general problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu - part 2

The vehicle transmission- car is moving when not supposed to or car gets stuck in place awhile shifting gears. Car drives sluggish not shifting to the proper gear. Light bulb- lights go out and come back on at later dates. Electrical-radio speakers go in and out locks dont operate neither dies alarm.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift into park and failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the shift cable was broken and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who advised him that the vehicle was not included in recall NHTSA campaign number: 12v460000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 99,928.

Door locks stop working two years ago, noise with steering and power train. Every time I turn it makes a crazy noise.

While maintaining speeds around 35-40 mph. The engine seemed to try to cut out and lose power. The service esc service traction control light came on the dash. The engine was trying to cut out. Later in the day starting out at a stop light the engine stopped completely and I was stuck in the intersection. I was able to get the car to the side of the road. It restarted after about 5 minutes. I took it to a dealership and they fixed a few things. A few days later the same thing happened again while on a side road. I could not get the car restarted again and had to get the car towed. The dealership replaced a few more parts and said it was ok. After it happened for a third time I told the dealership to keep it until they get it running properly. The car works but it still feels like the engine wants to cut out sometimes but not as bad.

The contact owns 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14e044000 (steering) and NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train). However, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Started car and service traction esc lights came on. Upon driving car would not accelerate as it normally does, and seemed to loose power. The engine vibrated an unusual amount, much more than normal. The next day we took the vehicle to the dealer for recall no. 13036, the htsa campaign id no. For this recall is 14v252. The dealer only replaced what was outlined in the recall, which was clip, retainer, strap, retainer. However, this had no effect on the problem. They would not further diagnose or fix the problem.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that when the ignition key was turned to the start position, the vehicle failed to start intermittently. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, when the brake pedal was depressed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the front of the vehicle as the brake pedal vibrated and hesitated to respond without warning. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked forward independently without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,734. The VIN was unavailable. Ss.

Rec'd two safety recall notices for this vehicle. 2 months apart. Local dealer does not have parts, we will be notified when available are we going to have an accident before parts are available?.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 12v460000 (power train) but the repair failed to remedy the problem and the contact was unable to shift into park. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,864.

I pulled the car into my driveway, stopped and shifted into park. When I took my foot off the brake, it began rolling backwards. I put the brake back on, stopped it, and then discovered the transmission shift indicator light showed the transmission was in reverse. I ran the shifter through all the gears, but the indicator light stayed the same. It began rolling backwards again when I briefly lifted my foot from the brake pedal. I turned the ignition off, removed the key, called my dealer and had the car towed to them. They fixed it the same day and told me the shift cable had separated from where it attaches to the transmission.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu lt. The contact started the ignition and shifted into reverse. The vehicle would not shift into any other position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the gear shifter cable was replaced. The vehicle was repaired one month prior to the failure under NHTSA campaign id number was 12v460000 (power train). The technician advised the contact that the recall repair was not related to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

When I started the car and shifted into reverse, car did fine but when I put it in drive the car went into manual steering. I could hardly move the wheel. I turned the ignition off and turned it back on and power steering came back. Then, was at a light to turn left onto a main busy two way road with lots of traffic, and when I went to turn left, the car went into manual again and I almost got hit by oncoming traffic. I was just able to get past the oncoming cars, quickly shut ignition off and turned it back on and power steering came back. Then, assignment for my work, was on the freeway going about 50 mph the steering wheel was shaking violently. I was very afraid. I took surface streets to get to the job then and came home using surface streets. The problem with the power steering going out is not all the time, intermittent, but fairly frequent. It is unsafe to drive this vehicle. I went online typing 2008 Malibu power steering problem and saw the website where gm had a recall. I emailed gm helplilne and was asked to take it to the dealer. I was informed that if they cannot isolate the problem, I will have to pay for it because my VIN was not listed as part of the recall and the mileage is over 100,000. I do not agree with this because this problem is not a "wear and tear", but rather a defective known problem that practically could have killed me. The car is unsafe. The repair is well over $700+ and I don't have that kind of money to fix it. I think that this is a grave danger to the safety and wellbeing of not only myself but for other drivers such that the power steering is unpredictable in performance. I use my car for my job as I am asked to go to various locations and so it is not just unsafe for personal driving it affects my ability to feel safe while on the job.

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.

2008 Malibu shows "ice possible" and then traction light comes on and then engine power reduce light comes on and the engine starts to slow down. This happens on the high way, in traffic, while accelerating and honestly going up and down hills. Took to service center and they said it was the mass air flow sensor, however after replacing the vehicle is still having the same issues. Contacted Chevrolet and they told me to have the recall on the vehicle done however the mechanic told me the recall has nothing to do with the issue and he doesn't know why the car is doing that. I have looked on line and no one seems to have a resolve for the issue. This should definitely be a defect and something that is recalled immediately as it is very dangerous.

I have a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu 2lt with 111,000 km on it. I have been noticing a few things since I purchased this from brand new. Overall my car has been ok with getting me from place a to place b. The issues I have had that are pretty serious flaws are the power steering column, the alignment, the automatic power transmission, and the door locks. I have been able to get by however recently I had to get the steering column replaced under a special warranty policy. I had to "kick and scream" however in the end the part was installed. That would have cost me about 900 dollars if it was not covered. Now I am having an issue with the "check engine light" indicator. This came on for the first time yesterday and when I called to get a diagnostic I was told that there is an issue with the power transmission. It seems after looking on-line that there are a lot of people with the same care as mine having issues with the transmission. Now I am getting nervous since I just paid 13,000 to buy out my lease. I have called gm customer service and they told me that they will work with me and the dealership to get this fixed. Before I go to the dealership I want to have all my documentation that indicates that this is a special policy issue and not something that I have to pay for out of my own wallet. I have put about 38,000 into the purchase of this car and do not have any more room to dump tons of money to getting this fixed especially when other gm customers have paid out of their own pocket to realize a few weeks later that there is another issue on the transmission that needs fixing. I am going to do everything in my power to have this covered by gm. I have been a proud gm owner all my driving life and want to make this right. I dread needing to fix the car and selling it. That is not an option for me at this time. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled backward after being parked and shut off. The contact attempted to start the vehicle, but the vehicle would not start until after numerous attempts. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the shifter cable was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 39,735.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while stationary, the vehicle was involved in a crash. The vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle, as stated by the contact. The contact stated that all of the warning light illuminated upon the dashboard of the vehicle upon impact. The air bag did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained significant injuries to the head and suffered a temporarily loss of orientation. The contact's passenger sustained injuries to the back. Medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The independent mechanic repaired the vehicle by resetting the air bag light,the driver's seat belt was replaced, as well as the gear shift assembly. Ed bozarth Chevrolet - 5501 drexel road, las vegas, nevada 89130 (702) 967-5500 - was made aware of the crash. In addition, the contact referenced several occasions of becoming locked out of the vehicle and locked in the vehicle. The contact highlighted one occasion in which the transmission became stuck in the reverse positon while driving various highway speeds. The manufacturer was made aware of the crash and the series of vehicle related failures. The failure mileage was unknown.