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2012 Malibu intermittent no start. Hard crank but won't start. Problem started a month ago, randomly wouldn't start had it towed to mechanic but they couldn't duplicate problem. 2 days later same thing, had it towed again. Started next day for mechanic. After 3rd tow it wouldn't start and they replaced fuel pump. 4 days later no start again, had it towed but of course it started the 4 days mechanic had it. I picked it up and drove it all day. Tried to leave in the evening and no start. It's back at the mechanics, going to replace fuss box. Hopefully this works. It has never stalled while operating but it does lose power while driving and hesitates. Had the vehicle towed a total of 4 times and 1500$ later car still isn't fixed. Mechanic is having hard time pin pointing problem. I travel out of town on business frequently and can't depend on this vehicle. I've read multiple posts about same issue it seems Chevy would try to resolve it.
I own a 2012 Chevy Malibu. I bought it new 5 years ago. I have had issues with the check engine and ESC lights coming on since shortly after buying the car brand new and was told by the dealership nothing was wrong. Now, 5 years later, the ESC light comes on and the check engine light and the traction control light. I was told I needed a $300 throttle body, which I got, but that did not fix the problem. Six trips to 3 different GM dealers I and $1500 poorer and being told "there is nothing wrong" the car runs so badly I finally parked it in the driveway, and there it sits. There has been multiple complaints regarding this issue with Chevy Malibu in the 2000S. I personally know several Malibu owners that have the same problems. This is dangerous because the car stalls and shuts off while driving. There should be a recall with as many complaints that has been brought forward regarding this issue. Also, while sitting at a stop sign or stop light, or as I am applying the brake to slow down, the car will continuously jerk, the engine surges and the vehicle tries to take off on its own. This is very dangerous.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving various speeds above 40 mph, the instrument panel lighting failed to remain illuminated as the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to lasorsa Chevrolet Buick dealer where it was diagnosed with an oil pressure valve malfunction. The dealer was also informed that the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was repaired for the oil pressure valve, but the dealer failed to diagnose the instrument panel and steering wheel failures. The instrument panel and steering wheel failure recurred and the vehicle was towed back to the dealer. The diagnosis was unknown. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact was in a collision with a large dog, which damaged the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the vehicle was safe to drive. Three days later, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power. The vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the radiator and the air conditioner condenser needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the contact heard an abnormal sound. The vehicle was returned to the independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and twelve engine failure codes appeared. The vehicle was transferred to a new independent mechanic who stated that the timing chain was defective. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The crash details were not provided. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
- Dillwyn, VA, USA
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I have had issues with the ESC light coming on since buying the car brand new and was told by the dealership nothing was wrong. Now the ESC light comes on and the engine light and the traction light. I was told I need a throttle body this car is only 5 years old and is not paid off to have this problem. There has been multiple complaints regarding this issue with Malibu in the 2000's this is dangerous because the car stalls and will shut off while driving there should be a recall with as many complaints that has been brought forward regarding this issue. The traction light come on as well at the same time these lights come on. This is during braking, or sitting at a stop sign or light, or as I am applying the brake to stop behind other drivers it will continuously jerk and almost take off on its own.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. In order to restart the vehicle on the first attempt, the contact had to lock and unlock the doors; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Also, once the vehicle restarted, the security and check engine sensors illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.
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.
This is the second time this happened. I was driving on I-75 in Michigan doing 75 miles an hour. Suddenly that ESC service, traction control and reduced engine power display showing on the dash. The car started to shake violently. It immediately slowed itself down in heavy traffic. Barely making it off the side of the road without causing an accident. Dealership tells me there's nothing they can do about it.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving various speeds, the traction control and check engine indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure recurred numerous times. While the vehicle was idling, the ESC and traction control were off. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the valve spring failed or fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
While in motion more than two dozen times on city streets, on busy highways and while turning in a busy intersection with children in the car. 2012 Chevy Malibu stops while in motion on the above stated streets, highways and intersections. Read where someone beat on the rear fuse box then car starts so I tried it and it works for a little while but doesnt solve said problem. Checked battery. Battery is good. Check engine light and ESC light stays on. ESC light only goes off at high mph. Have to let car sit for awhile to start before knew about fuse box trick. Someone that tried to help me get off middle of busy street said it sounds like a fuel delivery problem.
I had a problem with my 2012 Chevrolet Malibu 2 times now in the past 2 weeks. The car begins to idle extremely rough and looses nearly all of the engine power as if it is running on 1 or 2 cylinders. The service ESC, service traction and engine pwr reduced notifications display on my dash as pictured. I turned the car off and let it sit and then restarted the car to find it runs perfect and has no warning messages or symbols on. This is a very serious safety problem that GM needs to address. I searched this issue online just to find it is very common and nobody provides a fix.. I really wish that I had never purchased a GM vehicle.
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.
Car will not start.son was driving and it just stalled out fortunately he was not going fast. Tried to restart but no luck. Did research and found that there are hundreds of Malibu owners with this exact same issue. As a dad and a consumer I would like GM to fix this issue before someone gets hurt or killed because of this issue. We called the dealer and was told it would 400$ to fix.looks like us consumers are getting screwed again can U help?
2012 Chevy Malibu 1st occurrence'. parked but running the car dies and will not start back. No check engine lights are on. Let them car set for 20 or so min and it started back with no issues. 2nd occurrence'. a few days later we stopped at the store and came back out and the car would not start. No check engine lights or anything. Kinda sounded like it was out of fuel when you tried to start it. We had someone pick us up and went back in an hr or so and the car started. Took it to the shop and they said the only code it was throwing was low voltage. We replaced the battery. 3rd occurrence.. a week later I used the fob to start the car. When I went out the car was shut off and would not start back. Same as before just acted like it was out of fuel. Took it to the shop and the computer was still not showing codes. He replaced the fuel relay. 4rd occurrence.. a week later I was on my way to work and it acted like I wasn't pressing the fuel petal and by the time I got over to get to the shoulder it started working again. I drove it to home depot on my lunch break and came back out and it would not start. Same as before. I called a co-worker to pick me up then went back a few hours later. It started so I took it back to the shop. It did not have any codes thrown. He replaced the fuel pump. 5th occurrence' 4 days later I left to take the kids to school and the car died while I was driving. I was able to get to a safe pull off and the car would not start back. I had it towed straight to the shop and they said the car started once it got there and the computer didn't throw any codes.. I don't know what to do. When I search my prob on the web there are several that have the same issue. I
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving various speeds, the low traction, service ESC, and low engine power warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle decelerated independently. The failure recurred six times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle cover needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000. Updated 05/11/16
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle began to decelerate. Approximately five seconds later, the engine lost power without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred and the brakes failed to function properly. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic and a dealer, but they could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle lost engine power, but the headlights and air conditioning still functioned. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the engine stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000.
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- Muncie, IN, USA