Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| PB-11034 | 03/01/2011 | 10038651 | Gm: wear could lead to corrosion in the air bag harness wiring. the service airbag light may come on. 2010 malibu, g10. *rm | 06/24/2011 | |
| PB-11034 | 03/01/2011 | 10038651 | Ready | 06/24/2011 | |
| SB-10-09-41-002C | 11/01/2010 | 10037465 | Ready | 05/24/2011 | |
| SB-10-09-41-002C | 11/01/2010 | 10037465 | Gm: the air bag light comes on intermittently with a couple trouble codes present. may be caused by electrical harness problems. *rm | 05/24/2011 | |
| PIE-0118 | 10/01/2010 | 10036264 | Chevrolet: engineering information-sir/airbag indicator/light on, dtc b0012 or b0013 set. engineering attempting to determine the root cause of condition. engineering has a need to gather information on vehicles prior to repair that may | 03/11/2011 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||||
| PB-10085 | 06/01/2010 | PB-10085A | 10033528 | Chevrolet/pontiac: airbag readiness light/service air bag message-reroute wire harness/replace connectors. some vehicles may experience wear which could lead to corrosion in the connector terminal pins at the connection between the body m | 08/20/2010 |
| PB-10085 | 07/01/2010 | PB-10085B | 10033528 | Chevrolet/pontiac: airbag readiness light/service air bag message-reroute wire harness/replace connectors. some vehicles may experience wear which could lead to corrosion in the connector terminal pins at the connection between the body m | 08/20/2010 |
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||||
| PB-10085 | 07/01/2010 | PB-10085B | 10033528 | Chevrolet/pontiac: airbag readiness light/service air bag message-reroute wire harness/replace connectors. some vehicles may experience wear which could lead to corrosion in the connector terminal pins at the connection between the body m | 08/20/2010 |
| PB-10085 | 06/01/2010 | PB-10085A | 10033528 | Chevrolet/pontiac: airbag readiness light/service air bag message-reroute wire harness/replace connectors. some vehicles may experience wear which could lead to corrosion in the connector terminal pins at the connection between the body m | 08/20/2010 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 12/08/2010 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact started the ignition and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. in december of 2010, the vehicle was repaired under a voluntary recall issued by the manufacturer regarding the air bag. the vehicle was not repaired for the recent failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was unavailable. | |||
| 12/08/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact started the ignition and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. in december of 2010, the vehicle was repaired under a voluntary recall issued by the manufacturer regarding the air bag. the vehicle was not repaired for the recent failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 12/08/2010 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact started the ignition and the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument. in december of 2010, the vehicle was repaired under a voluntary recall issued by the manufacturer regarding the air bag. recently, the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was unavailable. js | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 35000 | 1 | |
| Air bag light goes off and on. this has been going on for several months. it should be covered under warranty. this is a known problem for this vehicle. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 35000 | ||
| Air bag light goes off and on. this has been going on for several months. it should be covered under warranty. this is a known problem for this vehicle. | |||
| 01/09/2013 | 61000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the while driving 25 mph, a vehicle crashed into the driver's side of the vehicle and pushed the contact's vehicle into a tree. the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was destroyed and the two of the passenger's were injured. the contact stated that she sustained a concussion and bruises to the head and chest. in addition, she was knocked unconscious. the rear driver's side passenger sustained lacerations to the face from the window exploding on impact and from the curtain air bag not deploying. a police report was filed. the dealer and manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 61,000. kmj | |||
| 01/09/2013 | 61000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the while driving 25 mph, a vehicle crashed into the driver side of the vehicle and pushed her vehicle into a tree. the vehicle was destroyed and the occupants were injured. the contact stated that the air bags did not deploy and onstar did not activate. the contact stated that she sustained a concussion ,and bruises to the head and chest and was knocked unconscious. the rear driver side passenger sustained cuts to the face from the window exploding at impact and the curtain air bag not deploying. there was a police report was filed. the dealer and manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 61,000. ap | |||
| 04/04/2011 | 24000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving down a one way street, another motorist driving approximately 60 mph down the wrong way, crashed into the drivers side of the vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. the contact suffered bruised ribs. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and was informed that the seat was adjusted too far back causing a mechanism to detach disabling the air bags. the contact did not feel that was a satisfactory diagnosis. the vehicle was repaired. the air bag warning light illuminated and was taken to the dealer several times. the manufacturer had not been notified. the failure mileage was 24,000 and the current mileage was 51,000. pmb | |||
| 04/04/2011 | 24000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving another motorist driving approximately 60 mph down the wrong way of a one way street and crashed into the driver side of the vehicle as it sat motionless. the air bags did not deploy. the driver suffered bruised ribs. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and was informed the seat was adjusted too far back causing a mechanism to detach and disabling the air bags. the contact did not feel that was a satisfactory diagnosis. the vehicle was repaired. the air bag began to illuminate and was taken to the dealer several times and each time the dealer stated they had repaired the failure. the manufacturer had not been notified. the failure mileage was 24,000 and the current mileage was 51,000. dt | |||
| 11/07/2012 | 53000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the driver's side air bag inadvertly deployed without any impact to the vehicle. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of th road. the contact sustained minor injuries to the shoulder, arm and leg. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 53,000. | |||
| 11/07/2012 | 53000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the driver's side air bag inadvertly deployed without any impact to the vehicle. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of th road. the contact sustained minor injuries to the shoulder, arm and leg. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 53,000. pmb | |||
| 11/07/2012 | 53000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. while driving approximately 65 mph, the driver's side air bag inadvertly deployed without any impact to the vehicle. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of th road. the contact sustained minor injuries to the shoulder, arm and leg. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 53,000. js | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 1 | ||
| The air bag light comes on daily since then and the dealer told my wife that the air bag light was nothing than the air bags not working not to worry about it,but the air bag light stays on all the time now. *tr | |||
| 11/02/2011 | |||
| The air bag light comes on daily since then and the dealer told my wife that the air bag light was nothing than the air bags not working not to worry about it,but the air bag light stays on all the time now. | |||
| 08/24/2012 | 89000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the contact notified several dealers of the failure and they advised that he would have to bring the vehicle in to have the failure diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 89,000. kmj | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 8000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while attempting to avoid hitting an animal, the vehicle crash into a pole. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag failed to deploy. there were no injuries in the accident. the contact stated that before the accident the passenger air bag off warning lamp was illuminated although the passenger seat was occupied. the contact stated that before the accident the vehicle had electrical problems that the dealer could not resolve. the failure mileage was 8,000 and the current mileage was 30,000.pmb | |||
| 08/24/2012 | 89000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the contact notified several dealers of the failure and they advised that he would have to bring the vehicle in to have the failure diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 89,000. kmj | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 8000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that while attempting to avoid hitting an animal, the vehicle crash into a pole. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag failed to deploy. there were no injuries in the accident. the contact stated that before the accident the passenger air bag off warning lamp was illuminated although the passenger seat was occupied. the contact stated that before the accident the vehicle had electrical problems that the dealer could not resolve. the failure mileage was 8,000 and the current mileage was 30,000.pmb | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 8000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that they swerved to miss an animal and ran into a pole. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag did not deploy. there were no injuries in the accident. the contact stated that before the accident the passenger air bag light stated that the air bag was off even when someone was sitting in the seat. the contact stated that before the accident the vehicle had electrical problems that the dealer could not resolve. the failure mileage was 8,000 and the current mileage was 30,000.rl | |||
| 11/17/2010 | 9500 | 1 | |
| The above date is approximate. i received a recall from chevy about the air bag warning light. i took it to the dealer and they said they fixed it. they said it was the connector to the wiring harness. this problem has never gone away. the warning light comes and goes whenever. i can be driving or standing still, or just starting the engine. i have not taken it to the dealer yet. the car now has about 19,000 miles on it. *tr | |||
| 11/17/2010 | 9500 | ||
| The above date is approximate. i received a recall from chevy about the air bag warning light. i took it to the dealer and they said they fixed it. they said it was the connector to the wiring harness. this problem has never gone away. the warning light comes and goes whenever. i can be driving or standing still, or just starting the engine. i have not taken it to the dealer yet. the car now has about 19,000 miles on it. | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 53000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls addressing the failure. the failure and current mileages were 53,000. | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 53000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls addressing the failure. the failure and current mileages were 53,000. sm. | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 53000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated while driving 70 mph when the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken dealer. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that there was no recall under the air bags. the failure and the current mileage was 53,000.jp | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 58800 | 1 | |
| Purchased car on june 28, 2012 and a week later the service air bag message started showing. took the car to the chevy dealership and was told that other models have this issue. they are charging $500 to replace the wire harness on a two year old car. since this error can cause the bag to accidentally inflate, this is a huge safety issue. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 58800 | ||
| Purchased car on june 28, 2012 and a week later the service air bag message started showing. took the car to the chevy dealership and was told that other models have this issue. they are charging $500 to replace the wire harness on a two year old car. since this error can cause the bag to accidentally inflate, this is a huge safety issue. | |||
| 05/29/2012 | 46000 | ||
| Service air bag light came on. apparently not covered under my extended warranty. was in an accident in april that afflicted the driver side but the air bag sensor under the passenger seat was the one throwing the code. i've had them both replaced. i was told by the dealership that were recalls on this part in other cars. | |||
| 03/29/2012 | 46000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that another individual was driving the vehicle when the air bag light illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 46,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 02/02/2012 | 68000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle was impacted by another vehicle from the passenger side and none of the air bags deployed. a police report was filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and the current mileage was 68,000. | |||
| 02/02/2012 | 68000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle was impacted by another vehicle from the passenger side and none of the air bags deployed. a police report was filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and the current mileage was 68,000. kmj | |||
| 02/02/2012 | 68000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph the vehicle was impacted by another vehicle on the passenger side and none of the air bags deployed. a police report was file and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was declared destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage 68,000. pm | |||
| 05/01/2010 | 6000 | ||
| This car has had this ongoing problem with the air bag light. i have had this vehicle to 3 different dealers,and the problem goes away for a while. the air bag warning light comes on intermittently. the previous time, the light came on at 35000 miles. the dealer could not get it to repeat. car now has 50000 miles and the light is coming on again. no one can tell us ,if we are protected,by the air bag if the warning light is on. there seems to be plenty other people with same problem if you do a search on the internet. | |||
| 08/24/2011 | |||
| Driver side door could not be opened with manually from inside, or with the key or auto opener. driver had to exit over the counsel and out the passenger side. when i turned it into the dealership, i was told it was the actuator malfunction and that they would replace it. they didn't seem too concerned that this was a new issue and what i believe a serious safety issue, in addition i have had to take this vehicle six times to the dealership because of the service air bag indicator light keeps coming on. another safety issue that had a recall but was not fixed yet. | |||
| 08/03/2011 | |||
| Service airbag indicator light on my 2010 chevy malibu keeps coming on and going out. | |||
| 11/04/2010 | 15000 | ||
| I want to file a compliant and make you aware that the 2010 chevy malibu's have an airbag deployment issue. my airbag did not deploy when a hit a deer head-on at 50 mph's because the airbag wire was severed by the cracked plastic air intake cover on the engine during the accident. i fortunately was fine due to having my seatbelt on, but i was curious why the airbag did not work deploy at the speed i was going when the accident happened. upon inspection, my repair shop discovered the wire was severed by the plastic air intake cover and also found out this a common issue in the 4 cylinder 2010 chevy malibu's. i would like to see chevy issue a recall to fix this problem in the 2010 malibu's. | |||
| 09/23/2010 | 4600 | ||
| Tl-the contact was loaned a 2010 chevrolet malibu. while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle was involved in a crash in which the car flipped but the the air bags did not deploy. a police report was filed and the driver was reported injured along with 2 passengers. the driver was transported by ambulance to the hospital to treat serious injuries. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to be returned to the authorized dealer that loaned him the vehicle. the vehicle was not examined for the cause of failure and was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 4,600. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 09/28/2010 | 1006 | ||
| Brand new 2010 chevrolet malibu leaks when rains and it runs into my floorboard, airbags and wire harness causing car to short out. most of the time the lights in dash won't work. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 9000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact was driving approximately 20 mph, suddenly another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy with the level of force involved. there was no personal injury. a police report was filed of the incident. the vehicle was destroyed. the failure mileage was 9,000. js | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 10500 | ||
| 2010 malibu; i,ve had it just over 3 months; air bag light continually lit up; took to dealership; i,ve waited over a week; they ordered 5 modules to replace safety air bag system; to replace they had to remove both front seats; cut the tracks of the seats out; order new tracks and has to weld them back in the car; how safe is this car going to be at this point? i only wish for a different car at this point as i have 2 year old that i transport in this car and do not feel safe even with them replacing all the modules | |||
| 04/23/2010 | |||
| The airbag warning light is on my 2010 chevy malibu i bought 2 months ago.a brand new car with 6 miles when i bought it.i took the c ar to the dealership since last week tuesday and the car is still there.i was told that there was a problem with the airbag connector and that they are still waiting for the part. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 10500 | ||
| 2010 malibu; i,ve had it just over 3 months; air bag light continually lit up; took to dealership; i,ve waited over a week; they ordered 5 modules to replace safety air bag system; to replace they had to remove both front seats; cut the tracks of the seats out; order new tracks and has to weld them back in the car; how safe is this car going to be at this point? i only wish for a different car at this point as i have 2 year old that i transport in this car and do not feel safe even with them replacing all the modules | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the front driver's side curtain air bag unexpectedly deployed. as a result, the contact sustained minor injuries. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but the failure was not yet diagnosed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the dealer was awaiting a response from the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 30,000. sm. | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the front driver's side curtain air bag unexpectedly deployed. as a result, the contact sustained minor injuries. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but the failure was not yet diagnosed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the dealer was awaiting a response. the failure mileage was 30,000. sm. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 10500 | ||
| 2010 malibu; i,ve had it just over 3 months; air bag light continually lit up; took to dealership; i,ve waited over a week; they ordered 5 modules to replace safety air bag system; to replace they had to remove both front seats; cut the tracks of the seats out; order new tracks and has to weld them back in the car; how safe is this car going to be at this point? i only wish for a different car at this point as i have 2 year old that i transport in this car and do not feel safe even with them replacing all the modules | |||