NHTSA Complaint #11088365 — 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU

AT RANDOM OCCASIONS, THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT WORK. LAST NOVEMBER, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT OPEN EVEN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT MANUALLY AND USING THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH. THIS MORNING, I HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER DOOR. FIRST, IT WOULD NOT SHUT UNTIL AFTER I USED THE BUTTON TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOOR ("USED" MEANING I PULLED IT UP AND PUSHED IT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES IN QUICK SUCCESSION). THEN, AFTER I PARKED MY CAR, THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN UNTIL AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, USING THE REMOTE A COUPLE TIMES, ROLLING THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN, AND PUSHING THE BUTTON UP AND DOWN AGAIN. I WONDER IF HUMIDITY AND/OR MOISTURE MAY BE AFFECTING THE DOORS' ABILITY TO FUNCTION, AS IT HAD RAINED AND/OR SNOWED ON BOTH OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE WEATHER HAS NOT AFFECTED THE DOORS ON OTHER CARS I HAVE USED TO SUCH AN EXTENT. THE ISSUE WITH DOORS NOT OPENING/SHUTTING AS EXPECTED HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY OTHER 2008-12 MALIBU OWNERS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.