general problems of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v674000 (suspension) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact contacted bachman Chevrolet (9650 bluegrass parkway, louisville, ky 40299, (502) 632-0211) where it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the seat belt on the passenger's side failed to latch and unlatch correctly. The seat belt remained locked in the latch position and required several attempts to unlatch. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Driver hit a stationary object head on at approximately 50mph and head went through the windshield.

Front passenger seatbelt female receiver buckle will not latch the male portion of the seatbelt. This was first noted when my grandson was trying to put on the seatbelt. I was driving on the freeway at the time. The problem continues ever since.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the pretension cable fractured. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 15v269000 (seat belt) as a possible resolution to the failure, but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,652.

Air bag deployed in accident causing damage to face chest leg also seatbelt caused severe bruising to lower abdomen.