2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU — Complaint #1392210
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NHTSA Complaint about TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM filed July 14, 2017
NHTSA complaint #1392210 (ODI reference 11005385) concerns a 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU and was filed on July 14, 2017. The owner reports the failure occurred on July 14, 2017. The vehicle had 93,850 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Missouri based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as traction control system, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same CHEVROLET MALIBU cohort independently describe similar traction control system failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT AN ABNORMALITY WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS STARTED TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PINEGAR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF BRANSON, 163 ADAIR RD, BRANSON, MO, 65616). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIAGNOSED ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, JULY 17, 2017. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING A SALVAGE TITLE UNDER CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ON
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1392210 |
| ODI Number | 11005385 |
| Date Filed | July 14, 2017 |
| Failure Date | July 14, 2017 |
| VIN | 1G1ZH57BX9F |
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE TRACTION, AND CHECK ENGINE
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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