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75,000 miles · Jun 19, 2015

Electrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEA…

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NHTSA ODI #10726279

Mileage unknown · Jun 18, 2015

Electrical SystemExterior LightingService Brakes

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WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT , SUDDENLY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. THIS INCLUDES GAS GAUGE, OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE SOON , ABS, SPEEDOMETER , DOME LIGHT, RADIO,... ALSO SHOWED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AN IMAGE OF A CAR AND A LOCK. ETC.. IT FLASHED ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE THEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT. SO I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED, HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE TANK NO INSIDE LIGHT OR RADIO.. THE WEATHER WAS BELOW ZERO WITH A WIND CHILL FACTOR AND I ASSUMED IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT. AFTER A FEW DAYS EVERYTHING CAME BACK EXCEPT RADIO. AN ADDITIONAL COUPLE OF DAYS AND RADIO CAME BACK . THE CAR WENT IN FOR INSPECTION WITH IN 10 DAYS OF PURCHASE . NOTHING WAS SAID, ABOUT ELECTRICAL OR INSTRUMENT PANEL. NOW ON OR ABOUT JUNE 10TH THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING MORE CONTINUOUS FLASHING AND ELECTRICAL GOING OUT. IT FLASHES WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND CONTINUOUSLY FLASHES WHILE YOU DRIVE SOMETIMES JUST GOING BLANK FOR A WHILE.. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ODI #10726129

118,500 miles · Apr 16, 2015

Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion System

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WENT TO GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT WAITING IN DRIVE THRU AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS GAUGE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SAID LOW FUEL AND HTE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ME AND MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT EACH OTHER I TOLD HIM ITS FULL. SO WE GOT OUR FOOD AND WENT NEXT DOOR TO THE GAS STATION WENT TO PUT GAS IN AND IT WOULD TAKE ANY BECAUSE IT WAS FULL. SO THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS GAUGE SAID FULL. IT DID THIS OFF AND ON FOR A WHILE THEN IT STARTED NOT WANTING TO START IT WOULD TAKE 3-5 TRIES TO FINALLY GET IT STARTED. THEN HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECK IT SAID IT NEEDED THE FUEL PUMP AND RELAY I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT SAID. SO FINALLY WE FOUND SOME ONE THAT WOULD REPLACE IT WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE RELAY THAT LETS YOU KNOW WHEN THE FUEL IS AT IN YOUR GAS TANK. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10706139

Mileage unknown · Apr 15, 2015

Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion System

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ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY 2006 CHEVY MALIBU HAS LEFT ME STRANDED. I ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE IT HAS SET FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE ASKED DIFFERENT ONES TO LOOK AT IT AND TRY TO START IT. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE GONE TO THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, ENDED UP BUYING A NEW BATTERY AND AM NOW TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SECURITY SYSTEM. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM LISTED ON NUMEROUS SITES ON THE INTERNET. WHY HASN'T THIS PROBLEM BEEN ADDRESSED? I'M STILL PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T RUN IF IT EVER STARTS. I HAVE 3 MORE RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND CAN'T EVEN TAKE IT IN TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10705992

156,000 miles · Apr 9, 2015

Electrical SystemSteeringCrash

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I DO NOT RECALL EXACT ACCIDENT DATE AS I RECEIVED NOTHING FROM INSURANCE. CAR WAS PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AND SITTING FOR 30 MINUTES. CAR CAME OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE AND TO MY VEHICLE.I DO NOT THINK IT WENT INTO PARK TO START WITH. MY INSURANCE COVERED REPAIR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND I REPAIRED MY OWN VEHICLE. MY INSURANCE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET CONCERNING ACCIDENT. LATER I NOTICED MY INSURANCE HAD LISTED THIS AS A MOVING VIOLATION AND RAISED MY INSURANCE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY INSURANCE CONCERNING THIS AS THIS WAS NOT A MOVING VIOLATION. I WAS NOT DRIVING NOR WAS I IN THE CAR AND THIS SEEMED TO INVOLVED A RECALL. I WILL REPORT MY INSURANCE TO THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSION TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER HAS I SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAD AN EXCELLENT DRIVING RECORDS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. I HAD TAKEN CAR TO DEALER CONCERNING RECALLS BUT WAS TOLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. I TOOK CAR ON ONE OCCASION AND PART WAS ORDERED FOR RECALL. I TOOK CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD MY PART GIVEN TO SOME ONE ELSE. I FINALLY RECEIVED FINAL REPAIR ON 04/08/2015. I MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO HAVE CAR LOOKED AT AND PARTS TO BE ORDERED THEN HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR REPAIRS. I ALSO HAD LOSE OF STEERING AT TIMES FOR BRIEF PERIODS. I BECAME FEARFUL OF DRIVING THIS CAR AFTER SO MANY PROBLEMS AND WAS NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS WHEN IN THE CAR. TOO MANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER I HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME. SOME ONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. WHY SO LONGER TO NOTIFY ME OF SO MANY RECALLS AND WHY SO LONG FOR REPAIRS. IF RECALL IS DONE, PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT DEALER. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE IT TO BE LOOKED AT, THEN WAIT FOR A PART, THEN HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK IT. I WILL CONSIDER LEGAL ACTION. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10704825

Mileage unknown · Apr 3, 2015

Electrical System

I CONTACTED CHEVROLET RECALL ABOUT MY IGNITION SWITCH. I COULD JUST PUT MY KEY IN THE SWITCH AND IT WOULD JUST TURN ON WITHOUT ME EVEN TURNING THE SWITCH AND IT WOULD KEEP TURNING OFF AND ON. NOW MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE SWITCH AND I CAN'T TURN MY CAR OFF. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SO-CALLED FIXED IT BEFORE BUT NOW IT…

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NHTSA ODI #10703473

13,000 miles · Apr 1, 2015

Electrical SystemExterior Lighting

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT IT DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE CHARGER FOR THE PHONE AND THE GPS, BUT THERE WAS NO ELECTRIC CURRENT TO CHARGE THE GADGETS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE FUSES SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE STATE POLICE AND THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

NHTSA ODI #10703040

Mileage unknown · Mar 4, 2015

Electrical SystemPower Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE BCM SPACER AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT …

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NHTSA ODI #10692060

165,000 miles · Mar 3, 2015

Electrical SystemLatches/locks/linkages

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I PARKED MY CAR AND LOCKED THE DOORS UP FOR THE NIGHT, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER NIGHT, BUT THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I KNEW I HAD NOT LEFT ANYTHING ON TO RUN IT DOWN. AFTER GETTING THE BATTERY CHARGED AND MY CAR STARTED I HEADED OFF TO WORK ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED GOING CRAZY UNLOCKING THEM SELVES AND MAKING A CLICKING NOISE THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN I GOT TO WORK I LOCKED THE CAR UP AND WENT TO WORK GOT OFF WORK TO FIND OUT THE BATTERY AGAIN WAS DEAD. AND THIS TIME MY DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. I HAD THIS PROBLEM ON AND OFF FOR THE NEXT WEEK UNTIL I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. THE NEW BATTERY SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE SO I THOUGHT. BUT ONCE AGAIN IT STARTED UNLOCKING ITS SELF REPEATEDLY, I HAVE GOTTEN USE TO IT ACTING UP AND PRETTY MUCH OVER LOOK IT WHEN IT DOES IT, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10691714

136,000 miles · Feb 28, 2015

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Steering

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THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DISPLAY. I COULD NOT STEER OR TURN THE CAR. I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP CALLED GM DEALER ON 38TH STREET EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM & WENT IN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS POWER STEERING COLUMN & THAT IT WOULD BE 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. AS RECENTLY AS FEBRUARY 25, 2015 I TOOK MY CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC & PAID 817.00 FOR SUSPENSION WORK, BUSHINGS ETC & 253.00 FOR TWO TIRES. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE INTERMEDIATE MID SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE & THAT THERE WAS STILL CLUCKING NOISE & RATTLING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TEST DROVE THE CAR WITH THE MECHANIC & AS I WAS TURNING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS TURNING ON A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON DISPLAY. I CUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON & CUT THE CAR OFF & STARTED THE CAR UP....I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. I GOT ON LINE ON FEBRUARY 27, 2015 GOOGLED 2006 RECALLS ON CHEVROLET MALIBU'S & SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED DORMAN PRODUCTS & LEFT A MESSAGE IN REGARDS TO MY ISSUE. I ALSO CONTACTED GM 18006302438, SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE ISSUE (POWER STEERING) & SHE ASKED FOR MY VIN NUMBER. SHE ALSO ASKED ME IF I WAS THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR, I EXPLAINED THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE ANDY MOHR DEALERSHIP & THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS OWNER. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL LETTER TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER ON FEBRUARY 5, 2015. I UPDATED MY INFORMATION & RECEIVED A LETTER THE NEXT DAY FOR THE RECALL. I AM SCHEDULED TO GO IN FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST (RECALL # 14772) ON TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2015. I HOPE THAT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE IS TAKEN CARE OF. CONCERNED CHEVROLET MALIBU OWNER. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10691269

Official recalls

15V064000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System

Feb 4, 2015

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured April 1, 2006, to June 30, 2006, and 2006-2007 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured April 18, 2006, to June 30, 2006. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist that could occur at any time while driving.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly, free of charge. The recall began February 24, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is 14772. Note: This is an expansion of recall 14V-153 to cover additional vehicles built between April 1, 2006 and June 30, 2006.

14V252000 · Electrical System:wiring; Electronic Stability Control (esc); Exterior Lighting:brake Lights; Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch; Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

May 14, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

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