NHTSA Complaint #11291862 — 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11291862 |
| Vehicle | 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 94,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MI |
Consumer Description
I WAS SOLD A CAR PRICED AT $4,995 BUT WHEN THE INITIAL CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THE CAR REPRESENTATIVE FAILED TO KEEP THE PRICE THE SAME AND WITHOUT CONSENT OVERCHARGED ME FOR THE CAR $10,000 I CALLED BACK A WEEK LATER TO NOTIFY THEM THE CAR HAD WENT OUT, WAS IN BAD CONDITION, WASN'T DRIVING, AND PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN HARMS WAY. CAR SHUTOFF TWICE IN MOTION ONCE WHILE ACTUALLY DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I ASKED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS FORCED INTO PURCHASING THEIR WARRANTY THAT HE STATED CAME WITH THE CAR BUT PUT IN THE CONTRACT LATER THAT I WOULD PAY $1000+ DOLLARS FOR IT WHEN IT'S AN EXPIRED WARRANTY FROM 2017 WHEN THE DEALER FIRST GOT THE CAR SO IT'S ONLY A EXTENDED WARRANTY AND DOESN'T HELP WITH ANYTHING. HE CAME ONCE TO REPAIR THE CAR BY PUTTING SOME FLUID INSIDE TO MAKE IT RUN & INSTEAD TOLD ME HE CHANGED THE BATTERY WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE FALSE THE CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF AND GOING OUT I KEPT SEEKING HELP IT WAS DAVID AND ABN MOTORS WHO REFUSED TO FIX ANY MECHANICAL ISSUE I WAS HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE AND IN RETURN THE CAR PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN HARMS WAY IT IS A DANGER TO HAVE OR DRIVE WITH MY KIDS COPS SAID SO ALSO IT CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AND LEAKED AN EXTREMELY LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WHILE ME AND MY KIDS WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE I WAS FORCED TO MERGE OVER COMPLETELY TO GET OUT THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AS THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOTION. SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD POPPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKY STATE OFFICIALS ORDER ME AND MY FAMILY OUT THE VEHICLE IN TOLEDO A HOUR DRIVE AWAY FROM MY HOME. THEY STATED IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT I COULD NOT ENTER MY VEHICLE AND TOOK IT AWAY. I HAD EVEN SENT OVER A MESSAGE TO THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A MONTH EARLIER STATING I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS HE REFUSED TO RESPOND OR HELP HE STATED THAT I ALREADY SIGNED THE CONTRACT AND I SHOULD DEAL WITH IT MYSELF.
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