Defogger Problems of Chevrolet Malibu

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the defrost button failed to function, which prevented her from viewing the road. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the electronic climate control module defrost was the cause of the failure. The contact called karl Chevrolet of stuart (located at 324 sw 8th st, stuart, IA 50250, (515) 523-1201) and scheduled a diagnostic appointment. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,800.

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Tl the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the defrost system was inoperable and the indicator would not illuminate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the repair would be an out of pocket expense since there was no recall. The failure mileage was 69,934.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the defrost function failed to work properly and impacted the contact's visibility while driving. The dealer was not contacted. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle, but did not provide an extensive diagnosis to determine what was causing the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving various speeds, the windshield defroster failed to operate without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer informed the contact that there were no recalls under the VIN. The failure mileage was 70,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the windshield defroster failed to defrost the windshield. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 120,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the defrost system was activated but failed to operate without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,900.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the defrost was not functional without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic climate control software was defective and needed to be replaced. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v567000 (visibility). The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

~tl the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. While the vehicle was stationary, the front windshield defroster failed to defrost. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 121,000. The VIN was not available.

~tl the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu. While the vehicle was stationary, the front windshield defroster failed to defrost. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 121,000. The VIN was not available.

The heating/cooling blower does not operate at low speed setting (1-3). Works only at high (4) speed setting. At times some smoke is observed coming out of air vents. I had spoken to a mechanic during routine oil change at a dealership and he told me that this is corrosion problem causing due to condensation and eroding the contacts resulting in non operation of blower motor at low setting.

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2010 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer states defroster for clearing the windshield of moisture build up was not working properly the consumer stated after his vehicle was serviced for routine maintenance, there was a constant odor of mold/mildew coming from the ventilation system. The consumer stated he had to take the vehicle back to the dealer several times for the constant odor. Each time, he was told the problem was corrected, but it wasn't. Finally, in December 2011, the heater core was replaced. When that was done, it released a very intense sickening foul odor. Due to health concerns, the consumer traded the vehicle on July 12, 2012.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. In temperatures of 40 and below ice formed inside of the vehicle instead of outside. The defroster was turned on , but it does not clear the glass because there was no filter on the instrument control panel. A technician from the dealer stated they were not certain if there was a filter on the instrument control panel, or only on the door. The failure mileage was 30,000.

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: the contact stated the defogger system pulls air from outside of the vehicle. While driving in congested traffic, the polluted air from the other vehicles is pulled inside the contact's vehicle. The dealership has been informed.

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Intermittently during severe cold weather, all the windows fogged up so bad the consumer was unable to see, even when the defogger / defroster is on it does not clear all the glass and causes severe visibility while driving. The dealer was notified. The dealer inspected the heater, defogger and the defroster and nothing could be found wrong.

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Heater fan switch only works above setting 3. This results in operator to hot(heat) or to cold(a. C. ). Cannot find source of problem.

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Consumer states that the defroster does not work properly. Warning lights do not work. Please provide any furthrer information. Nlm.

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Was trying to use rear defroster when it failed to operate properly. Did not defrost rear window. Was not able look out. Took vehicle to dealer & was informed would have to come back some other time.

Vehicle purchased without a rear defogger, possible design flaw.

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