2010 Chevrolet Malibu Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. AN HOUR LATER THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATES (3RD, 5TH, AND 10TH) FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,006.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REICHARD CHEVROLET DEALER LOCATED IN BROOKVILLE, OH TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WAVE PLATE LOCATED IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET. CAR ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES. LATER DISCOVERED IT WAS DUE TO A BROKEN GEAR SHAPED PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. SHOWS BAD QUALITY, SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 70K MILES.

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY LOSING POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE REVERSE GEAR WOULD, AT TIMES, FAIL TO ENGAGE. THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION'S 3-5-REVERSE GEAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IN 2015 GM ISSUED A SPECIAL POLICY (BULLETIN NO. 14404, DATED MARCH 2015) FOR THE 2007 TO 2009 CHEVY MALIBU (6 SPEED MODEL) THAT COVERS THE 3-5-REVERSE WAVE PLATE REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. ALSO, I NOTICED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC SHEET THAT THE DEALERSHIP OMITTED THE PRODUCTION DATE OF THE VEHICLE BUT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY MANUFACTURED IN 2009. THE 'IN-SERVICE DATE' IS 12/15/09. BASED ON THE SITUATION I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY CAR, THEY DID NOT FIX THIS DEFECT WHEN THEY INTRODUCED THE 2010 MODEL. I EXPLAINED THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND ALSO TO THEIR CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BUT THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIRS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE HELP.

ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO 65 MPH TRAFFIC AND RPM'S RED LINED AND I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE AND I ALMOST GET HIT FROM BEHIND WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC. NO 3RD OR 5TH GEAR. ALSO, FOUND NO REVERSE ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY. TURNS OUT TO BE A FAILED 3-5-R WAVE PLATE. SCARY STUFF WHEN YOU ARE RED LINING AND GOING NOWHERE! SENT INFORMATION TO CHEVROLET AS IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (CRACKED 3-5-R WAVE PLATE) FOR 2008-2009 AND ALL THESE PARTS FAIL AT LESS THAN 100K MILES. TROUBLE I AM HAVING IS THAT CHEVROLET CLAIMS I DO NOT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE WAVE PLATE IN MY 2010, YET THE FAILURE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALL FOR EARLIER MODELS. $4000 LATER AND NO HELP FROM GM. YET, IF YOU GO ON LINE, TONS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME WAVE PLATE PROBLEM AT LESS THAN 100K MILES FOR CARS LATER THAN 2009. VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT GET REAR ENDED BY A CAR IN MERGING TRAFFIC. OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. GM NEEDS TO ADMIT THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW WITH THE WAVE PLATE AND RECALL ALL MALIBU CARS FROM 2008-2012 BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY CLAIM IS IF I HAVE THE SAME WAVE PLATE ISSUE AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES THEN EITHER I DO NOT HAVE THE NEW/IMPROVED WAVE PLATE SPECIFICATION OR IT'S AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW. EITHER WAY, GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM FOR SAFETY REASONS. I HAVE ATTACHED THE SB FOR 2008-2009.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING INTO NEUTRAL, SLIPPING SHIFTS WITHOUT POWER IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. WITH INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION POWER THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND LIMP IT HOME. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY TOOK THE TRANSMISSION APART AND THE TRANSMISSION SUFFERED THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE FAILURE, THE PLATE HAS A FLAW THAT CAUSES IT TO BREAK APART AND JUST CHEW UP YOUR TRANSMISSION, THIS PART IS A COMMON FAILURE THAT BREAKS AND A FULL REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW AND THE NEW PARTS THAT ARE USED TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ARE RE-ENGINEERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A 6T40 TRANSMISSION, THE BIGGER BROTHER TO THIS TRANSMISSION THE (6T70 AND 6T75) HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ENGINEERING FAILURE. CHEVY KNOW ABOUT THIS FAILURE BUT IS NOT RECALLING THE TRANSMISSION AND REFUSES TO FIX IT. IT COST ME 2500 DOLLARS AND ITS A DRIVING HAZARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED FAILURE AND HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

TRANSMISSION COMPLETLY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NO NOISES, WOULD BARELY GO THEN JERKED AND EXCELLERATION NOISE AS IF I REVED ENGINE UP BUT I DIDN'T THEN PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT AND IT WOULDNT GO INTO GEAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN STARTED LATER THAT DAY IT RAN FINE AND 2 MINUTES FROM HOME IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING BUT NOW WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL AND JUST WHINES. I READ THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL CAR AND GM WILL NOT COVER BC WARRANTY RUMS OIT BEFORE THE 5 YEAR 60,000 MILES. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 57000 MILES ON IT.

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY WENT OUT. IT WAS SLIPPING WITH RPM GOING OUT OF CONTROL. ONCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING MY SPEED AND ACCELERATION WERE NOT SYNCHRONIZING SO I HAD TO EXIT. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. MY CAR IS FAIRLY NEW AND HAD BEEN KEPT UP TO PAR SO THIS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A DESIGN FLAW AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,673.

AT 92,280 MILES THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED ON THE COMMUTE HOME FROM WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE DURING THE TRIP TO WORK, WHILE IN MOTION ON THE RETURN HOME THE TRANSMISSION BECAME UNSAFE. THIS WAS ON A STATE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35-50 MPH. THE GEARS WOULD NOT CATCH, RESULTING IN HIGH ENGINE REVS AND UNPREDICTABLE SPEED OF TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH OR SO. THE SAME WAS TRUE FOR REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD. OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AT THE TIME, [XXX] WAS UNHELPFUL IN FIXING THE SITUATION, THEY WOULD NOT SCHEDULE A CONVENIENT APPOINTMENT, AND SUGGESTED WE TOOK THE CAR ELSEWHERE FOR A SOONER REPAIR. WE NEEDED THE VEHICLE FIXED ASAP, AND ENDED UP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY A SPECIALTY SHOP AT $2800. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AND WE WENT TO A 3RD PARTY SHOP AND NOT A GM DEALER THE GM CLAIMS DEPARTMENT SAYS WE ARE OUT OF LUCK, NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR US. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON AUGUST 21, 2016 I PLACE MY CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A RESIDENTIAL PARKING LOT. THEN I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE MY CAR INTO DRIVE TO PULL OFF AND THE GEAR SHIFT MOVED BUT MY CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. SO IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKES SO THE CAR WOULD STOP. I LOOK AT MY GEAR SHIFT AND SAW IT WAS STILL IN REVERSE. I PLAYED WITH THE GEARS MOVING THE LEVEL BACK AND FORTH BUT THE CAR REMAIN IN REVERSE SO I TURNED MY CAR OFF. WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON, MY CAR WOULDN'T START. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO BUT GUESSING IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GEAR SHIFT, WITH THE HELP OF SOME CITIZENS WE TRIED TO PUSH THE CAR BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE. I THEN CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO COME TOW MY TRUCK TO THE CLOSEST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, LUCKY ME WAS ONLY 23 MILES AWAY. I HAD A FRIEND COME PICK ME UP AND TAKE ME HOME WHERE I WENT ONLINE AND BEGAN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PART. THAT'S WHEN I CAME ACROSS THE RECALL REF THIS PART . UNKNOWN TO ME BECAUSE I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND ADVISE ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THEY STATED THEY DIDN'T SHOW ANY RECALLS ON MY VIN NO#,SO THE COST WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I CALLED THE NHTSA INQUIRING ABOUT EVERYTHING RELATING TO RECALL. THEY COULD ONLY CONFIRM THERE IS A RECALL BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE PART.I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE EVERYONE KEEPS STATING RECALLS ARE BASED ON THE PROBABILITY OF THE PROBLEM HAPPENING TO CERTAIN CARS. WELL I AM HEAR TO SAY MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED BUT IT HAPPEN TO MY CAR. I COULD HAS EASILY ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR SOMETHING ELSE AND HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHEN YOU HAVE 100'S OF THOUSAND OF CARS RECALLED THAT THE MANUFACTURED, IN THIS CASE GM CATCHES THEM ALL.

AS I PULLED OUT FROM WORK, I NOTICED THAT AS THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR, THE RPM'S JUST REVVED. I WAS HEADING DOWN A HILL AT THE TIME, AND WHEN IT GOT TO AROUND 30-35 MPH, THE GEAR CAUGHT (THANK GOODNESS BECAUSE IT WAS STARTING TO GET A BIT SCARY AT THAT MOMENT) AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN LIKE NORMAL. I HAD A FEW STOP LIGHTS ALONG THE WAY HOME, AND EACH TIME THAT I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN STARTED DRIVING, THE SAME THING WOULD OCCUR. AS I GOT HOME, I CALLED THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, DAVID STANLEY CHEVROLET HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IT SAT IN THE GARAGE FOR THE DURATION OF THE WEEKEND, AND THEN I TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING (MONDAY AUG.22ND) FOR MY APPOINTMENT. AS I WAS DRIVING FROM MY HOUSE TO THE DEALERSHIP (AROUND 8 MILES) I NOTICED THAT IT HAD GOTTEN WORSE. A FEW TIMES ON THE TRIP I DID NOT THINK THAT IT WAS GOING TO MAKE IT THE WHOLE WAY THERE AND THEN ABOUT A MILE OR SO FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LATER, I HAD TO GO IN REVERSE AFTER I ARRIVED AND FOUND THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. I DROPPED IT OFF TO HAVE THEM DO THE DIAGNOSTIC ON IT FOR $120. AS I GOT HOME, MY WIFE AND I DID SOME RESEARCH ON OUR CAR, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MIGHT BE WHILE THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS TAKING PLACE. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I WAS SHOCKED BY WHAT I FOUND. WEBSITE AFTER WEBSITE WITH COMMENTS FROM OTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS RANGING FROM 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, AND 2011 DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES I WAS HAVING. ALL DESCRIBING A "BROKEN 35R WAVE PLATE" THAT RESULTS IN A "LOSS OF REVERSE GEAR, SLIPPING OR HARSH 3RD OR 5TH GEAR SHIFT". MY HEART SANK AS I READ SOME OF THE COMMENTS SHOWING WHAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX IT AND THEN, OF COURSE THE COST. TECHNICIAN CALLED BACK AND ITS A BROKEN WAVE PLATE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE! THIS IS A WARNING..SOMEONE WILL GET HURT.

VEHICLE HESISTATES AND AQUIRE HIGH ACCELERATION THEN JERKS HARD INTO FIRST GEAR.

WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, CHECKED AND FOUND PLASTIC TABS THAT HOLD TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE TOGETHER WERE BROKEN AS INDICATED IN GM RECALL NOTICE 12106C. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS RECALL DOES NOT AFFECT MY CAR'S VIN. (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED ON THE SHOULDER WHERE HE SWITCHED FROM AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL AND PROCEEDED DRIVING. THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,924.

DROVE CAR AROUND TOWN WITH NO PROBLEMS, CAME HOME, PUT CAR IN PARK ON LEVEL STREET AND LEFT IT RUNNING FOR 2 MINUTES, GOT BACK IN CAR PUT IN REVERSE AND NOTICED CAR SHIFTER WAS A LITTLE STIFF. IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, GOING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE A COUPLE OF TIMES, I NOTICED IT TOOK QUITE A BIT OF STRENGTH TO GET SHIFTER TO MOVE FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. I WENT IN THE HOUSE AND GOT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. I DID SEE THERE IS A GENERAL RECALL FROM GM FOR SEVERAL VEHICLES, MY YEAR AND MAKE INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM IS THE TABS ON THE SHIFT LINKAGE COME OFF AND NOT ONLY CAUSE THE SHIFTER TO BE REAL STIFF, BUT CAUSE THE LITTLE SILVER BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE SHIFTER TO STICK AND NOT COME BACK OUT AFTER PRESSED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE GEARS, CAUSES IS THE SHIFTER TO APPEAR TO BE IN "PARK" BUT IT REALLY ISN'T AND THE CAR ENDS UP ROLLING AFTER THE DRIVER LEAVES IT, PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THEIR KEYS TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE CAR WASN'T ACTUALLY IN PARK EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFT LEVER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN WATSONVILLE, CA AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE MY CAR DOES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LINKAGE, BUT MY CAR WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST, AND EVEN THOUGH MY CAR ONLY HAS 18,100 MILES ON IT, IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FIX. I THEN REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM WITH SENIOR ADVISOR [XXX], OPERATOR #[XXX], PLEASE REFER TO CASE #[XXX]. I FEEL MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT WAS EXPERIENCING ONE OF THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND GET BACK TO ME. I WOULD LIKE A CONTACT PERSON I CAN WORK WITH ON THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO AVOID SAFETY PROBLEMS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. 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. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS FAILED AND THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000....UPDATED 06-16-15 *BF UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU LT 2.4L WON'T GO INTO PARK AND SHIFTER FEELS LOOSE. IF I PUT IT IN PARK POSITION IT SLIDES DOWN TO REVERSE. IN ORDER TO TAKE THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION I HAVE TO SET MY EMERGENCY BRAKE PUT THE SHIFTER TO (P) AND TAKE MY KEYS OUT. WHEN I DO THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE PARKING IS ENGAGED OR IN REVERSE. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS AND DRIVES JUST FINE. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPONENT HAS A NHTSA SAFETY RECALL IN EFFECT CAMPAIGN # 12V460000. THEY RECOMMENDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER...I TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THAT. ONLY RECALLS THEY HAVE IS #13036- #10085. THEY COULDN'T SEE MY CAR AT THE MOMENT DO TO BEING BACKED UP. SO I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOOK IT IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY FOUND SHIFTER CABLE RIPPED AND INOP CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO ENGAGE INTO GEARS PROPERLY. IT SEEMS THAT NHTSA SAFETY RECALL #12V460000 SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT WITH WHAT I READ ONLINE. *TR

WHEN MY WIFE, TWO KIDS, AND MYSELF WERE DRIVING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PETS, OUR CHEVY MALIBU EXPERIENCED A SEVERE DROP IN POWER. WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR CAR DROPPED TO 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING REAR ENDED DUE TO THE SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED. WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I OBSERVED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED IN THE INFORMATION SCREEN TO "CHECK TRACTION CONTROL" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". ALSO WHILE I WAS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE, MY CAR WAS ATTEMPTING TO JERK FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY PRESSED. I HAD PLACED MY CAR IN PARK AND TURNED MY CAR OFF FEARING THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE CAR COULD TAKE OFF WITHOUT ME WANTING IT TO. AFTER WE WERE CALMED DOWN, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THEIR WAS NO MORE JERKING MOTION, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS NOT LIT, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY WHILE IN OUR ONLY FAMILY CAR WITH THIS ISSUE CONSIDERING THE DRASTIC DROP IN POWER AND SPEED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,200.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND JUST STOPPED MOVING. FOUND THAT A LOT OF GM PRODUCTS HAVE 3-5-R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE PROBLEMS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ACCELERATED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. GM DEALERSHIP SAYS A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. WARRANTY EXPIRED 1/24/15. ASKING GM FOR ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIRS. VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. COST $3700 TO $4500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AS THE ESC AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,492.

WHEN I TRY TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK IT WILL NOT GO INTO THE PARK POSITION. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON IN ORDER TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE KEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED AND I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE GEARS AUTOMATICALLY SLIDES FROM R TO L WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUTTON. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2012 FOR THE SHIFT LEVER AND THAT THE PART EXPIRED A YEAR LATER WHEN THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 8 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO CHEVROLET AND THEY CONFIRM IT IS THE SHIFT LEVER. I AM REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE FIX EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO WHICH APPEARS TO ME TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR