESC DISABLED WHICH AFFECTS STEERING AND NO TRACTION AND MESSES WITH THE PEDALS, IF I CAN HAVE THESE ISSUES ESCALATED SINCE THEY ARE THE SAME ISSUE AS THOSE OTHER RECALLS I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 45MPH AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THESE RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

WE REPORTED LAST YEAR TO GM THAT WE WERE WITHOUT POWER STEERING, INSTEAD OF FIXING OUR CAR THE ARGUED WITH US THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. NOW WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACKING. AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE LAST SUMMER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON GOING AT RATES OF 70MPH. MY POWER STEERING GAVE OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG I FOUND OUT THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR GAVE OUT. I CONTACTED GM AND MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT INCIDENT BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON SEVERAL OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR. OTHER GM CARS HAVE PUT RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING, NOT MINE. I CONTACTED DEALER BECAUSE THEY HAVE ME A PRICE OF $500-$1200. I CONTACTED GM THEY REFUSE TO HELP ME AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY OWN CAR. I PURCHASED THE SENSOR ON MY OWN BECAUSE THE DEALER MARK UP WAS DOUBLE OF WHAT THE PART COST. GM REFUSES TO HELP AND I AM NOW RENTING A CAR WAITING FOR THIS TO BE FIXED TO SELL IT. I WAS WITH MY YOUNG CHILD ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT LOCKED UP. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 125,000

LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. HAS HAPPENED LITERALLY DOZENS OF TIMES. CAN BE DRIVING OR AT A STOP AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL GO AWAY, THE DASH WILL CHIME, AND MESSAGES WILL BE DISPLAYED SAYING "POWER STEERING", "SERVICE ESC", AND "ESC OFF". AFTER THAT POINT THERE WILL BE NO STEERING ASSIST UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. SEEMS TO BE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS CARS AFFECTED BY THE POWER STEERING RECALL, HOWEVER MY VIN SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

DRIVING VEHICLE AROUND A CURVE WHEN ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. PARKED CAR OVER NIGHT AND WAITED FOR DEALERSHIP TO OPEN. AFTER RESEARCH, REALIZED THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL NUMBER OF 14V252 WHICH MAY ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER, THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND POWER STEERING RETURNED. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER, LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU, I ABRUPTLY GOT A WARNING MESSAGE ON MY DASH BOARD WHICH CONTAINED THE PHRASE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AT WHICH TIME MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD NO RESPONSE EVEN THOUGH ALL THE BATTERY OPERATED ITEMS WERE WORKING THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT A LARGE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND THIS ERROR MESSAGE COME UP.

Mileage: 158,000

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LESS THAN 20MPH, VEHICLE LOST TRACTION, CAUSING CAR TO SKID AND LEAVE ROADWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A CEMENT CULVERT. EARLIER THE SAME WEEK, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING AND REPAIRS. PASSENGER IN VEHICLE SUFFERED LOWER BACK INJURY. TWO WEEKS AFTER ACCIDENT, OWNER RECEIVED RECALL 13036 NOTIFICATION. *TR

I HAVE TO CHANGE HEAD LIGHTS 3 TIMES. ONLY CAN TAKE TO DEALER ($150.00). WHEN HAVING TIRES REPLACES AND BRAKES. THE ABS/ESC/TRACTION CONTROL ALARMS LIGHTS STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. I CONTACT CHEVROLET NOW FOR LAST THREE YEARS. I WAS TOLD BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT APPROVAL REPAIR. I RECENTLY TAKEN CAR TO DEALER RECALL # 13036. THAT MY CAR WOULD BE APPROVAL FOR LOANER. CHEVROLET/ DEALER. ALL WARRANTY HAVE EXPIRES THAT WOULD NOT APPROVAL FOR REPAIRS THERE'S NO ONE TO BILL OR PAY FOR REPAIRS AND LOANER. I WILL BE TAKEN THIS PUBLIC. AS A CONSUMERS AND WOULD LIKE TO STAY A PURCHASER OF GM/CHEVY TO WARN EVERYONE OF THEIR PRACTICES. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. IT STATED IT NEEDED SERVICING AN DASH INFO CENTER. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND FIRST THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER 4 HOURS THEY CALL AND SAID THE FRONT WHEEL HUB HAD TO BE REPLACED. CODE # C0040, RIGHT FRONT HUB WAS DROPPING SIGNAL.. THIS WAS DONE AT A COST OF $636.70 TO ME. A CAR WITH 16,000 MILES, DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD HAPPEN. JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS CAR FROM GM, SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY FIX FOR THIS RECALL./ RECALL # 13036. I FEEL GM OWES ME SOME MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 16,130

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PERSON BEHIND ME NEARLY HIT ME. THIS WAS JUST THE FIRST OF SEVEN NEAR COLLISIONS. I RARELY DRIVE MY CAR NOW BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING FEELING OF DANGER WHEN I DO DRIVE IT. EVERY TIME I GET IN TO MY CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE, I GET IN WITH THE THOUGHT OF I MAY NEVER SEE MY HUSBAND OR CHILDREN AGAIN. IT IS AN AWFUL STRESS. GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP ME EXCEPT TELL ME THEY UNDERSTAND. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHEN DRIVING, SERVICE ESC AND SERVICE TRACTION SHOW UP ON DASH. WHEN THAT APPEARS THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE AND WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON. I SPOKE TO CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER RECALL BUT I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AT A COST TO ME AND ANYWAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. SO WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND IT IS MY YOUNG DAUGHTERS CAR SHE DRIVES TO SCHOOL. I DON'T WANT HER TO DRIVE IT BUT IT IS THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR HER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS KNOWING THAT IT IS RECALLED AN NOTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. UNTIL WHEN, ITS TO LATE OR SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR ARRIVAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC TRACTION CONTROL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V252000 (BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENTLY MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 30,000

BEGINNING ON APRIL 15, 2014 MY CAR FLASHES ESC OFF, SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND IT TURNS OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL IN MY CAR AND CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL TO CEASE FUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE PEDAL THE LIGHTS GO OUT. WHILE ON THE SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES WITH THE BCM. GM ANNOUNCED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE ON MAY 15, 2014 BUT THE NHTSA WEBSITE LETTER ON THAT DATE LETTER NVS-215KS / 14V-252 STATED THAT GM MUST NOTIFY THE OWNERS WITHIN 60 DAYS. IT HAS BEEN 60 DAYS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A NOTIFICATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP UNDER WARRANTY APPROX. 5 TIMES AND I HAVE HAD TO ALSO REPAIR THE SAME ISSUE. NOW THE CAR IS NOT DRIVE ABLE BECAUSE IF I PLACE IT IN PARK IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. THIS IS ALSO DUE TO THE SAME BCM PROBLEM. IF THEY (GM) HAS 60 DAYS, WHY HAVE THEY NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE? I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER AND GAVE THEM THE RECALL NUMBER FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT IT. HOW CAN I GET THIS INFORMATION BUT THEIR OWN DEALERS CAN'T. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

BRAKE LIGHT TURN ON WITHOUT BRAKING, BRAKE LIGHTS DON WORK WHILE BRAKING, TRACTION CONTROL BECOMES DISABLED, CRUISE WILL NOT ACTIVATE, WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON FOR ESC/TRACTION CONTROL AND ALSO MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON ACCELERATOR, I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT WHEN I ACCELERATED AGAIN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS. ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE SERVICE LIGHT TURNS OFF BUT ONLY MOMENTARILY. IT EVENTUALLY COMES BACK ON. EXTREMELY IRRITATING, INCONVENIENT, AND DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AT FIRST, ONLY THE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD BEGIN TO MISS AND SKIP. TOOK TO THE DEALER, THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE". HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME ALL THE ELECTRONIC LIGHTS (ESC, POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKES, ETC) WOULD LIGHT UP AND BLINK. WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING, THE CAR WILL JERK AND MISFIRE, AND SLOWLY PICKS UP SPEED WHILE JERKING. AS SOON AS THE LIGHTS GO OFF, THE CARD DRIVES PERFECTLY FINE. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN, WAS TOLD THAT THEY SAW ALL THE CODES, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM, CLEANED THE WIRE LEADS AND THAT WAS THAT. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS TIME, ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON, NEARLY EVERY ELECTRIC LIGHT WARNING YOU CAN THINK OF, AND ALL OF THE GAUGES DROP TO ZERO. THE CAR JERKS INTO GEARS, SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK, VERY HARD TO TURN, AND ON TOP OF THAT, THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPS WORKING. IT'S SO RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT, AS SOON AS THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT GOES OFF (ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER WARNINGS). THE CAR DRIVES LIKE ITS BRAND NEW, AIR WORKS PERFECTLY FINE, POWER STEERING WORKS PERFECTLY. THE SAD PART ABOUT IT IS THAT I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN A COUPLE TIMES, WHILE I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEALERSHIP, 'COULD NOT DUPLICATE, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM, NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THAN NAUGHT, ESPECIALLY IN WARM WEATHER. THIS VERY COLD WINTER, THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR NOT ONCE, AS SOON AS THE WEATHER WARMED UP, THE PROBLEM OCCURS. SOMETIMES EVERYDAY, SOMETIMES IT'LL GO A WEEK AND THE CAR DRIVES PERFECTLY. ONLY WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON, DOES THE CAR BEGIN TO MISFIRE, JERK, AIR STOPS WORKING. THIS IS A VERY ODD PROBLEM, AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL STORIES ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER FOLKS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY MALIBUS. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ISSUE; THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM IS GREAT, ESP, WHEN THESE LIGHTS JUST POP ON WHILE DRIVING THE EXPRESSWAY OR IN BAD WEATHER. *TR

MY POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON. MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. GM STATED THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR MY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN RECALL OUT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING AND MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STEERING MY CAR IN THE WORSE TRAFFIC I COULD BE IN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH I GOT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE I HIT SOMEONE AND PUT IT IN A DITCH. ALSO, LUCKY ENOUGH IT WAS ME DRIVING AND NOT MY [XXX] YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY GOT ME RIGHT IN TO GET IT FIXED, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED GM I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS AND I WOULD GET A LETTER AS OF APRIL 28TH. I NOTICED IT WAS MOVED TO MAY 28TH AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE STILL YET TO BE NOTIFIED? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED TO GET AN ACTUAL RESPONSE FROM SOMEONE? UPDATED 1/9/2015 *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 112,873

MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON THEN GOES OFF WHEN I TOUCH MY BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES THAT I KNOW OF. ALSO, MY STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND SAID IT NEEDS MAINTENANCE. WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RUN MY VIN THEY SAY MY CAR IS NOT LISTED. *JS

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE "SERVICE ESC / SERVICE TRACTION" CAME ON, ON MY 2009 CHEVY MALIBU. THERE WAS A SLIGHT ROUGHNESS ON THE ENGINE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITHTHE VEHICLE AND WE PAID THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. IT HAS APPEARED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT BUT NOT OFTEN. I CALLED CHEVROLET ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I SAW A RECALL ( RECALL ID 103629) ON ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FOR 2009 CHEVY MALIBU BUT THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL LIST. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MY WIFE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL CONCERNS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLES AND WHAT HAPPENED WITH THEM. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IN THE REAR WINDOW WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO SHUT OFF. SOON AFTER THIS HAPPENS I GET WARNINGS ON THE DASH TO SERVICE THE ECS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. IT HAS BEEN GETTING GRADUALLY WORSE AND WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATING, COULD CAUSE DRIVERS BEHIND ME TO THINK I AM STOPPING WHEN I AM NOT. THIS PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED IN AN ARTICLE IN USA TODAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THAT GM WILL BE ISSUING A RECALL FOR. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

AFTER FILING TWO COMPLAINTS WITH YOU, AND RECEIVING A RECALL ALERT FROM YOU, I AM BEING TOLD BY GM THAT MY VEHICLE, A 2009 MALIBU BUILT BETWEEN THE YEARS SPECIFIED IN YOUR RECALL NOTICE, IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL YOU ALERTED ME ABOUT. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? THE REFERENCED RECALL # 14V252000, AS HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME MALFUNCTION, AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAS INVOICES, THAT DATE BATE TO 2011, WHERE HE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE, BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, FOR AN INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL AND ESC LIGHTING ILLUMINATING. UPDATED 07/16/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN RESPONSE. IN ADDITION, THE ESC ACTIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 135,000

WHEN DRIVING THE ALERT WILL SOUND ALERTING THAT ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL IS THEN TURNED OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL IS LOST. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED IT HESITATES BEFORE ACCELERATING. *TR

HELLO, MY CAR'S SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEHAVE IN THE OPPOSITE WAY, I.E. THEY STAY ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING, TURN OFF WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND TURN BACK ON WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS. I DO NOT EXPERIENCE ANYTHING DIFFERENT WHILE DRIVING AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SENSOR/CIRCUITRY ISSUE. I HAD THIS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME (AUGUST, 2012) WHERE THEY PERFORMED THE TSB FIX OF ADDING GREASE TO THE ESC CONNECTORS. THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES, AND I EVEN HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED, AND IT NOW OCCURS WHENEVER IT RAINS. I READ THROUGH THE FORUMS AND NEWS WEBSITES AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN A LOT OF CHEVY VEHICLES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS IT MIGHT LEAD TO ACCIDENTS WHEN SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND MY CAR SEES THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WOULD LIKE GM/CHEVROLET TO HELP ME OUT HERE AND FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT MAKING ME PAY FOR IT BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED POSITIVELY. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES $130 JUST FOR DOING SIMPLE DIAGNOSTICS. BUT THIS ISSUE IS SOMETHING PRETTY COMMON TO A LOT OF CHEVROLET CARS AND IS NOT A WEAR RELATED ISSUE. THIS IS AN DEFECT THAT IS A SAFETY RISK THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. GM OR CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ELEC. STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR GIVING OUT. WHEN THIS HAPPEN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INADVERTENTLY MOVE BACK & FORTH. THE SENSOR IN THE MOTOR AND IN THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN BOTH WENT OUT. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR NOT TO MENTION THAT I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY INTERSTATE AND COULD HAD A SEVERE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

ESC LIGHT STAYS ON HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. CAUSES TRACTION CONTROL NOT TO WORK PROPERLY ALSO BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK OR WILL STAY ON AND OR STAY OFF. HAVE REPORTED TO CHEVY DEALER IN TRAVER CITY MICHIGAN THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG.. BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG ... OR NOT RIGHT I NEVER KNOW IF MY TAIL LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE GOING TO WORK AND TRACTION CONTROL... *TR

Mileage: 28,000

RE-OCCURRENCE OF A PRIOR COMPLAINT. DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN THE SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC DISPLAYS CAME ON. CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AS THOUGH IT WERE GOING TO STALL. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND AFTER IDLING FOR A MINUTE THE DISPLAYS RETURNED TO NORMAL. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES FURTHER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE REST OF MY DRIVE. THE NEXT DAY, IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 10 MILES OR SO, AND THEN BEGAN STALLING AGAIN AND BEGAN TO LOSE SOME BRAKING AND STEERING. LAST TIME THIS ISSUE OCCURRED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO LOCKED ON LEAVING THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME THINKING THAT I WAS BRAKING. LAST TIME THESE ALERTS WERE DISPLAYED MY VEHICLE DIED COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE SERVICED. NOW, IT SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSING TOWARDS THE SAME RESULT. GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE, BUT HUNDREDS OF MALIBU AND HHR OWNERS SINCE 2008 SEEM TO DISAGREE. I ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT GAVE ME THE EXPLANATION OF IT REQUIRING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE. SEEING THAT THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT GM IS AWARE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT ALWAYS SEEMS THAT IT TAKES THE DEATH OF SEVERAL DRIVERS BEFORE THERE IS A RESPONSE. ONE DRIVER IN A PRINTED CHAT WITH A GM REP STATED THAT THE ISSUE CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO CRASH DUE TO THE LOSS OF ABS AND POWER STEERING, AND HIS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ISN'T A LOSS OF BRAKING, STEERING, AIR BAG, BRAKE LIGHTS AND ACCELERATION A SAFETY CONCERN? *TR

Mileage: 81,652

DRIVING ON A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AT 55MPH, MY SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. VEHICLES BEHIND ME STARTED BRAKING. UPON GUIDING MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT STALLED OUT. WHEN I WALKED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, I SAW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE LOCKED IN THE ON POSITION, SO DRIVERS BEHIND ME WOULD HAVE PERCEIVED MY VEHICLE AS STOPPING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STILL WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN BECAUSE IT COULD BE CAUSED BY MANY FACTORS AND COULD COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT DEPENDING UPON THE ISSUE. I LIMPED MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE THAT TOLD ME THE SAME THING, BUT WAS ABLE TO NARROW THE ISSUE DOWN TO A FAULTY MAP SENSOR. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO A SERVICE BAY BECAUSE IT NO LONGER WOULD RUN AT ALL. THE MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE HAS RUN FINE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE ISSUES WITH BOTH MALIBU AND HHR OWNERS SINCE 2008 THRU 2011, YET IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. LOSS OF STEERING, BRAKING, ACCELERATION AND LOCKED BRAKE LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 69,747

I OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ESC AND ESC OFF WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 PLUS. WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. UPON TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

2009 MALIBU BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING THEN WHEN I PRESS MY BRAKES THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF NO ONE KNEW WHEN I WAS USING MY BRAKES. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHEN I WAS ON A MAJOR HWY/SPEED LIMIT 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TRAFFIC WAS STOPPING. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE COMING AT A HIGH SPEED, BUT LUCKILY THE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME JUST SHORT OF CRASHING INTO MY REAR MISSED ME. . HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR WHILE THE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED AND APPROACHED ME TO LET ME KNOW I HAD NO BREAK LIGHTS AND HE ALSO NOTICED THAT PRIOR TO STOPPING MY BREAK LIGHTS WERE ON. IN THE MEANTIME I HAD WARNINGS POP UP ON MY CAR SERVICE TRACTION/ESC SERVICE. WELL OF COURSE, MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP WHERE IT SHOWED A BREAK SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND SWITCH BRAKE NEEDED TO BE CALIBRATED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BREAK SWITCH FAILED WHEN THEY PERFORMED BRAKE POSITION CALIBRATION. THE GENTLEMEN SAID THAT THE SWITCH COULD BE BAD EVEN THOU IT WAS A NEW ONE THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN AND RE-CALIBRATED AND AFTERWARDS SAID EVERYTHING WORKS WELL. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE PROBLEM WITH BREAKS ARE STILL THERE. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THE 2009 MALIBU. I?M JUST LUCKY I?M STILL ALIVE. WHAT UPSETS ME THE MOST IS THE PROBLEM IS THERE, BUT DEALERSHIPS WANT TO KEEP REPLACING PARTS AND CHARGING YOU $$$$ FOR SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *JS

WHILE SLOWING DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP THE WARNING SYSTEM CAME ON TO SERVICE THE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL. THIS SEEMED TO RESET WHEN IGNITION TURNS OFF BUT COMES BACK AT ANY TIME. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS A CODE CAME UP AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE POSITIONING SWITCH . THIS WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS WHEN AGAIN THE WARNING NOTICE CAME ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AGAIN FIGURING IT MAY BE DEFECTIVE. THAT WORKED FOR ONLY 3 WEEKS WHEN IT CAME ON AGAIN. ALSO WHILE THIS WARNING NOTICE COMES ON THE CARS BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON BUT GO OFF EACH TIME THE BRAKES PEDAL IS APPLIED AND COMES BACK ON A FEW SECONDS AFTER MY FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE SO FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR IT LOOKS LIKE I AM STOPPING WHEN I AM ACTUALLY MOVING AND LOOKS LIKE I AM GOING WHILE ACTUALLY STOPPING. SO FAR MY SHOP CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THEY SAY IT KEEPS COMING UP WITH THE SAME CODE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL APPEAR TO THINK THAT THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ALL ACTIVATE, AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL CEASE WORKING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE BRAKES STILL STOP THE CAR, BUT THE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL APPEAR TO BE NOT CALIBRATED TO THE BRAKE SENSOR. ALSO, SOMETIMES 3 WARNINGS APPEAR IN THE DASH DISPLAY: ESC OFF, SERVICE ESC, AND SERVICE TRACTION, THOUGH IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR. THIS HAPPENS VERY INTERMITTENTLY, BUT ONCE IT STARTS, IT USUALLY DOESN'T GO AWAY. I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED ABOUT 6 TIMES, BUT IT KEEPS COMING BACK. I AM OUT OF OPTIONS, AS THE REPAIRMEN SEEM TO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DISPLAY A "SERVICE TRACTION/ESC" MESSAGE ON THE HUD. BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON, SOMETIMES FOR MINUTES, SOMETIMES FOR HOURS. AS A RESULT OF BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ON, CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. HAD A SENSOR REPLACED WHICH TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED 53 WEEKS AND 17,000 MILES LATER. *TR

Mileage: 54,131

HELLO, MY CAR'S SERVICE TRACTION AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEHAVE IN THE OPPOSITE WAY, I.E. THEY STAY ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING, TURN OFF WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND TURN BACK ON WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS. I DO NOT EXPERIENCE ANYTHING DIFFERENT WHILE DRIVING AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SENSOR/CIRCUITRY ISSUE. I READ THROUGH THE FORUMS AND NEWS WEBSITES AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN A LOT OF CHEVY VEHICLES. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE AND RECALLS FOR A FEW CARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS IT MIGHT LEAD TO ACCIDENTS WHEN SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND MY CAR SEES THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WOULD LIKE GM/CHEVROLET LO HELP ME OUT HERE AND FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT MAKING ME PAY FOR IT BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED POSITIVELY. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES $110 JUST FOR DOING SIMPLE DIAGNOSTICS. BUT THIS ISSUE IS SOMETHING PRETTY COMMON TO A LOT OF CHEVROLET CARS AND IS NOT A WEAR RELATED ISSUE. GM OR CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE ISSUE. MY CAR IS OUT OF 3-YEAR WARRANTY BUT IS STILL WITHIN 5-YEAR WARRANTY (BUMPER-TO-BUMPER). I HOPE THAT AN ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND MY CAR WILL BE REPAIRED AND/OR I WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. I FOUND MANY ARTICLES ON THIS ISSUE AND A FEW OF THEM ARE COPIED BELOW. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 48,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED SEVERAL FAILURE CODES HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,204 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,222.

Mileage: 34,204

THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, BEGINNING NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE LAST DOCUMENTABLE INCIDENT IS MARCH 9, 2013. ESC SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS DOWN, BRAKES LIGHTS ILLUMINATING WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT, AND NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THEY SHOULD. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN SOME "THING" THEY FIND WRONG, FROM RE-CALIBRATION OF THE ESC SYSTEM TO THIS LAST INCIDENT, WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH! I HAD JUST HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE A HEADLIGHT REPLACED THE PRIOR WEEKEND AND I NEVER NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING, AND THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT NEVER MENTIONED IT EITHER. I'M THINKING THEY WOULD HAVE IF THEY COULD CHARGE ME TO FIX SOMETHING ADDITIONAL ON THE CAR. I JUST PAID $250 TO REPLACE WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS A BURNED OUT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON MARCH 9TH, (PALMEN MOTORS, KENOSHA, WI), AND ITS ALREADY RECURRING. I HEARD PART OF POSSIBLE RECALL ON WNN ABC NEWS AND STARTED RESEARCHING AND ENDED UP AT YOUR SITE THIS MORNING. I WANT TO REPORT THIS. THERE'S NO TELLING HOW MANY DOLLARS HAVE BEEN PAID TO MECHANICS TO FIX UNNECESSARY REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THIS! I AM FURIOUS! I AM HOPING THAT IF THIS IS A RECALL, OR MADE ONE, I CAN AT LEAST GET SOME OF MY MONEY BACK! THANK YOU, *TR

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THIS ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND TELLS ME TO SERVICE TRACTION SOON. I DON'T NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THE WAY IT HANDLES OR DRIVES BUT WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON YOU CANT SEE THE ODOMETER. TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHT GOES OFF, YESTERDAY IT DID THE SAMETHING. MY CAR ONLY HAS 24000 MILES ON IT. *TR

"NO ESC" LIGHT APPEARED. 6 SERVICE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ISSUE STILL ACTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 15,180

INTERMITTENTLY, THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND REMAIN LIT SOLIDLY UNTIL THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THEN IT GOES OFF -- ACTING OPPOSITE OF THE WAY IT SHOULD. AT NIGHT, THE LIGHT IS VISIBLE IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND WE CAN SEE IT COME ON. WE THEN DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WILL REMAIN ON TAIL LIGHTS ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN IT GLOWS BRIGHTLY AGAIN AS THOUGH THE DRIVER WERE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON TAIL LIGHTS ONLY, THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE CORRECTLY WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE EFFECTIVE. THERE IS AN OCCASIONAL "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "SERVICE ESC" LIGHT THAT APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE FAULT CODES ARE SCANNED WITH AN ABS BRAKING SYSTEM CODE READER, IT YIELDS A C-0131 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS PRETTY PREVALENT WITH LATE MODEL CHEVROLET VEHICLES FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, BUT THE REPAIR PROCEDURE IS NOT CLEAR TO ANYONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. SOME SAY THAT IT IS A $1,000.00+ DEALER REPAIR ITEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM TENDS TO OCCUR AT THE END OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD, JUST LIKE OURS DID. IT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS, SOME OF WHOM PULL ALONGSIDE AND SAY THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT IS WORKING "OPPOSITE" OF THE WAY IT SHOULD. THE BRAKES SEEM EFFECTIVE, BUT IN CASE OF A LOSS OF TRACTION, SKID, ETC., I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE RESULT MIGHT BE TO THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OR THE TRACTION CONTROL -- BOTH OF WHICH WE KEEP TURNED OFF TO MINIMIZE ANY PROBLEM UNTIL I CAN LOCATE AN APPROPRIATE FIX. IT SEEMS THAT A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES IS IN ORDER. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING MESSAGE LIT. PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT SHUT CAR OFF. STARTED CAR SECONDS LATER - NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK BUT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. TURNED WHEEL WHILE PARKED AND ESC AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. TRIED AGAIN, SAME THING. HAD TO DRIVE 2 MILES TO HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 34 DEGREES AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

HAVE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE SERVICE AIRBAG AND SERVICE TRACTION. ALSO I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE CHEVROLET HEADQUARTERS AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM TELLING ME THAT IT WAS MY REPAIR NOT THEIR FAULT. THIS PAST FRIDAY THE 20TH I TOOK THE CAR AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MODULE WAS BAD AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $250.00 DOLLARS ( MY DEDUCTIBLE SINCE I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, PAID EXTRA FOR THAT WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR). HOW CAN A MODULE BE BAD ON A 2 YEAR OLD CAR IS THE ISSUE I AM HAVING AND WHY I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX/REPLACE IT. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE CAR WAS OLDER, BUT FEEL ANYTHING ELECTRONIC THAT GOES WRONG WITH A CAR TODAY NOW FALLS ON THE CONSUMER.