2008 Chevrolet Malibu other reported problems

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UNKNOWN FUEL LEAK needs added to Recall list . It is currently at the Chevy dealership in Van Buren Arkansas getting looked at on the fuel leakage. I'm going to upload some documents for y'all to look at and consider. Everything that has been stated in these recall is exactly what my car is doing and has wrong with it. I'm just asking for it to be added on this recall list because it needs to be y'all will be able to get all the information at the Chevy dealership on the fuel leakage it is currently up there right now getting looked at in Van Buren Arkansas. I appreciate y'all and everything y'all do.

NHTSA complaint #11703683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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UNKNOWN - Steering is too tight and unable make turns without using force - occurs always

NHTSA complaint #11599818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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While driving down the road my steering wheel turned, but I was driving straight. Aso if I want to turn it won't. When turning it makes a popping noise.

NHTSA complaint #11545183 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Went to get a smog check. And it wouldn’t connect to the server. Kept saying OBD2 wasn’t connecting so mechanic wasn’t able to complete smog check.

NHTSA complaint #11515209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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While driving on the freeway going 60mph the power steering went out and the steering wheel began stiff and unable I was unable to turn the wheel or steer/ control it. this is a problem because without having the ability the turn the wheel I risk not being able to get where I’m going. And further more cannot avoid an accident. It’s available for inspection upon request. Thank you

NHTSA complaint #11458746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Faulty transmission

NHTSA complaint #11423468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUES DETAILED IN THE RECALL FOR THE LATER CHEVY MALIBU MODELS, ALTHOUGH BEING A 2008, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. THE 'SERVICE ESC', 'ESC OFF', CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, AND TRACTION LIGHTS STAY ON. WITH THESE ON, I CANNOT ACCELERATE PAST 20MPH. IT HAS BEEN AN OFF AND ON PROBLEM FOR THE 2.5 YEARS I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE AND DESPITE TAKING IT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO BE WORKED ON, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION EVERY TIME THESE WARNINGS HAVE COME ON.

NHTSA complaint #11408211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2008 MALIBU LTZ DOES A HARD JURKING THEN THE RPM GAGE RISES WITHOUT SHIFTING. WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IT HAS A BURNING SMELL. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BUT DOESN'T SHOW ON THE DASHBOARD.

NHTSA complaint #11404125 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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SERVICE ESC SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I ALMOST WRECKED THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS BUT IT CLOSED AND THE DEALER WON'T FIX IT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN FIXED OPEN OR CLOSED CAN U PLEASE HELP ME GET THE FIXED

NHTSA complaint #11366784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BELOW THRESHOLD.

NHTSA complaint #11351224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT UP WHEN IT HAS NOT BEEN RUNNING. IF I DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 20-30 MINUTES AND SHUT THE CAR OFF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK OR START. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR LONGER BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTING AGAIN. NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT. I HAVE HAD THE STARTER CHANGED, THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECK OUT GOOD. *TR*DT

NHTSA complaint #11326066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY IGNITION SWITCH WENT BAD. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS WORKING FINE. I DROVE IT AT 7AM WITH NO ISSUES. PARKED UNTIL 3PM, WENT TO START AND I HAD POWER BUT ABSOLUTELY NO START OR CRANK.

NHTSA complaint #11310968 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING JUST FINE UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN MY VEHICLE OUT OF NOWHERE WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE' AND I COULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH. THE NOTIFICATIONS ON MY DASH WERE 'ENG PWR REDUCED' AND 'SERVICE ESC'. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES, IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY MALIBU'S FROM OLDER MODELS TO NEWER 2016-2018 MODELS). NOT ONLY IS IT COMMON, BUT MOST PEOPLE THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE I DID, END UP SPENDING THOUSANDS TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. REPAIRS RANGE FROM CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY TO SENSORS TO BATTERY CABLES & TERMINALS. A FEW GET LUCKY BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF MALIBU OWNERS, THE PROBLEM RETURNS WITHIN DAYS OR IF THEY'RE LUCKY, THEY GET A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE THE ERROR CODES COME BACK. ALL ONE HAS TO DO IS SEARCH THE FORUMS OF CARGURUS.COM OR YOUTUBE FOR VIDEOS TO FIND THE COUNTLESS POSTS OF CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS ALL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY READ OF MANY ACCOUNTS WHERE OWNERS WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY HAVE THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND EVENTUALLY SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED WHEN THEY LOSE POWER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CHEVY IS UNDOUBTEDLY AWARE THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM AND ARE CHOOWING TO TURN A BLIND EYE INSTEAD OF ISSUING A RECALL. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR GM TO ADMIT THERE'S A PROBLEM? MULTIPLE DEATHS? MECHANICS, EVEN THOSE THAT WORK FOR GM KNOW THERE'S AN ISSUE BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT PERMANENTLY. I'M SURE I'M NOT ALONE WHEN I SAY I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THOUSANDS FOR GUESS WORK. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO EVEN CONSIDER IT BECAUSE GM KNOWS THERE'S AN ISSUE AND AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED, AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE CONDUCTED & A RECALL ISSUED!

NHTSA complaint #11308867 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU HAS DOOR LATCH ISSUES. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOORS, THE LATCH WILL NOT CONNECT AND THE DOOR WILL FLY BACK OPEN. WE NEED TO KEEP PLAYING WITH THE LOCKS FOR THE DOOR TO EVENTUALLY LATCH AND LOCK. THEN IT ALSO SOMETIMES DOES IT FROM THE INSIDE AND YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE AND YOU WILL NEED TO KEEP PLAYING WITH IT. ONE DAY, I HAD TO ROLE THE WINDOW DOWN TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THIS INSIDE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IN THE EVENT SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENS AND THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE THEY WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO, IT CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. EXPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A SMALL SON. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FAST!

NHTSA complaint #11306794 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY LOCK UP AND SOUND LIKE BRAKING PLACTIC,HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. DASHBOAD LIGHTS EITHER DO NOT WORK OR FLICKER. FAST FLASHING AS IF A BULB IS OUT THAN IT FIXES ITSELF. NUMBERS RUNNING ACROSS THE RADIO SCREEN THAN STOPS.

NHTSA complaint #11291161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN I START MY CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED UP AND A MESSAGE STATING "POWER STEERING" COMES ACROSS THE MAIN SCREEN. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE ISSUE ONLY CONTINUES TO GET WORSE OVER TIME, AND THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO COVER MY VIN NUMBER OR YIELD AN OPEN RECALL. IT IS POSSIBLE THE PERSON WHO HAD THIS CAR BEFORE ME HAD THE ISSUE FIXED AND IT IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. ONLY AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES AM I ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL ALL THE WHILE IT SHAKES BACK AND FORTH AS IF THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN.

NHTSA complaint #11289353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE VEHICLE STAYS ON AND RUNNING WHEN I CUT THE CAR OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED AND THE DOORS AND CLOSED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY RUNNING AND THERE ARE NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION.

NHTSA complaint #11245058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE SAT IN MY VEHICLE WITH OUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE BLOWER CAME ON THEN SHUT BACK OFF ON ITS OWN. I'VE SEEN MY TAIL LIGHTS FLIP ON AND OFF CAR LOCKED NO ONE IN IT FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING RIGHT AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #11240709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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FRONT END & STEERING WHEEL WILL START HARD VIBRATING NO MATTER SPEED OR ROAD CONDITION. AFTER PARKING, MOTOR OFF, GOING AGAIN IT MAY OR MAY NOT VIBRATE AGAIN. 3 MECHANICS CAN'T FIND PROBLEM AS IT WON'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. NOW WHAT DO I DO?

NHTSA complaint #11219714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER CABLE KEEPS BREAKING I WAS GETTING READY TO PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND THE GEAR WASN'T CATCHING

NHTSA complaint #11202766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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STRONG GAS SMELL FROM REAR OF VEHICLE (INTERIOR/EXTERIOR). LEAK CONFIRMED FROM FUEL PUMP WHEN IN MOTION. ALSO, VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATED, USUALLY AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

NHTSA complaint #11124089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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SHIFTER GET STIF AND HARD TO SHIFT WHEN WARM

NHTSA complaint #11118527 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AMONGST OTHER THINGS AS WELL. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE PARKED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON & IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH IT MAKING A SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN & THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE ON IT'S OWN & WILL STICK WHILE I'M DRIVING WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. ALSO THERE IS OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING SECURITY LIGHT TO COME ON & MY CAR WILL LOCK UP & I CAN'T START IT. THE "SERVICE ESC" LIGHT CAME ON AROUND THE SAME TIME AS WELL. THE SEATBELT LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN EVERYONE HAS THEIR SEATBELT ON TOO. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING GOING ON WITH WIRE CONNECTIONS OR SOMETHING. I'M AWARE OF RECALLS ON THE SAME EXACT YEAR MAKE & MODEL AS MY VEHICLE FOR THE SAME ISSUES I'M HAVING BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED NOTHING BUT GM VEHICLES & THIS ONE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS!

NHTSA complaint #11113211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TRANSMISSION

NHTSA complaint #11099245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED ON ALL DOORS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH GM. CHECK THE FORUMS TO SEE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK/LOCK FROM KEY FOB OR FROM DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL.

NHTSA complaint #11084737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. AL WILLIE FORD (1603 US-181 S, PORTLAND, TX 78374) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING THE TORQUE SENSOR. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED PER THE UNKNOWN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $695 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. A VIN SEARCH REVEALED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA complaint #11065338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN DRIVING THE STEERIN WHEEL SHAKES, AND WHEN SITTING STILL IT WILL TURN ON IT'S OWN.BACK AND FORTH.

NHTSA complaint #11062242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY LOCKS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. AT TIMES, I AM LOCKED INSIDE MY VEHICLE. SOMETIMES CRAWLING AROUND THE VEHICLE AND TRYING MULTIPLE DOORS WILL ALLOW ME TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I PUT MY 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THIS CAR AND CONSTANTLY WORRY ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY SITUATION.

NHTSA complaint #11042806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND COMES TO S ROLLING STOP. THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER IT OFF THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

NHTSA complaint #11010631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY RIPPED FROM THE CAR AT HI SPEED( INTERSTATE); WHILE AIRBORNE STRUCK A WINSHIELD OF A CAR BEHIND ME CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE ' THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AND ALL WINDOWS ROLLED UP SO NO PRESSURE CHANGES WAS NOT THE FACTOR .

NHTSA complaint #10971104 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.