NHTSA Complaint #10421707 — 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10421707
Vehicle	2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	July 19, 2011
Date Filed	August 27, 2011
Mileage	13,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

IN HOT WEATHER - OVER 90 F - ON INCLINES AT 40-60 MPH THE CAR SURGES, ACCELERATION REPEATEDLY SURGES AND HESITATES AND RPM OCCILATES RAPIDLY BETWEEN 2000-2500 RPM. PROBLEM IS INTERMITANT AND DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. REFERED TO BY OTHERS AS RPM BOUNCE. OCCURED APPROX 10 TIMES SUMMER 2010 AND APPROX 8 TIMES SUMMER 2011 TO DATE. SEE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THIS ISSUE AT CHEVY MAILIBU FORUM AT HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=4843 *TT

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