2013 Chevrolet Malibu

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHARGING SYSTEM ERROR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY DID NOT HOLD A CHARGE. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DRAINED ALL OF THE POWER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ALSO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER, INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, OR MANUFACTURER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

WHILE DRIVING 385 MILES FROM HOME THE DASHBOARD BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. WE HAD JUST REPLACED THE BATTERY 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. TURNED THE CENTER SCREEN TO THE VOLT METER TO WATCH THE CAR SLOWLY DRAIN THE NEW BATTERY. THE VOLTAGE WOULD GO DOWN, THEN GO UP, BUT NEVER AS FAR AS IT WAS BEFORE THE DECLINE. PULLED THE CAR INTO A SUPERCENTER PARKING LOT AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING, ALL POWER BRAKES, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, THANK GOODNESS I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY. AT 80 MPH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO CONTROL. WE HAD JUST ENOUGH ENGINE TO LIMP THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE AND AVOID GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS IN THIS BUSY PARKING LOT. BOUGHT NEW BATTERY TESTER, NEW BATTERY, AND TOOLS TO THE SUM OF $250.00 MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS IN PARKING LOT. I HAD NO CHOICE, WE WERE STRANDED FAR FROM HOME IN 97 DEG. HEAT. TURNED NORTH TO HEAD HOME, WHILE WATCHING THE CAR DEVOUR A BRAND NEW BATTERY. ONCE AGAIN THE VOLT METER FROM 14.4 VOLTS TO 13.5, THEN BACK TO 14.3 TO 13.4 THE NEW BATTERY WAS GOING TO HAVE A SHORT LIFE. WE MADE IT 50 MILES ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VOLT METER WAS DOWN TO 11.8 FROM A NEW 14.4 WHEN PURCHASED. TURNED TO THE NEAREST TOWN 35 MILES EAST. WORRIED THE CAR WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 80 MPH. HOPING THE STEERING WOULD NOT GO OUT WITH OUT WARNING AGAIN. THE SCARIEST SITUATION I HAVE EVER BEEN IN, THERE WAS NO WHERE FOR US TO GO IF IT DID. MADE IT TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE, JUST TO FIND OUT THAT IN 85 MILES THE CAR HAD DRAINED THE NEW BATTERY WE GOT A JUMP START AND LIMPED TO A LOCAL HOTEL. ONCE AGAIN HAVING TO PULLOUT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, AND NO WAY HOME. WE CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER AND THEY SET OFF ON THE 5 HR DRIVE TO COME TOW US HOME. WE RENTED A CAR DOLLY AND PULLED OUR BROKEN CAR THE ENTIRE WAY HOME. IT SITS IN THE DRIVE WAY AS I TYPE THIS GIVING NO CODES FOR ME TO FOLLOW.

AS I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON A BUSY DOWNTOWN LOCATION IN MY AREA OF NEW ORLEANS, MY 2013 CHEVY MALIBU DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN ON ME. AT FIRST WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE CAR STALL AS THOUGH IT WANTED TO CUT OFF BUT IT DIDN'T AT THAT MOMENT. WHEN I MADE IT TO THE SECOND RED LIGHT THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF THEN CAME RIGHT BACK ON. I WAS TERRIFIED AS MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SAT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR SO I DECIDED TO HEAD HOME WHICH WAS 15 MINS FROM THE LOCATION WHERE I WAS PLUS I ALSO HAD TO TRAVEL OVER A BUSY MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE TO GET TO MY HOUSE FROM THAT LOCATION. AS I WAS MAKING MY WAY BACK TOWARDS THE BRIDGE TO GET HOME, I NOTICE DIFFERENT SIGNALS FLASHING ACROSS MY DASHBOARD, THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY GIVING ME LITTLE TO NO TIME TO MAKE A DECISION TO PULL OVER. THE STEELING WHEEL LOCKED UP GIVING ME NO CONTROL AS TO WHICH WAY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, CAR COMPLETELY DEAD. I WAS SO BLESSED THAT NO CARS WAS IN THE WAY OF WHERE THE CAR WAS GOING. THE CAR REFUSED TO START AGAIN AND KEY GOT STUCK . I HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME. I'M BEGGING CHEVY, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF REVIEWS REGARDING THESE MAKE AND MODELS AND IT LOOKS LIKE NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I HAD A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU WHICH I LOVED SO MUCH THAT I DECIDED TO TRUST CHEVY WITH MY NEXT CAR. AS I CLOSED MY EYES THAT NIGHT I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPEN IF I WAS ON THAT BRIDGE HEADING HOME WITH CARS TRAVELING 60-70MPH? WHAT IF I WAS INFRONT OF A RIVER, ON A TRAIN TRACK, IN FRONT OF A BIG BODY VEHICLE SUCH AS A BUS OR 18-WHEELER OR SOMEONE WALKING IN THE DIRECTION THE CAR WAS GOING? SOMEONE, IF HAVEN'T ALREADY COULD TRULY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THEIR LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE. PLEASE CHEVY THINK ABOUT THE FAMILY LIVES WHICH ARE BEING PUT IN DANGER, EVEN THE DEALERSHIP'S DONT TRULY KNOW THE ISSUES.

MY CAR KEEPS LOSING POWER. IT STARTS WITH THE RADIO FLASHING ON AND OFF. THEN THE STEERING LOCKS UP. THE CAR SOMETIMES SHUTS ALL THE WAY OFF. IT STARTS BACK UP BUT IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I PURCHASED THE CAR MAY 2019. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. MOST RECENTLY 9/16/2019. DRIVING THE RADIO FLASHED THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED. IT DIDNT SHUT DOWN. BUT IT WHEN THROUGH THAT PROCESS LIKE 5-6 TIMES BACK TO BACK. WHEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I SEE MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY CAR HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THE 2013 CHEVY MALIBU. IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

2013 MALIBU ECO EASSIST THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR, THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND NEED A GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE..ACCORDING TO HER VIN # THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE.. BUT IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF CAR THAT THE RECALL IS ON. THE CAR WHILE RUNNING ON HIGHWAY FOR 50 MILES OR MORE WILL START THE LOSS OF BATTERY CHARGING. IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WILL CUTOFF AND HAVE TO BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS.

THE 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU TURNS OFF OR COMPLETELY DE-ENERGIZES DURING OPERATION. ON THREE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS, THE VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF OR COMPLETELY DE-ENERGIZED WHILE TRAVELING SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 10 AND 35 MPH. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF OR COMPLETELY DE-ENERGIZED WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS TURNED OFF OR COMPLETELY DE-ENERGIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THIS OCCURRED ONCE IN THE FACE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC DURING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND ONCE DURING A RIGHT TURN.

I TEND TO KEEP HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES IN WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS ( 80) PLUS DEGREES. EVERY TIME I GO TO HIT MY BRAKES WHEN IT IS A HOT DAY OUT. MY BRAKE PEDAL STICKS DOWN AND DOESN'T COME BACK UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO USE MY FOOT TO TAKE THE TENSION OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BY PULLING THE PEDAL BACK UP WITH MY FOOT. WHEN THE BRAKE STICKS LIKE THIS.. I CAN FEEL IT SLUGGING THE CAR DOWN UNTIL I PULL THE BREAK PEDAL BACK UP. IT IS VERY INTERESTING AS IT ONLY WILL DO IT WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE HOT OUT. WHEN IT IS A MILD TO COOLER DAY. I HAVE NO ISSUES AT ALL. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND EVERYTIME I HIT THE BRAKES, I HAVE TO EITHER REACH DOWN TO PULL THE PEDAL UP.. OR BRING IT BACK UP WITH MY FOOT.