2009 Chevrolet Malibu Power Train

HARD SHIFT DEVELOPING BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH GEAR AS WELL AS REVERSE BEGINNING TO SLIP. THERE IS A 10 YEAR/120,000 MILE CAMPAIGN ISSUED BY GM CONCERNING THE 6T45 AS WELL AS THE 6T70 / 75 TRANSMISSIONS CONCERNING DEFECTIVE 3-5-R WAVE PLATES, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 6T40 TRANSMISSION WHICH MY VEHICLE HAS. THE DEFECTIVE INTERNAL PARTS IN QUESTION ARE SHARED BETWEEN THE 6T40 AS WELL AS THE 6T45 SO I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MY MODEL TRANSMISSION IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN TO SOLVE THIS KNOWN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BRAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION WOULD BE DELAYED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK PRIOR TO ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETED STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WAVE PLATE HAD FRACTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE IT BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY FINE BUT AS I SHIFTED GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE MY ENGINE WOULD REV BUT I WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE AND AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS IT WOULD ROLL BACK EVEN AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT WANTED TO ROLL BACK. ALSO THE WINDOW LOCKS WOULDN'T OPEN IF THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND KEY OUT OF IGNITION.....

WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER IT THREW THE CODE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE CAR IS STUCK IN ONE GEAR, SOMETIMES IT IS 1ST GEAR SOMETIMES IT IS 5TH GEAR. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU START THE CAR ANDEALERS TAKE OFF WHAT GEAR IT WILL BE IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,399. UPDATED 04/11/16 *BF

OCTOBER 23, 2015, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 2009 MALIBU TO WORK WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. SHE TRIED TO GO FORWARD AND THE CAR STAYED IN FIRST GEAR. SHE STOPPED TRIED TO BACK UP AND IT WOULD NOT GO. SHE CALLED ME AND, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME SLOWLY IN FIRST GEAR. WE KNEW THE WARRANTY WAS DONE AS OF THE 5 YEARS BUT ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES ON IT. SO, AFTER READING ON LINE ABOUT DEALERSHIPS USING USED PARTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, WE CHOSE ATLAS TRANSMISSION TO DO THE WORK. WE WERE TOLD THE WAVE PLATE BROKE BASICALLY TAKING OUT THE TRANS AND NEEDED A NEW TRANS. $2808 LATER WE HAD THE CAR FIXED. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ANF GM ABOUT THIS SINCE I READ THE COVERAGE ON THE 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT IN THAT RECALL AND THEY COULDNT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME SINCE IT WAS A GOVERNMENT MANDATED COVERAGE BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. REALLY?-- MY WIFE BREAKING DOWN IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? --REALLY?-- I AM VERY DISSAPPOINTED IN CHEVROLET AND GENERAL MOTORS. I HAVE DRIVEN THEIR CARS FOR 40 YEARS! --A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE WAVE PLATE, A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN PROBLEM. $2808 CASH OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY CANT DO ANYTHING FOR ME ? I THINK THAT SUCKS! I WAS OFFERED A GIFT CARD FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OR TO BUY ACCESSORIES FOR MY CAR AS COMPENSATION FOR THE PROBLEM. --REALLY?--- WOW, I THOUGHT GM WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY WERE COVERING OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. --WELL, THEY DEFINATELY LOST ME AS A FUTURE CUSTOMER. I TRADED IT IN OM A NEW FORD ESCAPE FOR MY WIFE. A MUCH BETTER CHOICE AS I SEE IT. IM SURE THEY WILL TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS,---AS THEY DID IN THE PAST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN INDEPENDENTLY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WAVE PLATE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HAD DISINTEGRATED. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED GEARS AND STALLED. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123, 000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, THE SHIFTER MOVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ONLY DISPLAY REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ENGINE REVVED, RPMS WERE HIGH. SHUT CAR OFF, RESTARTED AND CAR WOULD NOT GET OUT OF SECOND GEAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, WHO TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A WAVE PLATE ISSUE. ALTHOUGH 6T70 TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO SOME 6 SPEED 2009 MALIBU'S, I WAS TOLD MINE WAS NOT, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO EXIST IN ALL GM 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. THIS TRANSMISSION IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AND THE 10 YEAR 120K MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD BE OFFERED TO EVERY AUTOMOBILE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION....UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT. 2014 APRIL 26. SAME THING HAPPENED A YEAR LATER THE EXACT DATE 2015. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTING JERKING WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD BARELY MADE IT HOME UNABLE TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WAVE PLATE DISINTEGRATED AND HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL SERVICE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM MINE IS NOT INCLUDED AND BEING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THEY REALLY SHOULD INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING AND TORQUE CONVERTER SEALS. WHY WAS THE TRANSMISSION NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS REPAIR. I PURCHASED THE CAR AT 36,045 MILES, AT 78,798 MILES THIS TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKAGE OCCURS. THIS RESULT IN 3RD GEAR SHIFT SLIPPING. RENDERING ME TO PAY A TOTAL TO ROGER DEAN OF 1,234.15, MIND YOU THE SEALS WERE 30.00 AND THE LABOR 1086.40. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A DEFECT IN THE SEALS FOR THAT SITUATION TO OCCUR IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. PURCHASE CAR FROM ROGER DEAN ON 7/30/11 AT 36,045 MILES. HAD REPAIRS DONE ON 1/28/14 AT 78,798 MILES.

I COULD NOT SHIFT CAR INTO PARK. I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO OFF. CAR WAS STUCK IN DRIVE. HAD TO CALL A TOWING SERVICE TO PICK UP. THE NEAREST AUTO SHOP HAD TO PUT IN PARK, AND FIX THE SHIFT CABLE. WE WERE OUT OF 165.00 DOLLARS, PLUS RENTAL FEES COST OF 85.00 DOLLARS. THEY KEPT OUR CAR FOR FIVE DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE KIT AND BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

WAVE PLATE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF 5TH GEAR AND LOSS OF SPEED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS RESULTED IN A NEAR COLLISION AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. ALSO, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND AND GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT OFF THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE LOST REVERSE RESULTING IN A SECOND NEAR T-BONE COLLISION DUE TO HAVING TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 12/2013 AT THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY A SECOND WAVE PLATE FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION OCCURRED IN 11/2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH OR OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE RUPTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHEN THE ACCE;ERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE INPUT SPEED SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAD PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS WAITING FOR CUSTOMER TO CLOSE THEIR CAR DOOR WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS OUT IF GEAR. IT GRABBED AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN. WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE THE STORE I HAD GOTTEN ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND AROUND 25MPH THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, I WAS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE GOING INTO REVERSE. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR HOME AND I WAS UNSURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY WHERE THEY RAN A TEST ON IT. I WAS TOLD THE WAVE PLATE WAS BROKE IN MY TRANSMISSION. WOW AN 2009 WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THE WAVE PLATE THAT WAS USED FOR THE MALIBU'S WERE BAD. THEY REALLY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THE MALIBU'S THAT ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO POOR DESIGN USING THAT STYLE OF WAVE PLATE. *TR

ONGOING ISSUE THAT DEALERSHIP CANNOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR -- TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER; CAR BEHAVES AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. IF PRESSURE IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR, TRANSMISSION WILL RE-ENGAGE. SINCE INCIDENT IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE. I HAVE ASKED THEM MULTIPLE TIMES IF OTHER 2009 MALIBU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NO. GIVEN RECENT EVENTS I AM SKEPTICAL NOW OF THAT ANSWER. BECAUSE POWER TO THE VEHICLE IS LOST, THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER GMS WITH THE SIX-SPEED TRANSMISSION (NEW ON THE 2009 MODEL, I BELIEVE) ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO GO ONTO THE HIGH WAY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO, THERE WAS A TRUCK BEHIND BE AND HE JUST MISSED ME AND MY FAMILY. TOOK THE CAR TO RODGERS CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I REMEMBER COMPLAINING ABOUT MY CAR NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE BEFORE I THINK IT WAS TO GORDON CHEVROLET. I HAD TO DISH OUT $2,500 THAT I DID NOT HAVE, I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY TIE ROD, I THINK GM SHOULD HAVE STOOD BY THEIR PRODUCT AND REPLACED THIS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT WITH YOU ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD MY FRONT END WORKED ON BY GORDON CHEVROLET COUNTLESS TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.