What 921 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Hev

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

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IN SUMMER 2015 WHILE USING AC, HEAT RANDOMLY WOULD BLAST OUT. (WHILE IDLE OR DRIVING). WOULD HAVE TO RESTART CAR TO GET AC TO WORK AGAIN. IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS DEC15/JAN16, ENGINE OVERHEATED-IDLE INDICATOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ONCE AT 65 MPH, ONCE AT 30 MPH. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER IT WOULD TURN OFF. I LOOKED AT TEMP GAUGE, AND IT WAS NOT AT AN OVERHEATING LEVEL (HALF WAY ONLY). ALSO, NOW HEAT ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. I WILL HAVE TO TURN CAR ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY, AND TURN AC ON/OFF, HEAT ON/OFF, DEFROST ON/OFF, AND SOMETIMES THE HEAT WILL FINALLY GET WARM. NEVER SEEMS TO GET HOT LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP FOR THE ENGINE OVERHEATED/IDLE WARNING AND STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. SAFETY ISSUE NOT HAVING HEAT FOR FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST WHEN IT'S UNDER 30 DEGREES OUT. MECHANIC SAID IT'S PROBABLY A COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THE CAR. BUT NOW I'M SEEING THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY CAR OWNERS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL, AS THIS CAN BE A SAFETY CONCERN!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE HEATER ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, A STRONG BURNING ODOR STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE VENTS AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 35 TO 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS NOT MAKING CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST WEEK THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER CLEANED THE BATTERY TERMINALS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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WHILE DRIVING INTO CHICAGO ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HWY A WARNING DISPLAYED ON THE DASH "SERVICE GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE," BEFORE I COULD REACH A SERVICE CENTER THE VOLTAGE BEGAN TO DROP AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED (LIGHTS, STEERING & BRAKE ASSIST, ETC. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WORKED, E.G. EMERGENCY FLASHERS, COULDN'T REMOVE IGNITION KEY. AFTER WAITING 4 HOURS FOR TOW TRUCK, TOWED TO ROGERS CHEVROLET IN CHICAGO. VEHICLE SAT ON THE LOT TWO DAYS, THEN SERVICE TECH SAID VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY WITH NO FAULT INDICATIONS. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OPERATE NORMALLY. DEALER ADVISES TO BRING VEHICLE BACK WHEN IT FAILS. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS PERHAPS THE COMPUTER INITIATED A FALSE ERROR REPORT AND THEN SHUTS DOWN THE GCM CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP AND THAT'S WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE GCM PROBLEM. IT WOULD APPEAR FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED. FORTUNATELY NO PERSONAL INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, BUT MY DOG LEAPED FROM THE STRANDED VEHICLE INTO TRAFFIC RESULTING ON OVER $6,600 IN MEDICAL EXPENSE SO FAR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DEATH/INJURY THRESHOLD IS UNTIL GM WILL REPAIR THEIR OWN FAULTY VEHICLES.

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ACTUATOR DID NOT MEET SPECS IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE ACTUATOR. THIS SERVICE WAS DONE BY JIM KERAS CHEVROLET IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. THE COVERING ON THE DRIVER SEAT THAT PROTECTS THE SEAT CONTROLS HAS FALLEN OFF, THE CAR HAS NO PICK UP WHEN DEPRESSING THE EXCELLERATOR AND MAKES NOISE AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT CHANGING. I WENT TO VINCHECK PRO AND THERE WERE 7 RECALLS SPECIFICALLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SOFTWARE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR OF ACURA OF MEMPHIS AT RIDGEWAY AND 385. NO ONE TOLD ME OF ANY FACTORY RECALLS. THE MONEY I AM SPENDING FOR THIS CAR IS ALREADY TOO MUCH AND NOW HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS OUT OF A CAR THATS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD IS RIDICULOUS. THANKS FOR LISTENING.

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CLIMATE CONTROL ISSUES. FAN IS STUCK AT ONE SPEED ON PASSENGER SIDE AND WILL NOT HEAT. WHEN A/C COMPRESSOR IS ON IT BLOWS ICE COLD AIR. WHEN HEAT IS ON IT ALSO BLOWS ICE COLD AIR, NO MATTER THE SETTING WHETHER IN "SYNC" MODE OR NOT. THE CLIMATE ZONE DOES NOT CHANGE FROM HIGH TO LOW OF VICE VERSA. THIS CAUSING HEATING ISSUES IN COLDER WEATHER AND DEFROSTER ISSUES ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SHUT OFF CAUSING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO FAIL AND MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ON STAR SYSTEM INTERFERED WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

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WHILE DRIVING AND SIGNALING TO CHANGE LANE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER SPEAKING WITH CHEVY. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATED THE ISSUE. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES THEN AUG 8, 2015 I WAS ABLE TO RECORD A 2 MINUTE VIDEO OF THE ISSUE. IT IS UPLOADED ON YOU TUBE, HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=T44SLFCG434 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER 8/11/2015. ON 8/13/2015 NICHOLAS FROM GLOBAL AUTO (908) 757-4000 CALLED SAYING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE OF A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. I FIND THIS HIGHLY SUSPECT BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE VIDEO, THE RADIO CUTS OUT, THE STEERING CUTS OUT BUT THE AIR CONDITIONER STAYS ON. IF THE ALTERNATOR IS GOING BAD YOU WOULD SEE AN ACROSS THE BOARD LOSS OF POWER NOT JUST CERTAIN SYSTEMS. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO AUTOZONE THIS WEEKEND TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR INSTALLED. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING LOSS OF STEERING ON CHEVY MALIBU'S I HAVE ZERO FAITH IN THIS RESOLVING THE ISSUE. FURTHERMORE IF IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR IT WOULD NOT PICK AND CHOOSE WHEN TO QUIT AND IT WOULD NOT ONLY QUIT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAD TURN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INPUT ACTUATOR AND CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER 10-15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO FLICKER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED UNTIL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE WHEELS SEIZED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,200.

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WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR KEPT SHUTTING OFF AND THROWING IT INTO THEFT MODE...THIS HAPPENS ON DAILY BASIS NOW AND I'M SCARED IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CONTINUOUS SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IN CERTAIN SPEEDS...I SEE THERE IS RECALLS ON THIS WHICH I DO KEEP GETTING THE ANTI THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE IN MY MAIN SCREEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL FOR THIS ON THIS YEAR & MODEL BECAUSE I SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE? *TR

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WAS SITTING IN MY SEAT ADJUSTING THE SEAT BY PUSHING THE BUTTON THAT HAD A SHORT WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON I HERD A CLICKING NOISE THEN I SMELT A FUME TYPE OF SMELL I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE WHEN THE SEAT WOULDN'T MOVE AS I LOOKED DOWN AT THE GEAR I NOTICE THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WHERE I WAS SITTING WAS ON FIRE EVERY WHERE THE CAR WAS WIRED IS WHERE THE FIRE BURNED UP I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A ELECTRICAL FIRE AND CAR INSURANCE CONFIRMED RECALL ON THE CAR HAD BEEN REPORTED FOR DOING THE SAME THING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I CALLED KIN DIXON WHERE I PURCHASE THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR ACCORDING TO THE VIN NUMBER I HAVE TO THEM WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL I HAVE GM AND THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND TO ME I COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THERE NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS WHO LOST THEIR LIFE IN THERE DEFECTED RETORT CARS I WAS NOT BURNED BUT THE POOR CAR WAS TORCHED. *TR

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GOT IN CAR & PUSHED THE PASSENGER WINDOW BUTTON DRIVER SIDE, WINDOW DID NOT GO DOWN, REACHED OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE & DID NOT GO DOWN. WENT TO DEALER & TRIED TO GET A REP TO COME TO THE CAR BEFORE I SHUT IT OFF BUT COULDN'T SO I TURNED OFF CAR & GOT A REP, WHEN WE GOT TO THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON THE WINDOW WORKED. THEY SAID BRING IT BACK WHEN IT'S NOT WORKING. I LEFT, GOT TO WHERE I WAS GOING, IT WOULD NOT ROLL UP. IT HAPPENED PERIODICALLY OVER TIME. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO SERVICE & A REP WITNESSED THE WINDOW NOT WORKING. THEY FOUND A SHORT IN THE WINDOW SWITCH & REPLACED THE SWITCH W/2025110 .2 DIAG. WHATEVER THAT IS. IT IS STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT, TO THIS DAY. ON 2/14/15 I CALLED WALDORF SERVICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW, VOLTAGE FLUCTUATING FROM 11.43 TO 14.45, THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR IS LOW MOST OF THE TIME & MY CAR WAS MAKING SICK AIRPLANE NOISES. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE BUSY & THAT I WOULD GET A CALL BACK. HOWEVER THEY DID NOT, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVY ON 2/23/15 AND REPEATED THE ABOVE ISSUES AND HAD AN ADDED ISSUE CAR RADIO STAYED ON WHILE THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION, BOTH CAR DOORS WERE OPEN. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT. THEY ASKED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR SO I DID. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FLUCTUATING WAS NORMAL & THAT HYBRID/ECO VEHICLES MAKE THAT NOISE. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK ON 3/20/15, THE NOISE WAS UNBEARABLE. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I SAID I WILL WAIT. I WENT BACK TO MY CAR AND TURNED IT ON, NOT 3 MINS LATER A REP CAME OUT & SAID I HEAR IT, IT IS LOUD, SOMETHING IS WRONG. I FOUND OUT ON 3/22 THAT IT IS THE HYBRID MOTOR. WAS PROMISED IT BACK 3/24, THEY STILL HAVE IT. THEY WAITED UNTIL MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. ITS COVERED BUT NOT THE RENTAL CAR. I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL BUT POSSIBLY 3 DAYS. I STILL HAVE TO FIGHT FOR REPAIRS TO MY PASSENGER WINDOW. I THINK I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

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FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE VEHICLE WILL STOP AND THE ELECTRIC CONTROLS WILL GO OFF (LIGHTS, DISPLAY INDICATORS AND SIGNALS)....CAR WILL STALL AS IF I HAVE TURNED IT OFF WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR NO REASON WHILE I AM DRIVING. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER AND HAVE PLENTY OF GAS. I HAVE TO SOMETIMES STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC UNTIL I CAN REGAIN SOME CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AND AT THAT POINT IT WILL SEEM AS THOUGH IT IS NOT FULLY FUNCTIONING BECAUSE ALL THE INDICATORS ARE DISPLAYED. (IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM)..... *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER. THE THEFT ATTEMPTED WARNING MESSAGE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V224000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 3/3/15*CN UPDATED 9/13/2017*CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR TRUNK AREA NEAR THE ECO BATTERY. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CLEARED THE CODE, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ODOR COULD STILL BE DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V173000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

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AFTER DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE A/C ON, SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING THE HEAT WILL COME ON EVEN THO THE A/C IS STILL ON AND YOU CANNOT GET THE HEAT TO STOP. TOOK IT TO DEALER AS IT WAS BLOWING FULL FORCE HEAT AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP. NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. GM ENGINEERS ARE BAFFLED BY IT ALSO.. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE OR ARE USING THE A/C. *TR

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2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. LAWYER ON BEHLAF OF CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHICH PUT THE VEHICLE OUT OF SERIVCE FOR REPAIR FOR OVER 30 DAYS. WOULD LIKE CAR REPLACED OR BOUGHT BACK. *TA SIX MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER STARTED EXPERIENCING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ITS FUNCTIONALITY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR WOULD SHUT OFF WHIEL BEING DRIVEN AND WOULD NOT RE-START. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING PERIODICALLY. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE TRAVEL SPEED. THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE WAS CAUSED BY THE CONTACT'S HEART PACE MAKER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,900. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ UPDATED 02/04/15*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE DEFECT WAS LONGER FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY PACE MAKER ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. UPDATED 10/6/2015 *JS UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

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I WAS RIDING IN THE CAR WITH MY WIFE AND COUSIN HEADING TO HER BROTHERS HOUSE. WE HAD JUST DROVE FROM OUT OF TOWN AFTER VISITING SOME FAMILY MEMBERS AND WAS TAKING MY COUSIN BACK HOME. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICE THE CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ACTING UP IT WOULD SAY I NEEDED TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE OR THE BACK TIRE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. IT ALSO WOULD SAY I NEEDED TO PUT MY SEAT BELT ON WHEN IT WAS ON. BUT THIS WAS NOT MY BIGGEST CONCERN MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING RAN OFF THE ROAD A STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. HAD SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER THEN WHAT SHE WAS GOING I FELL AS IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT AND THIS WAS A CONCERN BECAUSE WHO KNOWS HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS. I THANK GOD THAT HER INJURIES WERE NOT THAT SERVE AS WELL AS MY COUSIN AND I, ALTHOUGH PAIN WILL HEAL THE PAIN OF LOSING A LOVE ONE WILL NEVER HEAL. SO I ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, I KNOW IF HAD MY WIFE BEEN TOLD THAT HER AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY SHE WOULD HAVE NEVER BROUGHT THE CAR....... *TR

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LIGHTS DIMMED INSIDE THE CAR ON DASHBOARD AND INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL COULD NOT TELL IF THE A/C WAS ON AND ALSO THE FAN INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE NOT VISIBLE. AFTER STOPPING CHECKED THE VOLTAGE AND NOTICED IT WAS LOWER THEN USUAL. IT'S LIKE THERE WAS A DRAIN ON ELECTRICITY SOMEWHERE WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY SHOULD BE CHARGING I NOTICED THIS 3 TIMES THIS MONTH. LAST TIME TODAY 10/29/2016 WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 288 AT 60MPH. *TR

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