What 905 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE "ESC" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. *TT *TR

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CAR HAS HAD SAME ISSUE FOR MONTHS SPENDING OVER $1,000. GM AND DEALER STATE MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER A CERTAIN BULLETIN EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE THAT FALL UNDER THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF BULLETIN #14582. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP RECEIVING NEW THROTTLE BODY DUE TO CODE P2135 AND KISS OF ENGINE POWER.

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LEFT STORE AND CARE WAS DRIVING FINE, LOST POWER STEERING AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CUT CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND ISSUE WAS FIXED. AS SOON I AS PULLED IN MY GARAGE, I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN. IT'S DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC.

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THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED. WHEN I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE A CODE OF POWER STEERING ESC APPEARED AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS LOCKED. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. THE CODE DIDN'T APPEAR THE SECOND TIME BUT THE TWITCHING OF THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINS.

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DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DOWN THE ROAD MY STEERING STIFFENED AND I HEARD A CHIME AND SERVICE ESC ACROSS THE DASH WARNING SYSTEM, I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AND I HAD TO TRY TO MANUALLY STEER. I HAD MY 1 YR OLD AND 4 YR OLD IN MY VEHICLE AND THE ROADS WERE SNOWY AND ICY, AND NO WAY TO STEER MY VEHICLE SAFELY.

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RANDOMLY DOESN'T WHAT TO START BEEN TO SHOP SEVERAL TIMES MECHANIC GOES TO FUSE BOX AND MESS WITH WIRING AND STARTS UP I GO THROUGH THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES FOR MONTHS NOW. TIRED NOT HAVING A CAR TO GET TO WORK MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT DONG THIS NEED RECALL ON IT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS I READ ABOUT ALREADY SAME AS ME. ALSO ONE TIME ACT LIKE WAS GOING TO STOP DOWNTOWN IN TRAFFIC PULL OFF SIDE ROAD CALL ED MECHANIC.

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2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MULTIPLE SAFETY DEFECTS WITH VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SAFETY DEFECTS INCLUDING THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL, BRAKES, SENSOR LIGHTS, STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS, ENGINE LIGHTS, POWER TRAIN. UPDATED 10/23/2017*JS

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MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU HAD A RECALL REPAIR DONE ON OCTOBER 3RD 2014 TO FIX A WIRING/ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION. THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED, MEANING THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. IT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER LISTS THE ISSUE AS "CLOSED."

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THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY SHORTED OUT. I HAVE CHANGED THE HEADLIGHTS 3 TIMES IN A 3 WEEK SPAN AND THEY KEEP GOING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED FUSES AS WELL. THE TRACTION ON THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY SLOWING DOWN. THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR SLOWS DOWN ON ALL STREETS AND IT HAS DONE SO ON THE HIGHWAY.

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AFTER OWNING THE CAR ONLY 3 WEEKS, THE CIRCUIT BOARD BLEW A WIRE CONNECTOR CAUSING MY FUEL PUMP TO GO OUT AFTER THE DEALERSHIP JUST HAD THESE EXACT PARTS REPLACED HIMSELF AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CAR HAS LOST POWER, HAS ISSUES WITH BLINKER STICKING OR RELAY. THE CAR DRAINS RAPIDLY WHEN A.C. IS TURNED ON. RADIO SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF SOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS COST ME OVER 3000 WITHIN MY 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP HAS ONLY 140000 MILES ON ENGINE. ELECTRICAL ISSUES EVERYWHERE AM FEARFUL IT MAY CATCH FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 3 CHILDREN! YOUTUBE HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ON SAME MAKE MODEL VEHICLE WITH SAME OCCURRING ISSUE'S! LUCKILY WHEN CIRCUIT BOARD BLEW A COMPACTOR THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE PARKING LOT AT DOLLAR GENERAL. WE WERE FORCED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DESTINATION.

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WHEN CAR IS AT IDLE THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND CAUSES CAR TO MISFIRE AND SHAKE

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"SERVICE ESC" LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS, SLOWING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE, AS WELL AS BREAKING IN BAD WEATHER. AFTER REPLACING BRAKES TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE I SCONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM . AFTER A RECENT INQUIRY I LEARNED OF A RECALL ON "SERVICE ESC" AS WELL AS "TRACTION CONTROL".

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DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY @ 70 MPH DRY ROADS SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGES FLASHING ALTERNATELY. PARKED THE VEHICLE NEXT MORNING 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY @ 70 MPH DRY ROADS SAME 2 FLASHING MESSAGES. PARK THE VEHICLE. STARTED VEHICLE UNABLE TO MOVE SHIFTER FROM PARK WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. FLASHING MESSAGE LIGHTS APPEAR RANDOMLY AS WELL AS UNABLE TO MOVE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. VERY FRIGHTENING AFTER PARKING VEHICLE.

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I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ESC LIGHT COMING ON SINCE BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION LIGHT. I WAS TOLD I NEED A THROTTLE BODY THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND IS NOT PAID OFF TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH MALIBUS IN THE 2000'S THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR STALLS AND WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE TRACTION LIGHT COME ON AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME THESE LIGHTS COME ON. THIS IS DURING BRAKING, OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, OR AS I AM APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP BEHIND OTHER DRIVERS IT WILL CONTINUOUSLY JERK AND ALMOST TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN.

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I WAS DRIVING(IN MOTION) ON THE FREEWAY AND THE ESC SERVICE/TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR OR LIGHT POPS ON PUSHES MY CAR INTO ENGINE REDUCED POWER MODE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ON COMING TRAFFIC TO REAR END ME OR INJURE ME REAL BAD THIS MUST BE RECALLED TO BE FIXED BAD I MEAN ASAP THIS NEEDS TO BED REVISED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. ALSO WHEN AT STOP LIGHT THIS HAPPENS TO. OMG PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU ALL TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN WHO RIDE WITH ME .

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CAR RANDOMLY NOT STARTING HAD SOLENOIDS REPLACED AND FUEL PUMP. IT STARTED A FEW TIMES THEN WOULDN'T START ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BUT NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. HAD DIAGNOSTIC READING DONE WHEN IT WAS DOING THIS THE CODE READING WAS VEHICLE SUBMERSION. THE MECHANIC ASKED IF IT HAD EVER BEEN FLOODED LIKE IN DEEP WATER. NEVER HAD BEEN BUT THAT WAS THE CODE READING. HE REDID DIAGNOSTICS DIFFERENT CODES THEN CAME UP SHOWING OTHER CRAZY THINGS. NONE OF THESE WERE CORRECT. ANYWAY LONG STORY SHORT 3 DIFFERENT GARAGES HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. I TRADED THE CAR FOR A NEW ONE BUT I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE ALOT OF PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL CAR AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM MY CAR HAD 73000 MILES. SOMETIMES IT'S SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS SOMETHING FAULTY IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT'S NOT SHOWING UP UNTIL A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE RECEIPTS OF REPAIRS AND PHONE NUMBERS TO GARAGES.

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LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. POWER STEERING WORKS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN IT GOES OUT AND I GET 3 MESSAGES ON DASH BACK TO BACK POWERING STEERING / SERVICE ESC/ NO ESC. POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ANY TIME DURING THE TRIP. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF CYCLE REPEATS. *TR

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THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 IN MICHIGAN DOING 75 MILES AN HOUR. SUDDENLY THAT ESC SERVICE, TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER DISPLAY SHOWING ON THE DASH. THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT IMMEDIATELY SLOWED ITSELF DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. BARELY MAKING IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.

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SEVERAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. THE SYSTEMS AFFECTED ARE THE RADIO CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THE POWER STEERING, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE REAR DEFROST. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORT THAT GOES FROM SYSTEM TO SYSTEM. MODERN CHEVROLET IN WINSTON SALEM, NC SAID IT WAS A SHORT IN WIRES ON THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS CAUSING THIS. THERE ARE THREE RECALLS THAT WOULD DEAL WITH THIS. THE RECALLS ARE FOR STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL AND FINALLY WIRING. BOTH MODERN CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET CORPORATE HAVE SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE VIN #. I DO NOT SEE WHERE THAT MATTERS. IF A PART IS BAD THEN ALL VEHICLES THAT PART IS USED ON SHOULD BE COVERED NO MATTER WHAT. THE STEERING WAS THE MOST AFFECTED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

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WHILE IN MOTION MORE THAN TWO DOZEN TIMES ON CITY STREETS, ON BUSY HIGHWAYS AND WHILE TURNING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. 2012 CHEVY MALIBU STOPS WHILE IN MOTION ON THE ABOVE STATED STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS. READ WHERE SOMEONE BEAT ON THE REAR FUSE BOX THEN CAR STARTS SO I TRIED IT AND IT WORKS FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT DOESNT SOLVE SAID PROBLEM. CHECKED BATTERY. BATTERY IS GOOD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT STAYS ON. ESC LIGHT ONLY GOES OFF AT HIGH MPH. HAVE TO LET CAR SIT FOR AWHILE TO START BEFORE KNEW ABOUT FUSE BOX TRICK. SOMEONE THAT TRIED TO HELP ME GET OFF MIDDLE OF BUSY STREET SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE A FUEL DELIVERY PROBLEM.

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MY CHEVY MALIBU 2012 STARTED GIVING ME SAFETY ISSUES, I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS, I AM CURRENTLY FINANCING THE CAR THRU BRIDGECREST (DRIVE TIME). I WILL BE IN MOTIN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT ON A HIGHWAY, IN THE CITY, ON COUNTRY ROADS BACIALLY ANYWHERE AND THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND LOCK DOWN, THE KEY WILL STILL BE IN THE "ON" POSITION BUT EVERYTHING ELSE CUTS OFF AS IN ALL LIGHTS, THE ENGINE, THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND I WILL PUT IT IN PARK, PUT THE SWITCH IN THE "OFF" POSITION AND SOMETIMES IT WILL CRANK RIGHT BACK UP AND OTHER TIMES IT WONT. SOMETIMES WHEN IT CRANKS BACK UP IT WILL DRIVE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. DOES THIS 5X IN A ROW SOMETIMES. WHEN THE CAR IS CRANKED AND BACK IN MOTION A WARNING SIGN OF A PAD LOCK AND A CAR POPS UP AND WILL EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. UNKNOWN

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IN SEPT 2014 THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN AND SENSORS BECAUSE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON AFTER TWICE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT GOT FIXED AND KNOW GUESS WHAT IT'S ON AGAIN.BUT NOT ALL THE TIME IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY LEFT BUT THEY SAY IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS NEVER COVERED ON THAT AND THE PARTS THEY PUT ON IN 2014 THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED ON THOSE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT TESTED YET BUT THIS IS UNCALLED FOR. I HAVE HAD RECALL AFTER RECALL ON VARIOUS THINGS. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THERE SHOULD BE ONE ON THIS ALSO. I THINK NEXT CAR WILL BE OLDER CAR AND I WILL JUST WORK ON IT MYSELF.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW.

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RECALL 13036. HAD RECALL WORK DONE 11-04-14. ON 6-17-16 HAD EXACT SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE. DEALER (KERBECK CHEVROLET OF ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) CHECKED AND SAID ONLY NEEDED TO REPROGRAM ECBM AND RECALIBRATE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION, PAID $143.59. CAR MADE IT 1 MILE THEN SAME PROBLEM. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL PARTS WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED FINAL BILL WAS ADDITIONAL $455.71 I FEEL THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT GM SAID IT WAS UP TO THE SERVICING DEALER WHETHER REPAIR QUALIFIED FOR COVERAGE! I FEEL THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO HAVE THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT MAKE THE CALL. I'M HOPING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL REPAIRS DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO DUBIOUS AS TO WHETHER ALL THE PARTS WERE NEED! I ALSO WANTED TO GO ON RECORD ABOUT THIS IN CASE OTHER PEOPLE RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM TO ANY OTHER AGENCY AS WELL. ERROR CODES SHOWED UP WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

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