2009 Chevrolet Malibu: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Dec 6, 2020 · Electrical, Steering · 143,672 miles · IN

My door locks were automaticly going up and down. Now doors lock out of blue. Kinda discouraging now my power steering and service has acted up 2 times on dec 06 2020. Both times the power steering warning came on I have been sitting still. Heard there has been recall on previous malibu.

Filed Sep 22, 2020 · Steering · KY

The power steering just goes out, the ESC light comes on and it will just go out. Ive seen this is a know issue with this car. Also the door locks quit on most of the cars.

Filed Jul 8, 2020 · Electrical · TN

When trying to use the remote to unlock the doors, the doors will not unlock. It started with the passenger side rear door. The passenger side front door started having the same issue and now it has also come to the drivers side front door. You cannot use the fob from outside nor can you use the unlock button on the inside to get the doors to unlock. In order to get to the back seat, you have to climb over the seat and pull the unlock button by the window. We have check the child safely locks and they are not engaged. I have researched this on at least 3 other sites(https://www.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/malibu/2009/accessoriesinterior/power_door_locks_malfunctioning.shtml) andhttps://www.carproblemzoo.com/chevrolet/malibu/power-door-locks-not-working-problems.php andhttps://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-t33503_ds654132. There are many instances of the same issue as well as issues of the locks unlocking while they cars are in motion. It seems that gm has been contacted and they have refused to take responsibility for these issues. What can a citizen do to get this taken care of? This is a dangerous situation if you have a child in the car and cannot get the door open to get them out in case of an emergency. I have discussed it with mechanics and they are telling me that the accuator(spelling) is an issue and has been for many years.

Filed Jun 3, 2020 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · AZ · 1 injury

The locks on this year make and model have a long history of door lock failure, sometimes they go up while driving, sometimes they wont go up or down at all with remote or car on/off, and this happens the worst and mostly in heat and hot weather. There are complaints all over the internet for years. Gm refuses to take responsibility. This is a serious safety issue, especially for children in the back. Please do something, im not the only one at all that ever said anything about this.

Filed May 30, 2019 · Brakes, Electrical · 130,000 miles · CT

"takata recall" recently while driving and in park, even when I am sitting at a red light my car my locks will lock and unlock without me pushing the buttons on the door, which are broken and the dealer would not fix it upon request. Also my car will stall at times because the door locks are motioning on their own. For some reason the electrical system in the car messed with the locks when the prior owner put in a auto start in the car, which I did not know of until the car was owned and it was'nt told to me either. I feel this car was a rough struggle since getting it and now its so hard to get fixed because of someone else's non knowledge before selling it.

Filed Dec 18, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 98,000 miles · KY

The power door locks engage and disengage at random. When using the unlock button on the key fob or using the button inside the car, the passenger and rear door looks will partially disengage making it hard/impossible to open the door with out manually pulling the lock tab on the door. The electric stability control and traction control will random engage/disengage or display a service message on the cluster screen. The third break light illuminates at random, not always the break is applied. The radio will display random characters while on or go completely blank.

Filed May 14, 2018 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · PA

Every time it rains or is very humid my all of the door locks will randomly lock and unlock ' whether I'm driving or the car is off and I am not inside. Its creepy. The door panel on the driver side initially stopped working and was replaced in january 2018 but by feb the panel had stopped working again. The passenger side door only locks manually and never responded to driver side door panel controls when they were functioning. Now that my warranty has expired, manual locking it is.

Filed May 2, 2018 · Body · 62,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the front driver side door would intermittently fail to open from inside or outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic to determine the failure of the door handle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

Filed May 1, 2018 · Electrical, Steering · 75,000 miles · CA

I am not sure where to start. Door locks intermittently don't work, bluetooth just stopped working, have had to change headlight bulbs 3 times in 2 years, power steering went out (had that repaired by dealer at not cost), AC/heater/defroster used to shut off intermittently, now it just stopped working, driver's side seat heater stopped working, instrument panel randomly throws up error code (example: service airbag, service engine) oh and the paint is fading on hood roof and trunk. Car has 75,000 miles and I used to love it. No I won't drive it out of town.

Filed Mar 15, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 118,600 miles · KY

Power steering becomes stiff after idling for a few moments. Shut the engine off and restart and problem goes away. Brake lights work intermittently. Power door locks work intermittently when lock button is pushed several times. Unlocking doesn't work at all unless car is put in reverse then back into park.

Filed Sep 27, 2017 · Electrical · PA

Rear door locks will not open when car is put in park also will not open with remote.

Filed Aug 8, 2017 · Driver assistance, Engine · 47,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the gear automatically changed and the engine stalled. The electronic stability control, service traction, and check engine indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, restarted the engine, and the vehicle returned to normal. The contact also stated that the door locks automatically locked and unlocked while driving. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.