2010 Chevrolet Malibu Airbags Problems

Your passenger side curtain airbags deployed unexpectedly while you were driving on the highway, even though there was no collision or reason for them to activate. The sudden deployment startled you, but fortunately didn't cause an accident. The airbag system may need diagnostic testing to identify why it deployed incorrectly.

Your car is displaying a warning light indicating the airbags are not operational. This is due to a faulty connector in the airbag sensor wiring, which General Motors identified in a 2014 recall (document 13040A). You may not have been notified about this recall, but other Chevrolet Malibu owners are experiencing the same issue. The fix will likely involve inspecting and replacing the faulty airbag sensor connector.

Was driving down highway at approximately 70 to 75 miles per hour when my drivers side window airbag and seat airbag deployed. It hit my face shoulder and arm. There was no collision and I was able to keep control of the vehicle for the most part. I swerved a little but regained control quickly. My seat belt is locked and is no longer usable

MY CAR AIR PASSENGER DONT DETECT MY SEATBELT SAYS IM NOT BUCKLE AND I AM DONT KNOW IF ITS A WIRE MY LIGHTING INSIDE GOES ON AND OFF AND MY CAR SMELLS TOO MUCH GASOLINE

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AIRBAGS/SIDE AND FRONT ARE DEFECTIVE FOR MY VEHICLE? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP IN FINDING OUT WHAT I DO NOW...THE VEHICLE AND I WAS INVOLVED IN A WREAK AND I WAS INJURED BADLY AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.....? I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HWY AT POSTED SPEED WHEN I WAS STRUCK...FIRST THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THEN THE L-FENDER AND HOOD...THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME ROLLED 3 OR 4 TIMES.

I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ON 04/08/2020 AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. IF I MOVE PASSENGER SEAT SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF. 37,000 MILES.

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF. PURCHASED CAR USED AND I AM NOT SURE OF THE PROBLEM. I WANT TO BE SURE THAT THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE FOR SOMEONE IN THE FRONT SEAT. NO ACCIDENT YET,BUT I HAVE CONCERNS. IT IS ON GOING AS TO A CERTAIN DATE.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND COMING ON. MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BUT I FILL AS THOUGH IT SHOULD OF BEEN.

WHEN DRIVING CAR AIR BAG LIGHT HAS FLASHED ON AND OFF ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS EACH TIME AS SOON AS STEERING WHEEL MOVE POSITION THE LIGHT GOES OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL YEAR BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED.

ON MARCH 1, 2017 AT 28981 MILES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, (NOT THE FIRST TIME). THE NEXT DAY, THE STABILITY CONTROL AND THE ABS LIGHTS BOTH ALSO CAME ON. IN BOTH OCCASIONS THE CAR WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A CITY STREET. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CHARGED ME $153 TO GET A DIAGNOSIS.THEY WANTED ANOTHER $850 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP THAT DID IT FOR $190. THESE WERE 2 SEPARATE PROBLEMS, ONE WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT (A CONNECTION UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT), AND THE OTHER WAS A SENSOR IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL (THE STABILITY/ABS LIGHT).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A CLAIM FOR THE CONTACT AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE AIR BAGS, BRAKE LIGHTS ON WHEN PEDAL NOT PRESSED AND NOT ON WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK PERIODICALLY. THESE MESSAGE APPEAR OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL REPLACED TWICE NOW. LAST TIME 14 MONTHS AGO SO NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES THE REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. WHEN OFF AND I HIT A BUMP IT TURNS BACK ON. I HAVE CHILDREN AND I AM SCARED OF AN EMERGENCY IT WILL NOT FUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THE WIRING CONNECTOR FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF A RELATED WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED PER THE 'SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM'. IN ADDITION, IF THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION RELATED TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE HAD A POTENTIAL FAILURE RELATED TO THE 'SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM'. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, BUT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY AND THE POTENTIAL OF A FAILURE.

"SERVICE AIRBAG" DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY BOTH WHEN CAR IS AT REST OR IN MOTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. I REMEMBER THERE BEING A RECALL BEFORE AND I TOOK MY CAR IN AND IT GOT FIXED HOWEVER IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME.

CODES: B0014, B0021 ABS WIRING HARNESS LIGHT ILLUMINATING "SERVICE AIR BAG"

RED WARNING :SERVICE AIRBAG". CHECKED VIN ON "TAKATA RECALL" WHICH SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED. CAME ON A WEEK AGO. GOES OFF WHEN I TURN OFF CAR. USUALLY COMES ON WITHIN 5 TO 15 MINUTES OF STARTING CAR. NO INDICATION AS TO WHICH AIRBAG.

THE SEAT BELT KEEPS DINGING LIKE THE SEATBELT IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE SEATBELT LATCH AND IT IS. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT GOES OFF SO THEY CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. EXCEPT ONCE WHICH IT CAME BACK TO IT BEING THE SOLENOID SENSOR. THEY FIXED IT. BUT, ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON. THE SEATBELT DINGS DOING THE WHOLE RIDE OR IF YOUR SITING STILL. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OFF AND ON. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 9/23/2017.

ENGINE POWER DROPS SUDDENLY ON HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC AFTER 45MINS OF DRIVING, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE ENGINE, SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGES COME ON ALSO ESC MESSAGE THEN ENGINE STALLS AND MOVES AT ABOUT 10MPH FROM DRIVING AT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30MPH TO 70MPH. RECURRING FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS CAN'T BE FIXED AFTER SEVERAL CHEVY DEALER WORKSHOP VISITS AND COSTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND A FRONT PASSENGER HAD BEEN SEATED IN THE SEATS, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WITH NO WARNING THE SIDE AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDES INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. IN ADDITION, ANOTHER AIR BAG IN THE CEILING DEPLOYED AS WELL. AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DIAGNOSE AND PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF HIGH HUMIDITY WAS A FACTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" MESSAGE KEEPS COMING ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE IS FAULTY. THE CAR IS ONLY 7YRS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURES FAULTY PART I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR!

SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT REMAINS LIT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY REGARDING A CONSTANT WARNING LIGHT INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG MODULE AND WIRING HARNESS. AT THAT TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THAT REQUIRED AIRBAGS.REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $1100. NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE THIS MALFUNCTION.

SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN A CAR SMASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ME ... I WAS DOING 30MPH WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. POLICE REPORT WAS MADE EVEN THO THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,400.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY MALIBU THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED INTO THE TAKATA RECALL. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR TWO WEEKS AGO AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AFTER FURTHER INVESTING, GM NEVER ISSUE AN ACTUAL RECALL FOR THE 2010 CHEVY MALIBU. INSTEAD THEY CREATED A "MALIBU SAFETY PROGRAM" THAT ONLY INCLUDES 2010 CHEVY MALIBU ENDING IN THE VIN NUMBERS OF: A4100001 A4166698 AF100056 AND AF271265. MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. THEREFORE I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS OUT OF MY CONTROL.

FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE , AIRBAG WARNING FAULT LIGHT ON. . THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MODULE AT MY OWN EXPENSE OF $800. I FEEL THAT MY FAMILY AND MY SAFETY IS AT RISK DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN THAT GM IS AWARE OF WITH ITS AIRBAG COMPONENTS. AIRBAGS SHOULD BE WORKING FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, AND IF THEY ARE FAILING THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THOSE FAULTY DESIGNED PARTS AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNERS.

AIR BAG NEED SERVICE

FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS MAC GHANA LOCATED IN GHANA AT 105 SPINTEX ROAD ACCRA GHANA TEL: +233 (0) 302813919, HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY FIX THE RECALL NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 14V252 RECALL DATE: MAY 14, 2014 (MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: N130036). ALSO RECEIVED LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE DEALER HAS NOT REPLACED IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

MY "SERVICE AIR BAGS" LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THEN REMAINING ON CONTINUALLY. I FOUND A LETTER WRITTEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER & RELATIONSHIP SERVICES AT CHEVY BACK IN 2010 THAT ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM AND STATED THAT "TO ENHANCE SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION, YOUR GM DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE WIRING HARNESS FOR BOTH FRONT SEAT SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE." I CONTACTED THE DEALER AT MESSER CHEVY IN LUBBOCK, TX, AND ALSO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CHEVY. I OPENED UP CASE #8-2314213550 ON 8/19/16, AND I WAS TOLD TO GET A DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT THE DEALER, WHICH I DID. I THEN FOUND OUT THE CASE HAD BEEN ARBITRARILY CLOSED THE SAME DAY IT WAS OPENED! NOW CHEVROLET STATES THAT THE CASE WAS REOPENED ON 9/7/16. I JUST WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED FREE OF CHARGE SINCE THE PREVIOUS OWNER SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS WHEN CHEVY WAS OFFERING THE "SOFT RECALL" REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. CHEVY CALLED IT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM AT THE TIME TO AVOID AN AIRBAG RECALL MEDIA HYPE. I ASSUME THIS ISN'T RELATED TO ANY TAKATA AIRBAG PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD! I AM GETTING THE RUNAROUND FROM BOTH CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER, AND I JUST THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. THE DEALER TURNED OFF THE WARNING LIGHT, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE TO DATE!

MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON. IT STARTED ONLY COMING ON WHEN A PASSENGER WOULD GET IN OR OUT OF THE CAR. NOW THE LIGHT IS ON AND SENDS ME A NOTIFICATION THAT STATES "SERVICE AIRBAG" ACROSS THE DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD JUST UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER. THE LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS I START MY CAR AND REMAINS ON. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED. WHY IS THE SERVICE AIRBAG NOTIFICATION COMING ON?

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS AND STAYS ON WHEN I START THE CAR. THE LIGHT NEVER DISAPPEARS.

1 YEAR AGO MY CAR FLASHED ESC SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND REDUCED MY SPEND TO 40MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE! CALLED GM STATED WHAT HAPPEN AND I KNEW THEY HAD A RECALL BUT OF COURSE MY CARS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BROUGHT THE CAR TO A LOCAL GM DEALER SHIP TO PUT ON MACHINE TO SEE IF ANY CODES WOULD SHOW UP NOTHING CAME UP!!! I WAS TOLD THE MESSAGE WOULD HAVE TO BE SHOWING TO SERVICE VEHICLE. WELL HERE WE ARE A YEAR LATER WITH THE CAR IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MY CAR REDUCES ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING STALLS AND MY ESC SERVICE TRACTION REDUCE ENGINE POWER CAME ON MESSAGE BOARD BUT DID NOT STAY AFTER I TURNED KEY OF COURSE BECAUSE IT SHUT THE CAR OFF AFTER 2-5 MINUTES. I HAVE VIDEO OF IT READING ESC TRACTION SERVICE BUT THAT DOES NOT HELP! CAR NOW NEEDS A NEW TIMING CHAIN AND HAS METAL IN THE OIL! MIND YOU OF I WOULDVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVICE THE ESC TRACTION CONTROL COULD THIS ALL HAVE BEEN AVOIDED? MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP MAYBE 6 MONTHS AGO AND WAS PUT ON THE MACHINE TO GET CODES MINOR CODES CAME UP AND NOT THE ESC TRACTION CONTROL REDUCE ENGINE POWER. CALLED GM TODAY AND WAS TOLD MY MILAGE PLAYED PART IN THIS BUT I DOUBT THAT ONLY BECAUSE AT 68000 IT FLASHED ESC AND SHUT OFF ON ME WITHOUT WARNING SO NOW THEY WILL CONTACT THE SHOP. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES IT IS A HAZARD TO BE ON THE ROAD! WE CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE CAR THIS CAR WAS BRAND NEW BUT HAS BEEN PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM ! HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER BEING FIXED 3 TIMES TRUNK DOES NOT OPEN DEFROSTER THATS A JOKE I COULD GO ON AND ON

CHECK AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DOES NOT ALWAYS COME ON BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME IT DOES COME ON. WE HAVE BEEN HITTING THE "INFORMATION" BUTTON AND TURNING IT OFF. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

TAKATA RECALL-MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUG. 2011. I AM TERRIFIED IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT THEY WON'T DEPLOY AND MYSELF OR A PASSENGER MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY SON AND I WERE COMING BACK HOME FROM DENVER AND MY CAR STARTED ACTING STRANGE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AND IT SURE DID WHILE WE WERE ALMOST OUT OF EISENHOWER TUNNEL ON THE WEST END, WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER! THANK GOD HE MADE IT AROUND US SAFELY AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I AM SURE I REPORTED THIS ALREADY SHORTLY AFTER IT HAPPENED AND NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS, WAS SHAKING LIKE A LEAF ALL THE WAY....MY SON TOO. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHIMMERING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE AT 55-60 MPH AND IT ISN'T JUST A LITTLE ITS SEVER AND DOESN'T STOP UNTIL I GET BACK UNDER THAT SPEED, I AM AFRAID OF LOOSING CONTROL. I DO WANT TO SAY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE CAR, I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I BELIEVED IT WOULD BE A GREAT VEHICLE TO OWN AND I WAS PROUD TO DRIVE IT....THE CHEVROLET EMBLEM MEANT SOMETHING TO ME. I DOUBT I WOULD EVER BUY ANOTHER ONE, I WOULD BE AFRAID TO! IT IS SO SAD THAT THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AND THE PRIDE IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THEM HAS TAKEN A BACK SEAT TO PROFIT.....THE RECALLS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE RIDICULOUS! CAN'T RECALL SPECIFC DATE AS TO TUNNEL INCIDENT, ITS BEEN A FEW YEARS BACK, THE OTHER TWO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2011

I HAVE REPEATEDLY FILED COMPLAINTS WITH GM THAT MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON / MY BREAKLIGHT LOCATED IN BACK WINDOW WORKS OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO. I AM NOTIFING YOU IN WRITING THAT GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I GUESS IF MY AIR BAG EXPOLODES WHILE IM DRIVING AND I KILL SOME FOLKS IN AN ACCIDENT I JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS BEING OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. WHERE I BROUGHT THE CAR THEY CAME IT WAS A SENOR AND THEY THOUGHT THEY FIXED IT BUT THE LIGHT IS BACK ON IT COMES ON WHEN I'M DRIVING

I BOUGHT MY MALIBU NEW IN 2010, SHORTLY ATTER THE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION LIGHRTS KEPT COMMING ON, I TOOK TO SHOP BUT THSY ACTED LIKE I WAS NUTS, LATER I GOT A RECALL AND TOOK TO SHOP, SAID WAS FIXED BU TWO DAYS LATER SAME SITUTATION, THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR 5 YEARS MOT ONLY THOSE BUT SEATBELT COME ON AND SERVICE AIRBAGS COMES ON CONSTANTLY, I WROTE TO CHEVY AND ALL THEY DID WAS SENE ME BACK TO CHEVY WHERE THEY CHARGED ME AND GUESS WHAT, THE PROBLEM IS OCCURING, I EMAILED CHEVY AGAIN MONTHS AGO AND HAVE STILL NO REPLY.

AIR BAG SERVICE SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF. IT SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM. BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS OFF AND ON FREQUENTLY.

AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE ON WILL NOT GO OFF.ALSO SAYS SERVICE AIRBAGS.

2010 CHEVY MALIBU LT2..APX 76,000 MILES..**SIDE AIR BAG PROBLEMS** I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT GOING ABOUT MAYBE 10 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A BIG LIKE "GUNSHOT" SOUND IT WAS SMOKEY AND LIKE A POWDER RESIDUE IN THE CAR CAUSING ME TO COUGH A LITTLE AND IT FELT AS I GOT IN A ACCIDENT OR HIT SOMETHING. MY SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO MY DRIVER SIDE OR ANYTHING .. I AM TRAUMATIZED AND JUST HAVE MINOR INJURIES SUCH AS BACK PAIN, FOR A MINUTE MY HEAD WAS SPINNING AND I HAD A HEADACHE..I WAS JUST SO CONFUSED AS TO WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED SO QUICK THANK GOD I WASN'T GOING FAST BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. TO MAKE EVEN MATTERS WORSE MY 5 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN BACK GLAD HE WAS SAFE. GM REALLY NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND ADDRESS IT CORRECTLY. NOW I'M OUT OF A CAR BASICALLY UNTIL I HEAR BACK FROM THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA *CN

SERVICE AIR BAG INFO COMES ON. NEVER KNOW WHEN. MAY BE CONNECTED TO SEAT MOVEMENT. PASSENGER SEAT, I THINK. HAS DID THIS OCCASIONALLY FO 2 YEARS. ALWAYS WENT OFF BEFORE. NOW STAYING ON. RECALL ON AIR BAG SERVICE CONNECTER IN 2011 COMPLETED. SEEMS TO HAVE COME ON ALSO WHILE BRAKING HARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND STAYS ON INTERMEDIATELY. MOVEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT EITHER BY SHAKING OR SLIDING WILL TURN ON/OFF THE AIR BAG LIGHT. SYMPTOM REOCCURS EVERY WEEKLY/BIWEEKLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM FOR THE 2010 MALIBU AND IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO AIR BAG CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT.

THE AIRBAG SENSOR GOES OFF DUE TO HEAT RISING. ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN CAR TEMPERATURE RISES. THIS PAST SUMMER I'VE HAD THE SENSOR GO OFF MORE THAN 3 TIMES A MONTH DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT, I'M CURRENTLY UNSURE IF IT'LL EVEN DEPLOY CORRECTLY IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT.I USUALLY HAVE TO REMOVE THE AIRBAG AND THEN CHECK FOR ANY DAMAGE TO IT AND THEN RE-INSERT IT. AIRBAG IS STILL THE ORIGINAL PART, NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED BEFORE. I KNOW A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE POSTED ON CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM.

1) GM IS COVERING UP A DEFECT IN RIMS ( NOT COMPLETELY WELDED, I HAVE THE RIM AS EVIDENCE) 2) CURRENTLY MY SERVICE ESC, TRACTION, AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ALL ON ( SO IS MY AIR BAG GONNA EXPLODE? IS MY CAR NOT STABLE ENOUGH TO BE DRIVEN?) 3) 2011 I PAID TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON. ( MAYBE HAD 3000 MILES) 4) MY BRAKE LIGHTS CURRENTLY STAY ON.( APROX 70,000 MILES) 5) I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES, HAVE NOT SPOKE TO ANYONE. 6) WHEN THE CAR BEHIND ME CAN NOT TELL IF I AM STOPPING BECAUSE MY LIGHTS STAY ON AND I AM KILLED ALONG WITH THE PERSON BEHIND ME... MAYBE SOMEONE WILL LISTEN.

C AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE REROUTE WIREHARNESS-REPLACE CAUSE RECALL 04OCT12 MILEAGE25097 SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF, VEHICLE NEVER IN ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, RECALL THEN NEVER CORRECTED 08AUG15 MILEAGE 51109

AFTER RECEIVING OUR 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU BACK FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AFTER THEM HAVING IT FOR 3 MONTHS TO CORRECT RECALL 13036 THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE COMES ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. IT WASN'T DOING THIS UNTIL RECALL 13036 WAS DONE AND THE CAR DELIVERED BACK TO US. I VISITED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE IS NO RECALL ABOUT THIS.CHEVROLET HAS STATED THERE IS NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH AIR BAG OR SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH MY MODEL. GM HAS SEVERAL TECH BULLETINS OUT ON THE 'SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING ISSUES, BUT NO RECALLS. BELOW ARE THE TECH BULLETINS ON AIR BAG SERVICE KNOWN PROBLEMS. AIR BAGS SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: SB-10-09-41-002C COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10037465 ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SERVICE BULLETIN CHEVROLET MALIBU 2010 SUMMARY: GM: THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH A COUPLE TROUBLE CODES PRESENT. MAY BE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL HARNESS PROBLEMS. *RM UPDATED ON 6/30/2011. AIR BAGS DATE REPORTED MARCH 01 2011 NHTSA REFERENCE #10038651 TSB REFERENCE #PB-11034 DESCRIPTION: GM: WEAR COULD LEAD TO CORROSION IN THE AIR BAG HARNESS WIRING. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT MAY COME ON. 2010 MALIBU, G10. *RM AIR BAGS DATE REPORTED OCTOBER 01 2010 NHTSA REFERENCE #10036264 TSB REFERENCE #PIE-0118 DESCRIPTION: CHEVROLET: ENGINEERING INFORMATION-SIR/AIRBAG INDICATOR/LIGHT ON, DTC B0012 OR B0013 SET. ENGINEERING ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF CONDITION. ENGINEERING HAS A NEED TO GATHER INFORMATION ON VEHICLES PRIOR TO REPAIR THAT MAY AIR BAGS:FRONTAL NHTSA REFERENCE #10033528 TSB REFERENCE #PB-10085 DESCRIPTION: CHEVROLET AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT/SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE-REROUTE WIRE HARNESS/REPLACE CONNECTORS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE WEAR WHICH COULD LEAD TO CORROSION AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW DATE REPORTED FEBRUARY 01 2011 NHTSA REFERENCE #10033528 TSB REFERENCE #PB-10085

SHORTLY AFTER GETTING THE RECALL REPAIR FOR THE ABS LIGHTING ISSUE IN LATE AUGUST THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES HARD. AFTER A WHILE IT WENT OFF AND STAYED OFF UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN A BACK SEAT PASSENGER CLOSED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HARD. IT STILL TO THIS DAY CONTINUES TO GO ON & OFF, SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT A BUMP, OR WHEN I 1ST START THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD OUR CAR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL FOR THE RECENT AIRBAG ISSUE AND THAT FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE WOULD REQUIRE THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. AND.. SINCE THE WARRANTY ON THE AIRBAG WAS ONLY 3YRS/36,000 MILES THE CHARGE TO ME WOULD BE 1HRS TIME ABOUT $125.00. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND WILL ALSO BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GM. *TR

WENT INTO SHOP FOR RECALL OF THE RECALL ID # 103647 - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ON 2010 CHEVY MALIBU. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM SHOP. I NOW GET SERVICE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ALL THE TIME ON MY DASH. *TR

I WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR AND HIT MY DAUGHTER IN THE FACE. THE AIRBAG HAD FIBERS AND SUCH ON IT THAT WAS IMBEDDED IN MY DAUGHTERS EYE. SHE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY TO GET IT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AND ONLY THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN HIP, NECK AND FOOT AND BACK INJURIES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST, BACK AND SHOULDER INJURIES AND BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. BOTH VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROADWAY, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,550. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,679.

I WAS HIT DIRECTLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE AREA OF THE DRIVER T-BONED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED WITH A CONCUSSION AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER WAS INJURED AS WELL. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE IMPACT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 09/02/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE SECOND VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED KNEE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHTS SHOWING ON AND OFF CHANGE STATUS WHILE A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

STOPPED BEHIND TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME DID NOT. NOT SURE HOW FAST THEY WERE GOING, BUT FAST ENOUGH TO HIT THE REAR OF MY CAR 2 TIMES AND PUSH ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE PROBLEM IS-- MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH BACK AND NECK SINCE THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME IN PLACE. THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, BUT THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT HELD, BUT NO AIR BAGS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL AND SERVICE PERFORMED. CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE INTERMITTENT SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE. I RETURNED FOR SERVICE AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED WITH MILEAGE READING OF 33,000. PAID $93 TO HAVE DIELECTRIC GREASE ADDED TO IN LINE CONNECTOR. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT NOW ON STEADY ALMOST NEVER GOES OUT. MILEAGE NOW NEAR 37000. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD POTENTIALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THE AIR BAG SERVICE MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WENT BACK OFF BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER. NEVERTHELESS I TOOK IT IN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUGGESTED I KEEP DRIVING IT TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON SO THAT THEY COULD GET A CODE TO DIAGNOSE. I ASKED ABOUT THE PREVIOUS RECALL TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HISTORICAL PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND THAT THERE ARE STILL ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAGS ON THIS MODEL. SINCE THEN THE AIR BAG SERVICE MESSAGE CONTINUES TO COME ON AND THEN AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME,RANGING FROM A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO A COUPLE OF HOURS, GOES BACK OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL ON AIR BAG CONNECTORS WHICH WE HAD COMPLETED ON 5/25/2011. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WITH NO WARNING AND I DON'T WANT TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOT HAVE THE AIR BAGS WORK. *TR

I WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ON A 4 LANE ROAD THAT HAS A TURN LANE IN THE MIDDLE. MY 2 RIGHT LANES WERE STOPPED SO I PROCEEDED INTO THE TURN LANE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE MY LEFT TURN A CAR CAME ACROSS THE STOPPED LANES AND PROCEEDED TO PULL I FRONT OF ME TAKING OFF THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HIT MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN MY CHEST. I AM SURE THAT MY TRAUMA WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVERE IF THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. *TR

1. THE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING SERVICE TRACTION AND/OR ESC. IT STAYS ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND MAY STAY OFF FOR SOME MILES OR SOME DAYS. THEN IT COMES ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING OR STANDING AT A RED LIGHT. NOW IT COMES ON EVERY DAY. I TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT NEVER STAYS ON, THEREFORE THE SERVICE DEALER DOESN'T FIND AN ISSUE. I HAVE PAID FOR PARTS TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. 2. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF SIMILAR TO THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE AIRBAG FIXED UNDER RECALL PREVIOUSLY AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. WHEN I START THE ENGINE I CAN HEAR A WHISTLING SOUND AS I ASSUME THE AIRBAG DISENGAGES. *TR

INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OUT. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE AT 30K MILES AT BEGINNING OF YEAR AND WITHIN THE SAME YEAR TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR UPON START UP THE VEHICLE BEGIN MAKING A LOUD EXHAUST NOISE (SEVERAL OCCASSIONS). I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSSHIP ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASSIONS AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT AND GAVE THE EXCUSE THE THE OLDER THE VEHICLE GETS THE MORE APT IT IS TO MAKE NOISES AND SUCH. I'M A VERY EDUCATED YOUNG LADY AND I KNEW THAT STATEMENT TO BE JUST AS FALSE AS TWO LEFT SHOES ON A LEFT AND RIGHT FOOT AND THUS EXPRESSED THAT FACT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SHOULD BE EDUCATED IN THE CAR THAT THEY ARE SELLING WHEN IT COMES TO BODY PARTS AND LIKELY PROBLEMS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, AFTER HITTING THE 70K MILEAGE MARK THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGIN TO COME ON AND OFF AND STILL DOES; FURTHERMORE VEHICLE UPON START UP OF THE ENGINE WOULD LAG AS IF SOMETHING WAS NOT CATCHING AND PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING UP PROPERLY, THUS I WOULD HAVE TO HOLD THE KEY TURNED LONGER THAN USUAL. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE AT ALL. AT 70K MILES THIS VEHCILE SHOULD STILL BE RUNNING FLAWLESSLY AS IT IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND TUNED-UP. PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WAS AN EPIC FAIL. I AM SHOCKED THAT CERTAIN MODELS AND YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN PERMANENTLY RECALLED AND REPLACED BY A VEHCILE OF OWNERS CHOICE FROM CHEVROLET (NEEDLESS TO SAY I PROBABLY WOULD NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY CAR) FOR THE HEADEACHE WE HAVE HAD TO ENDURE. I HAVE AN INFANT AND A TODDLER AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF VEHICLE OPERATION ON ANY GIVEN DAY AT ANY GIVEN TIME ON A PRACTICALLY NEW VEHCILE NEEDS TO BE THE LEAST OF MY CONCERNS! *TR

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS CORRODED. THIS IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE I HAVE TO MANY MILES ON THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I DON:T FEEL MILES SHOULD COUNT WHEN ITS A SAFETY FEATURE. IF MY CAR WAS 10 OR 15 YRS OLD I MIGHT AGREE BUT ITS ONLY 3 YRS OLD. HOW DOES A CONNECTOR CORRODE THAT FAST? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER REROUTED THE WIRING HARNESS, AND REPLACED THE AIR BAG CONNECTOR TWICE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE AIR BAG SERVICE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,256 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,200. UPDATED 11/30/1CN

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON . TOOK CAR TO DEALER FROM WHICH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. DEALER SAID THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG CONNECTOR ON THE WIRE HARNESS HAD BACKED OUT. THEY RECONNECTED THE TERMINAL AND IT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. NOW 08/10/2013 SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BACK ON. NOW THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER THERE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY CHANCES ARE THAT THEY WILL CHARGE ME TO REPAIR THE SAME PROBLEM. SO I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A 2010 MALIBU THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHEVY SHOULD RECALL BUT WONT. ITS SAD THAT THE CAR ONLY HAS 18,000 MILES AT THIS TIME AND I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK FOR THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AND PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THESE AIR BAGS ARE INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES FOR SAFETY. YOU WOULD THINK THAT ANY ISSUE WITH SAFETY THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMERS WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED HIM TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THE CONSUMERS WIFE SUSTAINED A VERY SERIOUS CLOSED HEAD INJURY WHEN HER HEAD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD, DESPITE THE FACT SHE WAS A WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONTAL AIR BAGS THAT DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AND DESPITE THE FACT, HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO ONE CAR LENGTH BEHIND THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT OF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE STRUCK THE REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE MOVING IT AFTER IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS.

AIRBAG NOT OPERATING LIGHT, ON RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. INTERNET SEEMS TO SHOW THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU AND A POSSIBLE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND ACTIVATED THE AIR BAG WARNING BEEPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG HARNESS AND THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,863. *TR ..UPDATED 07-05-13 *BF UPDATED 07/12/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN DECEMBER OF 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO OF THE PASSENGER'S WERE INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND BRUISES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST. IN ADDITION, SHE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE FROM THE WINDOW EXPLODING ON IMPACT AND FROM THE CURTAIN AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ONE WAY STREET, ANOTHER MOTORIST DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH DOWN THE WRONG WAY, CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED PAINS IN LEGS AND LOWER BACK AND HEADACHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED TOO FAR BACK CAUSING A MECHANISM TO DETACH DISABLING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT WAS A SATISFACTORY DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 01/09/13*LJ UPDATED 1/11/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF TH ROAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, ARM AND LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON DAILY SINCE THEN AND THE DEALER TOLD MY WIFE THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOTHING THAN THE AIR BAGS NOT WORKING NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT,BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED SEVERAL DEALERS OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL, THE VEHICLE CRASH INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THE ABOVE DATE IS APPROXIMATE. I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM CHEVY ABOUT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE CONNECTOR TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER GONE AWAY. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES AND GOES WHENEVER. I CAN BE DRIVING OR STANDING STILL, OR JUST STARTING THE ENGINE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET. THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 19,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

PURCHASED CAR ON JUNE 28, 2012 AND A WEEK LATER THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE STARTED SHOWING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT OTHER MODELS HAVE THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE CHARGING $500 TO REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS ON A TWO YEAR OLD CAR. SINCE THIS ERROR CAN CAUSE THE BAG TO ACCIDENTALLY INFLATE, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

"SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. APPARENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN APRIL THAT AFFLICTED THE DRIVER SIDE BUT THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS THE ONE THROWING THE CODE. I'VE HAD THEM BOTH REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT WERE RECALLS ON THIS PART IN OTHER CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. ..UPDATED 03/21/12 *BF UPDATED 06/06/12*JS

THIS CAR HAS HAD THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS,AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE PREVIOUS TIME, THE LIGHT CAME ON AT 35000 MILES. THE DEALER COULD NOT GET IT TO REPEAT. CAR NOW HAS 50000 MILES AND THE LIGHT IS COMING ON AGAIN. NO ONE CAN TELL US ,IF WE ARE PROTECTED,BY THE AIR BAG IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THERE SEEMS TO BE PLENTY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/19/11 *BF

SERVICE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OUT. *TR

ALL MODELS, BELT BAG IN THE HISTORY OF THE AIRBAGS GAS DESIGN, THE FIRST SET OF GASES USED ON THE PUBLIC WERE ALL THE WORST IN 50 DESIGN COULD FIND, AND THAT'S HOW UTAH SUPPORTED HAZ WHOOPER. THESE WERE MOSTLY OXYGEN DEPROVANT GASES, THIS SET OF GASES HAD BEEN FOUND TO BE FLAMMABLE. PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS "MUST STAY CONTAINED DURING USE" AND "MUST STAY CONTAINED UNTIL DISPOSED OF PROPERLY". THEY LOST THIS CASE UNDER FEDERAL RULING THAT SUPPORTED ONCE DELIVERED THE GAS BECOMES THAT BUSINESS' PROPRIETARY. THESE HAVE A UNIQUE GAS MIXTURE TO MORTON INTERNATIONAL AND AUTOLIV. WHEN THE EMPLOYEES LOST THEIR HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE CASE TO REMOVE THE AVAILABILITY OF HAZ WHOOPING GAS FROM 49 OTHER PRODUCTION STATES, THEY WENT TO A NEW SET OF GASES. THOSE THAT WERE ALLOWED TO RELEASE DURING USE SUCH AS: WELD GAS (ARGON) "DESIGNATED RELEASE ON PUBLIC WHILE IN USE" HELIUM (SAFE ENOUGH FOR USE IN A CHILD'S TOY) THESE WERE ALSO EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. WHAT HAZ NEVER BEEN PROVIDED BY THIS COUNTRY IS THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WHAT THESE "MIX" GASES WILL DO THAT MAKE THEM PROPRIETARY TO AUTOLIV & MORTON INTERNATIONAL. CHEMICAL REACTION NEEDS TO BE DETERMINED ON THE "MIX" GAS CONCERNING SPONTANEITY OF THE GAS IN UNPRECIDTABLE DEPLOYMENT. TV JUST ADVERTISED THIS BELT BAG. IT TAKES MUCH LESS GAS ON AN INFANT NO MATTER WHERE YOU PUT THEM IN THE VEHICLE. THE MORE "MIX" CYLINDERS YOU ALLOW IN THE VEHICLE THE WORSE THIS SITUATION IS GETTING. FLAMMABILITY IS THE LEAST OF OUR WORRIES AS THE PLANT DECLARED IT A "KNOCK OUT" GAS, FEELS LIKE A NERVE GAS, ETC. SOME WERE FIRED IN 1995 DESCRIBING IT AS SARIN GAS, QUALIFYING IT AS A BIO-EXPLOSIVE BUILT EXTERNAL TO DEFENSE (WHERE THE FIRST ARTICLE TESTING IS THAT PREVENTS PURCHASE OF THIS COMPONENT IN THE MILITARY). THESE CYLINDERS ALSO HAVE A KNOWN LEAK RATE OF 100%. (THE ORIGINAL FAILING OF THE GAS BESIDES THE BIO CHEMICAL REACTION) TOO MUCH PRESSURE LEAKS IN EXTREME HOT WHETHER CLIMATES, TOO LITTLE LEAKS IN COLD. *TR

I WANT TO FILE A COMPLIANT AND MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THE 2010 CHEVY MALIBU'S HAVE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ISSUE. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN A HIT A DEER HEAD-ON AT 50 MPH'S BECAUSE THE AIRBAG WIRE WAS SEVERED BY THE CRACKED PLASTIC AIR INTAKE COVER ON THE ENGINE DURING THE ACCIDENT. I FORTUNATELY WAS FINE DUE TO HAVING MY SEATBELT ON, BUT I WAS CURIOUS WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK DEPLOY AT THE SPEED I WAS GOING WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. UPON INSPECTION, MY REPAIR SHOP DISCOVERED THE WIRE WAS SEVERED BY THE PLASTIC AIR INTAKE COVER AND ALSO FOUND OUT THIS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 4 CYLINDER 2010 CHEVY MALIBU'S. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHEVY ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2010 MALIBU'S. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT WAS LOANED A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED OVER YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE REPORTED INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE FOR SERIOUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT LOANED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF FORCE INVOLVED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN EYE INJURY DUE TO THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE LEFT WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE DEALER TO MAINTAIN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE OTHER DRIVER CROSSED OVER THE LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD, ARM AND FINGERS. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER FACE, A BROKEN FINGER, AND THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, ARM, AND HEAD. THE MICHIGAN POLICE REPORT NUMBER 9217521 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,000.

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE RENTAL COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE RENTAL FACILITY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR ROAD HAZARD THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 14,745. UPDATED 10/28/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/28/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 806. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF UPDATED 10/07/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT. WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER, THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE AIR BAG ON LIGHT SHOULD HAVE ILLUMINATED ONCE THE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 105-115 POUNDS BEFORE THE AIR BAG WOULD ACTIVATE, ACCORDING TO SAFETY STANDARDS, AND THE PASSENGER WAS ONLY 100 POUNDS. THE DEALER ADVISED HE WOULD HAVE AN ENGINEER INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE FURTHER. THE ENGINEER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,400. UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/25/10

2010 MALIBU; I'VE HAD IT JUST OVER 3 MONTHS; AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY LIT UP; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP; I'VE WAITED OVER A WEEK; THEY ORDERED 5 MODULES TO REPLACE SAFETY AIR BAG SYSTEM; TO REPLACE THEY HAD TO REMOVE BOTH FRONT SEATS; CUT THE TRACKS OF THE SEATS OUT; ORDER NEW TRACKS AND HAS TO WELD THEM BACK IN THE CAR; HOW SAFE IS THIS CAR GOING TO BE AT THIS POINT? I ONLY WISH FOR A DIFFERENT CAR AT THIS POINT AS I HAVE 2 YEAR OLD THAT I TRANSPORT IN THIS CAR AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE EVEN WITH THEM REPLACING ALL THE MODULES. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON MY 2010 CHEVY MALIBU I BOUGHT 2 MONTHS AGO. A BRAND NEW CAR WITH 6 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE LAST WEEK TUESDAY AND THE CAR IS STILL THERE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR AND THAT THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE PART. *TR