general problems of the 2015 Chevrolet Malibu - part 2

Vehicle fire near the battery/box. No body damage, damage limited to the fusebox and harness near the battery. Wires and part of the battery/box burned.

The radio audio system gives a random static interference, not every drive but 1/10 times. No music or audio can be heard until the vehicle has been shut off for couple of minutes then the system works fine.

Tamara recall this vehicle has the auto stop start system where the engine is supposed to engage at a light, and it does not work. No one can understand why it won't engage and the dealer will not help me. The vehicle works and drives fine but this system is flawed and all over the chevy forums people are experiencing this same problem.

While driving the vehicle I stopped at a stop light and the car turned off due to the auto start/stop when idling. When I let off the brake, the car did not turn back on. After attempting to start the car again numerous times it would not. All electrical stayed on at this point. Car was towed to a chevy dealer in fenton, mi and they replaced battery and battery current sensor. Later I turned the car off and the radio and screen stayed on even after closing and opening the door. Then my car was idling at a stop light today and it auto turned off as when I let off brake it did not turn back on. All electrical stayed on. This time I was able to start the car back up but there's no telling when this will happen again. Very dissatisfied with this vehicle.

My car has begun dying in motion on city streets for no particular reason on top of the fuel economy not working correctly and causing the vehicle to run out of gas within a few days of filling it up. It will say 195 miles then jump to 207 on the fuel range.

My vehicle was stationary. I went to defrost my windshield and the electrical switch to turn on the heat would not turn on. This has also occurred when it is really hot outside and the a/c will not turn on. I have had these issues occur multiple of times in hot and now cold weather.

On December 10, 2017 around 11am I came out of church, I opened my car door and smoke came flowing out. The drivers side seat and floor mats were covered in black ash and melted as well as the console. The interior was covered in black soot. I had to drive the car home, the exterior lights functioned properly and the car cranked fine. I called gm, they are closed on Sunday, so I filed a report with the gm representative on Monday, she was totally combative. I heard nothing for 4 to 5 weeks so I called the asme number and complained vehemently. Finally I received an email to contact the dealrship and take the car there. The dealer, steve rayman, was extremely helpful, they advised me how to proceed and in 2 days I was able to receive a rental from enterprise car rental. Four weeks later I received an offer of $13,000. 00 and a state that would absolve gm of any liability. Icalled to see if I could simply subsitute a car I found for $11,000. 00 , same make model and year, this would have reduced gm's loss; I was told "no way. " I asked why?, they responded "I don't know. " the vechile was parked in the church parking lot, it was snowing, around 32 degrees.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu. While the vehicle was parked outside, the contact opened the door and smoke billowed out. The contact noticed that the dashboard was partially melted and the carpet was burnt on the driver's side. The police and fire departments were not present and no reports were filed. The vehicle was towed to steve rayman Chevrolet in marietta, georgia where the head mechanic from headquarters determined the cause of the fire; however, the contact was never provided with the diagnosis. The dealer offered to purchase the vehicle back. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

Sunroof and gas fuel sensor affected.

Vehicle was in motion approximately 25 mph on a city street when smoke started and fire broke out burning vehicle to ground.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after attempting to exit the vehicle the key was removed from the ignition but the engine remained on causing the vehicle to roll backwards and crash into a utility pole. During the incident the contact was dragged by the vehicle and sustained facial injuries along with abrasions to the left arm. No police report was taken. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle later experienced problems when attempting to accelerate the vehicle would not immediately respond. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer bill estes Chevrolet (4105 w. 96th st. Indianapolis, in) who repaired the failure. No further information was available. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 36,000. Jft.

I purchased my vehicle on March 2015 off the showroom floor of a Chevrolet dealership. On June 18, 2016 my car caught a fire while it was parked and I was not in the vehicle. I had been sitting in the car with the air blowing from the defroster for about 30 minutes. I drove to the store and came back home. I got out of the car and stood on the porch talking to my family. Within in 10 minutes of me exiting my car, it was on fire. I ran to the car and could see that the fire was coming from right about where the windshield ends and where the hood of the car begins, right where the windshield wipers are. I called the fire department who put the fire out. They used the jaws of life to ply the hood open and cut the main wire to the car. I then contacted the gm manufacturing company Chevrolet and started a claim with them to do an investigation on my vehicle as to what happened and why to this brand new car. Especially considering the fact their was no one in the car at the time it caught fire, thank god and as to no one could of started the fire because I was standing outside the entire time. The alleged investigation took about a month and a half to complete. I received a call a week prior to gm Chevrolet manufacturing making a decision from one of their representatives asking me have I ever gotten the windshield wiper motor replaced before. I stated to her no I haven't and reminded her that the car was purchased new off their showroom floor and that I hadn't had anything replaced or altered on that car. On July 29th I was called by a gm Chevrolet representative again telling me my claim was being denied because of a windshield wiper issue. I stated to her that I wouldn't have anything to do with that. She then changes the reason and states that gm Chevrolet really cant determine what happened and they were denying my claim. Their had been several recalls on gm cars.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the air bag service warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to lumberton Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac (located at 500 linkhaw rd. , lumberton, nc) where it was diagnosed that the computer needed updating. The computer was updated; however, as soon as the contact left the dealer, the air bag warning indicator illuminated again. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer several times, but the diagnostic results were unknown. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact mentioned that the previous repairs were covered under a warranty, but the failure persisted and the warranty had expired. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 45 mph and making a stop, the radio shut off completely. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 14,000.

Takata recall- when I first purchased the car I notied the vehicle was having alot of trouble getting speed, and it was take a lot of time to shift. I immedietly returned to the dealership with the information, the dealership check the problems and said nothing was wrong will through the years I have gone back to them millions of times with the same problem and not once has it been properly addressed, the previous service advisor I went to for the dealership stated I needed a new transmisson/engine because the one the car has now was not good. The dealership continuted to hold off on putting a new one in until my warranty went out but the car has not been fixed. The car currently goes up to 7-8 rmp and stays there for a good 3 mins before shifting and at times does not what to accelerate which has put me in some dangerous situations.

Water entered the car from behind the dashboard and flooded the carpet and all that is under it. I personally sucked gallons and gallons of water out of it for 4 days before I gave up and took it in. The service dept pulled the problem up on the computer immediately. That tells me that someone at gm knew about it and this wasn't the first time. B/c it came in behind the dash, the electronics and electrical will be affected b/c all that moisture will never get out. Rusting has already started. The car has been at the dealer for a week. I am going to demand a replacement vehicle because mold/mildew will be growing, and moisture will affect the safety of the car. I will never get a good price on a trade-in b/c of the water. The car is ruined.

A car can not have two batteries connected to the engine at the same time and be street legal. Thais car has that and they are mismatched batteries as well. My car was stolen by tom lehousky. He sold it at tropical Chevrolet for $15,000 and kept the money.

Tl-the contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving various speeds the front windshield heater was activated and then the entire windshield became foggy. The failure occurred during extremely frigid weather temperatures. The vehicle was not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 1,000. Js.

While driving thru houston, texas on interstate 10 with heavy traffic the engine shut off, the analog instruments shut off, the center my link screen shut off and the digital readout alternated between mph and miles travelled readout. My wife was driving and attempted to restart the engine, no result. She shifted to neutral and it would not restart. We were able to coast thru several lanes of traffic and safely stop on the side of the road. The car was shifted to park and started. We travelled approximately 200 miles to our destination and two days later exchanged the car for another rental.

Tl-the contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while at a complete stop all of the electrical lights, including the headlights, powered off without warning. The contact powered the vehicle off and back on several times and all of the lights came back on. The contact also stated that there was a strong smell of gas in the vehicle. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81. Sw.

Driving a long than steering goes out wheel will not turn dealer said nee new electric motor under dash 1. 000 to fix.