2012 Chevrolet Malibu Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A NISSAN TITAN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-3918629379. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR ON I-17 SB IN PHOENIX. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HIT BRAKES SUDDENLY. WHEN I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES,IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE MY BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, DIDN'T SEEM TO BE STOPPING CAR. FELT LIKE THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES.

BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION, DIFFICULTY MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF "PARK", ECS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS GOING ON-AND-OFF. THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME ISSUES OCCURRING IN THE 2014 RECALL (WE HAD TO ABOUT 3 MONTHS TO GET INTO THE DEALER BACK THEN). BOTTOM LINE IS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN RE-FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF MONEY AS THE RECALL IS NO LONGER VALID BECAUSE "THEY FIXED IT" ON NOVEMBER 28, 2014. WHEN WE CALLED GM (MAY 19, 2016), THE OPERATOR SAID SHE SHARED OUR FRUSTRATION BUT COULD ONLY SPEAK TO THE DEALER ABOUT IT. (AMAZINGLY, THE DEALER DID NOT RESPOND TO HER). IN READING FORUMS AND SPEAKING WITH THE GM OPERATOR, APPEARS THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE ISSUE. SO THE RECALL DID NOTING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. IN THE MEANTIME, WE AWAIT A DECISION/CALL FROM THE DEALER/GM. THE GM OPERATOR DID OFFER A VOUCHER FOR SERVICE ANALYSIS FOR USE AT A DEALERSHIP - BUT NOT FOR A FIX. WE ARE LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL WAS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO THE OLD BRAKE MODULE STILL BEING INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/22/16.*JB

DO NOT REMEMBER WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR CAMPAIGN 14V252000 MAYBE APPROX. A YEAR AGO. THE PROBLEMS THE CAR WAS HAVING BEFORE I HAD THE RECALL DONE HAVE STARTED AGAIN. UP UNTIL NOW HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS. MY DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT. *TR

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE SYSTEM/ BRAKE APPLY SENSOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAITED FOR THE DETAILS TO RESTORE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, UNABLE TO WAIT ANY LONGER, HE WAS FORCED TO SELL THE VEHICLE. *JB

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS DUE TO RECALL FOR VEHICLE. *TA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS BEFORE AN APPOINTMENT COULD BE SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKES, A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52.

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED HIM TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE CONSUMER SENT IN A RECALL NOTICE ALONG WITH HIS COMPLAINT. *JB

I GOT A RECALL ON MY CAR AND WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER, BEST CHEVROLET, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL. THEN I RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE ALONG WITH A REIMBURSEMENT FORM. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I DON'T FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE DRIVING AROUND IN A CAR THAT MAY BE A ACCIDENT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 9AM ON AUG 18, 2014, THE BRAKE SYSTEM STARTED TO FAIL. DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT MAKE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. ISSUE CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT FEW MILES WHERE IT TOOK AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO GET THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE. PEDAL GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO GET ANY BRAKING ACTION. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, ETC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS ABNORMALLY LONG FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,700.

I WAS REACHING OUT TO YOU BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL LETTER THAT I RECEIVED ON MY CAR. RECALL 13036. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. IT SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CONT. TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT IS NOT AT THE QUALITY THAT I BELIEVE I WAS PURCHASING IT AT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE OF TWO THINGS DONE. YOU GUYS TAKE OVER THE PAYMENTS UNTIL THIS CAR CAN BE REPAIRED OR I BE UPGRADED TO A 2013 AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO ME. THE LAW REQUIRES A MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE DEFECT, REPLACE THE VEHICLE, OR REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE CAR MINUS THE DEPRECIATION . I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND GM DOES NOT EVEN KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THE PARTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL IT'S UNFAIR TO ME AS A CONSUMER. CAN YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP. THANKS *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MAC HAIK CHEVROLET IN 2012 WITH 30MILES ON IT. IT DROVE GREAT FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. THEN WHEN I WOULD REVERSE THE CAR TO LEAVE I WOULD HERE A NOISE ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. SO I TOOK OFF THINKING IT WAS THE RAIN THAT CAUSED THE NOISE ON THE BRAKES. THEN SOMETIMES I WOULD HEAR IT WHEN I START SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. SO I LEFT EVERY MORNING I WOULD HEAR THE SAME NOISE FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY CHECK THE BRAKES FOR FREE. THEY LOOKED AT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD A GROOVE ON THE ROTOR CAUSED BY SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IT COULD BE A BAD BRAKE PAD. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I DID. ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS IT'S NOT THAT BAD AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I HAD THE GARAGE CHECK THE REST OF THE BRAKES THEY HAD NO GROOVES AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN. IT'S 07/16/2014 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED THEM TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY SAID NO. PLEASE HELP ME OR LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND THE SERVICE TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIMES SOUNDED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO RE-CALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ONCE THE ESC SENSOR LIGHT TURNED OFF THE BRAKES OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WAS DRIVING ON LAKE SHORE DRIVING WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN ONLY TO HAVE TO PUSH THE BAKES DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE. THIS HAS HAPPEN A LOT AND I HAVE NOT HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR YET. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATED OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO MAKE A HARD STOP. AFTER THESE STOPS MY BRAKES BECOME VERY SOFT AND LOW. I COULD NOT DRIVE ON FREEWAYS OR HIGHWAYS BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE TOO WEAK AND TOO LOW TO STOP THE CAR AT THOSE SPEEDS.. AFTER THE FIRST OCCASION IN MARCH, THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE FOR A WEEK BEFORE THEY RESET TO NORMAL USE. AFTER THE SECOND OCCASION (HAPPENED FIRST WEEK IN APRIL 2014) THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE AND DID NOT RESET TO NORMAL UNTIL MAY 5TH 2014. THE FACT THAT MY BAKES ARE DEFECTED PUTS ME AND MY PASSENGER, AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK, AND NOT KNOWING WHEN AND WHERE THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS KNOWING I MAY BE IN HARMS WAY AT ANY TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND UPON APPROACHING A RED SIGNAL AT AN INTERSECTION I FELT A VIBRATION UNDER MY FOOT AS I CAME TO STOP. I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS OR SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND DISREGARDED IT. LATER THAT DAY, I FELT THE SAME VIBRATION AS I HAD STOPPED AND HEARD A NOTICEABLE GRINDING NOISE. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, NOR COULD THEY FIND A ROOT CAUSE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 8 MONTHS, THE VIBRATIONS HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES FOR THE ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WORSE THAN EVER. ONE DEALER, WHICH I HAVE RETURNED TO ON MULTIPLE INSTANCES FOR THIS PROBLEM, WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, SMELL A NOTICEABLE AROMA OF BURNING BRAKES, IDENTIFY I HAD A SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE, THUS NOT CORRECTING ANY FAULTS. IT HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MILEAGE OF THE FIRST FAILURE WAS ABOUT 6000 MILES AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 16,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH NO RESOLUTION. SEVERAL ONLINE SEARCHES YIELD THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2008-2012 CHEVY MALIBU AS WELL AS THE 2008-2010 SATURN AURA WHICH SHARE THE SAME PLATFORM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT WHICH TIME AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EFFORT HAD TO BE APPLIED AND A LOUD CRACKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. SEVERAL REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,100. UPDATED 2/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE WAS REPLICATED AROUND 10/3/12 BY SERVICE MANAGER AND THEIR MECHANICCOULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. THE GENERAL MANAGER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AS OF 1/17/2013 THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 02/20/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOOT LEVER FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FOOT LEVER WAS DEPRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER. THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,255.