10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
59,730 miles

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problem #8

Nov 302014

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 37,500 miles
The interior light panel went completely dark, after a few minutes it lit up again. This has been happening more frequently lately. The radio stops playing and the panel reads "auxillary mode"and then back to radio, then back to "auxillary mode". I have to turn the radio off and on for it to start playing again. It is happening more frequently. When I plug in my auxillary cord to listen to my ipod, it shorts out. The clicker to unlock/lock the car stopped working as well, so I went to get a new batery. They tested the battery and said it was fine. Also my rear defroster does not work at all now.

- Sioux City , IA, USA

problem #7

Apr 112014

Malibu

  • 43,820 miles
The interior light panel went completely dark, after a few minutes it lit up again. This has been happening more frequently lately. The radio stops playing and the panel reads"auxiliary mode". I have to turn the radio off and on for it to start playing again. It is happening more frequently. When I plug in my auxiliary cord to listen to my ipod, it shorts out. The clicker to unlock/lock the car stopped working so I went to get a new battery. They tested the battery and said it was fine. My rear defroster does not work at all.

- Newport News, VA, USA

problem #6

Oct 012014

Malibu

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a notification for NHTSA 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.

- Fernley, NV, USA

problem #5

Nov 032014

Malibu 4-cyl

  • miles
2012 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to body control module recall notice. 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.

- Vilonia, AR, USA

problem #4

Sep 232014

Malibu

  • 58,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the brake lights failed causing another vehicle to crash into the rear end of the contact's vehicle. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was destroyed. After the crash, the contact received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14V252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.

- Grenada, MS, USA

problem #3

Jul 012014

Malibu

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that recall NHTSA campaign number: 14V252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control) had exceeded the reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated the parts were not available for repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repair. The contact had not experienced the failure. The VIN was not available.

- Tucsan, AZ, USA

problem #2

Sep 182014

Malibu 4-cyl

  • 66,846 miles
Vehicle high mount third brake light failure after 60,000 miles. May affect visibility when stopping.

- Macon, GA, USA

problem #1

Jun 202012

Malibu

  • 3,500 miles
While driving on a state highway, I had a number of functions stop working. The problem could come and go for a week before it happened on all ignition cycles. Note, the problem could even come and go on 1 ignition cycle. The following stopped working: Windshield wipers, heated seats, power windows/sunroof, power doors, power mirrors, blue tooth interface, dome lights and mirror / compass. Dealer has replaced body control module and vpm. Fixes seem to work for approximately 10-12 weeks before issues resurface.

- Carmel, IN, USA