Manual Transmission Column Shift problems of the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu

Bought vehicle new 01/09, 3 mon. Later received letter from gm citing recall for transmission shift cable, took vehicle to dealer and they replaced. Recall id # 78844 - power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift no problems with vehicle until 12/12 driving on interstate at approx. 50 mph vehicle began to shift hard/eratic with rpm gage going to 6-7 before vehicle would shift/accelerate, check engine, abs, check tire pressure lights all came on. Called onstar was told there nothing indicated on diagnostics report and to contact gm. Contacted gm was told there was another recall on my vehicle for recall id # 94402 - power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl). Took vehicle to dealer, dealer said they could not replicate problem I was having and would not have parts until late Jan. To fix recall if that was in fact the issue. Told by delear that eratic shifting is a normal problem with those vehicles. On 4/2/13 car will not go in park completely and ignition will not turn to "off" position, cannot remove key from ignition. Contacted gm was told there were no active recalls on my vehicle because original recall from 2009 fixed the shift cable and replacement part was only covered by gm for 12 months. Gm said second recall was not attached to VIN# and therefore my vehicle was not affected although gm rep and dealer verified it was in Nov 2012. Gm said to take to dealer and get diagnostic report and they would go from there but issue would probably not be covered if it has something to do with shift cable because warranty of 12 mon. On replacement parts has expired. If gm knows there is a continuous problem with this make/model and this component then it should be covered regardless. How many times should you have to take vehicle in for same set of issues. If gm does not own this problem I will never buy a gm vehicle again!.

Tl - the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that she put the vehicle in park, and when she tried to turned the vehicle back on it would not start. She also mentioned that the vehicle rolled away into a concrete barrier as a result of the failure. The dealer was contacted who made her aware that the vehicle had been repaired under a recall recall NHTSA campaign id number: 09v073000 (component: power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift) before and advised her to schedule an appointment to have the vehicle inspected. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage 61,000. Pm.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 09v073000 (power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift). She took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that everything looked normal. One month later, when she attempted to place the gear into park, it would not move. The contact moved the vehicle to a spot where it would not roll away and placed the gear into neutral. She then applied the emergency brake and shut off the vehicle. The vehicle could not be restarted and was towed to the dealer, where it currently remains. The contact is waiting on a response from the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 2,600.