Sun roof on passenger door leaking water after it rain. I was told that right side drain was stopped up. On april 12 the sun roof was leaking again. I think it is a defect and need a recall. I have had cars with sun roof before and never had a problem. It is my understanding that I am not the only one with a malibu having this issue. The service manager at the car dealership told me he has a malibu and is also having this problem. Of course it is not costing him $100 every six months because he knows how to fix it. If this is happening every 6 months, there is something wrong with the product. I spoke with gm customer service but I didn't get any help. I was told because they have not been ordered to recall there was nothing they could do.
2008 Chevrolet Malibu body complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the power locks failed on the front driver and passenger side as well as the rear driver side. The failure recurred numerous times. The front driver side door was repaired previously by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the front passenger's side door could not be opened. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 24,000.
The door locks do not work. How is this not a safety problem? Sometimes the door locks work sometimes they don't. I have a newborn that rides in the backseat. If the doorlocks don't work, the only way to unlock the back door is to either roll down the rear window or crawl into the back seat from the front. If I had to get my child out of the car in an emergency, I don't know how I would do that without working door locks. I have researched this problem online and it appears this is a common problem with this car.
Both back door locks stopped working. They will not unlock or lock without manually doing so. This makes it very hard to quickly get my toddler son out of the car without rolling the window down first to unlock it. Cruise control works on and off due to the break lights flashing off and on even when I'm not pushing the break pedal. This is very dangerous when I am driving on the free way and my break lights stay on. This also occurs more often when it has rained and the car is wet. I assume this is due to a leak of water getting into the electrical... My trunk leaks when it is shut. When it rains heavy I notice the bedding becomes very wet on one side. The radio is also effected along with the cruise control. Certain buttons stop working for periods of time. The screen will also go black and the radio will not work at all then suddenly come back on.
Driver door does not unlock with remote all the time or lock with remote all the time. Also the computer that gives you oil life ,average speed,and other readings is giving the wrong readings. I took this car to a dealer while still under warranty and they said it could not be verified.the door lock is an intermittant problem.
The power steering in the vehicle jumps from left to right going down the road. It is very hard to maintain your lane when this happens. It happens at all different points whether the car has been running or just started, it can last up to 30 min. Quit then start again it is very unsafe. My catalytic converter has also gone out in this car. It looses transmission power, doesn't accelerate promptly. When we first got the car we had it in the shop for the back trim leaking, trunk release not working, the car wouldn't start do to the aftermarket alarm the dealer ship placed on it, and the paint peeled. No I am having major issues and it is out of warranty. I will never buy another chevy. This was the worst mistake ever and those car is unsafe to drive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated he noticed that the rear seats were wet. The dealer installed an unknown ring alongside the rear doors to prevent water from entering the vehicle but to no avail. The failure persisted and there were no further repairs. The failure and current mileage was 56,000.
My 2008 chevy malibu have had numerous problems starting with rim bent, leaky roof, wet floor, burnt wire unable to start car. *tr the left rear door lock was inoperative. The dealer replaced the door lock actuator and the sun roof drain was clogged. Updated 05/12/10.
Water has been leaking in the trunk of my 2008 chevy malibu 1lt had taken it in and the service guy had it checked out by put an employee into the trunk and it show that it was leaking at the backup lens and they want me to pay for it to be repaired when I do believe that it is a mft defect.
My car was flooded from underneath the dash board of the front side of dashboard. My carpet from front to back got wet and had a defective rim.
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