2009 Chevrolet Malibu Power Train

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH while and approaching a traffic light, the vehicle started driving rough. The contact that several unknown warning lights illuminated and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact scheduled an appointment for the vehicle to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 83,763.

2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION AND SUSPENSION FAILURES. *LD

Transission was recalled by GMC, however my VIN# was not included. I was told to contact you to include the VIN# in the recall. I paid $3300 to repair the transmission only to be told after the fact I need to contact NHTSA to include.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO COURTESY CHEVROLET SAN DIEGO (750 CAMINO DEL RIO N, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108) WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT METAL FRAGMENTS WERE INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,150.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

2009 MALIBU DOWNSHIFTED ALL AT ONCE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT

MY SON DROVE THIS 09 MALIBU TO WORK AND WHEN HE GOT OFF OF WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A DEFECT INSIDE THE TRANSMOISSIONS ON THESE VEHICLES AND THE WAVE-PLTE BRAKES REQUIRING A REBUILD. I CANNOT BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED TO FIX THIS DEFECT!!!!!

CAR WON'T GO IN REVERSE AND WON'T CHANGE TO 3RD GEAR. RPM WIND HIGH GOING AT A SLOW SPEED OF 30MPH AND WON'T SWITCH TO HIGHER GEAR. CHEVY PAID FOR TRANSMISSIONS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE FOR 2008-2009 MALIBUS WITH 6T70 OR 6T75 BUT SAID MINE WASN'T PART OF #14404B: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT SINCE MY TRANSMISSION IS 6T40 OR 6T45 EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE CARS PASS ME AS I COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC SPEEDS. BEFORE THAT I COULDN'T GET OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. PUSHED MY CAR BACKWARDS JUST SO I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. CALLED GM AND MADE CASE# 8-4709450172

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE GEAR WAS SWITCHED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVE RAYMAN CHEVROLET (678-269-7886, LOCATED AT 2155 COBB PKWY SE, SMYRNA, GA 30080) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

MY 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU EXPERIENCED A WAVE PLATE ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE ABOUT BUT WON'T COVER. THE PROBLEM WAS ISSUED SPECIAL COVERAGE #14404 FOR SAME MALIBU 2008-2009 BUT THEY SAY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BUT WON'T GIVE SPECIFICS ONLY SAYING I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER AND ONLY WHICH I NEED TO PRODUCE TO HAVE MY PROBLEM FIXED. THEY DON'T KEEP AN ACCURATE RECORD OF PEOPLE'S ADDRESSES SO HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT WHEN IT CLEARLY SHOWS IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE TYPE AND RATING.

I PUT THE SHIFT LEVEL IN PARK BUT IT DOES NOT PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THE CALL ROLLS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS THE EXACT SYMPTOM SHOWN IN CHEVROLET RECALL NUMBER 09V073000. CHEVROLET WILL NOT HONOR IT.

2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *JS

LOST THE 35R GEARS IN MY 6T45 TRANSMISSION JUST AS THE 6T70 & 6T75 TRANSMISSION WHICH ARE UNDER TSB 14404 BUT AS GM NOTED IT'S ONLY FOR THE V6 ENGINES (HIGH OUTPUT) AND NOT THE 2.4L ENGINES. SAME ISSUE BUT NOT COVERED. I ONLY HAVE 84, 000MILES ON THE CAR, ENGINE RUNS GREAT, BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE JUST HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. LOOKING TO GET A TSB TO COVER THE 6T40 & 6T45 TRANSMISSIONS. CALLED GM AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE GEAR COULD NOT BE ENGAGED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY PERFORM IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MPH. BURT WATSON CHEVROLET IN FREELAND, MICHIGAN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLEX PLATE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,700.

LOST THE 35R GEARS IN MY 6T45 TRANSMISSION JUST AS THE 6T70 & 6T75 TRANSMISSION WHICH ARE UNDER TSB 14404 BUT AS GM NOTED IT'S ONLY FOR THE V6 ENGINES (HIGH OUTPUT) AND NOT THE 2.4L ENGINES. SAME ISSUE BUT NOT COVERED. I ONLY HAVE 107,000 MILES ON THE CAR, ENGINE RUNS GREAT, BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE JUST HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. LOOKING TO GET A TSB TO COVER THE 6T40 & 6T45 TRANSMISSIONS. DEALERSHIP EVEN TRIED TO CONTACT GM ABOUT THIS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET (1271 W RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14615, (866) 915-9664) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-4620605328. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,450.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE PARK POSITION AND THE PARKING INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 12106, BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED VARIOUS TIMES, IN VARIOUS GEARS, AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COPELAND CHEVROLET (955 PEARL ST, BROCKTON, MA 02301) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND FAILED TO ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, IT FAILED TO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD MITSUBISHI (313 BALTIMORE PIKE SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064, (484) 574-8434). THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN, BUT THE ECM WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STILL FAILED TO REVERSE AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WAS AWAITING PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO REEDMAN TOLL CHEVROLET OF SPRINGFIELD (840 BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064 (484) 472-6290) FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. UPON REACHING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

FAILED NJ DMV INSPECTION, ENGINE ICON,PO714,715 EMISSIONS CODES. CORRECTED AND ICON WENT OFF. 5 DAYS LATER, WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT, TRANSMISSION LOST FORWARD, 2 DAYS LATER, LOST REVERSE. CODES PO716 CAME UP. CAR IS A CALIFORNIA PVEC COVERED FOR A LONG LIST OF FAILED PARTS, 53,000 MILES, 8 YRS OLD, COVERED I THOUGHT FOR 15 YRS/150,000 FOR TRANS FAILURE DUE TO EXACTLY THIS HISTORY. DEALER NEW TRANS $4000, DENIED IT WAS DUE TO COVERED PARTS. REMOVED AND EXAMINED TRANS, SHOWED METAL, "FROM WAVE PLATE LIKELY". THEREFORE NOT COVERED, PER DEALER. SERVICE MGR SAID HAS SEEN FAILURES IN LOWER MILEAGE THAN THIS. I AM ASKED TO PAY FOR BREAK DOWN OF TRANS TO DIAGNOSE UNCOVERED REPAIR, ADMITTEDLY A 2-3 HOUR JOB. DECIDED TO NOT REPAIR, SELL FOR SALVAGE. LEASE ANOTHER CAR FROM DEALER HOPING FOR A BETTER OUTCOME DOWN THE LINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED CASE NUMBER: 8-2921520333. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SEVERELY VIBRATE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHERS (SEE COMPLAINT IDS BELOW FOR REFERENCE). MINE STARTED AT AT 104,740 MILES - VERY SIMILAR TO EVER OTHER PERSON. THE DEALER SAYS THEY TOO BELIEVE EXACTLY WHAT I DESCRIBE BELOW FITS THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE SERVICE BULLETIN (WHICH I HOPE WILL BE COVERED BUT DO NOT THINK IT WILL BASED ON WHAT I SEE ON MY GM OWNER CENTER ACCOUNT AND MY VIN NUMBER'HOPE I'M WRONG, I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING AGAIN!) WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP AROUND THIRD GEAR THE VEHICLE'S RPMS SLAMMED UP TO AROUND 7K AND THEN AROUND FIFTH GEAR (I THINK AROUND 55 MPH) IT SLIPPED AGAIN, WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN IT HUNG ON THE WAY DOWN. THEN, WHEN I PULLED INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE (THINK MICHIGAN UTURN). I THEN THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I SHOULD TRY SHUTTING IT OFF WHEN THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MORE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SO, I DID AND THAT'S WHEN IT WOULDN'T SHIFT AGAIN INTO DRIVE NOR GO INTO REVERSE (WASN'T EXPECTING THAT). WHEN I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE IT CAUSED TRAFFIC TO BACKUP ONTO THE HIGHWAY (55MPH), NOT ONLY PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER BUT EVERY PERSON BEHIND ME THAT ATTEMPTED TO PASS ME (I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH'AND SO WERE 2,500 OTHER ATTENDEES). THANKFULLY A POLICE OFFICER CAME UNTIL THE WRECKER ARRIVED (1 HOUR LATER)'BUT UNTIL THE OFFICER ARRIVED (TOOK ABOUT 20 MIN.)'FOLKS WERE MAKING SOME VERY 'GUTSY' MOVES TO GET AROUND ME. REFERENCE COMPLAINT NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10909571, 10806366, 10749558, 10712799, 10824378, 10611131, 10267834, 10290424, 10617224, 10654655, 10837023, 10726704, 10852752 REFERENCE SERVICE BULLETIN: HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM507769/SB-10057961-2162.PDF

THE WAVE PLATE HAD FRACTURED AT 114,000 MILES ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 30MPH AND WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I CANNOT AFFORD A REPAIR OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED WITH SAID THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THIS MANY MILES. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 YEARS. I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF MY CAR IS COVERED FOR THE 10YR/120K WARRANTY?

TIMING CHAIN BROKE IN 2015 TOTALING THE MOTOR OF THE CAR- HAD TO HAVE MOTOR REPLACED COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. CAR STALLED WHEN PUTTING IT INTO PARK IN A PARKING SPOT AND WOULD START AFTER THAT- NO PREVIOUS ISSUES.