Headlight continues to go out, replace with new one only lasts a few days. Also if you shut off car to go gas car doesnt restart. This happens every time get gas.
2010 Chevrolet Malibu fuel system complaints
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Engine reduced power. Vehicle "engine reduced power light" activates and vehicle is unresponsive and stalls, shakes violently. Numerous complaints online involving gm models. Issued special coverage adjustment, but will not cover all vehicles with the same problem.
The first time my vehicle died while driving I was slowing down to turn right. The engine died and I turned off the vehicle, tried to restart and it would not stay started. I had it towed to the dealership and they could not duplicate the problem or get the car to give them codes so they had me pick it up. The 2nd time the car died on the freeway a week later. I was going 60mph trying to keep acceleration when it lost power. Thankfully I was near an exit and I was able to pull to the side of the exit. Again had it towed to the dealership. They duplicated the problem but have not been able to figure out what's causing it.
My 2010 chevy malibu is having fuel system issues. The vehicle is leaking gas from the fuel tank located in the back of the vehicle near the exhaust system. The vehicle tends to leak when it is not in motion.
Plastic fuel line from fuel pump on top of tank cracked leaking fuel all over top of fuel tank. I do not know when the crack first appeared, but the car was leaking gas in the driveway.
Engine power reduce light came on and I lost power in the middle of the freeway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. Howard pontiac of amhurst, illinois was made aware of the failure and performed a fuel pump relay and seat belt recalls on the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The federal safety agency campaign numbers were unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated when the vehicle was taken for a routine oil change, the technician informed him that there was no oil in the vehicle and there was a fuel odor present in the oil. The contact stated that he would check the oil level every 1,000 miles and discovered that he would have to add a quart to a quart and half of oil to the engine. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also mentioned that he had contacted several dealers and was informed there were no recalls pertaining to excessive oil consumption. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.
Vehicle has service airbag on repeatedly, seat belt alarm goes off even when seat belt is properly fastened. While driving car suddenly lost power and service ESC, service traction control, engine power reduced. Car suddenly dropped down to 27 MPH in the middle of traffic. I was able to avoid a serious accident by suddenly turning into a parking lot. This is very dangerous and can be fatal if occurs on freeway. No one can provide any reason as to why this keeps happening. I have no warranty on vehicle and purchased from a dealer 3 years ago. I have called the dealer and have had car looked at but the only suggestion is to blindly replace different sensors and parts. We need a recall done so no lives are lost due to this severe car malfunction.
While driving at various speeds, the service ESC, traction control, and reduced engine power warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. Car also misfired. Taken to independent auto repair shop, throttle body replaced. Codes found at garage po300, p2135. Began 2/12/16 and randomly happened through 3/9/16
Driving on the highway surrounded by 18 wheelers. Suddenly my traction light and service engine light came on and the reduced power notification came on, the car slowed to about 10 miles an hour very suddenly and the car was shaking violently. Pulled to side of road, waited and restarted car, worked fine for about an hour. This problem has happened multiple times on highway and in city - very dangerous. Dealership has been no help to fix the problem. Replaced throttle body and two sensors and issue still remains
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor in the vehicle after the vehicle was filled up with fuel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank and neck filler were leaking and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v459000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 25,069. Updated 06/15/16
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel injector and wire harness failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.
2010 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to a defective fuel pump. Consumer has previous complaint with another vehicle listed in artemis. *smd the consumer stated fuel was leaking from the top of the fuel tank. The entire fuel tank had to be replaced, due to a leaking pressure hose.
Fuel leak at fuel tank. Fuel pressure line at fuel pump module cracked and leaking fuel externally.
Gasoline leaks from top of gas tank. Excess flows down the side onto tank skid plate and exhaust pipes. Replaced the fuel pump immediately at $700 cost. The leak appeared to be coming from the fuel line coming directly out of the fuel pump. No gas odor has been detected since repair. I found out this to be a common issue for other malibu owners. To me, having gasoline leaking onto exhaust pipes and it being a common occurrence should be addressed by the federal safety agency.
After parking my 2010 chevy malibu, I can smell gasoline at the rear driver's side exterior (gas tank is on opposite side). This has been occurring for some time since I purchased the vehicle in march 2013. I don't know when I first smelled it. I also have had poor gas mileage since I purchased the vehicle. I finally mentioned it to someone and they told me to look up recall notices. There is no recall but I found many similar complaints from other chevy malibu owners.
Vehicle lost throttle while driving on highway, had to pull over and restart engine. After an hour, exited highway to re-fuel. Engine died on the ramp without any warning on the highway, had to push it off the ramp and tow to the dealer for fuel pump.
The first time I was stopped at a stop sign when my car shut off. It would not started. I had it towed to the dealer, they said it was the fuel pump which they replaced. I had the car 1 day when it did the same thing only this time it shut off while I was driving, luckily it was not on a busy highway. After having it towed to the dealer they told me there were no codes coming up and they couldn't figure out what was wrong. After about an hour I received a call that they needed to send my car back to gm because they found metal shavings in the engine.
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
Purchased vehicle at 30k miles at beginning of year and within the same year towards the end of the year upon start up the vehicle begin making a loud exhaust noise (several occassions). I took the vehicle into the dealersship on two seperate occassions and they were not able to diagnose it and gave the excuse the the older the vehicle gets the more apt it is to make noises and such. I'm a very educated young lady and I knew that statement to be just as false as two left shoes on a left and right foot and thus expressed that fact to the dealership who should be educated in the car that they are selling when it comes to body parts and likely problems. Needless to say, after hitting the 70k mileage mark the vehicle air bag light begin to come on and off and still does; furthermore vehicle upon start up of the engine would lag as if something was not catching and preventing the vehicle from starting up properly, thus I would have to hold the key turned longer than usual. I am not satisfied with this vehicle at all. At 70k miles this vehcile should still be running flawlessly as it is regularly maintained and tuned-up. Purchasing this vehicle was an epic fail. I am shocked that certain models and years have not been permanently recalled and replaced by a vehcile of owners choice from chevrolet (needless to say I probably would not purchase another chevy car) for the headeache we have had to endure. I have an infant and a toddler and the uncertainty of vehicle operation on any given day at any given time on a practically new vehcile needs to be the least of my concerns!
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.
2010 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle gas cap issues. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle did not come equipped with a locked gas cap.
I have been going through the same issue with my car for about 3 months now. I have had a issue with the ESC & service traction light. I took it to the jim ellis chevy dealership ( paid $105 for diagnostic) and they told me it was the fuel injector, I told them that I had their fuel injector ( cylinder 1) replaced. They told me because it was aftermarket that I had to pay $267 to replace it. I took it to a local mechanic had him put in a gm injector and still was having the same issue, the mechanic replaced the engine wire harness, coils, shift solenoid, and none of this fixed the problem. He then stated that the base of the issue was the computer, I took it to get a second opinion and the next mechanic stated the same thing,after talking to another mechanic from superior chevrolet, its the computer. I took it to superior chevrolet and had another diagnostic done ( which was another $100) and asked them to please look at the computer since I was told twice it was the issue. They told me it was the injector harness and it would cost $320. This issue has been ongoing for too long and looking online many others are having the same problem, something needs to be done about this, customer are spending lots of money on an issue that seems to be ongoing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and lost power independently. The ESC and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the fuel injectors would have to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not further serviced. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that when decelerating and then attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would hesitate and jerk forward abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the issue was caused by a fuel saving feature of the vehicle and that there were no failures present in the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 30,000. Updated 1/23/13 *cn updated 2/12/2013
I purchased the 2010 malibu, used from the dealership- they were the owners previously. I purchased it in oct. 2011 and have taken it to the dealership 8 times in the 9 months of owning it. One time the entire driver side floor had 1+ inches of standing water in it, after a rain. The ESC light continued to come on and off- they couldn't locate any issue- the first 2 times I took it in for that. The oil life sensor never went off for service- I was at 10,000 miles since the last oil change. I took it to my real mechanic to have fixed. The battery went totally dead in it one day- they said it had bad cells in it. And it would also stall, and when going about 40 MPH not accelerate, on inclines. That's when the ESC light would kick on, sometimes, and the RPM's would go up and down, all over the place. Finally made the dealership keep it until they figured out something- they kept it a few days, and called me numerous times asking me unrelated questions- they thought I was nuts, because they couldn't reproduce the issue. Finally- they told me a wire in the fuel injection had come loose. My car was so called 'certified' by the dealership- but I don't think they did any of the tests, or else they would have found some of these things themselves.
Our 2010 chevy malibu vehicle has been stalling on the hwy and in the city, regardless of the speed limit. All dash lights turn on, vehicle starts stalling and slowing down, then trembles until the vehicle is turn off. We have had to pull to the side of the road, turn off the ignition, and wait five to ten minutes to restart the vehicle, emergency lights turned on for safety. We have encountered very hazardous circumstances with this vehicle on the hwy as well as in the city limits, always fearing that we may get hit from behind. We have taken our vehicle into the car dealer where we purchased it describing the problem, but to no avail. We are told nothing is wrong with the vehicle, and the machine finds nothing wrong with our vehicle. We have also taken our car to our vehicle mechanic, and told us it was the sensors in the gas pedal, which we had replaced for $400.00. A week later the vehicle started doing the same thing. Again we returned to our mechanic, whom in turn took the vehicle into the chevrolet car dealer service department; and was told that all chevy malibu came defective from the factory with this same problem. The dealership has experience a lot of the same complaints with this type of vehicle. I have researched the internet for gm recalls on the 2010 chevy malibu, but have found nothing. I ask why gm has not issued a recall this problem, knowing that it is a factory defect. We the consumers are stuck with making payments for years on an unsafe vehicle; an unsafe vehicle that I have to subject my family to on a daily bases. What is gm waiting for a human tragedy to happen? We need assistance in getting this hazardous problem resolved. Thank you.
I was traveling at 40 miles per hour. I wanted to accelerate. I pushed the gas pedal down to the floor. The car did not respond . I could not accelerate. I did it twice, car did not accelerate.
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