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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.
Takata recall my car made a hum sound while accelerating when I just got in it on my 2 minute journey home. While going straight, the car no longer continued to accelerate and stopped on the street. After restarting the car, the engine light turned on and would still not move in any gear.
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.
My right front headlight (regular low beam) keeps going out and having to be replaced. My mechanic replaced it in July of this year, and again in October, and it is out yet again, not even two months later. My mechanic can't find any reason for it. In addition, my service air-bag light is on, although it's never gone off, and the entire transmission had to be replaced at about 63,000 miles. Regarding the light - so far, I've been lucky that it hasn't contributed to any kind of accident, especially since deer are very active at this time of year and are very common in our area.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 75 mph, the electronic stability control active and check engine indicators illuminated. The contact mentioned that the vehicle decelerated from 75 mph to 40 mph. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.
- Ironton, OH, USA
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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.
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 Malibu that needs to be addressed!!!
I was driving at a speed of 40 mph when all of a sudden I heard a high revving sound as if another vehicle was right beside me passing and soon realized that it was my car revving with the RPM gauge going above 3 and my car slowing down. Moments later my passengers and I felt a sudden "jerk" and the car jetted forward only to start revving again and this time I was merely moving at about 20 mph as I was still in shock from the first revving and non-accelerating moment. After trying helplessly to get the car to move at a speed of at least 15-20 mph, I decided to stop/restart the car and try using the manual shift. It gave another sudden "jerking" movement and moved in M5 but not even 10 seconds the car started with the loud revving sound as if I were mashing gas which I wasn't and we barely made it home at about 10mph using hazard lights. We basically had to push it over 2 very small speed bumps on the way in the gate. I decided to take it to the autonation shevy dealership where I bought it but unfortunately the car would not move and instead had to be towed there. Autonation Chevy did a "diagnosis" of sorts and within moments called to say that there is metal in the transmission and I need to pay a whopping $4,300 to have it fixed. Of course I could go on about how frustrating and humiliating this whole ordeal has been from beginning to $$$$ end bud I'd appreciate it if Chevy can reach out to me because I have a friend who said she had the same issue with her Malibu. I'm sure there are others out there but I'm now wondering if Chevy wants to wait until god forbid a dire situation occurs before they fix this problem.
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.
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.
Malibu decreases speed and downshifts and engine power reduced comes up in message center, no bumps, hard braking, no carwashes, simply driving down the road at 45mph and car illuminates engine light. Several parts have been replaced already for example throttle body, knock sensor, maf sensor, battery, fuse box, accelerator pedal all of these parts and my issue still persists. Several complaints have been made for this year make and model therefore I do not feel like this is an isolated issue.
Defective door latches. Both driver side front and back door problems since I purchased my 2010 Chevrolet Malibu back in 2012. Driver door would not open or not shut. Contacted GM twice and no assistance from GM. I purchased a aftermarket door latch and replaced the driver door latch in Jan 2018 and have no more problem since. Driver back door I have not been able to open since 2015 and because the back door wont open, there is no way to replace the latch. If a fire or accident happens there is no exit from drivers side back door. Without warning on a 7 year old vehicle, the transmission failed in Aug 2017 136000 miles. Expensive replacement.
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.
I was driving on the I89 North in concord, nh when the car suddenly stopped accelerating and the rpms went really high. I heard a spinning noise - like something was spinning at a high rate of speed. Pressing the gas peddle didn't increase the cars speed. Then I shifted to the manual mode and tried to use the gear shifting paddles to shift. I was able to get it to a gear to get me to the next exit even though it kept shifting in and out of gear while I proceeded slowly off the highway. The check engine light came on steady. At highway speeds this was a very dangerous situation that put myself and everyone around me at risk of a major accident. Once I was off the highway and safe, I plugged in my diagnostics tool I carry in my car (I took a auto repair class a few years back). The diagnosis codes the cars computer provided are P0776 and P0700 - indicating a major malfunction of the transmission and a solenoid problem. I took a photo of the codes. I found out today that there is an extended warranty for the same issue on the 2009 Chevy Malibu's. the extended the warranty from 5/100K to 10/120K. Clearly GM should do the same for the 2010 models as well. It's the same 6 speed transmission.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. After a complete stop with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic, but could not be diagnosed due to no warning sensors. A day later, an unknown indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent auto shop where it was confirmed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The mechanic recommended the vehicle be taken to a transmission independent dealer. The contact called a local dealer (don brown Chevrolet, 2244 S kings highway blvd, St. Louis, mo, 63110) where it was determined that the vehicle was not under warranty. No further assistance was offered. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic and the transmission was rebuilt. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 8-3433690388. The dealer could not assist and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 65,505.
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.
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- Westmont, IL, USA