NHTSA Complaint #10399127 — 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10399127
Vehicle	2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	April 22, 2011
Date Filed	May 4, 2011
Mileage	8,300 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	DC

Consumer Description

CAR REFUSED TO GO ABOVE 30 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LIGHT ON RIVER ROAD EVEN WHEN APPLYING FULL THROTTLE. WENT ABOUT HALF MILE UNTIL I SMELLED FRICTION MATERIAL. PULLED CAR OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. WALKED FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL TO SEE HOW HOT THEY WERE. LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS EXCEEDINGLY HOT AS WAS RIGHT REAR WHEEL. LEFT REAR WHEEL & RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WERE COOL ENOUGH TO TOUCH. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MINUTES IN URBAN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE BRAKES RELEASED & NO FURTHER TROUBLE ENCOUNTERED. TWO DAYS EARLY, CAR HAD INTERMITTENT MILD, LOW-FREQUENCY JERKING WHILE DRIVING WHICH WENT AWAY AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENED IN URBAN DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING. BOTH DAYS CLEAR WEATHER. NO DASH TROUBLE MESSAGES DISPLAYED. CAR HAD BEEN IN FOR REPROGRAMMING OF ESC MODULE ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER AFTER THREE DIFFERENT ESC TROUBLE MESSAGES APPEARED ON DASH - TRACTION CONTROL, ESC AND HILL START. *TR

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