2007 Chevrolet Malibu: check engine light

Filed Sep 8, 2023 · Electrical, Lights · 130,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the four doors would inadvertently lock and unlock, causing the battery to drain quickly. The contact used pliers to unlock and open the doors. Additionally, the headlights were dimmed, and the turn signals intermittently failed to operate as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the Body Control Module (BCM) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V252000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Mar 17, 2021 · Steering · 165,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss power steering functionality causing the steering wheel to lock up. The contact stated that the traction control and check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to pinegar chevrolet buick gmc of branson (163 adair rd, branson, mo 65616) where it was diagnosed with needing the power steering to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and referred the contact to their local dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.

Filed Feb 25, 2020 · Steering · 84,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated while driving at 30 MPH, power steering error message displayed on the instrument panel along with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the residence and the ignition was turned to the off position. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. Morris buick gmc located at 26100 lorain rd, north olmsted, oh 44070, was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact associated the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2018 · Engine, Steering · 91,867 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized and required more effort to safely operate the vehicle. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering pump malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but did not assist because the VIN was not associated with any recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 91,867.

Filed Feb 19, 2018 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · OK

While driving on the highway using the cruise control, the cruise control suddenly went off and the check engine light came on. I took it to the mechanic and he said the transmission cylinder was off, I bought the car used and researched recalls on this car through the safecar.com website and saw a transmission related recall (recall number 14152). I called the associated gm recall center told them my issue and gave them the recall number. The representative pulled up the recall description for recall number 14152 and the consequences listed in the gm directory were not the same language as the consequences on safecar.gov. She couldn't explain why the description was not the same in the gm directory as the government safecar website and I found that disturbing. So that is my first complaint--the gm system and national website are not in accordance. Secondly, my cruise control stopped working suddenly and the transmission cylinder in my car is off, under my VIN the car had the transmission recall fixed in 2015 by the previous owner. 3 years later and there is another problem with the transmission. I would like to submit that if this is a problem for multiple people a transmission recall be done on the "fix" and that cost of fixups be restituted by gm. Have other "fixed" malibu recalls been an issue? Thank you.

Filed Jul 16, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 78,450 miles · WI

While driving you can feel steering tightening up and a slight hum especially making left and right turns, gas gauge goes up and down from full to empty constantly, engine light stays on because of gas cap replaced 4 times works for awhile longest was about a month, also stays on because of duel gauge fluctuating constantly.

Filed Jun 16, 2017 · Electrical · 136,420 miles · MI

2007 chevy malibu electrical hell my car was completely fine aside from the power steering recall that was fixed on it. Then about 4 months later my car cranks but doesn't start! I was driving it 20 mins prior and then this happens. The radio,the lights, the horn and the dinging with the door open, all still worked. Unsuccessfully trying to start it I left it alone to get towed. 5 days later I received my car back saying it started just fine they can't detect what's wrong with it, because they couldn't read the code it gave out, and to keep notes of weird things to bring it back in. In doing so my car was fine for a month and a half, they're were no issues. The next time my car did the crank and no start I noticed the security icon lighting up, as well as the fact that I left my radio and air on. It's late at night, I'm alone and my car is failing me, after trying for 15 minutes I got my car to start. The third time is the worst time, by this point it's about 2 weeks after the 2nd incident. Same scenario, just drove it 20 mins prior and it was fine, then another crank no start for hours. Even tried to leave my key in to ignition. After hours I got it to start and making it home the car slowed down and came to a complete halt in the middle of an extremely busy street, putting on my brake lights I avoided getting rear ended. I took the key out and restarted the car and it started somehow. After getting it home I haven't driven it since and a number of more issues started happening. My locks have now started to make an obnoxious buzzing noise when getting unlocked, the service air bag notification will light-up on the dash and disappear quickly, all icons light up on dashboard , security icon flashes, check engine light is on, car will not start on crank, radio fades out and comes back on, horn is a faint noise. Reading similar complaints this is an outrage.

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Fuel system · 1,000 miles · NY

My gas gauge always reads empty even after I fill up the tank. So now my check engine light is always on becuase it believes my gas low. This happens in motion, stationary on the street and on the highway.

Filed Jan 15, 2016 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 148,000 miles · OK

Starting before may 2015 and lasting until 11/19/15, the yellow warning dashboard lights, gauges, and dic would occasionally go berserk while driving. The first time this happened, I was on an interstate around 8am in the morning in may of 2015. At the same time during these episodes, the shifting of the automatic transmission would be jerky. The lights would "settle down" after long enough, but some combination of lights always remained on at the end of the episodes, such as the traction control light, check engine light, security light, and ABS light. The car would seem to return to normal sometimes after being restarted. I had a chevrolet dealership check it out in 5/15/2015 and they found nothing. Sometimes during these episodes, the power steering would also lose power. The problem returned and I had a mechanic check it out and he put in a new ignition switch 11/19/15. The car has not gone berserk since then, but the power steering does not always work reliably and the check engine light came on once, but went off. The coolant temperature gauge has failed to work twice since then too. The cruise control also temporarily stopped working.

Filed Dec 9, 2015 · Engine · 136,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving approximately 20 MPH and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the master air flow sensor and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000.

Filed Oct 19, 2015 · Engine · 106,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While attempting to move from a completed stop, the vehicle would stall and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to be restarted after the initial attempt. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was misfiring; however, further diagnostic testing would need to be performed to find a resolution to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,000.

Filed Sep 30, 2015 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · MO

The fuel pump sensor has gone bad twice in 4 years. I have had to replace it both times. When it goes out, the low fuel light comes on whenever the tank is full and the check engine light stays on until the tank is empty.