NHTSA complaint: 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL ALL OVER THE FRONT RIMS AND TIRES. THE DEALER REASSURED HER THAT THE OIL CAME FROM THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE WOULD NOT GET AMPLE GAS MILEAGE AS STATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. ON-STAR PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE GEARS WOULD NOT CHANGE, THERE WAS A LOUD, PERSISTENT SCREECHING NOISE, AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 8,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation