2009 Chevrolet Malibu Air Bags & Restraints Problems

Bad oss says it doesnt detect occupants in front seat

As I drive on highway and go a certain speed it slows down and engine power reduced and service traction pops up on my dashboard if cut it off it will not crank back up until I let the car cool down

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WON'T ACTIVATE WHEN SOMEONE IS SETTING IN IT STATIONARY AND MOVING

GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT, HIT A CAR IN THE REAR.. THE BAGS WENT OFF, BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY THE BAGS... THE SMELL WAS THERE, OF SOME KIND OF GUN POWDER SMELL... BUT NO AIRBAGS...

TAKATA RECALL PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUNKEN IN TO THE DASHBOARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CREWS CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 8199 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406, (843) 535-5266) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN WEEKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED A REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED INFORMATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,643.

TRAVELING EAST TURNING LEFT GOING 17 MPH, STRUCK BY A VAN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH IS 50 HEAD ON, DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT. PASSENGER IS 5'4' AND 120 LBS

MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF

PASSENGER AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN THIS IS NOTED BY THE VEHICLE'S SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACH A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE CONTACT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK SOUTH BOUND ON 1 ST AVENUE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURN FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC TO CROSS IN FRONT OF ME TO HEAD WEST BOUND WHEN WE IMPACTED MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME AT ALL MY HEAD HIT THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW VERY HARD AND DEFLECTED OFF AND CONTINUED TO THE HIT THE FRONT WINDOW THEN AIRBAG THEN DEPLOYED AFTER TO THROW BE BACK INTO MY SEAT AFTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, A FEDEX TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INTO TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *BF UPDATED 8/20/18*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 IN NORTH DAKOTA. STRAIGHT ROAD, NO VEHICLES NEAR ME, NO BUMPS AND MY PASSENGER CURTAIN AIRBAG EXPLODED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 80 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (POWER CHEVROLET ARROWHEAD, 9055 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 5911664. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH RENITA JACKSON AT 866-446-6963 (CLAIM NUMBER: 866407). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *LN UPDATED 9/13/18*JB

ON FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 PM I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON THUNDERBIRD ROAD AND 84TH AVENUE IN PEORIA, ARIZONA WHILE OPERATING MY WHITE IN COLOR 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU AT FORTY MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD A LOUD BANG, SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT AND SMELLED A FIRE. INSTANTLY, SHRAPNEL FLEW THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND MY SEATBELT TIGHTENED. THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT WAS HAVE I BEEN SHOT OR IS MY CAR ON FIRE? I IMMEDIATELY LOST MY HEARING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND HAD PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CHEST. MY PASSENGER CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. THE AIRBAG FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. (PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED) I WAS IN SHOCK, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS HURT OR WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I WAS RIGHT NEAR MY HOME AND THE CAR COULD STILL DRIVE, SO I WENT THE COUPLE OF BLOCKS HOME. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND CAREFULLY TOOK OFF MY SEATBELT. I WENT INSIDE TO THE MIRROR TO EXAMINE MY BODY, TO SEE HOW HURT I WAS. I WASN'T BLEEDING, BUT IT FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN BURNED, MY CHEST WAS STINGING AND I HAD BURNS AND WELTS ON MY CHEST THAT WERE APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES IN LENGTH AND TWO INCHES WIDE. I WAS VERY CONCERNED SO I THEN TOOK A SHOWER TO WASH THE CHEMICALS AND WHATEVER HAD FLOWN THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE OFF OF MY BODY. (PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED) **TIME SENSITIVE - I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT TO DO BY DECEMBER 14TH-

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN ARM INJURY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

THE SENSOR THAT DETERMINES IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS ON DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I WEIGH 100 POUNDS (WHICH IS ABOVE THE THRESHOLD FOR WHAT SHOULD TRIGGER THE AIRBAG TO BE ON) AND ABOUT HALF THE TIME THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY WITH MY FEET ON THE GROUND AND THE CHAIR UPRIGHT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO HAVE THEM REIMBURSE THE COST OF FIXING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS CAUSED RECALLS IN OTHER CHEVROLET CARS, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE. THE SENSOR MALFUNCTION DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CORRELATED WITH WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY, ETC. IT HAPPENS ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME AND CAN SOMETIMES GO ON AND OFF DURING THE SAME CAR TRIP EVEN IF I STAY IN THE SAME POSITION THE WHOLE TIME. THIS ISSUE HAS REPORTED FOR CHEVROLET MALIBUS ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS SO I KNOW IT ISN'T AN ISOLATED ISSUE WITH MY CAR. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF WE WERE IN A CRASH AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF OR WENT OFF LATE WHEN THE PASSENGER'S BODY WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG.

WHEN I TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS THEY BOTH WORK PROPERLY, BUT WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL AND MAKE THE TURN THEN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN OFF !! THE PROBLEM,AS MY MECHANIC CLAIMS IS A DEFECTIVE (CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY) IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM !! THE REASON I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS I MUST ALWAYS LOOK DOWN AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SEE IF THE SIGNAL IS OFF OR ON, REQUIRING ME TO NOT HAVE MY EYES ON THE ROAD AHEAD. I HOPE YOU CAN VISUALIZE WHAT THIS ENTAILS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES I EXPERIENCE WHEN I DRIVE MY MALIBU WHICH I LOVE . THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING !! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND LACERATION OF THE ARM AND LEFT SIDE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER PER THE INSURANCE GUIDELINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.