2013 Chevrolet Malibu

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY WAS LOST. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PALM CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 2300 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471, (352) 484-0733) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-4928351338. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

THE CAR INFOTAINMENT SCREEN AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY AND MOMENTARILY SHUT DOWN.I BOUGHT THE CAR 3 WEEKS A GO. IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS THE ISSUE HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL CUTS THE POWER OFF TO THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN AND THE BLOWER FAN, IF IT IS JERKED LEFT AND RIGHT QUICKLY WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. AFTER TURTTHE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LIGHTS, RADIO DASH START TO INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF THEN COME BACK ON. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING THE STEERING SUDDENLY FROZE UP WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ONCOMING CARS. THAT SAME NIGHT WHEN I PULLED UP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT, LOSS OF BATTERY LIFE, HAD IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS, NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AT ONE TIME, THE TRUNK HAS A TERRIBLE REALLY WEIRD SMELL, I STILL OWE A LOT ON THIS CAR AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR GET ANOTHER ONE, ONLY HAD APPROX. 50,000 MILES WHEN IT FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS, CALLED GM, DEALSHIP REPLACED BATTERY, SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING, WHEN I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE BATTERY CHARGE IS LOW MY HEADLIGHTS GO EXTREMELY DIM VERY QUICKLY, THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR WILL JUST DIE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING, COMPLETELY DEAD,

FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW S 'SERVICE AIRBAG' LIGHT HAS BEEN ON, NO ONE WHO TESTS IT CAN SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. WHEN ANYONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE DASH TURNS OFF, ALL LIGHTS ON IT, STEREO, ALL GAUGES CEASE TO FUNCTION AS WELL AS THE A/C. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO NUMEROUS DEALERSHIPS & SHOPS WITH NO CONCLUSION BESIDES THAT 'IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE' THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I NOTICE MANY PEOPLE HAVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL WHEN I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL, ASTONISHING THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE & VINS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AREN'T ON THE RECALL LISTS. THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAR ARE FINE ACCORDING TO MECHANICS, NO REASON THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SHOULD APPEAR & INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING THAT I CANT HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DURING ARIZONA SUMMER WEATHER, NOT TO MENTION THE DANGER POSED BY NO GAUGES BEING VISIBLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING WITH NO WARNING. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ATHENS CHEVROLET (4110 ATLANTA HWY, ATHENS, GA 30606, 706-549-3512) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS REPLACED HOWEVER AFTER A WEEK THE VEHICLE HAD CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE CONTACT HAVING TO CONSTANTLY RECHARGE THE BATTERY. THE DEALER THEN INDICATED THAT THE ECO BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V173000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) OR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: AQ14001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE, WORLD TOYOTA, 5800 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, ATLANTA, GA 30341, 1-(678) 547-9000 WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES TO DETERMINE IF THE WARRANTY MAY BE USED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND HAD NOT RESPONSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF THE WARRANTY MAY COVER THE REPAIR AND IF NOT TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR MULITIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES OCCUR, I WILL TURN ON THE BLINKERS AND THE RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND BACK ON. AT TIMES THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER AND I WILL HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME I WAS TURNING LEFT ON VAN DYKE AVE IN WARREN MICHIGAN, A LARGE 6 LANE ROAD, WHEN I LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TURN THE KEY IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE ONCOMING TRAFFIC ARRIVED. I TOOK MY CAR TO HAMILTON CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AFTER 2 WEEKS THERE, AND DROVE TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING AT 5AM AND PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AS I PARKED THE CAR, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER EXCEPT THIS TIME I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO HAMILTON CHEVROLET.