The car was having interment electrical issues with the turn signals, and radio going off and on. now, the radio stopped completely, and the turn signals do not function. i have a low battery after testing. is this part of the generator module recall?? it is very unsafe for my daughter to drive, as there is nothing lit up on displays anymore.
My 2013 chevrolet malibu headlights specifically the right passenger side light keeps going out, i've replaced the bulb, and eventually i had the wiring inside fixed because it was exposed. i bought the car certified pre-owned from the dealership and never realized until recently that the electrical wires that lead to the bulb socket were cut and then twist tied back together and wrapped in electrical tape, instead of having a complete rubber tube cover around the outside and being one continuous uncut piece the way it should be. so i had someone at a car shop try to fix it but now the light is going on and off again. i've seen many chevrolet vehicles on the road with the right passenger side low beam headlight out while the left one continues to work fine. there are plenty of reports about this same problem by many other owners on the internet. i'm not the only one with this problem, and a costly safety hazard. a recall needs to be made.
I drove four hours to buy this car get there its pour rain do test drive around block buy car get ready and leave and stop at gas station cause its out of gas well passenger rear tire had 5 lbs of air in it fill it up get on highway and car starts shaking like crazy and is all over the road car lot is close and so is rental place so i drive home and have texted owner to tell him to get tow truck at my house in morning to pick it up i didn't want it and he did reason im writing this is i told him how bad this car was and i looked on there site and its back up for less than i bought it for that car is way to dangerous to be on the road
As i am driving down the road, the entire dashboard goes black, then it just lights back up as if i were just starting the car...all other functions regularly while the dashboard blacks out...the radio still works. this happens sporaducally meaning there is no rhyme or reason to it..i am scared it will catch on fire.
While driving the vehicles electrical system, lights, radio dash start to intermittently go off then come back on. while this is happening the steering suddenly froze up while making a turn into oncoming traffic. this nearly caused a head on collision with oncoming cars. that same night when i pulled up in front of my house the headlights and instrument cluster kept flashing on and off.
While driving the vehicle the car powers down. the radio turns off, lights on dash goes out and power steering locks up. if driven over a speed bump or pothole all electrical componets power down. i was driving and put my signal on, the vehicle shutdown and steering wheel locked until it rebooted itsself. there is no difference on street, highway nor speed. when it looses power there is no way to alert the nearby drivers with hazard lights as everything has been shut off. on going matter, has been to dealer multiple times and different locations
The entire instrument panel cluster would turn on/off on it's own at random. at first the issue seemed to happen the most when the environmental temperatures were lower. the entire instrument panel has now completely stopped working. none of the gauges or lights on the instrument panel work. due to this issue, i am unable to know my speed, fuel level, mileage, temperature, battery, etc. this creates a hazard when driving.
The dashboard completely went out no gauges work, no fuses are blown and dealership doesn't know why
Steering ecu, instrument cluster, and center stack all reset while driving intermittently. these incidence have occurred numberous times and gm does not know the root cause. when an event occurs the driver looses power steering for a brief period of time. this has happened while making left hand turns, on the highway, and while stopped. gm released a technical service bulletin to check ground points on the negative battery cable this does not solve the problem and this is a serious safety concern. i have released production level software for numberous tier one suppliers that have gone into a variety of ecus. to me it seems like all of the body control modules have lost power. when checking car complaints this same behavior has been stated in over 40 reports and all reports state gm was unable to determine the cause. if an investigation has not been launched into this behavior i highly recommend it before the loss of power steering kills someone. http://m.carcomplaints.com/chevrolet/malibu/2013/electrical/loss_of_power_while_driving.shtml https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=26cz7qhvxck&feature=youtu.be https://youtu.be/lreeo3e9jya https://youtu.be/kv83c7anskq
Starting in october 23, 2017 got in the car started it and it started but dashboard lights did not come on. proceeded to drive home the dashboard never came back on. i got in the car the next day the dashboard lights came on.. i took it george matick chevrolet on october 24, 2017 and they were unable to diagnose anything, the car continued to do the same with the lights blinking on and off including the signal light while driving until one day the dashboard was completely black and the battery died completely down and i had to have the car towed to george matick chevy on january 31, 2018. once again they said they couldn't diagnose anything boosted the car and that's it. still to this day the car continues doing the same and the dealership is saying nothing is wrong. i feel unsafe and believe this is electrical and wonder if the car will catch on fire. i also wonder if it will start up every day and what is going to happen when i drive it. every single day it is doing this. i keep contacting the dealer and they basically are saying if the machine cannot do anything they cannot help me. i want to know if there is another way this issue can be checked or if i have to trade in a car that i just got over a year ago. they want me to bring it in and keep paying for diagnostic testing to tell me nothing is wrong. i am no mechanic but i do know that the dashboard instrument panel indicator light signals etc should not blink while driving and the dash should never go black while driving. please help me because i am really afraid to drive and cannot get anyone to understand this is a safety hazard when you cannot see your speed, gas level, etc. in addition when signals are blinking and going crazy for no reason the car behind me could hit me. so this happens now in motion every single day on streets, highways. turning or going straight.
Dashboard instrument cluster flicks on & off while driving highway, side street or stationary no difference. car acts as if it is being started over & over while driving. check engine, stability control & other warnings flash. bell dings over & over. now 6 months later, instrument cluster doesn't work at all. no speed/oil/gas indicators. dealership & mechanic shop can't find anything wrong during diagnostics. no codes.
Charging system engine light keep coming on. all lights come on dash board come on then go dim. car shuts down on you while driving and steering wheel locks up. i almost crash into a light.
I have a 13 malibu ltz but as i'm driving the car completely shuts off and comes back on in the middle of me driving. i had it sent to a shop they diagnosed it but found nothing said the key was possibly a problem. i went to the dealership and got a new key so for a month or so the issue was fine. i started driving again and as i have my blinkers on i'm getting ready to turn and the car shuts off again.. i'm in 5pm traffic this is scary but as the car shut off the wheel lock it cuts right back on. i took it to the dealership and they said my battery since it wasn't changed in awhile so i have the battery replaced. the car was fine now two months later it did it all over again.. i'm getting ready to turn and again everything shuts off in the middle of driving then cuts back on. i'm very frustrated i pay a car note and insurance and i don't have money to get this problem fixed.. there are soooo many complaints i just wish it would be recalled and fixed. it's very dangerous when this car shuts off in the middle of driving when there are other cars around. i'm scared to drive it but it's my only car and i'm paying notes on it. if i had the money to trade it in i would!! this all happened on a city street when there's cars and traffic .. sometimes it happens when i'm driving but mostly every time when i'm turning. everything shuts off the whole car it's scary.
While driving the radio and interior lights go out and power steering stops working. seems to happen when left blinker is used. headlights will flicker when this happens also. there is no warning prior to shutdown. one occurrence car completely shut off on its own after power surge. very unsafe to drive this vehicle, i almost hit a parked car because of this failure. it happens on highway or neighborhood. car is parked at dealership til problem can be resolved. odometer has 53,000 miles on it. *tr
While driving at night went to roll up power windows which in turn caused my headlights to flicker and all dashboard instruments including radio to temporarily stop working. subsequently gets worse which each occurrence. last occurrence automatic headlights came on and subsequently caused loss of power steering and airbag light illuminated. gratefully was able to retain control of car. since first occurrence it has happened at least six times and seems to happen at night or while headlights are on.
I purchased a 2013 certified pre-owned chevrolet malibu from a chevrolet dealership in november of 2014. i was satisfied with my purchase for a few months with no issues until i started having problems with the electrical. my first frightening experience was traveling on the interstate exiting onto a highway via a cloverleaf. while merging onto the highway, i lost all power, including power steering. luckily no one was in the other lane, as my car veered across the line, into the other lane. the power came back on a few seconds later. i brought my car into the dealership where i purchased it, however they were unable to pinpoint the issue. they scanned the vehicles system for error codes, cleared the codes and sent me on my way. since this initial issue, my car loses power randomly while driving, parked, using my turn signal, turning left, turning right, etc. the power steering goes out, the dashboard and vehicle display monitor go black. some instances it will flicker, other times it will shut down completely. i have had it towed from my driveway as i have been unable to turn it on and towed from a retail parking lot. i have had the car inspected by the dealership 4 times and a separate privately owned garage twice, with no resolution. i contacted gm/chevrolet regarding the issue and a case number was given to me. they had me bring my car to a chevrolet dealership. after their inspection, the dealership stated it was the positive battery cable that is malfunctioning. i reached out to chevrolet again about a resolution and they indicated the vehicle is outside of warranty so no repair support will be provided. if this issue would have been resolved within the initial inspection, the certified pre-owned status of my vehicle may have covered repairs. my concern is the larger impact of others experiencing the same issues and getting the same response by gm.
Neighbors woke us up at 3 am to tell us they just put a fire out on the car. 2013 chevy malibu purchased with 2 miles on it and had it for 8 months..went outside to check and first was smothering. came in house, while calling insurance looked out the window and the car was on fire again. called 911 and went out to spray water on it. put the fire out and waited for fire department and police. fire department opened the trunk and tore the carpet away from the light and sprayed the inside of the car. the car was towed to the dealer the next day. now one month later they said it was the wiring harness. the dealer can not say why it happened but want to fix the car and give it back to us, even though themselves and the insurance company said they would not get back in it either. we just asked for a car of equal value, anything on the lot (preferably not chevy and did not have to be new), now it looks like we will have to get an attorney because some are calling it totaled and some are not. phone calls are not being returned and if they are we get different answers to the questions. really sucks. our neighbor has cameras around her house and the whole thing is on camera. we have 2 other chevy's currently, but will probably be getting rid of them. *tr
fire in the tail light that also got some of my trunk. the fire stopped 1/4 inch form the gas tank. *tr