What 904 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu Hev

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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WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURN ENGINE STALLED LOST POWER FOR A MOMENT THEN RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.

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TAKATA RECALL - I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JULY, 12 ON HWY 40 IN ST. LOUIS MO. BOTH OFFICERS ON THE SCENE AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE HWY, I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VAN, I WAS THE LAST CAR OF 4 CARS .

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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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TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ON A CITY STREET. 2003 FORD PICKUP PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF OUR CAR. WE HIT DRIVERS FRONT FENDER. OUR CAR VEERED OFF OF TRUCK ROLLING ONTO DRIVERS SIDE UPRIGHTING BACK ONTO WHEELS AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A BARRIER FENCE WHILE CROSSING THREE TRAFFIC LANES OF THE FOUR LANE ROAD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE HEATING MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO FILTER INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

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FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX PANEL THAT MY FUEL RELAY PLUGS INTO HAS GONE BAD, NOT ONLY DOES THIS POSE A THREAT OF FIRE, BUT ALSO ACCIDENTAL INJURY IF THE CAR WERE TO LOSE POWER (WHICH IT DOES) SPORADICALLY AND INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING.

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WHILE ON A TRIP THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS WHILE ON VACATION. THIS HAPPENED IN MAY 2016 AND ALSO MAY 2015 WHILE ON VACATION. I CHECKED ON LINE AND IT STATES THE AIR BAG IS DISABLED WHEN THE LEARNING LIGHT COMES ON. ON LINE IT STATED BACK IN 2004-UP THROUGH 2012 THEY HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS, THEY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND HAD TO DO UPGRADE CALLED A SOFT RECALL.I CALLED ON STAR AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS REGARDING THE WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAG, THEY SAID NO RECALL ON THAT. I REQUESTED A CASE BE OPENED ON 6-2-2016 AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. WHY WOULD THIS WARNING LIGHT COME ON FOR A WEEK EVERY MAY? WE DO SEVERAL MILES OF TRAVELING MOSTLY LESS THAN 300 ONE WAY TRIPS YET IT HAS ONLY COME ON IN MAY. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NO RECALL ON THAT WARNING LIGHT EITHER. PREVIOUSLY I HAD A 2009 MALIBU WHICH I PURCHASED MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY OF ALL THE AIRBAGS. IF I OR MAY PASSENGER IS IN DANGER AT ANY TIME WITH THE AIRBAG DISABLED IT'S NOT SAFE, PERIOD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY LOCKED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE THE BLUETOOTH WAS IN USE, THE RADIO AND STEERING WHEEL SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO LOSE CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE BATTERY CABLES WERE REPLACED AND ROUTED CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CABLE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,607. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ *AS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/03/16*LJ ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG COIL FAILED. UPDATED 08/10/16.*JB

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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. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SOME TIME. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE AIR BAG AND ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,261. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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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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MY STATIONARY CAR WOULD NOT START ONE MORNING , AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP I WAS TOLD THE RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE CAR HAD AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT MIGHT REOCCUR AND SHOULD BE TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP. TWO WEEKS LATER THE STATIONARY CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT ISSUE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I TOOK THE CARE TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. ANOTHER 4 DAYS PASSED AND AFTER I STARTED MY CAR AND WHILE IN MOTION IT SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN AND WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START, I SAT FOR MAYBE 10MINS AND THE CAR STARTED UP WITHOUT AN ISSUE. ANOTHER WEEK PASSED AFTER THAT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER I PARKED IT FOR AROUND 1 HOUR. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK THE GM DEALERSHIPS WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WERE 2 SHORTAGES . THERE IS A FAULTY SECTION OF THE REAR TERMINAL AND MY TERMINAL IN SECTION A10 HAD TO BE REPLACED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE ESC AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW AND THE LAST WEEK IT'S GOTTEN REALLY LOUD WHEN I GO OVER 20 IT SOUNDS THE WORST OF SLOW DOWN I CAN'T GO OVER 40 WITHOUT IT SOUNDING LIKE IT'S TAKING OFF AND MY FRONT END SHAKES LIKE MY TIRES GONNA COME OFF I REPLACED THE BREAKS AND IT'S STILL MAKING THE SOUND IT'S TO THE POINT I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO DIE ON ME MY BATTERY HAS BEEN DYING A LOT AND MY SERVICE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF PLEASE CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHY MY CAR IS DOING THIS OR AN IDEA IT SOUNDS LIKE AN AIRPLANE THAT'S THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE IT AND MY RIGHT REAR TIRE IS ALWAYS SAYING MY TIRE IS LOW I ROTATED MY TIRES AND IT'S STILL NOT READING IT RIGHT THERE BRAND NEW TIRES TO BOOT PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME

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I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU 2 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. THE CAR BEGINS TO IDLE EXTREMELY ROUGH AND LOOSES NEARLY ALL OF THE ENGINE POWER AS IF IT IS RUNNING ON 1 OR 2 CYLINDERS. THE SERVICE ESC , SERVICE TRACTION AND ENGINE PWR REDUCED NOTIFICATIONS DISPLAY ON MY DASH AS PICTURED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR TO FIND IT RUNS PERFECT AND HAS NO WARNING MESSAGES OR SYMBOLS ON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I SEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE JUST TO FIND IT IS VERY COMMON AND NOBODY PROVIDES A FIX.. I REALLY WISH THAT I HAD NEVER PURCHASED A GM VEHICLE.

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BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION, DIFFICULTY MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF "PARK", ECS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS GOING ON-AND-OFF. THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME ISSUES OCCURRING IN THE 2014 RECALL (WE HAD TO ABOUT 3 MONTHS TO GET INTO THE DEALER BACK THEN). BOTTOM LINE IS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN RE-FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF MONEY AS THE RECALL IS NO LONGER VALID BECAUSE "THEY FIXED IT" ON NOVEMBER 28, 2014. WHEN WE CALLED GM (MAY 19, 2016), THE OPERATOR SAID SHE SHARED OUR FRUSTRATION BUT COULD ONLY SPEAK TO THE DEALER ABOUT IT. (AMAZINGLY, THE DEALER DID NOT RESPOND TO HER). IN READING FORUMS AND SPEAKING WITH THE GM OPERATOR, APPEARS THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE ISSUE. SO THE RECALL DID NOTING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. IN THE MEANTIME, WE AWAIT A DECISION/CALL FROM THE DEALER/GM. THE GM OPERATOR DID OFFER A VOUCHER FOR SERVICE ANALYSIS FOR USE AT A DEALERSHIP - BUT NOT FOR A FIX. WE ARE LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO USE.

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I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. AN AMBULANCE WAS HEADING TOWARDS ME SO I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER AND THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE ONCOMING AMBULANCE. I HAD TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL TO BE ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALSO NOT COMING ON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTING HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS REPAIRED ON 04/28/2015. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL #13036 BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH AND WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL HOWEVER WHEN I LOOK UP THE RECALL NUMBERS ON MY VEHICLE THIS RECALL NUMBER DOES NOT SHOW UP AS STILL NEEDING TO BE DONE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND I AM NOW HAVING THE SERIOUS PROBLEM OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AGAIN PLUS THE EVEN MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING WHEN I AM IN CRUISE CONTROL. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PROCEED WITH HAVING THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE RECALL PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY OR THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF MY RECEIPT OF THE REPAIR THAT WAS DONE ON 04/28/15.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL WAS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO THE OLD BRAKE MODULE STILL BEING INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR PARKED WITH CAR RUNNING, THE RPM BOUNCES FROM 1-2 RPMS. LIGHT ON DASHBOARD SAYS "SERVICE ESC". AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON BRIEFLY. PROBLEM IS, THIS WAS A RECALL IN 2014, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, HAD IT REPAIRED. NOW, ALMOST A YEAR LATER ITS ACTING UP AGAIN! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID NOW I'M RESPONSIBLE TO FIX IT. I FEEL IF THEY DIDNT FIX IT THE FIRST TIME, THEY SHOULD FIX IT AGAIN. IT MAY HAVE BEEN A FAULTY REPLACEMENT PART FOR ALL I KNOW. I STILL HAVE 2 YEARS LEFT ON THE PAYMENTS, NOW LOOKING AT ELECTRICAL REPAIR??? ITS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND SHOULD BE COVERED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT, AND SHOULD REMAIN OPEN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM UNLOCKED, BUT THE DOOR ITSELF WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MELTED THE HALOGEN CONNECTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE FRAYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V269000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT....UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 07/06/16.*JB

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WHEN GOING FROM 0 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE SHIFTS CONSTANTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY RICK HENDRICKS CHEVROLET @ 6252 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. THE DEALER PRINTED OUT THE DIAGNOSIS STATING THE TRANSMISSION COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO PRIORITY CHEVROLET @ 1495 SOUTH MILITARY HIGHWAY CHESAPEAKE,VIRGINIA TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM REPAIRED AND THIS DEALER DIAGNOSED THE LOWER COOLER LINE AND RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES NEEDED REPLACEMENT WHICH I HAD DONE BY PRIORITY CHEVROLET THAT DAY HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STILL EXISTS .

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