2009 Chevrolet Malibu: hesitation when accelerating

Filed May 14, 2018 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 95,000 miles · PA

The caliper arms on both of my passenger side tires have gotten stuck, wore down the new brake pads completely and destroyed the rotors of my car in the past. The dealership's warranty had covered the replacement of the pads, correction of arms and rotors previously but the second occurrence happened after my warranty had expired and was extremely expensive. When the rear passenger side got stuck the sensor for my tire pressure was showing but there was no hesitation or issue with breaking. A soft dragging sound lead me to believe the sensor itself had disconnected from the vehicle and was dragging on the ground and making a soft but strange noise. Its going to take me 2 weeks to get into the dealership for an appointment ' since then, my rear rotor has become effected and will need replacing. This morning the tire pressure monitor sensor remained on the screen but when I first started driving and attempted to use my breaks, I did not stop and my foot touched the ground as I pressed the pedal. As I pulled into the parking lot of my office (about 45 minutes of morning commute), more lights lit up the back panel including the emergency break light, the 'brake fluid,' warning, 'service ESC,' followed by 'ESC off' scrolled across the dash and my breaks did not work at all when I attempted to slowly stop. I complained about the ESC warning light coming on previously and stopping my power steering from working but the dealership said they couldn't recreate the warning so they couldn't help me.

Filed Sep 24, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 93,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The contact stated the headlights failed to illuminate while driving. The contact had to use the high beams to drive at night. The failure occurred for one month. Also, the vehicle failed to accelerate after a stop was made. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle decelerated, vibrated violently, and stalled. The deceleration failure began one week ago and the acceleration hesitation began two months ago. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

Filed Jul 22, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 30,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the brake light illuminated when the brake pedal was not depressed and failed to illuminate when the brake pedal was depressed. In addition, the contact stated that the ESC traction control and the cruise control independently disengaged. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle would hesitate when shifting gears. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign: 14v252000 (brakes, exterior lighting, electronic stability control) exceeded a reasonable amount for the recall repair. The dealer stated that the part was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The contact had experienced the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the currently mileage was 90,000.

Filed May 22, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · AR

When driving the alert will sound alerting that engine power has been reduced. The electronic stability control is then turned off and traction control is lost. When the accelerator is pushed it hesitates before accelerating.

Filed Aug 30, 2010 · Transmission · 00

Own a 2009 malibu that hesitates when trying to accelerate into traffic, or slow down and try to pick up speed again brought it to dealerships attention every time I take it in for service, they say this is normal and nothing is being done to fix the problem, this is going to cause an accident or death in this make of car.

Filed Jul 20, 2010 · Transmission · 34,500 miles · MI

Owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu, vehicle hesitates while accelerating, when in gear hesitates when you accelerated to move vehicle into traffic, vehicle move very slowly, the RPM show engine high but vehicle move slow, been inform by dealership that this is common with this type of transmission on this vehicle, and nothing can be done to fix it, gm has been inform and nothing is being done from that end, this vehicle is an accident waiting to happen, it is unsafe.

Filed Oct 30, 2009 · Transmission · 200 miles · CA

Bought a new 2009 malibu with a six speed automatic transmission in sept. '09. I noticed the problem after about a week and a half or driving the car. I feel a hesitation, then jerk when resuming acceleration while traveling 5-35 MPH after having decelerated to the lower speed from a greater speed. It happens consistently while driving, but does not occur when acceleration begins from a stop or at speeds greater than 35 MPH. Brought the car to the dealer, and transmission was reprogrammed and updated twice. Because the computer is reading everything as normal, gm will approve no work on vehicle. So far gm has said there is nothing they will do to solve this problem.

Filed Aug 16, 2009 · Transmission · 27,000 miles · GA

Purchased new 2009 chevy malibu 6/16/09 at john thornton chevrolet. Took car back on 6/20/09 due to malfunctioning brakes; rotors were rusted and had to be skimmed. On 7/27/09, on way to work, car kept stalling in traffic; put foot on gas, would hesitate; heard whizzing noises. Because moving the car was getting worse, I decided to turn around and head to the dealership. When I got on the freeway, the car would not accelerate enough to proceed, it would not go past 20 MPH and I knew it was too dangerous to keep going. I pulled off freeway and found a lot to pull over. Called onstar who tapped into my diagnostic and informed me there were two problems indicated in the transmission. I had to have the car towed to the dealership. Since then john thornton gave me a rental. Said they were going to replace a part and last week advised me they have to install a new transmission; it will be coming from the factory and offered to reimburse me the amount of my first car note. As of 8/17/09 they have had my car 3 wks. As of 8/26/09 it will be the 30th day and I will be eligible to either get a refund or replacement vehicle. My complaint is that I have a faulty transmission.

Filed May 6, 2009 · Transmission · IA

Tl*the contact's relative owns a 2009 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitates while accelerating. The failure was noticed while driving 55 MPH. The vehicle has a 6 speed automatic transmission that hesitates, but the dealer cannot repair the failure. The dealer stated that this was a standard feature on this type of transmission, which was tested by gm. The contact asked the dealer to install a four cylinder transmission from the chevrolet impala, but gm refused without providing an explanation. The current mileage was 1,300 and the failure mileage was unknown.