2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU Engine Problems

When I walk up to my car all I smell is gas and my gas tank doesn’t last as long as it should the first half of my tank is gone within 2-4 hours the second half last a couple days . I just had a child and I wanna make sure I can get these things fixed . I just purchased this car like 3 months ago from a dealership .. he’s been giving me the run around so I’m trying to see what I can do

The car starts to violently shake and the the engine service light starts to flash. The ABS light stays on and the car runes terribly. The system says a spark plug coil has burned out. Locate the ba coil and replace it, car runs great until another coil burns out and the process starts over again. During each occurance the steering is affected by pulling hard to one side or the other when the brake is applied.

I was driving down hwy 79 and all of a sudden my car traxtion control light, service ESC,service traction, and,engine reduce power and check engine light came on.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 25-30 MPH, the steering wheel locked. The check engine warning light and the ABS warning light illuminated. The contact shifted into neutral and manually steered the vehicle to a nearby independent mechanic. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the steering wheel and alignment had failed. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred increasingly while reversing. The contact notified the independent mechanic of the failure and he advised her to drive the vehicle for about 15 miles and the steering wheel would loosen up. The contact drove the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The independent mechanic referred the contact to the dealer for the steering repair under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering). The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering and the torque sensor needed...

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the anti-theft lock warning light was blinking. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND FLASHING FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BY AUTOBODY SHOPS. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE TODAY. MY CAR IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR. I HIT A DEER AND ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP I ONLY HAD BODY DAMAGE. SIX MONTHS LATER THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR MORE THAN SEVEN TIMES. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE ROTORS REPLACED. THEN EVERY FOUR MONTHS I HAVE TO GET MY TIRES REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES AND WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BULB WAS REPLACED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTION THE REAR SIGNAL INSIDE THE VEHICLE WOULD CLICK VERY FAST AND THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,006.

AT 97000 MILES, FOLLOWING ALL SERVICE AND OIL CHANGES, ENGINE BLEW OUT. IT SHEARED OFF HEAD BOLTS, BROKE THE TIMING CHAIN, LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE OIL FILTER. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY MECHANICS, AS WELL HAVE TALKED TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES. THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE BUILD OF THESE ENGINES THAT IS CAUSING FAILURE. CAR WAS STATIONARY AFTER A 45 MINUTE DRIVE. THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM TURNING THE KEY. CHEVY HAS BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH THESE TYPE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS AND I BELIEVE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN THEIR QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THIS SHOULD HAPPEN WITH SUCH LOW MILES, LET ALONE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLE.S.

ESC WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE ESC, ESC OFF, SERVICE TRACTION, TRACTION OFF LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY COMING ON WHEN DRIVING, FRONT END SHUDDERS/SHAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I LOSE SPEED.

(ESC) TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDS REPAIRS COMES ON CAUSING THE CAR TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER IMMEDIATELY. NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING. I WAS LUCKY WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE ON A HWY AND HIT A SMALL BUMB IN IN ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO FIX THEY COMB THROUGH THE CAR THEY SAID AFTER RESETTING ESC THEY COULD NOT REPEAT ESC CODE AGAIN, BUT TOLD ME IF IT KEEPS HAPPENING JUST BRING BACK. LUCKILY THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME THIS VISIT BUT WAS SECOND TIME TO TAKE TO THEM. FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS SOME OTHER SENSORS AND CHANGED THEM WHICH DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. THEY SAID I HAD RODENT DAMAGE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CUT INTO THE WIRES TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SEEMED CLUELESS AS TO WHY IT DOES THIS. I READ OTHER PEOPLE'S FORMS ON THERE CHEVY CARS AND IT'S...

2008 CHEVY MALIBU ENGINE SHUT OFF IN MID DRIVE ON CITY HIGHWAY DURING HIGH TRAFFIC. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS DISPLAYED AND CONTINUE TO CODE P0365/6. HOWEVER THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATORS, THE ALTENATOR AND THE BATTERY HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE ISSUE HAS UPSET ME DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS IN LINE WITH 2 KNOWN CONCERNS AND REPORTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERED BY CHEVY OR GM. 1) DISCUSSION OF BATTERY CABLES BEING THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM (UNANSWERED) 2) GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FEB 2014 (WHICH SEEMS TO BE VERY IN LINE WITH THIS ISSUE). I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND OFCOURSE PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO BE TOLD "COULD NOT DUPLICATE". IT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AND HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THESE SYMPTOMS...

IGNITION SWITCH (RELATED TO THE KEY) FAILS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO EITHER NOT START OR QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING.

MY BCM I HAS TERRIBLE WIRING CONNECTION AND THE WAY I BOUGHT IT SOMEONE RAN A NEW WIRE TO THE THIRD COIL BECAUSE THE BAD CONNECT IS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND IS SHORTING OUT ALL MY EMISSIONS PARTS SUCH AS MAF SENSOR, O2S, EVAP PURGE SOLENOID AND MY CAR IS RUNNING LIKE CRAP AND A MECHANIC SAID HE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE ON THE SAME VECHILE AS MINE

ENGINE POWER FAILURE AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF, THE CARS POWER IMMEDIATELY REDUCES POWER AND SPEED WITHOUT NOTICE, CAR STALLS OUT. IT IS VERY RANDOM WITHOUT WARNING/NOTICE; QUITE DANGEROUS- IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON IT RETURNS TO NORMAL ONLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

TAKATA RECALL: TIMING CHAIN AND CRANKSHAFT ISSUE. CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO START THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO FIND OUT THAT MY TIMING CHAIN IS LOSE AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PIECE WAS MISSING OR BROKEN

2008 CHEVY MALIBU LIGHTS WILL COME ON BUT ENGINE WON'T CRANK. WE WHERE IN THE HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO JUMP A CAR AND IT JUST TURNED OFF AND WON'T START AT ALL.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING BAD, LOSS OF STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING FOR MANUEL STRENGTH AND TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS AT 85,000 MILES WITHIN THE 1ST I PURCHASED THE CAR

ENGINE BROKE DOWN 2 WEEKS LATER THEY SAID WE WILL GIVE YOU WARRANTY AND WHEN I REFILL GAS THE FUEL SENSOR DOESN'T REACH FULL TANK AND STEERING LOST ITS GRIP THE SAME WEEK OF PURCHASE

TAKATA RECALL, MY 08 MALIBU WILL NOT START AFTER DRIVING NO MATTER HOW LONG. I'VE BEEN STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES. I BOUGHT A NEW STARTER, RELAY SWITCH, IGNITION, SWITCH, AND PAID FOR MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. EVERY MECHANIC SENDS ME TO THE DEALER SHIP AND SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT BELIEVE IT'S THE ECM. I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND PRAYING THIS DOESN'T COST ME ANOTHER CAR!

FUEL TANK LEAKING SEEN SEVERAL CHEVYS WHERE RECALLED BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDING UNABLE TO DRIVE CARE AS DANGEROUS FUEL LEAK

2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE LIGHT ISSUES. *SMD *CN

CAR STATES ENGINE POWER REDUCE ON MY CAR, WILL BE DRIVING AND THE CODES WILL COME ON, SPEED REDUCED, TRACTION TURNED OFF, ACCELERATION IS SLOW. NO WARNING THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN, CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING HIGH SPEEDS OR REGULARS SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED OR CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. IF YOU FIX ONE THING CODE SOME BACK SAYING IT'S ANOTHER THING. DON'T FEEL SAFE IN DRIVING THE CAR, NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS MODE WILL COME ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYING FROM THE DRIVER SEAT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A SENSOR FAILED, BUT IT WAS NOT A CONCERN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A LEAK AGAIN, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET BEING PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IMPROPERLY. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGE APPEARS WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPS AND VEHICLE STALLS AFTER A VERY SHORT PERIOD BARELY ENOUGH TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE. THIS PATTERN REPEATS RANDOMLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND EVEN WHEN IT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAYS. DEALER CHECK REVEALED THAT IT WAS ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THAT GOT SHORTED AND NEEDS A REPLACEMENT. THE PART IS BACK ORDERED, WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE INTO A DITCH, AND STOPPED IN AN EMBANKMENT. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE GAS INSIDE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CONTRACT PNEUMONIA. THE CONTACT SUFFERED CHEST PAINS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STORAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED OVER ONE YEAR AGO; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD STRETCHED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACTUATOR SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,208. ...UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF *JS

WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED THE INFORMATION PANAL WAS NOT READING, IT CONSISTED OF MOSTLY DASHES. THE CAR WAS RUNNING MUCH LOUDER THAN NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT STARTED SAYING SERVICE TRACTION AND ENGINE POWER LOSS. I PLACED THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE STARTED IT, ATTEMPTED TO SEE IF IT WOULD DRIVE BUT IT HAD NO POWER, COULD ONLY REVERSE AND THERE SEEMED TO BE NO POWER STEERING. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, THIS TIME NO IMMEDIATE ISSUE UNTIL I PULLED OUT ON TO THE STREET. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT, AND THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS ON THE DASH, ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHTS REMAINED ON. RESTARTED THE CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO PARK AGAIN. THE CAR REMAINS AT...

TAKATA RECALL: HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY CHEVY MALIBU 2008. MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE STILL IN DRIVE ON MY WAY HOME ON THE STREET AND THEN MY GEAR SHIFTED TO PARK WHILE AGAIN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. I HAVE BAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT I GOTTEN FIXED AND IT STILL ACTING UP BUT WHAT'S IS IMPORTANT IS THAT MY CAR IS NOT DRIVING AND I CANT START IT AT ALL. YES I GOT A NEW STARTER AND ITS STILL RESPONDING THE SAME. THESE PROBLEMS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED IT ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO. CAN YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME AND HELP ME. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.ENGINE POWER REDUCED 99 %.SOMETIMES ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING 40-55 MPH.ENGINE CODE P2135 IS DISPLAYED ON MY CODE READER. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER CYCLING THE IGNITION SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES.CAR IS UN-RELIABLE.THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE YOU TO CRASH THE CAR.I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY REDUCES POWER, ENGINE LAMP COME ON OR BLINKS, RUNS ROUGH. THIS REDUCE POWER CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND ACCELERATOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND OCCURS WHEN MOVING IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THEN IT ALL STOPS. MECHANICS CANNOT RECREATE IT. IT IS SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR IT DRIVES FINE. IN THE MORNING WHEN I TRY TO LEAVE AT 7 OR 8 IT REFUSES TO TURN ON UNTIL IT IS WARM I GUESS. THERE'S DEFINITELY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAT FOR 2 MONTHS AND WHEN IT DOES START IT SAYS POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC. SOMETIMES I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE OVER 20. IT'S DEFINITELY AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS RECALLED.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND I ONLY HAVE 71000 MILE ON MY CAR, SHOULDN'T IT BE STILL UNDER WARRANTY? PLEAS ADVISE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE FIRE OUT THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY 08 MALIBU LTZ IS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. I HAVE TO LET OFF ACCELERATOR FOR IT TO SHIFT GEARS. *TR

ON SUNDAY MARCH 8TH, 2015 I TURNED MY CAR ABOUT 7 PM IN THE EVENING TO REALIZE THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, SERVICE ESC WAS POPULATING ON THE DASH AND TRACTION CONTROL HAD BEEN LOST IN THE CAR. I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BRAKING AS IF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING IN THE CAR. I DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED IT AT MY HOME ADDRESS. ON MONDAY MORNING AT 7:30 AM I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT RECALL WHICH APPEARED TO BE THE ISSUE. I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT I COULD DROP MY CAR OFF AT BEST CHEVROLET AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND WOULD ASSIST ME. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF, EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, I ALSO ASKED THEM TO QUOTE A PRICE ON A LEAK AND LEFT. THEY CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW THE RECALL WASN'T THE ISSUE...

WHILE DRIVING ON A CROWDED FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. I FIGURED I WAS OUT OF GAS SO I CHECKED THE GAUGE AND IT WAS AT 1/2 TANK. THE MESSAGE SAID SERVICE ESC, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER SO I HAD TO CONTINUE TO THE NEXT EXIT AT THE REDUCED SPEED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AS TRAFFIC WAS TRYING TO PASS ME. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED BUT LUCKILY NOTHING BAD HAPPENED. I FOUND A PLACE TO STOP, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED 5 MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN NORMAL AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I RESET THE CODE ( SOMETHING ABOUT A TPS) WHEN I GOT HOME. THIS SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES EVEN AT CITY SPEEDS (35 MPH). I DON'T DRIVE ON...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE LOW TRACTION, ESC, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, AND ENGINE DISABLED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK, SUDDENLY MY TRACTION LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REDUCED POWER NOTIFICATION CAME ON MOMENTS LATER, THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 10-20 MPH(LIKE IT ALMOST DIED BUT STILL RUNNING) AND THE CAR WAS SHAKING. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND IT WAS IDLING ROUGH. I SHUT IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND STARTED IT LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS SCARED AND JUST WANTED TO GET HOME AND BORROW ANOTHER CAR TO GET TO WORK. I WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY FROM HOME, AND MANAGED TO GET IT HOME. WHILE RETURNING HOME IT DID THE SAME THING BUT, IT ADDED A NEW CODE DISABLED ENGINE. I HAVE READ THESE FORUMS, AND I DON'T HAVE EXTRA MONEY TO WAIST ON REPLACING PARTS THAT DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH...

STARTED CAR AND SERVICE TRACTION ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. UPON DRIVING CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS IT NORMALLY DOES, AND SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER. THE ENGINE VIBRATED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT, MUCH MORE THAN NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL NO. 13036, THE HTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. FOR THIS RECALL IS 14V252. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED WHAT WAS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, WHICH WAS CLIP, RETAINER, STRAP, RETAINER. HOWEVER, THIS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM. THEY WOULD NOT FURTHER DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM.

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OF THE 2008 HAS A SEVERE CRACK WHICH ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. I CANNOT KEEP THE FAN ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, IDLING, OR IN SLOW TRAFFIC AS THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT IT CAUSES HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE EXHAUST FUMES AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. AFTERWARDS, IT TOOK MY HUSBAND LESS THAN 10 MINUTES TO LOCATE AND PHOTOGRAPH THE EXHAUST LEAK ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. TWO OTHER CLOSE FRIENDS ALSO HAVE 2008 MALIBU'S AND BOTH OF THEIR CARS HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE OF EXHAUST FUMES LEAKING INTO THE CABIN. ONE HAS HAD THIS REPLACED AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WITH OEM PARTS AT A COST OF $1500 WITH THE EXPLANATION OF THE HIGH COST FOR THE REPAIR BEING THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CONNECTED TO THE...

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE, HEAD GASKETS FAILED. *TR

MY VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME EACH TIME IT OCCURS BECAUSE I AM DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED AND MOST OF THE TIME ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO TURN MY HAZARDS ON AND DO MY BEST TO GET OFF THE ROAD ALL WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN AND LOOSE ALL POWER. I'VE COME SO VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" IS THE MESSAGE THAT APPEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT IN A FEW DAYS LATER TO A MECHANIC WHO READ THE CODES. THERE WERE SEVERAL THAT CAME UP. I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITH THE CAR AND AFTER LOOKING OVER EVERYTHING DECIDED I NEEDED A NEW CAM SHAFT SENSOR. CAR DROVE...

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR. I SHOULD HAVE KEPT EXACT RECORDS, BUT I HAVEN'T. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE FACTORY BATTERY IN 2008. IT EXPLODED IN THE CAR WITHIN 5 MONTHS, THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE REPLACED 3 BATTERIES IN THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD 4 SETS OF TIRES. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS 2 TIMES. I HAD THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM GO DOWN 2 YEARS AGO AND HAD TO REPLACE. WHEN I REACHED OUT TO THE PLACE I PURCHASED THE CAR, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY. SO, ALL OF MY WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT ANOTHER AUTO MECHANIC. OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE WORK WAS NEVER DONE WITH THEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ALONG WITH THE SUSPENSION,...

I WAS TRAVELING ON ROUTE 15 FROM VA TO MD. I STOPPED FOR GAS, GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND 45 AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHICH DESTROYED THE MOTOR. THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE MOTOR SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MOTOR AND GM WAS AWARE OF IT, BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE MECHANIC SAID THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED REGULARLY OR THE ENGINE WAS MORE PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM. I DID CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY AND HAVE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE SPEED DECREASED AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, DOME LIGHT, DOOR AJAR SOUND, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER THE ABOVE WARNING SIGNALS DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH SEAT BELT AND SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,845.

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2008 CHEVY MALIBU (106,800 MILES) THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND INFORMATION CENTER READ "ENGINE POWER DEDUCED" AND MY CAR SLOWED TO 20 MPH ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITH NO WARNING TO ME OR THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS A WIDE SHOULDER AND I VEERED OFF TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED AS I HAD MY 3 CHILD ALL IN CAR SEATS IN BACK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT AS THEY WEREN'T OPEN YET, I DID WHAT I HAD TO AS ONE OF MY CHILDREN IS A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD AND WAS ALMOST TIME FOR HIS SEIZURE MEDICATION AND DROVE THE CAR ON TO MY MOTHER IN LAWS 4 MILES AWAY. I DROVE DOWN THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE TO MAKE IT TO MY MOTHER IN LAWS TURN THEN THE NEXT 3 MILES TO HER HOUSE WAS...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 101 A 5 LANE HWY, WE WERE IN THE HOV LANE. THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED, WE HAD ALL ELECTRICAL ON THE DASH LIGHT RADIO WORKED BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START BACK UP. PREVIOUS OCCASIONS IT HAS STALLED , THIS IS THE 5 OR 6TH TIME! I TAKE IT IN TO SERVICE AND THEY SAY ITS ONE THING AND OTHER WEEK GOES BY AND IT DOES IT AGAIN. *TR