2010 Chevrolet Malibu Power Train

I WAS TRYING TO REVERSE MY 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS WHEN I REALIZED I COULDN'T GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK. THE SHIFT CABLE IN MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN! THIS SAME SHIFT CABLE THAT WAS REPLACED DURING THE FIRST ROUND OF RECALLS BACK IN EARLY 2013 IS NOW BROKEN! *TR

SHAKING, WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GAS PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE AT THE THROTTLE BODY AND CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53143. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE REDUCED POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,906.

WHILE STOPPED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PROCEEDING TO 20 TO 30 MPH, FORWARD MOTION DISENGAGED AND RPM WENT ABOVE 3K WITH ANY MOTION. POWER TRAIN GRINDED AND STAGGERED TO MOTION. STOPPED AND CALLED FOR TOW. *TR

THE TPS SENSOR WAS SHOT. THE WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER IT. I GOT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS BUCKING AND I GOT SCARED BECAUSE THE POWER OF THE ENGINE KEPT FLUCTUATING. I LATER READ ABOUT MANY OTHER MALIBU OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT SERIOUSLY BY GM! *TR

I DRIVE A CHEVY MALIBU 2010. AROUND 3 PM I HAD BARELY DROP OF MY WIFE AT HER WORK SITE. WHEN I WAS DOING A U TURN TO HEAD BACK HOME I HAD THE REVERSE GEAR TO BACK UP BUT HAS SOON HAS I PUT THE DRIVE GEAR MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I TRIED THE REST OF THE GEARS BUT NONE WORK. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BLOCKING TRAFFIC. MY CAR IS LIKE STUCK IN THE PARKING GEAR MODE AND EVEN THOUGH I TRY THE OTHER DRIVING GEARS NONE OF THEM WORK. I CALLED THE AGENCY AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO BRING IT IN. I TOLD THE AGENT TO DO ALL THE RECALL THAT WERE OUT FOR MY VEHICLE. THE AGENT SAID HE WOULD CALL ME WHEN THIS WAS DONE. IT'S BEEN 2 DAYS AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM MY CAR TILL THIS POINT. I WAS LOOKING UP THE RECALLS AND FOUND ONE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT IT'S ONLY FOR CHEVY MALIBU 2013.THIS RECALL NUMBER IS 14048. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL FOR THE 2010 MODELS. THE MILES ON MY VEHICLE ARE APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 43,300. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,375 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE AT RED LIGHTS AND/OR DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER AND BECAUSE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT REPLICATE OR GET AN ERROR MESSAGE I WAS DISMISSED. UPON DISMISSAL AT THE DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AGAIN. I NOTIFIED ONSTAR AND REFUSED TO MOVE THE CAR WITHOUT A TOW. ONLY THEN DID MY DEALER BEGRUDGINGLY REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT BOLT IT DOWN. ANOTHER DEALER FINISHED THE REPAIR. I HAVE SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, CONSIDERING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH GENERAL MOTORS, THIS IS ANOTHER MODEL THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS READILY AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT SHE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2013. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TRANSMISSION FORGETS HOW TO SHIFT WHEN DRIVING UPHILL AT AROUND 65 MPH AND RPMS START BOUNCING BETWEEN 2000 TO 2400 RPM. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN OUTDOOR AMBIENT TEMP IS ABOVE 90F. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON THE HIGHWAY AS CARS ARE BEARING DOWN ON YOU AT 70 MPH PLUS AND YOUR CAR REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. THIS CAR IS A DEATH BOX AND DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I GUESS BEFORE ANYONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR THE ISSUE AND THEY ALWAYS SAY IT CAN'T BE REPLICATED AND HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THE 2010 CHEVY MALIBU IS A LEMON! THE PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING AFTER 1000 MILES AND WE HAVE GIVEN UP TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED. IT IS OBVIOUS THEY HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO FIX IT AND REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. WE NOW HAVE 19000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM NEVER GOES AWAY. I WISH WE COULD BURN THIS CAR TO THE GROUND. I HAVE DOCUMENTED MANY OTHER MALIBU 2.4L OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

IN HOT WEATHER - OVER 90 F - ON INCLINES AT 40-60 MPH THE CAR SURGES, ACCELERATION REPEATEDLY SURGES AND HESITATES AND RPM OCCILATES RAPIDLY BETWEEN 2000-2500 RPM. PROBLEM IS INTERMITANT AND DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. REFERED TO BY OTHERS AS RPM BOUNCE. OCCURED APPROX 10 TIMES SUMMER 2010 AND APPROX 8 TIMES SUMMER 2011 TO DATE. SEE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THIS ISSUE AT CHEVY MAILIBU FORUM AT HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=4843 *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU . THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY IN OTHER GEARS WHEN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 30- 40 MPH FREQUENT SHIFTS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE STRONG ENOUGH TO EXHIBIT A SLIGHT BUCK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *JB

I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU WHILE DRIVING 38 MPH WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATORS THE CAR LOST POWER AND AFTER I DEPRESSED AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIME MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE DEALER FIRST SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO HAVE IT REPAIRED GENERAL MOTORS SAID IT WAS IN THE COMPUTER IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM I THEN WAS TOLD TO USE HI TEST FUELTHE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1923. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH AND OVER, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO JERK AND PULL THE VEHICLE WITH A STRONG FORWARD FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES YET THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,333. UPDATED 12/15/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MISS GEARS. UPDATED 12/27/10

I JUST TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2010 MALIBU WITH 50 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY. AT THIS TIME THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. THE ENGINE DIDN'T REV AND THE TRANS FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. NEXT THE TRANS SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AS IT SHOULD. NOT TOO SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 19 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND AROUND THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS LOW, THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOLENOID WAS FAULTY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURERS PERMISSION TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP. SUDDENLY, DURING ACCELERATION FROM THE FULL STOP WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,600. UPDATED 12/30/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HESITATED FOR NEARLY A SECOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. UPDATED 12/30/09