NHTSA Complaint #11298341 — 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT REQUIRED ADDED EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE STABILITY TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DON BROWN CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 2244 KINGS HIGHWAY BLVD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110 PHONE NUMBER 314-282-7887) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V272000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.