What 905 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

MY HUSBAND NOTICED THIS PROBLEM A FEW DAYS AGO. WE DRIVE THE CAR EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY MY HUSBAND ASKED IF THE SEAT USUALLY LIFTS A CERTAIN WAY LIKE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT LIFTS LAST, AND IT KIND OF TILTS TO THE RIGHT. SO I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND I WORK ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES FROM HOME AND THE SEAT STARTED TO SHIFT FRONTWARD AND BACKWARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE THIS IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND IT FEELS A BIT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THE SEAT LIKE THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENED. AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/22/2015 *CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED AND SEPARATED FROM THE SEATS DURING THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND THE PASSENGERS INJURIES WERE UNAVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ *CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LAMP FLASHED NUMEROUS TIMES AND ALSO THAT AT TIMES IT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTANCE CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND IT WAS DETERMINED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE WIRING WAS BURNT TO A POINT THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE. I WAS ALSO ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE PRACTICE BY GENERAL MOTORS AS MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY WAS IN DANGER. UPDATED 10/07/15*LJ *CN

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I WAS SITTING IN PARKING LOT WITH CAR IN OFF STATE LISTENING TO RADIO WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE MY DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED, SYMBOLS WENT IN/OUT, CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD TO TOW HOME

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, SERVICE TIRE MONITOR, SERVICE ECS, AND SERVICE TRACTION WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE HVAC MODULE WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY AND HVAC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,850.

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AIRBAG SENSOR GOES OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE I PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. IT APPEARS I WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITH FAULTY WIRING. THIS POSES A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AIRBAG CLAIMING IT TO BE SOMETHING THAT WAS MY FAULT AND THAT I SHOULD ABSORB THE COST TO REPAIR IT. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT THAT ONE SHOULD OCCUR; THE CHANCES OF THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ARE SLIM TO NIL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN JULY OF 2015 AND WAS WAITING ON THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

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WE PURCHASED A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU SEPT. 2014 AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 X DUE TO THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING AND FAILURE TO START SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WOULD CHIME AND THE GAUGES WOULD ALL DROP TO 0 AND THE ENGINE LIGHT, POWER STEERING, LOW FUEL AND ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WOULD ALL LIGHT UP MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING SAFETY RECALL 15031. THERE ARE DETAILED PICTURES SHOWING THE INSPECTION PROCESS, WHICH I PERFORMED AND FOUND THE RESULTING CUTS IN THE SLEEVE THAT ARE DETAILED. THE LETTER STATES THAT IF CRACKS OR CUTS ARE FOUND, STOP DRIVING VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND GM WILL TOW THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. I CALLED A DEALER WITH THIS INFORMATION, THEY REFERRED ME TO THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER PHONE NUMBER, WHICH WHEN I ENTERED MY VIN# IN THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM, STATED THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I AM SIMPLY ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL NOTICE THAT TELLS ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I GOT EXACTLY NOWHERE.

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SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2014, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON MY MALIBU HAVE REPEATEDLY GONE OUT. THE LATEST TWO INCIDENTS IN MARCH 2015 (PASSENGER SIDE) AND JUNE 2015 (DRIVERS SIDE) HAVE RESULTED IN THE SOCKET BURNING OUT. THERE IS A FORUM WHERE MANY DRIVERS HAVE NOTED THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE HARNESS AND THAT IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND COULD LEAD TO A VERY BAD SITUATION. I'VE CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO CHEVY BUT THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE NO PRIOR COMPLAINTS WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ISSUE BECAUSE OF HOW THEY HAVE CONSTRUCTED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SLEEVE COVERING THE FLEXIBLE STEEL CABLES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTED FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUSES AND NOTICED SPARKS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUSE OR JUNCTION BOX. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS) AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF UPDATED 10/25/2017*CN

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THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE TIRE POPPED. THE IMPACT WAS AS MUCH AS A FRONT END COLLISION; THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BUMPER AND THE WHEEL WAS BENT. A MECHANIC SAID THAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS LOCKED THE IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH WHERE THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF, BUT THEY DID NOT.

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THE REAR DEFROST DOESNT WORK

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSED THE FUEL PUMP MAIN CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,695.

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AFTER COMING HOME FROM A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SHUT OFF MY CAR ON SATURDAY NIGHT ON SUNDAY MORNING WHEN I WENT TO GET IN MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK IT WOULD NOT START. LET VEHICLE SIT ALL DAY SUNDAY THEN ON MONDAY TRIED AGAIN STILL WOULD NOT START AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAD A TOW TRUCK COME TO HOME TO PICK VEHICLE UP AND DRIVE TO DELERSHIP TOW TRUCK DRIVER ALSO TRIED TO START CAR WOULD NOT START UPONE VEHICLE GETTING TO DEALERSHIP STARTS RIGHT UP DEALERSHIP DROVE IT KEPT IT OVER NIGHT NO ISSUES. I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP FROM DEALERSHIP LAST NIGHT DROVE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS PARKED CAR FOR THE NIGHT NOW THIS MORNING IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. DEALERSHIP HAD MY VEHILCE FOR 2DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BUT CLEARLY THERE IS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR SOMETHING OTHERWISE I WOULDNT KEEP HAVING THIS HAPPEN. SOMETHING ABOUT THE TOW COMPANY LIFTING THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SHIFT SOMETHING AND ALLOWS VEHICLE TO WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SERVICE ESC AND SERVICE TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MODULATOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.

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I WAS DRIVING 45 THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR CHIMED 4-5 TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND THEN I WENT FROM 45 TO ABOUT 15 QUICK AND IT NOW SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THERE WASN'T THAT MUCH TRAFFIC SO I KEPT DRIVING TO GET HOME BUT A COUPLE MINUTES LATER IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY SO I 3 TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER TRIED TO START AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT STARTED UP AND WAS FINE EXCEPT IT JUMPS AND THEN ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO SHUT OFF.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

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WHILE DRIVING A PERSON SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME AND I TOO HIT MINE. I DID NOT FEEL THE ANTILOCK WHILE BRAKING AND AFTER IMPACTING WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT RELEASED. FOR AS HARD AS WE HIT AND FOR AS MUCH DAMAGE HAPPENED THE POLICE WERE SURPRISED THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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