2010 Chevrolet Malibu

I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS/ACTUATORS ON MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED NOW 3 TIMES. WHEN THIS OCCURS MY CAR SEEMS TO SURGE AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO TURN OFF. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JANUARY, 2014. I WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO DIE RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF TAKING OFF. SOMEHOW I MADE IT A FEW MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE THERE WAS NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO PULL OVER. I PAID TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS IN JULY, 2015. I WAS 6 STATES AWAY FROM HOME AND AGAIN WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN IT BEGAN TO SURGE AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. WE MADE IT TO AN AUTO STORE WHERE THE SPARKS PLUGS WERE CHANGED AND THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. HOWEVER, AFTER BEING HOME 1 WEEK, I NOTICED THE SURGING AGAIN AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. UPON LEAVING THE MECHANIC'S SHOP I KNEW IT STILL WASN'T FIXED BECAUSE I COULD STILL FEEL IT SURGING. A WEEK LATER I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED AND A NEW SET OF CAM SHAFT ACTUATORS WERE PUT ON THIS TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAM SHAFT/ACTUATORS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL PUT IN PLACE.

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO TURN AND WHEN I ACCELERATED A QUICK FLASH OF THE SERVICE ECM MESSAGE CAME ON AND THEN DISAPPEARED, BUT THE CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT WOULD TURNOVER, RUN FOR 2 SECONDS AND THEN DIE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE, WHERE WE CHARGED THE BATTERY AND TOOK IT OVER TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THE ELECTRONICS SCANNED, WHERE IT SHOWED 3 CODES: U0121, P0106, P0621. THEY SCANNED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, AND ALL CAME UP WITH A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH (SO TO SPEAK). UPON READING ONLINE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WAS AN ISSUE IN MALIBU'S 2004-2009 (WHICH WAS RECALLED), AND I BELIEVE THEY NEVER FIXED THE ISSUE AND NOW 2010'S MAY BE AFFECTED. MY WORRY IS THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT WILL BE AT A BUSIER INTERSECTION OR WORSE YET, ON THE HIGHWAY.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY CRUISE CONTROL CUT OFF BY ITSELF THEN I NOTICED BY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO WORK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WHEN I CAME HOME LATER THAT EVENING MY BRAKE LIGHT WERE WORKING AGAIN, WHEN I TRIED TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL IT WENT OFF AGAIN BY ITSELF AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO USE IT SENSE. NOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME I JUST HOPE NOBODY RUNS INTO THE BACK OF ME. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. MY INSIDE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK WITH THIS HAPPENING TO MY CAR. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. ITS GETTING TO BE A HEADACHE BUY A CAR AND NOW ITS DANGEROUS I JUST HOPE I CAN GET IT TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.

I HAVE HAD THE RECALL NOTICE (REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAY 14, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ) PREVIOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF BY OAKLEY CHEVROLET BUICK REPAIR SHOP ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED , THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY (THEY ARE ON WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED & WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE THEY GO OFF). I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THAT PROBLEM, BUT THAT IT MAY BE THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR. THEY HAD MY CAR ALL DAY, AND COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.....I PICKED UP MY CAR AND NOW I AM TRYING THROUGH GM TO GET THE MATTER ADDRESSED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED TO GET A SECOND OPINION. WHICH I WILL DO AND I WILL BE IN TOUCH. IN ADDITION TO THAT ISSUE, NOW THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT CHIMES THAT THE BELT IS NOT IN USE WHEN IT IS AND THE CAR IS DRIVING. ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE.

1) GM IS COVERING UP A DEFECT IN RIMS ( NOT COMPLETELY WELDED, I HAVE THE RIM AS EVIDENCE) 2) CURRENTLY MY SERVICE ESC, TRACTION, AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ALL ON ( SO IS MY AIR BAG GONNA EXPLODE? IS MY CAR NOT STABLE ENOUGH TO BE DRIVEN?) 3) 2011 I PAID TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON. ( MAYBE HAD 3000 MILES) 4) MY BRAKE LIGHTS CURRENTLY STAY ON.( APROX 70,000 MILES) 5) I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES, HAVE NOT SPOKE TO ANYONE. 6) WHEN THE CAR BEHIND ME CAN NOT TELL IF I AM STOPPING BECAUSE MY LIGHTS STAY ON AND I AM KILLED ALONG WITH THE PERSON BEHIND ME... MAYBE SOMEONE WILL LISTEN.

I WAS DRIVING ON SR-512 NEAR PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON. I WAS JUST MOVING TO THE RIGHT AT THE BASE OF THE FREEWAY ON-RAMP, WHEN MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AT NEARLY THE SAME TIME, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. EACH OF MY WHEELS BEGAN BRAKING INDEPENDENT FROM ONE ANOTHER. THIS LATEST FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-SECONDS AND DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING ALSO RETURNED TO NORMAL FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. LATER THAT SAME MORNING, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS WAITING TO TURN RIGHT. WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED ENOUGH FOR ME TO BEGIN MY TURN I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. ALMOST AT THE SAME MOMENT THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN, AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. HAD I BEEN AN ELDERLY PERSON, WITHOUT SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN, I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CRASHED INTO THE CARS WAITING TO TURN LEFT AT THE INTERSECTION IN QUESTION. THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED EVER SINCE AND GOTTEN MUCH WORSE OVER TIME. I'VE NOTICED IF I STOP THE CAR...TURN OFF THE IGNITION...AND RESTART THE CAR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING RESETS AND WILL BE FINE FOR UP TO 10-15 MINUTES. BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS RETURNS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT MALIBUS FROM 2004-2009 EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WERE RECALLED. I WENT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD EXTEND THE RECALL PROTECTION TO COVER MY 2010 MALIBU AND I WAS ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM, AND WHILE I CAN'T AFFORD THE $2,000 REPAIRS TO GET IT FIXED, I CAN'T IMAGINE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE WHEN WINTER ARRIVES AND THE ROADS TURN ICY. THIS PROBLEM WOULD MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. I HOPE YOU CAN INFLUENCE CHEVROLET TO EXTEND THEIR EXISTING MALIBU RECALL TO COVER THE 2010 MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE MODELS FROM THE PREVIOUS SEVEN MODEL YEARS. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

ESC AND TRACTION GRAPHIC AND TEXT ALARMS HAVE BEEN INITIALIZING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SINCE MARCH 2015. ON 4/7/2015 AND AGAIN ON 4/13/2015, AFTER STARTING THE CAR THESE TWO ALARMS INITIALIZED ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING ALARM AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IN EACH CASE, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE RESET THE ALARMS AND THE POWER STEERING RESTORED. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS PARTICULARLY IN A CURVE OR WHILE MAKING A TURN COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I NOW FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND INSECURE WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

AT 70 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF BY ITSELF AND THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I ALSO NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN FOOT WAS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHUT OFF WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. I TOOK CAR INTO TURAN-FOLEY CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN GULFPORT, MS ON 4/08/15 AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE BPP FOR $242.25, WHICH I HAD THEM COMPLETE. THEY ALSO SAID THE PROBLEM MAY BE CAUSED BY THE EBCM-BPMU WHICH WOULD COST OVER $1100.00. THE "SERVICE ESC" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 4/09/15. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY PERFORMANCE ISSUES SUCH AS I HAVE READ IN OTHER FORUMS REGARDING DECREASED POWER. RECALL # 13036 WAS COMPLETED ON CAR 10/14/14 BY DANTIN CHEVROLET WHICH ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS I AM NOW HAVING. I MENTIONED THIS TO TURAN-FOLEYS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY SAID THEY CANNOT RE-OPEN A CLOSED RECALL. I WONDER HOW MANY TIMES MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY AS I AVERAGE OVER 700 MILES A WEEK. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP! *TR