2012 Chevrolet Malibu Cruise Control Problems

The Instrument Cluster failed while driving. No gauges on dash work and the gear shift indicator light does not work. I have read online other owners with the same complaint. This should be on recall.

ESC reduced power reads across my monitor's screen. It could be numerous of these that cause this. I've done what I can afford, but no luck. I've done research & it's very common for this to happen among these. Please help me out with at least pinpointing the problem, thanks!

THE ESC SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.

WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAR MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED ENGINE SPEED REDUCED THEN IT DISPLAYED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE FIRST MESSAGE ENGINE DISABLED . CAR WHILE NOT START.

THE CAR STRUGGLES TO PICK UP SPEED. THE RPMS GO UP TO BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AND IT DOESNT SHIFT WHEN IT SHOULD. IT STRUGGLES ACCELERATING TO GO UP HILLS. THE SAME RPM ISSUE HAPPENS NO MATTER IF CAR WAS JUST STARTED OR HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR LONG TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WONT SHUT OFF. MECHANIC HOOKED IT UP TO DIAGNOSE IT, RESULT SHOWED IT WAS SOLENOID. REPLACED SOLENOIDS AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LIGHT CAME BACK ON. HOOKED IT UP TO DIAGNOSE, STILL REPORTED SOLENOID.

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS BEING USED AND WHEN YOU GO TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN BUT REVS THE MOTOR UP AND WILL NOT LET YOU SLOW DOWN. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. IF YOU TAP THE BRAKES BUT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OR HIT THE CRUISE OFF BUTTON IT WILL FINALLY STOP. THIS COULD BE PUTTING US IN A REALLY BAD SITUATION IF YOU CANT GET IT STOPPED. ALSO THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROADS. I CALLED MY CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL 13036 WAS ALREADY DONE IN AUG 2014 IF THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS RECALL. IF SO IT DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CONTROL ILLUMINATES AND THEN IT ALSO READ ENGINE POWER CONTROL. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE DRIVE. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE HIGHWAY AND NO ISSUES. I HAD TO THEN DRIVE 30-40 MILES PER HOUR ON THE ROAD, EVEN WHEN I DROVE INTO TOWN THERE WERE CARS PASSING ME. UPHILL THE CAR WENT AS LOW AS 23 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE AT A STOP SIGN OR INTERSECTION THE CAR WOULD SHAKE BUT IT STAYED ON. AS I PUSHED ON THE GAS TO SPEED UP THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. AN AMBULANCE WAS HEADING TOWARDS ME SO I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER AND THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE ONCOMING AMBULANCE. I HAD TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL TO BE ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALSO NOT COMING ON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTING HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS REPAIRED ON 04/28/2015. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL #13036 BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH AND WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL HOWEVER WHEN I LOOK UP THE RECALL NUMBERS ON MY VEHICLE THIS RECALL NUMBER DOES NOT SHOW UP AS STILL NEEDING TO BE DONE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND I AM NOW HAVING THE SERIOUS PROBLEM OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AGAIN PLUS THE EVEN MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING WHEN I AM IN CRUISE CONTROL. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PROCEED WITH HAVING THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE RECALL PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY OR THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF MY RECEIPT OF THE REPAIR THAT WAS DONE ON 04/28/15.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD REQUIRE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT LAST WEEK, GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, MY ENGINE CUT OFF. I HAD TO STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD, AND STARTED IT BACK UP. DROVE ANOTHER HALF MILE OR SO, AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME, THE CAR WOULD START THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. CAR WOULD NOT STAY CRANKED FOR MORE THAN 1 SECOND OR SO. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING, CAR FIXED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE VERY NEXT , DAY, ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP, HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS NOW, STILL CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, EVERY TIME I HAVE REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CANNOT FIX MY ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER, I HAVE INVOLVED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE, AND WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM A GM CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE.

POWER ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, REDUCED POWER TO ENGINE, AND TIRE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. CAR WAS HESITATING AND CUTTING OFF AND ONCE PLACED IN DRIVE CAR TOOK OFF BY ITSELF WITH RPMS AT 3 AND SAME WITH REVERSE, I TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE AND CAR TOOK OFF IN REVERSE WITH RPMS A BIT OVER 2. AIR CONDITIONING WILL NOT WORK STEADILY AND ITS BEEN TO A FEW SHOPS AND BRAKES WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE.

I WAS DRIVING 45 THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR CHIMED 4-5 TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND THEN I WENT FROM 45 TO ABOUT 15 QUICK AND IT NOW SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THERE WASN'T THAT MUCH TRAFFIC SO I KEPT DRIVING TO GET HOME BUT A COUPLE MINUTES LATER IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY SO I 3 TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER TRIED TO START AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT STARTED UP AND WAS FINE EXCEPT IT JUMPS AND THEN ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO SHUT OFF.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. IT FRIGHTENED ME, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE HARDER IT STILL DID NOT RELEASE I HAD TO PRESS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON ON THE CONSOLE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME NOW. IT IS AN INCONVENIENCE AND SCARY. *TR

I HAVE TO PRESS GAS PEDAL DOWN MORE THEN NEEDED AS IT FEELS CAR LACKS POWER. TO GO UP A HILL IT LAGS I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PRESS ON PETAL HARDER TO GO. *TR

ON 12/26/13 MYSELF AND TWO OTHER LADIES WERE HEADING HOME EARLY MORNING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HWY. WITHOUT WARNING, LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING BECAUSE WE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE HWY. AFTER IT SAT FOR AWHILE IT CRANKED BACK UP AND WE MANAGED TO GET IT HOME. I DROVE IT TO WORK 12/27/13 BUT IT DID THE SAME THING TWICE (ONCE BEFORE 8 A.M. WHEN I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET SOMETHING TO DRINK AND AGAIN AT 12:00 P.M. ON MY LUNCH BREAK) DURING MY LUNCH BREAK I WAS AT THE GAS STATION PUMPING GAS, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TO PAY FOR MY GAS. WHEN I RETURNED MY CAR WOULDN'T CRANK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CONNECTED ME TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE MAN OFFERED TO COME TOW MY VEHICLE, BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES IT, OF COURSE, CRANKED. NONETHELESS I GAVE THEM THE ADDRESS OF MY EMPLOYMENT AND TOLD THEM TO COME PICK IT UP SO THEY COULD FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THAT SAME DAY THE SERVICE MAN REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND I COULD PICK UP MY CAR. I PICKED UP MY CAR ON 12/30/13. ON MY WAY HOME ON THIS SAME DAY (12/30/13) MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT THE RED LIGHT WITH TRAFFIC BACKED UP BEHIND ME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THEM AND THEY KEPT IT ALMOST 2 WEEKS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, HOPING THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THEM ON 3/24/14 BECAUSE MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN ON 3/23/14, NO ONE HAS RETURNED MY CALL. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, RIB CAGE AND THE LOWER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 73 MPH INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

WHILE LIFTING OFF FROM FULL ACCELERATION, THE THROTTLE PEDAL HAD BEEN FULLY DEPRESSED, THE RIGHT SIDE TOE AREA OF MY RIGHT SHOE ( A TENNIS SHOE) BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE THROTTLE PEDAL AND THE SHARPLY CURVED RIGHT SIDE PANEL OF THE FOOT BOX, THE RESULT WAS THIS WAS STOPPING THE CAR FROM DECELERATING AS I WANTED IT TO DO. IN ORDER TO RELEASE MY FOOT I HAD TO FULLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN ROTATE MY RIGHT FOR COUNTER CLOCKWISE SO THAT WHEN I RELEASED THE PEDAL THE TOE AREA OF MY SHOE WOULD NOT BECOME TRAPPED AGAIN. I LOOKED AT THE FOOT BOX AREA AND THE SIDE PLASTIC PANEL HAS AN VERY ABRUPT CURVE SHAPE THAT ACTS AS A TRAP IF YOU HAPPEN TO ROTATE YOUR FOOT TO THE RIGHT UNDER FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION. THIS WAS A CHEVROLET MALIBU 2012 RENTAL CAR FROM AVIS. *TR