Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the driver door failed to latch and open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 44,000. Updated 08/12/14
2010 Chevrolet Malibu locks complaints
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2010 chevy malibu passenger door will not open. The door lock is in the unlock position but the door will not open. I have unlocked the passenger door from the door unlock button, the key remote and the physical key. The lock itself goes up and down when the door lock/unlock button is pressed and key remote button is pressed, but when the door handle is pulled from the inside or the outside the door will not open.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the brake lights illuminated independently without the contact depressing the brake pedal. The contact also mentioned that all of the door locks would independently lock and unlock while the vehicle was in motion. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000.
The 2010 chevy malibu ( and other vehicles similarly equipped) were manufactured with defective door lock actuators. This has been experienced by thousands of gm vehicle owners. These defective actuators will fail and begin cycling without any input by the vehicle operator. A typical vehicle will be locked by the operator using the key fob and when the operator returns, the doors will have been unlocked essentially by themselves. This is a serious safety issue for persons traveling through high crime areas thinking the door is locked and the door has unlocked by itself. Carjackers are not deterred by an unlocked door. Also, it places the driver and passengers in danger of being partially ejected in a roll-over accident due to the unlocked condition of the door which has unlocked itself, again, without any action by the operator or passenger. These defective parts were installed at the time of manufacture and gm dealers are more than happy to charge $300 to $500 per door to replace the defective actuators. This is unconscionable regarding an integral part of the overall vehicle safety which should last long after the purchase of the vehicle. My vehicle has only 56,000 miles on it and the defective actuators are already malfunctioning. There are many thousands of gm consumers who are dealing with the same problem. Gm should be required to recall all gen 7 malibu and any other gm vehicles which were equipped with these defective actuators. Gm should be required to replace these defective factory actuators with non-defective replacements at no cost to the consumer.
Driver side door latch stuck in locked position, I could not exit the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated and the driver's side door failed to close. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag harness and the drivers door lock actuator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 77,863. *tr ..updated 07-05-13 *bf updated 07/12/2013
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the key fob failed to unlock the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the solder joint needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 39,300. *tr updated 05/23/13*lj updated 05/29/2013
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