NHTSA Complaint #10629014 — 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY WENT INTO REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR LEVER WITH A PLASTIC ATTACHMENT FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,915.