While driving 65 miles per hour in a severe thunderstorm on the i94 tollway headed to chicago the wipers came to a sudden stop. I was completely blinded and in the 3rd lane to the left. I immediately put on my blinkers and started beeping my horn. My daughter had to stick her head out the window to guide me to the right side of the road to pull over. We were struggling through heavy traffic and scared out of our minds! After we finally made it to the side, with my 18 month old granddaughter in the car we had to sit there for more than 2 hours to wait for the rain to stop. After researching the chevy forum website I realized this is a common problem on chevy malibu's of various years and a major safety issue! It appears there was a recall on previous years of chevy malibu windshield wipers and I believe there should be a recall on this before someone is seriously injured or worse!
2010 Chevrolet Malibu visibility complaints
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Back in april of 2013, the wiper stopped working during heavy rain and heavy winds. Took car to lou fusz chevrolet of st. Peters, mo (which is where the car was first bought in june 2010). My wife and I were advised that wiper transmission/module loose at motor. The wiper module assembly was replaced. On 6/30/14, due to rain on the interstate highway, the wiper stopped working again, but due to this occurred over a year ago and 12,000 warranty expired, my wife and were told it had to be replaced again and we had to pay for it (mileage 92284). On 6/19/15, wiper again goes out due to heavy rain on the interstate highway (mileage 113245). However, phone service rep said to have the fuse box replaced because of internal short on power side of wiper motor on signal circuit. After the fuse box was replaced, the problem still existed. Yet, we still had to pay for the fuse box replacement! It was then determined that the tech found the wiper transmission link bar was broken. Please investigate this and let me know what the outcome is!! I find it very unusual to have something like a wiper motor break three times in three years. I am very concerned that my wife and I have been unfairly charged on the last attempt where we had to pay for a fuse box, yet that didn't solve the problem at first. My wife and I never had a problem with wipers breaking down like this one has. Please call me if you have any questions.
Wiper motor transmission just went out for the 3rd time yesterday, 1st occuranc was jan 2013 an dstopped unexpectedly going down highway. Replaced at a cost to me of $325. Second occurance was sept 2014 and occured on expressway going 70mph. Gm would not cover as I was over miles and dealership woudl only guarantee part for 1 year. I again had to replace at a cost of $350. 3rd occurance was last night with my son! Going 55-65 MPH on ohio turnpike in the pouring rain. Appointment tomorow. Everyone denies responsibility
Our chevy malibu was broad sided on the riders side at 10:10 am on the forth of april, 2015. This was at a yield intersection in aiken, sc. I have had several near misses with this car with vehicles coming from the left. This accicent was clearly my fault. However, a contributing factor is the width of the post between the windshield and the door on that side of the car. We own a 2005 similar malibu and the width of that post is much narrower and we have never had a problem seeing vehicles coming at us from the left side. However, the 2010 malibu has a much wider post between the windshield and the door and is sufficient to hide vehicles coming from the left. My wife has had the same problem with this vehicle. It is a design safety factor that should be corrected by the general motors engineers. . I would imagine that there have been many more similar accident with other drivers of this make and model of car. However I do not have access to your data base to confirm same. Our car was still able to be driven after the collision and is currently in a body shop being repaired. However, I am not going to be comfortable driving it knowing that this hazordous condition still exists. Thought I should pass this information along to your agency in case others have complained of the same condition and you might be able to convince gm that they have created a safety problem with the design of this vehicle. The width of this column on the 2005 malibu is 4 inches. The width of the column on the 2010 malibu has to abe a good six inches or more sufficient to block the view from the drivers seet of oncoming vehicles from the left. Thanks for you consideration in this matter. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician informed that the front brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the brake system warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician informed that the rear brakes, the rear rotors and the rear passenger side caliper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the windshield wipers failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the wiper transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at an unknown speed, the headlights and instrument panel failed. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 23,555. Updated 11/20/14*lj updated 8/4/2015
2010 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle windshield wipers failure. *smd the consumer stated the plastic grommet and wiper linkage failed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that water from the windshield pillar penetrated the vehicle and wetted the dashboard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 73,000.
The headlamps provide poor visibility. The illumination of the low beams is only about 15 feet in front of the vehicle. This requires us to drive with the high beams on most of the time. However, when oncoming traffic are coming, we switch back to low beams. We have tried various light bulbs but that didn't fix the issue. My husband has physically tried to tilt the light bulbs, but that doesn't work either. There needs to be a redesign of the headlamps to provide better visibility. Poor visibility can cause accidents. We purchased this vehicle as a used vehicle in april 2012. I have always had this problem, just decided it was time to report it.
It was raining and my windshield wiper blades were on .immediately the blades stop working. L almost hit the fence because l could not see. My car is just 3years old , l do not understand why the blades will stop working.
Tl* the contact owns a chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while parked, she activated the defroster and approximately fifteen minutes later the rear glass shattered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated the defroster wiring melted. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while attempting to turn on the rear defogger system it failed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the failure was caused by the fuse for defogger located in the trunk, which had burnt and melted. The fuse was replaced. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 33,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the glass in the sunroof shattered and crumbled. The contact stated that nothing had struck the glass prior to the failures. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer was told there had been no other complaints about the sunroof shattering. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 58,000. Updated 10/17/12*lj the consumer stated the sunroof was in the closed position. The remainder of the glass crumbled into small pieces. Updated 10/18/12
2010 chevrolet malibu. Consumer states defroster for clearing the windshield of moisture build up was not working properly *tgw the consumer stated after his vehicle was serviced for routine maintenance, there was a constant odor of mold/mildew coming from the ventilation system. The consumer stated he had to take the vehicle back to the dealer several times for the constant odor. Each time, he was told the problem was corrected, but it wasn't. Finally, in december 2011, the heater core was replaced. When that was done, it released a very intense sickening foul odor. Due to health concerns, the consumer traded the vehicle on july 12, 2012.
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