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2008 Chevrolet Malibu Automatic Transmission Problems

9
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 9 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi3
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 22, 2015 · 100,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Mechanical

    2008 malibu ltz.on jan 22 2015 the car failed to start had to be towed to langs.dealer.the shifter cable to the transmission fractured and broke. Had to be towed to car dealer, replaced the cable and charged me $278.90. Then i learned the malibu was on recall list from nhtsa.. The dealer told me the 4 speed transmissions were recalled, my car was 6 speed transmission not on recall list.

    ODI 10731183

  • May 25, 2013 · 88,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Shift cable broke. When i went to park the car, the car kept moving. No injury, no damage. Looks like general motors safety recall number 12106, but dealer stated that the vin was not under this defect. This is a major safety concern and if other vehicles are out there, then they should recall them all. I was never notified of this defect because my vin was not on the list, and i believe that i have hit this…

    ODI 10513799

  • February 1, 2013

    Automatic Transmission · Power Train

    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.

    ODI 10497161

  • April 6, 2011 · 62,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    My 2008 chevy malibu'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 warranty. Since the 2009 malibu has the same problem and there is a recall…

    ODI 10395113

  • August 9, 2010 · 38,750 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    I have a 2008 chevrolet malibu, it is a 2.4l 4-cylinder and 4-spd automatic. For a few months now my shifter has felt kind of loose when i am shifting from park to neutral or reverse, and the other day i pulled into my fathers drive way with the car and went to put it into park and i shut the car off and took my foot off the brake, the car did not engage park gear and rolled forward into my fathers car. The car…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10348555

  • August 4, 2010

    Automatic Transmission · Power Train

    2008 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to transmission recall notice and seeks reimbursement for repairs. *smd the consumer stated the transmission would shift erratically and it also slipped at times. The solenoid and tcm were replaced.

    ODI 10550190

  • July 1, 2009 · 20,530 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Fuel System, Gasoline

    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…

    ODI 10311787

  • June 15, 2009 · 33,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Exterior Lighting

    Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu ltz (na). While driving approximately 55-60 mph, the contact applied the accelerator pedal and the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the vehicle was performing as normal. The failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer several times where the dealer performed a front end alignment. The vehicle was taken back to…

    ODI 10377971

  • September 1, 2008 · 4,500 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    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…

    ODI 10353909