What 905 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH ON MAIN STREET IN FLORIDA,NY THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED & THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6.

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I HAVE A 2012 CHEVY MALIBU THAT DOES NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR FIVE MINUTES. NO POWER AT ALL IN VEHICLE. JUST AS SOON AS I PUT ON JUMPER CABLES ON, IT WILL START WITH NO PROBLEMS. I HAD BATT AND ALT TESTED. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THOSE PARTS. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I DON'T NEED TO BE STUCK SOMEWHERE WITH MY (SPECIAL NEEDS)CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

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I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME WHEN PULLING ONTO THE STREET BUT THIS COULD BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON AND I DO NOT WANT TO ENDANGER HIM IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, RIB CAGE AND THE LOWER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE LAP SEAT BELT FAILED TO TIGHTEN AND BECAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 770 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,200. *TR

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I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. IT WAS 57 DEGREES OUTSIDE SO I TURNED MY REAR DEFROST ON. AFTER ABOUT 5MIN OF MY DEFROST BEING ON, MY BACK WINDOW COMPLETELY EXPLODED. IM NOT SURE IF THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE DEFROSTER OR WHAT BUT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ANYTHING ON THE VEHICLE EXCEPT THE WINDOW THAT COMPLETELY SPIDERWEBBED. *TR

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I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND UPON APPROACHING A RED SIGNAL AT AN INTERSECTION I FELT A VIBRATION UNDER MY FOOT AS I CAME TO STOP. I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS OR SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND DISREGARDED IT. LATER THAT DAY, I FELT THE SAME VIBRATION AS I HAD STOPPED AND HEARD A NOTICEABLE GRINDING NOISE. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, NOR COULD THEY FIND A ROOT CAUSE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 8 MONTHS, THE VIBRATIONS HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES FOR THE ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WORSE THAN EVER. ONE DEALER, WHICH I HAVE RETURNED TO ON MULTIPLE INSTANCES FOR THIS PROBLEM, WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, SMELL A NOTICEABLE AROMA OF BURNING BRAKES, IDENTIFY I HAD A SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE, THUS NOT CORRECTING ANY FAULTS. IT HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MILEAGE OF THE FIRST FAILURE WAS ABOUT 6000 MILES AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 16,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH NO RESOLUTION. SEVERAL ONLINE SEARCHES YIELD THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2008-2012 CHEVY MALIBU AS WELL AS THE 2008-2010 SATURN AURA WHICH SHARE THE SAME PLATFORM. *TR

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FROM DAY 1 OF PURCHASING THE 2012 CHEVY MALIBU, THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD A SHIFTING PROBLEM. GEARS 1 TO 3 SEEM TO BE THE WORST (INCLUDING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION). THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS "HARD" UPON ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. ALSO ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING I WILL BE GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND TRY TO ACCELERATE AND IT IS HESITANT LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO SO I AM FORCED TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL TO THE POINT OF A REV FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND NOTICED I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE VERY MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

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MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM. AT RANDOM TIMES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT WILL TURN ON WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED (BY SOMEONE >120 LBS) ALSO AT THE SAME TIME IF THE PASSENGER UNBUCKLES THE SEAT BELT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THIS FAILURE WHILE SITTING STILL AND WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SENSING SENSOR AND CONTROL MODULE. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. DEALER SAID BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SITS WITH ONE LEG TUCKED UNDER THE OTHER THAT THIS IS THE CAUSE. NOT BUYING IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ALWAYS FAIL LIKE THAT. WE HAVE DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SERVICE ADVISER AND THE TECHNICIAN. I CAN GET THE SYSTEM TO RESET BY CYCLING THE KEY TO OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIX JUST THE PATCH. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN USING THE REMOTE START AND THE PASSENGER GETS IN BEFORE THE KEY IS TURNED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM ABOUT THIS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 47 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN AROUND THE PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK AND HIP INJURIES. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK AND ANKLE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, THE SEATBELT AND AIR BAG FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 73 MPH INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,128.

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MY AUTO GOING THRU GREEN LIGHT INTERSECTION-STRUCK ON PASSENGER SIDE BY AUTO WHO RAN RED LIGHT-DAMAGED BOTH PASSENGER SIDE DOORS (BOTH REPLACED)-OTHER AUTO DOING APPROX 45MPH -DID $8000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR-RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE.

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EXPERIENCING ERRATIC THROTTLE RESPONSE TIME AND HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE RESPONSE WILL BE IMMEDIATE OR DELAYED. THE INCONSISTENT DELAYS IN THE THROTTLE RESPONSE TIME POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE AT 55 MPH AND ABOVE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER DID AN ALIGNMENT FOUR TIMES AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ONCE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL HAD BEEN LEANING OUTWARD FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,500. THE CONSUMER STATED FROM THE DAY SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AS TIME WENT ON, THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLY, CHOPPY AND CAREENING . IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT ROADS AND STREETS AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AT 55 MPH AND HIGHER. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. AT TIMES, THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE. ALSO, THE SHIFTING WAS ERRATIC AND LAGGED. IT LAGGED FROM STOP SIGNS. IT OFTEN FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT TO GAIN POWER NEEDED ON HIGHWAY UPGRADES. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PASS SEMI-TRUCKS ON AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, JERKED TO THE LEFT WITH ALMOST AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHIFTING AND SWAYING. IF THERE WERE CURVE , THE VEHICLE WOULD DANGEROUSLY SWING WIDE OUT INTO THE CURVES. THE STEERING WHEEL, WOULD THEN FREEZE UP AND WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND STEER SAFELY. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER HAD JUST PASSED A SEMI AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH AND AS SHE WAS RETURNING TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE VEHICLE STUTTERED AND STARTED TO STOP. SHE PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A DANGEROUS LAG BEFORE ENOUGH POWER CAME TO THE VEHICLE.

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VEHICLE (2012 MALIBU) WAS PURCHASED APRIL 2012 - STARTING JULY 2012 VEHICLE WOULD STALL GOING DOWN THE ROAD, WITH LOSS OF ENGINE, POWER ASSIST STEERING AND POWER ASSIST BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS MODULES, BUT IT OCCURRED AGAIN IN SEPT 2012 (3 TIMES) THEN AGAIN IN JANUARY 2013. TWO BODY CONTROL MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ENGINE CONTROL MODULES, TWO POWER STEERING MODULES, ONSTAR MODULE, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, ETC. UNINTENDED POWER STEERING ASSIST OCCURS SUCH THAT WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, POWER STEERING COMES IN AND OUT AS MODULE FAILS (ALONG WITH ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION). VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE VEHICLE AND GM STATES THEY STAND BY LAST REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 6 TIMES NOW, BUT WE REFUSE TO DRIVE VEHICLE, AS WE BELIEVE THERE MUST BE A SHORT SOMEWHERE. THEY KEEP STATING IT IS DEFECTIVE MODULES AND THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING THEM. PLEASE SEE YOUTUBE VIDEOS: "2012 CHEVY MALIBU - UNINTENDED POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE MODE?" "2012 CHEVY MALIBU DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - ANY IDEAS?" *TR

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WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY, I HAD A NUMBER OF FUNCTIONS STOP WORKING. THE PROBLEM COULD COME AND GO FOR A WEEK BEFORE IT HAPPENED ON ALL IGNITION CYCLES. NOTE, THE PROBLEM COULD EVEN COME AND GO ON 1 IGNITION CYCLE. THE FOLLOWING STOPPED WORKING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEATED SEATS, POWER WINDOWS/SUNROOF, POWER DOORS, POWER MIRRORS, BLUE TOOTH INTERFACE, DOME LIGHTS AND MIRROR / COMPASS. DEALER HAS REPLACED BODY CONTROL MODULE AND VPM. FIXES SEEM TO WORK FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-12 WEEKS BEFORE ISSUES RESURFACE. *TR

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WHILE LIFTING OFF FROM FULL ACCELERATION, THE THROTTLE PEDAL HAD BEEN FULLY DEPRESSED, THE RIGHT SIDE TOE AREA OF MY RIGHT SHOE ( A TENNIS SHOE) BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE THROTTLE PEDAL AND THE SHARPLY CURVED RIGHT SIDE PANEL OF THE FOOT BOX, THE RESULT WAS THIS WAS STOPPING THE CAR FROM DECELERATING AS I WANTED IT TO DO. IN ORDER TO RELEASE MY FOOT I HAD TO FULLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN ROTATE MY RIGHT FOR COUNTER CLOCKWISE SO THAT WHEN I RELEASED THE PEDAL THE TOE AREA OF MY SHOE WOULD NOT BECOME TRAPPED AGAIN. I LOOKED AT THE FOOT BOX AREA AND THE SIDE PLASTIC PANEL HAS AN VERY ABRUPT CURVE SHAPE THAT ACTS AS A TRAP IF YOU HAPPEN TO ROTATE YOUR FOOT TO THE RIGHT UNDER FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION. THIS WAS A CHEVROLET MALIBU 2012 RENTAL CAR FROM AVIS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER CHEST AND INJURIES TO THE FACE BECAUSE METAL PIECES FROM THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY STRUCK HER IN THE FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,828. ..UPDATED 12/05/12 *BF UPDATED 12/07/2012 *JS..UPDATED 12/03/14 *BF UPDATED 06/1/2015 *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT WHICH TIME AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EFFORT HAD TO BE APPLIED AND A LOUD CRACKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. SEVERAL REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,100. UPDATED 2/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE WAS REPLICATED AROUND 10/3/12 BY SERVICE MANAGER AND THEIR MECHANICCOULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THE GENERAL MANAGER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AS OF 1/17/2013 THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 02/20/2013 *JS

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MY WIFE WAS DRIVING EAST DOWN HWY-40 TOWARD SALINA, KS. SHE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 60 MPH. SHE BEGAN TO HAVE A EPILEPTIC SEIZURE (SHE WAS CLEARED BY HER DOCTOR TO DRIVE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT) AT THAT POINT THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOWLY DRIFT OF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR DROVE OVER A CULVER, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR STRUCK AT CONCRETE FORM AND SENT THE CAR ROLLING OF INTO A FIELD THE CAR ROLLED FOUR TIMES. AFTER THE FOURTH ROLL THE CAR ROLLED BACK ON TO ITS WHEELS AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL BEING ENGAGED AND DROVE 100FT BEFORE COMING TO REST ONCE IT STRUCK A CONCRETE FENCE POST. AT NO TIME DID ANY OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY NOR DID THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS A CRASH RESPONSE SYSTEM THREW ON-STAR, AT NO TIME DID THE CRASH RESPONSE ACTIVATE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO ME VIA THE SALINE COUNTY SHERIFFS. MY WIFE ONLY SUFFERED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL ANOTHER VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE ROAD CAUSING THE FRONT END TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

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I AM EXPERIENCING ERRATIC THROTTLE RESPONSE AND ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN MY 2012 MALIBU. THE INCONSISTENT DELAYS IN THROTTLE RESPONSE POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS ISSUE IS COMPOUNDED WHEN IT AFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL GET IMMEDIATE RESPONSE, OR DELAYED RESPONSE, NOR HOW SUDDEN THAT RESPONSE MIGHT BE TO THE EXTENT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE NOT CONSISTENT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I HAVE HAD IT SHIFT 2 GEAR DOWN, AND OTHER TIMES IT HAS NOT SHIFTED UP TO A HIGHER GEAR. WHEN BOTH ISSUES OCCUR AT ONCE IT IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE ONLY REASON THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IS THE OTHER DRIVERS REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND WERE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND AVOID HITTING ME BY DRIVING AROUND ME ON THE SHOULDER. *TR

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