What 976 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu Hev

REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON FEB 12, 2015. WAS TOLD NOT INCLUDED UNDER CERTIFIED WARRANTY. ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLL. WOULD LIKE CONSIDERATION OF REFUND OF REPAIR. THERE WAS A CLUNK NOISE ON LEFT SIDE. FOUND TO BE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND PAID FOR REPAIR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN IT WAS OPERATED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT REGISTER THE FOB KEY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR FUNCTIONED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

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2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR FUSE BLOCK AND CIRCUIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SUDDENLY, THE DIMINISHING ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 1/15/16 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED.*JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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IN DEC 2014 MY AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON, DEALERSHIP STATES THE SCAN FOR FAILURE CODE WAS B0014. DIAGNOSIS WAS BROKEN WIRE UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. PART USED TO REPAIR WAS 12355010, TUBE 8.965 ALONG WITH MISC SHOP SUPPLIES. OCTOBER 25TH 2015 "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT COMES ON UPON TURNING ON THE IGNITION. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS DIAGNOSED TODAY AS A BAD SENSOR, SO BOTH AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP SAYS WARRANTY THAT S LEFT ON THE CAR DOES NOT COVER SAFETY ISSUES. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST ME LESS THAN $500.00 LABOR AND ALL THE REST OF THE SENSOR AND PARTS, SUPPLIES IS OVER $1,000.00, THE TOTAL REPAIR IS OVER $1,500.00! THIS IS A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND IS TOTALLY OUT OF LINE. I HAVE ALSO CHECKED ON LINE AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR FOR AIR BAG PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? IT IS TRULY A HARDSHIP.

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THE FLEXIBLE STEEL CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE SAFETY BELT TO THE VEHICLE AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT OUTBOARD SEATING POSITIONS HAS FATIGUED AND SEPARATED OVER TIME AS A RESULT OF OCCUPANT MOVEMENT INTO THE SEAT. THIS RECALL IS A DISGRACE! WHEN WILL A REMEDY BE FOUND SO THIS CAN BE FIXED?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FIRE INITIATED ON THE TRUNK NEAR THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRESSURE SENSOR FOR THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE NOTIFICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,735. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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ON 3/28/15 I PURCHASED A 2011 CHEVY MALIBU FROM RAINBOW CHEVROLET IN LAPLACE LOUISIANA. WHEN TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A VERY SMALL AND HARDLY NOTICEABLE JERK WHEN THE CAR CHANGED INTO 2ND GEAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE SALESMAN THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND I TOOK HIS WORD FOR IT. ALMOST 7 MONTHS LATER, THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN 1000 X'S WORSE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL NOW. THE JERK IS VIOLENT AND IT NOW JERKS WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, DRIVE AND REVERSE. PULLING OFF SLOWLY, MAKES THE CAR JERK VERY HARD. IF YOU APPLY MORE GAS WHEN TAKING OFF,THE JERK IS NOT AS BAD BUT IT'S STILL BAD. THE CAR DID NOT COME WITH A WARRANTY BUT I WAS OK WITH THAT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT CAR HAD BEEN INSPECTED THOROUGHLY, THAT AN ELDERLY COUPLE PREVIOUSLY OWNED THE CAR, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND I HAD ALSO JUST GOTTEN RID OF A 2005 MALIBU THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN WHICH I HAD NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND ON THE CHEVROLET MALIBU FORUM IN REGARDS TO THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AS OTHER PROBLEMS. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 53,803 MILES WHICH IS NOT VERY MUCH IN CAR YEARS AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES DOCUMENTED THAT I AM HAVING. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I AM UNABLE TO FILL UP THE CAR WITH GAS. IT STOPS AT ABOUT TANK AND STARTS TO SPILL OUT. THIS WAS NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR ALSO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS IN COLLEGE AND IT IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REPAIR A VEHICLE WITH ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL LIST.

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WHILE I WAS DRIVING/THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY GAVE OUT/STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVE GEAR NO LONGER WORKED AND NO WARNING WAS GIVEN. I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY, CITY STREET AND NO ERROR CODE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING WAS GIVEN AS WELL. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND HAVE HAD ONLY ABOUT 8 MONTHS. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM BURNS MOTORS IN MCALLEN TEXAS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND ENTERING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE FRONTAL DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS ARM AND STOMACH INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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WHILE DRIVING ON I 94 WESTBOUND, A MESSAGE APPEARED SERVICE ESC. NEXT MESSAGE WAS ESC OFF. WITHOUT INDICATOR WARNING, CAR WAS OFF. I EXITED BASED ON THE JERKING MOTION THE CAR WAS MAKING. I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I MADE IT TO 8 MILE/VERNIER EXIT. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP FOR THE RED LIGHT, I REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT AND THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. I WAS TERRIFIED AS I BLOCKED THE RIGHT LANE. CARS TRAVELING BEHIND ME HAD TO BREAK SUDDENLY OR SWERVE TO GO AROUND ME. IT WAS A DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING SITUATION. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. IT'S SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WILL NOT START. I WAS COMING FROM THERAPY DUE TO SURGERY RECOVERY. I INTENDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.

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ESC MESSAGE STARTS AND TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING UNDER REDUCED POWER ON HIGHWAY TRYING TO EXIT. SEEMS TO BE IN THE ELECTRONICS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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MY SON NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT IN THE CAR AND THE AC STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED GM AND GOT A CASE NUMBER 71-1497728137 AND WAS TOLD SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY WOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND TRY TO OFFSET SOME OF THE COST. I TOLD THEM THE EXACT MILES AT THE TIME, SOMEONE FROM GM CALLED ME AND WAS WORKING ON THE CASE, TOLD ME HE WOULD CORDINATE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. WELL I GOT ALL DONE, NO HELP. THE BLOWER MOTOR RELAY HAD MELTED ALONG WITH SOME OF THE WIRES UNDER THE DASH AND WERE REPACED BY ROYAL CHEVROLET. THE COST WAS 473.98 FOR THE REPAIR AND OF COURSE AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED GM TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND ROYAL CHEVROLET CALLED AND SAID THERE WERE TO MANY MILES FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE COST. I TOLD GM THAT WAS DISCLOSED UP FRONT WHEN I FIRST EXPLAINED THE ISSUE AND GOT ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER. IT IS VERY DECEPTIVE ON THERE END, THIS SHOULD HAVE JUST BEEN SAID ON THE INITIAL CALL.

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HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE AT DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP.... THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURT AFTER 13000 MILES.. CAR JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IS THERE ANYTHING YOU ALL CAN DO FOR ME

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,237.

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IN FEBRUARY 2015 MY CHEVROLET MALIBU HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A WIRING ISSUE. DURING RESEARCH IT SEEMED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. MORE RECENTLY ON 09/16/2015 MY VEHICLE HAD ANOTHER ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WOULD SHUTDOWN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPG. THIS ISSUE HAD HAPPENED IN THE PAST THAT PREVENTED ME FROM STARTING MY CAR AND EVERY ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN THE CAR WOULD FLASH AND BEEP/CLICK OUT OF CONTROL. BUT IN THIS MORE RECENT CASE IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO AFTER MORE RESEARCH IT LOOKS AS IF OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, SOME STATING THAT THAT IS THE WORST YEAR OF THAT MODEL THEY EVER OWNED AND I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. AT THE TIME I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME. I COULD NOT STOP WONDERING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED MINUTES EARLIER WHEN I HAS IN A BUSY HIGHWAY UNDER AZ HEAT WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING WORKING BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. GM HAS NOT HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION WITH THE THE QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES, SPECIALLY WITH ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. IF THE CAR ENGINE AND ELECTRONICS SHUT DOWN, WOULD THE AIR BAGS ACTIVATE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT? CODES: P0113, P1668 MAF (MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR) HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW ONCE AFTER INCIDENT AND ISSUES HAVE CONTINUED.

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THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE DEALERSHIP WROTE ON THE PURCHASE ORDER IT READS AS FOLLOWS; DASHBOARD PANEL INSERT TOWARDS WINSHIELD WAS DETACHED AT TIME OF CAR PURCHASE WE OWE HEAT COLD CHECKING- INSERT WAS DETACHED CONCERNED IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I ASSURED HER IT WILL NOT. NOTHING IS BROKEN ON IT. IF IT OCCURS AGAIN, WE WILL REATTACT AT NO CHARGE. THAT IS ONLY THE FIRST OF MANY INCIDENTS THAT HAS OCCURED WAS THIS VEHICLE THAT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THREE RECALLS THAT HAVE YET TO FIXED. IF THE PROBLEM DOSN'T GET RESOLVED AS SO AS POSSIBLE AND COMPENSATION AS WELL I WILL ASSUME THIS IS A LEMON LAW CONCERN OR PROBLEM WITH THE GM/GENERAL MOTORS OR WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN BOUGHT OUT NOT ONCE BUT TWICE AND THEY ARE SO HATEFUL AND I'M RUDE BACK TO THEM. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE SOON I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS BENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/19/15*LJ

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GM ISSUED A RECALL FOR MY 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU ON MAY 6, 2015. IT IS NOW MID SEPTEMBER 2015 AND THEY HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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