2014 Chevrolet Malibu

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PAT O'BRIEN CHEVROLET, 2315 STATE RTE 60, VERMILION, OH 44089, (888) 392-1095) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,614. **TR SENSOR, BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON CONSUMER STATED I PURCHASED THIS 2014 MALIBU FROM MY SON KEN WHO LIVES IN MCCARDSVILLE, IN. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED IN THE ON POSITION AND WERE ONLY NOTICED WHEN OUR SON KEVIN WAS FOLLOWING US ON A TRIP THIS PAST JUNE. SINCE THER WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW LONG THIS DEFECT EXISTED. I AM ENCLOSING THE COPY OF REPAIR THIS PAST JUNE. UPDATED 10/22/18*JB

WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE WARNING SIGNS COMES ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN WONT ALLOW ME TO TURN ALL THE WAY LEFT OR RIGHT SO I BASICALLY GET STUCK ON THE STREETS INTERSECTIONS PARKING LOTS STEERING WHEEL IS STIFF THE WARNING SIGN WOULD COME OFF EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT A BUMP BUT NOW ITS SO HARD AND STIFF TO TURN I HAVE TO USE FULL FORCE JUST TO MAKE A TURN. I TAKE IT IN AN D THEY SAID THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY VERY FRUSTRATED AND VERY SCARY.

IF I CHANGE THE SETTINGS OF MY DEFROST OR HEAT/AC AT ALL, THE BLOWER STOPS WORKING. IT WILL THEN COME BACK ON RANDOMLY IN 10 MINS OR AN HOUR OR DAYS. WHILE DRIVING I WON'T BE ABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD AT ALL. MY DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER (MARCH) AND IT WAS FINE BUT NOW HAS STARTED AGAIN. NOW IT IS BACK TO JUST NOT TURNING ON RANDOMLY. MY VIN IS NOT APART OF THE RECALL?

MALIBU WHILE DRIVING JUST HAS HOT AIR BLOWING AND WHILE SITTING ROOM TO DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS FINE. IT CONSTANTLY BLOWS HOT AIR IN 104 DEGREE WEATHER CHECKED COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE AND COMPRESSOR STILL NOT WORKING BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED BUT EVERYONE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND WENT TO START IT ON 5/31/18 AND THERE WAS NO HVAC AT ALL. I TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT BUT TO NO AVAIL. EVENTUALLY IT DID COME BACK ON A FEW DAYS LATER BUT IT IS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY. LIVING IN S. FLORIDA IT GETS VERY HUMID AND WHEN IT RAINS THE WINDSHIELD STEAMS UP SO YOU HAVE TO RUN THE AC. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TO PULL OVER OR OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS WHICH SOAKS MY INTERIOR. MY HUSBAND HAS A HEART CONDITION AND I AM VERY AFRAID TAKING HIM TO HIS APPOINTMENTS. I WENT ONLINE AND RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2013 BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE. IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED BY SOME THAT IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM THAT CAN BE DONE BY THE DEALER BUT NO DEALER WILL TAKE CARE OF IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE ELSE FOR FEAR OF SOMEONE MISSING UP THE COMPUTER ALL TOGETHER. PLEASE HELP! THIS IS AS BAD AS DRIVING WITH NO WIPERS. THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE ALONE.

I BELIEVE MY 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU IS EXPERIENCING A MANUFACTURING RECALL INVOLVING DRIVING VISIBILITY ISSUES WITH THE DEFROST/DEFOGGER SYSTEM THAT WAS RECALLED ON ALL 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S MADE BETWEEN 06-2013 AND 11-2013. THE RECALL NUMBER I FOUND FOR THAT WAS #13V567000 AND THE RECALL CAME OUT ON 11-13-2013. THE EXACT DESCRIPTION FOR THIS RECALL STATES, ''THE HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) CONTROL IN THESE VEHICLES MAY INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, PREVENTING THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER FROM WORKING. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS."' MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 09-2013. THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS I AM ONLY ABLE INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON MY AIR CONDITIONING, HEAT, AND DEFROST SYSTEM. SOMETIMES IT WILL TURN ON WHEN I TURN THE KNOB WITH THE FAN ICON, AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T TURN ON AT ALL, EVEN FOR PERIODS OF OVER 24 HOURS. NOT ONLY DOES THIS MEAN I CAN NO LONGER CONFIDENTLY CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR, BUT I CAN'T ALWAYS USE MY DEFROST OPTION EITHER WHICH CREATES A MAJOR VISIBILITY SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR IF IT IS PARKED FOR THIS TO OCCUR. WHEN THE SYSTEM DOES TURN ON, EVERYTHING WORKS FINE. THIS IS A CAR I'M STILL PAYING ON AND I'M NOT EVEN GAURAUNTEED TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS BASIC SAFETY FUNCTION WHEN NEEDED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND GAVE MY VIN NUMBER TO THEM, AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME THEY SAID MY SPECIFIC CAR WAS NOT APART OF THE 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU RECALL. I'M ASKING IF MY INCIDENT COULD PLEASE BE INVESTIGATED AND RECONSIDERED AS PART OF THE RECALL CONSIDERING MY ISSUE MATCHES THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF IT. I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT OR WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS. I APPRECIATE AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO MY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER WERE ACTIVATED, THE WINDSHIELD FAILED TO DEFOG. THE FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V567000 (VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

WAS DRIVING CAR AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. THE KEY STAYED STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO GO INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK. ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. HAD I BEEN ON A HIGHWAY THAT COULD OF GOT ME KILLED!!! MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. SO IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE FOR CAR TO DIE OUT OF NOWHERE.

JULY 16,2016 MY 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE SPACE AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CAR WAS OCCUPIED WITH A FRONT SIDE PASSENGER AND 2 REAR PASSENGERS. I WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN THE CAR AND PRESS THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR FROM GOING FURTHER. I DO NOT SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL OR THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL. I AM CHECKING AFTER SEEING AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT ON THE NEWS OF THE SAME PROBLEM RESULTING IN DEATH.