Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V460000 | General Motors LLC | from 04/02/2007 to 06/27/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 426240 | MFR | General Motors LLC | 09/18/2012 | 09/19/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | General motors (gm) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 saturn aura and model year 2008-2010 chevrolet malibu and pontiac g6 vehicles, equipped with a 4-speed automatic transmission. on these vehicles, the tabs on the transmission shift cable end may fracture and separate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the tabs were to fracture and separate, the shift lever and the actual position of the transmission gear may not match. the driver would be able to move the shifter to 'park' and remove the ignition key, but the transmission gear may not be in 'park.' the vehicle may not be able to be restarted and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible crash without prior warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Gm will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer over the cable end or replace the shift cable as necessary. this service will be performed free of charge. gm has not provided a notification schedule. owners may contact general motors at 1-800-521-7300. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | General motors safety recall number 12106. customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| PIP-4990 | 12/01/2011 | 10043320 | Buick/chevrolet/gmc/pontiac/saturn: some model year vehicles may experience service engine soon (ses) lamp illuminated. issue may be caused by the control solenoid/module assembly or may have damaged or poor terminals for under hood fuse | 03/13/2012 | |
| SB-10134A | 08/01/2011 | 10041527 | Saturn/pontiac/chevrolet: see document search button for owner letter. warranty extension on catalytic converter. *pe | 10/04/2011 | |
| 09-07-30-012B | 03/01/2011 | 10038284 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 09-07-30-012B | 03/01/2011 | 10038284 | Gm: the service engine soon light is on and there may be shifting problems. harsh shifting or no reverse. there may be a broken clutch wave plate. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
| PIC-5234B | 12/01/2010 | 10037812 | Gm: the vehicle won't start or crank. this could be a result of a broken shift cable or battery ground problems. *rm | 06/06/2011 | |
| PIC-5234B | 12/01/2010 | 10037812 | Ready | 06/06/2011 | |
| PIP-4651 | 06/01/2009 | 10032886 | Saturn/pontiac/chevrolet: soft shifts, erratic shifts, dtc p1811. vehicles with a hydramatic 4t45 transaxle may have soft shifts or shifts erratically. these conditions may appear intermittently or set a dtc p1811. during diagnosis, a l | 06/08/2010 | |
| TB-09-07-30-009 | 04/01/2009 | 10030112 | General motors: an automatic transmission concern of no movement, no reverse or slipping. these concerns may be due to an issue with the direct clutch. *pe | 08/03/2009 | |
| SB-08279 | 10/01/2008 | 10028491 | General motors: on some of these vehicles, transient voltage surges from the engine cooling fans may be transmitted through the engine wiring harness. this bulletin provides service procedure to install two jumper harnesses with diodes on c | 05/05/2009 | |
| PIC-4679B | 09/01/2008 | 10026669 | Gmc: intermittent ses light, dtc p2101 with potentially multiple other dtc's set. this condition could be caused by a pcm circuit shorted to ground. *pe | 11/25/2008 | |
| PIP-4488 | 04/01/2009 | PIP-4488C | 10026666 | Gmc: malfunction indicator lamp on-check engine light; engine cranks, do not start, harsh or no transmission shifts, instrument cluster operation erratic or inoperative. *pe updated 8/12/09. *pe | 11/25/2008 |
| 08-07-30-034 | 07/01/2008 | 10026004 | Gmc: 4t45-3 automatic transmission (rpo mn5/me7) - no reverse, binds in reverse, no movement, dtc p0756 (perform appropriate repair as outlined in bulletin). on some hybrid and non-hybrid vehicles. *pe | 09/23/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| PI-0448 | 04/01/2011 | 10038706 | Gm: malfunction light is on with four possible trouble codes stored. *rm | 06/27/2011 | |
| PI-0448 | 04/01/2011 | 10038706 | Ready | 06/27/2011 | |
| PIP-4653B | 09/01/2009 | 10032434 | Buick/chevrolet/hummer/gmc/pontiac/cadillac/saturn: technicians may find dtcs p0601, p0603, p0604, p062f or p1621 stored in the tcm as an active or a history code. some of these dtcs can also be set in the ecm or fpcm. make sure that you | 03/24/2010 | |
| PIC-4679B | 09/01/2008 | 10026669 | Gmc: intermittent ses light, dtc p2101 with potentially multiple other dtc's set. this condition could be caused by a pcm circuit shorted to ground. *pe | 11/25/2008 | |
| PIP-4455 | 08/01/2008 | 10026652 | Gmc: malfunction indicator lamp on. the transmission control module (tcm) will not operate as a result of system voltage spikes which will affect communication lines. *pe | 11/24/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||||
| PIC-5502 | 08/01/2011 | 10041434 | Chevrolet: selected gear position fails to illuminate automatic transmission shift lever. | 10/03/2011 | |
| PIP-4626B | 08/01/2009 | 10032391 | Saturn/gmc/pontiac/buick/chevrolet: no reverse. the vehicle may have the concern of no reverse with or without one or several of the following diagnostic codes set-p0776, p2723 or p2715. *pe | 03/15/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 1 | ||
| 2008 chevy malibu. consumer writes in regards to transmission defect recall notice. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available, despite receiving a recall notice in the mail. | |||
| 11/14/2012 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 12v460000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)) and took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. the dealer was unable to perform the repairs and advised the contact that she would have to wait until january 2013 to have the vehicle repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| 11/14/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 12v460000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)) and took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. the dealer was unable to perform the repairs and advised the contact that she would have to wait until january 2013 to have the vehicle repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was unknown. kmj | |||
| 11/14/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. the contact received a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 12v460000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)). the contact took the vehicle to the dealer to get repaired but they stated that she would have to wait until january 2013 to get the vehicle repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was unknown. ap | |||
| 05/26/2012 | 68000 | ||
| I have a 2008 chevrolet malibu 2lt with 111,000 km on it. i have been noticing a few things since i purchased this from brand new. overall my car has been ok with getting me from place a to place b. the issues i have had that are pretty serious flaws are the power steering column, the alignment, the automatic power transmission, and the door locks. i have been able to get by howevever recently i had to get the steering colum replaced under a special warranty policy. i had to kick and scream however in the end the part was installed. that would have cost me about 900 dollars if it was not covered. now i am having an issue with the check engine light indicator. this came on for the first time yesterday and when i called to get a diagnostic i was told that there is an issue with the power transmission. it seems after looking on-line that there are a lot of people with the same care as mine having issues with the transmission. now i am getting nervous since i just paid 13,000 to buy out my lease. i have called gm customer service and they told me that they will work with me and the dealership to get this fixed. before i go to the dealership i want to have all my documentation that indicates that this is a special policy issue and not something that i have to pay for out of my own wallet. i have put about 38,000 into the purchase of this car and do not have any more room to dump tons of money to getting this fixed especially when other gm customers have paid out of their own pocket to realize a few weeks later that there is another issue on the transmission that needs fixing. i am going to do everything in my power to have this covered by gm. i have been a proud gm owner all my driving life and want to make this right. i dread needing to fix the car and selling it. that is not an option for me at this time. any help would be greatly appreciated. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 11000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. the contact was driving 30 mph when the steering wheel began to vibrate violently. the power steering light illuminated prior to the failure. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 11,000 and the current mileage was 22,732. rvk | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 1 | ||
| 2008 chevy malibu. consumer writes in regards to transmission defect recall notice. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available, despite receiving a recall notice in the mail. | |||
| 04/06/2011 | 62000 | ||
| My 2008 chevy mailbu's shifting cable broke. i was driving it and went to park and it would not go into park however i had it in park on the gearshift. when i exited the vehicle it rolled forward. i had to set the emergency brake to keep it stopped. my car is at the dealership right now and i was told it was not covered under the powertrain warrenty. since the 2009 malibu has the same problem and there is a recall on the shifting cable clip, i feel the 2008 chevy should be included and i should not have to pay for it. | |||
| 06/15/2009 | 33000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu ltz. while driving approximately 55-60 mph she engaged the accelerator to speed up but the vehicle hesitated. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the failure. at the dealers she did a test drive with the general manager and he advised her that the vehicle was performing as normal. she stated the failure continued. she stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times. the dealer did a front end alignment on the vehicle. the contact stated the vehicle began to leak transmission fuel. she took the vehicle back to the dealer. she was advised that the vehicle needed a transmission line they order the parts and replaced the transmission line. after the dealer replaced the transmission line the vehicle began to run rough like a truck and the steering wheel had a lot of play in it. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for the failure. the local mechanic agreed with her finds. the contact stated the vehicle headlights are not working properly. the vehicle had not been taken back to the dealer that performed the repairs. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 33,000 and the current mileage was 36,300. vwb | |||
| 09/01/2008 | 4500 | ||
| The chevy malibu ltz spring edition 4 cylinder engine 6 speed transmission has a very serious delay or lag in communication between the engine and the transmission. at times, the lag is so severe that when the response time does finally register for the vehicle to accelerate and then attempt to stop, the vehicle still intends to go ahead as planned prior to the braking of the vehicle. this occurs at any time, hot or cold engine, during hot weather and on short drives or long ones. the dealer and gm has finally acknowledged there is some short of proble; numerous attempts to correct the problem through software updates have been unsuccessful thus far. | |||
| 07/01/2009 | 20530 | 1 | |
| My 2008 chevy malibu ltz has transmission problems. it stalls out when you go from park to the 1st gear, than from 1st gear to 2nd and from 2nd gear to 3rd gear. what happens is the transmission stalls out long enough to cause an accident or other type of incident. this problem happens most of the time and has been going on now for six months. it has stalled out climbing vail pass, the eisenhower tunnel climb and descent and i-70 est of i-15 in utah through the high elevations. this vehicle intermittently goes into neutral and than re-engages. furthermore, when the car shifts from 2nd to 3rd it goes into a stall and the rpm's increase to around 4000 before it actually changes into the next gear... the other severe problem is while driving my car through a very long tunnel on 9-17-09; the fuel gage went from full to empty (no fuel) and low fuel lamp came on. on-star said system has an electrical problem. the cause: fuel vapor line hanging up fuel level sender causing gauge to read inaccurately j7815 (code p0461) found in bulletin #09-06-04-007a. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 2 | 01/19/2008 | |
| Letter from senator brown on behalf of constituent re concerns about 2008 chevrolet malibu (respond to cleveland office *tgw the consumer stated the transmission cooler lines and front hub assembly were replaced. also, the power steering light illuminated and the headlights had condensation which caused the bulbs to blow out. the dealer found a seal around the parameter of the capsule was not properly sealed at the factory. the intermediate steering shaft and power steering control module were replaced. also, the front seat heater switch had to be replaced, due to the heater coming on when the seat was occupied. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 05/24/2011 | 57600 | ||
| 2008 malibu v6 engine the car going 60 miles per hour an goes to neutral have to hit brakes to get it to go back to normal,could blow up motor or cause wreck | |||