Problems with 2014 Chevrolet Malibu VISIBILITY

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the defrost system was inoperable. the contact stated that the defrost system failed to clear the windshield. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 13v567000 (visibility). quirk chevrolet of portland (1000 brighton ave, portland, me 04102, (207) 420-8968) was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the air conditioning system failed to function correctly and frosted the windshield while driving. the contact stated that the failure also occurred when the vehicle was started up to be driven. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 140,378.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. while driving various speeds, the windshield defroster failed to operate without warning. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. the manufacturer informed the contact that there were no recalls under the vin. the failure mileage was 70,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the windshield defroster failed to defrost the windshield. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the local dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to nhtsa. the failure mileage was 120,000. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. while driving approximately 65 mph, the sun roof exploded and shattered glass was all over the vehicle. there were no injuries. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (garrett motors in coolidge, az, 520-723-5401) and they stated that the failure was unusual, and that something must have caused the explosion. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

Upon entering vehicle and starting up to go to work, the heating and ventilation system did not work , turned car on and off multiple times and still would not work. drove car to work and the heat was stuck on high and the vents were untouchable due to not being able to operate heat/air or any other buttons on the system for that. started raining on the way and had to use wipers and put windows up and windows started to fog and unable to clear them due to this reason also, will try to take in to the dealership in the morning and hope they can fix this problem. this is about the 3rd time since i had the car that it has done this, but the other 2 times it was only for a shorter time than this. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. while the vehicle was stationary, the front windshield defroster failed to defrost. a dealer was not made aware of the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 121,000. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated when using the rear view mirror with the light shining on the rear windshield it blocked his visibility while driving in reverse. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 400. updated 8/19/14*cn updated 08/27/2014 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet malibu. while driving various speeds, the contact stated that his vision was obscured by the top of the dashboard reflecting onto the windshield. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 1,500. updated 01/12/15*lj updated 9/7/2017*cn

2014 chevrolet malibu. consumer writes in regards to windshield visibility problems. *smd the consumer stated the same the day the vehicle was purchased, he noticed problems with the windshield visibility because the ac system went out of control throwing the air directly to the windshield and the consumer had difficulty turning it off. the next day, the consumer was unable to see out of the windshield again. a few months later, it happened again and the consumer went to the dealer, and the consumer was then informed, the vehicle was recalled for the very issue. however, the dealer claimed the issue was fixed, before the vehicle was sold to the consumer. the consumer continued to experience the problem with the ac. the consumer referenced recall # 13v567000. *jb