2010 Chevrolet Malibu Power Train

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate with an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 126,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to shift into reverse as needed. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed and was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE AND THE POWER WOULD DROP TO 20 MPH. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ANYTIME, ANY WHERE. TURN VEHICLE OFF SIT. A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE FOR AWHILE. IF HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF AREA DRIVING. HIGHWAY CITY OR EVEN PARKING LOT. CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING. NEED IMMEDIATE HELP WITH PROBLEM. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AND DEATH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY.

SLOW TO ACCELERATE THEN JERKS FORWARD .CAR HAS65000 ON IT NO TRANSMISSION LEAKS PLUS THE TRANSMISSION IS SEALED .NO DIP STICK TO CHECK LEVEL.DEALER SAID THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S A SEALED UNIT.THEY ASLO SAID L DONT HAVE TO CHANGE IT JUST YET.LOW MILES.HOWEVER I'VE HEARD THIS YEARS TRANSMISSION ARE VERY BAD.

OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT A MONTH, 2010 CHEVY MALIBU BEGAN LOSING POWER STEERING. I WOULD TURN OFF CAR TO RESTART ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME OF EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CAR BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT EXPIRED 3 DAYS AFTER MY PROBLEM OCCURRED. LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION, WHEN STARTING CAR AND WHEN PARKED. SHAKING WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND STALLED. THE ESC, REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, INCLUDING THE MCGRATH AUTO DEALER, LOCATED AT 1548 COLLINS RD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE FIRST TIME AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF CONSUMER STATED SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*JB

TAKATA RECALL MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU WAS IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. TURNED ON THE CAR PUT IT IN DRIVE AND DRIVE TONDRIVE FORWARD AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ACCELERATING BUT THE CAR WON'T MOVE AT ALL. PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT WILL REVERSE FINE. GOES INTO PARK AND WORKS IN NEUTRAL. ANYTIME I TRY TO GO FORWARD THE CAR WON'T GO ANYWHERE. IT'S NOT MAKING ANY SOUNDS EVERYTHING SOUNDS NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BY A COUPLE DIFFERENT CAR SHOPS AND THAT THE TRASMOSSION COOLING PIPE IS BROKEN BY CHEVY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN IN PARK. IN ADDITION, THE POWER TRAC CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. O'CONNOR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (199 RIVERSIDE DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04330) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14E044000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

DURING DRIVING, VEHICLE SLIPS IN/OUT/PAST 2ND GEAR (OR NO 2ND GEAR IS AVAILABLE). NO 6TH GEAR AVAILABLE. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY IN CITY OR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THERE IS A MANUFACTURER RECALL (DTC P2714) ON OTHER 2010 CHEVROLET OF THE SAME MODEL AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY VIN.

DRIVING CAR, PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL, CAR WILL NOT MOVE, HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, WAS INFORMED I NEEDED NEW TRANSMMISION, CAR ONLY HAD 69,000 MILES AND WARRANTY IS EXPIRED!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY CHANGE GEARS WHEN NEEDED. BYFORD CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (7755 US-81, DUNCAN, OK 73533, 1-(888) 397-6541) WAS CONTACTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED 54 TSBS FOR THE POWER TRAIN, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH A INTERSECTION THE CAR SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ONLY BE MOVED WHEN PUT INTO 2ND GEAR WITH THE MANUAL MODE. REVERSE WAS GONE. THIS HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO ISSUES TO THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE HAND.

CAR JUST STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING! VERY SCARY SITUATION! FORTUNATELY NO OTHER CAR CRASHED INTO ME BUT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A LIKELY SCENARIO. NOT ONLY A COSTLY REPAIR BUT AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. $3400 TO REPAIR! APPARENTLY AND UNFORTUNATELY I'M NOT ALONE. CHEVY SHOULD STEP UP AND HELP US ALL OUT. LIKE MANY OTHERS, NEVER A CHEVY AGAIN!

HAVE A 2010 MALIBU WITH APPROXIMATELY 112,000 MILES ON IT. CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE / VEHICLE INSPECTIONS (INCLUDING A WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT). I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS AND HAD STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. A FEW MINUTES LATER AS I WAS TURNING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD AND THEN REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. VERY COSTLY REPAIR THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AS IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH 2010 MALIBUS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!!

MY 2010 MALIBU 2LT 6 CYLINDER ENGINE HAS A WAVE PLATE FAILURE. THIS CAUSES REVVING OF THE ENGINE NON-MOVEMENT LOW SPEEDS AND IT COMES AND GOES AS IT WANTS. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT INCLUDED THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS CAR WAS BUILT IN 2009. IN WHICH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED FOR THIS ECACT PROBLEM SEE GM BULLETIN # 14404 THIS DANGEROUS AND ALSO A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE INCREASED TO 4,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND WAVE PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

WE ONLY HAVE CHEVY'S HOWEVER OUR MALIBU 2010 WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH IT SUDDENLY STOPPED GOING. YOU CAN ACCELERATE BUT IT DOESN'T NOT GO FORWARD OR BACK. IT WAS LATE WHEN IT WENT OUT AND A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. OUR CAR WAS PURCHASED AND MAINTAINED FROM DEALER AND AT THIS MILEAGE WITH NO WARNING, NO NOISE, NO FLUID LEAK, NOTHING. SITUATION IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I'M NOT SURE I'M A GM FAN ANYMORE WE WILL SEE HOW THE RESPOND TO THIS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER (CHEVROLET 21, 1100 HELLERTOWN RD, BETHLEHEM, PA 18015) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,694. *JS

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2010 CHEV MALIBU 2LT SEVEN YEARS AGO. IT'S AUTOMATIC, HAS LOW MILES, WELL SERVICED, AND EXCELLENT UPKEEP. SINCE OWNERSHIP, I'VE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING, AND GOING FROM LOW TO HIGHWAY SPEED, I NOTICED THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY "JERKED". IT SEEMED ALMOST AS IF GEARS WERE SLIPPING AND GETTING STUCK. I THOUGHT, THIS COULDN'T BE SAFE. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO GET MY TOWED FOR SERVICE AFTER THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS. AFTER HAVING THE DIAGNOSED, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO SOME "INTERNAL DEFECT" IN IT. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT! ABSOLUTELY UNCONSCIONABLE! I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED GM HAD SOME RECALLS BETWEEN 2008 - 2010 DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I LOVED MY MALIBU 2LT PRIOR TO RECEIVING THIS NEWS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS, GM NEEDS TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE ON THE TRANSMISSIONS OF THE 2010 MALIBU.

WHILE IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY, MY VEHICLE BEGAN WOULD NOT SPEED UP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. THE CAR REVVED UP BUT IT WOULD NOT SPEED UP. I CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN AS CARS APPROACHED ME FROM BEHIND. I WAS AFRAID THEY MIGHT HIT ME SO I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT IT WOULD ONLY REV UP AND NOT MOVE. I SWITCHED THE GEARSHIFT SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE AND DRIVE. I COULD ONLY GO A FEW FEET AT A TIME. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY PARENTS HOUSE AND SITS THERE TODAY BECAUSE MECHANICS SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 AND THE CAR STARTED REVVING REALLY HIGH UNTIL I GOT MY SPEED DOWN TO FORTY AND IT WOULDN'T GO MORE THAN 40. WHEN I STOPPED TO LET CAR COOL AND I RESTARTED IT, I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK A FEW TIMES AND IT STARTED THE SAME REVVING AND NOT GOING FASTER TNAN 40. I TRIED TO BACK THE CAR INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULD NOT GO.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. PLACED THE CAR IN PARK BUT IT CONTINUED TO MOVE. CABLE IS MISSING CENTER PIECE (CLIP?) THAT HOLDS IT TO TRANSMISSION LEVER. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED AND "FIXED" FOR THIS CONDITION LESS THAN 4 YEARS AGO. OBVIOUSLY THEIR REPAIR IS INFERIOR......IF INDEED IT WAS DONE AS THEY CLAIM. ORIGINAL RECALL NUMBER IS 12V460000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE CONTACT WAITED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND OPERATED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ANOTHER DAY. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JOLTED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FELLERS CHEVROLET, 715 MAIN ST, ALTAVISTA, VA, 24517) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AN OPEN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2010 WITH 5 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I FIRST REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY "BUMPED" WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 30, 000 MILES. AFTER CHECKING OUT THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T SEE AN ISSUE. I REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN APPROXIMATELY 90,000 WHEN I TOOK HER IN FOR HER 100,000 SERVICE. WITHIN 4,000 MILES OF THIS COMPLETE CHECK-UP AND VERY COSTLY SERVICE, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY ! I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IT THERE WAS A RECALL AFTER DISCOVERING THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN MADE ON THE MALIBU FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. I THEN CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD OR WERE WILLING TO DO TO HELP OFFSET THIS COST ETC. THERE IS NO WAY THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY IN A 2010 VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 100,000 MILES ON IT THAT HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED OVER COMPLETELY BY THE DEALERSHIP. I REALIZE THAT MY CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD AND WOULD HAVE LOVED FOR THIS TO BE COVERED COMPLETELY, BUT HONESTLY, I WOULD HAVE SETTLED FOR A LITTLE COMPENSATION AND GENUINE CONCERN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AAMCO WHERE IS COST ME IN EXCESS ON $3,000 TO HAVE THE BROKEN WAVE PLATES REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST MALIBU TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND SEEK RESTITUTION IF THAT IS A POSSIBLE OUTCOME.