What 361 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu Hev

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND FROSTED THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,378.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT HAD TO GET THE POLICE TO HELP PUSH THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO TIM LALLY CHEVROLET (24999 MILES RD, WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH 44128, (440) 359-8781) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER MODULE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,300.

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MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON TIME EVERY TIME IN DEALERSHIP AND WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. ON 10TH JUNE 2014, MY ENGINE JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND ANY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE MY CAR TO RIGHT MOST LANE BEFORE MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED WITH INDICATORS ON. THEN AN OFFICER HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR TO CURBSIDE LATER. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING MY CAR WAS AT HIGH SPEED 70 MPH AND THERE WAS VERY HIGH RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC AT DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE NUMBER 4 VALE HAS THROWN A ROD (BASICALLY PISTON HAS BROKEN) INSIDE THE CYLINDER AND ENGINE IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. HE SAID THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AT 59,000 MILES (MY CAR MILEAGE) . I FOUND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE NHTSA SHOULD CONSIDER PUTTING THIS UNDER RECALL. GM TOLD ME YOUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 30 DAYS AND EVEN IF IT WAS FAULTY PART THEY WILL NOT COVER IT 100%. BECAUSE OF FAULTY PARTS BY GM, NOW I HAVE TO SUFFER AN HUGE FINANCIAL LOSS AND BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY AS GM DOES NOT CARE. HTTPS://WWW.CARANDDRIVER.COM/NEWS/A15368085/MALIBOOM-FAULTY-CONNECTING-ROD-BEARING-CAUSING-ENGINE-FAILURES-IN-GM-FOUR-CYLINDERS/

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VERY JERKY ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OR TRYING TO SPEED UP, VEHICLE STUTTERS AT ACCELERATION

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MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND REPLACED A SOLENOID, PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. NOW MY CAR DIES ON ME AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS IT HESITATES. MY CAR HAS UNDER 75000 MILES ON IT. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS. MY A/C DOESN'T WANT TO COME ON AT TIMES. MY RADIO WILL COME ON WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION,

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CODE U0121 LOST CONNECTION WITH ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND THE RPM'S DROP. JERKY ACCELERATION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, VEHICLE STUTTERS AN ACCELERATION.

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JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER COMPLAINT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR - ABS/BRAKE SILS COME ON W/ROUTINE DRIVING @40 MPH OFF HIGHWAY AND THEN SERVICE WARNINGS ABOUT STABILITRAK AND BRAKE SYSTEMSCOME ON; THIS HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY WHERE THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS A CRACKED WHEEL HUB (OWNED LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND NOT COVERED) AND SAID IT NEEDED REPLACING. REPLACED AT ~$600. AFTERWARDS, BRAKES WERE REAL SHAKY (WHOLE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES) WHEN BRAKING OVER 55MPH - DEALERSHIP SAID IT COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO REPLACING THE WHEEL HUB. NOW, THREE MONTHS LATER, IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN - THIS TIME @30MPH GETTING ON HIGHWAY ON-RAMP HAVE TO TAKE CAR IN, PAY DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN REPAIR COSTS. CHEVROLET KNOWS [XXX] WELL WHAT'S GOING WRONG WITH THEIR DESIGN FLAW (SPEED RING WEAR/MALFUNCTION) AND NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNING/REPLACING SYSTEM COMPONENTS. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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WHILE DRIVING ABS WARNING CAME ON. ALSO SHOWED BRAKE ASSIST WARNING AND STABILITY RAM WARNING.

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MY WINDSHIELD AND BACK WINDOW WAS FOGGING ON THE INSIDE DURING THE FALL AND FROSTING ON THE INSIDE DURING THE WINTER. MY CARPETS FELT LIKE A SPONGE. IT TURNED OUT THERE WERE 6" OF STANDING WATER UNDER MY FLOORBOARDS ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR (FRONT AND BACK). THE MECHANIC TRACED THIS BACK TO AN OPENING BETWEEN TWO PANELS, JUST BELOW THE WINDSHIELD, THAT WERE NEVER SEALED. HE SAID I WAS LUCKY. IF THE WATER GOT ANY HIGHER, IT COULD HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE ELECTRICAL AND AIRBAG SYSTEM. I ALSO LUCKED OUT IN THAT THERE WAS NO MOLD GROWTH. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ONLY FIVE YEARS PRIOR AND HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. REPAIR REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF MY WINDSHIELD, A SIDE PANEL ON THE CAR, MY DRIVER SEAT, AND THE TEARING UP OF MY CARPETS.

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TRANSMISSION WONT ENGAGED AFTER STOP,RPM GO LOW WON T GO UP

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SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES (ABS) AND SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER ALL THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND APPEARED ON CENTER DASH CONSOLE, THE CHEVROLET MALIBU BEGAN TO JERK AND STALL AGGRESSIVELY AND VIOLENTLY. THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED AND NO.POWER TO THE CAR. THE CAR POWER SHUTOFF AND CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRIED TO RESTART CAR BUT CAR DOES NOT TURN ON BUT CAR WAS ELECTRICAL POWER, RADIO TURNS ON AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES WORK FINE. 15 MINUTES LATER THE CAR TURNS ON NORMALLY BUT ONCE PUT INTO DRIVE THE CAR JERKS AND STALLS THEN POWERS OFF COMPLETELY.

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I'M DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WITH A PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SUDDENLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BOARD STOP WORKING (SPEEDOMETER/GAS) AND RADIO GOES BLACK. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND USUALLY ONLY WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I'M NOT SURE IF I LOSE MY HEADLIGHTS AS WELL BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD IT HAPPEN AT NIGHT YET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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ON MARCH 30TH, MY ABS LIGHTS CAME ON MY VEHICLE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MY CAR WAS SERVICED FOR THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND ABS BRAKE SYSTEM $1085. AFTER PICKING UP MY VEHICLE, I RECEIVED A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM ONSTAR STATING THAT MY VEHICLE STILL HAD BRAKE AND ABS PROBLEMS. I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH MY BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY OUT AND I CRASHED INTO A VAN.

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AS MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED ON THESE MALIBU'S, ISSUES WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT IN THEM AT RELATIVELY LOW MILES. I THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

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ABS LIGHT ON STABILITRAK LIGHT ON. REAR WHEEL HUBS BROKEN AND REPLACED. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THROTTLE BODY AND VALVE REPLACED. HAPPENED AGAIN SIX MONTHS LATER - SAME WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ABS AND STABILITRAK. TWO WHEEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED. LIGHTS STILL ON. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. NOW DEALER SAYS "ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE" IS OUT. ABS CONTROL MODULE PART NUMBER WAS LISTED AS THE FIX. THESE FIXES ARE RIGHT AT $3,000 AT THIS POINT. BRAKES RUMBLED AND FELT LIKE THEY WERE CATCHING INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN SMOOTHLY UPON PICKING UP REPAIRED VEHICLE. WENT BACK INTO THE SHOP AND THAT IS WHEN THE CONTROL PART WAS RECOMMENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1,200.

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THE DEFROST/HEATER/AIR CONDITION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. THE VENT SELECTED LIGHTS WORK BUT THE POWER CONTROL DIAL DOESN'T

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO AUTO STOP MODE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,600.

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WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF, MY 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS HAD THE ABS AND STABILTRAK SERVICES LIGHTS COME ON TWICE. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 31,500 MILES. MID-FEBRUARY, I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH DOWN A SIDE STREET TO WORK, AND THE LIGHTS JUST POPPED ON., I TOOK MY CAR INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE THE LIGHTS LOOKED AT, AND WAS TOLD THE ABS SENSOR READS A STRIP ON THE WHEEL BEARING HUB AND THAT STRIP WAS CHIPPED OFF. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HUB WHICH IS COSTLY. IT IS NOW THE BEGINNING OF APRIL, AND THE LIGHT JUST CAME BACK ON. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET IN MY CITY GOING AROUND 45MPH WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE GM NEEDS TO BE LOOKING INTO FOR A RECALL.

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AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR STARTS JERKING AND STALLING AND THEN JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT ACTS LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ANY GAS. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, OXYGEN SENSOR, AND A HOST OF OTHER PARTS AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE TAKING IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE I BROUGHT IT FROM, THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE SAID IT WAS A PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I HAD THE PART REPLACED AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE A 3 YEAR THAT IS ALWAYS WITH ME IN THE CAR AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH.

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TAMARA RECALL CHECK ENGINE TURN ON AND WHEN ECO TURNS ON MY RADIO TURNS OFF

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WHILE TRAVELING FROM WORK (BOULDER) TO HOME (WESTMINSTER) I HIT A PATCH OF SLUSH WHICH PULLED MY CAR TO THE RIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE CARS PULL, THE BACK END OF THE CAR SLID OUT FROM BEHIND ME CAUSING THE CAR TO GO SIDEWAYS FOR A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THE CAR GOT TRACTION AND WENT FRONT END FIRST INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN/BARRIER. I THEN GOT OUT OF ANY ONCOMING TRAFFICS WAY, PULLED OVER, AND CALLED 911. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. THE SEAT BELT NEVER LOCKED UP TO PROTECT ME AND THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I HIT THE WALL HEAD ON ONCE MY CAR CAUGHT GRIP.

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THE CAR SET ON FIRE AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WITHIN MINUTES THE WHOLE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. GM REPORTEDLY INVESTIGATED THE CHARRED REMAINS WEEKS AFTER THE FIRE AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON THE INVESTIGATION OR COMPENSATION FOR THE VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TRANS DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT. TOOK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL MANY TIMES. THEY BLEW ME OFF. NOW WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS POS?? ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK. IS A DANGEROUS CAR IN TRAFFIC . BUYERS BEWARE......

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