2007 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System Problems

I am financing a 2007 chevy malibu from r n r car co on 411 gratiot in mt Clemens has had one problem after the other first the brakes went fix I told them there was a sway problem up front wanted it fixed before I took it off the lot they did not I could’ve been seriously hurt the sway bar tie rod n control arm went in the front of the car dealership said would help with half the bill didn’t help fixed now my car wants to shut down and hesitate to go over 45 miles an hour the crankshaft position sensor wire n some button might need to be fixed im on social security seeking4 help from the va to help me get it fixed told dealership abt this wants 100 an hour from me to fix it plz advise thank you monica wheeler

THE IS A MESSAGE THAT COMES ACROSS THE RADIO SCREEN TO SERVICE AIRBAG. IT IS REFERRING TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIRBAG ON LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON THE INDICATOR LOCATED ABOVE THE RADIO. IT CONTINUES TO STATE THE AIRBAG IS OFF. ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE PART REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS DISCONTINUED BY GM AND THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET PART FOR THIS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT IS A MODULE. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT RECALLS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. MY CONCERN IS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FEATURE TO HAVE AND THERE BEING NO REPLACEMENT PART IS TROUBLING. *TR

MY BODY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT. I JUST PARKED ONE DAY AND WHEN I WENT BACK OUT TO START IT THE NEXT DAY IT WAS BROKEN. I LOVE MY MALIBU AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A MONTH. I LOST MY JOB BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE A DISABLED HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE BROKE BECAUSE OF THESE RECALLS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND AM BEGGING FOR YOUR HELP. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY CAR FIXED FOR FREE. TEXT OR CALL ME @ [XXX]. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION BUY ENGINE STILL RUNNING WHILE PARKED. SEEMS OTHER YEARS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.

GAUGES WILL QUIT WORKING, LOW FUEL AND POWER STEERING POPS UP ON RADIO, THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT COMES ON, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF, SAYS ERROR ON ODOMETER. IT WILL DO IT WHEN DRIVING AND STATIONARY. ALSO WHEN IT DOES DO THIS YOU CAN FEEL THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-THEFT LOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURES, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START AND THE ANTI-THEFT LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IT WAS UNKNOWN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. MCCARTHY CHEVROLET LEE'S SUMMIT (945 SE OLDHAM PARKWAY, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO, (816) 356-6610) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FALURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH REFERENCE NUMBER: 8-4569149800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,480.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION CYLINDER WAS OFF, I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND RESEARCHED RECALLS ON THIS CAR THROUGH THE SAFECAR.COM WEBSITE AND SAW A TRANSMISSION RELATED RECALL (RECALL NUMBER 14152). I CALLED THE ASSOCIATED GM RECALL CENTER TOLD THEM MY ISSUE AND GAVE THEM THE RECALL NUMBER. THE REPRESENTATIVE PULLED UP THE RECALL DESCRIPTION FOR RECALL NUMBER 14152 AND THE CONSEQUENCES LISTED IN THE GM DIRECTORY WERE NOT THE SAME LANGUAGE AS THE CONSEQUENCES ON SAFECAR.GOV. SHE COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE DESCRIPTION WAS NOT THE SAME IN THE GM DIRECTORY AS THE GOVERNMENT SAFECAR WEBSITE AND I FOUND THAT DISTURBING. SO THAT IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT--THE GM SYSTEM AND NATIONAL WEBSITE ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE. SECONDLY, MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY AND THE TRANSMISSION CYLINDER IN MY CAR IS OFF, UNDER MY VIN THE CAR HAD THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FIXED IN 2015 BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. 3 YEARS LATER AND THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THAT IF THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE A TRANSMISSION RECALL BE DONE ON THE "FIX" AND THAT COST OF FIXUPS BE RESTITUTED BY GM. HAVE OTHER "FIXED" MALIBU RECALLS BEEN AN ISSUE? THANK YOU.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CITY STREET, TURNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WPULD TURN THE OPPOSITE WAY THAT I HAD TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. WHEN I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE TGE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND TURN BY ITSELF. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS 9 RECALL NOTICES FROM 06/27/2014 TO 02/23/2015. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT OWNED UP TO THESE RECALLS. DUE TO MULTIPLE OF THESE RECALLS MY TWO CHILDREN (AGES [XXX] AND [XXX]), MY HUSBAND, AND MY LIFE (PREGNANT) COULD HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO AN ALMOST VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO THESE RECALLS. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 06/27/2014 RECALL FOR POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. 08/18/2014 RECALL FOR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. 08/18/2014 RECALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. 08/18/2014 RECALL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. 08/18/2014 RECALL ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. 09/08/2014 RECAL FOR STEERING. 02/23/2015 RECAL FOR STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS DRIVING, HE WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE BECAUSE THE CENTER THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEDRICK'S CHEVROLET (961 W SHAW AVE, CLOVIS, CA 93612, (559) 512-6549) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTIONED AND THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

2007 CHEVY MALIBU ELECTRICAL HELL MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY FINE ASIDE FROM THE POWER STEERING RECALL THAT WAS FIXED ON IT. THEN ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER MY CAR CRANKS BUT DOESN'T START! I WAS DRIVING IT 20 MINS PRIOR AND THEN THIS HAPPENS. THE RADIO,THE LIGHTS, THE HORN AND THE DINGING WITH THE DOOR OPEN, ALL STILL WORKED. UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO START IT I LEFT IT ALONE TO GET TOWED. 5 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK SAYING IT STARTED JUST FINE THEY CAN'T DETECT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T READ THE CODE IT GAVE OUT, AND TO KEEP NOTES OF WEIRD THINGS TO BRING IT BACK IN. IN DOING SO MY CAR WAS FINE FOR A MONTH AND A HALF, THEY'RE WERE NO ISSUES. THE NEXT TIME MY CAR DID THE CRANK AND NO START I NOTICED THE SECURITY ICON LIGHTING UP, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT I LEFT MY RADIO AND AIR ON. IT'S LATE AT NIGHT, I'M ALONE AND MY CAR IS FAILING ME, AFTER TRYING FOR 15 MINUTES I GOT MY CAR TO START. THE THIRD TIME IS THE WORST TIME, BY THIS POINT IT'S ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT. SAME SCENARIO, JUST DROVE IT 20 MINS PRIOR AND IT WAS FINE, THEN ANOTHER CRANK NO START FOR HOURS. EVEN TRIED TO LEAVE MY KEY IN TO IGNITION. AFTER HOURS I GOT IT TO START AND MAKING IT HOME THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EXTREMELY BUSY STREET, PUTTING ON MY BRAKE LIGHTS I AVOIDED GETTING REAR ENDED. I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT STARTED SOMEHOW. AFTER GETTING IT HOME I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE AND A NUMBER OF MORE ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING. MY LOCKS HAVE NOW STARTED TO MAKE AN OBNOXIOUS BUZZING NOISE WHEN GETTING UNLOCKED, THE SERVICE AIR BAG NOTIFICATION WILL LIGHT-UP ON THE DASH AND DISAPPEAR QUICKLY, ALL ICONS LIGHT UP ON DASHBOARD , SECURITY ICON FLASHES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, CAR WILL NOT START ON CRANK, RADIO FADES OUT AND COMES BACK ON, HORN IS A FAINT NOISE. READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THIS IS AN OUTRAGE.

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED, WHEN I WAS GOING 70+ MPH ON THE FREEWAY TODAY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN SEVRAL MONTHS AGO TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT COULD NO LONGER BE FIXED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MILES. I DIDN'T OWN THE VEHICLE WHEN GM WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DRIVE AN HOUR ON FREEWAY TO WORK AND NO ONE IS HELPING ME. I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL TO EVEN PULL OFF THE FREEWAY. I SLOWED DOWN TO WHEN THERE WAS A CURVE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREE WAY AND MY CAR JUST DIED ALL THE DASHLIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND WHEN I TRIED TO SSTART IT AGAIN NOTHING. I HAD IT TOWED. NEXT DAY I WENT TO START MY CAR TURNED THE KEY AND THE SECURITY FLASHES AND CLICKS BUT WONT START.

GM DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE WHEN MY VEHICLE HAS THE PRECISE ISSUES AS DESCRIBTED IN GM RECALL #13036 AND THE NHTSA # 14V252000.

THE CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK THE BRAKE LIGHT'S STAY ON AND GO OFF WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL.

MY CAR WAS RECALLED AND FIXED ON 3/17/15 FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL CUTTING OUT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON. IT WAS FINE UNTIL A MONTH AGO AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO SMITH CHEVROLET IN GALLIPOLIS OHIO AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER, THIS DID NOT HELP. NOW THEY TELL ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE MODULE 02560 PART # 25861370 AND SENSOR 04625 PART # 13597430 AT A COST OF ABOUT $410.00. I FILL THEY DID A PATCH JOB LAST YEAR AND NOW WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX IT. IF I PULL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND PLUG IT IN AND OUT A FEW TIMES EVERYTHING WORKS FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND MY REFERENCE # FROM THEM IS 8-2180763999. JAMES AT PHONE #866-790-5700 EXT 5913683 IS TRYING TO HELP ME. I CAN'T DRIVE AROUND WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME, IT IS NOT SAFE. I GOT PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER ONCE LAST YEAR BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY DESIGN FAULT WHERE THE PASSENGER PRESSENCE SENSOR(PPS) DEFAULTS CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON DISSABLING THE WHOLE WHOLE AIRBAG PROTECTION SYSTEM. THIS CAR SHARES THE SAME PARTS WITH THE 2007 SATURN AURA WHOSE MODEL HAS BEEN SAFETY RECALLED FOR TE PPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,343.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE BREAK LIGHT BEING ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BEARDMORE CHEVROLET IN BELLEVUE NEBRASKA. I BELIEVED IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE (AND STILL DO), BEARDMORE PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND TOLD ME IT WAS NOT. I TOLD THEM THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE I WOULD TAKE IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC. HOWEVER WHEN I LEFT BEARDMORE CHEVROLET MY BREAK LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED AT ALL. THEY DID NOT PUT ANYTHING BACK TOGETHER AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE BREAK SYSTEM AND HE ALONG WITH 2 OTHER CERTIFIED GM MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SHORT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN GO FROM HAVING BREAK LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING TO NOT HAVING ANY BREAK LIGHTS AT ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLUCTUATED AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.