Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||||
| PI-0011A | 02/01/2011 | 10038344 | Ready | 06/15/2011 | |
| PI-0011A | 02/01/2011 | 10038344 | Gm: the front or rear door may not open from the inside or outside handle, the door will not unlock with any method. the probably cause an incorrect installation of a handle component. *rm | 06/15/2011 | |
| PIC-5334A | 12/01/2010 | 10037813 | Ready | 06/06/2011 | |
| PIC-5334A | 12/01/2010 | 10037813 | Gm: i/p lights flashing, door locks cycling. there are multiple trouble codes. there is a battery cable problem. *rm | 06/06/2011 | |
| PIC-5169 | 05/01/2009 | 10030749 | Pontiac/chevrolet/saturn: the rear door will not open from either the inside or outside handle (door unlocked). if the outside door handle rod is mis adjusted when the door is locked then closed, the locking mechanism internal to the latc | 11/24/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 12/10/2012 | 84000 | 1 | |
| Both passenger side doors locks only stopped working electrically and only work manually, i began to notice this about two weeks ago, they were only working about half the time. i took it to the dealer and they told me the car is out of warranty, and even its a common problem they want me to pay roughly $500.00 dollars for the repair. i think this is a safety concern because in the event of a traffic collision i will not be able to get my kids out of the vehicle quickly since you cannot unlock the rear doors through the outside of the vehicle manually with a key. i contacted gm customer service and addressed my concern to no avail. i don't think it is right for a 3 year old car to be having such problems, i also own a 1996 honda civic whose doors still work properly?? thank you.. there are a lot of unsatisfied customers on this forum....http://www.chevymalibuforum.com/foru...ead.php?t=7950. *tr | |||
| 02/16/2012 | 36500 | 1 | |
| The lock actuator is broken on one door. *tr | |||
| 03/10/2011 | |||
| In march, 2011, i began having problems with the doors not opening from the inside. i unhooked the battery terminal to reset the computer then the windows started working again. in april my driver's window would not go up. i replaced the 30a fuse and got the window to go up. once i tried to use one of the other windows, the fuse blew again. now my windows will not go up or down without blowing a fuse. the switch in the driver's door was replaced and the relay was replaced with no resolution. my windows will not work at all and yesterday, july 19, my doors began acting up again and will not open from the inside. i feel like i'm going to get trapped inside this vehicle. | |||
| 06/09/2010 | 42000 | ||
| Vehicle remote failure after use. according to the dealer the remote fails because the solder connection deteriates. | |||
| 09/09/2009 | 1 | ||
| My new 2009 chevrolet malibu does not provide for disabling the auto door locking feature. having worked in law enforcement and been involved in accident investigations, i know that rescuers have a more difficult time of removing someone from a vehicle involved in an accident if the doors are locked especially if that person is a good samititan with no heavy tools. both the dealer and gm have refused to acknowledge this problem or do anything to remediate it. i would like to see this changed before an accident occurs where the occupants cannot be removed from the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 08/05/2009 | 4119 | 1 | |
| My malibu 2009 has locks opening and closing often when driving. remaining open is a big safety concern. my dealer and gm pretend not to help unless they are in car when they see and hear it happening. my son also has the same problem on his new malibu 2009. desperate for help. we have little children often in car and the locks are open., when this happens. *tr | |||