Five problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2008 Malibu.
2008 Malibu ltz. On Jan 22 2015 the car failed to start had to be towed to langs. Dealer. The shifter cable to the transmission fractured and broke. Had to be towed to car dealer, replaced the cable and charged me $278. 90. Then I learned the Malibu was on recall list from NHTSA. . The dealer told me the 4 speed transmissions were recalled, my car was 6 speed transmission not on recall list.
Shift cable broke. When I went to park the car, the car kept moving. No injury, no damage. Looks like general motors safety recall number 12106, but dealer stated that the VIN was not under this defect. This is a major safety concern and if other vehicles are out there, then they should recall them all. I was never notified of this defect because my VIN was not on the list, and I believe that I have hit this issue. . . Updated 06/10/13 updated 06/17/2013.
2008 chevy Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to transmission defect recall notice. The consumer was informed the parts were not available, despite receiving a recall notice in the mail.
My 2008 chevy mailbu's shifting cable broke. I was driving it and went to park and it would not go into park however I had it in park on the gearshift. When I exited the vehicle it rolled forward. I had to set the emergency brake to keep it stopped. My car is at the dealership right now and I was told it was not covered under the powertrain warrenty. Since the 2009 Malibu has the same problem and there is a recall on the shifting cable clip, I feel the 2008 chevy should be included and I should not have to pay for it.
The chevy Malibu ltz spring edition 4 cylinder engine 6 speed transmission has a very serious delay or lag in communication between the engine and the transmission. At times, the lag is so severe that when the response time does finally register for the vehicle to accelerate and then attempt to stop, the vehicle still intends to go ahead as planned prior to the braking of the vehicle. This occurs at any time, hot or cold engine, during hot weather and on short drives or long ones. The dealer and gm has finally acknowledged there is some short of problem; numerous attempts to correct the problem through software updates have been unsuccessful thus far.