general problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu - part 2

I own a 2008 Malibu lt2. Shortly after the 36,000 mile warrant ran out the passenger front door lock would not unlock with the remote or by the unlock button. It has to be manually unlocked. About one month later the rear drivers door began doing the same thing. I took it to the dealership and they charged me $80 dollars to tell me it would cost $400 to replace both actuators on the locks. I see there have been many similar complaints on the door locks on 2008 Malibu's. When it becomes a normal occurrence that parts on a car are going bad it should be the responsibility of the manufacturer to fix them. In reading the other complaints on the Malibu I see a lot on the steering shaking and jerking. This is really scary as I drive over 400 miles to see my son at college. To think this might happen when I would be driving in the mountains of virginia is really scary. Chevy needs to step up and put out recalls on this problem before someone is killed in an accident.

I own a 2008 chevy Malibu that was bought new off the lot. The door locks on both back doors and the passenger door started malfunctioning a few months ago, and now even the driver door lock is inoperable. I have changed the batteries in the fobs, to no avail. I had onstar also do the auto unlock, but this too in unsuccessful. I purchased all extended warranties the company had to offer, but unfortunately they only cover up to 36,000 miles. I am currently at 36,000 miles and unfortunately out of luck. The service center wants $90 just to diagnose the issue before they even tell me what the costs may be.

My 2008 chevy Malibu 1lt has several problems, let me explain. First the problem was a slight clicking, popping in the steering column when turning the wheel, then it starting doing it every time I slightly turn the wheel you can feel it through the steering column, nothing bad but its annoying, then suddenly within a couple months of that my power locks suddenly started going up and down by themselves periodically whether it's parked or being driven, locked me out two times, I was late for work because I had to call door unlocking service, also the manual locks on the door used to lock and unlock won't work at all, you have to manually use your hand, then to beat it all my seatbelt wont lock I tried to click it but it wont even go down hardly at all, this is only the seatbelt in the drivers side. This is a real bad safety issue and the law in ky (click it or ticket) so far that's all I can say is going on for now. I do know this for a fact I will never buy a Chevrolet.

The door lock motors have gone out on both the driver side door and the driver side passenger door. The back door went out first followed by the front door. The problem occurs all the time, the automatic door locks do not work at all. We have not repaired this issues simply because we cannot afford the extra expense.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel pulled to the left and then to the right. The contact had to slow down and grip the wheel tight in order to gain control of the vehicle. The failure occurred intermittently but had become progressively worse over time. She also noticed that the door locks had malfunctioned. The wheel bearing was replaced but the doors locks were not repaired when the complaint was filed. The vehicle had not been inspected for the steering failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. The current mileage was approximately 72,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu lt. The contact stated that the power door locks failed to secure both front doors and the passenger side rear door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer confirmed that the locking mechanisms failed but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.

Unexpectedly the interior door locks starts to unlock and lock by them self. If I put the car in gear, the locks are suppose to lock, these locks I have un-lock them self in this process. This has been going on since I bought the car brand new in September of 2008, on a 2008 chevy Malibu.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the doors would not unlock when using the remote control or with manual the lock and unlock buttons. The contact stated that the only way to open the doors was to pull the knob to unlock it manually. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the door lock actuator was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 64,000.

My car locks on all 4 doors has to be manually locked, when they are electrical. And when I use the remote to unlock the doors, and I open a door, the alarm sounds. The locks on my doors has not been working for a long time, and of course I am out of the warranty time. I think there should be a recall on that. It really gets tiring. The warning light for the air bags and tire pressure monitor has been coming on since forever, again, I think a recall should be called for these cars.