This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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A couple of months ago, I was driving. 10mph or lower and all of a sudden my cars ESC turned itself off. I had difficulty steering it and veered off the road. Thankfully I was able to regain control. I reported it to the dealer, and when my car went in for it's 3rd recall in 2 years, they looked at it. They told me they could not get the problem to duplicate. Then today, as I was parking in NY driveway, I started rolling my windows up when I noticed they were particullary slow. I put the car in park, turned my car off, but the key back in and tried to restart it, only to hear clicking and my steering wheel to be completely locked up. Alot of indicators came on, including the cars security indicator. My car is at 66K miles, but we do routine maintenance and it has never been involved in a car accident.
The key gets stuck in the ignition switch. I could not take the key out one day and left the key in the ignition switch as far as it could turn and locked the car with the spare key. My car battery ended up dying because the key would not come out of the ignition switch. I finally got the key out and got my car started. It is a constant struggle to get the key out of the ignition switch. I can start the car ok it's just when I stop and put the car in park and try to turn the car completely off the key will not turn all the way for me to be able to pull the key out. This car is only 3 years old and too soon for this to be happening.
I was trying to remote start my 2012 Malibu in the morning but it didn't start. Instead my car was doing a clicking noise and my headlights where blinking. Once that stopped I was able to unlock my car and then my car wouldn't start and the anti theft lock light shows up on my dash board took me about 15 minutes to start my car my check engine goes on and off also. I checked on line and have read that Chevrolet owners have been having the same problem. I've done my best to take care of my car and its not an old car with alot of miles on it. I've already had to pay to change a sensor on it and now this before something really bad happens. I'm regretting having my dad cosign for my Malibu.
- Houston, TX, USA
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While driving, the sunroof shattered for no apparent reason. The roof was closed at the time, and the headliner was also closed. It made a very loud noise and the vehicle was pulled to the side to ascertain the reason for the noise. It was discovered that the sunroof had completely shattered. There was no bridge overpass, so it is doubted that something was dropped. No physical injury occurred, however, it was a scary incident. We took the vehicle to the Chevy dealer, who stated that there was no recall on the glass and that it must have been a rock. The glass & frame were replaced through an insurance claim.
After coming home from a basketball tournament shut off my car on Saturday night on Sunday morning when I went to get in my vehicle to drive to work it would not start. Let vehicle sit all day Sunday then on Monday tried again still would not start and the check engine light comes on. Had a tow truck come to home to pick vehicle up and drive to dealership tow truck driver also tried to start car would not start upone vehicle getting to dealership starts right up dealership drove it kept it over night no issues. I picked my vehicle up from dealership last night drove for about 2 hours parked car for the night now this morning it will not start again. Dealership had my vehilce for 2days and could not find a problem but clearly there is some sort of electrical issue or something otherwise I wouldnt keep having this happen. Something about the tow company lifting the vehicle seems to shift something and allows vehicle to work for a couple of days.
I was driving on I-70 to columbus & my car stalled. Would start up and idle, but service ESC & traction control lights came on. As soon as car got warmed up, would stall again.
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- Balch Springs, TX, USA