What 921 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

I HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES INVOLVING MY 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO DATING BACK TO 2014. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR THE SAME ISSUES MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. MY VEHICLES HESITATES CONSTANTLY AND STALLS (CUTS COMPLETELY OFF) IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKS UP OCCASIONALLY AND WATER LEAKS IN THE TRUNK. I HAVE OWNED A FEW 'BRAND NEW' VEHICLES AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE. I AM VERY SCARED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD. I HAVE VOICED MY CONCERNS ABOUT MY SAFETY MANY TIMES ESPECIALLY AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRACTOR TRAILER ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. BY THE GRACE OF GOD OUR LIVES WERE SPARED, BUT IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIZING EXPERIENCE. SINCE THAT INCIDENT MY VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO STALL AND I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE ISSUES. MY CAR HAS CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF MAJOR INTERSECTIONS, PARKING LOTS, MAIN HIGHWAYS, ETC. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DRIVING FORWARD AND BACKING UP. NOW MY CHILD IS SCARED TO RIDE IN OUR OWN VEHICLE. EVERY DAY WHEN I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY CAR ITS LIKE GOING ON SUICIDE MISSION. GM CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM, WON'T HONOR THEIR WARRANTIES AND BRUSH MY CONCERNS OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND IT CAN EVENTUALLY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF A LIFE OR MULTIPLE LIVES. I PRAY THAT IT WILL NOT BE ME OR MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE OR WE CAUSE SOMEONE ELSE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF OUR STALLED VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO DEALERSHIPS AND GM CORPORATE OFFICE AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESOLUTION REGARDING MY VEHICLE. BASICALLY, THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CORPORATE CONFIRMED THAT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD IS NOT A CONCERN OR A PRIORITY. HELP!!

NHTSA ODI 11098645

WHILE DRIVING, ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SHUT OFF. THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING BUT THE GAUGES, POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, EVERYTHING. ANYTHING ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF. IT'S HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH AND ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS ONLY GOING 15 MPH.

NHTSA ODI 11093900

CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC....BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER LIGHTS...DOORS LOCKED...NO HEADLIGHTS OR BLINKERS WORKED. NO POWER STEERING...WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING AFTER IT WAS JUMPED...REPLACED BATTERY...RAN FOR 2 WEEKS... SAME THING HAPPENED...DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT..

NHTSA ODI 11092872

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THEN RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC LAWTON CHEVROLET (8308 NW CACHE RD, LAWTON, OK 73505, 580-280-2800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

NHTSA ODI 11092743

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER APPROXIMATELY A HALF HOUR TO ONE HOUR. DURING THIS TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (GUNN CHEVROLET, 16550 INTERSTATE 35 SELMA, TX 78154, (210) 599-5000) SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,127.

NHTSA ODI 11089681

STEERING ECU, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND CENTER STACK ALL RESET WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY. THESE INCIDENCE HAVE OCCURRED NUMBEROUS TIMES AND GM DOES NOT KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE. WHEN AN EVENT OCCURS THE DRIVER LOOSES POWER STEERING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS, ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WHILE STOPPED. GM RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO CHECK GROUND POINTS ON THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE RELEASED PRODUCTION LEVEL SOFTWARE FOR NUMBEROUS TIER ONE SUPPLIERS THAT HAVE GONE INTO A VARIETY OF ECUS. TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE ALL OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULES HAVE LOST POWER. WHEN CHECKING CAR COMPLAINTS THIS SAME BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN STATED IN OVER 40 REPORTS AND ALL REPORTS STATE GM WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. IF AN INVESTIGATION HAS NOT BEEN LAUNCHED INTO THIS BEHAVIOR I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT BEFORE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING KILLS SOMEONE. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU/2013/ELECTRICAL/LOSS_OF_POWER_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=26CZ7QHVXCK&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/LREEO3E9JYA HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/KV83C7ANSKQ

NHTSA ODI 11084665

WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME, MY CAR'S WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER, AND 'POWER STEERING SERVICE' AND 'CHARGING SYSTEM' WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. MY ENTIRE DASH WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME COMPLETELY HARD. THE CAR STAYED ON, BUT ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE CAR SHUT OFF. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, EVEN WITH A JUMP. MILEAGE ON CAR WAS AT 110,000 MILES. LUCKILY I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, SO I JUST PUSHED THE CAR SAFELY IN FRONT OF A RANDOM HOUSE. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM. I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON VARIOUS FORUMS. SOME ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MY PROBLEM, WHILE OTHERS ARE MORE DANGEROUS. BELOW, I HAVE QUOTED OTHER OWNERS PERSONAL STORIES AS WELL 'THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER (PHIL SMITH CHEVROLET, 1640 NORTH STATE RD 7, LAUDERDALE, FL 33313). THE DEALER RESET THE POWER STEERING MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.' 'CHARGING SYSTEM" ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. ALL LIGHTS COME ON DASH BOARD COME ON THEN GO DIM. CAR SHUTS DOWN ON YOU WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I ALMOST CRASH INTO A LIGHT. - RICHTON PARK, IL' 'THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT. THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER GOES DARK. ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK TODAY. IT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY AND ONCE YESTERDAY. THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU - RAVENNA, OH' THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS.

NHTSA ODI 11082623

DASHBOARD NOTIFICATION RECEIVED INDICATING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND TO "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THIS LEADS TO STALLING AND/OR LOSS OF POWER TO VEHICLE. LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS LEAVING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN UNSAFE LOCATIONS SUCH AS ON THE FREEWAY AND IN CITY TRAFFIC. CONCERNS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PROVIDED SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THIS OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS 4 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. AFTER RECEIVING SERVICE, THE PROBLEMS WILL SUBSIDE BRIEFLY ONLY TO RESURFACE IN 2-3 MONTHS TIME.

NHTSA ODI 11073739

PURCHASED CAR CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. FIRST WINTER ENTERTAINMENT DISPLAY AND WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER RANDOMLY, AND CAR WOULD NOT RELIABLY START. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE SYMPTOMS. THE FOLLOWING WINTER THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN FAILING UPON ENGAGING IT WHILE IN MOTION. FOR EXAMPLE: USING THE THE POWER WINDOWS, ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRACTION CONTROL IN SLIPPERY WEATHER, USING A TURN SIGNAL, WERE ALL CAPABLE OF SHUTTING DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL OPTIONS IN THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING. NEARLY CAUSED A COUPLE ACCIDENTS. THE SERVICE STABILTRAK LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THEY CLEARED THE DASH LIGHTS AND RESET A SENSOR THAT WAS SHOWING BAD IN A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN. CAR RAN SMOOTHLY FOR A FEW MONTHS. SHOWED SYMPTOMS AGAIN OVER THE SUMMER(LIGHTS FLICKERING AND LOSS OF TOUCH SCREEN MOMENTARILY). DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE AGAIN. NOW THIS WINTER THE CAR IS COMPLETELY MESSED UP AGAIN, SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS LAST TIME. POWER STEERING LOSS, FULL ELECTRICAL LOSS WHILE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES RANDOMLY, OTHER TIMES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF ENGAGING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS I DESCRIBED BEFORE. A AAA WORKER NOTICED THE BURNING OF ELECTRICAL CABLE HOUSING COMING FROM THE BATTERY, I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY DON'T SEEM INTERESTED IN IT. BASED ON THE CONSISTENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND GM SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATED. THEY'VE ALREADY HAD TO SETTLE HUNDREDS OF DEATH LAW SUITS DUE TO THIS EXACT ISSUES THEY CLAIMED WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IN THE COBALT, YET THIS EXACT PROBLEM EXISTS HEAVILY IN OTHER MODELS AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE RAMPANT IN 'FIXED' IGNITIONS IN THE COBALTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, GM NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE

NHTSA ODI 11066111

FUSE CAUSED LOW VOLTAGE POWER STEERING GOING ON AND OFF WIYHOUT THE STEERING SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON. THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE. HARD TO CONTROL WHEN DRIVING. I COULD NOT GET PART FOR OVER A WEEK.

NHTSA ODI 11062514

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER (PHIL SMITH CHEVROLET, 1640 NORTH STATE RD 7, LAUDERDALE, FL 33313). THE DEALER RESET THE POWER STEERING MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

NHTSA ODI 11062015

STARTED CAR AND HAD NO POWER STEERING AND A WARNING TO SERVICE. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD WARMED UP THAT THE ELECTRIC ASSIST MOTOR HAD QUIT AND THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH THIS DURING COLD WEATHER. IT HAD BEEN BELOW ZERO FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND LUCKY I HAD NOT BEEN MOVING WHEN IT HAPPENED. NOTHING WAS DONE AT DEALERSHIP AS IT STARTED WORKING AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT IN THERE GARAGE. THIS IS A $2000 REPAIR IF THE ELECTRIC MOTOR GOES OUT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN MINNESOTA AND COLD IS A FACTOR HERE AND THE ELECTRIC STEERING SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT 48,000 MILES.

NHTSA ODI 11060775

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE RADIO SCREEN WOULD FLASH OFF AND ON FOLLOWED BY LOSE OF POWER STEERING THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED

NHTSA ODI 11056709

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TOUCH SCREEN GOES BLACK AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENT WHEN TURNING. IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON A CURVE IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR.

NHTSA ODI 11051364

"CHARGING SYSTEM" ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. ALL LIGHTS COME ON DASH BOARD COME ON THEN GO DIM. CAR SHUTS DOWN ON YOU WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I ALMOST CRASH INTO A LIGHT.

NHTSA ODI 11043657

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S SON PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED 8-10 SECONDS. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SERPENTINI CHEVROLET OF STRONGSVILLE, 15303 ROYALTON RD, STRONGSVILLE, OH 44136), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER (PAT O'BRIEN CHEVROLET SOUTH, 3880 PEARL RD, MEDINA, OH 44256) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 866-790-3600 AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. CASE NUMBER: 8-314031920 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ODI 11042013

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT CONSIDERING THIS ISSUE. LOSS OF POWER STEERING, RADIO GOES BLACK, GAUGE CLUSTER GOES BLACK. SINCE MY LAST COMPLAINT THIS HAS OCCURRED NO LESS THAN 15 TIMES WITH TWO VERY CLOSE ACCIDENTS. THIS IS BECOMING A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. AND I PLEAD WITH YOU TO OPEN A RECALL THANK YOU. IT HAS NOW OCCURRED ON BOTH CITY ROADS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED.

NHTSA ODI 11032962

THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT. THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER GOES DARK. ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK TODAY. IT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY AND ONCE YESTERDAY. THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU

NHTSA ODI 11032075

CAR IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO GO BAD. WHEN THE BATTERY GOES BAD THE WHOLE CAR STARTS ACTING UP; LOSE POWER STEERING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, DASH LIGHTS FLICKER UNTIL TURNED OFF, IN DASH SCREEN TURNS OFF BEFORE CAR DIES. AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THREE MONTHS LATER MY BATTERY WENT BAD (CAR STARTED ACTING FUNNY AND GRADUALLY DECLINED IN QUALITY OVER A WEEK'S TIME) I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOW 2 YEARS LATER THE BATTERY IS BAD AGAIN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR TO BE IN AS THE WHOLE CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE, PARKING LOT AND CITY STREET. TWO DIFFERENT BATTERIES SHOULD NOT GO BAD BEFORE THERE LIFE TIME. I BELIEVE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CAR ITSELF AND ALSO THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNED FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND REMAIN SOLELY ON THE NORMAL BATTERY.

NHTSA ODI 11022648

THE RADIO SHUTS OFF. THE CLIMATE CONTROL GOES HAYWIRE. AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHLE THE CAR IS STOPPED. BUT READING ALL THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES.

NHTSA ODI 11022203

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING, THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BOB BELL CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1 KANE ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21224; WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THE NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-521-7300. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE NUMBER 8-3240086194 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

NHTSA ODI 11021415

WHILE DRIVING MY CHEVROLET 2013 MALIBU LTZ MY STABILTRACK LIGHT AND SERVICE POWER STEERING PUMP LIGHT CAME ON MY DASH IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ANY WHERE FROM ZERO TO THIRTY MILES PER HOUR THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY LOSE ENGINE POWER AND WILL STALL BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL STAY ON BUT THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO TURN. THE CAR DIES JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I AM EITHER ACCELERATING FROM 0 MPH TO ANY LOW SPEED UNLESS I SLAM ON THE GAS PEDAL. IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IM RESTARTING MY MALIBU EVERY 3 SECONDS AFTER IT DIES. IT'S IS SO DANGEROUS IF I HAVE TO TURN AND THEIR IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAUSE THE CAR COULD JUST DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN AND BE SMASHED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS ON THE STREET ON THE HIGHWAY ANYWHERE IM DRIVING . CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HELD IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND SAID IT WAS A OIL PUMP SOLENOID VALVE BEING STUCK. AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT I DIDNT EVEN GET AROUND THE CORNER AND THE CAR DIED AT A LOW SPEED AND THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERI MY PUMP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS TO BEEN TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE ALSO. CAR FAILURES HAVE BEEN COMMON SINCE THE DATE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE

NHTSA ODI 11021316

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED OFF AND ON. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE STEERING LOST POWER. THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT: GEORGE MATICK CHEVROLET, 313-531-7100, WHERE A MULTI POINT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS ALSO REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS RECOMMENDED BUT NOT COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,060.

NHTSA ODI 11021033

CAR RADIO TURNS TO BLACK ALONG WITH DASHBOARD CLUSTER DISPLAY, STEERING MAY OR MAY NOT WORK DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE COMPUTER RESTART. IN SEVERE RESTARTS THE RADIO IS NEITHER ON NOR ARE ANY CLIMATE CONTROL OPTIONS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR DURING LOW ACCELERATION OR AT IDLE.

NHTSA ODI 11020496

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT (EVERYTHING BLINKED OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON) PULLING THE CAR TO THE LEFT SUDDENLY AND MY CAR WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND HIT A TREE. WHEN THE POWER CAR CAME BACK ON IT SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING AND THEN SERVICE STABILI TRAC. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE.

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