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The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at approximately 40 mph, another vehicle crashed into the front of the contact's vehicle. As a result, the air bags failed and the seat belts did not restrain the front driver and the front passenger. The contact and passenger sustained minor injuries, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
While driving a person slammed on brakes in front of me and I too hit mine. I did not feel the antilock while braking and after impacting with the car in front of me the airbags were not released. For as hard as we hit and for as much damage happened the police were surprised they did not deploy.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,920.
My service traction control light was coming on ever since I bought my car and I took it to koons for service and I was told one wheel was moving faster then another not to worry about it then on 06/18/2014 iwas hit by a Chevy Silverado that ran a light and I was doing 45 miles an hour I had my granddaughter in her safety seat in the back none of my air bags worked nor did my seat belts my grand daughter hit the back of the seats.now my car is flashing the codes again now that its fixed and shuts down while driving.its part of the GM recall for the upper wire harness but they are saying it isn't and they are not standing buy the warranty this defect almost killed us and still is almost killing us by shutting down while driving service traction control lights coming on plus air bag lights saying air bags are shutting down.so that means the air bags if we needed them would not help us again if needed.we were very badly hurt the last time and I need GM to step up and reimburse us for our injuries and for making us still ride in an unsafe car that they now is on the recall list but they keep saying its not.my car is still in service and service is saying it is part of the recall bit GM will not take responsibility...
We have talked to out two different Chevy dealers about this and even went through arbitration over our airbags. Nothing has ever been found to be wrong. The service air bag light has come on again. I was driving approximately 30 mph and the service air bag light on the display come on momentarily (about 60 seconds) and went off. It came on for about 15 seconds and started flashing, then it stayed solid again. Now, every time I start the car, it is on.
- Austin, AR, USA
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The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, another vehicle crashed into the passenger's side of the contact's vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained whiplash which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
The contact owned a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the rear passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The contact stated that the steering wheel and steering column detached from the vehicle, which landed on the contact's lap. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was concerned that if the steering air bag deployed, he would have sustained possible fatal injuries. A police report was filed. The front passenger sustained back bruises that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 33,000.
2012 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to body control module recall notice. 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.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that air bag warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
My service airbag message keeps popping up off and on. It has for weeks now" it seems this vehicle has been on the recall list several times for different issues" I have kept my vehicle maintenance up to date as I should however things like this keep happening! not to mention the buzzing noise I began hearing in the back of the car a couple months after I purchased it but you all claimed you could not find the problem. This is extremely discouraging! please let us know how these issues can be taken care of as this is a huge inconvenience and extremely unsafe! thank you.
The service air bag light constantly comes on and off, and to be honest it makes me a little worried. Especially with all the recalls going on. It will come on and stay on for 5-30 min and go off and so on. We have other problems with this car as well and still have. Very unhappy with it. Will be happy for a new vehicle.
I was rear ended and the steering wheel and shaft completely dislodged onto my lap.the air bag did not deploy. I was pushed approximately 150 ft. And there was no way I could have steered if there was another vehicle coming up the highway. If airbag would have deployed there would have been serious injury to myself.
Was driving in the rain, vehicle does not handle well in inclement weather. Has issue with braking, tires skid. When I hit the gas pedal after a stop, the tires skid.. recently has a alignment done, and the tires are in very good condition. Thought maybe that was the issue, I was wrong. Vehicle had recent inspection "brakes are in very good condition. Vehicle has had issues since purchase. My family and I were belted in as always, while driving the dash console light came on "service air bag" the light stayed on constant for approx. 30 min then went out. I have called the dealer and will have vehicle checked at appointment in 2 weeks.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 70,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated sporadically. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Purchased car in sac 7/29/14.didn't use for 5 days-out of town. Upon return, car struggled to start. Took to our mechanic- battery low. Hertz sales replaced at no cost. Daughter/driver the only person in the car. On(8/5),son, 5'9",125lbs. In front passenger seat-the airbag sensor light did not go on. Car on when he got in. Turned off car, got in, restarted but still didn't register him. Went from off-on-off. Attempted several times but airbag light didn't go on. Son rode in back.when dropped off car to have battery replaced, told salesman re:airbag light.we had experienced same airbag issue in another Malibu when shopping @dealership in santa clara& therefore didn't purchase that car. Picked up car after battery replaced.salesman tested sensor.detected his presence when seated after about 15sec.tested by leaning/pushing on seat-sometimes light went on&sometimes not (presumably not enough weight to trigger it).was told if had this problem again-bring back&would be sent to the dealer to be fixed.thought perhaps airbag sensor issue related to a low battery.no issue first few days when son sat in front.but have sensor problem again.once more, son was sitting in the passenger seat&the airbag sensor did not detect him.sat in back again bc didn't want to risk air bag not deploying if accident.did internet search-learned recall issued on 5-14-14 for other issues.numerous complaints about this issue documented on this NHTSA website.found article that said some 2012 Malibu were recalled for an air bag sensor issue (recall #12V224000)but other searches, say for 2013 Malibu?our teens use this car for school.safety is top priority.the risk for great harm is unnerving.have filed report with GM/Chevy&got ref#.said dealer will fix using that reference number.I have written to the hertz sales dealer where we purchased the car&am awaiting a response from them as to what action we should take next.
My car was involved in an accident where my friend applied the brakes and was forced into hydroplaning into a barrier, another vehicle and a person. My airbags did not deploy as the sensor was not hit nor did the onstar become alerted that the vehicle had been in an accident. After fighting with insurance companies, my car was totaled then declared not totaled, and repaired. I received the notice of a recall much later after the car was in the accident.
Driving to work, suddenly had to apply brakes hard to avoid hitting another car.after car came to a stop, air bag service light cam on. Light stayed until next day then went out.now light come on at regular intervals.also had a hard time stopping, seemed like to a lot of pressure, a great amount of pressure, I did not think car was going to stop.
My son was driving my car down a two lane highway. It had been misting rain and the road was slightly damp... approaching an intersection he reduced his speed to approx 40 mph. Two cars ahead of him slammed on breaks when the light changed to yellow. This caused a chain reaction... cars sliding to prevent hitting the first car. My son said that he was breaking very hard when the anti-lock breaks engaged... they pulsed 3-4 times and then released which shot him straight into the back of the truck. He said that he was pushing the break as hard as he could when this occurred. The air bags did not deploy nor did the automatic crash response system work. I called on star to see if the system even shows a crash and it doesn't. I think that considering the crash bent the frame in the front end and is in excess of $6,000 you would think the sensors would have picked up on something. After the crash I contacted my dealer to ask if there were any recalls on this issue and was told there were not. I am very thankful that this crash did not result in a more serious injury / death.
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- Hillsbouro, MO, USA