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Water has been leaking into my car from the roof and onto my seats. Today I discovered that I have black mold under my headliner. So water is somehow leaking through and had been for some time.
I was traveling home on JTB near Hodges coming from Jax Beach way at about 4:45-4:50pm today. In the far left lane. when I saw a vehicle in front of me swerve and then I saw a roll of carpet but it was to late for me to move over so I ran over it and it damaged my front end
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated as the vehicle was being washed at the car wash, he noticed that there was water leaking into the rear passenger-€™s side of the vehicle. The contact also stated that the windows of the vehicle would become foggy while driving in all seasons of the year, affecting his visibility of the road. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.
I first noticed the problem on my 2016 Malibu ls when going through a car wash. I'm not sure when exactly the issue happened, but according to the body shop it appears to be faulty designing. The water and chemicals were leaking at the rear window. Heavy rains would also result in the car leaking non-stop. I took the car in and the found that the third brake light was not secured fully and water was spilling through there. Apparently it was lose to the point where it didn't take much to take the light out. I was informed that this was a known problem for other years but my car wasn't included in the recall. If the problem existed with my car I'm sure others are having the same problem. Water was also getting into the trunk and now I have a huge mold/mildew problem. Additionally, they first thought the leak was coming from the side panel windows as the adhesive to put those windows in was faulty.
On the both back side, where the seat belts are next to small windowand top part of roof waterbis leaking in when I wash my car and maybe even when it rains. There probably mildew, and rust. Also when I park my car the warning light says put car in park, but its in park.
Everytime it rains the inside of my trunk is soaked and smells like mildew. Not to mention when I lifted my spare tire out from the trunk there was several inches of water just sitting in there. While driving in a thunderstorm I noticed there was water leaking inside near the back windows and I noticed the headliner is badly water stained. Spoke to my extended warranty coverage and they don't cover 'water damage'! well I wouldn't have water damage if I had a decent made car that doesn't leak when it rains! I have small children that sit in the back seat and have to get rained on. Guess I will have to give them umbrellas while riding in the car. It's very unsafe for my children to be breathing/inhaling the mold that is in the trunk with their asthma/mold related allergies.
Trunk is leaking and mildew smell all in the car. Wet on both sides of trunk and holds water. GM has been aware of this issue for several years with no recalls issued and they will not cover the cost of repairs.
Shift to park cable went out one time within first couple months. Now its bad again. Engine light always on. Roof leaked from third brake light. Reduced power message on dash.
Third rear brake light leaks/allows water into inside of car and frame cracks on both sides. Water leaks into headliner and trunk and stains interior. Car smiles humid. Happens very time it rains and wash car. This is the second time this has happened. First time parts were replaced, second parts still have the same problem and issue still occurs. Poor quality parts.
Had heavy rain and I woked up to rear side car seats wet and carpet soaked and wet the car smelled really bad after some days. I had to take out the rugs out my car. My car is so humid inside I seen mold growing on my carpet ! my car windows also have so much condensation in the inside it drips. Come to find out water is coming from the 3brake light !!!!!! this needs a recall too many people having the same issue with these cars !!!!!
The trunk of the car is filled with water that has been dripping out all day. The rear roof of the car is soaked on both sides. The car smells musty & all of the inside windows had so much condensation it was dripping.
Vehicle was parked on an inclined driveway. The car was rained on for 2 constitutive days. The 3rd brake light assembly just above the rear leaked into the roof of the care and the trunk. The leak was extremely fast and caused a pool about 1/2 an inch deep to build up in the spare tire storage compartment of the trunk. The leak caused damage to the roof panel on the interior of the car with significant water marks, and completely soaked the trunk as mentioned before with the pool of water. The car was purchase new and has never been involved in any motor vehicle accident or collision of any type. The technician that repaired the leak showed the leak was caused by a loose nut on the 3rd brake light assembly just above the rear window. I have attached the invoice from the repair shop that fixed the leak. The manufacturer refused to service or investigate the source of the leak because the vehicle was out of warranty due to mileage. The care was stationary and parked under a rainstorm when the damages were noticed. As far as I can tell there is no electrical damage however the proximity to the 3rd brake light warrants the report of electrical damage. Body damage is due to water damage to the floor mats of the trunk, headrest in the passenger area of the car, and water damage to the roof of the vehicle. The damage was found on Saturday July 6th, 2019. The repairs were performed on Tuesday July 9th, 2019.
Water poured into the back seat and onto my son. Took car to dealership where diagnosed that third center brake light is not sealed and leaking water. Same issue as all other 9th gen Malibu (2016+ model years). Did not notice leak until 43,000 miles, out of warranty. Who knows how long it has been there! many parts ruined and potentially moldy from water damage. GM customer care said the repair is $4300 of which they want me to pay $1900 despite this being a design or production flaw.
My whole trunk and back of car has water coming into it. I recently took it to the dealer ship and they wanted to charge me $400 to replace back light because supposedly that's were the water is coming in through. I saw on google more then 40 reviews on that exact same problem with the 2016 Malibu's.
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle's trunk was flooded with rain water. The vehicle was taken to Chevrolet of montebello (located at 310 w whittier blvd, montebello, ca 90640, (323) 680-5933) where it was diagnosed that the leak was coming from the third brake light rear windshield, which needed to be repaired. The dealer was in the process of repairing the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: 95058953731. The approximate failure mileage was 37,100.
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