There are 16 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2010 Chevrolet Malibuin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TAKATA RECALL. THE CODE P4096 KEEPS POPPING UP EVEN AFTER I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY. I COULDN'T FIND OUT WHAT THE SPECIFIC ISSUE IS.
MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU IS HAVING FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES. THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL TANK LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE TENDS TO LEAK WHEN IT IS NOT IN MOTION.
PLASTIC FUEL LINE FROM FUEL PUMP ON TOP OF TANK CRACKED LEAKING FUEL ALL OVER TOP OF FUEL TANK. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CRACK FIRST APPEARED, BUT THE CAR WAS LEAKING GAS IN THE DRIVEWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED UP WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND NECK FILLER WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,069. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR PRESENT IN THE OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK THE OIL LEVEL EVERY 1,000 MILES AND DISCOVERED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO ADD A QUART TO A QUART AND HALF OF OIL TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE LISTED IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO A LEAKING PRESSURE HOSE. *JB
FUEL LEAK AT FUEL TANK. FUEL PRESSURE LINE AT FUEL PUMP MODULE CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL EXTERNALLY. *TR
GASOLINE LEAKS FROM TOP OF GAS TANK. EXCESS FLOWS DOWN THE SIDE ONTO TANK SKID PLATE AND EXHAUST PIPES. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP IMMEDIATELY AT $700 COST. THE LEAK APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE FUEL LINE COMING DIRECTLY OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP. NO GAS ODOR HAS BEEN DETECTED SINCE REPAIR. I FOUND OUT THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR OTHER MALIBU OWNERS. TO ME, HAVING GASOLINE LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST PIPES AND IT BEING A COMMON OCCURRENCE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. *TR
VEHICLE LOST THROTTLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART ENGINE. AFTER AN HOUR, EXITED HIGHWAY TO RE-FUEL. ENGINE DIED ON THE RAMP WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY, HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE RAMP AND TOW TO THE DEALER FOR FUEL PUMP. *JS
THE FIRST TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. IT WOULD NOT STARTED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP WHICH THEY REPLACED. I HAD THE CAR 1 DAY WHEN IT DID THE SAME THING ONLY THIS TIME IT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, LUCKILY IT WAS NOT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO CODES COMING UP AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THEY NEEDED TO SEND MY CAR BACK TO GM BECAUSE THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE.
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE GAS CAP ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A LOCKED GAS CAP.
AFTER PARKING MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU, I CAN SMELL GASOLINE AT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR (GAS TANK IS ON OPPOSITE SIDE). THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2013. I DON'T KNOW WHEN I FIRST SMELLED IT. I ALSO HAVE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I FINALLY MENTIONED IT TO SOMEONE AND THEY TOLD ME TO LOOK UP RECALL NOTICES. THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER INDEPENDENTLY. THE ESC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER SERVICED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR
OUR 2010 CHEVY MALIBU VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING ON THE HWY AND IN THE CITY, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED LIMIT. ALL DASH LIGHTS TURN ON, VEHICLE STARTS STALLING AND SLOWING DOWN, THEN TREMBLES UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURN OFF. WE HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AND WAIT FIVE TO TEN MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURNED ON FOR SAFETY. WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED VERY HAZARDOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THIS VEHICLE ON THE HWY AS WELL AS IN THE CITY LIMITS, ALWAYS FEARING THAT WE MAY GET HIT FROM BEHIND. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE INTO THE CAR DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. WE ARE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THE MACHINE FINDS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN OUR CAR TO OUR VEHICLE MECHANIC, AND TOLD US IT WAS THE SENSORS IN THE GAS PEDAL, WHICH WE HAD REPLACED FOR $400.00. A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. AGAIN WE RETURNED TO OUR MECHANIC, WHOM IN TURN TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE CHEVROLET CAR DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT; AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL CHEVY MALIBU CAME DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS EXPERIENCE A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR GM RECALLS ON THE 2010 CHEVY MALIBU, BUT HAVE FOUND NOTHING. I ASK WHY GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL THIS PROBLEM, KNOWING THAT IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. WE THE CONSUMERS ARE STUCK WITH MAKING PAYMENTS FOR YEARS ON AN UNSAFE VEHICLE; AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE TO SUBJECT MY FAMILY TO ON A DAILY BASES. WHAT IS GM WAITING FOR A HUMAN TRAGEDY TO HAPPEN? WE NEED ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS HAZARDOUS PROBLEM RESOLVED. THANK YOU. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND JERK FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL SAVING FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 1/23/13 *CN UPDATED 2/12/2013 *JS
I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. I WANTED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND . I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I DID IT TWICE, CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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