In january of 2014 , my father noticed there was a huge dark spot on my side of the drive way. So later in the day I take my car to valvoline and they let me know that my care is leaking oil. I take the car to sallas auto shop and they tell me that my cars axel shaft has a lot of play, which is causing the axel seal to leak, which shouldnt be the case because it was repaired before I purchased the car. They deem my car unsafe to drive and they have me leave my car at the shop so they can fix it. Not even a week later its leaking again so I take it back to them and they cant really figure out why its still leaking so they do a full body inspection and find that, not only has it been leaking but its been shooting shrap metal into my transmission(causing me to later have to actually replace the whole transmission). So I take my car back to the guy I bought it from and he tries to fix it and claims he stopped the leak. Not trusting his skills I finally take it to chevy and after having it "fixed" several prior times, chevy actually fixes it this time around. Apparenetly there is a special tool that has to be used to repair this particular part that not a lot of mechanics have, but chevy does. Ive done my research online and this has happened to a few other people, which seems to be a manufacturing issue. Because of the leak my car was deemed undrivable for prevention of an accident, I was out of a car for about a week and a half as well as the costs of getting this problem repaired.
2010 Chevrolet Malibu engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that in cooler weather, the power steering would become very shaky and no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. Updated 8/11/14*cn the consumer stated when the steering was cold, there was a chatter and a constant growling noise. Also, the check engine light illuminated. Updated 08/26/14
My service ESC/service traction control indicator was flashing. It caused my car to stall, then the engine died in the middle of the road with traffic approaching behind me. I have had this problem before and it caused my brake lights to illuminate when not depressed and go off when the brakes were pressed. I am not sure if this was happening also as it was light outside and I could not see. The car started afterward and still periodically stalls or dies when the service ESC/service traction control indicator lights up. As of 6-13-14, I have not received notice that my VIN is affected by the latest recall for the brake light problem.
Trans appears to be slipping ...when accelerating car does not move ..car bucks when gears shift.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled multiple times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who was unable to replicate or diagnose the failure. The contact continued to experience a short circuit in the instrument panel. The power steering failed and the battery was reset multiple times to no avail. The contacts VIN was not included in the federal safety agency recall campaign number: 14v047000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure several times and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 35,500.
I have several complaints about this car that I believe to be manufacturer defects. The most serious issue I found today (4/19/2014) when I smelled gas outside of my car. Upon looking underneath my car I found my gas tank leaking onto my exhaust pipe. I consider this to be a recall issue because there is absolutely no damage to the undercarriage of my car. One of the other serious issues I have found with my car include a brake light issue. My car was occasionally showing a "service traction/ ESC" error code, which could not be explained by any mechanic or even a chevy dealership themselves. It wasn't until a friend following me pointed out that my brake lights didn't seem to be working right, did I realize I was having an issue. The brake lights do the exact opposite of what they should, but only on the occasions said error code is showing. I looked into the issue online and found this to be a common problem. Chevy has not been able to give me a solution to this problem. The third major safety issue I'd like to point out, I know from experience is not exclusive to my car. When I sit in the passenger seat of my malibu, among every malibu I have ever been, the passenger side airbag does not turn on. I am 26 and weigh 94lbs, so I don't know if my size is the reason I do not engage the airbag!? The final defect I had to deal with involved my driver side rim. I had a tiny little hair line crack on the inside of my rim, causing me to loose a lot of air in my tire. I consider this a manufacturer defect because my rim was not damaged in any other way shape or form. I had a hard time obtaining a new rim, because (according to everyone I called) the rim was in high demand. Please look into these issues and consider adding them to gm's current recall list. Thank you for reviewing my concerns. *tr..updated 04-23-14 *bf
I was driving back to work on my lunch break and three alerts came across the screen. 1)service ESC 2) engine power reduced 3) service traction. Tt my vehicle would barely gain speed. When I was forced to stop at a red light, and the light finally turned green I was nearly rear ended as the car behind me was accelerating, and my car would barely creep forward. I was able to make it to my work parking lot as my vehicle almost did not get up to speed. Our vehicle is going to a chevrolet dealership tomorrow to determine what is causing this.
I was traveling on a side road and the vehicle shut down completely. I was told this was due to a faulty throttle position sensor. Had I been traveling at a high rate of speed on a busy highway, it is likely there would have been serious injury. Chevrolet did not respond to my concern and I ended up trading in the vehicle for a non-gm product. Viewing the recent recalls for faulty ignition switch (that I realize was not the issue with my car) caused me to report this in the event others have had this issue and hopefully prevent serious injury or loss of life.
The vehicle is a 2010 chevy malibu with less then 61,000 miles on it. I purchased the vehicle last year and the transmission has went out on it 3 times within a month. All three times I have taken it to an certified chevrolet dealership. After the second time they fixed my transmission the steering shaft was loose and I could have been killed or killed someone. After about 4 days after repairs the transmission will go out again. The car is not even 5 years old with 61,000 miles on it. This is truly disappointing, and it has cost me money and time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, there was a reduction in engine power as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where unknown repairs were performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 1v460000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 143,700.
I was driving my car down a city street and the service ESC light came on and the reduced engine power light came on. The car's RPM's were surging back and forth. I did manage to get the car to my mechanic and get the throttle actuator cleaned off as he said it was dirty. Now the service ESC light intermittently is going off again and its been about two weeks. I don't want the reduced power to happen while I am on the highway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, there was a reduction in engine power with the illumination of the ESC and traction warning indicators. The contact maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off and upon restarting, the vehicle resumed with the engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
Cpo 2010 chevy malibu @59k no known issues prior to explanations about 3 days ago I took my car in for new tires and had a mech check a clicking noise that I noticed when I would place the car in drive and begin to move. He stated that the noise was coming from where my cv enters the transmissions and believes there is play within a gear somewhere internally. I called the chevy dealer and am due to bring in the vehicle tomorrow.... Now here is the problem. While driving my car on the highway last night this random issue. The following warning lights came on: engine light traction control light followed by the following warning messages: eng pwr reduced service ESC service traction ESC off the car began to shudder as if it wanted to die. Along with this, I had no acceleration and thank god I was able to get to the side of the road as when this happened I was exiting a tunnel onto a bridge. After pulling to the side of the road I shut the car off and restarted it. All the lights continued to show, and the rpms jumped as seen in the attached video. [xxx] I again shut the car off and waited about 5 min. After turning the car back on, the only light that remained on was the engine light. I gathered these codes this morning. C0242 p2135 -tps this is the second car in 2 years I have bought from this dealer, herb chambers of danvers, and this is the second car to have a transmission issue, on top of whatever else its doing. I still owe well over $10,000 on this car. I have not even had this car 9 months. I can tell you I am a grown man in tears because I work 44 hrs a week in a career I spent alot of money training for and now am having massive issues. I cannot afford to lose my job and the dealer could seem to care less. *tr parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
There was an intermittent which caused the ESC and traction control lights to flash, the alarm to sound and the words that they were off plus the words traction control and ESC service to come up. At the time the cruise control disengaged. This occurred several times. I brought the vehicle to the dealer on sept 16th and was told that I shouldn't be concerned about this intermittent. But it occurred again and then on 10/2/13 the warnings stayed n permanently for three days frightening my wife. I brought the vehicle in for service today and they said they fixed the problem using some dielectric grease.
Sometime around 70,000 mile when we would crank up the car we would hear a loud exhaust noise. After the car warmed up, the noise would go away. We took it into the local dealer and they said it was normal. We have also had engine running problems since early 2013. We now have over 106,000 miles on it and a local muffler repair shop diagnosed the noise as a cracked exhaust manifold. After checking with the local dealer, they stated that there have replaced several manifolds on various year model malibu's. However, we are over the mileage warranty. The exhaust manifold can only be sold as a single unit with the catalytic converter. I think it should be covered.
This has happened 2 times, once a few days after purchasing the vehicle june 2010 at 400 miles, and then again on 7/19/13 after the issue was supposedly fixed by dealer.I was assured by the service department that this would never happen again after the repair in 2010, it did. This vehicle stalls while driving. On 7/19/2013 I was traveling on the garden state parkway in traffic and the car suddenly stalled. Everything went blank, the engine cut, no power steering, no instrument panels, no electrical what so ever. Thank goodness I was able both times to coast on to the shoulder on the highway without consequence, but without turn signals, hazard lights, access to on star or the ability to hand signal as the windows are out. After being essentially powerless, the car does turn back on after it resets the internal clock to 1/1/2009. Someone is going to get seriously injured or killed if this is not resolved, I was lucky to have not been hit both times. I am frightened that this will happen again and my job relies on me to travel long distances. This car is a death trap.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the ecs warning light illuminated as the vehicle independently decelerated to 20 MPH. The vehicle also failed to respond to the contact's attempts to accelerate. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that they had received additional complaints for the failure, but not enough to issue a recall. The manufacturer offered no additional assistance. The failure and current mileage was 104,000.
The rack and pinion on drivers side end rattles at slow speed. I have tried 3 different brand front brakes and all have squeaked,the transmission cooler line started leaking.the car has 69,000 on it as of now 1/26/2013. Dealer want fix any of the problem under the drive train warranty. Also has cold start engine knock.
A/c has strong mold smell. Smell is persistent even after A/C is not in use. Had it serviced twice, but dealership only sprayed anti-mold spray to subdue smell. Will need to go every month for this to be treated. Dealership explained smell is due condenser's condensation not being collected malibu was designed not have a cabin filter.
2010 chevy malibu ltz v6 3.6l has hard gear shift up and down around 15 MPH, 35 MPH, 50 MPH, more noticeably at 15 and 35 MPH. This problem, so I assume, also causes the car to accelerate on its own after braking and letting off of the brake to coast around these speeds. When attempting to accelerate the vehicle hesitates and then "lurches" forward into gear. I'm afraid this may cause a rear end collision. Vehicle has been taken to dealership multiple times to investigate/repair problem. Dealership and gm claim this is "normal performance" for this vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated the vehicle independently decelerated from 35 MPH to 10 MPH as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle did not stall but the contact was unable to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that coolant had leaked onto the electrical wires and caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages was 1,400.
The vehicle is a 2010 chevy malibu. I bought the vehicle brand new and it now has 758 mile on it. It stalls while doing speeds above 25 miles per hour. The steering becomes dificult, the brakes become less than efficient and it happens without warning. Every time this issue has happened it was above 90 degrees outside. It happened 4 times in 758 miles. They are looking at it at the dealership now and I have 2 other aquaintences that have the same car with the same issues.
We just leased a chevy malibu from east hills chevrolet at 1039 northern blvd. Roslyn,n.y.11576. Within 2 days the new 2010 vehicle stalled on the long island expwy and could not be re-started. The nassau county police called a tow truck to the scene and towed it back to the dealer.after two [2] days we received a call from the service mgr. Leon, who stated that the car was repaired and ready for pick up[05-13-0=10] well , as my daughter drove out of the service dept.,again within 15 minutes the car stalled on the long island expwy and she is currently waiting again for the police to respond to call a tow being that the roadway is restricted.the service mgr, leon, told me the car was repaired and that it was a computer problem. I asked him if this had happened before and he said yes ! And now again for the second time it stalled on the expressway. This is not acceptable.
Chevy malibu 2010 - brand new with 16mi on odometer.
New malibu 2010 (14 miles on odometer on 02/27/2010) has severe problem with the engine. Upon starting vehicle, it has a very strong vibration and looks like engine may stop running every minute. When accelerating, engine provides noise and vibration and engine generates rattling noise. It is unsafe to drive this vehicle. Dealership where vehicle was bought on 02/26/2010 does not like take to provide repair or so on. Gm does not respond to our e-mails and calls, but when complaint was submitted to bbb we got a call that said that it is gm legal department - no last name or position, and the person started to intimidate us. *tr the consumer stated when ascending a slope, not even 30 degrees, and have to stop, the vehicle began to slide back immediately once the accelerator pedal was released, before applying the brake. Updated 06/30/10.
At 500 miles, a noxious odor similar to an electrical short emanates from the engine compartment.
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