2012 Chevrolet Malibu Lights Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and driving over a pothole or an object on the roadway, the front driver’s side headlight became inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed; however, the contact was informed that there was a failure with the electrical wiring inside the front driver’s side headlight. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic and was diagnosed and determined that the wiring harness inside the front driver’s side headlight needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Passenger low beam keeps going out within a couple days charged wire harness and bulbs keeps happening.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the low-beam headlights failed to properly illuminate the roadway. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where both headlights were replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact stated that the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic on two other occasions, where both headlights were replaced. After the repair, the contact stated that she became aware that the passenger’s side headlight again failed to properly illuminate. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.

Right (passenger side) lo beam headlight continues to go out. You must remove the bumper to change headlamps, so, time consuming and expensive labor. I have changed this bulb 4 times just for it to go out within a couple hours. There is an entire forum of this same complaint. When you make a large purchase such as a vehicle, you should be assured that you can use your vehicle as intended without the stress and worry of malfunctions that can lead to costly tickets.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, his headlights would intermittently fail to operate as needed without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to several independent mechanics and has had multiple headlight bulb replacements; however, the failure still persisted after each repair. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Headlights (low beam)keep going out. Bulbs have been changed repeatedly but immediately go out. Sometimes it will go on when I drive over a bump but will be out next time I start my car. Researching message boards this is a known issue with this model.

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO A CHEVROLET CENTER NEAR ME TO HAVE A 'MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY FIX' DONE TO MY VEHICLE ON 04/17/2021, AS THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED FOR FREE. WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH, I TRIED TO BACK MY CAR OUT OF WHERE I WAS PARKED AND MOVE MY WHEEL, BUT COULD NOT MOVE THE WHEEL. WHEN THE PART WAS REPLACED, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE STILL SENSORS ON MY DASH INDICATING THAT I NEEDED THE ESC AND STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL SERVICED FOR MY CAR. ACCORDING TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THIS HAD 'NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SPECIAL POLICY FIX' AND NOT SOMETHING THEY WOULD BE FIXING FOR ME. AFTER CHECKING THE NHTSA.GOV FOR ANY RECALLS ON MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU, I FOUND ONE FROM MAY 2014 THAT DESCRIBED EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE: LOSS OF VEHICLE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL AND RANDOM ILLUMINATION OF BRAKE LIGHTS. I CONTACTED CHEVY ONCE AGAIN ABOUT THIS RECALL, TO WHICH THEY SAID THERE 'WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE, AND IF THERE WAS IT WAS ALREADY FIXED'. NOT ONLY WAS THIS COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL AND LACKING CONCERN OF SAFETY FOR MY CHILD AND I, I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN TO FOR THIS TO BE REMEDIED. ATTACHED IS THE TICKET FOR THE INITIAL FIX I HAD DONE.

I HAVE CHANGED MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES AND PIGTAIL ONCE AND IT STILL KEEPS GOING OUT CALLED CHEVY THEY KNOW ITS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS I PAY NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT EVEN AFTER I CHANGE THEM. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES, EVERYTIME IT WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THIS LAST TIME IT WENT OUT WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER CHANGING IT. IT DOESN'T HELP THAT I HAVE TO DO TAKE THE ENTIRE BUMPER OFF TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT; NOT MAKING IT THE EASIEST TASK.

I'VE BEEN SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEADLIGHT FAILURE.LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE ...PLUS YOU HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE FRONT TRIM PANEL TO ACCESS THE BULB. VERY BAD DESIGN.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING OR THEY WILL NOT COME ON WHILE STOPPING THEN THE SERVICE ESC COMES ON ALONG WITH SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES NOT ALWAYS AN ISSUE THERE WAS A RECALL PERFORMED ON VEHICLE IN THE PAST FOR SAME ISSUE BUT NOW CAN'T GET SERVICE ţO RELOOK AT THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T COME BACK BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION COMES BACK BRAKE APPLY SENSOR HAD REPLACED SAME ISSUE 2 HOURS LATER

I'VE REPLACED LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS 4 TIMES (3 ON PASSENGER SIDE) THE PAST 13 MONTHS; THE HIGH BEAMS 3 TIMES (2 ON PASSENGER SIDE). HAD TO RUN ON HIGH BEAMS ONLY FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS CAUSE BOTH LOW BEAMS WENT OUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER REPLACING THEM. BEEN BUYING THE HIGHER END BULBS AND BEEN CAREFUL TO NOT TOUCH THEM. HAD TO REPLACE YET OTHER BULB TONIGHT CAUSE HIGH BEAM WENT OUT. REPLACED 1 HIGH BEAM AND 2 LOW BEAMS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT ON THE WAY HOME ABOUT 15 MILES.

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I'VE CHANGED IT 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS.

THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULB 6 TIMES IN TWO WEEKS. I HAVE CHANGED THE PLUG AND IT STILL KEEPS GOING OUT. IT IS THE LOW BEAM LIGHT BULB THAT MALFUNCTIONS. I HAVE CHANGED THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS AND ALSO TOOK IT TO A CAR SHOP. NOTHING IS FIXING IT.

PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT 6 TIMES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED EACH TIME. DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM BURNED OUT TWICE AND REPLACED EACH TIME. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED EVERY TIME ONE WENT OUT. THIS WAS DONE TO BE SAFE AS IT IS DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING TO REPLACE. CURRENTLY DRIVER'S SIDE IS VERY DIM AND PASSENGER SIDE IS OUT AGAIN AND VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT RANDOM TIMES AND HAVE CAUSED VERY POOR NIGHT VISION. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS, BUT HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. A COUPLE INCIDENTS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHEN HIT BUMPS IN ROAD. I READ MANY REVIEWS AND BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE, GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES TO FIX IT.

MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS (TWICE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS). I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUOUSLY PAY $180 TO HAVE BULBS REPLACED. I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP BECAUSE THE FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED. THIS LAST TIME, THE LEFT LOW BEAM LIGHT, WOULD GO ON AND OFF AND THEN IT JUST FINALLY WENT OUT. IT DID NOT MATTER IF I WAS SITTING STILL OR IF THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, HOWEVER, I DID NOTICE IT HAPPENED MORE WHEN I WOULD HIT BUMPS. IT IS ALMOST LIKE THEIR IS A LOOSE WIRE SOMEWHERE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO FIX THE FAULTY ISSUES THAT MYSELF AND OTHERS ARE HAVING.

HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS KEEP GOING OUT GOT THE CHANGED 6 TIMES IN LESS THAN 4 MONTHS CAME BACK ON ONE TIME WHEN I HAD THE ANTI THEFT PROBLEM AND HAD TO JUMP MY CAR BUT THEN BACK TO BEING OUT AGAIN

HEADLIGHTS REPEATEDLY GO OUT, EVEN AFTER CHANGING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ALMOST EVERY MONTH. LOW BEAMS WILL RANDOMLY GO ON AND OFF, STATIONARY OR IN MOVEMENT. I LIVE IN THE CITY, MOST TIMES DRIVING IN DARKNESS. VERY DANGEROUS.

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT DOESN'T GET POWER. THE LOW BEAMS TO BE EXACT. BUT NOW BOTH LOW BEAMS AREN'T GETTING POWER. THE RADIO DOESN'T GET POWER EITHER. I BELIEVE IT'S A FAULTY WIRE HARNESS. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE. THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES BOTH MOVING AND STATIONARY. IT'S UNCONTROLLABLE, ALSO VERY UNSAFE FOR WHO EVER IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE, THE LEFT LOWBEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, I TAPPED ON THE CAR NEXT TO THE LIGHT AND IT CAME BACK ON, THE NEXT DAY I STARTED MY VEHICLE IT WAS OUT AGAIN BUT WOULDN'T WORK AFTER TAPPING, GOT IT REPAIRED BUT LESS THAN A MONTH IT WENT OUT AGAIN ALONG WITH THE RIGHT SIDE, THEY REPAIRED IT BY INSTALLING MULTI PURPOSE CONNECTORS AND NOW THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT IS OUT AGAIN, THIS IS GETTING WAY TOO PRICEY AND TIME CONSUMING. *TR

REPEATEDLY FIXING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. PASSENGER SIDE FIRST NOW BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. SWITCHED TO LOW BEAM ON SECONDARY ROAD TO HAVE NO LIGHTS. PITCH DARK. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE COULD BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION AND IT DOES NOT MATTER. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND BACK ON WHEN MOVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. BULB IS NOT BURNT OUT. HAVE REPLACED COMPLETE HARNESS, USUALLY SOLVES PROBLEM FOR A MONTH OR SO AND THEN LIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN. HAVE CHANGED GROUNDING ALSO BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR 'BURNT OUT' HEADLIGHT SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND HAVE TO EXPLAIN HOW IT IS A VEHICLE FLAW, NOT A BAD BULB. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH OTHERS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FOR MONTHS NOW. MY HEADLIGHT (BOTH SIDES AT DIFFERENT TIMES) KEEP GOING OUT. I'VE PROBABLY CHANGED MY HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I'VE HAD THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS CHANGED AS WELL BECAUSE THAT BURNED OUT. 2 MONTHS LATER THE NEW ONE BURNED OUT!!! I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, CHEVY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I'M SO SICK OF BUYING HEADLIGHTS, HARNESSES, AND PAYING FOR SERVICE!! ITS NOT LIKE YOU JUST POP THE HEADLIGHT IN ON THIS STUPID CAR.

HEADLAMPS KEEP GOING OUT WITHIN MONTHS AFTER SERVICE, LIGHTBULB SEEMS TO HAVE BLOWN BUT THEN COMES BACK ON LATER. HARNESS REPLACEMENT 2 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, PLASTIC CONNECTORS KEEP MELTING OR HEATING. BULB BLOWN ALSO ONE HOUR AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP SERVICING. MULTIPLE DATES OF INCIDENT WITH MOST RECENT 1/29/2020

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AND CONNECTORS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY OUT AGAIN FOR THE 8TH TIME

FRONT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT LIKE IT IS BURNED OUT - BUT THEN RANDOMLY TURN ON LATER - CHANGE THE BULB AND IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS THEN SHUT OFF

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONNECTION BETWEEN BULB AND HARNESS KEEPS MELTING CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO NOT TURN ON. HAVE CHANGED OUT WIRING HARNESS MANY, MANY TIMES IN A YEAR.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING, BUT THE BULBS ARE STILL GOOD. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. BOTH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND REPLACING THE BULB DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

THE LOW BEAM LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS GOING OUT I'VE CHANGED IT TWICE AND ITS STILL GOING OUT AS IF THERE IS A SHORTAGE

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE GO OUT BUT THE BULBS ARE NOT BLOWN. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CONNECTORS THAT CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AND COME ON SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL COME OFF OR ON IF IT IS HIT OR KICKED, OR IF A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT. THIS CAUSES THE PREMATURE TRASHING OF BULBS THAT SEEM TO HAVE BLOWN. THIS IS A PROBLEM UNTO ITSELF BUT EVEN MORE PROBLEMATIC SINCE THE ENTIRE BUMPER MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE (ANY COMPONENT OF) A HEADLIGHT. MECHANICS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE FOR SEVERAL GM VEHICLES WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. I HAVE CHATTED WITH SEVERAL OWNERS OF CADILLACS, IMPALAS, AND MALIBUS THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM.

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT TOO OFTEN. THE LIGHTS ARE NOT BURNED OUT BECAUSE THEY'LL WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND WILL NOT WORK FOR MONTHS AT A TIME; INDIVIDUALLY OR SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE PASSENGER HARNESS AND BULB WAS REPLACED AT WINTER CHEVY IN PITTSBURG CA IN 2018 AND WENT OUT AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS HAVE BEEN A CONSISTENT PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE USED CAR IN 2015. BOTH LOW BEAM LIGHTS HAD BULB REPLACEMENTS 3 TIMES EACH. BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN OUT FOR MONTHS.

FOR NEARLY 4 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, I AM CONSTANTLY CHANGING MY PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULBS. I HAVE CHANGED MY BULBS MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. IT IS BECOMING VERY EXPENSIVE. WHILE DRIVING; MY DRIVER SIDE HIGHBEAM AND LOW BEAM WENT OUT WHILE IT WAS RAINING YESTERDAY. I LIVE IN A VERY MOUNTAINOUS AREA AND WITHOUT MY HEADLIGHTS THAT WORK PROPERLY IT IS VERY FEASIBLE THAT I COULD GET IN AN ACCIDENT EVEN DRIVING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT WITHOUT PROPER HEADLIGHTS. MANY ONLINE CAR FORUMS MENTION A DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP RELAY CAUSES THESE ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR I WOULD LOVE TO LET MY NEWLY LICENSED SON DRIVE IT.

FOR MONTHS I BEEN DEALING WITH MY LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS NOT WORKING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE THEN ONE DAY THE HIGH BEAM WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES I HAVE GOTTEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE, I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS, I HAVE TOOK IT TO MIDAS TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. I'M TAKING IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TOMORROW. I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE

HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT REPEATEDLY! HAPPENS RANDOMLY, ON EITHER SIDE AFTER CAR HAS BEEN OFF. I AM AVERAGING 1 TO 6 MONTHS AFTER A HEADLIGHT CHANGE, IT IS VERY COSTLY ON THIS MODEL SINCE THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER COVER MUST BE REMOVED TO CHANGE A BULB.

THE PASSENGER LOW-BEAM LIGHT HAS AN ISSUE. I'M NOT ALONE, THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHEVY MALIBU DRIVERS HAVE ALL REPORTED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE LOW-BEAM BULB KEEPS OVER-HEATING AND MELTING, CAUSING THE BULB TO GO OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE PIGTAIL THREE TIMES NOW, AND IT KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE EVEN PULLED THE DRL FUSE, WHICH MANY BELIEVE COULD HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM, AND IT STILL KEEPS HAPPENING. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AS I AM NOT ALONE.

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2012 CHEVY MALIBU JULY 13, 2019. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. CHANGED IT, AND NOW ITS OUT AGAIN 5 WEEKS LATER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. (PASSENGER HEADLIGHT) SOME SAY TO CHANGE THE WIRING HARNESS AS THEY SEEM TO GET OVERLOADED AND MELT (BUT THAT FIX DOESN'T LAST LONG EITHER FROM WHAT I READ) OTHERS SAY THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT RELAY CAUSES AN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE CAR. IT SAYS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT DRL REDUCES THE LIGHT OUTPUT OF THE HEADLIGHTS FOR DAYTIME RUNNING BY 30%. THIS SEEMS TO BE WHAT IS CAUSING THE AMP DRAW FOR THE LOW BEAMS TO SKYROCKET IN DRL RELAY. THE MASSIVE AMP DRAW IS TOO MUCH FOR THE TERMINALS IN THE PLUG, SO THEY GET SUPER HOT AND MELT THE PLASTIC PLUG. THE METAL TERMINALS RELAX FROM THE HEAT AND STOP MAKING GOOD CONTACT,WHICH WORSENS THE AMP DRAW PROBLEM CAUSING THE LIGHT TO NOT WORK. ( BUT NOT NECESSARILY DUE TO THE BULB BURNING OUT, AS SOME HAVE POSTED THEY PUT THE PASSENGER BULB IN DRIVERS SIDE AND THE BULB STILL WORKS) THIS ISSUE COULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO THE AMP SURGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE TO RECEIVE FOR THIS TO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL BUT PLEASE CONSIDER IT! THANKS

MY PASSENGER LOWBEAM LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULB AND WIRING HARNESS AND THE LIGHT WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN WILL STOP WORKING. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND CHEVROLET WANTS 160 DOLLARS TO EVEN LOOK AT IT.

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM KEEPS GOING OUT

PASSENGER LOW BEAM LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT HAVE REPLACED 3 TIME WORKS FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. VERY COSTLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE WHOLE BUMPER OFF TO REPLACE. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON MALIBU'S WITH SAME ISSUES.

PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS FAILING EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH ALL CHEVY MALIBUS. DRIVER SEAT BACK BREAKS AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO BE UNSAFE.

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT REGULARLY (REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BULTS MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR) AND THE WIRING HARNESS CONTINUES TO MELT. BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE CAR, THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE PULLED OFF TO GET ACCESS TO LIGHT TO REPLACE--OFTEN AT A HIGH COST AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS UNSAFE,AS THE FREQUENCY OF THE BURNOUTS RESULT IN HAVING TO DRIVE WITH BRIGHTS ON AT NIGHT WHEN BOTH LIGHTS UNEXPECTEDLY GO OUT. READING THE MANUAL, THE DRL REDUCES THE VOLTAGE TO THE LOW BEAMS, WHICH DRIVES UP THE AMPS CAUSING THE EXTRA HEAT TO MELT THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIATED BY A RECALL.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT( LOW BEAM) CONTINUES TO GO OUT AFTER BEING REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, 2-3 WEEKS.

MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU PASSENGER HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT 4 TIMES IN A YEAR AND A HALF. IT IS REDICULOUS THAT IT COSTS A MINIMUM OF 80.00 TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE OWNER CANNOT PERFORM THE BULB REPLACEMENT WITHOUT REMOVING THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR.

I HAVE A 2012 CHEVY MALIBU. THUS IS MY EVERYDAY VEHICLE AND WHEN I HAVE HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING. WE HAVE HAD THE BUMPER OFF THIS CAR MULTIPLE TIMES WHICH IS A REAL PAIN. WE HAVE CHANGED HEADLIGHTS, WIRING HARNESS AND EVEN UNDOING THE BATTERY. THE PASSENGER LIGHT COMES ON FOR A BIT THEM WILL GO OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON. I HAVE A LOAN ON THIS CAR AND CAN'T EVEN GET RID OF IT CAUSE I CAN'T KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. WORSE CHEVY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR IT BEING OUT AND HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO EXPLAIN IT. READING THE REVIEWS OF THIS CAR ONLINE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS.

RIGHT LOW BEAM KEEPS BURNING OUT TWICE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND REPAIRED BY A CHEV DEALER TWICE WENT OUT SETTING IN GARAGE AND REPLACED BY A CERTIFIED AUTO SHOP

LEFT LOW BEAM KEEPS GOING OUT AND BULB NOT BURNT OUT. REPLACED 3X IN THE PASSED YEAR

IVE HAD TO DROP THE CAR OF 8 TIMES NOW TO TRY AND REPAIR THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WHICH KEEPS GOING OUT. PIGTAILS CONNECTORS AND BULB ALL REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW.

I HAVE CHANGED MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BULB SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK EVERY TIME I HAVE TO FIX IT I AM CHARGED $100.00 OR MORE. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE MOTOR TO MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TWICE. THIS ALSO ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. IT SEAMS LIKE THIS MODEL HAS MANY ISSUES.

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM KEEPS SHORTING OUT EVEN AFTER REPLACING BULBS AND HARNESS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUSHING BROKE IN MIDDLE OF RAINSTORM ON 6/7/19 IN SUFFOLK VA ON INTERSTATE 664 SOUTH BOUND

THE PLUG TO THE LEFT HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO MELT AND SHORT THE HEADLIGHT OUT. IT IS NOT THE BULB, BUT THE PLUG IN SYSTEM FOR THE HEADLIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONNECTORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. BOB BELL CHEVROLET (1230 BEL AIR RD, BEL AIR, MD) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONTINUALLY BURNS OUT. HAVE CHANGED BULB MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE BULB LITERALLY BLEW UP. THE NEW BULB WOULD LAST AN HOUR OR A DAY OR TWO.

I OWN TWO 2012 CHEVY MALIBUS--THE HEADLIGHTS ON EACH HAVE WENT OUT NO LESS THAN 4 TIMES EACH. THIS HAS TO BE A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE ISSUE. EVEN WITH THE PIGTALS BEING REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT.

WE HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED THREE TIMES. AND THE OTHER ONE ONCE. MY SON HAS THE EXACT MAKE AND MODEL AND HAS SAME ISSUES. REPLACED TWICE. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SAYS THIS IS A KNOW. ISSUE

HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 MONTHS. I SEARCHED FOR A PROBLEM WITH THAT CAR AND ANY COMPLAINTS. I FOUND NO RECALL BUT GM BUT 274 COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST GO OFF DURING DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. WHAT CAN BE DONE. IT VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE BULBS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DROP THE BUMPER BUT THE BULB IS NOT THE PROBLEM. HOW CAN WE GET GENERAL MOTORS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR 274 PEOPLE? I CAN TELL YOU THE VERY LAST TIME THIS HAPPEN.

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR. SOMETIMES SOONER. THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM CONNECTOR MELTED.

IS HAVING TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BOTH WENT OUT 3 TIMES WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THIS IS VERY COSTLY REPAIR BECAUSE THE FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO GET TO THE HEADLIGHT.

MY LOW BEAMS AND NOW HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. REPLACED THREE TIMES AND TWO ON THE OTHER SIDE. COSTS OVER 150 EACH TIME. DRIVING OR WHEN I GO TO START CAR IS WHEN THEY GO OUT AND ONLY ONCE AFTER HITTING BUMP IT CAME ON. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REPORTING SAME PROBLEM ON CAR GURU. TYPE IN YOUR CAR MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR WITH HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY DRIVERS ARE EFFECTED BY THIS AND HAVE TO KEEP PAYING. I ALSO GOT PULLED OVER 5 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS FOR HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS THE MAKER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I ALSO CAN GET RECORDS FROM DEALERSHIP OF ALL WORK PAID FOR.

MY DIM HEADLIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT AND I KEPT HAVING TO CHANGE MY BULBS. TO COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY WIRING HARNESS AND I'VE HAD TO CHANGE IT TWICE. MY BRIGHT LIGHTS DO GOOD. IT'S JUST THE DIM LIGHTS. PLEASE RECALL THIS. IT'S A HEADACHE TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. I'VE ALSO READ THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE'S CHEVY MALIBUS HEADLIGHTS ARE MESSING UP TOO. EVERYTIME I PASS A MALIBU ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNED OUT. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM GOES OUT EVERY COUPLE DAYS TO 2 WEEKS. BULB AND WIRE HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED AND ONLY CORRECTED THE ISSUE FOR A SHORT TIME.

WARNING ON DASHBOARD SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. BRAKE LIGHTS DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL COME ON. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY AND ISSUE STILL OCCURRING.

ON APPROXIMATELY WEDNESDAY 2/20/2019 AND AT 3 POINTS IN 2018 A HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON MY 2012 CHEVY MALIBU. ON 2/24/18 I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR IT. BUT THE ONLY REASON I DID AND THE 0NLY REASON A KEY SAFETY FEATURE WAS DISABLED FOR SO LONG IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW BY CHEVY. YOU HAVE TO REMOVE APPROX 30 BOLTS AND THE ENTIRE FRONT CLIP OF THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE A HEADLIGHT. THIS DESIGN FLAW NOT ONLY DISENFRANCHISES PEOPLE BUT ALSO MAKES THE ROAD LESS SAFE DUE TO THE FACT THE AVERAGE NON MECHANICALLY INCLINED PERSON WOULD LIKELY GO TO A MECHANIC AND USUALLY WAIT TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE COSTS. I THINK RATHER THAN FINE THEM. ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE TICKETS PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN BECAUSE OF THEM IN ADDITION TO MAKING THEM OFFER FREE SERVICE ON HEADLIGHT CHANGES. MAYBE THEY WON'T DO STUPID STUFF THAT ENDANGERS THE ROAD AGAIN IF THEY HAVE TO PAY EVERY SINGLE PETTY LITTLE TICKET.

BOTH HEADLIGHT GO OUT. REPLACED THE BULB 5 TIMES LAST YEAR AND 1 TIME THIS YEAR. IF I AM DRIVING MY CAR AND HIT A BUMP THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF OR IF IT IS OFF IT WILL TURN ON.

HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, I'VE REPLACED BOTH BULBS AROUND 4 TIMES IN A YEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE GOES OUT I CHANGE IT THEN THE PASSENGER WOULD GO OUT THEN CHANGE IT THEN BOOM THERE GOES THE DRIVER SIDE AGAIN AFTER THE LAST TIME CHANGING IT I NOTICED THE BULBS AREN'T BLOWING OUT. EVERYONE THAT HAS THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND I BELIEVE IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE WIRING HARNESSES. RUNNING TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THIS ISSUE DIAGNOSED AND THEN THE INSANE BILL AFTERWARDS TO FIX SOMETHING THAT I'M PRETTY SURE GM WAS AND IS ALREADY AWARE IS NOT ONLY RIDICULOUS BUT A DISRESPECTFUL SLAP IN THE FACE TO THEIR FAITHFUL CONSUMERS.

THIS WILL BE MY 5TH ATTEMPT WITH CHANGING THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW-BEAN. I RECENTLY TOOK AGAIN TO MY MECHANIC ON JANUARY 7, 2019 TO REPLACE THE BULB AND EXACTLY JANUARY 24 IT WENT BACK OUT AGAIN. THIS ISSUE NEED TO BE REPORTED AND TO BE RECALL. THIS ISSUE WILL KEEP HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AND ITS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE BULB IS THE PROBLEM. I GOT PULLED OVER AND WAS ISSUED A REPAIR ORDER BY THE POLICE ON ANOTHER BULB ISSUE AND THEN ANOTHER A TICKET EVEN WHEN I HAD SHOWED POLICE I HAD BROUGHT A BLUB TO REPLACED IT. THIS IS BEYOND FRUSTRATING PLUS TO REMOVED THE FRONT BUMPER TO REPLACE THE BULB CREATES AN EXTRA CHARGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

DIM LIGHTS BURNING OUT EVERY FEW MONTHS. HAPPENS ON START UP LEAVING ME NO CHOICE BUT TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS TO GET VEHICLE HOME CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.

MY PASSENGER SIDE LOWBEAM. HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT NOW I GOT PULLED OVER AND NEED TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE MECANIC SHOP. FOR WHAT I WAS TOLD IS ATLEAST 200 DOLLARS. RIGHT AFTER THE HOIDAYS. MY 1997 CHEVY SILVERADO HASN'T NEEDED A HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT IN 6 YEARS BUT THIS CAR I CHANGED THE BULB 4 TIMES LAST YEAR? NOT TO MENTION ITS SO HARD TO EVEN GET TO THE BULB YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO THE SHOP.

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. REPLACED 2X IN LESS THAN 90 DAYS, STILL NOT WORKING. LIGHT WORKS JUST BEFORE THE NEW BULB CLICKS INTO PLACE IN THE CONNECTOR, BUT THEN AS SOON AS THE CONNECTOR CLICKS IN PLACE, THE BULB GOES OUT. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, SAME THING. NO OTHER ISSUES WITH LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, HAZARDS, ETC...ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT EVERY MONTH. BULBS AND PIGTAILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY KEEP GOING OUT. I'M AM UNAWARE THAT THEY ARE OUT UNTIL I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT OR PULLED OVER BY POLICE AND TOLD THAT IT'S OUT. THEY SEEM TO ALTERNATE, ONE GOES OUT, I GET IT REPAIRED AND THEN THE OTHER GOES OUT.

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY I HAVE CHANGED IT ALREADY AND NOW ITS OUT AGAIN..IM NOT THE ONLY MALIBU OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. SO I THINK SOMEONE WITH CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIND AN ANSWER FOR THEIR CAR OWNERS FOR A RECALL SOLUTION..PLEASE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO TRADE MY MALIBU IN BECAUSE OF A HEADLIGHT ISSUE BUT EVERYTIME A NEW BULB GETS PUT IN IT WORKS FOR A LIMITED TIME AND THEN I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH ONE HEADLIGHT!

MY LOW BEAM PASSENGER AND DRIVER HEADLIGHT GOES OUT EVERY 2 TO THREE MONTHS. I HAVE CHANGED MORE HEADLIGHT BULBS AS MUCH AS OIL CHANGES. BELOW IS A LINK LISTING MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REPAIR CAN COST UP TO $200 AT THE SHOP. I'VE ALMOST BEEN GIVEN A TICKET, BUT LUCKILY I WAS LEAVING AUTOZONE WITH MY LIGHT AND RECIEPT WHEN I GOT STOPPED. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAS FIXED THE HARNESS AND STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS RESOLVED TO KEEP SAFETY AND VISIBILITY ON THE STREETS AND TO PREVENT UNNECCESSARY TICKETS FOR HARD WORKING PEOPLE. HERE IS THE FORUM LINK. THANKS. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T32066_DS667897 THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY. ONE DAY I TURN THE CAR ON AND IT'S JUST OFF. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN POLICE CHEVY'S DRIVING AROUND WITH ONE HEADLIGHT LIGHT ON.

MAIN HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY STOP WORKING. WIRING ISSUE AS HEADLIGHT HARNESS BURNS OUT. HEADLIGHTS NOT BURNING OUT. HAVE REPLACED HARNESSES TWICE IN A YEAR WITH FACTORY HARNESS FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND SAME PROBLEM BOTH TIMES. OUT AGAIN. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ONLY. SEE THIS LINK FOR OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM! SO FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS. WE NEED A RECALL!! HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T32066_DS667897 THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EASY TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS OR HARNESS AS ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER MUST BE REMOVED, AND I HAVE HAD TO DO IT 3 TIMES IN A YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT, AND HAVE TO DO AGAIN. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU. GLEN

LOW BEAM ON PASSENGER SIDE KEEPS TURNING OFF. LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE ISSUE RETURNS. THE WIRING AND EVERYTHING LOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION. MULTIPLE VEHICLE OWNERS COMPLAING OF THE SAME SITUATION.

THE PASSENGER LOW-BEAM HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT. IF I GO OVER A BUMP IT SOMETIMES COMES BACK ON. WENT TO GET LIGHT CHANGED AND SAME PROBLEM STARTED A WEEK OR 2 LATER. NOW BOTH LOW BEAM LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK FINE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TIME, STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT (LOW BEAM) HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS.

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME MY PASSENGER LOW BEAM HAS WENT OUT THE THIRD TIME I CHANGED THE LOW BEAM WIRING AND IN LESS THAN A MONTH IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM KEEPS GOING OUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT A FAILURE CODE FOR THE HEADLIGHT WIRING SYSTEM COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT I HAD THE BULB REPLACED AND ELECTRICAL SOCKETS AND IT KEEPS GOING OUT THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE SAME WORK COMPLETED.

I'VE CHANGED MY DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR.

CHANGED MY HEADLIGHTS 4 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. THIS IS SEPT 18 AND I'VE REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE 4 TIMES THIS YEAR AND THE LEFT 2 TIMES. AT THE MOMENT THE LEFT IS OUT. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE IS $130. THE ONLY THING ABOUT IT IS PAYING $130 TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG AND GOING IN BLIND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO REPAIR. I'VE BEEN WATCHING TO SEE IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL ISSUED ON THIS. I LOVE MY CAR AND DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GET RID OF IT. IT'S PAID FOR AND I ONLY HAVE $118K MILES. THANK YOU

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER CONTINUOUSLY GOES OUT AFTER REPAIRING. I HAD THE BULB REPLACED 3 TIMES, WITHIN A MONTHS TIME. I ENDED UP GETTING AN EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, REPLACED THE SOCKET, AS SUGGESTED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE BULB WENT OUT AGAIN. REPLACED, THEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I DROVE AROUND WITH MY HIGH BEAM ON (SO I CAN SEE) UNTIL I BURNT THAT OUT TOO. I JUST GOT IT REPLACED AND NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER IT'S OUT AGAIN. I CAN'T CONTINUE PAYING FOR THIS DEFECT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ADVISE OF RESOLUTION? I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP.

MY PASSENGER LOW BEAM KEEPS GOING OUT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN A YEAR AND A HALF

FREQUENTLY, MORE THAN 6 TIMES IN A YEAR HEADLIGHTS BURNOUT PT QUIT WORKING. SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM

FIRST MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT SO I REPLACED THE BULB AND THE NEXT DAY IT WASN'T WORKING AGAIN. NOW MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS ALSO GOING IN AND OUT WITHOUT THE BULBS BURNING OUT. THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT WHILE RIDING AND WHILE STATIONARY, SOMETIME THERE ON WHEN I PARK THE CAR AND OFF WHEN I CRANK IT BACK UP AGAIN.

THE FRONT HEADLAMP CONSTANTLY GOES OUT. THIS IS THE 4TH REPLACEMENT IN A YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VALENTI AUTO SALES (399 N COLONY ST, WALLINGFORD, CT 06492, 203-774-4035) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY HEADLIGHT OVER 10 TIMES THIS YEAR. EVERY MODEL OF THIS CAR I SEE DRIVING HAS THE SAME ISSUE.

I KEEP HAVING TO CHANGE MY HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES WAY TOO FREQUENTLY AND IT'S WAY TOO EXPENSIVE TO KEEP REPLACING THEM IT HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING WRONG HERE!!!!

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. I CHANGED THE LIGHT ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND IT'S OUT AGAIN. NO BUMPS, ACCIDENTS, NOTHING. ITS JUST GOES OUT.

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (FRONT LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT) STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER AWAY FROM HOME AT NIGHT IN THE DARK.

PASSENGER LOW BEAM CONSTANTLY GOING OUT, FOR A WHILE BOTH LOW BEAMS WOULD GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON.

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLAMP HAS FAILED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RESULT OF ANY IMPROPER USE OR OVERUSE OF THE HEADLAMP AND PROPER REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN DONE.

LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOP WORKING QUITE OFTEN. PASSENGER SIDE, FOLLOWED BY DRIVER'S SIDE. REPLACED BULBS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THIS PAST YEAR OR SO, ONLY TO FIND THIS LAST TIME THAT THE BULBS WEREN'T BLOWN, JUST NOT WORKING. CHANGED PIGTAIL ON PASSENGER SIDE, PUT SAME BULB BACK IN, LIGHT WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THEN STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK. LAST NIGHT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AS WELL. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PATTERN. PASSENGER SIDE STOPS, THEN NOT LONG AFTER, DRIVER SIDE STOPS. SEARCHED ONLINE FOR HELP. INSTEAD, I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH SUGGESTIONS TO REPORT IT HERE IN CASE IT IS A WIDER INVOLVED ISSUE. THANK YOU.

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO LIGHTS BURNING OUT. (LOW/ REGULAR LIGHTS & HIGH BEAMS) UPON INSPECTION, MELTED BULB SOCKETS NOTED. WHEN LIGHTS, BULB SOCKETS REPLACED/ REPAIRED, LIGHTS WORK ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME & THE ISSUE REPEATS ITSELF. THIS IS A HUGE ANNOYANCE AS IT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, FINANCIAL BURDEN, & MOST IMPORTANTLY, COMPROMISES DRIVER & PASSENGER SAFETY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST AND ONCE AGAIN WE ARE FACED WITH THIS ISSUE, TODAY. 5/30/18.

I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS MULTIPLE TIMES THIS YEAR ALREADY AND NOTICED AND FEW TIMES A HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT THEN COME ON OCCASIONALLY THEN IT JUST GOES OUT PERMANENTLY UNTIL A REPAIR IS MADE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TAKATA RECALL. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN CHANGE 6 TIMES AND CONTINUES TO GO OUT. I WAS TOLD MY WIRES WERE FINE. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM.

MISFIRE CYL #1 AND ENG LT. WITH MISFIRE CODE, ATTEMPTED CHEV DEALER WARRANTY REPAIR WITH REMOVAL OF CYL HEAD AND REPLACEMNT VALVES [THE CHEAP FIX INSTEAD OF REPLACING CYL HEAD, IN RETROSPECT I BELIEVE CHEV SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE CYL HEAD FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR, NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF 100K POWERTRAIN WARRANTY] BUT RECURRENCE 22K MILES LATER. I SUSPECT A DESIGN FLAW. ITERNET SHOWS MANY OWNERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME OFF AND ON.

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT BURNS OUT OR STOPS WORKING FREQUENTLY. IT HAS BEEN CHANGED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. RECENTLY, IT WAS CHANGED ON FEBRUARY 17, 2018 AND STOPPED WORKING ON FEBRUARY 25, 2018.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TUSCALOOSA CHEVROLET IN TUSCALOOSA, AL, (205-758-4451) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS AND BULBS WERE REPLACED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANICS APPROXIMATLEY SIX TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.

I RECIEVED A NOTICE FROM GMCONCERNING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) WARNING ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS COULD MALFUNCTION, BUT WARNING ME NOT TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THIS WARNING. NOW I HAVE TALKED TO AN INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WHO HAPPENS TO BE A LAWYER ALSO A MEMBER OF THE POLICE DEPT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SINCE I GOT THOIS WARNING THAT MAKES ME AWARE OF A SERIOUS, DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY A DEADLY DEFECT IN THIS AUTOMOBILE, THEREFORE IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND SOME BODY GOT KILLED, NOT ONLY WOULD IT BE MY FAULT, BUT IN FACT I WOULD AND/OR COPULD BE CHARGED AND FOUND RESPONSIBLE AND CHARGED WITH THAT DEATH. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IN FACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY COULD LEAGALLY AND THEREFORE WOULD POSSIBLY PAY FFOR ANY DAMAGES PERIOD. NOW, SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR, I HAVE RECIEVED A SIMALIAR NOTICE ABOUT THE STEERING MACHANISM ON THIS CAR TO WHICH I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING, A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS, A NOTICE ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR AND IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN AN EARLIER NOTICE ABOUT TO HEADLIGHTS. SO EVERYTIME I DRIVE THIS CAR, I AM NOT SURE THAT I WILL ACCIDENTLY HAVE A WRECK,KILL SOMEONE OR EVEN BE KILLED MYSELF; I HAVE CONTACTED THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY ABOUT SOME OF THOSE DEADLY DEFECTS, YET THIS CAR IS STILL ALLOWED TO BE ON THE ROAD, SO WHY,WHY, WHY, WHY HASN'T THIS COMPANY BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THIS DANGEROUS SAFTY HAZZARD VEHICLE ?? WHEN EVEN THOUGH ON THE TOP OF THIS LETTER, IT'S DATED "MARCH 2017" YET I DIDN'T RECIEVE THIS LETTER UNTIL MAY 2017/

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CHANGED THREE TIMES WITHIN A FEW WEEKS; HOWEVER, THE FULL BEAMS WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE BULBS WERE REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I AM PUT IN A NEW HEAD LIGHT ON THIS DRIVER SIDE . I HAVE ALSO CHANGE THE WIRING ON BOTH SIDE . THE WIRING KEEP BURNING OUT . HAVE TO CHANGE THE WIRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AGAIN BURNED OUT AGAIN. THESE BULB ARE $ 21.00 EACH TITLE OF $ 80.00 PLUSE WIRING AT $18.00 EACH =$ 36.00. ALL THIS IN 3 MONTHS . THIS IS CRAZY. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME . PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS ON THE RECALL LIST . I CAN NOT KEEP PUTTING LIGHTS AND WIRING IN THIS CAR . I HAVE TO FINISH PAYING FOR IT AS WELL. RECALL NO. IS 13036.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MELTED THE HALOGEN CONNECTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,661.

WATER INSIDE HEADLIGHTS. RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO, NOW HAVE WATER INSIDE LEFT HEADLIGHT, DIMS THE LIGHT, WILL HAVE TO REPLACE, WILL BE SERVICED 12-17-15. I HAVE NOTICED QUITE A FEW OF THE SAME MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT SOCKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE HIGH MOUNT THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE AFTER 60,000 MILES. MAY AFFECT VISIBILITY WHEN STOPPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE POWERING DOWN AND THE LOW TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.