My chevy malibu 2012 started giving me safety issues, I have had the car for 4 months, I am currently financing the car thru bridgecrest (drive time). I will be in motin going the speed limit on a highway, in the city, on country roads bacially anywhere and the car will shut off and lock down, the key will still be in the "on" position but everything else cuts off as in all lights, the engine, the doors will lock and I will put it in park, put the switch in the "off" position and sometimes it will crank right back up and other times it wont. Sometimes when it cranks back up it will drive for a few seconds and then shut off again. Does this 5x in a row sometimes. When the car is cranked and back in motion a warning sign of a pad lock and a car pops up and will eventually go away. Unknown
2012 Chevrolet Malibu driver assistance complaints
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In sept 2014 they had to replace the whole steering column and sensors because service ESC and traction light was on after twice I took it to the dealership it got fixed and know guess what it's on again.but not all the time is becoming more frequent. I have the powertrain warranty left but they say it is almost always never covered on that and the parts they put on in 2014 the warranty is expired on those. I have not had it tested yet but this is uncalled for. I have had recall after recall on various things. From what I have seen online there should be one on this also. I think next car will be older car and I will just work on it myself.this has been going on for about a month now.
Recall 13036. Had recall work done 11-04-14. On 6-17-16 had exact symptoms described in the original recall notice. Dealer (kerbeck chevrolet of atlantic city, nj) checked and said only needed to reprogram ecbm and recalibrate brake pedal position, paid $143.59. Car made it 1 mile then same problem. After trying several parts which had to be ordered final bill was additional $455.71 I feel the repair should have been covered under recall but gm said it was up to the servicing dealer whether repair qualified for coverage! I feel this is a conflict of interest to have the dealers service department make the call. I'm hoping to be reimbursed for all repairs due to this same problem. Also dubious as to whether all the parts were need! I also wanted to go on record about this in case other people run into this problem. Please let me know if I need to address this problem to any other agency as well. Error codes showed up while operating vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the electronic stability control and traction control system warning lights illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000. The VIN was not provided.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while making a right turn at approximately 5 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the ESC warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 20-25 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering and the ESC and power steering warning indicators illuminated. The power steering functioned normally after a brief period of time. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000. The VIN was not provided.
I had a problem with my 2012 chevrolet malibu 2 times now in the past 2 weeks. The car begins to idle extremely rough and looses nearly all of the engine power as if it is running on 1 or 2 cylinders. The service ESC , service traction and engine pwr reduced notifications display on my dash as pictured. I turned the car off and let it sit and then restarted the car to find it runs perfect and has no warning messages or symbols on. This is a very serious safety problem that gm needs to address. I searched this issue online just to find it is very common and nobody provides a fix.. I really wish that I had never purchased a gm vehicle.
I was driving at 60 MPH in cruise control on a straight road. An ambulance was heading towards me so I stepped on the brakes to slow down and pull over and the car accelerated very quickly. This was a very dangerous situation because I was moving towards the shoulder of the road because of the oncoming ambulance. I had to turn off cruise control to be able to apply the brakes. The brake lights are also not coming on when I apply the brakes. The problem with the lighting happened previously and was repaired on 04/28/2015. I thought the problem was included in recall #13036 but I was told that it was a problem with the brake switch and was not part of the recall however when I look up the recall numbers on my vehicle this recall number does not show up as still needing to be done. I paid for the repair and I am now having the serious problem of the brake lights not working again plus the even more serious problem of the brakes not working when I am in cruise control. I do not know how to proceed with having this problem corrected. The recall problem has not been repaired correctly or there is another problem that is occurring. I have attached a copy of my receipt of the repair that was done on 04/28/15.
When slowing down, or parked with car running, the RPM bounces from 1-2 rpms. Light on dashboard says "service ESC". And the traction control lights come on briefly. Problem is, this was a recall in 2014, I took it to the dealership where I bought it, had it repaired. Now, almost a year later its acting up again! I called the dealership, they said now I'm responsible to fix it. I feel if they didnt fix it the first time, they should fix it again. It may have been a faulty replacement part for all I know. I still have 2 years left on the payments, now looking at electrical repair??? Its a safety hazard, and should be covered if there was a recall on it, and should remain open.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The traction warning light illuminated briefly. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning and would require multiple attempts to restart. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failures was not found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 107,000.
When driving, at low speed in the city, or on the highway at speed, power steering and power brakes intermittently fail without warning (according to the repairing dealer, vehicle is unsafe and should not be driven); dash gauges go on and off; traction control and electronic stability control turn own and off without warning; dash lights go on and off without warning; bells and buzzers ring; door locks cycle, and theft deterrent warnings illuminate. Dealer has attempted multiple times to repair it by replacing the body control module. It is at the dealer service department now, has been there for a full week and at this point is still unsafe
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the low traction, service ESC, and low engine power warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle decelerated independently. The failure recurred six times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle cover needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000. Updated 05/11/16*lj
Driving on highway and service ESC light came on and car started losing power. Dealer said it was a faulty steering angle torque sensor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the service electronic stability traction control warning light flashed as the vehicles speed reduced. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was parked at the contacts residence. The vehicle was also included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v269000 (seat belts) but the part was not available and did not indicate a time frame that the parts would become available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.
Driving down the city road at 55 MPH, I heard three bells and on the dashboard it read "service ESC...service ESC...traction control off" the vehicle then simultaneously began to reduce engine power and the steering wheel locked and became unlocked within seconds. This caused swerving and a near accident. I see recalls for this issue but the VIN does not show an open recall for this issue.
Hard to shift out of park and the traction control disable comes on and the brakes lights will quit working and the stability control shuts off while driving down the road. I researched and I see there was a recall for all this. Recall # 14v252000 is all the same symptoms I am experiencing and I called the dealer and they said my VIN is not listed. This needs to be taken care of I was almost rear ended twice due to the brake lights not working when it acts up
When I started my car this morning, it was rumbling and sounded very loud, when I got in the car the service engine and traction lights were both on. The message read to service ESC. It also stated that I had reduced engine power. I drove to work (3.5 miles). The car crawled along finally being able to get up to 40 MPH. I had to stop at a major intersection where 2 highways intersect. While stopped, my car lunged out into the center of traffic. This is not acceptable and was a frightening experience. Thank god I didn't have my 2 sons with me. Once I arrived at work, my car wanted to again lunge forward as I tried to park it. I've read online where many chevrolet owners with cars the same age and similar miles are having the same issue. I only have 45,000 miles on the car. I'd like to know why there isn't a recall on this very serious and potentially deadly issue. There are several semi trucks that are traveling the highway I had to cross this morning. Gm is lucky this isn't one of my family members reporting a deadly incident to the media. This must be addressed by gm before there are casualties and life lost. I will be awaiting a prompt response.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. The contact had the vehicle repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control); however, the failure recurred. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the traction control warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bcm module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000. Updated 02/12/16*lj the consumer has since sold the vehicle. Updated 02/22/16.
Power ESC, traction control, reduced power to engine, and tire lights all came on. Car would not go over 30 MPH. Car was hesitating and cutting off and once placed in drive car took off by itself with rpms at 3 and same with reverse, I took foot off brake and car took off in reverse with rpms a bit over 2. Air conditioning will not work steadily and its been to a few shops and brakes will not work properly and they have been changed twice.
A couple of months ago, I was driving. 10mph or lower and all of a sudden my cars ESC turned itself off. I had difficulty steering it and veered off the road. Thankfully I was able to regain control. I reported it to the dealer, and when my car went in for it's 3rd recall in 2 years, they looked at it. They told me they could not get the problem to duplicate. Then today, as I was parking in ny driveway, I started rolling my windows up when I noticed they were particullary slow. I put the car in park,turned my car off, but the key back in and tried to restart it, only to hear clicking and my steering wheel to be completely locked up. Alot of indicators came on, including the cars security indicator. My car is at 66k miles, but we do routine maintenance and it has never been involved in a car accident.
We purchased a 2012 chevrolet malibu sept. 2014 and it has been serviced 3 x due to the power steering locking up while driving and failure to start several times. The car would chime and the gauges would all drop to 0 and the engine light, power steering, low fuel and anti-theft light would all light up making the vehicle very difficult to maneuver.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. While driving at approximately 45 MPH, the service ESC and service traction warning indicators illuminated. On one occasion, the vehicle did not shift out of the park position. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the brake modulator sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was approximately 19,000.
I was driving 45 the posted speed limit, and all of sudden the car chimed 4-5 times and the check engine light came on as well as the electronic stability control light and then I went from 45 to about 15 quick and it now says engine power reduced. There wasn't that much traffic so I kept driving to get home but a couple minutes later it shut off completely so I 3 to a safe place to pull over tried to start after a few attempts it started up and was fine except it jumps and then acts like it's going to shut off.
My car was serviced for a recall to repair/replace ESC and traction in approx. November. After my car was serviced the light came on weeks later but went away and didn't come back on until 3/5/2015. Every since than the gear shift gets stuck when in park and I have to cut car off and on sometimes in order for it to switch from park to reverse or drive. The car drives very sluggish as well since the service light came on.
2012 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to body control module system/ brake apply sensor recall notice. *smd the consumer stated he waited for the details to restore the safety of the vehicle. However, unable to wait any longer, he was forced to sell the vehicle.
Vehicle has random loss of electronic steering assist, which leaves no power steering. Also service ABS, ESC and traction warning lights, eps causes vehicles steering wheel to shake without vehicle being in motion. Gm recalled thousands of malibu's in feb. Of 2015 for eps issues but my year is not included. Coincidence? Highly doubtful. Vehicle it's scheduled for diagnosis on wednesday. Car was repaired for an earlier recall concerning brake systems.
2012 chevrolet malibu. Consumer wants to be reimbursement for repairs due to recall for vehicle.
While driving the power steering would turn off and it is very difficult to drive (steer). The problem is that it has electronic steering control module which warms up and cuts out the power steering. It will display "power steering service ESC" and symbol comes on. This is an unexpected ongoing problem like in the morning it will be o.k. But late in the afternoon it could happen while driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet malibu. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). However, the part needed was not available. The dealer indicated that it would take months before an appointment could be scheduled. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact did not experience a failure.
2012 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to body control module recall notice. *smd the consumer stated while driving, the air bag deployed and caused him to have an accident. The consumer was injured. The consumer sent in a recall notice along with his complaint.
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