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2008 Chevrolet Malibu vehicle speed control problems

42 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu cite vehicle speed control, 4% of all 1,017 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
42
4% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the vehicle speed control

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“I was driving down hwy 79 and all of a sudden my car traxtion control light, service ESC,service traction, and,engine reduce power and check engine light came on.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 19, 2022Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11452980
“THE MAIN CONCER I HAVE IS (1)WHILE DRIVING AND CAR IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, THE CAR ACCERLERATED ON IT'S OWN. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE. (2)THE CAR BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN. I CANNOT DRIVE MORE THE 10 MILE PER HOUR, THE RPM GAGE GOES HIGH BUT THE CAR DOES NOT. (3)ALSO, THE CAR ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITH NORMAL DRIVING IN THE CITY, UNKNOWN CAUSE. (4)THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, I'VE CHANGED HEAD LIGHTS TWICE, HORN FUSES BLOWN MULTIPLE TIMES, THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OFF 3X NOW, AND ON THE HEAT/AIR CONTROL PANEL MAKES A CLOCKNG NOISE, EVEN IF I WANT TO USE THE WIPERS.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 25, 2021Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Service brakesODI 11413840
“ON 3/15/21 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER2008 MALIBU DOWN 787 INTERSTATE WHEN TAX STARTED GOING UP AN DOWN ENGINE RAISING FOR NO REASON ALSO THAT SAME MONTH WHEN YOU TURN SHARP TO GO INTO A TURN STEERING HAD MIND OF ITS OWN AN YOU CAN HERE A LOT OF RATTLING UP UNDER DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 21, 2021Steering, Electrical system, Vehicle speed controlODI 11404080
“MY 2008 MALIBU LTZ DOES A HARD JURKING THEN THE RPM GAGE RISES WITHOUT SHIFTING. WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IT HAS A BURNING SMELL. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BUT DOESN'T SHOW ON THE DASHBOARD.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 21, 2021Vehicle speed control, Unknown or otherODI 11404125
“TRANSMISSION 123 GEAR SLIPS CHANGES ON OWN TRY TO ACCELERATE STALLS DOWNSHIFTS STALLS ALSO TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE BEEN TOLD WILL HAPPEN WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP OR COMPLETE STOP OR REVERSE THE TURNING SIGNALS WILL HAVE TO BE MANUALLY STOPPED INTERFERING WITH DRIVING BARLEY MAKE. SOUND SOMETIMES FORGET THE ARE ON STILL CRUISE CONTROL TOTALLY WAKED OUT DOES WHAT EVER IT WANT SPEED OR SLOWS ON OWN I DO KNOW OF ONE CURRENT RECALL I'VE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CALL W NO RETURN MESSAGES THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEED REPLACED BECAUSE THE SOLENOIDS KEEP GETTING STUCK 123 MINE ALSO THE CORE FEE FOR THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE 300-600 FOR THE CORE FEE ..WHY ARE THESE BEING SOLD FOR PRICES OF 500-1000$ IF THE ARE BEING REFURBISHED SEEMS TO BE A HOT ITEM TO EVEN FIND USED OR NEW IF U COULD AFFORD IT .. THESE GM TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE EVERYWHERE .... WHY ARE THE NO RECALLS .. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE SHIFT FAILURE 45PH TO 15PH IN A SEC .. OR NOTHING THE DEALERSHIPS ARE VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH IF YOU JUST WANT A PART OR INFO A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE PART # 12678511 RECALL 14V224000 # 14145 DELLEN CHEVROLET 317 462-5591 MADE A FEW CALLS W NO RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE BEEN 7…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 5, 2020Steering, Power train, Vehicle speed controlODI 11353311
“WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR SOMETIMES I GET A MESSAGE ON MY DASH THAT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE POWER STEERING. WHEN THE SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS ERROR AND I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING AND THE CAR STAYS IN FIRST GEAR. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 21, 2020Steering, Electrical system, Vehicle speed controlODI 11325367

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Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.