2012 Chevrolet Malibu: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Sep 30, 2015 · Brakes, Steering · NV

Purchased car from ed bozarth on october 12. Within 1 week the brakes were grinding and you had to step on it hard for it to brake. Have changed brake pads and rotors twice within 3 years. Have complained to ed bozarth since I purchased it. I have taken the car to other gm dealerships and complained about the brakes. September 2015 took it to fletcher jones chevrolet and had filed a complain with gm for approval to have them pay for the diagnostics. And again, the dealership and gm claim nothing is wrong with the brakes, but they grind horribly and you have to hit hard on the brakes to be able to brake. Another issue is the rubber steering wheel. It is coming apart and it cuts you as you are making right turn. Being diabetic it is a health issue.

Filed Nov 7, 2014 · Brakes · 52 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while engaging the brakes, a grinding noise emitted from the front wheels. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The failure mileage was 52.

Filed May 20, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 28,000 miles · MD

My engine light came on, so I shut the car down and restarted, engine light went off, however when I pulled out of parking space, I noticed a grinding sound coming from the front of my car, then my breaks starting squeaking really bad. Now I constantly hear that sound when starting my car in early mornings, the squeaking is constant. Also my radio and defrost goes in and out, my radio shuts down by itself and then returns on, my back defroster doesn't seem to work, when it rains, my back window is not defrost, so I can't use my back window for viewing when we have heavy rain or extremely cold weather.

Filed Sep 27, 2013 · Suspension · 6 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, she heard a grinding noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the axle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 6.

Filed Jun 9, 2013 · Brakes · 6,000 miles · AZ

I was driving home from work with my wife in the passenger seat and upon approaching a red signal at an intersection I felt a vibration under my foot as I came to stop. I thought it may have been uneven road conditions or something in the road and disregarded it. Later that day, I felt the same vibration as I had stopped and heard a noticeable grinding noise. I went to the dealer where I had purchased the vehicle to have it inspected and they could not duplicate the issue, nor could they find a root cause. Over the course of the next 8 months, the vibrations had gotten worse and more frequent. The vehicle has been serviced 5 times for the issue and the problem still exists worse than ever. One dealer, which I have returned to on multiple instances for this problem, was able to duplicate the issue, smell a noticeable aroma of burning brakes, identify I had a serious brake problem, but were not able to determine the cause for the failure, thus not correcting any faults. It has progressed to the point where the pedal will go almost down to the floor before the brakes will engage. It has almost caused several accidents due to the failure and the vehicle is no longer safe to drive. The mileage of the first failure was about 6000 miles and it currently has 16,000 miles on the vehicle with no resolution. Several online searches yield the same issue on the 2008-2012 chevy malibu as well as the 2008-2010 saturn aura which share the same platform.