The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2008 malibu doors wont lock.
Chevrolet malibu owners have reported 15 problems related to power door locks not working under the electrical system category.
What can cause this.
My wife s 2007 malibu doors will not lock or unlock with the switches.
However they will lock when i take it out of park and unlock when i put it back into lock so the locking mechanisms should be fine.
Cannot unlock doors from driver side or passanger side of car.
Seven problems related to power door locks not working have been reported for the 2008 chevrolet malibu.
You can see the lock twitch like it wants to move but it s not locking and or unlocking.
In addition the power mirrors stopped working.
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Average repair cost is 300 at 58 200 miles.
Odd thing is you can hear the actuator getting the signal to lock and or unlock however they are not physically performing the action.
The 2008 chevrolet impala has 24 problems reported for power locks malfunction.
Car locks putting car into gear and unlocks when car in park.
When you press the lock or unlock button located on your key or inside your vehicle the power door lock sends a relay signal to the power door lock actuator.
The actuator through a series of gears locks or unlocks the door or doors that you are controlling.
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Car will however just lock and unlock when car is in motion at random times.
Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of chevrolet malibu based on all problems reported for the malibu.
The power door lock system is a relatively simple system.
Keyless remote works fine.
Ok 2008 malibu ltz intermittent door lock function across all 4 locks.
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All of this started when we changed out the battery after it died while sitting.
The 2008 chevrolet malibu has 41 problems reported for power door locks failed.
I can lock doors however from driver side only not passanger but can lock doors when car in park not while car in motion.
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