2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Problems

TAKATA RECALL: I DON'T KNOW IF I'M DOING THIS RIGHT BUT MY CAR'S WARNING SYSTEM ALERTED ME THAT THE ESC WAS TURNED OFF AND TO "SERVICE ESC", THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, NEVER STATIONARY.IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT ONE THAT IS MENTIONED AS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. WHEN I SEARCH MY VIN I GET NO ALERTS ON RECALLS FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE BUT WANTED TO BE SIRE IT WASN'T SKIPPED OR MISSED. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON SO IF I DID NEED RECALL WORK THEN I WOULD NEED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE WORK DONE ON MY CAR SINCE A DEALERSHIP WOULDNT DO THE WORK FOR FREE WITHOUT A RECALL NOTICE.

THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK I EXPERIENCED THE MOST SCARIEST MOMENT, WHEN I WAS IN MOTION MAKING A LEFT TURN MIDWAY ON A BUSY INTERSECTION MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING ME UNABLE TO CONTROL IT ,WHILE LOCKED THE (TSC) LIGHTS CAME ON , I WAS FREAKING OUT I WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE OTHER CARS ON MY RIGHT SIDE TURNING LEFT WITH ME AS WELL , I QUICKLY REACTED AND LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL AND LET THE CAR SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND LET EVERYONE TURNING PASS ME, ONCE PULLED OVER HAZARDS ON , I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WENT BACK TO WORKING. I AM NERVOUS TO GET BACK IN THE CAR AGAIN. UNKNOWN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY VIBRATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (930 FAIRYSTONE PARK HWY, STANLEYTOWN, VA 24168, (855) 910-9228), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND SERVICE ESC MESSAGE COMES ON. IF I TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE ERROR MESSAGE GOES AWAY AND POWER STEERING IS RESTORED TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. HAPPENED YESTERDAY ON HIGHWAY SUDDENLY I HAD NO STEERING. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. STATING THAT STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHERS MENTION A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY ON POWER STEERING FAILURE FOR 10 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES. I INQUIRED AT DEALER AND SO FAR THEY DON'T RECALL WARRANTY PROBLEM HAPPENS SOMETIMES USUALLY WHEN STARTING BUT YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SCARY FEELING

2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE DASHBOARD WARNED TO SERVICE THE TRACTION CONTROL AND HYBRID. *JS

PLEASE REVIEW NHTSA ID NUMBERS 10360384, AND 10464366. MY ORIGINAL CASE IS 10360384, AND BOTH ARE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WORKED WITH GM A FEW YEARS AGO, WHEN I SUBMITTED MY CASE. THEY NOTED THE HESITATION AND SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL. MY CAR WAS "BETTER" FOR A WHILE AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE LATELY. I AM WANTING TO KNOW NOW IF THIS IS A SIMILAR ISSUE IN REALITY TO THE OWNERS THAT COMPLAIN OF THE BRAKES BEING LOCKED ON. NOW I AM ALSO NOTICING THAT WHEN AT A CRUISE AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE SOME, THERE IS A CHUGGING FEELING. MY FUEL ECONOMY FOR CITY DRIVING HAS ALSO DROPPED DOWN TO 18 MPG OR BELOW, WHICH IS UNUSUAL. I HAVE NOT TAKEN BACK IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY HAD NO LUCK DEALING WITH THEM ON THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS WHY REPORTED TO NHTSA. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING. IF THE VEHICLE ISN'T CHUGGING, IT IS JUST EXTREMELY BOGGED DOWN, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC AND TURNING. THIS COULD INDICATE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM SINCE IT IS INTEGRATED WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM. I 100% AGREE WITH HAVING TO PUSH THE PEDDLE ALL OF THE WAY DOWN TO MAKE IT NOT FEEL THAT IT WILL STALL WHEN I NOTICE THE CHUGGING IS HAPPENING. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CHUGGING IS EXTREMELY RANDOM, SO HOW TO REPRODUCE FOR A DEALER. THE SLUGGISHNESS IS FREQUENT. IN RELATION TO THIS BEING SIMILAR TO THE BRAKES BEING LOCKED ISSUE, I AM WONDERING IF IT IS SIMILAR BUT OUR VEHICLES CORRECT THEMSELVES QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE DOES ACT AS IF THE HYBRID AUTO STOP FEATURE IS TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE ACCELERATING. THERE HAS TO BE MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND CONCERN WITH THE MALIBU HYBRID, BUT NOT THAT MANY WERE BUILT OR SOLD, SO YOU MAY NOT NOTICE ENOUGH CASES TO WARRANT INVESTIGATION OR A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN THE STANDARD 2009 4 CYLINDER MALIBU. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM GOES OUT BECAUSE OF A BAD CONNECTION.

BEGINNING IN DEC/JAN OF 2016/2017 I BEGAN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING WHERE IT WOULD STOP WHILE I WASN'T DRIVING BUT ALSO WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO AGGRESSIVELY SHAKE AND MY TRACTION CONTROL WOULD CUT OFF. IT GOT TO THE POINT I COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I THEN CONTACTED GM AFTER RESEARCHING THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED. I GOT IT FIXED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THIS WEEK JANUARY 2019. I CONTACTED GM TO LET THEM KNOW OF THE ISSUE, AND THAT IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE I HAD BEFORE. THEY THEN PROCEED TO TELL ME TO DRIVE MY UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH MY 7 MONTH OLD INFANT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT (WITH NO POWER STEERING), EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE ISN'T AN ALL THE TIME ITS JUST IN ITS BEGINNING STAGES. I HAVE TO TURN OFF MY CAR TO HAVE IT RESET THE POWER STEERING.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT ME HITTING THE PEDAL AND STAY ON UNTIL I TAP THE BRAKE TO MAKE THEM GO OUT. I NOTICED THAT I COULDN'T USE MY CRUISE CONTROL.I NOTICED I WOULD SET MY CRUISE CONTROL BUT WHEN THE TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON IT KICKED ME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 20 MPH AFTER STARTUP FROM INTERSECTION. LEFT FRONT & RIGHT REAR BRAKES APPLIED THEMSELVES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 20 MPH EVEN AT 4100 RPM. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED ENGINE OFF. WENT FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL - LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TOO HOT TO TOUCH. RIGHT FRONT & LEFT REAR COOL TO TOUCH. APPLIED MOISTURE TO LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTORS; BOILED OFF IMMEDIATELY. TURNED ENGINE BACK ON & VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. SAME FAILURE HAPPENED IN MAY 2011 AT 8,601 MILES. NOT TDC'S EITHER TIME. IN MARCH 2011 AT 6,849 MILES, ESC MALFUNCTIONED WITH 3 TDC'S.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 08/30/2012 *JS

PULLING OUT OF SIDE STREET ON TO HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STUTTERED. ALMOST HIT BY 18 WHEELER. LOW ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL. TURNED AROUND AND DROVE HOME GOING NO MORE THAN ROUGHLY 10-15 MPH.THE NEXT DAY I PLANNED TO TAKE IT TO GET CHECKED OUT AND THE CAR RAN FINE AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CAR DECELERATED AND LOW ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON. VERY SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST.

MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS ALMOST GOING TO STALL OUT WHENEVER I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME WHEN CROSSING AND INTERSECTION FROM A STOP. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES. I AM NOT SURE, BUT I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, BUT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT WITH IT OFF TOO. NOW, WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP AND TRY TO ACCELERATE, I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BECAUSE IF I DO THAT, IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL OUT NEAR AS BAD. I AM VERY CONCERNED OVER THIS ISSUE, BUT I CANT AFFORD TO PAY FOR FIXING THE ISSUE IF THE DEALER TRIES TO SAY ITS NOT DRIVE TRAIN OR HYBRID (WHICH I STILL HAVE WARRANTY FOR). *TR

2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE DASHBOARD WARNED TO SERVICE THE TRACTION CONTROL AND HYBRID. *JS

2009 MALIBU WITH 8000 MILES HAS DEVELOPED MELDEW IN THE AIR VENTS. THE ODOR THAT COMES THROUGH THE VENTS NOT ONLY SMELLS BAD BUT IS CAUSING MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO BECOME SICK WITH ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CONDITIONS. THIS CAN NOT BE HEALTHY. THE ODOR IS SO STRONG AT TIMES, IT EMBEDS INTO YOUR CLOTHING AND MAKES YOUR EYES BURN AND WATER. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH TELLS ME IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. THEY DEODORIZED THE VENTS WITH SPRAY AND SAID THEY DRILLED A DRAINAGE HOLE FOR THE AIRCONDITIONING CONDENSER CONDENSATION TO DRAIN IN THE FUTURE. SINCE THEY DID NOT REMOVE THIS MELDEW/MOLD I'M NOT SURE THEY HAVE FULLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ONE DAY AFTER THE ODOR IS STILL HANGING IN THERE. NOT SURE WHO I SHOULD FILE MY COMPLAINT WITH BESIDES GM AND THE OOD. THIS CAR HAS BEEN PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS DEVELOPED CONDENSATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,772. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,002.

2009 MALIBU WITH 8000 MILES HAS DEVELOPED MELDEW IN THE AIR VENTS. THE ODOR THAT COMES THROUGH THE VENTS NOT ONLY SMELLS BAD BUT IS CAUSING MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO BECOME SICK WITH ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CONDITIONS. THIS CAN NOT BE HEALTHY. THE ODOR IS SO STRONG AT TIMES, IT EMBEDS INTO YOUR CLOTHING AND MAKES YOUR EYES BURN AND WATER. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH TELLS ME IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. THEY DEODORIZED THE VENTS WITH SPRAY AND SAID THEY DRILLED A DRAINAGE HOLE FOR THE AIRCONDITIONING CONDENSER CONDENSATION TO DRAIN IN THE FUTURE. SINCE THEY DID NOT REMOVE THIS MELDEW/MOLD I'M NOT SURE THEY HAVE FULLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ONE DAY AFTER THE ODOR IS STILL HANGING IN THERE. NOT SURE WHO I SHOULD FILE MY COMPLAINT WITH BESIDES GM AND THE OOD. THIS CAR HAS BEEN PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. *TR

DEFROSTER DIDN'T WORK CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V634000 COMPONENT(S): VISIBILITY MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. SUMMARY: GM IS RECALLING (77) 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEM." THE HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIRCONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE BLOWER WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE MODE SELECTOR WOULD REMAIN IN THE LAST KNOWN SETTING. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO FOG OR FROST, THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH AIRFLOW TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY AND A POSSIBLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. MY CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IS OUTSIDE THE VIN RANGE OF THIS RECALL NOTICE AND THEREFORE WAS NOT COVERED FOR REPAIR. *TR